قُلْsay للذيto the one who فيناto us تَمَسَّكَhas held fast مُخْلِصاًsincerely
قُلْ للذي فينا تَمَسَّكَ مُخْلِصاً
لمhas not يُردِbrought to ruin عَبداًa servant شَيْخُهُhis master المَهْدِيُّal-Mahdi
لم يُردِ عَبداً شَيْخُهُ المَهْدِيُّ
Say to the one who has held fast to us sincerely:
His master al-Mahdi has never brought a servant to ruin.
رُحْgo فيin أمانِthe protection of اللهGod تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِهِhis shade
رُحْ في أمانِ الله تَحتَ ظِلالِهِ
هوhe للأحبَّةِto the beloved ياO وَلِيُّfriend وَلِيُّa protector
هو للأحبَّةِ يا وَلِيُّ وَلِيُّ
Go in God's protection, beneath his shade;
he is a protector to the beloved, O friend.
نَدْبٌa noble champion بِجِلْجالِamid the reverberation of الوَلايَةِsainthood باهِرٌresplendent
نَدْبٌ بِجِلْجالِ الوَلايَةِ باهِرٌ
وبِرُحْبِand in the expanse of ديوانِthe court of العُلىthe heights مَجْلِيُّrevealed
وبِرُحْبِ ديوانِ العُلى مَجْلِيُّ
A noble champion, resplendent amid sainthood's reverberation,
and revealed in the spacious court on high.
هذاthis one خَفِيٌّhidden ظاهرٌmanifest فيin طَوْرِهِhis state
هذا خَفِيٌّ ظاهرٌ في طَوْرِهِ
قُلْsay نِعْمَhow excellent is ذاكَthat one الظَّاهِرُthe manifest المَخْفِيُّthe concealed
قُلْ نِعْمَ ذاكَ الظَّاهِرُ المَخْفِيُّ
This one is hidden, yet manifest in his own state;
say: how excellent is that manifest, hidden one!
خَبَرُthe report of الحَقيقَةِReality مُسْنَدٌsupported by a transmission chain بِطَريقِهِthrough his path
خَبَرُ الحَقيقَةِ مُسْنَدٌ بِطَريقِهِ
وعنِand from النَّبيِّthe Prophet المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One مَرْوِيُّnarrated
وعنِ النَّبيِّ المُصْطَفى مَرْوِيُّ
The report of Reality has a chain of transmission through his path,
and is narrated from the Prophet, the Chosen One.
هذاthis خَفاءٌconcealment آنَthe time has come يُنْشَرُto be disclosed شأنُهُits nature
هذا خَفاءٌ آنَ يُنْشَرُ شأنُهُ
عَجَباًhow wondrous ظُهورٌa manifestation فيwithin الخَفاconcealment مَطْوِيُّfolded away
عَجَباً ظُهورٌ في الخَفا مَطْوِيُّ
This is concealment: the time has come to reveal its nature;
how wondrous—a manifestation folded within concealment!
زِيُّthe garb of الوَلايَةِsainthood زِيُّناour garb ونِظامُناand our order
زِيُّ الوَلايَةِ زِيُّنا ونِظامُنا
ولِكُلِّand for every شَخصٍperson فيon سُراهُhis night journey زِيُّa garb
ولِكُلِّ شَخصٍ في سُراهُ زِيُّ
The garb of sainthood is our garb and our order;
and each person has a garb on his night journey.
البَرْقُlightning يُلْوىis bent وهوwhile it is فيin كَبِدِthe heart of العُلىthe heights
البَرْقُ يُلْوى وهو في كَبِدِ العُلى
ماnot حُطَّwas brought low ذاكَthat البارقُflash المَلْوِيُّbent
ما حُطَّ ذاكَ البارقُ المَلْوِيُّ
Lightning is bent while in the heart of the heights;
that bent flash has not been brought low.
فإذاso if لَواكَbends you منfrom الحَواسِدِthe envious حادِثٌa mishap
فإذا لَواكَ من الحَواسِدِ حادِثٌ
صَبراًhave patience فأنتَfor you are علىabove الحَسودِthe envier عَلِيُّexalted
صَبراً فأنتَ على الحَسودِ عَلِيُّ
So if a mishap from the envious bends you,
have patience, for you are above the envier.
