ياO سيديmy lord ياO نخبةَchoicest of الأشرافِthe nobles
يا سيدي يا نخبةَ الأشرافِ
والواحدِand the one المعدودِreckoned بالآلافِas thousands
والواحدِ المعدودِ بالآلافِ
O my lord, O choicest of the nobles,
O my master, O noblest of nobles
and the one reckoned equal to thousands!
And the one counted amongst thousands
سِرgo فيin ضمانِthe protection of اللهGod محفوفاًsurrounded بماby whatever
سِر في ضمانِ الله محفوفاً بما
تهوىyou desire منof الإسعادِhappiness والإسعافِand help
تهوى من الإسعادِ والإسعافِ
Go under God's protection, surrounded by whatever
Travel safely under God's protection, enveloped in
happiness and help you desire.
All that you desire of happiness and aid
وإذاand when حَلَلتَyou alight فَحُلَّthen alight حيثwhere تحلهُalights upon it
وإذا حَلَلتَ فَحُلَّ حيث تحلهُ
فضلٌgrace منfrom الرحمنِthe Merciful بادٍmanifest خافِيhidden
فضلٌ من الرحمنِ بادٍ خافِي
And when you alight, alight where there descends
And if you stay, then stay wherever you wish
grace from the Merciful, manifest and hidden.
A favor from the Merciful, hidden and obscure
قدindeed كنتُI was جاركَyour neighbor استضِيءُI draw light بِغُرَّةby a radiant brow
قد كنتُ جاركَ استضِيءُ بِغُرَّة
علويةٍof Ali's lineage نبويةِprophetic الأوصافِthe qualities
علويةٍ نبويةِ الأوصافِ
Indeed, I was your neighbor, drawing light from a radiant brow,
I was your neighbor, illuminated by the
of Ali's lineage, with prophetic qualities.
Sublime, Prophetic traits
وأرىand I see بوجهِكَin your face وجهَthe face of أحمدُAhmad طَالِعاًrising
وأرى بوجهِكَ وجهَ أحمدُ طَالِعاً
كالشمسlike the sun مَاحِيَةdispelling دُجىgloom الأسدافِthe darkness of night
كالشمس مَاحِيَة دُجى الأسدافِ
And in your face I see Ahmad's face rising,
And in your face I see Ahmad's face rising
like the sun, dispelling the gloom of night.
Like the sun, erasing the darkness of shields
للهto God (in admiration) أيwhat رجاحةٍsound judgment وسجاحةٍand gentleness
لله أي رجاحةٍ وسجاحةٍ
وسماحand generosity أخلاقٍcharacter وعَهدٍand a pledge وافِfaithfully kept
وسماح أخلاقٍ وعَهدٍ وافِ
By God, what sound judgment and gentleness,
What excellent balance, glory and generosity
and generosity of character, and a faithfully kept pledge!
And excellent morals, covenant and loyalty
نسبٌa lineage لفاطمةَto Fatimah البتولِthe Chaste صُعُودُهُits ascent
نسبٌ لفاطمةَ البتولِ صُعُودُهُ
للمصطفىto al-Mustafa (the Chosen One) وكفىand that suffices ونعمَand how excellent الكافِيthe one who suffices
للمصطفى وكفى ونعمَ الكافِي
A lineage ascending through Fatimah the Chaste
A lineage ascending to the chaste Fatima
to al-Mustafa—and that suffices; how excellent the one who suffices!
To the Chosen One, and that suffices, the Best Sufficer
لاdo not تنسنيforget me منin دعوةٍa prayer وشفاعةٍand intercession
لا تنسني من دعوةٍ وشفاعةٍ
قسماًan oath عليكَupon you بِحُرمَةِby the sanctity of الأسلافِthe forebears
قسماً عليكَ بِحُرمَةِ الأسلافِ
Do not forget me in prayer and intercession;
Do not forget me in prayer and intercession
I adjure you by the sanctity of your forebears.
I adjure you by the sanctity of ancestors
أعززhow grievous عليَّfor me بِأنat the fact that أودعI bid farewell to سيداًa lord
أعزز عليَّ بِأن أودع سيداً
ثَبَتَتwere firmly established فضائِلُهُhis virtues بغيرwithout خلافِdispute
ثَبَتَت فضائِلُهُ بغير خلافِ
How grievous it is for me to bid farewell to a lord
Honor me by entrusting me to a master
whose virtues are established beyond dispute.
Whose virtues are undisputed
أناI ضيفكمyour guest ياO آلfamily of بيتِthe house of محمَّدٍMuhammad
أنا ضيفكم يا آل بيتِ محمَّدٍ
وعلىand upon الكرامِthe noble إجارةُgranting protection to الأضيافِthe guests
وعلى الكرامِ إجارةُ الأضيافِ
I am your guest, O family of Muhammad's house,
I am your guest, O Family of Muhammad
and the noble are bound to grant protection to their guests.
And honoring guests is the duty of the noble