عج بي فديتك في أباطح دمر

عج بي فديتك في أباطح دمر

تزهو بها طربا بأبهى منظر

تزهو بها طربا بأبهى منظر

Turn aside with me—may I be your ransom—amid Dummar's gravelly valleys.

Oh you who I would sacrifice myself for, in the plains of Deir

Turn aside with me, may I be your ransom, to the valleys of Dummar,

There you exult in delight at the most splendid sight.

Adorned with the most beautiful scenes

Where one glows with delight amidst the most magnificent view.

وندير صفو الانس في ربواتها

وندير صفو الانس في ربواتها

ذات الرياض الزاهرات النضر

ذات الرياض الزاهرات النضر

And we pass round the pure delight of fellowship upon its knolls,

Where we spend the cream of intimacy in its meadows

We circulate the pure wine of intimacy upon its hillocks,

With gardens blooming and verdant,

Of blossoming, verdant gardens

Possessor of gardens, blooming and radiant,

ذات المياه الجاريات على الصفا

ذات المياه الجاريات على الصفا

كفرائد من لؤلؤ أو جوهر

كفرائد من لؤلؤ أو جوهر

With water flowing over smooth rock,

With running waters on the pebbles

Possessor of waters flowing over smooth stones,

Like choice beads of pearl or precious stone.

Like strands of pearls or jewels

Like scattered gems of pearl or precious jewels.

أحلى من الضرب المصفى طعمه

أحلى من الضرب المصفى طعمه

فكأنها من ماء نهر الكوثر

فكأنها من ماء نهر الكوثر

Its taste is sweeter than clarified white honey,

Sweeter than refined pure honey

Sweeter in taste than clarified honey,

As though it came from the waters of the River Kawthar.

As if it were from the spring of Al-Kawthar

As though it were drawn from the waters of the River Kawthar.

ذات الجداول كالأراقم جريها

ذات الجداول كالأراقم جريها

وترابها في الوصف مثل العنبر

وترابها في الوصف مثل العنبر

With rivulets coursing like mottled serpents,

With streams like silver threads flowing

Possessor of brooks that meander like speckled serpents,

And its soil, to describe it, is like ambergris.

And its soil is like ambergris in description

And whose soil is described as akin to ambergris.

هي جنة مولاي أبدع صنعها

هي جنة مولاي أبدع صنعها

سبحانه من خالقٍ ومصوّر

سبحانه من خالقٍ ومصوّر

It is a paradise my Lord has wondrously fashioned.

It is the paradise of my Master, perfected by the Greatest Creator

It is the garden of my Lord; He perfected its creation,

Glory be to Him—what a Creator and Fashioner!

Glory to Him, the Designer and Shaper

Glory be to Him, the Creator and the Fashioner.

ذات النسيم العطر الذي

ذات النسيم العطر الذي

ينفي جوى المضنى بلطف المخبر

ينفي جوى المضنى بلطف المخبر

With a fragrant breeze that

With the fragrant breeze that

Possessor of the fragrant breeze which,

Dispels the weary sufferer's heartache with its gentle nature,

Relieves the heartache with gentle solace

Banishes the burning anguish of the sufferer with its gentle arrival,

وبحسن نشر عبيره وأريجه

وبحسن نشر عبيره وأريجه

يغنيك عن زبد ومسك أذفر

يغنيك عن زبد ومسك أذفر

And with the sweet diffusion of its perfume and fragrance,

And with the nice diffusion of its fragrance and scent

And through the beautiful diffusion of its scent and perfume,

Leaves you no need of civet or strong-scented musk.

It makes you no longer need musk or dried ambergris

Suffices you in place of civet or pungent musk.

والطير في أدواحها مترنم

والطير في أدواحها مترنم

شوقا إلى الوطن البهيّ النيّر

شوقا إلى الوطن البهيّ النيّر

And birds sing in its spreading trees,

And the birds in its atmosphere singing yearningly

And the birds within its great trees are chanting,

Longing for the splendid, radiant homeland.

To the good and enlightened homeland

Longing for the splendid, luminous homeland.

كم هيّج الأشجان من أهل الهوى

كم هيّج الأشجان من أهل الهوى

برخيم صوت فاق نغمة مزهر

برخيم صوت فاق نغمة مزهر

How often they have stirred the sorrows of lovers

How much did it provoke those who love

How often has it stirred the sorrows of the people of passion,

With a mellow voice surpassing a lute's melody!

With the sound of its voice surpassing the melody of the singer

With a melodious voice surpassing the tune of a lute.

مغنى به النساك يزهو حالها

مغنى به النساك يزهو حالها

فتفوز فيه بكل حظّ أوفر

فتفوز فيه بكل حظّ أوفر

A retreat where the ascetics' spiritual state flourishes,

Invigorating the hermits, making their state splendid

An abode where the ascetics reside, and their state flourishes;

Thus they gain there the fullest share of every blessing.

Thus they succeed with better fortune

There, they attain every abundant fortune.

أوقاتها أبدا تراها تنقضي

أوقاتها أبدا تراها تنقضي

ما بين أذكار وبين تفكّر

ما بين أذكار وبين تفكّر

You see their hours forever passing

Its times you always see them passing

You see their hours forever passing,

Between devotional remembrance and contemplation.

Between remembrance and contemplation

Between acts of remembrance and deep contemplation.

