مُصابٌ جليلٌ وصنعٌ جميل

مُصابٌ جليلٌ وصنعٌ جميل

وَمُلكٌ سعيدٌ وأجرٌ جزيل

وَمُلكٌ سعيدٌ وأجرٌ جزيل

A grievous calamity and a gracious dispensation,

A sublime affliction and beautiful making

And a blessed reign and an abundant reward.

And a prosperous reign and plentiful reward

فذاكَ يهيِّجُ برحَ الأسى

فذاكَ يهيِّجُ برحَ الأسى

وهذا يسكِّنُ فرطَ الغليل

وهذا يسكِّنُ فرطَ الغليل

For that stirs the pangs of grief,

For that stirs the swell of sorrow

And this soothes the excess of burning anguish.

And this soothes excess anguish

وكلُّ الأنامِ له باحثُ

وكلُّ الأنامِ له باحثُ

وكلُّ فؤادٍ صحيح عَليل

وكلُّ فؤادٍ صحيح عَليل

And all mankind searches for him,

And all people search for it

And every healthy heart is ailing.

And every true heart aches

فمذ غاض بحرُ النَّدى لم تَزَل

فمذ غاض بحرُ النَّدى لم تَزَل

بِحارُ الدموع عليه تسِيل

بِحارُ الدموع عليه تسِيل

For since the sea of bounty ebbed, unceasingly

Since the sea of dew overflowed, tears

Seas of tears have flowed for him.

Have not ceased pouring upon it

وحقَّ لأجفاننا أن تصوبَ

وحقَّ لأجفاننا أن تصوبَ

وحقَّ لأجسادنا أن تحول

وحقَّ لأجسادنا أن تحول

And rightly do our eyelids rain tears,

And it is right for our eyelids to pour

And rightly do our bodies waste away.

And right for our bodies to toss and turn

لئن ساءنا خطبُ ذاك المصابِ

لئن ساءنا خطبُ ذاك المصابِ

لقد سرَّه وشكُ ذاك الرحيل

لقد سرَّه وشكُ ذاك الرحيل

Though the ordeal of that calamity grieved us,

If that affliction's news pained us

The swiftness of that departure surely gladdened him.

Then its end brought joy, that departure

فَمِن قصرِهِ وإلى قصرِه

فَمِن قصرِهِ وإلى قصرِه

فطابَ مُعرَّسهُ والمَقيل

فطابَ مُعرَّسهُ والمَقيل

Thus, from his palace and on to his palace,

From his palace to His palace

So sweet are his lodging and his noonday repose.

Blessed his wedding, restful his bed

تبدَّل من نعمة تنقضي

تبدَّل من نعمة تنقضي

نعيماً مقيماً ونعم البديل

نعيماً مقيماً ونعم البديل

He exchanged a blessing that passes away

Exchanged brief blessing

For abiding bliss—what an excellent replacement!

For lasting bliss, excellent the exchange

وعُوِّضَ من زائلٍ باقياً

وعُوِّضَ من زائلٍ باقياً

فها هو فينعمةٍ لا تزول

فها هو فينعمةٍ لا تزول

And for the transient he was given the enduring;

Compensated loss with lasting gain

Behold, he enjoys a blessing that never fades.

Say to enemies, die in sorrow

فقل للمعادين موتوا أسىً

فقل للمعادين موتوا أسىً

وقُل للموالينَ كُفُّوا العوَيل

وقُل للموالينَ كُفُّوا العوَيل

So tell the enemies, 'Die of grief!'

And say to allies, cease your wailing

And tell the loyal supporters, 'Cease your wailing.'

For he reached where he wished, ascended

فقد حلَّ حيث اشتهى وارتقى

فقد حلَّ حيث اشتهى وارتقى

بأعلى محَلٍّ وأسنى مَقِيل

بأعلى محَلٍّ وأسنى مَقِيل

For he has settled where he wished, and risen

To highest station, most blessed rest

To the highest abode and the most splendid resting place.

And his Master granted him what he chose

وأولاه مولاه ما اختاره

وأولاه مولاه ما اختاره

وقابل أعماله بالقبول

وقابل أعماله بالقبول

And his Lord bestowed on him what he had chosen,

And met his deeds with acceptance

And received his deeds with acceptance.

So the party of guidance continues glorying

فما زال حزبُ الهدى في اعتزاز

فما زال حزبُ الهدى في اعتزاز

لديه وحزبُ الضلال الذليل

لديه وحزبُ الضلال الذليل

For the party of guidance ever stood in honor

Through him, and misguidance disgraced

With him, while the party of error was abased.

Sometimes he marches to their war

فطَوراً يَسيرُ إلى حربهم

فطَوراً يَسيرُ إلى حربهم

ففي كل فج دماء تسيل

ففي كل فج دماء تسيل

At times he would march to war against them,

With blood spilling in every ravine

And in every pass blood would flow.

