آنست نور الله جلَّ جلاله
ومشيت حيث مشي النبُّي وآله
The light of Allah, exalted is His majesty, brings me joy
And I walked where the Prophet and his family walked
وبلغت أحسن ما تمني مسلم
وأعزُّ ما يسمو إليه خيالُه
And attained the best of what a Muslim could wish for
And the most precious that his imagination aspires to
مُكِّنتُ من حظِّي فليس بشاغلي
إدباره عني ولا إقباله
I have been enabled to enjoy my fortune, so its coming or going does not preoccupy me
He whose journey through life concludes with a return
من تختتم سفر الحياة برجعة
لله طاب ختامه ومآله
To Allah has a good ending and destination
O Lord, Your servant who disobeyed You and went astray
يا رب جاء إليك يسألك الهدي
عبد له عصيانه وضلاله
Comes to You asking for guidance
The horizons of Hejaz have become too narrow
قد خال آفاق الحجاز تضيق عن
آثامه وبها تنوء جباله
For his sins, under which mountains would collapse
This penitent pleading for Your pardon, O Forgiving One
هذا المنيب إلي عفوٍّ غافر
ما باله في روعه من حاله
What state is he in that reflects his condition
The threat of punishment made his hopes tremble
ذكر الوعيد فزعزعت آماله
خوف الوعيد وزلزلت أوصاله
Fear of punishment shook his limbs
Until, when the Sacred House embraced him
حتي إذا البيت المحَّرم ضمّهُ
قرَّت بلابله وأصلح باله
His nightingales were reassured and his mind set right
O Lord, You have realized my hopes, and he
يا رب قد حققت لي أملي ومن
آواه بيتك لم تخب آماله
Whom Your House shelters will not despair
You instilled serenity into the anxious heart
أنزلت في القلب اللهيف سكينة
لا روعه باق ولا زلزاله
Now it has no more turmoil or tremors
O You who love the penitent, you called upon the One
يا من يحب التائبين دعاك من
صدق المتاب فهل يجاب سؤاله
Who makes repentance sincere - will You answer his prayer?
The Muslims and their religion are in distress
المسلمون ودينهم في محنة
لم يخف حالهم عليك وحاله
Their state and condition have not escaped You
And I see them split apart as if they were
وأراهم متفرقين كأنهم
جسم سوي مزقت أوصاله
A single body whose limbs have been torn
And I see that they have enabled their enemy
وأراهم قد مكنوا لعدوهم
فتملكت أعناقهم أغلاله
To enslave them in shackles and bonds
The enemy attacks them arrogant and cruel
صال العدو عليهمو متجبرا
واشتد فيهم بطشه ونكاله
Increasing his tyranny and punishment over them
And I suspect some may betray their tribe
وأخال منهم من يخون قبيله
ومن الخيانة جاهه أو ماله
Seduced by power or money gained through treachery
And I suspect some foolish ones deceived
وأخال من فساقهم من غره
إمهال رب العرش لا إهماله
By Allah's postponing, not neglecting, punishment
And I suspect some only repent out of need
وأخال منهم من يتوب لعلة
فإذا انقضت غلب المتاب ضلاله
If it passes, their straying defeats repentance
O Lord, inspire us to follow Your path, turning
يا رب ألهمنا صراطك تنصرف
عنا مآسي يومنا ووباله
The tragedies of our days and afflictions away from us
O You who illuminates the soul with Your splendid light
يا من ينير الروح باهر نوره
ويزفُّ ألوان الجمال جماله
And reveals the beauty of beauty with Your beauty
