مودةaffection for أهلthe people of البيتthe House فرضa duty كماas يدريone knows
مودة أهل البيت فرض كما يدري
وحبهمand love for them حبلthe rope of السلامةsafety فيin الأخرىthe hereafter
وحبهم حبل السلامة في الأخرى
Affection for the People of the House is a duty, as is known.
And love for them is the rope of safety in the hereafter.
فجدهمfor their grandfather الهاديthe Guide ووالدهمand their father علىAli
فجدهم الهادي ووالدهم على
وأمهمand their mother خيرthe best of النساwomen البضعةthe piece of flesh الزهراal-Zahra, the radiant one
وأمهم خير النسا البضعة الزهرا
For their grandfather is the Guide, and their father is Ali.
And their mother is the best of women, al-Zahra, his own flesh and blood.
وهمand they روحthe soul of هذاthis الكونuniverse فيin كلevery حضرةٍrealm
وهم روح هذا الكون في كل حضرةٍ
مآثرهمtheir noble deeds تمليare recounted وآياتهمand their verses تقريare recited
مآثرهم تملي وآياتهم تقري
And they are the soul of this universe in every realm.
Their noble deeds are recounted, and their verses are recited.
وقدand indeed نزلwas revealed القرآنthe Qur'an حولaround بيوتهمtheir houses
وقد نزل القرآن حول بيوتهم
وفيand in قلsay تعالواcome, all of you زادهمraised them ربهمtheir Lord قدراin rank
وفي قل تعالوا زادهم ربهم قدرا
And indeed, the Qur'an was revealed around their houses.
And in 'Say: Come,' their Lord raised their rank.
وفيand in آيةthe verse of القربىkinship وفيand in هلquestion particle أتىhas come أتىthere came
وفي آية القربى وفي هل أتى أتى
لمجدهمfor their glory شأنa distinction سماrose high فيamong الورىhumankind ذكراin renown
لمجدهم شأن سما في الورى ذكرا
And in the verse of kinship and in 'Has There Come,' there came
A distinction for their glory, exalted in renown among humankind.
همthey الناسthe people أهلthe folk of ابيتthe House والخيفand al-Khayf والصفاand al-Safa
هم الناس أهل ابيت والخيف والصفا
وزمزمand Zamzam والميزابand the waterspout والذكرand remembrance والذكرىand the reminder
وزمزم والميزاب والذكر والذكرى
They are the people—the folk of the House, al-Khayf, and al-Safa,
And Zamzam, the waterspout, remembrance, and the reminder.
سلالةdescendants of مصباحthe lamp of النبيينthe prophets سيدthe master of الthe (continued next line)
سلالة مصباح النبيين سيد ال
وجودexistence ختامthe seal of المرسلينthe messengers أبىfather of (uncertain reading) الأسراthe captives (uncertain reading)
وجود ختام المرسلين أبى الأسرا
Descendants of the lamp of the prophets, the master of
existence, the seal of the messengers, 'father of the captives' [uncertain wording].
عليهمupon them سلامpeace اللَهGod أنيindeed I عبيدهمtheir humble servant
عليهم سلام اللَه أني عبيدهم
بحقtruly وأرجوand I hope for مهمfrom them (apparent typo) العطفkindness والبشرىand glad tidings
بحق وأرجو مهم العطف والبشرى
Upon them be God's peace; indeed, I am their humble servant
In truth; and I hope for kindness and glad tidings from them.
فهمfor they ملجأthe refuge of المسكينthe destitute والحصنand the fortress فيin البلاaffliction
فهم ملجأ المسكين والحصن في البلا
وهمand they آيةthe sign of التصريفgovernance والمرand command (apparent typo) والأجراand execution
وهم آية التصريف والمر والأجرا
For they are the refuge of the destitute and the fortress in affliction.
And they are the sign of governance, command, and execution.
وهمand they زبدةthe cream of البحرthe sea الذيwhich فيضthe overflow of جودهits bounty
وهم زبدة البحر الذي فيض جوده
سقىwatered الملكthe created realm والأملاكand the angels والأنبياand the prophets طراall together
سقى الملك والأملاك والأنبيا طرا
And they are the cream of the sea whose overflowing bounty
Has watered the created realm, the angels, and the prophets, one and all.
عليهمupon them صلاةblessing اللَهGod والآلand the family ماas long as انجلىappears
عليهم صلاة اللَه والآل ما انجلى
محياthe face of الثناpraise سراin secret لهمfor them فأضاthen shone جهراopenly
محيا الثنا سرا لهم فأضا جهرا
Upon them and the family be God's blessing, as long as there appears
The face of praise for them in secret, then shining openly.