ربيmy Lord أقمraise up لبنيfor the children of الاسلامIslam قائمهمtheir leader
ربي أقم لبني الاسلام قائمهم
وردand repel رائمهمtheir would-be assailant بالذلin humiliation منهزماdefeated
ورد رائمهم بالذل منهزما
My Lord, raise up for the children of Islam their leader,
My Lord, raise up for the children of Islam their leader,
and turn back whoever seeks to harm them, humiliated and defeated.
and repel their would-be assailant, humiliated and defeated.
وانصرand aid رجالthe men of الهدىguidance وارفعand raise دعائهمtheir prayers
وانصر رجال الهدى وارفع دعائهم
فوقabove الدعائمthe pillars ماas long as نبتput forth الربىthe hills نجماherbage
فوق الدعائم ما نبت الربى نجما
Grant victory to the men of guidance, and raise their prayer
Aid the men of guidance, and raise their prayers
above the pillars, for as long as vegetation sprouts upon the hills.
above the pillars, as long as the hills put forth herbage.
ياO ربLord لاdo not تتلاشىfade away أمةa nation نهضتrose
يا رب لا تتلاشى أمة نهضت
بدولةunder the rule of الحقtruth لاneither وهناًweakness ولاnor سأماweariness
بدولة الحق لا وهناً ولا سأما
O Lord, let not a nation that has risen
O Lord, let not a nation that has risen fade away,
through the reign of truth dissolve through weakness or weariness.
under the rule of truth, neither weak nor weary.
أيدstrengthen سطاهاher might بنصرwith victory منكfrom You يظهرهاreveals her
أيد سطاها بنصر منك يظهرها
بالاستقامةthrough uprightness سيفاًas a sword ليسis not منثلماnotched
بالاستقامة سيفاً ليس منثلما
Strengthen its might with victory from You, manifesting it
Strengthen her might with victory from You that reveals her
through uprightness as a sword that is never notched.
through uprightness as a sword without a notch.
قرتshe settled بحوزةwithin the territory of أرضa land طابwas good منبتهاits soil
قرت بحوزة أرض طاب منبتها
هيit is الغبيراal-Ghubayra عمانOman موطنa homeland عظماgrown great
هي الغبيرا عمان موطن عظما
It has found repose within a land whose soil is wholesome:
She has settled within a land whose soil is good:
it is al-Ghubayrā—Oman, a homeland grown great.
it is al-Ghubayra—Oman, a homeland grown great.
كمhow often ذاthis (emphatic) توالىfollowed in succession عليهاover her الدهرthe ages توليةappointment
كم ذا توالى عليها الدهر تولية
نصبthe installation of الأئمةthe imams عقداًa necklace زانadorned منتظماstrung in order
نصب الأئمة عقداً زان منتظما
How often, through the ages, has it received the investiture
How often, through the ages, have appointments followed one another there—
of the Imams—a necklace that adorned it, perfectly strung.
the installation of imams—a necklace adorning her, strung in order.
ياO ربLord لاdo not تجعلmake الأعداءthe enemies عاديةaggressors
يا رب لا تجعل الأعداء عادية
علىagainst عصابةthe fellowship of هذاthis الدينfaith وانتقماand take vengeance
على عصابة هذا الدين وانتقما
O Lord, do not let the enemies fall in assault
O Lord, let not the enemies be aggressors
upon the fellowship of this faith; take vengeance upon them.
against the fellowship of this faith; and take vengeance.
ومنand bestow بالخصبwith abundance ياO مولايmy Master يذهبdispels ماwhat
ومن بالخصب يا مولاي يذهب ما
قدindeed حلbefell بالوطنupon the homeland المحبوبbeloved واحتدماand raged fiercely
قد حل بالوطن المحبوب واحتدما
And, my Lord, bestow abundance that will dispel all
Bestow abundance, O my Master, to dispel what
that has befallen the beloved homeland and raged within it.
has befallen the beloved homeland and raged fiercely.
واجعلand grant لناfor us فيin اكتئابthe sorrow of الفقدloss مصطبراًa source of patience
واجعل لنا في اكتئاب الفقد مصطبراً
تسلياًconsolation خلفاa successor عنin place of سالفa predecessor عدماnow gone
تسلياً خلفا عن سالف عدما
And appoint for us, amid the grief of loss, a steadfast one,
And grant us, amid the sorrow of loss, a source of patience,
as consolation—a successor to the predecessor who died.
a consolation—a successor in place of the predecessor now gone.
منكfrom You الاجابةthe answer نرجوهاwe hope for it محققةfulfilling
منك الاجابة نرجوها محققة
آمالناour hopes كرماًout of generosity ياO منYou who براcreated النسماsouls
آمالنا كرماً يا من برا النسما
From You we hope for an answer that comes true,
From You we hope for an answer that fulfills
fulfilling our hopes through generosity, O You who created every living soul.
our hopes, out of generosity, O You who created souls.
سقىmay water الإلهGod ضريحاًa tomb جلis exalted مودعهits occupant
سقى الإله ضريحاً جل مودعه
برحمةwith mercy وبلهاits downpour ينهلpours abundantly منسجماflowing steadily
برحمة وبلها ينهل منسجما
May God shower a grave whose occupant was exalted
May God water a tomb whose occupant is exalted
with mercy whose abundant rain pours down in an unbroken flow.
with mercy whose downpour falls in flowing streams.
Sol 6.1