لآلfor the family of الحبيبthe Beloved حماةprotectors of الغريبthe stranger
لآل الحبيب حماة الغريب
شموسsuns of الوجودexistence بدورfull moons of السعودgood fortune
شموس الوجود بدور السعود
The Beloved’s household are the stranger’s protectors,
For the Beloved’s family, protectors of the stranger—
the sun of being, full moons of felicity;
suns of existence, full moons of good fortune—
مقامa station عظيمexalted وطبعand a disposition سليمsound; wholesome
مقام عظيم وطبع سليم
وقلبand a heart رحيمmerciful وجاهand prestige وجودand generosity
وقلب رحيم وجاه وجود
of mighty station and a nature sound,
there is an exalted station and a sound disposition,
with merciful hearts, prestige, and generosity;
a merciful heart, prestige, and generosity.
كرامnoble in السجاياcharacter traits حسانfair in الطباعnatural dispositions
كرام السجايا حسان الطباع
عظامgreat in الأياديbenefactions; helping hands عظامgreat in الجدودforebears
عظام الأيادي عظام الجدود
noble in character, gracious in temperament,
Noble in character, fair in disposition,
great in benefactions, great in ancestry;
great in benefactions, great in forebears.
رجالmen of الحديثthe Prophetic tradition رجالmen of الجهادstruggle for the faith
رجال الحديث رجال الجهاد
رجالmen of الركوعbowing رجالmen of السجودprostration
رجال الركوع رجال السجود
men of Hadith, men of jihad,
Men of the Prophetic tradition, men of struggle for the faith,
men of bowing, men of prostration.
men of bowing, men of prostration.
لهمtheirs is مذهبa way; doctrine الصفحforbearance والعفوand pardon والand the (split prefix)
لهم مذهب الصفح والعفو وال
مراقيascending stages وبأسand might أقامestablished; enforced الحدودthe prescribed limits
مراقي وبأس أقام الحدود
Theirs is the way of pardon and forgiveness, and the lofty—
Theirs is a way of forbearance, pardon, and
—stations, and valor that has upheld the bounds.
lofty ascents, and a might that enforces the prescribed limits.
فهمthus they أهلpeople of منbounty; favor وأهلand people of انتقامvengeance
فهم أهل من وأهل انتقام
لراجfor a hopeful seeker دخيلa seeker of protection وباغand an aggressor حسودenvious
لراج دخيل وباغ حسود
They are masters of favor and masters of retribution:
Thus they bestow favors and exact vengeance,
favor to the hopeful and the protected guest, vengeance on the envious aggressor.
for a hopeful seeker of refuge and an envious aggressor.
إذلاءhumble; submissive للَهto God فيat بابهHis gate الthe (split prefix)
إذلاء للَه في بابه ال
ظيمdamaged fragment, apparently 'great' وفيand in الحربwar شوسfierce; dauntless أسودlions
ظيم وفي الحرب شوس أسود
Humble before God, at His gate—a gate of ma—
Humble before God at His
—jesty; and in war, fierce lions.
[great] gate; in war, fierce lions.
تعالتrose high مكانةstanding; rank مقدارهمtheir worth; stature
تعالت مكانة مقدارهم
علىabove رأسtop; head ياstart of 'crown of the head' فوخend of 'crown of the head' هامheads; summits الصعودascent
على رأس يا فوخ هام الصعود
The station of their worth has risen high,
Their rank and stature have soared
above the very crown of the loftiest heads.
above the very crown of ascent’s summits.
ونشرand the wafting عبيرperfume شذاfragrance ذكرهمmention of them; their renown
ونشر عبير شذا ذكرهم
تجسمtook tangible form فيin الكونthe universe رغمdespite الجحودdenial
تجسم في الكون رغم الجحود
The perfumed sweetness of their renown spread abroad,
And the wafting, perfumed fragrance of their renown
taking form throughout the cosmos despite all denial.
has taken tangible form in the universe, despite denial.
فأبوابهمthus their gates ملتقىconfluence; meeting place أبحرseas النstart of 'the salvation'
فأبوابهم ملتقى أبحر الن
جاةend of 'salvation' وللأمنand for safety دارabode of الخلودeternity
جاة وللأمن دار الخلود
For their gates are the confluence of the seas of deli—
Thus their gates are the confluence of the seas of
—verance, and for safety an everlasting home.
salvation, and an eternal abode of safety.
صدورchiefs of الصدورthe chiefs عيونeyes; eminent ones العيوstart of 'the eyes'
صدور الصدور عيون العيو
نend of 'eyes' كرامnoble ones الكرامthe noble طريقpath to الشهودwitnessing
ن كرام الكرام طريق الشهود
Chiefs of chiefs, the very eyes of all eye—
Chiefs of chiefs, eyes of
—s; nobles of nobles, the path of witnessing.
eyes; the noble among the noble, the path to witnessing.
ملاذrefuge of الطريدthe outcast غياثsuccor for العبيدthe servants; slaves
ملاذ الطريد غياث العبيد
عمادpillar; support الفقيرthe poor person عياذrefuge الوفودthe visiting delegations
عماد الفقير عياذ الوفود
A refuge for the fugitive, succor for servants,
A refuge for the outcast, succor for the servants,
the poor man’s pillar, sanctuary for all who come;
a pillar for the poor, a refuge for visiting delegations.
لهمtheirs is كلevery شأنdistinction; standing مجيدglorious حميدpraiseworthy
لهم كل شأن مجيد حميد
وتلكand those عطاياgifts of الكريمthe Generous الودودthe Loving One
وتلك عطايا الكريم الودود
every distinction of theirs is glorious and praiseworthy—
Theirs is every glorious, praiseworthy distinction,
such are the gifts of the All-Generous, the All-Loving.
and those are the gifts of the Generous, the Loving One.