أَباO father of الحُسَينِal-Husayn دُعاءٌa plea مِنfrom فَتىًa young man عَلِقَتclung
أَبا الحُسَينِ دُعاءٌ مِن فَتىً عَلِقَت
يَداهُhis two hands مِنكَfrom you بِحَبلٍto a cord غَيرِnot مَجدودِsevered
يَداهُ مِنكَ بِحَبلٍ غَيرِ مَجدودِ
O Abu al-Husayn, a plea from a young man whose
hands have clung to an unsevered cord from you.
إِنّيindeed I بِدَولَتِكَthrough your ascendancy الغَرّاءِradiant فيin شَرَفٍhonor
إِنّي بِدَولَتِكَ الغَرّاءِ في شَرَفٍ
أَعلوI rise بِذِكرِكَthrough your name فَخراًin pride غَيرَnot مَردودِdenied
أَعلو بِذِكرِكَ فَخراً غَيرَ مَردودِ
Through your radiant ascendancy, I indeed enjoy honor;
I rise through your name in pride that cannot be denied.
يُجِلُّنيhonor me لَكَfor your sake أَقوامٌpeople لِماbecause of what عَرَفواthey know
يُجِلُّني لَكَ أَقوامٌ لِما عَرَفوا
مِنof خِدمَةٍservice قَدُمَتwas long-standing إِجلالَwith reverence تَمجيدِglorification
مِن خِدمَةٍ قَدُمَت إِجلالَ تَمجيدِ
People honor me for your sake, because they know
of my long-standing service, with reverence and praise.
وَأَنتَand you أَولىmost worthy وَأَحرىand best suited أَنto تُتَمِّمَcomplete ماwhat
وَأَنتَ أَولى وَأَحرى أَن تُتَمِّمَ ما
قَدalready كانَhad been مِنof نِعَمٍfavors عِنديwith me بِتَجديدِby renewal
قَد كانَ مِن نِعَمٍ عِندي بِتَجديدِ
And you are most worthy and best suited to complete
the favors I have already received, by renewing them.
فَأَنتَfor you أَكرَمُthe noblest مَنسوبٍone linked إِلىto كَرَمٍnobility
فَأَنتَ أَكرَمُ مَنسوبٍ إِلى كَرَمٍ
وَأَنتَand you أَجوَدُthe most generous مُرتاحٍone who delights إِلىin الجودِgenerosity
وَأَنتَ أَجوَدُ مُرتاحٍ إِلى الجودِ
For you are the noblest of those linked to nobility;
And you are the most generous of those who delight in giving.
وَأَنتَand you طَودُa towering mountain الحِجىwisdom فيamong الناسِpeople قَدindeed عَلِمواthey know
وَأَنتَ طَودُ الحِجى في الناسِ قَد عَلِموا
وَأَنتَand you فَجرُthe dawn الدُجىdarkness فيin الأَزمُنِtimes السودِdark
وَأَنتَ فَجرُ الدُجى في الأَزمُنِ السودِ
And you are wisdom's towering mountain among people, as they know;
And you are the dawn amid darkness in times of gloom.