مَنwho حطَّbrought low هضبتكyour peak الرفيعهlofty
مَن حطَّ هضبتك الرفيعه
وأباحand laid open حوزتكyour domain المنيعهimpregnable
وأباح حوزتك المنيعه
Who brought low your lofty peak,
O you who lowered the highlands,
and laid open your impregnable domain,
And allowed access to the impenetrable,
وطواكand enfolded you والتقوىand piety بقبرٍin a grave
وطواك والتقوى بقبرٍ
ضمَّenclosed جسمكyour body والشريعهand the Sacred Law
ضمَّ جسمك والشريعه
and enfolded you and piety in a grave
Covered you and piety in a grave,
that enclosed your body and the Sacred Law,
Embraced your body and legitimacy,
وأعادand rendered ملَّةthe faith of أحمدٍAhmad
وأعاد ملَّة أحمدٍ
ثكلىbereaved وذاتand possessed of حشاًentrails وجيعهaching
ثكلى وذات حشاً وجيعه
and left Ahmad's faith
And restored the doctrine of Ahmad,
bereaved, with aching entrails?
My miserable and evil natured mother,
تنعاكit mourns you واضعةٌlaying علىupon
تنعاك واضعةٌ على
ظهرٍa back أجبَّhumpless يداًa hand قطيعهsevered
ظهرٍ أجبَّ يداً قطيعه
It mourns you, laying upon
Burying you placing over,
a humpless back a severed hand.
A back most benevolent to the multitude,
ياO راحلاًdeparting one بالعلمwith knowledge تنbeginning of 'you carry it away'
يا راحلاً بالعلم تن
قلهend of 'you carry it away' عنfrom الدنياthe world جميعهall of it
قله عن الدنيا جميعه
O departing one, carrying knowledge
O you who departed with knowledge walking,
away from the world—all of it!
Little of this world altogether,
وموسَّداًand one laid to rest فيin تربةٍearth
وموسَّداً في تربةٍ
باتbecame overnight الصلاحُrighteousness بهاin it ضجيعهhis bedfellow
بات الصلاحُ بها ضجيعه
And laid to rest in the earth,
And pillowed in soil,
where righteousness became his bedfellow.
Wherein righteousness laid down to sleep,
كنتyou were الذريعةthe means للهدىto guidance
كنت الذريعة للهدى
واليومand today بعدكafter you لاno ذريعهmeans
واليوم بعدك لا ذريعه
You were the means to guidance,
You were the means to guidance,
and today, after you, there is no means.
And today without you there is no means,
إنindeed الورىhumankind فيin فترةٍa hiatus
إن الورى في فترةٍ
عمياءblind ليسَthere is not لهاfor it طليعهa vanguard
عمياء ليسَ لها طليعه
For humankind is in a hiatus,
The world is truly in an,
blind, with no vanguard.
Era blind that has no dawn,
ترتادit seeks out مثلكَone like you سابقاًa forerunner
ترتاد مثلكَ سابقاً
بينamong الحسيرةthe weary والضليعهand the strong
بين الحسيرة والضليعه
It seeks a forerunner like you
It seeks the likes of you preceding,
among the weary and the strong.
Between al-Husayrah and adh-Dhali’ah,
ماhow كانَwas أحوجهاgreat its need لطبّكfor your healing
ما كانَ أحوجها لطبّك
أيُّهاO you الرَّاقيhealer by incantation اللسيعهthe sting-stricken one
أيُّها الرَّاقي اللسيعه
How greatly it needed your healing,
It was not more in need of your healing,
O healer of the sting-stricken!
O you the gentle healer,
فاذهبgo, then فلمfor it did not تصلحْbe suitable لمثbeginning of 'for one like you'
فاذهب فلم تصلحْ لمث
لكَend of 'one like you' هذهthis الدنياworld الخدوعهdeceitful
لكَ هذه الدنيا الخدوعه
Go, then; not fit for one
So go away, for the deceitful world,
like you was this deceitful world.
