ربَّmany a شيعيَّةٍShiʿi woman إلىtoward بردِthe coolness of فيهاher mouth
ربَّ شيعيَّةٍ إلى بردِ فيها
بيَin me حرٌّheat وجفنُهاand her eyelid فيin فتورِlanguor
بيَ حرٌّ وجفنُها في فتورِ
For the coolness of many a Shiʿi woman’s mouth
The Shiite community's Lord to the cold therein
I burn, while her eyelid is languid.
A free home, though languid its eyelid
ليI have ضلوعٌribs فيin كربلاKarbala مِنْbecause of جفاهاher coldness
لي ضلوعٌ في كربلا مِنْ جفاها
ودموعٌand tears فيat عيدِthe feast of يومِthe Day of الغديرِGhadir
ودموعٌ في عيدِ يومِ الغديرِ
My ribs are in Karbala because of her coldness,
In Karbala I ribs from its harshness
And my tears at the feast of the Day of Ghadir.
And tears on the Feast day of Ghadeer