سلامpeace اللهGod لاnot أرضىI am content with سلاميmy greeting
سلام الله لا أرضى سلامي
فكلfor every تحيةgreeting دونbelow المقامthe station
فكل تحية دون المقام
God's peace upon you; I am not content with my own greeting.
I do not accept any greeting of peace
For every greeting falls short of your station.
For no salutation equals this position
وعينand an eye منfrom رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod ترعىkeeps watch
وعين من رسول الله ترعى
وتحرسand guards حاملthe bearer of الأمرthe charge الجُسامmighty
وتحرس حامل الأمر الجُسام
And an eye from the Messenger of God keeps watch,
The eyes of the Messenger of Allah watch over
And guards the bearer of the mighty charge.
And guard the bearer of mighty command
وتنَجدand aids مقلةan eye فيfor the sake of اللهGod يقظىwakeful
وتنَجد مقلة في الله يقظى
وتخلفهاand takes its place علىover أممnations نيامasleep
وتخلفها على أمم نيام
And aids an eye wakeful for God's sake,
And aid the devoted one who stays awake for Allah
And relieves it in watching over sleeping nations.
Leaving behind nations asleep
تقلَّبhe tossed and turned فيthrough ليالnights منof خطوبcalamities
تقلَّب في ليال من خطوب
تركنthey left المسلمينthe Muslims بلاwithout سلامpeace
تركن المسلمين بلا سلام
He tossed and turned through nights of calamity
Turning in nights full of calamities
That left the Muslims without peace.
That left the Muslims without peace
ومنand among عجبٍwonders قيامكyour keeping vigil فيduring اللياليthe nights
ومن عجبٍ قيامك في الليالي
وأنتwhile you الشمسthe sun فيin نظرthe eyes of الأنامhumankind
وأنت الشمس في نظر الأنام
And wondrous is your keeping vigil at night,
How strange is your rising during the nights
While you are the sun in the eyes of humankind.
When you are the sun in people's eyes
أحبI love خليفةthe caliph of الرحمنthe All-Merciful جهديwith all my strength
أحب خليفة الرحمن جهدي
وحبand love of اللهGod فيin حبlove of الإمامthe imam
وحب الله في حب الإمام
I love the caliph of the All-Merciful with all my strength,
I love the effort of the Caliph of the Merciful
And love of God lies in love of the imam.
And the love of Allah in loving the Imam
وأجعلand I make عصرهhis era عنوانthe title of شعريmy poetry
وأجعل عصره عنوان شعري
وحسنand the beauty of العقدthe necklace يظهرappears فيin النظامthe stringing
وحسن العقد يظهر في النظام
And I make his era the title of my poetry,
And I make his era the title of my poetry
And the necklace's beauty appears in its stringing.
And goodness of composition appears in the system
فإنfor if نفتhave denied الموانعthe obstacles فيهin it حظىmy share
فإن نفت الموانع فيه حظى
فليسthen it is not بفائتto be lost حظthe share of الكلامwords
فليس بفائت حظ الكلام
For if obstacles have denied me my share in it,
If obstacles negate fortune in it
Then the share of words will not be lost.
It is not missed fortune of speech
وقدand may يُرعىlend الغمامthe cloud الأرضthe earth أذناan ear
وقد يُرعى الغمام الأرض أذنا
وأينand where الأرضthe earth منfrom سمعthe hearing of الغمامthe cloud
وأين الأرض من سمع الغمام
And the cloud may lend the earth an ear,
And the clouds may watch over the earth
Yet how far the earth is from the cloud's hearing!
But where is the earth to the hearing of clouds
Sol 6.1