قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَبِالْبَالِ بَلْبَالُ

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَبِالْبَالِ بَلْبَالُ

وَفيِ كَبِدِي مِنْ مَارِجِ الْحُزْنِ شَعَّالُ

وَفيِ كَبِدِي مِنْ مَارِجِ الْحُزْنِ شَعَّالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza, with turmoil in my mind.

I went to visit Abu Yazaa while in deep sorrow,

I sought Abu Ya'za while my mind was in turmoil,

And in my liver was a blaze of sorrow's swirling flame.

And in my liver there burned bright the fires of grief,

and deep within my core, the fires of sorrow blazed.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَفِكْرِي مُدَلَّهٌ

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَفِكْرِي مُدَلَّهٌ

وَقَدْ هَاجَ بَحْرُ الْهَمِّ إِذْ هَبَّ أَهْوَالُ

وَقَدْ هَاجَ بَحْرُ الْهَمِّ إِذْ هَبَّ أَهْوَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza, my mind distraught.

I went to Abu Yazaa while my thoughts were confused,

I sought Abu Ya'za while my thoughts were bewildered,

And the sea of care had surged as terrors blew.

When the sea of worries raged and terrors arose,

and the sea of worries raged as terrors blew in.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَرَوْضِي مُجْدِبٌ

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَرَوْضِي مُجْدِبٌ

وَمُزْنُ نَدَاهُ بِالْمَوَاهِبِ هَطَّالُ

وَمُزْنُ نَدَاهُ بِالْمَوَاهِبِ هَطَّالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza, my garden barren.

I went to Abu Yazaa while my meadow was barren,

I sought Abu Ya'za while my garden lay barren,

And the rainclouds of his bounty pour down gifts.

And the rain clouds withheld their gifts and were miserly,

while the rain-clouds of his generosity poured heavily with gifts.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى لِأَنْ خَابَ مَقْصَدِي

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى لِأَنْ خَابَ مَقْصَدِي

لِيَقْصِدَ إِسْعَادٌ إِلَيَّ وَإِقْبَالُ

لِيَقْصِدَ إِسْعَادٌ إِلَيَّ وَإِقْبَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza because my quest had failed,

I went to Abu Yazaa because my goal had failed,

I sought Abu Ya'za because my own endeavors failed,

So that succor and good fortune might make their way to me.

So that joy would turn to me again and smile,

so that good fortune and favor might seek me out instead.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ مَسَّنْي

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ مَسَّنْي

سُمُومٌ مِنَ الإِقْوَاءِ فَانْخَفَضَ الْحَالُ

سُمُومٌ مِنَ الإِقْوَاءِ فَانْخَفَضَ الْحَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza at a time when I was stricken

I went to Abu Yazaa when poison from enemies had struck me

I sought Abu Ya'za at a time when I was struck

By the poisons of destitution, and my fortunes sank.

And so my state declined as my strength faded away,

by the scorching winds of destitution, bringing me low.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ سَمَّنِي

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ سَمَّنِي

سِمَامُ الْهَوَى وَقِيلَ إِنِّيَ بَطَّالُ

سِمَامُ الْهَوَى وَقِيلَ إِنِّيَ بَطَّالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza at a time when I was poisoned

I went to Abu Yazaa when the poison of passion stung me

I sought Abu Ya'za at a time when I was poisoned

By passion's venoms, and it was said that I was an idler.

And they said that I was jobless having lost my way,

by the venom of base desires, and deemed a worthless man.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ شَفَّنِي

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ شَفَّنِي

وَقَرْطَسَ جِسْمِي بِالنَّوَائِبِ نَبَّالُ

وَقَرْطَسَ جِسْمِي بِالنَّوَائِبِ نَبَّالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza when I was worn thin,

I went to Abu Yazaa when disease had worn me down

I sought Abu Ya'za at a time when I wasted away,

And an archer struck my body squarely with calamities.

