ألا بالحمى إن جزت يا راكب الوجنا

فشبب بذكر العامرية في المغنى

O rider of the coach, when you pass the deserted camp,

Remember Al-Aamiriyah in song,

وحي عريب الحي واحمل تحيتي

وقل مغرما غادرته وبكم مضنى

And greet the dwellers of the quarter and convey my regards,

Saying I left them lovesick and distressed,

فإن سمحوا بعد القلا لي باللقا

فيا عيش ما احلى ويا قلب ما اهنا

If after my request they allow me to meet them,

What a delightful life! And O heart, be content!

عريب بروحي منهم ابتعت نظرة

فقلبي على حكم الهوى اتخذوا رهنا

From them my soul bought a glance,

So my heart by love's decree they took hostage.

يمثلهم انسان عيني صورة

وقلبي وان بانوا يشاهدهم معنى

A human whose image my eyes portray,

And though they are absent, my heart feels their presence.

فيا سائق الاظعان عج بطويلع

سحيرا وحي الفازلين بها عنا

O driver of the groans, hurry your pace

Enchanted, hail those who dwell in it,

وغن بمن اهوى وشبب بذكره

وحاول اذا رجعت ان تعرب اللحنا

Sing of my beloved and reminisce of him,

And try when you return to convey the tune,

وقف بالكثيب الفرد شرقي ضارج

وان جئت سلعا والعقيق فخذ يمنا

Stop at the solitary hill east of Dharij,

And if you come to Sulayy take the right route.

وان بان بان الحي من نحو طيبة

فأطلق زمان الشوق واحبس به الظعنا

And if the dwellers of the quarter appear from Mount Tayyibah

Unleash then the time of longing and harness the groan.

احب وميض البرق من نحو بارق

وعرف الصبا منه اذا ما سرى وهنا

I love the lightning’s glow from the direction of Bariq

And recognize the morning breeze as it blows gently.

وأشتاق من نجد معالم ربعها

ومن نبتها زهر الربا العاطر المجنى

And I long for the features of its dwellers

And the fragrant basil that grows in it.

وان انا لم اسفح على السفح عبرتي

فلا اضحك الرحمن لي بعدها سنا

And if I did not shed my tears down its slope

May the Merciful never make me laugh after it again!

سقى الله ذياك الحمى وابل الحيا

وعطر من ارجائه السهل والحزنا

May Allah water your campsite plentifully

And scent the plain and valley from its outskirts,

فلي قمر في ذلك الافق قد سما

يفوق على الاقمار بالواضح الاسنى

For I have a moon in that horizon that did ascend

Surpassing all moons in its splendid light,

جميل المحيا ازهر اللون ابلج

بريق الثنايا اكحل ادعج اقنى

Of beautiful features, of glowing complexion, as white as a full moon,

Dazzling smile, most black-eyed and slender.

هو المصطفى من نسل اكرم والد

فيا كرم الآبا ويا شرف الابنا

He is Mustafa from the honorable Hashimite clan

What bounty were his fathers! And what glory are his sons!

نبي الهدى قد جاء الخلق رحمة

فللبائس الجدوى وللخائف الامنا

The prophet of guidance who came to people as a mercy

To the wretched he brings gain, and to the fearful safety.

اجل الورى قدرا واعظمهم يدا

واعذبهم نطقا واكملهم حسنا

He is the greatest of creation in rank and most generous

Sweetest of speech and most perfect of beauty.

من المسجد الاقصى الى العرش قد دنا

الى ان تراآى قاب قوسين او ادنى

From Al-Aqsa Mosque to the Throne he ascended

Until he was but two bow lengths or nearer,

وفي حضرة التقريب والانس ربه

حباه باحسان وحياه بالحسنى

And in the presence of proximity and intimacy with his Lord,

He was granted favor and life of goodness.

وما زاغ ذاك الطرف منه وما طغى

ونال من الآيات ما حير الذهنا

That vision of him never wavered nor transgressed,

And he attained of the signs that which confused the mind.

