يا حادي العيس طيبنا بذكرك من

يا حادي العيس طيبنا بذكرك من

نحن شوقا لمعناهم اذا ذكروا

نحن شوقا لمعناهم اذا ذكروا

O driver of pale camels, gladden us by mentioning those

O guide of the caravan, your mention has delighted us,

For whose meaning we yearn whenever they are mentioned.

We yearn for their meanings when they are mentioned,

قوم لهم في رحاب القلب منزلة

قوم لهم في رحاب القلب منزلة

وفي خفايا زوايا سره اثر

وفي خفايا زوايا سره اثر

A people with a place in the heart's spacious courts,

They have a place of honor in the expanse of the heart,

And a trace in the hidden corners of its secret.

And traces of their secret in its hidden corners.

لولا مثاني معانيهم لم اضطربت

لولا مثاني معانيهم لم اضطربت

منا القلوب ولا لذت لنا السير

منا القلوب ولا لذت لنا السير

But for the repeated strains of their meanings, there would be no stirring

Were it not for their wise meanings, our hearts would not be restless,

Of hearts within us, nor would life stories delight us.

Nor would journeying please us.

غابوا وما غاب أي والعهد مشهدهم

غابوا وما غاب أي والعهد مشهدهم

ولا رأى غيرهم اذ يلحظ البصر

ولا رأى غيرهم اذ يلحظ البصر

They were absent, yet—yes, by the covenant—the sight of them was not.

They are gone but not gone - oh what a pledge their dwelling was!

Nor did the eye, when it gazed, see anyone but them.

No other is seen when the eyes look.

ومن عجيب المعاني انهم ابداً

ومن عجيب المعاني انهم ابداً

في القلب والعين ان غابوا وان حضروا

في القلب والعين ان غابوا وان حضروا

And one of meaning's wonders is that they are forever

And of the wonders of meanings is that they are always

In the heart and the eye, whether absent or present.

In the heart and the eye, whether absent or present.