لَولا البَشائر في لقا الأَحباب

ذَهَبت بِنا البُرحاء كُلّ ذَهابِ

Without the good tidings of meeting loved ones,

separation would have taken us away completely.

وَأَنا العَليل بِغَير تَعليل اللقا

لَم تُشفَ مِن علل النَوى أَوصابي

And I, sick without being diagnosed, from not meeting,

my yearning has not been cured from its ailments.

لي مُهجة مَقروحة فَتَكَت بِها

أَيدي البِعاد بأسهمٍ وَحِرابِ

I have a wounded heart that was attacked

by the hands of distance with its arrows and swords.

فَمَن المُبَشّرُ في لِقاء أَحبَّتي

لِأَقوم بَينَ يَديهِ في الأَعتابِ

So who brings me the good news of meeting my loved ones,

that I may stand at their threshold?

وَأَعدُّهُ الملك المُطاع لِأَمره

وَأَنا لَهُ مِن جُملة الحجّابِ

And I count them as the obeyed king in his command,

and I am of those veiled from them.

أَحبِب بِجَمع الشَمل بَعد تَفَرُّق

وَبُزوغ شَمس الوَصل غبّ غِيابِ

I love the gathering after separation

and the rising of the sun of union after its disappearance.

وَصَفاء كَأس الأُنس بَعدَ تَكَدُّرِ

وَلَذيذ راحٍ بَعدَ مُرِّ شَرابِ

And the purity of the cup of intimacy after its turbidity,

and the sweetness of rest after bitter drinking.

يا صاحِبيَّ تَناهزا فُرص الهَنا

ها قَد مَلَأت مِن السُرور وطابي

My friend, seize the opportunities for bliss,

for I have been filled with joy and delight.

وَاِستَبشرا بِمُنى القُلوب وَنَيلها

فَلَقَد بَلَغتُ بِنَيلِها آرابي

And rejoice in fulfilling the hearts' wishes,

for I have reached the fulfillment of my wishes.

وَاِستَجليا أَكواب بَكر مَسَرّة

سلبُ الهُموم بِها مِن الإِيجابِ

And enjoy the fresh goblets of delight,

that dispel sorrows with joy.

وَاِستَقبلا قَمر السِيادة في ذرى

عَلياه بَينَ كَواكب الأَصحابِ

And meet the moon of nobility in its orbit,

Elevated among the stars of companions.

السَيّد اليافيّ مَن هُوَ لِلمَلا

كَهف المريد وَعُمدة الطُلّابِ

The noble master, who is a refuge for disciples

and a pillar for all seekers.

شَمس الأَفاضل ذُو الفَضائل وَالنُهى

وَالحلم بَدر سَما أولي الأَلبابِ

The sun of virtue, of sublime morals and guidance,

and forbearance, a full moon for the wise.

عَلم بِهِ تُهدى الأَنام كَأَنَّهُ

داود لَمّا قامَ في المِحرابِ

A banner under which people are guided, as if

he stood praying like David in the prayer niche.

وَغَضَنفر بِاللَه لا بِمهنّد

لَيسَ الغَضَنفر كُلّ ذي مِخلابِ

He is angry for God, not for himself,

for not all who frown are men of dignity.

فَمَتى بِنا جَمحت خُيول غواية

رُدَّت بِهمّته عَلى الأَعقابِ

So whenever the steeds of temptation stampede with us,

they are turned back at his determination.

أَبوابهُ للعزِّ أَنجح مَطلبٍ

وَرِحابه لِلفَوز خَير رِحابِ

His doors are the best place to seek honor,

and his sanctuary the best sanctuary.

وَمَقامه أَعلى مَقامٍ بَينَنا

وَجَنابُهُ فينا أَعَزّ جَنابِ

His position is the highest among us,

and his side the most honored of sides.

فَاِسعَد بِجدّك أَو بِجدّك حائز ال

عَلياء مِن حسبٍ وَمِن أَنسابِ

So be happy with your grandfather or with your grandfather's heir,

the most sublime in lineage and ancestry.

فَلَنا بِعزّك يا سميَّ محمّد

عزٌّ يَدوم عَلى مَدى الأَحقابِ

For through your might, O praised Muhammad,

we have lasting might throughout the ages.

أَفلا نَفوز وَقَد أَتى النَصر الَّذي

قَد عدَّ مِن أَنجالك الأَنجابِ

Shall we not succeed, when the victory has come,

which you counted among your perfect offspring?

وَلَنا الهَنا شَرَف الإِياب أَتى بِهِ

يَتلو السُرور فَكانَ خَير إِيابِ

And ours is the joy - the return brought it,

and it was the best return, following joy.

حُيّيتَ يا محيي القُلوب بِعوده

وَمُنعّم الأَرواح بَعدَ عَذابِ

Greetings to you, reviver of hearts by his return,

and enricher of souls after suffering!

فَمآبك السامي بعزّك في المَلا

أَمسى لَنا زُلفى وَحُسن مَآبِ

Your lofty station, by your might amongst people,

has become intimacy and blessed destination for us.

وَلَقد نَظَرت إِلى الحمى فَوَجدته

يَختالُ في حُلَلٍ مِن الإِعجابِ

I saw the camp swaggering in garments

of admiration and wonder.

وَبَدَت رِياض الأُنس وَهيَ نَواضر

تَزهو كَزَهو الخودِ تَحت نِقابِ

And the gardens of intimacy appeared blooming,

blossoming like the cheeks’ bloom beneath the veil.

فَكَأَنّ أَغصان الرُبى بِيَدِ الصِبا

مَرحاً قدود كَواعبٍ أَترابِ

As if the branches of basil were waving playfully

like the hands of flirtatious and supple-bodied maidens.

وَشَدَت بَلابل دَوحها فَكَأنَّما

تُملي عَلَينا نَغمة الفارابي

And the songbirds trilled their melody, as if

dictating to us the tunes of Al-Farabi,

طَرَباً تَحنّ لَها القُلوب كَأَنَّها

داعي التَهاني في لقا الغُيّابِ

Enchanting the hearts, as if calling out greetings

to the absent in this meeting.

مَولاي يا مَن لا مَلاذ لَنا سِوى

أَبوابه في الناس مِن أَبوابِ

My Master, O you in whom we have no refuge

but your doors amongst people!

أَوجَزت في مَدحي مَناقبك الَّتي

بِالفَضل تَستَغني عَن الإِسهابِ

I summarized your merits in my praise, which

are self-sufficient, without prolonged speech.

فَاِعذر مريدكَ إِنّ دَهري شاغِلي

بِهجائه عَن مَدح كُلّ نِقابِ

So forgive your disciple - my time preoccupies me

from praising every veil.

وَلَئن أَساء فَقَد عَفَوت وَإِنَّما

يَعفو الفَتى فَيَنال خَير ثَوابِ

And if I did wrong, you have pardoned me, for

the noble pardon and gain the best reward.

وَلَقَد ظَفَرت بِما أَروم وَأَبتَغي

فَمنعت عَنهُ تعتُّبي وَعِتابي

I have attained what I desire and seek,

so you prevented me from complaining and rebuke.

فاِسلم وَدُم فَلأَنت غاية مَقصدي

وَرضاك سُؤلي في الوَرى وَطِلابي

So submit to the One, and remain, for you are the goal of my pursuit,

and your pleasure is what I seek in life and desire.