طَرقَتني نَوَارِ عِندَ دَكَارِ
فَأثَارَت بَلاَ بِلِى وادِّكَارِي
She visited me, at midnight, in an obscure place,
And stirred a latent passion in my wary heart,
وَصَلَتني وَطَالَمَا مَنَعتني
وَصلَها غَيبَةَ الرَّقِيبِ نَوَارِ
She contacted me, though she'd often barred me before -
Absence of guardians allowed our secret flirt
دَابُهَا الهَجرُ لِى وَدَابي هَوَاهَا
فَهوُ في القَلبِ مثلُ جَذَوةِ نَارِ
While she shunned me, my love for her grew ever more intense,
Like glowing embers lodged inside my chest
لَستُ اسطَاعُ عَن نَوَارِ اصطِبَاراً
خَانني عَن هَوَى نَوارِ اصطِبَارِي
I could not exercise patience to forget her
My resolve to forget her was a hopeless quest
كُلَّمَا ازدَدتُ في نَوَارِ اشتِيَاقاً
أظهَرَت لِى زِيَادَةً في النِّوَارِ
The more I longed for her, the more she displayed
New irresistible charms before my sight
طَرَقَتني والليلُ دَاجٍ كَلَونِ
القَارِ مِن بَعدِ هَجعَةِ السُّمَّارِ
Cloaked by the blackness of night she came to see me
After the slumber of weary caravans took flight
فَأرَتني لاَلئاً ونُضَاراً
في لالٍ أنِيقةٍ ونُضَارِ
Radiant as a glittering pearl, an exquisite rose
On a moonlit night, atop a lofty dune
وأرَتني لَيلاً عَلَى بَدرٍ تَمٍّ
فَوقَ خُوطٍ عَلَى كِثيبٍ هَارِ
With pure complexion, tender limbs, and graceful poise
Adorned with jewels in plenty, a precious boon
وبَنَاتِ النَّقَى بَنَاناً خَضِيباً
وَنَقِيًّا أغَرَّ مِلَء السِّوَارِ
Relaxed, as if the sweetness on his lips was from
The repose gained after hard day's toil
وشتِيتاً مُنصَباً كَسَيَالٍ
وأقَاحٍ وَطيلَسَانٍ وقَارِ
How did she find me, when I was lost and wandering
In barren deserts of endless, arid soil?
مُستَلَذًّا كَأنَّ رِيقَتَهُ في
أثَرِ النَّومِ قُلَّةُ المُشتَارِ
I roamed amidst formidable seas on a decrepit boat
With feeble oars, devoid of marked trail
عَجباً مِن نَوَارِ كَيفَ اهتَدَت لِى
بَعدَ ما جُبتُ مِن نِيَاطِ القِفَارِ
I'd known her to be discouraged by censure and disdain
From visiting the sacrosanct convent's veil
وتَبَطَّنتُ مِن بِحَارِ مَهِيبَا
تٍ عَلَى ذَاتِ اضلُعٍ ودِسَارِ
When she left me, sleeplessness and tears became my fate
Cascading or sporadic, weeping was my veil
كُنتُ عَهدِى بِهَا يُثبُطُها دِعصٌ
رُكَامٌ عَن زَورِدَارِ المَزَارِ
Like the dew drops of Mustafa, the blessed heir
When rains were scarce and hot winds did prevail
فَارَقَتني فَأرَّقتني فَدَمعِى
بَينَ مَا هُوَّ سَافِحٌ أوجَارِ
It was not the lightning, but the clouds' heavy downpour
That brought relief, without a lightning trail
كَنَدَى المُصطفي الخٍِليفَةِ في الأُز
مِ إِذَا أخلَفَ الغيوثُ السَّوَارِي
You need not fear any bitterness or regret
From his gifts, though some may impugn and assail
لَم يَكُن خُلَّبَ البُروقِ وَلَكِن
هَاطِلُ البَذلِ دُونَ بَرقٍ سَارِ
Come to him assured of safety, peace and comfort
Where fountains of grace and mercy prevail
لا تَخَف في نَوَالِهِ كَدَراً مِن
كَدَرِ المَنِّ أو مِنَ الأَكدَارِ
Where reverence, dignity, generosity and grace
And wisdom, obedience and virtue avail
فَإِذَا جِئتَهُ نَزَلتَ بِأمنٍ
وأمَانٍ وصَيِّبٍ مِدرَارِ
Where intelligence, contentment and purpose abide
And meaning, endeavor and carpentry detail
وهُمَامٍ ذِى هَيبَةٍ وحَيَاءٍ
وسَخَاءٍ وعِفَّةٍ وَوَقَارِ
Where auspicious birds and kneeling men worship
