مَدارِسُplaces of study آياتٍverses خَلَتstood empty مِنof تِلاوَةٍrecitation
مَدارِسُ آياتٍ خَلَت مِن تِلاوَةٍ
وَمَنزِلُand a dwelling وَحيٍrevelation مُقفِرُdesolate العَرَصاتِthe courtyards
وَمَنزِلُ وَحيٍ مُقفِرُ العَرَصاتِ
Places where verses were studied, now empty of recitation,
and a dwelling of revelation, its courtyards desolate.
لِآلِfor the family of رَسولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod بِالخَيفِat al-Khayf مِنin مِنىًMina
لِآلِ رَسولِ اللَهِ بِالخَيفِ مِن مِنىً
وَبِالرُكنِand at the Corner وَالتَعريفِand the gathering at Arafat وَالجَمَراتِand the stoning pillars
وَبِالرُكنِ وَالتَعريفِ وَالجَمَراتِ
Belonging to the family of God's Messenger, at al-Khayf in Mina,
and at the Corner, the gathering at Arafat, and the stoning pillars.
دِيارُhomes عَلِيٍّAli وَالحُسَينِand al-Husayn وَجَعفَرٍand Ja'far
دِيارُ عَلِيٍّ وَالحُسَينِ وَجَعفَرٍ
وَحَمزَةَand Hamza وَالسُجّادِand al-Sajjad ذيpossessor of الثَفِناتِthe calluses
وَحَمزَةَ وَالسُجّادِ ذي الثَفِناتِ
The homes of Ali, al-Husayn, and Ja'far,
and Hamza, and al-Sajjad, the bearer of calluses.
دِيارٌhomes عَفاهاeffaced them جَورُthe tyranny of كُلِّevery مُنابِذٍfoe
دِيارٌ عَفاها جَورُ كُلِّ مُنابِذٍ
وَلَمand did not تَعفُfade لِلأَيّامِthrough the days وَالسَنَواتِand the years
وَلَم تَعفُ لِلأَيّامِ وَالسَنَواتِ
Homes effaced by the tyranny of every foe,
not worn away by days and years.
قِفاhalt, you two نَسأَلِlet us ask الدارَthe dwelling الَّتيwhich خَفَّdeparted أَهلُهاits people
قِفا نَسأَلِ الدارَ الَّتي خَفَّ أَهلُها
مَتىwhen عَهدُهاits last acquaintance بِالصَومِwith fasting وَالصَلَواتِand prayers
مَتى عَهدُها بِالصَومِ وَالصَلَواتِ
Halt, you two; let us ask the dwelling whose people have departed:
when did it last know fasting and prayers?
وَأَينَand where الأُلىthose whom شَطَّتcarried far away بِهِمwith them غَربَةُthe estrangement of النَوىexile
وَأَينَ الأُلى شَطَّت بِهِم غَربَةُ النَوى
أَفانينَvaried bands فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons مُفتَرِقاتِscattered
أَفانينَ في الآفاقِ مُفتَرِقاتِ
And where are those whom exile's estrangement bore far away,
in varied bands, scattered across the horizons?
هُمُthey أَهلُthe possessors of ميراثِthe inheritance of النَبِيِّthe Prophet إِذاwhen اِعتَزَواdeclare their lineage
هُمُ أَهلُ ميراثِ النَبِيِّ إِذا اِعتَزَوا
وَهُمand they خَيرُthe best قاداتٍleaders وَخَيرُand the best حُماةِprotectors
وَهُم خَيرُ قاداتٍ وَخَيرُ حُماةِ
They are heirs to the Prophet when they declare their lineage,
and they are the finest leaders and the finest protectors.
وَماand not الناسُthe people إِلّاexcept حاسِدٌan envier وَمُكَذِّبٌand a denier
وَما الناسُ إِلّا حاسِدٌ وَمُكَذِّبٌ
وَمُضطَغِنٌand a grudge-bearer ذوpossessing إِحنَةٍrancor وَتِراتِand blood-feuds
وَمُضطَغِنٌ ذو إِحنَةٍ وَتِراتِ
People are but enviers, deniers,
and grudge-bearers, nursing rancor and blood-feuds.
