أَنسايمُ الأَحباب مِن رَوض الحِمى

أَنسايمُ الأَحباب مِن رَوض الحِمى

وافَت بريّاها الَّتي تروي الظَما

وافَت بريّاها الَّتي تروي الظَما

Have the loved ones' breezes from the sanctuary's garden

The breezes of loved ones from the meadow of ambition

arrived with their fragrance that quenches thirst?

Came to its pastures that nourish ecstasy

سَلها أَأَودع طَيّها نَشر الهَنا

سَلها أَأَودع طَيّها نَشر الهَنا

بشراً لِيَنشُره السُرور بِما نما

بشراً لِيَنشُره السُرور بِما نما

Ask them: did happiness's fragrance lay within their folds

Ask it - did it leave its folds blooming with joy

good news, for delight to spread it with what has flourished?

To spread good news of what has flourished?

تِلكَ الأَشائر وَالبَشائر لِلمَلا

تِلكَ الأَشائر وَالبَشائر لِلمَلا

بِقُدوم شَمس العارِفين مكرَّما

بِقُدوم شَمس العارِفين مكرَّما

Those signs and glad tidings are for the gathering,

These are the signs and tidings for the Master

at the honored arrival of the sun of the spiritual knowers.

With the arrival of the sun of the Gnostics, honored

الوارث المَجد المُؤثّل وَالتقى

الوارث المَجد المُؤثّل وَالتقى

عَن سادة شَرَف الخِصال لَها اِنتَمى

عَن سادة شَرَف الخِصال لَها اِنتَمى

He inherits deep-rooted glory and piety

The heir of glorious lineage and piety

from masters to whom nobility of character traces its lineage.

From the masters of noble traits she descends

ذاكَ الَّذي ذاعَت مَناقِبُهُ فَما

ذاكَ الَّذي ذاعَت مَناقِبُهُ فَما

كلّفتُ قطُّ إِلى تَعدّدها فَما

كلّفتُ قطُّ إِلى تَعدّدها فَما

He whose virtues are renowned; never

The one whose virtues have spread, so I have never

have I tasked a mouth with counting them.

Bothered to enumerate them, for they are countless

نَجم الحَقيقة بِدر أُفق سَما الهُدى

نَجم الحَقيقة بِدر أُفق سَما الهُدى

شَمس الطَريقة حَيث كانَ لَها سَما

شَمس الطَريقة حَيث كانَ لَها سَما

Star of Truth, full moon on the horizon of guidance's sky,

The star of truth, the full moon on the horizon of guidance

sun of the Way, wherever it has a sky.

The sun of the spiritual path wherever it has an orbit

أَكرِم بِهِ من قادمٍ بِقُدومهِ

أَكرِم بِهِ من قادمٍ بِقُدومهِ

أَضحَت لها فرص التَهاني مَغنَما

أَضحَت لها فرص التَهاني مَغنَما

How noble a newcomer he is! His arrival

Honor the one arriving with his coming

has made occasions for congratulations a boon for her.

For opportunities to congratulate became profitable

أَهدى المَسَرَّة لِلقُلوب فَحَبَّذا

أَهدى المَسَرَّة لِلقُلوب فَحَبَّذا

تِلكَ الهَديّة لَم تُغادر مُسلما

تِلكَ الهَديّة لَم تُغادر مُسلما

He gave joy to hearts—how welcome

He brought joy to hearts, so excellent

that gift, which left no Muslim untouched!

Was that gift, leaving no Muslim deprived

لِلّه كَم ورقاء في وَرَقٍ شَجَت

لِلّه كَم ورقاء في وَرَقٍ شَجَت

فَنَنَ الغُصون تَفَنّناً وَتَرنّما

فَنَنَ الغُصون تَفَنّناً وَتَرنّما

By God, how many a gray dove among the leaves has stirred

By God, how many tender leaves on branches swayed

the branches' bough with artful variation and song!

The boughs gloriously sang and hummed

مَغَنى شَجاني مِنهُ شجو حمامِهِ

مَغَنى شَجاني مِنهُ شجو حمامِهِ

طَرَباً وَبَرَّح بِالنَسيم فَهينما

طَرَباً وَبَرَّح بِالنَسيم فَهينما

A dwelling whose doves' plaintive song moved me

The melody of his love-lorn singing like a dove

to rapture, and tormented the breeze till it murmured.

Enchanted, and the breeze exhilarated, aroused desire

عَجَباً أراض لَها الهَنا رَوض المُنى

عَجَباً أراض لَها الهَنا رَوض المُنى

فَتَوَسَّمَت نَيل الأَماني مَوسِما

فَتَوَسَّمَت نَيل الأَماني مَوسِما

How wondrous! Has joy tamed wishes' garden for her,

Wondrously, joy made the meadow, the place of wishes

so she discerned a season for attaining her desires?

Anticipate attaining what is hoped for in its season

ظَفرت بِما ظَفر الكِرام بِهِ عَلى

ظَفرت بِما ظَفر الكِرام بِهِ عَلى

رَغم اللئام ترفّهاً وَتَنعّما

رَغم اللئام ترفّهاً وَتَنعّما

She won what the noble won, despite

It attained what the noble attained, despite

the base, in comfort and bliss.

