أَفي نيابَتي برع تقيم

أَفي نيابَتي برع تقيم

وَقَد رحل الأَحِبَّة يا نَديم

وَقَد رحل الأَحِبَّة يا نَديم

Do you remain in Buraʿ in my stead,

Do you act as my deputy, building strongly

when the loved ones have departed, O boon companion?

While friends have departed, O companion

وَمالك وَلتخلف عَن فَريق

وَمالك وَلتخلف عَن فَريق

مَتى رَحَلوا حللن بك الهُموم

مَتى رَحَلوا حللن بك الهُموم

And why should you lag behind a company

And you did not abandon the band

whose departure brings cares upon you?

When they left, worries descended upon you

طوت بهم المَراحِل في الفَيافي

طوت بهم المَراحِل في الفَيافي

قَلائص تذرع الفلوات كوم

قَلائص تذرع الفلوات كوم

The stages through the wilderness were folded away for them

They folded their tents in the wilderness

by high-humped young she-camels measuring out the wastes.

Like ruins covered the bare plains

فَلَمسان فسر ددثم مور

فَلَمسان فسر ددثم مور

فَحَيران لهن به رَسيم

فَحَيران لهن به رَسيم

Then Lamsan, then Surdud, then Mawr;

To Tlemcen they went, then Constantine

then Hayran, where they move at a swift trot.

Perplexed, the breeze consoles them there

إِلى حرض الى خلب تراث

إِلى حرض الى خلب تراث

الى جازان جازَت وهيَ هيم

الى جازان جازَت وهيَ هيم

To Harad, to Khulab, to Turath;

To Al Ghardaqah then to Khulays they headed

to Jazan they crossed, parched with thirst.

To Jazan they marched, wandering

وَمرت في ربا ضمد وَصيبا

وَمرت في ربا ضمد وَصيبا

وَلؤلؤة وَغَوان تهيم

وَلؤلؤة وَغَوان تهيم

And they passed through the uplands of Damad and Sayba,

And they passed through Rabya, Dhahran and Sayeba

and through Lu'lu'a and Ghawan they wandered.

And Luwei and Ghawan roaming

وَذهبان وَفي عمق وَحلى

وَذهبان وَفي عمق وَحلى

تساورها المفاوز وَالرسوم

تساورها المفاوز وَالرسوم

And Dhahban, and through Amq and Haly,

And to Thuaban and Wahla in the depths

the desert wastes and old traces beset them.

Crossing the wilderness and hills

وَفي ببة وَفي كنفي قنوتا

وَفي ببة وَفي كنفي قنوتا

سرت وَاللَيل منعكر بهيم

سرت وَاللَيل منعكر بهيم

And in Babba, along the two flanks of Qanuta,

In Bisha and under the wing of Qunut

they traveled while the night was murky and pitch-dark.

They marched while the night raged violently

فَذوقة فالرياضة فاِستمرت

فَذوقة فالرياضة فاِستمرت

بجنب الحفر يطربها النَسيم

بجنب الحفر يطربها النَسيم

Then Dhawqa, then al-Riyada, and onward they went,

To Dhukha then to Riyadh they continued

beside al-Hafr, where the breeze delighted them.

Beside the valleys, gladdened by the breeze

إِلى الميقات ظلت خائضات

إِلى الميقات ظلت خائضات

غمار الآل يلحقها السموم

غمار الآل يلحقها السموم

Toward the pilgrimage boundary they kept wading

To Miqat they persisted, wading

through the depths of the mirage, pursued by the scorching wind.

Through the deep darkness of tribulations

وَباتَت عند ما وردت اذا ما

وَباتَت عند ما وردت اذا ما

تحن فَلا تَنام وَلا تنيم

تحن فَلا تَنام وَلا تنيم

And they spent the night where they had come to water; whenever

And stayed wherever they arrived

they moaned with longing, they neither slept nor let others sleep.

Yearning, not sleeping, nor slumbering

وَفي أم القرى قرت عيون

وَفي أم القرى قرت عيون

عشية لاح زمزم وَالحَطيم

عشية لاح زمزم وَالحَطيم

And in the Mother of Cities, eyes grew cool with joy,

And in Mecca, their eyes found rest

at evening, when Zamzam and the Hatim came into view.

One evening when Zamzam and Hatim appeared

أَولاك الوفد وفد اللَه لاذوا

أَولاك الوفد وفد اللَه لاذوا

اليه بفقرهم وَهُوَ الكَريم

اليه بفقرهم وَهُوَ الكَريم

Those pilgrims, God's delegation, sought refuge

That delegation sought refuge

in Him in their poverty—and He is the Generous.

With Him in their poverty and He is Most Generous

وَطافوا قادمين يبيت رب

وَطافوا قادمين يبيت رب

فتم لهم طوافهم القدوم

فتم لهم طوافهم القدوم

And on arriving they circled the Lord's House,

Circling, arriving, their Lord hosts them

so their circumambulation of arrival was completed.

