أناI سترٌa curtain مُسبشلٌunclear spelling; probably 'draped' علىover الأمامthe front; probably intended 'the Imam'
أنا سترٌ مُسبشلٌ على الأمام
وهوand he ظِلٌّa shade وارفٌspreading علىover الأنامhumankind
وهو ظِلٌّ وارفٌ على الأنام
I am a curtain, apparently draped before the Imam;
I am a lofty veil in the fore
And he is a spreading shade over humankind.
And an ample shade upon mankind
فَليَso mine is الحجابَةُchamberlainship الكُبرَىthe supreme الّتيwhich
فَليَ الحجابَةُ الكُبرَى الّتي
أحفَظُI guard السِرَّthe secret بهاthrough it حفظas guarded by الكرامthe noble
أحفَظُ السِرَّ بها حفظ الكرام
So mine is the supreme chamberlainship, through which
So mine is the greatest veil
I guard the secret as the noble do.
With which I guard the secret as the noble do
وبمولايand through my lord أبيAbu (father of) الحجاجal-Hajjaj ليmine is
وبمولاي أبي الحجاج لي
غايةthe utmost الفخرpride وحسبيand enough for me والسلامand peace
غاية الفخر وحسبي والسلام
And through my lord Abu al-Hajjaj, mine is
And my master Abu Al-Hajjaj is to me
The utmost pride; that suffices me, and peace.
The utmost pride and my lineage and peace
Sol 6.1