Prostrating before God, from dusk to dawn without fail
وَذكاءٍ وسُؤدَدٍ ومَعَالٍ
وَمَعَانٍ ومَحتَدٍ ونِجَارِ
Remembering God in perpetual prostration
Never tiring of repeating litanies and tales
وطُيُورٍ مَيمُونَةٍ ورِجَالٍ
خُشَّعٍ سُجَّدٍ لِوَجهِ البَارِي
They drank from the wine of mystical knowledge
And became intoxicated with that sublime grail
أبَداً في سُجُودِهم يَذكُرونَ اللهَ
لَم يَفتَرُوا عن الأذكَارِ
Ever worshipping God before his noble gate
Both youthful maidens and wise elders hail
شَرِبُوا مِن عُقَارٍ معناهُ كَأساً
فانتَشَوا مِن شَرَابِ العُقَارِ
The Abode of Peace is the home of bliss and tranquility
Where rest and comfort and joy will never curtail
فَهُمُ عِندَ بَابِهِ يَعبُدُونَ اللهَ
عِندَ الآصَالِ والأبكَارِ
It lies next to the land of the gazelle's sunset
The noblest neighborhood, without equal or parallel
إنَّ دَارَ القُدُوسِ دَارُ نَعِيمٍ
وَسَلاَمٍ وقُرَّةٍ وقَرَارِ
It gathered nature's scattered boons into a perfect whole
Excelled in every boon, nothing left to unveil
جَاوَرَت مَغرِبًَ الغَزَالَةِ في مطلَعِهَا
فهى في أعَزِّ جِوَارِ
Adorned with most fragrant blooms and charming scenes
Providing every guest a place to rest without travail
جَمَعَت طارف الفَخَارِ إلى التَّلدِ
فَجَاءَت على جَمِيعِ الفَخَارِ
Knowledgeable, honorable, and kind to the destitute
Sheltering the poor who have nothing, not even a pail
وَتَحَلَّت بِأروَعٍ أريَحِىِّ
قَارِ لِلكِتَابِ للضيف قَارِ
Bearing the burden of all neighbors equally
With hands overflowing with gifts, leaving no one to flail
عَارِفٍ بالعلوم عَارِ من العَا
رِ شَفَيقٍ عَلَى الضَّعِيفِ العَارِي
Holding back the neighbor even in dire straits
Giving gold coins and wealth without pause or fail
حَامِلٍ كَلَّ كُلِّ جَارٍ وَفَيضَا
تُ يَدَيهِ عَلَى الجِوَارِ جَوَارِ
Not making this abode an eternal resting place
Thus preparing for the Afterlife, the most special grail
مُمسِكٍ الجَارَ في اشتِدَادِ الدَّوَاهِى
بِاذِلٍ لِلدِّرهَامِ والدِّينَارِ
Suckling from his mentor's breast blessings galore
Advancing his merits over competitors without flail
لَم يَكُن جَاعِلاً ذِهِ الدَّارَ دَاراً
وكَذَاكَ الدَّارِى الذي هُوَ دَارِ
Do not fear the schemes of those jealous of you
The ocean is not extinguished by lighting of a frail flame
إنَّما هُو مستعدٌّ لِعُقبي الد
دارِ يَشدُو لَنِعمَ عُقبَى الدَّارِ
You are like a servant, lofty in rank and knowledge
A shining star, a priceless pearl of exquisite pedigree
مَكَّ مِن ثَدِى شَيخِهِ بَرَكَاتٍ
قَدَّمتُهُ في الشَّأوِ والمِضمَارِ
Your sublime traits are wondrously arrayed
Your hands are open wide in remarkable generosity
لاَ تَخَف أن يَنَالَ شَأوَكَ مَن نَا
وَى فَلَيسَ الإِضَاءُ مثلَ البِحَارِ
You upheld the Prophet's Way, luminous and pristine
And did not stray into the path of unmindful glee
إِنَّمَا أنتَ كالخَدِيمِ عُلُوًّا
وعُلُوماً وأَنجماً وَدَرَارِي
Draw me closer, for I am soon to depart
When the staff of support grants no comfort or bail
فَمَعَالِيكَ في انتِظَامٍ عَجِيبٍ
وأيَادِيكَ في عَجِيبٍ انتِثَارِ
I am casting off all burdens when summoned
To meet my Lord, leaving behind every possession and veil
وتَقَّفَيتَ منهجَ السُّنَّةِ الغَرَّا
ءِ ولَم تَغتَرِر بِنَهجِ إِغتِرَارِ
قَرَّبُوني فَإِنني طَارِحٌ
عندَ مَجِىءِ لكم عَصَا التَّسيَارِ
