ياO زائِرينَvisitors اِجتَمَعواhave gathered جُموعاًin throngs
يا زائِرينَ اِجتَمَعوا جُموعاً
وَكُلُّهُمand all of them قَدalready اِجمَعواhave resolved الرجوعاto return
وَكُلُّهُم قَد اِجمَعوا الرجوعا
O visitors who have gathered in throngs
O visitors gather in crowds
and have all resolved to return:
And they all have agreed to return
إِذاwhen حَلَلتُمyou alight تُربَةَthe soil of المَدينَهMedina
إِذا حَلَلتُم تُربَةَ المَدينَه
بِخَيرin the finest أَرضٍland وَبِخَيرِand in the finest طينَهclay
بِخَير أَرضٍ وَبِخَيرِ طينَه
when you alight upon the soil of Medina,
When you tread on the soil of the city
in the finest land and the finest clay,
With the best land and the best clay
فَأَبلِغواthen convey to مُحمدَMuhammad الزَكِيّاthe pure
فَأَبلِغوا مُحمدَ الزَكِيّا
عَنّيfrom me السَلامَgreetings of peace طَيِّباًsweet ذَكِيّاfragrant
عَنّي السَلامَ طَيِّباً ذَكِيّا
then convey to Muhammad the Pure
Then convey to Muhammad the virtuous
my greetings, sweet and fragrant.
My greetings, pure and wise
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen عُدتُمyou return إِلىto الغَريِّal-Ghari
حَتّى إِذا عُدتُم إِلى الغَريِّ
فَسَلِّمواthen greet عَنّيon my behalf عَلىto الوَصِيِّthe Legatee
فَسَلِّموا عَنّي عَلى الوَصِيِّ
When at last you return to al-Ghari,
Until when you return to the Gharib
greet the Legatee on my behalf.
Then convey my regards to the successor
وَبَعدُand afterward بِالبَقيعِat al-Baqi فيin خَيرthe finest وَطَنabode
وَبَعدُ بِالبَقيعِ في خَير وَطَن
أَهدواoffer سَلاميmy greetings نَحوtoward مَولايَmy master الحسَنal-Hasan
أَهدوا سَلامي نَحو مَولايَ الحسَن
And afterward, at al-Baqi, in the finest abode,
And afterwards in Baqee', the best homeland
offer my greetings to my master al-Hasan.
Convey my greetings to my master al-Hassan
وَأَبلِغواand convey to القَتلىthe slain بِأَرضin the land of الطفِّal-Taff
وَأَبلِغوا القَتلى بِأَرض الطفِّ
تَحيتيmy greeting أَلفانtwo thousand بَعدafter أَلفِa thousand
تَحيتي أَلفان بَعد أَلفِ
And convey to the slain in the land of al-Taff
And inform the martyrs in the land of Taff
my greeting—two thousand after a thousand.
My greetings, two thousand after a thousand
ثَمَّتَthen عودواreturn لِبَقيعto Baqi الغَرقَدِal-Gharqad
ثَمَّتَ عودوا لِبَقيع الغَرقَدِ
نَحوtoward عَلِيِّAli بنson of الحُسينal-Husayn سَيِّديmy master
نَحو عَلِيِّ بن الحُسين سَيِّدي
Then return to Baqi al-Gharqad,
Then return to Baqee' al-Gharqad
to Ali son of al-Husayn, my master,
To Ali ibn al-Husayn my master
وَباقِرand Baqir (cleaver of) العِلمknowledge أَخيpossessor of الذَخائِرِtreasures
وَباقِر العِلم أَخي الذَخائِرِ
وَمَعدنand the mine of العَلياءeminence وَالمَفاخِرand glories
وَمَعدن العَلياء وَالمَفاخِر
and Baqir, cleaver of knowledge, possessor of treasures,
And the spring of knowledge, my brother of treasures
and the mine of eminence and glories,
And the source of the exalted and the prides
وَكَنزand the treasure of عِلمknowledge of اللَهِGod فيamong الخَلائِقِcreatures
وَكَنز عِلم اللَهِ في الخَلائِقِ
جَعفَرٍJa'far الصادِقِthe Truthful أَتقىmost God-fearing صادِقa truthful person
جَعفَرٍ الصادِقِ أَتقى صادِق
and the treasure of God's knowledge among creation,
And treasure of Allah's knowledge among creatures
Ja'far the Truthful, the most God-fearing of the truthful.
