وإنّ أميرَ المؤمنين وذكرَهُ

وإنّ أميرَ المؤمنين وذكرَهُ

قرينان للآى المُنزَّلِ فى الذّكر

قرينان للآى المُنزَّلِ فى الذّكر

And indeed the Commander of the Faithful and mention of him

The Prince of the Faithful and his mention

Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful and his renown are twins to the verses revealed in the Text.

are companions to the verses revealed in the Reminder,

Are paired with the revealed verse in remembrance,

For the Messenger of Allah said: "You shall meet my Kin together with Allah's Book at the Gathering's spring."

لِقول رسولِ اللهِ تلقون عِترتِى

لِقول رسولِ اللهِ تلقون عِترتِى

معاً وكتابَ اللهِ فى مورِدِ الحشرِ

معاً وكتابَ اللهِ فى مورِدِ الحشرِ

for the Messenger of God said: "You will meet my kin

For the saying of Allah's Messenger: "You will meet my progeny

When the Imam of the Gathering appears to my sight, then by Time, the deniers are surely in loss.

together with the Book of God at the gathering-place of Resurrection."

Together with Allah's Book at the Basin's edge."

The unique pearl of his crown suffices the world, with all the splendor and glory it holds.

إذا ما إمامُ الحشرِ لاحَ لناظرى

إذا ما إمامُ الحشرِ لاحَ لناظرى

فوالعصر إنّ الجاحدين لفى خُسرِ

فوالعصر إنّ الجاحدين لفى خُسرِ

When the imam of the Resurrection comes into my sight,

When the leader of the Gathering appears to beholders,

Never before had my eyes beheld a star gleaming alongside the radiant sun at noon.

then, by Time, the deniers are surely in loss.

By the afternoon! The deniers are surely in loss.

He is naught but the sea—it is no wonder if it adorns itself with jewels and pearls.

ويكفِى الورى منه يتيمةُ تاجِهِ

ويكفِى الورى منه يتيمةُ تاجِهِ

وما قد حوته من بهاءٍ ومن فخرِ

وما قد حوته من بهاءٍ ومن فخرِ

And from him, his crown’s peerless jewel suffices humankind,

And his orphaned crown suffices creation,

Though he seeks them not for need, as the morning sun has no need for the shining stars.

and the splendor and glory it holds.

Containing such splendor and pride as it encloses,

A halo for the parasol has met it, rising through him forever above the halo of the full moon.

ولم تَرَعَينى قبلها قَطُّ كوكباً

ولم تَرَعَينى قبلها قَطُّ كوكباً

يلوحُ مع الشمسِ المنيرةِ فى الظُّهرِ

يلوحُ مع الشمسِ المنيرةِ فى الظُّهرِ

And never before it had my eye seen a star

Never before him did a planet appear to me

It is but a cloud from his right hand, and the origin of clouds is ever from the depths of the sea.

shining alongside the radiant sun at noon.

Shining with the brilliant sun at noon.

وما هُوَ إِلاّ البحرً ليس بمُنكَرٍ

وما هُوَ إِلاّ البحرً ليس بمُنكَرٍ

إذا ما تحلّى بالجواهر والدُّرِّ

إذا ما تحلّى بالجواهر والدُّرِّ

And he is but the sea; it is no wonder

It is but the sea, no wonder,

when he adorns himself with jewels and pearls.

When adorned with pearls and precious gems,

على أنّه لا يقتنيها لحاجَةٍ

على أنّه لا يقتنيها لحاجَةٍ

وشمس الضّحى تُغنى عن الأنجم الزُّهرِ

وشمس الضّحى تُغنى عن الأنجم الزُّهرِ

Yet he does not acquire them out of need,

Though it seeks them not out of need—

and the forenoon sun leaves no need for the radiant stars.

The sun at daybreak suffices the shining stars.

وقد قابَلَتها للمِظَلَّة هالةٌ

وقد قابَلَتها للمِظَلَّة هالةٌ

بهِ أبداً تسمو على هالةِ البدرِ

بهِ أبداً تسمو على هالةِ البدرِ

And indeed a halo on the parasol faces it;

And opposing it is a halo for the shade

through him, it ever rises above the full moon’s halo.

Through which forever it rises over the halo of the moon.

وما هىَ إِلاّ بعضُ سُحبِ يمينه

وما هىَ إِلاّ بعضُ سُحبِ يمينه

وما زال منشا السُّحبِ من لُجَّةِ البحر

وما زال منشا السُّحبِ من لُجَّةِ البحر

And it is but a part of the clouds of his right hand,

It is but some of the clouds of His right hand,

and clouds have always had their source in the depths of the sea.

The wellspring of clouds still being the Ocean's surge.