بَكَتshe wept وَبَكىand wept مِنfor أَجلِهاher sake العقدthe necklace وَالنَحرand the throat
بَكَت وَبَكى مِن أَجلِها العقد وَالنَحر
فَتاةa maiden لَهاshe has مِنfrom بَعدafter أَربعهاher four years عَشرten years
فَتاة لَها مِن بَعد أَربعها عَشر
She wept, and for her the necklace and the throat wept;
The beads and sacrifice wept bitterly for her,
a maiden whose four years were followed by ten.
A girl just past fourteen years,
بَكَتshe wept مُذwhen رَأَتshe saw أَنيthat I عَزَمتresolved عَلىupon النَوىdeparture
بَكَت مُذ رَأَت أَني عَزَمت عَلى النَوى
وَأَنتَand she moaned (contextual reading) وَنَظمand the strand of الدَمعtears فيon خَدهاher cheek نَثرscattered
وَأَنتَ وَنَظم الدَمع في خَدها نَثر
She wept when she saw that I had resolved to depart,
She wept when she saw I was bent on leaving,
and she moaned, the strand of tears scattered on her cheek.
And you, tears flowed down her cheek in streams.
وَمُذand when أَيقَنتshe became certain بِالجدof earnestness منيfrom me تَعَلقتshe clung
وَمُذ أَيقَنت بِالجد مني تَعَلقت
بِثَوبيto my robe وَمِنand from أَردانِهاher sleeves يَعبقwafts العطرthe perfume
بِثَوبي وَمِن أَردانِها يَعبق العطر
Once she knew that I was in earnest, she clung
When she knew I was serious she clung
to my robe, while perfume wafted from her sleeves.
To my robe, and from her sleeves wafted perfume.
وَقامَتand she rose وَضَمتنيand clasped me إلىto الصَدرthe breast ضَمةan embrace
وَقامَت وَضَمتني إلى الصَدر ضَمة
لِصَدريto my breast بَداappeared مِنfrom نارthe fire of لَوعَتِهاher anguish حرheat
لِصَدري بَدا مِن نار لَوعَتِها حر
She rose and drew me to her breast in an embrace;
She got up and pressed me against her chest in an embrace,
my breast felt heat from the fire of her anguish.
My chest appeared aflame from the burning of her agony.
وَقالَتand she said إِلىto أَينwhere المَسيرthe journey وَإنَّنيwhen indeed I
وَقالَت إِلى أَين المَسير وَإنَّني
حَديثةnew عَهدin acquaintance فيكَwith you ماnot هَكَذاlike this الهَجرparting
حَديثة عَهد فيكَ ما هَكَذا الهَجر
She said: Where are you bound, when I
She said, whither goes your journey when I
have only lately known you? This is no way to part.
Still new to our love, how can this be our parting?
فَحانَتthen occurred لِطَرفيto my gaze عِندَat ذاكَthat moment التفاتةa backward glance
فَحانَت لِطَرفي عِندَ ذاكَ التفاتة
وَفيand in مُهجَتيmy heart مِنfrom نارthe fire of فرقتهاparting from her جَمرembers
وَفي مُهجَتي مِن نار فرقتها جَمر
At that moment my gaze happened to turn back,
At that glance my eyes welled for her
with embers from the fire of parting from her in my heart.
And in my mind her burning stirred up embers.
وَقُلتand I said أَهَجراًabandonment? مِنfrom مُحبa lover وَشَيقand yearning
وَقُلت أَهَجراً مِن مُحب وَشَيق
يلذis sweet لَهُto him فيin حُبكloving you النهيprohibition وَالأَمرand command
يلذ لَهُ في حُبك النهي وَالأَمر
I said: Abandonment—from a lover filled with longing,
I said, though loath to part from a lover and intimate
who finds prohibitions and commands sweet in loving you?
Who delights in your love and command,
يُريدhe seeks رَحيلاًdeparture وَالغَرامwhile passion بِقَلبهin his heart
يُريد رَحيلاً وَالغَرام بِقَلبه
يُحاولattempts ماwhat لاnot تَفعلdo البيضwhite swords وَالسُمرand brown spears
يُحاول ما لا تَفعل البيض وَالسُمر
He seeks departure, while passion in his heart
He wants to leave though love still grips his heart
attempts what white swords and brown spears cannot do.
He tries what neither white nor black can achieve.
