ياO اِبنson الرسولthe Messenger بامكby your mother الزَهراal-Zahra (the Radiant) البتوthe Virgin (word fragment)
يا اِبن الرسول بامك الزَهرا البتو
لcompletion of 'the Virgin' وَجَدّكand your grandfather المَأمولthe one looked to with hope عِندin times of الباسdistress
ل وَجَدّك المَأمول عِند الباس
O son of the Messenger, by your mother al-Zahra, the Virgin,
O son of the Messenger, your mother is Zahra the pure
and your grandfather, looked to in distress,
I found you the hoped for, at times of affliction
وَشَقيقُكand your full brother الحسنal-Hasan الشَهيدthe martyr المُرتَضىthe chosen one
وَشَقيقُك الحسن الشَهيد المُرتَضى
الطاهِرpure الاِخلاقcharacter وَالاِنفاسand breaths
الطاهِر الاِخلاق وَالاِنفاس
and your brother al-Hasan, the martyr, the chosen one,
And your brother is al-Hasan, the pleased martyr
pure in character and breath,
Of pure morals and breath
وَبِحَقand by the right of حرمةsanctity جَدّكyour grandfather المَبعوثthe one sent منfrom
وَبِحَق حرمة جَدّك المَبعوث من
أَزكىthe purest العَناصِرancestral stock رَحمَةa mercy لِلنّاسto humankind
أَزكى العَناصِر رَحمَة لِلنّاس
and by the sanctity due to your grandfather, sent from
And for the sanctity of your grandfather, sent
the purest stock as a mercy to humankind:
From the purest lineage, a mercy to people
عَطفاcompassion عَلَيّtoward me فَاِنّfor indeed ليfor me بِكَwith you نسبةa bond
عَطفا عَلَيّ فَاِنّ لي بِكَ نسبة
الحُبّlove أَسسهاfounded it أَشَدّthe firmest أَساسfoundation
الحُبّ أَسسها أَشَدّ أَساس
Show me compassion, for I have a bond with you;
Have mercy upon me, for I have a connection to you
love founded it upon the firmest foundation.
Of love, built on the strongest foundation
وَعَلَيكَand upon you بَعدafter اللهGod أَشرفnoblest سَيدmaster
وَعَلَيكَ بَعد الله أَشرف سَيد
بكَريمwith noble أَخلاقcharacter وَطيبand goodly غراسplanted stock
بكَريم أَخلاق وَطيب غراس
And on you, after God, I rely, O noblest master,
And after God, you are the noblest master
with noble character and goodly roots.
Of generous morals and good roots
حاشىfar be it يَخيبbe disappointed مؤمّلone who hopes يَرجوكَhopes in you فيin الthe (article continued)
حاشى يَخيب مؤمّل يَرجوكَ في ال
صَباحmorning أَوor يَدعوكَcalls upon you فيin الاِغلاسpredawn darkness
صَباح أَو يَدعوكَ في الاِغلاس
Far be it that a hopeful soul be disappointed, looking to you in the
Far be it that one who hopes in you in the
morning or calling upon you in the darkness before dawn.
Morning or calls you in distress be disappointed
ياO رَبّLord غوثاhelp بِالَّذيby him whom عَوّذتهYou protected him
يا رَبّ غوثا بِالَّذي عَوّذته
منfrom غاسِقdarkness يَسطوassails وَمنand from خناسa retreating whisperer
من غاسِق يَسطو وَمن خناس
O Lord, grant help, by him whom You protected
O Lord, help through the one whom you have protected
from darkness that assails and a retreating whisperer,
From the darkness that assaults and from the sneak
أَزكىthe purest الوَرىhumankind خلقاin character وَأَنداهُمand the most generous of them يَداof hand
أَزكى الوَرى خلقا وَأَنداهُم يَدا
وَأَعَزَّهُمand the most exalted of them شَرَفاin honor بِلاwithout الباسambiguity
وَأَعَزَّهُم شَرَفا بِلا الباس
the purest of humankind in character, the most generous of hand,
The purest in creation, most generous in
and the most exalted in honor, beyond all doubt.
Giving and mightiest in glorious nobility
فَبِهِso through him وَبِالصَديقand through al-Siddiq وَالفاروقand al-Faruq والصand the two sons-in-law (word fragment)
فَبِهِ وَبِالصَديق وَالفاروق والص
هرينcompletion of 'two sons-in-law' وَالسَبطينand the two grandsons وَالعباسand al-Abbas
هرين وَالسَبطين وَالعباس
So through him, al-Siddiq, al-Faruq, and the two sons-in-law,
So by him, the truthful, the differentiating and the two
and the two grandsons and al-Abbas,
Moons and two grandsons and al-‘Abbas
وَأَخيهand his brother حمزةHamza ثُمthen كُلall الصحبthe Companions وَالand the (article continued)
وَأَخيه حمزة ثُم كُل الصحب وَال
آلhousehold الكِرامthe noble السادةthe masters الاكياسthe discerning
آل الكِرام السادة الاكياس
and his brother Hamza, then all the Companions and the
And his brother Hamza, then all the companions and
noble household, the discerning masters,
The honourable family, the masters of bounty
أَدعوكَI call upon you ياO خَيرbest الاِنامhumankind مُؤمّلاhoping
أَدعوكَ يا خَير الاِنام مُؤمّلا
منكَfrom you الرِضاfavor وَاِلّاand if not منwho? بَعدafter الياسdespair
منكَ الرِضا وَاِلّا من بَعد الياس
I call upon you, O best of humankind, hoping
I call you, best of creation, hoping
for your favor—if not, who is there after despair?
For your approval, else after despair
وَرَجايَand my hope أَنكthat you لاnot تَخيبyou disappoint قاصِداًa seeker
وَرَجايَ أَنك لا تَخيب قاصِداً
وَتَجيرand you shelter كُلّevery مُؤَمّلone who hopes وَتُواسىand you console
وَتَجير كُلّ مُؤَمّل وَتُواسى
And my hope is that you will not disappoint a seeker,
And my hope that you do not disappoint one who purposefully
and that you shelter every hopeful soul and offer solace.
Seeks and bring aid to each hoper and console
صَلّىmay bless عَلَيكَupon you اللَهGod رَبّLord العَرشِthe Throne ماas long as
صَلّى عَلَيكَ اللَه رَبّ العَرشِ ما
ضَرَبتَyou multiplied لكfor you الاخماسthe fifths فيby الاِسداسthe sixths
ضَرَبتَ لك الاخماس في الاِسداس
May God, Lord of the Throne, bless you as long as
May God bless you, Lord of the Throne, for as long
you multiply fifths by sixths for yourself.
As the fifth and the sixties alternate