ياO صاحبيmy two companions وكنتماand you both were أنصاراًsupporters
يا صاحبي وكنتما أنصاراً
عوناًa help علىin support of الحقthe truth المبينthe manifest جهاراopenly
عوناً على الحق المبين جهارا
O my two companions, you were both supporters,
O my friend, you were supporters,
Openly aiding the manifest truth.
Helping the clear, manifest truth openly.
أماas for الحبيبthe beloved السيدthe master البرthe righteous الذيwho
أما الحبيب السيد البر الذي
أعلىraised high لهfor him الربthe Lord العظيمthe mighty مناراa beacon
أعلى له الرب العظيم منارا
As for the beloved, the righteous master for whom
As for the beloved master, the righteous one whom
The mighty Lord raised a lofty beacon,
The Almighty Lord raised a minaret for,
وأقامهand appointed him داعa caller إليهto Him بقولهthrough his speech
وأقامه داع إليه بقوله
وبفعلهand through his deeds منfrom غيرother than ماany (emphatic) إنكاراobjection
وبفعله من غير ما إنكارا
And made him a caller to Him through his words,
And established him calling to Him through his words
And through his deeds, without any objection—
And deeds without any denial,
فاللَهso God يبقيهmay He preserve him ويرفعand raise قدرهhis rank
فاللَه يبقيه ويرفع قدره
وينيلهand grant him منfrom برهHis bounty أوطاراdesired ends
وينيله من بره أوطارا
So may God preserve him and raise his rank,
May God keep him and elevate his worth
And grant him his wishes from His bounty,
And grant him the best of His righteousness,
ويزدهand increase him علماًknowledge ومعرفةand awareness بهof Him
ويزده علماً ومعرفة به
وسعادةand happiness لاnot تنتهيreaches an end لقصاراat a limit
وسعادة لا تنتهي لقصارا
And increase his knowledge and his awareness of Him,
And increase him in knowledge and ma’rifa of Him
And happiness that never reaches a limit.
And never-ending happiness for the virtuous,
وعمرand Umar فلاso do not تنسىforget مقالتهhis saying فقدfor indeed
وعمر فلا تنسى مقالته فقد
شدset out معwith القومthe company الكرامthe noble وساراand journeyed
شد مع القوم الكرام وسارا
And Umar—do not forget his words, for he
And a life – so do not forget his words for he
Set out with the noble company and journeyed,
Walked with the honorable people and journeyed,
واختارهمand chose them لثنائهfor his praise وولائهand his devotion
واختارهم لثنائه وولائه
أعنىI mean بهمby them السادةthe masters الأخياراthe virtuous
أعنى بهم السادة الأخيارا
And chose them for his praise and devotion—
And chose them for his praise and loyalty –
By them I mean the virtuous masters.
I mean by them the excellent masters.
فاللَهso God يجمعناmay He gather us بهمwith them فيin دارهHis abode
فاللَه يجمعنا بهم في داره
وجوارهand His proximity وتبيهand His Prophet (probable reading) المختاراthe chosen
وجواره وتبيه المختارا
So may God gather us with them in His abode,
May God gather us with them in His abode
And near Him, with His chosen Prophet.
And neighbourhood and clear chosen ones,
صلىmay He bless عليهupon him اللَهGod دأباًcontinually سرمداًforever
صلى عليه اللَه دأباً سرمداً
والآلand his family ماas long as غنىsings الحمامthe doves وطاراand flies
والآل ما غنى الحمام وطارا
May God bless him continually, forever,
Blessings of God be upon him always forever,
And his family, as long as the doves sing and fly.
And the family as long as the pigeons cooed and flew.
Sol 6.1