جَزَيتَ بفَرْط الودّ مثْنَى ومَوْحدا

جَزَيتَ بفَرْط الودّ مثْنَى ومَوْحدا

ومثلُك من سامَ الهدَاية واهتدى

ومثلُك من سامَ الهدَاية واهتدى

You have repaid with abundant affection, twofold and singly,

You have repaid excessive affection with reciprocation

And one like you has sought guidance and found the way.

And one like you who attained guidance and was guided

وما زلتَ في مِنهاج سنّة أحمد

وما زلتَ في مِنهاج سنّة أحمد

تشيِّد منه كلّ ما كان شُيِّدا

تشيِّد منه كلّ ما كان شُيِّدا

You have ever followed the path of Ahmad's tradition,

You have never ceased to follow the way of Ahmed

Building up all of it that had been built.

Constructing from it all that was constructed

وتُشْبِهُهُ هَدْياً وبرّاً ومذهباً

وتُشْبِهُهُ هَدْياً وبرّاً ومذهباً

كذا يُشْبه الآباءَ من طاب مولِدا

كذا يُشْبه الآباءَ من طاب مولِدا

And you resemble him in conduct, righteousness, and way of life;

And resembling him in guidance, righteousness and creed

Thus one of noble birth resembles his forefathers.

Thus does one resemble virtuous fathers if born with fortune

وما زلتُ أرجو فيك هذا فِراسةً

وما زلتُ أرجو فيك هذا فِراسةً

وأعلَمه حتى بدا منك ما بدا

وأعلَمه حتى بدا منك ما بدا

I have always hoped for this in you by intuition,

And I have never ceased to expect in you this sagacity

And known it, until what emerged from you became clear.

And made it known until it appeared from you

سعودُك قادت صفوَ ودِّك نحونا

سعودُك قادت صفوَ ودِّك نحونا

وما زال سعدُ المرء للمرء مرشِدا

وما زال سعدُ المرء للمرء مرشِدا

Your good fortunes guided your pure affection toward us,

May your good fortune guide your abundant affection toward us

And a person's good fortune has ever been their guide.

And the good fortune of a man for a man has always been a guide

فلا يَبْتعد ما يعتريك به المُنى

فلا يَبْتعد ما يعتريك به المُنى

فقد آن منه كلُّ ما قد تبعدا

فقد آن منه كلُّ ما قد تبعدا

So let what your hopes bring you not lie far off,

So do not shy from what befalls you of sorrows

For all of it that had grown distant is now at hand.

For all that could keep distant has come to pass from it

إذا استبعد الأمرَ الجهولُ تضايقت

إذا استبعد الأمرَ الجهولُ تضايقت

خلائقه عنه وملَّ التّجلُّدا

خلائقه عنه وملَّ التّجلُّدا

When the ignorant man deems a matter beyond reach, constricted grows

When the ignorant shun a matter, his manners recoil from it

His character before it, and he tires of steadfast endurance.

And he is laden with pretense

وتَلْقى اللبيبَ الماجدَ الطبع ثابتاً

وتَلْقى اللبيبَ الماجدَ الطبع ثابتاً

تَزيد سجاياه الرّزايا تشدّدا

تَزيد سجاياه الرّزايا تشدّدا

And you find the discerning, noble-natured man steadfast;

While you will find the brilliant, noble-natured intelligent man

Adversities make his character grow firmer.

His traits made more resolute by calamities

وإنّك لَلْمَشهود رأياً وحكمةً

وإنّك لَلْمَشهود رأياً وحكمةً

وحزماً إذا اشتدّ الزمان وسؤددا

وحزماً إذا اشتدّ الزمان وسؤددا

And you are indeed renowned for judgment and wisdom,

And you are indeed witnessed to have wisdom, discernment

And resolve when times grow harsh, and preeminence.

And resolve when times grew difficult and calamitous

ولم أزْج وعظي نحو ودِّك أنّني

ولم أزْج وعظي نحو ودِّك أنّني

أخاف عليه الدهر أن يَتبدَّدا

أخاف عليه الدهر أن يَتبدَّدا

Nor did I direct my counsel toward your affection because I

I do not mix my advice toward your affection fearing

Fear that time might make it dissipate.

It would diminish should time treat it badly

ولكنّه ذكرٌ يزيد هواك لي

ولكنّه ذكرٌ يزيد هواك لي

وفاءً إذا كلّ الهوى وتجددا

وفاءً إذا كلّ الهوى وتجددا

But it is a reminder that makes your love for me grow

But it is a reminder that increases your passion for me

In faithfulness and renewal, when love grows weary.

And loyalty when all passions have changed and renewed

حَلفتُ بآبائي الكرام ألِيّةً

حَلفتُ بآبائي الكرام ألِيّةً

وبالله حَلْفاً بعد ذاك مؤكّدا

وبالله حَلْفاً بعد ذاك مؤكّدا

I swore an oath by my noble forefathers,

I swore a solemn oath by my honorable fathers

And by God, after that, an oath made firm:

And by God thereafter even more binding

لَتجْتَنِينّ السُؤل ممّا تُحبّه

لَتجْتَنِينّ السُؤل ممّا تُحبّه

وتبلغُ أقصى ما تؤمِّل في العِدا

وتبلغُ أقصى ما تؤمِّل في العِدا

You shall surely reap what you desire from what you love,

You will grant me my request from what you love

And attain the utmost of your hopes against your foes.

And attain the utmost extent of what you hope for in return

وما هي إلاّ ليلة طاب جَوْنُها

وما هي إلاّ ليلة طاب جَوْنُها

فلا تَبْتئس إذ ذاك وارقب لها غدا

فلا تَبْتئس إذ ذاك وارقب لها غدا

And it is but a night whose darkness has grown sweet,

It is but a night whose essence was beautiful

So do not grieve then, and await its morrow.

So do not despair, observe it tomorrow