And the misfortunes had battered my body till it was frail,

and the archer of calamities made a target of my body.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَقَدْ أَرْجَفَ الْعِدَى

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَقَدْ أَرْجَفَ الْعِدَى

بِأَنِّيَ فِي بِيدِ الْخَسَارَةِ جَوَّالُ

بِأَنِّيَ فِي بِيدِ الْخَسَارَةِ جَوَّالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza when enemies had spread alarming rumors

I went to Abu Yazaa when hostility had shaken me,

I sought Abu Ya'za while enemies spread rumors

That I roamed the wastes of loss.

For I was always losing everything I held dear,

that I was but a wanderer lost in the deserts of ruin.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ بَانَ لِي

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى عَلَى حِينَ بَانَ لِي

عُيُوبِي وَأنْ لِي فِي الْقَبَائِحِ إِيغَالُ

عُيُوبِي وَأنْ لِي فِي الْقَبَائِحِ إِيغَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza when there became clear to me

I went to Abu Yazaa when my faults became clear to me

I sought Abu Ya'za at a time when my flaws became stark to me,

My faults, and that I had plunged deep into vile deeds.

And I had plunged deep into the ugliest shame,

and I saw how deeply I had plunged into shameful deeds.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَقَدْ شَهِدَتْ عَلَى

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَقَدْ شَهِدَتْ عَلَى

قَبَائِحِ آثَامِي ضُرُوبٌ وَأَشْكَالُ

قَبَائِحِ آثَامِي ضُرُوبٌ وَأَشْكَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza, when witness had been borne to

I went to Abu Yazaa when my sins testified against me

I sought Abu Ya'za while the ugliness of my sins

The ugliness of my sins by various kinds and forms.

In various forms and images of disgrace,

bore witness against me in countless kinds and forms.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا عَضَّ قَاصِداً

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا عَضَّ قَاصِداً

ضَرِيحَ أَبِي يَعْزَى مِنَ الدَّهْرِ أَصْلاَلُ

ضَرِيحَ أَبِي يَعْزَى مِنَ الدَّهْرِ أَصْلاَلُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza; never has anyone been bitten while seeking

I went to Abu Yazaa though no one who visited

I sought Abu Ya'za, for the vipers of fate have never bitten

Abu Yaʿza's tomb, by the vipers of time.

The tomb of Abu Yazaa was turned back by fate,

anyone who seeks refuge at the tomb of Abu Ya'za.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا صَدَّ قَاصِداُ

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا صَدَّ قَاصِداُ

ضَرِيحَ أَبِي يَعْزَى عَنِ اللهِ أَشْغَالُ

ضَرِيحَ أَبِي يَعْزَى عَنِ اللهِ أَشْغَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza; never has anyone been diverted while seeking

I went to Abu Yazaa though none was barred from

I sought Abu Ya'za, for no worldly distractions have ever deterred

Abu Yaʿza's tomb, from God by distractions.

The tomb of Abu Yazaa by worldly affairs,

one who seeks the tomb of Abu Ya'za from the path of God.

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا خَابَ قَاصِدٌ

قَصَدْتُ أَبَا يَعْزَى وَمَا خَابَ قَاصِدٌ

دِيَارَ أَبِي يَعْزَى وَبِالْبَالِ بَلْبَالُ

دِيَارَ أَبِي يَعْزَى وَبِالْبَالِ بَلْبَالُ

I sought Abu Yaʿza; no one has failed in seeking

I went to Abu Yazaa though no seeker was disappointed

I sought Abu Ya'za, for no seeker has ever been disappointed

Abu Yaʿza's dwellings, with turmoil in mind.

At the abode of Abu Yazaa while in deep despair,

visiting the lands of Abu Ya'za, even with a mind full of turmoil.

قَصَدْتُ الذِي يَرْوِي نَمِيرِ أُذِيّهِ

قَصَدْتُ الذِي يَرْوِي نَمِيرِ أُذِيّهِ

وَحَرُّ الْجَوَى بَيْنَ الْجَوَانِحِ فَعَّالُ

وَحَرُّ الْجَوَى بَيْنَ الْجَوَانِحِ فَعَّالُ

I sought him whose waves' pure water quenches thirst,

I went to the one who quenches the thirst of the distressed,

I sought the one whose sweet, surging waters quench the soul,

While the heat of heartache rages between the ribs.

