ياO حَيْرةbewilderment الحقthe truth لماwhen غُيِّبwas taken away الهادِيthe guide
يا حَيْرة الحق لما غُيِّب الهادِي
ووحشةand desolation الدينthe faith لماwhen أَظلمgrew dark النَّاديthe gathering place
ووحشة الدين لما أَظلم النَّادي
O truth's bewilderment when the guide was taken away!
O bewilderment of truth when the guide was absent,
And faith's desolation when the gathering place grew dark!
And desolation of religion when the caller grew dark.
ياO آلhouse of عَبْدِAbd منافٍManaf أَيُّwhat داهيةٍcalamity
يا آل عَبْدِ منافٍ أَيُّ داهيةٍ
خلاbecame deserted بهاthrough it الحيُّthe settlement بلrather أَوْدىperished بهاthrough it الوَادِيthe valley
خلا بها الحيُّ بل أَوْدى بها الوَادِي
O house of Abd Manaf, what calamity
O family of Abd Manaf, what misfortune
left the settlement desolate—nay, destroyed the valley?
That befell the living, nay cast him down the valley.
وياand O قريشQuraysh النَّدىbounty منwho جَبَّcut off غاربكمyour crest
ويا قريش النَّدى من جَبَّ غاربكم
ومنand who رمىstruck نارَthe fire of عدنانٍAdnan بإِخْمَادwith extinction
ومن رمى نارَ عدنانٍ بإِخْمَاد
And O Quraysh of bounty, who has cut off your crest,
O Quraish, giver of hospitality, from the mount of your stranger
and who has extinguished Adnan's fire?
And who doused the fire of Adnan with extinguishing.
وياand O بنيchildren of ملَّةِthe faith of الإِسلامIslam أُمُّكمُyour mother
ويا بني ملَّةِ الإِسلام أُمُّكمُ
ثكلىbereaved بأَطْهرof the purest مَيْتٍdead man فوْقupon أَعْوَادِwooden poles
ثكلى بأَطْهر مَيْتٍ فوْق أَعْوَادِ
And O children of the faith of Islam, your mother
O nation of Islam, your mother
is bereaved of the purest dead man upon a wooden bier.
Bereaved with the purest dead above the stakes.
فياso O شماتةgloating تعطيلdenial of God's attributes وفلْسَفةٍand philosophy
فيا شماتة تعطيل وفلْسَفةٍ
وياand O مسرَّةdelight إِشراكٍpolytheism وإِلحادand heresy
ويا مسرَّة إِشراكٍ وإِلحاد
So what gloating for denial of God's attributes and philosophy,
So O gloating of disabling and sophistry
and what delight for polytheism and heresy!
And O joy of polytheism and atheism.
ياO ساكتاًsilent one تحتbeneath أحجارstones منضدةneatly stacked
يا ساكتاً تحت أحجار منضدة
بلrather ساكناًdwelling بينamong أحشاءinnards وأكبادand livers
بل ساكناً بين أحشاء وأكباد
O silent one beneath neatly stacked stones,
O you who is silent under arranged rocks
rather, dwelling within our innards and livers!
Nay residing between intestines and livers.
ياO ساكِناًdwelling وَسْطin the midst of قبْرٍa grave ظلَّremained مَوْضِعُهits site
يا ساكِناً وَسْط قبْرٍ ظلَّ مَوْضِعُه
ماjust بينbetween قصْرِthe palace of أَبيAbu ذرٍّDharr ومِقْدادِand Miqdad
ما بين قصْرِ أَبي ذرٍّ ومِقْدادِ
O dweller in a grave whose site has remained
O you residing amidst a grave whose place
right between Abu Dharr's palace and Miqdad's!
Is between the palace of Abu Dharr and Miqdad.
