مَتى يَستَقيم الظل وَالعود أَعوج

وَهَل ذهبٌ صرف يساويه بهرج

When will the crooked wood and shadow be made straight?

And will pure gold equal it with delusion?

ومن رام اخراج الزَكاة وَلَم يجد

نصابا يزكيه فمن أَينَ يخرج

And whoever wants to take out alms but does not find

the minimum amount to purify it, from where will he take it out?

هي النَفس وَالدنيا وابليس وَالهَوى

بطاعتهم عَن طاعة اللَه أَزعج

It is the self, the world, Satan, and passions -

by obeying them, away from obeying God, they pushed me astray.

أَروح وَأَغدو شارِبا كأس غفلة

بماء الامانيّ الكَواذِب يمزج

I wake up and spend the day drinking the cup of heedlessness

with the water of false hopes mixed in it.

وأَمسى وأَضحى حامِلا في بِطاقَتي

ذنوبا تَكاد الارض منهن تخرج

And I wake up and sleep carrying in my scroll

sins that almost make the earth burst out.

اذا قالَت للنفس اِستَعدي بتوبة

أَبت وشفى الحظ لا يتحجج

If I say to my soul, "Prepare with repentance,"

it refuses and passion is enough for it to argue.

وان قلت للقَلب اِستَقم بي تعرضت

له شَهوات نارها تتأجج

And if I say to my heart, "Be steadfast with me,"

desires whose fire burns fiercely turn against me.

فَكَم أَتر بالعبادة وَالتقى

رياء وَباب الرشد عني مرتج

So how much piety and God-fearingness

have hypocrisy and the door of righteousness distracted me from?

أريد مقام الصالحين وَلَيسَ لي

كمنهجهم في الدين دين وَمنهج

I want the state of the righteous but I do not have

a religion and path like theirs in religion.

وان حضر الاخوان للذكر وَالبكا

حضرت كأني لاعب متفرج

And if the brothers gather for remembrance and weeping,

I attend like a spectator watching the play.

فَواخجلتي شيب وَعيب وَقددنا

رَحيلي وَلا أَدري علام أَعرج

So my white hair and flaws have shamed me,

and we are close to my departure, and I do not know where I will head.

وَللمرء يوم يَنقَضي فيه عمره

وَموت وَقبر ضيق فيه يولج

And man has a day when his lifetime ends in it,

and death, and a narrow grave which he will enter.

وَيَلقى نَكيرا في السؤال وَمنكرا

يَسومان بالتَنكيل من يتَلجَلج

And he will meet the questioners Nakeer and Munkar

who will punish with agony whoever falters.

وَلا يدمن طول الحساب وَعرضه

وَهول مقام حرّه يَتَوهَج

And the long and difficult reckoning will not be easy,

nor the awfulness of a blazing judgment stand.

وديان يوم الدين يبرز عرشه

وَيَحكم بين الخلق وَالحمق أَبلج

And the Judge of the Day of Judgment will bring out his throne

and judge between mankind while the foolish remain confused.

فَطائِفة في جنة الخلد خلدت

وَطائِفة في النار تصلى فتنضج

So a group will eternally live in Paradise,

while a group in Hellfire continuously roast and cook.

فَيا شؤوم حَظي حين ينكشف الغطا

اذا لَم يَكن لي من ذنوبي مخرج

So oh my miserable fortune when the cover is removed,

if I do not have a way out from my sins!

وَلَيسَ مَعي زاد وَلالي وَسيلَة

بَلى هاشمى بالبهاء متوّج

And I do not have provision or family or means,

rather Hashimi, you are crowned with glory!

أَلوذ الى ذاكَ الجناب فاحتَمي

بمن هو عند الكرب للكرب يفرج

I seek refuge in that most noble being and take shelter

in the one who relieves distress when one is distressed.

وأَدعوه في الدنيا فَتقضي حَوائجي

واني اليه في القيامة أَحوَج

And I call upon Him in the world and so my needs are fulfilled,

and I need Him most on the Day of Resurrection.

اذا مدح الشعراء أَرباب عصرهم

مدحت الَّذي من نوره الكون ينهج

When the poets praise the nobles of their time,

I praise the one from whose light existence takes its path.

