قُل للإمامِ الذي فضائلُه

قُل للإمامِ الذي فضائلُه

أقلُّها لا يُحدُّ بالعدَدِ

أقلُّها لا يُحدُّ بالعدَدِ

Say to the imam whose virtues

Tell the Imam whose virtues

even the least cannot be counted:

The least of them cannot be counted

يا حافظاً تُصبحُ البحارُ إذا

يا حافظاً تُصبحُ البحارُ إذا

قيسَتْ بجدوى يديهِ كالزّبَدِ

قيسَتْ بجدوى يديهِ كالزّبَدِ

O Hafiz, the seas become, when

O guardian, the oceans become

measured against his hands' bounty, like foam.

As foam compared to the benefit of his hands

قد دنتِ الشمسُ منك مسرعةً

قد دنتِ الشمسُ منك مسرعةً

فسِرْ الى الظّلِّ غيرَ متّئِدِ

فسِرْ الى الظّلِّ غيرَ متّئِدِ

The sun has hastened close to you;

The sun has come near you hastily

so go to the shade without delay.

So walk to the shade without lingering

ولستُ أخشى عليك من ضررٍ

ولستُ أخشى عليك من ضررٍ

يوهِنُ بالمسِّ صحّةَ الجسَدِ

يوهِنُ بالمسِّ صحّةَ الجسَدِ

And I fear no harm for you

And I do not fear any harm upon you

that would weaken the body's health by its touch.

That would weaken the health of the body

لكنني والذي يُديمُ لك الت

لكنني والذي يُديمُ لك الت

وفيقَ منه في الأهلِ والولَدِ

وفيقَ منه في الأهلِ والولَدِ

But I—by Him who sustains for you good

But I, by Him who perpetuates for you

fortune from Himself in your family and children—

Success with family and children

خِفْتُ على الشمسِ أن تراكَ فتسْ

خِفْتُ على الشمسِ أن تراكَ فتسْ

وَدَّ سريعاً من شدّةِ الحسَدِ

وَدَّ سريعاً من شدّةِ الحسَدِ

feared for the sun, lest it see you and turn

I feared for the sun, that it would see you

black at once from the intensity of envy.

And quickly become jealous of intense envy

يا عالي القدْرِ عاليَ السّندِ

يا عالي القدْرِ عاليَ السّندِ

وداني الرِّفْدِ دانيَ الصّفَدِ

وداني الرِّفْدِ دانيَ الصّفَدِ

O lofty in rank, lofty in your chain of transmission,

O highest in rank, highest in support

and near in aid, near in gifts,

Near in aid, near in shackles

أرى نداك الكريمَ ذا بخَلٍ

أرى نداك الكريمَ ذا بخَلٍ

فينا ووِرْدَ البحارِ كالثّمَدِ

فينا ووِرْدَ البحارِ كالثّمَدِ

I find your noble bounty stingy

I see your generous palm is stingy

toward us, and the seas' water supply like a meager pool.

Towards us, while the ocean is abundant