وافاcame حمامكyour death ياO حبيبيmy beloved بالعجلin haste
وافا حمامك يا حبيبي بالعجل
نارa fire تلهبblazes فيin ضميريmy heart تشتعلburns
نار تلهب في ضميري تشتعل
Your death came swiftly, O my beloved.
Hurry, my dear, your pigeons to me
A fire flares and burns within my heart.
A fire burns in my conscience, blazing
ياO منone who لهhe has شرفhonor وفضلand merit فيamong الورىhumankind
يا من له شرف وفضل في الورى
أمسىbecame وحيداًalone مفرداًsolitary دونapart from الأهلthe family
أمسى وحيداً مفرداً دون الأهل
O you who possess honor and merit among humankind,
O you who has honor and virtue in the world
you have become alone, solitary, apart from your family.
Alone and singled out without family
اللهGod أكبرgreater منthan مصابa calamity عمناengulfed us all
الله أكبر من مصاب عمنا
هماًsorrow وغماًand anguish لاnot يبيدfades ولاand not يفلabates
هماً وغماً لا يبيد ولا يفل
God is greater than the calamity that has engulfed us
God is greater than the affliction of our uncle
with sorrow and anguish that neither fade nor abate.
Worry and sorrow that does not vanish or cease
حمدHamad حوىattained المجدglory الشريفnoble تغيرتchanged
حمد حوى المجد الشريف تغيرت
أيامهhis days قدindeed كانwas يضربheld up بالمثلas an example
أيامه قد كان يضرب بالمثل
Hamad attained noble glory; changed are
Praise contained noble glory but his
his days—he once was held up as an example.
Days have changed, he was proverbial
صبراًpatience لأولادfor the children of الإمامthe Imam ومنand those لهمof theirs
صبراً لأولاد الإمام ومن لهم
منamong أخوةbrothers وأقاربand relatives فيماin what نزلbefell
من أخوة وأقارب فيما نزل
Patience for the Imam's children, and for their
Patience for the Imam's sons and those
brothers and relatives, amid what has befallen them.
Who are their brethren and kin in what befell
لاno غروwonder هذاthis قدindeed أتىbefell خيرthe best of الورىhumankind
لا غرو هذا قد أتى خير الورى
لمdid not تمنعward off الأموالwealth عنهfrom him ولاnor الدولdominions
لم تمنع الأموال عنه ولا الدول
No wonder—this has befallen the best of humankind;
No wonder this came to the best of men
neither wealth nor dominions kept it from him.
Wealth nor power did not stop it or prevent