إِذاwhen ذَكَرواthey recall قَتلىthe slain بِبَدرٍat Badr وَخَيبَرٍand Khaybar
إِذا ذَكَروا قَتلى بِبَدرٍ وَخَيبَرٍ
وَيَومِand the day of حُنَينٍHunayn أَسبَلواthey let flow العَبَراتِthe tears
وَيَومِ حُنَينٍ أَسبَلوا العَبَراتِ
When they recall the slain at Badr and Khaybar,
and on the day of Hunayn, they let their tears flow.
وَكَيفَand how يُحِبّونَdo they love النَبِيَّthe Prophet وَأَهلَهُand his family
وَكَيفَ يُحِبّونَ النَبِيَّ وَأَهلَهُ
وَقَدand indeed تَرَكواthey left أَحشاءَهُمtheir entrails وَغراتِburning with rancor
وَقَد تَرَكوا أَحشاءَهُم وَغراتِ
How can they love the Prophet and his family,
when their entrails have been left burning with rancor?
لَقَدindeed لايَنوهُthey treated him gently فيin المَقالِspeech وَأَضمَرواand concealed
لَقَد لايَنوهُ في المَقالِ وَأَضمَروا
قُلوباًhearts عَلىaround الأَحقادِthe grudges مُنطَوِياتِenfolded
قُلوباً عَلى الأَحقادِ مُنطَوِياتِ
They were gentle with him in speech, yet harbored
hearts enfolded around grudges.
قُبورٌgraves بِكوفانٍat Kufan وَأُخرىand others بِطَيبَةٍat Tayba
قُبورٌ بِكوفانٍ وَأُخرى بِطَيبَةٍ
وَأُخرىand others بِفَخٍّat Fakhkh نالَهاmay reach them صَلَواتيmy prayers
وَأُخرى بِفَخٍّ نالَها صَلَواتي
Graves at Kufan, and others at Tayba,
and others at Fakhkh—may my prayers reach them.
وَقَبرٌand a grave بِأَرضِin the land of الجَوزَجانِal-Jawzajan مَحَلُّهُits site
وَقَبرٌ بِأَرضِ الجَوزَجانِ مَحَلُّهُ
وَقَبرٌand a grave بِباخَمراat Bakhamra لَدىbeside العَرِماتِthe mounds
وَقَبرٌ بِباخَمرا لَدى العَرِماتِ
And a grave whose site lies in the land of al-Jawzajan,
and a grave at Bakhamra, beside the mounds.
وَقَبرٌand a grave بِبَغدادٍin Baghdad لِنَفسٍfor a soul زَكِيَّةٍpure
وَقَبرٌ بِبَغدادٍ لِنَفسٍ زَكِيَّةٍ
تَضَمَّنَهاhas enfolded it الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful فيin الغُرُفاتِthe lofty chambers
تَضَمَّنَها الرَحمَنُ في الغُرُفاتِ
And a grave in Baghdad, for a pure soul
whom the All-Merciful has enfolded in the lofty chambers.
وَقَبرٌand a grave بِطوسٍat Tus ياoh لَهاfor it مِنof مُصيبَةٍa calamity
وَقَبرٌ بِطوسٍ يا لَها مِن مُصيبَةٍ
تُرَدَّدُreverberates بَينِbetween الصَدرِthe breast وَالحَجَباتِand the inner membranes
تُرَدَّدُ بَينِ الصَدرِ وَالحَجَباتِ
And a grave at Tus—oh, what a calamity,
reverberating between the breast and its inner veils.