ياO واحداًone man كانwas كالآلافِlike thousands نحْسَبُهwe reckoned him
يا واحداً كان كالآلافِ نحْسَبُه
لاnot واحداًone man كانwas مَحسُوباًcounted بآحَادِin single units
لا واحداً كان مَحسُوباً بآحَادِ
O one man whom we reckoned equal to thousands,
O you who was like thousands we reckoned him
not one who was counted merely as a single man!
Not one reckoned by units.
يأَيهاO you الطَّاهرُpure one السَّاريpervading تطهُّرهhis purity
يأَيها الطَّاهرُ السَّاري تطهُّره
فيthrough النفسthe soul والجِسْمand the body والأَثوابِand the garments والزادِand the provisions
في النفس والجِسْم والأَثوابِ والزادِ
O pure one, whose purity pervades
O you the pure, your purity
the soul, the body, the garments, and the provisions!
Permeating the soul, body, clothes and provisions.
لمnot يَبْقremain بعدكafter you منone who يُرْجَىis looked to لتبصرةٍfor enlightenment
لم يَبْق بعدك من يُرْجَى لتبصرةٍ
لمnot يَبقremain بَعدكafter you منone who يُدْعَىis called upon لإرْشادِfor guidance
لم يَبق بَعدك من يُدْعَى لإرْشادِ
After you, none remains to be looked to for enlightenment;
None remains after you hoping for guidance
after you, none remains to be called upon for guidance.
None remains after you called for direction.
لمnot يَبْقَremain بَعْدَكَafter you مَنْone who يَحْميguards صَرِيمتَهُhis resolve
لم يَبْقَ بَعْدَكَ مَنْ يَحْمي صَرِيمتَهُ
كيدَthe plotting of العَدُوِّthe enemy ويكفيand wards off صَوْلَةthe onslaught of العاديthe aggressor
كيدَ العَدُوِّ ويكفي صَوْلَة العادي
After you, none remains to shield his resolve
None remains protecting his sanctity
from the enemy's plotting and ward off the aggressor's onslaught.
From the enemy’s plot and the assailant’s attack.
لمnot يَبْقَremain بَعْدَكَafter you بَحْرٌa sea فائِضٌoverflowing أَبداًever
لم يَبْقَ بَعْدَكَ بَحْرٌ فائِضٌ أَبداً
علىdespite تزاحُمthe crowding of شُرَّابdrinkers ووُرَّادand water-seekers
على تزاحُم شُرَّاب ووُرَّاد
After you, no sea remains, ever overflowing,
None remains after you an abundant sea, ever
despite the throng of drinkers and water-seekers.
Flooded by the jostling of drinkers and churners.
لمnot يبقremain بعدكafter you منone whose تَرْوىare recounted مَآثِرُهhis glorious deeds
لم يبق بعدك من تَرْوى مَآثِرُه
حتىeven بأَلْسُنِon the tongues of أَعداءٍenemies وأَضْدادِand adversaries
حتى بأَلْسُنِ أَعداءٍ وأَضْدادِ
After you, none remains whose glorious deeds are recounted
None remains after you whose exploits
even on the tongues of enemies and adversaries.
Quench even the tongues of foes and adversaries.
لمnot يبقremain بعدكafter you مَنْone whose أَخبارُaccounts of سُؤدُدِهhis noble eminence
لم يبق بعدك مَنْ أَخبارُ سُؤدُدِه
يلهوُtakes pleasure بهاin them الشَّرْبthe drinking company أَوor يشدُوsings بهاof them الشَّادِيthe singer
يلهوُ بها الشَّرْب أَو يشدُو بها الشَّادِي
After you, none remains whose tales of noble greatness
None remains after you whose news of pillars
delight the drinking company or are sung by the singer.
Amuse wine or the singer sings.
