وصفتُI described لكto you الحوضَthe Pool ياO ابنَson of الحُصينal-Ḥuṣayn
وصفتُ لك الحوضَ يا ابنَ الحُصين
علىaccording to صفةِthe description of الحارثِal-Ḥārith الأعورِal-Aʿwar (the one-eyed)
على صفةِ الحارثِ الأعورِ
I have described the Pool to you, O son of al-Ḥuṣayn,
I described the pond to you, O son of Al-Hussein
according to al-Ḥārith al-Aʿwar’s description.
In the manner of Al-Harith the one-eyed
فإنْso if تُسقَyou are given to drink منهfrom it غَداًtomorrow شُربةًa draught
فإنْ تُسقَ منه غَداً شُربةً
تَفُزْyou will win منof نَصيبِكَyour share بالأوفرِwith the fullest portion
تَفُزْ من نَصيبِكَ بالأوفرِ
So if tomorrow you are given a draught from it,
So if you drink from it tomorrow a draught
you will gain the fullest measure of your share.
You will gain more than your share
فماfor ... no ليَfor me ذنبٌfault سوىexcept أنّنيthat I
فما ليَ ذنبٌ سوى أنّني
ذكرتُI mentioned الذيthe one who فرَّfled عنfrom خَيبَرِKhaybar
ذكرتُ الذي فرَّ عن خَيبَرِ
For I have no fault, except that I
So my only sin is that I
mentioned the one who fled from Khaybar.
Mentioned the one who fled from Khaibar
ذكرتُI mentioned امرأa man فرَّfled عنfrom مِرْحَبٍMarḥab
ذكرتُ امرأ فرَّ عن مِرْحَبٍ
فِرارthe flight of الحمارِthe donkey منfrom القَسْوَرِthe lion
فِرار الحمارِ من القَسْوَرِ
I mentioned a man who fled from Marḥab
I mentioned a man who fled from Mirhab
as a donkey flees from a lion.
Like a donkey flees from a lion
فأنكرَthen objected to ذاكthat جليسٌa companion لكمْof yours (plural)
فأنكرَ ذاك جليسٌ لكمْ
زنيمٌa bastard أخوa man of خُلُقٍcharacter أعورِwarped
زنيمٌ أخو خُلُقٍ أعورِ
Then a companion of yours objected to that—
But a boon companion of yours denied that
a bastard, a man of warped character.
A despicable man of evil character
لَحانيhe reproached me بحبِّfor loving إمامِthe Imam of الهُدىguidance
لَحاني بحبِّ إمامِ الهُدى
وفاروقِand the discerner of truth from falsehood أمّتِناour community الأكبرِthe greatest
وفاروقِ أمّتِنا الأكبرِ
He reproached me for loving the Imam of Guidance
He insulted me with love for the Imam of guidance
and our community’s greatest discerner of truth from falsehood.
And the greatest viceroy of our nation
سأحلقُI shall shave off لحيتَهhis beard إنّهاfor it
سأحلقُ لحيتَه إنّها
شُهودٌwitnesses علىto الزُّورِfalsehood والمُنْكَرِand wrongdoing
شُهودٌ على الزُّورِ والمُنْكَرِ
I shall shave off his beard, for it
I will shave his beard, for it
bears witness to falsehood and wrongdoing.
Bears witness to lies and forbidden things