يهنَmay rejoice الجزيرةthe Peninsula منكbecause of you أيُّwhat a حسامsharp sword
يهنَ الجزيرة منك أيُّ حسام
للذبّto defend دونon behalf of شريعةthe law of الإسلامIslam
للذبّ دون شريعة الإسلام
May the Peninsula rejoice in you—what a sword
O protector of this peninsula, no sword equals yours
for defending the law of Islam!
In defending the law of Islam against those who disobey
وبجيدهاand upon her neck فيin السلمpeace منكfrom you وفيand in الوغىbattle
وبجيدها في السلم منك وفي الوغى
سلكانtwo strands منof جودgenerosity ومنand of إقدامdaring
سلكان من جود ومن إقدام
Upon her neck, from you, in peace and battle,
In peace and war, you are sublime in your generosity and courage
are two strands: generosity and daring.
None but you can lead, parting clouds and crushing mountains
خلقانtwo qualities ماnot كاناwere found سواكapart from you لقائدin a commander
خلقان ما كانا سواك لقائد
سيبthe bounty of الغمامrainclouds وبطشةand the onslaught of الضرغامthe lion
سيب الغمام وبطشة الضرغام
Two qualities no commander but you has possessed:
You keep watch on the enemy with a penetrating eye
the raincloud's bounty and the lion's onslaught.
And a sharp blade that severs heads
وغدوتand you became للقوّادto commanders ناظرthe pupil of مقلةan eye
وغدوت للقوّاد ناظر مقلة
وسنانand the point of خطيّa Khatti spear وحدّand the edge of حسامa sharp sword
وسنان خطيّ وحدّ حسام
You have become to commanders the pupil of an eye,
Our master the Imam saw that none deserved more
a Khatti spear's point and a sword's edge.
To bear the banners and lead the brave
ورآكand he deemed you سيدُنَاour master الإِمامُthe Imam أحقَّهُمthe worthiest of them
ورآك سيدُنَا الإِمامُ أحقَّهُم
بقيادةto lead الأعلامthe banners والأعلامand the notables
بقيادة الأعلام والأعلام
Our master, the Imam, deemed you the worthiest of them
So he clothed you in the garment of authority
to lead the banners and the great men.
Above the common folk and nobles alike
فكساكso he clothed you منamong خلعrobes of honor الولايةof governorship حلةa robe
فكساك من خلع الولاية حلة
جلتwas too exalted عنfor السّوامappraisers والأسوامand prices
جلت عن السّوام والأسوام
So he clothed you in a robe of investiture,
And you defended the holy frontier and all behind it
too exalted for appraisers or prices.
While the Cross conspired in futile schemes
وحمىand he guarded بكthrough you الثغرthe frontier post القصيfar distant ودونهand before it
وحمى بك الثغر القصي ودونه
شيعthe factions of الصليبthe Cross ترومseek كلevery مرامaim
شيع الصليب تروم كل مرام
Through you he guarded the distant frontier, before which
You plunged into the midst of swords and lions
the factions of the Cross pursue every aim.
Till you opened a way through the densest throng
فولجتso you entered ماthe space بينbetween الأسنةspearheads والظُّباand sword blades
فولجت ما بين الأسنة والظُّبا
حتىuntil فرجتyou cleared إليهtoward it كلevery زحامpress of men
حتى فرجت إليه كل زحام
You plunged between spearheads and sword blades,
Becoming an arrow in the throat of their forts
until you cleared every throng from the way to it.
As the Imam drew his bow taut against the foe
وغدوتand you became سهماًan arrow فيin نحورthe throats of ثغورهمtheir frontier posts
وغدوت سهماً في نحور ثغورهم
والأمرand the command قوسa bow والإمامand the Imam الرّاميthe archer
والأمر قوس والإمام الرّامي
You became an arrow in the throats of their frontier posts,
You descended on their lands like a raging flood
the command a bow, the Imam the archer.
