ياO عَينُeye لاnot للغَضَاfor the ghada trees ولاnor الكُثُبِthe dunes
يا عَينُ لا للغَضَا ولا الكُثُبِ
بُكَاweeping الرَّزَاياcalamities سِوىdifferent from بُكاweeping الطّرَبِrapture
بُكَا الرَّزَايا سِوى بُكا الطّرَبِ
O eye, weep not for the ghada trees or the dunes;
O eye, no more frowning or swelling,
weeping for calamities is unlike weeping for rapture.
Only cry for sorrows, not out of joy,
جُودِيpour freely وجِدِّيand strive earnestly بملءِwith the fullness of جَفْنِكِyour eyelid ثُthen (first part)
جُودِي وجِدِّي بملءِ جَفْنِكِ ثُ
مَّthen (completion) احْتفِليexert yourself fully بالدُّموعِwith tears وانْكسبيand pour yourself out
مَّ احْتفِلي بالدُّموعِ وانْكسبي
Pour freely, strive to fill your eyelid, then
Be generous, let your eyelids brim over,
lavish tears and pour yourself out.
Then celebrate with tears and profit.
ياO عينُeye فيin كَرْبُلاَKarbala مَقَابِرُgraves قَدْhave
يا عينُ في كَرْبُلاَ مَقَابِرُ قَدْ
تَرَكْنَthey have left قَلبيmy heart مَقَابرَgraves الكُرَبِsorrows
تَرَكْنَ قَلبي مَقَابرَ الكُرَبِ
O eye, in Karbala are graves that have
O eye, in Karbala are graves where
made my heart a graveyard of sorrows.
My heart has left its own graves of sorrow,
مَقابرٌgraves تحتَهاbeneath them مَنابِرُpulpits مِنْof
مَقابرٌ تحتَها مَنابِرُ مِنْ
عِلْمٍlearning وحِلْمٍand forbearance ومَنْظَرٍand a presence عَجَبِwondrous
عِلْمٍ وحِلْمٍ ومَنْظَرٍ عَجَبِ
Graves beneath which lie pulpits of
Graves beneath which are pulpits of
learning and forbearance, and a wondrous presence—
Knowledge, forbearance and wondrous sight,
مِنَamong البَهَاليلِthe noble chiefs آلِthe family of فاطمةٍFatimah
مِنَ البَهَاليلِ آلِ فاطمةٍ
أَهْلِpossessors of المعاليlofty honors والسّادةِand the lords النُّجُبِnoble-born
أَهْلِ المعالي والسّادةِ النُّجُبِ
among the noble chiefs, the family of Fatimah,
Of the House of Fatima, Allah's family,
people of lofty honors, and noble-born lords.
The people of glory and noble lords,
كَمْhow often شَرِقَتْchoked مِنْهُمُfrom them السُّيُوفُthe swords وكَمْand how often
كَمْ شَرِقَتْ مِنْهُمُ السُّيُوفُ وكَمْ
رُوِّيَتِwas drenched الأَرْضُthe earth مِنْwith دَمٍblood سَرِبِstreaming
رُوِّيَتِ الأَرْضُ مِنْ دَمٍ سَرِبِ
How often the swords choked on their blood, and how often
How many swords were drawn by them and how
the earth was drenched with streaming blood.
Much blood was shed on earth flowing freely,
نَفْسيmy soul فِداءٌa ransom لَكُمْfor you ومَنْand those who لَكُمُare yours
نَفْسي فِداءٌ لَكُمْ ومَنْ لَكُمُ
نَفْسيmy soul وأُمِّيand my mother وأُسْرَتيand my family وأَبيand my father
نَفْسي وأُمِّي وأُسْرَتي وأَبي
My soul is a ransom for you and for those who are yours—
My soul is yours to sacrifice for you,
my soul, my mother, my family, and my father.
