ياO ابنson of الإمامِthe Imam المرتَضَىthe chosen one
يا ابن الإمامِ المرتَضَى
نسلَscion of الكرامِthe noble أباfather of العربْthe Arabs
نسلَ الكرامِ أبا العربْ
O son of the chosen Imam,
O son of Imam Al-Murtaza
Scion of the noble, O Abu al-Arab,
The progeny of the honorable, father of the Arabs
ياO ابنson of الجَحاجِحَةِthe mighty chieftains الأُلَىwho
يا ابن الجَحاجِحَةِ الأُلَى
أنسابُهمtheir lineages أزكَىthe purest النسبْlineages
أنسابُهم أزكَى النسبْ
O son of the mighty chieftains whose
O son of Al-Jahhajah the eminent
lineages are the purest of lineages,
Their lineage is the purest lineage
والناطِقُand the orator المزرىthe one who puts to shame علىin comparison with
والناطِقُ المزرى على
لُغَةِthe speech of الأعاجِمِnon-Arabs والعربْand the Arabs
لُغَةِ الأعاجِمِ والعربْ
And the orator who puts to shame
The articulate speaker in
the speech of non-Arabs and Arabs,
The language of the non-Arabs and the Arabs
والسيدُand the lord الشهمُthe gallant one الفتَىthe young man
والسيدُ الشهمُ الفتَى
والمرتقِىand the one who ascends أَعْلَىthe highest الرُّتَبْranks
والمرتقِى أَعْلَى الرُّتَبْ
And the lord, the gallant young man,
The valiant master, the young man
And the one who ascends to the highest ranks,
And the one rising to the highest ranks
والمُنْجِزُand the fulfiller of الوعدthe promise الوفىthe faithful one
والمُنْجِزُ الوعد الوفى
وأخاand possessor of الممالكkingdoms والحَسَبْand noble lineage
وأخا الممالك والحَسَبْ
And the faithful keeper of his promise,
The fulfiller of the true promise
And possessor of kingdoms and noble lineage:
And brother of kingdoms and merits
قدindeed آنَthe time has come ماwhat منَّيْتَنِيyou made me hope for
قد آنَ ما منَّيْتَنِي
وأناand I المطيعُthe obedient one لكto you المحبُّthe loving one
وأنا المطيعُ لك المحبُّ
The time has come for what you made me hope for,
The time has come that I wished from you
And I obey you and love you.
And I am the obedient lover
إنِّيindeed I رجوتI hoped بحُسْنwith the goodness of ظنِّيmy opinion
إنِّي رجوت بحُسْن ظنِّي
أنthat تجودَyou give generously بماwith what أُحبّْI love
أن تجودَ بما أُحبّْ
Indeed, I hoped, thinking well of you,
I hoped in my good thoughts
that you would bestow what I love.
That you would give generously what I love
مولايَmy lord ياO مولىlord of الوَرَىhumankind
مولايَ يا مولى الوَرَى
أنتyou المُنَىcherished hopes لألىfor people of الأدبْliterature
أنت المُنَى لألى الأدبْ
My lord, O lord of humankind,
My master, O master of all people
You are the cherished hope of people of letters.
You are the hope of the most distinguished
جُدْgive generously ليto me بنفسيwith my own self إننيindeed I
جُدْ لي بنفسي إنني
أرجوI hope for الغِنَىwealth فيin المكتسبْwhat is earned
أرجو الغِنَى في المكتسبْ
Grant me my own self, for I
Be generous to me, for I
hope for wealth in what I earn.
Hope for wealth in what I earn
وأناand I المرجَّىthe one given hope إنّindeed مَنwhoever
وأنا المرجَّى إنّ مَن
يرجوhopes for نوالكyour bounty لمhas not يخبْbeen disappointed
يرجو نوالك لم يخبْ
And I am given hope; indeed, whoever
And I am hopeful, for whoever
hopes for your bounty has not been disappointed.
Hopes for your grace will not despair
Sol 6.1