ياO آلfamily of الرسولthe Messenger وياand O طهTaha
يا آل الرسول ويا طه
عطفاًhave pity فكرfor my anguish (first fragment) بيcompletion of 'my anguish' قدindeed تناهاhas reached its limit
عطفاً فكر بي قد تناها
O family of the Messenger, and O Taha!
O descendants of the Messenger and O Taha,
Have pity, for my anguish has reached its limit.
Have compassion, for my mind is exhausted,
وتحننواand show compassion بحياتكمby your lives
وتحننوا بحياتكم
فثقيلfor heavy is حمليmy burden قدindeed تواهاhas faltered or weakened (unclear form)
فثقيل حملي قد تواها
And show compassion, by your lives,
And be merciful in your lives,
for my heavy burden has left me faltering.
For my burden is overwhelming and lost.
وتفضلواand bestow favor ياO منyou who بكمthrough you
وتفضلوا يا من بكم
كونthe world of الورىhumankind قدماًfrom of old تباهاhas gloried
كون الورى قدماً تباها
And bestow favor, O you through whom
You are the hand of the unseen for the desperate, none other suffices.
the world of humankind has gloried from of old.
You are the greatest blessing, whom the Almighty in the unseen has chosen,
أنتمyou (plural) يدa hand لغيبof the unseen (irregular wording) المغيsuccoring (first fragment)
أنتم يد لغيب المغي
ثةcompletion of 'succoring' ماthere is no لملهوفfor a distressed person سواهاother than it
ثة ما لملهوف سواها
You are the unseen's succoring hand;
And for the wisdom of His sanctity, He was pleased with in the presence of holiness.
the distressed have none besides it.
And over all existence, He has elevated it and selected it.
والنعمةand the blessing العظمىsupreme التيwhich الthe (prefix of next word)
والنعمة العظمى التي ال
جبارCompeller فيin الغيبthe unseen اصطفاهاHe chose it
جبار في الغيب اصطفاها
And the supreme blessing which the
And with the seat of great truth, He has protected it from contention.
Compeller chose in the unseen,
O clay of noble and protected lineage in its protection,
ولعلمand for knowledge of حكمةthe wisdom of قدسهHis holiness
ولعلم حكمة قدسه
فيin حضرةthe presence of القدسholiness ارتضاهاHe favored it
في حضرة القدس ارتضاها
and, for knowledge of His holy wisdom,
For you, happiness was embroidered with lofty sovereignty.
favored in the holy presence.
And Allah magnified it in the explicit text of His book, so its atoms soared.
وعلىand above الوجودexistence جميعهall of it
وعلى الوجود جميعه
أعلىHe raised علاهاits eminence واجتباهاand He chose it
أعلى علاها واجتباها
And above all existence,
And in the world of dominion and the vast King, its mysteries roamed.
He exalted its eminence and chose it.
You are the sun whose radiance shone in its sky,
وبمقعدand in the seat of الصدقtruth المعظexalted (first fragment)
وبمقعد الصدق المعظ
ظمcompletion of 'exalted' منfrom مزاحمهاits rival حماهاHe protected it
ظم من مزاحمها حماها
And in the exalted seat of truth,
And all the moons of the world folded away their flames before it.
He protected it from any rival.
You are the band of the presence of realities manifest in its concealment,
ياO طينةclay of الشرفhonor الجليnoble (first fragment)
يا طينة الشرف الجلي
لةcompletion of 'noble' والمصونةand the protected one فيin حماهاits sanctuary
لة والمصونة في حماها
O noble clay of honor,
And all the messengers hope for a sprinkle from its clouds.
and guarded within its sanctuary,
It is a mercy for the worlds, for all good lies in its cultivation,
لكمfor you السعادةfelicity طرزتwas embroidered
لكم السعادة طرزت
بسيادةwith lordship عالlofty is ثناهاits praise
بسيادة عال ثناها
for you, felicity was embroidered
It is the presence of the Most High assembly and the manifest in its concealment.
with a lordship whose praise is lofty.
