ياO سيّدmaster العلماءِthe scholars علماًknowledge راسخاًfirmly rooted
يا سيّد العلماءِ علماً راسخاً
وَتقىًand piety ومجداًand glory شامخاًlofty ومكارماand noble virtues
وَتقىً ومجداً شامخاً ومكارما
O master of scholars in firmly rooted knowledge,
O master of scholars, with established knowledge,
and piety, lofty glory, and noble virtues.
And piety, towering glory, and nobility.
هَذاthis رَسوليmy messenger اِبنson of الإمامِthe imam أتاكمُhas come to you
هَذا رَسولي اِبن الإمامِ أتاكمُ
مُستهدياًseeking gifts تُحَفاًfine gifts تروقُdelight الصائماthe fasting man
مُستهدياً تُحَفاً تروقُ الصائما
This messenger of mine, Ibn al-Imam, has come to you,
This is my messenger, son of the Imam, who came to you
seeking fine gifts that delight the fasting man.
Seeking guidance, adorned, fasting makes him radiant.
مِنهاamong them نشوقٌsnuff قَدindeed تَطابقَmatched عرفهُits fragrance
مِنها نشوقٌ قَد تَطابقَ عرفهُ
طيباًin pleasantness وَعنصرهand its substance فَأنعشand so revived ناسماone who inhales
طيباً وَعنصره فَأنعش ناسما
Among them is snuff, whose fragrance matches
From it a yearning that matches his manner,
its substance in pleasantness, reviving whoever breathes it in.
Sweet, his being so it revived the smiling.
وَمشاربٌand drinks تَحكيresemble شذاًfragrance وعذوبةًand sweetness
وَمشاربٌ تَحكي شذاً وعذوبةً
ظلمَthe mouth’s moisture الحسانِthe beauties العاطِراتِfragrant مباسماsmiling mouths
ظلمَ الحسانِ العاطِراتِ مباسما
And drinks that resemble, in fragrance and sweetness,
And drinks that tell of aroma and sweetness,
the moisture of beauties’ fragrant, smiling mouths.
The darkness of beautiful smiles obscured.
فَاِبعَثso send بِهاwith them لفمٍto a mouth بِذكركin mentioning you يلتجيseeks refuge
فَاِبعَث بِها لفمٍ بِذكرك يلتجي
حبّاًout of love وَأَنفاًand out of disdain عَنaway from سِواكanyone but you تشامماsniffing
حبّاً وَأَنفاً عَن سِواك تشامما
So send them to a mouth that seeks refuge in mentioning you,
So send through him to a mouth mentioning you
out of love and disdain for sniffing after anyone but you.
Love, and a nose turning away from other than you disgusted.
وَبَقيتَand may you remain نَستهديكَwe seek your guidance نجماًa star طالعاًrising
وَبَقيتَ نَستهديكَ نجماً طالعاً
أَبداًforever ونَستهديكand we seek your gifts بحراًa sea فاعماbrimming
أَبداً ونَستهديك بحراً فاعما
And may you remain a rising star whose guidance we seek,
And you remained a star we seek guidance from rising forever
forever, and a brimming sea whose gifts we seek.
And we seek your guidance as a raging sea.
Sol 6.1