بلغا عني ربوع الصالحيه — Omar Onsi

بلّغا عَنّي رُبوع الصالحيَّه

شَجناً يَعبث بِالنَفس الشَجيَّه

You two, convey on my behalf to the quarters of al-Salihiyya

a sorrow that toys with the sorrowful soul.

وَلذاك الحَيّ حَيّاه الحَيا

يا خَليليَّ اِبثثا مِنّي التَحيّه

And to that quarter—may the rain greet it—

O my two friends, spread a greeting from me.

وَعَلى تِلكَ المَغاني عَرّجا

وَاِشهدا تِلكَ المَعاني العَبقريّه

And turn aside to those abodes,

and witness those wondrous meanings.

وَاِذكُرا شَوقي لذيّاك الحِمى

يا حماه اللَه مِن كُلّ رديّه

And tell of my longing for that sanctuary—

O may God protect it from every evil!

كَم بِهِ أَندية نَديّة

جَمعتنا وَهيَ بِاللُطف نَديّه

How many gracious gatherings it held,

bringing us together, brimming with kindness.

حَبَّذا أَوقات أنسٍ وَصفا

قَد صفت فَهيَ مِن الرَيب بَريّه

How lovely were times of companionship and serenity,

unclouded and free of misgivings.

وَنَدى الطلِّ بإطلال النَدى

قلّد الزَهر عُقوداً لُؤلؤيّه

And the dew's moisture, at the dew's appearance,

adorned the flowers with necklaces of pearls,

ناسِجاً لِلدَوح مِن إِستَبرَق

حللاً خضرا وَأُخرى سُندسيّه

weaving for the great trees, from brocade,

green robes and others of fine silk.

وَبَدا كَالزهر يَزهو زهرها

فَظَنناه عُيوناً جُؤذريّه

And its blossoms appeared, glowing like bright stars,

so we took them for wild-ox calves' eyes.

وَغُصون عَطفت أَيدي الصبا

عَطفها شبه قُدود سَمهريّه

And branches bent by the east wind's hands,

their sway like slender, spear-straight forms.

وَتَغنّى طَيرها حَتّى شَجا

مُهجاً كانَت مِن الوَجد خَليّه

And its birds sang until they stirred sorrow

in souls once free of passionate longing.

أَعرب اللَحن وَلا بدع فَقَد

تعرب اللَحنَ لُغات أَعجميّه

They gave the melody eloquent voice—no wonder, for

foreign tongues, too, give melody eloquent expression.

مُفصحاً بِاللُغة الفُصحى فَمن

علّم الطَير أُصولَ العَرَبيّه

Speaking clearly in the eloquent tongue—who, then,

taught the birds the principles of Arabic?

وَنسيمات الصبا أَهدَت لَنا

مِن شَذاها نَفحات عَنبريّه

And the east wind's little breezes gifted us

wafts of their fragrance, scented with ambergris.

لَيتَ شعري هَل درت سرّ الهَوى

لَيسَ بدعاً لَو دَرَت فَهيَ الذَكيّه

Would that I knew whether they knew love's secret!

No wonder if they knew it, for they are discerning.

يا سقى الرَحمن عَهداً قَد مَضى

بِكُؤوس المُزن أَقداحاً هَنيّه

O may the Merciful water an age gone by

with the rainclouds' cups—goblets of delight.

إِن يَفتنا ذَلك العَهد فَما

فاتنا عَهد الأَيادي الحاتميّه

If that time has slipped away from us, still

the age of Hatim-like generous hands has not eluded us.

نَحنُ في نادي حِمى اِبن العَربي

ذي النَدى رَبّ السَخا وَالأَريحيّه

We are in the gathering at Ibn al-Arabi's sanctuary,

possessor of bounty, master of generosity and magnanimity.

صاحب الإسعاد وَالإسعاف وال

مدد الشامل وَالأَيدي السَخيّه

The giver of happiness, of succor, and of

all-embracing aid, the one with generous hands.

شَيخنا الأَكبر ذي الفَضل الَّذي

لا يُضاهى شَأوه في الأَكبريّه

Our Greatest Shaykh, possessor of excellence, whose

rank in supreme greatness is beyond compare.

فَهوَ مُحيي الدين وَالدُنيا وَمَن

فازَ بِالقُرب مِن الذات العَليّه

For he is Muhyi al-Din—reviver of faith and the world—and one

who attained nearness to the exalted Essence,

راغِباً فيما لَدى خالقهِ

مُعرضاً عَن زخرف الدُنيا الدَنيّه

desiring what lies with his Creator,

turning away from the glitter of the lowly world,

ناشِراً أَعلام علم في الوَرى

طَيّها سرّ عُلوم أَقدسيّه

unfurling banners of knowledge among humankind,

within their folds, the secret of the holiest sciences;

غائِصاً أَبحرها مُنتَقياً

درَّها سَمعية أَو نَظَريَّه

diving into their seas, selecting

their pearls, whether of transmitted or reasoned knowledge;

قائِماً لِلّه لا تَأخذه

لَومة في اللَه مِن ذي أَحمقيّه

standing firm for God, undeterred by

any fool's reproach in God's cause.

