يا من يزين الدهر والأعواما

يا من يزين الدهر والأعواما

وكذا الليالي زنت والأياما

وكذا الليالي زنت والأياما

O you who adorn the age and the years,

O you who adorn time and the years,

and likewise have adorned the nights and days!

and have likewise adorned the nights and days,

والصوم قد أكرمته بعبادة

والصوم قد أكرمته بعبادة

فازداد بك ياذا العلا إكراما

فازداد بك ياذا العلا إكراما

Fasting, indeed, you honored with worship,

you have honored fasting with worship,

so through you it gained still greater honor, O possessor of glory.

so through you, O possessor of eminence, it has gained in honor.

عودت نفسك فيه كلّ فضيلة

عودت نفسك فيه كلّ فضيلة

إسداء معروف وجدت قياما

إسداء معروف وجدت قياما

In it you accustomed yourself to every virtue:

You have accustomed your soul within it to every virtue:

bestowing kindness and striving earnestly in prayer.

bestowing kindness and generously keeping vigil in prayer.

فعليك من ربّ الأنام تحية

فعليك من ربّ الأنام تحية

وعناية وحباك منه سلاما

وعناية وحباك منه سلاما

Upon you be a greeting from the Lord of humankind,

Upon you be a greeting from the Lord of all creation,

and loving care—and peace bestowed on you by Him—

and His care; may He bestow peace upon you from Himself,

يزرى بنشر الروض في ربواته

يزرى بنشر الروض في ربواته

وأزهاره قد فتحت أكماما

وأزهاره قد فتحت أكماما

surpassing the fragrance the garden spreads over its heights,

a peace that puts to shame the garden’s fragrance on its hills,

while its flowers have opened their calyxes.

while its flowers have opened their calyxes.

قدّست بل طهرت فيه دائماً

قدّست بل طهرت فيه دائماً

بحماية لم تلق منه أناما

بحماية لم تلق منه أناما

You were sanctified—indeed, continually purified—in it,

May you be sanctified—indeed, ever purified within it—

under a protection in which you encountered no mortal.

through His protection, such as no other mortal has known.

ولربّ عريان كسوت وجائعاً

ولربّ عريان كسوت وجائعاً

يا سيدي أشبعته إطعاما

يا سيدي أشبعته إطعاما

Many a naked person you clothed, and many a hungry one—

And many a naked person you have clothed, and a hungry one,

my master, you filled him through generous feeding.

O my master, you have satisfied with food.

زنت الخلافة والولاية والعلا

زنت الخلافة والولاية والعلا

فلذا اصطفاك لنا إلا له إماما

فلذا اصطفاك لنا إلا له إماما

You adorned the caliphate, authority, and high glory;

You adorned the caliphate, governance, and eminence;

therefore God chose you as an imam for us.

thus God chose you as an imam for us.

لازلت يا بدر المعالي دائما

لازلت يا بدر المعالي دائما

متفضلا متكرّما إنعاما

متفضلا متكرّما إنعاما

May you ever remain, O full moon of lofty virtues,

May you ever remain, O full moon of lofty virtues,

gracious and generous in bestowing bounty.

gracious and generous in bestowing favors.

لازال جودك دائماً متواترا

لازال جودك دائماً متواترا

متفجرا متدفقاً سجاما

متفجرا متدفقاً سجاما

May your generosity continue forever, unbroken,

May your bounty ever come in unbroken succession,

gushing and streaming in copious torrents.

gushing, streaming, pouring abundantly.

لازلت لأرباب الحوائج مقصدا

لازلت لأرباب الحوائج مقصدا

وفي الهزاهز والوغا مقداما

وفي الهزاهز والوغا مقداما

May you remain a refuge for those in need,

May you ever be sought out by those in need,

and foremost amid upheavals and battle.

and bold amid upheavals and the din of war.

وكذا محياك الجميل معززا

وكذا محياك الجميل معززا

ومؤزرا ومؤيدا بساما

ومؤزرا ومؤيدا بساما

And may your beautiful countenance likewise remain honored,

And may your beautiful countenance likewise remain honored,

supported, strengthened, and smiling.

supported, upheld, and smiling.

أنت الذي قد ساعدتك سعادة

أنت الذي قد ساعدتك سعادة

من ربنا وبلغت منه مراما

من ربنا وبلغت منه مراما

You are the one whom good fortune has indeed aided—

You are the one whom good fortune has aided,

fortune from our Lord—and from Him you attained your desire.

from our Lord; through Him you have attained your desire.

لما جبلك اللَه أحسن فطرة

لما جبلك اللَه أحسن فطرة

رقاك أعلى رتبة ومقاما

رقاك أعلى رتبة ومقاما

When God fashioned you with the finest natural disposition,

When God fashioned you with the finest nature,

He raised you to the highest rank and station.

He raised you to the highest rank and station.

أنت الكريم إذا ذكرن مكارم

أنت الكريم إذا ذكرن مكارم

طبعاً إذا بات الكرام نياما

طبعاً إذا بات الكرام نياما

You are the noble one whenever noble deeds are mentioned,

You are the generous one whenever noble deeds are named,

noble by nature, while noblemen pass the night asleep.

by nature, even when the generous spend the night asleep.

لازلت لأربال المكارم قدوة

لازلت لأربال المكارم قدوة

ولأوج أعلا العلاء هماما

ولأوج أعلا العلاء هماما

May you remain an exemplar for the masters of virtue,

May you ever be a model for masters of noble deeds,

a valiant hero at glory’s loftiest summit.

and a high-minded seeker of glory’s loftiest summit.

أعطاك ربي ساعداً من فضله

أعطاك ربي ساعداً من فضله

كم فلّ من هام العدا صمصاما

كم فلّ من هام العدا صمصاما

My Lord gave you an arm from His bounty—

My Lord has granted you, from His bounty, an arm—

how many a keen sword it has blunted upon the heads of foes!

a keen sword that has shattered so many enemy heads.

يا عامرا لازلت دهرك قائماً

يا عامرا لازلت دهرك قائماً

فيما تشاه مطاوعا وغلاما

فيما تشاه مطاوعا وغلاما

O ʿĀmir, may you remain steadfast all your life,

O ʿĀmir, may you stand firm throughout your life,

compliant in whatever you desire, and ever youthful.

obeyed in all you wish, and ever youthful.

اللَه يبلغك المرام بحجة

اللَه يبلغك المرام بحجة

تنشر لنا في مكة أعلاما

تنشر لنا في مكة أعلاما

May God bring you to your desired end through a pilgrimage

May God bring you to your goal through a pilgrimage,

on which you raise banners for us in Mecca,

in which you unfurl banners for us in Mecca.

ونزور قبر محمد في عزّة

ونزور قبر محمد في عزّة

للمرسلين قد اصطفاه ختاما

للمرسلين قد اصطفاه ختاما

and may we visit Muhammad’s tomb in honor—

And may we visit Muhammad’s tomb in honor,

he whom God chose as the Seal of the messengers.

whom He chose as the seal of the messengers.

صلى عليه اللَه ما برق فتق

صلى عليه اللَه ما برق فتق

رتق الدجا وأزاح عنه ظلاما

رتق الدجا وأزاح عنه ظلاما

May God bless him whenever lightning flashes, rending

May God bless him as long as lightning rends

the seam of darkness and driving its gloom away.

the closed seam of night and drives its darkness away.