جَمالُbeauty الكَمالِperfection كَمالُperfection الجَمالbeauty
جَمالُ الكَمالِ كَمالُ الجَمال
عَديمُwithout المِثالِequal بِهَذيamong these الأممْnations
عَديمُ المِثالِ بِهَذي الأممْ
The beauty of perfection, the perfection of beauty,
without equal among these nations.
وَبَدرand a full moon المَعالِeminence رَفيعٍlofty وَعالand exalted
وَبَدر المَعالِ رَفيعٍ وَعال
وَفيand in كلِّevery حالٍstate هوَhe البدرُthe full moon تَمْis complete
وَفي كلِّ حالٍ هوَ البدرُ تَمْ
And the full moon of eminence, lofty and exalted,
and in every state he is the moon in its fullness.
جَميلُbeautiful الخِصالِtraits وَقبلَand before السّؤالthe asking
جَميلُ الخِصالِ وَقبلَ السّؤال
غَزيرُlavish النّوالِgiving وَبحرand an ocean الكَرمْgenerosity
غَزيرُ النّوالِ وَبحر الكَرمْ
Beautiful in character, and before being asked,
lavish in giving, and an ocean of generosity.
ذَكيٌّintelligent فَهومٌdiscerning وَشَمسُand a sun العَلومlearning
ذَكيٌّ فَهومٌ وَشَمسُ العَلوم
بِضَوءِwith the light الفُهومِunderstanding يُزيلhe dispels الظّلمْdarkness
بِضَوءِ الفُهومِ يُزيل الظّلمْ
Intelligent, discerning, and a sun of learning,
with the light of understanding he dispels the darkness.
وَمُحييand a reviver الرّسومِtraditions لِكلِّfor all العُلومthe sciences
وَمُحيي الرّسومِ لِكلِّ العُلوم
وَفيهاand in them يَقومُhe stands عَلِيَّlofty الهِممْaspirations
وَفيها يَقومُ عَلِيَّ الهِممْ
And a reviver of the traditions of all the sciences,
and in them he stands, lofty in aspiration.
جَمالadornment النُّجومِthe stars أَهاليpeople of الفُهومunderstanding
جَمال النُّجومِ أَهالي الفُهوم
وَأَهلand people of العلومِlearning أَهاليpeople of الحِكمْwisdom
وَأَهل العلومِ أَهالي الحِكمْ
The adornment of the stars—the people of understanding—
and of the learned, the people of wisdom.
إِمامٌan imam فَريدٌpeerless همامٌa man of resolve وَحيدwithout equal
إِمامٌ فَريدٌ همامٌ وَحيد
بِشَكلٍwith a bearing سَعيدٍauspicious بِحُسنwith beauty الشّيمْcharacter traits
بِشَكلٍ سَعيدٍ بِحُسن الشّيمْ
A peerless imam, a man of resolve without equal,
with an auspicious bearing and beautiful traits.
وَجيهesteemed مَجيدillustrious بِعزمٍwith resolve شَديدfirm
وَجيه مَجيد بِعزمٍ شَديد
لِخلقٍfor character حَميدٍpraiseworthy حَوىhe possessed وَاِتَّسمْand was marked
لِخلقٍ حَميدٍ حَوى وَاِتَّسمْ
Esteemed, illustrious, with steadfast resolve,
possessed of praiseworthy character and marked by it.
وَشَهمand noble رَشيدjudicious بِذهنٍwith a mind حَديدkeen
وَشَهم رَشيد بِذهنٍ حَديد
بِرَأيٍwith judgment سَديدsound عَليهِupon him اِرتَسمْwas imprinted
بِرَأيٍ سَديد عَليهِ اِرتَسمْ
And noble and judicious, with a keen mind,
with sound judgment imprinted upon him.
وَسيمٌhandsome وَجيهesteemed بِدونِwithout شَبيهa peer
وَسيمٌ وَجيه بِدونِ شَبيه
نَبيلnoble نَبيهdiscerning حَكيمa sage حَكَمْan arbiter
نَبيل نَبيه حَكيم حَكَمْ
Handsome, esteemed, without peer,
noble, discerning, a sage and an arbiter.
نَقيّpure فَقيهٌa jurist سَماrose high الفِقهjurisprudence فيهin him
نَقيّ فَقيهٌ سَما الفِقه فيه
وَربّيand my Lord يَقيهُmay protect him جَميعَall السّقمْillness
وَربّي يَقيهُ جَميعَ السّقمْ
Pure, a jurist in whom jurisprudence is exalted,
and may my Lord protect him from every illness.
كَريمٌgenerous نَزيهٌupright فَمَنthen who يَعتَليهcan surpass him
كَريمٌ نَزيهٌ فَمَن يَعتَليه
وَفيهِand in him تَتيهُtake pride مَعاليthe heights of الهِممْaspiration
وَفيهِ تَتيهُ مَعالي الهِممْ
Generous, upright—who, then, can surpass him?
And in him the heights of aspiration take pride.
