بالفَتح والنَصر هَذا السَيرُ وَالسفرُ

بالفَتح والنَصر هَذا السَيرُ وَالسفرُ

وَسرتَ يصحبُك الإقبالُ والظَفرُ

وَسرتَ يصحبُك الإقبالُ والظَفرُ

May conquest and victory attend this march and journey,

With conquest and victory this journey and travel,

and may you travel accompanied by good fortune and triumph.

Good fortune and success accompany you.

فَسِر بيُمنٍ فَعينُ اللّه ناظرَةٌ

فَسِر بيُمنٍ فَعينُ اللّه ناظرَةٌ

إِليك ما اِرتدَّ طرفٌ أَو سما نظرُ

إِليك ما اِرتدَّ طرفٌ أَو سما نظرُ

So travel with good fortune, for God's eye gazes

Travel with blessings, for God's eye watches over you,

toward you, as long as a glance returns or a gaze rises.

It does not avert its gaze, wherever it may look.

عليك من واقياتِ اللَه سابغةٌ

عليك من واقياتِ اللَه سابغةٌ

تقيكَ بأساً فلا خَوفٌ ولا حذرُ

تقيكَ بأساً فلا خَوفٌ ولا حذرُ

Upon you lies ample armor from God's protection,

God's perfect protection covers you,

shielding you from harm, so there is neither fear nor apprehension.

Shielding you from harm, you have no fear or caution.

مؤَيَّداً بجنودٍ من ملائكهِ

مؤَيَّداً بجنودٍ من ملائكهِ

وحفظهُ لك مِمّا تَتَّقي وَزَرُ

وحفظهُ لك مِمّا تَتَّقي وَزَرُ

Supported by troops from among His angels,

Supported by angelic hosts,

and His protection is your refuge from what you fear.

To guard you from whatever ills you dread.

ولا بَرحتَ مدى الأَيّام في شَرَفٍ

ولا بَرحتَ مدى الأَيّام في شَرَفٍ

مُستَبشِراً بعُلاك الدَهرُ والبشرُ

مُستَبشِراً بعُلاك الدَهرُ والبشرُ

And may you remain in honor throughout the days,

You will always remain in glory,

with Time and humankind rejoicing in your eminence.

Rejoicing in your eternal fame among mankind.

وحاز ملكُك وجهَ الأَرض أَجمعها

وحاز ملكُك وجهَ الأَرض أَجمعها

واِستسلَمَت لِظُباكَ البدوُ والحضَرُ

واِستسلَمَت لِظُباكَ البدوُ والحضَرُ

And may your dominion embrace the whole face of the earth,

Your kingdom claimed the whole earth,

and may nomads and settled folk submit to your blades.

The nomads and settled folk submitted to your rule.

وملَّكتكَ ملوكَ الأَرض قاطبةٌ

وملَّكتكَ ملوكَ الأَرض قاطبةٌ

أَغاقَها إِن هُمُ غابوا وإن حضروا

أَغاقَها إِن هُمُ غابوا وإن حضروا

And may all the kings of the earth make you master of

All the kings of earth surrendered to you,

their [unclear word in the source], whether they are absent or present.

Whether absent or present, you overpowered them.

ودمتَ ما دامَت الدنيا بمنزلةٍ

ودمتَ ما دامَت الدنيا بمنزلةٍ

لم يرقَها النيّرانُ الشَمسُ والقَمَرُ

لم يرقَها النيّرانُ الشَمسُ والقَمَرُ

And may you remain, as long as the world endures, at a rank

You will last as long as this world remains,

which the two luminaries—the sun and moon—have not attained.

Unfaded by suns and moons through the years.

يا أَيُّها الملكُ المسعودُ طالعُه

يا أَيُّها الملكُ المسعودُ طالعُه

لا زالَ يُسعِدُكَ التَدبيرُ والقَدرُ

لا زالَ يُسعِدُكَ التَدبيرُ والقَدرُ

O king whose ascendant is fortunate,

O fortunate king, blessed is your horoscope,

may planning and destiny never cease to favor you.

Fate and destiny forever grant you joy.

أَنتَ الَّذي باِسمه السامي وطلعتِه

أَنتَ الَّذي باِسمه السامي وطلعتِه

نالَ المُنى المدركان السمعُ والبصرُ

نالَ المُنى المدركان السمعُ والبصرُ

You are the one through whose exalted name and countenance

You whose exalted name and brilliant star

the two perceiving faculties—hearing and sight—have attained their wishes.

Have attained all that eyes and ears desire.

ما قيلَ هَذا شَهِنشاهُ الملوك بدا

ما قيلَ هَذا شَهِنشاهُ الملوك بدا

سميُّ ثالثِ أَهل الذكر إِن ذُكروا

سميُّ ثالثِ أَهل الذكر إِن ذُكروا

Whenever it is said, 'This is the Shahanshah of kings,' there appears

It is said this is the Shah of Shahs, the king of kings

the namesake of the third among the People of Remembrance, if they are mentioned.

Third of the noble line, whenever they are named.

إِن رمت نولاً لمن أَمَّلت زَورتَه

إِن رمت نولاً لمن أَمَّلت زَورتَه

وَهوَ الإمامُ الرِضا والسيِّدُ القمرُ

وَهوَ الإمامُ الرِضا والسيِّدُ القمرُ

If you seek the bounty of the one you hoped to visit—

If you seek a boon from one you hope to visit,

and he is Imam al-Rida, the lord who is a moon—

It is the Imam Ridha', the moonlike Seyyid.

فقد أَتى مُفصِحاً تاريخُ زَورته

فقد أَتى مُفصِحاً تاريخُ زَورته

نول الرِضا وهو تاريخ له خطرُ

نول الرِضا وهو تاريخ له خطرُ

then the chronogram of visiting him has come, speaking plainly:

The date of your visit gives clear speech,

'Al-Rida's bounty'—a chronogram of great import.

A visit to Ridha', of profound significance.

فصمِّم العَزمَ فيما قد قصدت له

فصمِّم العَزمَ فيما قد قصدت له

فَما عليك بجاه المُصطَفى خطرُ

فَما عليك بجاه المُصطَفى خطرُ

So make firm your resolve in what you have set out to do,

Be resolute in your purpose and rely on

for, through al-Mustafa's honor, no danger threatens you.

The aid of Mustafa, no cause for fear.