لي بالحبيب وآله استنجاد

لي بالحبيب وآله استنجاد

فهم الغياثُ وكلهم أمجاد

فهم الغياثُ وكلهم أمجاد

I seek succor from the Beloved and his family;

I seek help from my beloved and his family,

for they are succor, and all of them are noble.

They are all saviors and men of glory.

إنى قصدت رحابكم كي أشتكى

إنى قصدت رحابكم كي أشتكى

من جور من في حكمهم قد حادوا

من جور من في حكمهم قد حادوا

I have sought your precincts so that I may complain

I came to your abode to complain,

of the injustice of those who have strayed in their judgments.

Of the injustice of those who went astray in their rule.

لكم التجائي آل أحمد سرمدا

لكم التجائي آل أحمد سرمدا

من بغي قوم كلهم أوغاد

من بغي قوم كلهم أوغاد

To you I turn for refuge forever, O family of Ahmad,

To you, O Aal Ahmed, is my refuge forever,

from the oppression of a people who are all scoundrels.

From the wrongdoing of a people who are all wicked.

فبكم ينال المستجير مرامه

فبكم ينال المستجير مرامه

إن ناله من فيضكم إمداد

إن ناله من فيضكم إمداد

Through you the seeker of refuge attains his desire,

Through you the seeker attains his purpose,

if aid from your abundance reaches him.

If he obtains from your overflowing grace.

بوكم بكم يغدو الذليل معززا

بوكم بكم يغدو الذليل معززا

وبكم بناء المستغيث يشاد

وبكم بناء المستغيث يشاد

[Unclear word] Through you, the humbled man becomes honored,

Through you the humiliated becomes honored,

and through you the supplicant's edifice is raised.

And through you the structure of the desperate is built.

وبكم طريد الجور يصبح عائذا

وبكم طريد الجور يصبح عائذا

ولبيت مأمنه القديم يعاد

ولبيت مأمنه القديم يعاد

Through you, the exile driven out by injustice finds refuge,

Through you the victim of injustice becomes protected,

and is restored to his former house of safety.

And to his old secure home he returns.

ويعز من بعد المذلة قدره

ويعز من بعد المذلة قدره

ويؤمه الإقبال والإسعاد

ويؤمه الإقبال والإسعاد

His standing grows exalted after humiliation,

After humiliation his worth is honored,

and good fortune and happiness seek him out.

And good fortune and happiness welcome him.

وبكم يظل معظما ومعزّزا

وبكم يظل معظما ومعزّزا

وبكم يسود فتكمد الحساد

وبكم يسود فتكمد الحساد

Through you he remains revered and honored,

Through you he remains respected and honored,

and through you he gains eminence, so the envious pine away.

Through you he prevails as the envious boil.

ويقول بعدا للألى قد مزقوا

ويقول بعدا للألى قد مزقوا

عرضى كما بعدت ثمود وعاد

عرضى كما بعدت ثمود وعاد

He says, 'Away with those who have torn

And he says goodbye to the hardships that,

my honor, just as Thamud and ʿAd perished!'

Destroyed my honor as Thamud and Aad were destroyed.

يا سبط خير الخلق مالى ملجأ

يا سبط خير الخلق مالى ملجأ

إلا حماك أؤمّه فأفاد

إلا حماك أؤمّه فأفاد

O grandson of the best of creation, I have no refuge

O grandson of the best of creation, I have no refuge

except your sanctuary, which I seek and where I am aided.

Except your protection, so come to my aid.

فامدد يديك وخذ بناصر أحمد

فامدد يديك وخذ بناصر أحمد

فهو العبيد وأنتم الأسياد

فهو العبيد وأنتم الأسياد

Stretch out your hands and take Ahmad by the arm;

So extend your hand and take the supporter of Ahmad,

for he is the humble servant, and you are the masters.

For he is the servant and you are the masters.

من يوم أبعده العداة عن الحمى

من يوم أبعده العداة عن الحمى

بالطرف من مر الفراق سهاد

بالطرف من مر الفراق سهاد

Since the day his enemies drove him from the sanctuary,

Since the day the enemies expelled him from the sanctuary,

his eyes have known sleeplessness from the bitterness of separation.

My eyes have not stopped tearing in separation.

والنار بالأحشام زاد لهيبها

والنار بالأحشام زاد لهيبها

فتمزّقت من حرّها الأكباد

فتمزّقت من حرّها الأكباد

The fire among the household has grown fiercer,

And the fire of yearning flares within me,

and its heat has torn their livers apart.

Tearing my innards apart in its heat.

فبحقّ جدّك يا حسين تولّنى

فبحقّ جدّك يا حسين تولّنى

برعاية ما بعدها إبعاد

برعاية ما بعدها إبعاد

By your grandfather's right, O Husayn, take me under your care,

So for the right of your grandfather, O Hussein, take care of me,

with care after which no banishment follows.

With a patronage that has no parallel.

يا خير جار قد تخذت جواره

يا خير جار قد تخذت جواره

سندا فأمّت ساحتى القصّاد

سندا فأمّت ساحتى القصّاد

O best of neighbors, whose protection I have taken

O best of neighbors, I made your neighborhood a support,

as a support, so visitors have sought my courtyard.

So fill my courtyard with provision.

أشكو الفراق لسيدي وأبثه

أشكو الفراق لسيدي وأبثه

وإليك تشكو الأهل والأولاد

وإليك تشكو الأهل والأولاد

I lament separation to my master and confide in him,

I complain of separation to my master and inform him,

and to you the family and children complain.

While to you women and children cry out.

لله اطفال إليك تضرعوا

لله اطفال إليك تضرعوا

فاسمع صريخ ندائهم إذ نادوا

فاسمع صريخ ندائهم إذ نادوا

For God's sake, children have pleaded with you;

By God, children who implored you,

so hear their cries of appeal as they called out.

So hear the scream of their call when they called.

واجعل لهم في القرب منك وسيلة

واجعل لهم في القرب منك وسيلة

فزمان قربك عندهم أعياد

فزمان قربك عندهم أعياد

Grant them a means of drawing near to you,

And make their closeness to you a means,

for the days near you are feast days to them.

For the time of your nearness is their celebration.

فبحق جدك لا تخيب قصدهم

فبحق جدك لا تخيب قصدهم

فالشوق في أحشائهم يزداد

فالشوق في أحشائهم يزداد

By your grandfather's right, do not frustrate their quest,

For the right of your grandfather, do not disappoint their quest,

for longing increases within their entrails.

As yearning in their hearts grows stronger.

وإليك آمالي بسط بنائها

وإليك آمالي بسط بنائها

والرأيُ رأيكَ والرجوع مراد

والرأيُ رأيكَ والرجوع مراد

And toward you the edifice of my hopes is spread;

To you my hopes have laid out their structure,

the judgment is yours, and return is desired.

And opinion is your opinion and to you is the return.