وَلَكِنَّنيand yet I ياO بنتdaughter of عَمروAmr بنson of مالكMalik
وَلَكِنَّني يا بنت عَمرو بن مالك
كَرهتI loathed دياريmy dwellings حينَwhen لذbecame sweet ليto me القَفرthe wilderness
كَرهت دياري حينَ لذ لي القَفر
But I, O daughter of Amr son of Malik,
But O daughter of Amr son of Malik,
loathed my dwellings when the wilderness became sweet to me.
I hated my home when the wilderness enticed me.
سَأَقطعI shall cross ظَهرthe back of البرthe land للبرfor beneficence قاصِداًseeking
سَأَقطع ظَهر البر للبر قاصِداً
وَأَركبand I shall ride لجthe depths of البَحرthe sea كَيso that يَسمحmay give generously البَحرthe sea
وَأَركب لج البَحر كَي يَسمح البَحر
I shall traverse the land's back, seeking beneficence,
I will traverse the desert aiming for more desert
and ride the sea's depths, so that the sea may give generously.
And ride the turbulent sea however stormy.
عَلىupon سابقswift طَرفa noble steed يُسابقraces طَرفهits own glance
عَلى سابق طَرف يُسابق طَرفه
وَيَجريand it runs كَماas تَجريrun بِسبسبهاacross their level plain العفرthe tawny gazelles
وَيَجري كَما تَجري بِسبسبها العفر
Upon a swift, noble steed that races its own glance
On a swift steed whose sight challenges sights
and runs as tawny gazelles run across their level plain.
Dashing like a frightened ostrich with fluttering wings.
عَداit ran مثلlike ماthe way يَعدوruns الظَليمthe male ostrich وَلَمand did not يردreach water
عَدا مثل ما يَعدو الظَليم وَلَم يرد
سوىexcept الآلthe mirage لاno طلdew هُناكَthere وَلاand no قَطرrain
سوى الآل لا طل هُناكَ وَلا قَطر
It ran as a male ostrich runs, and reached no water
Galloping like a dark night without a moon,
save mirage—no dew there, nor rain.
Its ships the wheeling planets, its lamps the blossoming stars.
تَمطيتهI mounted it وَاللَيلwhile the night كَالبَحرlike the sea مُظلمdark
تَمطيته وَاللَيل كَالبَحر مُظلم
سَفائنهits ships الأَفلاكthe heavenly spheres وَالأَنجُمand the stars الزُهرradiant
سَفائنه الأَفلاك وَالأَنجُم الزُهر
I mounted it while the night was dark as the sea,
It struck the rocky ground until fountains sprang forth
its ships the heavenly spheres and the radiant stars.
And from them surged waters though dawn had not come.
رَمىit struck صَخرةthe rock of البَيداءthe desert حَتّىuntil تَفَجرتburst forth
رَمى صَخرة البَيداء حَتّى تَفَجرت
لَهُfor it أَعيُنsprings مِنهاfrom it وَماand not طلعhad risen الفَجرdawn
لَهُ أَعيُن مِنها وَما طلع الفَجر
It struck the desert rock until there burst forth
It flew like a mother ostrich calling her chick
springs for it from the rock, before dawn had risen.
Though it had fallen from the nest and could not return.
وَطارَand it flew كَماas الوَرقاءthe gray dove حنتyearned لِفَرخِهاfor her fledgling
وَطارَ كَما الوَرقاء حنت لِفَرخِها
دَعَتهُshe called it بِلاwithout زادfood وَقَدand already سَقَطhad fallen الوكرthe nest
دَعَتهُ بِلا زاد وَقَد سَقَط الوكر
And it flew like the gray dove who yearned for her fledgling
I said gently, gently, for truly it is
and called it, without food, when the nest had fallen.
Beyond an eagle's reach however it soars.
فَقُلتso I said لَهُto it مَهلاًeasy رويدكslow yourself إنَّهاindeed they are
فَقُلت لَهُ مَهلاً رويدك إنَّها
مَهامهvast wildernesses عَنof إِدراكهاreaching them يقصرfalls short النسرthe vulture
مَهامه عَن إِدراكها يقصر النسر
I said to it: Easy, slow down! These are
It called may God forbid that I leave the beloved's abode
wildernesses beyond even the vulture's reach.
For a house that, when I reach it, confirms my reward.
فَنادىso it cried معاذrefuge in اللَهGod أَنthat أتركI abandon السرىnight travel
فَنادى معاذ اللَه أَن أترك السرى
لِدارto an abode إِذاif ماever جئتهاI reach it ثبتis assured الأَجرthe reward
لِدار إِذا ما جئتها ثبت الأَجر
It cried: God forbid that I abandon the night journey
A breeze from their dwellings will surely guide me
to an abode where, if I reach it, reward is assured.
