أباO father of حَسَنٍHasan وفِّناpay us in full حقَّناour due
أبا حَسَنٍ وفِّنا حقَّنا
بحقِّfor the sake of مكارمكyour noble qualities الوافيهunstinting
بحقِّ مكارمك الوافيه
O Abu Hasan, pay us our due,
Abu Hasan fulfill our right
for the sake of your unstinting generosity.
By the virtue of your faithful favors
أَأُحجَبُam I to be barred? دونَكfrom you شرthe worst الحجابexclusion
أَأُحجَبُ دونَك شر الحجاب
ويدخلand enter دونيahead of me بنوthe sons of العافيهease
ويدخل دوني بنو العافيه
Am I to be barred from you by the harshest of barriers,
Shall I be veiled from you by the veil of evil
while the sons of ease enter ahead of me?
While the healthy enter unto you
أعوذُI seek refuge بفضلكin your bounty منfrom أنthat أساءَI be ill-treated
أعوذُ بفضلك من أن أساءَ
وأسألand I ask ربيmy Lord لكfor you العافيهwell-being
وأسأل ربي لك العافيه
I seek refuge in your bounty from being ill-treated,
I seek refuge in your grace from doing wrong
and ask my Lord to grant you well-being.
And ask my Lord to grant you well-being
فإنيfor I am امرؤa man تتَّقينيare wary of me الملوكُkings
فإني امرؤ تتَّقيني الملوكُ
وتدخلand enters فيinto حَلقيmy throat الضافيهthe full-length coat of mail
وتدخل في حَلقي الضافيه
For I am a man whom kings fear,
For I am a man whom kings fear
and a full-length coat of mail goes down my throat.
And pure milk enters my throat
كتبتُI have decreed علىagainst نفسthe soul of منwhoever رامنيtargets me
كتبتُ على نفس من رامني
ببعضwith some الأذىharm للردىfor Death صافيهan exclusive possession
ببعض الأذى للردى صافيه
I have marked the soul of whoever targets me
I have written upon my soul for whoever wishes me
with any harm as Death's exclusive possession.
Some harm in evil purity
أياO رَبِّmy Lord قدalready ركبhave mounted الأرذلونthe vilest
أيا رَبِّ قد ركب الأرذلون
ورجليand my foot منfrom رحلتيmy journey داميهbleeding
ورجلي من رحلتي داميه
O my Lord, the vilest have already mounted,
Oh Lord, the vile have embarked
while my foot bleeds from my journey.
While my feet are still from my journey
فإنso if كنتyou are حاملناgiving us mounts مثلهمlike them
فإن كنت حاملنا مثلهم
وإلّاand if not فأرجِلthen make ... dismount بنيthe sons of الزانيهthe whore
وإلّا فأرجِل بني الزانيه
So if you will give us mounts as you do them—
If you carry me like them
and if not, make the whore's sons dismount.
Else, make me descend, oh son of the adulteress
Sol 6.1