حيhail! حيالياhail for me! الوصلunion فيin واديthe valley of الغيدthe graceful beauties
حي حياليا الوصل في وادي الغيد
واديthe valley of الخيرgoodness والرحمةand mercy وكمand how many جيدa worthy one منfrom جيدa worthy one
وادي الخير والرحمة وكم جيد من جيد
Hail, hail to union in the valley of the graceful beauties!
The joining lives in the valley of Gheid,
Valley of goodness and mercy—how many a worthy one of worthy stock
The valley of goodness, mercy and every beauty.
ضمنwithin تلكthose الضرايحthe tombs والمقابرand graves بعيديدat ʿAidid
ضمن تلك الضرايح والمقابر بعيديد
المحبينthe lovers للَهof God كلevery يومday لهمfor them عيدa feast
المحبين للَه كل يوم لهم عيد
Lies within those tombs and graves at ʿAidid!
Among those shrines and distant graves,
Lovers of God, for whom every day is a feast,
The lovers of God have a feast everyday.
منamong رجالmen of العلومlearning الثابتةfirmly established بالأسانيدthrough chains of transmission
من رجال العلوم الثابتة بالأسانيد
والمعارفand spiritual knowledge والأعمالand deeds الصحيحةsound بتأكيدwith certainty
والمعارف والأعمال الصحيحة بتأكيد
Among men of learning established through chains of transmission,
Of men of established sciences with origins,
And spiritual knowledge, and deeds assuredly sound,
And knowledge and correct actions with certainty,
والسياحةand wandering بالأوديthrough the valleys والمفاوزand desert wastes بالبيدin the wilderness
والسياحة بالأودي والمفاوز بالبيد
فيin تريمTarim المدينةthe city كمhow many همامa noble hero وصنديدand a valiant champion
في تريم المدينة كم همام وصنديد
And wandering through valleys and desert wastes in the wilderness.
And touring the valleys and rough terrain,
In the city of Tarim, how many a noble hero and valiant champion!
In Tarim, so many prestigious and strong.
أهلthe people of بيتthe household of النبيthe Prophet الطاهرينthe pure ones المحاميدthe praiseworthy ones
أهل بيت النبي الطاهرين المحاميد
كلeveryone منwho حبهloves him يبشرreceives glad tidings بنصرهof his aid وتأييدand support
كل من حبه يبشر بنصره وتأييد
The people of the Prophet's household, pure and praiseworthy.
The People of the Prophet’s house, the praised pure ones,
Whoever loves him receives glad tidings of his aid and support,
Whose love brings victory and support,
والسعادةand happiness ويحظىand gains منfrom إلهيmy God بتسديدright guidance
والسعادة ويحظى من إلهي بتسديد
والذيand whoever يبغضhates أهلthe people of البيتthe household يبشرis given tidings بتنكيدof misery
والذي يبغض أهل البيت يبشر بتنكيد
And happiness; and from my God he gains right guidance.
And happiness, and is guided by the Divine,
And whoever hates the Household is given tidings of misery:
While hating them brings misery tightly bound.
فيin حياتهhis life وفيand in قبرهhis grave عقوبةpunishment وتشديدand severity
في حياته وفي قبره عقوبة وتشديد
ياO أهلpeople of بيتthe household of النبيthe Prophet اينwhere are الذممthe pledges والمواعيدand the promises
يا أهل بيت النبي اين الذمم والمواعيد
In his life and in his grave—punishment and severity.
O People of the Prophet’s house, where are the promises,
O people of the Prophet's household, where are the pledges and promises?
And the threats to the aggressors, the destroyers,
واينand where is تخويفكمyour intimidation بالمجترينof the insolent المناكيدthe wretched ones
واين تخويفكم بالمجترين المناكيد
بالفقيهby the jurist المقدمthe foremost سيدlord of السادةthe lords الصيدthe noble ones
بالفقيه المقدم سيد السادة الصيد
And where is the fear you strike into the insolent wretches?
