رِضَىfavor المَلِكِthe King الأعلىMost High يَرُوحcomes at evening ويَغتَدِيand comes at dawn
رِضَى المَلِكِ الأعلى يَرُوح ويَغتَدِي
علىupon قَبرthe grave مَولاناour lord الإمامthe imam المؤَيَّدِthe upheld one
على قَبر مَولانا الإمام المؤَيَّدِ
The favor of the Most High King comes at evening and dawn
The supreme king's pleasure walks and revels
Upon the grave of our lord, the upheld imam.
Upon the grave of our Imam, the Supported Guide
مَقَرُّabode العُلىglory والمُلكِand sovereignty والبأسand valor والنَّدىand bounty
مَقَرُّ العُلى والمُلكِ والبأس والنَّدى
فَقُدِّسso may it be hallowed منas a مغنَىdwelling كريمnoble ومشهدِand a shrine
فَقُدِّس من مغنَى كريم ومشهدِ
The abode of glory, sovereignty, valor, and bounty—
The abode of sublimity, kingdom, might and dew
So hallowed be this noble dwelling and shrine!
So hallowed from a generous, splendid tomb
ومثوىand the resting place الهدىguidance والفضلand virtue والعدلand justice والنهيand wisdom
ومثوى الهدى والفضل والعدل والنهي
فَبُورِكَso may it be blessed مِنas a مَثوىresting place زكيpure ومَلحَدِand a burial niche
فَبُورِكَ مِن مَثوى زكي ومَلحَدِ
And the resting place of guidance, virtue, justice, and wisdom—
And refuge of guidance, merit, justice and prohibition
So blessed be this pure resting place and burial niche!
So blessed from a chaste, pure resting place
فياso, O عجباًwhat a marvel طودُa mountain الوقارِdignity جلالةًin majesty
فيا عجباً طودُ الوقارِ جلالةً
ثَوىrested تحتَbeneath أطباقِlayers الصَّفِيحِstone slabs المنَضَّدِstacked
ثَوى تحتَ أطباقِ الصَّفِيحِ المنَضَّدِ
So, what a marvel—a mountain of majestic dignity
What a wonder, the pillar of dignity solemnly
Rests beneath layers of stacked stone slabs.
Lies under sheets of riveted tin
وواسِطَةُand the central jewel العِقدthe necklace الكريمnoble الذيwho لهbelonging to him
وواسِطَةُ العِقد الكريم الذي له
مآثُرillustrious deeds فخرٍglory بينamong مثنىpairs وموحدِand single ones
مآثُر فخرٍ بين مثنى وموحدِ
And the central jewel of the noble necklace, whose
And the noble link whose glorious
Deeds of glory come in pairs and singly:
Exploits distinguish between duplicate and unique
محمدMuhammad الأرضيal-Ardi سَلِيلُscion of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
محمد الأرضي سَلِيلُ مُحَمَّدٍ
إمامُimam of الهُدَىguidance نَجلُson of الإمامِthe imam مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
إمامُ الهُدَى نَجلُ الإمامِ مُحَمَّدِ
Muhammad al-Ardi, scion of Muhammad,
Muhammad the earthly, scion of Muhammad
The imam of guidance, son of the imam Muhammad.
Imam of guidance, son of the Imam Muhammad
فياso, O نُخبةَchoicest of الأملاكِthe kings غيرnot منازعrivaled
فيا نُخبةَ الأملاكِ غير منازع
ويَاand O عَلَمbanner الأعلامِthe banners غيرnot مُفَنَّدdiscredited
ويَا عَلَم الأعلامِ غير مُفَنَّد
So, O choicest of kings, unrivaled,
O pinnacle of rulers, without peer
And O banner of banners, beyond reproach,
And standard of standards, beyond match
بَكَتكَwept for you بلادٌlands كنتَyou used to تحميyou protect ثُغُورَهاtheir frontiers
بَكَتكَ بلادٌ كنتَ تحمي ثُغُورَها
بِعَزمٍwith resolve أصيلٍsteadfast أوor برأيِwith judgment مُسَدَّدِrightly directed
بِعَزمٍ أصيلٍ أو برأيِ مُسَدَّدِ
Lands wept for you, whose frontiers you guarded
Lands you protected weep for you
With steadfast resolve or sound judgment.
With steadfast resolve or sound strategy
وكمand many a مَعلَمٍlandmark للدينof the faith أوضَحتَyou made clear رَسمَهُits outline
وكم مَعلَمٍ للدين أوضَحتَ رَسمَهُ
بَنَىbuilt لكfor you فيin الفردوسِParadise أرفَعَloftiest مَصعَدِascent
بَنَى لك في الفردوسِ أرفَعَ مَصعَدِ
And many a landmark of faith whose outline you made clear
And how many beacons of faith you made clear
Has built for you the loftiest ascent in Paradise.
For you, the highest ascent is built in Paradise
Sol 6.1