أناI غيظُvexation كلّevery مُناصِبٍhostile foe
أنا غيظُ كلّ مُناصِبٍ
وأناand I السَّبيلُthe path إلىto الجنانِParadise
وأنا السَّبيلُ إلى الجنانِ
I am the vexation of every hostile foe,
I am the anger of every slanderer,
And I am the path to Paradise.
And I am the path to Paradise,
وأناand I الصَّحيحُthe authentic tradition عنfrom النبيthe Prophet
وأنا الصَّحيحُ عن النبي
الْمَيْعوثِsent بالسَّبْعِwith the seven المثانيoft-repeated verses
الْمَيْعوثِ بالسَّبْعِ المثاني
And I am the authentic tradition from the Prophet,
And I am the truth from the Prophet,
Sent with the seven oft-repeated verses.
The one sent with the Seven Oft Repeated.
أناI عَنfrom عليّAli ذيpossessor of العُلَىlofty rank
أنا عَن عليّ ذي العُلَى
لاnot عَنْfrom فلانٍso-and-so أوor فُلانِso-and-so
لا عَنْ فلانٍ أو فُلانِ
I am from Ali, possessor of lofty rank,
I am from Ali the most High,
Not from so-and-so or so-and-so.
Not from so-and-so or someone else.
أناI دينُfaith آلِthe family of محمدٍMuhammad
أنا دينُ آلِ محمدٍ
سفنُships النَّجاsalvation شهْبُshooting stars الأمانِsafety
سفنُ النَّجا شهْبُ الأمانِ
I am the faith of Muhammad's family,
I am the religion of Muhammad's family,
Ships of salvation, shooting stars of safety.
The ships of salvation, the shooting star of safety.
وأناand I القرينُthe companion برغمdespite آنافِthe noses of
وأنا القرينُ برغم آنافِ
النّواصِبfoes of Ali لِلْقُرانِof the Qur'an
النّواصِب لِلْقُرانِ
And I am the companion—in spite of the noses
And I am the companion in spite of the noses
Of Ali's foes—of the Qur'an.
Of the hostile ones to the Quran.
أناI غُرّةُthe radiant jewel of التّاجِthe crown المكّلadorned
أنا غُرّةُ التّاجِ المكّل
درةًpearl العِقْدthe necklace الجُمانيpearl-strung
درةً العِقْد الجُماني
I am the radiant jewel of the adorned crown,
I am the jewel of the complete crown,
The pearl of the pearl-strung necklace.
A pearl in the perfect necklace.
هَلْis there? منany مُجارٍone who keeps pace أوor مُبَارٍa competitor أوor
هَلْ من مُجارٍ أو مُبَارٍ أو
مُسَامٍa rival in eminence أوor مُدانيone who comes close
مُسَامٍ أو مُداني
Is there one to keep pace, or a competitor, or
Is there a reproacher, or challenger, or
A rival in eminence, or one who comes close?
Critic, or condemner?
هَيْهاتfar from it! كلٌّeveryone قاصِرٌfalls short
هَيْهات كلٌّ قاصِرٌ
عَنْof غَلوتيmy reach يومthe day of الرِّهانthe contest
عَنْ غَلوتي يوم الرِّهان
Far from it! Everyone falls short
Alas! All fall short
Of my reach on the day of the contest.
Of my loftiness on the day of the wager.
بيthrough me يَهتَديfinds guidance بيby me يقْتَديtakes as a model
بي يَهتَدي بي يقْتَدي
الثقلانِthe two kinds of beings منof إنسٍhumans وجانand jinn
الثقلانِ من إنسٍ وجان
Through me they find guidance; they take me as their model—
By me is guidance found, by me following,
The two kinds of beings, humans and jinn.
Both mankind and jinn.
أيُقاسَis it compared? بيwith me ظُلماًunjustly منamong الكُتبِthe books
أيُقاسَ بي ظُلماً من الكُتبِ
الجديدةِnew ماthat which عَدانيis other than me
الجديدةِ ما عَداني
Can any of the books be unjustly compared with me—
Can injustice be compared to me
The new ones, other than myself?
