إذا عهدوا فَلَيسَ لهم وَفاء

وان وعدوا فموعدهم هباء

If they make a promise, they have no loyalty,

And if they make an appointment, their tryst is mirage.

وان أَرضيتهم غضبوا ملالا

وان أحسنت عشرتهم أَساؤا

And if I please them, they get angry out of boredom,

And if I associate with them, they do evil.

فطب نفسا جعلت فداك عنهم

وَلا تَبكي فَما يغني البكاء

So rest yourself, I ransom you from them,

And do not cry, for crying is of no use.

وَحاذر تَستَمع فيهممَلاما

أَنا وَاللائمون لهم فداء

And beware of listening to blame about them,

I and those who blame them are their ransom.

فضول صبابة وَنحولجسم

لعمرك ما عَلى هَذا بقاء

They are the excess of youth and lean of body,

By your life, this has no permanence!

وَلا مسود قلبك من حديد

وَلا عَيناك دَمعهما دماء

And do not blacken your heart with iron,

Nor your eyes with tears of blood.

ومن لك بالزيارة من حَبيب

حمته البيض والاسل الظماء

And who do you have that visits you of a beloved one,

Whose love is chaste and friendship faithful?

أصبح في لمى شفتيه خمرا

كأن مزاجها عسل وَماء

The wine on his lips in the morning is intoxicant,

As if its temper is honey and water.

سقيم اللحظ أَورثني سقاما

وَفي شفتيه للسقم الشفاء

Sick of glance, he caused me lovesickness,

And in his lips is the cure for illness.

دَعاني للوداع فذبت وَحدا

فَهَل بعد لوداع لنا لقاء

He bid me farewell, so I melted and separation alone remained,

Is there after the farewell for us any meeting?

اذا رحل الحَبيب فَما حَياتي

وَمَوتي بعده الاسواء

If the beloved travels, then what is my life?

And after him, my death and living are equal.

جعلت فداك ما العشاك الا

مَساكين قلوبهم هَواء

I ransom you, what is love except

Poor hearts that are empty winds?

تزوّد للخطوب السود صبرا

فان الصبر ظلمته ضياء

Take provision for misfortunes, patience,

For verily patience, its darkness is illumination.

وَخذ من كل من واخاك حذرا

فَهَذا الدهر لَيسَ له اخاء

And take from everyone you befriend, caution,

For this life has no true brotherhood.

وَلا تأنس بعهد من أناس

اذا عهدوا فَلَيسَ لهم وَفاء

And do not feel safe with the promise of people,

If they make a promise, they have no loyalty.

وان عثرة بك الايام فانزل

بأَكرم من تظلله السماء

And if the days cause you to stumble, then descend

Upon the most generous whom the sky shades -

نبي هاشمي أَبطحي

شَمائله السماحة وَالوفاء

The Hashimi Prophet with a bright face,

His traits are leniency and loyalty.

طَويل الباع ذو كرم وَصدق

نمته الاكرمون الاصدقاء

Of long generosity, bounty and truthfulness,

The most generous and truthful were his companions.

بِنَفسي من سَرى وَسما إِلى أَن

رأى حجب الجلال لها اِنطواء

By my soul that journeyed and ascended until

It saw the veils of Majesty wrapped around Him!

وَناداه المُهَيمن يا حَبيبي

هلم لوصلنا ولك الهناء

And the All-Dominant called him "My beloved!

Come to Our communion and for you be felicity!"

فقل واشفع تَرى كرما وَمجدا

وَسل تعطى فَشيمَتنا العطاء

So say and intercede - will you see generosity and glory? -

And ask - you will be given, for generosity is our trait.

خَزائِن رَحمَتي وَنَعيم ملكي

بحكمك فاقض فيها ما تَشاء

The treasuries of My Mercy and the bliss of My Dominion

Are by your judgement, so judge in them what you wish!

لك الحوض المعين كرامة يا

محمد وَالشَفاعة وَاللواء

For you is the Basin of Abundance, an honor O Muhammad,

And the intercession and the banner!

مقامك تقصر الاملاك عنه

وَفضلك لم تنله الانبياء

Your station, even the angels fall short of it,

And your superiority no prophet has attained.

وَكَم لك في العلا من معجزات

وآيات بها سبق القضاء

And how many miracles and signs you have in the Highest,

By which the Ordainment was determined!

اذا نسبوا المَكارِم وَالمَعالي

فأنت لها تمام واِبتداء

If they attribute the honorable deeds and sublime traits,

Then you are their perfection and beginning!

تزيد اذا اشمأز الدهر جودا

وَجودك لا يغيره الرياء

You increase in generosity when the times recoil,

And your generosity is not changed by ostentation.

وَتخصب في السنين الغبر سوحا

وَتَصفو كلما كدر الصفاء

And you make the dusty years into meadows,

And clarify whenever the serenity is muddled.

اذا الفخر انتهى شرفا فَحاشا

وَكلا ما لمفخرك انتهاء

When glory ends in nobility, then far be it!

And never will your pride reach an end!

وَمن يحصى مَكارمك اللَواتي

لَها في كل مرتبة سناء

And who can enumerate your noble deeds,

Which have glory in every order?

أحب يا ابن العَواتك صوت عبد

أَسير الذَنب فيه لك الوَلاء

I love - O son of the chambers - the voice of a servant,

Captive of sin, his loyalty to you remains intact.

من النيابَتين دعاك لما

تَولى العمر وانقطع الرَجاء

From both abodes he calls you for what

Years have ruled and hope is cut off.

مدحتك مذ وجدتك لي رَبيعا

فَلي منك النَدى وَلك الثَناء

I praised you since I found you as my spring,

So for me from you is freshness, and for you is praise.

تداركني بجاهك من نوب

وأوزار يَضيق بها الفَضاء

Save me by your station from mistakes

And burdens, which straiten the horizon!

ومن لي ملجأ في كل حال

فَلَيسَ الى سواك لي التجاء

And who do I have as refuge in every state?

For I have no shelter except You alone!

وقل عَبد الرَحيم ومن يَليه

لهم في ريف رأفتنا جزاء

And say: "Abd al-Rahim and those with him

Have reward in the countryside of Our Mercy."

فان أَكرمتنا دنيا وأخرى

فَلَيسَ البحر تنقصه الدلاء

For if You honor us in this life and the next,

Then the sea is not diminished by buckets!

عليك صَلاة ربك ما تَبارَت

نجوم الجوأ وعصفت رخاء

Upon you is your Lord's blessing for as long

As the stars of the sky shine and winds blow softly!

صَلاة تبلغ المأمول فيها

صحابتك الكِرام الاتقياء

A blessing that achieves what is hoped for within it -

Your noble and reverent companions.