ما شئت أن تلقى بها من ناسك

ما شئت أن تلقى بها من ناسك

باكٍ على تقصيره متحسر

باكٍ على تقصيره متحسر

There you may meet as many ascetics as you wish:

Whatever ascetic you encounter in it

Whomsoever you wish to find there among the ascetics:

One weeping over his failings, full of regret,

Crying over his shortcomings, regretful

One weeping over his shortcomings, filled with regret,

أو سالك نهج السعادة والهدى

أو سالك نهج السعادة والهدى

أو فاتكٍ في فتكه متطوّر

أو فاتكٍ في فتكه متطوّر

Or one treading the path of happiness and guidance,

Or wayfarer on the path of fortune and guidance

Or a traveler upon the path of felicity and guidance,

Or a reckless soul, ever changing in his recklessness.

Or conqueror progressing in his conquest

Or a daring spirit, advancing in his bold feats.

أين الرصافة والسدير وشعب بو

أين الرصافة والسدير وشعب بو

وانٍ من المغنى الزهيّ الأنور

وانٍ من المغنى الزهيّ الأنور

Where are al-Rusafa, al-Sadir, and the ravine of Baw-

Where is Al-Rusafa, Al-Sadir and Sha’b Buwan

What are Al-Rusafa, Al-Sadir, and the Valley of Bawwan,

wan, beside this splendid, radiant retreat?

The beautiful and enlightened singer

Compared to this radiant, luminous abode?

بل ما بها من حسان أفنان وألو

بل ما بها من حسان أفنان وألو

وان إذا أنصفته من دمّر

وان إذا أنصفته من دمّر

Nay, what are their lovely boughs and col-

Rather, with its beauty and charm if you judge fairly

Nay, consider the beauty of the branches and colors it holds,

ors, if you judge it fairly, beside Dummar?

It surpasses what is in Deir

If you were to judge Dummar with fairness.

مأوى تفرّد بالمحاسن كيف لا

مأوى تفرّد بالمحاسن كيف لا

وبه انجلى سر الولي الأكبر

وبه انجلى سر الولي الأكبر

A haven unique in its beauties—how could it not be,

A refuge uniquely excellent, how can it not be

A sanctuary unique in its beauties—how could it be otherwise?

When there the secret of the greatest saint was revealed:

When through it the secret of the Greatest Saint emerged

When within it, the secret of the Supreme Saint was revealed:

بدر العلا والمجد عبد القادر

بدر العلا والمجد عبد القادر

الحسني ذي الوجه الجميل الأنضر

الحسني ذي الوجه الجميل الأنضر

The full moon of sublimity and glory, Abd al-Qadir,

The full moon of glory and honor, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni

The Full Moon of eminence and glory, Abd al-Qadir,

Al-Hasani, with his beautiful, radiant face,

Of beautiful and bright faced appearance

The Hasani, possessor of the beautiful, radiant face.

عين الندا علم الهدى السامي له

عين الندا علم الهدى السامي له

روحي الفدا من جهبذ شهم سري

روحي الفدا من جهبذ شهم سري

The fount of bounty, the lofty beacon of guidance—for him

The eye of splendor, the flag of lofty guidance

The essence of generosity, the lofty banner of guidance;

May my soul be ransom! What a sage, gallant and noble!

My soul is ransomed from the valiant hero

My soul is a ransom for that noble, chivalrous sage.

مولى به روض المعارف أزهت

مولى به روض المعارف أزهت

فتوضعت طيبا بعرف عبهري

فتوضعت طيبا بعرف عبهري

A master through whom the gardens of knowledge have blossomed,

My Master whose garden of knowledge has flourished

A master through whom the garden of gnosis has bloomed,

And wafted sweet perfume with a narcissus-like fragrance

And it yielded goodness through his righteous path

Diffusing a perfume with the scent of jasmine.

منه وطلعته التي في حسنها

منه وطلعته التي في حسنها

أنفقت كنز تجلدي وتصبري

أنفقت كنز تجلدي وتصبري

From him—and his countenance, upon whose beauty

From it his merits emerged which in their beauty

From him, and from his countenance, whose beauty

I spent the treasure of my fortitude and patience.

I exhausted my treasure of firmness and patience

Has exhausted the treasury of my endurance and patience.

من لي بأن أحظى بها متمتعا

من لي بأن أحظى بها متمتعا

طول المدى منها ببدر مسفر

طول المدى منها ببدر مسفر

Who will let me behold it, delighting

If only I could enjoy it continuously

How I long to be granted the joy of its company,

For all time in its radiant full moon?

For ages delighting in its full moon

For all time, in the presence of a shining full moon.

أبقاه ربي للوجود وصانه

أبقاه ربي للوجود وصانه

من سوء كل مروع ومكدّر

من سوء كل مروع ومكدّر

May my Lord preserve him for the world and shield him

May my Lord preserve it for existence and protect it

May my Lord preserve him for the world and guard him

From the harm of all that terrifies and distresses,

From every feared and disturbing evil

From the evil of every terror and source of distress,

ما ناح قمري وغنى بلبل

ما ناح قمري وغنى بلبل

أو سرّ قلبي بالقول مبشري

أو سرّ قلبي بالقول مبشري

So long as a turtledove laments and a nightingale sings,

Neither has my moon set down nor ceased the nightingale singing

As long as the turtle-dove coos and the nightingale sings,

Or my bearer of good tidings gladdens my heart with words.

Or made my heart rejoice with promising words

Or the bearer of good tidings gladdens my heart with his words.