ريحَ الشَمالِ عَساكِ أَن تَتَحَمَّلي

ريحَ الشَمالِ عَساكِ أَن تَتَحَمَّلي

خِدَمي إِلى المَولى الإِمامِ الأَفضَلِ

خِدَمي إِلى المَولى الإِمامِ الأَفضَلِ

O north wind, may you carry

O north wind, may you bear it;

My homage to the lord, the most excellent imam.

Serve the most virtuous imam.

وَقِفي بِواديهِ المُقَدَّسِ وَانظُري

وَقِفي بِواديهِ المُقَدَّسِ وَانظُري

نورَ الهُدى مُتَأَلِّقاً لا يَأتَلي

نورَ الهُدى مُتَأَلِّقاً لا يَأتَلي

And stop in his sacred valley, and behold

Stop in his sacred valley and look -

The light of guidance, gleaming and never flagging,

The light of guidance shining, never fading.

مِن دَوحَةٍ فَخرِيَّةٍ عُمَرِيَّةٍ

مِن دَوحَةٍ فَخرِيَّةٍ عُمَرِيَّةٍ

طابَت مَغارِسُ مَجدِها المُتَأَثِّلِ

طابَت مَغارِسُ مَجدِها المُتَأَثِّلِ

From a glorious tree of ʿUmar's lineage,

From a prideful, flourishing, prosperous Doha -

Rich are the planting-grounds of its deep-rooted glory.

The roots of its glory stand firm.

مَكِيَّةِ الأَنسابِ زاكٍ أَصلُها

مَكِيَّةِ الأَنسابِ زاكٍ أَصلُها

وَفُروعُها فَوقَ السِماكِ الأَعزَلِ

وَفُروعُها فَوقَ السِماكِ الأَعزَلِ

Meccan in ancestry, with a pure root,

Meccan in lineage, its origin is pure,

And its branches tower above Spica, the Unarmed.

And its branches above the loftiest summit.

وَاِستَمطِري جَدوى يَدَيهِ فَطالَما

وَاِستَمطِري جَدوى يَدَيهِ فَطالَما

خَلَفَ الحَيا في كُلِّ عامٍ مُمحِلِ

خَلَفَ الحَيا في كُلِّ عامٍ مُمحِلِ

And implore a rain of bounty from his hands, for often

And seek rain from his hands, for long has he

He has replaced the rain in every drought-stricken year.

Left the living in place of each departed year.

نِعَمٌ سَحائِبُها تَعودُ كَما بَدَت

نِعَمٌ سَحائِبُها تَعودُ كَما بَدَت

لا يُعرَفُ الوَسمِيُّ مِنها وَالوَلي

لا يُعرَفُ الوَسمِيُّ مِنها وَالوَلي

Bounties whose clouds return as they first appeared,

Good rains whose clouds return as they began;

Their first rains indistinguishable from those that follow.

Neither marked nor substitutes are known.

بَحرٌ تَصَدَّرَ لِلعُلومِ وَمَن رَأى

بَحرٌ تَصَدَّرَ لِلعُلومِ وَمَن رَأى

بَحراً تَصَدَّرَ قَبلَهُ في مَحفِلِ

بَحراً تَصَدَّرَ قَبلَهُ في مَحفِلِ

An ocean presiding over the sciences—and who has seen

A sea who mastered knowledge, and if one saw

An ocean before him preside in an assembly?

A sea who mastered before it in any gathering -

وَمُشَمَّرٌ في اللَهِ يَسحَبُ لِلتُّقى

وَمُشَمَّرٌ في اللَهِ يَسحَبُ لِلتُّقى

وَالدينِ سِربالَ العَفافِ المُسبَلِ

وَالدينِ سِربالَ العَفافِ المُسبَلِ

And girded in God's service, he trails, for piety

And exerting himself in God, he drags for piety

And religion, the flowing robe of chastity.

And religion the robes of decency draped.

ماتَت بِهِ بِدَعٌ تَمادى عُمرُها

ماتَت بِهِ بِدَعٌ تَمادى عُمرُها

دَهراً وَكانَ ظَلامُها لا يَنجَلي

دَهراً وَكانَ ظَلامُها لا يَنجَلي

Through him died innovations whose lives had stretched

With him perished heresies whose lives spanned

For an age, and whose darkness would not lift.

An age, and whose darkness did not recede.

فَعَلا بِهِ الإِسلامُ أَرفَعَ هَضبةٍ

فَعَلا بِهِ الإِسلامُ أَرفَعَ هَضبةٍ

وَرَسا سِواهُ في الحَضيضِ الأَسفَلِ

وَرَسا سِواهُ في الحَضيضِ الأَسفَلِ

Thus Islam rose through him to the loftiest hilltop,

With him, Islam ascended to the highest elevation,

And all else settled in the lowest depths.

While all else remained in the lowest valley.

غلِطَ اِمرُؤٌ بِأَبي عَلِيٍّ قاسَهُ

غلِطَ اِمرُؤٌ بِأَبي عَلِيٍّ قاسَهُ

هَيهاتَ قَصَّرَ عَن مَداهُ أَبو عَلي

هَيهاتَ قَصَّرَ عَن مَداهُ أَبو عَلي

A man erred in comparing him with Abū ʿAlī;

One was mistaken about Abu Ali when comparing him -

Far from it! Abū ʿAlī fell short of his reach.