With fire blowing beneath the winds over their dwellings
وشننتهاand you unleashed it كالسيلlike a torrent فيin عرصاتهمtheir open grounds
وشننتها كالسيل في عرصاتهم
والنارand fire تحتbeneath الريحthe wind فوقabove ضرامblazing fuel
والنار تحت الريح فوق ضرام
You unleashed it like a torrent across their open grounds,
With the sword of war you adorned every brave youth
and like fire beneath the wind, over blazing fuel:
Teaching him warcraft though still a beardless lad
منfrom كلِّevery ذمرvaliant warrior حنكتهhad seasoned him يدthe hand of الوغىbattle
من كلِّ ذمر حنكته يد الوغى
فرأيتso you saw رأىthe judgment of الكهلa mature man سنَّat the age of غلامa youth
فرأيت رأى الكهل سنَّ غلام
every valiant warrior seasoned by the hand of battle,
He meets the swords exultant and drives them back
showing an elder's judgment at a youth's age;
Gleefully, like the buzzing of hornets disturbed
يلقىhe meets الأسنةthe spearheads حاسراًunarmored فيردّهاso he repels them
يلقى الأسنة حاسراً فيردّها
متهللradiant الصفحاتin countenance كالصمصامlike a keen sword
متهلل الصفحات كالصمصام
he meets spearheads unarmored and repels them,
His eyelids know no sleep until he makes their skulls
his cheeks radiant like a keen sword;
A pillow for his own in the bloodstained dust
ومعودand one who trains ألاَّnot to تنامsleep كماتهhis champions
ومعود ألاَّ تنام كماته
حتىuntil يوسدّhe pillows هامهمtheir heads بالهامupon heads
حتى يوسدّ هامهم بالهام
and one who trains his champions not to sleep
He led his peers but did not advance his feet
until he pillows their heads upon heads;
Save in the path of utmost courage
ومجدلand one who fells أقرانهhis peers لمnever تنتقلhave moved
ومجدل أقرانه لم تنتقل
أقدامهhis feet إلاَّexcept إلىtoward الإقدامadvancing
أقدامه إلاَّ إلى الإقدام
and one who fells his peers, never moving
When the enemy came they brought darkness
his feet except to advance.
The gloom of night, the blackness of nightfall
زمنthe time of العدوّthe enemy بهمbecause of them ظلامdarkness كلُّهall of it
زمن العدوّ بهم ظلام كلُّه
ليلانtwo nights ليلa night of دجىdeep darkness وليلand a night of قتامbattle-dust
ليلان ليل دجى وليل قتام
The enemy's days are all darkness because of them:
But you made the swords your friends and you became
two nights—a night of darkness and a night of battle-dust.
A lion feeding on the game in the thickets
قوتyou fed العداتthe enemies إلىto الكماةthe champions وإنماand merely
قوت العدات إلى الكماة وإنما
أغديتyou gave breakfast to أسدthe lions of الغابthe forest بالأنعامwith livestock
أغديت أسد الغاب بالأنعام
You fed the enemies to the champions; you merely
You filled their eyes and hearts with terror both asleep and awake
gave the forest's lions livestock for breakfast.
In their dreams and waking hours haunted by fear of you
وملأتand you filled أعينهمtheir eyes بهمwith them وقلوبهمand their hearts
وملأت أعينهم بهم وقلوبهم
رعبينtwo terrors فيin اليقظاتwakefulness والأحلامand dreams
رعبين في اليقظات والأحلام
You filled their eyes with them, and their hearts,
The Romans conceded leadership to you
with twin terrors, waking and in dreams.
Either willingly converting or by force submitting
فالرومso the Romans قدhave ألقتcast إليكto you قيادهاtheir reins
فالروم قد ألقت إليك قيادها
إلقاءa yielding of إسلامacceptance of Islam أوor استسلامsurrender
إلقاء إسلام أو استسلام
The Romans have yielded you their reins,
Knowing that only death awaited if they fought you
whether by embracing Islam or by surrender.
And did not depart from your lands in peace
وتيقنتand they knew for certain أنthat الفناءannihilation يعمّهاwould engulf them
وتيقنت أن الفناء يعمّها
بيديكat your two hands إنif لمnot تنصرفthey withdraw بسلامin safety
بيديك إن لم تنصرف بسلام
They knew for certain that annihilation would engulf them
So they donned the garb of flight in disgrace
at your hands unless they withdrew unharmed.
As you drove them to the farthest roads of Syria
فتدرّعواso they armored themselves in ثوبthe garment of الفرارflight مذلةin humiliation
فتدرّعوا ثوب الفرار مذلة
فأسلso make flow بهمwith them أقصىthe farthest دروبpasses of الشامal-Sham
فأسل بهم أقصى دروب الشام
So, humiliated, they armored themselves in flight;
On the day of battle you herded them to al-Dhiba
send them streaming through the farthest passes of al-Sham.