Other times readies an army against them

وطوراً يجهّز جيشاُ لهم

وطوراً يجهّز جيشاُ لهم

في كل حَزنٍ وسهل رعيل

في كل حَزنٍ وسهل رعيل

And at times he would equip an army against them,

In every valley and plain a cohort

On every rugged tract and plain, a troop.

And he left among us, just Al-Rida

وخلَّف فينا الرضا العادل ال

وخلَّف فينا الرضا العادل ال

إمام السعيد الهمام الجليل

إمام السعيد الهمام الجليل

And he left among us al-Rida, the just,

Great revered Imam and noble

The blessed Imam, the valiant, the majestic.

Through him God united the rightly guided

به ألّف الله شمل الهدا

به ألّف الله شمل الهدا

ة وجدَّد ربعَ المعالي المَحيل

ة وجدَّد ربعَ المعالي المَحيل

Through him God gathered the guides together

And renewed the lofty glories decayed

And renewed the barren abode of lofty deeds.

We were lost without the Imam’s guidance

ضللنا لفقد إمام الهُدى

ضللنا لفقد إمام الهُدى

فكان لنا منه أهدى دليل

فكان لنا منه أهدى دليل

We lost our way at the loss of the Imam of guidance,

But he was for us the best guide

So from him we had the surest guide.

He stood to honor my God’s religion

فقام لإعزاز ديني الإله

فقام لإعزاز ديني الإله

فكان له الله نعم الوكيل

فكان له الله نعم الوكيل

So he rose to exalt my faith, the faith of God,

So God was for him the best ally

And God was an excellent guardian for him.

Were it not for you, reviver of the revered

فلولاكَ يا مُحييِ المكرُما

فلولاكَ يا مُحييِ المكرُما

تِ لمَا غادرَ الحزنُ مِنَّا العقولُ

تِ لمَا غادرَ الحزنُ مِنَّا العقولُ

Were it not for you, O reviver of noble deeds,

Sorrow would not have left our minds

Grief would have left us bereft of reason.

And were it not for you, after him who

ولولاكَ مَن للعلى بعده

ولولاكَ مَن للعلى بعده

وللصفح عن مذنب مستقيل

وللصفح عن مذنب مستقيل

And without you, who would uphold glory after him,

And for pardoning the repentant supplicant?

And pardon a wrongdoer seeking forgiveness?

And who for struggle and night vigil

ومن للكفاح وسمر الرما

ومن للكفاح وسمر الرما

ح ومن للحُسام اليمان الصقيل

ح ومن للحُسام اليمان الصقيل

And who would face combat and wield the dusky spears,

And for the sharp Yemeni blade?

And who would wield the polished Yemeni sword?

And who for worship and who for lands?

ومن للعباد ومن للبلاد

ومن للعباد ومن للبلاد

ومن للسماح وبذل الجزيل

ومن للسماح وبذل الجزيل

And who would tend the people, and who the land,

And who for generosity and ample bounty?

And who would show generosity and give abundantly?

God mended the rift of hearts

وقد جبر الله صَدعَ القلوب

وقد جبر الله صَدعَ القلوب

بجارٍ على نهج تلك السبيل

بجارٍ على نهج تلك السبيل

And God has mended the fracture in our hearts

With a neighbor on that path

Through one who follows the course of that path,

Who aids the destitute and checks the hostile

يُغيثُ العُفاةَ وسم العداة

يُغيثُ العُفاةَ وسم العداة

وأسعد كافٍ وأسنى كفيل

وأسعد كافٍ وأسنى كفيل

He aids those seeking bounty and is poison to his foes,

And gladdened many and best guarantor

And the most fortunate protector and the most exalted guarantor.

The land shone after the darkening

فأشرقَت الأرض من بعدما

فأشرقَت الأرض من بعدما

تردَّت بغيهب ذاك الأفول

تردَّت بغيهب ذاك الأفول

So the earth shone forth after

Of that sunset and decline

It had cloaked itself in the gloom of that setting.

He clothed Andalusia in his justice

وألبس أندلُساً عدله

وألبس أندلُساً عدله

جمالاً فليس لها من عديل

جمالاً فليس لها من عديل

And his justice clothed al-Andalus

In beauty with no match

In beauty, so that it has no equal.

And met all the armies of sorrow

وقابِل جميعَ جيوش الأسى

وقابِل جميعَ جيوش الأسى

بصبر يَرُدُّ شِباهاً قَليل

بصبر يَرُدُّ شِباهاً قَليل

And confront all the armies of sorrow

With patience repelling hordes

With patience: a little turns back their sharp points.

You remain in your lofty reign

ولا زلتَ في ملكك المعتلي

ولا زلتَ في ملكك المعتلي

وفي نعم ضافيات الذُيول

وفي نعم ضافيات الذُيول

And may you ever remain in your exalted reign,

And endless blessings and trails

And amid blessings with long, flowing hems.

Of robes