ماno لِعَليِّfor Ali العَلاءِexalted glory أَشباهُpeers
ما لِعَليِّ العَلاءِ أَشباهُ
لاno وَالَّذيby Him who لاno الهَgod الاهُexcept Him
لا وَالَّذي لا الهَ الاهُ
Ali of exalted glory has no peers.
No, by Him beside whom there is no god!
قَرُمa chieftain بِحيثwhere السماكal-Simak مَنزِلُهُhis station
قَرُم بِحيث السماك مَنزِلُهُ
نَدبٌa gallant بِحَيثُwhere الأَفلاكthe celestial spheres مَأواهُhis abode
نَدبٌ بِحَيثُ الأَفلاك مَأواهُ
A chieftain whose station is where al-Simak is,
a gallant whose abode is among the heavenly spheres.
الدينُreligion مَغزاهُhis aim وَالمَكارِمُand noble virtues منfrom
الدينُ مَغزاهُ وَالمَكارِمُ من
جَدواهُhis bounty وَالمَأثراتُand glorious exploits مَغناهُhis dwelling
جَدواهُ وَالمَأثراتُ مَغناهُ
Religion is his aim, and noble virtues flow from
his bounty; glorious exploits are his dwelling.
مَبناهhis lineage مَبنىthe lineage of النَبِيِّthe Prophet نَعرِفُهُwe know it
مَبناه مَبنى النَبِيِّ نَعرِفُهُ
وابناهُand his two sons عِندَat the time of التفاخُرِboasting of lineage ابناهُhis two sons
وابناهُ عِندَ التفاخُرِ ابناهُ
His lineage is the Prophet's lineage—we know it;
and his two sons, when lineage is vaunted, are the Prophet's two sons.
أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand be at ease بِأَهلِto the people of بيتكَyour house ياO
أَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِأَهلِ بيتكَ يا
امامimam عَدلٍjustice اَقامَهُHe established him اللَهُGod
امام عَدلٍ اَقامَهُ اللَهُ
Welcome, a warm welcome to your household, O
imam of justice whom God has established!
بُعداًbanishment وَسُحقاًand utter removal لِمنto whoever تَجَنَّبَهُshunned him
بُعداً وَسُحقاً لِمن تَجَنَّبَهُ
تَبّاًruin وَتعساًand misery لمنto whoever تحاماهُavoided him
تَبّاً وَتعساً لمن تحاماهُ
Banishment and utter removal to whoever shuns him;
ruin and misery to whoever avoids him.
مَنwhoever لمdid not يُعايِنbehold ضِياءَthe radiance of مَوضِعِكُمyour station
مَن لم يُعايِن ضِياءَ مَوضِعِكُم
فَإِنَّthen indeed سوءthe unsoundness of اليَقينِconviction أَعماهُhas blinded him
فَإِنَّ سوء اليَقينِ أَعماهُ
Whoever has not beheld the radiance of your station—
flawed conviction has surely blinded him.
إِنَّindeed عَلَيّاًAli علاrose إِلىto شَرَفٍeminence
إِنَّ عَلَيّاً علا إِلى شَرَفٍ
لَوif رامَهُsought it الوَهمُimagination زَلَّwould falter مرقاهُits ascent
لَو رامَهُ الوَهمُ زَلَّ مرقاهُ
Ali has indeed risen to such eminence
that, were imagination to seek it, its ascent would falter.
كَمhow many a صارِمٍkeen sword جاءَهُcame to him عَلىin a state of ظَمأٍthirst
كَم صارِمٍ جاءَهُ عَلى ظَمأٍ
فَحينَthen when جَدَّgrew fierce القراعُthe clash of arms أَرواهُhe quenched its thirst
فَحينَ جَدَّ القراعُ أَرواهُ
How many a keen sword came to him thirsty;
when the clash grew fierce, he quenched its thirst!
كَمhow many a بَطلٍchampion رامَهُsought him مُصالَتَةًin open combat
كَم بَطلٍ رامَهُ مُصالَتَةً
رَماهُhe struck him عنwith بَاسِهِhis might فَأَصماهُand killed him outright
رَماهُ عن بَاسِهِ فَأَصماهُ
How many a champion sought him in open combat;
he struck him with his might and slew him outright!
