إنّindeed إمَامَthe imam الحَقّof truth لاdoes not يَسْأمُgrow weary أنْto
إنّ إمَامَ الحَقّ لا يَسْأمُ أنْ
يُصْدِرَsend forth عنfrom حَقِيقَةٍcertain knowledge ويُورِداand bring in
يُصْدِرَ عن حَقِيقَةٍ ويُورِدا
Indeed, the imam of truth never tires of
The Imam of truth does not tire of
sending forth and bringing in from certain knowledge.
Issuing truth and introducing guidance
قلّدَهاhe entrusted it عنafter اجْتهادٍindependent judgment أهْلهاone worthy of it
قلّدَها عن اجْتهادٍ أهْلها
ياO منyou who رأىhave seen مُجتَهِداًone exercising independent judgment مُقَلِّداconferring office
يا من رأى مُجتَهِداً مُقَلِّدا
He entrusted it, after due deliberation, to one worthy of it.
He imitated it through his diligent scholars
O you who have seen a man of independent judgment conferring office!
O you who saw a scholar imitating
وَحَاطَهاand guarded it مِنْfrom جَانِبَيْهِhis two sides سَعْيُهhis endeavor
وَحَاطَها مِنْ جَانِبَيْهِ سَعْيُه
بِهاof it مُشيداًextolling وَلَهاand for it مُشَيِّداbuilding up
بِها مُشيداً وَلَها مُشَيِّدا
And his endeavor guarded it on both sides,
His efforts surrounded it on both sides
extolling it and building it up.
Supporting it and its supporters
خِلافةٌa caliphate لوْif غيرُanyone other than يحيَىYahya المُرْتَضىal-Murtada
خِلافةٌ لوْ غيرُ يحيَى المُرْتَضى
بِعِبْئهاbeneath its burden رَامsought قياماًto stand قَعَداhe would sit down
بِعِبْئها رَام قياماً قَعَدا
A caliphate—had anyone but Yahya al-Murtada
A caliphate, if other than Yahya Al-Murtaza
sought to stand beneath its burden, he would have sat down.
Wanted to undertake its burden, he would sit down
مِنfrom رَأيهِhis judgment سلّhe drew حُساماًa keen sword دُونهاin its defense
مِن رَأيهِ سلّ حُساماً دُونها
مَاnot ضَرّهُharmed him أنthat لمْnot يكنْit was مُهَنَّداIndian-forged
مَا ضَرّهُ أن لمْ يكنْ مُهَنَّدا
From his judgment he drew a keen sword in its defense;
Ask his opinion to unsheathe a sword for it
it did him no harm that it was not Indian-forged.
It did not hurt him that he was not a swordsmith
ولمْand did not يدَعْleave أمّةَthe community أحْمدٍof Ahmad سُدىuntended
ولمْ يدَعْ أمّةَ أحْمدٍ سُدى
حيثُwhen ارْتَضىhe chose لِعَهدِهاfor its succession مُحَمَّداMuhammad
حيثُ ارْتَضى لِعَهدِها مُحَمَّدا
Nor did he leave Ahmad's community untended,
And he did not leave Ahmad’s nation neglected
when he chose Muhammad as its designated successor.
Where he was pleased to appoint Muhammad as its guardian
للّهِto God, in admiration مَاhow أشرَفnoble آثَارَهُماtheir deeds
للّهِ مَا أشرَف آثَارَهُما
فيin الصالِحاتِrighteous works وَالِداًas a father وَولَداand as a son
في الصالِحاتِ وَالِداً وَولَدا
By God, how noble are their deeds
My God, how glorious are their traces
in righteous works, father and son!
In righteous deeds, father and son
ماwhat lies بَيْنَbetween هَادٍa guide مِنهُماamong the two of them ومُهتَدٍand one rightly guided
ما بَيْنَ هَادٍ مِنهُما ومُهتَدٍ
تَبدوappear كَمالاتُthe perfections الوُجودِof existence إذwhen بَداhe appeared
تَبدو كَمالاتُ الوُجودِ إذ بَدا
Between the guide among them and the guided one,
Between the guide and guided among them
the perfections of existence appear as he comes forth.
The perfections of existence appear when they appear
وكُلّماand whenever أظْلمgrew dark عصْرٌan age طَلَعاthey both rose
وكُلّما أظْلم عصْرٌ طَلَعا
فَنَوّراهand so they both lit it قَمَراًas a moon وفَرْقَداand as a Farqad star
فَنَوّراه قَمَراً وفَرْقَدا
And whenever an age grew dark, the two rose,
Whenever an era becomes dark, they emerge
and lit it up, as a moon and a Farqad star.
Enlightening it like a full moon
وإنand if وَهىweakened للملكِof the realm ركنٌa pillar أوor هوَىfell
وإن وَهى للملكِ ركنٌ أو هوَى
تدَاركاهُthey both rescued it ساعِداًas a forearm وعضُداand as an upper arm
تدَاركاهُ ساعِداً وعضُدا
And if a pillar of the realm weakened or fell,
If a pillar of the kingdom inclines or sways
they both rescued it, as forearm and upper arm.
They bolster it, lending a hand and shoulder
ياO بَيعةpledge of allegiance الرّضْوانِof Ridwan, divine approval أوْor ياO أخْتَهاits sister
يا بَيعة الرّضْوانِ أوْ يا أخْتَها
هُنِّئتِmay you be congratulated فَخراًon glory عمرُهwhose lifespan لنwill not ينْفَداend
هُنِّئتِ فَخراً عمرُه لن ينْفَدا
O Pledge of Ridwan, or O its sister,
O oath of approval, or sister of it
congratulations to you on a glory whose life shall never end!
Congratulations on pride whose life will never cease
أهدىoffered بكَin you العامُthe year الجديدُnew أملاًa hope
أهدى بكَ العامُ الجديدُ أملاً
بينَbetween يَدَيْهِits two hands للهُدىfor guidance مُجَدِّداrenewing
بينَ يَدَيْهِ للهُدى مُجَدِّدا
In you, the new year offered a hope,
The new year has brought through you a hope
before it, renewing guidance.
Before it, to renew guidance
واستَظهرَand gained support الدينُthe faith الحَنيفُupright والدنَىand the worlds
واستَظهرَ الدينُ الحَنيفُ والدنَى
بمنْthrough one who ظَهيراهُhis two supporters المَضاءُresolve والهُدىand guidance
بمنْ ظَهيراهُ المَضاءُ والهُدى
And the upright faith and the worlds gained strength
Religion and worldly life take support
through one whose two supporters are resolve and guidance.
Through the one whose supporters are glory and guidance
Sol 6.1