أَلاListen! أَيُّهاO you الرَكبُthe riders المُخِبّونَriding at a swift trot أَبلِغواconvey
أَلا أَيُّها الرَكبُ المُخِبّونَ أَبلِغوا
سَلامِيَmy greeting سُكانَthe inhabitants البِلادِthe lands فَأَسمِعواso make it heard
سَلامِيَ سُكانَ البِلادِ فَأَسمِعوا
Listen, O swift-trotting riders: convey
O caravan who have been grieved, convey
My greeting to the inhabitants of the lands, and make it heard.
My greetings to the people of the lands, make them hear,
وَقولواand say أَتاكُمhas come to you أَشبَهُthe most similar الناسِof all people سنَّةًin conduct
وَقولوا أَتاكُم أَشبَهُ الناسِ سنَّةً
بِوالِدِهِto his father فَاِستَبشِرواso rejoice وَتَوَقَّعواand wait expectantly
بِوالِدِهِ فَاِستَبشِروا وَتَوَقَّعوا
And say: there has come to you the man whose conduct most resembles
And say the one most similar of people in tradition
His father's; so rejoice and wait expectantly.
To his father has come, so rejoice and expect,
ضَمِنتُI have pledged لَكto you إِنif لَمnot تُصابواyou are stricken بِمهجَتيby the loss of my lifeblood
ضَمِنتُ لَك إِن لَم تُصابوا بِمهجَتي
بِأَنَّthat سَماءَthe sky of الضُرِّhardship عَنكُمfrom you سَتُقلِعُwill clear
بِأَنَّ سَماءَ الضُرِّ عَنكُم سَتُقلِعُ
I pledge to you—if you do not suffer the loss of my lifeblood—
I guarantee you, if you are not hurt by my passions,
That the sky of hardship will clear away from you.
That the sky of hardship over you will depart,
سَيوشِكُwill soon occur إِلحاقٌan addition بِكُمto you وَزِيادَةٌand an increase
سَيوشِكُ إِلحاقٌ بِكُم وَزِيادَةٌ
وَأَعطِيَةٌand gifts تَأتيcome تِباعاًin succession فَتُشفَعُthen are doubled
وَأَعطِيَةٌ تَأتي تِباعاً فَتُشفَعُ
Soon there will be an addition for you and an increase,
Relief for you will soon come and increase
And gifts that come in succession, then are doubled.
And gifts will come in succession and double,
مُحَرَّمَكُمyour month of Muharram ديوانُكُمyour pay register وَعَطاؤُكُمand your stipend
مُحَرَّمَكُم ديوانُكُم وَعَطاؤُكُم
بِهِin it يَكتُبُwrite الكُتّابُthe scribes وَالكُتبُand the documents تُطبِعُare sealed
بِهِ يَكتُبُ الكُتّابُ وَالكُتبُ تُطبِعُ
In your Muharram, your pay register and your stipend—
Your forbidden wealth and your gifts
The scribes will record them then, and the documents will be sealed.
With it the writers will write and the books will be printed.