أبا الفضلِ أَقبِلْ وارفعِ الصَّوتَ شاكرا

أبا الفضلِ أَقبِلْ وارفعِ الصَّوتَ شاكرا

فذلك فَضلُ اللَّهِ أسداهُ وافرا

فذلك فَضلُ اللَّهِ أسداهُ وافرا

Abu al-Fadl, come forward and raise your voice in thanks.

O Abul Fadl, come closer and raise your voice in gratitude,

For that is God's bounty, which He bestowed abundantly.

For that is Allah's immense grace which He has generously bestowed.

أقمتَ تُراعِي الركبَ حَرَّانَ شَيِّقاً

أقمتَ تُراعِي الركبَ حَرَّانَ شَيِّقاً

هَنِيئاً فهذا الركبُ وَافاكَ زائرا

هَنِيئاً فهذا الركبُ وَافاكَ زائرا

You stayed watching for the caravan, burning with thirst and yearning.

You stood guarding the caravan, always alert and vigilant,

Joy be yours: this caravan has come to visit you.

Congratulations - for this caravan has come to visit you.

هنيئاً فقد أُوتيتَ سُؤْلَكَ كُلَّهُ

هنيئاً فقد أُوتيتَ سُؤْلَكَ كُلَّهُ

وَلُقِّيتَ عن قُرْبٍ من السَّعْدِ طائرا

وَلُقِّيتَ عن قُرْبٍ من السَّعْدِ طائرا

Joy be yours: you have been granted all you sought,

Congratulations, for you have been granted all that you sought,

and soon were greeted by a bird of good fortune.

And found success and good fortune nearby.

إذا ما التمستَ الركبَ أين مكانَهُ

إذا ما التمستَ الركبَ أين مكانَهُ

فحيثُ تَرَى نُورَ النُبوَّةِ باهرا

فحيثُ تَرَى نُورَ النُبوَّةِ باهرا

If you seek the caravan—where is its place?

When seeking the caravan, wherever you see the light of prophethood shining bright,

It is where you see the light of prophethood dazzling.

O Abul Fadl come closer, and make the most of this blessed time.

أبا الفضلِ أقِبلْ واقضِهَا من لُبانةٍ

أبا الفضلِ أقِبلْ واقضِهَا من لُبانةٍ

لنفسِكَ تَشفِي منك دَاءً مخامِرا

لنفسِكَ تَشفِي منك دَاءً مخامِرا

Abu al-Fadl, come and fulfill this longing

For yourself, to cure an ailment simmering within.

of your soul, healing a sickness lodged within you.

A beloved went far, enduring years of anguish and inner turmoil,

حَبيبٌ نأى يَطْوِي السِّنينَ وذُو هَوىً

حَبيبٌ نأى يَطْوِي السِّنينَ وذُو هَوىً

يُعالِجُ وَجداً بين جَنْبَيْهِ ثائرا

يُعالِجُ وَجداً بين جَنْبَيْهِ ثائرا

A beloved has gone far, folding away the years, and a lover

Bearing harm upon harm in His path,

wrestles with longing raging between his ribs.

Content and turning a blind eye for God's sake.

ويلقى الأذَى بعد الأذى في سبيلِهِ

ويلقى الأذَى بعد الأذى في سبيلِهِ

فَيَرضَى ويُغضِي الجفنَ في اللَّهِ صابرا

فَيَرضَى ويُغضِي الجفنَ في اللَّهِ صابرا

He suffers harm upon harm for his sake,

Allah be with you O Abbas, here is Muhammad,

yet is content and lowers his eyelid, patient for God's sake.

Greet him well and speak what you wish heartily and openly.

لَكَ اللَّهُ يا عباسُ هذا مُحَمَّدٌ

لَكَ اللَّهُ يا عباسُ هذا مُحَمَّدٌ

فَسَلِّمْ وَطِبْ ما شِئْتَ نَفْساً وخَاطِرا

فَسَلِّمْ وَطِبْ ما شِئْتَ نَفْساً وخَاطِرا

God be with you, Abbas! Here is Muhammad.

He came after dragging on many years in migration,

Greet him, and be as happy in soul and mind as you wish.

Dragging behind him caravans and armies.

أتى بَعدَ ما جَرَّ السنينَ مُهاجراً

أتى بَعدَ ما جَرَّ السنينَ مُهاجراً

يَجُرُّ السَّرايا خَلفَهُ والعساكِرا

يَجُرُّ السَّرايا خَلفَهُ والعساكِرا

He came after dragging through the years as an emigrant,

When he saw you, his eyes welled up,

drawing detachments and armies behind him.