Between the two hills, they strove a week

وَبين المروتين سعوا سبوعا

وَبين المروتين سعوا سبوعا

لكي يمحوا شقاءهم النَعيم

لكي يمحوا شقاءهم النَعيم

And between the two Marwas they hastened seven times,

To erase their prosperity with hardship

so that bliss might erase their misery.

And they stood, completing the pilgrimage rite

وَقاموا في تَمام الحج فرضا

وَقاموا في تَمام الحج فرضا

وَندبا طالبين رضا يدوم

وَندبا طالبين رضا يدوم

And they undertook to complete the pilgrimage, its obligations

Praying, seeking lasting approval

and its recommended rites, seeking approval that endures.

And fulfilled every right in the holy places

وأدوا في المَشاهِد كل حق

وأدوا في المَشاهِد كل حق

وَما سَمعوا مَلامة من يَلوم

وَما سَمعوا مَلامة من يَلوم

And at the sacred sites they discharged every duty,

Hearing no blame from any critic

and heard no reproach from anyone who reproached.

Then they bid farewell when done

وَراحوا بعد للتَوديع لما

وَراحوا بعد للتَوديع لما

قضوا تفثا هناك وَلَم يقيموا

قضوا تفثا هناك وَلَم يقيموا

And afterward they went to bid farewell, once

Neither lingering nor staying

they had completed their ritual cleansing there, and did not linger.

Returning to their beloved

وَعادوا راحلين إِلى حَبيب

وَعادوا راحلين إِلى حَبيب

لَه العَلياء وَالحسب الصَميم

لَه العَلياء وَالحسب الصَميم

And they resumed traveling toward a beloved

With sublime lineage and sincere nobility

whose are lofty honor and pure ancestral nobility.

He is the shining moon guiding every traveller

هُوَ القَمَر المضىء لكل سار

هُوَ القَمَر المضىء لكل سار

وَملته الصراط المُستَقيم

وَملته الصراط المُستَقيم

He is the moon shining for every night traveler,

And his nation is the straight path

and his faith is the straight path.

The Messenger of God, the noblest in prayer

رَسول اللَه أَشرف من يصلى

رَسول اللَه أَشرف من يصلى

وَمَن يَتلوا الكتاب ومن يَصوم

وَمَن يَتلوا الكتاب ومن يَصوم

God's Messenger, the noblest of those who pray,

And reciting the Book and fasting

and those who recite the Book, and those who fast.

Muhammad, the Trustworthy, beloved of my Lord

محمد الأَمين حَبيب رَبي

محمد الأَمين حَبيب رَبي

عَريض الجاه نائله عَميم

عَريض الجاه نائله عَميم

Muhammad, the Trustworthy, beloved of my Lord,

With vast glory and all-encompassing bounty

of vast standing, his bounty all-embracing.

Bringer of good tidings and warnings

بَشير منذر قمر منير

بَشير منذر قمر منير

أَخو صفح عَن الجاني حَليم

أَخو صفح عَن الجاني حَليم

A bearer of glad tidings, a warner, a shining moon,

A shining moon, brother of forgiveness and forbearance

one who pardons the offender, full of forbearance.

With pride in him, a pedigree and glory

أَناف بفخره حسبا وَمَجدا

أَناف بفخره حسبا وَمَجدا

وَفرعا زاد ذاكَ الفخر خيم

وَفرعا زاد ذاكَ الفخر خيم

He rose high in his distinction, in nobility and glory,

And a branch that increased that pride loftily

and in lineage; his inborn character heightened that glory.

I have made you, O Messenger of God, my wealth

جعلتك يا رَسول اللَه مالي

جعلتك يا رَسول اللَه مالي

وَمأمولي اذا حضر الغَريم

وَمأمولي اذا حضر الغَريم

I have made you, O Messenger of God, my wealth,

And my hope when the enemy appears

and my hope when the creditor appears,

By the permission of my Lord, mountains bowed

وَسيرت الجِبال باذن رَبي

وَسيرت الجِبال باذن رَبي

وَجاء الحق واجتمع الخصوم

وَجاء الحق واجتمع الخصوم

and the mountains are set in motion by my Lord's leave,

Truth came and opponents gathered

and the Truth comes, and the adversaries assemble.

So stand with me on Judgment Day

فَقُم يَومَ القيامَة بي فَإنّي

فَقُم يَومَ القيامَة بي فَإنّي

لِنَفسي يا ابن آمنة ظلوم

لِنَفسي يا ابن آمنة ظلوم

Then stand by me on the Day of Resurrection, for I

For against myself, O son of Amina, I have wronged

am sorely unjust to myself, O son of Amina.

Are you not the son of chieftains from Quraysh

أَلَست ابن العَواتك من قريش

أَلَست ابن العَواتك من قريش

لَك التَبجيل وَالشَرَف القَديم

لَك التَبجيل وَالشَرَف القَديم

Are you not the son of the Atikas of Quraysh?

Yours is veneration and ancient nobility

Yours are veneration and ancient honor.