The burning hot wind between the ribs is made cool by him,

while the burning heat of grief is active within my ribs.

قَصَدْتُ الذِي يَشْفِي مِنَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرُهُ

قَصَدْتُ الذِي يَشْفِي مِنَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرُهُ

وَفِي قَبْرِهِ بَحْرُ الْمَوَاهِبِ سَيَّالُ

وَفِي قَبْرِهِ بَحْرُ الْمَوَاهِبِ سَيَّالُ

I sought him whose ease brings healing from hardship,

I went to the one whose ease dispels all hardship

I sought the one whose ease provides a cure for hardship,

And in his tomb the sea of gifts flows freely.

And in whose tomb is a sea of gifts ever flowing,

and within whose tomb flows an ocean of gifts.

وَنُورُ الْمُنَى فِي رَوْضِ جُودِهِ يَانِعٌ

وَنُورُ الْمُنَى فِي رَوْضِ جُودِهِ يَانِعٌ

وَآسُ الْغِنَى آسٍ لِمَنْ هُوَ سَأَّالُ

وَآسُ الْغِنَى آسٍ لِمَنْ هُوَ سَأَّالُ

And the blossom of hopes ripens in the garden of his bounty,

The light of bliss flourishes in the meadow of his kindness,

The light of hopes blossoms in the garden of his generosity,

And the myrtle of plenty heals whoever asks.

And the branch of wealth is a staff for one who asks,

and the myrtle of his wealth heals anyone who comes to ask.

قَصَدْتُ امْرَءاً جَمّاً نَوَالٌ أَعَدَّهُ

قَصَدْتُ امْرَءاً جَمّاً نَوَالٌ أَعَدَّهُ

لِمَنْ أَمَّهُ مِمَّنْ أَشَابَتْهُ أَوْجَالُ

لِمَنْ أَمَّهُ مِمَّنْ أَشَابَتْهُ أَوْجَالُ

I sought a man who had made ready abundant bounty

I went to a generous man whom providence has prepared

I sought a man whose abundant generosity is prepared

For whoever sought him, whose fears had turned him gray.

To favor whoever seeks him in times of distress,

for whoever seeks him out, among those whose hair has turned gray from fear.

قَصَدْتُ دِيَاراً لِلْعَزِيزِ بِذِلَّةٍ

قَصَدْتُ دِيَاراً لِلْعَزِيزِ بِذِلَّةٍ

وَجِئْتُ إِلَى مِصْرَ السَّمَاحَةِ أَكْتَالُ

وَجِئْتُ إِلَى مِصْرَ السَّمَاحَةِ أَكْتَالُ

I sought the mighty one's dwellings in humility,

I went to the abode of the noble in my poverty

In utter humility, I sought the lands of the revered one,

And came to the city of generosity to take my measure.

And came to the Egypt of generosity completely destitute,

coming to this Egypt of grace, measuring out my grain.

بِبَابِ أَبِي يَعْزَى مَحَطُّ رِحَالِنَا

بِبَابِ أَبِي يَعْزَى مَحَطُّ رِحَالِنَا

وَبَابُ أََبِي يَعْزَى تُوَافِيهِ أُمَّالُ

وَبَابُ أََبِي يَعْزَى تُوَافِيهِ أُمَّالُ

At Abu Yaʿza's door our saddlebags are set down,

At Abu Yazaa's door lies the destination of my travels,

At the door of Abu Ya'za we lay down our saddles,

And hopeful petitioners come to Abu Yaʿza's door.

And to Abu Yazaa's door the hopeful masses come,

and to the door of Abu Ya'za the hopeful always flock.

