ياO صباeast wind نجدِNajd
يا صبا نجدِ
زدتyou increased فيin وجديmy longing
زدت في وجدي
O breeze of Najd,
O morning breeze of Najd
you have deepened my longing.
You have increased my passion
ليتwould that لوif تجديyou might bring benefit
ليت لو تجدي
عنfrom شذاfragrance الأحبابthe loved ones
عن شذا الأحباب
Would that you could bring solace
I wish you would find
from the loved ones' fragrance.
The scent of my loved ones
لمnot أزلI ceased هائمlove-struck
لم أزل هائم
فيin هوىlove for الدائمthe Everlasting One
في هوى الدائم
I remain enraptured
I remain infatuated
in love with the Everlasting One.
With enduring love
والسوىand all else نائمasleep
والسوى نائم
سدwas barred عنهagainst it البابthe door
سد عنه الباب
And all else lies asleep;
While reason sleeps
the door is barred to it.
Close the door on it
ياO بريقgleam الغورthe Ghawr (lowland)
يا بريق الغور
جرتyou acted unjustly أقوىstrongest جورinjustice
جرت أقوى جور
O gleam of the Ghawr,
O light of the cave
you have dealt the harshest injustice.
A great injustice has flowed
إنindeed فوقabove الطورthe Mount
إن فوق الطور
هذهthese الأوصابafflictions
هذه الأوصاب
Indeed, above the Mount
For above the mountain
are these afflictions.
Is this longing
سارتjourneyed الركبانthe riders
سارت الركبان
فانتفتso ceased to exist أكوانworlds
فانتفت أكوان
The riders journeyed on,
The caravan has marched
and worlds ceased to be;
And the universes have vanished
والخفيand the hidden قدalready بانbecame manifest
والخفي قد بان
مذsince رقيبيmy watcher غابdisappeared
مذ رقيبي غاب
and the hidden has become manifest
The hidden has now appeared
since my watcher vanished.
Since my watcher left
نلتI gained فضلbounty الكاسthe cup
نلت فضل الكاس
دونapart from كلall الناسthe people
دون كل الناس
I gained the cup's bounty,
I obtained the virtue of the cup
apart from all others;
Above all other people
وامتلاand was filled إيناسsolace
وامتلا إيناس
قلبيmy heart المشتاقthe yearning
قلبي المشتاق
and filled with solace
And my yearning heart was filled
was my yearning heart.
With Einas
والذيand that which فيin الغيبthe unseen
والذي في الغيب
شقwas torn open عنهaway from it الجيبthe garment's neck opening
شق عنه الجيب
And what lay in the unseen—
That which was unseen
the collar was torn open to reveal it—
I opened its chest
ماnot بقىremained فيin الريبdoubt
ما بقى في الريب
عندupon فتحopening الطاقthe arched window
عند فتح الطاق
no longer remained in doubt
No doubt remained
when the arched window was opened.
When the cloak was opened
قلtell لأحبابيto my loved ones
قل لأحبابي
هلdo...? بهمin them ماwhat بيin me
هل بهم ما بي
Tell my loved ones:
Tell my loved ones
Do they feel what I feel?
Do they have what I have
شربdrinking أكوابcups
شرب أكواب
مزقtore apart العشاقthe lovers
مزق العشاق
Drinking from cups
Drinking cups
has torn the lovers apart.
That tore apart the lovers
فاسألواso ask نظرهhis regard
فاسألوا نظره
خادمservant of الحضرهthe Presence
خادم الحضره
So seek the regard of
So ask their watchman
the servant of the Presence;
Servant of the neighborhood
تغنموyou will gain أجرهhis reward
تغنمو أجره
ياO أوليpossessors of الألبابunderstanding
يا أولي الألباب
you will gain his reward,
Take advantage of his reward
O people of understanding.
O people of insight
صلsend blessings ياO فتاحOpener
صل يا فتاح
معwith سلامpeace فاحspread fragrantly
مع سلام فاح
Send blessings, O Opener,
Pray, O Opener
with peace whose fragrance spreads,
With greetings of diffusion
للذيupon him who قدalready لاحshone
للذي قد لاح
نورهhis light فيin الكونcreation
نوره في الكون
upon him whose
For He whose light
light has shone in creation:
Shone in the universe
أحمدAhmad المختارthe Chosen One
أحمد المختار
كاملperfect المقدارstature
كامل المقدار
Ahmad, the Chosen One,
Ahmad the Chosen One
perfect in stature,
Complete in measure
جامعgatherer of الأسرارthe mysteries
جامع الأسرار
وهوand he نعمexcellent is العونthe helper
وهو نعم العون
gatherer of mysteries;
Gatherer of secrets
and he is an excellent helper.
And He is the best helper
ثمthen بعدafterward الآلthe Family
ثم بعد الآل
مجمعgathering place of الأفضالvirtues
مجمع الأفضال
Then, afterward, upon the Family,
Then after the Family
the gathering place of virtues,
Gathering of virtues
صحبةcompany of الأبطالthe heroes
صحبة الأبطال
بالتقىwith piety والصونand protection
بالتقى والصون
and upon the company of heroes,
Company of heroes
with piety and protection,
With piety and protection
للغنىfor al-Ghani العبدthe servant
للغنى العبد
حافظkeeper للعهدof the covenant
حافظ للعهد
for al-Ghani, the servant,
For the rich servant
keeper of the covenant,
Loyal to the covenant
باذلexerting الجهدeffort
باذل الجهد
يرتجيhe hopes in الوهابthe Bestower
يرتجي الوهاب
exerting every effort,
Exerting effort
who hopes in the Bestower.
Seeking the Bestower