سَلاَمٌpeace عَلَىupon شَيْخِthe elder of الفَواطِمِthe Fatimas عَنْby يَدٍhand
سَلاَمٌ عَلَى شَيْخِ الفَواطِمِ عَنْ يَدٍ
وَرَأْسِand chief of بنيthe sons of الزَّهْراءِal-Zahra فيin كُلِّevery مَفْخَرِdistinction
وَرَأْسِ بني الزَّهْراءِ في كُلِّ مَفْخَرِ
Peace upon the elder of the Fatimas, delivered by hand,
and chief of al-Zahra’s sons in every distinction;
وَمَنْand the one who هُوَhe أَبْقاهُmay He preserve him الإلَهُGod بَقِيَّةٌa surviving remnant
وَمَنْ هُوَ أَبْقاهُ الإلَهُ بَقِيَّةٌ
لَناfor us ولأهْلِand for the people of العَصْرِthe age منْfrom كُلّevery معْشَرِcommunity
لَنا ولأهْلِ العَصْرِ منْ كُلّ معْشَرِ
and upon him who—may God preserve him—is a living legacy
for us and for the people of this age, from every community.
إذاwhen طالَgrows long شَوْطُthe span of البُعْدِseparation عَنْكَfrom you فإنّنيthen indeed I
إذا طالَ شَوْطُ البُعْدِ عَنْكَ فإنّني
أُلاقيكَI meet you بالذكْرَىin remembrance بوِرْديin my coming ومَصْدَريand my going
أُلاقيكَ بالذكْرَى بوِرْدي ومَصْدَري
When the span of separation from you grows long, I
meet you in remembrance, in my comings and goings.
فلاso do not تَنْسَforget ماwhat عَوَّدْتَyou have habitually offered منof صَالحِgood الدّعاprayer
فلا تَنْسَ ما عَوَّدْتَ من صَالحِ الدّعا
لصَبٍّfor a yearning lover يُريدُseeks النّهيthe prohibition عنof كُلِّevery مُنْكَرِwrong
لصَبٍّ يُريدُ النّهي عن كُلِّ مُنْكَرِ
So do not forget the good prayers you have habitually offered
for a yearning lover who seeks to forbid every wrong.
ودُمْand remain رَافِلاًproudly arrayed ماas long as عِشْتَyou live فيin حُلَلِthe robes of التّقىpiety
ودُمْ رَافِلاً ما عِشْتَ في حُلَلِ التّقى
ومِنْand from فَوْقِabove جِسْرٍa bridge للهُنَيْدَةِto a hundred years فاعْبُرِthen cross
ومِنْ فَوْقِ جِسْرٍ للهُنَيْدَةِ فاعْبُرِ
And remain, as long as you live, arrayed in robes of piety,
and cross over a bridge to a hundred years.
Sol 6.1