يَسْتَغْرِبُfinds strange الخِبُّthe knave أنْthat نَعْلوwe rise وقدand already بَرَزَتْwere issued
يَسْتَغْرِبُ الخِبُّ أنْ نَعْلو وقد بَرَزَتْ
لناfor us المَناشيرُthe decrees بالإعْلاءِfor exaltation فيin الأزَلِpre-eternity
لنا المَناشيرُ بالإعْلاءِ في الأزَلِ
The knave marvels that we rise, though there were issued
For us decrees of exaltation before time began.
ورامَand he sought يُطْفئُto extinguish طَيْشاًrecklessly نورَthe light of مَظْهَرِناour manifestation
ورامَ يُطْفئُ طَيْشاً نورَ مَظْهَرِنا
وبُرْجهُand its tower فَوقَabove مَجْلىthe place of manifestation of هامَةِthe head of الحَمَلِAries
وبُرْجهُ فَوقَ مَجْلى هامَةِ الحَمَلِ
And rashly he sought to extinguish the light of our manifestation,
While its tower stands above where Aries' head appears.
وكيفَand how يَلْحَقُناcatches up with us منone who راحَset out يَطْلُبُناseeks us
وكيفَ يَلْحَقُنا من راحَ يَطْلُبُنا
وفَيْضُناand our outpouring قدalready جَرىhas flowed غَيْباًunseen لِكُلِّto every وَليsaint
وفَيْضُنا قد جَرى غَيْباً لِكُلِّ وَلي
And how can one who has set out seeking us catch up with us,
When our outpouring has already flowed unseen to every saint?
لَبِسْتُI donned خِلْعَتَهاits robe of honor فيin حَضرةٍan assembly شَرُفَتْbecame noble
لَبِسْتُ خِلْعَتَها في حَضرةٍ شَرُفَتْ
منَby الرَّسولِthe Messenger بتَقْليدِthrough the investiture of الإمامِImam عليAli
منَ الرَّسولِ بتَقْليدِ الإمامِ علي
I donned its robe of honor in an assembly ennobled
By the Messenger, through the investiture of Imam Ali.
وقُمْتُand I stood as سُلطانَsovereign of أهلِthe people of اللهGod سَيِّدَهُمْtheir master
وقُمْتُ سُلطانَ أهلِ الله سَيِّدَهُمْ
وتاجَand the crown of كُبَّارِهِمْtheir great ones فيin المَحْفَلِthe assembly الحَفِلِcrowded
وتاجَ كُبَّارِهِمْ في المَحْفَلِ الحَفِلِ
And I stood as sovereign of God's people, their master,
And the crown of their great ones in the crowded assembly.
فَلَوْso if نَظَرتُI looked لِصَخرٍat a rock بالمياهِwith water جَرىwould flow
فَلَوْ نَظَرتُ لِصَخرٍ بالمياهِ جَرى
ولوand if نَظَرْتُI looked لِجَمرٍat live coals سالَwould flow بالبَلَلِwith moisture
ولو نَظَرْتُ لِجَمرٍ سالَ بالبَلَلِ
So if I gazed upon a rock, it would flow with water;
And if I gazed upon live coals, they would stream with moisture.
ولوand if نَظَرْتُI looked لِصُعْلوكٍat a pauper رَقىhe would ascend رُتَباًranks
ولو نَظَرْتُ لِصُعْلوكٍ رَقى رُتَباً
وراحَand he would go يَرْفُلُwalking proudly بالإنْعامِin bounty والحُلَلِand fine robes
وراحَ يَرْفُلُ بالإنْعامِ والحُلَلِ
And if I gazed upon a pauper, he would ascend through ranks
And go strutting in bounty and fine robes.
ولوand if نَظرتُI looked لِمَعْبودٍupon one worshipped أُقَرِّبُهُI would draw him near
ولو نَظرتُ لِمَعْبودٍ أُقَرِّبُهُ
بإذنِby the leave of رَبِّيmy Lord لِصَدْرٍto a seat of honor فيin المَقامِthe station عَليlofty
بإذنِ رَبِّي لِصَدْرٍ في المَقامِ عَلي
And if I gazed upon a worshipped being, I would draw him near,
By my Lord's leave, to a seat of honor, lofty in station.