Yours is the creation that encompassed the land

لَك الخلق الَّذي وسع البَرايا

لَك الخلق الَّذي وسع البَرايا

وَحق لمثلك الخلق العَظيم

وَحق لمثلك الخلق العَظيم

Yours is the character that embraces all creation,

And one like you deserves great creation

and sublime character befits one such as you.

Yours is the revelation, a miracle and pride

لَك التَنزيل معجزة وَفَخرا

لَك التَنزيل معجزة وَفَخرا

نسخن به الشَرائع وَالعلوم

نسخن به الشَرائع وَالعلوم

Yours is the Revelation, a miracle and a glory;

By which laws and sciences were abrogated

through it, the laws and sciences were superseded.

Yours is the shining moon that split open willingly

لَك القمر المُنير انشق طوعا

لَك القمر المُنير انشق طوعا

وَحق الجذع واخضر الهَشيم

وَحق الجذع واخضر الهَشيم

For you the shining moon split of its own accord,

And the right of the tree trunk and the green wood

and the trunk [yearned], and dry brushwood grew green.

And the speech of the gazelle and the words of the wolf

وَمنطق ظبية وَخطاب ضب

وَمنطق ظبية وَخطاب ضب

وَفي الرمضاء ظللت الغيوم

وَفي الرمضاء ظللت الغيوم

And a gazelle's speech, and a spiny-tailed lizard's address,

As clouds shaded during the blazing heat

and on the sun-scorched ground, the clouds shaded you.

And the venomous snake called you with a voice

وَقَد ناداك سم العضو صَوتا

وَقَد ناداك سم العضو صَوتا

أغيرك من تكلمه السموم

أغيرك من تكلمه السموم

And the poison in the limb called out to you aloud;

None but you speaks to poison

whom but you do poisons address?

While you grant it life, reviving humanity

وَأَنتَ حيابه تحيا البَرايا

وَأَنتَ حيابه تحيا البَرايا

وَتَنتَعِش الارامل وَاليَتيم

وَتَنتَعِش الارامل وَاليَتيم

And you are life-giving rain through which all creatures live,

Bringing joy to widows and orphans

and widows and the orphan find new life.

So O treasure of the destitute, forgive my sins

فَيا كنز العديم أقل عثارى

فَيا كنز العديم أقل عثارى

فاني عبدك الفلس العَديم

فاني عبدك الفلس العَديم

So, O treasure of the destitute, pardon my stumbles,

For I am your bankrupt servant, without means

for I am your penniless, destitute servant.

I wasted my life with no acceptable deeds

أَضعت العمر لا عمل رَضى

أَضعت العمر لا عمل رَضى

أَفوز به وَلا قَلب سَليم

أَفوز به وَلا قَلب سَليم

I have wasted my life, with no pleasing deed

To benefit me, nor a sound heart

by which to succeed, nor a sound heart.

I flaunt sins before the All-Seeing

أَبارز بالقَبائح من يَراني

أَبارز بالقَبائح من يَراني

وأخفى الذنب وَهوَ بِهِ عَليم

وأخفى الذنب وَهوَ بِهِ عَليم

I challenge the One who sees me with vile deeds,

And hide my guilt though He is All-Aware

and hide my sin, though He knows it fully.

What wealth have I, O Messenger of God

وَمالي يا رَسول اللَه ذخر

وَمالي يا رَسول اللَه ذخر

أَلوذ به سواك وَلا كَريم

أَلوذ به سواك وَلا كَريم

And I have no treasure, O Messenger of God,

To seek refuge in other than you, O Most Generous

to shelter in except you, nor any generous benefactor.

So lower the veil on this sinner and those beyond

فحط عَبد الرَحيم ومن يَليه

فحط عَبد الرَحيم ومن يَليه

فأَنتَ بكل مطرح رَحيم

فأَنتَ بكل مطرح رَحيم

So protect Abd al-Rahim and those close to him,

For you are most merciful to every fallen one

for you are merciful in every place.

And be the hand of my aid and refuge for my fears

وَكن يد نصرَتي وأَمان خَوفي

وَكن يد نصرَتي وأَمان خَوفي

وَبلغني بجاهك ما أَروم

وَبلغني بجاهك ما أَروم

And be my helping hand and safety from my fear,

And through your stature grant me what I seek

and by your standing, let me attain what I seek.

Upon you, blessings from your Lord never cease

عَلَيك صَلاة ربك ما تَناغَت

عَلَيك صَلاة ربك ما تَناغَت

حمام الايك أَو سرت النجوم

حمام الايك أَو سرت النجوم

Upon you be your Lord's blessing, as long as they coo to one another—

Like the doves flocking or moving stars

the doves of the thicket—or the stars travel on.

Prayers reaching what I hope for

صَلاة تبلغ المأمول منها

صَلاة تبلغ المأمول منها

صحابتك المهذبة القروم

صحابتك المهذبة القروم

A blessing whose hoped-for good is attained

Your refined and dignified companions

by your refined companions, the noble chiefs.