It who once defied rulers and climbed over nobles
حاكمتهمyou brought them for judgment يومon the day of الجلادcombat إلىbefore الظِّباsword blades
حاكمتهم يوم الجلاد إلى الظِّبا
وهيand they are التيthose that جارتtyrannized علىover الحكامjudges
وهي التي جارت على الحكام
You brought them before sword blades for judgment on battle's day,
You repelled them though death was their only escape
though these themselves tyrannize over judges.
Retreating against their will, such is your nature
ورددتهمand you drove them back والموتwith death دونbarring مردهمtheir return
ورددتهم والموت دون مردهم
رغماًagainst their will علىupon الأعقابtheir heels وهيwhile they were دواميbleeding
رغماً على الأعقاب وهي دوامي
You drove them back, death barring their retreat,
With true confidence you exerted your dominance
against their will, upon their bleeding heels.
Relying on the One, the All-Sustaining
وسطوتand you assailed بالأذفنشupon Alfonso سطوةwith the onslaught of واثقone trusting
وسطوت بالأذفنش سطوة واثق
فيin أمرهhis undertaking بالواحدin the One القيامthe Ever-Sustaining
في أمره بالواحد القيام
You assailed Alfonso with the onslaught of one trusting,
Marvelous in victorious manifestation, though you seek
in his undertaking, in the One, the Ever-Sustaining:
No personal glory or worldly gain
منone whose شأنهhis way عجبwondrousness of الظهورvictory ولاand never رأيhe regarded
من شأنه عجب الظهور ولا رأي
منfrom نفسهhimself حكماًa judgment منamong الأحكامjudgments
من نفسه حكماً من الأحكام
one whose way is wondrous victory, who never regards
You sacrificed sleep to defend the weak
any judgment as proceeding from himself.
Remaining awake when even stars slumber
أفنىhe spent الدجنةthe night's darkness ساهراًwakeful متبرعاًfreely volunteering
أفنى الدجنة ساهراً متبرعاً
فيin ذبّهhis defense عنof أعينthe eyes of النوّامsleepers
في ذبّه عن أعين النوّام
He spent the darkness awake, freely volunteering
Sharing with the wilderness its protective role
to guard the eyes of those asleep.
Your sword as sharp as your charity is ample
شركhe shared with البريةhumankind فيin وظائفthe duties of برهاtheir goodness
شرك البرية في وظائف برها
ولهand he has مزيةthe distinction of ذابلa slender spear وحسامand a sharp sword
وله مزية ذابل وحسام
He shared with humankind their appointed works of goodness,
You left only plundered tents and widows grieving
with the added distinction of spear and sword.
For their children, weeping over orphans
لمnot تبقyou left غيرanything but بلاقعwastes منهوبةplundered
لم تبق غير بلاقع منهوبة
وأراملand widows تحنوbending tenderly علىover أيتامorphans
وأرامل تحنو على أيتام
You left only plundered wastes
O scion of glorious forebears whose familial bonds
and widows bending tenderly over orphans.
Were as strong as their virtues were sublime
ياO ابنson of الصناديدthe stalwarts الألىwho شهدتbore witness لهمfor them
يا ابن الصناديد الألى شهدت لهم
شيمthe traits of العلاgreatness بتواشجto the interweaving of الأرحامkinship bonds
شيم العلا بتواشج الأرحام
O son of stalwarts, for whom
They turned a deaf ear to the cries of the oppressed
the traits of greatness attest a close kinship!
Yet in times of woe they were most wise and forbearing
خفّواthey hastened إلىtoward صوتthe voice of الصريخthe caller for help تجاهلاfeigning heedlessness
خفّوا إلى صوت الصريخ تجاهلا
ولدىyet before الرّدىdeath هُمthey مِنare among أوليthose endowed with الاحلمwisdom
ولدى الرّدى هُم مِن أولي الاحلم
They hastened to the cry for help as though heedless,
They are the same but this is a different time
yet before death they are men of wisdom.
When war consumes the commoners
وهُمُand they هُمُare themselves لكنَّbut هذاthis one مصعبٌis Mus'ab
وهُمُ هُمُ لكنَّ هذا مصعبٌ
يومon the day of الوغىbattle وهُمُand they بنوthe sons of العوامal-'Awwam
يوم الوغى وهُمُ بنو العوام
They are their very selves; yet this one is Mus'ab
In battles their tongues give eloquent arguments
on battle's day, and they are the sons of al-'Awwam.
