عَنْ نُورِ هَدْيِكَ ثَغْرُ الدَّهْرِ مُبْتَسِمُ

عَنْ نُورِ هَدْيِكَ ثَغْرُ الدَّهْرِ مُبْتَسِمُ

يَا وَاحِداُ وَرَدَتْ مِنْ بَحْرِهِ أُمَمُ

يَا وَاحِداُ وَرَدَتْ مِنْ بَحْرِهِ أُمَمُ

The mouth of time smiles, revealing the light of your guidance.

The dawn of your guidance makes the mouth of time smile,

From the light of your guidance, the mouth of time smiles,

O peerless one, from whose sea nations have drunk.

O One, from whose sea nations have come.

O unique one, from whose sea nations have come to drink.

هَشَّتْ لِلُقْيَاكَ فَاسٌ إِذْ حَلَلْتَ بِهَا

هَشَّتْ لِلُقْيَاكَ فَاسٌ إِذْ حَلَلْتَ بِهَا

وَفَاسُ لَوْلاَ سَنَا وُجُودِكُمْ عَدَمُ

وَفَاسُ لَوْلاَ سَنَا وُجُودِكُمْ عَدَمُ

Fez rejoiced at meeting you when you arrived there.

Fez rejoiced when you stayed there,

Fez beamed with joy to meet you when you settled within it,

And Fez, but for the radiance of your presence, would be nothing.

And without your sublime presence, Fez would not exist.

And Fez, were it not for the radiance of your presence, would be nothingness.

فَزَهْوُهَا بِكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُنْتَظِمٌ

فَزَهْوُهَا بِكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُنْتَظِمٌ

وَأُنْسُهَا بِكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُلْتَئِمُ

وَأُنْسُهَا بِكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُلْتَئِمُ

So her splendor, through you, my lord, is harmoniously arrayed.

Its splendor is due to you, my Master, everlasting,

So its pride in you, my master, is perfectly ordered,

And her gladness, through you, my lord, is made whole.

And its joy is due to you, my Master, ever bonding.

And its joyful intimacy with you, my master, is fully whole.

أَبْهَجْتَ عَبْدَكَ إِذْ وَافَاكَ مُكْتَئِباً

أَبْهَجْتَ عَبْدَكَ إِذْ وَافَاكَ مُكْتَئِباً

إِنَّ الْجَوَى بِدُنُوٍّ مِنْكَ يَنْحَسِمُ

إِنَّ الْجَوَى بِدُنُوٍّ مِنْكَ يَنْحَسِمُ

You gladdened your servant when he came to you downcast.

You gladdened your servant when he came to you depressed.

You brought delight to your servant when he came to you dejected,

Indeed, heartache ends with nearness to you.

Indeed, anguish recedes with nearing you.

For indeed, profound sorrow is severed by drawing near to you.

وَافَاكَ يَطْلُبُ نَهْجَ النَّاصِرِيَّةِ إِذْ

وَافَاكَ يَطْلُبُ نَهْجَ النَّاصِرِيَّةِ إِذْ

فِي النَّاصِرِيَّةِ نَصْرٌ لَيْسَ يَنْصَرِمُ

فِي النَّاصِرِيَّةِ نَصْرٌ لَيْسَ يَنْصَرِمُ

He came to you seeking the path of the Nasiriyya, for

He came to you seeking the path of An-Nasiriyyah, for

He came to you seeking the path of the Nasiriyya, since

In the Nasiriyya there is victory that never ends.

In An-Nasiriyyah is a lasting victory.

In the Nasiriyya lies a triumph that never ends.

وَاهًا لَهَا رَغْبَةً مَا كَانَ أَنْفَسَهَا

وَاهًا لَهَا رَغْبَةً مَا كَانَ أَنْفَسَهَا

لِمِثْلِهَا تَسْتَعِدُّ الأَيْنُقُ الرُّسُمُ

لِمِثْلِهَا تَسْتَعِدُّ الأَيْنُقُ الرُّسُمُ

Ah, the longing for it—how precious it was!