فَأَمّاbut as for المُمَضّاتُthe agonies الَّتيwhich لَستُI am not بالِغاًable to reach
فَأَمّا المُمَضّاتُ الَّتي لَستُ بالِغاً
مَبالِغَهاtheir full extent مِنّيfrom me بِكُنهِin the full depth of صِفاتِdescriptions
مَبالِغَها مِنّي بِكُنهِ صِفاتِ
But as for the agonies whose full extent I cannot reach
through any description of mine that plumbs their depths,
إِلىuntil الحَشرِthe Resurrection حَتّىuntil يَبعَثَsends forth اللَهُGod قائِماًone who rises
إِلى الحَشرِ حَتّى يَبعَثَ اللَهُ قائِماً
يُفَرِّجُdispels مِنهاfrom them الهَمَّthe sorrow وَالكَرَباتِand the distresses
يُفَرِّجُ مِنها الهَمَّ وَالكَرَباتِ
until the Resurrection, until God sends forth one who will rise
to dispel their sorrow and anguish:
نُفوسٌsouls لَدىbeside النَهرَينِthe two rivers مِنof أَرضِthe land of كَربَلاKarbala
نُفوسٌ لَدى النَهرَينِ مِن أَرضِ كَربَلا
مُعَرَّسُهُمtheir resting place مِنهاin it بِشَطٍّon the bank of فُراتِthe Euphrates
مُعَرَّسُهُم مِنها بِشَطٍّ فُراتِ
souls beside the two rivers in the land of Karbala,
their resting place there on the Euphrates' bank.
أَخافُI fear بِأَنthat أَزدارَهُمI visit them وَيَشوقُنيand it makes me yearn
أَخافُ بِأَن أَزدارَهُم وَيَشوقُني
مُعَرَّسُهُمtheir resting place بِالجِزعِat the valley bend مِنamong نَخَلاتِpalm trees
مُعَرَّسُهُم بِالجِزعِ مِن نَخَلاتِ
I fear to visit them, yet I am drawn by
their resting place at the valley bend among the palms.
تَقَسَّمَهُمscattered them رَيبِthe vicissitudes of الزَمانِtime فَماso you do not تَرىsee
تَقَسَّمَهُم رَيبِ الزَمانِ فَما تَرى
لَهُمfor them عَقوَةًa courtyard مَغشِيَّةَfrequented الحُجُراتِthe chambers
لَهُم عَقوَةً مَغشِيَّةَ الحُجُراتِ
Time's vicissitudes have scattered them, so you see no
courtyard of theirs with frequented chambers,
سِوىexcept أَنَّthat مِنهُمamong them بِالمَدينَةِin Medina عُصبَةًa band
سِوى أَنَّ مِنهُم بِالمَدينَةِ عُصبَةً
مَدىthroughout الدَهرِtime أَنضاءًwasted مِنَby الأَزَماتِthe hardships
مَدى الدَهرِ أَنضاءً مِنَ الأَزَماتِ
except that a band of them remains in Medina,
forever wasted by hardships.
قَليلَةُhaving few زُوّارٍvisitors سِوىexcept بَعضِsome زُوَّرٍvisitors
قَليلَةُ زُوّارٍ سِوى بَعضِ زُوَّرٍ
مِنَamong الضَبعِhyenas وَالعِقبانِand eagles وَالرَخَماتِand vultures
مِنَ الضَبعِ وَالعِقبانِ وَالرَخَماتِ
Scantily visited, save by a few visitors
from among the hyenas, eagles, and vultures.
لَهُمfor them كُلَّevery حينٍmoment نَومَةٌa sleep بِمَضاجِعٍin resting places
لَهُم كُلَّ حينٍ نَومَةٌ بِمَضاجِعٍ
لَهُمfor them فيin نَواحيthe reaches of الأَرضِthe earth مُختَلِفاتِscattered
لَهُم في نَواحي الأَرضِ مُختَلِفاتِ
At every moment they sleep in resting places
scattered for them throughout the reaches of the earth.
وَقَدand indeed كانَthere were مِنهُمamong them بِالحِجازِin the Hijaz وَأَهلِهاand its people
وَقَد كانَ مِنهُم بِالحِجازِ وَأَهلِها
مَغاويرُbold raiders نَحّارونَcamel-slaughterers فيin السَنَواتِthe lean years
مَغاويرُ نَحّارونَ في السَنَواتِ
And once among them, in the Hijaz and among its people,
were bold raiders, slaughtering camels through the lean years.
تَنكَّبُshuns لَأواءُthe hardship of السِنينَthe years جِوارَهُمtheir neighborhood
تَنكَّبُ لَأواءُ السِنينَ جِوارَهُم
فَلاso not تَصطَليهِمscorches them جَمرَةُthe ember of الجَمَراتِthe embers
فَلا تَصطَليهِم جَمرَةُ الجَمَراتِ
The hardship of the years shunned their neighborhood,
so even the fiercest ember could not scorch them.