As greetings poured from him, fresh flowers to welcome you.

رَآكَ فَقرَّتْ عَينُهُ وترافدَتْ

رَآكَ فَقرَّتْ عَينُهُ وترافدَتْ

تَحيّاتُهُ تَلقَاكَ زُهْراً نَواضِرا

تَحيّاتُهُ تَلقَاكَ زُهْراً نَواضِرا

He saw you; his eye was gladdened, and there flowed together

A scent of God's mercy lingers with you two until today,

his greetings, meeting you radiant and fresh.

Your place fragrant with it since that time.

لها عَبَقٌ من رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ لم يَزَلْ

لها عَبَقٌ من رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ لم يَزَلْ

مَكانُكُما منه إلى اليومِ عاطرا

مَكانُكُما منه إلى اليومِ عاطرا

They bear a fragrance of God's mercy, and still

In Mecca, you stood by the weak,

your place together remains fragrant with it to this day.

Turning away harm and nurturing bonds.

أقمتَ على المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ بِمَكَّةٍ

أقمتَ على المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ بِمَكَّةٍ

تَرُدُّ الأذَى عنهم وَتَرْعَى الأَواصِرا

تَرُدُّ الأذَى عنهم وَتَرْعَى الأَواصِرا

You stayed to watch over the oppressed in Mecca,

When they panicked under injustice, you were their shelter,

warding harm from them and tending the bonds of kinship.

And when the loyal ones lacked support, you aided them.

إذا فزعوا للظلمِ كنتَ لهم حِمىً

إذا فزعوا للظلمِ كنتَ لهم حِمىً

وإن أعوزَ الأنصارُ أَلْفَوْكَ ناصرا

وإن أعوزَ الأنصارُ أَلْفَوْكَ ناصرا

When oppression alarmed them, you were their refuge;

The disbelievers thought you one of them, but in truth,

and if helpers were lacking, they found you a helper.

You intended something else - you were never an unbeliever.

يَظنُّكَ أهلُ الكفرِ منهم وإنّما

يَظنُّكَ أهلُ الكفرِ منهم وإنّما

أرَدْتَ بهم أمراً وما كُنتَ كافرا

أرَدْتَ بهم أمراً وما كُنتَ كافرا

The unbelievers thought you one of them, but in truth

You strengthened the foundations of Islam in their lands

you had a purpose in dealing with them, and were no unbeliever.

And deceived them about it, until it prevailed.

شددتَ قُوى الإسلامِ بين ربُوعهِم

شددتَ قُوى الإسلامِ بين ربُوعهِم

وخادعتَهم عنه فأَصَبَحَ ظاهرا

وخادعتَهم عنه فأَصَبَحَ ظاهرا

You bolstered the strength of Islam amid their dwellings,

You were the eye, with the hand that spreads

and outwitted them on its behalf, so it became ascendant.

Their secrets and exposes their hidden schemes.

وكنتَ له عيناً تُظاهِرُهَا يَدٌ

وكنتَ له عيناً تُظاهِرُهَا يَدٌ

تُذيعُ خَفَايَاهُم وتَبدِي السَّرائِرا

تُذيعُ خَفَايَاهُم وتَبدِي السَّرائِرا

You were an eye for it, supported by a hand

Supplying the Messenger of Allah with letters full

revealing their hidden affairs and exposing their inmost secrets.

Of their news, traversing the vast desert.

تُمِدُّ رسولَ اللَّهِ بالكُتْبِ حُفَّلاً

تُمِدُّ رسولَ اللَّهِ بالكُتْبِ حُفَّلاً

بأنبائهم تَطوي الفِجاجَ سوائرا

بأنبائهم تَطوي الفِجاجَ سوائرا

You supplied God's Messenger with letters laden

A courier, when couriers give up from fatigue,

with news of them, traveling across the mountain passes.

Who continues steadfastly in his mission without tiring.

بَريدٌ إذا كفَّ البريدُ مِنَ الونَى

بَريدٌ إذا كفَّ البريدُ مِنَ الونَى

مَضَى دائباً في شأنِهِ مُتواتِرا

مَضَى دائباً في شأنِهِ مُتواتِرا

A courier that, when the post halted from weariness,

And when you sought permission to visit him,

pressed on tirelessly at its task, in unbroken succession.

He refused - for he and his love did not want you as a neighbor.