لمnot يَبْقَremain بَعْدَكَafter you مَنْone who إِنْif قَامَrises فيin جَدَلdebate
لم يَبْقَ بَعْدَكَ مَنْ إِنْ قَامَ في جَدَل
أَمدَّهreinforces him اللهGod منof نصْرٍvictory بأَمْدادِwith reinforcements
أَمدَّه الله من نصْرٍ بأَمْدادِ
After you, none remains who, if he rises in debate,
None remains after you who if he argues
is strengthened by God with reinforcements of victory.
God supports him with victory and supplies.
لمnot يَبْقَremain بَعْدَكَafter you منone who بالفضْلwith excellence أَجْمَعُهall of it
لم يَبْقَ بَعْدَكَ من بالفضْل أَجْمَعُه
يَبْدُوbegins وَيخْتِمُand concludes فهُوfor he is الخاتمthe finisher البَادِيthe beginner
يَبْدُو وَيخْتِمُ فهُو الخاتم البَادِي
After you, none remains who, with excellence entire,
None remains after you who in merit he gathers
begins and concludes: he is the finisher and the beginner.
Apparent in the beginning and ending demonstrations.
فإِنfor if طلبْتُI sought بديلاًa substitute منكfor you أَوor عوضاًa replacement
فإِن طلبْتُ بديلاً منك أَو عوضاً
فيin العالمينthe worlds لقدsurely أَتعبتI wearied رُوَّادِيmy scouts
في العالمين لقد أَتعبت رُوَّادِي
For if I sought a substitute for you or a replacement
If I sought an alternative or compensation for you
throughout the worlds, I would surely weary my scouts.
In both worlds, I have burdened frequenters.
تبكيweeps السماءُthe sky لشمْسٍfor a sun منْكof yours مُشْرقةshining
تبكي السماءُ لشمْسٍ منْك مُشْرقة
تَحْتَbeneath التُّرابthe earth ونَجْمand a star منكof yours وَقَّادblazing
تَحْتَ التُّراب ونَجْم منك وَقَّاد
Heaven weeps for your shining sun,
The sky cries for a sun shining from you
beneath the earth, and your blazing star.
Under the soil and your star that guided.
ويَلْطمand slaps الدِّينُthe faith خدَّيْهits two cheeks ومفْرقَهand its crown
ويَلْطم الدِّينُ خدَّيْه ومفْرقَه
منfrom بعدِafter تَخْريقtearing أَثْوابgarments وأَبْرادand cloaks
من بعدِ تَخْريق أَثْواب وأَبْراد
And faith slaps its cheeks and the crown of its head,
And religion slaps its cheeks and temple
after tearing garments and cloaks.
After tearing of clothes and shedding innocence.
وقدand indeed بكتwept سُوَرُthe chapters of القرآنِthe Qur'an فاستَمِعُواso listen
وقد بكت سُوَرُ القرآنِ فاستَمِعُوا
شَهِيقَthe sobbing of نُونNun بسمعwith the hearing of القَلْبthe heart أَوor صَادِSad
شَهِيقَ نُون بسمع القَلْب أَو صَادِ
The chapters of the Qur'an have wept; listen
The chapters of Qur’an cried so hear
with the heart's ear to the sobbing of Nun or Sad.
The moan of “noon” and “saad” by the heart’s hearing.
وأَعْوَلَتْand wailed حَلَبٌAleppo إِعوالthe wailing of ثَاكِلةa bereaved mother
وأَعْوَلَتْ حَلَبٌ إِعوال ثَاكِلة
حتىso that لَقَدْindeed سُمْعَتْshe was heard مِنْfrom أَرضِthe land of بَغْدَادِBaghdad
حتى لَقَدْ سُمْعَتْ مِنْ أَرضِ بَغْدَادِ
And Aleppo wailed like a bereaved mother,
And Halab howled the howl of a bereaved mother
so that she was heard even from the land of Baghdad.
It was heard from the land of Baghdad.
