هَذيthis لَعمرُكby your life رايةa banner مَرفوعةٌraised high
هَذي لَعمرُك راية مَرفوعةٌ
بيدin the hand of السُعودgood fortune يُقِلُّهاbears it aloft التَوفيقُsuccess
بيد السُعود يُقِلُّها التَوفيقُ
This, by your life, is a banner raised high,
In the hand of good fortune, borne aloft by success.
رُفِعَتit was raised عَلىover خَيرthe best of المُلوكthe kings محمّدMuhammad
رُفِعَت عَلى خَير المُلوك محمّد
ملكٌa king إِلىtoward كُلّall الجَمالbeauty سَبُوقُever foremost
ملكٌ إِلى كُلّ الجَمال سَبُوقُ
It was raised over the best of kings, Muhammad,
A king who leads the way toward all that is beautiful.
خضِلُmoist البنانthe fingertips بِنائلwith bounty مِنfrom دُونهbefore it
خضِلُ البنان بِنائل مِن دُونه
وَجهٌa face يَجُولroams البِشرgladness فيهِin it طَليقُopen and cheerful
وَجهٌ يَجُول البِشر فيهِ طَليقُ
His fingertips are moist with bounty, preceded by
A cheerful face where gladness roams.
وَرثَhe inherited الإِمامةthe imamate كابِراًa noble man عَنfrom كابرٍa noble forebear
وَرثَ الإِمامة كابِراً عَن كابرٍ
عاليlofty in المجادةnobility بِالعَلاءِof eminence خَليقُworthy
عالي المجادة بِالعَلاءِ خَليقُ
He inherited the imamate, a noble heir to a noble forebear,
Lofty in nobility, worthy of eminence.
أفضَتpassed إِلَيهِto him خِلافَةٌa caliphate نَبَويّةٌprophetic
أفضَت إِلَيهِ خِلافَةٌ نَبَويّةٌ
مِنfrom دُونِهاbefore it للمشرَفِيِّof the Mashrafi sword بَرِيقُa gleam
مِن دُونِها للمشرَفِيِّ بَرِيقُ
A prophetic caliphate has passed to him,
Before which the Mashrafi sword gleams.
فَرِحَتrejoiced بِبيعتهat allegiance to him القُلوبthe hearts فَلَمso did not يمِلincline
فَرِحَت بِبيعته القُلوب فَلَم يمِل
مِنهاamong them إِلىtoward أَحدanyone سِواهother than him فَريقُa faction
مِنها إِلى أَحد سِواه فَريقُ
Hearts rejoiced at pledging allegiance to him; nor inclined
Any faction among them toward anyone but him.
فَاِختالَso swelled with pride مِنبَرُهاits pulpit بِهِin him وَسَريرُهاand its throne
فَاِختالَ مِنبَرُها بِهِ وَسَريرُها
وَكِلاهُماand both of them طرِبٌjoyful إِليهِfor him مَشُوقُyearning
وَكِلاهُما طرِبٌ إِليهِ مَشُوقُ
So its pulpit and its throne swelled with pride in him,
And both rejoiced, yearning for him.
فالآنَso now قرَّتit settled فيin مُعَرَّسِهاits resting place الَّذيwhich
فالآنَ قرَّت في مُعَرَّسِها الَّذي
يَسمُوraises high بِهِhim نَسَبٌa lineage أِعزُّmost noble عَريقُdeep-rooted
يَسمُو بِهِ نَسَبٌ أِعزُّ عَريقُ
So now it has settled in its resting place, which
Is exalted by a most noble, deep-rooted lineage,
وَمناقِبٌand virtues يَزدادgrows طُولاًin length عِندَهاin their presence
وَمناقِبٌ يَزداد طُولاً عِندَها
باعٌreach بِتَصريفin managing الأُمورaffairs لبيقُadept
باعٌ بِتَصريف الأُمور لبيقُ
And virtues that further lengthen
An arm adept at managing affairs,
وَشمائِلٌand qualities رسختbecame firmly rooted بِهنَّthrough them مِنof العُلاeminence
وَشمائِلٌ رسخت بِهنَّ مِن العُلا
فيin منبِتthe soil of الشَرفhonor الأَصيلgenuine عُروقُroots
في منبِت الشَرف الأَصيل عُروقُ
And qualities through which the roots of eminence took firm hold
In the soil of true honor.
Sol 6.1