غب التحية أنهي

غب التحية أنهي

الى العليم بكنهي

الى العليم بكنهي

After the greeting, I convey

With greetings I begin,

to the one who knows my true nature

To the All-Knowing I complain,

أعذار خل فإن هي

أعذار خل فإن هي

قد أقنعته وإلا

قد أقنعته وإلا

a friend's excuses: if they

Excuses though they be vain,

have convinced him—and if not...

I hoped they'd make you satisfied, if not,

لا مستخفا بوعد

لا مستخفا بوعد

ولا اشتغالا بدعد

ولا اشتغالا بدعد

not out of disregard for a promise,

I'm not one to break a promise,

nor from preoccupation with Daʿd,

Nor busy with the distance across us,

لكنما صوت رعد

لكنما صوت رعد

استمطر السحب وبلا

استمطر السحب وبلا

but it was the sound of thunder

But thunder roared like a promise,

that called on the clouds for a downpour.

The clouds rained without pause,

ما أقلعت عن حياها

ما أقلعت عن حياها

وقل فينا رغاها

وقل فينا رغاها

They did not cease their rain,

It abandoned its life,

nor did their rumbling among us diminish,

And seldom found its voice,

وأقشعت عن سماها

وأقشعت عن سماها

حتى تطهرت غلا

حتى تطهرت غلا

nor did they clear away from their sky,

The sky clouded above,

until I had cleansed myself of rancor.

Until clarity was rid of.

لما شرعت أصلي

لما شرعت أصلي

صلاة فرضي ونفلي

صلاة فرضي ونفلي

When I began to pray

When I began to pray,

my obligatory and voluntary prayers,

Obligatory or extra as they may,

وجدت نفسي لجهلي

وجدت نفسي لجهلي

ما كنت للفرض أهلا

ما كنت للفرض أهلا

I found myself, through my ignorance,

I found my ignorance had led me astray,

unfit for the obligatory prayer.

Unworthy I was on that day.

فعند ذاك انكمشت

فعند ذاك انكمشت

في مجثمي واندهشت

في مجثمي واندهشت

Then I shrank back

So I recoiled in my cloak,

in my resting place, and was bewildered.

Bewildered, I hoped that if I spoke,

فلو رضيت انتعشت

فلو رضيت انتعشت

فاصفح لتزداد فضلا

فاصفح لتزداد فضلا

If you were pleased, I would revive;

You would be gentler if I invoked,

so pardon me, that your merit may increase.

Please forgive me to increase your grace untold.

يا من أبيت التراضي

يا من أبيت التراضي

فلا احتياج لقاض

فلا احتياج لقاض

O you who have refused reconciliation,

O You who refuses appeasement,

there is no need for a judge.

No need for a judge or settlement,

احكم فحكمك ماض

احكم فحكمك ماض

ما شئته كان عدلا

ما شئته كان عدلا

Judge, for your judgment will stand;

Rule as you wish for your judgement is just,

whatever you wish will be just.

However you decide is right and robust.

بادر بأمرك بادر

بادر بأمرك بادر

واحكم فانك قادر

واحكم فانك قادر

Hasten with your command, hasten;

Act now, act fast!

and judge, for you have the power.

Judge, for you have the power to cast,

اقتل وعذب وصادر

اقتل وعذب وصادر

فلا معقب أصلا

فلا معقب أصلا

Kill, torment, and confiscate;

Kill, torture, confiscate amass,

for none can overturn your verdict at all.

None can question you, first and last.

لكنما حسن ظني

لكنما حسن ظني

فيكم يخفف عني

فيكم يخفف عني

Yet my good opinion

But my good faith in you,

of you lightens my burden;

Lightens my duress it's true,

وما يشاهد مني

وما يشاهد مني

صدقه قولا وفعلا

صدقه قولا وفعلا

and whatever is seen from me—

And my honesty which you view,

believe it, in word and deed.

In word and deed, rings true.

الله يحفظ فينا

الله يحفظ فينا

هذا الوداد الثمينا

هذا الوداد الثمينا

May God preserve between us

May God protect within us,

this precious affection.

This precious affection between us,

من ذا سواه يقينا

من ذا سواه يقينا

مما يبدد شملا

مما يبدد شملا

Who but He can protect us

Who else truly can guarantee us?

from what would break our unity?

From dispersing, making us asunder.

هذي يدي لا تمد

هذي يدي لا تمد

إلا لمن فيه ود

إلا لمن فيه ود

This is my hand; it is not extended

My hands do not extend,

except to one who bears affection.

Except to a loyal friend,

حاشا لكفي ترد

حاشا لكفي ترد

ولا إخالك إلا

ولا إخالك إلا

Far be it for my palm to be rebuffed;

Never will I offend,

nor do I think you anything but...

Or treat you in any other way.

صلى الاله وسلم

صلى الاله وسلم

على النبيء المعظم

على النبيء المعظم

May God send blessings and peace

Blessings and peace be upon,

upon the exalted Prophet,

The noble exalted Prophet,

من بالعروج يكرم

من بالعروج يكرم

ومن عليه يصلّى

ومن عليه يصلّى

who is honored through the ascension,

Honored is he in ascent,

and upon whom blessings are invoked.

And those who pray him present.