تقولُsaying وَاحرَّoh, the burning of أَحْشَائِيmy innards عَلَىfor وَلَدa son
تقولُ وَاحرَّ أَحْشَائِي عَلَى وَلَد
قدindeed كانwas أَنْجَبَthe noblest of أَبْنائِيmy sons وأَوْلادِيand my children
قد كان أَنْجَبَ أَبْنائِي وأَوْلادِي
saying, 'Oh, how my innards burn for a son
It says, “Woe to my intestines for a son
who was the noblest of my sons and children!'
Who was the best of my sons and children.”
ومصرُand Egypt أَثكلُmore bereaved منهاthan she غيْرَexcept أَنَّthat لهاfor her
ومصرُ أَثكلُ منها غيْرَ أَنَّ لها
بالقبْرthrough the grave تنْفِيسَrelief for أَحْزانٍsorrows وأَكْمَادِand anguish
بالقبْر تنْفِيسَ أَحْزانٍ وأَكْمَادِ
And Egypt is more bereaved than she, yet she has
And Egypt, though it is consoled
through his grave, relief for sorrows and anguish.
By the grave venting of sorrows and agonies.
والعِلْمُand knowledge يَصْرخُcries out واويْلاهalas for me مِنbecause of قدرa fate
والعِلْمُ يَصْرخُ واويْلاه مِن قدر
أَماتkilled أَنْجدَthe bravest of أَعوانيmy helpers وأَنْجَادِيand my champions
أَمات أَنْجدَ أَعواني وأَنْجَادِي
And knowledge cries, 'Alas for a fate
And knowledge screams “Woe to me
that killed the bravest of my helpers and champions!'
From fate that killed the best of my aides.”
والشَّرْعُand sacred law لمَّاwhen التقىmet بالدَّهْرِwith Time وبَّخهُrebuked him
والشَّرْعُ لمَّا التقى بالدَّهْرِ وبَّخهُ
وَقالand said وَيْلكwoe to you قدْindeed أَشْمَتَّyou made gloat حُسَّادِيmy enviers
وَقال وَيْلك قدْ أَشْمَتَّ حُسَّادِي
And when sacred law met with Time, it rebuked him,
And Islamic law, when it met fate, blamed it
and said, 'Woe to you! You have made my enviers gloat.'
And said “Woe unto you, you have delighted my enemies.”
والصومُand fasting قدْindeed قالsaid لهْفيalas for me منwho لهاجِرَتيfor my midday heat
والصومُ قدْ قال لهْفي من لهاجِرَتي
واللَّيلُand night قدْindeed قالsaid وَيْليwoe to me مَنْwho لأَورَادِيfor my litanies
واللَّيلُ قدْ قال وَيْلي مَنْ لأَورَادِي
And fasting said, 'Alas! Who will bear my midday heat?'
Fasting said “Alas my fervor.”
And night said, 'Woe to me! Who will recite my litanies?'
And night said “Woe is me, who will perform my rituals.”
وللملائِكِand for the angels حَووَليْaround نعْشِهhis bier زجَلٌa ringing chant
وللملائِكِ حَووَليْ نعْشِه زجَلٌ
ملءُfilling مَسَامِعِthe ears of أَغْوارٍlowlands وأَنْجَادِand highlands
ملءُ مَسَامِعِ أَغْوارٍ وأَنْجَادِ
And the angels around his bier raise a ringing chant,
And for the angels enclosing his bier, a funeral dirge
filling the ears of lowlands and highlands.
Filling the valleys and heights with laments.
تزاحمواthey crowded تحتbeneath أَعضاءٍlimbs مُطهَّرةٍpurified
تزاحموا تحت أَعضاءٍ مُطهَّرةٍ
لينقلُوهاto carry them لآباءٍto fathers وأَجْدادِand forefathers
لينقلُوها لآباءٍ وأَجْدادِ
They crowded beneath his purified limbs
Crowding under purified limbs
to carry them to fathers and forefathers.
To carry them to fathers and ancestors.
