ليتَif only أَحبابَناour beloved ones بأرضِin the land of الحجازِthe Hijaz
ليتَ أَحبابَنا بأرضِ الحجازِ
عامَلوناthey treated us بالوعدwith promises والإنجازِand fulfillment
عامَلونا بالوعد والإنجازِ
If only our beloved ones in the land of the Hijaz
If only our loved ones in the land of Hijaz
would make us promises and fulfill them.
Treated us with promise and fulfillment
كلُّevery خيرٍgood thing قدindeed جازَhas reached ليto me منfrom لَدُنهمtheir presence
كلُّ خيرٍ قد جازَ لي من لَدُنهم
غيرَexcept وَصليmy union فماso there is no لهfor it منany جوازِpermission
غيرَ وَصلي فما له من جوازِ
Every good thing has come to me from them,
Every good has passed to me from them
except union with them, for that is not permitted.
Except my connection, which has no permit
كلّماwhenever مرَّpassed ذِكرهمremembrance of them فيin خياليmy imagination
كلّما مرَّ ذِكرهم في خيالي
هزّنيit stirs me للّقاءِfor meeting أيّwhat a اِهتزازِstirring
هزّني للّقاءِ أيّ اِهتزازِ
Whenever the thought of them crosses my mind,
Whenever their mention crossed my imagination
how deeply it stirs me with longing to meet them!
It shook me with yearning, what a shaking
كنتُI was مِنfrom قبلbefore حبّهمloving them تِربَa companion ذلٍّhumiliation
كنتُ مِن قبل حبّهم تِربَ ذلٍّ
وَأَناand I اليومtoday منهمthrough them فيin اِعتزازِhonor
وَأَنا اليوم منهم في اِعتزازِ
Before loving them, I was a companion of humiliation;
I was before their love humiliated
and today, through them, I stand in honor.
And today through them I'm in pride
إِنif يَكُنthere is بِالهوىthrough love لِقومٍfor some people خسارٌloss
إِن يَكُن بِالهوى لِقومٍ خسارٌ
فَبحبّيthen through my love للهاشميِّfor the Hashimite مفازيmy salvation
فَبحبّي للهاشميِّ مفازي
If love brings loss to some people,
If there is loss for some people in passion
then in my love for the Hashimite lies my salvation.
Then through my love for the Hashemites are my winnings
سيّدُmaster الخلقِcreation مُصطفىchosen by الحقّthe True One مِنfrom كلall (first part)
سيّدُ الخلقِ مُصطفى الحقّ مِن كل
لِcompletion of 'all' البَراياcreatures فَماso there is no لهfor him مِنany موازيequal
لِ البَرايا فَما له مِن موازي
Master of creation, chosen by the True One from all
The master of people, Mustafa the truth from every
creatures—none is his equal.
For humanity, none can equal him
أَفضلُthe finest العالمينall beings أكرمُthe noblest خلقِcreatures of الGod (first part)
أَفضلُ العالمين أكرمُ خلقِ ال
لَهcompletion of 'God' خيرُthe best الورىhumankind وحيدunique الطرازُkind
لَه خيرُ الورى وحيد الطرازُ
The finest of all beings, the noblest of the creatures of
The best of both worlds, most generous of creations
God, the best of humankind, unique in kind.
For him is the best of all and unique style
جاءَhe came والكفرُwhile unbelief كالنعامةِlike an ostrich فاِنقضthen he swooped (first part)
جاءَ والكفرُ كالنعامةِ فاِنقض
ضَcompletion of 'swooped' علىupon رأسهits head اِنقضاضَthe swoop of البازيthe hawk
ضَ على رأسه اِنقضاضَ البازي
He came while unbelief was like an ostrich, then swooped
He came while disbelief was like an ostrich
down upon its head with the swoop of a hawk.
It pounced on its head, pouncing of a falcon
كَمhow often جَزىhe rewarded المُحسنينthose who do good خيرَthe finest جزاءٍreward
كَم جَزى المُحسنين خيرَ جزاءٍ
وَلِمَنand to whoever قَدhas أساءَdone wrong ليسdoes not يُجازيrepay in kind
وَلِمَن قَد أساءَ ليس يُجازي
How often he rewarded those who do good with the finest reward,
How much he rewarded the good doers, the best reward
yet he does not repay in kind those who have done wrong.
And for those who did evil, he does not punish
ليسَthere is no فيهِin him لغيرِfor anyone other than مَولاهhis Lord عوزٌneed
ليسَ فيهِ لغيرِ مَولاه عوزٌ
ولهُand of him العالمونُall beings فيin إعوازِneed
ولهُ العالمونُ في إعوازِ
He has no need of anyone but his Lord,
In him, none but his Master has any want
and all beings stand in need of him.
And to him are all the worlds in need
Sol 6.1