أَعْضَلَتْ عِلَّتِي فَجِئْتُ رَئِيسَا

أَعْضَلَتْ عِلَّتِي فَجِئْتُ رَئِيسَا

فَاقَ فِي الطِّبِّ أَرِسْطَا طَالِيسَا

فَاقَ فِي الطِّبِّ أَرِسْطَا طَالِيسَا

My illness grew intractable, so I came to a master

My ailment disabled me, so I became a chief,

My ailment became severe, so I came to a master,

who surpassed Aristotle in medicine.

Surpassing Hippocrates and Thales in medicine.

Who has surpassed Aristotle in the art of healing,

وَقَصَدْتُ رُكْنَ السِّيَادَةِ مَوْلاَ

وَقَصَدْتُ رُكْنَ السِّيَادَةِ مَوْلاَ

نَا ابْنَ مَنْ أَسَّسُوا الْهُدَى تَأْسِيسَا

نَا ابْنَ مَنْ أَسَّسُوا الْهُدَى تَأْسِيسَا

And I sought the pillar of eminence, our lord,

I sought the cornerstone of rule, my master,

And I sought the pillar of lordship, our mas-

son of those who firmly founded guidance.

I, son of those who founded guidance on establishment.

-ter, the son of those who laid the very foundations of guidance,

وَانْتَجَعْتُ مُزْنَ الْغَائِبِ مَنْ أَحْ

وَانْتَجَعْتُ مُزْنَ الْغَائِبِ مَنْ أَحْ

يَى بِغَرْبٍ رَبْعَ الرَّشَادِ الدَّرِيسَا

يَى بِغَرْبٍ رَبْعَ الرَّشَادِ الدَّرِيسَا

And I sought the absent one's rainclouds, who revived

And I regained the glory of the absent one who revived

And I sought the rainclouds of the absent one, he who re-

in the West the timeworn abode of right guidance.

The West with a quarter of right guidance and wisdom.

-vived the ruined abode of righteousness in the West,

وَأَمَّمْتُ كَنْزَ الْغِنَى عَيْنَ أَعْيَا

وَأَمَّمْتُ كَنْزَ الْغِنَى عَيْنَ أَعْيَا

نِ السُّرَاةِ بَحْرَ النَّدَى إِدْرِيسَا

نِ السُّرَاةِ بَحْرَ النَّدَى إِدْرِيسَا

And I made for wealth's treasure, the foremost

And I treasured the hoard of wealth, the spring of the bleary-eyed,

And I set out for the treasure of wealth, the elite of the no-

of noble notables, the sea of generosity, Idris.

The sea of dew, Idris.

-ble chiefs, the ocean of generosity, Idris.

شَمْسَ مَنْجَاتِنَا فَبَعْضُ سَنَاهُ

شَمْسَ مَنْجَاتِنَا فَبَعْضُ سَنَاهُ

مَاحِقٌ كُلَّّ مَا اقْتَضَى تَنْكِيسَا

مَاحِقٌ كُلَّّ مَا اقْتَضَى تَنْكِيسَا

The sun of our deliverance; some of his radiance

The sun of our salvation - thus some of his years

The sun of our salvation; for even a fraction of his radiance

obliterates all that brings abasement.

Obliterated all that required abasement.

Obliterates all that brings about degradation.

فَرْعَ عَبْدِ الإِلَهِ وَالْحَسَنَيْنِ

فَرْعَ عَبْدِ الإِلَهِ وَالْحَسَنَيْنِ

وَالْوَصِيِّ أَبْدَوْا سَنَاهُ شُمُوسَا

وَالْوَصِيِّ أَبْدَوْا سَنَاهُ شُمُوسَا

A scion of Abd al-Ilah and the two Hasans,

The branch of God's servant and the two grandsons,

The branch of 'Abd al-Ilah, and the two Hasans,

and of the Legatee—they revealed his radiance as suns—

And the successor shone their years like suns.

And the Legatee—they revealed his brilliance as suns—

وَالْبَتُولِابْنَةِ الرَّسُولِ عَلَيْهِ ال

وَالْبَتُولِابْنَةِ الرَّسُولِ عَلَيْهِ ال

لَّهُ صَلَّى سَقَتْ عُلاَهُ كُؤُوسَا

لَّهُ صَلَّى سَقَتْ عُلاَهُ كُؤُوسَا

and of the Chaste One, the Messenger's daughter—may

And the virgin daughter of the Messenger of God,

And the Chaste one, daughter of the Messenger, upon whom Al-

God bless him—who gave his glory cups to drink.

Allah's prayers be upon him, watered its summit with cups.

-lah's blessings rest, who poured cups for his eminence.

