1. إِلى حَبِيبي نَتْرُكْ أوْطانِي

    عسَى يَرَانِي

    I leave my homelands to go to my beloved,

    hoping he may see me.

  2. قُطْبُ الهُدَى رَوْحي ورَيْحاني

    سَكَنْ جنانِي

    The pole of guidance, my solace and my sweet basil,

    has dwelt in my heart.

  3. مُجْلِي الصَّدَى عَن قلبي اَلْعانِي

    غايَةْ أمانِي

    He who clears the rust from my captive heart,

    the ultimate object of my hopes.

  4. هُوَ الْهِدايَهْ يُهْتدَى

    وهْ شفيعنا غَدَ

    He is guidance, through whom one is guided,

    and he is our intercessor tomorrow.

  5. بِحُبِّهِ نَبْقَى كَذَا دايمْ

    سَكْرانْ هايِمْ

    Through love of him I remain forever thus:

    drunk and love-bewildered.

  6. وَصْلُوا نعِم نُورِي وبُرْهانِي

    وإٍصلاح زمانِي

    Union with him—yes—is my light and my proof,

    and the setting right of my days.

  7. قلْبي يَهِيم في حُبِّهِ فانِي

    يا كُلّ مَنْ رآني

    My heart wanders in his love, lost to itself.

    O all who have seen me!

  8. رُوحِي فِداه نعَم وجُثْمانِي

    نُوروا كَسانِي

    My soul is his ransom—yes, and my body.

    His light has clothed me.

  9. بِه اهْتَدَى مَنْ قد هَدَ

    ى وبسيفه قَهَرَ الْعِدَى

    Through him, whoever has guided found guidance;

    and with his sword he subdued the foes.

  10. بحبه نبقَى كذَا دايِمْ

    سَكْرانَ هايِمْ

    Through love of him I remain forever thus:

    drunk and love-bewildered.

  11. بَدْرٌ بَدَا سِرَّا وإِعْلانِ

    شمْسُ الْمعانِي

    A full moon appeared, in secret and openly,

    the sun of meanings.

  12. نبِيٌّ كرِيمْ مَكَّي وعدنانِي

    حُسْنُوا سَبانِي

    A noble prophet, Meccan and Adnanite:

    his beauty took me captive.

  13. صَدْرِي سَكَنْ وباحْ كتماني

    اللهْ أعْطانِي

    He dwelt in my breast, and my secret came to light.

    God has granted me this.

  14. قُطْبُ الهدى غَيْثُ الندى

    وبه أنانَنْكِ العِدَى

    The pole of guidance, the rain of generosity,

    and through him I smite the foes.

  15. بِحُبِّهِ نبقى كذَا دايِم

    سكرانَ هايِم

    Through love of him I remain forever thus:

    drunk and love-bewildered.

  16. ربِّي الكريم بِمدْحُوا بَهانِي

    ورَفَعْ شانِي

    My generous Lord adorned me through praise of him,

    and raised my standing.

  17. فضْلُوا عَمِيم بالخيرِ والآنِي

    وأصْبَحْتُ هانِي

    His bounty is all-embracing; with goodness he favored me,

    and I have become content.

  18. إِرمِ السِّلاحْ لِحُكْمِ ربَّانِي

    وفي ضَمانِي

    Lay down your arms before the divine decree,

    and under my protection.

  19. إِرْمِ العِدَى كَي تُفْتَدى

    وتكُن عتيق لمحمَّدا

    Assail the foes, that you may be ransomed,

    and become a freedman of Muhammad.

  20. بحبِّهِ نَبْقَى كذَا دايم

    سَكْرانَ هايِم

    Through love of him I remain forever thus:

    drunk and love-bewildered.

  21. صلُّوا عليهِ معشرَ إِخواني

    طُولَ الدَّوامِ

    Invoke blessings upon him, O company of my brothers,

    for all eternity.

  22. وارْضُوا عَلى أصْحابِه الأعيان

    سادَه كِرام

    And invoke divine favor upon his eminent companions,

    noble masters:

  23. مَوْلاى عتِيق وعُمَر وعُثمانِ

    وعَلِي إِمامِ

    my master ʿAtīq, and ʿUmar, and ʿUthmān,

    and ʿAlī, the imam.

  24. السُّعَدَا الشُّهَدا

    الْمُتَّقِينَ السُّؤْدَدَا

    The blessed, the martyrs,

    the God-fearing, the eminent.

  25. بحُبِّهِ نبقى كذا دايم

    سكْرَانَ هايم

    Through love of him I remain forever thus:

    drunk and love-bewildered.