كَمhow many a مُحرَبٍbattle-hardened warrior جاءَcame غَيرnot مُكتَرِثٍconcerned
كَم مُحرَبٍ جاءَ غَير مُكتَرِثٍ
أَلقاهُhe cast him للأَرضِto the ground إِذwhen تَلَقّاهُhe met him
أَلقاهُ للأَرضِ إِذ تَلَقّاهُ
How many a battle-hardened warrior came unconcerned;
he cast him to the ground when he met him!
ماnot مَلَكُthe Angel of المَوتِDeath غَيرother than تابِعِa follower of ماwhat
ما مَلَكُ المَوتِ غَير تابِعِ ما
يَسِمُهُmarks it سَيفُهُhis sword بِيُمناهُin his right hand
يَسِمُهُ سَيفُهُ بِيُمناهُ
The Angel of Death does no more than follow what
his sword in his right hand marks out.
صَولتُهُhis onslaught فيin هياجهhis fury أَجَلdeath
صَولتُهُ في هياجه أَجَل
أَجَلyes indeed فَاِنَّfor indeed الحتوفَthe deaths تخشاهُfear him
أَجَل فَاِنَّ الحتوفَ تخشاهُ
His onslaught in his fury is death;
yes, for deaths themselves fear him.
وَالقَدَرٌand fate الحَتمُinescapable عِندَin طاعَتِهِobedience to him
وَالقَدَرٌ الحَتمُ عِندَ طاعَتِهِ
يَأمُرُهُhe commands it دائِماًalways وَيَنهاهُand forbids it
يَأمُرُهُ دائِماً وَيَنهاهُ
And inescapable fate stands obedient to him;
he is forever commanding and forbidding it.
ياO يَومَday of بَدرٍBadr أَبِنmake clear مَواقِفَهُhis stands
يا يَومَ بَدرٍ أَبِن مَواقِفَهُ
لِيَعرفَso they may know الناصبونhis foes مَغزاهُhis purpose
لِيَعرفَ الناصبون مَغزاهُ
O day of Badr, reveal his stands,
so that his foes may know his purpose.
وَياand O حنينُHunayn اِحتفلexert yourself لِتنبىءso you may tell عَنof
وَيا حنينُ اِحتفل لِتنبىء عَن
مقامِهِhis stand وَالسيوفُwhile the swords تَغشاهُbeset him
مقامِهِ وَالسيوفُ تَغشاهُ
And O Hunayn, exert yourself to tell of
his stand while swords beset him.
ياO أَحُدُUhud اشهدbear witness بحقِّto the worth of مَشهَدِهِhis stand
يا أَحُدُ اشهد بحقِّ مَشهَدِهِ
واسعَand strive لتفصِحto express clearly بِقَدرِto the measure of مَسعاهُhis striving
واسعَ لتفصِح بِقَدرِ مَسعاهُ
O Uhud, bear witness to the worth of his stand,
and strive to express the measure of his striving.
ياO خَبيرُKhaybar (probable reading) انطقspeak بِماof what خبرتَyou witnessed وَقُلand say
يا خَبيرُ انطق بِما خبرتَ وَقُل
كَيفَhow أَقامَhe established الهدىguidance وَأَرضاهُand pleased it
كَيفَ أَقامَ الهدى وَأَرضاهُ
O Khaybar, speak of what you witnessed, and tell
how he upheld guidance and won its pleasure.
وَياand O غَديرُGhadir اِنبَسِطspeak at length لِتُسمِعَهُمso you may make them hear
وَيا غَديرُ اِنبَسِط لِتُسمِعَهُم
مَنwhoever كنتُI am مَولاهُhis master فَهوthen he مَولاهhis master
مَن كنتُ مَولاهُ فَهو مَولاه
And O Ghadir, speak at length, that you may let them hear:
“Whoever has me as his master has him as his master.”