To protect the innocent from unjust blame
لَهُمُthey have جدالٌan argument فيin الجلادcombat بألسنwith tongues
لَهُمُ جدالٌ في الجلاد بألسن
للبيضof bright swords آمنةٍsecure منagainst الأفحامbeing silenced
للبيض آمنةٍ من الأفحام
They argue in combat with tongues
With a vengeance that abandons even kin for foes
of bright swords, secure against being silenced,
Consigning all to unrecognized oblivion
ونكايةand havoc تدعthat leaves المعارفfamiliar faces للعداof the foes
ونكاية تدع المعارف للعدا
فيin غايةthe utmost التنكيرunrecognizability والإِبهامand obscurity
في غاية التنكير والإِبهام
and wreak havoc that leaves the foes' familiar faces
By God, you have been granted a discernment
utterly unrecognizable and obscure.
That makes questioning redundant
للهto God أنتyou لقدindeed خصصتyou were singled out بفطنةfor insight
لله أنت لقد خصصت بفطنة
تغنيdispenses فراستهاits discernment عنwith استفهامquestioning
تغني فراستها عن استفهام
God bless you! You have been gifted with insight
And you have demonstrated an exemplary path
whose discernment makes questioning needless.
That no one from any people has trod before
ولقدand indeed نهجتyou marked out لمقتفيكfor those following you طريقةa path
ولقد نهجت لمقتفيك طريقة
ماnot سنَّهاlaid it down أحدanyone منamong الأقوامthe peoples
ما سنَّها أحد من الأقوام
You have marked out for your followers a path
Many have yearned through the ages to follow it
that no people had ever laid down.
But you revived it in these very days
طالتgrew long عهودthe years of المسلمينthe Muslims بمثلهاsince its like
طالت عهود المسلمين بمثلها
فأعدتهاso you restored it فيin هذهthese الأيامdays
فأعدتها في هذه الأيام
Long had Muslims gone without its like;
The caravans have gloriously taken it from you
you restored it in these days.
Aiming through the horizons without end
سارتtraveled بهاwith it الركبانthe riders عنكfrom you نوافحاin fragrant wafts
سارت بها الركبان عنك نوافحا
ترميcasting بهاit الآفاقthe horizons دونwithout ختامend
ترمي بها الآفاق دون ختام
Riders have borne it from you in fragrant wafts,
Your sword has struggled and fought vigorously
casting it to the horizons without end.
To separate souls from bodies
أعملتyou wielded سيفكyour sword جاهداstriving ومجاهداًand fighting for the faith
أعملت سيفك جاهدا ومجاهداً
فيin فرقةthe parting of الأرواحsouls للأجسامfrom bodies
في فرقة الأرواح للأجسام
You wielded your sword, striving and fighting for the faith,
Today the champions of unbelief are fearful
in parting souls from bodies.
Haunted by endless terrors of you
فاليومso today ألبابthe minds of العلوجthe unbelievers فليلةblunted
فاليوم ألباب العلوج فليلة
للذعرfrom terror منكof you كثيرةfull of الأوهامfancies
للذعر منك كثيرة الأوهام
Today the minds of the unbelievers are blunted,
And their leader wrapped his head in the shroud of fear
filled with fancies through their dread of you.
After long arrogance and bluster
ورئيسهمand their leader قدindeed لفَّhas wrapped ذعرterror رأسهhis head
ورئيسهم قد لفَّ ذعر رأسه
منfrom بعدafter طولlong تخمطswaggering وعرامand insolence
من بعد طول تخمط وعرام
Terror has wrapped their leader's head,
Whether he packed up or stayed his presence was ill-omened
after long swaggering and insolence.
And his every halt boded only evil
فمتىso whenever ترحَّلhe departed كانhe was أشأمthe most ill-starred راحلtraveler
فمتى ترحَّل كان أشأم راحل
ومتىand whenever أقامhe stayed أقامhe lodged in شرَّthe worst مقامabode
ومتى أقام أقام شرَّ مقام
Whenever he departs, he is the most ill-starred of travelers;
In his vanity he aspired to your banners
whenever he stays, his sojourn is the worst.
