قدindeed أَنْعَمَhas bestowed اللهُGod بالشفاءِwith healing
قد أَنْعَمَ اللهُ بالشفاءِ
واستُكْمِلَتْand was made complete راحةُthe comfort الإمامْof the Imam
واستُكْمِلَتْ راحةُ الإمامْ
God has indeed bestowed healing,
And the Imam's comfort has been made complete.
فلْتَنْطقِso let ... speak الطيرُthe birds بالهناءِwith joy
فلْتَنْطقِ الطيرُ بالهناءِ
وَلْيَضْحَكِand let ... laugh الزهرُthe flowers فيin الكِمامْthe flower-sheaths
وَلْيَضْحَكِ الزهرُ في الكِمامْ
So let the birds speak with joy,
And let the flowers laugh within their sheaths.
وجودُهُhis presence بهجةُthe delight الوجودِof existence
وجودُهُ بهجةُ الوجودِ
وبُرؤُهُand his recovery راحةُthe comfort النفوسُof souls
وبُرؤُهُ راحةُ النفوسُ
His presence is the delight of existence,
And his recovery is the comfort of souls.
قدindeed لاحَhas shone فيin مرقبِthe watchtower السعودِof good fortune
قد لاحَ في مرقبِ السعودِ
واستبشرتand rejoiced أوجُهُthe faces الشموسْof the suns
واستبشرت أوجُهُ الشموسْ
He has shone in the watchtower of good fortune,
And the faces of the suns have rejoiced.
فالدوحُso the spreading trees يُوميgesture إلىtoward البنودِthe banners
فالدوحُ يُومي إلى البنودِ
أكمامُهُtheir sleeves غَطَّتِhave covered الرُؤُوسْthe heads
أكمامُهُ غَطَّتِ الرُؤُوسْ
So the spreading trees gesture toward the banners;
Their sleeves have covered the heads.
والزُّهْرُand the stars فيin روضةِthe garden السماءِof heaven
والزُّهْرُ في روضةِ السماءِ
كالزَّهرlike flowers قدindeed راقhave charmed بابتسامْwith a smile
كالزَّهر قد راق بابتسامْ
And the stars in the garden of heaven
Have charmed, like flowers, with a smile.
والصبحُand dawn مُستشرفُraising high اللواءِthe banner
والصبحُ مُستشرفُ اللواءِ
والبدرُand the full moon مستقبلُwelcoming التمامْcompletion
والبدرُ مستقبلُ التمامْ
And dawn holds its banner high,
And the full moon welcomes completion.
محاسِنُthe beauties الكونِof the universe قدindeed تَجَلَّتْhave revealed themselves
محاسِنُ الكونِ قد تَجَلَّتْ
جمالُهاtheir beauty العقلَthe mind يَبْهُرُdazzles
جمالُها العقلَ يَبْهُرُ
The beauties of the universe have revealed themselves;
Their beauty dazzles the mind.
عرائسٌbrides بالبهاwith splendor تَحَلَّتْhave adorned themselves
عرائسٌ بالبها تَحَلَّتْ
والطلُّand dew فيin الحَلْيthe adornment جَوْهَرُa jewel
والطلُّ في الحَلْي جَوْهَرُ
Brides adorned with splendor,
And dew is a jewel in their finery.
وأَلْسُنُand the tongues الوُرْقِof the gray doves قدindeed أَمَلَّتْhave dictated
وأَلْسُنُ الوُرْقِ قد أَمَلَّتْ
مدائحاًpraises عنهon his behalf تشكُرُgive thanks
مدائحاً عنه تشكُرُ
And the tongues of the gray doves have dictated
Praises, giving thanks on his behalf.
تَستَوْقِفُmake ... pause الخلْقَthe people بالغناءِwith singing
تَستَوْقِفُ الخلْقَ بالغناءِ
كأنَّهاas though they تُحسِنُare skilled in الكلامْspeech
كأنَّها تُحسِنُ الكلامْ
They make people pause with their singing,
As though they were skilled in speech.
تُطْنِبُspeak at length للهِto God فيin الثناءِpraise
تُطْنِبُ للهِ في الثناءِ
تقولُthey say سُلِّمتَyou have been kept safe ياO سلامْPeace
تقولُ سُلِّمتَ يا سلامْ
They lavish praise upon God,
Saying, 'You have been kept safe, O Peace!'
كَمْhow many مِنْof ثُغورِfrontier fortresses لَهَاthey have ثُغُورُmouths
كَمْ مِنْ ثُغورِ لَهَا ثُغُورُ
تَبْسِمُsmile إِذْwhen جاءَهاcame to them البشيرْthe bearer of glad tidings
تَبْسِمُ إِذْ جاءَها البشيرْ
How many frontier fortresses have mouths
That smile when the bearer of glad tidings comes to them!
