بباب أبي أيوب السيد الذي

بباب أبي أيوب السيد الذي

بهجرة خير الخلق تمت سعادته

بهجرة خير الخلق تمت سعادته

At the door of Abu Ayyub, the lord whose

At the door of Abi Ayyub, the noble one

bliss was made complete by the migration of the best of creation,

Whose happiness was completed by the emigration of the best of creation

وأكرم المختار إذ صار ضيفه

وأكرم المختار إذ صار ضيفه

وناخت له فضلاً على الباب ناقته

وناخت له فضلاً على الباب ناقته

and who honored the Chosen One when he became his guest,

And the Chosen One was honored when he became his guest

and the Chosen One’s she-camel knelt at his door, a gracious favor to him,

And his she-camel kneeled to him, excelling at the door

ألوذ وإني مرتج برحابه

ألوذ وإني مرتج برحابه

وظني أن تسدي إلي عنايته

وظني أن تسدي إلي عنايته

I seek refuge, and I am hopeful within his precincts,

I take refuge, though I am anxious at its expanses

and I trust that his care will bestow kindness upon me.

And I think his care will flow to me

فذاك فتى الأنصار خالد كوكب الصحا

فذاك فتى الأنصار خالد كوكب الصحا

بة من سامت ذرى النجم حالته

بة من سامت ذرى النجم حالته

For he is the Ansar’s champion, Khalid, the star of the Compa-

For that is the youth of the Helpers, the star of steadfastness

nions, whose standing rivaled the heights of the stars,

When the train of stars rose, so did his state

رئيس بني البحار سيدهم ومن

رئيس بني البحار سيدهم ومن

تعالت على هام السماكين رايته

تعالت على هام السماكين رايته

chief of Banu al-Bihar, their lord, and he whose

The chief of the sea people, their master when

banner rose above the heads of the two Simak stars.

His banner rose above the highest of fish

حمى غراء الروم إذ ذاك مثله

حمى غراء الروم إذ ذاك مثله

مدى الدهر يحمي جنسه وعصابته

مدى الدهر يحمي جنسه وعصابته

He guarded the Romans’ radiant city then; one like him

He protected the honor of Rome when his like was

protects his kind and his band throughout the ages.

Throughout time protecting his people and comrades

عليه رضاء اللَه ما لاح بارق

عليه رضاء اللَه ما لاح بارق

وما أدركت ملهوف قلب إغاثته

وما أدركت ملهوف قلب إغاثته

May God’s good pleasure be upon him as long as lightning flashes,

Upon him is the pleasure of God whenever dawn broke

and as long as his succor reaches one anguished at heart.

And whenever a longing heart hoped for his aid