ياO سيدmaster of الرسلthe messengers بلrather ياO أكرمnoblest of الخلقcreation
يا سيد الرسل بل يا أكرم الخلق
أهدىI offer سلاماa greeting إلىto علياكyour exalted station منfrom شوقيmy longing
أهدى سلاما إلى علياك من شوقي
O master of the messengers—rather, O noblest of creation!
O Master of Messengers, nay the most noble of creation
I offer greetings to your exalted station out of my longing.
I send greetings of longing to you
ياO صادقtrue to الوعدthe promise إنيindeed I am صادقsincere أبداalways
يا صادق الوعد إني صادق أبدا
فراعنيso care for me كرماout of generosity وانظرand look إلىat صدفيmy turning away
فراعني كرما وانظر إلى صدفي
O faithful to your promise, I am ever sincere.
O Truthful in Promise, I am ever truthful
So care for me generously, and look upon my turning away.
So grace me with generosity and look upon my sincerity
ياO خيرbest of منthose who فيamong الورىhumankind ترجىis hoped for شفاعتهhis intercession
يا خير من في الورى ترجى شفاعته
وأفضلand the finest in الكونcreation منfrom غربthe west ومنand from شرقthe east
وأفضل الكون من غرب ومن شرق
O best among humankind whose intercession is hoped for,
O best of those in existence whose intercession is hoped for
And the finest in creation, in the west and in the east,
And most virtuous in the universe, east and west
متىwhen أرانيI see myself أمامbefore القبرthe tomb مبتهللاsupplicating
متى أراني أمام القبر مبتهللا
أرجوI hope for مكارمكمyour generous favors فيin المقعدthe seat الصدقtruth
أرجو مكارمكم في المقعد الصدق
When shall I see myself before the tomb, in supplication,
When I stand before the grave, pleading
Hoping for your generous favors in the seat of truth?
I hope for your magnanimity on the seat of truth
ياO واسعboundless in الفضلbounty فيin جودgiving وفيand in كرمgenerosity
يا واسع الفضل في جود وفي كرم
أنظرlook إليّtoward me بعينwith an eye of العزّhonor والسبقand precedence
أنظر إليّ بعين العزّ والسبق
O boundless in bounty, in giving and generosity,
O vast in grace, in generosity and nobility
Look upon me with an eye of honor and precedence.
Look upon me with the eye of might and precedence
ومدand extend نحوىtoward me يداكمyour two hands أبرأتyou cured سقماa sickness
ومد نحوى يداكم أبرأت سقما
يضنىdebilitates وكمand how many رتقتyou mended فيin الفقرpoverty منof فتقa breach
يضنى وكم رتقت في الفقر من فتق
And extend both your hands toward me; you have cured a sickness
And extend towards me your hands that cured affliction
That wastes one away—and how many a breach have you mended amid poverty!
And unraveled so much misery in dire poverty
يحقby the right of (apparently بحق) فاطمةFatima الزهراthe Radiant ومنand those whom ولدتshe bore
يحق فاطمة الزهرا ومن ولدت
خلصdeliver محبكthe one who loves you منfrom ذلhumiliation ومنand from رقbondage
خلص محبك من ذل ومن رق
By the right of Fatima the Radiant and those she bore,
It is deserved by Fatimah the blossoming, and he whom she birthed
Deliver the one who loves you from humiliation and bondage.
Save your loving servant from baseness and servitude
فهذهso this طلبتيmy plea بالذلin humility أرفعهاI raise it
فهذه طلبتي بالذل أرفعها
عسىmay تنالit attain رضاapproval فيwith غايةthe utmost الرفقgentleness
عسى تنال رضا في غاية الرفق
This, then, is my plea; in humility I raise it.
So this is my request in humility I raise it
May it win approval, with the utmost gentleness.
Hopefully attaining acceptance in utmost grace
لكنyet ليI have أملاa hope فيin الفضلbounty يطمعنيmakes me yearn
لكن لي أملا في الفضل يطمعني
فيin المصطفىthe Chosen One المجتبىthe Elect فيamong الخلقcreation للحقfor the Truth
في المصطفى المجتبى في الخلق للحق
Yet I have hope in bounty that awakens my longing
Yet I have hope in grace that makes me aspire
For the Chosen One, the Elect among creation for the Truth.
For the Chosen One, the Most Praised in creation, by the True
صلىmay send blessings عليهupon him إلهthe God of العرشthe Throne ماas long as نظرتgazed
صلى عليه إله العرش ما نظرت
عينan eye وماand as long as فاهspoke ذوone filled with الأشواقlonging بالصدقsincerely
عين وما فاه ذو الأشواق بالصدق
May the God of the Throne bless him as long as gazes are cast
Blessings upon him, God of the Throne, whenever an eye looked
By an eye, and as long as one filled with longing speaks sincerely.
Or a passionate being sincerely uttered
Sol 6.1