لاحshone الإمامthe Imam لطلاّبfor seekers of الّلهىbounties علماًas a beacon
لاح الإمام لطلاّب الّلهى علماً
وماسand swayed باناًlike a bān-tree علىupon أدراجهhis scrolls القلمthe pen
وماس باناً على أدراجه القلم
The Imam shone as a beacon for seekers of bounty;
The Imam shone for the students seeking divine knowledge
And the pen swayed like a bān-tree upon his scrolls.
And held fast to the stairs of his pen
فقلso say لمنto whoever سارjourneyed للآمالtoward hopes يقصدهاseeking them
فقل لمن سار للآمال يقصدها
ياO ساريَnight-traveler القصدthe quest هذاhere is البانthe bān-tree والعلمand the beacon
يا ساريَ القصد هذا البان والعلم
So tell whoever journeyed toward hopes, seeking them:
So say to the one who set out for hopes to attain them
O night-traveler on your quest, here are the bān-tree and the beacon.
O you who set out with purpose, this is the spring and the knowledge
Sol 6.1