Does not suit the likes of you,
فلهاfor, into it دخلتَyou entered وأنتَwhile you were محموpraised (word begins)
فلها دخلتَ وأنتَ محمو
دُend of 'praised' السجيَّةdisposition والطبيعهand nature
دُ السجيَّة والطبيعه
For you entered it, praised
For when you entered it you were protected,
in disposition and nature.
Of temperament and nature,
وصحبتهاand you accompanied it بجوارحٍwith limbs
وصحبتها بجوارحٍ
عصمتwere kept from sin لخالقهاto their Creator مطيعهobedient
عصمت لخالقها مطيعه
And you kept its company with limbs
And accompanied it with limbs,
kept pure, obedient to their Creator.
Safeguarded for their Creator obedient,
وخرجتَand you departed منهاfrom it طاهرَpure الthe
وخرجتَ منها طاهرَ ال
أبرادgarments مشكورthanked الصنيعهkindness
أبراد مشكور الصنيعه
And you left it with spotless
And you left it pure not,
robes, thanked for your kindness.
Sullied, thanked for the deed,
فلتبكso let them weep مفقدكَthe loss of you الورىhumankind
فلتبك مفقدكَ الورى
ياO نيِّراًa radiant light فقدتit has lost طلوعهits rising
يا نيِّراً فقدت طلوعه
So let humankind weep for your loss,
And you acted while you were the trustee,
O luminary whose rising it has lost!
Over the rights with it deed,
ولنسترand let us conceal (text unclear) الهلاكُdeath خلَّits want (word begins)
ولنستر الهلاكُ خلَّ
تهاend of 'its want' ولاand not تشكوit laments القطيعهthe severance
تها ولا تشكو القطيعه
And let death veil its want [wording unclear],
And you saw in it the opinion,
and let it not lament the severance.
For what you had became calm,
قدindeed فاتهاit has lost العينُthe eye البصيرdiscerning (word begins)
قد فاتها العينُ البصير
ةُend of 'discerning' منكof yours والأُذنand the ear السميعهkeenly listening
ةُ منك والأُذن السميعه
It has indeed lost the discerning eye
Thus with it you equated,
of yours, and the keenly listening ear.
The high souls with the lowly,
كانتit used to ترىsee بكin you منfrom أماyour Imam (word begins)
كانت ترى بك من أما
مكend of 'your Imam' غرَّradiant أوصافٍqualities بديعهwondrous
مك غرَّ أوصافٍ بديعه
It used to see in you, from your Imam,
And now the earth has narrowed,
radiant, wondrous qualities.
For your grave in it the vast,
قدindeed راضَdisciplined نفسكyour soul زهدهُhis asceticism
قد راضَ نفسك زهدهُ
فغدتso it became بقرصيهwith his two loaves قنوعهcontent
فغدت بقرصيه قنوعه
His asceticism had disciplined your soul,
It has returned like the day,
so it grew content with his two loaves.
Of your death, that of grieved innards,
وبلبسand with wearing طمريهhis two threadbare garments اكتفتit was content
وبلبس طمريه اكتفت
فاستشعرتso it inwardly felt بهماthrough both of them خشوعهhis humility
فاستشعرت بهما خشوعه
And it was content to wear his two threadbare robes,
This tragedy renewed,
and through them took his humility to heart.
Its sorrows, that grief,
وصنعتَand you performed إذwhen كنتyou were الأمينthe trustee
وصنعتَ إذ كنت الأمين
علىover الحقوقrightful dues بهاwith them صنيعهa good deed
على الحقوق بها صنيعه
And you performed, when you were the trustee
Lower upon you the solace O brother,
of rightful dues, a good deed through them.
And soothe the anxious soul,
ورأيتَand you held فيهاconcerning them رأيهhis view
ورأيتَ فيها رأيه
لماwhen لديكin your keeping غدتthey became وديعهa trust
لما لديك غدت وديعه
And you adopted his view of them,
For the religion with the Mahdi,
when they became a trust in your keeping.
