يَاO عِمَادِيmy mainstay صَحَّit is established عَنِّيabout me أَنَّنِيthat I
يَا عِمَادِي صَحَّ عَنِّي أَنَّنِي
لَكَto you مَمْلُوكٌa slave وَتِلْمِيذٌand a pupil وَصَاحِبْand a companion
لَكَ مَمْلُوكٌ وَتِلْمِيذٌ وَصَاحِبْ
O my mainstay, it is true that I am
Oh my pillar, it is true I am your slave, student, and companion
your slave, pupil, and companion.
So if you don't believe my claim, it is said of me - God forbid - I'm a liar
فَإِذَاso if مَاfor emphasis لَمْnot تُصَدِّقْyou confirm دَعْوَتِيmy claim
فَإِذَا مَا لَمْ تُصَدِّقْ دَعْوَتِي
قِيلَit will be said عَنِّيof me وَمَعاذَand [I seek] refuge in اللهِGod كاَذِبْa liar
قِيلَ عَنِّي وَمَعاذَ اللهِ كاَذِبْ
So if you do not bear out my claim,
Restore my honor and exalt my station
I will be called—God forbid—a liar.
And call on me in the assembly no matter if I'm absent
فَأَعِدْso restore عِزِّيmy honor وَشَرِّفْand exalt مَنْزِلِيmy station
فَأَعِدْ عِزِّي وَشَرِّفْ مَنْزِلِي
وَادْعُنِيand invite me فِيin الْحَفْلِthe gathering مَهْمَاeven if كُنْتُI am غَائِبْabsent
وَادْعُنِي فِي الْحَفْلِ مَهْمَا كُنْتُ غَائِبْ
So restore my honor and exalt my station,
This to you is nothing but to me it's from the most fundamental beliefs
And invite me to the gathering, even if I am absent.
هَذِهِthis عِنْدَكَin your eyes لاَno خَطْرَimportance لَهَاfor it
هَذِهِ عِنْدَكَ لاَ خَطْرَ لَهَا
وَهْيَand it عِنْدِيin my eyes مِنْamong سَنِيَّاتِthe noble الْمَذَاهِبْways
وَهْيَ عِنْدِي مِنْ سَنِيَّاتِ الْمَذَاهِبْ
This is of no importance in your eyes,
Yet to me it is among the noblest ways.
Partial English translation: 5 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1