The vile's arrogance and indulgence

ماذا عَلَينا أَن نَقوم بِشُكر ما

ماذا عَلَينا أَن نَقوم بِشُكر ما

منَّ الإله بِهِ وَجادَ وَأَنعَما

منَّ الإله بِهِ وَجادَ وَأَنعَما

What would it cost us to give thanks for what

What is upon us but to thank what

God has bestowed, given freely, and granted as blessing?

God has granted, given, and blessed?

إنّا لِنَأبى أَن يَكون أَبا الثَنا

إنّا لِنَأبى أَن يَكون أَبا الثَنا

إِلّا أَبو النَصر اِبن أَكرَم مَن سَما

إِلّا أَبو النَصر اِبن أَكرَم مَن سَما

We will surely have no father of praise

We refuse for any but Abu Al-Nasr ibn the Most Noble

but Abu al-Nasr, son of the noblest man who rose

To be the object of our praise

لِلمَجد يا بَيت الكَرامة وَالهُدى

لِلمَجد يا بَيت الكَرامة وَالهُدى

وَالعلم إنّ حماكمُ أمسى حِمى

وَالعلم إنّ حماكمُ أمسى حِمى

to glory. O house of nobility and guidance

Glory, O House of Generosity, Guidance

and learning, your precinct has become a sanctuary

And Knowledge - your protector has become a sanctuary

شرف عَلى شَرَف يَزيد وَلا اِنبَرى

شرف عَلى شَرَف يَزيد وَلا اِنبَرى

برحاً بِهِ الشَرَف الرَفيع مخيّما

برحاً بِهِ الشَرَف الرَفيع مخيّما

of honor upon honor, ever growing; never has

An honor above honor that increases but does not manifest

lofty honor, encamped there, set out to depart.

With it the lofty honor solemnly endowed

يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي أَمسى لَنا

يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي أَمسى لَنا

ذُخراً عَلى مَرّ الزَمان وَمُنتمى

ذُخراً عَلى مَرّ الزَمان وَمُنتمى

O lord, who has become for us

O Master whom for us has become

a treasure through time's passage, and one to whom we belong,

A treasure over the bitter days, and attached to

خُذها فديت فَريدة عَذراء ما

خُذها فديت فَريدة عَذراء ما

أَعدَدتها إِلّا لعزّك محرَما

أَعدَدتها إِلّا لعزّك محرَما

take her—may I be your ransom—a peerless virgin, whom

Take it, my ransom, a unique chaste girl

I prepared only for your glory, her lawful protector.

That I have prepared for none but your honor

مَن لي بِأَن تَحظى بِلَثم يَديك يا

مَن لي بِأَن تَحظى بِلَثم يَديك يا

شَمس الكَمال تَقنّعاً وَتَلثّما

شَمس الكَمال تَقنّعاً وَتَلثّما

Who can secure for me her chance to kiss your hands, O

Who can grant that your hand, O sun of perfection

sun of perfection, veiling herself and covering her face,

Will favor it with a kiss, wearing it and tasting it

حَتّى يَكون لَها الفَخار عَلى السوى

حَتّى يَكون لَها الفَخار عَلى السوى

شَرَفاً وَتَمنحها القُبول تَكرّما

شَرَفاً وَتَمنحها القُبول تَكرّما

so that she may win glory above the rest,

So that over others it will have pride

as an honor, and you graciously grant her acceptance?

And your acceptance will give it nobility

ما خلتها إِلّا نَتائجَ مَنطق

ما خلتها إِلّا نَتائجَ مَنطق

صَدَقت بِحَمدك تالياً وَمقدّما

صَدَقت بِحَمدك تالياً وَمقدّما

I thought her nothing but the conclusions of logic,

I composed nothing but results of truthful speech

true in praising you, consequent and antecedent alike.

Praising you in succession and in preamble

دَلَّت عَلى خَير القُدوم وَإِنَّهُ

دَلَّت عَلى خَير القُدوم وَإِنَّهُ

أَضحى لِأَفئدة الأَحبّة مَرهَما

أَضحى لِأَفئدة الأَحبّة مَرهَما

She signaled a blessed arrival, and it

Indicating the best arrival, which has become

became a balm for the hearts of loved ones.

A salve for the hearts of loved ones

أَمَلٌ تَأَخَّر عَهدهُ مِن سَيّدٍ

أَمَلٌ تَأَخَّر عَهدهُ مِن سَيّدٍ

سادَ الأَواخر بِالنهى فَتَقَدَّما

سادَ الأَواخر بِالنهى فَتَقَدَّما

A hope whose fulfillment was delayed, from a master

A hope long delayed from a master

who surpassed the later generations in wisdom and came to the fore.

