قل لابنِ ملجَمٍ الملَجِّم نيرانا

قل لابنِ ملجَمٍ الملَجِّم نيرانا

المتَسَربِل خِذلاناً وخُسرانا

المتَسَربِل خِذلاناً وخُسرانا

Say to Ibn Muljam, who bridles fires,

Say to Ibn Muljam, who ignited fires,

Cloaked in abandonment and loss:

The one cloaked in betrayal and loss,

عدَلتَ عن طُرقاتِ العدلِ يا غَدرُ

عدَلتَ عن طُرقاتِ العدلِ يا غَدرُ

وخُضتَ في الغَدرِ أنهاراً وغُدرانا

وخُضتَ في الغَدرِ أنهاراً وغُدرانا

You turned away from the paths of justice, O treachery,

You deviated from the paths of justice, O treacherous one,

And waded through rivers and pools of treachery.

And you waded through betrayal like rivers and treachery.

ضللتَ في سُبُلٍ غرّاءَ واضحةٍ

ضللتَ في سُبُلٍ غرّاءَ واضحةٍ

ولم تزَل عن سبيل الحق تَيهانا

ولم تزَل عن سبيل الحق تَيهانا

You went astray on radiant, clear paths,

You went astray on misleading, clear paths,

And never ceased straying from the path of truth.

And did not cease to wander aimlessly from the path of truth.

أفرطتَ في الجهل إذ فَرَّطتَ من حَمَقٍ

أفرطتَ في الجهل إذ فَرَّطتَ من حَمَقٍ

حتى قَتَلتَ إماماً عالياً شانا

حتى قَتَلتَ إماماً عالياً شانا

You went to excess in ignorance when you were remiss through folly,

You exceeded in ignorance when you charged out of stupidity

Until you killed an imam exalted in rank:

Until you killed a noble, eminent Imam.

صِهرُ الرسولِ عليٌّ زوجُ فاطمة

صِهرُ الرسولِ عليٌّ زوجُ فاطمة

وخيرُ مَن زَيَّنَ الهُدى وَمَن شانا

وخيرُ مَن زَيَّنَ الهُدى وَمَن شانا

The Messenger's son-in-law, Ali, Fatimah's husband,

The son-in-law of the Messenger, Ali, husband of Fatima,

And the best of those who adorned guidance and those who marred it;

And the best of those who adorned guidance and glory.

ووالدُ الحَسَنينِ النِيِّرَينِ وَمن

ووالدُ الحَسَنينِ النِيِّرَينِ وَمن

كانا إلى المصطفى روحاً وريحاناً

كانا إلى المصطفى روحاً وريحاناً

And father of Hasan and Husayn, the two radiant ones, who

And father of the two luminous youths,

Were soul and sweet basil to the Chosen One;

Who were to the Chosen One a soul and delight.

وبابُ مصرِ علومِ الدين أجمَعِها

وبابُ مصرِ علومِ الدين أجمَعِها

فليس يَعرُبُ عنهُ حَيثُما كانا

فليس يَعرُبُ عنهُ حَيثُما كانا

And the gate to the city of all the sciences of religion,

The gateway to the knowledge of the entire religion,

So nothing eludes him, wherever it may be (reading uncertain).

So none can fully describe him wherever he may be.

وذو السجايا التي ليس يَحصُرُها

وذو السجايا التي ليس يَحصُرُها

عَدٌّ ولو طالتِ الأزمانُ أزمانا

عَدٌّ ولو طالتِ الأزمانُ أزمانا

And possessed of virtues that cannot be encompassed

Possessor of traits that cannot be comprehended,

By any count, even were ages to stretch on for ages.

Even if eras upon eras were to pass.

ومَن مناقِبُهُ حدِّث ولا حرجٌ

ومَن مناقِبُهُ حدِّث ولا حرجٌ

بَلى تجاوَزَ ما في البحر مولانا

بَلى تجاوَزَ ما في البحر مولانا

And one whose merits—recount them without restraint!

And of his virtues, speak without hesitation,

Indeed, our master surpassed what the sea contains.

Indeed, he surpassed what is in the sea, our master.

أخطأتَ أخطأتَ يا ابنَ ملجِّمٍ فَلَقَد

أخطأتَ أخطأتَ يا ابنَ ملجِّمٍ فَلَقَد

أتيتَ على الأذى والوِزرِ إيتانا

أتيتَ على الأذى والوِزرِ إيتانا

You erred, you erred, O Ibn Muljam, for indeed

You have erred, you have erred O son of Muljam,

You truly committed harm and sin.

You have come with harm and burden upon us.