قَطَعْتُ لِجَرَّاهُ الذُّرَى وَهْيَ شُمَّخٌ

قَطَعْتُ لِجَرَّاهُ الذُّرَى وَهْيَ شُمَّخٌ

وَفِي غَابِهَا الْمُغْتَالِ أُسْدٌ وَأَغْوَالُ

وَفِي غَابِهَا الْمُغْتَالِ أُسْدٌ وَأَغْوَالُ

I crossed the summits for his sake, though they towered high,

I crossed the valleys though they were hazardous,

For his sake, I crossed the towering mountain peaks,

And in their treacherous woods were lions and ghouls.

With lions and beasts lying in ambush between their hills,

through deadly forests filled with lions and ghouls.

وَجُبْتُ لَهُ الْبَيْدَاءَ وَهْيَ عَرِيضَةٌ

وَجُبْتُ لَهُ الْبَيْدَاءَ وَهْيَ عَرِيضَةٌ

بِهَا الْقَلْبُ خَفَّاقٌ كَمَا خَفَقَ الآلُ

بِهَا الْقَلْبُ خَفَّاقٌ كَمَا خَفَقَ الآلُ

And for his sake I traversed the desert, vast as it was,

I crossed the deserts though they were vast,

And I traversed the vast, wide desert for him,

There the heart flutters as the mirage flickers.

My heart pounding there like a startled beast,

my heart trembling within it just as the desert mirage trembles.

إذَا اشْتَدَّ غَيْظُ الْقَيْظِ بَيْنَ أَكَامِهَا

إذَا اشْتَدَّ غَيْظُ الْقَيْظِ بَيْنَ أَكَامِهَا

نُنَادِي أَبَا يَعْزَى فَيَعْرُوهُ إِسْهَالُ

نُنَادِي أَبَا يَعْزَى فَيَعْرُوهُ إِسْهَالُ

When the fury of summer heat grows fierce among its hills,

When the heat of the summer sun rages in their midst,

Whenever the fierce midday heat raged intensely among its hills,

We call upon Abu Yaʿza, and ease comes over it.

We call upon Abu Yazaa and so find relief,

we would call upon Abu Ya'za, and the hardship would ease into relief.

وَصَلْتُ إِلَى أَرْضٍ بِهَا عَرَّسَ السَّنَا

وَصَلْتُ إِلَى أَرْضٍ بِهَا عَرَّسَ السَّنَا

وَفِيهَا لِسِرِّ اللهِ وَخْدٌ وَإِرْقَالُ

وَفِيهَا لِسِرِّ اللهِ وَخْدٌ وَإِرْقَالُ

I reached a land where radiance had made camp,

And I reached a land where the cobras have nested,

I arrived at a land where radiant light has made its camp,

And there God's mystery strides swiftly and gallops.

In it are Allah's secret and clues that guide the lost,

where the divine secret of God strides forward at a majestic pace.

نَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَسْخَى الأَفَاضِلِ عَافِياً

نَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَسْخَى الأَفَاضِلِ عَافِياً

وَإِنِّي عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاحِ لَنَزَّالُ

وَإِنِّي عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاحِ لَنَزَّالُ

I lodged with the most generous of the noble, seeking bounty,

I alighted in the most generous and noblest man's abode,

I settled upon the most generous of noble men, seeking his favor,

And indeed I am a frequent guest of the generous.

Though I am always harsh towards the generous folk,

for I am one who frequently seeks refuge with the people of grace.

وَقُلْتُ بِهِ شِعْراً تَبَاهَى بِمَدْحِهِ

وَقُلْتُ بِهِ شِعْراً تَبَاهَى بِمَدْحِهِ

وَإِنِّي لِأَشْعَارِ الْمَدِيحِ لَقَوَّالُ

وَإِنِّي لِأَشْعَارِ الْمَدِيحِ لَقَوَّالُ

And I composed verse about him that gloried in praising him,

And I composed poetry praising him vainly,

I composed a poem that proudly boasts of his praise,

And I am indeed prolific in voicing poems of praise.

Though I am a habitual liar when composing praise,

for I am a poet accustomed to crafting verses of eulogy.

وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَدْحِي أَبُوحُ بِمَقْصِدِي

وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَدْحِي أَبُوحُ بِمَقْصِدِي

وَأَشْكُو لِمَنْ يَأْسُو الْعَلِيلَ وَلاَ يَالُو

وَأَشْكُو لِمَنْ يَأْسُو الْعَلِيلَ وَلاَ يَالُو

And before my praise I speak openly of my purpose,

Before my praises I confess my purpose,

Yet, before offering my praise, I must reveal my true intent,

And complain to him who heals the ailing and spares no effort.

And complain to one who relieves the sick and spares no effort,

complaining to the one who ceaselessly heals the sick without hesitation.

أَمَوْلاَيَ أخْلاَطُ اهْتِدَائِي تَعَفَّنَتْ

أَمَوْلاَيَ أخْلاَطُ اهْتِدَائِي تَعَفَّنَتْ

وَسَاوَمَنِي لَوْلاَ نَوَالُكَ إِضْلاَلُ

وَسَاوَمَنِي لَوْلاَ نَوَالُكَ إِضْلاَلُ

O my master, the humors of my guidance have putrefied,

My master, the ingredients of my faith have rotted,

O my master! The humors of my spiritual guidance have rotted away,

And, but for your bounty, misguidance would have bargained with me.

And without your grace I would have strayed,

and were it not for your generous gifts, misguidance would have claimed me.

أمَوْلاَي شَرْيَانُ اعْتِدَائِي نَابِضٌ

أمَوْلاَي شَرْيَانُ اعْتِدَائِي نَابِضٌ

أَمَوْلاَيَ نَبْضُ الدِّينِ مِنِّيَ مُغْتَالُ

أَمَوْلاَيَ نَبْضُ الدِّينِ مِنِّيَ مُغْتَالُ

O my master, the artery of my transgression pulses.

My master, the veins of my audacity still pulse,

O my master! The artery of my transgressions continues to pulse,

O my master, the pulse of faith within me has been slain.

While, my master, the pulse of religion within me is stifled,

while the pulse of my faith has been slain within me.

أَهَنْتُ أَكُفَّ الْكَفِّ لَمَّا مُدِدْنَ لِي

أَهَنْتُ أَكُفَّ الْكَفِّ لَمَّا مُدِدْنَ لِي

فَأَعْقَبَنِي مِنْهَا هَوَانٌ وَإِذْلاَلُ

فَأَعْقَبَنِي مِنْهَا هَوَانٌ وَإِذْلاَلُ

I scorned the hands of restraint when they were extended to me,

I was disgraced when hands were extended to me,

I scorned the hands of restraint when they were extended toward me,

So from them came humiliation and abasement upon me.

And so they brought me nothing but disgrace and humiliation,

and as a result, humiliation and degradation have become my lot.

أَمَوْلاَي خِلْطُ الْعُسْرِ طَالَ احْتِبَاسُهُ

أَمَوْلاَي خِلْطُ الْعُسْرِ طَالَ احْتِبَاسُهُ

وَيُسْرُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ لِلْعُسْرِ سَهَّالُ

وَيُسْرُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ لِلْعُسْرِ سَهَّالُ

O my master, the humor of hardship has been retained too long,

My master, the blending of hardship has prolonged its withholding,

O my master! The sickness of hardship has lingered far too long,

And your ease, O my master, is a purgative for hardship.

While your ease, my master, makes hardships smooth,

but your gentle ease, O my master, is the ultimate remedy for distress.

أَمَوْلاَي نَفْثُ الْفِكْرِ سَاءَ قَوَامُهُ

أَمَوْلاَي نَفْثُ الْفِكْرِ سَاءَ قَوَامُهُ

بِبُحْرَانِ هَمِّي وَهْوَ لِلْفِكْرِ قَتَّالُ

بِبُحْرَانِ هَمِّي وَهْوَ لِلْفِكْرِ قَتَّالُ

O my master, thought's sputum has worsened in consistency,

My master, the breath of thought has lost its composure,

O my master! The expression of my thoughts has been gravely impaired,

Through the crisis of my care, which is deadly to thought.

In the seas of my worries which are fatal to thought,

by the fever-crisis of my worries, which proves fatal to the mind.

