آلfamily طهTaha وَمنand whoever يقلsays آلfamily طهTaha
آل طه وَمن يقل آل طه
مُستَجيراseeking refuge بجاهكمthrough your standing لاnot يردّis turned away
مُستَجيرا بجاهكم لا يردّ
O family of Taha! Whoever says, 'O family of Taha!'
Descendants of Taha, and who can claim to be descendants of Taha
Seeking refuge through your standing, is not turned away.
Seeking refuge through your eminence, none is turned away
حُبكمlove for you مَذهبيmy creed وَعقدand the bond يَقينيmy certainty
حُبكم مَذهبي وَعقد يَقيني
لَيسَthere is not ليfor me مَذهَبa creed سِواهother than it وَعَقدand a bond of belief
لَيسَ لي مَذهَب سِواه وَعَقد
Love for you is my creed and the bond of my certainty.
My creed is love for you, and certainty is my bond
I have no creed or bond of belief apart from it.
I have no creed but it, and no bond but you
مِنكُمfrom you أَسمّدI draw support (apparent intended reading) بلrather كُلeveryone منwho فيin الكthe universe (first part)
مِنكُم أَسمّد بل كُل من في الك
ونuniverse (completion) منfrom فَيضthe overflow فَضلِكُمyour bounty يَستَمدdraws support
ون من فَيض فَضلِكُم يَستَمد
From you I draw support; indeed, everyone in the universe
From you I gain resolve, rather, all people
Draws upon the overflow of your bounty.
Derive from your excellence, and draw from it
بيتكمyour house مَهبطplace of descent الرِسالَةthe message وَالوَحand revelation (first part)
بيتكم مَهبط الرِسالَة وَالوَح
يrevelation (completion) وَمِنكُمand from you نورthe light النُبُوّةprophethood يَبدوshines forth
ي وَمِنكُم نور النُبُوّة يَبدو
Your house is where the message and revelation descend;
Your house is the landing place of revelation and scripture
And from you the light of prophethood shines.
From you shines the light of prophethood
وَلَكُمand for you فيin العُلاthe heights of glory مَقامa station رَفيعlofty
وَلَكُم في العُلا مَقام رَفيع
ماnot لَكُمfor you فيهin it آلfamily ياسينYasin نَدّan equal
ما لَكُم فيه آل ياسين نَدّ
You have a lofty station in the heights of glory;
And yours is a lofty station - none of the descendants of Yasin can match it
O family of Yasin, you have no equal there.
O son of the Prophet's daughter, who can equal you in pride?
ياO اِبنَson بِنتdaughter الرَسولthe Messenger منwho ذاis it that يُضاهيrivals
يا اِبنَ بِنت الرَسول من ذا يُضاهي
كyou (object suffix) اِفتِخاراin glory وَأَنتَand you لِلفَخرfor glory عَقدa necklace
ك اِفتِخارا وَأَنتَ لِلفَخر عَقد
O son of the Messenger's daughter, who can rival
You are the pendant of glory, though glory needs no pendant
You in glory, when you are glory's necklace?
O our pride, can any mother equal yours?
ياO حسبناyou who suffice us هَلis there مِثلlike أُمّكyour mother أَمa mother
يا حسبنا هَل مِثل أُمّك أَم
لِشَريفfor a nobleman أَوor مِثلlike جَدّكyour grandfather جَدّa grandfather
لِشَريف أَو مِثل جَدّك جَدّ
O you who suffice us, is there a mother like your mother
Or any noble ancestor rival yours?
For any nobleman, or a grandfather like your grandfather?
They craved to catch up with you, but
رامsought قَومsome people انto يَلحَقوكَcatch up with you وَلكِنbut
رام قَوم ان يَلحَقوكَ وَلكِن
بِينَهُمbetween them فيin العُلاeminence وَبَيتُكَand your house بَعدdistance
بِينَهُم في العُلا وَبَيتُكَ بَعد
Some people sought to catch up with you, yet
You are far above them in eminence, and your house is distant
A great distance in glory lies between them and your house.
God graced you with felicity in this life of yours
خَصكsingled you out اللَهُGod بِالسَعادَةwith happiness فيin دُنworldly life (first part)
خَصك اللَهُ بِالسَعادَة في دُن
ياكَyour worldly life (completion) ياO طهرpure one وَالشَهادَةand martyrdom بَعدafterward
ياكَ يا طهر وَالشَهادَة بَعد
God singled you out for happiness in your earthly life,
And martyrdom after you, O Chaste one
O pure one, and for martyrdom afterward.
