شهرُthe month of الصّيامِfasting أَجلُّthe noblest شَهْرٍmonth مُقْبِلِapproaching
شهرُ الصّيامِ أَجلُّ شَهْرٍ مُقْبِلِ
وبهand through it يُمَحَّصُis purged كُلُّevery ذَنْبٍsin مَثْقِلِburdensome
وبه يُمَحَّصُ كُلُّ ذَنْبٍ مَثْقِلِ
The month of fasting is the noblest month to come,
and through it every burdensome sin is purged.
وكذاكَand likewise أنتyou أَبَرُّthe most righteous منof those who وَطِيءَtrod الحصَاthe pebbles
وكذاكَ أنت أَبَرُّ من وَطِيءَ الحصَا
وأَجلُّand the noblest أبناءِof the sons of النّبيّthe Prophet المرسَلsent as a messenger
وأَجلُّ أبناءِ النّبيّ المرسَل
And likewise, you are the most righteous of those who trod the pebbles,
and the noblest of the sons of the Prophet, the Messenger.
ياO حُجّةproof of الرحمانِthe All-Merciful عندamong عبادهHis servants
يا حُجّة الرحمانِ عند عباده
وشِهابَهُand His blazing star فيin كلّevery أمرٍmatter مُشْكِلِperplexing
وشِهابَهُ في كلّ أمرٍ مُشْكِلِ
O proof of the All-Merciful among His servants,
and His blazing star in every perplexing matter!
منwhoever لمnot يكنbe فيin صَوْمِهhis fasting مُتَقَرِّباseeking nearness
من لم يكن في صَوْمِه مُتَقَرِّبا
بكthrough you للإلهِto God فَصَوْمُهthen his fast لمnot يُقْبَلbe accepted
بك للإلهِ فَصَوْمُه لم يُقْبَل
Whoever does not, in his fasting, seek nearness
through you to God—his fast is not accepted.
فسلمِتُso may you remain safe للإسلامِfor Islam تَحْمِيyou protect شَرْعَهُits law
فسلمِتُ للإسلامِ تَحْمِي شَرْعَهُ
بالمَشْرَفيّةِwith Mashrafi swords والرِّماحand the spears الذُّبِّلslender
بالمَشْرَفيّةِ والرِّماح الذُّبِّل
So may you be preserved for Islam, protecting its law
with Mashrafi swords and slender spears.
ياO منyou who بفَضْلto the excellence of زمانِهhis era وطِباعِهand his character
يا من بفَضْل زمانِه وطِباعِه
شهِدتْhave borne witness براهينُthe proofs of الكتابِthe Book المنزَلrevealed
شهِدتْ براهينُ الكتابِ المنزَل
O you, to the excellence of whose era and character
the proofs of the revealed Book have borne witness.
لولاكwere it not for you لمnot يَصْفُbe serene الزمانthe age ولمand not تُنَلْbe attained
لولاك لم يَصْفُ الزمان ولم تُنَلْ
فيهwithin it أفانِينُthe many forms of النعيمbliss الْمُكْمَلِmade perfect
فيه أفانِينُ النعيم الْمُكْمَلِ
Without you, the age would not be serene, nor could one attain
within it the many forms of perfect bliss.
فجزاكَso may He reward you عَنَّاon our behalf اللهُGod أَفْضَلَthe finest ماthat which جَزَىHe rewarded
فجزاكَ عَنَّا اللهُ أَفْضَلَ ما جَزَى
مَلِيكاًa king وخَصَّكand may He single you out بالبقاءِwith continued life الأَطَولِthe longest
مَلِيكاً وخَصَّك بالبقاءِ الأَطَولِ
So may God, on our behalf, give you the finest reward He ever gave
a king, and favor you with the longest life,
وأَذَلَّand may He abase مَنwhoever عاداكis hostile to you ذِلّةَwith the abasement of راغمٍone forced to submit
وأَذَلَّ مَن عاداك ذِلّةَ راغمٍ
ورماهand may He strike him بالحدَثِwith a calamity المهِمِّgrievous المُعْضِلِintractable
ورماه بالحدَثِ المهِمِّ المُعْضِلِ
and abase whoever is hostile to you with the abasement of one forced to submit,
and strike him with a grievous, intractable calamity.
وكذاكand likewise منwhoever أَضْحَىhas come to يُكِّدرmar نِعمةًa blessing
وكذاك من أَضْحَى يُكِّدر نِعمةً
لكof yours عِندناamong us لاmay he not زالَcease to be أَسْفَلَthe lowest أَسفَلِof the low
لك عِندنا لا زالَ أَسْفَلَ أَسفَلِ
And likewise, whoever comes to mar a blessing
of yours among us—may he ever be the lowest of the low.
ماnot زلتَyou have ceased فيناamong us مُنْعِماًbestowing favors متَفَضِّلاًshowing generosity
ما زلتَ فينا مُنْعِماً متَفَضِّلاً
أَبِشرْrejoice بنَصْرِin the aid of المنعِمthe Bestower of favors المتفضّلthe Bountiful
أَبِشرْ بنَصْرِ المنعِم المتفضّل
You have always been beneficent and gracious among us;
rejoice in the aid of the Beneficent, the Bountiful.
كُحِلتmay they be lined عُيونٌeyes حُسَّدٌenvious لَكَof you بالقَذَىwith grit
كُحِلت عُيونٌ حُسَّدٌ لَكَ بالقَذَى
كيso that لاnot تَرَىthey see وفُقِئْنَand may they be gouged out إنif لمnot تُكْحَلِbe lined
كي لا تَرَى وفُقِئْنَ إن لم تُكْحَلِ
May eyes that envy you be lined with grit,
so they cannot see; if not so lined, may they be gouged out.
وعليكَand upon you صلّىmay He send blessings اللهGod ياO بنَson of نَبِيِّهِHis Prophet
وعليكَ صلّى الله يا بنَ نَبِيِّهِ
وأحَلَّand may He place مَجْدَكyour glory فوقَabove أَرْفَعِthe loftiest منزِلstation
وأحَلَّ مَجْدَك فوقَ أَرْفَعِ منزِل
And may God bless you, O son of His Prophet,
and set your glory above the loftiest station.
Sol 6.1