قدmay يَلْتَويbend الخِيروزُthe cane وهوَthough it is بِذاتِهِin itself
قد يَلْتَوي الخِيروزُ وهوَ بِذاتِهِ
عندَunder التَّجارِبِtesting ياO حَبيبُbeloved قَوِيُّstrong
عندَ التَّجارِبِ يا حَبيبُ قَوِيُّ
The cane may bend, though in itself,
when put to the test, beloved, it is strong.
فَصِراطُfor the path of أصْحابِthe people of الضَّلالَةِerror أعْوَجٌcrooked
فَصِراطُ أصْحابِ الضَّلالَةِ أعْوَجٌ
وصِراطُand the path of أصْحابِthe people of الهُدىguidance فَسَوِيُّis therefore straight
وصِراطُ أصْحابِ الهُدى فَسَوِيُّ
For the path of those astray is crooked,
while the path of the guided is straight.
لاdo not تَخْشَfear إنْif يَبْنِbuilds الحَسودُthe envier قِبابَهُhis domes
لا تَخْشَ إنْ يَبْنِ الحَسودُ قِبابَهُ
كمْhow many a رَمْشَةٍblink يَهْوىfalls بهاin it المَبْنِيُّwhat is built
كمْ رَمْشَةٍ يَهْوى بها المَبْنِيُّ
Do not fear if the envier builds his domes;
how often, in a blink, what is built comes crashing down!
للهto God belongs فيin بَطْحاءِthe gravelly plain of أُمِّUmm عَبيدَةٍʿUbayda
لله في بَطْحاءِ أُمِّ عَبيدَةٍ
بَطَلٌa champion لناfor us فيamid الحادِثاتِcalamities أبِيُّunbowed
بَطَلٌ لنا في الحادِثاتِ أبِيُّ
God has, on the gravelly plain of Umm ʿUbayda,
a champion for us, unbowed amid calamities.
عَينُthe eye of العِنايَةِprovidence منهُfrom him تَرْعىwatches over حَيَّناour clan
عَينُ العِنايَةِ منهُ تَرْعى حَيَّنا
ياO نِعْمَhow excellent ذاthis الرَّاعيshepherd ونِعمَand how excellent الحَيُّthe clan
يا نِعْمَ ذا الرَّاعي ونِعمَ الحَيُّ
From him, the eye of providence watches over our clan;
how excellent this shepherd, and how excellent the clan!
مَيْتاًdead وحَيًّاand alive كَيفَhowever كُنتُI may be بِذِمَّتيunder my protection
مَيْتاً وحَيًّا كَيفَ كُنتُ بِذِمَّتي
وابْهَجْand rejoice فَحِبُّfor the beloved of اللهGod مَيْتٌdead حَيُّliving
وابْهَجْ فَحِبُّ الله مَيْتٌ حَيُّ
Dead or alive, however I may be, you are under my protection;
and rejoice, for God's beloved is dead yet living.
بَينيbetween me وبينكَand you منof تُرابٍearth قَيْدُthe measure of ماa mere
بَيني وبينكَ من تُرابٍ قَيْدُ ما
شِبْرٍa handspan وذاand this نَشْرٌunfolding ولوeven though هوَit is طَيُّfolding
شِبْرٍ وذا نَشْرٌ ولو هوَ طَيُّ
Between me and you lies earth, no more than
a handspan—and this is unfolding, even though it is folding.
عَوِّلْrely علَيَّon me ولاand do not تَخَفْfear منfrom حادِثٍa calamity
عَوِّلْ علَيَّ ولا تَخَفْ من حادِثٍ
فَحَديثُfor the tale of عِزِّيmy glory فيin العُلىthe heights مَحْكِيُّtold
فَحَديثُ عِزِّي في العُلى مَحْكِيُّ
Rely on me, and fear no calamity;
for the tale of my glory is told on high.
نَشَرَspread الرَّسولُthe Messenger عَلَيَّover me بُرْدَةَthe mantle of أمْنِهِhis protection
نَشَرَ الرَّسولُ عَلَيَّ بُرْدَةَ أمْنِهِ
وأناand I am ابنُهُhis son بلْrather سِبْطُهُhis grandson العَلَوِيُّof ʿAli's line
وأنا ابنُهُ بلْ سِبْطُهُ العَلَوِيُّ
The Messenger spread over me the mantle of his protection;
and I am his son—rather, his grandson of ʿAli's line.
