صيادSayyad تداركcome to the rescue بالمددwith aid
صياد تدارك بالمدد
بأبيكby your father ابيAbu (father of) العرجاal-‘Arja الاسدthe lion
بأبيك ابي العرجا الاسد
Sayyad, come to my rescue with aid,
By your father, Abu al-‘Arja, the lion.
واغثand aid ياO احمدAhmad ملتجئاًone seeking refuge
واغث يا احمد ملتجئاً
ناداكcalled upon you بصدقsincerely خذtake بيديby my hand
ناداك بصدق خذ بيدي
And aid, O Ahmad, one seeking refuge,
Who called upon you sincerely: take me by the hand.
ياO آلhouse الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i الكبراthe great
يا آل الرفاعي الكبرا
قطبspiritual pole الاقطابof the poles المعقدfirmly established
قطب الاقطاب المعقد
O great house of al-Rifa‘i,
The firmly established pole of poles,
منthe one who مدextended لهto him طهTaha علناopenly
من مد له طه علنا
بينamong الحجاجthe pilgrims اجلthe noblest يدhand
بين الحجاج اجل يد
He to whom Taha openly extended,
Among the pilgrims, the noblest hand.
داركrescue واحضرand be present وانظرand look كرماgraciously
دارك واحضر وانظر كرما
فالازمةfor the crisis وافرةabundant العقدin knots
فالازمة وافرة العقد
Rescue me, be present, and look graciously upon me,
For the crisis abounds in knots.
قدindeed اعياhas exhausted القلبthe heart وفطرهand torn it
قد اعيا القلب وفطره
زورslander المفتونthe deluded man اخىbrother of الحسدenvy
زور المفتون اخى الحسد
Indeed, the heart has been exhausted and torn
By the slander of the deluded man, envy’s brother.
صيادSayyad جلالكyour majesty مشتهرrenowned
صياد جلالك مشتهر
وفخاركand your glory مرفوعexalted السندchain of authority
وفخارك مرفوع السند
Sayyad, your majesty is renowned,
And your glory has an exalted chain of authority.
ولكمand how often منthrough همتكyour spiritual resolve انبلجتdawned
ولكم من همتك انبلجت
شمسa sun فمحتand so erased ليلthe night ليلthe night النكدof misery
شمس فمحت ليل ليل النكد
And how often, through your spiritual resolve, has dawned
A sun that erased the night—the night of misery.
ياO قطبspiritual pole الشامal-Sham وسيدهand its master
يا قطب الشام وسيده
ياO غوثsuccor الامةof the community ياO سنديmy support
يا غوث الامة يا سندي
O pole of al-Sham and its master,
O succor of the community, O my support,
ادعوكI invoke you بسرby the secret اللهof God لجبclamor (possibly intended: 'answer')
ادعوك بسر الله لجب
مولايmy lord واسرعand hasten بالمددwith aid
مولاي واسرع بالمدد
I invoke you by God’s secret—answer [uncertain reading],
My lord, and hasten with aid.
Sol 6.1