لِمُبَشِّرِي بِتَمَامِ عَفوِكَ مَا طَلَبْ

لِمُبَشِّرِي بِتَمَامِ عَفوِكَ مَا طَلَبْ

مَا بَعدَهُ لِي فِي الأمَانِي مِن أرَبْ

مَا بَعدَهُ لِي فِي الأمَانِي مِن أرَبْ

Whoever brings me news of your full pardon shall have whatever he asks;

For he who heralds Your full pardon, what else

beyond that, I have no further desire among my hopes.

Could I possibly desire after this boon?

وَأقلُّ شيءٍ من رِضاكَ مُحَصَّلُ

وَأقلُّ شيءٍ من رِضاكَ مُحَصَّلُ

لِمؤمِّلٍُ نَيلَ السَّعادَةِ ما أحَبْ

لِمؤمِّلٍُ نَيلَ السَّعادَةِ ما أحَبْ

And the least measure of your favor is the fulfillment

The least bit of Your pleasure acquired

of all that one hoping to attain happiness desires.

Suffices one hopeful of bliss however dear.

فإذا ظَفِرْتُ بِهِ فإنِّي آمِنٌ

فإذا ظَفِرْتُ بِهِ فإنِّي آمِنٌ

لاأختَشِي جَورَ الزَّمَانِ وإن غَلَبْ

لاأختَشِي جَورَ الزَّمَانِ وإن غَلَبْ

So if I gain it, I am safe;

Thus, once I gain it I'll be assured,

I do not fear time's tyranny, even if it prevails.

Fearing not the tyranny of time however fierce.

وَلأنْتَ أولى أن تَعُودَ بِنَظرَةٍ

وَلأنْتَ أولى أن تَعُودَ بِنَظرَةٍ

في شأنِ مَن نَادى حَنَانَكَ مِن كَثبْ

في شأنِ مَن نَادى حَنَانَكَ مِن كَثبْ

And it most befits you to turn your gaze once more

And You are more apt to glance again

to the plight of one who called on your compassion from close at hand.

Upon one imploring Your affection however oft.

الحِلمُ فِيكَ سَجِيةٌ معروُفَةٌ

الحِلمُ فِيكَ سَجِيةٌ معروُفَةٌ

يَا خَيرَ مَن يُولِي الجَمْيِلَ إذا غَلَبْ

يَا خَيرَ مَن يُولِي الجَمْيِلَ إذا غَلَبْ

Forbearance is a well-known trait in you,

Clemency is Your known nature

O best of those who bestow kindness when victorious.

O Best of those who grace the worthy when oppressed.

أنْتُمْ شُمُوسُ هدَايَةٍ وَطُلُوعُهَا

أنْتُمْ شُمُوسُ هدَايَةٍ وَطُلُوعُهَا

قَد كَانَ حَسْماً للِتَّعَسُفِ وَالشَّغَبْ

قَد كَانَ حَسْماً للِتَّعَسُفِ وَالشَّغَبْ

You are suns of guidance, and their rising

You are the suns of guidance, and their rising

has decisively ended arbitrary oppression and unrest.

Curbed tyranny and discord once and for all.

خُصّصتُمُ ابْنَي حُسَينٍ بِالتي

خُصّصتُمُ ابْنَي حُسَينٍ بِالتي

يَرضَى بِهَا رَبُّ الشَّريِعَةِ والحَسَبْ

يَرضَى بِهَا رَبُّ الشَّريِعَةِ والحَسَبْ

You, the two sons of Husayn, were specially favored with that

You singled out Hussein's son as the one

which pleases the master of sacred law and noble lineage.

Pleasing to the Lord of Law and Judgment.

المُلْكُ أنْتُمْ أصْلُهُ وَلَكُم بِهِ

المُلْكُ أنْتُمْ أصْلُهُ وَلَكُم بِهِ

قَدَمُ التَّقَدُمِ وَالعَلِيُّ مِن الرُّتَبْ

قَدَمُ التَّقَدُمِ وَالعَلِيُّ مِن الرُّتَبْ

You are the root of kingship, and within it yours are

The rule is yours, its origin, and by it

the foremost standing and the lofty ranks.

