بِحُبّthrough love of الرَّسولthe Messenger وحُبِّand love of البتولِthe Chaste One
بِحُبّ الرَّسول وحُبِّ البتولِ
وسِبْطَيهماand their two grandsons وعَليّand Ali الرِضَىal-Rida
وسِبْطَيهما وعَليّ الرِضَى
Through love of the Messenger and love of the Chaste One,
With love of the Prophet and love of the Virgin
and of their two grandsons and Ali al-Rida,
And their two grandsons and Ali, the content
وزَيدٍand Zayd إمامِimam of بنيsons of المصطفىthe Chosen One
وزَيدٍ إمامِ بني المصطفى
وسيفهِمُand their sword القاطعِsharp المنتضَىunsheathed
وسيفهِمُ القاطعِ المنتضَى
and Zayd, imam of the Chosen One’s descendants,
And Zayd, the Imam of the Prophet's progeny
and their sharp, unsheathed sword,
And their sword, the fulfiller of desires
وعُترةِand the progeny of خيرِthe best of الورىhumankind منthose who قضَىpassed away
وعُترةِ خيرِ الورى من قضَى
سعيداًblessed علىupon مَنهجthe path of المرْتَضَىal-Murtada
سعيداً على مَنهج المرْتَضَى
and the progeny of the best of humankind—those who passed away
And the Prophet's family, the best of creation
blessed upon the path of al-Murtada,
Happy with the path of the Chosen
وعُترةِand the progeny of خيرِthe best of الورىhumankind منthose who قضَىpassed away
وعُترةِ خيرِ الورى من قضَى
سعيداًblessed علىupon مَنهجthe path of المرْتَضَىal-Murtada
سعيداً على مَنهج المرْتَضَى
and the progeny of the best of humankind—those who passed away
And the Prophet's family, the best of creation
blessed upon the path of al-Murtada,
Happy with the path of the Chosen
يكونُshall be لِبَاسيَmy clothing يومthe day of القَضاjudgment
يكونُ لِبَاسيَ يوم القَضا
بدارin the abode of النّعيمbliss ثيابُrobes of الرّضاfavor
بدار النّعيم ثيابُ الرّضا
my clothing on the Day of Judgment shall be
My attire on Judgement Day
robes of favor in the abode of bliss.
Will be robes of pleasure in the Abode of Bliss
إلاهيmy God بهمْfor their sake جُدْgrant generously بعَفْوٍpardon عَلَىto
إلاهي بهمْ جُدْ بعَفْوٍ عَلَى
أَسِيرٍa captive بهِfor him ضَاقَhas grown narrow رحبُthe breadth of الفَضَاspace
أَسِيرٍ بهِ ضَاقَ رحبُ الفَضَا
My God, for their sake, generously grant pardon to
My God, through them, treat me with pardon
a captive for whom the breadth of space has grown narrow.
A prisoner whose vast space has narrowed
أقِلْpardon عَثرتيmy stumble واغتفِرْand forgive زَلّتيmy lapse
أقِلْ عَثرتي واغتفِرْ زَلّتي
وقُلْand say ليto me عَفَاhas pardoned اللهGod عَمّاconcerning what مَضىhas passed
وقُلْ لي عَفَا الله عَمّا مَضى
Pardon my stumble and forgive my lapse,
Lessen my stumbling and forgive my lapse
and say to me, ‘God has pardoned what has passed.’
And say to me "God has forgiven what has passed"