ياO عِمادَImad (pillar) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) ياO أَكmost generous (first part)
يا عِمادَ الدينِ يا أَك
رَمَmost generous (continued) مَنthose who تَحتَbeneath السَماءِthe sky
رَمَ مَن تَحتَ السَماءِ
O Imad al-Din, O most
generous of all beneath the sky,
ياO أَجَلَّmost exalted الناسِof people قَدراًin rank
يا أَجَلَّ الناسِ قَدراً
وَاِبنَand son of خَيرِthe best of الوُزَراءِthe viziers
وَاِبنَ خَيرِ الوُزَراءِ
O most exalted of people in rank,
and son of the best of viziers!
إِنif تَأَخَّرتُI have been late فَقَدthen already قَدI sent ahead (first part)
إِن تَأَخَّرتُ فَقَد قَد
دَمتُI sent ahead (continued) فيin اللَيلِthe night دُعائيmy prayer
دَمتُ في اللَيلِ دُعائي
If I have been late, I have already sent
my prayer ahead in the night.
أَوor تَثاقَلتُI was slow عَنِin undertaking السَيthe journey (first part)
أَو تَثاقَلتُ عَنِ السَي
رِthe journey (continued) فَقَدthen already سارَhas traveled ثَنائيmy praise
رِ فَقَد سارَ ثَنائي
Or if I have been slow to set
out, my praise has already traveled.
أَناI لاnot أَصلُحُam suited لِلشِدfor hardship (first part)
أَنا لا أَصلُحُ لِلشِد
دَةِhardship (continued) لَكِنbut لِلرَخاءِfor ease
دَةِ لَكِن لِلرَخاءِ
I am not suited to hard
times, but to ease.
أَناI لاnot أَحضُرُam present إِلّاexcept
أَنا لا أَحضُرُ إِلّا
فيat مَواقيتِtimes of الهَناءِjoy
في مَواقيتِ الهَناءِ
I am present only
at times of joy.
Sol 6.1