سَأَلَpetitioned الإِمامُthe Imam وَقَدand already تَتابَعَcontinued جَدبُناour drought
سَأَلَ الإِمامُ وَقَد تَتابَعَ جَدبُنا
فَسَقىso watered الغَمامُthe clouds بِغُرَّةِthrough the radiant brow of العَبّاسِal-‘Abbas
فَسَقى الغَمامُ بِغُرَّةِ العَبّاسِ
The Imam prayed as our drought continued,
The Imam asked when our drought followed on,
so the clouds gave rain through al-‘Abbas’s radiant brow.
So the clouds watered with the quality of Al-'Abbas.
عَمُّthe paternal uncle of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَصُنوُand the counterpart of والِدِهِhis father الَذيwho
عَمُّ النَبِيِّ وَصُنوُ والِدِهِ الَذي
وَرِثَwas heir to النَبِيَّthe Prophet بِذاكَby virtue of that دونَto the exclusion of الناسِthe people
وَرِثَ النَبِيَّ بِذاكَ دونَ الناسِ
The Prophet’s uncle and his father’s counterpart, who
The Prophet's uncle, his father's defender, he
was the Prophet’s heir by that kinship, to the exclusion of others.
Who inherited the Prophet, ahead of all people.
أَحياrevived الإِلَهُGod بِهِthrough him البِلادَthe lands فَأَصبَحَتso they became
أَحيا الإِلَهُ بِهِ البِلادَ فَأَصبَحَت
مُخضَرَّةَgreen الأَجنابِthe sides بَعدَafter الياسِdespair
مُخضَرَّةَ الأَجنابِ بَعدَ الياسِ
God revived the lands through him, and they became
God revived the lands with him, and they became
green on every side after despair.
Green of side after despair.