My soul, my mother, my family and father,
لاnot تَبْعَدُواbe distant ياO بَنيsons of النّبِيِّthe Prophet علىdespite
لا تَبْعَدُوا يا بَني النّبِيِّ على
أَنْthat قَدalready بَعُدْتُمْyou have grown distant والدُّهْرُand Time ذُوpossessing نُوَبِcalamities
أَنْ قَد بَعُدْتُمْ والدُّهْرُ ذُو نُوَبِ
May you not be far, O sons of the Prophet, although
Do not be far though far you are, O sons
you have gone far away; Time is full of calamities.
Of the Prophet, and time is full of turns.
ياO نَفْسُsoul لاdo not تَسْأَمِيْgrow weary ولاand do not تَضيقِيbe distressed
يا نَفْسُ لا تَسْأَمِيْ ولا تَضيقِي
وَارْسِيand stand firm علىagainst الخَطْبِcalamity رَسْوَةَwith the firmness of الهُضُبِhigh hills
وَارْسِي على الخَطْبِ رَسْوَةَ الهُضُبِ
O soul, do not grow weary or lose heart;
O soul, do not despair or feel distressed,
stand firm against calamity with the firmness of high hills.
Pour on my grief water from hilltops,
صُونيguard شُعَاعَthe radiance of الضَّميرthe inner heart واسْتَشْعِرِيand clothe yourself in
صُوني شُعَاعَ الضَّمير واسْتَشْعِرِي
الصَّبْرَpatience وحُسْنَand gracious العَزَاءِconsolation واحْتَسِبيand seek divine reward
الصَّبْرَ وحُسْنَ العَزَاءِ واحْتَسِبي
Guard your heart's radiance, and clothe yourself in
Guard me, the gleam of conscience, and feel
patience and gracious consolation, seeking divine reward.
Patience, graceful solace, and await reward.
فالخَلْقُfor creatures فيon الأرضِthe earth يَعْجَلُونَare hasty ومَوْand your Lord (first part)
فالخَلْقُ في الأرضِ يَعْجَلُونَ ومَوْ
لاكِyour Lord (completion) علىwith تَوْأَدٍdeliberation ومُرْتَقَبِand watchful waiting
لاكِ على تَوْأَدٍ ومُرْتَقَبِ
For creatures on earth are hasty, while your Lord
Men on earth are quick to murder and sudden
acts with deliberation and watchfulness.
Death is expected, inevitable,
لابُدَّinevitably أَنْthat يُحْشَرَbe gathered for judgment القتيلُthe slain وأَنْand that
لابُدَّ أَنْ يُحْشَرَ القتيلُ وأَنْ
يُسْأَلَbe questioned ذُوthe one responsible for قَتْلِهِkilling him عَنِabout السّبَبِthe reason
يُسْأَلَ ذُو قَتْلِهِ عَنِ السّبَبِ
The slain must be gathered for judgment, and
The murdered will be assembled, and he
the one who killed him be questioned about the reason.
Who killed him will be asked about the cause.
فالوَيْلُso woe والنّارُand fire والثُّبُورُand perdition لِمَنْfor those who
فالوَيْلُ والنّارُ والثُّبُورُ لِمَنْ
قَدْindeed أَسْلَموهُthey handed him over لِلْجَمْرِto the embers واللّهَبِand flame
قَدْ أَسْلَموهُ لِلْجَمْرِ واللّهَبِ
So woe, fire, and perdition to those
Woe and hellfire to whomever handed him over
who handed him over to embers and flame.
To the burning flames and blaze.
