أُعِيدُُها هيفا بربّ الفَلَقِ

أُعِيدُُها هيفا بربّ الفَلَقِ

ماذا حَوَتْ من بهجةٍ ورَوْنَقِ

ماذا حَوَتْ من بهجةٍ ورَوْنَقِ

I recite her anew, slender-waisted, by the Lord of daybreak.

I repeat it radiantly, by the Lord of dawn

What beauty and splendor she holds!

What it contained of joy and charm

قد آنَقَتْ كلَّ حبيب رَمِقِِ

قد آنَقَتْ كلَّ حبيب رَمِقِِ

و فَلَّقَتْ قلبَ حسودٍ حَنِقِِ

و فَلَّقَتْ قلبَ حسودٍ حَنِقِِ

She has delighted every frail lover,

It delighted every loving companion

And split the heart of a furious envier.

And split the heart of an envious foe

إذ وسقت ما يُنْتَقى في نسق

إذ وسقت ما يُنْتَقى في نسق

من رائق المعنى و مبنى رَيِّقِِ

من رائق المعنى و مبنى رَيِّقِِ

For she gathered chosen things in ordered array,

When it irrigated the choicest composition

Of pleasing meaning and exquisite wording.

With the exquisite meaning and elegant structure

كم قنصت من شاردٍ في وَلَقِ

كم قنصت من شاردٍ في وَلَقِ

وقّيدت من عابدٍ في طَلَقِ

وقّيدت من عابدٍ في طَلَقِ

How many a fugitive she caught in headlong flight,

How it hunted every distracted soul

And how many a worshipper she bound while free!

And restrained every devoted worshipper

وفتّقت من مُلْتَوٍ مرتبق

وفتّقت من مُلْتَوٍ مرتبق

وفتّحت من كلّ كنزٍ مُغْلَقِ

وفتّحت من كلّ كنزٍ مُغْلَقِ

And unraveled many a twisted, entangled thing,

It cracked open every tightly sealed treasure

And opened every locked treasure.

And unlocked every hidden gem

للرّوضة الغنّاء في تألّق

للرّوضة الغنّاء في تألّق

بنورها مبتسما عن عَبَقِ

بنورها مبتسما عن عَبَقِ

As for the lush garden in its radiance,

For the melodious garden in its brilliance

With its light, smiling forth fragrance,

Smiling with its fragrance

وسلسبيلُها المَعين الغدقِ

وسلسبيلُها المَعين الغدقِ

يجرى على حصباء درّ لقق

يجرى على حصباء درّ لقق

And its sweet spring, flowing and abundant,

Its flowing spring gushes forth

Running over pebbles of pure-white pearl;

Over pebbly brook of scattering pearls

نسيمها الصّبا انْبَرت من مشرق

نسيمها الصّبا انْبَرت من مشرق

للصبِّ قد هبّت بِبُرءْ الحرق

للصبِّ قد هبّت بِبُرءْ الحرق

Its breeze, the east wind, has risen from the east,

Its morning breeze blew from the east

Blowing for the lover to heal his burning passion;

Bearing coolness for the eager lover

وطيرها بسجعه المفترق

وطيرها بسجعه المفترق

يجلو عن القلب الأسى كالغَسَقِ

يجلو عن القلب الأسى كالغَسَقِ

And its birds, with their varied trilling,

And its birds with disjointed twittering

Dispel from the heart grief dark as dusk.

Dispel sorrow from the heart like dusk

تحكي لها بعض جمال مبرق

تحكي لها بعض جمال مبرق

إذ ما لها في ذاك من تَعَلُّقِ

إذ ما لها في ذاك من تَعَلُّقِ

It mirrors some of her glittering beauty,

You tell it some of the beauty of lightning

Though it has no share in that.

Since it has no attachment or interest in that

ولا رداع هي قيد الحدق

ولا رداع هي قيد الحدق

قد أقبلت بكلّ حُسْنٍ مُشْرِقِ

قد أقبلت بكلّ حُسْنٍ مُشْرِقِ

Nor a full-figured beauty who fetters the eyes,

Nor a veil, it is free of pretense

Coming forward with every radiant charm;

It came with all shining beauty

يقول رائيها بفرط الحرق

يقول رائيها بفرط الحرق

كأنّها ما خُلِقَتْ من عَلَقِ

كأنّها ما خُلِقَتْ من عَلَقِ

Her beholder says, in the extremity of burning passion:

Its beholder says, burning with passion

It is as though she were not created from clotted blood!

As if it wasn't created from a clot

سبحان من خلقها من علق

سبحان من خلقها من علق

ولا مثانٍ أطربت ذا قلق

ولا مثانٍ أطربت ذا قلق

Glory be to Him who created her from clotted blood!

