لكfor you منزلٌa dwelling فيin القلبthe heart لاnot يتغيرُchanges
لك منزلٌ في القلب لا يتغيرُ
وصفاءُand purity وُدٍّaffection قطever لاnot يتكدرُbecomes clouded
وصفاءُ وُدٍّ قط لا يتكدرُ
You have a dwelling in the heart that never changes,
You have a place in my heart that never changes
and pure affection that is never clouded.
And a sincerity of affection that is never troubled
ومودةٌand affection مناfrom us تقادمَhas grown old عهدُهاits bond
ومودةٌ منا تقادمَ عهدُها
وودادُand affection صدقsincerity باللقاءِthrough meeting يفسرُis made plain
وودادُ صدق باللقاءِ يفسرُ
And affection from us, whose bond has long endured,
And an affection from me whose covenant has endured
and sincere love made plain through meeting.
And a true friendship that is explained through meetings
ماnot جئتُI came أطلبُI seek منكfrom you يوماًon any day حاجةa favor
ما جئتُ أطلبُ منك يوماً حاجة
أبداًever وظنِّيand my belief أنهاthat it تتعسّرُwould prove difficult
أبداً وظنِّي أنها تتعسّرُ
Never have I come to ask you a favor,
I have never asked anything from you
ever thinking that it would prove difficult.
Never, and I thought it would be difficult
إنif كنتُI was قدalready قارفْتُI committed ذنباًa sin غافلاheedless
إن كنتُ قد قارفْتُ ذنباً غافلا
فيin كسْبهcommitting it أناI تائبٌrepentant مستغفرُseeking forgiveness
في كسْبه أنا تائبٌ مستغفرُ
If I have committed a sin, heedless
If I was unaware and committed a sin
in committing it, I am repentant and seek forgiveness.
I am repentant and seeking forgiveness
أوor كنتَyou were أنتَyou yourself سمعتَyou heard مِنىfrom me غيرَother than مَاwhat
أو كنتَ أنتَ سمعتَ مِنى غيرَ مَا
تَهْواهyou like it منof طَبْعىmy nature أنَاI مُتَعذِّرُapologetic
تَهْواه من طَبْعى أنَا مُتَعذِّرُ
Or if you yourself have heard from me something other than what
Or if you heard from me other than
you like in my nature, I offer my apologies.
What your nature desires, I apologize
حاشاكَfar be it from you أنto تجفوyou shun محبّاًa loving person مخلصاًsincere
حاشاكَ أن تجفو محبّاً مخلصاً
لكfor you وُدّهhis affection أبداًforever ولاand not يتغيرُchanges
لك وُدّه أبداً ولا يتغيرُ
Far be it from you to shun one who loves you sincerely;
It is unthinkable that you would spurn a sincere lover
his affection is forever yours and never changes.
Whose affection for you never changes
عَهدِىmy knowledge بقلبكof your heart لِيfor me ودادٌaffection باطنٌhidden
عَهدِى بقلبك لِي ودادٌ باطنٌ
لكنbut بحسنthrough the goodness of خلائقٍcharacter traits لكof yours يظهرُit appears
لكن بحسن خلائقٍ لك يظهرُ
I have known your heart to hold a hidden love for me,
My covenant with your heart is an inner affection
but it is revealed through your fine character.
Yet outwardly shows good manners
وإذاand when أتيتُكI came to you قبلَbefore ذاthis فيwith حاجةٍa request
وإذا أتيتُك قبلَ ذا في حاجةٍ
لاnot يعتريكbesets you تلكؤٌhesitation وتعسرُand difficulty
لا يعتريك تلكؤٌ وتعسرُ
And when I came to you before this with a request,
And if I come to you before this in need
neither hesitation nor difficulty would beset you.
You are not hesitant or difficult
واليومَand today لاnot أدرىI know لأيةِfor what علةٍreason
واليومَ لا أدرى لأيةِ علةٍ
مودودُناour beloved عنaway from حاجتىmy request تَسْتنفرُyou recoil
مودودُنا عن حاجتى تَسْتنفرُ
And today I do not know for what reason,
And today I do not know for what reason
our beloved, you recoil from my request.
