توسّد بمهد الأمن قد مرّت النوى

توسّد بمهد الأمن قد مرّت النوى

وزال لغوبُ السير من مشهد الثوى

وزال لغوبُ السير من مشهد الثوى

Rest your head in the cradle of safety: separation has passed.

Rest upon the cradle of safety, for the time of separation has passed,

Travel's weariness has vanished at the sight of the abode.

And the exhaustion of the journey has vanished from the place of rest.

وعرّ جياداً حاد بالنفس كرّها

وعرّ جياداً حاد بالنفس كرّها

وقد أشرفت ممّا عراها على التوى

وقد أشرفت ممّا عراها على التوى

Unsaddle steeds whose galloping drove their very souls onward,

Unbridle the steeds whose repeated charges taxed their spirits,

and which nearly perished from all that befell them.

For they were on the brink of perishing from what afflicted them.

ألا كم جرت طلقا بنا تحت غيهبٍ

ألا كم جرت طلقا بنا تحت غيهبٍ

وخاضت بحار الآلِ من شدّة الجوى

وخاضت بحار الآلِ من شدّة الجوى

Ah, how often they galloped with us beneath deep darkness,

Oh, how often they galloped freely with us beneath the darkness,

and waded seas of mirage out of burning thirst.

Wading through seas of mirages from the intensity of burning thirst.

وكم من مفازاتٍ يضلُّ بها القطا

وكم من مفازاتٍ يضلُّ بها القطا

قطعت بها والذئب من هولها عوى

قطعت بها والذئب من هولها عوى

How many desert wastes, where sandgrouse lose their way,

How many barren deserts where even the sandgrouse loses its way,

I crossed upon them, while the wolf howled at their terror.

Have I traversed, while the wolf howled from their terror.

وقد أصبحت مثل القسيّ ضوامراً

وقد أصبحت مثل القسيّ ضوامراً

وتلك سهام للعدى وقعُها شوى

وتلك سهام للعدى وقعُها شوى

They had grown gaunt, like bows;

The mounts have become lean like curved bows,

those were arrows against the foe, their impact searing.

Yet they are arrows against the enemy, searing in their impact.

إلى أن بدت نيران أعلامنا لها

إلى أن بدت نيران أعلامنا لها

وفي ضوء نيران الكرام لها صوى

وفي ضوء نيران الكرام لها صوى

Until the fires on our landmarks appeared to them,

Until the fires of our banners appeared to them,

and in the generous men's firelight lay waymarks for them.

And in the light of the fires of the noble, there are guideposts.

ولا سيما أهل السيادة مثلنا

ولا سيما أهل السيادة مثلنا

بنو الشرف المحض المصون عن الهوى

بنو الشرف المحض المصون عن الهوى

Especially people of lordship such as we,

Especially for people of sovereignty like us,

sons of pure honor, protected from desire.

Sons of pure honor, guarded against caprice.

فقالت أيا ابن الراشدي لك الهنا

فقالت أيا ابن الراشدي لك الهنا

كفى فاترك التسيار وأحمد وجى النوى

كفى فاترك التسيار وأحمد وجى النوى

They said: O son of al-Rashidi, joy be yours!

So she said, "O son of Al-Rashidi, congratulations to you;

Enough—leave off wandering, and praise the soreness of distant travel.

It is enough; leave traveling and praise the end of the journey's pain."

ألا يابن خلّادٍ تطاولتَ للعلى

ألا يابن خلّادٍ تطاولتَ للعلى

وبايَنت مأواك الكريمَ وما حوى

وبايَنت مأواك الكريمَ وما حوى

Ah, son of Khallad, you aspired to the heights,

"O son of Khallad, you have reached for the heights,

and left your noble dwelling and all it contained.

And departed from your noble sanctuary and all it contained."

فمن أجل ذل قد شدّ في ربعنا لها

فمن أجل ذل قد شدّ في ربعنا لها

عقالٌ ونادينا لك العزّ قد ثوى

عقالٌ ونادينا لك العزّ قد ثوى

So, because of abasement, there was fastened in our quarter for them

Therefore, within our quarters, a tether was secured for them,

a tether; and we cried: Honor has settled here for you,

A hobble, and we proclaimed to you, "Glory has settled here."

وحلّ بكهفٍ لا يرام جنابه

وحلّ بكهفٍ لا يرام جنابه

فمن حلّ فيه مثل من حل في طوى

فمن حلّ فيه مثل من حل في طوى

and dwells in a cavern whose precinct none can assail.

