ماnot قامarose فيin بيتthe house of النبيthe Prophet المجتبيthe chosen one
ما قام في بيت النبي المجتبي
سرa secret تدلىdescended منfrom سماthe heaven of اهلthe People of العباthe cloak
سر تدلى من سما اهل العبا
Never did there arise in the chosen Prophet's house
What happened in the house of the Chosen Prophet
a secret that descended from the heaven of the People of the Cloak,
A secret hung from the heavens of the people of wonder
وفاضand overflowed فيin العصرthe age لاصحابto the people of الوحاrevelation (uncertain reading)
وفاض في العصر لاصحاب الوحا
الاexcept ومجلاهand its manifestation غريبthe stranger of الغرباthe strangers
الا ومجلاه غريب الغربا
and overflowed in this age to the people of revelation,
And overflowed in the era for the companions of revelation
without the Stranger of Strangers being its manifestation.
Unless his beauty overflowed with strangeness
نمطةhis manner (uncertain reading) حالthe spiritual state of المرتضىal-Murtada فيin بيتهhis house
نمطة حال المرتضى في بيته
والكوكبand the star المستورconcealed فيin ذاكthat الخباthe tent
والكوكب المستور في ذاك الخبا
His manner is al-Murtada's spiritual state within his house,
The state of Al-Murtada in his house
and that of the star concealed within that tent.
And the hidden planet in that ruin
سيدmaster of اهلthe people of اللهGod فيin الوقتthe present time ومنand one who
سيد اهل الله في الوقت ومن
علتrose بهthrough him الىto البتولal-Batul, the chaste one النجباthe noble ones
علت به الى البتول النجبا
Master of God's people in this age, and one
The master of the people of God in time and the one
through whom the noble ones rose to al-Batul.
Whom the immaculate virgin was exalted with
قرةdelight عينeye الاولياءthe saints تاجهمtheir crown
قرة عين الاولياء تاجهم
اكرمthe noblest of اهلthe people of الحالthe spiritual state اماby mother واباand by father
اكرم اهل الحال اما وابا
Delight of the saints' eyes, their crown,
The comfort of the saints' eyes, their crown
the noblest of those with spiritual states in maternal and paternal lineage.
The most generous of people, whether present or absent
شبلlion-cub of الرفاعيal-Rifa'i الرفيعlofty المرتقىthe height attained
شبل الرفاعي الرفيع المرتقى
اعذبthe sweetest of اقطابthe spiritual poles of الوجودexistence مشرباin draught
اعذب اقطاب الوجود مشربا
Lion-cub of al-Rifa'i, lofty in ascent,
The lofty Rafa'i cub
the sweetest in draught among the spiritual poles of existence.
The sweetest poles of existence in drink
غوثsuccor of الورىcreation المهديal-Mahdi شيخناour shaykh الذيwho
غوث الورى المهدي شيخنا الذي
عنfrom الوجودexistence بالشهودthrough witnessing انلسباwas effaced (uncertain reading)
عن الوجود بالشهود انلسبا
Succor of creation, al-Mahdi, our shaykh, who
Succor of the world, our guiding Mahdi, our Sheikh who
was effaced from existence through witnessing.
Was inspired by witnessing the existence
نائبdeputy of تاجthe crown of الانبياءthe prophets بالهدىin guidance
نائب تاج الانبياء بالهدى
واقربand the closest of القومthe people اليهto him سبباin connection
واقرب القوم اليه سببا
Deputy of the crown of prophets in guidance,
The deputy of the crown of the Prophets in guidance
and, of all the people, the most closely bound to him.
And the closest of people to Him in cause
تندبهsummons him الروحthe spirit وتلفىand finds عاجلاswiftly
تندبه الروح وتلفى عاجلا
غوثاa succor لهاfor it مساعفاassisting منتدباanswering the call
غوثا لها مساعفا منتدبا
The spirit summons him and swiftly finds
The spirit laments him and seeks him urgently
a succor for itself, assisting and answering the call.
As an abundant succor delegated to her
ازعجناdistressed us هجرانهhis estrangement لعييناunclear; perhaps 'we grew weary'
ازعجنا هجرانه لعيينا
واحرباalas! منbecause of هجرهhis estrangement واحرباalas!
واحربا من هجره واحربا
His estrangement has distressed us [the final word is unclear].
His abandonment distressed our weak eyes
Alas for his estrangement—alas!
And his separation was more distressing and distressing
مولايmy master ياO شبلlion-cub of البتولal-Batul نفحةa breath of grace
مولاي يا شبل البتول نفحة
تجلوyou clear away بهاwith it عنfrom القلوبthe hearts التعباweariness
تجلو بها عن القلوب التعبا
My master, O lion-cub of al-Batul, grant a breath of grace
My Master, O Rafa'i cub, a breath
with which you clear weariness from hearts.
With which the hearts' fatigue is removed
فقدfor indeed دعوناكwe have invoked you فكنso be وسيلةa means of approach
فقد دعوناك فكن وسيلة
لجدكto your forefather الهاديthe guide الامينthe trustworthy one المتجبىthe chosen one (apparent misspelling)
لجدك الهادي الامين المتجبى
For we have called upon you; be a means of approach
For we called upon you, so be an intermediary
to your forefather, the guide, the trustworthy, the chosen one.
To your rightly guiding, trusted, chosen grandfather
وفرجواand relieve (you all) باللهby God كربناour distress فكمfor how often
وفرجوا بالله كربنا فكم
بمددwith the aid of اللهGod كشفتمyou all have dispelled كرباdistress
بمدد الله كشفتم كربا
And, by God, relieve our distress, for how often
And relieve our distress through God, for how much
have you dispelled anguish with God's aid!
With God's help you have removed distress
وخذand take منfrom الدرthe pearls النظيمstrung together مدحةa song of praise
وخذ من الدر النظيم مدحة
تملأfills باللطفwith gentleness اللبيبthe discerning one طرباwith rapture
تملأ باللطف اللبيب طربا
And take a song of praise from the strung pearls,
And take from the strung pearls a praise poem
that gently fills the discerning with rapture.
That fills the perceptive heart with joy
وحولand turn الطرفthe gaze لناtoward us اغاثةto give succor
وحول الطرف لنا اغاثة
بالخارقاتthrough miracles ياO غريبstranger of الغرباthe strangers
بالخارقات يا غريب الغربا
And turn your gaze toward us in succor,
And turn your attention to us, to bring salvation
through miracles, O Stranger of Strangers!
With miracles, O Stranger of strangers!