ولوand if رَمَقْتُI glanced لِعَبدٍat a slave أسْوَدٍblack لَسَماhe would surely rise above
ولو رَمَقْتُ لِعَبدٍ أسْوَدٍ لَسَما
ساداتِهِhis masters وتَعالىand ascend ذِرْوَةَto the pinnacle of الأمَلِhope
ساداتِهِ وتَعالى ذِرْوَةَ الأمَلِ
And if I glanced at a black slave, he would rise above
His masters and ascend to the pinnacle of hope.
ولوand if مَسَسْتُI touched حَديداًiron لانَit would soften ليfor me وغَداand become
ولو مَسَسْتُ حَديداً لانَ لي وغَدا
يُلْوىbeing twisted بِطَيٍّby folding كَلَيِّlike the twisting of الخَزِّsilk cloth مُنْجَدِلِbraided
يُلْوى بِطَيٍّ كَلَيِّ الخَزِّ مُنْجَدِلِ
And if I touched iron, it would soften for me and become
Twisted in folds, as braided silk is twisted.
وِراثَةُthe inheritance of المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One أحْرَزْتُI secured مَوْكِبَهاits procession
وِراثَةُ المُصْطَفى أحْرَزْتُ مَوْكِبَها
عَطِيَّةُa gift of الإجْتِباelection منfrom سَيِّدِthe master of الرُّسُلِthe messengers
عَطِيَّةُ الإجْتِبا من سَيِّدِ الرُّسُلِ
The Chosen One's inheritance—its procession I have won,
A gift of election from the master of the messengers.
كُلُّall الدَّوائرِthe circles فيunder تَصريفِthe governance of مَنْزِلَتيmy station
كُلُّ الدَّوائرِ في تَصريفِ مَنْزِلَتي
ياO طامِسَblind القَلبِthe heart جَهْلاًthrough ignorance كَيفَhowever شِئْتَyou wish قُلِspeak
يا طامِسَ القَلبِ جَهْلاً كَيفَ شِئْتَ قُلِ
All circles lie under the sway of my station;
O you whose heart is blind with ignorance, say what you will.
حَضائرُthe precincts of القومِthe people فيunder حُكميmy rule أكابِرُهاtheir great ones
حَضائرُ القومِ في حُكمي أكابِرُها
خُدَّامُservants of مَرْتَبَتيmy station بالعَلِّat the second draught والنَّهْلِand the first draught
خُدَّامُ مَرْتَبَتي بالعَلِّ والنَّهْلِ
The people's precincts are under my rule; their great ones
Are servants of my station, at the second draught and the first.
سَقَيْتُهُمْI gave them drink سَكِرواthey grew drunk منfrom شَرْبَتيmy draught فَغَدواand became
سَقَيْتُهُمْ سَكِروا من شَرْبَتي فَغَدوا
ماthose بينَbetween فارِسِهمْtheir horseman سُكريintoxicated ومُرْتَجَلِand a man on foot
ما بينَ فارِسِهمْ سُكري ومُرْتَجَلِ
I gave them drink; they grew drunk on my draught and became
Intoxicated, their horsemen and men on foot alike.
اللهGod أيَّدَنيupheld me غَيْباًin the unseen وسَوَّدَنيand made me master
الله أيَّدَني غَيْباً وسَوَّدَني
علىover رِجالِthe men of الحِمىthe sanctuary والسِّرُّand the secret فيَّin me جَليmanifest
على رِجالِ الحِمى والسِّرُّ فيَّ جَلي
God upheld me in the unseen and made me master
Over the men of the sanctuary, and the secret in me is manifest.
هلis there منany وَليٍّsaint تَرَدَّىdonned خِلعَةًa robe of honor عَظُمَتْwas magnificent
هل من وَليٍّ تَرَدَّى خِلعَةً عَظُمَتْ
إِلاَّexcept وتَطْريزُهاand its embroidery فيin الغَيبِthe unseen منfrom قِبَليmy side
إِلاَّ وتَطْريزُها في الغَيبِ من قِبَلي
Has any saint donned a magnificent robe of honor
Without its embroidery in the unseen coming from me?
