ياO بنson of الكرامthe noble عداكmay it pass you by السقمsickness والألمand pain
يا بن الكرام عداك السقم والألم
ولاand may not عراكbefall you رعاكmay He watch over you الخالقthe Creator السألمprobably weariness (السأم; spelling unclear)
ولا عراك رعاك الخالق السألم
O son of the noble, may sickness and pain pass you by.
O son of the generous, except for you, illness and pain are absent
And may weariness never befall you—may the Creator watch over you.
And no harm befalls you, as the Creator protects you
إذاwhen اشتكيتyou suffer شكاsuffers الإسلامIslam أجمعهall of it
إذا اشتكيت شكا الإسلام أجمعه
وإنand if سلمتyou are well فكلthen all الناسpeople قدindeed سلمواthey are well
وإن سلمت فكل الناس قد سلموا
When you suffer, all of Islam suffers.
If Islam complained, it would complain about you
And if you are well, then all people are well.
And if it became safe, then all people would be safe
فدىa ransom لكفكfor your hand كمhow many أنعشتyou revived منof رمقa last spark of life
فدى لكفك كم أنعشت من رمق
منamong العفاةthose seeking bounty وفيهاand in it كمhow much يصانis safeguarded دمblood
من العفاة وفيها كم يصان دم
May I be a ransom for your hand—how many last sparks of life you have revived
How many faint souls have your palms revived
among those seeking bounty—and by it, how much blood is spared!
And in them how much blood is protected
أبقاكmay He preserve you باريكyour Maker للراجينfor the hopeful ملتجئاa refuge
أبقاك باريك للراجين ملتجئا
وفىand in حمىthe sanctuary of بيتكyour house العافونthose seeking bounty تعتصمtake refuge
وفى حمى بيتك العافون تعتصم
May your Maker preserve you as a refuge for the hopeful.
May your Creator keep you a refuge for the hopeful
And in the sanctuary of your house, those seeking bounty take refuge.
And a protector for the safe in your honorable house
منof معشرa people شرعواthey laid down للناسfor people نهجa path هدىguidance
من معشر شرعوا للناس نهج هدى
لولاwere it not for مناهجهمtheir paths لمnot تهتدfind guidance الأممthe nations
لولا مناهجهم لم تهتد الأمم
Of a people who laid down a path of guidance for mankind—
From a group who paved a path of guidance for people
without their paths, the nations would not have found guidance.
If not for their ways, nations would not be guided
بجعفرthrough Ja‘far وابنهand his son نورthe light of الفقاهةjurisprudence قدindeed
بجعفر وابنه نور الفقاهة قد
أهدىguided الورىhumankind وتجلتand lifted عنهمfrom them الظلمthe darkness
أهدى الورى وتجلت عنهم الظلم
Through Ja‘far and his son, the light of jurisprudence has
Through Ja'far and his son, the light of jurisprudence
guided humankind, and darkness has lifted from them.
They guided the world and their injustice faded away
لوif قيلit were asked منwho للهدىfor guidance يحمونthey guard بيضتهits inner sanctuary (literally, its egg)
لو قيل من للهدى يحمون بيضته
بعدafter النبيthe Prophet وأهلand the people of البيتthe House قلتI would say همthey
بعد النبي وأهل البيت قلت هم
If it were asked, “Who guards the inner sanctuary of guidance
If it was said who protects the path of guidance
after the Prophet and his Household?” I would say, “They do.”
After the Prophet and his household, I would say they do
Sol 6.1