لاَ تَلُمْنَا لِأَنْ قَصَدْنَاهُ إِنَّا

لاَ تَلُمْنَا لِأَنْ قَصَدْنَاهُ إِنَّا

قَدْ قَصَدْنَا بِهِ خَلِيفَةَ عِيسَى

قَدْ قَصَدْنَا بِهِ خَلِيفَةَ عِيسَى

Do not blame us for seeking him; indeed,

Do not blame us for seeking it, we

Do not blame us for seeking him, for indeed we

in him we have sought the successor of Jesus.

Only sought through it the caliph of Jesus.

Have sought through him the successor of Jesus,

وَالذِي تَفْضُلُ الأَكَارِعُ إِذْ تَخْ

وَالذِي تَفْضُلُ الأَكَارِعُ إِذْ تَخْ

طُو عَلَى أَرْضِهِ الطُّلَى وَالرُّؤُوسَا

طُو عَلَى أَرْضِهِ الطُّلَى وَالرُّؤُوسَا

And him for whom feet, as they tread

He before whom hands and heads bow down

And the one whose very feet are exalted as they str-

upon his earth, surpass necks and heads.

When they walk on his land covered with skulls and heads.

-ide upon his earth, above the necks and the heads.

قَدْ سَعَى وَفْدُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَمَوْلاَ

قَدْ سَعَى وَفْدُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَمَوْلاَ

يَ أَمَوْلَى الْكِرَامِ مُجْلِي الْبُوسَا

يَ أَمَوْلَى الْكِرَامِ مُجْلِي الْبُوسَا

Our delegation has hastened to you, O my lord,

Our delegation hastened to you, my master,

Our delegation has journeyed toward you, O mas-

O lord of the noble, dispeller of misery.

My master of generosity, kissing hands.

-ter, O master of the noble ones, dispeller of misery,

بِابْنِكُمْ جَارِنَا الرِّضَى إِدْرِيسَا

بِابْنِكُمْ جَارِنَا الرِّضَى إِدْرِيسَا

إِعْنِنَا عَنْ أَعْمَالِ نِعْمَ وَبِيسَا

إِعْنِنَا عَنْ أَعْمَالِ نِعْمَ وَبِيسَا

By your son, our neighbor, the well-pleasing Idris,

Through your son, our neighbor, the content Idris,

Through your son, our neighbor, the well-pleasing Idris,

spare us the work of praise and blame.

Help us perform good and bad deeds.

Spare us from the deeds of 'excellent' and 'wretched',

وَانْفِ عَنَّا التَّلْبِيسَ وَالتَّدْلِيسَا

وَانْفِ عَنَّا التَّلْبِيسَ وَالتَّدْلِيسَا

فَعَسَى لاَ نَرَى عَذَاباً بِيسَا

فَعَسَى لاَ نَرَى عَذَاباً بِيسَا

And banish from us confusion and deception,

And turn from us fraud and deception,

And banish from us all deception and fraud,

so perhaps we may see no grievous torment.

That we may not see terrible torment.

So that perhaps we may never face a wretched torment.

وَلْتُفِدْنَا مِنَ الْمَوَاهِبِ مَا بَغْ

وَلْتُفِدْنَا مِنَ الْمَوَاهِبِ مَا بَغْ

لِبُ فَيْضُ زُلاَلِهِ الْقَامُوسَا

لِبُ فَيْضُ زُلاَلِهِ الْقَامُوسَا

And grant us gifts whose

And let us benefit from gifts abundantly

And grant us such spiritual gifts that over-

flood of clear water surpasses the deep sea.

So we overflow with the outpouring of his dictionary.

-whelm the vast ocean with their pure, overflowing waters.

عَاطِنَا خَمْرَةَ الْغِنَى مِنْكَ حَتَّى

عَاطِنَا خَمْرَةَ الْغِنَى مِنْكَ حَتَّى

لاَ نَخَافَ الإِعْسَارَ وَالتَّفْلِيسَا

لاَ نَخَافَ الإِعْسَارَ وَالتَّفْلِيسَا

Give us the wine of wealth from you, until

Give us the wine of wealth so that

Give us to drink the wine of enrichment from you, until

we fear neither poverty nor bankruptcy.

We do not fear poverty and bankruptcy.

We no longer fear hardship or bankruptcy,

وَاغْذِنَا مِنْ غِذَاءٍ حُلْوِ الأَمَانِي

وَاغْذِنَا مِنْ غِذَاءٍ حُلْوِ الأَمَانِي

مَا يُجِيدُ الْكَيْلُوسَ وَالْكَيْمُوسَا

مَا يُجِيدُ الْكَيْلُوسَ وَالْكَيْمُوسَا

And nourish us with food sweet with hopes,

And feed us sweet, desired food

And nourish us with the sweet food of aspirations,

that improves the chyle and the chyme.

That excels both quantity and quality.

That perfects the chyle and the chyme.