أَمَوْلاَي أَفْرَاخِي هَوِيتُ ارْتِيَاشَهُمْ

أَمَوْلاَي أَفْرَاخِي هَوِيتُ ارْتِيَاشَهُمْ

بِفَضْلِكَ حَتَّى لاَ تَضِيقَ بِهِمْ حَالُ

بِفَضْلِكَ حَتَّى لاَ تَضِيقَ بِهِمْ حَالُ

O my master, I have longed for my fledglings to gain their feathers,

My master, I fear for my young lest hardship befall them,

O my master! I long to see my little children grow their feathers

Through your favor, so that their circumstances may not grow straitened.

By your grace, so that no situation is too narrow for them,

through your grace, so that they may never be constrained by hardship.

أَمَوْلاَي بَابُ الْمَنْعِ عِنْدَكَ مُغْلَقٌ

أَمَوْلاَي بَابُ الْمَنْعِ عِنْدَكَ مُغْلَقٌ

وَلَيْسَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ بَذْلِكَ أَقْفَالُ

وَلَيْسَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ بَذْلِكَ أَقْفَالُ

O my master, the door of refusal is closed with you,

My master, your door of refusal is shut,

O my master! The door of denial is forever locked beside you,

And there are no locks on the doors of your giving.

While there are no locks upon the doors of your giving,

and there are no locks whatsoever upon the doors of your giving.

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الشَّمْسُ نُورُكَ وَاضِحٌ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الشَّمْسُ نُورُكَ وَاضِحٌ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الْبَحْرُ عَذْبُكَ سَلْسَالُ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الْبَحْرُ عَذْبُكَ سَلْسَالُ

O my master, you are the sun; your light is clear.

My master, you are the sun, your light is clear,

O my master! You are the sun, and your radiant light is clear;

O my master, you are the sea; your sweet water flows smoothly.

My master, you are the sea, your freshness is exhilarating,

O my master! You are the sea, and your fresh waters flow sweet.

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الْبَدْرُ وَالنَّاسُ أَنْجُمٌ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ الْبَدْرُ وَالنَّاسُ أَنْجُمٌ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ التِّبْرُ وَالنَّاسُ صَلْصَالُ

أَمَوْلاَي أَنْتَ التِّبْرُ وَالنَّاسُ صَلْصَالُ

O my master, you are the full moon, and people are stars.

My master, you are the moon while people are but stars,

O my master! You are the full moon, while all other men are but stars;

O my master, you are raw gold, and people are dry clay.

My master, you are pure gold while people are but pebbles,

O my master! You are pure gold, while all other men are but clay.

وَرُشْدُ أَبِي أَسْنَى الذِي قَدْ طَلَبْتَهُ

وَرُشْدُ أَبِي أَسْنَى الذِي قَدْ طَلَبْتَهُ

وَصِحَّتُهُ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا عَشِقَ الْبَالُ

وَصِحَّتُهُ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا عَشِقَ الْبَالُ

And my father's right guidance is the noblest thing I have sought,

May Abu Yazaa regain his reason which you have sought,

And the guidance of my father is the most radiant thing I have sought,

And his health is among the best things my mind has cherished.

And may his health be the best of what life may bring,

and his health is among the dearest desires of my heart.

وَإِغْنَاؤُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ يَؤُودُهُ

وَإِغْنَاؤُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ يَؤُودُهُ

فَقَدْ آدَهُ الإِعْلاَلُ مُذْ فَنِيَ الْمَالُ

فَقَدْ آدَهُ الإِعْلاَلُ مُذْ فَنِيَ الْمَالُ

And relieving him of every matter that weighs him down,

And may his freedom from all that pains him,

I pray for his independence from every matter that burdens him,

For illness has burdened him since his wealth was exhausted.

Now that wealth has vanished and resources are depleted,

for illness has weighed heavily upon him ever since his wealth vanished.