العَصْرُthe age عَصريmy age أَناI الغَوْثُthe Succor المُغيثُthe giver of aid بهin it
العَصْرُ عَصري أَنا الغَوْثُ المُغيثُ به
ومنand whoever عَدانيis other than me مَوْهومٌillusory علىin فشَلِfailure
ومن عَداني مَوْهومٌ على فشَلِ
The age is my age; I am the Succor, giving aid within it;
And whoever is other than me is illusory, mired in failure.
سلِask المَنابِرَthe pulpits عنِّيabout me والدُّجىand the night عَتِمٌpitch-dark
سلِ المَنابِرَ عنِّي والدُّجى عَتِمٌ
سلِask الصَّناديدَthe mighty chiefs أَهلَmasters of الحَلِّuntying للعُقَلِof the knots
سلِ الصَّناديدَ أَهلَ الحَلِّ للعُقَلِ
Ask the pulpits about me while the night is pitch-dark;
Ask the mighty chiefs, masters of untying knots.
سلِask الدَّواوينَthe councils والأَقْطابُand the Poles حافلَةٌthronging
سلِ الدَّواوينَ والأَقْطابُ حافلَةٌ
برُحْبِهاin their spacious courts سلْask ضَجيجَthe clamor of المجلِسِthe assembly الزَّجِلِresounding
برُحْبِها سلْ ضَجيجَ المجلِسِ الزَّجِلِ
Ask the councils, with the Poles thronging
In their spacious courts; ask the clamor of the resounding assembly.
لمَّاwhen وفَدْتُI came as a visitor علىto المُخْتارِthe Chosen One أَكرَمَنيhe honored me
لمَّا وفَدْتُ على المُخْتارِ أَكرَمَني
وقالَand he said ليto me بينَهُمْamong them بورِكْتَmay you be blessed منas a رَجُلِman
وقالَ لي بينَهُمْ بورِكْتَ من رَجُلِ
When I came before the Chosen One, he honored me,
And said to me among them, "Blessed are you—what a man!"
قدْindeed رُحْتَyou have gone بالوهمِin delusion ياO مَغْبونُdupe تَجْحَدُنيdenying me
قدْ رُحْتَ بالوهمِ يا مَغْبونُ تَجْحَدُني
طَيْشاًrashly كَناموسَةٍlike a mosquito طنَّتْbuzzed علىupon الجَبَلِthe mountain
طَيْشاً كَناموسَةٍ طنَّتْ على الجَبَلِ
You have gone off in delusion, O dupe, denying me
Rashly, like a mosquito that buzzed upon the mountain.
أَناI ابنُthe son of شيخِShaykh العُرَيْجاal-Urayja نورُthe light of مُقلَتِهِhis eye
أَنا ابنُ شيخِ العُرَيْجا نورُ مُقلَتِهِ
نتيجَةٌan offspring قدalready بدَتْhas appeared منfrom ذلكَthat البَطَلِhero
نتيجَةٌ قد بدَتْ من ذلكَ البَطَلِ
I am the son of Shaykh al-Urayja, the light of his eye,
An offspring that has come forth from that hero.
أَناI المُؤيَّدُthe one upheld والمَلْحوظُand watched over بالنَّظَرِby the gaze الthe
أَنا المُؤيَّدُ والمَلْحوظُ بالنَّظَرِ ال
قُدْسِيِّholy فيin مَدَدٍsupport للحشرِuntil the Resurrection لمhas not يَزَلِceased
قُدْسِيِّ في مَدَدٍ للحشرِ لم يَزَلِ
I am the one upheld and watched over by the gaze that is
Holy, with aid unceasing until the Resurrection.
منwhoever مَسَّtouches ذَيْليmy hem أَمينٌsafe منfrom مَتاعِبِهِhis troubles
من مَسَّ ذَيْلي أَمينٌ من مَتاعِبِهِ
وحالُهُand his state عنfrom طَريقِthe path of الأَمْنِsafety لمhas not يَحُلِstrayed
وحالُهُ عن طَريقِ الأَمْنِ لم يَحُلِ
Whoever touches my hem is safe from his troubles,
And his state has not strayed from the path of safety.
Sol 6.1