لربيto my Lord منيfrom me الشكرthanks شيخيmy shaykh ومرشديand my guide
لربي مني الشكر شيخي ومرشدي
امامleader of الرجالthe men الغوثthe Succor قطبpivot of رحىthe millstone المجدglory
امام الرجال الغوث قطب رحى المجد
To my Lord go my thanks. My shaykh and guide,
Leader of men, the Succor, the pivot of glory’s millstone,
فتىyoung man الدوحةthe spreading tree العظمىthe great الرفاعيةthe Rifa‘i التيwhich
فتى الدوحة العظمى الرفاعية التي
سمتrose high بالحسينthrough al-Husayn السبطthe grandson واسطةcentral jewel of العقدthe necklace
سمت بالحسين السبط واسطة العقد
Scion of the great Rifa‘i tree, which
Rose high through al-Husayn, the grandson, the necklace’s central jewel,
زعيمleader of بنيthe sons of الصيادal-Sayyad مفخرpride of بيتهمtheir house
زعيم بني الصياد مفخر بيتهم
خزانةtreasury of علمknowledge of الآلthe Family سيدناour master المهديal-Mahdi
خزانة علم الآل سيدنا المهدي
Leader of the sons of al-Sayyad, the pride of their house,
Treasury of the Family’s knowledge, our master al-Mahdi,
غداbecame وحدهhe alone ركنpillar of المعاليeminence واننيand indeed I
غدا وحده ركن المعالي وانني
عرفتI became known بهthrough him ماemphatic particle بينamong اهلthe people of الحمىthe sanctuary وحديI alone
عرفت به ما بين اهل الحمى وحدي
Alone became the pillar of eminence; and indeed I
Alone became known through him among the people of the sanctuary.
Sol 6.1