سقتكَmay it water you ياO ربعَabode of العُلىglory عهادَهاits returning rains
سقتكَ يا ربعَ العُلى عهادَها
وطفاءُa dense rain cloud بشرٍof gladness أطلقتhas unloosed مزادَهاits waterskins
وطفاءُ بشرٍ أطلقت مزادَها
May you be watered, O abode of glory, with its returning rains,
I quenched you, O highest abode, with its obedience,
by a dense cloud of gladness that has unloosed its waterskins.
And the light of glad tidings that I unleashed its treasures,
تلمعgleam للزهوwith pride بهاwithin it بوارقٌlightning flashes
تلمع للزهو بها بوارقٌ
تقدحُstrike sparks فيin قلبthe heart of العِدىthe foes زنادَهاtheir flints
تقدحُ في قلب العِدى زنادَها
Lightning flashes gleam within it in pride,
It shines for glory through it with lightning bolts,
striking their flints in the heart of foes.
That provoke in the heart of the enemy its flints.
لاطفهاcaressed it فيكwithin you نسيمٌa breeze أَرِجٌfragrant
لاطفها فيك نسيمٌ أَرِجٌ
إلىto حماكَyour sanctuary ساقهاdrove it وقادَهاand guided it
إلى حماكَ ساقها وقادَها
Within you a fragrant breeze caressed it,
A gentle breeze caressed you,
and drove and guided it to your sanctuary.
Guiding it to protect you and leading it,
فألبستكso it clothed you زهرهاin its blossoms وأنبتتand made grow
فألبستك زهرها وأنبتت
ماthe space بينbetween أجفانthe eyelids of العدىthe foes قتادَهاits thorn-bushes
ما بين أجفان العدى قتادَها
So it clothed you in its blossoms and made grow
So it clothed you with its flowers and grew
its thorn-bushes between the eyelids of foes.
Between the eyelids of the enemy its eyeliner.
وأبرزتand revealed منكfrom you لأحداقto the eyes of الورىhumankind
وأبرزت منك لأحداق الورى
حديقةًa garden نوءُthe rainstorm of السرورjoy جادَهاwatered it lavishly
حديقةً نوءُ السرور جادَها
And from you it revealed to the eyes of humankind
And it brought out from you, for the eyes of all,
a garden that joy's rainstorm has lavishly watered.
A garden, the light of joy flowing through it.
ياO رائدseeker of الأفراحjoys فيin دارthe house of العُلىglory
يا رائد الأفراح في دار العُلى
قدindeed صدقتكhas been true to you نفسُكyour soul ارتيادَهاin seeking them
قد صدقتك نفسُك ارتيادَها
O seeker of joys in the house of glory,
O leader of joys in the abode of the Most High,
your soul has been true to you in seeking them.
Your soul has proven true in aspiring to reach it.
باكرvisit early مُناكyour wishes وارتشفand sip رياضهاtheir gardens
باكر مُناك وارتشف رياضها
كماas اشتهيتyou have desired واقتطفand pluck أورادَهاtheir roses
كما اشتهيت واقتطف أورادَها
Visit your wishes early, and sip their gardens,
Wake up early heading towards it, and sip its meadows
as you have desired, and pluck their roses.
As you desired, and pluck its roses,
وحيّand greet فيupon الدستthe seat of honor زعيمَthe chief of هاشمٍHashim
وحيّ في الدست زعيمَ هاشمٍ
وخيرَand the best of منthose who سادتit gained eminence بهthrough him وسادَهاand led it
وخيرَ من سادت به وسادَها
And greet, upon the seat of honor, Hashim's chief,
And rouse the leader of Hashim,
and the best of those through whom it rose and who led it:
The best of those who ruled it and presided over it.
القائمَthe upholder المهديّal-Mahdi أقضىthe best judge of منthose whom ثنتfolded
القائمَ المهديّ أقضى من ثنت
رياسةُthe leadership of الدينreligion لهfor him وِسادَهاits cushion
رياسةُ الدين له وِسادَها
the upholder, al-Mahdi, the best judge of those for whom
Al-Qa'im Al-Mahdi, the most just of those
the leadership of religion has folded its cushion.
Whose leadership of the religion it acclaimed and crowned.
