وردَarrived الكتابَthe letter وسرنيand delighted me إتيانُهits arrival
وردَ الكتابَ وسرني إتيانُه
فشفيتso I was healed لماwhen لاحَappeared ليto me عُنوانُهits heading
فشفيت لما لاحَ لي عُنوانُه
The letter arrived, and its arrival delighted me.
So I was healed when its heading came into view.
أيقنتُI became certain أنّكthat you ساعدِيmy arm ومساعديand my helper
أيقنتُ أنّك ساعدِي ومساعدي
ياO ابنَson الذيthe one whose قدindeed عمَّنىencompassed me إحسانُهhis kindness
يا ابنَ الذي قد عمَّنى إحسانُه
I knew for certain that you are my arm and my helper,
O son of him whose kindness has encompassed me.
أعنيI mean بهby him الوالِيthe governor الممجدthe exalted أحمدَAhmad
أعني به الوالِي الممجد أحمدَ
العاتيthe fierce one علَىtoward منanyone whose ديُنهhis way عصيانُهdisobedience to him
العاتي علَى من ديُنه عصيانُه
I mean the exalted governor, Ahmad,
fierce toward anyone whose way is to disobey him.
نفسىmy soul الفداءthe ransom لمنfor the one who نأَىwent far away عنّيfrom me ومنand the one who
نفسى الفداء لمن نأَى عنّي ومن
بعدafter البُعَادseparation يسرنيdelights me لنيانُهmeeting him (uncertain reading)
بعد البُعَاد يسرني لنيانُه
My soul be a ransom for him who has gone far from me, and for him whose
meeting delights me after separation [uncertain reading].
ومنand the one whom ارتضاهُchose him إمامُناour imam بولايةٍfor a governorship
ومن ارتضاهُ إمامُنا بولايةٍ
أبداًforever فلاso not يشقىsuffers hardship بهthrough him إخوانُهhis brothers
أبداً فلا يشقى به إخوانُه
And for him whom our imam has chosen for a governorship
forever; thus his brothers suffer no hardship through him.
لاnot جارُهُhis neighbor يُلْقَىis subjected to المهانةَhumiliation دهرَهthroughout his life
لا جارُهُ يُلْقَى المهانةَ دهرَه
أَكْرمhow noble! بمنis the one whose فيin عزّةٍhonor جيرانُهhis neighbors
أَكْرم بمن في عزّةٍ جيرانُه
His neighbor is never subjected to humiliation throughout his life.
How noble is he whose neighbors live in honor!
لاno عيبَfault فيهin him تُلْفِىyou find إلاexcept أنّهthat he
لا عيبَ فيه تُلْفِى إلا أنّه
مثلُlike السحائبِclouds فيin السخاءgenerosity بَنَانُهhis fingertips
مثلُ السحائبِ في السخاء بَنَانُه
You find no fault in him, except that
his fingertips are like clouds in generosity.
خُلُقٌcharacter لهhe has كالشهدlike honey بلْnay أحلىsweeter منthan
خُلُقٌ له كالشهد بلْ أحلى من
الماءِwater النميرِpure and wholesome وسرُّهand his private self إعلانُهhis public self
الماءِ النميرِ وسرُّه إعلانُه
His character is like honey—nay, sweeter than
pure, wholesome water; his private self is his public self.
فحصورُهso his presence (uncertain reading) كمنيبهlike his absence (uncertain reading) لأولىfor those possessing التقَىpiety
فحصورُه كمنيبه لأولى التقَى
وفؤادُهand his heart يُنْبيكtells you عنهabout it لسانُهhis tongue
وفؤادُه يُنْبيك عنه لسانُه
So his presence is as his absence to the pious [uncertain reading],
and his tongue tells you what is in his heart.
عدلٌjust أبيٌّhigh-minded لاnot يميلُinclines إلىtoward الرِّشَاbribes
عدلٌ أبيٌّ لا يميلُ إلى الرِّشَا
أبصرْhow discerning! بمنis the one whose أفعالُهhis deeds عنوانُهhis title
أبصرْ بمن أفعالُه عنوانُه
Just and high-minded, he does not incline toward bribes.
How discerning is he whose deeds are his title!
ياO منthe one who لهhas ذكرٌrenown جميلٌfair فيamong الورىmankind
يا من له ذكرٌ جميلٌ في الورى
شرقاًin the East وعُظِّمَand was exalted فيamong الخلائقpeople شأنُهhis standing
شرقاً وعُظِّمَ في الخلائق شأنُه
O you who have fair renown among mankind,
in the East, and whose standing is exalted among people.
Sol 6.1