اَباO Abu هاشِمٍHashim ماليwhy do I أَراكَI see you عَليلاailing
اَبا هاشِمٍ مالي أَراكَ عَليلا
ترفَّقbe gentle بِنَفسwith the soul of المُكرَماتnoble deeds قَليلاa little
ترفَّق بِنَفس المُكرَمات قَليلا
Abu Hashim, why is it that I see you ailing?
O Abu Hashim, why do I see you ailing?
Be gentle awhile with the very soul of noble deeds,
Be gentle awhile with the soul of noble deeds,
لِتَرفَعَso that you may lift عَنfrom قَلبthe heart of النَبِيِّthe Prophet حَزازَةًanguish
لِتَرفَعَ عَن قَلب النَبِيِّ حَزازَةً
وَتَدفَعand drive away عَنfrom صَدرِthe breast of الوَصِيِّthe appointed successor غَليلاburning grief
وَتَدفَع عَن صَدرِ الوَصِيِّ غَليلا
that you may lift an ache from the Prophet’s heart
so you may lift anguish from the Prophet's heart,
and dispel the burning anguish from the legatee’s breast.
and drive burning grief from the Successor's breast.
فَلَوfor if كانَthere were مِنfrom بَعدafter النَبِيّينthe prophets مُعجزa miracle
فَلَو كانَ مِن بَعد النَبِيّين مُعجز
لكُنتَthen you would be عَلىof صِدقthe truth of النَبِيِّthe Prophet دَليلاa proof
لكُنتَ عَلى صِدق النَبِيِّ دَليلا
For had there been, after the prophets, a miracle,
For if there were a miracle after the prophets,
you would have been proof of the Prophet’s truth.
you would be proof of the Prophet's truth.
أَباO Abu هاشِمٍHashim لَمdid not أَرضَbe content with هاتيكَthat دَعوَةًa prayer
أَبا هاشِمٍ لَم أَرضَ هاتيكَ دَعوَةً
وَاِنand even though صَدَرتit came عَنfrom مُخلِصٍa sincere well-wisher مُتَطَوِّلِbestowing favors
وَاِن صَدَرت عَن مُخلِصٍ مُتَطَوِّلِ
Abu Hashim, I did not approve of that invocation,
O Abu Hashim, I was not content with that prayer,
though it came from one sincere, freely offering it.
even though it came from a sincere benefactor.
فَلاfor there is no عَيشَlife ليfor me حَتّىuntil تَدومَyou remain مُسَلَّماًsafe from harm
فَلا عَيشَ لي حَتّى تَدومَ مُسَلَّماً
وَصَرفُand the vicissitudes of اللَياليthe nights عَنfrom ذَراكyour shelter بِمَعزَلِat a distance
وَصَرفُ اللَيالي عَن ذَراك بِمَعزَلِ
For life is no life to me unless you remain unharmed,
For I have no life unless you remain unharmed,
with the nights’ vicissitudes turned far from your precincts.
and the turns of the nights stay far from your shelter.
فَاِنso if نَزَلتdescends يَوماًone day بِجِسمِكَupon your body علَّةٌan illness
فَاِن نَزَلت يَوماً بِجِسمِكَ علَّةٌ
وَحاشاكَand may you be spared مِنهاfrom it ياO عَلاءَglory of بَنيthe sons of عَليAli
وَحاشاكَ مِنها يا عَلاءَ بَني عَلي
If ever an illness should descend upon your body—
So if one day an illness descends upon your body,
far be it from you, O glory of the sons of Ali—
—and may you be spared it, O glory of Ali's sons—
فَنادِthen call out بهاto it فيat الحالِthe present moment غَيرَnot مُؤَخَّرٍdelayed
فَنادِ بها في الحالِ غَيرَ مُؤَخَّرٍ
إِلىinto جِسمِthe body of اِسماعيلIsmail عَنّيaway from me تَحَوَّليmove
إِلى جِسمِ اِسماعيل عَنّي تَحَوَّلي
then call out to it at once, without delay:
then call out to it at once, without delay:
“Away from me—turn toward Isma‘il’s body!”
"Move away from me into Ismail's body."