وَياand O غداةَmorning of الكَساءِthe cloak لاdo not تَهنيfalter
وَيا غداةَ الكَساءِ لا تَهني
عَنin شَرحِexplaining عَلياهُhis glory اِذwhen تَكَسّاهُhe wrapped himself in it
عَن شَرحِ عَلياهُ اِذ تَكَسّاهُ
And O morning of the cloak, do not falter
in recounting his glory when he wrapped himself in it.
ياO صَحوةَawakening of الطَيرِthe bird بَينيmake clear شَرفاًan honor
يا صَحوةَ الطَيرِ بَيني شَرفاً
فازَhe succeeded بِهِin it لاnot يُنالُcan be attained أَقصاهُits utmost height
فازَ بِهِ لا يُنالُ أَقصاهُ
O awakening of the bird, reveal an honor
he won, whose utmost height cannot be reached.
بَراءهBara'ah فاستَعلِميso inquire اِذat ذاكَthat time مَنwho
بَراءه فاستَعلِمي اِذ ذاكَ مَن
أُبعِدَwas removed عَنهُfrom it وَمَنand who تَوَلّاهtook charge of it
أُبعِدَ عَنهُ وَمَن تَوَلّاه
Bara'ah, inquire then who
was kept away from it and who took charge of it.
ياO مَرحبَMarhab of الكفرِunbelief مَنwho أَذاقَكَmade you taste مِنfrom
يا مَرحبَ الكفرِ مَن أَذاقَكَ مِن
حَرِّthe heat of الظُباsword-edges ماwhat كَرهتَyou loathed سُقياهits draught
حَرِّ الظُبا ما كَرهتَ سُقياه
O Marhab of unbelief, who made you taste, from
the heat of blades, a draught you loathed?
ياO عَمروAmr مَنwho ذاis it الَّذيthat أَناgave (probable reading) لَكَto you مِنfrom
يا عَمرو مَن ذا الَّذي أَنا لَكَ مِن
صارِمِهِhis keen sword الحَتفَdeath حينَwhen أَلقاهُhe cast it
صارِمِهِ الحَتفَ حينَ أَلقاهُ
O Amr, who was it that dealt you, from
his keen sword, death when he brought it down?
ياO جَمَلَcamel of السوءِevil حينَwhen دَبَّit moved لهُagainst him
يا جَمَلَ السوءِ حينَ دَبَّ لهُ
كَيفَhow رَأَيتَyou saw اِنتِصارَthe triumph of عَلياهُhis glory
كَيفَ رَأَيتَ اِنتِصارَ عَلياهُ
O camel of evil, when you moved against him,
how did you behold the triumph of his glory?
ياO فرقَةَband of النَكثِoath-breaking كَيفَhow رَدَّكِhe sent you back فيin
يا فرقَةَ النَكثِ كَيفَ رَدَّكِ في
ثَوبthe robe of الرَدىdeath اِذwhen سَرَيتِyou marched by night مَسراهُhis night-march route
ثَوب الرَدى اِذ سَرَيتِ مَسراهُ
O band of oath-breakers, how did he send you back in
the robe of death when you marched by night along his path?
ياO ربَّةlady of الهودجِthe howdah اِنتَدَبتِyou rose to action لَهُagainst him
يا ربَّة الهودجِ اِنتَدَبتِ لَهُ
وَقُلتِand you said مِنfrom بَعدُafterward كانَwas ذِكراهُhis remembrance
وَقُلتِ مِن بَعدُ كانَ ذِكراهُ
O lady of the howdah, you rose against him,
and afterward you said—his remembrance was ...
ياO شَيخُelder قلsay لِلذينَto those whom تقدمُهُمyou lead
يا شَيخُ قل لِلذينَ تقدمُهُم
هَلَكتُI would have perished لَولاwere it not for مَكانthe presence of فَتواهhis ruling
هَلَكتُ لَولا مَكان فَتواه
O elder, tell those whom you lead:
“I would have perished but for his judgment.”
لَوif كانَthere were فيin الشَيخِthe elder بَعضُsome of بَأسِكَyour valor لَمwould not
لَو كانَ في الشَيخِ بَعضُ بَأسِكَ لَم
يَنكلshrink back عَنfrom القَرنِthe opponent حينَwhen وافاهُhe faced him
يَنكل عَن القَرنِ حينَ وافاهُ
Had the elder possessed some of your valor, he would not
have shrunk from his opponent when he faced him.
