لَوif تَنَصَّلتَyou had offered an excuse إِلَيناto us
لَو تَنَصَّلتَ إِلَينا
لَغَفَرناthen we would have forgiven لَكَfor you ذَنبَكْyour sin
لَغَفَرنا لَكَ ذَنبَكْ
Had you offered us an excuse,
If you had come to us
we would have forgiven you your sin.
We would have forgiven your sin
لَيتَنيif only I أَملِكُI control قَلبيmy heart
لَيتَني أَملِكُ قَلبي
مِثلَlike ماthe way that تَملِكُyou control قَلبَكْyour heart
مِثلَ ما تَملِكُ قَلبَكْ
If only I could master my heart
I wish I could control my heart
as you master your heart.
Like you control yours
سَيِّديmy master ماhow أَبغَضَhateful العَيlife (opening fragment)
سَيِّدي ما أَبغَضَ العَي
شَlife (closing fragment) إِذاwhen فارَقتُI parted from قُربَكْyour nearness
شَ إِذا فارَقتُ قُربَكْ
My master, how hateful life is
My master, how I hate the eye
when I am parted from your presence!
When it is far from seeing you
أَيُّهاO الواثِقُal-Wathiq (the trusting one) بِاللَin God (opening fragment)
أَيُّها الواثِقُ بِاللَ
هِGod (closing fragment) لَقَدindeed ناصَحتَyou have been faithful to رَبَّكْyour Lord
هِ لَقَد ناصَحتَ رَبَّكْ
O al-Wathiq bi-llah,
O you who trust in God
you have indeed been faithful to your Lord.
You have advised your Lord
ماnot رَأىhave seen الناسُthe people إِماماًan imam
ما رَأى الناسُ إِماماً
أَنهَبَgave away freely الأَموالَwealth نَهبَكْyour lavish giving
أَنهَبَ الأَموالَ نَهبَكْ
People have never seen an imam
No leader has the people seen
who gave wealth away as freely as you.
Plundering wealth like your plunder
أَصبَحَتhas become حُجَّتُكَyour argument العُلthe highest (opening fragment)
أَصبَحَت حُجَّتُكَ العُل
ياhighest (closing fragment) وَحِزبُand the party of اللَهِGod حِزبَكْyour party
يا وَحِزبُ اللَهِ حِزبَكْ
Your argument has become supreme,
Your supreme argument has become
and God's party has become your party.
The party of God is your party
Sol 6.1