ياO ملكاًking يَزْدهيtakes pride بهin him المنبرْthe pulpit
يا ملكاً يَزْدهي به المنبرْ
والمسجدُand the mosque الجامعُcongregational الذيwhich عَمَّرْhe built
والمسجدُ الجامعُ الذي عَمَّرْ
O king in whom the pulpit takes pride,
O king who is graced by the pulpit,
And the congregational mosque that he built,
And the grand mosque which he built,
خليفةُcaliph اللَّهGod فيamong بريَّتهِHis creatures
خليفةُ اللَّه في بريَّتهِ
يُسرُّhe keeps secret للنّاسِfor the people مثلَthe same as ماwhat يَجْهرْhe proclaims openly
يُسرُّ للنّاسِ مثلَ ما يَجْهرْ
God's caliph among His creatures,
God's caliph on earth,
He harbors secretly toward the people what he proclaims openly.
Who brings joy openly and secretly to people,
ياO قمرَmoon الأرضِthe earth إنْif تغبْyou are absent فلقدthen indeed
يا قمرَ الأرضِ إنْ تغبْ فلقد
أقمتَyou established للناسfor the people كوكباًa star يُزْهَرْit shines
أقمتَ للناس كوكباً يُزْهَرْ
O moon of the earth, if you are absent, you have indeed
O moon of the land, if you are absent,
Established for the people a star that shines.
You have established for the people a blossoming star,
ماnever فرحَrejoiced الناسُthe people مثلَlike فرحتِهمْtheir joy
ما فرحَ الناسُ مثلَ فرحتِهمْ
لمّاwhen أُقيلَwas pardoned الأديبُthe man of letters واستُوزِرْand was made vizier
لمّا أُقيلَ الأديبُ واستُوزِرْ
The people never rejoiced as much as they did
The people have not rejoiced as they did,
When the man of letters was pardoned and made vizier.
When the writer was discharged and the minister appointed,
وابتهجَand rejoiced المُلكُthe realm حينَwhen دبَّرَهُhe governed it
وابتهجَ المُلكُ حينَ دبَّرَهُ
عينُthe eye الإمامِthe imam التيwhich بهاwith it يُبْصِرْhe sees
عينُ الإمامِ التي بها يُبْصِرْ
And the realm rejoiced when it was governed
And the king was delighted when he appointed him,
By the imam's eye, with which he sees:
The eye of the Imam through which he sees,
قُطْبٌa pivot عليهaround him المدارُthe orbit أجمعُهُall of it
قُطْبٌ عليه المدارُ أجمعُهُ
فيin الأمرِaffairs والرأيِand counsel كلَّماwhenever دبَّرْhe governs
في الأمرِ والرأيِ كلَّما دبَّرْ
A pivot around whom the entire orbit turns,
An axis around which all matters and opinions revolve,
In affairs and counsel, whenever he governs.
Every time a decree is issued,
لمdid not يزلِcease to be البيتُthe house طولَthroughout غيبتهِhis absence
لم يزلِ البيتُ طولَ غيبتهِ
أعمىblind فلماthen when اسْتَوىhe took his place بهِin it أبصَرْit saw
أعمى فلما اسْتَوى بهِ أبصَرْ
The house remained, throughout his absence,
The house did not cease being blind throughout his absence,
Blind; then, when he took his place in it, it saw.
Until he took charge of it, and it saw,
Sol 6.1