He has settled in a cave whose sanctuary is impregnable;

Whoever dwells there is like one who dwells in Tuwa.

Whoever dwells within it is like one who dwelt in the holy valley of Tuwa.

فإنّا أكاليل الهداية والعلى

فإنّا أكاليل الهداية والعلى

ومن نشر علياها ذوي المجد قد طوى

ومن نشر علياها ذوي المجد قد طوى

For we are crowns of guidance and exaltation;

For we are the crowns of guidance and eminence,

whoever unfurls their eminence eclipses men of glory.

Whose lofty spread has eclipsed other men of glory.

فنحن لنا دين ودنيا تجمّعا

فنحن لنا دين ودنيا تجمّعا

ولا فخر إلا ما لنا يرفع اللوا

ولا فخر إلا ما لنا يرفع اللوا

For us, faith and worldly life have come together,

For us, both religion and worldly power have combined,

and no glory but ours raises the banner.

And there is no pride except that which raises our banner.

مناقب مختاريّة قادريّة

مناقب مختاريّة قادريّة

تسامت وعباسيّة مجدها احتوى

تسامت وعباسيّة مجدها احتوى

Mukhtarian and Qadiri virtues

Virtues of the Mukhtar, of the Qadiri order,

have soared; their glory embraces Abbasid virtues too.

Have risen high, and of Abbasid lineage whose glory encompasses all.

فإن شئت علماً تلقني خير عالمٍ

فإن شئت علماً تلقني خير عالمٍ

وفي الروع أخباري غدت توهن القوى

وفي الروع أخباري غدت توهن القوى

If you desire learning, you will find me the finest scholar;

If you desire knowledge, you will find me the finest scholar,

in battle's terror, reports of my deeds sap strength.

While in war, tales of me serve to weaken the enemy's strength.

لنا سفنٌ بحر الحديث بها جرى

لنا سفنٌ بحر الحديث بها جرى

وخاضت فطاب الورد ممن بها ارتوى

وخاضت فطاب الورد ممن بها ارتوى

We have ships through which the sea of hadith flowed;

We possess ships within which the sea of Hadith flows;

they sailed it, and sweet was the draught of those who drank their fill through them.

They sailed deep, and sweet was the water for those who drank their fill.

وإن رمت فقه الأصبحيّ فعج على

وإن رمت فقه الأصبحيّ فعج على

مجالسنا تشهد لواء العنا دوا

مجالسنا تشهد لواء العنا دوا

If you seek the jurisprudence of al-Asbahi, turn toward

If you seek the jurisprudence of Al-Asbahi, then turn to

our gatherings: you will see a cure for toil's banner.

Our councils, to witness the cure for the banner of hardship.

وإن شئت نحواً فانحنا تلق ما له

وإن شئت نحواً فانحنا تلق ما له

غدا يذعن البصريّ زهداً روى

غدا يذعن البصريّ زهداً روى

If you desire grammar, turn to us; you will find that to which

And if you desire grammar, turn toward us to find that to which

the Basran has come to yield, recounting it with ascetic restraint.

The Basran master would submit, narrating humbly.

ونحن سقينا البيضَ في كل معركٍ

ونحن سقينا البيضَ في كل معركٍ

دماء العدا والسمر أسعرت الجوى

دماء العدا والسمر أسعرت الجوى

We made bright swords drink in every battle

We have watered the white blades in every battle

the blood of foes, while tawny spears kindled anguish.

With the blood of enemies, while brown spears kindled the fire.

ألم ترَ في خنق النطاح نطاحنا

ألم ترَ في خنق النطاح نطاحنا

غداة التقينا كم شجاعٍ لهم لوى

غداة التقينا كم شجاعٍ لهم لوى

Did you not see our clash at Khunq al-Nitah,

Did you not see our thrusting in the thick of the clash,

the morning we met—how many of their brave men it laid low?

On the morning we met? How many of their brave men turned away!

وكم هامةٍ ذاك النهار قددتها

وكم هامةٍ ذاك النهار قددتها

بحدّ حسامي والقنا طعنه شوى

بحدّ حسامي والقنا طعنه شوى

How many a head I split that day

How many skulls I split asunder that day,

with my sword's edge; the spears' thrusts seared.

With the edge of my blade, while the spear's thrust seared.

وأشقر تحتي كلمته رماحهم

وأشقر تحتي كلمته رماحهم

ثمان ولم يشك الجوى بل وما التوى

ثمان ولم يشك الجوى بل وما التوى

A chestnut beneath me was wounded by their spears—

Beneath me, a sorrel steed was wounded by their lances

eight of them—yet he complained of no pain, nor did he even swerve.

