أَثْبَتُestablished الرَّحْمنُthe All-Merciful بالسَّعْدِwith good fortune المْضُيradiant
أَثْبَتُ الرَّحْمنُ بالسَّعْدِ المْضُي
دَوْلَةًa reign قَائِمَةًenduring لاَnot تَنْقْضِيcomes to an end
دَوْلَةً قَائِمَةً لاَ تَنْقْضِي
The All-Merciful has established, with radiant good fortune,
The Merciful has established with good fortune
an enduring reign that never ends,
An everlasting state that will not pass away
لأَبِيfor Abu الْعَبَّاسِal-Abbas عَفْواًfreely سَاقَهَاbrought it
لأَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَفْواً سَاقَهَا
قَدَرُthe decree اللهِof God الإِمَامِthe imam الْمُرْتَضِيthe chosen
قَدَرُ اللهِ الإِمَامِ الْمُرْتَضِي
for Abu al-Abbas, freely brought to him
For Abul 'Abbas, may God forgive him, He has led it
by God's decree—to the chosen imam.
As God has decreed for the Imam al-Murtada
دَوْلَةٌa reign يَأْملُهَاhopes for it كُلُّall الْوَرَىhumankind
دَوْلَةٌ يَأْملُهَا كُلُّ الْوَرَى
مَالَهَاit has no إِنْif ذُكِرَتْit is mentioned مِنْany مُبْغِضِhater
مَالَهَا إِنْ ذُكِرَتْ مِنْ مُبْغِضِ
A reign for which all humankind hopes,
A state for which all creation yearns
with none who hates it when it is mentioned.
Whether mentioned by a friend or foe
كَاَنَwas وَجْهُthe face المُلْكِof kingship مُسْوَدّاًblackened فَقَدْbut now it has
كَاَنَ وَجْهُ المُلْكِ مُسْوَدّاً فَقَدْ
قَابَلَmet اللَّحْظَthe gaze بِوَجْهٍwith a face أَبْيَضِwhite
قَابَلَ اللَّحْظَ بِوَجْهٍ أَبْيَضِ
The face of kingship had been blackened, but now it has
Though the face of the ruler was darkened, still
met the eye with a white face.
He met glances with a shining face
يَاO أَمِينَtrusted guardian اللهِof God يَاO مَنْone whose جُودُهُhis bounty
يَا أَمِينَ اللهِ يَا مَنْ جُودُهُ
إِنْif كَبَاstumbled دَهْرِيmy fate بِحَظِّيwith my fortune مُنْهِضِيmy uplifter
إِنْ كَبَا دَهْرِي بِحَظِّي مُنْهِضِي
O God's trusted guardian, O you whose bounty,
O Trustee of God, O you whose generosity
if my fate stumbles with my fortune, lifts me up.
Has raised me from the misfortune of my fate
غَلَبُthe overpowering force الْوَجْدِof longing وفِقْدَانُand the loss الرِّضَيof favor
غَلَبُ الْوَجْدِ وفِقْدَانُ الرِّضَي
وكَلاَّboth consigned جِسْمِيmy body بِهَمٍّto grief مُمْرِضِsickening
وكَلاَّ جِسْمِي بِهَمٍّ مُمْرِضِ
Overpowering longing and the loss of favor
Sadness prevails, and loss of contentment
have consigned my body to sickening grief.
And worry makes my body sick
كانَwas حَظِّيmy fortune بِكَthrough you نَحْوِيtoward me مُقْبِلاًapproaching
كانَ حَظِّي بِكَ نَحْوِي مُقْبِلاً
فَانْثَنَىthen it turned back عَنْهُaway from it بِوَجْهٍwith a face مُعْرِضِaverted
فَانْثَنَى عَنْهُ بِوَجْهٍ مُعْرِضِ
Through you, my fortune had been approaching me;
My fortune was inclined towards you
then it turned away from that, its face averted.