To the ruins, a secret spirit stirs in its dust.
وَإِنيand indeed I لتهدينيsurely guides me إِلىto الربعthe abode نَفحةa fragrant breath
وَإِني لتهديني إِلى الربع نَفحة
سَرَتwafted مِنfrom مَعانيthe meanings of تربهمtheir soil وَلَهاand it has سرa secret
سَرَت مِن مَعاني تربهم وَلَها سر
And surely a fragrant breath guides me to the abode,
The light of the Leader Haidari before which
wafted from the meanings of their soil, bearing a secret;
Even beaming sun and full moon grow dim.
وَنورand the light of الإِمامthe Imam الحَيدريof Haydar الَّذيwho عَنتbowed
وَنور الإِمام الحَيدري الَّذي عَنت
لغرتهto his radiant brow الشَمسthe sun المُنيرةshining وَالبَدرand the full moon
لغرته الشَمس المُنيرة وَالبَدر
and the light of the Haydari Imam, to whose
His basil, how often the pure Ahmed inhaled
radiant brow the shining sun and full moon bowed.
Until from its sweet air his being blossomed.
وَرَيحانهand his basil blossom كَمhow often شَمهاsmelled it الطهرthe pure one أَحمدAhmad
وَرَيحانه كَم شَمها الطهر أَحمد
ففاحَso it wafted لَهُto him مِنfrom طيبthe purity of عُنصرهhis origin النَشرthe fragrance
ففاحَ لَهُ مِن طيب عُنصره النَشر
And his basil blossom—how often the pure Ahmad smelled it,
He bears the noble resemblance to half of Mohammed
so fragrance wafted to him from the purity of his origin.
While the handsome, pure Fatimah won the rest.
لَهُhis is الشبهthe likeness الساميexalted بنصفto half of محمدMuhammad
لَهُ الشبه السامي بنصف محمد
وَفازَand won بِباقيهthe remainder of it الفَتىthe youth الحَسَنHasan الطهرthe pure
وَفازَ بِباقيه الفَتى الحَسَن الطهر
He bears the exalted likeness to half of Muhammad,
They divided the likeness of the Prophet by inheritance,
and the pure youth Hasan won the remainder.
Matchless pride to which all pride bows.
هُماthey both اقتَسَماshared شبهthe likeness of الرَسولthe Messenger وراثةby inheritance
هُما اقتَسَما شبه الرَسول وراثة
وَناهيكand enough for you مِنof فَخرglory يدينbows لَهُto it الفَخرglory
وَناهيك مِن فَخر يدين لَهُ الفَخر
The two inherited and shared the Messenger's likeness;
They are the two dots beneath the Prophet's Ya,
and enough for you is a glory to which glory itself bows.
How often the Chosen's breast drew them near!
هُماthey both نقطتاthe two dots of ياءthe letter yāʾ النبيthe Prophet فَطالَماfor how often
هُما نقطتا ياء النبي فَطالَما
مِنof المُصطَفىthe Chosen One المُختارthe Elect ضمَهُماembraced them both الصَدرthe breast
مِن المُصطَفى المُختار ضمَهُما الصَدر
They are the two dots of the Prophet's yāʾ; how often
They are the cooling of Batoul's eyes, and Haydar—
the breast of the Chosen One, the Elect, embraced them both.
How strange that time has wronged them so!
هُماthey both قرتاthe two comforts of عينthe eye of البتولal-Batul وَحَيدرand Haydar
هُما قرتا عين البتول وَحَيدر
فَياso O عَجَباًwonder هَلdid كَيفhow غالهماtreacherously slew them both الدَهرTime
فَيا عَجَباً هَل كَيف غالهما الدَهر
They are the twin joys of the eyes of al-Batul and Haydar;
They are two springs of glory, knowledge and mastery,
O wonder! How did Time treacherously slay them both?
Lords of Youth's gardens for as long as lives memory.
هُماthey both نيراthe two lights of مَجدglory وَعلمand knowledge وَسَيداand the two lords of
هُما نيرا مَجد وَعلم وَسَيدا
شَبابthe youths of جنانthe gardens of الخلدeternity فيماin what أتىhas come الذكرthe account
شَباب جنان الخلد فيما أتى الذكر
They are the twin lights of glory and knowledge, and the two lords
They are two warriors of war, lions of bravery,
of the youths of the gardens of eternity, as the account relates.
