إمامُImam الهُدىguidance قلّtell ليto me متىwhen أنتَyou آيبٌreturning
إمامُ الهُدى قلّ لي متى أنتَ آيبٌ
فمُنَّso bestow a favor عليناupon us ياO إمامُImam بِرَجْعةِwith a return
فمُنَّ علينا يا إمامُ بِرَجْعةِ
O Imam of guidance, tell me: when will you return?
O Imam of Guidance, tell me when will you come
So favor us, O Imam, with a return.
So grant us, O Imam, with your return
مَلَلناwe have grown weary وطالَand has grown long الانتظارthe wait فَجُدْso be generous لناto us
مَلَلنا وطالَ الانتظار فَجُدْ لنا
بحقِّكِby your right ياO قطبَaxis الوجودِexistence بِزَوْرةِwith a visit
بحقِّكِ يا قطبَ الوجودِ بِزَوْرةِ
We have grown weary, and the wait has grown long; be generous to us,
We are bored and waiting has been long, so hurry to us
By your right, O axis of existence, with a visit.
By your right, O Pole of Existence, with a visit
فأنتfor you لهذاfor this الأمرِtask قِدماlong ago مُعيَّنٌappointed
فأنت لهذا الأمرِ قِدما مُعيَّنٌ
كذلكthus قالsaid اللهُGod أنتَyou خَليفتيMy vicegerent
كذلك قال اللهُ أنتَ خَليفتي
For you were appointed to this task long ago.
For you are for this matter, previously appointed
Thus God said: “You are My vicegerent.”
So said Allah, you are my caliph
Sol 6.1