ياO صَفْوَةَchosen ones of اللّهِGod فيamong خَلائقهHis creatures
يا صَفْوَةَ اللّهِ في خَلائقه
وأَكْرَمَand noblest of الأَعْجَمِينَthe non-Arabs والعَربِand the Arabs
وأَكْرَمَ الأَعْجَمِينَ والعَربِ
O God's chosen among His creatures,
O elite of Allah among all creatures,
and noblest of non-Arabs and Arabs,
And most generous of Arabs and non-Arabs,
أَنْتُمْyou بُدُورُfull moons of الهُدَىguidance وأَنْجُمُهُand its stars
أَنْتُمْ بُدُورُ الهُدَى وأَنْجُمُهُ
وَدَوّحَةُand the spreading tree of المَكْرُماتِnoble deeds والحَسَبِand noble lineage
وَدَوّحَةُ المَكْرُماتِ والحَسَبِ
you are guidance's full moons and its stars,
You are gleaming stars of guidance and its planets,
and the spreading tree of noble deeds and lineage,
The center of glory and lineage and prestige,
وسَاسَةُand keepers of الحَوْضِthe Pool يَوْمَon the day لاno نَهَلٌfirst draught
وسَاسَةُ الحَوْضِ يَوْمَ لا نَهَلٌ
لِمُورِدِيكُمْfor those who led you to مَوارِدَwatering places العَطَبِdestruction
لِمُورِدِيكُمْ مَوارِدَ العَطَبِ
and keepers of the Pool, on the day there is no draught
The dispensers of the Cistern on a day when no relatives
for those who led you to the watering places of destruction.
Can bring water to their kindred outcasts.
فَكّرْتُI pondered فيكُمْon you وفيand on المُصَابِthe calamity فَماand not انْceased (first part)
فَكّرْتُ فيكُمْ وفي المُصَابِ فَما انْ
فَكَceased (completion) فُؤاديmy heart يَعُومُswims فيin عَجَبِwonder
فَكَ فُؤادي يَعُومُ في عَجَبِ
I thought of you and the calamity, and never
When I think of you and the misfortune, my heart
has my heart ceased to swim in wonder.
Is detached, floating in wonder.
ماnot زِلْتُمُyou ceased فيin الحياةِlife بَيْنهُمُamong them
ما زِلْتُمُ في الحياةِ بَيْنهُمُ
بَيْنَbetween قَتيلٍone slain وبَيْنَand between مُسْتَلَبِone dispossessed
بَيْنَ قَتيلٍ وبَيْنَ مُسْتَلَبِ
Throughout your lives among them, you were
You still live among them between
either slain or dispossessed.
A murdered one and one dispossessed.
قَدْindeed كانَthere was فيin هَجْرِكُمْshunning you رِضىsatisfaction بِكُمُwith you
قَدْ كانَ في هَجْرِكُمْ رِضى بِكُمُ
وكَمْand how much رِضىًsatisfaction مُشْرَجٌfastened علىover غَضَبِanger
وكَمْ رِضىً مُشْرَجٌ على غَضَبِ
There was satisfaction with you even in shunning you;
There was consent in your absence,
and how often satisfaction is laced over anger.
And how much begrudging consent over wrath!
حَتَّىuntil إذاwhen أَوْدَعَlodged النّبِيُّthe Prophet شَجاًa choking bone
حَتَّى إذا أَوْدَعَ النّبِيُّ شَجاً
قَيْدَwithin reach of لَهَاةِthe uvula of القَصَاقِصِthe mighty lion الحَرِبِenraged
قَيْدَ لَهَاةِ القَصَاقِصِ الحَرِبِ
Until, when the Prophet lodged a choking bone
Until the Prophet confined a raving fool,
within reach of the mighty, enraged lion's uvula,
The prisoner of unsheathed swords in war,
مَعwith بَعِيدَيْنِtwo distant men أَحْرَزَاboth secured نَسَباًkinship
مَع بَعِيدَيْنِ أَحْرَزَا نَسَباً
مَعْdespite بُعْدِremoteness دارٍa household عَنْfrom ذلكَthat النَّسَبِlineage
مَعْ بُعْدِ دارٍ عَنْ ذلكَ النَّسَبِ
with two distant men who secured kinship,
With two far removed who had lineage
despite a household far removed from that lineage.