It is the subtle point of mystery, so the oceans called its waters.
واللَهand God عظمهاmagnified it بنصthrough the text (first fragment)
واللَه عظمها بنص
صcompletion of 'text' كتابهHis Book فسمتso rose ذراهاits heights
ص كتابه فسمت ذراها
And God magnified it through the text
And you have the protective qualities of its mother, with strong resolve that has no equal.
of His Book, so its heights rose high.
And you have the inheritance of the final proof, which suffices you for its elevation.
وبعالمand in the realm of الملكوتthe spiritual kingdom والand the (prefix of next word)
وبعالم الملكوت وال
ملكdominion الوسيعvast سرىspread ضباهاits radiance (probable correction)
ملك الوسيع سرى ضباها
And in the spiritual kingdom and
And for your mother is the best trait, the scent of its glory perfumed.
the vast dominion, its radiance spread.
The soul of the Prophet and in hadith, his lofty pleasure pleased it.
هاbehold أنتمyou (plural) الشمسthe sun التيthat
ها أنتم الشمس التي
أخذتbegan تشعشعto radiate فيin سماهاits heaven
أخذت تشعشع في سماها
Behold, you are the sun that
And pride in the necklace of marriage is known to its adequacy.
has begun to shine in its heaven.
The Trustworthy has testified to this, and the angels chant in its tomb,
وجميعand all أقمارthe moons of الورىhumankind
وجميع أقمار الورى
طويتwere folded away لهيبتهاin awe of its majesty وراهاbehind it
طويت لهيبتها وراها
And all the moons of humankind
And Allah composed the necklace of this necklace beyond the decree of its destiny.
were folded away behind it in awe of its majesty.
And your father is the door to the city, the guide for whoever seeks it,
أننتمyou (plural; apparent typo) عصابةthe company of حضرةa presence
أننتم عصابة حضرة
تجلىreveals الحقائقthe realities فيin خباهاits hidden depths
تجلى الحقائق في خباها
You are the company of a presence
The remover of the darkness of dilemmas, when a dark day darkens,
that reveals the realities within its hidden depths.
The everlasting sublime dot, returned to the Most High.
والمرسلونand the messengers جميعهمall of them
والمرسلون جميعهم
يرجونthey hope for رشحاًa trickle منfrom نداهاits dew or bounty
يرجون رشحاً من نداها
And all the messengers
And the treasury of the shining lineage, from the descendants of the family of Taha,
hope for a trickle of its dew.
The lion of the battlefield, the horseman of the heated war when it rages,
هيit is رحمةa mercy للعالميto the worlds (first fragment)
هي رحمة للعالمي
نcompletion of 'the worlds' فكلso every خيرgood فيin رباهاits heights
ن فكل خير في رباها
It is a mercy to the worlds;
And the supreme celestial authority, which fears its destiny,
so every good lies in its heights.
And the most holy sublime prayer that the prosperous have prayed,
هيit is حضرةthe presence of الجمعunion الthe (prefix of next word)
هي حضرة الجمع ال
عليةexalted والجليةand the manifest one فيin خفاهاits concealment
علية والجلية في خفاها
It is the exalted presence of union,
And the Most High presence, which the greatest hopes of its generosity,
and manifest in its concealment.
And Ali the masters of ascendance, and through him the hopes of the hopeful rise,
هيit is نقطةthe point of السرthe mystery المطمunfathomable (first fragment)
هي نقطة السر المطم
طمcompletion of 'unfathomable' فالبحورso the seas نداdew مياهاits waters (irregular form)
طم فالبحور ندا مياها
It is the point of the unfathomable mystery;
So by his merit and the merit of your magnificent mother raised,
so the seas are but dew from its waters.
And through your origin the spirit of righteousness, its essence enlightened by its guidance,
ولكمand how many خواhave fallen or faltered منthose who أمهاsought it
ولكم خوا من أمها
بقوىwith the strength of عزمresolve لاnot يضاهاcan be matched
بقوى عزم لا يضاها
And how many who sought it have faltered,
And through your status, hopefully the knots of my distress may be undone,
with a strength of resolve beyond compare.
