عادَreturned العَزيزُthe beloved فاهِلاًso welcome
عادَ العَزيزُ فاهِلاً
بِسَيِّديto my master وَإِماميand my imam
بِسَيِّدي وَإِمامي
The beloved has returned—welcome
to my master and my imam!
أَهلاًwelcome وَمَرحَبَand greetings الفاa thousand times
أَهلاً وَمَرحَبَ الفا
بِنِعمَةِto the blessing الإِسلامِof Islam
بِنِعمَةِ الإِسلامِ
A thousand welcomes and greetings
to the blessing of Islam!
ياO ثَغرُmouth بادِرhasten وَقَبِّلand kiss
يا ثَغرُ بادِر وَقَبِّل
مَواطِئَplaces trodden الأَقدامِthe feet
مَواطِئَ الأَقدامِ
O mouth, hasten and kiss
the places where his feet have trodden.
وَاِترُكand leave لَناfor us مِنfrom ثَراهاtheir earth
وَاِترُك لَنا مِن ثَراها
دَواa remedy عُيونٍeyes دَواميbleeding
دَوا عُيونٍ دَوامي
And leave us some of their earth,
a remedy for bleeding eyes.
قَدindeed أَثَرَaffected البُعدُseparation فيهاon them
قَد أَثَرَ البُعدُ فيها
وَمالَand bent بِالأَجسامِthe bodies
وَمالَ بِالأَجسامِ
Separation has left its mark on them
and bowed the bodies.
وَإِنand if يَعُدhe returns ياO هَناناour joy
وَإِن يَعُد يا هَنانا
فَذاكَthen that عيدُa festival الأَنامِhumankind
فَذاكَ عيدُ الأَنامِ
And if he returns—oh, our joy!—
then that is a festival for all humankind.
وَاللَهُand God واقيهِhis protector دَوماًalways
وَاللَهُ واقيهِ دَوماً
فيin رِحلَةِtravel وَمَقامِand residence
في رِحلَةِ وَمَقامِ
And God is ever his protector
in travel and in residence.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فَاِجعَلso make لَدَيهِwith him
يا رَبِّ فَاِجعَل لَدَيهِ
بَدرَthe full moon الصَفاof serenity فيin تَمامِfullness
بَدرَ الصَفا في تَمامِ
O my Lord, grant him
the full moon of serenity in its fullness,
مِنfrom غَيرِother than نَقصٍdiminution وَخَدشِand blemish
مِن غَيرِ نَقصٍ وَخَدشِ
بَلrather بِالكَمالِwith perfection الساميsublime
بَل بِالكَمالِ السامي
without diminution or blemish,
but with sublime perfection.
وَاِحرُسand guard بِعَينِكَwith Your eye عَبداًa servant
وَاِحرُس بِعَينِكَ عَبداً
لِلمُنَعَّمِof the Benefactor العَلّامِthe All-Knowing
لِلمُنَعَّمِ العَلّامِ
And guard with Your eye a servant
of the Benefactor, the All-Knowing,
وَهَكَذاand likewise أَخواتٌsisters
وَهَكَذا أَخواتٌ
لَهُof his ذَواتُendowed with اِحتِشامِmodesty
لَهُ ذَواتُ اِحتِشامِ
and likewise, sisters
of his, endowed with modesty,
ماas long as هَزَّstirred غُصناًa branch نَسيمٌa breeze
ما هَزَّ غُصناً نَسيمٌ
وَفاضَand poured forth غَيثُrain غَمامِclouds
وَفاضَ غَيثُ غَمامِ
as long as a breeze stirs a branch
and rain pours from the clouds.
Sol 6.1