Who excelled the latter ones in guiding, so preceded

بِتنا نُراقب مِنهُ طَلعةَ ماجِدٍ

بِتنا نُراقب مِنهُ طَلعةَ ماجِدٍ

أَنوارُها تَمحو الظَلام المُظلِما

أَنوارُها تَمحو الظَلام المُظلِما

We kept watch at night for his noble countenance,

We observe from him the rising of a glorious one

whose lights efface the murky darkness.

Whose lights erase the darkest darkness

وَإِذا بَدا نور الصَباح نَخالهُ

وَإِذا بَدا نور الصَباح نَخالهُ

وَجه المَلاذ وَلا نَخال توهّما

وَجه المَلاذ وَلا نَخال توهّما

And when morning's light appears, we take it for

And when the light of dawn appears we see it as

the face of our refuge, nor do we think in error.

The face of refuge, and nothing else we imagine

أُمُيمُّماً عَلياه مُقتَديا بِهِ

أُمُيمُّماً عَلياه مُقتَديا بِهِ

أَنعمت بِالبَحر الخضم تَيمّما

أَنعمت بِالبَحر الخضم تَيمّما

O you who seek his heights, following his example,

Thirstily longing for it, following its example

you did well to turn toward the vast, deep sea.

I attained the abundant sea, fully quenched

لا تنحُ إِلّا نَحوَ رفعة قَدرِهِ

لا تنحُ إِلّا نَحوَ رفعة قَدرِهِ

فَاِخفض بِها قَدر الحَواسد وَاِجزما

فَاِخفض بِها قَدر الحَواسد وَاِجزما

Aim nowhere but toward the loftiness of his rank;

Incline toward nothing but raising his worth

thereby lower the enviers' rank, and be resolute.

And debase the status of enviers, decisively

نادٍ يُنادي بِالرَشاد وَغَيره

نادٍ يُنادي بِالرَشاد وَغَيره

بِالغيِّ ناداه الزَمان مُرَخّما

بِالغيِّ ناداه الزَمان مُرَخّما

An assembly that calls to right guidance; as for another,

Calling to guidance while others call to vain desire

Time has called it to error, clipping its name in the call.

The times called him, subdued and humble

صرفت لِنَحو بَديع لُطف بَيانه

صرفت لِنَحو بَديع لُطف بَيانه

دُرر المَعاني عقدها فَتَنظَّما

دُرر المَعاني عقدها فَتَنظَّما

Toward the wondrous grace of his eloquence were directed

Diverting toward an exquisite subtlety, his eloquence

the pearls of meaning; their necklace was strung in order.

Strung pearls of meanings, systematically adorned

روح المجالس رَوح كُلّ مجالسٍ

روح المجالس رَوح كُلّ مجالسٍ

لَو كلّم الحَجر الأَصّم تكلّما

لَو كلّم الحَجر الأَصّم تكلّما

The soul of gatherings, the comfort of every companion:

Spirit of gatherings, spirit of all gatherings

if he addressed the deaf stone, it would speak.

Even if it addressed the deaf rock, it would speak

أَو لَو رَأَى اليَوم العَبوس بَشاشَةً

أَو لَو رَأَى اليَوم العَبوس بَشاشَةً

من وَجهِهِ لَكَ بالسُرور تَبَسَّما

من وَجهِهِ لَكَ بالسُرور تَبَسَّما

Or if the sullen day beheld the cheer

Or if it saw a gloomy day's cheerfulness

of his face, it would smile for you with joy.

From its face, it would make you smile in delight

فاِسعد بِجدّك أَو بجدّك أَيُّها ال

فاِسعد بِجدّك أَو بجدّك أَيُّها ال

مَولى المُعَظّم منجداً أَو مُتهما

مَولى المُعَظّم منجداً أَو مُتهما

So prosper by your fortune or your diligence, O

So be joyous in your grandfather, O Master

exalted lord, whether bound for Najd or Tihama.

Revered, praised or blamed

نُهدي إِلَيكَ ثَنا الهَنا بِمَودَّةٍ

نُهدي إِلَيكَ ثَنا الهَنا بِمَودَّةٍ

ما إِن دَعاها البُعد أَن تَتَصَرّما

ما إِن دَعاها البُعد أَن تَتَصَرّما

We offer you joyful praise with affection

We dedicate our joy to you in affection

that distance has never caused to be severed.

That when separated, regret did not make it whither

دامَت عَلَيكَ سَوابغ النِعَم الَّتي

دامَت عَلَيكَ سَوابغ النِعَم الَّتي

مِنوال عزّك نَسجها قَد أَحكَما

مِنوال عزّك نَسجها قَد أَحكَما

May abundant blessings endure upon you, which

May the perfect blessings continue upon you

the loom of your glory has woven to perfection.

That the pattern of your might wove firmly

يَسمو بِها الجاه الرَفيع وَلا اِنبَرى

يَسمو بِها الجاه الرَفيع وَلا اِنبَرى

يَكسو شَمائلك الطِراز المعلما

يَكسو شَمائلك الطِراز المعلما

Through them lofty standing rises, never wearing thin,

With it lofty glory rises but does not manifest

clothing your qualities in richly patterned embroidery.

Adorning your features, the crafted splendor