وكنتَ إذا استأذَنتَ تبغِي جوارَهُ

وكنتَ إذا استأذَنتَ تبغِي جوارَهُ

أَبَى وَهَواهُ أن يَراكَ مُجاوِرا

أَبَى وَهَواهُ أن يَراكَ مُجاوِرا

Whenever you asked leave, seeking to live near him,

And said: "Wait, my uncle, you are a source of hope

he refused, though his desire was to see you as his neighbor.

For an appointment God will bring at the end."

وقال انتظرْ يا عمِّ إنّكَ مرجأ

وقال انتظرْ يا عمِّ إنّكَ مرجأ

إلى موعد يأتي به الله آخرا

إلى موعد يأتي به الله آخرا

And he said, “Wait, uncle; you are held back

With me, God sealed off all the prophets,

until an appointed time that God will bring about later.

Completing those lofty achievements and miracles.

فبي ختم الله النبيين كُلَّهُم

فبي ختم الله النبيين كُلَّهُم

وَتَمَّمَ هاتِيكَ العُلَى والمآثِرا

وَتَمَّمَ هاتِيكَ العُلَى والمآثِرا

For through me God sealed all the prophets

And I do hope that you will remain in Medina,

and completed those lofty glories and noble deeds.

As one of those who migrate and join us here.

وَإنّي لأرجو أن تكونَ بيثربٍ

وَإنّي لأرجو أن تكونَ بيثربٍ

بَقِيَّةَ من يأتِي إلينا مُهاجِرا

بَقِيَّةَ من يأتِي إلينا مُهاجِرا

And I surely hope that in Yathrib you will be

It is Allah, so watch, O Abul Fadl, what He has ordained -

the last of those who come to us as emigrants.”

Ease after hardship - blessed are those who witness!

هو اللَّهُ فانْظرْ يا أبا الفضلِ ما قَضَى

هو اللَّهُ فانْظرْ يا أبا الفضلِ ما قَضَى

من اليُسرِ بعد العُسْرِ بُورِكْتَ ناظرا

من اليُسرِ بعد العُسْرِ بُورِكْتَ ناظرا

It is God—look, Abu al-Fadl, at what He has decreed:

The gloomy clouds of worries have cleared,

ease after hardship. Blessed be you as you behold it.

And the faces of life are brightly joyful.

تجلَّتْ دَياجيرُ الهُمومِ ذَميمةً

تجلَّتْ دَياجيرُ الهُمومِ ذَميمةً

وأضحتْ وجوهُ العيشِ بِيضاً سَوافِرا

وأضحتْ وجوهُ العيشِ بِيضاً سَوافِرا

The hateful glooms of sorrow have lifted,

Oh, how many days you tasted the bitterness

and the faces of life have become white and unveiled.

Of what the idolaters sowed, crushing sorrows!

ألا رُبَّ يومٍ ذُقْتَ من سُوءِ ما جَنَى

ألا رُبَّ يومٍ ذُقْتَ من سُوءِ ما جَنَى

ذَوُو الشِّرْكِ فيه ما يَشُقُّ المرائرا

ذَوُو الشِّرْكِ فيه ما يَشُقُّ المرائرا

Ah, how many a day you tasted, from the evil wrought

And nights, when the coward was terrified and anxious,

by the polytheists that day, what rends the stout cords!

You spent sleepless, your mind clouded in gloom.

وليلٍ كما اهتاجَ الجبانُ مُفَزَّعٍ

وليلٍ كما اهتاجَ الجبانُ مُفَزَّعٍ

طويتَ دُجاهُ كاسِفَ البالِ ساهرا

طويتَ دُجاهُ كاسِفَ البالِ ساهرا

And many a terrifying night, like a coward's panic,

As was your way, when they said Muhammad was killed,

you passed through its darkness, gloomy of mind and wakeful.

And those mocking brought them the false news.

كَدَأْبِكَ إذ قالوا أًصيبَ مُحَمَّدٌ

كَدَأْبِكَ إذ قالوا أًصيبَ مُحَمَّدٌ

وقد جاءَهم بالزُّورِ مَن كان سَاخِرا

وقد جاءَهم بالزُّورِ مَن كان سَاخِرا

As was your wont when they said, “Muhammad has been struck down!”

But when you verified the truth, you set out lively

and a mocker had brought them this falsehood.

To kiss the one visiting you, bringing good tidings.

