صاحO friend إنif مسَّكafflicts you الزمانtime بخطبٍwith a calamity
صاح إن مسَّك الزمان بخطبٍ
مزعجdistressing حالpreventing عنfrom سماعhearing الخطابِspeech
مزعج حال عن سماع الخطابِ
O friend, if time afflicts you with a calamity,
If time afflicts you with unsettling events,
Distressing, keeping you from hearing speech,
Distracting you from listening to advice,
فاذكرthen remember اللهGod مخلصاًsincerely بخشوعwith humble reverence
فاذكر الله مخلصاً بخشوع
وتمللand writhe ذلاin abasement علىupon الأعتابِthe thresholds
وتملل ذلا على الأعتابِ
Then remember God sincerely, with humble reverence,
Remember God sincerely and humbly,
And writhe in abasement upon the thresholds.
And find solace in thresholds.
واذكرand remember المصطفىthe Chosen One أمامbefore البراياall creatures
واذكر المصطفى أمام البرايا
سيدmaster of المرسلينthe messengers عاليexalted in الجنابِrank
سيد المرسلين عالي الجنابِ
And remember the Chosen One before all creatures,
And remember the Chosen One before creation,
Master of the messengers, exalted in rank,
The master of messengers, the most exalted.
وعلياand Ali رحبspacious الرحابthe courts المفدىthe dearly cherished
وعليا رحب الرحاب المفدى
شيخmaster of أهلthe people of الوحاswiftness وداحيand hurler of البابthe gate
شيخ أهل الوحا وداحي الباب
And Ali, with spacious courts, the dearly cherished,
And Ali, vast in knowledge, the redeemer,
Master of those swift to act, and hurler of the gate.
Sheikh of the pious and opener of doors.
وانتجعand seek aid from همةspiritual resolve الإمامthe imam الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i
وانتجع همة الإمام الرفاعي
علمbanner of الشرقthe East سيدmaster of الأقطابthe spiritual poles
علم الشرق سيد الأقطاب
And seek aid from the spiritual resolve of Imam al-Rifa‘i,
And draw strength from the Imam Al-Rifa’i,
The banner of the East, master of the spiritual poles.
Scholar of the East, foremost of the poles.
وتوسلand seek intercession بجدهthrough his grandfather مستجيراًseeking refuge
وتوسل بجده مستجيراً
وبكلand through all الأبناءthe sons والأصحابِand the companions
وبكل الأبناء والأصحابِ
And seek intercession through his grandfather, seeking refuge,
And seek intercession through his grandfather,
And through all the sons and companions;
And all the sons and companions.
فصعابthen the hardships of الخطوبcalamities تغدوbecome هباءًdust
فصعاب الخطوب تغدو هباءً
ويجئَand will come السرورjoy منfrom كلevery بابِdoor
ويجئَ السرور من كل بابِ
Then grievous calamities will turn to dust,
For the difficulties of events will vanish like vapor,
And joy will come from every door.
And joy will come from every door.
Sol 6.1