وقُلand say ولاand do not تحفلheed بغيظthe rage of أنفسٍsouls
وقُل ولا تحفل بغيظ أنفسٍ
قدindeed تركتhave abandoned لغيِّهاfor their waywardness رشادَهاtheir right guidance
قد تركت لغيِّها رشادَها
And say—heed not the rage of souls
And say, not caring about the anger of souls
that have abandoned their right guidance for their waywardness:
Who neglected its guidance and blocked its path.
ماnot علماءُthe scholars of الأرضthe earth إلاَّexcept رجلٌone man
ما علماءُ الأرض إلاَّ رجلٌ
قدindeed جمعhas gathered اللهGod بهin him آحادَهاits individuals
قد جمع الله به آحادَها
The scholars of the earth are but one man,
The scholars of the earth are but a man
in whom God has gathered all its individuals.
Whom God has combined all their individuals.
لجّةa deep sea علمٍof knowledge عذُبتgrew sweet موارداًat its watering places
لجّة علمٍ عذُبت موارداً
كلّall ذويpossessors of الفضلmerit غدتhave become ورَّادَهاits water-seekers
كلّ ذوي الفضل غدت ورَّادَها
A deep sea of knowledge whose watering places have grown sweet;
An ocean of sweet knowledge whose springs
all people of merit have become its water-seekers.
All the virtuous became frequent visitors.
وروضةٌand a garden لوif كشفlifted اللهGod الغطاthe veil
وروضةٌ لو كشف الله الغطا
رأيتyou would see أملاكthe angels of السماheaven روَّادَهاits visitors
رأيت أملاك السما روَّادَها
And a garden—were God to lift the veil,
A garden, if God uncovered the veil,
you would see the angels of heaven frequenting it.
You would see the angels of heaven as its visitors.
أعلمهمthe most learned of them باللهconcerning God بلnay أدلّهمtheir surest guide
أعلمهم بالله بل أدلّهم
علىto التيthat which منfrom خلقهHis creatures أَرادَهاHe desired
على التي من خلقه أَرادَها
The most learned of them concerning God—nay, their surest guide
The most knowledgeable of them about God, rather the best guide
to what He desires from His creatures.
To that which He of His creation intended.
حامىdefended عنagainst harm to الدينthe faith فسدَّand closed ثغرةًa breach
حامى عن الدين فسدَّ ثغرةً
ماnot ضمنواthey pledged عنهin his stead لهfor it انسدادَهاits closure
ما ضمنوا عنه له انسدادَها
He defended the faith and closed a breach
Defending the faith whenever a gap was corrupted
whose closure for the faith they had not pledged in his stead.
That they did not guarantee to protect.
فاستلَّهاso he unsheathed them صوارماًkeen blades فواعلاًperforming
فاستلَّها صوارماً فواعلاً
فعلthe work of السيوفswords ثكلتbereaved of أَغمادَهاtheir scabbards
فعل السيوف ثكلت أَغمادَها
So he unsheathed them as keen blades, performing
So he drew swords to reform it.
the work of swords bereaved of their scabbards.
The swords did their work, sheathing their blades.
الموقدُhe who lights النارَthe fire عشيًّاat evening للقرىfor hospitality
الموقدُ النارَ عشيًّا للقرى
وبِشرهand his smiling face يتقدblazes اتقادَهاwith its blaze
وبِشره يتقد اتقادَها
He who lights the fire at evening for hospitality,
Kindling fire in the dark for the towns,
and whose smiling face blazes with its blaze;
And give him good tidings, its flames igniting.
والمرخصُand he who makes cheap الزادَprovisions وكانand was جدّهhis forefather
والمرخصُ الزادَ وكان جدّه
لراكبيfor riders upon ظهرَthe back of الفلاةthe desert زادَهاits sustenance
لراكبي ظهرَ الفلاة زادَها
and who makes provisions cheap—his forefather was
The permitter of provision, his grandfather
the desert's sustenance for riders upon its back.
Was provision for the riders of the desolate plains.
قدindeed فاخرتhave vied in glory جفانهُhis serving bowls شهبَwith the stars of السماheaven
قد فاخرت جفانهُ شهبَ السما
بضوئهاwith their light وكاثرتand rivaled in number عِدادَهاtheir number
بضوئها وكاثرت عِدادَها
His serving bowls have vied with the stars of heaven
His eyelids competed with the stars of the sky
with their radiance, and rivaled them in number.
