لَكَfor you الْبُشْرَىthe glad tidings هَنِيئاًcongratulations بِالْعَلِيِّon the exalted one (Ali)
لَكَ الْبُشْرَى هَنِيئاً بِالْعَلِيِّ
عَلِيِّlofty الْقَدْرِrank نَجْلِson أَبِيfather of عَلِيِّAli
عَلِيِّ الْقَدْرِ نَجْلِ أَبِي عَلِيِّ
Glad tidings to you—congratulations on the exalted Ali,
Glad tidings to you, and joyous congratulations on the Exalted one,
lofty in rank, the son of Abu Ali.
The high in stature, the son of Abu Ali.
دُعِيتَyou were called أَبَاfather of عَلِيٍّAli قَبْلُformerly فَرْداًalone
دُعِيتَ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ قَبْلُ فَرْداً
وَزِدْتَand you gained أَبَاfather of الْعَلِيِّthe exalted one بِذَاthrough this الصَّبِيِّthe boy
وَزِدْتَ أَبَا الْعَلِيِّ بِذَا الصَّبِيِّ
You were called Abu Ali before, while still alone,
You were called "Abu Ali" before, in name alone,
and through this boy became father of the exalted one as well.
And now you are magnified as the father of the Exalted by this boy.
فَذَاكَfor that اسْمٌa name يُطَابِقُهُmatches it الْمُسَمَّىthe named one
فَذَاكَ اسْمٌ يُطَابِقُهُ الْمُسَمَّى
وَهَذَاand this كُنْيَةٌa parental title بِابْنٍthrough a son سَمِيِّof the same name
وَهَذَا كُنْيَةٌ بِابْنٍ سَمِيِّ
For that is a name matched by its bearer,
For that is a name perfectly matched by its bearer,
and this a father's title, through a namesake son.
And this is a kunya affirmed by a namesake son.
يَكُونُhe will be لَكُمْto you all شَبِيهاًsimilar فِيin الْمَعَالِيnoble attainments
يَكُونُ لَكُمْ شَبِيهاً فِي الْمَعَالِي
وَفِيمَاand in what حُزْتَyou have acquired مِنْof خُلُقٍcharacter رَضِيِّadmirable
وَفِيمَا حُزْتَ مِنْ خُلُقٍ رَضِيِّ
He will resemble you in noble attainments,
May he be your likeness in noble heights,
and in the admirable character you have acquired.
And in all the pleasing morals you have attained.
فَيَخْلُفُso he will succeed مَنْthe one whom خَلَفْتَyou succeeded أَبَاكَyour father جَدٌّa grandfather
فَيَخْلُفُ مَنْ خَلَفْتَ أَبَاكَ جَدٌّ
لَهُof his قَدْindeed سَادَsurpassed كُلَّevery أَبٍfather أَبِيِّproud
لَهُ قَدْ سَادَ كُلَّ أَبٍ أَبِيِّ
So he will succeed the one you succeeded—your father, a grandfather
Thus he succeeds the one you succeeded—your father, a grandfather
of his who surpassed every proud father.
To him, who has surpassed every proud and noble father.
رَعَاهُmay He protect him اللهُGod حَيّاًalive بَعْدَafter مَوْتٍdeath
رَعَاهُ اللهُ حَيّاً بَعْدَ مَوْتٍ
وَأَبْقَىand may He preserve ذِكْرَهُhis memory فِيin كُلِّevery حَيِّclan
وَأَبْقَى ذِكْرَهُ فِي كُلِّ حَيِّ
May God protect him, living on after death,
May Allah watch over him, alive after death,
and preserve his memory in every clan.
And preserve his memory among all the living.
Sol 6.1