ياO طاهِرَpure المَأثُراتِglorious deeds وَالأَصلِand lineage
يا طاهِرَ المَأثُراتِ وَالأَصلِ
وَصاحِبَand possessor of المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَالفَضلِand excellence
وَصاحِبَ المَكرُماتِ وَالفَضلِ
O you whose glorious deeds and lineage are pure,
O you of pure repute and origin
And possessor of noble deeds and excellence,
And possessor of generosity and merit
وَمَنand one who إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِحتَمىsought protection النَزيلُthe guest بِهِwith him
وَمَن إِذا ما اِحتَمى النَزيلُ بِهِ
كانَwas لَديهِat his side كَالصارِمِlike a sharp sword النَصلِthe blade
كانَ لَديهِ كَالصارِمِ النَصلِ
And you who, whenever a guest seeks your protection,
When the guest takes refuge in you
Stand beside him like a sharp-bladed sword,
You are to him like a sharp sword
أَشكوI complain إِلىto ظِلِّكَyour shade الظَليلِsheltering لَناfor us
أَشكو إِلى ظِلِّكَ الظَليلِ لَنا
مِنof جَورِinjustice باغِan oppressor مُستَحكِمَfirmly entrenched in الجَهلِignorance
مِن جَورِ باغِ مُستَحكِمَ الجَهلِ
I complain to your shade, which shelters us,
I complain to your shady shade about us
Of the injustice of an oppressor steeped in ignorance.
From the injustice of an intensely ignorant tyrant
أَبَعدَis it after ماthat شاعَbecame widely known أَنَّنيthat I am لَكُمُyours
أَبَعدَ ما شاعَ أَنَّني لَكُمُ
عَبدٌa servant مُطيعٌobedient فيin القَولِword وَالفِعلِand deed
عَبدٌ مُطيعٌ في القَولِ وَالفِعلِ
After it has become widely known that I am your
How far from truth is the rumor that I am to you
Obedient servant in word and deed,
A obedient servant in word and deed
يَصدُرُoccurs فيin مِثلِthe like of عَصرِكُمyour age مِثلَthe like of هَthis (first part)
يَصدُرُ في مِثلِ عَصرِكُم مِثلَ هَ
ذاthis (completion) الفِعلِdeed مِنfrom مِثلِهِone like him إِلىtoward مِثليone like me
ذا الفِعلِ مِن مِثلِهِ إِلى مِثلي
Can there occur, in an age like yours, such a
It is unlikely in an era like yours that one like him
Deed from one like him against one like me?
Would do to one like me a deed like this
Sol 6.1