Eight times, yet he complained not of pain, nor did he falter.

بيوم قضى نحبا أخي فارتقى إلى

بيوم قضى نحبا أخي فارتقى إلى

جنان له فيها نبيّ الرضا أوى

جنان له فيها نبيّ الرضا أوى

On the day my brother met his death and rose to

On a day my brother met his fate and ascended to

gardens that were his, where the Prophet of divine favor dwells.

Gardens wherein the Prophet of Contentment gave him shelter.

فما ارتد من وقع السهام عنانه

فما ارتد من وقع السهام عنانه

إلى أن أتاه الفوز راغم من غوى

إلى أن أتاه الفوز راغم من غوى

His reins did not turn back beneath the arrows' impact

His reins did not pull back from the falling arrows,

until triumph came to him, defying those who strayed.

Until triumph came to him, despite the misguided foe.

ومن بينهم حمّلته حين قد قضى

ومن بينهم حمّلته حين قد قضى

وكم رميةٍ كالنجم من أفقه هوى

وكم رميةٍ كالنجم من أفقه هوى

From their midst I carried him when he had died,

From their midst I carried him when he had passed,

while many a shot fell like a star from its horizon.

While many a shot fell like a star from its horizon.

ويوم قضى تحتي جوادٌ برميةٍ

ويوم قضى تحتي جوادٌ برميةٍ

وبي أحدقوا لولا أولو البأس والقوى

وبي أحدقوا لولا أولو البأس والقوى

And on a day a steed beneath me died from a shot,

And the day a steed died beneath me from a shot,

they would have hemmed me in, but for men of valor and strength.

And they surrounded me—were it not for men of might and power.

وأسيافنا قد جرّدت من جفونها

وأسيافنا قد جرّدت من جفونها

وردت إليها بعد ورد وقد روى

وردت إليها بعد ورد وقد روى

Our swords had been drawn from their sheaths,

Our swords were drawn bare from their scabbards,

and returned to them after a draught, their thirst quenched.

And returned only after drinking their fill.

ولما بدا قرني بيمناه حربة

ولما بدا قرني بيمناه حربة

وكفّي بها نارٌ بها الكبش قد شوى

وكفّي بها نارٌ بها الكبش قد شوى

When my opponent appeared with a spear in his right hand,

When my challenger appeared, a lance in his right hand,

while in my palm was fire, with which the ram was roasted,

While my hand held a fire that seared the chieftain.

فأيقن أني قابض الروح فانكفا

فأيقن أني قابض الروح فانكفا

بولي فوافاه حسامي مذ هوى

بولي فوافاه حسامي مذ هوى

he knew I would seize his soul, so he recoiled,

He realized I was the seizer of souls and turned away,

turning to flee; my sword reached him as he fell.

In retreat, but my sword met him as he fell.

شددتُ عليه شدّةً هاشمية

شددتُ عليه شدّةً هاشمية

وقد وردوا ورد المنايا على الغوى

وقد وردوا ورد المنايا على الغوى

I charged him with a Hashimite charge,

I charged upon him with a Hashemite assault;

as they came to drink death's draught in their error.

They had come to the watering place of death in their error.

نزلت ببرج العين نزلة ضيغم

نزلت ببرج العين نزلة ضيغم

فزادوا بها حزناً وعمّهم الجوى

فزادوا بها حزناً وعمّهم الجوى

I descended on Burj al-Ayn as a lion descends,

I descended at Burj al-Ain like a lion,

and their grief increased, and anguish overwhelmed them.

So they increased in sorrow there, and grief overwhelmed them.

وما زلت أرميهم بكل مهنّد

وما زلت أرميهم بكل مهنّد

وكلّ جوادٍ همّه الكرّ لا الشوى

وكلّ جوادٍ همّه الكرّ لا الشوى

I kept assailing them with every Indian-forged blade

I ceased not to strike them with every Indian blade,

and every steed intent on charging, not on flesh wounds.

And every steed intent on the charge, not on trifles.

وذا دأبنا فيه حياة لديننا

وذا دأبنا فيه حياة لديننا

وروح جهادٍ بعد ما غصنه فوى

وروح جهادٍ بعد ما غصنه فوى

Such is our wont; in it lies life for our faith,

This is our custom, in which lies the life of our faith,

and the spirit of holy struggle, after its branch had withered.

And the spirit of Jihad, after its branch had withered.