فلمّا عرفتَ الحقَّ أوفيتَ ناهضاً

فلمّا عرفتَ الحقَّ أوفيتَ ناهضاً

تُقَبِّلُ مَن وَافَاكَ يُزْجِي البَشَائِرا

تُقَبِّلُ مَن وَافَاكَ يُزْجِي البَشَائِرا

When you learned the truth, you rose to your full height,

And you released him free and unharmed, though he

kissing the one who came to you bringing glad tidings.

Remained in dear dignity that amazes noble souls.

وتُرْسِلُهُ حُرّاً طليقاً وإنّه

وتُرْسِلُهُ حُرّاً طليقاً وإنّه

لفي عِزَّةٍ تُعيي النفوسَ الحرائرا

لفي عِزَّةٍ تُعيي النفوسَ الحرائرا

You sent him away free and unfettered, and indeed he

You set out light and quick on your feet, though never before

enjoyed an honor beyond the reach of freeborn souls.

Were you able to do the likes of this feat.

نَهضتَ خَفيفَ الجانِبَيْنِ ولم تَكُنْ

نَهضتَ خَفيفَ الجانِبَيْنِ ولم تَكُنْ

على مثلِها من قبلِ ذلكَ قادرا

على مثلِها من قبلِ ذلكَ قادرا

You rose, light in both flanks, though you had not been

What pleased the Messenger pleased you, and any harm

capable of such a feat before that.

Aimed at him, you took upon yourself as harmful.

يَسُرُّكَ ما سَرَّ الرسولَ وما يكن

يَسُرُّكَ ما سَرَّ الرسولَ وما يكن

بهِ من أذىً ألفيتَه لك ضائِرا

بهِ من أذىً ألفيتَه لك ضائِرا

What delighted the Messenger delights you, and whatever

You guided Abu Sufyan to regret his soul

harm befell him, you found hurtful to yourself.

And dislike remaining astray for eternity.

هَدَيْتَ أبا سُفيانَ تَرحَمُ نَفسَهُ

هَدَيْتَ أبا سُفيانَ تَرحَمُ نَفسَهُ

وَتَكرَهُ أن يَبْقَى مَدَى الدّهرِ حائرا

وَتَكرَهُ أن يَبْقَى مَدَى الدّهرِ حائرا

You guided Abu Sufyan, showing mercy to his soul,

You brought him, while the army lay waiting in the night

and hating that he should remain bewildered for all time.

Preparing for battle, sharpening swords.

وَجِئْتَ بِهِ والجندُ باللّيلِ رَاصِدٌ

وَجِئْتَ بِهِ والجندُ باللّيلِ رَاصِدٌ

يُقَلِّبُ للحربِ الرِّقاقَ البواتِرا

يُقَلِّبُ للحربِ الرِّقاقَ البواتِرا

You brought him while the troops stood watch by night,

So he became Muslim, pleasing Allah after refusal,

turning the slender, keen-cutting blades for war.

And were it not for you, he would not have left his denial.

فأسلمَ يُرضِي اللَّهَ من بَعدِ نَفْرَةٍ

فأسلمَ يُرضِي اللَّهَ من بَعدِ نَفْرَةٍ

ولولاكَ لم يبرحْ عن الحقِّ نافرا

ولولاكَ لم يبرحْ عن الحقِّ نافرا

So he embraced Islam, pleasing God, after his aversion;

In Ibn Hizam and Ibn Warqa there is evidence

and but for you, he would have remained averse to the truth.

Of your merit, for those who remember.

وفي ابن حِزامٍ وابنِ ورقاءَ شاهدٌ

وفي ابن حِزامٍ وابنِ ورقاءَ شاهدٌ

بِما لَكَ من فضلٍ لمن كانَ ذاكرا

بِما لَكَ من فضلٍ لمن كانَ ذاكرا

In Ibn Hizam and Ibn Warqa there is testimony

Three pillars you turned their hearts

to the merit that is yours, for anyone who remembers.

To Allah, enlivening them and hoping for their fate.

ثلاثةُ أقطابٍ صَرَفتَ قُلوبَهُم

ثلاثةُ أقطابٍ صَرَفتَ قُلوبَهُم

إلى اللَّهِ تُحْييهِم وترجو المصائرا

إلى اللَّهِ تُحْييهِم وترجو المصائرا

Three leading figures whose hearts you turned

Had they refused, no deterrent would prevent war

toward God, giving them life and hoping for good outcomes.

Or wrest away its claws and fangs.

