متىwhen ياO أباfather of المهديal-Mahdi تغبقyou give an evening draught ماnot غبقgave an evening draught
متى يا أبا المهدي تغبق ما غبق
سواكanyone but you وتجلوand you dispel الهمworry والغمand sorrow والفرقand fear
سواك وتجلو الهم والغم والفرق
When, O Abu al-Mahdi, will you serve an evening draught to one whom
When, O Abu al-Mahdi, will you give an evening draught—none has given one
someone other than you has served—and dispel care, sorrow, and dread?
but you—and dispel worry, sorrow, and fear?
غريقa drowning man ببحرin a sea of الدينdebt فيin ذاكthat راسبsinking
غريق ببحر الدين في ذاك راسب
ومنand among واجباتduties of الدينreligion إنقاذrescuing منone who غرقhas drowned
ومن واجبات الدين إنقاذ من غرق
A drowning man in the sea of debt, sunk deep in it;
I am drowning in a sea of debt, sinking in it;
and among the duties of faith is rescuing whoever has drowned.
and among the duties of religion is rescuing one who has drowned.
Sol 6.1