Life-giving rains of bounty when the clouds hold back their boon.
هُماthey both بَطلاthe two heroes of حَربwar وَلَيثاand the two lions of بَسالةvalor
هُما بَطلا حَرب وَلَيثا بَسالة
وَغَيثاand two showers of نَدىbounty جودgenerosity إِذاwhen بخلis stingy القطرthe rain
وَغَيثا نَدى جود إِذا بخل القطر
They are two heroes of war and two lions of valor,
They are oceans of knowledge—if you draw from their tides
and twin showers of generous bounty when rain is stingy.
You will be sated, and grasp in your palms a share of their excellence.
هُماthey both بَحرan ocean of علمknowledge إِنif وَردتyou come to مِياههits waters
هُما بَحر علم إِن وَردت مِياهه
رويتyou are quenched وَفيand in كَفيكyour two palms مِنfrom فَضلهits bounty درpearls
رويت وَفي كَفيك مِن فَضله در
They are an ocean of knowledge: if you come to its waters,
O Hussein the grandson, son of Mohammed
you drink your fill, with pearls of its bounty in your palms.
Who was exalted above all in both worlds!
ألاbehold ياO حُسينHusayn السبطthe grandson ياO ابنson of مُحمدMuhammad
ألا يا حُسين السبط يا ابن مُحمد
وَمَنand one who قَدindeed سَماrose high فيamong العالمينthe worlds لَهُfor him قَدرrank
وَمَن قَد سَما في العالمين لَهُ قَدر
O Husayn, the grandson, O son of Muhammad,
Your tragedy has clothed existence in mourning
and you whose rank has risen high among the worlds,
Until the end of time, though time itself expires.
مصابكyour tragedy قَدindeed أولىhas bestowed on الوُجودexistence كآبةsorrow
مصابك قَد أولى الوُجود كآبة
مَدىthroughout الدَهرTime لاnot تَفنىperishes وَإِنand even if فنيperishes الدَهرTime
مَدى الدَهر لا تَفنى وَإِن فني الدَهر
your tragedy has cast sorrow over existence,
In every heart burns a fire flaming from it,
throughout time, never to perish, even if Time perishes.
In every breast its flames kindle piercing heat—
فَفيso in كُلevery قَلبheart مِنهُfrom it نارa fire توهجblazes
فَفي كُل قَلب مِنهُ نار توهج
وَفيand in كُلevery صَدرbreast مِنfrom تَأججهاits blazing حرheat
وَفي كُل صَدر مِن تَأججها حر
So in every heart a fire from it blazes,
Generosity wept because you fell to the earth
and in every breast is heat from its flaming.
Until now its tears flow unchecked by betrayal's sword.
وَجودexistence بَكىwept لَماwhen سَقَطتyou fell عَلىupon الثَرىthe dust
وَجود بَكى لَما سَقَطت عَلى الثَرى
إِلىuntil الآنnow لَمhave not تنزفrun dry لِمدمعهfor its tear-duct الغَدرthe pools
إِلى الآن لَم تنزف لِمدمعه الغَدر
Existence wept when you fell upon the dust;
If the lashes wept water at your loss
to this day, the pools supplying its tear-duct have not run dry.
Then the horizon's eyes wept tears of crimson.
لَئنif indeed بَكَتwept الأَجفانthe eyelids ماءwater لِفَقدهfor his loss
لَئن بَكَت الأَجفان ماء لِفَقده
فَتلكَthen those عُيونeyes of الأُفقthe horizon أَدمعهاtheir tears حُمرred
فَتلكَ عُيون الأُفق أَدمعها حُمر
If eyelids wept water for his loss,
The world was deprived when your blackness was hidden
those eyes of the horizon shed red tears.
Good flipped to evil and order turned on its head.
عَمتwent blind عَينهits eye لَماwhen تَوارىvanished سَوادهاits dark pupil
عَمت عَينه لَما تَوارى سَوادها
فَضلso it strayed عَنfrom الخَيراتgood things وَانعكسَand was reversed الأَمرthe order of things
فَضل عَن الخَيرات وَانعكسَ الأَمر
Its eye went blind when its dark pupil vanished,
Black tribulations have befallen the world
so it strayed from goodness, and the order of things was reversed.
Covering each heart in the darkness of their veil.