أَعطىgave البِشارَةthe glad tidings رِضْوانٌRidwan بِمَقْدِمهof his arrival
أَعطى البِشارَة رِضْوانٌ بِمَقْدِمه
مَعْdespite أَنَّهthat he كانwas يَرْجُوhoping أَنَّهthat he الفادِيthe ransomer
مَعْ أَنَّه كان يَرْجُو أَنَّه الفادِي
Ridwan gave glad tidings of his arrival,
Ridwan gave him good tidings upon his arrival
though he had hoped to be his ransomer.
Though he had hoped to be his redeemer.
بلrather ليتwould that أَنِّيthat I أَناI myself الفادِيthe ransomer لِمُهْجَتِهِfor his life
بل ليت أَنِّي أَنا الفادِي لِمُهْجَتِهِ
بمُهْجَتيwith my life وبأَمْواليand with my wealth وَأَوْلادِيand my children
بمُهْجَتي وبأَمْوالي وَأَوْلادِي
Rather, would that I myself might ransom his life
Rather, would that I were his redeemer
with my life, my wealth, and my children!
With my soul, wealth and children.
قلْبيmy heart عَليْهover him أَسيرٌcaptive ماno لهfor it فَرَجٌrelease
قلْبي عَليْه أَسيرٌ ما له فَرَجٌ
صبْريmy patience عَلَيْهover him قتيلٌslain مَاno لهfor it وَادِيpayer of blood-money
صبْري عَلَيْه قتيلٌ مَا له وَادِي
My heart is captive in grief for him, with no release;
My heart is captive to him, with no relief
my patience over him is slain, with none to pay its blood-money.
My patience upon him is slain, with no course.
لَوْhad عَاشَhe lived ليfor me كَانَwould have أَدْنَانيdrawn me nearer وقرَّبنيand brought me close
لَوْ عَاشَ لي كَانَ أَدْنَاني وقرَّبني
للهِto God لكنbut أَرَادَwilled اللهGod إِبْعَادِيkeeping me distant
للهِ لكن أَرَادَ الله إِبْعَادِي
Had he lived for me, he would have drawn me nearer and brought me close
Had he lived he would have been my close friend and brought me near,
to God; but God willed to keep me far away.
But God wanted to distance me.
قدindeed كانused to يسعِفُنيhelp me علماًwith knowledge ويُسْعِدُنيand make me happy
قد كان يسعِفُني علماً ويُسْعِدُني
فضنَّso begrudged دَهريmy time بإِسعَافيhelp for me وإِسعَاديand happiness for me
فضنَّ دَهري بإِسعَافي وإِسعَادي
He used to help me with knowledge and make me happy,
He would help me with knowledge and bring me joy,
so my time begrudged me aid and happiness.
But my fate was stingy with my aid and joy.
وأَنَّand that نَفْسِيَmy soul لمَّاwhen مَاتَhe died عَالِمةٌknowing
وأَنَّ نَفْسِيَ لمَّا مَاتَ عَالِمةٌ
بأَنَّthat يَومَthe day of شَقَائِيmy misery يَومُthe day of مِيلادِيmy birth
بأَنَّ يَومَ شَقَائِي يَومُ مِيلادِي
And my soul, when he died, knew
And my soul knew when he passed
that the day of my misery was the day of my birth.
The day of my misery is the day of my birth.
نُوُحواlament عَلَيْهfor him فَمَاfor not أَنْتُمyou بِغيْبَتِهin his absence
نُوُحوا عَلَيْه فَمَا أَنْتُم بِغيْبَتِه
إِلاَّexcept سَوَائمgrazing beasts أَنْعامٍlivestock وأَذْوَادِand camel-herds
إِلاَّ سَوَائم أَنْعامٍ وأَذْوَادِ
Lament him, for in his absence you are nothing
Mourn him, for you without him
but grazing livestock and camel-herds.
Are like cattle and beasts of burden.
