تفديransom كرامthe noble men of الحمىthe sanctuary منكمamong you كرائمهits noble women
تفدي كرام الحمى منكم كرائمه
ياO آلfamily of بيتthe house of العلاglory والفضلand excellence والحسبand noble lineage
يا آل بيت العلا والفضل والحسب
The sanctuary's noble women ransom its noble men among you.
The best of protectors ransom their honor with generosity
O family of the house of glory, excellence, and noble lineage!
O people of nobility, merit, and pedigree
أماnow that وقدand indeed بقيتhas remained علياthe summit of سمائكموyour heaven
أما وقد بقيت عليا سمائكمو
فماso what يضرّharms زوالthe passing of السبعةthe seven الشهبradiant stars
فما يضرّ زوال السبعة الشهب
Now that the summit of your heaven endures,
As long as your sublime heavens remain over me
what harm is there in the passing of the seven radiant stars?
Then the fading of the seven planets does no harm
جادتmay it shower ضريحكyour tomb للرضوانfor divine favor غاديةa morning raincloud
جادت ضريحك للرضوان غادية
ياO أختsister of خيرthe finest أخbrother ياO بنتdaughter of خيرthe finest أبfather
يا أخت خير أخ يا بنت خير أب
May a morning raincloud shower your tomb with divine favor,
Your tomb proceeds to satisfaction freely given
O sister of the finest brother, O daughter of the finest father!
O sister of the best brother, daughter of the best father
ياO نبعةsapling of الفضلexcellence مذsince فازwon الترابthe earth بهاher
يا نبعة الفضل مذ فاز التراب بها
لمdid not تَسرshe journey منfrom حجُبveils إلاexcept إلىinto حُجبveils
لم تَسر من حجُب إلا إلى حُجب
O sapling of excellence, since the earth won her,
O spring of virtue, since the earth won you
she has journeyed only from veils into veils.
You have not emerged from seclusion except into deeper seclusion
أجلّI exalt ذكركyour memory عنabove سعدSa'd وأعلمand I know ماwhat
أجلّ ذكرك عن سعد وأعلم ما
تلقىsuffers العلاglory بكon your account منof همgrief ومنand of حربloss
تلقى العلا بك من هم ومن حرب
I exalt your memory above Sa'd, and I know what
Your mention is most sublime, above all Sa'd, and I know well
grief and loss glory suffers on your account.
What heights of glory you have reached, despite strife
فإنfor if عذلتyou reproached أباAbu (father of) ذرّDharr الثناءpraise فقدthen indeed
فإن عذلت أبا ذرّ الثناء فقد
عذرتyou have excused منthe one who خاطرventured against العلياlofty glory أباAbu (father of) لهبLahab (flame)
عذرت من خاطر العليا أبا لهب
For if you reproach the Abu Dharr of praise, then
So if you reproach Abu Dharr for praise,
you have excused Abu Lahab, who dared challenge lofty glory.
You have reproached one whose heart is set on high
Sol 6.1