Which believers in God regard with awe
أطغاهmade him insolent أنthat طمحتrose إلىtoward أعلامهhis banners
أطغاه أن طمحت إلى أعلامه
أبصارthe eyes of أهلthe people of عبادةworship of الأصنامidols
أبصار أهل عبادة الأصنام
He grew insolent when toward his banners rose
Then he converted to the faith and obedience
the eyes of those who worship idols.
From his former heresies and sins
فسماso he advanced إلىagainst الإيمانfaith والطاعاتand acts of obedience فيin
فسما إلى الإيمان والطاعات في
ملمومةa massed host للكفرof unbelief والآثامand sins
ملمومة للكفر والآثام
He advanced against faith and obedience in
Astonishing – he claims to be your protector
a massed host of unbelief and sins.
Yet his place is but a rug upon a rug
والعجبand conceit أظهرmade victorious عاصماً'Asim ومحلهthough his station
والعجب أظهر عاصماً ومحله
منfrom دونbelow بسطامBistam علىover بسطامBistam
من دون بسطام على بسطام
Conceit made 'Asim—whose station
In his ignorance he brought the Cross seeking victory
was below Bistam's—prevail over Bistam.
Which only comes through Islam
قادhe led الصليبthe Cross بجهلهin his ignorance مستنصراًseeking victory
قاد الصليب بجهله مستنصراً
والنصرwhile victory موقوفis reserved علىfor الإسلامIslam
والنصر موقوف على الإسلام
In his ignorance he led the Cross, seeking victory,
How strange that such an army's leader survived
though victory is reserved for Islam.
When soaked in ruin and disgrace
فنجاso he escaped وكيفbut how نجاةan escape for قائدthe commander of جحفلa great host
فنجا وكيف نجاة قائد جحفل
متمطراًracing away بطمرّةon a swift mare ولجامand with a bridle
متمطراً بطمرّة ولجام
So he escaped—but what escape is that of a host's commander,
You left the victims of his devastation
racing away with a swift mare and bridle?
Destined for hell, monstrous in size
وتركتand you left أسآرthe remnants of الرّدىdeath منamong جندهhis troops
وتركت أسآر الرّدى من جنده
نحوtoward الجحيمHell شديدةextreme in الأحجامrecoiling
نحو الجحيم شديدة الأحجام
You left those of his troops whom death had spared
These are the conquests of your deputy, bearing witness
deeply reluctant to go toward Hell.
To your good fortunes amidst oaths sworn and pacts sealed
هذيthese فتوحthe conquests of خليفةa caliph شهدتattested لهfor him
هذي فتوح خليفة شهدت له
بالسَّعدto good fortune بينbetween النقضundoing والإٍبرامand binding
بالسَّعد بين النقض والإٍبرام
These are a caliph's conquests, bearing witness
And you have surely left upon the path of his success
to his good fortune in undoing and binding.
The sword of guidance, solemnly sworn
ولقدand indeed تركتyou left علىupon مناهجthe paths of سعدهhis good fortune
ولقد تركت على مناهج سعده
سيفthe sword of الهدىguidance فيin الحلِّunconsecrated ground ذاin a state of إحرامconsecration
سيف الهدى في الحلِّ ذا إحرام
Upon the paths of his good fortune, you have left
He returns smiling though grim affairs surround him
the sword of guidance consecrated outside sacred bounds,
As smiles grace the faces of heroes
مستعبراًweeping متبسماًsmiling فيat حالةthe same moment
مستعبراً متبسماً في حالة
والشأنand the marvel فيin مستعبرone who weeps البسَّامthe ever-smiling
والشأن في مستعبر البسَّام
weeping and smiling at the same time—
You have filled the hands of those loyal to you with gifts
the marvel lies in one who weeps yet smiles.
As though a meadow overflowed from the clouds
وملأتand you filled أيديthe hands of معتفيكyour petitioners مواهباwith gifts
وملأت أيدي معتفيك مواهبا
فكأنso, as though روضthe garden of الروضgardens غبَّafter غمامa raincloud
فكأن روض الروض غبَّ غمام
You filled your petitioners' hands with gifts,
You have spent your days and nights immersed
as though they were the garden of gardens after rain.
In a succession of blessings and spiritual retreats
وقسمتand you divided دهركyour lifetime ليلهits night ونهارهand its day
وقسمت دهرك ليله ونهاره
فيamid وردroses of وردdevotional recitation بعدafter سروcypresses of صيامfasting
في ورد ورد بعد سرو صيام
You divided your lifetime, its night and its day,
And you have instilled in the noblest steeds such skill
amid roses of devotion after cypresses of fasting.
