يَاO سَيِّديmy lord يَاO حَمَدُHamad
يَا سَيِّدي يَا حَمَدُ
يَومُكَyour day هَذاthis أسعَدُmost fortunate
يَومُكَ هَذا أسعَدُ
O my lord, O Hamad,
O my master O Hamad
This day of yours is most fortunate.
Your day today is the happiest
يَاO ابنَson of عَليَAli فَضلُكُمْyour merit
يَا ابنَ عَليَ فَضلُكُمْ
وخَيرُكُمْand your goodness لاnot يُجحَدُis denied
وخَيرُكُمْ لا يُجحَدُ
O son of Ali, your merit
O son of Ali, your virtues
And your goodness are not denied.
And goodness cannot be denied
ثُمَّthen عَلىupon عَبدِAbd (servant) العَزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty)
ثُمَّ عَلى عَبدِ العَزيزِ
رَحمَةٌmercy تَجَدَّدُis renewed
رَحمَةٌ تَجَدَّدُ
Then upon Abd al-Aziz
Then upon Abd al-Aziz
May mercy be renewed.
Mercy is renewed
نَادَاكَcalled upon you مِسكينٌa poor man وقَدْand already
نَادَاكَ مِسكينٌ وقَدْ
جَارَتْacted unjustly عَليهِtoward him الحُسَّدُthe envious
جَارَتْ عَليهِ الحُسَّدُ
A poor man has called upon you, and indeed
A poor man called you, and
The envious have wronged him.
The envious plotted against him
قَدindeed حَفَرواthey dug بِئراًa well لَهُfor him
قَد حَفَروا بِئراً لَهُ
وغَمَضُواand they dug deep فأبعَدواso they went far
وغَمَضُوا فأبعَدوا
They dug a well for him,
They dug a well for him
And dug deep, going far down.
And closed their eyes and distanced
وأوقَعوهُand they cast him غَافَلاًunaware
وأوقَعوهُ غَافَلاً
فيinto حَيرَةٍbewilderment ونَكَّدواand they caused misery
في حَيرَةٍ ونَكَّدوا
And cast him, unaware,
And made him fall, unaware
Into bewilderment and brought him misery.
Into hardship and misery
مَاnot راقَبواthey heeded اللهَGod الذيwho
مَا راقَبوا اللهَ الذي
عَلىover العِبادِthe servants يَشهَدُbears witness
عَلى العِبادِ يَشهَدُ
They paid no heed to God, who
They did not fear God who
Bears witness over His servants.
Watches over the servants
ولاَnor رَثَواthey felt pity لأمَّةٍfor a community
ولاَ رَثَوا لأمَّةٍ
نَبِيُّهَاits prophet مُحَمَّدُMuhammad
نَبِيُّهَا مُحَمَّدُ
Nor did they pity a community
Nor did they grieve for a nation
Whose prophet is Muhammad.
Whose prophet is Muhammad
كَأنَّهَاas though it المَوتُdeath عَلَيupon
كَأنَّهَا المَوتُ عَلَي
هِمthem بَاطِلٌunreal مُستَبعَدُdeemed unlikely
هِم بَاطِلٌ مُستَبعَدُ
As though death, for
It is as if death upon them
Them, were unreal and unlikely;
Is falsehood, unbelievable
أوor أنَّthat بَعثَresurrection الخَلقِِcreation شَيstart of ‘thing’
أو أنَّ بَعثَ الخَلقِِ شَي
ءٌend of ‘thing’ مَالَهُit has no مُستَنَدُfoundation
ءٌ مَالَهُ مُستَنَدُ
Or the resurrection of creation were something
Or that resurrecting creation
With no foundation.
Is something without basis
لَكِنbut عَلَيكُمْon you سَيِّديmy lord
لَكِن عَلَيكُمْ سَيِّدي
فِيin قَمعِهِمْsuppressing them أعتَمِدُI rely
فِي قَمعِهِمْ أعتَمِدُ
But upon you, my lord,
But upon you, my master
I rely to hold them in check.
I rely on their oppression
فَإنَّكُمْfor indeed you بَيتُa house كِرامٍnoble people
فَإنَّكُمْ بَيتُ كِرامٍ
فيin المَعَاليlofty attainments مُفرَدُpeerless
في المَعَالي مُفرَدُ
For yours is a house of noble men,
For you are the honored house
Peerless in lofty attainments.
Unique in the highest traits
وَذِكْرُكُمand mention of you بينَamong الوَرَىhumankind
وَذِكْرُكُم بينَ الوَرَى
أحسَنُthe finest مَاwhat يَرَدَّدُis repeated
أحسَنُ مَا يَرَدَّدُ
And mention of you among humankind
And mention of you among all
Is the finest thing repeated.
Is the best that is repeated
أفعَالُكُمْyour deeds طَيِّبَةٌgood
أفعَالُكُمْ طَيِّبَةٌ
وعَرضِكُمْand your honor مُسَدَّدُupright
وعَرضِكُمْ مُسَدَّدُ
Your deeds are good,
Your deeds are good
And your honor is beyond reproach.
And your reputation straightforward
فاعْطِفْso show kindness عَلَيَّto me عَطفَةًa kindness
فاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ عَطفَةً
أعلُوI rise بِهَاthrough it وأسعَدُand I am happy
أعلُو بِهَا وأسعَدُ
So show me a kindness
So turn to me with kindness
Through which I may rise and be happy.
With which I rise and become happy
وَارْغَبْand entreat أباكَyour father السَّيِّدُthe lord الأstart of ‘the most God-fearing’
وَارْغَبْ أباكَ السَّيِّدُ الأ
تقَىend of ‘the most God-fearing’ الحَسيبُthe well-born الأمْجَدُthe most illustrious
تقَى الحَسيبُ الأمْجَدُ
And entreat your father, the lord, the most
And make your father, the master, desist
God-fearing, well-born and most illustrious,
The most pious, the most splendid
لَعَلَّهُperhaps he فيin قِصَّتيmy case
لَعَلَّهُ في قِصَّتي
وَنُصرَتِيand aiding me يَجتَهِدُhe strives
وَنُصرَتِي يَجتَهِدُ
Perhaps, in my case
Perhaps in my story
And in aiding me, he will strive.
And my victory he will strive
والَخيرُand goodness إنْif زُرِعَis sown فِيin
والَخيرُ إنْ زُرِعَ فِي
وَقتِtime المَضيقِhardship يُحْصَدُis reaped
وَقتِ المَضيقِ يُحْصَدُ
And goodness, if sown in
And good, if planted in
A time of hardship, will be reaped.
The time of hardship, is reaped
لاَزِلتُمُmay you always remain فِيin عِيشَةٍa life
لاَزِلتُمُ فِي عِيشَةٍ
مَرضِيَّةٍpleasing لاَnot تَنفَدُruns out
مَرضِيَّةٍ لاَ تَنفَدُ
May you always enjoy a life
You remain in pleasures
Of contentment that never ends.
Unending, everlasting