أَماhave ... not? عَرَفتُمyou recognized سُمُوَّthe loftiness of مَنزِلِهِhis station
أَما عَرَفتُم سُمُوَّ مَنزِلِهِ
أَماhave ... not? لَحَظتُمyou observed عُلُوَّthe height of مَثواهُhis abode
أَما لَحَظتُم عُلُوَّ مَثواهُ
Have you not recognized the loftiness of his station?
Have you not beheld the height of his abode?
أَماhave ... not? رَأَيتُمyou saw محمداًMuhammad حَدِباًtenderly caring
أَما رَأَيتُم محمداً حَدِباً
عَلَيهِfor him قَدindeed حاطَهُhe protected him وَرَبّاهand reared him
عَلَيهِ قَد حاطَهُ وَرَبّاه
Have you not seen Muhammad tenderly caring
for him, having protected and reared him?
وَاِختَصَّهand singled him out يافِعاًas a youth وَآثَرَهُand favored him
وَاِختَصَّه يافِعاً وَآثَرَهُ
وَاِعتامَهُand chose him مخلصاًsincere وَآخاهand made him his brother
وَاِعتامَهُ مخلصاً وَآخاه
He singled him out while young and favored him,
and chose him, a sincere man, and made him his brother.
زَوَّجَهُhe married him to بضعةَa piece of flesh of النبوَّةِprophethood اِذwhen
زَوَّجَهُ بضعةَ النبوَّةِ اِذ
رَآهُhe saw him خَيرَthe best اِمرىءٍof men وَأَتقاهand the most God-fearing of them
رَآهُ خَيرَ اِمرىءٍ وَأَتقاه
He wed him to a piece of prophethood's flesh, for
he saw him as the best of men and the most God-fearing.
بَلىindeed عَرَفتُمyou knew مَكانَهُhis rank حَسَناًwell
بَلى عَرَفتُم مَكانَهُ حَسَناً
وَلمand did not تَشكّواyou doubt أَنthat لَيسَthere is no شَرواهُhis equal
وَلم تَشكّوا أَن لَيسَ شَرواهُ
Indeed, you knew his rank full well,
and never doubted that he had no equal.
لكِنbut جَحَدتُمyou denied مَحَلَّهُhis standing حَسَداًout of envy
لكِن جَحَدتُم مَحَلَّهُ حَسَداً
وَنِلتُمُand you reached فيin العنادobstinacy أَقصاهits furthest limit
وَنِلتُمُ في العناد أَقصاه
Yet out of envy you denied his standing,
and reached the utmost limit of obstinacy,
حَتّىuntil بَكىwept الدينُreligion مِنbecause of صَنيعِكُمُyour deeds
حَتّى بَكى الدينُ مِن صَنيعِكُمُ
وَاِنبَجَسَتand gushed بِالدِماءِwith blood عَيناهُits two eyes
وَاِنبَجَسَت بِالدِماءِ عَيناهُ
until religion wept at your deeds,
and its two eyes gushed blood.
لاno دَمَblood اِلّاexcept دَمblood لِعترتِهِof his kin
لا دَمَ اِلّا دَم لِعترتِهِ
أُريقَwas shed تَأبىabhor النُفوسُsouls مَجراهُits flow
أُريقَ تَأبى النُفوسُ مَجراهُ
No blood but the blood of his kin
was shed—a flowing that souls abhor.
ياah بِأَبيmy father as ransom سَيِّديmy lord الحسينَHusayn وَقَدand indeed
يا بِأَبي سَيِّدي الحسينَ وَقَد
أَظمَأَهُmade him thirst الرِجسُthe vile one حينَwhen ناواهُhe opposed him
أَظمَأَهُ الرِجسُ حينَ ناواهُ
Ah, may my father be a ransom for my lord Husayn, when
the vile one made him thirst as he opposed him.