And you would honor me by releasing my soul from its affliction,
ولكمand yours is وراثةthe inheritance of نكتةthe subtle secret of الthe (prefix of next word)
ولكم وراثة نكتة ال
إلحاقaffiliation يكفيكمsuffices you علاهاits loftiness
إلحاق يكفيكم علاها
And you inherit the subtle secret of
And have mercy on me with a generosity I have cast aside impurity,
affiliation; its loftiness suffices you.
And let me see signs of its might, and let my family envision it,
ولامكمand for your mother خيرthe best of انتساwomen (first fragment; conjectural correction)
ولامكم خير انتسا
ءcompletion of 'women' (conjectural reading) مناقبvirtues عطرfragrant is شذاهاtheir scent
ء مناقب عطر شذاها
And your mother, the best of women, has
Upon you is a prayer from me that has no limit,
virtues whose fragrance is sweet.
And greetings that fulfill the deserts of wilderness upon their expiration,
روحthe soul of النبيthe Prophet وفيand in الحديthe tradition (first fragment)
روح النبي وفي الحدي
ثcompletion of 'tradition' رضاؤهhis satisfaction العاليexalted رضاهاher satisfaction
ث رضاؤه العالي رضاها
The Prophet's soul; and in the tradition,
I gift to you from your servant, O descendants of the Messenger and O descendants of Taha.
his exalted satisfaction is her satisfaction.
والفخرand the glory فيin عقدthe bond of النكاmarriage (first fragment)
والفخر في عقد النكا
حcompletion of 'marriage' لهاfor her كماas يدريone knows كفاهاsufficed her
ح لها كما يدري كفاها
And the glory of the marriage bond
was enough for her, as is known.
شهدwitnessed الأمينthe Trustworthy One بذاكthat والand the (prefix of next word)
شهد الأمين بذاك وال
أملاكangels تزجلsing aloud فيin قباهاits vaults (uncertain reading)
أملاك تزجل في قباها
The Trustworthy One witnessed it, while the
angels sang within its vaults.
واللَهand God نظمstrung or arranged عقدthe necklace of ذاthat (first fragment)
واللَه نظم عقد ذا
كcompletion of 'that' العقدthe bond عنaccording to حكمjudgments قضاهاHe decreed them
ك العقد عن حكم قضاها
And God strung the necklace of that
union according to judgments He decreed.
وأبوكمand your father بابthe gate of المديthe city (first fragment)
وأبوكم باب المدي
نةcompletion of 'city' والموصلand the one who brings منwhoever أتاهاcomes to it
نة والموصل من أتاها
And your father is the city's gate,
and brings to it whoever comes.
كشافthe dispeller of دهمthe darkness of المعضلاdifficulties (first fragment)
كشاف دهم المعضلا
تcompletion of 'difficulties' إذاwhen دجاdeepened يوماًon any day دجاهاtheir darkness
ت إذا دجا يوماً دجاها
The dispeller of the darkest difficulties,
whenever their darkness deepens,
والنقطةand the dot البائيةof the letter ba الthe (prefix of next word)
والنقطة البائية ال
مجرورةlowered فيin العلياthe heights رداهاits mantle
مجرورة في العليا رداها
and the dot of the letter ba,
drawn below, with its mantle in the heights.
وخزانةand the treasury of النسبlineage المطهpurified (first fragment)
وخزانة النسب المطه
هرcompletion of 'purified' منfrom سلالةthe descendants of آلthe family of طهTaha
هر من سلالة آل طه
And the treasury of purified lineage,
from the descendants of Taha's family.
أسدa lion of العريكةdisposition فارسa knight of الthe (prefix of next word)
أسد العريكة فارس ال
هيجاbattle إذاwhen هاجتraged لظاهاits flames
هيجا إذا هاجت لظاها
A lion in disposition, a knight of
battle when its flames rage.