مَصائبcalamities سودblack قَدindeed أُصيبَwas afflicted بِهاby them الوَرىhumankind
مَصائب سود قَد أُصيبَ بِها الوَرى
عَلىupon كُلevery قَلبheart مِنfrom غشاوتهاtheir shrouding سترa veil
عَلى كُل قَلب مِن غشاوتها ستر
Black calamities have stricken humankind;
A blazing affliction whose burning is unquenched
a veil of their gloom lies over every heart.
With embers that smolder eternally in every limb.
وَنارand a fire of بلاءaffliction لَيسَdoes not يَسكنsubside حَرهاits heat
وَنار بلاء لَيسَ يَسكن حَرها
لَهاit has أَبَداًforever فيin كُلevery جارحةlimb جَمرan ember
لَها أَبَداً في كُل جارحة جَمر
And a fire of affliction, whose heat never subsides,
Were the Prophet's children denied life's water
has an ember forever in every limb.
By oppressors? Exalted is He! Dire is the matter!
أَتَمنَعdo you deny? صبيانthe children of النَبيthe Prophet عَلىin ظماthirst
أَتَمنَع صبيان النَبي عَلى ظما
مِنfrom الماءwater جلexalted is اللَهGod قَدindeed عَظمhas grown grave الأَمرthe matter
مِن الماء جل اللَه قَد عَظم الأَمر
Do you deny the Prophet's children, parched with thirst,
Were the unlawful banned from Euphrates' pool
water? Exalted is God—how grave the matter has become!
While the rightly guided know it as their Eden's font?
أَتَمنَعdo you deny? مِنfrom ماءthe water of الفُراتthe Euphrates حَرَيمهhis womenfolk
أَتَمنَع مِن ماء الفُرات حَرَيمه
وَحَوضهمand their pool المَورودfrequented for water يَعرفهknows it الحشرthe Gathering
وَحَوضهم المَورود يَعرفه الحشر
Do you deny his womenfolk the water of the Euphrates,
By my soul! The Prophet's sons and honor
while the Gathering knows their pool where people come to drink?
Are my soul and honor for I am their thankful slave.
بِنَفسيwith my life أَبناءthe sons of الرَسولthe Messenger وَعرضهand his honor
بِنَفسي أَبناء الرَسول وَعرضه
بِعرضيwith my honor لأَنيbecause I عَبدهمam their servant وَليand mine is الفَخرthe pride
بِعرضي لأَني عَبدهم وَلي الفَخر
With my life I would ransom the Messenger's sons, and his honor
Would that my neck had been struck instead of yours my Master
with my honor, for I am their servant, and that is my pride.
For none like you can ever withstand war's flash flood.
وَياand O لَيتwould that نَحريmy throat دونbefore نَحركyour throat سَيديmy master
وَيا لَيت نَحري دون نَحرك سَيدي
فَمثلكfor one like you مَنone whom يوقيهshields him يَومon the day of الوَغىbattle النَحرthe throat
فَمثلك مَن يوقيه يَوم الوَغى النَحر
Would that my throat had shielded your throat, my master!
Woe unto those who formed ranks against you
For a throat should shield one like you on the day of battle.
Misled by malice and deceit's wicked hand.
فَتَباًso perdition لأقوامto peoples عَلَيكagainst you تَحزبواbanded together
فَتَباً لأقوام عَلَيك تَحزبوا
وَقادَهُمand led them سوءthe evil of الطَويةinner intent وَالمكرand deceit
وَقادَهُم سوء الطَوية وَالمكر
So perdition to the people who banded against you,
If they ruined your world O jewel of humanity
whom evil intent and deceit led on.
They are surely astray while yours is the reward.
لَئنif indeed أَفسَدواthey ruined دُنياكyour worldly life ياO صَفوةthe choicest of الوَرىhumankind
لَئن أَفسَدوا دُنياك يا صَفوة الوَرى
فَلاthen no رَيبdoubt قَدindeed ضَلواthey went astray وَتَمand became complete لَكَfor you الأَجرthe reward
فَلا رَيب قَد ضَلوا وَتَم لَكَ الأَجر
If they ruined your worldly life, O choicest of humankind,
Against whom did their horses charge?
there is no doubt they went astray, and your reward is complete.
The son of the one who was known for his striking hand at Badr!
عَلىagainst أَيwhat مَرءman قَدindeed أَغارتraided خُيولهمtheir horses
عَلى أَي مَرء قَد أَغارت خُيولهم
عَلىagainst ابنthe son of الَّذيthe one whom فيin الحَربwar تَعرفهknows him بَدرBadr
عَلى ابن الَّذي في الحَرب تَعرفه بَدر
Against what man did their horses raid?
