أباO father of حَسنٍHasan تفديكَmay ransom you نَفسيmy soul وأُسرَتيand my family
أبا حَسنٍ تفديكَ نَفسي وأُسرَتي
وكُلُّand every بطيءٍslow one فيin الهُدىguidance ومُسارِعِand one who hastens
وكُلُّ بطيءٍ في الهُدى ومُسارِعِ
O Abu Hasan, may my soul and my family ransom you,
Oh Abu Hasan, I sacrifice my soul and family for you
And all who are slow in guidance and all who hasten.
And every slow one to guidance and every hasty one
أيذهبُdoes ... go? مدحٌpraise منfrom مُحِبِّكَone who loves you ضائِعاًto waste
أيذهبُ مدحٌ من مُحِبِّكَ ضائِعاً
وماand ... not المدحُpraise فيin جنبِthe presence of الإلهِGod بضائِعِwasted
وما المدحُ في جنبِ الإلهِ بضائِعِ
Does praise from one who loves you go to waste?
Does praise from your lover go in vain
Nor is praise wasted in God's presence.
And praise is not in vain next to God
فأنتَfor you الذيthe one who أعطيتَyou gave إذwhen كُنتَyou were راكعاًbowing
فأنتَ الذي أعطيتَ إذ كُنتَ راكعاً
عليٌّAli فدتكmay it ransom you النفسُthe soul ياO خيرَbest of راكِعِone who bows
عليٌّ فدتك النفسُ يا خيرَ راكِعِ
For you are the one who gave when you were bowing.
For you are the one who gave while bowing down
Ali, may my soul ransom you, O best of those who bow!
Ali sacrificed himself for you, O best of bowers
فأنزلَso He revealed فيكَconcerning you اللَهGod خيرَthe finest ولايةguardianship
فأنزلَ فيكَ اللَه خيرَ ولاية
وبينهاand clarified it فيin محكماتِthe unambiguous provisions of الشرائِعthe sacred laws
وبينها في محكماتِ الشرائِع
So God revealed concerning you the finest guardianship,
So God sent down the best authority concerning you
And made it clear in the unambiguous provisions of the sacred laws.
And clarified it in the precise religious texts
Sol 6.1