شرفتُI gained honor بيحيىthrough Yahya فلمso not أُجملِI speak briefly
شرفتُ بيحيى فلم أُجملِ
وفتُّand I excelled بفضليthrough my merit فلمso not أفضلI am surpassed
وفتُّ بفضلي فلم أفضل
I gained honor through Yahya, so I did not speak in brief.
I was ennobled by Yahya, yet I was not made more beautiful,
And through my merit I excelled, so I was not surpassed.
And I excelled through my own merit, yet I was not made more excellent.
وأحرقتُand I burned بالذّلِّwith humiliation قلبَthe heart of العدوthe enemy
وأحرقتُ بالذّلِّ قلبَ العدو
وأقررتُand I gladdened بالعزِّwith honor عينَthe eye of الوليthe ally
وأقررتُ بالعزِّ عينَ الولي
And with humiliation I burned the enemy’s heart.
I burned the heart of the enemy with humiliation,
And with honor I gladdened the ally’s eye.
And I delighted the eye of the guardian with might.
سَمَتrose همتيmy aspiration بيbearing me حتىuntil اعتلىrose high
سَمَت همتي بي حتى اعتلى
علىabove النجمِthe star قدريَmy rank المعتليexalted
على النجمِ قدريَ المعتلي
My aspiration bore me aloft until there rose
My ambition carried me high until
above the star my exalted rank.
My destiny ascended above the stars.
إمامٌan imam تُميّزُyou discern فيin وجههِhis face
إمامٌ تُميّزُ في وجههِ
صفاتِthe traits of النبيِّthe Prophet وسيماand the mien of عليِّAli
صفاتِ النبيِّ وسيما عليِّ
An imam in whose face you discern
A leader whose face shows
the Prophet’s traits and Ali’s mien.
The attributes of the Prophet, especially Ali.
Sol 6.1