غلبتhas prevailed عليكمover you هذهthis القدريهthe Qadariyya
غلبت عليكم هذه القدريه
فعليكمso upon you منيfrom me السلامpeace تحيهa greeting
فعليكم مني السلام تحيه
This Qadariyya faction has prevailed over you.
You have prevailed over us with this destiny
So peace be upon you from me, as a greeting.
So I bid you peace as a greeting
آتيكمI come to you شوقاًout of longing فلاyet not القاكمI meet you
آتيكم شوقاً فلا القاكم
وهمwhile they لديكمwith you بكرةًin the morning وعشيهand in the evening
وهم لديكم بكرةً وعشيه
I come to you out of longing, yet do not find you,
I come to you with yearning but cannot find you
While they are with you morning and evening.
While worries for you are with me morning and evening
هرونHarun قائدهمtheir leader وقدand indeed حفتgathered بهaround him
هرون قائدهم وقد حفت به
أشياعهhis partisans وكفىand it suffices بتلكwith that بليهa calamity
أشياعه وكفى بتلك بليه
Harun is their leader, and around him have gathered
Harun is their leader, surrounded
His partisans—and that is calamity enough.
By his followers, and that is calamity enough
لكنbut قائدناour leader الامامthe Imam ورأيناand our view
لكن قائدنا الامام ورأينا
ماwhat قدalready رآهhe held it as his view فنحنfor we مأمونيهMa'mun's followers
ما قد رآه فنحن مأمونيه
But our leader is the Imam, and our view
But our leader is the Imam, and we have seen
Is the view he has held, for we are Ma'mun's followers.
What he has seen, so we are safe