The fearless warrior, seasoned fighter
Against the son of him whom Badr knows in battle.
With intrepid raids and attacks that nothing could deter.
عَلىagainst القسورthe lion الضرغامthe mighty lion وَالبَطلand the hero الَّذيwho
عَلى القسور الضرغام وَالبَطل الَّذي
لَهُhis are الغارةthe raid الشَعواءfierce وَالفتكةand the deadly blow البكرunprecedented
لَهُ الغارة الشَعواء وَالفتكة البكر
Against the lion, the mighty lion, and the hero
And were it not for destiny pulling at its reins
whose are the savage raid and the unparalleled deadly blow.
Yazid's fear and trembling would have been much greater.
وَلَولاand were it not for مَقاديرdecrees of fate جَرَتran بِعنانهاwith their reins
وَلَولا مَقادير جَرَت بِعنانها
لَغالَwould have slain يَزيدYazid الرعبterror وَانفطرand would have split apart الشمرShimr
لَغالَ يَزيد الرعب وَانفطر الشمر
Had decrees of fate not guided their reins,
Hussein, Hussein, he came beseeching you humbly
terror would have slain Yazid, and Shimr would have split apart.
From an era whose fangs and claws seek to maim.
حُسينHusayn حسينHusayn جاءَhas come يَرجوكhoping in you ضارعاًhumbly pleading
حُسين حسين جاءَ يَرجوك ضارعاً
لدَهرbecause of Time بِهِin him مِنfrom فتكهits savagery النابthe fang وَالظفرand the claw
لدَهر بِهِ مِن فتكه الناب وَالظفر
Husayn, Husayn has come imploring you, humbly pleading,
And at daybreak, O people of the Prophet, he stood at your door
for Time's savage fang and claw are lodged in him.
While rivers of tears flowed from his every cheek.
وَأَصبَحand he is now ياO آلfamily of الرَسولthe Messenger بِبابكمat your gate
وَأَصبَح يا آل الرَسول بِبابكم
وَأَدمعهand his tears فيon كُلevery خَدcheek لَهاfor them نَهرa river
وَأَدمعه في كُل خَد لَها نَهر
And now, O family of the Messenger, he is at your gate,
Rise to help him, grant him sanctuary,
and on each cheek his tears form a river.
Be his reinforcement, his aid is in dire need.
فَقومواso care بِهِfor him وَارعواand guard مَحلthe place of جوارهhis refuge
فَقوموا بِهِ وَارعوا مَحل جواره
وَكونواand be لَهُfor him ذُخراًa treasure فَقَدfor indeed أعوزis lacking الذخرthe treasure
وَكونوا لَهُ ذُخراً فَقَد أعوز الذخر
So care for him, and guard the place of his refuge,
By the station of your grandfather who was prayed upon and peace granted,
and be his treasure, for treasure is lacking.
May the Merciful be pleased with you at dawn's first light.
عَلىupon جدكمyour grandfather صَلىmay He bless وَسَلمand grant peace رَبناour Lord
عَلى جدكم صَلى وَسَلم رَبنا
وَأَرضاكُمand may He please you الرَحمَنthe All-Merciful ماas long as طَلعrises الفَجرdawn
وَأَرضاكُم الرَحمَن ما طَلع الفَجر
May our Lord bless your grandfather and grant him peace,
And by his noble companions whom He was pleased with,
and may the All-Merciful give you contentment as long as dawn rises.
They were sturdy men made of stone.
كَذاكَlikewise عَلىupon الصَحبthe Companions الكرامnoble رضاؤهHis favor
كَذاكَ عَلى الصَحب الكرام رضاؤه
لأَنهُمfor they are قَومa people قَساورةlions غرillustrious
لأَنهُم قَوم قَساورة غر
Likewise, may His favor rest upon the noble Companions,
And may the Merciful grant you life until no star remains,
for they are a people of illustrious lions.
And the scent of your earth remains after you are gone.
وَحَياكُمand may He greet you الرَحمَنthe All-Merciful ماwhenever انقضfalls كَوكَبa star
وَحَياكُم الرَحمَن ما انقض كَوكَب
وَماand whenever فاحَwafts مِنfrom أَكنافthe precincts of أَرضكمyour land عطرfragrance
وَما فاحَ مِن أَكناف أَرضكم عطر
And may the All-Merciful greet you whenever a star falls,
and whenever fragrance wafts from the precincts of your land.
Partial English translation: 98 of 100 Arabic lines translated.