غَدَرَbetrayed القَومُthe people وَقَدand indeed ماnot رَغِبواturned away
غَدَرَ القَومُ وَقَد ما رَغِبوا
عَنfrom ثَوابِthe reward of اللَهِGod رَبِّLord of الثَقَلَينhumankind and jinn
عَن ثَوابِ اللَهِ رَبِّ الثَقَلَين
The people betrayed, and indeed had not turned away
from the reward of God, Lord of humankind and jinn.
قَتَلواthey killed قَدَماlong ago عَلِيّاًAli وَاِبنَهُand his son
قَتَلوا قَدَما عَلِيّاً وَاِبنَهُ
حَسَنُHasan الخَيرِthe good كَريمِnoble الأَبَوَينthe two parents
حَسَنُ الخَيرِ كَريمِ الأَبَوَين
They killed Ali long ago, and his son,
Hasan the good, of noble parentage on both sides.
حَنقاًout of rancor مِنهُمfrom them وَقالواand they said أَجمِعواresolve together
حَنقاً مِنهُم وَقالوا أَجمِعوا
نَفتِكُwe murder الآنَnow جَميعاًall together بِالحُسَينHusayn
نَفتِكُ الآنَ جَميعاً بِالحُسَين
Out of their rancor, they said, “Resolve together:
let us now all murder Husayn.”
ياO لقَومٍfor a people لأُناسٍfor folk رُذَّلٍvile
يا لقَومٍ لأُناسٍ رُذَّلٍ
جَمَعواthey mustered الجَمعَthe host لِأَهلِagainst the people of الحَرَمَينthe two sanctuaries
جَمَعوا الجَمعَ لِأَهلِ الحَرَمَين
Oh, what a people—what vile folk!
They mustered the host against the people of the two sanctuaries.
ثُمَّthen سارواthey marched وَتَواصَواand urged one another كُلُّهُمall of them
ثُمَّ ساروا وَتَواصَوا كُلُّهُم
بِاِجتِياحيto annihilate me لِلرِضاfor satisfaction بِالمُلحدينwith the godless
بِاِجتِياحي لِلرِضا بِالمُلحدين
Then they marched, all urging one another
to annihilate me, out of satisfaction with the godless.
لَمnot يَخافواthey feared اللَهَGod فيin سَفكِshedding دَميmy blood
لَم يَخافوا اللَهَ في سَفكِ دَمي
لِعُبَيدِfor Ubayd اللَهِAllah نَسلُoffspring of الفاجِرَينthe two wicked ones
لِعُبَيدِ اللَهِ نَسلُ الفاجِرَين
They did not fear God in shedding my blood
for Ubayd Allah, offspring of the two wicked ones.
وَاِبنُand Ibn سَعدٍSa'd قَدindeed رَمانيassailed me عنوَةًby force
وَاِبنُ سَعدٍ قَد رَماني عنوَةً
بِجُنودٍwith troops كَوُكوفُlike the streaming of الهاطِلَينthe two pouring clouds
بِجُنودٍ كَوُكوفُ الهاطِلَين
And Ibn Sa'd indeed assailed me by force
with troops like the streaming of the two rain clouds.
لاnot لِشَيءٍfor anything كانَwas مِنّيfrom me قَبلَbefore ذاthis
لا لِشَيءٍ كانَ مِنّي قَبلَ ذا
غَيرَexcept فَخريmy pride بِضِياءِin the radiance of الفَرقَدَينthe two Farqad stars
غَيرَ فَخري بِضِياءِ الفَرقَدَين
Not for anything I had done before this,
save my pride in the radiance of the two Farqad stars:
بِعَلِيِّin Ali الخَيرِthe good مِنfrom بَعدِafter النَبِيّthe Prophet
بِعَلِيِّ الخَيرِ مِن بَعدِ النَبِيّ
وَالنَبِيِّand the Prophet القُرَشِيِّof Quraysh الوالِدَينthe two forebears
وَالنَبِيِّ القُرَشِيِّ الوالِدَين
in Ali the good, after the Prophet,
and the Prophet of Quraysh—my two forebears.
