يَهنِيكَ يا ذا الطِّرس كفُّ محمّد

يَهنِيكَ يا ذا الطِّرس كفُّ محمّد

وكفاك لَثْمُ التّرب من أَقْدَامِه

وكفاك لَثْمُ التّرب من أَقْدَامِه

May Muhammad’s hand gladden you, O bearer of this page;

May Muhammad's hand gladden you, O sheet,

honor enough is yours in kissing the dust beneath his feet.

and kissing the dust from his feet is enough for you.

فإذا شَمَمْتَ المسك من إقباله

فإذا شَمَمْتَ المسك من إقباله

وَنَمَا سُرُورُكَ حين كشف لثامه

وَنَمَا سُرُورُكَ حين كشف لثامه

And when you breathe the musk of his approach,

Then, when you smell musk from his approach,

and your joy swells as he lifts his veil,

and your joy grows when he lifts his veil,

فقل السّلام عليه يا ابْنَ المصطفى

فقل السّلام عليه يا ابْنَ المصطفى

بابن الختِام الغَوْثِ في أيّامه

بابن الختِام الغَوْثِ في أيّامه

then convey peace to him, O son of the Chosen One,

then say: peace be upon him, O son of the Chosen One,

through the Seal’s son, the succor of his age.

through the son of the Seal, the Succor of his age.

ذاك المشوقُ إليك إبراهيمُ قَدْ

ذاك المشوقُ إليك إبراهيمُ قَدْ

قَعَدَ المَشيبُ به إلى أسقامه

قَعَدَ المَشيبُ به إلى أسقامه

That yearning one—Ibrahim—has indeed

That man who longs for you, Ibrahim, has

been held back by gray age, together with his ailments.

been held back by grey hair, besides his ailments.

فلذاك عن إقدامه نابَتْ له

فلذاك عن إقدامه نابَتْ له

عُرُبٌ كساها الحُسْنَ من أقلامه

عُرُبٌ كساها الحُسْنَ من أقلامه

Therefore, in place of his coming, there stand for him

So, in place of his coming, he is represented by

winsome maidens, robed in beauty by his pens.

loving maidens—verses he clothed in beauty from his pens.

ينهي اشتياقاً بالفؤاد مُلَخَّصاً

ينهي اشتياقاً بالفؤاد مُلَخَّصاً

لا يستطيع الْكَتْبُ شَرْحَ غرامه

لا يستطيع الْكَتْبُ شَرْحَ غرامه

He conveys a longing distilled within the heart,

He conveys, in brief, the longing within his heart;

a passion no books can ever explain.

writing cannot explain his passionate love.

ويروم منك رضىً به أرواحنا

ويروم منك رضىً به أرواحنا

ماءُ المزون مُمَازِجٌ لمَدامه

ماءُ المزون مُمَازِجٌ لمَدامه

And he seeks from you a favor whereby our spirits are

And he seeks your favor, wherein our souls

rain-cloud water mingling with his wine.

are raincloud water mingling with its wine.

دامت عُلاَكَ وَدَام سِرُّ طريقِنا

دامت عُلاَكَ وَدَام سِرُّ طريقِنا

كأسَ الرّحيق وأنت مِسْكُ خِتامه

كأسَ الرّحيق وأنت مِسْكُ خِتامه

May your high glory endure, and may the secret of our Path remain

May your eminence endure, and may the secret of our path remain

the cup of pure nectar, with you as the musk that seals it.

the cup of pure wine, with you the musk of its seal.