ياO عمرانImran زرتyou visited سيدناour master الرسولthe Messenger
يا عمران زرت سيدنا الرسول
وكذاand likewise الشيخينthe two elders والزهرand the Radiant One البتولthe chaste one
وكذا الشيخين والزهر البتول
O Imran, you have visited our master, the Messenger,
O Imran, you visited our Prophet
And likewise the two shaykhs and the Radiant, Chaste One,
And the two Sheikhs and the Virgin Flower
وبقيعand Baqi الغرقدthe boxthorn المشهورthe renowned
وبقيع الغرقد المشهور
ذيwhich فيهin it أهلthe people البيتof the House والصحبand the Companions الفحولthe eminent ones
ذي فيه أهل البيت والصحب الفحول
And famed Baqi al-Gharqad,
And Al-Baqi' the famous graveyard
Where lie the People of the House and the eminent Companions.
Wherein lie the Family of the Prophet and the valiant companions
سلمواconvey greetings عنيon my behalf وزورواand visit واذكرواand remember
سلموا عني وزوروا واذكروا
منthe one whom ذنوبهhis sins بهtherein قيدتهhave bound him بالكبولwith shackles
من ذنوبه به قيدته بالكبول
Convey my greetings, pay your visits, and remember
Convey my greetings, visit them, remember me
The one whose sins have bound him there in shackles.
Fettered as I am by my sins
وارحمونيand have mercy on me واسعفواand give aid ليto me تؤجرواyou will be rewarded
وارحموني واسعفوا لي تؤجروا
وارتجواand hope منfrom فضلthe bounty مولاناof our Lord القبولacceptance
وارتجوا من فضل مولانا القبول
Have mercy on me and come to my aid; you will be rewarded.
Have mercy upon me, help me, so you may be rewarded
And hope for acceptance through the bounty of our Lord.
And hope for acceptance from our Master
وإذاand when زرتمyou visit قباQuba أوor أحداUhud
وإذا زرتم قبا أو أحدا
فهبوليthen grant me وفروعيand my branches (descendants) والأصولand the roots (ancestors)
فهبولي وفروعي والأصول
And when you visit Quba or Uhud,
And whenever you visit a grave or a loved one
Then grant me, my branches and roots,
Pray for me, my children, and my roots
دعوةa prayer صالحةrighteous جامعةall-embracing
دعوة صالحة جامعة
تجمعgathers الخيراتgood things تشملهاencompasses them شمولfully
تجمع الخيرات تشملها شمول
A righteous, all-embracing prayer,
A righteous comprehensive prayer
That gathers good things, encompassing them all.
That encompasses all good and is all-encompassing
ولكمand for you مثلthe like الذيof what تدعونyou pray ليfor me
ولكم مثل الذي تدعون لي
جاءhas come فيin الأخبارthe reports هذاthis والنقولand transmitted accounts
جاء في الأخبار هذا والنقول
And you shall have the like of what you pray for me;
And you will receive the likes of what you pray for me
This has come down in reports and transmitted accounts.
As told in the narrations and sayings
ثمthen ذكرزينremind Zayn باعلوىBa Alawi بناof us
ثم ذكرزين باعلوى بنا
وكذاand likewise هاشمHashim ومنand whoever ثمthere حلولresiding
وكذا هاشم ومن ثم حلول
Then remind Zayn Ba Alawi of us,
Then mention me in the Highest Company
And likewise Hashim, and whoever resides there,
And likewise for Hashim and those who came later
منamong محبa loving friend اوor رحيمmerciful مشفقcompassionate
من محب او رحيم مشفق
حلhas settled فيin تلكthose المواطنabodes والطلولand ruins
حل في تلك المواطن والطلول
Whether a loving friend or a merciful, compassionate soul,
Any loving, merciful, caring soul
Who has settled in those abodes and ruins.
Who resided in those places and hills
يرحمshows mercy المسكينthe poor man يرثىfeels pity للذيfor the one who
يرحم المسكين يرثى للذي
ضاعwas wasted عمرهhis lifetime فيin ذنوبsins وفضولand idle pursuits
ضاع عمره في ذنوب وفضول
Who shows the poor man mercy and pities the one
Have mercy upon this poor soul, grieve for one
Whose life was wasted in sins and idle pursuits.