In their light, and prided in their number.
بُشراكglad tidings to you وضَّاحَO brightener of الدجىdarkness بفرحةٍof a joy
بُشراك وضَّاحَ الدجى بفرحةٍ
قدindeed بلغتhas attained فيهاin it العُلىglory مرادَهاits desire
قد بلغت فيها العُلى مرادَها
Glad tidings to you, O brightener of darkness, of a joy
Rejoice! The darkness is illuminated with joy
in which glory has attained its desire.
That reached the Most High in that which it desired.
حلَّتunfastened نطاقthe girdle of الليلnight عنfrom صبيحةٍa morning
حلَّت نطاق الليل عن صبيحةٍ
قدindeed نسجتhave woven أيديthe hands of الهناbliss أبرادَهاits robes
قد نسجت أيدي الهنا أبرادَها
It has unfastened night's girdle from a morning
The confines of night are removed for a morn
whose robes the hands of bliss have woven.
That the hands of bliss have woven its tapestries.
لوif عربُthe Arabs of الإِسلامِIslam باهتvied in glory with فرسهits Persians
لو عربُ الإِسلامِ باهت فرسه
بحسنهاin its beauty لاستحقرتthey would deem paltry أَعيادَهاtheir festivals
بحسنها لاستحقرت أَعيادَها
Were the Arabs of Islam to vie with its Persians
If the Arabs of Islam raced their steeds in its beauty
in its beauty, the latter would deem their festivals paltry.
They would belittle their festivals.
أنتyou الذيare the one who قدindeed عقدhas tied اللهGod بهthrough him
أنت الذي قد عقد الله به
عُرىthe bonds of الهدىguidance وأحكمand made firm انعقادَهاtheir binding
عُرى الهدى وأحكم انعقادَها
You are the one through whom God has tied
You are the one whom God has commissioned
the bonds of guidance and made their binding firm.
To tie the bonds of guidance and solidify its connection.
منكfrom you أعدَّتhas prepared هاشمٌHashim لمجدهاfor its glory
منك أعدَّت هاشمٌ لمجدها
مَنone whom نشرhas spread اللهGod بهthrough him أَمجادَهاits glories
مَن نشر الله به أَمجادَها
From you, Hashim has prepared for its glory
Through you, Hashim prepared for its glory
one through whom God has spread its glories.
One who spreads the glories of God.
فقلّلتso it made few فيكin you مريديthe aspirants to فخرهاits glory
فقلّلت فيك مريدي فخرها
وفيand in بنيكyour sons كثَّرتit multiplied حسَّادَهاits enviers
وفي بنيك كثَّرت حسَّادَها
Thus in you it has made aspirants to its glory few,
So through you, few became proud,
and in your sons it has multiplied its enviers.
And through your sons, many became envious.
أَبناءsons of مجدٍglory نشأواgrew up سحائباًas clouds
أَبناء مجدٍ نشأوا سحائباً
سقىmay water الإِلهُGod خلقهHis creation عهادَهاtheir returning rains
سقى الإِلهُ خلقه عهادَها
Sons of glory who grew up as clouds—
Sons of glory who grew up as clouds
may God water His creation with their returning rains.
That God watered His creation through its rain.
أَنملُهاtheir fingertips العشرُthe ten جميعاًall حُلَمٌteats
أَنملُها العشرُ جميعاً حُلَمٌ
أَرضعتhas suckled الدنياthe world بهاwith them أَولادَهاits children
أَرضعت الدنيا بها أَولادَها
Their ten fingertips are all teats;
The ten of them, all are forbearance,
with them the world has suckled its children.
The world suckled its children through them.
بيضpure-white المساعيin their endeavors ومساعيand the endeavors of غيرهمothers than them
بيض المساعي ومساعي غيرهم
بيضٌsilver coins وصفرٌand gold coins أَحسنواthey excelled at انتقادَهاassaying them
بيضٌ وصفرٌ أَحسنوا انتقادَها
Pure-white are their endeavors, while the endeavors of others
Pure efforts, while the efforts of others
are white and yellow coins, which they have expertly assayed.
Are white and yellow, sifted and sorted.
