حاشاكfar be it from you منfrom هذاthis الخطابthe address خطاباًan address
حاشاك من هذا الخطاب خطاباً
ياO خيرbest أملاكkings الزمانthe age نصاباًin lineage
يا خير أملاك الزمان نصاباً
You are above being addressed in such terms,
Spare me from this speech, oh the best
O noblest-born among the kings of the age!
Of the eras' possessions, erected high.
لكنbut إذاif ماemphatic particle أفسدتruined علماؤكمyour scholars
لكن إذا ما أفسدت علماؤكم
معمورflourishing edifice of معتقديmy creed وصارand it became خراباa ruin
معمور معتقدي وصار خرابا
But if your scholars lay waste to
But if your scholars spoil my inhabited
The flourishing edifice of my creed, and it becomes a ruin,
Beliefs and render them ruins,
ودعوتموand you summoned فكريmy mind إلىto أقوالكمyour teachings
ودعوتمو فكري إلى أقوالكم
منfrom بعدafter ذاكthat أطاعكمit obeyed you وأجاباand responded
من بعد ذاك أطاعكم وأجابا
And you summon my mind to your teachings,
And invite my thoughts to your words -
After that, it will obey you and respond.
Afterwards, I will obey and answer you.
فاشددso hold fast يديكyour two hands علىupon صفاءpurity of محبتيmy love
فاشدد يديك على صفاء محبتي
وامننand bestow favor عليupon me وسدand shut هذاthis البابthe door
وامنن علي وسد هذا الباب
So hold fast with both hands to the purity of my love,
So strengthen your hands upon my pure love,
And grant me this favor: shut this door.
Bestow favor upon me, and close this door.