يا ابن الأَطايب مِن أَبناء حَيدرة

يا ابن الأَطايب مِن أَبناء حَيدرة

وَالسادة الغُر مِن أَشراف عَدنان

وَالسادة الغُر مِن أَشراف عَدنان

O son of the noblest among Haydara’s descendants,

O son of the virtuous, from the sons of Haydara

And of the radiant lords among Adnan’s nobles,

And the noble, courageous ones from the nobles of Adnan

وَابن النَبي الَّذي دانَت لرتبته

وَابن النَبي الَّذي دانَت لرتبته

شم الذرى فَغَدا كُل لَهُ داني

شم الذرى فَغَدا كُل لَهُ داني

And son of the Prophet, to whose rank bowed

And the son of the Prophet, who bowed before his rank

The lofty summits, so all became low before him.

The creation of the universe, so each became his follower

حُزت المَفاخر عَن قَوم فَضائلهم

حُزت المَفاخر عَن قَوم فَضائلهم

تُتلى بِآيات تَنزيل وَقُرآن

تُتلى بِآيات تَنزيل وَقُرآن

You gained glories from a people whose virtues

Excelled in superiority are a people whose merits

Are recited in verses of revelation and the Qur’an.

Are recited in verses of revelation and Quran

مِن كُل أَبلج وَضاح أَنامله

مِن كُل أَبلج وَضاح أَنامله

غَيث تسح عَلى الدُنيا بهتان

غَيث تسح عَلى الدُنيا بهتان

From every bright-faced, resplendent man whose fingertips

From every shining full moon are his fingers

Are rain, pouring upon the world in torrents.

A rain that poured goodness upon the world, deceitfully

فَطبت إِذ طابَت الأَعراق وَاِنتَشَرَت

فَطبت إِذ طابَت الأَعراق وَاِنتَشَرَت

لَكَ المَكارم نَشراً يا ابنَ سَلمان

لَكَ المَكارم نَشراً يا ابنَ سَلمان

So you were noble, for your roots were noble, and there spread

You were blessed when the veins were purified and spread

Your virtues far and wide, O son of Salman.

For you are the epitomes of generosity, O Son of Salman

نَشَأت ما بَينَ إعطاء وَبَذل نَدى

نَشَأت ما بَينَ إعطاء وَبَذل نَدى

وَجود كف وَإِيمان وَعرفان

وَجود كف وَإِيمان وَعرفان

You grew up amid giving and the bestowal of bounty,

You were raised between giving, sacrifice and dew

And generosity of hand, and faith and knowledge,

Of generous palms, faith, and knowledge

وَراحة راحة للآملين همت

وَراحة راحة للآملين همت

يَوم النَوال عَلى القاصي مَع الداني

يَوم النَوال عَلى القاصي مَع الداني

And a palm—a comfort to those who hope—that showered

And relief, relief for the hopefuls, your determination

On the day of bounty upon the far-off and the near.

On the day of attaining, for the far and the near

وَهمة لَو أَرادَت قَلع رابية

وَهمة لَو أَرادَت قَلع رابية

لَزَلزَلت بِقواها قلب ثَهلان

لَزَلزَلت بِقواها قلب ثَهلان

And a resolve that, if it wished to uproot a hill,

And determination, if it wanted to uproot a pillar

Would shake, with its strength, the heart of Thahlan.

It would shake with its strength the heart of Tehlan

إِني ظَمئت إِلى لُقياك مُذ زَمَن

إِني ظَمئت إِلى لُقياك مُذ زَمَن

أَوهى قَواعد أَركاني وَبُنياني

أَوهى قَواعد أَركاني وَبُنياني

Indeed, I have thirsted to meet you for so long

Indeed I thirsted to meet you for a long time

That time has weakened the foundations of my pillars and my edifice.

Yearning for the pillars and foundation of my being

لَم أَدرِ هَل كانَ ذاكَ الذَنب مِن طَرفي

لَم أَدرِ هَل كانَ ذاكَ الذَنب مِن طَرفي

أَم مِنكَ فاذكر وَقُل لي مَن هُوَ الجاني

أَم مِنكَ فاذكر وَقُل لي مَن هُوَ الجاني

I did not know whether that fault was on my side

I don't know, was that sin from my side?

Or yours; so recall it, and tell me who the culprit is.

Or yours, so remember and tell me who is to blame

أَنا براء وَلَكن الزَمان جَني

أَنا براء وَلَكن الزَمان جَني

سَجيةً عَم فيها كُل إِنسان

سَجيةً عَم فيها كُل إِنسان

I am innocent, but Time has done wrong,

I am innocent, but time is the criminal

As is its habit, reaching every human being.

With a nature that every human being falls into

فَالحَمد لِلّه من اللَه خالقنا

فَالحَمد لِلّه من اللَه خالقنا

بالاجتماع بآن أيما آن

بالاجتماع بآن أيما آن

So praise be to God! God, our Creator, has favored us

So praise be to Allah, from Allah who created us

With reunion at a moment—what a moment!

With gathering at any time