شمس سعدي لاحت بسعد البروجِ

شمس سعدي لاحت بسعد البروجِ

في سماءٍ وما لها من فروجِ

في سماءٍ وما لها من فروجِ

The sun of my fortune shone with the favor of the constellations,

The sun of Saadi rose with the fortune of constellations

In a sky that has no rifts.

In a sky that has no openings

حيث عرّجت نحو حيّ التداني

حيث عرّجت نحو حيّ التداني

من إمامٍ سما سماء العروج

من إمامٍ سما سماء العروج

Where I turned aside toward the abode of nearness

Where it inclined towards the neighborhood of proximity

To an imam who rose to the heaven of ascent.

Of an imam whose path took to the heavens of ascent

مذ وفدنا إلى حماه فلجنا

مذ وفدنا إلى حماه فلجنا

خير بابٍ من حضرة الفالوجي

خير بابٍ من حضرة الفالوجي

When we came as visitors to his sanctuary, we entered

Since we came to Hama so we took

The finest gate of al-Faluji’s presence.

The best door of the presence of al-Falouji

قطب أهل الأسرار في السرِّ نودي

قطب أهل الأسرار في السرِّ نودي

ومن الغيب في المشاهد نوجي

ومن الغيب في المشاهد نوجي

The spiritual pole of the people of mysteries was called in secret,

The pole of the people of secrets in secrecy we call

And from the unseen, in visions, he was addressed in confidence.

And from the unseen we make him appear in sights

ذو الكرامات في الورى ليس يحصى

ذو الكرامات في الورى ليس يحصى

عدّها في دفاترٍ أو دروج

عدّها في دفاترٍ أو دروج

Possessor of miracles among humankind—no one can reckon

The one with miracles in existence cannot be counted

Their number in ledgers or scrolls.

Numbering them in notebooks or parchments

خيرُ غوثٍ مَن أمَّه في مضيقٍ

خيرُ غوثٍ مَن أمَّه في مضيقٍ

عاد من وسع غوثه في مروج

عاد من وسع غوثه في مروج

The finest rescuer—whoever comes to him in a narrow pass

The best aid whoever's mother is in distress

Returns, through his ample succor, into meadows.

Returned from the vastness of his aid in pastures

سيّدٌ منجدٌ إذا جئت في الضي

سيّدٌ منجدٌ إذا جئت في الضي

ق حماه رأيت حسن الخروج

ق حماه رأيت حسن الخروج

A lord who gives aid—if in distress you come

A masterful helper, if you come in hardship

To his sanctuary, you see a fine way out.

To Hama you will see the beauty of departure

كم شفى عاهةً بإمداد سرٍّ

كم شفى عاهةً بإمداد سرٍّ

ولكم قد أقام من مفلوج

ولكم قد أقام من مفلوج

How many an infirmity he healed through a mystery’s aid,

How much illness he cured with the flow of a secret

And how many a paralytic he has raised up!

And how many paralyzed he made stand

عاديات الغارات بالعزم ضَبحاً

عاديات الغارات بالعزم ضَبحاً

منه تأتي والغوث فوق السروج

منه تأتي والغوث فوق السروج

The raiding chargers, panting with resolve,

The misfortunes of raids in determination he made owls

Come from him, and succor is upon the saddles.

From him they come and aid above the pines

كعبة الزائرين زمزم ورد ال

كعبة الزائرين زمزم ورد ال

وافدين الحمى وفود الحجوج

وافدين الحمى وفود الحجوج

The visitors’ Kaaba, the Zamzam draught for

The Kaaba of visitors, Zamzam of comers

Those coming to the sanctuary in pilgrim throngs.

Hama and the arrivals of pilgrims

مذ وردنا أدار ألطف كأس

مذ وردنا أدار ألطف كأس

وبتسنيم أنسه ممزوج

وبتسنيم أنسه ممزوج

When we came to drink, he passed around the most delightful cup,

Since we arrived he passed around the gentlest cup

And it was blended with the Tasnim of his intimacy.

And with his affection's breeze mixed

فشربنا حتى طربنا شراباً

فشربنا حتى طربنا شراباً

قد محا زفرة الحشا الموهوج

قد محا زفرة الحشا الموهوج

So we drank until we were enraptured—a draught

So we drank until we were enraptured by a drink

That wiped away the sigh of the burning heart.

That erased the sighs of distressed bewilderment

ولبسنا في الحيّ أجمل ثوبٍ

ولبسنا في الحيّ أجمل ثوبٍ

بقبول من الرضا منسوج

بقبول من الرضا منسوج

And in the abode we donned the fairest robe,

And we wore in the neighborhood the most beautiful garment

Woven of contentment through acceptance.

With acceptance woven from satisfaction

واندرجنا بالانتماء إليه

واندرجنا بالانتماء إليه

ضمن درجٍ من المنى مدروج

ضمن درجٍ من المنى مدروج

And through belonging to him we were enrolled

And we fell into belonging to him

Within a rolled-up scroll of hopes.

Among steps of purpose paved

وحططنا رحالنا في رحابٍ

وحططنا رحالنا في رحابٍ

ونهجنا سبل الحمى المنهوج

ونهجنا سبل الحمى المنهوج

And we set down our baggage in spacious courtyards,

And we laid down our loads in a sanctuary

And followed the sanctuary’s well-trodden paths.

And we walked the paths of Hama laid down

وبما قد حباه من مدد الفي

وبما قد حباه من مدد الفي

ض دحضنا لحجّة المحجوج

ض دحضنا لحجّة المحجوج

And through the overflowing aid bestowed upon him,

And with what he endowed of the overflowing of grace

We refuted the defeated disputant’s argument.

We refuted the argument of the argumentative

وأرانا الرايات تخفق بالبش

وأرانا الرايات تخفق بالبش

ر لنا والدفوف ذات الصنوج

ر لنا والدفوف ذات الصنوج

And he showed us banners fluttering with gladness

And he showed us the banners fluttering with good news for us

For us, and tambourines bearing cymbals.

And the drums of ornamented ends

قلت للنفس عند ما اعوجّ حالي

قلت للنفس عند ما اعوجّ حالي

من زماني يا نفس للباب عوجي

من زماني يا نفس للباب عوجي

I said to my soul, when my condition grew crooked

I said to myself when my state bent

Because of my times: ‘O soul, turn aside toward the gate!’

From my time, O self, incline to the door

فأتيت الحمى ولي من سماه

فأتيت الحمى ولي من سماه

شمس سعدي لاحت بسعد البروج

شمس سعدي لاحت بسعد البروج

So I came to the sanctuary, and for me, from his heaven,

So I came to Hama and for me is the one named

The sun of my fortune shone with the favor of the constellations.

Sun of Saadi rose with the fortune of constellations