دعوناwe called upon البطينal-Baṭīn (the large-bellied one) المرتضىal-Murtaḍā (the approved one) فيin ملمَّةٍa calamity
دعونا البطين المرتضى في ملمَّةٍ
ليرفعso that he might raise بالجاهthrough his standing الوسيلةَthe means of approach للباريto the Creator
ليرفع بالجاه الوسيلةَ للباري
We called upon al-Baṭīn, al-Murtaḍā, in a calamity,
Let us invoke the chosen intercessor in hardship
that, through his standing, he might raise our plea to the Creator.
To raise the means to the Creator through his glory
فإِنَّfor indeed ابنson of عمِّthe paternal uncle of المصطفىthe Chosen One ذوpossessing شفاعةٍintercession
فإِنَّ ابن عمِّ المصطفى ذو شفاعةٍ
إذاwhen غلغلتpenetrates deeply فيinto الدهرtime صدمةُa blow of اكدارsorrows
إذا غلغلت في الدهر صدمةُ اكدار
For the Chosen One’s paternal cousin possesses intercession
Indeed the cousin of the Chosen One has intercession
when the blow of sorrows penetrates deeply into time.
When the tumults of time bring distress
لهto him belong الخارقاتُthe miracles البيضُthe white ones والمددُand the succor الذيwhich
له الخارقاتُ البيضُ والمددُ الذي
إلىuntil أبدِthe eternity of الآبادِeternities عيلمهُits vast sea جاريflowing
إلى أبدِ الآبادِ عيلمهُ جاري
His are the white miracles and the succor whose
For him are the miracles and aid
vast sea flows for ever and ever.
Flowing for eternity without end