In your grave you have a standing, O Hussein
لَكَfor you فيin القَبرthe grave ياO حَسيناHusayn مَقامa station
لَكَ في القَبر يا حَسينا مَقام
وَلاand for (contextual reading) عداكَyour enemies فيهَin it خزىdisgrace وَطردand banishment
وَلا عداكَ فيهَ خزى وَطرد
You have a station in the grave, O Husayn;
While none but you has glory, and all else, banishment
And your enemies have disgrace and banishment there.
O noble in both abodes, defender against the obstinate slave
ياO كَريمnoble one الدارينboth worlds ياO منone whom لهfor him الدَهtime (first part)
يا كَريم الدارين يا من له الدَه
رtime (completion) عَلىin رُغمspite of منwhoever يُعانِدopposes عبدa slave
ر عَلى رُغم من يُعانِد عبد
O noble one of both worlds, O you for whom time
You are a sword against your foes, yet
Is a slave, despite whoever opposes you.
You have forbearance, and your merit has no limit
أَنتَyou سيفa sword عَلىagainst عداكyour enemies وَلكِنbut
أَنتَ سيف عَلى عداك وَلكِن
فيكَin you حُلمforbearance وَماand not لِفَضلِكَfor your excellence حَدّa limit
فيكَ حُلم وَما لِفَضلِكَ حَدّ
You are a sword against your enemies, yet
Whoever tries to limit your merit blunders
In you is forbearance, and your excellence has no limit.
The Prophet's family's merit cannot be contained
كلeveryone منwho رامَsought حصرencompassing فَضلِكَyour excellence غرdeluded
كل من رامَ حصر فَضلِكَ غر
فضلthe excellence آلfamily النَبِيّthe Prophet لَيسَis not يُعدّcounted
فضل آل النَبِيّ لَيسَ يُعدّ
Whoever seeks to encompass your excellence is deluded;
Tayba surpassed all lands
The excellence of the Prophet's family cannot be counted.
When your grandfather's tomb became in it
طيبَةTayba فاقَتsurpassed البِقاعthe lands جَميعاًall
طيبَة فاقَت البِقاع جَميعاً
حينَwhen أَضحىcame to be فيهاin it لجدّكfor your grandfather لَحدa burial niche
حينَ أَضحى فيها لجدّك لَحد
Tayba surpassed all lands
And Egypt prides over all Egypts
When it came to hold your grandfather's grave.
Rising with your tomb, its good fortune
وَلِمِصرand for Egypt فَخرglory عَلىover كُلevery مِصرcity
وَلِمِصر فَخر عَلى كُل مِصر
وَلَهاand it has طالِعa rising star بِقَبرِكَthrough your tomb سَعدauspicious
وَلَها طالِع بِقَبرِكَ سَعد
And Egypt has glory above every city;
Your tomb is one of glory
And through your tomb, its rising star is auspicious.
Many a noble steed strove toward it
مَشهدa shrine أَنتَyou فيهِin it مَشهدa shrine مَجدglory
مَشهد أَنتَ فيهِ مَشهد مَجد
كَمhow many سَعىhastened نَحوهtoward it جَوادa noble steed مُجِدّeager
كَم سَعى نَحوه جَواد مُجِدّ
A shrine in which you lie is a shrine of glory;
And a shrine containing your sublimity, a shrine
How many a noble, eager steed has hastened toward it!
Radiant with agates and misk
وَضَريحand a tomb حَوىcontained عَلاكyour eminence ضَريحa tomb
وَضَريح حَوى عَلاك ضَريح
كلهall of it مندلaloeswood يَفوحwafts fragrance وَنَدّand aromatic incense
كله مندل يَفوح وَنَدّ
And a tomb that holds your eminence is a tomb
An endless flow of mercy poured upon pilgrims
All aloeswood wafting fragrance, and aromatic incense.
Abundant gifts and sustenance
مددspiritual aid ماnot لَهfor it اِنتِهاءan end وَسَرّand a mystery
مدد ما لَه اِنتِهاء وَسَرّ
لاnot يُضاهيis matched وَرَونِقand splendor لاnot يحدis bounded
لا يُضاهي وَرَونِق لا يحد
Aid without end, and a mystery
God's pleasure upon you, House of Taha
Beyond compare, and splendor without bounds.
