إنتمائيmy belonging لكمto you بصفوِwith the purity of صفاتيmy qualities
إنتمائي لكم بصفوِ صفاتي
يالَO بيتhousehold الزهراءal-Zahrāʾ أزْهَىmost radiant صِفاتيmy qualities
يالَ بيت الزهراء أزْهَى صِفاتي
My belonging to you, with the purity of my character,
My devotion to you with the purity of my qualities
O house of al-Zahrāʾ, is my most radiant quality.
O house of Zahra, the most beautiful of my qualities
جدُّكمyour grandfather فيin الوجودِexistence شمسٌa sun وأنتمand you
جدُّكم في الوجودِ شمسٌ وأنتم
أنجمٌstars زهرٌradiant غيرnot منكسفاتِeclipsed
أنجمٌ زهرٌ غير منكسفاتِ
Your grandfather is a sun in creation, and you
Your grandfather in existence is a sun and you
Are radiant stars, never eclipsed.
Are stars, flowers never setting
أنتمyou بضعةُa part of النبيthe Prophet نشأتمyou arose
أنتم بضعةُ النبي نشأتم
عنfrom صفيّa chosen one منfrom بضعةٍa part مُصطفاةchosen
عن صفيّ من بضعةٍ مُصطفاة
You are a part of the Prophet; you sprang
You are parts of the Prophet, raised
From a chosen one, through a chosen part of the Prophet.
From the elite of the chosen parts
سيدmaster of الكونthe universe شبgrew up أصلاas a root وفرعاًand as a branch
سيد الكون شب أصلا وفرعاً
فيin شعابٍmountain passes علىover العُلىthe heights of glory مشرفاتoverlooking
في شعابٍ على العُلى مشرفات
The master of the universe grew, in root and branch,
The master of the universe grew originally and branched out
In mountain passes overlooking the heights of glory.
In lofty crags overlooking heights
أبطحيٌّa man of al-Abṭaḥ لولاهwere it not for him ماnot فاحَwafted fragrantly منfrom مكMec- (beginning of Mecca)
أبطحيٌّ لولاه ما فاحَ من مك
ة-ca (completion of Mecca) عرفُthe fragrance of التعريفthe ʿArafāt observance فيat عرفاتʿArafāt
ة عرفُ التعريف في عرفات
A man of al-Abṭaḥ, without whom no fragrance would have wafted from Mec-
Al-Abtah, without him Mecca would not have spread
-ca—the fragrance of the pilgrimage rite at ʿArafāt.
The recognition of recognition in Arafat
لاno ولاnor كانwould have been أهلُthe people of بدرٍBadr بدوراًfull moons
لا ولا كان أهلُ بدرٍ بدوراً
يتبوأنthey take up residence فيin عُلاthe heights of الغرفاتthe chambers
يتبوأن في عُلا الغرفات
No, nor would the people of Badr have been full moons,
Nor would the people of Badr in cycles
Dwelling in the loftiest chambers.
Assume the highest rooms
لسواكمtoward anyone other than you ماnot رمتُI sought قطever التفاتاًa turning of attention
لسواكم ما رمتُ قط التفاتاً
وإليكمand toward you صرفتُI directed كلall التفاتيmy attention
وإليكم صرفتُ كل التفاتي
Never have I sought to turn toward anyone but you,
Except you I have never glanced
And toward you I have directed all my attention.
And to you I have directed all my glances
حاشfar be it from اللهGod أنthat أُضامI be wronged وأنتمwhile you are
حاش الله أن أُضام وأنتم
ملجأa refuge الللائذينthose seeking refuge كهفُa cave العفاةِthose seeking bounty
ملجأ الللائذين كهفُ العفاةِ
God forbid that I be wronged, while you are
Far be it from me to oppress while you
A refuge for those seeking shelter, a cave for those seeking bounty.
Are the refuge of refugees, cave of the chaste
ويقينيand my certainty أرجوI hope بهthrough it أنthat يَقينيwill shield me
ويقيني أرجو به أن يَقيني
منfrom عِظَمthe enormity of الأهوالِterrors والآفاتِand calamities
من عِظَم الأهوالِ والآفاتِ
And through my certainty I hope to be shielded
And my conviction I hope will protect me
From the enormity of terrors and calamities.
From tremendous horrors and calamities
كمmany a مجيرٍprotector منكمamong you حمىsheltered مُستجيراone seeking protection
كم مجيرٍ منكم حمى مُستجيرا
وأغاثand aided الملهوفَthe distressed بالمرهفاتwith keen-edged swords
وأغاث الملهوفَ بالمرهفات
Many a protector among you has sheltered one seeking protection,
How many seeking refuge you have protected
And aided the distressed with keen-edged swords.
And relieved the anxious with kindnesses
كمmany لكمare yours بالنوالthrough bounty دُنياin this world وأخرىand the next
كم لكم بالنوال دُنيا وأخرى
منof أيادٍhands (benefactions) علىtoward الورىhumankind عاطفاتinclining kindly
من أيادٍ على الورى عاطفات
How many are yours, through bounty in this world and the next—
How much for you in gifts this world and the next
Hands reaching kindly toward humankind!
From hands spreading kindness over people
بخلوصthrough the purity of المديحpraise أرجُوI hope for خَلاصيmy deliverance
بخلوص المديح أرجُو خَلاصي
منfrom مَساويthe misdeeds of أياميmy days السالفاتbygone
من مَساوي أيامي السالفات
Through the purity of my praise I hope for my deliverance
With sincere praise I hope for my salvation
From the misdeeds of my bygone days.
From the woes of my past days
إنif نظمتمyou enroll رفاعةًRifāʿah فيin ولاكمallegiance to you
إن نظمتم رفاعةً في ولاكم
حازhe will gain أمْناsafety منfrom سطوةthe onslaught of المرجفاتterrifying things
حاز أمْنا من سطوة المرجفات
If you enroll Rifāʿah among those loyal to you,
If I compose excellence in your rule
He will gain safety from the onslaught of terrors.
I will gain safety from the havoc of turmoil
فأمانيthus my safety منfrom حادثاتِthe misfortunes of زمانيmy time
فأماني من حادثاتِ زماني
إنتمائيmy belonging لكمto you بصفوِwith the purity of صفاتيmy qualities
إنتمائي لكم بصفوِ صفاتي
Thus my safety from the misfortunes of my time lies in
So my hopes from the events of my time
My belonging to you, with the purity of my character.
My devotion to you with the purity of my qualities
Sol 6.1