قاضيjudge of القضاةthe judges عليّهاtheir exalted Ali وتقيّهاand their pious Taqi
قاضي القضاة عليّها وتقيّها
ماnot ليfor me علىon خلقa creature سواكother than you معوّلreliance
ما لي على خلق سواك معوّل
Chief of judges, their exalted Ali and their pious Taqi,
O Judge of judges, may He protect and guard her
I rely on no creature but you.
I have no one to rely on except You
سبقcame first اعتناؤكyour care فيin نوالكyour bounty ليto me فماso not
سبق اعتناؤك في نوالك لي فما
أنفكّI cease فيon هذاthis وذاand that أتأمّلI ponder
أنفكّ في هذا وذا أتأمّل
Your care came first in your bounty to me, so I do not
Your care for me in granting me success preceded me, so
Cease to ponder this and that.
I do not cease contemplating this and that
فمنso from الحوالةthe payment order ليfor me ربيعa spring آخرlater
فمن الحوالة لي ربيع آخر
ومنand from المواهبthe gifts ليfor me ربيعa spring أولfirst
ومن المواهب لي ربيع أول
So from the payment order I have a later spring,
So for me is another spring from Your favors
And from the gifts I have a first spring.
And from Your gifts is an early spring
لاmay ... not زلتyou cease to be ذاpossessing فضلٍbounty يطلّlooks down علىupon الورَىhumankind
لا زلت ذا فضلٍ يطلّ على الورَى
وعلىand upon الكواكبthe stars منfrom عليّAli ومنand from علُon high
وعلى الكواكب من عليّ ومن علُ
May you ever possess bounty that towers over humankind,
You still have endless favor that shines on mankind
And over the stars—from Ali and from on high.
And above the stars, from Ali and from A'la