فيin مهبَطِthe descent-place of الوَحْيrevelation تعلوyou ascend مرتَقىthe height of الأملِhope
في مهبَطِ الوَحْي تعلو مرتَقى الأملِ
فافسَحْso broaden رجاءَكyour hope واطلُبْand seek فُسحةَample length of الأجَلِlife’s allotted term
فافسَحْ رجاءَك واطلُبْ فُسحةَ الأجَلِ
At revelation’s place of descent, you scale the heights of hope.
So broaden your hope, and seek a longer span of life.
لاdo not تنتجِعْseek out للأمانيfor wishes بعدَهُafter him دُوَلاًdynasties
لا تنتجِعْ للأماني بعدَهُ دُوَلاً
فقدfor indeed تأمّلْتَyou have beheld منهin him راهِبَthe ascetic of الدّوَلِdynasties
فقد تأمّلْتَ منه راهِبَ الدّوَلِ
Seek no dynasties beyond him to fulfill your wishes,
For in him you have beheld the ascetic of dynasties.
وانظُرْand look الىupon صفوةِthe choicest of الخَلْقِcreation التيwho ظَهَرَتْappeared
وانظُرْ الى صفوةِ الخَلْقِ التي ظَهَرَتْ
للناسto mankind آياتُهhis signs عنfrom صفوةِthe choicest of الرُسُلِthe messengers
للناس آياتُه عن صفوةِ الرُسُلِ
And look upon the choicest of creation, whose signs appeared
To mankind from the choicest of messengers—
الىupon الإمامthe Imam الذيwhose أبدتrevealed أسرّتُهthe lines of his brow
الى الإمام الذي أبدت أسرّتُه
سيماthe mark of الأئمّةِthe Imams منamong آبائِهِhis forefathers الأوَلِof old
سيما الأئمّةِ من آبائِهِ الأوَلِ
Upon the Imam, whose brow’s lines have revealed
The mark of the Imams among his forefathers of old.
لوif قامَrose ينطحُto butt ذوthe possessor of القرنينِthe two horns صخرتَهُhis rock
لو قامَ ينطحُ ذو القرنينِ صخرتَهُ
لعادَthen he would return واهيweakened in قرونِthe horns of الرّأسِthe head كالوعَلِlike an ibex
لعادَ واهي قرونِ الرّأسِ كالوعَلِ
Were Dhu al-Qarnayn to rise and butt his rock,
He would return like an ibex, the horns of his head weakened.
Sol 6.1