للهbelonging to God فيin بطحاءa gravelly plain امUmm (mother of) عبيدة‘Ubayda
لله في بطحاء ام عبيدة
بحرa sea يموجsurges بنائلwith bounty زخارoverflowing
بحر يموج بنائل زخار
God has, on the gravelly plain of Umm ‘Ubayda,
In the valley of Umm Ubays,
A sea surging with overflowing bounty.
A sea billows with clashing waves,
ولدىand at الرواقthe portico الاحمديthe Ahmadi قدindeed انجلىcame into view
ولدى الرواق الاحمدي قد انجلى
عمدpillars بهwithin it سيفa sword منfrom الاقدارthe decrees of fate
عمد به سيف من الاقدار
And at the Ahmadi portico there have come into view
And at Al-Rwaq Al-Ahmadi has emerged
Pillars; within it is a sword of fate.
A pillar built by the sword of fate,
هوhe شيخناour shaykh الغوثthe Succor الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i الذيwho
هو شيخنا الغوث الرفاعي الذي
سطعتshone عليهupon him جلالةmajesty الكرارal-Karrar (the ever-charging warrior)
سطعت عليه جلالة الكرار
He is our shaykh, the Succor, al-Rifa‘i, upon whom
He is our Shaikh, Al-Ghawth Ar-Rifa’i, upon whom
The majesty of al-Karrar shone.
The majesty of Al-Kirar has shone,
متبتلdevoted ببنيto the sons of البتولal-Batul (the Virgin) سماrose high وقدand indeed
متبتل ببني البتول سما وقد
مدتwas extended لهto him يدthe hand جدهhis forefather المختارthe Chosen One
مدت له يد جده المختار
Devoted to the sons of al-Batul, he rose high, and indeed
Devoted to the descendants of the Virgin, the exalted,
The hand of his forefather, the Chosen One, was extended to him.
As the hand of his grandfather Al-Mukhtar reached out to him.
Sol 6.1