وَتَسْهِيلُ تَحْصِيلِ الْعُلُومِ وَجَمْعِهَا

وَتَسْهِيلُ تَحْصِيلِ الْعُلُومِ وَجَمْعِهَا

فَيُسْعِدُ تَفْصِيلٌ لِذَاكَ وَإِجْمَالُ

فَيُسْعِدُ تَفْصِيلٌ لِذَاكَ وَإِجْمَالُ

And ease in acquiring the sciences and gathering them,

And the facilitation of acquiring knowledge and collecting it,

I pray for the ease of acquiring and gathering knowledge,

For both detailed exposition and summary of that bring happiness.

So that summarizing it and going into detail may bring happiness,

so that both its detailed study and its summary may bring joy.

وَتَيْسِيرُ كَسْبٍ لِلْحَلاَلِ الذِي يَفِي

وَتَيْسِيرُ كَسْبٍ لِلْحَلاَلِ الذِي يَفِي

بِمَا تَقْتَضِي مِنَّا الضَّرُورَةُ وَالْحَالُ

بِمَا تَقْتَضِي مِنَّا الضَّرُورَةُ وَالْحَالُ

And ease in lawful earning that suffices

And the ease of earning permitted sustenance that will be enough

And I pray for the ease of earning a lawful livelihood, one that fulfills

For what necessity and circumstance require of us.

For one's needs and situation,

whatever our necessities and circumstances demand.

وَخَتْمٌ بِخَيْرٍ تَسْتَتِمُّ بِهِ الْمُنَى

وَخَتْمٌ بِخَيْرٍ تَسْتَتِمُّ بِهِ الْمُنَى

فَسِيَّانِ إِكْثَارٌ بِذَاكَ وَإِقْلاَلُ

فَسِيَّانِ إِكْثَارٌ بِذَاكَ وَإِقْلاَلُ

And a good ending through which hopes are fulfilled,

And a good end that you may reach with the final resting place,

And a blessed conclusion to life, through which all hopes are fulfilled,

For, with that, much and little are alike.

So whether much or little, it is equal in that,

for in the end, worldly abundance and scarcity are both the same.

وَإِسْبَالُ سِتْرِ اللهِ فَوْقَ أَقَارِبِي

وَإِسْبَالُ سِتْرِ اللهِ فَوْقَ أَقَارِبِي

بِهِ يَشْتَفِي قَلْبِي وَيَسْلُوهُ إِعْلاَلُ

بِهِ يَشْتَفِي قَلْبِي وَيَسْلُوهُ إِعْلاَلُ

And the spreading of God's veil over my relatives,

And that Allah's veil be lowered over my kinsfolk,

I pray for the veil of God's protection to be draped over my relatives,

Through it my heart finds healing, and illness forgets it.

By it my heart will find solace and be distracted from grief,

through which my heart may heal, and all sickness be forgotten.

وَحَجٌّ تُجِيحُ الذ َّنْبَ بِيضُ ثَوَابِهِ

وَحَجٌّ تُجِيحُ الذ َّنْبَ بِيضُ ثَوَابِهِ

وَزَوْرَةُ مَنْ أَعْلَى الْوَرَى وَهْيَ أَغْفَالُ

وَزَوْرَةُ مَنْ أَعْلَى الْوَرَى وَهْيَ أَغْفَالُ

And a pilgrimage whose white rewards sweep away sin,

And that I perform the pilgrimage that absolves sins, bright is its reward,

And for a pilgrimage whose pure rewards will eradicate my sins,

And a visit to him who exalted humankind when it was obscure.

And visit the highest of all spots though it is neglected,

and a visit to the highest of all creation, though many remain heedless.

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللهِ يَزْكُو نَسِيمُهَا

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللهِ يَزْكُو نَسِيمُهَا

وَيَذْكُو بِرَيَّاهُ الصَّحَابَةُ وَالآلُ

وَيَذْكُو بِرَيَّاهُ الصَّحَابَةُ وَالآلُ

Upon him be God's blessing, whose breeze grows pure,

Upon him is the prayer of Allah that purifies with its breeze,

May the blessings of God be upon him, with a breeze that blows pure,

And with its fragrance the Companions and his family glow.

And by its winds the companions and household are remembered.

and may its sweet fragrance extend to his companions and his family.