عَرِّجْ عَلَى قَبْرِ

عَرِّجْ عَلَى قَبْرِ

قَدْ حُفَّ بِالسِّرِّ

قَدْ حُفَّ بِالسِّرِّ

Turn aside to a grave

Stop by a grave

that has been enveloped in mystery,

enveloped in spiritual mystery,

لِفَا ضِلٍ بَرِّ

لِفَا ضِلٍ بَرِّ

مَحْضِ السَّنَا الشَّرَّاطْ

مَحْضِ السَّنَا الشَّرَّاطْ

of a virtuous, righteous man,

belonging to a virtuous, pious man,

pure radiance—al-Sharrat.

pure in his radiance, al-Sharrat.

إِنَّ الرِّضَى مَسْعُودْ

إِنَّ الرِّضَى مَسْعُودْ

مُذْ طَلَّقَ الْمَفْقُودْ

مُذْ طَلَّقَ الْمَفْقُودْ

Indeed, the favored Masud—

Truly, the contented soul is blessed,

since he divorced the perishable

since he divorced the perishable,

مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الْمَوْجُودْ

مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الْمَوْجُودْ

بَاهِتْ بِهِ الأَشْرَاطْ

بَاهِتْ بِهِ الأَشْرَاطْ

among the blossoms of existence—

from the transient blossoms of this existence;

with him, confound the eminent.

the nobles pale beside him.

فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَوْلَى

فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَوْلَى

شَرَابُهُ احْلَوْلَى

شَرَابُهُ احْلَوْلَى

In the Master's service,

In the service of the Lord,

his drink grew sweet;

his drink became sweet;

فَطَابَ فَا سْتَعْلَى

فَطَابَ فَا سْتَعْلَى

بِهِ عَلَى الأَوْسَاطْ

بِهِ عَلَى الأَوْسَاطْ

so it grew pleasant, and he rose high

so he grew pure and ascended,

through it above the middling ranks.

rising above the ordinary ranks.

فَاهْنَأْ أَبَا سِرْحَانْ

فَاهْنَأْ أَبَا سِرْحَانْ

بِحِكْمَةِ الرَّحْمَانْ

بِحِكْمَةِ الرَّحْمَانْ

So rejoice, Abu Sirhan,

So rejoice, O Abu Sirhan,

in the All-Merciful's wisdom;

in the wisdom of the Merciful;

فَاخِرْ بِهَا لُقْمَانْ

فَاخِرْ بِهَا لُقْمَانْ

وَاصْعَدْ عَلَى بُقْرَاطْ

وَاصْعَدْ عَلَى بُقْرَاطْ

vie in pride with Luqman through it,

boast of it to Luqman,

and rise above Hippocrates.

and rise above Hippocrates.

وَلَبِّ مَنْ نَادَاكْ

وَلَبِّ مَنْ نَادَاكْ

بِمُمْطِرِ جَدْوَاكْ

بِمُمْطِرِ جَدْوَاكْ

And answer whoever calls you

And answer the one who calls upon you

with a shower of your bounty;

with the showering rain of your generosity,

وَحُلَّ فِي مَعْنَاكْ

وَحُلَّ فِي مَعْنَاكْ

وَالْغَمُّ فِي إِفْرَاطْ

وَالْغَمُّ فِي إِفْرَاطْ

and abide in your meaning,

and abide in your inner essence,

while grief runs to excess.

while sorrow is in excess.

يَا رَبِّ يَا مَوْلاَيْ

يَا رَبِّ يَا مَوْلاَيْ

يَا سَامِعاً نَجْوَايْ

يَا سَامِعاً نَجْوَايْ

O my Lord, O my Master,

O Lord, O my Master,

O hearer of my whispered prayer:

O Hearer of my secret prayers,

فَالصَّبْرُ مِنْ شَكْوَايْ

فَالصَّبْرُ مِنْ شَكْوَايْ

مُعَفَّنُ الأَخْلاَطْ

مُعَفَّنُ الأَخْلاَطْ

for patience, from my lament,

for patience, due to my lamentation,

is putrid in its humors.

suffers from putrefied humors.

وَالْكَرْبُ يَا رَبِّي

وَالْكَرْبُ يَا رَبِّي

غَطَّى سَنَا لُبِّي

غَطَّى سَنَا لُبِّي

And anguish, O my Lord,

And the anguish, O my Lord,

has veiled the radiance of my mind;

has veiled the light of my mind,

وَعَاثَ فِي الْقَلْبِ

وَعَاثَ فِي الْقَلْبِ

مِنَ الْجَوَى مِخْرَاطْ

مِنَ الْجَوَى مِخْرَاطْ

and in my heart has wreaked havoc

and wreaking havoc within the heart

a rasp of burning sorrow.

is a lathe of burning grief.

اُنْظُرْ مِنَ الْوَطْوَاطْ

اُنْظُرْ مِنَ الْوَطْوَاطْ

بِحُرْمَةِ الشَّرَّاطْ

بِحُرْمَةِ الشَّرَّاطْ

Look from the bat,

Consider the plea from al-Watwat,

by the sanctity of al-Sharrat,

by the sanctity of al-Sharrat,

وَكُلِّ ذِي أَشْرَاطْ

وَكُلِّ ذِي أَشْرَاطْ

مِنْ سَالِفِ الأَفْرَاطْ

مِنْ سَالِفِ الأَفْرَاطْ

and of every bearer of signs

and of every possessor of noble traits,

among the forerunners of old,

among the predecessors who have passed before.

وَخَيْرِخَلْقِ اللهْ

وَخَيْرِخَلْقِ اللهْ

ذُخْرِي رَسُولِ اللهِ

ذُخْرِي رَسُولِ اللهِ

and of the best of God's creation,

And by the best of God's creation,

my treasure, the Messenger of God—

my treasure, the Messenger of God;

صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ اللهْ

صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ اللهْ

وَالآلِ وَالأَسْبَاطْ

وَالآلِ وَالأَسْبَاطْ

may God bless him,

may God's blessings be upon him,

and his family and grandsons,

and upon his family and his grandsons.

وَجُمْلَةِ الأَصْحَابْ

وَجُمْلَةِ الأَصْحَابْ

مُزَلْزِلِي الأَحْزَابْ

مُزَلْزِلِي الأَحْزَابْ

and all his companions,

And all of the Companions,

who shook the confederate hosts

who shook the enemy factions,

وَمَنْ بَغَى وَارْتَابْ

وَمَنْ بَغَى وَارْتَابْ

مِنْ سَائِرِ الأَسْقَاطْ

مِنْ سَائِرِ الأَسْقَاطْ

and whoever transgressed and doubted

and whoever transgressed and harbored doubt,

among the rest of the rabble.

among all the fallen outcasts.