وصيتيmy counsel ياO عليAli
وصيتي يا علي
إليكto you ارمcast off القيودthe shackles
إليك ارم القيود
My counsel, O Ali,
To you: cast off the shackles.
واسلكand follow سبيلthe path of التقىpiety
واسلك سبيل التقى
ولاand do not تعدىoverstep الحدودthe bounds
ولا تعدى الحدود
And follow the path of piety,
And do not overstep the bounds.
بادرhasten وسرand journey ياO عليAli
بادر وسر يا علي
منfrom قبلbefore سكنىdwelling in اللحودthe graves
من قبل سكنى اللحود
Hasten and journey on, O Ali,
Before dwelling in the graves.
وسامعand heed كلامthe words of الوجيهthe honored one
وسامع كلام الوجيه
كلامthe words of أهلthe people of الشهودspiritual witnessing
كلام أهل الشهود
And heed the words of the honored one—
The words of those with spiritual vision:
الصالحينthe righteous الخيارthe best
الصالحين الخيار
الراكعينthose who bow السجودthose who prostrate
الراكعين السجود
The righteous, the best,
Who bow and prostrate.
يابختhow fortunate منwhoever حبهمloves them
يابخت من حبهم
عليهupon him أثرهمtheir influence يعودreturns
عليه أثرهم يعود
How fortunate is whoever loves them!
Their influence reaches him in turn.
بذكرهمat their mention تنزلdescends الرحمهmercy
بذكرهم تنزل الرحمه
ويكفيand protects against الحسودthe envious one
ويكفي الحسود
At their mention, mercy descends,
And the envious are kept at bay.
سرفىwalk in طريقa path لهمof theirs
سرفى طريق لهم
إلىto الكريمthe Generous والودودand the All-Loving
إلى الكريم والودود
Walk a path of theirs,
To the Generous and All-Loving One.
عسىperhaps عسىperhaps ياO عليAli
عسى عسى يا علي
نردwe come to water ذاكthat الورودcoming to water
نرد ذاك الورود
Perhaps, perhaps, O Ali,
We shall reach that watering place.
فإنand if نذقwe taste بلةa little moisture
فإن نذق بلة
فذاكthen that is يومa day of السعودgood fortune
فذاك يوم السعود
And if we taste a drop,
Then that is a day of good fortune.
فذكرهمfor remembering them حجةproof
فذكرهم حجة
علىagainst الفؤادthe heart الشرودthe wayward
على الفؤاد الشرود
For remembering them is proof
Against the wayward heart,
المدعيclaiming للصلاحrighteousness
المدعي للصلاح
وللعيوبand of faults جحودa stubborn denier
وللعيوب جحود
Which claims righteousness
And stubbornly denies its faults.
يظهرbecomes apparent لهto it كذبهits falsehood
يظهر له كذبه
فيin نزلهits descent والصعودand ascent
في نزله والصعود
Its falsehood becomes plain to it
In its descent and ascent.
طوبىblessedness لرائيهمfor one who sees them
طوبى لرائيهم
لوeven if مرةonce فيin الوجودexistence
لو مرة في الوجود
Blessed is the one who sees them,
Even once in this world.
فذاكfor that is عبدa servant سعيدfortunate
فذاك عبد سعيد
وذاكand that one حقاtruly يسودattains eminence
وذاك حقا يسود
For that is a fortunate servant,
And he truly rises to eminence.
ثمthen ادعpray ليfor me ياO عليAli
ثم ادع لي يا علي
إنيindeed I صحائفيmy pages سودblack
إني صحائفي سود
Then pray for me, O Ali:
Indeed, my pages are black.
عسىperhaps عسىperhaps توبةrepentance
عسى عسى توبة
بهاwith it إلهيmy God يجودbestows generously
بها إلهي يجود
Perhaps, perhaps, repentance
My God will graciously bestow,
تغفرmay be forgiven بهاthrough it زلتيmy lapse
تغفر بها زلتي
وفيand at معاديmy return أسودI attain honor
وفي معادي أسود
Through which my lapse may be forgiven,
And at my return I may attain honor.
بجاهby the honored rank of طهTa-Ha الرسولthe Messenger
بجاه طه الرسول
وآلهand his family والجدودand the forefathers
وآله والجدود
By the honored rank of Ta-Ha, the Messenger,
And his family and forefathers.
عليهupon him صلىmay He send blessings الإلهGod
عليه صلى الإله
مازارas long as one visits زائرa visitor زرودZarud
مازار زائر زرود
May God send blessings upon him,
As long as a visitor visits Zarud.