لديوانto the court of بابthe gate of اللَهGod حيدرةHaydara الرضىthe well-pleasing one
لديوان باب اللَه حيدرة الرضى
أبىfather of الغرthe radiant ones أولادsons of النبيthe Prophet نحاheaded toward ركبيmy caravan
أبى الغر أولاد النبي نحا ركبي
To the court of God's gate, Haydara the well-pleasing,
The Diwan of Babullah Haydarah al-Ridha
father of the Prophet's radiant sons, my caravan made its way.
My father is the foremost of the Prophet's sons setting forth
هوhe الأسدthe lion المشهورthe renowned فيin كلevery حضرةassembly
هو الأسد المشهور في كل حضرة
لنيلfor attaining الأمانيwishes والأمانand safety منfrom الكربdistress
لنيل الأماني والأمان من الكرب
He is the lion renowned in every assembly,
He is the famous lion in every settlement
for the fulfillment of wishes and safety from distress.
The minister of the Messenger of God, the gateway to the city of knowledge
وزيرminister of رسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod بابthe gate of مدينةthe city of الthe
وزير رسول اللَه باب مدينة ال
علومsciences إمامimam of الناسthe people فيin الشرقthe East والغربand the West
علوم إمام الناس في الشرق والغرب
The minister of God's Messenger, the gate of the city of the
The leader of all people in East and West
sciences, the people's imam in the East and the West.
The lamp of Quraysh after Taha and among the sons of Ma'ad he is the most renowned
سراجthe lamp of قريشQuraysh بعدafter طهTaha وفيand among بنيthe sons of
سراج قريش بعد طه وفي بني
معدMaʿadd هوhe المعروفthe renowned فيin ساحةthe field of الحربwar
معد هو المعروف في ساحة الحرب
The lamp of Quraysh after Taha; and among the sons of
And the master of all the faithful as stated
Maʿadd, he is renowned on the field of war.
In the words of hadith, and he is to people as the heart
ومولىand the master of جميعall المؤمنينthe believers كماas أتىwas stated
ومولى جميع المؤمنين كما أتى
بنصin the wording of حديثa hadith وهوand he للناسto the people كالقلبlike the heart
بنص حديث وهو للناس كالقلب
And the master of all believers, as stated
His vision I consider truly an act of worship
in the wording of a hadith; and to the people he is like the heart.
And his attributes are like pearls in oceans of books
ونظرتهand looking upon him عدتwas reckoned بحقrightly عبادةworship
ونظرته عدت بحق عبادة
وأوصافهand his qualities كالدرlike pearls فيin أبحرthe seas of الكتبbooks
وأوصافه كالدر في أبحر الكتب
And looking upon him was rightly reckoned worship.
And his supreme states transcended with the splendor of his majesty
And his qualities are like pearls in the seas of books.
Which point to the power of the Lord
وأحوالهand his states العظمىthe supreme تسامتsoared برونقin the splendor of
وأحواله العظمى تسامت برونق
جلالتهhis majesty دلتbore witness علىto قدرةthe power of الربthe Lord
جلالته دلت على قدرة الرب
And his supreme states soared in the splendor of
his majesty, bearing witness to the Lord's power.
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.