أميرَO Commander المؤمنينof the faithful وخيرَand best مَلجاrefuge
أميرَ المؤمنين وخيرَ مَلجا
يُسارُone journeys إِلىto حِماهُhis sanctuary وخَيرَand best حامِprotector
يُسارُ إِلى حِماهُ وخَيرَ حامِ
O Commander of the Faithful, and best refuge
O commander of the faithful and best refuge
To whose sanctuary one journeys, and best protector!
Progressing to his protection is best course
كأنّىas though I إنif جعلتُI set إليكtoward you قَصديmy course
كأنّى إن جعلتُ إليك قَصدي
قصَدتُI sought الرّكنَthe Corner بالبيتat the House الحرامthe Sacred
قصَدتُ الرّكنَ بالبيت الحرام
If I set my course toward you, it is as though
As if when I set my aim to you
I had sought the Corner of the Sacred House.
I aimed for the Holy House and its cornerstone
وخُيِّلَand it seemed ليto me بأنّيthat I فيin مقاميmy standing
وخُيِّلَ لي بأنّي في مقامي
لديهbefore him بينbetween زمزمَZamzam والمقامِand the Station
لديه بين زمزمَ والمقامِ
And it seemed to me that, as I stood
And it was as though in my standing
Before him, I was between Zamzam and the Station.
I was before it, between Zamzam and the Standing Place
أياO مولاىَmy master ذِكرُكَremembrance of you فيin قعوديmy sitting
أيا مولاىَ ذِكرُكَ في قعودي
وياand O مولايَmy master ذِكرُكَremembrance of you فيin قياميmy standing
ويا مولايَ ذِكرُكَ في قيامي
O my master, I remember you when I sit,
O my Master, remembering you while sitting
And O my master, I remember you when I stand.
And O my Master, remembering you while standing
وأنتَand you إذاwhen انتبهتُI awaken سميرَnighttime companion فِكريof my thoughts
وأنتَ إذا انتبهتُ سميرَ فِكري
كذلكlikewise أنتyou أُنسيmy solace فيin مناميmy sleep
كذلك أنت أُنسي في منامي
And when I wake, you are my thoughts' companion by night;
And you, when I wake, are the companion of my thoughts
Likewise, you are my solace in my sleep.
And so you are, the delight of my sleep
وحُبُّكَand love for you إنif يكنit is قدalready حلَّhas settled in قلبِيmy heart
وحُبُّكَ إن يكن قد حلَّ قلبِي
ففيthen in لحميmy flesh استكنّit has nestled وفيand in عِظاميmy bones
ففي لحمي استكنّ وفي عِظامي
And if love for you has settled in my heart,
And your love, if it has settled in my heart
It has nestled in my flesh and in my bones.
It has settled in my flesh and in my bones
فلولاfor were it not for أنتyou لمnot تُقبَلbe accepted صلاىmy prayer
فلولا أنت لم تُقبَل صلاى
ولولاand were it not for أنتyou لمnot يُقبلbe accepted صيامىmy fasting
ولولا أنت لم يُقبل صيامى
For were it not for you, my prayer would not be accepted,
So without you, my prayers would not be accepted
And were it not for you, my fasting would not be accepted.
And without you, my fasting would not be accepted
عسىmay أُسقَىI be given drink بكأسِكَfrom your cup يومthe day of حشرىmy gathering for judgment
عسى أُسقَى بكأسِكَ يوم حشرى
ويُروَىand be quenched حينwhen أشربُهاI drink it أوَامىmy burning thirst
ويُروَى حين أشربُها أوَامى
May I be given drink from your cup on the day I am gathered for judgment,
Hopefully I will be given your cup on the Day of Resurrection
And may my burning thirst be quenched when I drink it.
And when I drink it, my wish will be fulfilled
وأنعَمُand I enjoy bliss فىin الجِنانِthe Gardens بخيرwith the finest عَيشِlife
وأنعَمُ فى الجِنانِ بخير عَيشِ
بفضلby virtue of وَلاكَdevotion to you والنِّعمِand the blessings الجِسامmighty
بفضل وَلاكَ والنِّعمِ الجِسام
And may I enjoy the finest life in the Gardens,
And I will enjoy the best life in the Gardens
By virtue of devotion to you and the mighty blessings.
By your grace and great bounty
صلاةُthe blessing اللهِof God لاnot تعدوكpass you by يوماًon any day
صلاةُ اللهِ لا تعدوك يوماً
وتتبَعُهاand follows it التحيّةُthe salutation بالسلامwith peace
وتتبَعُها التحيّةُ بالسلام
May God's blessing never pass you by,
The prayers of Allah never cease to reach you
And may the salutation of peace follow it.
And greetings of peace continue to follow
Sol 6.1