جزى اللَه عنا كلّ شهمٍ غدت به

جزى اللَه عنا كلّ شهمٍ غدت به

غريس لها فضلٌ أتانا وما انزوى

غريس لها فضلٌ أتانا وما انزوى

May God reward on our behalf every noble man through whom

May God reward on our behalf every gallant man through whom

Ghris gained distinction: he came to us and did not withdraw.

Virtue was planted, coming to us without retreat.

فكم أضرموا نار الوغى بالظبا معي

فكم أضرموا نار الوغى بالظبا معي

وصالوا وجالوا والقلوب لها اشتوا

وصالوا وجالوا والقلوب لها اشتوا

How often they kindled war's fire beside me with their blades,

How often they kindled the fire of battle with swords alongside me,

charged and wheeled, while hearts roasted in its heat.

Charging and wheeling while hearts burned within.

وإنّا بنو الحرب العوان لنا بها

وإنّا بنو الحرب العوان لنا بها

سرورٌ إذا قامت وشانئنا عوى

سرورٌ إذا قامت وشانئنا عوى

We are sons of oft-renewed war; in it we find

We are the sons of fierce war; in it we find

joy when it rises, while our hater howls.

Joy when it arises and our hater howls.

لذاك عروس الملك كانت خطيبتي

لذاك عروس الملك كانت خطيبتي

كفجأة موسى بالنبوّة في طوى

كفجأة موسى بالنبوّة في طوى

That is why the bride of sovereignty became my betrothed,

For that reason, the bride of sovereignty was my betrothed,

as prophethood came suddenly to Moses in Tuwa.

Like Moses' surprise with prophethood in the valley of Tuwa.

وقد علمتني خيرَ كف لوصلها

وقد علمتني خيرَ كف لوصلها

وكم رُدَّ عنها خاطبٌ بالهوى هوى

وكم رُدَّ عنها خاطبٌ بالهوى هوى

She knew mine to be the best hand for union with her,

She knew mine to be the best hand for her union,

while many a suitor, repulsed from her, fell through desire.

While many a suitor was turned away, falling by his own caprice.

فواصلتها بكراً لديّ تبرّجت

فواصلتها بكراً لديّ تبرّجت

ولي أذعنت والمعتدي بالنوى ثوى

ولي أذعنت والمعتدي بالنوى ثوى

So I joined her, a virgin; before me she displayed her charms,

I wed her as a virgin who adorned herself for me,

and yielded to me, while the aggressor dwelt far away.

She submitted to me, while the aggressor perished in exile.

وقد سرت فيهم سيرة عمريّة

وقد سرت فيهم سيرة عمريّة

وأسقيت ظاميها الهداية فارتوى

وأسقيت ظاميها الهداية فارتوى

I followed among them the conduct of Umar,

I have walked among them with the justice of Omar,

and gave her thirsty one guidance to drink, till he was sated.

And watered the thirsty with guidance until they were satisfied.

وإني لأرجو أن أكون أنا الذي

وإني لأرجو أن أكون أنا الذي

ينير الدياجي بالسنا بعد ما لوى

ينير الدياجي بالسنا بعد ما لوى

I truly hope that I may be the one

And I hope to be the one who

who lights dark nights with radiance after it has waned,

Illuminates the darkness with light after it has closed in.

بجاهِ ختامٍ المرسلين محمّدٍ

بجاهِ ختامٍ المرسلين محمّدٍ

أجلّ نبيّ كلّ مكرمةٍ حوى

أجلّ نبيّ كلّ مكرمةٍ حوى

by the standing of Muhammad, seal of the messengers,

By the rank of the Seal of Messengers, Muhammad,

the noblest prophet, who embraced every excellence.

The greatest Prophet, who encompassed every virtue.

عليه صلاة اللَه ثم سلامه

عليه صلاة اللَه ثم سلامه

وآلٍ وصحبٍ ما سرى الركب للّوى

وآلٍ وصحبٍ ما سرى الركب للّوى

Upon him be God's blessing, then His peace,

Upon him be the blessings of God and His peace,

and upon his family and companions, as long as caravans journey by night to al-Liwa,

And upon his family and companions, as long as caravans travel the dunes.

وما قال بعد السير والجدّ منشدٌ

وما قال بعد السير والجدّ منشدٌ

توسّد بمهد الأمن قد مرّت النوى

توسّد بمهد الأمن قد مرّت النوى

and as long as a chanter says, after travel and toil:

And as long as a singer chants after the journey and the toil:

Rest your head in the cradle of safety: separation has passed.

"Rest upon the cradle of safety, for the time of separation has passed."