الحمدpraise للهto God راحdeparted الهمcare والحزنand sorrow
الحمد لله راح الهم والحزن
وجاءنيand came to me مستنيراradiant بدريmy full moon الحسنbeautiful
وجاءني مستنيرا بدري الحسن
Praise be to God; care and sorrow have departed.
Praise be to God, sorrow and worry have gone
And my beautiful full moon came to me radiant.
And he came to me brightening my delight
حياalive فكانand so he was الحياthe rain احيrevived الفؤادكماthe heart, just as
حيا فكان الحيا احي الفؤادكما
بيمنthrough the blessing of طلعتهhis appearance قدindeed طابتgrew sweet اليمنYemen
بيمن طلعته قد طابت اليمن
Alive, he was rain that revived the heart, just as
He lived so he revived my heart
Through the blessing of his appearance, Yemen grew sweet.
As with his auspicious rising, the auspices became good
عنfrom جدهhis grandfather حسنHasan آلthe house of الحسينHusayn لهfor him
عن جده حسن آل الحسين له
وراثةan inheritance قدindeed رواهاrecounted it خلقهhis character الحسنfine
وراثة قد رواها خلقه الحسن
From his grandfather Hasan, of Husayn’s house, he has
From his grandfather Hasan, the family of Hussein
An inheritance that his fine character has recounted.
An inheritance which his beautiful nature inherited
جلاهunveiled him طورmount الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i الامامthe Imam علىupon
جلاه طور الرفاعي الامام على
منصةdais السعدgood fortune بدراa full moon طبعهhis nature المننbounties
منصة السعد بدرا طبعه المنن
The mount of al-Rifa‘i, the Imam, unveiled him upon
The pinnacle of glory, the Imam Ali
The dais of good fortune, a full moon whose nature is bounty.
Raised him to the platform of happiness like a full moon
فرعa branch حبتهendowed him الاصولthe roots الزهرradiant مفخرةa source of pride
فرع حبته الاصول الزهر مفخرة
بهاof it تفاخرboasted رغمdespite الحاسدthe envious one الزمنTime
بها تفاخر رغم الحاسد الزمن
A branch the radiant roots endowed with glory,
A branch whose roots are flowers, pride
Of which Time has boasted, despite the envious one.
With which time boasts despite the envious
قدindeed صادcaught بالسيدthrough the Sayyid الصيادal-Sayyad (the hunter) منقبةa distinction الthe
قد صاد بالسيد الصياد منقبة ال
خلاقCreator بلrather فيهin him يجلىis revealed ذلكthat السننthe path
خلاق بل فيه يجلى ذلك السنن
Through Sayyid al-Sayyad, he has caught a distinction of the
He has hunted with his master, traits of
Creator; rather, in him that path is revealed.
Creation, indeed in him those traits are manifested
ياO ربLord اتحفهbestow upon him اقبالاprosperity وعافيةand well-being
يا رب اتحفه اقبالا وعافية
وامنحهand grant him نوراlight فلمand so … did not تعبثtoy بهwith him المحنthe afflictions
وامنحه نورا فلم تعبث به المحن
O Lord, bestow upon him prosperity and well-being,
O Lord, grant him success and well-being
And grant him light; afflictions have not toyed with him.
And give him light, for calamities have not touched him
Sol 6.1