وابْكواand weep عليهfor him بأَجْفانٍwith eyelids مقرَّحةulcerated
وابْكوا عليه بأَجْفانٍ مقرَّحة
تهْمِيpouring forth بأَزْوَاجِin pairs of دمْعtears لاnot بأَفْرَادِin single drops
تهْمِي بأَزْوَاجِ دمْع لا بأَفْرَادِ
And weep for him with ulcerated eyelids,
And cry for him with ulcerated eyelids
pouring tears in pairs, not singly.
That drip pairs of tears, not solitary.
سَقىmay water ضرِيحَكyour tomb رضْوانٌdivine favor ومغْفِرةٌand forgiveness
سَقى ضرِيحَك رضْوانٌ ومغْفِرةٌ
ولاand not أَقولI say سَقاكmay water you الرائِحُthe evening-coming cloud الغَادِيthe morning-coming one
ولا أَقول سَقاك الرائِحُ الغَادِي
May divine favor and forgiveness water your tomb;
Ridwan and forgiveness watered your tomb
nor do I say, 'May the cloud of evening and morning water you.'
I do not say the passing wind quenched you.
فأَنتfor you فيin التُّرْبِthe earth حَيٌّalive مُدْرِكٌaware فرِحٌjoyful
فأَنت في التُّرْبِ حَيٌّ مُدْرِكٌ فرِحٌ
ترْنُوyou gaze لشخْصِيat my person بَلْindeed تُصغِيyou listen لإِنْشادِيto my recitation
ترْنُو لشخْصِي بَلْ تُصغِي لإِنْشادِي
For in the earth you are alive, aware, and joyful,
For you are alive in the soil, aware and delighted
gazing at me—indeed, listening to my recitation.
You pay heed to my persona, nay listen to my chant.
مَعِيwith me أَراهُI see him وفيand in البَيْداءِthe wilderness حُفْرتهhis grave-pit
مَعِي أَراهُ وفي البَيْداءِ حُفْرته
ياO حرَّthe burning of قلْبَاهmy heart! مِنْbecause of ذاthis الحاضِرِpresent one البَادِيdesert-dweller
يا حرَّ قلْبَاه مِنْ ذا الحاضِرِ البَادِي
I see him with me, while his grave-pit is in the wilderness.
With me I see him, and in the desert his grave,
Oh, how my heart burns for this one, present yet in the desert!
O the fervor of a heart for one present yet departed.
ليfor me كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday مَعَwith الأَيامthe days نائبةٌa calamity
لي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَعَ الأَيام نائبةٌ
تسْطُوassails فتفْرِسُthen devours أَشبَالِيmy lion-cubs وآسَادِيand my lions
تسْطُو فتفْرِسُ أَشبَالِي وآسَادِي
Every day, as the days go by, a calamity is mine,
For me each day, with days, a misfortune
pouncing and devouring my lion-cubs and my lions.
Pounces, preying on my lions and wolves.
تأتيcome إِليَّto me علىaccording to وعدٍa promise نوائِبُهُits calamities
تأتي إِليَّ على وعدٍ نوائِبُهُ
وطالماand often طرَقتنيvisited me by night لاnot بمِيعَادby appointment
وطالما طرَقتني لا بمِيعَاد
Its calamities come to me as promised,
His calamities come to me on a promise
and often have visited me by night without appointment.
Though often they surprise me without appointment.
متىwhenever أَردتمyou wish خُذُواtake أَخْبَارَthe accounts of سَيِّدِكُمyour master
متى أَردتم خُذُوا أَخْبَارَ سَيِّدِكُم
عنِّيfrom me فإِنيَfor I أَرْوِيهاnarrate them بإِسْنادِwith a chain of transmission
عنِّي فإِنيَ أَرْوِيها بإِسْنادِ
Whenever you wish, take the accounts of your master
Whenever you wish, take news of your master
from me, for I narrate them with a chain of transmission.
From me, for I narrate them with authority.
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