By the eminent jurist, the master of masters the chosen one,
By al-Faqih al-Muqaddam, lord of the noble lords,
Invoke the Alawite and his children and the respected one who was aided,
وادعand invoke علويʿAlawi ونسلهand his offspring والوجيهand the eminent one الذيwhose زيدwas increased
وادع علوي ونسله والوجيه الذي زيد
والمسمىand the one named عمرʿUmar محضارMuhdar ياoh! نعمhow excellent منas a سيدmaster
والمسمى عمر محضار يا نعم من سيد
And invoke ʿAlawi and his offspring, and the eminent one whose honor was increased,
And the one named Omar purely a master,
And the one named ʿUmar Muhdar—oh, what an excellent master!
And Ibn Abi Bakr Abdullah the dear master.
وابنand the son of أبيAbu (father of) بكرBakr عبدʿAbd (servant of) اللَهAllah (God) عزيزexalted in المواجيدspiritual ecstasies
وابن أبي بكر عبد اللَه عزيز المواجيد
هياcome! هياcome! بكمthrough you غارةan onslaught تذيبthat melts الجلاميدthe boulders
هيا هيا بكم غارة تذيب الجلاميد
And Abu Bakr's son, ʿAbd Allah, exalted in spiritual ecstasies.
Come, come with a raid that melts the frozen,
Come, come! Through you, an onslaught that melts the boulders!
Hurry, hurry with a raid that extinguishes the flames,
أسرعواhasten! أسرعواhasten! غارةan onslaught تطفيthat quenches المعاقيدthe knots
أسرعوا أسرعوا غارة تطفي المعاقيد
أسرعواhasten! أسرعواhasten! غارةan onslaught تحلthat unties المعاقيدthe knots
أسرعوا أسرعوا غارة تحل المعاقيد
Hasten, hasten! An onslaught that quenches the knots!
Hurry, hurry with a raid that undoes the knots,
Hasten, hasten! An onslaught that unties the knots!
Before the envious gloaters exult.
قبلbefore لاthat (dialectal linker) يشمتgloat الحاسدونthe envious ones المحاقيدthe spiteful ones
قبل لا يشمت الحاسدون المحاقيد
ياO آلfamily of علويʿAlawi أدركواcome to the rescue منfrom قبلbefore فرقةdivision وتبديدand dispersal
يا آل علوي أدركوا من قبل فرقة وتبديد
Before the spiteful, envious ones gloat.
O Alawite family realize before separation and disunity,
O family of ʿAlawi, come to the rescue before division and dispersal!
For with you are the keys of guidance and the reins,
فإنfor indeed فيكمin you مفاتيحthe keys to الهدىguidance والمقاليدand the reins of command
فإن فيكم مفاتيح الهدى والمقاليد
فضلa grace منfrom ربكمyour Lord والأمرand authority للَهbelongs to God توحيدaffirmation of God's oneness
فضل من ربكم والأمر للَه توحيد
For in you lie the keys to guidance and the reins of command.
A grace from your Lord, and all affairs belong to God alone,
A grace from your Lord; authority belongs to God—affirming His oneness.
We praise and thank Him without limit or count,
نحمدهwe praise Him نشكرهwe thank Him منfrom غيرwithout حصرlimit وتعديدand counting
نحمده نشكره من غير حصر وتعديد
ثمthen صلواsend blessings علىupon الهاديthe guide محمدMuhammad بترديدwith repetition
ثم صلوا على الهادي محمد بترديد
We praise Him, we thank Him, without limit or counting.
Then send blessings on the guide Muhammad with repetition,
Then send blessings upon the guide, Muhammad, again and again,
As long as the pigeons of Hima coo at dawn,
ماas long as استهلتburst forth حماماتthe doves of الحمىthe sanctuary بالتغاريدin birdsong
ما استهلت حمامات الحمى بالتغاريد
أوor سرىpasses by night البرقthe lightning فيthrough الدجىthe darkness علىover شعبthe ravine of عيديدʿAidid
أو سرى البرق في الدجى على شعب عيديد
As long as the sanctuary's doves burst into song,
Or lightning flows through the darkness on rocky plains.
Or lightning passes through the darkness over the ravine of ʿAidid.
Partial English translation: 29 of 30 Arabic lines translated.
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