Our affection for my need is alarmed
أناI مُذْsince عرفتُكI knew you ماnot تكدَّرbecame troubled خاطرىmy mind
أنا مُذْ عرفتُك ما تكدَّر خاطرى
أبداever وقدand already مرتhave passed سنونَyears وأعصرُand ages
أبدا وقد مرت سنونَ وأعصرُ
Since I have known you, my mind has never been troubled,
Since I knew you, my heart has never been troubled
not once, though years and ages have passed.
Years have passed and many more
أناI لستُI am not أنسىforgetting ماas long as حييتُI live وِدادَكمyour affection
أنا لستُ أنسى ما حييتُ وِدادَكم
لوeven if مرpassed ألفٌa thousand فيin السنينَthe years وأكثرُand more
لو مر ألفٌ في السنينَ وأكثرُ
I shall not forget your affection as long as I live,
I shall not forget your affection as long as I live
even if a thousand years should pass, and more.
Even if a thousand years pass or more
أناI حافظٌpreserving ودىmy affection لأهلfor the people of مودَّتِىmy affection
أنا حافظٌ ودى لأهل مودَّتِى
مترفقٌgentle لوeven if بدلُواthey altered أوor غيرُواthey changed
مترفقٌ لو بدلُوا أو غيرُوا
I preserve my affection for those I love,
I keep my affection for people dear to me
treating them gently, even if they shift or change.
Kind even if they change or alter
أناI لاnot أجازِىI repay بالجفاءِwith coldness أحبتىmy loved ones
أنا لا أجازِى بالجفاءِ أحبتى
لوeven if أنهمthat they بعدafter الصفاءِcordiality تنمّرُواthey grew fierce
لو أنهم بعد الصفاءِ تنمّرُوا
I do not repay my loved ones with coldness,
I do not repay my loved ones with coldness
even if, after cordiality, they grow fierce.
Even if after purity they rebel
وإذاand when أتىcame مستغفراًseeking forgiveness منfor ذنبهhis sin
وإذا أتى مستغفراً من ذنبه
خِلٌّa friend غفرتُI forgave لهfor him ولاand not أتكبّرُI act arrogantly
خِلٌّ غفرتُ له ولا أتكبّرُ
And when, seeking forgiveness for his sin, there comes
And if one comes seeking forgiveness for his sin
a friend, I forgive him and show no arrogance.
O intimate, I forgive him and do not become arrogant
يرثhe inherits الممالكkingdoms والمفاخرand honors والعلاand eminence
يرث الممالك والمفاخر والعلا
سيفُSaif بنson of سلطانSultan الإمامُthe Imam الأطهرُthe purest
سيفُ بن سلطان الإمامُ الأطهرُ
He inherits kingdoms, honors, and eminence—
The heir of kingdoms, pride and highness
Saif ibn Sultan, the purest Imam.
Is the sword of Sultan, the Imam Al-Athar
يَعفُوhe pardons عنfor الذنبِthe sin العظيمgrievous تكرماًout of generosity
يَعفُو عن الذنبِ العظيم تكرماً
وتجاوزاًand clemency وهوand he is الحليمthe forbearing one الأقدرُthe most powerful
وتجاوزاً وهو الحليم الأقدرُ
He pardons grievous sin out of generosity,
He forgives great sins generously
and clemency; he is forbearing and most powerful.
And forbearance, and he is the Forbearing, the Capable
دمْendure إمامَImam المسلمينof the Muslims موفَّقاًgranted success
دمْ إمامَ المسلمين موفَّقاً
فيin كلِّevery أمرundertaking صالحٍrighteous لاnot يعسرُproves difficult
في كلِّ أمر صالحٍ لا يعسرُ
May you endure, Imam of the Muslims, granted success
May the blood of the Imam of the Muslims be successful
in every righteous undertaking, with none proving difficult,
In every good matter that is not difficult
ماas long as غردتْsang ورْقاءُa gray dove أوor هبتblew صَباًan east wind
ما غردتْ ورْقاءُ أو هبت صَباً
بينamong الغصونthe branches وماand as long as هَمَىpoured مُسْحَنْفِرُa heavily raining cloud
بين الغصون وما هَمَى مُسْحَنْفِرُ
as long as a gray dove sings or an east wind blows
Neither has Waraqa twittered nor has morning breeze blown
among the branches, and as long as a heavy raincloud pours.
Among the branches nor has dove Mooshanfar
Sol 6.1