إِنَّ ذا العيدَ فيهِ غابَت نُضارُ
وَأَخوها فَما لِقَلبي قَرارُ
Indeed, during this Eid, its brightness went away
And so did its brother, so my heart has no peace
أَدمُعي تَرتَمي عَلى الخَدِّ سَكباً
وَفُؤادي مُضطَرِمٌ فيهِ نارُ
My tears flow down my cheeks like pouring rain
And my heart burns with an inner fire
صَحِبا مِن ودادِها وَسطَ قَلبي
كُلَّ وَقتٍ لَهُ إِلَيها اِدِّكارُ
Two companions of her love reside in my heart
I remember her at all times constantly
وَأَخاً خَيِّراً عَفيفاً حَييّاً
قَد زَكا فَرعُهُ وَطابَ النِجارُ
And a good, chaste, lively brother
Whose branch thrived and the carpenter did well
أَوحَشَت مِنهُمُ الدِيارُ وَسارُوا
بِهِمُ تَأَنَسُ الرُبا وَالقِفارُ
The homes became lonesome when they left
With them gone, even the hills and ruins had company
حمِلَت مِنهُم الجمالُ جمالاً
ساطِعاً مِنهُ لِلوَرى أَنوارُ
They carried beauty upon their beauty
Radiant lights from them illuminate all people
أَشرَقَت بِالنَهارِ مِنهُم شُموسٌ
وَتَجَلَّت في لَيلِهم أَقمارُ
From them, suns shine in the daytime
And moons appear in their night
عَبِقَت مِن شَذاهُمُ الأَرض لَمّا
وَطِئُوها فَتُربُها مِعطارُ
The ground became fragrant from their scent
When they trod upon it, its soil turns aromatic
قاصِدينَ الحِجازَ لِلحَجِ راحُوا
لَهُمُ الذِكرُ وَالقُرآنُ شِعارُ
Going to Hejaz for Hajj pilgrimage they traveled
The Quran and remembrance are their banners
بَلَغُوا كَعبةَ الإِلَهِ وَحَجُّوا
فَبِها حُطَّت عَنهُم الأَوزارُ
They reached the House of God and performed Hajj
Thereby unloading their burdens and sins
ثُمَ زارُوا لِلمُصطَفى خَيرَ قَبرٍ
فيهِ خَيرُ الخَلائِقِ المُختارُ
Then they visited the Best Grave, of Mustafa
In it lies the Best of Mankind, the Chosen One
حَنَّ قَلبي لِصالِحٍ وَلَعَمري
إِنَّ تَرحالهُ لَفِيهِ اِعتِبارُ
My heart yearns for Salih, by my life
His travels surely hold lessons to consider
حَجَّ طِفلاً مَع أُمِّهِ وَأَبيهِ
نالَ ما لَم تَنَلهُ قَطُّ الصغارُ
He performed Hajj as a child with his mother and father
Attaining what most children never attain
هُم أُناسٌ حَجُّوا وَزارُوا وفازُوا
ساعدتهُم في ذَلِكَ الأَقدارُ
They are people who performed Hajj, visited, and succeeded
Destiny assisted them in that regard
وَأَنا الشَيخ أَخَّرتني ذُنوبي
فَعَسى أَن يُسامِحَ الغَفّارُ
As for me, an old man, my sins delayed me
Perhaps the All-Forgiving will pardon me
خَلَّفوني وَحدي غَريباً فَريداً
كُلَّ حينٍ يَشُوقُني التَّذكارُ
They left me alone and lonesome, unique
I'm constantly yearning to remember them
أَتُراني أَحيا أُشاهِدُ حَيّانَ
وَتَبدُو لِناظِرَيَّ نُضارُ
Will I live to see them alive again
And their youthfulness become visible to my eyes?
زَهرتا مُهجَتي وَنُورا فُؤادِي
وَأَنيساي إِن عَراني اِفتِكارُ
The two lights of my affection and my heart's bliss
My two companions, if reminiscing visits me
فارَقاني شَهراً وَشَهراً وَشَهراً
ما لِقَلبي عِلى الفِراقِ اِصطِبارُ
They left me for a month, then a month, then a month
My heart cannot endure the separation
يا نَسيمَ الصَبا أَلا احمِل سَلامي
للأَحبّاءِ حَيثُ شَطَّ المزارُ
O gentle morning breeze, deliver my greetings
To the loved ones, wherever the journey took them
قُلتُ لِلنَفسِ وَهيَ ذاتُ اِضطّراب
اِستَكِني فَقَد تَقَضّى السِفارُ
I told myself, for it was deeply troubled
Be still, for the travels have finished
قَد أَتانا مُبَشِر بِالتَداني
وَغَداً تَجمَعُ الحَبيبَ الدِيارُ
A bringer of good news of reunion has come
And tomorrow the beloved homeland will unite us
