ولماand when وقفتyou stood أمامbefore الإمامthe Imam
ولما وقفت أمام الإمام
تأخرstepped back خلصانهhis intimates والشيعand the followers
تأخر خلصانه والشيع
And when you stood before the Imam,
his intimates and followers stepped back.
دنوتyou drew near إلىto تاجهhis crown والسريرand the throne
دنوت إلى تاجه والسرير
فهذاso this تعالىrose higher وذاكand that اتسعgrew wider
فهذا تعالى وذاك اتسع
You drew near his crown and throne;
so this rose higher, and that grew wider.
وضاحكand exchanged smiles with بردthe mantle النبيof the Prophet القضيthe staff (continued)
وضاحك برد النبي القضي
بcompletion of ‘staff’ أنساًin delight بخوضكat your delving فيماinto what شرعhe ordained
ب أنساً بخوضك فيما شرع
And the Prophet’s mantle exchanged smiles with the staff,
in delight at your discourse on what he ordained.
سفرتyou unveiled your face فتيمهso enthralled him ماwhat رأىhe saw
سفرت فتيمه ما رأى
وقلتand you spoke فأطربهso delighted him ماwhat سمعhe heard
وقلت فأطربه ما سمع
You unveiled your face, so what he saw enthralled him;
and you spoke, so what he heard delighted him.
وأثنتand praised فضالكyour virtues الباهراتdazzling
وأثنت فضالك الباهرات
علىof ملكthe king الدهرof the age فيماfor what اصطنعhe bestowed
على ملك الدهر فيما اصطنع
And your dazzling virtues praised
the king of the age for what he had bestowed.
طلعتyou rose فكنتand so you were كنجمlike the star الصباof morning (continued)
طلعت فكنت كنجم الصبا
حcompletion of ‘morning’ دلpointed علىto الشمسthe sun لماwhen طلعit rose
ح دل على الشمس لما طلع
You rose, and were like the morning star,
which, when it rose, heralded the sun.
ومنand whoever كلفdemanded of الدهرTime امثالكمyour equals
ومن كلف الدهر امثالكم
فقدthen indeed كلفdemanded of الدهرTime ماwhat لمdid not يسعhave capacity for
فقد كلف الدهر ما لم يسع
And whoever demands your equals of Time
has demanded of Time what lies beyond its power.
Sol 6.1