حُبُّlove for علِيٍّAli شَرَفُhonor
حُبُّ علِيٍّ شَرَفُ
وَمَفخَرٌand a source of pride لَوif only عَرَفواthey knew
وَمَفخَرٌ لَو عَرَفوا
Love for Ali is an honor
The love of Ali is noble
and a source of pride, if only they knew.
And a matter of pride, if only they knew
يُقالُit is said أَسرَفتَyou have gone too far وَهَلand is it ...?
يُقالُ أَسرَفتَ وَهَل
يُمكِنُis possible فيهِin it سَرَفُexcess
يُمكِنُ فيهِ سَرَفُ
They say, “You have gone too far”—but can
It is said you went too far, how
there be excess in loving him?
Could that be possible with him
أَينَwhere الَّذينَthose who أَعرَضواthey turned away
أَينَ الَّذينَ أَعرَضوا
عنfrom فَضلِهِhis excellence وَصَدفواand they turned aside
عن فَضلِهِ وَصَدفوا
Where are those who turned away
Where are those who turned away
from his excellence and shunned it?
From his virtues and collided
ماwhat بالُهُمtheir state ماnot وَقَفواthey stood
ما بالُهُم ما وَقَفوا
فيin الحَربِbattle حَيثُwhere يَقِفُhe stands
في الحَربِ حَيثُ يَقِفُ
Why did they not take their stand
Why did they not stand
in battle where he stands?
In battle where he stood
ماwhat بالهمtheir state ماnot عَرَفواthey knew
ما بالهم ما عَرَفوا
فيin عِلمِهِمtheir knowledge ماwhat يَعرِفُhe knows
في عِلمِهِم ما يَعرِفُ
Why did they not know
Why did they not know
in their learning what he knows?
In their knowledge what is known
ماwhat بالُهُمtheir state ماnot رَجعواthey returned
ما بالُهُم ما رَجعوا
اِلَيهِto him لَمّاwhen اِختَلَفواthey disagreed
اِلَيهِ لَمّا اِختَلَفوا
Why did they not turn back
Why did they not return
to him when they disagreed?
To him when they differed
ماwhat بالُهُhis state يُدعىhe is invited إِلىto الطthe (article fragment)
ما بالُهُ يُدعى إِلى الط
طَيرِbird وَلَمand not يَزدَلِفواthey drew near
طَيرِ وَلَم يَزدَلِفوا
Why is he invited to the
Why was he called to lead
bird, while they did not draw near?
The vanguard yet they did not draw near
ماwhat بالهhis state يَمشيhe walks إِلىtoward
ما باله يَمشي إِلى
عَمروٍAmr وَقَدand already تَخَلَّفواthey held back
عَمروٍ وَقَد تَخَلَّفوا
Why does he walk toward
Why did he march to
Amr, while they held back?
Amr while they lagged behind
ماwhat بالهhis state قَدindeed حَمَلَhe carried الرthe (article fragment)
ما باله قَد حَمَلَ الر
رايَةَbanner لَمّاwhen اِنحَرَفواthey turned aside
رايَةَ لَمّا اِنحَرَفوا
Why did he carry the
Why did he carry the
banner when they turned aside?
Banner when they went astray
ماwhat بالهُhis state وُلِّيّhe was appointed فيin
ما بالهُ وُلِّيّ في
بَراءَةٍBara’ah (Disavowal) اِذwhen صُرِفواthey were dismissed
بَراءَةٍ اِذ صُرِفوا
Why was he put in charge of
Why was he named the heir
Bara’ah when they were dismissed?
In Ghadir when they were turned away
ماwhat بالهhis state قَدindeed زوِّجَhe was married الزal- (article fragment)
ما باله قَد زوِّجَ الز
زَهراءَZahra (the Radiant) حينَwhen اِستَشرَفواthey aspired
زَهراءَ حينَ اِستَشرَفوا
Why was he married to
Why was he wed to
al-Zahra, when they aspired to her?
Zahra when they deemed themselves noble
ماwhat بالُهمtheir state يَومَthe day of الغَديal-Ghadir (word begins here)
ما بالُهم يَومَ الغَدي
رِcompletion of 'al-Ghadir' لَمnot يَنَلهُمit reached them شَرَفُhonor
رِ لَم يَنَلهُم شَرَفُ
Why, on the day of al-Ghadir,
Why on the day of Ghadeer were they
did no honor come to them?
Not given any honor
ماwhat بالهمtheir state يَومَthe day of الكساthe cloak (word begins here)
ما بالهم يَومَ الكسا
ءِcompletion of 'cloak' أُبعِدواthey were kept away لَمnot يُكنَفواthey were enfolded
ءِ أُبعِدوا لَم يُكنَفوا
Why, on the day of the Cloak,
Why on the day of the cloak were they
were they kept away, not enfolded?
