تطارحنيtoss at me الايامthe days بالبؤسwith misery والرضاand contentment
تطارحني الايام بالبؤس والرضا
فلمyet did not ينحرفswerve عنfrom قبلةthe prayer-direction of الصدقtruth مشهديmy vision
فلم ينحرف عن قبلة الصدق مشهدي
The days toss misery and contentment my way.
The days confront me with misery and contentment
Yet my vision has not swerved from truth's qibla.
Yet my orientation has not deviated from the qibla of truthfulness
لديto me سوءevil (probably 'alike' intended) احسنdid good لدهرfor time (probably 'time' intended) امor اساdid ill
لدي سوء احسن لدهر ام اسا
اجلyes اناI منamong افلاذthe offspring of آلthe family of محمدMuhammad
اجل انا من افلاذ آل محمد
To me, it is all the same whether time does good or ill.
Do I have bad fortune or a good age
Yes, I am among the offspring of Muhammad's family.
Of course I am from the children of the family of Muhammad
احاضرهمI commune with them فيin المظلماتdark ordeals فتنجليso they clear
احاضرهم في المظلمات فتنجلي
وتخذلand are forsaken اعدائيmy enemies وتكمدand grieve حسديmy enviers
وتخذل اعدائي وتكمد حسدي
I commune with them amid dark ordeals, and those ordeals clear.
I make them present in the darkness, so it becomes illuminated
And my enemies are forsaken, and my enviers grieve.
And my enemies are abandoned while my envy smolders
ويبرزand emerges نورthe light of النصرvictory منfrom حضرةthe presence of العلىthe heights
ويبرز نور النصر من حضرة العلى
فتحصلso are fulfilled آماليmy hopes ويعذبand grows sweet مورديmy watering place
فتحصل آمالي ويعذب موردي
And the light of victory emerges from the Presence on high.
The light of victory appears from the presence of the Most High
So my hopes are fulfilled, and my watering place grows sweet.
So my hopes are fulfilled and my goals achieved
اقومI stand بظلin the shade of الاحمدينthe two Ahmads مؤيداًsupported
اقوم بظل الاحمدين مؤيداً
نبيthe Prophet of الهدىguidance بالغوثwith the Succor احمدAhmad ذيpossessor of اليدthe hand
نبي الهدى بالغوث احمد ذي اليد
I stand supported in the shade of the two Ahmads:
I stand in the shade of the two Ahmad's, supported
The Prophet of guidance, with Ahmad the Succor, of the giving hand.
The Prophet of guidance, Ahmad of mighty hand
حسامانtwo keen swords انif اضربI strike بنصلهماwith their blades البلاaffliction
حسامان ان اضرب بنصلهما البلا
يردis repelled ويأتيand comes الوهبbounty بالعدin number عنfrom يدa hand
يرد ويأتي الوهب بالعد عن يد
Two keen swords: if I strike affliction with their blades,
Two swords, if I strike with their blades the affliction
It is repelled, and gifts come in number from a hand.
It will be repelled and the gift will come to hand
فنعمso, how excellent ابa father وابنand a son نوالهماtheir bounty جرتhas flowed
فنعم اب وابن نوالهما جرت
اياديهits favors بالحسنىwith goodness لكلto every موحدbeliever in God's oneness
اياديه بالحسنى لكل موحد
How excellent a father and son! Their bounty has poured forth
So an excellent father and son whose support
Its favors, with goodness, to everyone who affirms God's oneness.
Flowed to every monotheist in benevolence