You've precedence and rank most high.

فَلِذاكَ أجرى أمْرَهُ بِسَدادِكُمْ

فَلِذاكَ أجرى أمْرَهُ بِسَدادِكُمْ

سَهْلاً وَتَمْضُونَ العَوِيصَ بِلا تَعَبْ

سَهْلاً وَتَمْضُونَ العَوِيصَ بِلا تَعَبْ

Thus, through your sound judgment, its affairs were made to run

Thus He ordained its course through your integrity,

with ease; and you resolve thorny matters without toil.

Made smooth by you however rough the road.

يَا مَن بَنَى لِلعَفْوِ بَيتاً لَمْ تَزَلْ

يَا مَن بَنَى لِلعَفْوِ بَيتاً لَمْ تَزَلْ

تَعلُو دَعَائِمُهُ عَلَى هَامِ الشُّهُبْ

تَعلُو دَعَائِمُهُ عَلَى هَامِ الشُّهُبْ

O you who built a house for pardon—unceasingly

O You who built forgiveness a house whose pillars

its pillars rise above the heads of shooting stars.

Ever rise above the summits of flame!

هَذا مَقَامُ مُعَذَّبٍ بِكَ عَائِذُ

هَذا مَقَامُ مُعَذَّبٍ بِكَ عَائِذُ

مِن هَفوةٍ ألْقَتْهُ في طُرُقِ العَطَبْ

مِن هَفوةٍ ألْقَتْهُ في طُرُقِ العَطَبْ

Here stands a tormented man, seeking refuge with you

This is the station of one tortured by regret

from a lapse that cast him onto the paths of ruin.

Seeking refuge from a blunder that misled.

عَظُمَتْ وَلَكِنْ كَانَ عَفْوُكَ عِنْدَهَا

عَظُمَتْ وَلَكِنْ كَانَ عَفْوُكَ عِنْدَهَا

عَفْوَ النَّبِي عن ذَنْبِ كَعْبٍ إذ رَهَبْ

عَفْوَ النَّبِي عن ذَنْبِ كَعْبٍ إذ رَهَبْ

It was grave, yet your pardon for it was

Grievous it was, but then Your pardon for it

the Prophet's pardon for Ka'b's sin when he was afraid.

Matched the Prophet's pardon of Ka'b's trespass.

فَاسْمَحْ بِهَا أمْنِيِّةً عُنْوَانُها

فَاسْمَحْ بِهَا أمْنِيِّةً عُنْوَانُها

مِنكَ التَّبَسُّمُ بَعْدَ هَذاكَ الغَضَبْ

مِنكَ التَّبَسُّمُ بَعْدَ هَذاكَ الغَضَبْ

So grant this wish, whose sign

So allow it my wish whose title is

is a smile from you after that anger.

Your smiling after that, Your wrath now passed.

وَامدُدْ إلَيَّ يَداً أفُوزُ بِلَثْمِهَا

وَامدُدْ إلَيَّ يَداً أفُوزُ بِلَثْمِهَا

وَيُزِيلُ عَنِّي جُودُهَا هَذا النَّصَبُ

وَيُزِيلُ عَنِّي جُودُهَا هَذا النَّصَبُ

And extend a hand to me, that I may win the chance to kiss it,

And extend to me a hand I'll be blessed to kiss,

and its bounty may lift this weariness from me.

Its munificence lifting this burden I bear.

دَامَتْ حَياتُكُمُ وعَزَّ جِنابُكُمْ

دَامَتْ حَياتُكُمُ وعَزَّ جِنابُكُمْ

مَا نَالَ رَاجٍ مِنْكُمُ مَا قَدْ طَلَبْ

مَا نَالَ رَاجٍ مِنْكُمُ مَا قَدْ طَلَبْ

May your life endure and your dignity be exalted,

May Your life endure, and might inviolate,

as long as one who hopes gains from you what he has asked.

As long as one seeking nears however remote!