رسولMessenger اللهGod مشتاقyearning وقلبيand my heart
رسول الله مشتاق وقلبي
إلىtoward حبّlove الزيارةthe visit مستطارcarried away
إلى حبّ الزيارة مستطار
O Messenger of God, I yearn, and my heart
O Messenger of Allah, my heart and I
Is swept away by love of visiting you.
Yearn for the love of visiting you
ومنand from طولthe length of البعادseparation وفرطand the intensity of شوقىmy longing
ومن طول البعاد وفرط شوقى
فؤاديmy heart لاnot يقرّsettles لهfor it قرارُrest
فؤادي لا يقرّ له قرارُ
And from long separation and my intense longing,
Due to the distance and my intense longing
My heart can find no rest.
My heart finds no rest or peace
وحالفنيand allied itself with me السهادsleeplessness وعزand became elusive نومىmy sleep
وحالفني السهاد وعز نومى
وزادand increased الوجدpassionate longing وانقطعand ceased اصطبارpatient endurance
وزاد الوجد وانقطع اصطبار
And sleeplessness has allied itself with me, and sleep eludes me,
Sleep has deserted me, my night vigils increase
And longing has grown, and endurance has run out.
My love and patience are depleted
متىwhen أحظىI am blessed بنوركwith your light ياO حبيبيmy beloved
متى أحظى بنورك يا حبيبي
ويحلوand becomes sweet ليto me التمتعenjoyment والمزارand visitation
ويحلو لي التمتع والمزار
When shall I be blessed with your light, O my beloved,
When will I be blessed by your light, my beloved
And find enjoyment and visitation sweet,
And find joy in visiting you
وألثمand I kiss تربdust أرضland أنتyou فيهاin it
وألثم ترب أرض أنت فيها
ويحلوand becomes sweet ليto me بطيبتكin your Taybah الجوارdwelling nearby
ويحلو لي بطيبتك الجوار
And kiss the dust of the land where you are,
And kiss the soil where you reside
And find dwelling near you in your Taybah sweet,
And find comfort in being near you
وأبسطand I stretch out فيin حماكyour sanctuary يدhand افتقاريmy need
وأبسط في حماك يد افتقاري
فترجعso it returns ملؤهاits fill منكfrom you النضارpure gold
فترجع ملؤها منك النضار
And stretch out the hand of my need in your sanctuary,
I extend my needy hands to your protection
So it returns filled with pure gold from you,
That you may restore them with your grace
وأحظىand I attain فيin حماكyour sanctuary بكلwith every عزhonor
وأحظى في حماك بكل عز
وفضلand bounty لاnot يزحزحهdislodges it افتقارpoverty
وفضل لا يزحزحه افتقار
And gain every honor in your sanctuary,
Under your wing I find all glory
And bounty that no poverty can dislodge,
And bounty that no poverty can diminish
وأرجعand I return بالشفاءwith healing قريرcontented عينeye
وأرجع بالشفاء قرير عين
ونورand a light ليسis not يدركهovertakes it سرارthe moon's dark phase
ونور ليس يدركه سرار
And return healed, with eyes at peace,
And return cured, my eyes alight
And with a light no moonless darkness can overtake?
With a radiance beyond comprehension
رسولMessenger اللهGod أولاديmy children وأهلىand my family
رسول الله أولادي وأهلى
بجاهكthrough your standing ياO حبيبbeloved قدindeed استجارواthey sought refuge
بجاهك يا حبيب قد استجاروا
O Messenger of God, my children and my family
O Messenger of Allah, my family and children
Have sought refuge through your standing, O beloved,
Have sought refuge in you, my beloved
وذوand one of قربايmy kin والأحبابand the loved ones جمعاall together
وذو قرباي والأحباب جمعا
وأصهارىand my in-laws وأشياخيand my elders الكبارthe venerable
وأصهارى وأشياخي الكبار
And my kinsman and loved ones, all together,
As have my kin, companions and elders
And my in-laws and my venerable elders.
My in-laws and revered mentors
فوجهso direct نحوناtoward us عينan eye التفاتattention
فوجه نحونا عين التفات
فأنتfor you عليكupon you لاشكّwithout doubt المدارthe pivot
فأنت عليك لاشكّ المدار
So turn an attentive eye toward us,
Turn your gracious gaze upon us
For upon you, without doubt, all things turn.
For in you lies all our hope
لكto you الجاهeminence العريضvast فكلthus all جاهeminence
لك الجاه العريض فكل جاه
لغيركfor others besides you منكfrom you قطعاcertainly مستعارborrowed
لغيرك منك قطعا مستعار
Yours is vast eminence; thus all eminence
You possess vast intercession, for all glory
Belonging to others is surely borrowed from you.
Apart from yours is surely borrowed
تقبلaccept ياO رسولMessenger اللهGod منىfrom me
تقبل يا رسول الله منى
سلاماa greeting فيهin it للمهدىfor the giver افتخارpride
سلاما فيه للمهدى افتخار
Accept from me, O Messenger of God,
Accept, O Messenger of Allah, from me
A greeting in which its giver takes pride.
Greetings in which pride for the Mahdi resides
فإنكfor indeed you خيرthe best منthose who قبلaccepted الهداياgifts
فإنك خير من قبل الهدايا
وأسميand the most exalted منthose who يقالis pardoned بهthrough him العثارstumbling
وأسمي من يقال به العثار
For you are the best of those who have accepted gifts,
For you are best of all gifts
And the most exalted of those through whom missteps are pardoned.
And most noble of all to forbid excess
عليكupon you اللهGod صلىbestowed blessings ماas long as تبدتappeared
عليك الله صلى ما تبدت
نجومstars الليلthe night أوor ظهرappeared النهارthe day
نجوم الليل أو ظهر النهار
May God bless you as long as there appear
Upon you may Allah send blessings
The stars of night, or the day dawns.
As long as stars shine or daylight remains
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