وفي محكم التنزيل احكم مدحه

واثني عليه في الكتاب بما اثنى

In the decisive revelation his praise is most apt,

And He praised him in the Book as was his due.

واصحابه بالفضل في كل مشهد

حديثهم يفني الزمان ولا يفنى

His companions in every field of excellence

Whose speech makes time run out but itself does not expire.

اسود اسود الحرب من كل ابلج

طويل نجاد السيف معتقل لدنا

Dark-complexioned, formidable in war against the polished swords,

Tall, long-armed, grappling opponents in combat.

اذا غشي القوم النعاس تراهم

على يقظة ليسوا قياما ولا وسنا

When drowsiness covers the people, they are seen

Awake, neither slumbering nor napping,

اذا ابرقوا في الحرب صاروا صوارما

وان رعدوا اسدا وان مطروا مزنا

When they shine in war they become piercing swords,

When they thunder, lions, when they rain, hailstones.

يصولون في الهيجا باللحاظ مرهف

صقيل لغير الهام لم يتخذ جفنا

They charge furiously with penetrating glances,

Well-honed blades that have not adopted sheaths.

على حسن جس العود غنت سيوفهم

على الضرب بالايقاع اذ جردوا الطعنا

On the supple bending spear shaft their swords sing,

Making music to the rhythm as they unsheathe the stab.

بها ليل في الهيجا اماجيد في اللقا

اذا سالموا انسا وان حاربوا جنا

With them the night battle is as surging seas,

And if they make peace, humans, and if they war, jinn.

وباعوا على حكم الجهاد نفوسهم

ولم يجدوا في ذاك حيفا ولا غبنا

They sold themselves to the rule of jihad,

Finding therein no loss or cheating.

وكان رسول الله ركنهم الذي

به يتقون البأس اكرم به ركنا

The Messenger of Allah was their pillar,

By whom they avoid calamity - most honored pillar.

هنيئا لهم فازوا بحسن ابتدائهم

ونحن بحسن الاتباع لقد فزنا

Congratulations to them for the excellence of their beginning,

While we by excellent following indeed succeeded.

فيا ملجأ اذ لم اجد لي ملجأ

وحصنا منيعا حيث لم اتخذ حصنا

So O refuge, when I find no refuge for myself,

And sturdy fortress where I have made no fortress,

لقد اثقلت ظهري الذنوب بحملها

وقد خف ما قدمت من صالح وزنا

Sins have heavily burdened my back with their weight,

While few are the good deeds I forwarded and their weight light.

عسى ان مليك منك يشفى بنظرة

ومنك تفوز النفس بالمقصد الاسنى

Perhaps a glance of yours will cure me

And through you my soul will attain the sublime goal.

وانجو من اليوم الشديد عقابه

اذا ما الجيال الشامخات غدت عهنا

And I will be saved from the day of severe punishment

When the towering camels, bowed low, are led to pasture.

واعطي كتابي باليمين وانثني

وقد نلت من سعدي بك لا من واليمنا

And my record will be given in my right hand while I bend down

Having attained my fortune through you, not through my right hand.

لاني بحسن الظن بالله واثق

وما خاب من بالله قد احسن الظنا

For in God I am confident of favorable thoughts,

And none who thought good of God was ever disappointed.

فيا رب بالمبعوث من نسل هاشم

وعدنان فاجعل مسكني في غد عدنا

So O Lord, by the one sent from Hashim and Adnan’s line

Make my dwelling place tomorrow a Paradise.

وصل على المختار والآل ما شدا

على لايك قمريّ وفي روضة غني

And bestow blessings on the Chosen One, and on his family perpetually,

In your meadow which is lush and green.

وضاعف صلاتي بالسلام وبالرضى

على الصحب والاتباع وارض بهم عنا

And double my prayers with peace and pleasure

Upon his companions and followers, and be pleased with them.