ياO هاديَguide of الضَّلاَّلِthose astray نهجَthe course of طريقهِhis path
يا هاديَ الضَّلاَّلِ نهجَ طريقهِ
ومُوفّيَand fulfiller of الإسلامِIslam كُنهَthe full extent of حقوقهِits rights
ومُوفّيَ الإسلامِ كُنهَ حقوقهِ
O guide of those astray along the course of his path,
O guide of the lost, paving his path,
and fulfiller of Islam's rights in their entirety,
And fulfiller of Islam, its essence and its rights,
وإمامَand leader of علمِknowledge of الدينِreligion والقمرَand the moon الذيthat
وإمامَ علمِ الدينِ والقمرَ الذي
كشفdispelled العماblindness بسناwith the radiance of الهُدىguidance وشروقهand its rising
كشف العما بسنا الهُدى وشروقه
and leader in religious knowledge, and the moon that
And imam of the knowledge of religion, and the moon that
dispelled blindness with the radiance of guidance and its rising,
Unveiled the darkness with the brilliance of guidance at its rising,
وأخاand brother to القضاءِjudgment العدلِjust والحَكَمand the arbiter الذيwho
وأخا القضاءِ العدلِ والحَكَم الذي
سوّاهmade it equal بينbetween عدّوهِhis enemy وصديقهِand his friend
سوّاه بين عدّوهِ وصديقهِ
and brother to just judgment, and the arbiter who
And brother of just rule and judgment, who
applied it equally to his enemy and his friend.
Leveled between his enemy and his friend,
ووقفتُand I paused فاستقصيتُthen I examined thoroughly أنكthat you are واحدُone
ووقفتُ فاستقصيتُ أنك واحدُ
وجدواthey found صلاحَthe welfare of الكُلِّall فيin توفيقهِhis success
وجدوا صلاحَ الكُلِّ في توفيقهِ
And I paused, then examined thoroughly: you are one
I stood and examined closely that you are unique,
in whose success they found the welfare of all.
They found the good of all in your success.