إنّيindeed I أُقمتI was appointed لدينِfor the religion of اللهGod أنصرهI champion it
إنّي أُقمت لدينِ الله أنصره
والنصرُand victory منهfrom Him كماas قدindeed جاءcame فيin الكتبِthe books
والنصرُ منه كما قد جاء في الكتبِ
Indeed, I was appointed to champion God's religion,
I have stood for the religion of God, to help it,
And victory is from Him, as has been stated in the books.
And victory comes from Him as stated in the books,
لأننيbecause I حاتميُّHatimi الأصلِlineage ذوpossessing كرمٍgenerosity
لأنني حاتميُّ الأصلِ ذو كرمٍ
منfrom طيءTayy عربيِّArab عنthrough أبٍa father فأبِthen a father
من طيء عربيِّ عن أبٍ فأبِ
For I am of Hatimi lineage, endowed with generosity,
For I am Hatemi in origin, of generosity,
Of Tayy, an Arab through father after father.
From Arab Tai', from father to father,
ورتبتيand my rank فيin الإلاهياتdivine matters يعلمهاHe knows it
ورتبتي في الإلاهيات يعلمها
ماnot نالهاattained it أحدٌanyone قبليbefore me منamong العربِthe Arabs
ما نالها أحدٌ قبلي من العربِ
And my rank in divine matters—He knows it—
And my rank in theology is known,
No Arab before me attained it,
No one before me from the Arabs attained it,
إلاexcept النبيُّthe Prophet رسولُmessenger of اللهGod سيدُناour master
إلا النبيُّ رسولُ الله سيدُنا
وراثةby inheritance للذيfor that which عنديin my possession منof الأدبrefinement
وراثة للذي عندي من الأدب
Except the Prophet, God's Messenger, our master,
Except the Prophet, the Messenger of God, our Master,
By inheritance, owing to the refinement I possess.
Inheriting the literature I have,
وإننيand indeed I خاتمseal الأتباعِأجمعهمthe followers, all of them
وإنني خاتم الأتباعِأجمعهم
أتباعةhis followers (spelling uncertain) رتبةa rank تسموrises علىabove الرتبthe ranks
أتباعة رتبة تسمو على الرتب
And I am the seal of the followers, all of them—
And I am the seal of all followers,
His followers—a rank that rises above all ranks.
Followers of a rank superior to ranks,
منamong جملةthe body of القومِthe people عيسىJesus وهوand he خاتمseal منthose who
من جملة القومِ عيسى وهو خاتم من
قدindeed كانwas منfrom قبلهbefore him حياًalive بلاwithout كذبfalsehood
قد كان من قبله حياً بلا كذب
Among the company is Jesus, and he is the seal of those
Including Jesus among the people, and he is the seal of those
Who lived before him—this is no lie.
Who had been alive before him, without lying,
وفيand in شريعتناour sacred law كانتwas ولايتهhis sainthood
وفي شريعتنا كانت ولايته
دونbelow الرسالةِmessengership لماwhen جاءhe came فيin العقبthe end
دون الرسالةِ لما جاء في العقب
And in our sacred law his sainthood was
And in our law was his guardianship,
Below messengership, when he came at the end.
Not messengership, for what came in sequel,
فنحنso we منbecause of كونهhis being فيin الأمرthe matter تابعهhis follower
فنحن من كونه في الأمر تابعه
بمنزلِat the station of العالمِthe world العلويّthe upper كالأشهبِlike the gray-white one
بمنزلِ العالمِ العلويّ كالأشهبِ
So we, because he is his follower in this matter,
So we are in the matter his followers,
Stand at the station of the upper world, like the gray-white one.
In the position of the supreme scholar, like Al-Ashhab.