حِمىًa sanctuary لَمdid not تُطِرهُsweep it away المُبدِياتُthe calamities وَأَوجُهٌand faces
حِمىً لَم تُطِرهُ المُبدِياتُ وَأَوجُهٌ
تَضيءُshine مِنَfrom الايسارِprosperity فيin الظُلُماتِthe darkness
تَضيءُ مِنَ الايسارِ في الظُلُماتِ
A sanctuary no calamities could sweep away, and faces
that shine with prosperity in the darkness.
إِذاwhen أَورَدواthey led forward خَيلاًhorses تَسَعَّرُblazing بِالقَناwith lances
إِذا أَورَدوا خَيلاً تَسَعَّرُ بِالقَنا
مَساعِرُstokers of جَمرِthe embers of المَوتِdeath وَالغَمَراتِand engulfing perils
مَساعِرُ جَمرِ المَوتِ وَالغَمَراتِ
When they led in horses ablaze with lances,
they were stokers of death's embers and engulfing strife.
وَإِنand if فَخَرواthey boasted يَوماًone day أَتَواthey brought forth بِمُحَمَّدٍwith Muhammad
وَإِن فَخَروا يَوماً أَتَوا بِمُحَمَّدٍ
وَجِبريلَand Gabriel وَالفُرقانِand the Criterion ذيpossessing السوراتِthe surahs
وَجِبريلَ وَالفُرقانِ ذي السوراتِ
And if ever they boasted, they invoked Muhammad,
and Gabriel, and the Criterion with its surahs.
أولَئِكَthose لاnot مِنfrom شَيخُthe elder of هِندٍHind وَتِربِهاand her peer
أولَئِكَ لا مِن شَيخُ هِندٍ وَتِربِها
سُمَيةَSumayya مِنamong نَوكىfoolish women وَمِنand among قَذِراتِfilthy women
سُمَيةَ مِن نَوكى وَمِن قَذِراتِ
Those are they—not descended from Hind's elder or her peer,
Sumayya, among the foolish and the filthy.
مَلامَكَyour reproach فيconcerning أَهلِthe family of النَبِيِّthe Prophet فَإِنَّهُمfor indeed they
مَلامَكَ في أَهلِ النَبِيِّ فَإِنَّهُم
أَحِبّايَmy loved ones ماas long as عاشواthey live وَأَهلُand worthy of ثِقاتيmy trust
أَحِبّايَ ما عاشوا وَأَهلُ ثِقاتي
Cease your reproach over the Prophet's family, for they
are my loved ones as long as they live, and worthy of my trust.
سَأَقصُرُI shall restrain نَفسيmyself جاهِداًstriving عَنfrom جِدالِهِمdisputing with them
سَأَقصُرُ نَفسي جاهِداً عَن جِدالِهِم
كَفانيhas sufficed me ماwhat أَلقىI endure مِنَof العَبَراتِthe tears
كَفاني ما أَلقى مِنَ العَبَراتِ
I shall earnestly restrain myself from disputing with them;
the tears I endure are enough for me.
فَياso O نَفسُsoul طيبيtake comfort ثُمَّthen ياO نَفسُsoul أَبشِريrejoice
فَيا نَفسُ طيبي ثُمَّ يا نَفسُ أَبشِري
فَغَيرُfor not بَعيدٍfar away كُلُّall ماthat هُوَit آتِcoming
فَغَيرُ بَعيدٍ كُلُّ ما هُوَ آتِ
So, my soul, take comfort; then, my soul, rejoice!
For all that is coming is not far away.
وَلاand do not تَجزَعيdespair مِنat مُدَّةِthe duration of الجَورِtyranny إِنَّنيindeed I
وَلا تَجزَعي مِن مُدَّةِ الجَورِ إِنَّني
كَأَنّيas though I بِهاregarding it قَدalready آذَنَتhas announced بِبَتاتِa final ending
كَأَنّي بِها قَد آذَنَت بِبَتاتِ
And do not despair at tyranny's span, for I
seem to see it already proclaiming its final end.
