ياO آلَhouse of جعفرٍJa'far الفَيَّاضoverflowing جُودُكُمُyour generosity
يا آلَ جعفرٍ الفَيَّاض جُودُكُمُ
لوif أنْصَفَhad acted justly الدَّهرTime لمnot ينْقُصْdiminish لكُمfor you عَدَدُa number
لو أنْصَفَ الدَّهر لم ينْقُصْ لكُم عَدَدُ
O house of Ja'far, whose generosity overflows,
O House of generous Jafar
Had Time been just, your numbers would not have dwindled.
If time were just your numbers would not diminish
فيكُمْin you علىdespite قَسْوَةِharshness of الأيَّامِthe days مَرْحمَةٌcompassion
فيكُمْ على قَسْوَةِ الأيَّامِ مَرْحمَةٌ
ومنْكُمُand from you يُسْتَفادُis learned الصَّبْرُpatience والجَلَدُand fortitude
ومنْكُمُ يُسْتَفادُ الصَّبْرُ والجَلَدُ
In you, despite the days' harshness, there is compassion,
In you there is mercy against the harshness of days
And from you patience and fortitude are learned.
And from you patience and fortitude are obtained
فماfor not بَرِحْتُمْyou have ceased وريحُwhile the wind of الخَطْبِcalamity عاصِفَةٌraging
فما بَرِحْتُمْ وريحُ الخَطْبِ عاصِفَةٌ
طَوْداًa mighty mountain صَعوداًsteep to climb نَداهits bounty مُثْعِبٌgushing forth صَعَدُlofty
طَوْداً صَعوداً نَداه مُثْعِبٌ صَعَدُ
For you have remained, though calamity's wind rages,
You have not ceased, while the wind of events blows stormily
a steep, lofty mountain, its bounty gushing forth.
A towering mountain, its rising summit climbing upward
تَلينُyou yield للّهِto God والإِخْوانِand the brothers فيهِin Him ولِلْand to the
تَلينُ للّهِ والإِخْوانِ فيهِ ولِلْ
عافيsuppliant ويَخْشىand fears سُطاكَyour might السَّيْفُthe sword والأسَدُand the lion
عافي ويَخْشى سُطاكَ السَّيْفُ والأسَدُ
You yield to God, to brothers in Him, and to the
Bending to God and the brethren therein and to the
suppliant; yet sword and lion fear your might.
Healthy, whom the sword and lion fear
واعْلَمْand know وأنتَthough you عَليمٌwell-informed أنَّهاthat it is عَرَضٌa passing thing
واعْلَمْ وأنتَ عَليمٌ أنَّها عَرَضٌ
وماand there is no عَنِfrom اللّهِGod رَبِّLord of العَرْشِthe Throne مُلْتَحَدُrefuge
وما عَنِ اللّهِ رَبِّ العَرْشِ مُلْتَحَدُ
And know, though you know well, that it is a passing thing,
And know, while you are knowing, that it is an attribute
And there is no refuge from God, Lord of the Throne.
And not from Allah, Lord of the Throne, newly originated
فماfor not وجَدْتَyou have felt لِخَطْبٍfrom a calamity جَلَّwas grievous مِنْof ألَمٍpain
فما وجَدْتَ لِخَطْبٍ جَلَّ مِنْ ألَمٍ
إلاَّexcept وعنْديَand I have أضْعافُmany times الذيwhat تَجِدُyou feel
إلاَّ وعنْديَ أضْعافُ الذي تَجِدُ
For you have felt no pain from a grievous calamity
So I have not found any grave calamity with more pain
Without my bearing many times what you feel.
Than that which you find, of which I have multiples
Sol 6.1