ولو أعرضوا لم يَرْدَعِ الحربُ رَادِعٌ

ولو أعرضوا لم يَرْدَعِ الحربُ رَادِعٌ

ولم يَنتزِعْ أنيابَهَا والأظافرا

ولم يَنتزِعْ أنيابَهَا والأظافرا

Had they turned away, no restrainer would have checked the war

You saved blood which, if freed,

or torn out its fangs and claws.

Would have flowed under the banners of invaders.

حقنْتَ دِماءً لو يُخَلَّى سَبيلُها

حقنْتَ دِماءً لو يُخَلَّى سَبيلُها

جَرَتْ تحتَ أعلامِ الغُزَاةِ مَوَائِرا

جَرَتْ تحتَ أعلامِ الغُزَاةِ مَوَائِرا

You spared blood that, had it been given free course,

And so Quraysh were left with no remnants,

would have surged beneath the invaders' banners.

And that pride they were used to was ruined.

فأمسَتْ قُرَيْشٌ ما لها من بَقِيَّةٍ

فأمسَتْ قُرَيْشٌ ما لها من بَقِيَّةٍ

وأَمْسَى الذي اعتادت من العزِّ داثرا

وأَمْسَى الذي اعتادت من العزِّ داثرا

Then Quraysh would have had no remnant left,

With your good fortune, O Uncle of the Messenger,

and the glory it had known would have faded away.

Helping hands came one after another, which Muslims see as treasures.

بِيُمْنِكَ يا عمَّ الرسولِ تَتابعَتْ

بِيُمْنِكَ يا عمَّ الرسولِ تَتابعَتْ

أيادٍ يراهَا المسلمونَ ذخائرا

أيادٍ يراهَا المسلمونَ ذخائرا

Through your blessing, uncle of the Messenger, there followed

And you were before, doing good,

deeds of kindness that Muslims regard as treasures.

Propping up ancestral ties that had fallen.

وكنتَ امْرأً من قبلِ ذلك مُحسِناً

وكنتَ امْرأً من قبلِ ذلك مُحسِناً

يُقِيمُ بِجَدْواهُ الجُدُودَ العواثرا

يُقِيمُ بِجَدْواهُ الجُدُودَ العواثرا

Even before that, you were a benevolent man

Great, relied on by Quraysh when facing

who, through his bounty, set stumbling fortunes upright.

Affairs that frighten, fearing ruin.

عظيماً تُرَجِّيهِ قريشٌ لِمَا بها

عظيماً تُرَجِّيهِ قريشٌ لِمَا بها

إذا فَزعتْ للأمرِ تَخْشَى الدوائرا

إذا فَزعتْ للأمرِ تَخْشَى الدوائرا

A great man, Quraysh looked to you for relief from its plight,

When you serve pilgrims water, you are a master

when alarmed by events, fearing reversals of fortune.

Teaching the masters of men noble qualities.

وإنّك إذ تَسْقِي الحجيجَ لَسيِّدٌ

وإنّك إذ تَسْقِي الحجيجَ لَسيِّدٌ

يُعَلِّمُ ساداتِ الرجالِ المفاخرا

يُعَلِّمُ ساداتِ الرجالِ المفاخرا

And when you give water to the pilgrims, you are indeed a lord

Uthman deserves one rule, and Malik another -

who teaches the lords of men the ways of glory.

The rule of one who gives and is most generous.

لعُثْمَانَ ما يَرْضَى ومالكَ غَيرُها

لعُثْمَانَ ما يَرْضَى ومالكَ غَيرُها

ولايَةُ من يُعطِي وَيبذلُ كابرا

ولايَةُ من يُعطِي وَيبذلُ كابرا

Uthman has what pleases him; yours is nothing but

One who forcibly takes the reins

the stewardship of one who gives and bestows, a noble elder.

Is not like one who gently takes the reins.

وليس الذي يأتي الخميلةَ غَارِساً

وليس الذي يأتي الخميلةَ غَارِساً

كمثلِ الذي يأتي الخميلةَ هَاصِرا

كمثلِ الذي يأتي الخميلةَ هَاصِرا

And one who comes to the grove to plant is not

I am forbidden satisfaction if I criticize Uthman - he

like one who comes to the grove to bend its branches.

Follows the way of victors, defying competitors.

حُرِمْتُ الرِضَى إن عِبتُ عُثمانَ إنّه

حُرِمْتُ الرِضَى إن عِبتُ عُثمانَ إنّه

على سُنَّةِ غلباءَ تُعيِي المُكاثرا

على سُنَّةِ غلباءَ تُعيِي المُكاثرا

May I be denied favor if I fault Uthman: he

From Allah's gifts he has a blessed treasure

follows a mighty tradition that defeats any rival.

