الىto البدويّal-Badawi خطافsnatcher الاسيرthe captive
الى البدويّ خطاف الاسير
لجأتI sought refuge بسيمةwith the mark of العانيthe captive الكسيرthe broken one
لجأت بسيمة العاني الكسير
To al-Badawi, who snatches the captive free,
To the Bedouin, capturer of the prisoner
I turned for refuge, bearing a broken captive's mark.
The miserable, suffering Bisima sought refuge
وقلتand I said اجرgrant refuge اباO father of فراجFarraj عبداa servant
وقلت اجر ابا فراج عبدا
دعاكcalled upon you وانتand you حصنfortress المستجيرthe refuge-seeker
دعاك وانت حصن المستجير
And I said: Grant refuge, Abu Farraj, to a servant
And said: ransom Abu Faraj, a slave
Who called upon you—you are the refuge-seeker's fortress.
Who called upon you, fortress of the seeker of refuge
ملأتyou filled الارضthe earth بالاحسانthrough beneficence صيتاrenown
ملأت الارض بالاحسان صيتا
فادركso relieve لهفةanguish العبدthe servant الفقيرthe poor one
فادرك لهفة العبد الفقير
You filled the earth with the renown of your beneficence;
Your goodness has filled the earth with renown
So relieve the anguish of the poor servant.
So relieve the longing of this poor slave
وكمand how many لكare yours سيديmy master منof خارقاتmiracles
وكم لك سيدي من خارقات
بدتappeared فيin الكونthe cosmos كالقمرlike the moon المنيرradiant
بدت في الكون كالقمر المنير
And how many miracles are yours, my master,
And you, my lord, have so many miracles
That appeared in the cosmos like the radiant moon.
That appeared in the universe like the shining moon
وجدكand your grandfather خيرthe best خلقcreation اللهGod طراaltogether
وجدك خير خلق الله طرا
واعظمand the greatest كلevery ذيpossessor of شرفhonor خطيرlofty
واعظم كل ذي شرف خطير
And your grandfather is the best of all God's creation,
I found you the best of God's creation
And greatest of all who bear lofty honor.
And the greatest of all with weighty honor
وانتand you الوارثthe heir الفاضoverflowing (unclear form) حالاin spiritual state
وانت الوارث الفاض حالا
ممداextending aid للصغيرto the small وللكبيرand to the great
ممدا للصغير وللكبير
And you are the heir, overflowing with spiritual grace,
And you are the overflowing heir
Giving aid to small and great alike.
Who provides for the small and the great
بعثتI sent لبابكto your gate المعمورwell-frequented روحيmy soul
بعثت لبابك المعمور روحي
وقلتand I said لهاto her اشطحيrevel ecstatically طرباin rapture وطيريand fly
وقلت لها اشطحي طربا وطيري
I sent my soul to your much-frequented gate,
I sent my soul to your frequented abode
And told her: Revel in rapture, and fly!
And told it to flutter about joyfully and fly
فانكfor you قدindeed قصدتhave sought رحابthe precincts of غوثa succorer
فانك قد قصدت رحاب غوث
تسحpour forth يداهhis two hands كالغوثlike succor المطيرrain-giving
تسح يداه كالغوث المطير
For you have indeed sought the precincts of a succorer,
For you have set out for the sanctuary of succor
Whose two hands pour forth like relief-giving rain.
Whose hands pour forth like abundant rain
فلاso do not تقطعsever اباO father of الفتيانthe young men حبليmy cord
فلا تقطع ابا الفتيان حبلي
وخذand take بيديby my hand وكنand be فضلاgraciously ظهيريmy supporter
وخذ بيدي وكن فضلا ظهيري
So do not sever my cord, Abu al-Fityan;
So do not sever, father of youths, my cord
And take me by the hand, and graciously be my support.
And take my hand and be my ample support
ابيتO house of الاحمدينthe two Ahmads بكمin you فخاريmy pride
ابيت الاحمدين بكم فخاري
وعزيand my honor بالقليلin little وبالكثيرand in plenty
وعزي بالقليل وبالكثير
O house of the two Ahmads, in you lies my pride,
I took pride in you, O two Ahmads, through excellence
And my honor, in little and in plenty.
And my honor in little and plenty came from you
وحبكموand love for you اتخذتI took بهthrough it اعتصاماًprotection
وحبكمو اتخذت به اعتصاماً
منfrom الاكدارtroubles فيon اليومthe day العسيرdifficult
من الاكدار في اليوم العسير
And I have taken love for you as my protection
And I made your love a buttress
From troubles on the day of hardship.
Against troubles on an arduous day
وماand not ليI have غيرother than ذلكthat منany فتيلa date-stone fiber
وما لي غير ذلك من فتيل
احاولهI strive for it ولاnor ليI have منany نقيرa date-stone's tiny hollow
احاوله ولا لي من نقير
And apart from that, I have not even a date-stone's thread
And I have no other wick
To seek, nor have I even a date-stone's tiny hollow.
To kindle when I have no flint
شددتI tightened بكمthrough you بهذيin this الدارabode زاريmy girdle (unclear form)
شددت بكم بهذي الدار زاري
وانجوand I am saved فيهin it اذwhen يأتيcomes نذيريmy warner
وانجو فيه اذ يأتي نذيري
Through you I have girded myself in this abode,
With you I braced myself in this house of visitation
And in it I find deliverance when my warner comes.
And found refuge in it when my warning came
فانكمfor you are شموسsuns الامنsafety فيناamong us
فانكم شموس الامن فينا
وعترةand the kin of حضرةthe august presence of الهاديthe Guide البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings
وعترة حضرة الهادي البشير
For you are the suns of safety in our midst,
For you are the suns of security for us
And the kin of the august Guide, the bearer of glad tidings.
And the family of the rightly guiding bearer of good tidings
فياso, O هذاyou here الملثمthe veiled one جدbestow generously حناناcompassion
فيا هذا الملثم جد حنانا
فانكfor you are صاحبthe possessor of الفضلbounty الوفيرabundant
فانك صاحب الفضل الوفير
So, O Veiled One, bestow compassion generously,
So O veiled one, show tenderness
For you possess abundant bounty.
For you possess abundant merit
ولاحظand attend to غربتيmy estrangement بقويwith strong بأسmight
ولاحظ غربتي بقوي بأس
يقومundertakes بجبرthe mending of كسرthe brokenness of المستجيرthe refuge-seeker
يقوم بجبر كسر المستجير
And attend to my estrangement with mighty power
And observe my exile with mighty strength
That mends the brokenness of the refuge-seeker.
That repairs the breakage of one who seeks refuge
ودمand remain فيin روضةthe garden of التقريبnearness تجلىshone forth
ودم في روضة التقريب تجلى
بهاin it ملكthe king of الرجالmen علىupon السريرthe throne
بها ملك الرجال على السرير
And abide in the garden of nearness, where shone forth
And stay in the meadow of proximity where appeared
The king of men upon the throne.
The king of men upon the throne