ألا يا أحسنَ الثَقَلَيْنِ عَبْلاً

ألا يا أحسنَ الثَقَلَيْنِ عَبْلاً

أنيلي اليومَ مَن يهواك نيلا

أنيلي اليومَ مَن يهواك نيلا

Ah, O Abla, fairest of humans and jinn!

O most perfect of the two burdens created!

Grant a favor today to the one who loves you.

Grant today to him who loves you, attainment.

يميل إليك من كَلَفٍ ولكنْ

يميل إليك من كَلَفٍ ولكنْ

إِلى مَن لا يميل إليه ميلا

إِلى مَن لا يميل إليه ميلا

He inclines toward you out of ardent love—but

He who wearies himself inclines towards you,

toward one who does not incline toward him at all.

Yet he who does not weary himself, inclines not.

فإنْ لم يأتِهِ منكمْ رسولٌ

فإنْ لم يأتِهِ منكمْ رسولٌ

نهاراً فاِجعلوه إليه ليلا

نهاراً فاِجعلوه إليه ليلا

So if no messenger from you comes to him

If no messenger comes to him from you by day,

by day, then send that messenger to him by night.

Then make him a messenger to come by night.

وقد قَطَر الجفاءُ فأوْسَعوه

وقد قَطَر الجفاءُ فأوْسَعوه

فَسالَ عليَّ بعد القَطْر سيلا

فَسالَ عليَّ بعد القَطْر سيلا

And coldness had dripped, so they increased it,

And if hardship has poured forth, then make it flow,

and after the dripping, it flowed over me in a torrent.

So it spills over me after the pouring, a torrent.

ولو كنتُ الممكَّنَ من مُرادي

ولو كنتُ الممكَّنَ من مُرادي

جررتُ على الطريق إِليك ذيلا

جررتُ على الطريق إِليك ذيلا

And were I able to attain my wish,

If I were enabled to attain my desire,

I would trail my garment's hem along the road to you.

I would drag my train along the road to you.

فإنْ لم آتكمْ في ظهر طِرْفٍ

فإنْ لم آتكمْ في ظهر طِرْفٍ

رَكبتُ أخامصي نُجُباً وخيلا

رَكبتُ أخامصي نُجُباً وخيلا

So if I do not come to you on a noble steed's back,

But if I do not come to you on a morning journey,

I shall ride the arches of my feet as noble camels and horses.

I will ride my toes, traveling on my mount.