سكر المحبّ وما به

سكر المحبّ وما به

سكر سوى أنس الحبيب

سكر سوى أنس الحبيب

The lover is drunk, yet he has no

The sweetness of the lover and its essence

intoxication save the joy of the Beloved's company.

Is the sweetness of the beloved's company

فيا لها من سكرة

فيا لها من سكرة

حصل المنا ونأي الرقيب

حصل المنا ونأي الرقيب

And oh, what an intoxication!

What a sweetness it is!

Wishes are fulfilled, and the watcher is far away.

We attained wishes and the watcher went away

فلا يذوق أبداً صفا

فلا يذوق أبداً صفا

من لا له فيها نصيب

من لا له فيها نصيب

So none will ever taste serenity

So one who has no share in it will never taste purity

who has no share in it.

Goodness did not taste good to one whom

طيبوا فلا طابت له

طيبوا فلا طابت له

من ربه من لا يطيب

من ربه من لا يطيب

Rejoice! May no joy come to him

His Lord did not apportion a share of goodness

from his Lord—whoever does not rejoice.

Be good, so you may live in comfort

طيبوا به تستأنسوا

طيبوا به تستأنسوا

من يوسف لا تيأسوا

من يوسف لا تيأسوا

Rejoice in Him, and you will find solace.

Do not despair of Yusuf

Do not despair of Joseph.

Be hopeful and explore

وتطلعوا وتحسسوا

وتطلعوا وتحسسوا

And look expectantly, and seek tidings.

How many a frail one has reached well-being

that a doctor had despaired of

كم مسقم وافا الشقا

كم مسقم وافا الشقا

وما تعاناه طبيب

وما تعاناه طبيب

Many an ailing man has met with misery,

And how often a matter thought remote

and no physician has treated him.

came to pass on the heels of its like!

ولربّ أمر قد نأى

ولربّ أمر قد نأى

أتى على قدر قريب

أتى على قدر قريب

And many a thing that lay far out of reach

God does what He desires

came at an appointed time close at hand.

Of the possible or the impossible

اللَه يفعل ما يشا

اللَه يفعل ما يشا

من ممكن أو مستحيل

من ممكن أو مستحيل

God does whatever He wills,

So no mighty one can overcome Him

whether possible or impossible.

Nor can any eminent one resist Him

فلا يغالبه عظيم

فلا يغالبه عظيم

ولا يعانده جليل

ولا يعانده جليل

So no mighty one can contend with Him,

Nor is His openhandedness constrained

nor can any exalted one oppose Him.

By bestowal of bounty, beauty and good

ولا يضيق بجوده

ولا يضيق بجوده

بذل الجزيل من الجميل

بذل الجزيل من الجميل

Nor is His generosity strained

Grasp His love hopefully

by the lavish bestowal of goodness.

For one who hopes in Him will not be disappointed

أمسك بحبك رجائه

أمسك بحبك رجائه

فمن رجاه لا يخيب

فمن رجاه لا يخيب

Hold fast, with your love, to hope in Him,

He is the Capable, the All-Powerful

for whoever hopes in Him is not disappointed.

And the Forgiver of sins

هو القدير القادر

هو القدير القادر

وللخطايا غافر

وللخطايا غافر

He is the All-Powerful, the Able,

And the Veiler of defects

and the Forgiver of sins,

There, at His door, lies the haven

وللمساوى ساتر

وللمساوى ساتر

and the Concealer of faults.

Of one seeking refuge from fear

In your sorrows you have a Compassionate One

ها هو فالزم بابه

ها هو فالزم بابه

فهناك أمن المستريب

فهناك أمن المستريب

Behold, here He is—so stay at His door.

Whose mercy has become abundant

For there is safety for the doubter.

فلكم رحم من ماحل

فلكم رحم من ماحل

أضحى برحمته خصيب

أضحى برحمته خصيب

For He has shown mercy to many a barren one,

who became fertile through His mercy.