Farfetched! Abu Ali falls short of none.

لَو أَنَّ رَسطاليسَ يَسمَعُ لَفظَةً

لَو أَنَّ رَسطاليسَ يَسمَعُ لَفظَةً

مِن لَفظِهِ لَعَرَتهُ هزةُ أَفكَلِ

مِن لَفظِهِ لَعَرَتهُ هزةُ أَفكَلِ

If Aristotle heard a single word

If Aristotle were to hear but a word

Of his speech, a fit of trembling would seize him.

From his words, he would tremble convulsively.

وَلَحارَ بطليموسُ لَو لاقاهُ مِن

وَلَحارَ بطليموسُ لَو لاقاهُ مِن

بُرهانِهِ في كُلِّ شَكلٍ مُشكِلِ

بُرهانِهِ في كُلِّ شَكلٍ مُشكِلِ

And Ptolemy, if he met him, would be bewildered by

And Ptolemy would be dumbfounded were he

His proof concerning every perplexing figure.

To meet any of his convincing proofs for each problem.

فَلَو اَنَّهُم جَمَعوا لَدَيهِ تَيَقَّنوا

فَلَو اَنَّهُم جَمَعوا لَدَيهِ تَيَقَّنوا

أَنَّ الفَضيلَةَ لَم تَكُن لِلأَوَّلِ

أَنَّ الفَضيلَةَ لَم تَكُن لِلأَوَّلِ

So, had they gathered before him, they would have known for certain

Had they gathered before him, they would ascertain

That excellence did not belong to those who came first.

That virtue was not for the ancients to claim.

وَبِهِ يَبيتُ الحلمُ مُعتَصِماً إِذا

وَبِهِ يَبيتُ الحلمُ مُعتَصِماً إِذا

هَزَّت رِياحُ الشَوقِ رُكني يَذبُلِ

هَزَّت رِياحُ الشَوقِ رُكني يَذبُلِ

And with him forbearance rests sheltered through the night, when

With him wisdom rests protected if

The winds of longing shake Yadhbul's two pillars.

The winds of passion shake my abode to its foundations.

يَعفو عَنِ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ تَكُرُّماً

يَعفو عَنِ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ تَكُرُّماً

وَيَجودُ مَسؤولاً وَإِن لَم يُسأَلِ

وَيَجودُ مَسؤولاً وَإِن لَم يُسأَلِ

He pardons grave sin out of generosity,

He pardons major sins in his generosity

And gives generously when asked, and even when not asked.

And grants favor unasked.

أَرضى الإِلهَ بِفِعلِهِ وَدِفاعِهِ

أَرضى الإِلهَ بِفِعلِهِ وَدِفاعِهِ

عَن دينِهِ وَأَقَرَّ عَينَ المُرسَلِ

عَن دينِهِ وَأَقَرَّ عَينَ المُرسَلِ

He has pleased God with his deeds and his defense

He pleased God with his deeds and defense

Of His religion, and gladdened the Messenger's eye.

Of His religion, and delighted the Messenger.

يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي دَرَجاتُهُ

يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي دَرَجاتُهُ

تَرنو إِلى فَلكِ الثَوابِتِ مِن علِ

تَرنو إِلى فَلكِ الثَوابِتِ مِن علِ

O lord, whose ranks

O Master, whose ranks

Gaze at the sphere of the fixed stars from on high,

Aim for the sphere of fixed stars and beyond -

ما مَنصِبٌ إِلّا وَقَدرُكَ فَوقَهُ

ما مَنصِبٌ إِلّا وَقَدرُكَ فَوقَهُ

فَبِمَجدِكَ السامي يُهَنَّأُ ما تَلي

فَبِمَجدِكَ السامي يُهَنَّأُ ما تَلي

No office exists but your worth stands above it;

No position exists but that your worth surpasses it.

So the office you hold is congratulated on your lofty glory.

So by your sublime glory every subsequent rank is honored.

فَمَتى أَرادَ اللَهُ رِفعَةَ مَنصِبٍ

فَمَتى أَرادَ اللَهُ رِفعَةَ مَنصِبٍ

أَفضى إِلَيكَ فَنالَ أَشرَفَ مَنزِلِ

أَفضى إِلَيكَ فَنالَ أَشرَفَ مَنزِلِ

So whenever God desires to raise an office,

Thus when God wants to elevate a position,

It passes to you and attains the noblest station.

He grants it to you, attaining the noblest rank.

لا زالَ ربعُكَ لِلوُفودِ مَحَطَّةً

لا زالَ ربعُكَ لِلوُفودِ مَحَطَّةً

أَبَداً وُجودُكَ كَهفَ كُلِّ مُؤَمّلِ

أَبَداً وُجودُكَ كَهفَ كُلِّ مُؤَمّلِ

May your dwelling remain a stopping-place for delegations,

Your courtyard remains forever a station for delegations.

Forever; may your presence be a cave of refuge for every hopeful seeker.

Your generosity a cave for every hopeful.