Suffices to dry its tears,
فلذاand therefore بهاwith them ساويتَyou treated equally عاlofty (word begins)
فلذا بها ساويتَ عا
ليةend of 'lofty' النفوسsouls معwith الوضيعهthe lowly
لية النفوس مع الوضيعه
Thus, in their use, you treated the lofty
This is the Imam of the time refuge,
souls and the lowly alike.
Of every frightened anguished heart,
والآنand now قدindeed ضاقتgrew narrow لرزat your loss (word begins)
والآن قد ضاقت لرز
ئكend of 'your loss' فيamong الورىhumankind الأرضthe earth الوسيعهspacious
ئك في الورى الأرض الوسيعه
And now, at your loss, it has grown narrow—
He is the adversary of enemies pleasure,
the spacious earth, for humankind.
Of every humbled vanquished soul,
عادتit became again كيومas on the day of وفاتهhis death
عادت كيوم وفاته
لكfor you ذاتpossessed of أحشاءٍentrails صديعهriven
لك ذات أحشاءٍ صديعه
It is again as on the day of his death,
If you call on him for a group,
its entrails torn for you.
His sufficiency comes swiftly,
هذيthis الفجيعةُtragedy جدّدتْrenewed
هذي الفجيعةُ جدّدتْ
أحزانهاits sorrows تلكthat الفجيعهtragedy
أحزانها تلك الفجيعه
This tragedy has had
For you see him conceal it and Allah refuses,
its sorrows renewed by that tragedy.
Except to spread it,
خفضease your grief عليكupon yourself أخاO brother of العزاءconsolation
خفض عليك أخا العزاء
وسكّنand calm النفسَthe soul الجزوعهanguished
وسكّن النفسَ الجزوعه
Ease your grief, O brother in mourning,
O you who emulate him beyond you,
and calm your anguished soul.
Of his high loftiness,
فالدينُfor the faith بالمهديِّthrough al-Mahdi كفwiped away (word begins)
فالدينُ بالمهديِّ كف
كفend of 'wiped away' فيin تسلّيهits consolation دموعهits tears
كف في تسلّيه دموعه
For faith, through al-Mahdi, has wiped
You have tired yourself in carrying,
away its tears in finding solace.
That which you will not be able,
هذاthis إمامImam of العصرthe age مفزعrefuge
هذا إمام العصر مفزع
كلِّevery ذيone possessing كبدٍa liver مروعهterror-stricken
كلِّ ذي كبدٍ مروعه
This is the Imam of the age, the refuge
My Master He is the all encompassing sea,
of everyone with a terror-stricken liver.
Of every splendid virtue,
هوhe صارعُone who fells الأعداءenemies ناraiser (word begins)
هو صارعُ الأعداء نا
عشend of 'raiser' كلِّevery ذيone possessing نفسٍa soul صريعهfallen
عش كلِّ ذي نفسٍ صريعه
He fells enemies and raises
His children were brought up as clouds,
everyone whose soul lies fallen.
With which the world was bent obeying,
إنْif تدعُهyou call upon him لملمَّةٍfor a calamity
إنْ تدعُه لملمَّةٍ
جاءتْcame كفايتُهhis sufficient aid سريعهswift
جاءتْ كفايتُه سريعه
If you call upon him in a calamity,
So if the earth's expanse withers,
his aid comes swiftly.
They are for it springtime,
فتراهthen you see him يكتمهhe conceals it ويأبىand refuses اللّGod (word begins)
فتراه يكتمه ويأبى اللّ
هُend of 'God' إلاَّexcept أنto يذيعهhe makes it known
هُ إلاَّ أن يذيعه
Then you see him conceal it, yet God insists
She who birthed them Umm al-Fakhar,
on making it known.
At the abode of splendid lineage,
ياO مَنyou who يساميهvie with him وراءكkeep back
يا مَن يساميه وراءك
عنaway from معاليهhis heights of excellence الرفيعهexalted
عن معاليه الرفيعه
O you who vie with him, keep back
A lineage whose origins are strung,
from his lofty heights.
