ماnever رأتhas seen فيamong الناسpeople عينيmy eye
ما رأت في الناس عيني
فاضلاًa man of merit مثلlike حسينِHusayn
فاضلاً مثل حسينِ
Never among men has my eye seen
a man of merit like Husayn:
واسعextensive in النقلtransmitted learning غزيرabundant in الthe
واسع النقل غزير ال
عقلintellect مبسوطoutspread اليدينboth hands
عقل مبسوط اليدين
vast in transmitted learning, rich in
intellect, generous with both hands;
طيبgood النفسof soul لطيفfine الthe
طيب النفس لطيف ال
غرسstock; planting غرسthe planting الأبوينof both parents
غرس غرس الأبوين
good of soul, of fine
stock—the planting of both parents.
فيin محيَّاهhis face وجدناwe found
في محيَّاه وجدنا
ثالثاًa third للقمرينto the two moons (sun and moon)
ثالثاً للقمرين
In his face we found
a third beside the two moons.
ولهand he has رأىjudgment كمثلlike الthe
وله رأى كمثل ال
سيفsword ماضيkeen الشفرتينon both edges
سيف ماضي الشفرتين
And he has judgment like a
sword, keen on both edges;
نظرdiscernment تنقسمis split الشعthe hair (first part)
نظر تنقسم الشع
رةhair (completion) منهby it شعرتينinto two hairs
رة منه شعرتين
a discernment that splits a
hair into two hairs;
ويقينand certainty خالصpure فيin الthe
ويقين خالص في ال
قلبheart ماnot شيبwas mingled بمينwith falsehood
قلب ما شيب بمين
and pure certainty within the
heart, unmixed with falsehood;
ولسانand a tongue وجنانand a heart
ولسان وجنان
خلقاboth were created مقتدرينpowerful
خلقا مقتدرين
and a tongue and a heart,
both created powerful.
بهماthrough them both فاقhe surpassed البراياmankind
بهما فاق البرايا
والفتىand a young man بالأصغرينِby his two smaller organs (heart and tongue)
والفتى بالأصغرينِ
Through them he surpassed mankind—
and a man's worth lies in his two smaller organs.
ويراعٍand a reed pen راعastonished بالتحthrough writing (first part)
ويراعٍ راع بالتح
ريرwriting (completion) أهلthe people المشرقينof the two Easts
رير أهل المشرقين
And his reed pen, through writing, astonished
the people of the two Easts:
قلمa pen يلعبplays يومon the day of الthe
قلم يلعب يوم ال
روعterror بالرمحwith the spear الردينيRudayni
روع بالرمح الرديني
a pen that plays, on the day of
terror, with the Rudayni spear.
فإذاand when خطَّit writes علىupon القرthe paper (first part)
فإذا خطَّ على القر
طاسpaper (completion) أبدىit reveals العجبينthe two marvels
طاس أبدى العجبين
And when it writes upon the
paper, it displays the twin marvels
منof جمالٍbeauty وكمالٍand perfection
من جمالٍ وكمالٍ
حَسُنَاboth are beautiful فيin كلevery عينeye
حَسُنَا في كل عين
of beauty and perfection,
both lovely to every eye,
بمدادwith ink أحمرred يخsnatches away (first part)
بمداد أحمر يخ
طِفُsnatches away (completion) نورthe light البصرينof both eyes
طِفُ نور البصرين
with red ink that steals
the light from both eyes.
تحسبyou would think المكتوبthe writing منهfrom it
تحسب المكتوب منه
ذهباًgold فوقupon لُجينsilver
ذهباً فوق لُجين
You would take its writing for
gold upon silver;
وجمالand the beauty الخطof handwriting للكاfor the writer (first part)
وجمال الخط للكا
تبwriter (completion) زَينٌadornment فوقupon زينadornment
تب زَينٌ فوق زين
and beauty of script, for the
writer, is adornment upon adornment.
قدindeed تصاحبناwe became companions فكناand so we were
قد تصاحبنا فكنا
بمكانin the position of الأخوينthe two brothers
بمكان الأخوين
We became companions, and were
like two brothers;
وسنبقىand we shall remain مثلماjust as كwe were (first part)
وسنبقى مثلما ك
ناwe were (completion) قديماًlong ago صاحبينtwo companions
نا قديماً صاحبين
and we shall remain, as we
were of old, companions.
فليمتso let him die فيin الغيظrage واشٍa talebearer
فليمت في الغيظ واشٍ
بينهbetween him يسعىruns about وبينيand me
بينه يسعى وبيني
So let the talebearer die of rage,
who runs between him and me.