أيّwhat a نورlight كشفdispelled اللهGod بهthrough it
أيّ نور كشف الله به
سدفdarkness الباطلfalsehood عناfrom us أجمعينall
سدف الباطل عنا أجمعين
What a light, through whom God dispelled
What a light, through which God dispelled
the veils of falsehood from us all!
the darkness of falsehood from us all!
ختمsealed اللهGod بهwith him أنوارهHis lights
ختم الله به أنواره
عندماwhen أكملhe reached سنthe age of الأربعينforty
عندما أكمل سن الأربعين
Through him God set the seal upon His lights
God sealed His lights with him
when he reached the age of forty.
when he reached the age of forty.
وأتاناand he came to us بدليلwith proof بيّنclear
وأتانا بدليل بيّن
عجزتfell short عنهof it دواعيthe aspirations of المدَّعينthe pretenders
عجزت عنه دواعي المدَّعين
And he came to us with a manifest proof
And he came to us with clear proof,
against which the pretenders’ claims proved powerless.
beyond the reach of the pretenders' aspirations.
فهوfor he is للناسfor the people جميعاًall مرشدٌa guide
فهو للناس جميعاً مرشدٌ
وهوand he is باللهfrom God تعالىexalted is He مستعينseeking help
وهو بالله تعالى مستعين
He is a guide to all mankind,
For he is a guide to all people,
and he seeks help from God Most High.
and he seeks help from God Most High.
تركتleft دعوتُهُhis call وهوand he is الرضيthe well-pleasing one
تركت دعوتُهُ وهو الرضي
سائرَall of الخلقcreation إليهاtoward it مهطعينhastening
سائرَ الخلق إليها مهطعين
His call—he being the well-pleasing one—has left
His call—he is the well-pleasing one—left
all creation hastening eagerly toward it.
all creation hastening toward it.
فأعِدso repeat أنباءَهُthe accounts of him فهوfor he is منىthe desire of
فأعِد أنباءَهُ فهو منى
أنفُسِthe souls of القائلthe speaker والمستمعينand the listeners
أنفُسِ القائل والمستمعين
So recount his tidings anew: they are the heart’s desire
So repeat the accounts of him, for he is the desire
of the souls of the speaker and the listeners.
of the souls of the speaker and the listeners.
والذيand whoever يهديguides إلىto شرعتهhis religious law
والذي يهدي إلى شرعته
فهوthen he is مجَّاجa gushing fount منof العذبsweet water المعينflowing
فهو مجَّاج من العذب المعين
And whoever guides others to his sacred law
And whoever guides others to his law
pours forth abundantly from its fresh, flowing waters.
is a gushing fount of sweet, flowing water.
والذيand whoever يرغبturns away عنfrom سنَّتهhis way
والذي يرغب عن سنَّته
فهوthen he is منamong شيعةthe followers of إبليسIblis اللعينthe accursed
فهو من شيعة إبليس اللعين
But whoever turns away from his way
And whoever turns away from his way
is among the followers of accursed Iblis.
is among the followers of Iblis the accursed.