نَبَعَتْsprang forth بِغُصنيin my branch دَوْحةٌa great tree منfrom هاشِمٍHashim
نَبَعَتْ بِغُصني دَوْحةٌ من هاشِمٍ
ولَهاand for it منfrom البَحرِthe sea المُطَمْطَمِfathomless رِيُّa quenching drink
ولَها من البَحرِ المُطَمْطَمِ رِيُّ
A great tree from Hashim sprang forth in my branch,
and from the fathomless sea it drinks its fill.
وأفاضَand poured forth ليfor me رَبِّيmy Lord شُؤُناًspiritual states جَمَّةًabundant
وأفاضَ لي رَبِّي شُؤُناً جَمَّةً
وعَلَيَّand upon me سَحَّpoured down نَوالُهُhis bounty القُدْسِيُّholy
وعَلَيَّ سَحَّ نَوالُهُ القُدْسِيُّ
And my Lord poured forth for me abundant spiritual states,
and his holy bounty rained down upon me.
عَلَمٌa beacon وعَيْلَمُand an ocean of هِمَّةٍaspiration نَبَوِيَّةٍprophetic
عَلَمٌ وعَيْلَمُ هِمَّةٍ نَبَوِيَّةٍ
أُدْعىI am called وإنِّيand indeed I am الضَّيْغَمُthe lion الغَيْبِيُّof the unseen
أُدْعى وإنِّي الضَّيْغَمُ الغَيْبِيُّ
A beacon and an ocean of prophetic aspiration,
I am called; indeed, I am the lion of the unseen.
احْفَظْmemorize نِظاميmy verse والهَجَنْand keep reciting بِقَصائِديmy poems
احْفَظْ نِظامي والهَجَنْ بِقَصائِدي
بَحْرُthe sea of العِنايَةِprovidence ضِمْنَهاwithin them مَخْبِيُّhidden
بَحْرُ العِنايَةِ ضِمْنَها مَخْبِيُّ
Memorize my verse, and keep reciting my poems;
the sea of providence lies hidden within them.
سِرٌّa secret تَلَجْلَجَstirred forth منfrom فُؤادِthe heart of المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One
سِرٌّ تَلَجْلَجَ من فُؤادِ المُصْطَفى
ماnot فيهِin it شَرْقِيٌّanything eastern ولاnor غَرْبِيُّanything western
ما فيهِ شَرْقِيٌّ ولا غَرْبِيُّ
A secret stirred forth from the heart of the Chosen One;
nothing in it is eastern or western.
أناI am طورُMount سيناءِSinai التَّجَلِّيdivine self-revelation ضِمْنَهُwithin it
أنا طورُ سيناءِ التَّجَلِّي ضِمْنَهُ
قَبَسيmy flame هُنالكَthere ظاهِرٌmanifest مَرْئِيُّvisible
قَبَسي هُنالكَ ظاهِرٌ مَرْئِيُّ
I am Mount Sinai; divine self-revelation is within it;
my flame is manifest there, visible.
منfrom بَعدِafter مَوْتيmy death فارْتَقِبْthen await منfrom مَظْهَريmy manifested form
من بَعدِ مَوْتي فارْتَقِبْ من مَظْهَري
نَشْأَthe arising of الحَياةِlife فَذلكَfor that is المَقْضِيُّdecreed
نَشْأَ الحَياةِ فَذلكَ المَقْضِيُّ
After my death, await from my manifested form
the arising of life, for that is decreed.
والزَمْand keep to طَريقيmy path لاdo not تُفارِقْleave مَنْهَجيmy way
والزَمْ طَريقي لا تُفارِقْ مَنْهَجي
فَأناfor I طَريقيmy path نَهْجُهُits course شَرْعِيُّin accord with sacred law
فَأنا طَريقي نَهْجُهُ شَرْعِيُّ
Keep to my path; do not leave my way,
for my own path follows sacred law.
كُنْbe رأسَthe head of حِزْبيmy company ناظِماًorganizing لِعِصابَتيfor my band
كُنْ رأسَ حِزْبي ناظِماً لِعِصابَتي
حِزْبيmy company بِعَينِunder the eye of المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One مَرْعِيُّwatched over
حِزْبي بِعَينِ المُصْطَفى مَرْعِيُّ
Be the head of my company, keeping my band in order;
my company is watched over by the Chosen One's eye.