Ja'far the truthful, the most truthful of the truthful
فَبَلِّغوهُمthen convey to them منfrom سَلاميmy greetings الناميever-growing
فَبَلِّغوهُم من سَلامي النامي
ماthat which لاnot يَزولُceases مُدَّةَfor the duration of الأَيّامِthe days
ما لا يَزولُ مُدَّةَ الأَيّامِ
Then convey to them, from my ever-growing greetings,
So convey to them my growing greetings
what shall never cease as long as the days endure.
That will not cease for days
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen عُدتُمyou return إِلىto بَغدانِBaghdad
حَتّى إِذا عُدتُم إِلى بَغدانِ
لمشَهدto the shrine of الزَكاءِpurity وَالرِضوانِand favor
لمشَهد الزَكاءِ وَالرِضوانِ
When at last you return to Baghdad,
Until when you return to Baghdan
to the shrine of purity and favor,
To the blessed and contented shrine
فَبَلِّغواthen convey عَنّيon my behalf سَلاماًa greeting of peace دائِباunceasing
فَبَلِّغوا عَنّي سَلاماً دائِبا
سَلامَthe greeting of مَنone who يَرىdeems الوَلاءَallegiance واجِباobligatory
سَلامَ مَن يَرى الوَلاءَ واجِبا
then convey on my behalf an unceasing greeting,
Then convey from me an ongoing greeting
the greeting of one who regards allegiance as a duty.
The greeting of one who sees loyalty obligatory
وَواصَلواand continue السَيرthe journey وَزورواand visit طوساTus
وَواصَلوا السَير وَزوروا طوسا
نَحوtoward عَلِيٍّAli ذيpossessor of العلىlofty rank بنson of موسىMusa
نَحو عَلِيٍّ ذي العلى بن موسى
And continue your journey and visit Tus,
And continue the journey and visit Tus
to Ali of lofty rank, son of Musa.
To Ali the exalted son of Musa
حَيّوهُgreet him عَنّيon my behalf ماas long as أَضاءَshines كَوكَبُa star
حَيّوهُ عَنّي ما أَضاءَ كَوكَبُ
وَماand as long as أَقامَstands يَذبلٌYadhbul وَكَبكبُand Kabkab
وَما أَقامَ يَذبلٌ وَكَبكبُ
Greet him on my behalf as long as a star shines,
Greet him from me for as long as a star shines
and as long as Yadhbul and Kabkab stand.
And for as long as a withered and dried (flower) remains
وَسَلِّمواand greet بَعدُafterward عَلىto محمدِMuhammad
وَسَلِّموا بَعدُ عَلى محمدِ
بِأَرضِin the land of بَغدانٍBaghdad زَكِيِّpure المَشهَدِthe shrine
بِأَرضِ بَغدانٍ زَكِيِّ المَشهَدِ
And afterward, greet Muhammad,
And convey greetings then to Muhammad
in the land of Baghdad, whose shrine is pure.
In Baghdan, the blessed tomb
وَاِعتَمَدواand make for عَسكَرَAskar (the camp of) سامَرّاءِSamarra
وَاِعتَمَدوا عَسكَرَ سامَرّاءِ
أَهدواoffer سَلاميmy greetings أَحسَنَthe finest الاِهداءِoffering
أَهدوا سَلامي أَحسَنَ الاِهداءِ
And make for Askar of Samarra;
And rely on the army of Samarra
offer my greetings in the finest manner
Convey my finest greetings
نَحوtoward عَلِيِّAli الطاهِرthe pure المُطَهَّرِthe purified
نَحو عَلِيِّ الطاهِر المُطَهَّرِ
وَالحُسنِand al-Hasan المُحسِنِthe beneficent نجلِscion of حَيدَرِHaydar
وَالحُسنِ المُحسِنِ نجلِ حَيدَرِ
to Ali, the pure, the purified,
To Ali the pure and the purified
and al-Hasan the beneficent, scion of Haydar.
And al-Hassan the benefactor, son of Haydar
Sol 6.1