Though far removed from such lineage,
ماnot كانَwas تَيْمٌTaym لهاشِمٍto Hashim بأَخٍa brother
ما كانَ تَيْمٌ لهاشِمٍ بأَخٍ
ولاnor عَدِيٌّAdi لأحْمَدٍto Ahmad بَأَبِa father
ولا عَدِيٌّ لأحْمَدٍ بَأَبِ
Taym was no brother to Hashim,
Taym had no brother of Hashim
nor was Adi a father to Ahmad;
And Adi no father of Ahmad.
لكنْbut حَديثاtwo newly steeped in عَداوَةٍenmity وقِلىًand hatred
لكنْ حَديثا عَداوَةٍ وقِلىً
تَهَوَّرَاboth plunged recklessly فيinto غيابةِthe dark depths of الشُّقُبِthe clefts
تَهَوَّرَا في غيابةِ الشُّقُبِ
but two men newly steeped in enmity and hatred
But news of enmity and rancor rushed forth
plunged into the dark depths of the clefts.
In the blindness of night's darkness.
قاماboth rose بِدَعْوىwith a claim فيin الظُّلْمِinjustice غالبةٍtriumphant
قاما بِدَعْوى في الظُّلْمِ غالبةٍ
وحُجّةٍand an argument جَزْلَةٍweighty مِنَof الكَذِبِfalsehood
وحُجّةٍ جَزْلَةٍ مِنَ الكَذِبِ
They rose with a claim triumphant in injustice,
They rose with a false claim of injustice
and a weighty argument made of lies.
And a terrible lie as proof.
مِنْfrom ثَمَّthere أَوْصىgave instructions بهِconcerning him نَبِيُّكُمُyour Prophet
مِنْ ثَمَّ أَوْصى بهِ نَبِيُّكُمُ
نَصَّاًexplicitly فأَبْدَىso he revealed عَداوةَthe hostility of الكَلِبِthe rabid one
نَصَّاً فأَبْدَى عَداوةَ الكَلِبِ
Hence your Prophet gave instructions concerning him
So your prophet willed it and showed
explicitly, exposing the hostility of the rabid one.
Hostility like that of a dog,
ومِنْand from هناكَthere انْبَرَىstepped forth الزَّمانُTime لهمْto confront them
ومِنْ هناكَ انْبَرَى الزَّمانُ لهمْ
بعدَafter الْتِياطٍclinging بغارِبٍto a crest جَشِبِrugged
بعدَ الْتِياطٍ بغارِبٍ جَشِبِ
And from there Time came forth against them,
And from then time turned against them
after clinging to a rugged crest.
After being kind, with barren hills,
لاdo not تَسْلُقونيlash me بِحَدِّwith the edge of أَلْسُنِكُمْyour tongues
لا تَسْلُقوني بِحَدِّ أَلْسُنِكُمْ
ماnot أَرَبُthe aim of الظّالمينَthe wrongdoers مِنْpart of أَرَبِيmy aim
ما أَرَبُ الظّالمينَ مِنْ أَرَبِي
Do not lash me with your tongues' sharp edges;
Do not skin me with the blades of your tongues,
the wrongdoers' aim is no part of mine.
I do not graze with oppressors.
إِنّاindeed we إلىto اللّهِGod راجِعونَare returning علىdespite
إِنّا إلى اللّهِ راجِعونَ على
سَهْوِthe heedlessness of اللّياليthe nights وغَفْلَةِand the neglect of النُّوبِcalamities
سَهْوِ اللّيالي وغَفْلَةِ النُّوبِ
Truly, to God we return, despite
We belong to Allah and to Him we return
the nights' heedlessness and calamities' neglect.
Due to forgetfulness of night and erring.
غَدَاwent forth in the morning عَلِيٌّAli ورُبَّand many a مُنْقَلَبٍreturn
غَدَا عَلِيٌّ ورُبَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ
أَشْأَمَill-omened قَدْindeed عادَbecame غيرَother than مُنْقَلَبِa return
أَشْأَمَ قَدْ عادَ غيرَ مُنْقَلَبِ
Ali went forth; and many a return
Tomorrow Ali rose but never
of evil omen has become no return at all.
