أياO رباهmy Lord! دعوةa plea مستضيقone hemmed in
أيا رباه دعوة مستضيق
غريبa stranger الدارfrom home فيin البلدthe land المضيقconstricting
غريب الدار في البلد المضيق
O my Lord, this is the plea of one hemmed in,
O Lord, a confined call for help,
A stranger far from home in a constricting land.
A stranger in a narrow land,
صباحيmy morning مثلlike ماhow أمسيI spend the evening حزيناsorrowful
صباحي مثل ما أمسي حزينا
كأنيas though I قدindeed ضهبتunclear verb بحنفقيقby a calamity
كأني قد ضهبت بحنفقيق
My morning is like my evening: sorrowful,
My mornings and evenings sorrowful,
As though I had been [unclear verb] by a calamity.
As if I were rubbed with Hanafeeq,
فكنتso I was عزيزesteemed among قومٍa people بينamong قومٍa people
فكنت عزيز قومٍ بين قومٍ
بهabout him جهلواthey knew nothing أذلlowlier منthan الوسيقa driven captive
به جهلوا أذل من الوسيق
Honored among my own people, I found myself among folk
So I was dear to a people, among a people
Who knew nothing of me, lower than a driven captive.
Who wronged me, more disgraced than a flute,
وأثمانand the worths النفوسof souls لهاfor them قرارa settled measure
وأثمان النفوس لها قرار
وكلand every بضاعةware تهدىis conveyed لسوقto a market
وكل بضاعة تهدى لسوق
The worth of souls has its settled measure,
And souls have their worth,
And every ware is carried to a market.
And all wares are taken to market,
فماso no تاجcrown يحلrests برأسupon the head of قردa monkey
فما تاج يحل برأس قرد
وعيرand an ass مضمخsmeared with المسكmusk السحيقfinely ground
وعير مضمخ المسك السحيق
No crown belongs upon a monkey's head,
So neither crown adorns the head of a monkey,
Nor an ass smeared with finely powdered musk.
Nor musk on a filthy donkey,
بليتI was afflicted لديرةwith a settlement فيهاin which رجالmen
بليت لديرة فيها رجال
لئامbase أهلpeople of تصفيقclapping وشيقand shīq (unclear)
لئام أهل تصفيق وشيق
I was afflicted with a settlement whose men
I have tested a land of men,
Are base, given to clapping and [unclear word].
The wicked people of clapping and whistling,
لهمthey have فيin كلevery ذيone possessing نادٍa gathering شهيقgasping cries
لهم في كل ذي نادٍ شهيق
إذاwhen اجتمعواthey assemble بهin it كحميرٍlike donkeys سيقdriven
إذا اجتمعوا به كحميرٍ سيق
At every gathering they have their gasping cries,
They have for every caller a shriek,
When they assemble there, like driven donkeys.
When gathered as donkeys driven,
إذاwhen ضربplayed الربابthe rebab لهمfor them نساءwomen
إذا ضرب الرباب لهم نساء
تجيبshe answers السبقthe lead سجلاءbooming (uncertain) النهيقbraying
تجيب السبق سجلاء النهيق
When women play the rebab for them,
If a guitar is strummed for them, their women
She answers the lead with a booming bray.
Respond with the race of loud brays
هيthey الزلthe flat-rumped العلاجمtoads مثقلاتٍheavy-bodied
هي الزل العلاجم مثقلاتٍ
فقيراتٍdevoid منof القدthe figure الرشيقgraceful
فقيراتٍ من القد الرشيق
They are flat-rumped toads, heavy-bodied,
They are burdensome, poor, heavyweight foreign women
Devoid of a graceful figure.
With slender waistlines,
وأكرمand more generous منهمamong them للضيفto the guest إلاexcept
وأكرم منهم للضيف إلا
نساؤهمtheir women الكريمةgenerous بالشبوقwith lust
نساؤهم الكريمة بالشبوق
The only ones among them generous to a guest
And the most generous of them to a guest
Are their women, generous with lust.
