ألاlo ياO أميرCommander المؤمنينof the Faithful الذيwho بهthrough him
ألا يا أمير المؤمنين الذي به
أفُلُّI rout الرَّزاياcalamities جحفلاًa host بعدafter جحفلa host
أفُلُّ الرَّزايا جحفلاً بعد جحفل
Lo, O Commander of the Faithful, through whom
O Commander of the Faithful, through whom
I rout calamities, host after host;
Misfortunes cease flowing in waves, wave after wave,
وكنتُand I was متىwhenever استصرختُهُI cried to him for help لملمَّةٍin a calamity
وكنتُ متى استصرختُهُ لملمَّةٍ
حمانيhe protected me فأغنىand thus sufficed عنin place of سِنانٍa spearhead ومنصُلand a sword blade
حماني فأغنى عن سِنانٍ ومنصُل
And whenever I cried to him for help in a calamity,
Whenever I cried out to him in dire need,
He protected me, making spearhead and sword needless.
He protected me, making spears and swords unnecessary,
جعلتكI made you فيin أمريmy affairs عصاماًa mainstay ولمand did not تزلْyou cease to be
جعلتك في أمري عصاماً ولم تزلْ
عصاميَmy mainstay منfrom بعدafter الاِلهGod وموئليand my refuge
عصاميَ من بعد الاِله وموئلي
I made you a mainstay in my affairs, and you have ever been
I made you, in my affair, a strong pillar, and you have not ceased to be
My mainstay, after God, and my refuge.
My pillar after God, and my place of shelter,
أغثنيhelp me أغثنيhelp me عاجلاًimmediately غيرnot آجلٍlater
أغثني أغثني عاجلاً غير آجلٍ
باِخراسby silencing مجموعِthe sum of المخازيdisgraces قرنفلQaranful
باِخراس مجموعِ المخازي قرنفل
Help me, help me, at once, not later,
Help me, help me immediately, not later,
By silencing Qaranful, the sum of all disgraces.
With a disabling blow to the gathered army of Khosrau.
Sol 6.1