حبستُI withheld رجائيmy hope عنfrom الباخلينَthe miserly
حبستُ رجائي عن الباخلينَ
وأنزلتُand I placed فيin ابنيthe two sons of عليٍّAli رجائيmy hope
وأنزلتُ في ابني عليٍّ رجائي
I withheld my hope from the miserly,
I have denied my hopes from the misers,
and placed my hope in Ali’s two sons.
And placed my hopes in my son Ali.
هماthey two ليَfor me حرزٌa safeguard منagainst النائباthe calamities (word continues)
هما ليَ حرزٌ من النائبا
تِending of 'calamities' بلindeed حَرَمٌa sanctuary منfrom جميعِall البلاءِaffliction
تِ بل حَرَمٌ من جميعِ البلاءِ
They are my safeguard against calamities,
They are for me a protection from adversities,
indeed, a sanctuary from all affliction.
Rather, a sanctuary from all afflictions.
فبيthus, for me عائلانِtwo sustainers بدارِin the abode of الفناءِmortality
فبي عائلانِ بدارِ الفناءِ
وليand for me شافعانِtwo intercessors بدارِin the abode of البقاءِeternity
ولي شافعانِ بدارِ البقاءِ
Thus I have two sustainers in the abode of mortality,
So I have two protectors in the abode of perishing,
and two intercessors in the abode of eternity.
And two intercessors in the everlasting abode.
أشبليO two lion cubs of عليِّAli ومَنand you who إنif دعوcalled (word continues)
أشبلي عليِّ ومَن إن دعو
تُI (suffix completing 'I called') فيin كلِّevery خطبٍcrisis أجاباthey both answered دُعائيmy prayer
تُ في كلِّ خطبٍ أجابا دُعائي
O Ali’s two lion cubs, and you who, if I call
My Lion Ali and whoever I call upon,
in any crisis, both answer my prayer.
In every adversity, answer my call.
أرىI see الدهرTime منfrom حيثُwhere لاnot أتقيI guard myself
أرى الدهر من حيثُ لا أتقي
رمانيit struck me ويعلمُand it knows أنتمyou (plural) وقائيmy protection
رماني ويعلمُ أنتم وقائي
I see that Time, from a quarter I do not guard against,
I see time throwing its arrows at me,
has struck me, though it knows you are my protection.
While knowing you both are my protection.
Sol 6.1