لمnot تبتدئhas begun بينamong الورىhumankind أكرومةٌa noble deed
لم تبتدئ بين الورى أكرومةٌ
إلاَّexcept وكلٌّand each one منهمof them أعادَهاrepeated it
إلاَّ وكلٌّ منهم أعادَها
No noble deed has begun among humankind
No pillar among all nations was founded
but each of them has repeated it.
Except each of them restored it.
عقدتwere tied أطنابthe tent-ropes of العُلىglory وابتدرواand they hastened
عقدت أطناب العُلى وابتدروا
يرفعraises كلٌّeach one منهمof them عمادَهاits tent-pole
يرفع كلٌّ منهم عمادَها
Glory's tent-ropes were tied, and they hastened,
They held together the pearls of supremacy, and were first
each of them raising its pole.
To raise each of them as its pillar.
وغيرهمand another than them يهدمtears down علياهhis eminence التيwhich
وغيرهم يهدم علياه التي
سعىstrove أَبوهhis father قبلهbefore him فشادَهاand built it
سعى أَبوه قبله فشادَها
While another tears down his own eminence, which
While others demolish the heights reached
his father, before him, strove to build.
By their fathers who built them before.
قومٌa people إذاwhen شبَّcomes of age ابنُa son of مجدٍglory منهمamong them
قومٌ إذا شبَّ ابنُ مجدٍ منهم
أَلقتcasts لكفّيهinto his two hands العلىglory قيادَهاits reins
أَلقت لكفّيه العلى قيادَها
A people among whom, when a son of glory comes of age,
A people, if a son of glory matured among them,
glory casts its reins into his two hands.
Supremacy yielded its leadership to his palms.
أَوor زوَّجوهthey wed him فبأختthen to a sister of شرفٍhonor
أَو زوَّجوه فبأخت شرفٍ
يحكيmirrors طريفُthe newly acquired part of مجدِهاher glory تِلادَهاher ancestral glory
يحكي طريفُ مجدِها تِلادَها
Or, if they wed him, it is to honor's sister,
Or they married him to a sister of nobility,
whose new-won glory mirrors her ancestral glory.
Whose charm recalls its birth.
لوif لمnot تجدfound منهin him المعاليlofty honors كفوَهاtheir equal
لو لم تجد منه المعالي كفوَها
لمnot ترضَwould accept إلاَّexcept فيwithin الخِباthe tent انفرادَهاtheir solitude
لم ترضَ إلاَّ في الخِبا انفرادَها
Had lofty honors not found their equal in him,
If the heights did not find his equal,
they would have chosen only solitude within the tent.
They would not be pleased except in his solitude.
ياO منone who يرومُseeks بأبيهthrough his father هضبهمtheir heights
يا من يرومُ بأبيه هضبهم
ونفسهand his own soul قدindeed سكنتhas settled وهادَهاtheir lowlands
ونفسه قد سكنت وهادَها
O one who seeks their heights through his father,
O you who aspires through his father to their plateau,
while his own soul has settled in their lowlands,
While his own soul has settled and calmed.
خلفكback with you والفخرand pride بنارin a fire ذهبتdeparted
خلفك والفخر بنار ذهبت
بضوئهاwith its light وخلَّفتand left behind رمادَهاits ashes
بضوئها وخلَّفت رمادَها
leave behind you pride in a fire that has departed
Behind you, and pride is a fire that is gone
with its light and left its ashes behind.
With its light, leaving its ashes.
بنيO sons of العُلىglory دونكموهاtake her, all of you غادةًa graceful maiden
بني العُلى دونكموها غادةً
عذراءَa virgin قدindeed أَصفتكمhas devoted to you ودادَهاher love
عذراءَ قد أَصفتكم ودادَها
Sons of glory, take her—a graceful maiden,
O sons of loftiness, preserve it chaste
a virgin who has devoted her love entirely to you.
A maiden who has refined you with her affection.
جلَّتshe grew great بكمthrough you قدراًin worth فماand never أَنشدتُهاI recited her
جلَّت بكم قدراً فما أَنشدتُها
إلاَّbut ازدهتshe captivated جبريلGabriel فاستعادَهاso he requested her again
إلاَّ ازدهت جبريل فاستعادَها
Through you her worth has grown great; never have I recited her
You have attained through it such virtue, I only sung its praises,
without her captivating Gabriel, who asked to hear her again.
And Gabriel gained more of it and took it back.
Sol 6.1