ياah بِأَبيmy father as ransom نَفسَهُhis soul يَجودُhe gives freely وَقدand indeed
يا بِأَبي نَفسَهُ يَجودُ وَقد
جاهَدَhe strove فيfor الدينِthe faith يَومَon the day of بَلواهُhis ordeal
جاهَدَ في الدينِ يَومَ بَلواهُ
Ah, may my father be a ransom for his soul as he gives it freely, having
striven for the faith on the day of his ordeal.
ياah بِأَبيmy father as ransom أَهلُهُhis kin وَقدwhile indeed قُتِلواthey were killed
يا بِأَبي أَهلُهُ وَقد قُتِلوا
منfrom حَولِهِaround him وَالعُيونُwhile the eyes تَرعاهُwatched over him
من حَولِهِ وَالعُيونُ تَرعاهُ
Ah, may my father be a ransom for his kin, slaughtered
around him while eyes watched him.
ياah قَبَّحَmay He disgrace اللَهُGod أُمَّةًa people خَذَلَتabandoned
يا قَبَّحَ اللَهُ أُمَّةً خَذَلَت
سَيِّدَهاits lord لاnot تُريدُit desires مَرضاهُhis pleasure
سَيِّدَها لا تُريدُ مَرضاهُ
Ah, may God disgrace a people who abandoned
their lord, seeking not his pleasure.
ياah لَعَنَmay He curse اللَهُGod جيفةًa carcass نَجساًfilthy
يا لَعَنَ اللَهُ جيفةً نَجساً
يَقرَعُstrikes منout of بُغضِهِhatred for him ثناياهُhis front teeth
يَقرَعُ من بُغضِهِ ثناياهُ
Ah, may God curse a filthy carcass
that strikes his front teeth out of hatred for him.
ياO شيعةَfollowers of الصادِقينَthe truthful لاdo not تَقفيlinger
يا شيعةَ الصادِقينَ لا تَقفي
فيin ظِلِّthe shadow of هَمٍّa grief يَسوءُdistresses ذِكراهُits remembrance
في ظِلِّ هَمٍّ يَسوءُ ذِكراهُ
O followers of the truthful, do not linger
in the shadow of a grief painful to recall.
فَاللَهُfor God يَجزريrecompenses (probable reading) الظَلومthe oppressor واجِبَهُhis due
فَاللَهُ يَجزري الظَلوم واجِبَهُ
بِحَيثُwhere لاnot تَستقلُّcan stand firm رِجلاهُhis two feet
بِحَيثُ لا تَستقلُّ رِجلاهُ
For God will repay the oppressor his due
where his two feet cannot support him.
وَمنand whoever غَداcomes to be بِالوصيّin the appointed successor مُعتَصِماًseeking refuge
وَمن غَدا بِالوصيّ مُعتَصِماً
أَناgranted (probable reading) لَهُto him اللَهُGod ماwhat تَمَنّاهُhe wished for
أَنا لَهُ اللَهُ ما تَمَنّاهُ
And whoever takes refuge in the appointed successor,
God will grant him all he wishes.
ياO آلَfamily of طهTa-Ha وَآلَand family of أَحمدَAhmad لاno
يا آلَ طه وَآلَ أَحمدَ لا
عَذولَcensurer ليfor me عَنكُمaway from you فَأَخشاهso I should fear him
عَذولَ لي عَنكُم فَأَخشاه
O family of Ta-Ha and family of Ahmad, there is no
censurer to turn me from you whom I would fear.
انَّindeed اِبنson of عَبّادٍAbbad اِستَجارَsought protection بِكُمwith you
انَّ اِبن عَبّادٍ اِستَجارَ بِكُم
وَكُلَّماand all that خافَهُhe feared سَيكفاهhe will be spared it
وَكُلَّما خافَهُ سَيكفاه
Ibn Abbad has indeed sought your protection,
and he will be spared all that he fears.
وَهالِكاًand dying فيكُمُfor you غَداًtomorrow مَعكمwith you
وَهالِكاً فيكُمُ غَداً مَعكم
فيin جَنَّةِthe garden of الخُلدِeternity ماwhat يُمَنّاهhe is given hope of it
في جَنَّةِ الخُلدِ ما يُمَنّاه
And for one dying for you, to be with you tomorrow
in the garden of eternity is the hope held out to him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1