From the new scriptures besides me?
كلاّno indeed وآياتby the verses of المثانيthe oft-repeated
كلاّ وآيات المثاني
ليسَthere is not ليfor me فيamong الكُتْبthe books ثانيa second or equal
ليسَ لي في الكُتْب ثاني
No indeed! By the oft-repeated verses,
No way! And the verses of the Seven
I have no equal among books.
I have no peer among scriptures.
وكفَىand sufficient is بمَنْthe one who هُوhe جامعيmy compiler
وكفَى بمَنْ هُو جامعي
فخراًa source of pride لِمَنْfor whoever عَنهُfrom him روانيtransmitted me
فخراً لِمَنْ عَنهُ رواني
And sufficient is the one who compiled me
And suffice is He who collected me
As a source of pride for whoever transmitted me from him:
Pride for those who narrate from Him.
زيدٌZayd إمامُthe imam of الحقِّtruth خيرُthe best of
زيدٌ إمامُ الحقِّ خيرُ
الخلْقِcreation منamong قاصٍone far away ودانيand one nearby
الخلْقِ من قاصٍ وداني
Zayd, the Imam of Truth, the best
Zayd leader of truth, best
Of creation, far and near.
Of creation, whether near or far.
ياO مَنْyou who تنكّبَshunned جَاهِلاًin ignorance
يا مَنْ تنكّبَ جَاهِلاً
سُبلَthe paths of الْهدايةِguidance والبيانيand clear exposition
سُبلَ الْهدايةِ والبياني
O you who have ignorantly shunned
O you who ignorantly turned away
The paths of guidance and clear exposition,
From the paths of guidance and elocution.
أقْبلْcome عليَّtoward me مُشمّراًgirded for effort
أقْبلْ عليَّ مُشمّراً
ودعand abandon التكاسُلَlaziness والتّوانيand delay
ودع التكاسُلَ والتّواني
Come to me, girded for effort,
Turn to me determined,
And abandon laziness and delay.
Leave laziness and hesitation.
وذرِand forsake اتّباعكَyour following لِلْهوىof desire
وذرِ اتّباعكَ لِلْهوى
إنَّindeed الْهوىdesire شركُthe snare of الْهَوانِhumiliation
إنَّ الْهوى شركُ الْهَوانِ
And forsake your pursuit of desire,
And cease following your desires,
For desire is the snare of humiliation,
Verily whims are the polytheism of disgrace.
لِتَفوزَso that you may attain فيon يَومthe Day of القِيامةِResurrection
لِتَفوزَ في يَوم القِيامةِ
بالأَمانِwith safety وبالأَمانيand with wishes
بالأَمانِ وبالأَماني
So that you may attain, on Resurrection Day,
That you may win on Judgement Day
Safety and the fulfillment of wishes,
Safety, and your wishes.
وتُخَصّand be specially favored فيin جَنْاتgardens
وتُخَصّ في جَنْات
عَدْنٍEden بالمكانةِwith rank والمكانِand a place
عَدْنٍ بالمكانةِ والمكانِ
And be specially favored in the gardens
And be singled out in the Gardens
Of Eden with rank and a dwelling.
Of Eden in status and abode.
إيّاكَbeware تَعرضُyou turn away شسانِئاًhating
إيّاكَ تَعرضُ شسانِئاً
لِيof me جاهِلاًignorant لِرفيعof the loftiness of شانيmy standing
لِي جاهِلاً لِرفيع شاني
Beware of turning away in hatred
Beware presenting as ignorant
Of me, ignorant of my exalted standing.
To me of noble status.
مَنْwhoever راحَwent away عنّيfrom me مُعْرضاًturning away
مَنْ راحَ عنّي مُعْرضاً
مَاnot رَاحَsmelled رائحةَthe fragrance of الجِنَانِParadise
مَا رَاحَ رائحةَ الجِنَانِ
Whoever departs from me, turning away,
Whoever turns away from me
Will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.
Turns not to the scent of Paradise.
Sol 6.1