Are their women, so welcoming of ardor,
فلولاand were it not for حبكlove for You اللهمO God ربيmy Lord
فلولا حبك اللهم ربي
وحبand love of نبيكYour prophet الطهرthe pure الصدوقthe ever-truthful
وحب نبيك الطهر الصدوق
Were it not for love of You, O God, my Lord,
So were it not for your love, O my God,
And love of Your pure, truthful prophet,
And the love of your honest Prophet,
لماI would not have بوBū عروةʿUrwa جاوزتI passed أمشيwalking
لما بو عروة جاوزت أمشي
ولهدةand Lahda ثمthen بربرBarbar فيon طريقيmy route
ولهدة ثم بربر في طريقي
I would not have passed Bū ʿUrwa on foot,
I would not have crossed, riding my camel,
Nor Lahda, then Barbar, upon my route,
Neither Lehdha and then Barbary in my journey,
ومرواناًand Marwān وأحباقاًand Aḥbāq لديهاbeside it
ومرواناً وأحباقاً لديها
وحرand the heat of مهايعMahāyiʿ البلدthe land السحيقfar-off
وحر مهايع البلد السحيق
Nor Marwān and Aḥbāq beside it,
Nor Marwana and their loving people,
Nor the heat of Mahāyiʿ, that far-off land.
And the hot sands of the filthy land,
وولاand not (irregular form) الشماسal-Shamās جزتI crossed ووادييهاand its two valleys
وولا الشماس جزت ووادييها
وجراتand unclear terrain وأوديةand valleys ونيقand peaks
وجرات وأودية ونيق
Nor would I have crossed al-Shamās and its two valleys,
Nor would I have passed Wadi and its two valleys,
And [unclear terrain], valleys, and peaks.
And Jarata and the valleys and palms,
وجئتand I came to ستارةSitāra فإلىthen to مديدMadīd
وجئت ستارة فإلى مديد
وحجرةand Ḥujra ثمthen خضرةKhuḍra كالعليقlike brambles
وحجرة ثم خضرة كالعليق
I came to Sitāra, then on to Madīd,
And reached Hadheen and Umm Dhuba’a,
And Ḥujra, then Khuḍra, like brambles.
And at Umm Al-Ayals I reined in my she-camel,
ووافيتand I reached الحضينal-Ḥuḍayn وأمand Umm ضبعḌabʿ
ووافيت الحضين وأم ضبع
وفيand in أمUmm العيالal-ʿIyāl أنختI made kneel نوقيmy she-camels
وفي أم العيال أنخت نوقي
I reached al-Ḥuḍayn and Umm Ḍabʿ,
Villages, that if they were Paradise
And in Umm al-ʿIyāl I made my she-camels kneel.
And were irrigated from its pure wine,
قرىًvillages لوif أنهاthat they الفردوسParadise كانتwere
قرىً لو أنها الفردوس كانت
ويسقىand is served منwhoever بهاin them كأسa cup of الرحيقpure wine
ويسقى من بها كأس الرحيق
Villages—even if they had been Paradise,
My ears would not have listened to evil of them,
And those within were served a cup of pure wine—
Nor my eyes looked upon them all my life,
لماwould not ساختhave sunk or inclined لهاto them فيin السمعhearing أذنيmy ear
لما ساخت لها في السمع أذني
ولامحهاnor glimpsed them (irregular text) دوامthroughout العمرlife موقيmy eye
ولامحها دوام العمر موقي
My ear would not have inclined to hear of them,
Villages that are deprived of all good,
Nor would my eye have glimpsed them all my life.
And of high sand dunes or low,
قرىvillages قدindeed حرمتwere deprived منof كلevery خيرgood
قرى قد حرمت من كل خير
ومنand of علa further draught الصبوحthe morning drink أوor الغبوقthe evening drink
ومن عل الصبوح أو الغبوق
Villages deprived of every good,
And none in them, when you visit, a friend,
And of a further draught at morning or at evening.
Miserable is the land without a friend,
وماand no فيهاin them إذاwhen قصدتyou visit صديقa friend
وما فيها إذا قصدت صديق
وبئسand wretched is الدارthe dwelling دارa dwelling بلاwithout صديقa friend
وبئس الدار دار بلا صديق
There is no friend there when you seek one,
And in them is no flavor for a guest
And wretched is a dwelling without a friend.
Except salty herbs stuck in the throat,
وليسand there is not بهاin them لضيفfor a guest منany مذاقtaste
وليس بها لضيف من مذاق
سوىexcept ملحsalt كصابlike bitter sap فيin الحلوقthroats
سوى ملح كصاب في الحلوق
A guest has nothing there to taste
And among their men there is fighting
But salt like bitter sap in the throat.
