دارcircled السرورjoy بناabout us معwith الاوقاتthe times
دار السرور بنا مع الاوقات
والخيرand goodness فيin الحركاتthe movements والسكناتand moments of stillness
والخير في الحركات والسكنات
Joy has circled about us through the passing hours,
The home of joy was built with time,
And goodness in movement and stillness.
Goodness lies in deeds and rest.
قلناwe professed بتوحيدin the oneness of الالهGod وقدسهand His holiness
قلنا بتوحيد الاله وقدسه
فرداunique بعزin the majesty of صفاتهHis attributes والذاتand the essence
فردا بعز صفاته والذات
We professed God's oneness and His holiness,
We proclaimed the oneness of God and his holiness,
Unique in the majesty of His attributes and essence.
Then the glory of his attributes and self.
ونبيناand our Prophet شرفthe glory of الوجودexistence المصطفىthe Chosen One
ونبينا شرف الوجود المصطفى
بحرthe sea of الكمالperfection وعلةand the cause of الذراتthe particles
بحر الكمال وعلة الذرات
And our Prophet, the glory of existence, the Chosen One,
Our prophet, the noblest of existence,
The sea of perfection and the cause of every particle.
The sea of perfection, cause of atoms.
وامامناand our imam الغوثthe spiritual succor الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i الذيwho
وامامنا الغوث الرفاعي الذي
تنمىare ascribed اليهto him خوارقbreaches of العاداتcustomary norms
تنمى اليه خوارق العادات
And our imam, the Succor, al-Rifa‘i, who
Our imam, the savior Al-Rifa’i,
Is credited with wonders that defy customary bounds.
To whom miracles of custom incline.
والسيدand the master المهديal-Mahdi عقدthe binding knot of نظامناour order
والسيد المهدي عقد نظامنا
شيخthe spiritual master of الزمانthe age الطيبfragrant النفحاتthe breezes
شيخ الزمان الطيب النفحات
And the master al-Mahdi, the binding knot of our order,
The master Mahdi, gem of our order,
The shaykh of the age, with fragrant breezes.
Sheikh of time, gentle breaths.
ولناand for us يدthe hand of الامدادspiritual aid منfrom رجبRajab العلاloftiness
ولنا يد الامداد من رجب العلا
ومنand from الرضاal-Rida حسنHasan ابيAbu (father of) البركاتthe blessings
ومن الرضا حسن ابي البركات
And ours is the hand of aid from exalted Rajab,
For us aid comes from Rajab the lofty,
And from al-Rida, Hasan Abu al-Barakat,
And from Al-Ridha the blessings of the virtuous father.
ومنand from ابنIbn (son of) خيرKhayr اللهAllah ذيpossessor of النسبthe lineage الذيwhich
ومن ابن خير الله ذي النسب الذي
حفلتshowed regard بهfor it غرillustrious ones منamong الساداتthe masters
حفلت به غر من السادات
And from Ibn Khayr Allah, whose lineage
And from the son of the best of God, of noble lineage,
Was honored by illustrious men among the masters.
Filled with magnificent lords.
قومa people متىwhenever دارتcircled بناamong us اخبارهمtheir tales
قوم متى دارت بنا اخبارهم
فعلتhad an effect كدورlike the circling of الراحwine بالكاساتin the cups
فعلت كدور الراح بالكاسات
A people whose tales, whenever they circle among us,
A people, when their affairs turn to us,
Have the effect of wine passed round in cups.
Act like the orbit of cups in goblets.
ياO سادتيmy masters والعهدand the covenant اعظمthe greatest ملحقconnecting bond
يا سادتي والعهد اعظم ملحق
بجنابكمto your august presence ياO نجدتيmy succor وحماتيand my protectors
بجنابكم يا نجدتي وحماتي
O my masters—the covenant is the greatest bond
O my masters, the greatest covenant
To your august presence, O my succor and my protectors.
Is bound to you, my aid and protectors.
لكمfor you الولايةsainthood حلةa robe مرقومةembroidered
لكم الولاية حلة مرقومة
بلطائفwith the subtleties of الاسرارthe mysteries والآياتand the signs
بلطائف الاسرار والآيات
For you, sainthood is a robe embroidered
For you authority is an inscribed mantle
With the subtleties of mysteries and signs.
With mysteries and signs.
ولكمand for you يدthe hand of التصريفgovernance صحproved sound نظامهاits order
ولكم يد التصريف صح نظامها
ابداforever بحكمby the decree of المحوeffacement والاثباتand confirmation
ابدا بحكم المحو والاثبات
And yours is the hand of governance, whose order stands firm,
For you the hand of ordinance, well founded
Forever by the decree of effacement and confirmation.
Everlastingly by erasure and affirmation.
وبكمand through you بداbecame manifest سرthe secret of الطريقthe path لاهلهto its people
وبكم بدا سر الطريق لاهله
وجلالand the majesty of هذاthis الشانaffair فيin الحضراتthe spiritual presences
وجلال هذا الشان في الحضرات
And through you the path's secret became manifest to its people,
Through you the secret path was revealed to its people
And the majesty of this affair in the spiritual presences.
And the glory of this matter among the noble.
عاداتكمyour customary ways غوثيmy succor ورفعةand the elevation of مظهريmy outward presence
عاداتكم غوثي ورفعة مظهري
لاdo not تقطعواcut off (you all) العاداتthe customary ways ياO سادتيmy masters
لا تقطعوا العادات يا سادتي
Your customary ways are my succor and elevate my outward presence;
My savior, the elevation of my spectacle,
Do not discontinue these customary ways, O my masters.
Do not sever custom, O my masters.