أَناI فيin حِمىa sanctuary عائذseeking refuge
أَنا في حِمى عائذ
وبخيرِand with the best خلقcreation اللَّهGod لائِذseeking shelter
وبخيرِ خلق اللَّه لائِذ
I take refuge in a sanctuary,
I seek refuge in the protection of the Best of Allah's creation
and shelter with the best of God's creation:
The offspring of the glorious tribe of Hashim
أصلthe root الوجودِof existence محمّدٍMuhammad
أصل الوجودِ محمّدٍ
فرعِscion الجحاجحةِthe illustrious chiefs الجهابِذthe discerning masters
فرعِ الجحاجحةِ الجهابِذ
Muhammad, the root of existence,
The origin of existence is Muhammad
scion of illustrious, discerning chiefs,
The branch of the mighty, towering tree
خيرِthe best البريّةcreation كلّهاall of it
خيرِ البريّة كلّها
مَنwho جاههُhis influence فيat الحشرِthe Gathering نافِذeffective
مَن جاههُ في الحشرِ نافِذ
the best of all creation,
The best of all creation
whose influence holds sway at the Gathering;
The one whose intercession will be accepted on the Day of Judgement
ربُّmaster الشفاعةِintercession واللِواand the banner
ربُّ الشفاعةِ واللِوا
وَالحوضِand the Pool والكلمِand the words النوافِذpotent
وَالحوضِ والكلمِ النوافِذ
master of intercession and the banner,
The Lord of intercession, the Pool, and penetrating words
and the Pool and potent words.
He gathered all perfection, so he has no faults
جَمَعَhe gathered الكمالَperfection فماso there are no لشاfor his detractor (begins here)
جَمَعَ الكمالَ فما لشا
نيهِending of 'his detractor' إِلىto عيبٍa flaw منافِذavenues
نيهِ إِلى عيبٍ منافِذ
He gathered all perfection; his detractor has no
He kept his promises, even to those who broke them
avenues to any flaw.
O you who are attracted to his love
حفظَhe kept العهودَthe covenants وإنّهand indeed he
حفظَ العهودَ وإنّه
لِلعهدِof the covenant ممّنfrom whoever خانbetrayed نابِذa repudiator
لِلعهدِ ممّن خان نابِذ
He kept the covenants, and indeed he
With hearts stronger than metal chains
renounces the covenant with whoever betrays it.
Hold fast to his guidance with your teeth
ياO مَنyou who لجاذبِfor the pull حبّهlove for him
يا مَن لجاذبِ حبّه
بقلوبِهمin their hearts أَقوىthe strongest جوابِذpulls
بقلوبِهم أَقوى جوابِذ
O you, for whom the lure of love for him
And bite down on it with determination
exerts the strongest pulls within your hearts:
His family and companions are our refuge
بِشَذاto the fragrance of هداهُhis guidance تمسّكواhold fast
بِشَذا هداهُ تمسّكوا
عضّواbite down عليهon it بالنواجِذwith the molars
عضّوا عليه بالنواجِذ
hold fast to the fragrance of his guidance;
From going astray into misguidance
bite down on it with your molars.
I profess my love for them
وَالآلُand the family والصحبُand the companions الهداthe guides (begins here)
وَالآلُ والصحبُ الهدا
ةُending of 'the guides' منَfrom الضلالِerror لناfor us معاوِذrefuges
ةُ منَ الضلالِ لنا معاوِذ
And his family and companions, the guides,
And reject their enemies for eternity
are refuges for us from error.
إنّيindeed I أدينُprofess as my faith بحبّهمthrough love for them
إنّي أدينُ بحبّهم
وَلضدّهمand against their foe أَبداًforever أنابِذI oppose
وَلضدّهم أَبداً أنابِذ
Indeed, I profess love for them as my faith,
and forever oppose their foe.
Partial English translation: 17 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1