ومنand of خدورsecluded chambers بهاin them بدورُfull moons
ومن خدور بها بدورُ
يشيرُgestures منهاfrom them لهto him المشيرْthe one gesturing
يشيرُ منها له المشيرْ
And how many secluded chambers hold full moons,
From which someone gestures toward him.
تقولُthey say إِذْwhen حَفَّهاsurrounded them السرُورُjoy
تقولُ إِذْ حَفَّها السرُورُ
تباركَblessed is المنعمُthe Bestower القديرْthe All-Powerful
تباركَ المنعمُ القديرْ
They say, as joy surrounds them:
'Blessed is the all-powerful Bestower!'
قدindeed أنعمَhas bestowed اللهُGod بالبقاءِwith continued life
قد أنعمَ اللهُ بالبقاءِ
فيin ظلِّthe shade مولّىa ruler بِهِin him اعتصامْrefuge
في ظلِّ مولّى بِهِ اعتصامْ
God has indeed bestowed continued life
In the shade of a ruler in whom refuge is found.
قدindeed صادفَhas found النجحَsuccess فيin الدَّواءِthe remedy
قد صادفَ النجحَ في الدَّواءِ
فالداءso illness عَنَّاfrom us لَهit has انفصامْseverance
فالداء عَنَّا لَه انفصامْ
He has indeed found success in the remedy,
So illness has been severed from us.
يهنيكَcongratulates you مولايَmy lord بلrather يُهَنَّىis congratulated
يهنيكَ مولايَ بل يُهَنَّى
بِبُرْئِكَon your recovery الدينُfaith والهُدَىand guidance
بِبُرْئِكَ الدينُ والهُدَى
Congratulations to you, my lord—rather, congratulations
To faith and guidance on your recovery.
فالغربُfor the West والشرقُand the East منكَfrom you يُعْنَىtakes interest
فالغربُ والشرقُ منكَ يُعْنَى
بمذهبِin a dispeller الخطبِof calamity والردَىand death
بمذهبِ الخطبِ والردَى
For West and East look to you
As a dispeller of calamity and death.
واللهِby God لولاكَbut for you ماnot تَهنّاwe would rejoice
واللهِ لولاكَ ما تَهنّا
ماwhat فيهِwithin it منof سطوةthe might الردَىof death
ما فيهِ من سطوة الردَى
By God, but for you, we would have known no joy,
With all the might of death within it.
ياO مورِدَone who leads to water الأَنْفُسِthe souls الظِماءِthe thirsty
يا مورِدَ الأَنْفُسِ الظِماءِ
قدindeed كانَhad been يَشْتَفُّهاdraining them الأَوامْburning thirst
قد كانَ يَشْتَفُّها الأَوامْ
O you who lead thirsty souls to water,
Burning thirst had indeed been draining them.
وقرةَand delight العينِof the eye بالبهاءِthrough splendor
وقرةَ العينِ بالبهاءِ
رَدَدْتَyou restored للأعْيُنِto the eyes التمامْwholeness
رَدَدْتَ للأعْيُنِ التمامْ
And delight of the eye in splendor,
You have restored wholeness to the eyes.
لَوْif أبذلُI give الروحَthe soul فيfor البشارَهْthe glad tidings
لَوْ أبذلُ الروحَ في البشارَهْ
بَذَلْتُI would give بعضَa portion الذيwhat مَلَكْhe owns
بَذَلْتُ بعضَ الذي مَلَكْ
Were I to give my soul for the glad tidings,
I would give but a portion of what he owns.
فأنتِfor you ياO نفسُsoul مُسْتعارَهْborrowed
فأنتِ يا نفسُ مُسْتعارَهْ
مولايَmy lord بالفضلِwith bounty جَمَّلَكْhas adorned you
مولايَ بالفضلِ جَمَّلَكْ
For you, O soul, are on loan;
My lord has adorned you with his bounty.
لمdid not أَدْرِI know إِذْwhen سطَّرَhe penned العبارَهْthe phrase
لم أَدْرِ إِذْ سطَّرَ العبارَهْ
أَمَلِكٌa king? هُوَhe أمor مَلَكْan angel
أَمَلِكٌ هُوَ أم مَلَكْ
I did not know, when he penned the phrase,
Whether he was a king or an angel.
لاmay ... not زلتَyou cease مولايَmy lord فيin هَنَاءِhappiness
لا زلتَ مولايَ في هَنَاءِ
مُبَلَّغَenabled to attain القَصْدِthe aim والمرامْand the desire
مُبَلَّغَ القَصْدِ والمرامْ
May you ever remain, my lord, in happiness,
Granted your aim and desire;
ودمتَand may you remain للملكِfor kingship فيin اعتلاءِascent
ودمتَ للملكِ في اعتلاءِ
تسحبُdraw along أَذْيالَهُits hems الغمامْthe clouds
تسحبُ أَذْيالَهُ الغمامْ
And may you ever rise in kingship,
With clouds drawing its hems along.