مولايَ قَد حان الوَداعُ

مولايَ قَد حان الوَداعُ

وقد عزَمْتُ على المَسيرِ

وقد عزَمْتُ على المَسيرِ

My lord, the hour of parting has come,

My lord, the time for farewell has come,

My Master, farewell is nigh

And I have resolved to journey on.

and I have resolved to depart.

And I am resolved to depart

كم زَرْتُ حضرتَك الَّتي

كم زَرْتُ حضرتَك الَّتي

ما زلتُ منها في حبور

ما زلتُ منها في حبور

How often I have visited your august presence,

How often I have come into your presence,

How often have I visited your abode

Which has always filled me with delight,

from which I have ever drawn joy,

Where I was immersed in love

ورجَعْتُ عنك بنائلٍ

ورجَعْتُ عنك بنائلٍ

غمرٍ وبالخير الكثير

غمرٍ وبالخير الكثير

And returned from you bearing a gift

and returned from you with bounty,

And returned from you with wishes

Abundant and laden with plentiful good.

abundant, and with goodness in plenty.

Fulfilled, and abundant goodness

والله يعلَمُ أنّني

والله يعلَمُ أنّني

عن شكر فضلك في قصور

عن شكر فضلك في قصور

God knows that I

And God knows that I

And God knows that I

Fall short of duly thanking you for your favor.

fall short of thanking you for your bounty.

Fall short in thanking your bounty

يا مفرَداً في عَصره

يا مفرَداً في عَصره

بالفضلِ معدوم النظير

بالفضلِ معدوم النظير

O you, peerless in your age,

O one unique in his age,

O peerless in your time

In virtue utterly without equal;

in excellence, without an equal.

With unmatched nobility

يا يوسُفَ البدر الَّذي

يا يوسُفَ البدر الَّذي

يسمو على البدر المنير

يسمو على البدر المنير

O Joseph, the moon that

O Yusuf, the full moon that

O Joseph of the full moon

Rises above the radiant moon!

soars above the shining full moon.

Transcending the brilliant moon

ما لي بغيرك حاجةٌ

ما لي بغيرك حاجةٌ

كغِنى الخطير عن الحقير

كغِنى الخطير عن الحقير

I have no need of anyone but you,

I have no need of anyone but you,

I have no need but you

As the eminent have no need of the lowly.

as the eminent have no need of the lowly.

Like the wealthy disdains the poor

وسواك يا مولاي لا

وسواك يا مولاي لا

والله يخطر في ضميري

والله يخطر في ضميري

And none besides you, my lord—

And no one other than you, my lord,

And none but you, my Master

By God—ever crosses my mind.

by God, ever crosses my mind.

Comes to my mind

ما كلُّ وَرّاد يفوز

ما كلُّ وَرّاد يفوز

بمورد العذب النمير

بمورد العذب النمير

Not every seeker of water succeeds

Not every seeker of water finds

Not every visitor attains

In reaching the sweet, abundant spring.

a spring of sweet, pure water.

The sweet flowing spring

لا زلتَ أهلاً للجميل

لا زلتَ أهلاً للجميل

مَدى الليالي والشهور

مَدى الليالي والشهور

May you remain forever disposed to gracious deeds,

May you ever remain worthy of kindness,

You remain worthy of favor

Through all the nights and months.

throughout the nights and months.

Through the nights and the months