Glory to Him who created it from a clot

Nor lute strings that delighted a restless soul,

Without equal, it delighted the anxious

ممّن تثنى بقوامٍ رشِقٍ

ممّن تثنى بقوامٍ رشِقٍ

يسقي نداماه بكأس مُدْهَقِ

يسقي نداماه بكأس مُدْهَقِ

From one who sways with a slender figure,

Of those with swaying posture and smooth skin

Serving his boon companions a brimming cup,

Quenching their thirst with a deep drink

من سحر عينيه وخمر المنطق

من سحر عينيه وخمر المنطق

وكيف لا وقد أتت بفيلق

وكيف لا وقد أتت بفيلق

Of the magic of his eyes and the wine of speech.

Of the magic of its eyes and wine of speech

And why not, when she has come with a legion

How not, when it came with a detachment

من مدح سيّدٍ عظيم الخُلُقِ

من مدح سيّدٍ عظيم الخُلُقِ

فأضرمت ناراً بقلبٍ شيّق

فأضرمت ناراً بقلبٍ شيّق

Of praise for a master of noble character?

In praise of a master of great manners

So she kindled a fire in a yearning heart,

So it ignited a fire in a passionate heart

ونثرت عقيق دمع مغرق

ونثرت عقيق دمع مغرق

ما هي إلاّ جَنّةٌ في مُهرَق

ما هي إلاّ جَنّةٌ في مُهرَق

And scattered the agates of flooding tears.

And scattered genuine tears like pouring rain

She is nothing but a garden on a page,

It is but a paradise in exile

قد أثمرت بكلّ خير مغدق

قد أثمرت بكلّ خير مغدق

من دونها في القدر تاج المفرق

من دونها في القدر تاج المفرق

Bearing fruit with every lavish bounty.

Bearing all good in abundance

The crown upon the head is beneath her in worth,

Without it the royal crown is divided

وكلّ عقدٍ فوق جيد غوهق

وكلّ عقدٍ فوق جيد غوهق

وكلّ شاعر مجيدِ مفلق

وكلّ شاعر مجيدِ مفلق

And every necklace upon a long neck.

And every pearl necklace on a smooth neck

And every accomplished, masterful poet

And every acclaimed poet torn open

ليس له إلاّ انحطاط العتق

ليس له إلاّ انحطاط العتق

للّه مُنْشِئُها رئيسُ السّبق

للّه مُنْشِئُها رئيسُ السّبق

Can only lower his shoulders.

Has nothing left but degraded freedom

God be praised for her composer, foremost in excellence,

All praise to its Maker, the pioneer

ابنُ التّهامِيّ الرّضَى المُوَفّقِ

ابنُ التّهامِيّ الرّضَى المُوَفّقِ

محمّدٌ ذاك الهُمَام المُتّقِي

محمّدٌ ذاك الهُمَام المُتّقِي

The son of al-Tihāmī, esteemed and favored with success:

Son of Tahami, the satisfied elect

Muhammad, that magnanimous, God-fearing man,

Muhammad, that protective revered one

نسيجُ وحدِه لقول مُطْلَقِ

نسيجُ وحدِه لقول مُطْلَقِ

جازاه ربّه مقاما يرتقي

جازاه ربّه مقاما يرتقي

A man without equal—an unqualified assertion.

The unique weaving of absolute words

May his Lord reward him with a station to which he ascends,

May his Lord grant him a rising station

ومنية والأمن يوم الفرق

ومنية والأمن يوم الفرق

بما امتطى من نصَبٍ وأَرَقِ

بما امتطى من نصَبٍ وأَرَقِ

And a cherished wish fulfilled, and safety on the Day of Separation,

And an inheritance and safety on the day of separation

For the toil and sleeplessness he rode through,

For what he endured of adversity and fatigue

وما ابتغى من سلّم ونفق

وما ابتغى من سلّم ونفق

حتّى أتى بمدح بحرٍ دغفقِ

حتّى أتى بمدح بحرٍ دغفقِ

And for the ladder and tunnel he sought,

And what he sought of ladder and path

Until he brought praise of an overflowing sea,

Until he came with praise of a tumultuous sea

في حقّ خيرِ صادقٍ مصدّقِ

في حقّ خيرِ صادقٍ مصدّقِ

صلّى عليه اللّه من مؤتلق

صلّى عليه اللّه من مؤتلق

In honor of the best of men, truthful and trusted.

For the honest and believed trustee

May God bless him, that radiant one

May Allah send blessings upon him eternally

أضاء بالأنوار كلَّ أُفُقِ

أضاء بالأنوار كلَّ أُفُقِ

والآل والأصحاب أهلِ السّبَقِ

والآل والأصحاب أهلِ السّبَقِ

Who illumined every horizon with light,

Illuminating all horizons with light

And his family and companions, foremost in merit,

And his family and companions, the pioneers

وكلّ مؤمن بهم ملتحق

وكلّ مؤمن بهم ملتحق

And every believer joined to them.

And every believer joined with them