عضُدsupport الدينِof the faith مُشارُthe eminent one of الthe
عضُد الدينِ مُشارُ ال
دَّهْرِage مُختارُthe chosen one of الاِمامِthe imam
دَّهْرِ مُختارُ الاِمامِ
ʿAḍud al-Dīn, the foremost man of the
age, the imam’s chosen one;
فارسُchampion of اليومينِthe two days مِنof جَدْdrought (first part)
فارسُ اليومينِ مِن جَدْ
بcompletion of 'drought' وحربٍand war ذيpossessing قَتامِbattle-dust
ب وحربٍ ذي قَتامِ
champion of both days—of drought
and dust-shrouded war;
بالنَّدىwith bounty والبأسِand martial might هامٍpouring forth
بالنَّدى والبأسِ هامٍ
عِندَbefore مَنَّاعٍa staunch resister مُحامِa defender
عِندَ مَنَّاعٍ مُحامِ
pouring forth bounty and martial might
in the face of a staunch defender,
كَسحوحِlike the abundant pouring of الوابلِthe downpour الهاthe falling (first part)
كَسحوحِ الوابلِ الها
طِلِcompletion of 'falling' أوْor حَدِّthe edge of الحُسامِthe keen sword
طِلِ أوْ حَدِّ الحُسامِ
like the torrent of rain streaming
down, or the edge of a keen sword.
ياO وشيكَswift in الجودِgenerosity والعُرْand kindness (first part)
يا وشيكَ الجودِ والعُرْ
فِcompletion of 'kindness' بَطيءَslow in الاِنتِقامِrevenge
فِ بَطيءَ الاِنتِقامِ
O you, swift in bounty and good
deeds, slow to take revenge,
وجَريئاًand bold وهوwhile he is فيin الحِلْforbearance (first part)
وجَريئاً وهو في الحِلْ
مِcompletion of 'forbearance' كَرَضْوىlike Raḍwā وشَمامِand Shamām
مِ كَرَضْوى وشَمامِ
and bold, yet in forbearance
like Raḍwā and Shamām;
والذيand the one who أحْرزَwon كلَّall الthe
والذي أحْرزَ كلَّ ال
مَجْدِglory فيat سِنِّthe age of غُلامِa boy
مَجْدِ في سِنِّ غُلامِ
and you who won all
glory while still a boy:
عِشْlive! مَدىfor the span of الدهْرِtime مُطاعَobeyed
عِشْ مَدى الدهْرِ مُطاعَ
الأمْرِin command محمودَpraised for الدَّوامِcontinuance
الأمْرِ محمودَ الدَّوامِ
live for all time, obeyed
in command, your enduring presence praised.
فاللَّياليfor the nights فاخِراتٌtaking pride
فاللَّيالي فاخِراتٌ
بكَin you فيin كلِّevery مَقامِstation
بكَ في كلِّ مَقامِ
For the nights take pride
in you, in every station.
بكَthrough you يَخْتالُstruts proudly ويُزْهىand is made proud
بكَ يَخْتالُ ويُزْهى
كلُّevery عامٍyear بعدَafter عامِyear
كلُّ عامٍ بعدَ عامِ
Through you, proud and exultant is
each year that follows a year.
ويُهَنَّىand is congratulated بكَon your account حتَّىeven
ويُهَنَّى بكَ حتَّى
شَرَفُthe honor of الشَّهْرِthe month الحَرامِthe sacred
شَرَفُ الشَّهْرِ الحَرامِ
And through you, congratulations reach even
the honor of the sacred month.