بمثلِwith the like of حُسنِيَmy beauty الاطرفِthe most wondrous الأظرفِthe most graceful
بمثلِ حُسنِيَ الاطرفِ الأظرفِ
يُخدَمُis served بيتُhouse المَلِكِthe king الأشرفِthe most noble
يُخدَمُ بيتُ المَلِكِ الأشرفِ
With beauty like mine, most wondrous and most graceful,
With beauty like my charming, graceful eyes
The house of the most noble king is served.
The king's splendid house is served
فاعجبso marvel لماat what أحكمهperfected it الصُنعُcraftsmanship مِنof
فاعجب لما أحكمه الصُنعُ مِن
بدائِعَwonders شَتَّىvarious ومِنand of زُخرُفِornament
بدائِعَ شَتَّى ومِن زُخرُفِ
So marvel at what craftsmanship has perfected:
So wondrous is what skill has perfected
Wonders of many kinds and ornament.
Of diverse marvels and decorations
كأنهاas though they were الروضُthe garden النضيرُthe verdant الذيwhose
كأنها الروضُ النضيرُ الذي
أزهَارُهُits blossoms الغَضَّةُthe tender ومِنand of زُخرُفِornament
أزهَارُهُ الغَضَّةُ ومِن زُخرُفِ
As though they were the verdant garden whose
As though it were the verdant garden
Blossoms are tender and made of ornament.
Whose blossoms are fresh and decorated
وحسبُهَاand sufficient for them فيin الفخرِglory أنthat طُرِّزَتthey were embroidered
وحسبُهَا في الفخرِ أن طُرِّزَت
باسمwith the name of الإمامthe imam الأعطفِthe most tender-hearted الأرأفِthe most compassionate
باسم الإمام الأعطفِ الأرأفِ
And it is glory enough for them to have been embroidered
And it suffices for its pride that it was embroidered
With the name of the most tender-hearted, most compassionate imam:
With the name of the gentlest, most merciful Imam
ملكِking العلىlofty glory نجلِson of الإمامthe imam الرِّضَاthe well-pleasing one
ملكِ العلى نجلِ الإمام الرِّضَا
أبيAbu (father of) سعيدٍSa‘id بنson of أبيAbu (father of) يوسفِYusuf
أبي سعيدٍ بن أبي يوسفِ
King of lofty glory, son of the well-pleasing imam
The king of the sublime, son of Imam Ridha
Abu Sa‘id, son of Abu Yusuf.
Abu Sa'eed son of Abu Yusuf
فأيَّدَso may he strengthen الرحمَنthe All-Merciful دينَreligion الهُدَىguidance
فأيَّدَ الرحمَن دينَ الهُدَى
منهfrom him بعزمٍwith a resolve مُتلِفٍdestroying مخلفِrestoring
منه بعزمٍ مُتلِفٍ مخلفِ
So may the All-Merciful strengthen the religion of guidance
So the Merciful supported the religion of guidance
Through a resolve of his that destroys and restores.
Through him with united, succeeding determination