أَعَلِيُّO Ali يَاO أَسْرَىnoblest سَرِيٍnobleman
أَعَلِيُّ يَا أَسْرَى سَرِيٍ
مِنْamong مَيَامِينَthe blessed الرِّجَالِmen
مِنْ مَيَامِينَ الرِّجَالِ
O Ali, noblest of the noble,
Among the blessed of men,
يَاO مَنْone who يُشَرِّفُhonors قَوْمَهُhis people
يَا مَنْ يُشَرِّفُ قَوْمَهُ
بِالنَّابِهَاتِthrough outstanding ones مِنَamong الفِعَالِdeeds
بِالنَّابِهَاتِ مِنَ الفِعَالِ
O you who honor your people
Through distinguished deeds.
وَأُرِيدُand I wish شُكْرَthanks for جَمِيلِهِhis kindness
وَأُرِيدُ شُكْرَ جَمِيلِهِ
عِنْدِيto me فَمَاyet not يُغْنِيsuffices مَقَالِيmy speech
عِنْدِي فَمَا يُغْنِي مَقَالِي
And I wish to give thanks for his kindness
To me, yet my words cannot suffice.
أَنْتَyou النَّجيبُthe thoroughbred وَمَاand not تُجَاrival (word continues)
أَنْتَ النَّجيبُ وَمَا تُجَا
رِيكَyou (completing 'rival you') السَّوَابِقُthe swiftest steeds فِيin مَجَالِa field
رِيكَ السَّوَابِقُ فِي مَجَالِ
You are the thoroughbred, and cannot be matched
By the swiftest steeds in any field.
أَنْتَyou الأَمِينُthe trustworthy one البِرُّthe righteous one
أَنْتَ الأَمِينُ البِرُّ
مَحْمُودُpraised for المَنَاقِبِvirtues وَالخِصَالِand qualities
مَحْمُودُ المَنَاقِبِ وَالخِصَالِ
You are trustworthy and righteous,
Praised for your virtues and qualities.
لاَnever زِلْتَmay you cease فِيin الإِقْبَالِprosperity سَعْدُكَyour good fortune
لاَ زِلْتَ فِي الإِقْبَالِ سَعْدُكَ
نَاهِضُrising وَالجَدُّand luck عَالِيhigh
نَاهِضُ وَالجَدُّ عَالِي
May you always prosper, your good fortune
Rising, and your luck high.
وَبَقَيْتَand may you remain مَرْفُوعَexalted in المَكَانَةِstanding
وَبَقَيْتَ مَرْفُوعَ المَكَانَةِ
هَانِئاًhappy فِيin كُلِّevery حَالِcircumstance
هَانِئاً فِي كُلِّ حَالِ
And may you remain exalted in standing,
Happy in every circumstance,
تَسْتَقْبِلُyou welcome الأعْيَادَthe festivals
تَسْتَقْبِلُ الأعْيَادَ
وَالأفْرَاحَand joys فِيهَاwithin them بِالتَّوَالِيin succession
وَالأفْرَاحَ فِيهَا بِالتَّوَالِي
Welcoming the festivals
And the joys within them, one after another.
Sol 6.1