But it turned away with an averted face
أَقْرَضَloaned الدَّهْرُTime شَبَابِيmy youth شَيْبَةًa touch of gray
أَقْرَضَ الدَّهْرُ شَبَابِي شَيْبَةً
لَمْnot أَكُنْI was أَطْلُبُهَاseeking it مِنْfrom مُقْرِضِa lender
لَمْ أَكُنْ أَطْلُبُهَا مِنْ مُقْرِضِ
Time loaned my youth a touch of gray
Fate loaned my youth some gray hairs
that I had not sought from any lender.
Though I did not seek to borrow them
لَيْسَthere is no لِلشُّهْبِfor the gray steeds إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle جَارَتِthey race against الthe
لَيْسَ لِلشُّهْبِ إِذَا مَا جَارَتِ ال
دُّهْمَblack steeds فيin سَبْقِthe race الْهَوَىof desire مِنْany رائِضِtrainer
دُّهْمَ في سَبْقِ الْهَوَى مِنْ رائِضِ
The gray steeds, when they race the
When white hairs flow, they do not hamper
black steeds in desire's race, have no trainer.
Enthusiasm in pursuing desires
أسفَتْgrieved نَفْسِيmy soul عَلَىover قُرْبِيmy closeness الَّذيwhich
أسفَتْ نَفْسِي عَلَى قُرْبِي الَّذي
كَانَwas مِنْsince يَومِthe day احْتِفَالِيof my striving مُغْرِضِيmy object of longing
كَانَ مِنْ يَومِ احْتِفَالِي مُغْرِضِي
My soul grieved for my closeness, which
My soul laments my former closeness
had been my object of longing since the day of my striving.
That was mine from the day of my prestige
لَكَyou have عَبْدٌa servant مَسَّهُafflicted him بَعْدَكُin your absence مَاwhat
لَكَ عَبْدٌ مَسَّهُ بَعْدَكُ مَا
وَكَّلَconsigned الْجِسْمَthe body بِدَاءٍto a disease مُحْرِضِwasting
وَكَّلَ الْجِسْمَ بِدَاءٍ مُحْرِضِ
A servant of yours, in your absence, has suffered what
You have a servant whom, after you
consigned his body to a wasting sickness.
Illness has wasted and weakened
قُضيَwas decreed الْبُعْدُseparation عَلَيْهِupon him كَارِهاًagainst his will
قُضيَ الْبُعْدُ عَلَيْهِ كَارِهاً
لاَnot يَرُدُّreverse النَّاسُpeople أَمْراًa matter قَدْalready قُضِيwas decreed
لاَ يَرُدُّ النَّاسُ أَمْراً قَدْ قُضِي
Separation was decreed for him against his will;
Separation was imposed on him unwillingly
people cannot reverse a matter already decreed.
People do not reverse what is decreed
كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday يَنْتَضِيunsheathes سَيْفَa sword أَذًىof harm
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يَنْتَضِي سَيْفَ أَذًى
بِالتَّكَاذِيبِwith lies عَلَيْكُمْto you all مُنْتَضِيone who unsheathes
بِالتَّكَاذِيبِ عَلَيْكُمْ مُنْتَضِي
Each day a sword of harm is unsheathed
Each day the sword of harm brandished
with lies told to you, by one who draws it.
With lies about you all is drawn out
مَاnot يُبَالِيhe cares إِذْwhen رَأَىhe saw فِيكَon your account ألْمَيmy pain
مَا يُبَالِي إِذْ رَأَى فِيكَ ألْمَي
غَضِبَwas angry الدَّهْرُTime عَلَيْهِwith him أَمْor رَضِيwas pleased
غَضِبَ الدَّهْرُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ رَضِي
He does not care, having seen my pain on your account,
What does he care, when he sees your pain,
whether Time is angry with him or pleased.
Whether fate is angry with him or content?
Sol 6.1