In the evening and at dawn,
وبينand among أهيلهits little inhabitants فيهin it قتالfighting
وبين أهيله فيه قتال
لدىduring لقطgleaning العشيةevening والشروقand sunrise
لدى لقط العشية والشروق
And in it its little inhabitants fight among themselves,
From hunger that makes them
When gleaning at evening and sunrise,
Thinner than an worn-out cloak or racing camel,
منfrom الجوعhunger الذيwhich منهbecause of it تراهمyou see them
من الجوع الذي منه تراهم
أدقthinner منthan الخلالa toothpick أوor السبوقa slender cord
أدق من الخلال أو السبوق
From hunger, because of which you see them
They are scrawny skin on bones
Thinner than toothpicks or a slender cord.
On emaciated bones and thin,
فهمso they are جلدskin نحولemaciation بينamid لحمflesh
فهم جلد نحول بين لحم
علىupon عظمbone نحولemaciation بهupon it دقيقscant
على عظم نحول به دقيق
They are wasted skin amid flesh,
And worse in nature than snakes,
Upon wasted bone, with only a scant covering.
And more defiant than an evil gloomy night,
وهمand they أعدىmore hostile منthan الحياتsnakes طبعاًby nature
وهم أعدى من الحيات طبعاً
وأكفرand more faithless منthan دجىthe gloom of ليلٍa night غسوقpitch-dark
وأكفر من دجى ليلٍ غسوق
They are more hostile than snakes by nature,
Sons of Iblis in their creation and nature,
More faithless than the gloom of a pitch-dark night.
Obstacles to every right,
بنيsons of إبليسIblīs فيin خلقoutward form وخلقand character
بني إبليس في خلق وخلق
لطاعتهin obedience to him موانعobstructors للحقوقof rights
لطاعته موانع للحقوق
Sons of Iblīs in form and character,
They have neglected the duties so no prayer,
Obeying him, they obstruct the fulfillment of rights.
Nor Hajj to the Ancient House,
وهمand they هدمواdestroyed الفروضthe religious duties فلاso no صلاةprayer
وهم هدموا الفروض فلا صلاة
ولاnor حجpilgrimage إلىto البيتthe House العتيقthe ancient
ولا حج إلى البيت العتيق
They have demolished the duties: no prayer,
Nor fast, nor respected bonds of
Nor pilgrimage to the Ancient House,
Marriage, nor understood freeing of slaves,
ولاnor صومfasting ولاnor عرفواthey knew بملكabout possession by الthe (continued)
ولا صوم ولا عرفوا بملك ال
يمينright hand وماand not درواthey knew حكمthe ruling on العتيقthe freed slave
يمين وما دروا حكم العتيق
Nor fasting; nor do they understand possession by the
They neglected prayer and every duty,
Right hand, nor the ruling concerning a freed slave.
They are people of frivolity and debauchery,
وهمand they تركواabandoned الصلاةprayer وكلand every أربaim
وهم تركوا الصلاة وكل أرب
وهمand they أهلpeople of الملاهيamusements والفسوقand wickedness
وهم أهل الملاهي والفسوق
They have abandoned prayer and every worthy aim,
Sex with menstruating women allowed,
People of amusements and wickedness.
So their blood as mixed as mixed creatures,
ووطءand intercourse during الحيضmenstruation عندهمin their view مباحpermitted
ووطء الحيض عندهم مباح
فخضبso staining with دمائهits blood مثلlike الخلوقsaffron perfume
فخضب دمائه مثل الخلوق
Intercourse during menstruation is permitted in their eyes;
People's money is halal to them,
Staining with its blood is like saffron perfume.
And shedding blood like pouring water,
ومالand the property الناسof people عندهمin their view حلالlawful
ومال الناس عندهم حلال
وهرقand shedding الدماblood كالماءlike water الهريقspilled
وهرق الدما كالماء الهريق
Other people's property is lawful in their eyes,
They have no pride in life
And spilling blood is like pouring out water.
Except drums or killing a friend,
ومالهمand they have no علىin الدنياthe world فخارcause for pride
ومالهم على الدنيا فخار
سوىexcept البوقاتoutrages أوor قتلkilling الرفيقa companion
سوى البوقات أو قتل الرفيق
They have no cause for pride in this world
And cleaner than them are dogs and pigs
Except outrages or killing a companion.
In profaning mothers and whistling,
وأطهرand purer منهمthan them الزطthe Zuṭṭ البداياthe nomads (uncertain form)
وأطهر منهم الزط البدايا
لقذعin foul abuse of الأمهاتmothers وللصفيقand in shamelessness
لقذع الأمهات وللصفيق
Even the nomadic Zuṭṭ are purer than they
When they speak to you in any assembly,
In foul abuse of mothers and in shamelessness.
