أغثbring relief ياO أحمدAhmad البدويal-Badawi وأدركand come to the rescue
أغث يا أحمد البدوي وأدرك
وكنand be عونيmy help فأنتfor you are حمىthe refuge of الفقيرthe needy one
وكن عوني فأنت حمى الفقير
Bring relief, O Ahmad al-Badawi, and come to my rescue.
O Ahmed the Bedouin, come to my aid
And be my help, for you are the refuge of the needy.
And be my helper, for you are the protector of the poor
وبابكand your door باby (uncertain form) جدكyour forefather خيرthe best هادguide
وبابك با جدك خير هاد
فجدso be generous بالعطفwith compassion ياO غوثrescuer of الأسيرthe captive
فجد بالعطف يا غوث الأسير
And your door—by your forefather [uncertain reading]—is the best guide.
Your door, like that of your ancestors, is the best guide
So bestow compassion, O rescuer of the captive.
So be kind, O savior of the captive
وقلand say حصلhas been attained المرادthe desired end ولاand do not تدعنيleave me
وقل حصل المراد ولا تدعني
رهينa captive of الضدthe foe بالخطبamid the calamity الخطيرgrave
رهين الضد بالخطب الخطير
And say, "The wish is fulfilled," and do not leave me
Say my wish has been fulfilled, and do not leave me
A captive of the foe amid grave calamity.
A prisoner of adversity and grave danger
بظلكin your shade لذتI sought refuge لوذةa seeking of refuge مستجيرone seeking protection
بظلك لذت لوذة مستجير
لأنكbecause you أنتyou yourself حصنthe fortress of المستجيرthe seeker of refuge
لأنك أنت حصن المستجير
In your shade I sought refuge as one seeking protection,
In your shade I found the refuge of one who seeks shelter
For you yourself are the fortress of the seeker of refuge.
For you are the fortress of one seeking refuge
فساعدنيso help me بجبرby mending الكسرthe break عطفاًout of compassion
فساعدني بجبر الكسر عطفاً
بحرمةby the sanctity of جدكyour forefather القمرthe moon المنبرthe pulpit (unclear here)
بحرمة جدك القمر المنبر
So help me, out of compassion, by mending my brokenness,
So help me by mending the fracture with kindness
By the sanctity of your forefather, the moon ["the pulpit" is unclear here].
For the sanctity of your ancestor, the eloquent moon
أباO father of الفتياتthe young women ياO غوثrescuer of البراياall creatures
أبا الفتيات يا غوث البرايا
وياand O منyou who سدتbecame preeminent بالشأنthrough standing الشهيرrenowned
ويا من سدت بالشأن الشهير
O father of the young women, O rescuer of creation,
O savior of the desert and protector of maidens
And O you who attained preeminence through renowned standing,
O you whose great deeds are well known
لرحبto the breadth of نداكyour bounty قدindeed الجأتI have sought shelter for ظهريmy back
لرحب نداك قد الجأت ظهري
وماليand I have no بينamong قوميmy people منany ظهيرsupporter
ومالي بين قومي من ظهير
I have sheltered my back in the breadth of your bounty,
I have come to your vast generosity
And among my people I have no supporter.
Having no protector among my people
وجئتكand I came to you مخلصاًsincerely بسليمwith a sound قلبheart
وجئتك مخلصاً بسليم قلب
نحاturned toward لجنابكtoward your presence الرحبspacious الكبيرgreat
نحا لجنابك الرحب الكبير
And I came to you sincerely, with a sound heart
And I have come to you with a sincere heart
That turned toward your spacious, exalted presence,
Inclined toward your great magnanimity
وقبلand kissed فيin فمthe mouth of الإخلاصsincerity فكراًin thought
وقبل في فم الإخلاص فكراً
ثرىthe dust of الأعتابthe thresholds بالوجلwith trepidation الوفيرabundant
ثرى الأعتاب بالوجل الوفير
And, in thought, kissed with the mouth of sincerity
So speak with the sincerity of my thoughts
The dust of the thresholds, with deep trepidation.
That I may kiss the ground before you profusely
فحاشاso far be it أنthat أردI be turned away بلاwithout مراديwhat I seek
فحاشا أن أرد بلا مرادي
علىin وجليmy fear وماليand I have no منany نصيرhelper
على وجلي ومالي من نصير
So far be it that I be turned away without what I seek,
Far be it that I return unsatisfied
In my fear, and with no one to help me.
In my anxiety without a helper
بجدكby your forefather حيدرHaydar الكرارthe oft-charging warrior مولىlord of
بجدك حيدر الكرار مولى
رجالthe men of الآلthe Household والأسدand the lion الغيورfiercely protective
رجال الآل والأسد الغيور
By your forefather Haydar, the oft-charging warrior, lord of
For the sake of your ancestor Haydar the valiant
The men of the Household, and the fiercely protective lion;
The lion of the Ahl al-Bayt and defender of honor
بأمكby your mother بضعةa part of المختارthe Chosen One ذاتpossessed of الthe
بأمك بضعة المختار ذات ال
وقارdignity وشبلهاand her lion-cub الحسنHasan الأميرthe prince
وقار وشبلها الحسن الأمير
By your mother, a part of the Chosen One, endowed with
For the sake of your mother, the chosen one
Dignity, and her lion-cub Hasan, the prince;
Dignified and her noble cub
ومولاناand our master الحسينHusayn أبيfather of المعاليlofty virtues
ومولانا الحسين أبي المعالي
وشمسand the sun of صدورthe breasts of أبناءthe sons of البشيرthe Bringer of Glad Tidings
وشمس صدور أبناء البشير
And our master Husayn, father of lofty virtues,
And for the sake of Mawlana al-Husayn, the noble one
And the sun of the breasts of the sons of the Bringer of Glad Tidings.
And the sun of the chests of the prophets
Sol 6.1