ياO وَليَّfriend of الإلاهِGod أنتَyou جَوادٌgenerous
يا وَليَّ الإلاهِ أنتَ جَوادٌ
وقَصدناand we made our way الىto حِماكَyour sanctuary المَنيعِimpregnable
وقَصدنا الى حِماكَ المَنيعِ
O friend of God, you are generous.
And we have made our way to your impregnable sanctuary.
راعَناfrightened us الدّهْرُtime بالخُطوبِwith calamities فجِئْناso we came
راعَنا الدّهْرُ بالخُطوبِ فجِئْنا
نَرْتَجيwe hope for منْfrom عُلاكَyour exalted station حُسْنَgoodness of الصّنيعِtreatment
نَرْتَجي منْ عُلاكَ حُسْنَ الصّنيعِ
Time has frightened us with calamities, so we have come
Hoping for kind treatment from your exalted station.
فمدَدْناso we stretched out لكَto you الأكُفَّthe palms نُرَجّيwe hope for
فمدَدْنا لكَ الأكُفَّ نُرَجّي
عَوْدَةَreturn of العِزِّglory تحْتَunder شمْلٍa community جَميعِunited
عَوْدَةَ العِزِّ تحْتَ شمْلٍ جَميعِ
So we have stretched out our palms to you, hoping
For glory's return within a united community.
قدindeed جعَلْناwe have made وسيلَةًa means تُرْبَكَyour soil الزّاpure (first part)
قد جعَلْنا وسيلَةً تُرْبَكَ الزّا
كِي(completion of 'pure') زُلْفىnearness إلىto العَليمِthe All-Knowing السّميعِthe All-Hearing
كِي زُلْفى إلى العَليمِ السّميعِ
We have made your pure soil a means
Of drawing near to the All-Knowing, the All-Hearing.
كمْmany a غَريبٍstranger أسْرَىjourneyed by night إليْكَto you فَوافَىand arrived
كمْ غَريبٍ أسْرَى إليْكَ فَوافَى
برِضىًwith satisfaction عاجِلٍimmediate وخَيْرٍand good fortune سَريعِswift
برِضىً عاجِلٍ وخَيْرٍ سَريعِ
How many a stranger has journeyed to you by night and found
Immediate satisfaction and swift good fortune!
Sol 6.1