فذا ديوان سيدنا الكريم

فذا ديوان سيدنا الكريم

سليل المصطفى عبد الكريم

سليل المصطفى عبد الكريم

So this is the poetry collection of our noble master,

This is the poetry collection of our generous master,

Behold, this is the poetic collection of our noble master,

Abd al-Karim, descendant of the Chosen One,

Descendant of Mustafa, Abdul Karim.

The descendant of the Chosen One, Abd al-Karim.

من اللائي تطيعهم القوافي

من اللائي تطيعهم القوافي

وتنقاد انقياداً كالغريم

وتنقاد انقياداً كالغريم

One of those whom rhymes obey,

Whose verses obey him readily,

One of those whom rhymes rightfully obey,

And to whom they yield with a debtor's submission.

And yield like a close friend.

Yielding to him completely like a submissive debtor.

وتألفهم معانٍ شارداتٌ

وتألفهم معانٍ شارداتٌ

دقيقاتٌ أرق من النسيم

دقيقاتٌ أرق من النسيم

And wandering meanings befriend them,

Bringing together estranged meanings,

To whom elusive meanings flock with familiarity,

Subtle, more delicate than the breeze.

Subtleties gentler than a breeze.

Subtle nuances, gentler than the softest breeze.

لها في قلب سامعها دبيبٌ

لها في قلب سامعها دبيبٌ

دبيب البرء في ذات السقيم

دبيب البرء في ذات السقيم

They creep softly within their listener's heart,

With a stir in the heart of their listener,

They creep into the heart of the listener,

As healing creeps through the ailing person's body.

The stir of innocence within the sick.

Like the creeping of a cure through a sick body.

وتطرب من يفر من المثاني

وتطرب من يفر من المثاني

وترقص من يكدّر بالنديم

وترقص من يكدّر بالنديم

And delight whoever shuns the lute's strings,

Exciting those who shun conventions,

Enchanting even the one who flees from melodies,

And make whoever is vexed by a boon companion dance.

And stirring those saddened by companions.

And making the sullen companion dance with joy.

إذا هزّوا اليراع أتوا بسحر

إذا هزّوا اليراع أتوا بسحر

ذوو التبيان والطبع السليم

ذوو التبيان والطبع السليم

When they wield their reed pens, they bring forth magic—

When they shake the banner they bring magic

When they shake the reed pen, they bring forth magic,

Men of clear expression and sound natural talent.

Of eloquence and natural talent.

Masters of clear eloquence and sound nature.

وإن هزوا القنا ونضوا سيوفا

وإن هزوا القنا ونضوا سيوفا

تظلّ عداتهم مثل الهشيم

تظلّ عداتهم مثل الهشيم

And if they brandish spears and unsheathe swords,

And if they brandish swords and lances,

And if they brandish spears and unsheathe swords,

Their enemies are left like dry, broken stalks.

Their weapons remain like debris.

Their enemies are left as scattered chaff.

نظرت كلامه فبكيت حزنا

نظرت كلامه فبكيت حزنا

وما شهم لفضل بالسليم

وما شهم لفضل بالسليم

I read his words and wept in sorrow,

I looked upon his words and wept in sorrow,

I gazed upon his words and wept in sorrow,

And no noble-hearted man is unmoved by excellence.

Not valuing the flawless and pure.

For no gallant man is immune to the grief of lost virtue.

ولكن مسكن العبرات منّي

ولكن مسكن العبرات منّي

بنجلهم وفخرهم سليم

بنجلهم وفخرهم سليم

And yet my tears are soothed

But the dwelling of tears is from me,

Yet what stills the flowing tears within me,

By their son and their pride, Salim:

For their son and pride, Saleem.

Is his son and their pride, Salim.

كريم من كريم من كريم

كريم من كريم من كريم

كريم من كريم من كريم

كريم من كريم من كريم

Noble, sprung from noble, sprung from noble,

Generous from generous from generous,

A noble soul, from a noble soul, from a noble soul,

Noble, sprung from noble, sprung from noble.

Generous from generous from generous.

Generous born of the generous born of the generous.

إلى أبناء هاشم قد نمته

إلى أبناء هاشم قد نمته

ذوو الأحساب والشرف العميم

ذوو الأحساب والشرف العميم

To the sons of Hashim his lineage has been traced

To the sons of Hashim he was born,

Traced back to the very sons of Hashim,

By men of noble ancestry and far-reaching honor.

Of noble lineage and vast glory.

Possessors of ancestral merit and all-encompassing honor.

فذخري حبّهم عند احتياجي

فذخري حبّهم عند احتياجي

ولا يغني حميم عن حميم

ولا يغني حميم عن حميم

So my love for them is my treasure when I am in need,

So hoard their love when I'm in need,

So my treasure is my love for them in my hour of need,

And no dear friend can avail another.

For no intimate can aid an intimate.

The Day when no close friend can avail another friend.