وجُرتَ عن كلِّ أجرٍ لستَ نائلَهُ

وجُرتَ عن كلِّ أجرٍ لستَ نائلَهُ

وجئتَ جهراً جريراتٍ وعِصيانا

وجئتَ جهراً جريراتٍ وعِصيانا

And strayed from every reward, none of which you shall attain,

And you have been deprived of all reward you will not attain,

And openly committed offenses and disobedience.

And you came openly with defiance and disobedience.

وبُؤتَ بالسُخطِ والعُتبى على غَضبٍ

وبُؤتَ بالسُخطِ والعُتبى على غَضبٍ

تلقاهُ حيّاً بلا شكٍ وموتانا

تلقاهُ حيّاً بلا شكٍ وموتانا

And incurred displeasure and reproach on top of wrath,

And you were cursed with wrath and blame in anger,

Which you shall meet, without doubt, alive and dead.

You will meet it alive without doubt and in death.

وقد أخطأ القومُ إذ سمّوكَ عابدَ رحم

وقد أخطأ القومُ إذ سمّوكَ عابدَ رحم

انٍ وبالخلفِ قد بارَزَت رحماناً

انٍ وبالخلفِ قد بارَزَت رحماناً

And the people erred when they called you a worshipper of the All-Mer-

And the people have erred by naming you a devoted worshipper of the Merciful,

ciful; in defiance, you have challenged the All-Merciful.

But by opposites you have contended with the Merciful.

ما كان أولاكَ أن يدعوكَ عاصيَهُ

ما كان أولاكَ أن يدعوكَ عاصيَهُ

بلى تجاوزتَ عِصياناً وكُفرانا

بلى تجاوزتَ عِصياناً وكُفرانا

How much fitter it was to call you His rebel!

Those disobedient to you should not have called you that,

Indeed, you exceeded all bounds in disobedience and unbelief.

But you exceeded disobedience and disbelief.

فلا سَقَتكَ من الوسمي غاديةٌ

فلا سَقَتكَ من الوسمي غاديةٌ

ولا سقت ارض عِمرانَ بنِ حِطّانا

ولا سقت ارض عِمرانَ بنِ حِطّانا

So may no morning cloud of the first rains water you,

So neither did the fertile land of Wosim water you,

Nor water the land of Imran ibn Hittan.

Nor did it water the land of Imran ibn Hittan.

عمرانُ عُمِّرَ بالكُفرِ الصريح وَمن

عمرانُ عُمِّرَ بالكُفرِ الصريح وَمن

حِطّانُ حطَّ عليه اللَهُ نيرانا

حِطّانُ حطَّ عليه اللَهُ نيرانا

Imran was granted long life in open unbelief; and who

Imran was inhabited by manifest disbelief, and one

Is Hittan? May God cast fires down upon him!

From Hittan whom Allah burned with fire.

ما أنتَ إلّا شَقِيٌّ وهو مِثلُكَ في

ما أنتَ إلّا شَقِيٌّ وهو مِثلُكَ في

شقاوةٍ تُخذلانِ فيها خِذلانا

شقاوةٍ تُخذلانِ فيها خِذلانا

You are nothing but a wretch, and he is like you in

You are nothing but wretched, and he is like you in

Wretchedness, in which you both are utterly forsaken.

Wretchedness which makes you both wretched.

لا تَغتَرِر أو تُصَدِّق بمقالتِه

لا تَغتَرِر أو تُصَدِّق بمقالتِه

فإنها كُسِيَت زوراً وبُهتانا

فإنها كُسِيَت زوراً وبُهتانا

Do not be deceived or believe his statement,

Do not be fooled or believe his words,

For it was clothed in falsehood and slander.

For they are clothed in falsehood and lies.

واللَهِ ما هيَ إلا ضربةٌ شَقِيَت

واللَهِ ما هيَ إلا ضربةٌ شَقِيَت

فكيفَ تبلغُ من ذي العرشِ رِضوانا

فكيفَ تبلغُ من ذي العرشِ رِضوانا

By God, it was nothing but a wretched blow;

By Allah, they are nothing but a blow that brought wretchedness,

So how can it gain favor from the Lord of the Throne?

So how can they attain satisfaction from the Lord of the Throne?

باءت بخُسرٍ وتَطفيفٍ ومنقَصَةٍ

باءت بخُسرٍ وتَطفيفٍ ومنقَصَةٍ

فكيفَ تحسَبُ أوفى الناسِ ميزانا

فكيفَ تحسَبُ أوفى الناسِ ميزانا

It ended in loss, short measure, and deficiency;

They resulted in loss, betrayal, and deficiency,

So how can you reckon him fullest in the balance among all people?

So how can you consider it the most just of scales?