رَفيعlofty الجَنابِstanding رَحيبspacious الرّحابcourtyards
رَفيع الجَنابِ رَحيب الرّحاب
وَبَحرand a sea عبابsurging إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِلتَطمْits waves clash
وَبَحر عباب إِذا ما اِلتَطمْ
Lofty in standing, spacious in his courts,
and a surging sea when its waves clash.
بَديعwondrous الخِطابِspeech سَريعswift الجَوابreply
بَديع الخِطابِ سَريع الجَواب
بِسلكِon the thread الصّوابِrightness تَراهُyou see him اِنتَظمْhas been strung
بِسلكِ الصّوابِ تَراهُ اِنتَظمْ
Wondrous in speech, swift in reply,
you see him strung on the thread of rightness.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَجابَhe answers أَتىhe comes بِالعجابwith wonders
إِذا ما أَجابَ أَتى بِالعجاب
بِدونِwithout اِرتيابٍdoubt وَدونَand without وَهَمْerror
بِدونِ اِرتيابٍ وَدونَ وَهَمْ
Whenever he answers, he brings wonders,
without doubt and without error.
بَديعwonder الزّمانِthe age بَليغeloquent الأَوانthe time
بَديع الزّمانِ بَليغ الأَوان
لَآليpearls الجُمانِpearl beads بِعقدinto a necklace نظمْhe strung
لَآلي الجُمانِ بِعقد نظمْ
The wonder of the age, the eloquent man of his time,
pearl upon pearl he has strung into a necklace.
قَويّstrong الجَنانِthe heart فَصيحُeloquent اللّسانthe tongue
قَويّ الجَنانِ فَصيحُ اللّسان
بِسحرِwith the magic البيانِeloquence يَزينُhe adorns الحِكمْwise sayings
بِسحرِ البيانِ يَزينُ الحِكمْ
Strong of heart, eloquent of tongue,
with the magic of eloquence he adorns wise sayings.
رَشيقُgraceful البنانِthe fingers بِهِthrough him قَدindeed أَبانmade clear
رَشيقُ البنانِ بِهِ قَد أَبان
حسانَbeautiful المَعانِmeanings لِسانُthe tongue القَلَمْthe pen
حسانَ المَعانِ لِسانُ القَلَمْ
Graceful of fingers—through him have been revealed
beautiful meanings by the tongue of the pen.
جَميلbeautiful الصّفاتِqualities عَلىin addition to حُسنِbeauty ذاتperson
جَميل الصّفاتِ عَلى حُسنِ ذات
وَفيهِand in him السّماتtraits لَهاto them الحُسنُbeauty عَمْhas pervaded
وَفيهِ السّمات لَها الحُسنُ عَمْ
Beautiful in qualities as well as in person,
and in him are traits that beauty wholly pervades.
غَزيرُlavish الهِباتِgifts غَدتhave become وَافِراتabundant
غَزيرُ الهِباتِ غَدت وَافِرات
وَمِنهُand from him الصّلاتgifts تَفوقُsurpass الديَمْthe steady rains
وَمِنهُ الصّلات تَفوقُ الديَمْ
Lavish in gifts, which have grown abundant,
and his gifts surpass the steady rains.
خَدينa companion الثّباتِsteadfastness وَثَبتand a stalwart الثّقاتthe trustworthy
خَدين الثّباتِ وَثَبت الثّقات
وَعَنهُand of him فَهاتِthen recount حِسانbeautiful الشّيَمْcharacter traits
وَعَنهُ فَهاتِ حِسان الشّيَمْ
A companion of steadfastness, and a stalwart among the trustworthy,
and of him, then, recount his beautiful traits.
بِهِin him الفَضلُexcellence تاهَtakes pride وَذاand this one مُصطفاهits chosen one
بِهِ الفَضلُ تاهَ وَذا مُصطفاه
أَدامَmay perpetuate علاهhis eminence إلَهthe God of الأمَمْthe nations
أَدامَ علاه إلَه الأمَمْ
In him excellence takes pride, and he is its chosen one.
May the God of the nations perpetuate his eminence,
وَخَيراًand goodness حَباهُmay He grant him وَنيلَand attainment of مُناهhis wishes
وَخَيراً حَباهُ وَنيلَ مُناه
وَوالىand may continually bestow الإِلَهGod عَلَيهِupon him النّعَمْblessings
وَوالى الإِلَه عَلَيهِ النّعَمْ
and grant him goodness and the fulfillment of his wishes.
And may God continually bestow blessings upon him.
وَرَبّيand my Lord حَماهُmay protect him وَأَفنىand may annihilate عِداهhis enemies
وَرَبّي حَماهُ وَأَفنى عِداه
وَرَبّيand my Lord كَفاهmay spare him جَميعَall النّقَمْcalamities
وَرَبّي كَفاه جَميعَ النّقَمْ
And may my Lord protect him and annihilate his enemies,
and may my Lord spare him every calamity.
Sol 6.1