Whose life was lost in sins and transgressions
يرتجيhopes for منكمfrom you دعاءa prayer صالحاrighteous
يرتجي منكم دعاء صالحا
يدفعwards off المكروهharm يجلبbrings كلevery سولwish
يدفع المكروه يجلب كل سول
He hopes for a righteous prayer from you,
Hoping for a righteous prayer from you
To ward off harm and fulfill every wish.
To ward off harm and bring about well-being
وصلاةand blessing اللهof God تغشىenfolds المصطفىthe Chosen One
وصلاة الله تغشى المصطفى
ماهميso long as rain pours المزنthe rainclouds وماand so long as سلنthey flow السيولthe torrents
ماهمي المزن وما سلن السيول
And may God's blessing enfold the Chosen One,
And may the prayers of God envelop the Chosen One
As long as rainclouds pour and torrents flow;
As long as the stars shine and the torrents flow
وعلىand upon آلfamily وأصحابand Companions لهof his
وعلى آل وأصحاب له
وعلىand upon التابعthe follower فيin ورداcoming وقفولand returning
وعلى التابع في وردا وقفول
And upon his family and Companions,
And upon his Family and Companions
And upon his followers, in coming and returning.
And upon the Followers, eternally
وسلامand peace اللهof God يغشاهenfolds him ويغيشاهمand enfolds them
وسلام الله يغشاه ويغيشاهم
ماso long as سرنthey journey عيسpale camels بالحمولwith the loads
ما سرن عيس بالحمول
And may God's peace enfold him and them,
And may God's greetings and peace enshroud them
As long as pale camels journey with their loads.
As long as the stars journey through the cosmos
ولكand to You الحمدpraise إلهيmy God والثناand acclaim
ولك الحمد إلهي والثنا
ولكand to You الشكرthanks بأحسنwith the finest ماof what نقولwe say
ولك الشكر بأحسن ما نقول
And Yours is praise, my God, and acclaim;
To You belongs all praise and glory, my God
And Yours is thanks, in the finest words we speak.
And to You belongs all thanks, however we express it
وادعand pray ليfor me ياO عمرUmar الجفريal-Jifri عسىperhaps
وادع لي يا عمر الجفري عسى
نفحةa breath of grace تأتيcomes بماwith what فوقbeyond العقولthe intellects
نفحة تأتي بما فوق العقول
And pray for me, O Umar al-Jifri; perhaps
And make dua for me, O Imran Al-Jafri, perhaps
A breath of grace will bring what lies beyond reason,
A breeze may bring that which transcends intellect
منof قرىhospitality ليستis not علىupon قلبthe heart بشرof a mortal
من قرى ليست على قلب بشر
ياO عمرUmar تخطرcomes to mind ولاnor فيهاwithin it تجولyou roam
يا عمر تخطر ولا فيها تجول
Of hospitality that no human heart,
From realms unattainable to the human heart
O Umar, can conceive, nor can you roam within it.
O Imran, you ponder, but cannot reach
نسألwe ask الرحمنthe All-Merciful لمdid not نسألwe ask بشرa mortal
نسأل الرحمن لم نسأل بشر
ياO عمرUmar تخطرcomes to mind ولاnor فيهاwithin it نجولwe roam
يا عمر تخطر ولا فيها نجول
We ask the All-Merciful; we have not asked a mortal.
We ask the Most Merciful, not any mortal
O Umar, [it cannot] enter thought, nor do we roam within it.
O Imran, you ponder, but find no access
نسألwe ask الرحمنthe All-Merciful لمdid not تسألyou ask بشرa mortal
نسأل الرحمن لم تسأل بشر
لمhas not يخبbeen disappointed منwhoever يسألasks البرthe Beneficent One الوصولthe Bountiful One
لم يخب من يسأل البر الوصول
We ask the All-Merciful; you have not asked a mortal.
We ask the Most Merciful, not any mortal
None who asks the Beneficent, Bountiful One has been disappointed.
He who asks the Lord will never be deprived of attainment
Sol 6.1