يَاO سَائِقاًdriver of ضُمَّرَlean ones الْبُزْلِthe full-grown camels الْقَنَاعِيسِthe towering, sturdy ones
يَا سَائِقاً ضُمَّرَ الْبُزْلِ الْقَنَاعِيسِ
يَطْوِيhe traverses الْفَلاَthe wastes بِحَشىًwith a heart لِلشَّوْقِby longing مَفْرُوسِravaged
يَطْوِي الْفَلاَ بِحَشىً لِلشَّوْقِ مَفْرُوسِ
O driver of lean, full-grown, towering camels,
O driver of the lean, mighty, and mature camels,
who crosses the wastes with a heart ravaged by longing,
Traversing the wasteland with a heart devoured by longing,
إِمَّاif ever أَتَيْتَyou come عَلَىupon الرَّكْبِthe caravan الْمُغَرَّبِwestward-bound فِيin
إِمَّا أَتَيْتَ عَلَى الرَّكْبِ الْمُغَرَّبِ فِي
أَمْنٍsafety وَعَافِيَةٍand good health سَلِّمْoffer greetings عَلَىto الْيُوسِيal-Yusi
أَمْنٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ سَلِّمْ عَلَى الْيُوسِي
if ever you come upon the westbound caravan in
If you come upon the caravan journeying afar in
safety and good health, greet al-Yusi,
Safety and well-being, convey my peace to al-Yusi;
ذَاكَthat الإِمَامِimam الذِيwho نُهَىthe minds of الْوَرَىhumankind سَبَحَتْhave swum
ذَاكَ الإِمَامِ الذِي نُهَى الْوَرَى سَبَحَتْ
مِنْof عِلْمِهِhis knowledge اللُّدْنِيِّdivinely bestowed أَيَّwhat an قَامُوسِocean
مِنْ عِلْمِهِ اللُّدْنِيِّ أَيَّ قَامُوسِ
that imam—the minds of humankind have swum
That Imam—the intellects of all mankind have swum
in his divinely bestowed knowledge: what an ocean!
Through the boundless oceans of his divine and esoteric knowledge.
وَقُلْand say لَهُto him قَوْلَthe words of مَبْهُوتٍone awestruck بِطَلْعَتِهِby his countenance
وَقُلْ لَهُ قَوْلَ مَبْهُوتٍ بِطَلْعَتِهِ
يَاO وَارِثاًinheritor of وَحْدَهُhe alone مَعَارِفَthe branches of learning of الطُّوسِيal-Tusi
يَا وَارِثاً وَحْدَهُ مَعَارِفَ الطُّوسِي
And say to him, as one awestruck by his countenance:
And speak to him with the words of one utterly dazzled by his countenance:
O sole heir to al-Tusi's learning,
"O you who alone has inherited the profound knowledge of al-Tusi!
إِنَّindeed ابْنَson of زَاكُورَZakur وَهْوَand he is الْمُحْتَمِيthe one seeking refuge بِكُمُin you
إِنَّ ابْنَ زَاكُورَ وَهْوَ الْمُحْتَمِي بِكُمُ
مُذْsince سِرْتُمُyou departed بِالنَّعِيمِwith bliss فِيin لَظَىthe blaze of الْبُوسِmisery
مُذْ سِرْتُمُ بِالنَّعِيمِ فِي لَظَى الْبُوسِ
indeed Ibn Zakur, who seeks refuge in you,
Indeed, Ibn Zakour, who continually seeks refuge in you,
since you departed taking bliss with you, has been in misery's blaze.
Since you departed with all bliss, dwells in the blazing fire of misery."
وَاسْتَوْهِبَنْand earnestly request as a gift دَعْوَةًa prayer لِيfor me مِنْهُfrom him صَالِحَةًrighteous
وَاسْتَوْهِبَنْ دَعْوَةً لِي مِنْهُ صَالِحَةً
يَحْيَاmay live بِهَاthrough it مِنْof رَشَادِيmy right guidance كُلُّevery مَرْمُوسِburied thing
يَحْيَا بِهَا مِنْ رَشَادِي كُلُّ مَرْمُوسِ
And beg of him a righteous prayer for me,
And earnestly beg him for a righteous supplication on my behalf,
that through it all my buried guidance may live again.
Through which every buried fragment of my guidance may be brought back to life.
Sol 6.1