Like the babbling of foreigners in dim talk,
إذاwhen همthey ناطقوكspeak to you بكلin every نادٍgathering
إذا هم ناطقوك بكل نادٍ
كأمثالlike العلاجمtoads فيin النقيقcroaking
كأمثال العلاجم في النقيق
When they speak to you at any gathering,
The ugliest thing about them and from them
They are like toads in their croaking.
Is feeding a guest or giving fodder,
وأقبحand ugliest ماwhat يكونis بهمwith them ومنهمand from them
وأقبح ما يكون بهم ومنهم
طعامfood for الضيفthe guest أوor بذلgiving العليقfodder
طعام الضيف أو بذل العليق
The ugliest thing to them and from them
None of them can ever be generous
Is food for a guest or offering fodder.
Except a robber, thief, or trafficker,
فماso never منهمamong them ترىyou see أبداever كريماًa generous man
فما منهم ترى أبدا كريماً
سوىexcept لحزa miser ولصand a thief أوor بيوقa scoundrel
سوى لحز ولص أو بيوق
You never see a generous man among them,
The best and most refined of them in nature,
Only a miser, a thief, or a scoundrel.
When you meet him is like a predatory wolf,
أجلهمtheir most esteemed وأزكاهمand their purest طباعاًin disposition
أجلهم وأزكاهم طباعاً
متىwhenever تلقاهyou meet him كالذئبlike a wolf الطروقprowling by night
متى تلقاه كالذئب الطروق
Their greatest, purest in disposition,
Disobedient from disobedient from disobedient,
Whenever you meet him, is like a prowling wolf by night.
The nature of the branch is the nature of the roots,
عصاةrebels منfrom عصاةrebels منfrom عصاةrebels
عصاة من عصاة من عصاة
وطبعand the nature الفرعof the branch منfrom طبعthe nature العروقof the roots
وطبع الفرع من طبع العروق
Rebels descended from rebels descended from rebels;
O Lord save me and my companions,
The branch's nature comes from the roots' nature.
From the hyenas, so hard of hearing,
أياO رباهmy Lord! خلصنيrescue me وصحبيand my companions
أيا رباه خلصني وصحبي
منfrom الذؤبانwolves كالحةsnarling الشدوقjaws
من الذؤبان كالحة الشدوق
O my Lord, rescue me and my companions
And facilitate the journey and every hardship,
From wolves with snarling jaws.
Make it easy with safe travel,
وسهلand make easy فيon الطريقthe road وكلand every صعبٍhardship
وسهل في الطريق وكل صعبٍ
فهونهso ease it بأمنwith safety فيon الطريقthe road
فهونه بأمن في الطريق
Make the road easy, and every hardship—
And guard us with Your eye, O Protector,
Ease it with safety along the road.
From enemies and obstructing worries,
وأحرسناand guard us بعينكwith Your eye ياO حفيظPreserver
وأحرسنا بعينك يا حفيظ
عنfrom الأعداءenemies والهمand anxiety المعوقhindering
عن الأعداء والهم المعوق
Guard us with Your eye, O Preserver,
And of Your bounty, open for us a door of sustenance,
From enemies and hindering anxiety.
Generously, and widen every strait,
ومنand from حسانكYour good gifts فافتحso open بابa door of رزقٍprovision
ومن حسانك فافتح باب رزقٍ
لناfor us كرماًgenerously وأوسعand widen كلevery ضيقstrait
لنا كرماً وأوسع كل ضيق
From Your good gifts, open a door of provision
And bring us close to the fragrant tomb,
For us, generously, and widen every strait.
And bring the Noble Sanctuary near to us,
وقربand bring near روضةthe garden of المختارthe Chosen One مناto us
وقرب روضة المختار منا
وقربناand bring us near منto الحرمthe sacred precinct الأنيقbeautiful
وقربنا من الحرم الأنيق
Bring the Chosen One's garden near to us,
That we may kiss the earth of the Chosen One lovingly,
And bring us near the beautiful sacred precinct,
And hold tight to the rope of the covenant,
لنلثمso we may kiss تربةthe soil of المختارthe Chosen One حبّاًin love
لنلثم تربة المختار حبّاً
ونمسكand we may grasp عروةthe loop of الحبلthe rope الوثيقsteadfast
ونمسك عروة الحبل الوثيق
That we may kiss the Chosen One's soil in love
So blessed is he who threw away his staff,
And grasp the loop of the steadfast rope.