To return, and morn seemed ominous.
فاغْتَرَّهُthen caught him unawares السّيْفُthe sword وهوthough it was خادِمُهُhis servant
فاغْتَرَّهُ السّيْفُ وهو خادِمُهُ
مَتَىwhenever يُهِبْhe calls فيin الوَغَىbattle بهِto it يُجِبِit answers
مَتَى يُهِبْ في الوَغَى بهِ يُجِبِ
Then the sword caught him unawares, though it was his servant:
Deceived by the sword he served.
whenever he called to it in battle, it answered.
When would it strike in battle obeying him?
أَوْدَىhe perished ولَوْand had مَدَّcast عَيْنَهُhis gaze أَسَدَthe lion of الغاthe forest (first part)
أَوْدَى ولَوْ مَدَّ عَيْنَهُ أَسَدَ الغا
بِthe forest (completion) لناجىwould have whispered to السِّرْحَانَthe wolf فيin الهَرَبِflight
بِ لناجى السِّرْحَانَ في الهَرَبِ
He perished; had he cast his gaze upon the forest's lion,
It finished him off, and had it wished, it would
it would have whispered to the wolf in flight.
Have whispered to the curving blades to flee.
ياO طُولَthe length of حُزْنيmy sorrow ولَوْعَتيand my burning anguish وتَباand my torments (first part)
يا طُولَ حُزْني ولَوْعَتي وتَبا
رِيحيmy torments (completion) وياand O حَسْرَتيmy heartbreak وياand O كُرَبيmy sorrows
رِيحي ويا حَسْرَتي ويا كُرَبي
O how long my sorrow, my burning anguish, and my torments!
O my lasting sorrow, agony, sighs,
O my heartbreak, O my sorrows!
And oh my regret and hardship!
لِهَوْلِfor the horror of يَوْمٍa day تَقَلّصَrecoiled العِلْمُlearning والدِّand religion (first part)
لِهَوْلِ يَوْمٍ تَقَلّصَ العِلْمُ والدِّ
ينُreligion (completion) بِثَغْريهماwith their mouths عَنِfrom الشّنَبِthe teeth's cool sweetness
ينُ بِثَغْريهما عَنِ الشّنَبِ
For the horror of a day when learning and religion recoiled,
For the horror of a day when knowledge and faith
their mouths drawn back from their teeth's cool sweetness.
Were diminished, from their cheeks the radiance gone.
ذَلِكَthat يَوْمٌa day لَمْnot تَرْمِhurled جَائحَةٌa calamity
ذَلِكَ يَوْمٌ لَمْ تَرْمِ جَائحَةٌ
بِمِثْلِهِwith its like الْمُصْطَفَىthe Chosen One ولَمْand not تُصِبِstruck
بِمِثْلِهِ الْمُصْطَفَى ولَمْ تُصِبِ
That was a day—no calamity had ever hurled
That day no misfortune had ever
its like at the Chosen One, nor struck him so.
Struck the Chosen One or ever occurred,
يَوْمٌa day أصابَstruck الضُّحَىthe forenoon بِظُلْمَتِهِwith its darkness
يَوْمٌ أصابَ الضُّحَى بِظُلْمَتِهِ
وقَنّعَand veiled الشّمْسَthe sun مِنْwith دُجَىthe darkness of الغُهَبِdeep gloom
وقَنّعَ الشّمْسَ مِنْ دُجَى الغُهَبِ
A day that struck the forenoon with its darkness,
A day that darkened the morning with its gloom
and veiled the sun in pitch-black gloom.
And clothed the sun in the fog of dusk,
وغَادَرَand left المُعْوِلاتِthe wailing women مِنْof هاشمِHashim الخَthe Good (first part)
وغَادَرَ المُعْوِلاتِ مِنْ هاشمِ الخَ
يْرِthe Good (completion) حَيارَىbewildered مَهْتُوكَةَtorn away الحُجُبِthe veils
يْرِ حَيارَى مَهْتُوكَةَ الحُجُبِ
And left the wailing women of Hashim the Good
And the House of the Best was left by
bewildered, their veils torn away,
The battlements, confused, their veils torn.
