إِلى كَم أُوافى الصَبرَ وَالوَعدُ واجبُ

إِلى كَم أُوافى الصَبرَ وَالوَعدُ واجبُ

وَمَولاي لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ المَطالبُ

وَمَولاي لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ المَطالبُ

How long must I keep faith with patience, when longing is imperative?

How long must I keep company with patience, when the promise is binding?

My lord is one from whom no request is hidden.

And no requests are hidden from my lord.

وإني لَأَمرٍ مِنكَ قَد جئت سائِلاً

وإني لَأَمرٍ مِنكَ قَد جئت سائِلاً

فَكَم بِكَ تَدنو في السُؤال المَراكب

فَكَم بِكَ تَدنو في السُؤال المَراكب

Indeed, for a favor from him I have come asking;

And I have indeed come to ask something of you,

how many conveyances draw near to you, bearing petitions!

For how many mounts draw near through you when one asks!

وَعَدتَ بطقمٍ كاملٍ وَركوبةٍ

وَعَدتَ بطقمٍ كاملٍ وَركوبةٍ

وَأَنتَ بِما أَوعدتنيه مُطالب

وَأَنتَ بِما أَوعدتنيه مُطالب

You promised a complete outfit and a mount,

You promised a complete outfit and a mount,

and you are answerable for what you promised me.

And you are bound to deliver what you promised me.

وَلو كانَ هَذا مِن سواك تَرَكتُه

وَلو كانَ هَذا مِن سواك تَرَكتُه

وَلَكنَّني في جُود كَفيك راغب

وَلَكنَّني في جُود كَفيك راغب

Had this come from anyone but you, I would have let it go,

Had this come from someone other than you, I would have let it go;

but I desire the bounty of your two hands.

But I desire the bounty of your two hands.

وَقطع الرَجا مِن ذي الوَفا متعذِّرٌ

وَقطع الرَجا مِن ذي الوَفا متعذِّرٌ

وَأَنتَ أَميرٌ لِلمَطامع غالب

وَأَنتَ أَميرٌ لِلمَطامع غالب

To abandon hope in one true to his word is impossible,

And to abandon hope in one so faithful is impossible,

and you are a prince who prevails over every aspiration.

And you are a prince who surpasses all hopes.

وَقد شاعَ بَينَ الناس وَعدٌ وَعدتَه

وَقد شاعَ بَينَ الناس وَعدٌ وَعدتَه

فَتنجيزه يا أَوحد العَصر واجب

فَتنجيزه يا أَوحد العَصر واجب

My promise has already spread among the people—and I have pledged it;

And a promise you made has spread among the people;

so fulfilling it, O peerless man of the age, is incumbent.

So fulfilling it, O peerless one of the age, is a duty.

عَلى أَنَّني لِلبَذل وَالمَنع شاكرٌ

عَلى أَنَّني لِلبَذل وَالمَنع شاكرٌ

وَفي كُل حال لِلوَفاء مراقب

وَفي كُل حال لِلوَفاء مراقب

Yet I am grateful whether you give or withhold,

Though I am grateful whether you give or withhold,

and in every circumstance I watch for fulfillment.

And in every circumstance I watch for the promise to be kept.

وَما القَصد مِن طَقمٍ وَلا مِن رَكوبةٍ

وَما القَصد مِن طَقمٍ وَلا مِن رَكوبةٍ

سِوى حوز تَشريف لَهُ أَنا طالب

سِوى حوز تَشريف لَهُ أَنا طالب

My purpose is neither an outfit nor a mount,

And my purpose in an outfit or a mount

but to gain an honor—that alone I seek.

Is only to gain the honor that I seek.

فَعَجّل بِهَذا البرّ يا كَعبة النَدى

فَعَجّل بِهَذا البرّ يا كَعبة النَدى

وَيا مَن بِهِ ازدادت وَعَمّت مَواهب

وَيا مَن بِهِ ازدادت وَعَمّت مَواهب

So hasten this kindness, O Kaaba of generosity,

So hasten this kindness, O Kaaba of generosity,

O you through whom gifts have increased and become universal!

And O you through whom gifts have multiplied and spread everywhere.

فَأَنتَ أَميرٌ من أَمير مهذب

فَأَنتَ أَميرٌ من أَمير مهذب

حَليم كَريم كافل نعم حاسب

حَليم كَريم كافل نعم حاسب

For you are a prince descended from a prince, refined,

For you are a prince descended from a refined prince,

forbearing, generous, a guardian of blessings who takes due account.

Forbearing, generous, a provider of blessings, a reckoner.

عَلَيهِ مِن الرَحمن تَنهلّ رَحمة

عَلَيهِ مِن الرَحمن تَنهلّ رَحمة

تُلازمه ما سارَ ماش وَراكب

تُلازمه ما سارَ ماش وَراكب

May mercy from the All-Merciful pour down upon him,

Upon him may mercy pour down from the Most Merciful,

remaining with him as long as traveler on foot and rider journey,

Abiding with him as long as walkers and riders travel,

وَما طافَ بِالبَيت العَتيق وَزَمزم

وَما طافَ بِالبَيت العَتيق وَزَمزم

عَبيدٌ وَأَحرارٌ وَكَهل وَشائب

عَبيدٌ وَأَحرارٌ وَكَهل وَشائب

and as long as the Ancient House is circled and Zamzam visited

And as long as the Ancient House and Zamzam are circled

by bondsmen and free, mature men and graybeards.

By bondsmen and free men, the middle-aged and the gray-haired.

فلا زِلت بِالمَعروف في الناس آمِراً

فلا زِلت بِالمَعروف في الناس آمِراً

وَعَن منكرٍ تَنهى وَأَنتَ المخاطب

وَعَن منكرٍ تَنهى وَأَنتَ المخاطب

May you never cease enjoining what is right among the people,

So may you ever enjoin what is right among the people,

and forbidding what is wrong—you are the one I address.

And forbid wrongdoing—you are the one addressed.

وَلا زالَ جَيش السَعد والمَجد خادِماً

وَلا زالَ جَيش السَعد والمَجد خادِماً

لِطلعتك الغَراء ما فازَ ناجب

لِطلعتك الغَراء ما فازَ ناجب

And may the hosts of good fortune and glory never cease to serve

And may the host of good fortune and glory ever serve

your radiant countenance, as long as any noble soul succeeds.

Your radiant countenance, as long as the worthy succeed.

وَلا زِلت تَهدي بِالمَحامد وَالثَنا

وَلا زِلت تَهدي بِالمَحامد وَالثَنا

وَبِالشُكر ما لاحَت بِأُفقٍ كَواكب

وَبِالشُكر ما لاحَت بِأُفقٍ كَواكب

May you never cease to guide through praiseworthy deeds and acclaim,

And may you ever guide with praiseworthy virtues and praise,

and through gratitude, as long as stars gleam upon the horizon.

And with gratitude, as long as stars gleam on a horizon.