صاحبُmaster العصرthe age الامامthe Imam المنتظرthe awaited one
صاحبُ العصر الامام المنتظر
منhe who بماwith what يأباهhe rejects it لاnot يجريruns its course القدرfate
من بما يأباه لا يجري القدر
The Master of the Age, the awaited Imam,
The Master of the Age, the Awaited Imam
He for whom fate never brings about what he rejects,
What fate refuses shall never come to pass
حجةproof اللهGod علىover كلall البشرhumankind
حجة الله على كل البشر
خيرbest أهلpeople الارضthe earth فيin كلall الخصالqualities
خير أهل الارض في كل الخصال
God's proof to all humankind,
God's proof unto all of mankind
The best of earth's people in every virtue.
The best of all people in every quality
منhe who إليهto him الكونthe universe قدindeed ألقىyielded القيادthe reins
من إليه الكون قد ألقى القياد
مجرياcarrying out أحكامهhis decrees فيماin whatever أرادhe willed
مجريا أحكامه فيما أراد
He to whom the universe has yielded its reins,
To whom the universe has surrendered leadership
Carrying out his decrees in whatever he wills.
Executing his decrees in all he desires
إنif تزلshould stray عنfrom طوعهobedience to him السبعthe seven الشدادmighty
إن تزل عن طوعه السبع الشداد
خرwould fall منهاamong them كلevery ساميlofty السمكthe height عالhigh
خر منها كل سامي السمك عال
If the seven mighty heavens should forsake obedience to him,
If the seven severe ones deviate from obedience
Each of them, lofty and high-vaulted, would fall.
Every mighty giant will be humbled
ياO أمينtrusted one اللهGod ياO شمسsun الهدىguidance
يا أمين الله يا شمس الهدى
ياO إمامImam الخلقcreation ياO بحرsea الندىgenerosity
يا إمام الخلق يا بحر الندى
O trusted one of God, O sun of guidance,
O Trustee of God, O Sun of Guidance
O Imam of creation, O sea of generosity,
O Imam of creation, O Ocean of Light
عجلنdo hasten عجلhasten فقدfor indeed طالhas grown long المدىthe span of time
عجلن عجل فقد طال المدى
واضمحلand has faded away الدينreligion واستولىand has prevailed الضلالerror
واضمحل الدين واستولى الضلال
Hasten, hasten, for the wait has grown long,
Hasten, hasten, for the waiting has been long
And religion has faded away, and error has prevailed.
And religion has withered, wrongdoing has prevailed
هاكهاtake it مولايmy master ياO نعمexcellent is المجيرthe protector
هاكها مولاي يا نعم المجير
منfrom مواليكyour followers البهائيal-Baha'i الفقيرthe poor one
من مواليك البهائي الفقير
Take it, my master, O excellent protector,
From your loyal servants, this destitute Baha'i
From one of your followers, the poor al-Baha'i:
A eulogy whose meaning inspires poetry
مدحةa poem of praise يعنوbows لمعناهاto its meaning جريرJarir
مدحة يعنو لمعناها جرير
نظمهاits verse يزريputs to shame علىupon عقدa necklace اللالpearls
نظمها يزري على عقد اللال
A poem of praise to whose meaning Jarir bows,
Composed by Yazri in pearls of lāl
Its verse puts a necklace of pearls to shame.
Partial English translation: 15 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1