At the door of the tender Muhammad,
فياO, then فوزthe triumph of امرئٍa man ألقىwho laid down عصاهhis staff
فيا فوز امرئٍ ألقى عصاه
ببابat the door of محمدMuhammad الطهرthe pure الشفيقthe compassionate
بباب محمد الطهر الشفيق
What triumph for a man who lays down his staff
Muhammad master of all worlds, my patron
At the door of Muhammad, pure and compassionate!
Of my two parties, intercessor of the two weighty,
محمدMuhammad سيدmaster of الكونينboth worlds مولىlord of الthe (continued)
محمد سيد الكونين مولى ال
فريقيtwo companies شافعintercessor for الثقلينhumans and jinn موقunclear epithet
فريقي شافع الثقلين موق
Muhammad, master of both worlds, lord of the
The seal of messengers, the first of them
Two companies, intercessor for humans and jinn, [unclear epithet].
To every virtue without precedent competed,
ختامseal of الرسلthe messengers أولهمfirst of them إلىto كلevery
ختام الرسل أولهم إلى كل
لcontinuation of 'every' فضلٍvirtue غيرnot مسبوقoutstripped سبوقever foremost
ل فضلٍ غير مسبوق سبوق
Seal of the messengers, first of them to every
Of ample gifts in life and thereafter,
Virtue, never outstripped, ever foremost.
Unconstrained in abundant generosity,
رحيبample الذرعin forbearance فيin دنياthis world وأخرىand the next
رحيب الذرع في دنيا وأخرى
طليقunrestricted الباعin reach بالفضلwith bounty الطليقunstinting
طليق الباع بالفضل الطليق
Of ample forbearance in this world and the next,
In the Torah and Bible his proofs arose,
Unstinting in reach, with unstinting bounty.
And in the True Remembrance,
ففيfor in التوراةthe Torah والإنجيلand the Gospel قامتstand
ففي التوراة والإنجيل قامت
أدلتهhis proofs وفيand in الذكرthe Reminder الحقيقيthe true
أدلته وفي الذكر الحقيقي
For in the Torah and the Gospel stand
Without him no messenger would have been sent
His proofs, and in the true Reminder.
Clarifying the argument among a people,
ولولاهand were it not for him فلمthen no يرسلwould be sent رسولmessenger
ولولاه فلم يرسل رسول
بإيضاحto make plain المحجةthe clear path فيamong فريقa people
بإيضاح المحجة في فريق
Were it not for him, no messenger would have been sent
Messenger of God, we have come beseeching you,
To make the clear path plain among a people.
With hopes of attainment from you we desire,
رسولMessenger of اللَهGod قدindeed جئناكwe came to you نسعىstriving
رسول اللَه قد جئناك نسعى
بآمالwith hopes بناقٍon she-camels (uncertain form) منكfrom you توقyearning
بآمال بناقٍ منك توق
Messenger of God, we have come to you, striving,
And if they were withered before this,
With hopes of you, upon yearning she-camels.
Save us with your friendly lightning until
وإنand though كانتthey were خماصاًlean قبلbefore هذاthis
وإن كانت خماصاً قبل هذا
فهاnow behold هيthey منكthrough you نافجةswelling العروقthe veins
فها هي منك نافجة العروق
Though they were lean before this,
We pasture on the land of lightning bolts,
Now, through you, their veins swell.
Love has wasting away from afar,
نجناdelivered us (uncertain form) برقكyour lightning الصداقfaithful حتىuntil
نجنا برقك الصداق حتى
رعيناwe grazed نبتgrowth مصداقconfirmation of البروقthe lightning flashes
رعينا نبت مصداق البروق
Your faithful lightning delivered us, until
So your way is with ardent lover consumed,
We grazed on growth that fulfilled the lightning's promise.
And I am among your beloved ones, O Messenger,
أشاقتناstirred our longing المحبةlove منfrom بعيدafar
أشاقتنا المحبة من بعيد
فشأنكso attend فيto شيخan old man صبٍّlovesick مشوقyearning
فشأنك في شيخ صبٍّ مشوق
Love stirred our longing from afar;
I came to you in difficult circumstance,
Attend, then, to an old man, lovesick and yearning.
I crossed to you so many deadly places,
وإنيand I منam one of رقيقكyour servants ياO رسولMessenger
وإني من رقيقك يا رسول
أتيتI came إليكto you فيin العصبstriped cloth الرقيقthin
أتيت إليك في العصب الرقيق
I am one of your servants, O Messenger;
And so many a sea and deep ravine,
I came to you in thin striped cloth.
