لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أَجرَىhas raced الإمامُthe Imam لِغايَةٍtoward a goal
لَعَمري لَقَد أَجرَى الإمامُ لِغايَةٍ
مِنَof الفَضلِexcellence ماnot أَجرىhas raced إلىtoward مِثلِهاits like مُجرىa racer
مِنَ الفَضلِ ما أَجرى إلى مِثلِها مُجرى
By my life, the Imam has raced toward a goal
Of excellence toward whose like no racer has ever raced.
أَفادَhe gained بهاthrough it مَجدَthe glory of الحَياةِlife وذِكرَهَاand its renown
أَفادَ بها مَجدَ الحَياةِ وذِكرَهَا
وأَبقىand left enduring بِهاthrough it حَمداًpraise وَفَخراًand honor إلىin addition to فَخرِhonor
وأَبقى بِها حَمداً وَفَخراً إلى فَخرِ
Through it he won glory and renown in life,
And through it left enduring praise, and honor upon honor.
فَمَاfor no مَسجدٌmosque بَعدَafter الثَّلاثَةِthe three مِثلَهُits equal
فَمَا مَسجدٌ بَعدَ الثَّلاثَةِ مِثلَهُ
وَلَوeven if طُفتَyou roamed عَرضَthe breadth of الأَرضِthe earth قُطراًregion علىafter قُطرِregion
وَلَو طُفتَ عَرضَ الأَرضِ قُطراً على قُطرِ
For no mosque, after the three, is its equal,
Even if you roamed the breadth of the earth, region after region.
وخُصَّand it was favored بِأَبهىwith the fairest مِنبَرٍpulpit بَعدَafter مِنبَرٍa pulpit
وخُصَّ بِأَبهى مِنبَرٍ بَعدَ مِنبَرٍ
بِطَيبَةَin Tayba مَبنيٍّbuilt إلىat جانبِthe side of القَبرِthe grave
بِطَيبَةَ مَبنيٍّ إلى جانبِ القَبرِ
And it was favored with the fairest pulpit, after the pulpit
In Tayba, built beside the grave.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الإِمامُthe Imam استشرَفَlooks out over الناسَthe people فَوقَهُatop it
إذا ما الإِمامُ استشرَفَ الناسَ فَوقَهُ
تَعالىrises high أَعاليthe upper parts of الجِسمِthe body أَبيَضfair-complexioned كَالبَدرِlike the full moon
تَعالى أَعالي الجِسمِ أَبيَض كَالبَدرِ
When the Imam looks out over the people from atop it,
He towers, tall of frame, fair as the full moon.
إذاwhen قالَhe speaks لَمnot يَترُكleave مَقالاًanything to say وَلَمnor يَقِفstop
إذا قالَ لَم يَترُك مَقالاً وَلَم يَقِف
لِعِيٍّthrough inarticulacy وَلَمnor يَثنِturn اللِّسَانَthe tongue عَلىtoward هُجرِfoul speech
لِعِيٍّ وَلَم يَثنِ اللِّسَانَ عَلى هُجرِ
When he speaks, he leaves nothing more to say, nor does he stop
For lack of words, nor turn his tongue to foul speech.
يُصَرِّفُhe directs بِالقَولِin speech اللِّسَانَthe tongue كَمَاas انتَحَىhe chooses
يُصَرِّفُ بِالقَولِ اللِّسَانَ كَمَا انتَحَى
وَيَنظُرُand he looks فيto أَعطافِهِhis sides نَظَرَthe gaze of الصَّقرِthe falcon
وَيَنظُرُ في أَعطافِهِ نَظَرَ الصَّقرِ
He directs his tongue in speech as he chooses,
And looks about him with a falcon's gaze.
وإِنand if هُزَّhe is urged لِلمَعرُوفِto generosity أَشرَقَlights up وَجهُهُhis face
وإِن هُزَّ لِلمَعرُوفِ أَشرَقَ وَجهُهُ
وَجادَand he gives generously بِعُرفٍwith bounty لاneither بَكِيءٍscant ولاnor نَزرِmeager
وَجادَ بِعُرفٍ لا بَكِيءٍ ولا نَزرِ
And if urged to generosity, his face lights up,
And he gives freely, his bounty neither scant nor meager.
Sol 6.1