Woe to it - what it desired was not worthy of itself.

Ah, what a longing—how profoundly precious it was!

For its like, the swift-paced she-camels make ready.

The most beautiful appearance makes ready for the like of it.

For such a quest, the swift she-camels are made ready.

أَمْهَلْتَهُ لِغَدٍ فَبَاتَ فِي سَهَرٍ

أَمْهَلْتَهُ لِغَدٍ فَبَاتَ فِي سَهَرٍ

يُنْجِدُهُ الْوَجْدُ إِذْ أَعْوَزَهُ الْحُلُمُ

يُنْجِدُهُ الْوَجْدُ إِذْ أَعْوَزَهُ الْحُلُمُ

You bade him wait until tomorrow, so he spent the night sleepless.

You gave him respite until morning, so he stayed up all night

You delayed him until tomorrow, so he passed the night awake,

Yearning comes to his aid when dreaming eludes him.

Kept awake by passion when dreams failed him.

Passion coming to his aid when dreams eluded him.

يُخَاطِبُ اللَّيْلَ كَيْ تَفْتَرُّ دُهْمَتُهُ

يُخَاطِبُ اللَّيْلَ كَيْ تَفْتَرُّ دُهْمَتُهُ

عَنْ ثَغْرِ صُبْحٍ فَيَبْدُو لِلْمُنَى عَلَمُ

عَنْ ثَغْرِ صُبْحٍ فَيَبْدُو لِلْمُنَى عَلَمُ

He addresses the night, that its blackness may part in a smile,

He speaks to the night to unveil its darkness

Addressing the night, hoping its deep darkness would part into a smile,

To reveal the mouth of dawn, so a beacon for hopes appears.

And reveal the dawn, a sign for the beloved.

Revealing the mouth of dawn, so a banner for his hopes might appear.

يَا عَنْبَرَ اللَّيْلِ كَافُورَ الصَّبَاحِ أَعِدْ

يَا عَنْبَرَ اللَّيْلِ كَافُورَ الصَّبَاحِ أَعِدْ

قَدْ كَادَ يَلْحَقُنِي مِنْ طُولِكَ الْهَرَمُ

قَدْ كَادَ يَلْحَقُنِي مِنْ طُولِكَ الْهَرَمُ

O ambergris of night, restore the camphor of morning!

O ambergris of night, camphor of morning, come back,

O ambergris of the night, restore the camphor of morning,

Because you last so long, old age has almost overtaken me.

Lest old age overtakes me due to your length.

For old age has almost overtaken me from your endless length.

إِنْ لَمْ تَجُدْ لِي بِصُبْحٍ صِحْتُ مِنْ أَسَفٍ

إِنْ لَمْ تَجُدْ لِي بِصُبْحٍ صِحْتُ مِنْ أَسَفٍ

وَا حَرَّ قَلْباهُ مِمَّنْ قَلْبُهُ شَبِمُ

وَا حَرَّ قَلْباهُ مِمَّنْ قَلْبُهُ شَبِمُ

If you do not grant me a dawn, I shall cry out in sorrow:

If you do not bring me the morn, I will wake up in sorrow

If you do not generously grant me a morning, I shall cry out in grief:

Alas, my heart burns because of one whose heart is cold!

And ah! A heart blazing over one whose heart is unfeeling.

"Oh, the burning of my heart for one whose heart is cold!"

لاَزِلْتَ مِقْبَاسَ عِلْمٍ يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ

لاَزِلْتَ مِقْبَاسَ عِلْمٍ يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ

إِذَا بَدَتْ ظُلُمَاتُ الْجَهْلِ تَزْدَحِمُ

إِذَا بَدَتْ ظُلُمَاتُ الْجَهْلِ تَزْدَحِمُ

May you ever remain a torch of knowledge from which light is drawn,

You remain the standard of knowledge by which

May you remain a torch of knowledge by which light is sought,

When the darknesses of ignorance appear, crowding together.

The darkness of ignorance is illuminated when it becomes crowded.

Whenever the shadows of ignorance appear, crowding together.