تَمْرِيdraw tears from عُيُوناًeyes علىover أَبِيAbu (father of) حَسَنٍHasan
تَمْرِي عُيُوناً على أَبِي حَسَنٍ
مَحْفُوفَةًringed بالكُلُومِwith wounds والنُّدَبِand scars
مَحْفُوفَةً بالكُلُومِ والنُّدَبِ
drawing tears from eyes over Abu Hasan,
Eyes will roam over Abu Hasan's tomb
ringed with wounds and scars.
Lined with wounds and lamentations,
تَغْمُرُflood رَبْعَthe dwelling of الهُمُومِsorrows أَعْيُنُهاtheir eyes
تَغْمُرُ رَبْعَ الهُمُومِ أَعْيُنُها
بالدَّمْعِwith tears حُزْناًin grief لِرَبْعِهاfor their dwelling الخَرِبِruined
بالدَّمْعِ حُزْناً لِرَبْعِها الخَرِبِ
Their eyes flood the abode of sorrows
Drowning a quarter of sorrows with their tears,
with tears, mourning their ruined dwelling.
Mourning its loss through their flowing grief,
تَئِنُّmoan والنّفْسُand the soul تَسْتَديرُrevolves بهَاaround it
تَئِنُّ والنّفْسُ تَسْتَديرُ بهَا
رَحىa millstone مِنَof الموتِdeath مُرَّةُbitter القطبِthe axle
رَحى مِنَ الموتِ مُرَّةُ القطبِ
They moan, while around the soul there turns
Moaning as the soul tosses about in them
a millstone of death with a bitter axle.
A millstone of death, massive, firm.
لَهْفيmy anguish لذاكَfor that الرُّواءِhandsome appearance أَمْor ذَلِكَthat الرَّjudgment (first part)
لَهْفي لذاكَ الرُّواءِ أَمْ ذَلِكَ الرَّ
أْيِjudgment (completion) وتِلْكَand those الأَنْباءِtidings والخطبِand sermons
أْيِ وتِلْكَ الأَنْباءِ والخطبِ
Alas for that handsome presence—or that judgment,
My craving for that narrator, or that view,
and those tidings and sermons!
And tidings and sermons!
ياO سَيِّدَmaster of الأَوْصِياءِthe legatees والعاليَand exalted in الthe (article fragment)
يا سَيِّدَ الأَوْصِياءِ والعاليَ ال
حجّةِproof والمُرْتَضَىand al-Murtada, the Chosen وذَاand possessor of الرُّتَبranks
حجّةِ والمُرْتَضَى وذَا الرُّتَب
O master of the legatees, exalted in
O Master of Successors, supremely guided,
proof, al-Murtada, possessor of ranks,
The desired and exalted one of rank,
إِنْif يَسْرِmarches by night جَيْشُan army of الهُمُومِsorrows مِنْكَfrom you إلىto
إِنْ يَسْرِ جَيْشُ الهُمُومِ مِنْكَ إلى
شَمْسِthe sun of مِنىًMina والمَقَامِand the Station والحُجُبِand the veils
شَمْسِ مِنىً والمَقَامِ والحُجُبِ
if an army of sorrows marches from you to
If the army of sorrows marches from you
the sun of Mina, the Station, and the veils,
To the sunlit plain, sanctuary and veil,
فَرُبّماand how often تَقْعَصُyou slay instantly الكُمَاةَthe armored champions بأَقْwith your feet (first part)
فَرُبّما تَقْعَصُ الكُمَاةَ بأَقْ
دامِكَyour feet (completion) قَعْصاًan instant killing يُجْثيforces to kneel علىupon الرُّكَبِthe knees
دامِكَ قَعْصاً يُجْثي على الرُّكَبِ
how often you struck armored champions dead with your
Then you may cripple the oppressors with your steps,
feet, a killing stroke that brought them to their knees!