وَاسْقِنَا مِنْ كُؤُوسِ بِرِّكَ وَاخْلَعْ

وَاسْقِنَا مِنْ كُؤُوسِ بِرِّكَ وَاخْلَعْ

مِنْ نَسِيجِ الرِّضَى عَلَيْنَا لَبُوسَا

مِنْ نَسِيجِ الرِّضَى عَلَيْنَا لَبُوسَا

And give us drink from cups of your kindness, and bestow

And quench us from cups of your righteousness, and dress

And give us to drink from the cups of your goodness, and bestow

upon us a robe woven of favor.

Us in the fabric of contentment.

Upon us a garment woven from the fabric of contentment.

وَارْوِ حَرَّ الْحَشَا بِجَدْوَاكَ رَيّاً

وَارْوِ حَرَّ الْحَشَا بِجَدْوَاكَ رَيّاً

لَمْ يَدَعْ فِي الْفُؤَادِ مِنَّا رَسِيسَا

لَمْ يَدَعْ فِي الْفُؤَادِ مِنَّا رَسِيسَا

And quench our inward heat with your bounty, with a draught

And water the heat of grief with your clouds, a watering

And quench the burning of our innards with your generosity, a quenching

that leaves no lingering trace within our hearts.

That left no burning in our hearts.

That leaves not a trace of lingering fever in our hearts.

لاَ تُضَيِّعْ خُطىً وَصَلْنَا بِهَا مَثْ

لاَ تُضَيِّعْ خُطىً وَصَلْنَا بِهَا مَثْ

وَاكَ مَثْوَى السَّنَا الْمُزِيحِ النُّحُوسَا

وَاكَ مَثْوَى السَّنَا الْمُزِيحِ النُّحُوسَا

Do not squander the steps by which we reached your

Do not waste a step we took to your abode,

Do not waste the footsteps by which we have reached your dwel-

dwelling, the home of radiance that dispels ill fortune.

The clearing of sublime old age and misfortune.

-ling, a dwelling of radiance that dispels all misfortunes.

فَرَأَيْنَا السَّنَا بِهِ مُسْتَطِيراً

فَرَأَيْنَا السَّنَا بِهِ مُسْتَطِيراً

وَرَأَيْنَا الْجَلاَلَ فِيهِ جَلِيسَا

وَرَأَيْنَا الْجَلاَلَ فِيهِ جَلِيسَا

So we saw radiance spreading there,

We saw glory flourishing through it,

For we have seen the brilliance spreading widely within it,

and saw majesty seated there as a companion.

And we saw majesty dwelling in it.

And we have seen majesty sitting there as a companion.

وَسَلاَمٌ مِنْ عَبْدِكُمْ نَجْلِ زَاكُو

وَسَلاَمٌ مِنْ عَبْدِكُمْ نَجْلِ زَاكُو

رٍ عَلَى الْقَبِْر لاَ يَزَالُ حَبِيسَا

رٍ عَلَى الْقَبِْر لاَ يَزَالُ حَبِيسَا

And peace from your servant, the son of Zakur,

And greetings from your servant, the son of Zakour,

And peace from your servant, the son of Zaku-

forever held captive upon the tomb.

Upon the tomb that remains inhabited.

-r, remaining perpetually confined upon this tomb,

عَاطِرٌ نَشْرُهُ كَنَشْرِ ثَرَاكُمْ

عَاطِرٌ نَشْرُهُ كَنَشْرِ ثَرَاكُمْ

مَا حَوَى الْمَجْدُ قَبْرَكُمْ عِرِّيسَا

مَا حَوَى الْمَجْدُ قَبْرَكُمْ عِرِّيسَا

Fragrant is its scent, like the scent of your soil,

Its scent is perfumed, like the scent of your tomb,

Its fragrance is as sweet as the scent of your soil,

as long as glory holds your tomb as its lair.

However much glory the place of your rest contains, O groom.

As long as glory embraces your tomb like a lion's den.

وَالصَّلاَةُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْمُخْ

وَالصَّلاَةُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْمُخْ

تَارِ مَنْ قَدْ حَبَاكُمُ التَّقْدِيسَا

تَارِ مَنْ قَدْ حَبَاكُمُ التَّقْدِيسَا

And blessings upon Abu al-Qasim, the Chosen One,

And prayers upon Abu Al-Qasim the Elect,

And blessings be upon Abu al-Qasim, the Cho-

who has bestowed sanctity upon you,

Whom you sanctified above all people.

-sen One, he who has endowed you with sanctification,

أَنْفَسِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمْ مَنْ بِهِ يَا

أَنْفَسِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمْ مَنْ بِهِ يَا

دُرَّةَ الطَّاهِرِينَ كُنْتَ نَفِيسَا

دُرَّةَ الطَّاهِرِينَ كُنْتَ نَفِيسَا

the most precious of all creation, through whom, O

The most precious of all creation, through whom,

The most precious of all creation, the one through whom, O

pearl of the pure, you were precious.

O pearl of the pure, you were precious.

Pearl of the pure ones, you became so precious.