And the supplication of one such as I, a meager effort
رَحماتmercies لِلزائِرينَfor the visitors تَوالَتfollowed one another
رَحمات لِلزائِرينَ تَوالَت
وَجَزيلand abundance منof العَطاءgiving وَرَفدand support
وَجَزيل من العَطاء وَرَفد
Mercies have followed one another for the visitors,
And peace be upon you, always
And abundant gifts and generous aid.
As long as Tihama and Najd sing your praises
رضىmay be pleased اللَهGod عنكمwith you آلfamily طهTaha
رضى اللَه عنكم آل طه
وَدعاءand the prayer المقلّone of little means مِثليlike me جهدone's utmost effort
وَدعاء المقلّ مِثلي جهد
May God be pleased with you, O family of Taha;
I stand for one whose soil you are in
And prayer is all one of little means, like me, can offer.
O Hussein, none can come close
وَسَلامand peace عَلَيكُمupon you كُلevery وَقتmoment
وَسَلام عَلَيكُم كُل وَقت
ماas long as تَغَنّتsang praises بِكُمof you تهامTiham وَنجدand Najd
ما تَغَنّت بِكُم تهام وَنجد
And peace be upon you at every moment,
I stand for your pure and pious ancestor
As long as Tiham and Najd sing your praise.
When times bring adversity
أَناI فيin عَرضhonor; protection تُربهa tomb أَنتyou فيهاin it
أَنا في عَرض تُربه أَنت فيها
ياO حسيناHusayn وَبَعدand then حاشىfar be it أَردّI be turned away
يا حسينا وَبَعد حاشى أَردّ
I seek the protection of the tomb in which you lie,
I stand for one who turns the mighty
O Husayn—and surely, then, I shall not be turned away.
Helpless toward him, they have no alternative
أَناI فيin عَرضhonor; protection جَدّكyour grandfather الطاهرthe pure الطَهthe immaculate (first part)
أَنا في عَرض جَدّك الطاهر الطَه
رimmaculate (completion) اِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) الزَمانُtime بِالخطبwith calamity يَعدوassails
ر اِذا ما الزَمانُ بِالخطب يَعدو
I seek the protection of your grandfather, the pure, the immaculate,
I stand for one who took in a doe
When time assails me with calamity.
And protected her while the adversary persecuted
أَناI فيin عَرضhonor; protection منhim whom يُحيلturn to أولوthose endowed with العزfirm resolve (first part)
أَنا في عَرض من يُحيل أولو العز
مresolve (completion) عَلَيهِto him وَماand not لَهُمfor them عنهwithout him بَدّany alternative
م عَلَيهِ وَما لَهُم عنه بَدّ
I seek the protection of him to whom those of firm resolve turn,
I stand for your grandfather the Chosen One, who
And whom they cannot do without.
Every year has pilgrims flocking to him
أَناI فيin عرضhonor; protection منhim whom أَتَتهcame to him غَزالa gazelle
أَنا في عرض من أَتَته غَزال
فحماهاso he protected her وَالخَصمwhile the adversary خَصمan adversary الدّimplacable
فحماها وَالخَصم خَصم الدّ
I seek the protection of him to whom a gazelle came;
I stand for one the messengers assist
He protected her, though the adversary was an implacable foe.
When he travels, and the angels are his troops
أَناI فيin عَرضhonor; protection جَدّكyour grandfather المُصطَفىthe Chosen One منwhom
أَنا في عَرض جَدّك المُصطَفى من
كلevery عامyear لَهfor him الرحالthe saddles تَشدare cinched
كل عام لَه الرحال تَشد
I seek the protection of your grandfather, the Chosen One, for whom
My God bless and grant him peace
Saddles are cinched for travel each year.
As long as stars shine bright and thunder sounds
أَناI فيin عرضhonor; protection منhim whose لهfor him الرسلthe messengers أَنصاhelpers (first part)
أَنا في عرض من له الرسل أَنصا
رhelpers (completion) اِذاwhen سارَhe goes forth وَالملائِكَand the angels جُندtroops
ر اِذا سارَ وَالملائِكَ جُند
I seek the protection of him whose helpers are the messengers
When he goes forth, and whose troops are the angels.
ياO الهيmy God عَلَيهupon him صَلىsend blessings وَسَلمand grant peace
يا الهي عَلَيه صَلى وَسَلم
ماas long as بداappeared كَوكَبa star وَصَوّتand sounded رَعدthunder
ما بدا كَوكَب وَصَوّت رَعد
O my God, bless him and grant him peace,
As long as a star appears and thunder resounds.
Partial English translation: 52 of 56 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1