منwhoever جاءَناcomes to us خَبْلاًderanged شَقِيًّاwretched أسْفَهاًmost foolish
من جاءَنا خَبْلاً شَقِيًّا أسْفَهاً
مُتَمَسِّكاًholding fast سَيُرَدُّwill be sent back وهوwhile he is تَقِيُّgod-fearing
مُتَمَسِّكاً سَيُرَدُّ وهو تَقِيُّ
Whoever comes to us deranged, wretched, most foolish,
holding fast, will be sent back god-fearing.
ومتىand whenever الفَقيرُthe poor one أتىcomes وَلاذَand seeks refuge بِبابِناat our door
ومتى الفَقيرُ أتى وَلاذَ بِبابِنا
بُشْراهُglad tidings to him فَهوَfor he is منَthrough القَبولِacceptance غَنِيُّrich
بُشْراهُ فَهوَ منَ القَبولِ غَنِيُّ
Whenever the poor one comes and seeks refuge at our door,
glad tidings to him, for through acceptance he is rich.
خَبَرٌa report صَحيحٌauthentic لاnot يُشابُtainted بِرَيْبَةٍwith doubt
خَبَرٌ صَحيحٌ لا يُشابُ بِرَيْبَةٍ
فيat صَدرِthe forefront of ديوانِthe court of العُلىthe heights مَنْهِيُّconveyed
في صَدرِ ديوانِ العُلى مَنْهِيُّ
An authentic report, untainted by doubt,
conveyed at the forefront of the court on high.
أناI am نَوعُa kind of سِرٍّmystery أنتَyou are نُكْتَةُthe subtle point of جُزْئِهِits part
أنا نَوعُ سِرٍّ أنتَ نُكْتَةُ جُزْئِهِ
ولقدand indeed تَوَحَّدَhas become one حُكْمُهُits rule النَّوْعيgeneric
ولقد تَوَحَّدَ حُكْمُهُ النَّوْعي
I am a kind of mystery; you are the subtle point of its part,
and its generic rule has indeed become one.
نَوْعٌa kind وجُزْءٌand a part وهوyet it is شَكْلٌa form واحِدٌone
نَوْعٌ وجُزْءٌ وهو شَكْلٌ واحِدٌ
والنَّوْعُand the kind كُلٌّa whole كُلُّهِall of it جُزْئيparticular
والنَّوْعُ كُلٌّ كُلُّهِ جُزْئي
A kind and a part, yet it is one form;
and the kind is a whole, all of it particular.
أناI am شَيْخُthe master of منthose who فيon الأرضِthe earth أعْلَمُthe most learned عالِمٍscholar
أنا شَيْخُ من في الأرضِ أعْلَمُ عالِمٍ
فيin العَصرِthe age واحِدُthe sole one of نَوْعِهاits kind الفَرْديsingular
في العَصرِ واحِدُ نَوْعِها الفَرْدي
I am the master of those on earth, the most learned scholar,
in this age, the sole one of its singular kind.
أناI am فيin مُطارَفَةِconfronting العَجاجِthe dust-cloud مُؤَيَّدٌupheld
أنا في مُطارَفَةِ العَجاجِ مُؤَيَّدٌ
إنif عَجَّroars يوماًone day رَكْبُهُits cavalcade الفَوْضيunruly
إن عَجَّ يوماً رَكْبُهُ الفَوْضي
I am upheld when confronting the dust-cloud,
should its unruly cavalcade roar one day.
أناI am عارِفٌversed بِنِماطِin the pattern of كُلِّevery دَقيقَةٍsubtlety
أنا عارِفٌ بِنِماطِ كُلِّ دَقيقَةٍ
أناI am فيamong الرِّجالِmen العالِمُthe scholar الدِّينيof religion
أنا في الرِّجالِ العالِمُ الدِّيني
I am versed in the pattern of every subtlety;
among men, I am the scholar of religion.
أناI am وارِثُthe heir of الهاديthe Guide بِسُنَّةِthrough the practice of هَدْيِهِhis guidance
أنا وارِثُ الهادي بِسُنَّةِ هَدْيِهِ
فإذاso when انْتَسَبْتُI state my affiliation فإنَّنيthen indeed I am السُّنِّيSunni
فإذا انْتَسَبْتُ فإنَّني السُّنِّي
I am the Guide's heir through the practice of his guidance;
so when I state my affiliation, I am Sunni.
أبُنَيَّO my little son روحيmy soul هِمْbe enraptured بِراحِby the wine of عِنايَتيmy care
أبُنَيَّ روحي هِمْ بِراحِ عِنايَتي
ذَوْقٌa taste هَنِيٌّdelightful طَيِّبٌpleasant ومَريand wholesome
ذَوْقٌ هَنِيٌّ طَيِّبٌ ومَري
O my little son, my soul, be enraptured by the wine of my care:
a taste delightful, pleasant, and wholesome.