With the highest branches its offshoots,
أتعبتyou wearied نفسكyourself فيin تكلّstrained undertaking (word begins)
أتعبت نفسك في تكلّ
فend of 'strained undertaking' ماwhat الذيthat which لنwill not تستطيعهyou can accomplish it
ف ما الذي لن تستطيعه
You have wearied yourself in undertaking
O you the successor upheld,
what you will not be able to accomplish.
For guidance among us its expanses,
مولًىa master هوhe البحرُthe sea المحيطencompassing
مولًى هو البحرُ المحيط
بكلِّof every مكرمةٍnoble deed بديعهwondrous
بكلِّ مكرمةٍ بديعه
A master: he is the sea encompassing
And the one taking refuge in its pillar,
every wondrous deed of nobility.
In every dreadful calamity,
نشأتarose بنوهhis sons سحائباًas clouds
نشأت بنوه سحائباً
أضحتْbecame بهاthrough them الدنياthe world مريعهfertile
أضحتْ بها الدنيا مريعه
His sons arose as clouds
For you are after the Pleased One,
through which the world became fertile.
Excellent remainder for legitimacy,
فإذاand whenever ثرىthe soil of الأرضthe earth اقشعshuddered (word begins)
فإذا ثرى الأرض اقشع
رَّend of 'shuddered' أديمهits skin كانواthey were ربيعهits spring
رَّ أديمه كانوا ربيعه
And when the soil of the earth
The breeze of pardon breathed,
shuddered in its skin, they were its spring.
Sprinkling its rain so it watered,
ولدتهمُshe bore them أمُّthe mother of الفخارglory
ولدتهمُ أمُّ الفخار
بدارةin the abode of الحسبancestral honor الرفيعهlofty
بدارة الحسب الرفيعه
The mother of glory bore them
The soil of a burial wherein,
in the lofty abode of ancestral honor.
Lies an intercessor for it,
نسبٌa lineage عقدنthey bound أصولهits roots
نسبٌ عقدن أصوله
بذوائبto the tresses of العلياsublimity فروعهits branches
بذوائب العليا فروعه
A lineage whose roots were bound
to the tresses of sublimity by its branches.
ياO أيُّهاyou الخلفُthe successor المشيِّدthe builder
يا أيُّها الخلفُ المشيِّد
للهدىfor guidance فيناamong us ربوعهits dwellings
للهدى فينا ربوعه
O successor who builds
guidance's dwellings among us,
والمستجارُand the one sought for refuge بركنهat his pillar
والمستجارُ بركنه
فيin كلِّevery نازلةٍcalamity فظيعهdreadful
في كلِّ نازلةٍ فظيعه
and you whose pillar is sought as refuge
in every dreadful calamity,
فلأنتَfor you indeed بعدafter المرتضىal-Murtada
فلأنتَ بعد المرتضى
نعمexcellent is البقيَّةthe survivor للشريعهfor the Sacred Law
نعم البقيَّة للشريعه
for you, after al-Murtada,
are an excellent survivor for the Sacred Law.
وحداand may it drive onward نسيمُthe breeze of العفوpardon ساpouring (word begins)
وحدا نسيمُ العفو سا
جمُend of 'pouring' غيثهits rain فمرىand then milked ضروعهits udders
جمُ غيثه فمرى ضروعه
And may the breeze of pardon drive on
its pouring rain-cloud, and milk its udders,
وسقىand may it water ثرىthe soil of جدثٍa grave أقاdwelt (word begins)
وسقى ثرى جدثٍ أقا
مَend of 'dwelt' مجاوراًdwelling beside فيهin it شفيعهhis intercessor
مَ مجاوراً فيه شفيعه
and water the soil of a grave where he
has dwelt beside his intercessor.
Partial English translation: 76 of 88 Arabic lines translated.