فَإِنso if قَرَّبَbrings near الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful مِنto تِلكَthat مُدَّتيmy allotted span
فَإِن قَرَّبَ الرَحمَنُ مِن تِلكَ مُدَّتي
وَأَخَّرَand postpones مِنof عُمريmy life لِيَومِuntil the day of وَفاتيmy death
وَأَخَّرَ مِن عُمري لِيَومِ وَفاتي
So if the All-Merciful brings my lifetime close to that day,
and prolongs my life until the day of my death,
شَفَيتُI shall find relief وَلَمand will not أَترُكleave لِنَفسِيَfor myself غُصَّةًa choking grief
شَفَيتُ وَلَم أَترُك لِنَفسِيَ غُصَّةً
وَرَوَّيتُand I shall slake مِنهُمfrom them مُنصُليmy blade وَقَناتيand my spear
وَرَوَّيتُ مِنهُم مُنصُلي وَقَناتي
I shall find relief and leave myself no choking grief,
and slake my blade and spear with their blood.
عَسىmay اللَهُGod أَنthat يَأويshow compassion لِذاto this الخَلقِcreation إِنَّهُindeed he
عَسى اللَهُ أَن يَأوي لِذا الخَلقِ إِنَّهُ
إِلىtoward كُلِّevery قَومٍpeople دائِمُconstant in اللَحَظاتِwatchful glances
إِلى كُلِّ قَومٍ دائِمُ اللَحَظاتِ
May God have mercy on this creation, for he
keeps his gaze forever on every people.
أُحاوِلُI try نَقلَmoving الشَمسِthe sun مِنfrom مُستَقَرِّهاits resting place
أُحاوِلُ نَقلَ الشَمسِ مِن مُستَقَرِّها
وَإِسماعَand making hear أَحجارٍstones مِنَof الصَلِداتِthe solid ones
وَإِسماعَ أَحجارٍ مِنَ الصَلِداتِ
I try to move the sun from its resting place,
and make solid stones hear.
فَمِنfor among them عارِفٍone who knows لَمdid not يَنتَفِعbenefit وَمُعانِدٍand a stubborn opponent
فَمِن عارِفٍ لَم يَنتَفِع وَمُعانِدٍ
يَميلُsways مَعَwith الأَهواءِwhims وَالشَهَواتِand desires
يَميلُ مَعَ الأَهواءِ وَالشَهَواتِ
For some know yet gain nothing, while the stubborn foe
sways with whims and desires.
قُصارايَmy utmost outcome مِنهُمfrom them أَنthat أَأوبَI return بِغُصَّةٍwith choking grief
قُصارايَ مِنهُم أَن أَأوبَ بِغُصَّةٍ
تَرَدَّدُpasses back and forth بَينَbetween الصَدرِthe breast واللَهواتِand the throat's folds
تَرَدَّدُ بَينَ الصَدرِ واللَهواتِ
All I can gain from them is to return with choking grief,
moving back and forth between the breast and the throat.
إِذاwhen قُلتُI speak عُرفاًwhat is right أَنكَروهُthey deny it بِمُنكَرٍwith what is wrong
إِذا قُلتُ عُرفاً أَنكَروهُ بِمُنكَرٍ
وَغَطّواand they covered عَلىover التَحقيقِestablished truth بِالشُبُهاتِwith specious doubts
وَغَطّوا عَلى التَحقيقِ بِالشُبُهاتِ
When I speak what is right, they reject it with wrong,
and cover established truth with specious doubts.
كَأَنَّكَas though you بِالأَضلاعِwith the ribs قَدalready ضاقَhas narrowed رُحبُهاtheir spaciousness
كَأَنَّكَ بِالأَضلاعِ قَد ضاقَ رُحبُها
لِماbecause of what ضُمِّنَتthey were made to contain مِنof شِدَّةِthe intensity of الزَفَراتِthe sighs
لِما ضُمِّنَت مِن شِدَّةِ الزَفَراتِ
You would think the ribs' wide space had grown cramped
because of the violent sighs they have been made to hold.
Translation model: Sol 6.1