And so many a wasteland and reddish land
قطعتI traversed إليكtoward you كمhow many منof مهلكاتٍdeadly places
قطعت إليك كم من مهلكاتٍ
وكمand how many بحرa sea وكمand how many فجٍّa mountain pass عميقdeep
وكم بحر وكم فجٍّ عميق
How many deadly places I crossed to reach you,
And thickets I traversed after thickets,
How many seas, how many deep mountain passes!
Sometimes on ships and sometimes barefoot
وكمand how many لكfor you جبتI traversed حراتlava fields وشهباand pale wastes
وكم لك جبت حرات وشهبا
وغيطاناًand lowlands ونيقاًand peaks بعدafter نيقpeaks
وغيطاناً ونيقاً بعد نيق
How many lava fields and pale wastes I traversed for you,
On a foot and leg,
And lowlands, and peak after peak!
Traveling at dawn when night’s
فتاراتso sometimes علىon سفنships وطوراًand sometimes
فتارات على سفن وطوراً
بلاwithout نعلٍa sandal علىupon قدمa foot وسوقand shins
بلا نعلٍ على قدم وسوق
Sometimes aboard ships, and sometimes
Star rises which I embark toward,
Barefoot, upon feet and shins.
And the days of time have chewed my flesh,
أواصلI join بالضحىto the morning ليليmy night إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
أواصل بالضحى ليلي إذا ما
بداappeared نجمa star عقدتI fixed عليهupon it موقan eye
بدا نجم عقدت عليه موق
I join my night to the morning, and whenever
And I faced hardship above and below me,
A star appears, I fix my gaze upon it.
So doom to whoever it threw in them,
وقدand indeed مضغتchewed نيوبthe fangs الدهرof time لحميmy flesh
وقد مضغت نيوب الدهر لحمي
ولاقيتand I encountered المصاعبhardships فيwithin (incomplete text) وفوقيand above me
ولاقيت المصاعب في وفوقي
The fangs of time have chewed my flesh,
Is dearer to me than ostrich eggs,
And I met hardships within and above me.
And none is greater than you to complain to,
فهالكso there (uncertain reading) كلeveryone منwhom ألقاهI meet him فيهاin them
فهالك كل من ألقاه فيها
أعزrarer عليto me منthan بيضthe eggs of الأنوقthe vulture
أعز علي من بيض الأنوق
There, anyone I might encounter amid them
Or gentler to a dear friend than a dear friend,
Is rarer to me than a vulture's eggs.
So be, O best of Creators, my intercessor,
وأنتand you أجلgreatest منthose whom يشكيcomplaint is made إليهto him
وأنت أجل من يشكي إليه
وألطفand gentler بالشقيقto a brother منthan الشقيقa brother
وألطف بالشقيق من الشقيق
You are the greatest of those to whom complaint is made,
And take my hand from the serious aim,
And gentler to a brother than a brother.
Upon you the prayer of your Lord as long as
فكنso be ياO خيرةchosen one of الباريthe Creator شفيعيmy intercessor
فكن يا خيرة الباري شفيعي
وخذand take بيديby my hand عنaway from الهدفthe target (sense unclear) الوثيقfirmly fixed
وخذ بيدي عن الهدف الوثيق
Be, O chosen of the Creator, my intercessor,
Turtledoves coo on the tender branch,
And take my hand away from the firm-set target.
And may it perpetually bless your two companions,
عليكupon you صلاةblessing ربكyour Lord ماas long as تغنيsing الthe (continued)
عليك صلاة ربك ما تغني ال
حمامdoves الورقgray بالغصنupon the branch الوريقleafy
حمام الورق بالغصن الوريق
May your Lord's blessing be upon you as long as the
The first two caliphs, the choicest of the chosen,
Gray doves sing upon the leafy branch.
And your family altogether, and their followers
وعمتand may it encompass صاحبيكyour two companions إذاًthen عتيقاًʿAtīq
وعمت صاحبيك إذاً عتيقاً
وفاروقand Fārūq الرضىfavor ثانيsecond after عتيقʿAtīq
وفاروق الرضى ثاني عتيق
And may it encompass your two companions: ʿAtīq,
With goodness, upon the straight path.
And Fārūq, favored, second after ʿAtīq,
وآلكand your family جملةall together والتابعيهمand those following them
وآلك جملة والتابعيهم
بإحسانin goodness علىupon نهجthe course of الطريقthe path
بإحسان على نهج الطريق
And all your family, and those who follow them
In goodness, upon the course of the path.
Partial English translation: 129 of 132 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1