ياO ساكنينdwellers in واديthe valley of النقاal-Naqa
يا ساكنين وادي النقا
ماwhat lies بينbetween عيديدAydid ودمّونand Dammun
ما بين عيديد ودمّون
O dwellers in Wadi al-Naqa,
O dwellers of Wadi al-Naqa
Between Aydid and Dammun,
Between Aydid and Dammun
أدعوI pray لكمfor you طولlength of البقاcontinued life
أدعو لكم طول البقا
أنthat لاnot يريكمshow you ربناour Lord هونhumiliation
أن لا يريكم ربنا هون
I pray that your lives be long,
I wish you long life
That our Lord never let you suffer humiliation.
May God not humiliate you
قلبيmy heart لكمfor you متشوّقاyearning
قلبي لكم متشوّقا
وفيand in رباكمyour hills صارhas become مرهونheld in pledge
وفي رباكم صار مرهون
My heart yearns for you,
My heart longs for you
And in your hills it is held in pledge.
And is held ransom for your well-being
متىwhen يكونwill be الملتقىthe meeting
متى يكون الملتقى
لعلّperhaps يسلوfind solace كلّevery محزونsorrowful person
لعلّ يسلو كلّ محزون
When will the meeting be?
When will we meet
Perhaps all who grieve will find solace.
So every sorrowful one can find solace
رعياcherishing لأيامfor days مضتgone by
رعيا لأيام مضت
ماwhat lies بينbetween حوطتهاits Hawtah وسرجيسand Sarjis
ما بين حوطتها وسرجيس
May the days gone by be cherished,
Thinking of days past
Between its Hawtah and Sarjis.
Between Hawtat and Sargis
فكمand how many بهاin it غيدgraceful beauties زهتshone
فكم بها غيد زهت
كادتalmost تفاخرvie with حسنthe beauty of بلقيسBilqis
كادت تفاخر حسن بلقيس
And how many graceful beauties shone there!
How splendid they were
They nearly rivaled the beauty of Bilqis.
Rivaling the beauty of Bilqis
ماwhat is البدرthe full moon ماwhat is الشمسthe sun إنif بدتappeared
ما البدر ما الشمس إن بدت
ماwhat is ريمgazelle رامهRamah ماwhat are الطواويسthe peacocks
ما ريم رامه ما الطواويس
What is the full moon, what is the sun, if they appear?
Neither the full moon nor the sun when appearing
What is Ramah's gazelle, what are the peacocks,
Nor Rim nor rams nor peacocks
العالياتthe lofty ones المرتقىheight of ascent
العاليات المرتقى
فكمand how many بهاin it منof صبّardent lover مفتونspellbound
فكم بها من صبّ مفتون
Lofty in their ascent?
The highlands and ascents
And how many ardent, spellbound lovers are there!
Where many a lover melts
ياO أهلpeople of بيتthe household of المصطفىthe Chosen One
يا أهل بيت المصطفى
ياO أهلpeople of الهدايةguidance والمعارفand knowledge
يا أهل الهداية والمعارف
O people of the Chosen One's household,
O people of the Prophet's house
O people of guidance and knowledge,
O people of guidance and knowledge
كمhow many فيكمamong you صوفيa Sufi صفاbecame pure
كم فيكم صوفي صفا
ومنكمand among you كمhow many حبرlearned scholar عارفpossessing spiritual insight
ومنكم كم حبر عارف
How many Sufis among you have attained purity!
How many pure Sufis among you
And how many learned scholars among you possess spiritual insight!
And how many scholar and mystic
ياO أهلpeople of الأمانةtrustworthiness الوفاfidelity
يا أهل الأمانة الوفا
وأهلand people of الكتبbooks وأهلand people of المصاحفcopies of the Qur'an
وأهل الكتب وأهل المصاحف
O people of trustworthiness and fidelity,
O people of loyalty and faithfulness
And people of books, and people of Qur'an copies,
People of the Books and of the Scriptures
وأهلand people of العبادةworship والتقىand piety
وأهل العبادة والتقى
بكمthrough you جميعall الناسpeople يدعونsupplicate
بكم جميع الناس يدعون
And people of worship and piety,
People of piety and reverence
Through you, all people pray.
For whom all people pray
ولاand not يزولfades عنيfrom me الكدرsorrow
ولا يزول عني الكدر
إلاexcept إذاwhen زرتI visit أهلthe people of بكدرBakdar
إلا إذا زرت أهل بكدر
And sorrow does not leave me,
I find no relief from anxiety
Except when I visit the people of Bakdar,
Except when I visit Bekdour
وأهلand the people of الفريطal-Furayt المشتهرrenowned
وأهل الفريط المشتهر
وقبةand the dome of الشيخthe shaykh المنوّرillumined
وقبة الشيخ المنوّر
And the people of renowned al-Furayt,
And Fray and its famous mosque
And the dome of the illumined shaykh,
And the luminous dome of the Sheikh
العيدروسal-Aydarus بحرsea of الدررpearls
العيدروس بحر الدرر
ليثthe lion of الضراغيمfierce lions الغضنفرthe mighty lion
ليث الضراغيم الغضنفر
Al-Aydarus, the sea of pearls,
Al-Aydarus, ocean of pearls
The lion among fierce lions, the mighty lion.
Lion of warriors and knight
منwhoever حبهمloved them ماnot رأىsaw شقاmisery
من حبهم ما رأى شقا
الشيخthe shaykh عبدservant of اللَهGod وسعدونand Sa'dun
الشيخ عبد اللَه وسعدون
Whoever has loved them has known no misery—
Of their love he saw no misery
Shaykh Abd Allah and Sa'dun.
Sheikh Abdullah and Saadoun
Sol 6.1