خيرَةُthe chosen one of اللَهِGod مِنَamong الخَلقِcreation أَبيmy father
خيرَةُ اللَهِ مِنَ الخَلقِ أَبي
ثُمَّthen أَمّيmy mother فَأَناso I am اِبنُthe son of الخيرَتَينthe two chosen ones
ثُمَّ أَمّي فَأَنا اِبنُ الخيرَتَين
My father is God's chosen one among creation,
then my mother; so I am the son of the two chosen ones.
فِضَّةٌsilver قَدalready خَلُصَتbecame pure مِنfrom ذَهَبٍgold
فِضَّةٌ قَد خَلُصَت مِن ذَهَبٍ
فَأَناso I am الفِضَّةُthe silver وَاِبنُand the son of الذَهَبَينthe two golden ones
فَأَنا الفِضَّةُ وَاِبنُ الذَهَبَين
Silver has been purified from gold;
so I am the silver, and the son of the two golden ones.
مَنwho لَهُhas جَدٌّa grandfather كَجَدّيlike my grandfather فيamong الوَرىhumankind
مَن لَهُ جَدٌّ كَجَدّي في الوَرى
أَوor كَشَيخيlike my father فَأَناso I am اِبنُthe son of القَمَرَينthe two moons
أَو كَشَيخي فَأَنا اِبنُ القَمَرَين
Who among humankind has a grandfather like mine,
or a father like mine? I am the son of the two moons.
فاطِمُFatimah الزَهراءal-Zahra, the radiant أُمّيmy mother وَأَبيand my father
فاطِمُ الزَهراء أُمّي وَأَبي
قاصِمُthe breaker of الكُفرِunbelief بِبَدرٍat Badr وَحُنَينand Hunayn
قاصِمُ الكُفرِ بِبَدرٍ وَحُنَين
Fatimah al-Zahra is my mother, and my father
the breaker of unbelief at Badr and Hunayn.
وَلَهُand he had فيon يَومِthe day of أُحدٍUhud وَقعَةٌa battle
وَلَهُ في يَومِ أُحدٍ وَقعَةٌ
شَفَتِsoothed الغُلَّrancor بِفَضِّby scattering العَسكَرَينthe two armies
شَفَتِ الغُلَّ بِفَضِّ العَسكَرَين
And on the day of Uhud, he fought a battle
that soothed rancor by scattering the two armies.
ثُمَّthen بِالأَحزابِat al-Ahzab وَالفَتحِand the Conquest مَعاًtogether
ثُمَّ بِالأَحزابِ وَالفَتحِ مَعاً
كانَwas فيهاin it حَتفُthe doom of أَهلِthe people of القِبلَتَينthe two prayer-directions
كانَ فيها حَتفُ أَهلِ القِبلَتَين
Then at al-Ahzab and the Conquest alike,
there lay the doom of the people of the two qiblas.
فيin سَبيلِthe cause of اللَهِGod ماذاwhat صَنَعَتdid
في سَبيلِ اللَهِ ماذا صَنَعَت
أُمَّةُthe community of السوءِevil مَعاًtogether بِالعِترَتَينto the two kindreds
أُمَّةُ السوءِ مَعاً بِالعِترَتَين
In God's cause, what did
the evil community do to the two kindreds together—
عِترَةُthe kindred of البِرِّthe righteous النَبِيِّthe Prophet المُصطَفىthe Chosen One
عِترَةُ البِرِّ النَبِيِّ المُصطَفى
وَعَلىand upon الوَردِthe roses بَينَbetween الجَحفَلَينthe two mighty hosts
وَعَلى الوَردِ بَينَ الجَحفَلَين
the kindred of the righteous Prophet, the Chosen One,
and upon the roses between the two mighty hosts?