فيكin you للمكرماتof noble virtues سرa secret خفيhidden
فيك للمكرمات سر خفي
كامِنٌconcealed وهوand it is فيamong البريَّةhumankind جهرmanifest
كامِنٌ وهو في البريَّة جهر
In you lies a hidden secret of noble virtues,
In you there is a secret charm
Concealed, yet manifest among humankind.
Hidden yet manifest in the wilderness
أنتyou ليثٌa lion وأنتand you بحرa sea وغَيْثٌand rain
أنت ليثٌ وأنت بحر وغَيْثٌ
وسحابٌand a cloud جَزْلٌbountiful وشمسٌand a sun وبدرُand a full moon
وسحابٌ جَزْلٌ وشمسٌ وبدرُ
You are a lion, and you are a sea and rain,
You are a lion, an ocean, a life-giver
And a bountiful cloud, a sun, and a full moon.
Abundant rain, sun, full moon
كيفhow سمّواthey named فيon الأرضthe earth بحراًa sea وقطراand rain
كيف سمّوا في الأرض بحراً وقطرا
وندىand dew (generosity) راحتيكyour two palms بحرa sea وقَطْرand rain
وندى راحتيك بحر وقَطْر
How could they call anything on earth a sea or rain,
Why name a sea or rain upon the earth
When the dew of your two palms is sea and rain?
When your benevolence is sea and rain
ياO إماماًan imam لولاهwere it not for him ماnot ستُمطِرwould be asked to rain الجوbounty (word continues next line)
يا إماماً لولاه ما ستُمطِر الجو
دُcompletion of the word meaning bounty ولاnor كانwould have been للبريّةfor humankind فخرglory
دُ ولا كان للبريّة فخر
O Imam, without whom bounty would not be asked to rain,
O Imam without whom the sky would not rain
Nor would humankind have any glory.
Nor would the wilderness have pride
إننيindeed I فيكabout you قائلٌsaying قولَa statement حقٍّtruth
إنني فيك قائلٌ قولَ حقٍّ
ساعةٌan hour منof فراقseparation from وجهكyour face شهرُa month
ساعةٌ من فراق وجهك شهرُ
Indeed, I speak a word of truth about you:
Truly I say of you words of truth
An hour of separation from your face is a month.
An hour without your face seems an age
لعنةthe curse اللهGod والعبادِand the servants علىupon مَنْwhoever
لعنة الله والعبادِ على مَنْ
ليسdoes not يهواكlove you منهof his قلبٌa heart وصدرand a breast
ليس يهواك منه قلبٌ وصدر
May the curse of God and His servants be upon anyone
Cursed by God and His servants is he
Whose heart and breast do not love you.
Whose heart and breast do not love you