هذه سلمى لها الأمر العجابْ

هذه سلمى لها الأمر العجابْ

تتجلى رفعت عنها الحجابْ

تتجلى رفعت عنها الحجابْ

This is Salma—hers is the wondrous affair!

This is Salma; hers is the wondrous affair.

She reveals herself, having lifted away the veil;

She reveals herself, having lifted the veil from herself.

ثم الكون غاب

ثم الكون غاب

فتهنى يا فؤادي بالتي

فتهنى يا فؤادي بالتي

then the whole cosmos disappears.

Then the universe vanished.

So rejoice, my heart, in her whose

So take delight, O my heart, in her

حسنها الفتان قد راق وطاب

حسنها الفتان قد راق وطاب

هذا فتح باب

هذا فتح باب

bewitching beauty has charmed and delighted.

Whose bewitching beauty is indeed pleasing and delightful.

This is the opening of a gate:

This is the opening of a door.

في نواحي الشعب من ذاك الحمى

في نواحي الشعب من ذاك الحمى

بدر تم ما عليه من سحاب

بدر تم ما عليه من سحاب

in the reaches of the mountain pass, from that sacred preserve,

In the reaches of the ravine within that sanctuary,

a full moon, complete, with not a cloud upon it,

A perfect full moon, with no cloud above it,

يبدو للصحاب

يبدو للصحاب

كلما أسفر عن وجه له

كلما أسفر عن وجه له

appears to the companions.

Appears to the companions.

Whenever he unveils a face of his,

Whenever it unveils its face,

ذهبت أبصارنا والقلب ذاب

ذهبت أبصارنا والقلب ذاب

في الحسن المهاب

في الحسن المهاب

our sight is lost and the heart melts

Our sight vanishes, and the heart melts

in that awe-inspiring beauty.

In awe-inspiring beauty.

وعلى الهادي صلاتي والسلام

وعلى الهادي صلاتي والسلام

ما هدى عبد الغني نور الخطاب

ما هدى عبد الغني نور الخطاب

And upon the Guide be my blessings and peace,

And upon the Guide be my blessings and peace,

so long as the light of the Address guides ʿAbd al-Ghani

So long as the light of speech guides ʿAbd al-Ghanī

للداعي المجاب

للداعي المجاب

to the Caller whose call is answered.

To the caller whose call is answered.