عَلَىupon أَهْلِone worthy of الْعَلاَءِeminence أَبِيAbu (father of) عَلِيِّAli
عَلَى أَهْلِ الْعَلاَءِ أَبِي عَلِيِّ
سَلاَمٌpeace مِنْfrom أَخِيa brother of سَلَمٍpeace صَفِيِّsincere
سَلاَمٌ مِنْ أَخِي سَلَمٍ صَفِيِّ
Upon Abu Ali, a man of eminence,
Peace from a sincere brother, Salim
Upon the master of eminence, Abu Ali,
be peace from a sincere brother of peace.
To the people of the highlands, my father Ali
A greeting of peace from a pure and peaceful brother,
يَوَدُّhe wishes for دُنُوَّهُhis nearness مِنْto كُلِّall خَيْرٍgood
يَوَدُّ دُنُوَّهُ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ
وَيَهْوَىand he desires بُعْدَهُhis distance مِنْfrom كُلِّevery غَيِّerror
وَيَهْوَى بُعْدَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ غَيِّ
He wishes him near to all that is good,
He wishes to be near all that is good
Who wishes him nearness to every good,
and desires him far from every error.
And far from all that is alien
And desires his distance from every transgression,
وَيُبْهِجُهُand gladdens him التَّهَانِيfelicitations بِالأَمَانِيwith wishes
وَيُبْهِجُهُ التَّهَانِي بِالأَمَانِي
وَإِبْقَاءُand preserving الْغَلِيِّthe dear one عَلَىfor الْوَلِيِّthe friend
وَإِبْقَاءُ الْغَلِيِّ عَلَى الْوَلِيِّ
And felicitations with good wishes gladden him,
Joyous greetings and good wishes
Delighted by felicitations upon fulfilled hopes,
as does preserving the dear one for his friend.
And loyalty to the guardian remains
And by the preservation of what is precious for the loyal friend.