أؤمّلُ في حبِّه شَربةً

أؤمّلُ في حبِّه شَربةً

من الحَوض تجمع أمناً ورِيّا

من الحَوض تجمع أمناً ورِيّا

I hope, through love of him, for a draught

I hope for a drink from his basin,

from the Pool, bringing safety and quenching thirst.

That brings together security and plentiful water.

إذا ما وَردنا غداً حوضَه

إذا ما وَردنا غداً حوضَه

فأدنى السعيدَ وذادَ الشقيّا

فأدنى السعيدَ وذادَ الشقيّا

When tomorrow we come to his Pool,

If we come to his basin tomorrow,

he will draw the blessed near and drive the wretched away.

He brings near the fortunate and wards off the wretched.

متى يدنُ مولاهُ منه يَقُلْ

متى يدنُ مولاهُ منه يَقُلْ

رِدِ الحوضَ واشرب هَنِيّاً مَريّا

رِدِ الحوضَ واشرب هَنِيّاً مَريّا

Whenever his loyal follower draws near to him, he will say:

Whenever his Master draws near him, he says:

Come to the Pool and drink with pleasure and without harm.

“Put back the basin and drink happily and freely.”

وإن يدنُ منه عدوٌّ له

وإن يدنُ منه عدوٌّ له

يَذُدْه عليٌّ مكاناً قصيّا

يَذُدْه عليٌّ مكاناً قصيّا

And if an enemy of his draws near to him,

And if an enemy draws near him,

Ali will drive him away to a distant place.

Ali wards him off to a faraway place.

ويومَ الثَنّيةِ يوم الوَداع

ويومَ الثَنّيةِ يوم الوَداع

وأزمع نحوَ تبوكِ المُضِيّا

وأزمع نحوَ تبوكِ المُضِيّا

And on the day at the mountain pass, the day of farewell,

And the day of parting, the day of farewell,

when he had resolved to set out toward Tabuk,

When I set out towards arduous Tubuk,

تَنحّى يودِّعُهُ خالِياً

تَنحّى يودِّعُهُ خالِياً

وقد أوقفَ المسلمونَ المطيّا

وقد أوقفَ المسلمونَ المطيّا

he withdrew to bid him farewell in private,

He came up to bid him farewell privately,

while the Muslims had halted their mounts.

While the Muslims had halted their mounts.

فظنّ أولو الشكِّ أهلُ النفاقِ

فظنّ أولو الشكِّ أهلُ النفاقِ

ظُنوناً وقالوا مَقالاً فَرِيّا

ظُنوناً وقالوا مَقالاً فَرِيّا

So the doubters, the hypocrites, harbored

So those prone to doubt, the hypocrites,

suspicions and uttered a fabricated claim.

Thought thoughts and said outrageous words,

وقالوا يُناجيه دونَ الأنامِ

وقالوا يُناجيه دونَ الأنامِ

بل اللهُ أدناهُ منه نَجِيّا

بل اللهُ أدناهُ منه نَجِيّا

And they said, "He speaks privately with him, apart from all others."

And said, “He whispers to him, apart from the people,

Rather, God drew him close to Himself as a confidant,

But no! God brought him near him as a confidante.”

على فمِ أحمدَ يُوحي إليهِ

على فمِ أحمدَ يُوحي إليهِ

كلاماً بَليغاً ووَحياً خفيّا

كلاماً بَليغاً ووَحياً خفيّا

through Ahmad's mouth, revealing to him

Into Ahmad’s mouth He reveals

eloquent speech and a secret revelation.

Eloquent speech and a hidden revelation,

فكان به دونَ أَصحابِهِ

فكان به دونَ أَصحابِهِ

ما حثّ فيه عليهِ حفيّا

ما حثّ فيه عليهِ حفيّا

So he was, toward him alone among his companions,

So through him, apart from his companions,

solicitous in what he urged upon him.

He urged him on, conversing privately.