وان ذكروا لَيلى ولبنى فانني

بذكر الحَبيب الطيب الذكر ملهج

And if they mention Layla and Lubna, I mention

the beloved of good mention, immersed in his love.

أَما وَمحل الهدى تدمى نحورها

وَمن ضمه البيت العَتيق المديج

Indeed, the Guide to Truth’s throat is bleeding

and the one gathered by the Ancient Sacred House.

لَقَد شاقَني زوّار قبر محمد

فَشَوقي مَع الزوار يسري وَيدلج

Visitors to Muhammad’s tomb have pained me,

so my longing moves with the visitors insistently.

تظل الهَوادي بالهوادج تَرتَمي

وَمالي في ركب المحبينهودج

The valleys overflow with pilgrims

while I have no camel in the caravan of lovers.

وَتمسى بروق الابرقين ضواحكا

فَتغري غَرامي بالبكا وَتَهيج

And the lightnings of Al-Barqeen laugh in the evening,

so my love is stirred to weeping and ignited.

وأَرتاح من أَرواح أَطيب طيبة

اذ المسك في أَرجائِها يتأرج

And I find comfort in the most fragrant of spirits

as musk spreads through its corners.

بلاد بها جبريل يسحب ريشه

وَينزل من جوّ السَماء وَيعرج

A land in which Gabriel folds his wings

and descends from the heavens' atmosphere and ascends.

نبيّ تَغار الشمس من نور وجهه

بهىّ لقىّ الثغر أَحور أَدعج

A prophet the sun is jealous of the light of his face,

beauty met the most beautiful cheek.

تَزيد به الايام حسنا وَيزدَهي

به الدين وَالدنيا به تتبرج

Through him, the days gain beauty and the religion prospers,

and through him the world and religion are adorned.

مَكارِم أَخلاق وَحسن شَمائِل

وَشيمة جود بحره متموّج

Morals of nobility and beauty of qualities,

and nature of generosity - its sea is turbulent.

غياث لملهوف وَغوث لِرائد

وَليث اذا صال الكمىّ المدجج

Rescuer of the anguished, and aid of the seeker,

and lion when the throng of warriors meet fully armed.

يخاصمه الاعداء وَالسيف حاكم

عليهموَريح النصر في القوم تتأج

The enemies dispute with him while the sword is judge over them,

and the winds of victory blow through the people.

ومن خلفهم بأس شَديد وَنجدة

وَرأى يَراه السمهري المزجج

And behind them is severe might and aid

and view the Simahri knight sees fully armed.

فعز حماهم بالحماة مذلل

وَرأس علاهم بالكماة مشجج

So he weakened them, protecting his guards,

and finished them off, empowering his forces.

فكم من أَسير في الوثاق مقيد

وَكَم مِن قَتيل بالدماء يضرج

So how many captives are bound in shackles

and how many slain drenched in blood!

بضرب تَلبيه الجَماجم وَالطلا

وَطعن ذبالات الحشام منه تسرج

By striking heads and piercing the insides of abdomens

from which intestines spill out.

اليك شَفيع المذنبين تِجارَتي

فَرائد في سلك المحامد تدرج

To you, Intercessor of sinners, my wares -

so set forth in the path of praises continually.

مؤلفها عَبد الرَحيم كَأَنَّها

نجوم لها في جوّ جودك أَبرج

Its composer is Abdul Raheem as if they are

stars for which in your sky of generosity he built high towers.

فَصلني بما يَمحو رسوم حَواسدي

وَيَشرَح صَدري بالسرور وَيبلج

So reconcile me with what erases the markings of my sins

and relieves my chest with joy and serenity.

وأكرم لاجلي من يَليني فكلنا

الى الرىّ من فياض فضلك ينهج

And honor me for my sake those who follow me, for we all

head to the water from the overflow of your grace.

وَصلى عليك اللَه ما هبت الصبا

وَما لاحَ فجر نوره متبلج

And may Allah send blessings upon you as long as the breeze blows

and as long as the dawn of its light rises serene.

وَناز بحظ منك أَرباب هجرة

اليك وأوس ناصروك وَخزرج

And the inhabitants of migration were blessed with fortune through you -

Aus who supported you, and Khazraj.