الحادي صاحْ

الحادي صاحْ

من شدةِ الأمورْ

من شدةِ الأمورْ

The camel-driver cried out

The First Caller says:

because of the severity of troubles:

Out of hardship

لو صبت جناحْ

لو صبت جناحْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

If only I could find a wing,

If only I had wings

I would visit al-Mustafa.

To visit Al-Mustafa

لو صبت الآنْ

لو صبت الآنْ

نمشي خديمْ مطيعْ

نمشي خديمْ مطيعْ

If only I could find one now,

If only I set out now

I would go as a humble, obedient servant

Walking obediently

مع الركبانْ

مع الركبانْ

أني عاشقٌ وَليعْ

أني عاشقٌ وَليعْ

with the riders.

With the caravan

For I am a passionately devoted lover.

I am a passionate lover

تذهب الأحزانْ

تذهب الأحزانْ

إذ نرى البقيعْ

إذ نرى البقيعْ

Sorrows vanish

Sorrows would leave

when I see al-Baqiʿ.

When we see Al-Baqi`

ثم نرتاحْ

ثم نرتاحْ

ودمعتي تفورْ

ودمعتي تفورْ

Then I find rest,

Then we would rest

and my tear wells up.

And my tears would flow

لو صبت جناحْ

لو صبت جناحْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

If only I could find a wing,

If only I had wings

I would visit al-Mustafa.

To visit Al-Mustafa

لو صبت نعزمْ

لو صبت نعزمْ

ونودع ناسي

ونودع ناسي

If only I could, I would set out

If only I decided

and bid my people farewell.

And bid farewell to people

وماء زمزمْ

وماء زمزمْ

فيه نبلغ ساسي

فيه نبلغ ساسي

And the water of Zamzam—

And Zamzam water

through it I reach my very core.

Where I quench my thirst

نَفرحْ ونغنمْ

نَفرحْ ونغنمْ

حين نشربْ كاسي

حين نشربْ كاسي

I rejoice and am enriched

We would rejoice and be delighted

when I drink my cup.

When we drink our cup

ننظر بنظره

ننظر بنظره

وتزولْ إِنكاري

وتزولْ إِنكاري

I see through his gaze,

Looking at him

and my denial vanishes.

My denial would vanish

يا ربْ زوره

يا ربْ زوره

للنبي الهادي

للنبي الهادي

O Lord, grant a visit

O Lord, visit him

to the guiding Prophet.

The guiding Prophet

ياربْ عِينْ

ياربْ عِينْ

من لا له جناحْ

من لا له جناحْ

O Lord, help

O Lord, help

the one who has no wing.

Those without wings

والقلب حزينْ

والقلب حزينْ

ملازم النواحْ

ملازم النواحْ

And the heart is sorrowful,

With a sorrowful heart

ever bound to lamentation.

Ever lamenting

يطلبْ في الحينْ

يطلبْ في الحينْ

زورة سيد الملاحْ

زورة سيد الملاحْ

It seeks, at once,

Seeking at this moment

a visit to the lord of the fair ones,

To visit the Master of Guides

في مسا وصباحْ

في مسا وصباحْ

حادي الحمول يقولْ

حادي الحمول يقولْ

in evening and morning.

In the evening and morning

The driver of the laden camels says:

The First Caller says

لو صبت جناحْ

لو صبت جناحْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

If only I could find a wing,

If only I had wings

I would visit al-Mustafa.

To visit Al-Mustafa

مَنْ هُو في غفلا

مَنْ هُو في غفلا

انتبه من منامكْ

انتبه من منامكْ

You who dwell in heedlessness,

O oblivious one

awake from your sleep!

Awake from your sleep

العمرُ ولي

العمرُ ولي

وأنتَ في عصيانكْ

وأنتَ في عصيانكْ

Life has slipped away,

Life is fleeting

while you remain in your disobedience.

While you disobey

بادرْ في رحلا

بادرْ في رحلا

من ديارْ سكانك

من ديارْ سكانك

Hasten on a journey

Set out on a journey

from the lands where you dwell.

From your homelands

بادر وأعزمْ

بادر وأعزمْ

للنخيل والوادي

للنخيل والوادي

Hasten and resolve to go

Set out and decide

to the palm trees and the valley.

For the palm trees and valley

يا رب زوره

يا رب زوره

للنبي الهادي

للنبي الهادي

O Lord, grant a visit

O Lord, visit him

to the guiding Prophet.

The guiding Prophet

يامن يعشاقْ

يامن يعشاقْ

يعشاق مليحْ أصولْ

يعشاق مليحْ أصولْ

O one who loves,

O You who loves

who loves one of fair lineage,

The beautiful lovers

يتبع الأنياقْ

يتبع الأنياقْ

ويشدْ في الحمولْ

ويشدْ في الحمولْ

let him follow the she-camels

Who follows the elegant

and hold fast among the laden camels;

And travels in caravans

فعسى يلحاقْ

فعسى يلحاقْ

بروضةِ الرسولْ

بروضةِ الرسولْ

so perhaps he may reach

That he may join

the Messenger's garden.

The Prophet's Court

نوره الوضاحْ

نوره الوضاحْ

يا مبدعه بنورْ

يا مبدعه بنورْ

His radiant light—

His brilliant light

O You who fashioned him with light!

O its Originator from Light

ولو صبت جناحْ

ولو صبت جناحْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

للمصطفى نزورْ

And if only I could find a wing,

If only I had wings

I would visit al-Mustafa.

To visit Al-Mustafa