That if pens could speak they would praise you
وغرستand you planted فيupon الأجيادnecks كلevery صنيعةkindness
وغرست في الأجياد كل صنيعة
تثنيpraising عليكyou بألسنwith the tongues of الأقلامpens
تثني عليك بألسن الأقلام
You planted every kindness upon necks,
You have composed poems that weave your virtues
each praising you with the tongues of pens.
Confounding the minds of poets
ونظمتand you strung فيon سلكthe thread of الفخارglory مناقباnoble deeds
ونظمت في سلك الفخار مناقبا
حارتwas bewildered لديهاbefore them فطنةthe discernment of النظامpoets
حارت لديها فطنة النظام
You strung upon the thread of glory noble deeds
We praise you in prose and verse
before which the discernment of poets stood bewildered.
Since deeds speak louder than words
نثنيwe praise عليكyou بحالةٍthrough our state ومقالةand our speech
نثني عليك بحالةٍ ومقالة
والحالand the state ناطقةspeaks بغيرwithout كلامwords
والحال ناطقة بغير كلام
We praise you through our state and through our speech,
How many despairing and destitute have your hands
and our state speaks without words.
Rescued from fear and death
كمhow many مشتكٍa complainant خوفاًof fear وعُدماًand poverty أنقذتrescued
كم مشتكٍ خوفاً وعُدماً أنقذت
كفاكyour two hands منfrom خوفfear ومنand from إعدامdestitution
كفاك من خوف ومن إعدام
How many a sufferer of fear and want have
How many hopeful but disappointed have you left
your two hands rescued from fear and destitution!
Content in your benevolence and justice
ومؤملand one hoping for قسماًa share ولمand never يظفرobtained بهit
ومؤمل قسماً ولم يظفر به
غادرتهyou left him بالبرthrough kindness ذاone capable of إقسامapportioning
غادرته بالبر ذا إقسام
And one who hoped for a share but failed to win it
O brother of the living, son and father of the noble
you left, through kindness, able to apportion shares.
For the generous are born of the generous
أأخاO brother of الحياrain وابنand son of الحياrain وأباand father of الحياrain
أأخا الحيا وابن الحيا وأبا الحيا
وكذاand thus الكريمthe generous man يكونis نجلthe offspring of كرامgenerous men
وكذا الكريم يكون نجل كرام
O brother of rain, son of rain, and father of rain!
You have watered my hopes when they were faint
Thus is a generous man the son of generous men.
With the oceans of your kindness, and they flourished
أرويتyou quenched أماليmy hopes وهنwhile they were ظوامىءthirsty
أرويت أمالي وهن ظوامىء
ببحارwith seas of برِّكyour kindness بِيto me وهنَّyet they are ظواميthirsty
ببحار برِّك بِي وهنَّ ظوامي
You quenched my hopes, thirsty as they were,
I have gained blessings from you, I began to thank you
with seas of your kindness to me—yet thirsty they remain.
But my incapacity constrained even starting
وأنلتنيand you granted me منناًfavors بداتI began بشكرهاto give thanks for them
وأنلتني منناً بدات بشكرها
والعجزbut incapacity قيَّدنيbound me عنfrom الإِتمامcompletion
والعجز قيَّدني عن الإِتمام
You granted me favors for which I began to give thanks,
The free man is like the goblet - what is within him
but incapacity kept me from completing them.
Can be seen through its transparent sides
والحرُّand the noble man مثلis like الجامa glass bowl ماwhatever أودعتهyou placed in it
والحرُّ مثل الجام ما أودعته
أبصرتyou saw باطنهits interior بظهرthrough the outside of الجامthe glass bowl
أبصرت باطنه بظهر الجام
A noble man is like a glass bowl: whatever you deposit in it,
You have persisted striving in the path of leadership
you see within through the bowl's outer surface.
Obedient to your Creator and Imam
لاmay you not زلتcease متصلunbroken in الرئاسةleadership ساعياًstriving
لا زلت متصل الرئاسة ساعياً
ماwhat lies بينbetween طاعةobedience to خالقthe Creator وإمامand the Imam
ما بين طاعة خالق وإمام
May you ever retain uninterrupted leadership, striving
in obedience both to the Creator and the Imam.
Partial English translation: 120 of 122 Arabic lines translated.