Excluded, not gathered near
ماwhat بالهمtheir state يَومthe day of الفِراthe bed (word begins here)
ما بالهم يَوم الفِرا
شِcompletion of 'bed' حينَwhen لَمnot يُستَهدَفواthey were made targets
شِ حينَ لَم يُستَهدَفوا
What of them on the day of the Bed,
Why on the day of Mubahela when
when they were not made targets?
They were not singled out
ماwhat بالُهhis state منfrom دونِهِمapart from them
ما بالُه من دونِهِم
هرونُAaron اِذwhen يُكَيَّفُhe is characterized
هرونُ اِذ يُكَيَّفُ
Why is he, rather than they,
Why was Aaron with them
likened to Aaron when he is described?
When he was being tested
قَدindeed نَحَلَhe gave a gift to المِسكينَthe poor man فيduring
قَد نَحَلَ المِسكينَ في
رُكوعِهِhis bowing فَاِستَوصِفواso ask for a description
رُكوعِهِ فَاِستَوصِفوا
He gave the poor man a gift while
He gave to the poor in
bowing—so ask for the details.
His bowing yet they sought gifts
فَاِنso if عَنتُّمyou are at a loss فَاِقرَأواthen read
فَاِن عَنتُّم فَاِقرَأوا
فَقَدfor indeed حَواهُcontains it المُصحَفُthe Qur'an
فَقَد حَواهُ المُصحَفُ
So if you are at a loss, read,
If you doubt then recite
for the Qur'an contains it.
For it is preserved in the Book
عِنديI have عُلومٌbranches of knowledge جَمَّةٌabundant
عِندي عُلومٌ جَمَّةٌ
لَوif only كانَthere were مُصغٍan attentive listener يَقِفُhe stops
لَو كانَ مُصغٍ يَقِفُ
I have knowledge in abundance,
I have abundant knowledge
if only an attentive listener would stop.
If only there was a fair listener
لكِنَّنيbut I فيin بَلَدٍa land
لكِنَّني في بَلَدٍ
يَقِلُّis scarce فيهِin it المُنصِفُthe fair-minded person
يَقِلُّ فيهِ المُنصِفُ
But I am in a land
But I live in a land
where the fair-minded are few.
Where few judge fairly
ياO آلَfamily of طهTaha حبُّكُمlove for you
يا آلَ طه حبُّكُم
فَرضٌa duty عَلَيهِto it أَعكَفُI remain devoted
فَرضٌ عَلَيهِ أَعكَفُ
O family of Taha, love for you
O Family of Taha your love
is a duty to which I remain devoted.
Is an obligation I avow
أَمضيI proceed عَلىaccording to شاكِلَتيmy disposition
أَمضي عَلى شاكِلَتي
ماas long as عِشتُI live لاnot اِنعَطِفI turn aside
ما عِشتُ لا اِنعَطِف
I go on in my own way
I will follow my way
as long as I live; I will not turn aside,
As long as I live, I will not waver
وَاِنand even if يَقولواthey say رافِضيRafidi ('rejector'; word begins here)
وَاِن يَقولوا رافِضي
يٌcompletion of 'Rafidi' مُسرِفٌone who goes too far أَوor عَنَّفواthey rebuke
يٌ مُسرِفٌ أَو عَنَّفوا
even if they call me a Rafidi,
And if they say, a Rejecter
one who goes too far, or rebuke me.
Extravagant or defiant
اِنَّindeed اِبنَson of عَبّادٍAbbad بِكُمthrough you
اِنَّ اِبنَ عَبّادٍ بِكُم
قَدindeed نالَhe has attained ماwhat يستشرفُhe aspires to
قَد نالَ ما يستشرفُ
Indeed, Ibn Abbad, through you,
Surely the Son of Abbad through you
has attained what he aspires to.
Has attained what he visioned
يَرجوhe hopes for لَدَيكُمbeside you غُرَفاًchambers
يَرجو لَدَيكُم غُرَفاً
تَخفِضُlie lower عَنهاthan them الغُرَفُthe chambers
تَخفِضُ عَنها الغُرَفُ
He hopes for chambers beside you,
He hopes for chambers from you
beneath which other chambers lie low,
Above which rise chambers
حَيثُwhere النَبِيُّthe Prophet وَالوَصِيand the appointed successor (word begins here)
حَيثُ النَبِيُّ وَالوَصِي
يُcompletion of 'appointed successor' وَالنُجومُand the stars الوقَّفُstanding
يُ وَالنُجومُ الوقَّفُ
where the Prophet and the appointed successor
Wherein is the Prophet, the Heir
dwell, with the stars standing by.
And the established guiding stars