نَمْsleep بالأمانِin safety فأنتَfor you are فيin مَهْدِthe cradle of الرِّضاcontentment
نَمْ بالأمانِ فأنتَ في مَهْدِ الرِّضا
وعَليكَand upon you نورُthe light of حَقيقَتيmy reality مَجْليrevealed
وعَليكَ نورُ حَقيقَتي مَجْلي
Sleep in safety, for you are in the cradle of contentment;
and the light of my reality is revealed upon you.
قُمْrise آمِناًsafe نَمْsleep آمِناًsafe سِرْtravel آمِناًsafe
قُمْ آمِناً نَمْ آمِناً سِرْ آمِناً
فَعَلَيْكَfor over you حِصْنٌa fortress ضَمانِناour assurance مَبْنيbuilt
فَعَلَيْكَ حِصْنٌ ضَمانِنا مَبْني
Rise in safety, sleep in safety, travel in safety;
for over you a fortress of our assurance is built.
لوif حارَبَتْكَfought you الأُسْدُthe lions فيin فَلَواتِهاtheir wildernesses
لو حارَبَتْكَ الأُسْدُ في فَلَواتِها
دُهِيَتْthey would be stricken ونابَand would befall الكُلَّall منهاof them عيhelplessness
دُهِيَتْ ونابَ الكُلَّ منها عي
If lions fought you in their wildernesses,
they would be stricken, and helplessness would befall them all.
كَتَبَwrote الرَّسولُthe Messenger بِطاقَتيmy card بِيَمينِهِwith his right hand
كَتَبَ الرَّسولُ بِطاقَتي بِيَمينِهِ
فيin مَحْضَرٍan assembly ديوانُهُhis register مَمْليdictated
في مَحْضَرٍ ديوانُهُ مَمْلي
The Messenger wrote my card with his right hand,
in an assembly where his register was dictated.
وأبيand my father أبوAbu العَبَّاسِal-ʿAbbas حاجِبُkeeper of بابِهِhis door
وأبي أبو العَبَّاسِ حاجِبُ بابِهِ
واللَّيلُand the night منهُby him حِجابُهُits veil مَرْخيlet down
واللَّيلُ منهُ حِجابُهُ مَرْخي
And my father, Abu al-ʿAbbas, is the keeper of his door,
and night's veil is let down by him.
ومُذِand when انْتَحَيْتُI withdrew عنِfrom المَقامِthe station تأدُّباًout of deference
ومُذِ انْتَحَيْتُ عنِ المَقامِ تأدُّباً
وافىcame إلَيَّto me منَfrom النَّبِيِّthe Prophet عليʿAli
وافى إلَيَّ منَ النَّبِيِّ علي
And when I withdrew from the station out of deference,
ʿAli came to me from the Prophet.
فَأشارَthen he beckoned ليto me فَأتَيْتُهُso I came to him مُتَأدِّباًreverently
فَأشارَ لي فَأتَيْتُهُ مُتَأدِّباً
وشَذاand the fragrance of البِشارَةَglad tidings نَشْرُهُits wafting scent عَبَقيfragrant
وشَذا البِشارَةَ نَشْرُهُ عَبَقي
He beckoned to me, so I approached him reverently,
and the fragrance of glad tidings wafted sweetly.
قالََhe said افْتَخِرْtake pride واسْمَعْand listen يَقولُsays المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One
قالََ افْتَخِرْ واسْمَعْ يَقولُ المُصْطَفى
ماnot خابَhas failed مَنْwhoever أُسْتاذُهُhis teacher المَهْديal-Mahdi
ما خابَ مَنْ أُسْتاذُهُ المَهْدي
He said: Take pride, and hear what the Chosen One says:
No one whose teacher is al-Mahdi has failed.
فَأخَذْتُهاso I received it عنهُfrom him ومِتُّand I died بِلَذَّتيof my delight
فَأخَذْتُها عنهُ ومِتُّ بِلَذَّتي
فَأناso I am بِذاكَthrough that المَوْتِdeath دَهْراًfor all time حَيalive
فَأنا بِذاكَ المَوْتِ دَهْراً حَي
So I received it from him and died of my delight;
so through that death I live for all time.
Sol 6.1