رُوَيدكtake your time أَيُّهاO الرَجُلthe man الكَريمthe noble
رُوَيدك أَيُّها الرَجُل الكَريم
وَزُرand visit قَبراًa grave بِهِwithin it الحبرthe scholar الحَكيمthe wise
وَزُر قَبراً بِهِ الحبر الحَكيم
Take your time, O noble man,
Slow down, O generous man,
And visit a grave where the wise scholar lies.
And visit a grave wherein lies the wise scholar.
وَسَلمand greet بِالوَقارwith solemnity عَلىto إِمامan imam
وَسَلم بِالوَقار عَلى إِمام
تَوارتbecame hidden تَحتَbeneath تُربتهhis grave's earth عُلومbranches of learning
تَوارت تَحتَ تُربته عُلوم
And solemnly greet an imam,
Greet with dignity the Imam,
Beneath whose grave's earth lie hidden branches of learning.
Beneath whose dust lies vast knowledge.
فَتىa young man يدعىis called بِإِبراهيمby the name Ibrahim لَكنbut
فَتى يدعى بِإِبراهيم لَكن
أَبوهhis father المُصطفىal-Mustafa, the Chosen One البرthe righteous الرَحيمthe merciful
أَبوه المُصطفى البر الرَحيم
A young man called Ibrahim, but
A youth called Ibrahim, though
His father is al-Mustafa, the righteous, the merciful.
His father is the Chosen One, the Kind.
إِمامan imam هاشميHashimite حيدريof Haydar's lineage
إِمام هاشمي حيدري
لَهُhe possesses شَرَفhonor وَأفضالand benefactions قَديمage-old
لَهُ شَرَف وَأفضال قَديم
An imam, Hashimite and Haydari,
A Hashemite, Haydari Imam,
Possessing age-old honor and benefactions.
With ancient nobility and virtues.
نجارlineage دونهُbeneath it الشُهبthe blazing stars العَواليthe lofty
نجار دونهُ الشُهب العَوالي
وَعلمand knowledge دونهُbeneath it البَحرthe sea الجَسيمthe immense
وَعلم دونهُ البَحر الجَسيم
A lineage higher than the lofty, blazing stars,
Carpenter who reached the highest glories,
And knowledge surpassing the immense sea.
And knowledge beyond the vast ocean.
أَرمcaused to decay ضَريحهhis tomb مرthe passage of اللَياليthe nights
أَرم ضَريحه مر اللَيالي
فَعمرهso he restored it الفَتىthe young man عمرUmar الوَسيمthe handsome
فَعمره الفَتى عمر الوَسيم
The passing nights made his tomb decay,
The passing nights harmed his tomb,
So the handsome young Umar restored it.
So restore it, O noble youth.
تَقيpious طاهرpure زاكvirtuous أَمينtrustworthy
تَقي طاهر زاك أَمين
عَليمlearned عاملpracticing his knowledge علمa luminary حَليمforbearing
عَليم عامل علم حَليم
Pious, pure, virtuous, trustworthy,
Pure, devout, honest trustee,
Learned, practicing what he knows, a luminary, forbearing.
Learned, just, forbearing scholar.
يُحبhe loves الصالحينthe righteous وَذاكَand that one مِنهُمamong them
يُحب الصالحين وَذاكَ مِنهُم
وَحبهمand love for them صِراطa path مُستَقيمstraight
وَحبهم صِراط مُستَقيم
He loves the righteous, and that one is among them,
Who loves the righteous, and that is
And love for them is a straight path.
The straight path for him to take.
فَشادَso he erected قِبابهمtheir domes كَرَماًout of generosity وُجوداًand munificence
فَشادَ قِبابهم كَرَماً وُجوداً
بِبَغدادin Baghdad وَسائرهمand all of them رَميمcrumbled remains
بِبَغداد وَسائرهم رَميم
So he raised their domes with generosity and munificence,
So he rebuilt their domes generously
In Baghdad, though all of them have turned to dust.
In Baghdad and elsewhere in disrepair.
فَقُمso rise وَانظرand look بِناءa building كَاللئاليlike pearls
فَقُم وَانظر بِناء كَاللئالي
تَلوحgleam عَلىabove رصافتهits masonry النُجومthe stars
تَلوح عَلى رصافته النُجوم
So rise and behold a building like pearls;
Rise and see a structure like glimmering nights,
The stars gleam above its masonry.
Its tiles sparkling like stars.
أزلremove عَناfrom us العَناsuffering فَرداًalone وَأَرخand record the date
أزل عَنا العَنا فَرداً وَأَرخ
بِناءa building دُونهُbeneath it نَبأtidings عَظيمmomentous
بِناء دُونهُ نَبأ عَظيم
Remove our suffering, alone, and record the date:
Remove from us distress, and record
A building before which momentous tidings pale.
A feat below which great tales pale.
Sol 6.1