والسطوةand the might العلويةof Ali الthe (prefix of next word)
والسطوة العلوية ال
كبرىgreat التيwhose يخشىis feared قضاهاits judgment
كبرى التي يخشى قضاها
And the great might of Ali,
whose judgment is feared,
والصلوةand the prayer القدسيةsacred الthe (prefix of next word)
والصلوة القدسية ال
عظمىsupreme تباركblessed is منHe who براهاcreated it
عظمى تبارك من براها
and the supreme sacred prayer—
blessed is He who created it.
والحضرةand the presence العلياlofty التيwhose
والحضرة العليا التي
طمعcoveted الأعاظمthe greatest فيin سخاهاits generosity
طمع الأعاظم في سخاها
And the lofty presence whose
generosity the greatest covet.
وعليand Ali; and exalted ساداتthe masters of الملاhumankind
وعلي سادات الملا
وعليهand on him عولreliance مرتجاهاits cherished hope
وعليه عول مرتجاها
And Ali, exalted among the lords of humankind,
on whom its cherished hopes rely.
فبفضلهso by his merit وبفضلand by the merit of أمmother (first fragment)
فبفضله وبفضل أم
مكمyour mother (completion) المعظمhonored مرتقاهاher ascent
مكم المعظم مرتقاها
So, by his merit and the merit of your mother,
whose ascent is honored,
وبجدكمand by your grandfather روحthe soul of الthe (prefix of next word)
وبجدكم روح ال
بريةcreation عينهاits very essence مجلىthe manifestation of هداهاits guidance
برية عينها مجلى هداها
and by your grandfather, the soul of
creation, its very essence, the manifestation of its guidance,
وبجاهكمand by your standing منواbestow favor عسىperhaps
وبجاهكم منوا عسى
تنحلmay be loosened منfrom عقديmy knots عراهاtheir loops
تنحل من عقدي عراها
and by your standing, bestow favor, that perhaps
the loops of my knots may come undone.
وتكرمواand show generosity عليto me إفI may unbind (first fragment; uncertain spelling)
وتكرموا علي إف
كcompletion of 'I may unbind' قيودthe fetters of نفسيmy soul منfrom بلاهاits affliction
ك قيود نفسي من بلاها
And be gracious to me, that I may unbind
my soul's fetters and free it from its affliction.
وتداركونيand come to my aid أنfor or because قلmy heart (first fragment)
وتداركوني أن قل
بيcompletion of 'my heart' فيin خطيئتهits sin تلاهاfollowed it
بي في خطيئته تلاها
And come to my aid, for my heart
has followed it in its sin.
وترحمواand have mercy كرماًin generosity عليon me (first fragment)
وترحموا كرماً علي
يcompletion of 'on me' برحمةwith a mercy ألقىI encounter صفاهاits purity
ي برحمة ألقى صفاها
And, in your generosity, have mercy on me,
with a mercy whose purity I may find,
وأرىand I see مظاهرthe manifestations of عزهاits glory
وأرى مظاهر عزها
وورأىand I see (probable correction) عائلتيmy family تراهاsees it
وورأى عائلتي تراها
and see the manifestations of its glory,
and see my family behold it.
وعليكمand upon you منيfrom me صلاa blessing (first fragment)
وعليكم مني صلا
ةcompletion of 'blessing' ليسnot يدركcan be reached منتهاهاits utmost extent
ة ليس يدرك منتهاها
And upon you, from me, a blessing
whose utmost extent cannot be reached,
وتحيةand a salutation تقضيbrings to an end أويfleeting moments (first fragment)
وتحية تقضي أوي
قاتcompletion of 'fleeting moments' البريةcreation بانقضاهاwith its ending
قات البرية بانقضاها
and a salutation that brings the fleeting
moments of creation to an end with its own ending,
تهديis offered لكمto you منfrom عبدكمyour servant
تهدي لكم من عبدكم
ياO آلfamily of الرسولthe Messenger وياand O آلfamily of طهTaha
يا آل الرسول ويا آل طه
offered to you by your servant,
O family of the Messenger, and O family of Taha!
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