With which he establishes the rituals of Allah's faith.

له من عَطَاءِ اللَّهِ كَنزٌ مُباركٌ

له من عَطَاءِ اللَّهِ كَنزٌ مُباركٌ

يُقيمُ لدينِ اللَّهِ فيه الشعائرا

يُقيمُ لدينِ اللَّهِ فيه الشعائرا

He has, from God's gifts, a blessed treasure

He is stingy in unlocking the doors of corruption,

in which he upholds the rites of God's religion.

And sees glory in this through time eternal.

يَضنُّ بمفتاحِ البنِيَّةِ جُهْدَهُ

يَضنُّ بمفتاحِ البنِيَّةِ جُهْدَهُ

ويعرفه مجداً على الدهرِ غابرا

ويعرفه مجداً على الدهرِ غابرا

He jealously guards the building's key with all his might,

The trust of the Keeper of the House was not given to a traitor

and knows it as a glory enduring through time.

Who wants through it worldly gain, nor to a lewd one.

أمانةُ ربِّ البيتِ لم تُعْطَ خائناً

أمانةُ ربِّ البيتِ لم تُعْطَ خائناً

يُريدُ بها دُنيا ولم تُؤتَ فاجرا

يُريدُ بها دُنيا ولم تُؤتَ فاجرا

The trust of the Lord of the House was not given to a traitor

O Abul Fadl, this is what Muhammad loved -

who seeks worldly gain through it, nor granted to an evildoer.

You have succeeded, your arrow still strikes its target.

أبا الفضلِ هذا ما أحَبَّ مُحمَّدٌ

أبا الفضلِ هذا ما أحَبَّ مُحمَّدٌ

ظفرتَ بهِ لا زالَ سهمُكَ ظافرا

ظفرتَ بهِ لا زالَ سهمُكَ ظافرا

Abu al-Fadl, this is what Muhammad desired;

If Allah makes the lands and its people thirsty,

you have won it—may your arrow never cease to triumph.

It is in your name that He sends down torrential rain.

إذا أظمأ اللَّهُ البلادَ وأهلَهَا

إذا أظمأ اللَّهُ البلادَ وأهلَهَا

فَبِاسْمِكَ يَسْقِيهَا الغُيوثَ المواطرا

فَبِاسْمِكَ يَسْقِيهَا الغُيوثَ المواطرا

When God makes the lands and their people thirsty,

By my life, you have undisputedly abandoned

then in your name He waters them with pouring rains.

Virtues, mentioning which would shake all pulpits.

لعمري لقد غادرتَ غيرَ مُنازَعٍ

لعمري لقد غادرتَ غيرَ مُنازَعٍ

مَناقِبَ ذِكراها تَهُزُّ المنابرا

مَناقِبَ ذِكراها تَهُزُّ المنابرا

By my life, you have surely left behind, without a rival,

I speak truly - if I forgot your rights

virtues whose remembrance makes the pulpits tremble.

Despite my abilities, I would find no excuse.

صَدقتُكَ إنّي لو تَنَاسَيْتُ حَقَّها

صَدقتُكَ إنّي لو تَنَاسَيْتُ حَقَّها

على ما عَنانِي لم أَجِدْ لِيَ عاذرا

على ما عَنانِي لم أَجِدْ لِيَ عاذرا

I tell you truly: if I forgot what is due to them,

Aid me, my Lord, with a breath from You, and guide me

despite all that has troubled me, I would find no one to excuse me.

Your way - if among people I stray as a poet.

أعِنِّي بروحٍ منكَ يا ربِّ واهدِني

أعِنِّي بروحٍ منكَ يا ربِّ واهدِني

سَبيلَكَ إنْ أضللتَ في النّاسِ شاعرا

سَبيلَكَ إنْ أضللتَ في النّاسِ شاعرا

Help me with a spirit from You, my Lord, and guide me

I called you to Islam - uphold its glory

to Your path, if You have led a poet astray among people.

And attain from it what time has spread.

دَعوتُكَ للإسلامِ أُمْسِكُ مَجْدَهْ

دَعوتُكَ للإسلامِ أُمْسِكُ مَجْدَهْ

وأُدرِكُ منه ما طَوَى الدّهرُ ناشرا

وأُدرِكُ منه ما طَوَى الدّهرُ ناشرا

I called upon You for Islam, to preserve its glory

and reclaim from it what time folded away, unfurling it.