وَالفُتوحات الَّتي خصَّ بِها

مِن لدن مَولاه وَهّاب العَطيّه

And the spiritual openings with which he was favored,

from his Lord, the lavish giver of gifts—

يا لَها مِن منح ذات سَناً

أَعربت عَنهُ المَقامات السَنيّه

O what gifts of radiance,

whose splendor the exalted spiritual stations proclaimed!

كنز غَيب كان في غين الخَفا

فَبدا لِلعَين بِالذات البَهيّه

A treasure of the unseen, once within concealment's veil,

then appeared to the eye in a resplendent being,

مظهراً آثار سرٍّ باهرٍ

مُستمدّاً بِالفيوض النَبَويّه

manifesting the traces of a dazzling mystery,

drawing support from prophetic outpourings.

شَمس حَقّ في سَما التَحقيق تَل

مَع إِشراقاً بِنور الأَلمَعيّه

A sun of truth in the heaven of realization gleams

radiantly with the light of keen insight.

لَم يَزَل مِن نورها مُقتبساً

كُلُّ صافي السرّ مَبرور الطَويّه

Ever drawing from its light is

everyone inwardly pure and upright of heart.

قُل لِمَن أَمَّ حِمى شَمس الهُدى

أَنتَ في أَعلى البُروج الفَلَكيّه

Say to whoever seeks the sanctuary of the sun of guidance:

You are in the loftiest of the celestial mansions.

أَنتَ في حَضرة قُدس عرفُها

ينفح العِرفان في الروح الخَليّه

You are in a holy presence whose fragrance

wafts spiritual knowledge into the empty spirit.

حَضرة أَنوارها تَمحو دُجى

كُلّ وَهم يَهلك النَفس الغَويّه

A presence whose lights erase the darkness

of every delusion that destroys the wayward soul;

تَتَجلّى بِالكَرامات الَّتي

هِيَ مِن فَيض المَجالي الأَحديّه

revealing itself through miraculous graces that

spring from the overflow of the manifestations of divine Oneness.

كَعبة آمالنا حجّت لَها

وَالرَجا يَحدو بِها كُلّ مطيّه

A Kaaba to which our hopes have made pilgrimage,

and hope sings every mount onward toward it.

يَنزل الوَفد عَلى حُكم النَدى

وَالرضى يرحب بِالنَفس الرَضيّه

The delegation alights under bounty's rule,

and favor welcomes the contented soul.

يا لَها مِن حَضرة فيها المُنى

وَلَها بَذل العِنايات سَجيّه

O what a presence, in which wishes dwell,

and lavishing gracious care is its nature.

ما دَعا الداعي إِلى اللَه بِها

قطّ إِلّا فاز بِالحُسنى الوَفيّه

No supplicant calls to God through it

ever without attaining the fullest blessing.

يا إِلَه العَرش أَدعوك بِها

دَعوة المُضطر في إِخلاص نِيّه

O God of the Throne, I call upon You through it,

with the plea of the distressed, with sincere intent,

راجِياً تَنفيس كربي وَالعَنا

وَنَوالي عيشة رَغدا هَنيّه

hoping for relief from my anguish and hardship,

and to attain an easy, blissful life;

وَشُمولي بِالرضى مِنكَ وَبال

عَفو وَالفَوز بِألطاف خَفيّه

and to be enfolded in favor from You, and in

pardon, and to win hidden graces.

وَاِمدد الإِسلام بِالنَصر وَبِال

عزّ وَالتَوفيق يا رَبَّ البَريّه

And strengthen Islam with victory, and with

honor and success, O Lord of creation;

سيَما أَهلي وَإِخواني وَمَن

يَتَولّى نَجدَتي بِالعَصَبيَّه

especially my family, my brothers, and whoever

comes to my aid out of loyal solidarity.

وَاِمنَح السُلطان إِصلاحاً بِهِ

يَهَتدي لِلعَدل ما بَين الرَعيّه

And grant the sultan reform, through which

he may be guided to justice among his subjects.

وَعَلى المُختار خَير الخَلق وَال

آل وَالصَحب صَلاة سرمديّه

And upon the Chosen One, best of creation, and his

family and companions, be everlasting blessings;

وَسَلام مسك أَنفاسِ الصِبا

خَتمه ذو نَفحات أَنفسيّه

and peace: the musk of youth's breaths

is its seal, bearing precious wafts.