Crippling them with blows that shake the knees,
وَرُبَّand many a مُقْوَرَّةٍrounded formation مُلَمْلَمَةٍclosely gathered
وَرُبَّ مُقْوَرَّةٍ مُلَمْلَمَةٍ
فيin عارِضٍa storm-cloud للحِمَامِof death مُنْسَكِبِpouring forth
في عارِضٍ للحِمَامِ مُنْسَكِبِ
And many a rounded, close-packed host,
And many a skull split open
amid a cloud pouring out death,
On cheeks, pigeons scattering.
فَلَلْتَyou shattered أَرْجاءَهاits flanks وجَحْفَلَهاand its great host
فَلَلْتَ أَرْجاءَها وجَحْفَلَها
بِذِيwith one possessing صِقَالٍpolish كَوامِضِlike a flash of الشُّهُبِmeteors
بِذِي صِقَالٍ كَوامِضِ الشُّهُبِ
you shattered its flanks and its mighty army
You dyed its corners and smashed it,
with a polished blade like the flash of meteors,
With your Indian sword flashing meteors,
أَوْor أَسْمَرِbrown الصَّدْرِthe breast أَصْفَرٍyellow أَزْرَقِblue الرَّthe head (first part)
أَوْ أَسْمَرِ الصَّدْرِ أَصْفَرٍ أَزْرَقِ الرَّ
أْسِhead (completion) وإِنْalthough كانَit was أَحْمَرَred الحَلَبِthe milk drawn
أْسِ وإِنْ كانَ أَحْمَرَ الحَلَبِ
or a brown-breasted, yellow spear with a blue
Or the red chested, blond, blue headed one,
head, though the milk it drew was red.
Even if he was red headed and mud spattered.
أَوْدَىperished عَلِيٌّAli صَلّىmay He bless علىupon رُوحِهِhis soul
أَوْدَى عَلِيٌّ صَلّى على رُوحِهِ
اللّهُGod صَلاةًa blessing طويلةَlong الدَّأَبِcontinuance
اللّهُ صَلاةً طويلةَ الدَّأَبِ
Ali has perished; may his soul be blessed
Ali passed away, may Allah bless his soul
by God with long, unceasing blessings.
With long lasting prayers and habit.
وكُلُّand every نَفْسٍsoul لحَيْنِهاfor its death سَبَبٌa cause
وكُلُّ نَفْسٍ لحَيْنِها سَبَبٌ
يَسْرِيsteals along إِليهاtoward it كَهَيْئَةِin the guise of اللّعِبِplay
يَسْرِي إِليها كَهَيْئَةِ اللّعِبِ
And every soul has a cause of its death
And each soul has its own reasons
that steals toward it in the guise of play.
That flow to it like children playing.
والنّاسُand people بالغَيْبِabout the unseen يَرْجُمُونَcast guesses وماand not
والنّاسُ بالغَيْبِ يَرْجُمُونَ وما
خِلْتُهُمُI thought them يَرْجُمُونَcasting guesses عَنْfrom كَثَبِclose at hand
خِلْتُهُمُ يَرْجُمُونَ عَنْ كَثَبِ
People hurl guesses at the unseen, and I never
People judge the unknown and I have not known them
thought they hurled them from close at hand.
To judge without zeal.
وفيand on غَدٍtomorrow فاعْلَمَنْso know for certain لِقَاؤُهُمُmeeting them
وفي غَدٍ فاعْلَمَنْ لِقَاؤُهُمُ
فإنّهمfor they يَرْقُبُونَwatch and wait فارْتَقِبِso watch and wait
فإنّهم يَرْقُبُونَ فارْتَقِبِ
And tomorrow, know it well, comes the meeting with them;
But tomorrow, know well their meeting,
for they watch and wait, so watch and wait.
For they watch, so you watch out.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.