غياثُ الوَرى يومَ القيامة أحمَدُ

غياثُ الوَرى يومَ القيامة أحمَدُ

لامته جناتُ عدن تُسوغُ

لامته جناتُ عدن تُسوغُ

Ahmad is the succor of all creation on Resurrection Day;

Ahmad is the succor of humankind on the Day of Resurrection.

for his community, the Gardens of Eden are made easy to enter.

For his community, the gardens of Eden are made accessible.

غياهبُ أهل الشركِ زالت بنورِهِ

غياهبُ أهل الشركِ زالت بنورِهِ

وما زال ضوءُ الصُّبح لليل يدمَغُ

وما زال ضوءُ الصُّبح لليل يدمَغُ

The depths of darkness shrouding the people of idolatry vanished in his light,

The darkness of the idolaters vanished through his light,

and dawn’s radiance has never ceased to crush the night.

And dawn's light has never ceased to crush the night.

غلبنا به الاعداءَ في كل موطنٍ

غلبنا به الاعداءَ في كل موطنٍ

ولم نخشَ شيطاناً غداوهو ينزغُ

ولم نخشَ شيطاناً غداوهو ينزغُ

Through him we defeated our enemies in every field,

Through him we defeated the enemies in every place,

and feared no devil who came forth sowing discord.

And feared no devil who went forth sowing discord.

غَنينا بما ابداهُ من وحي رَبِّو

غَنينا بما ابداهُ من وحي رَبِّو

وما هو من حُكم الإله يُبلغُ

وما هو من حُكم الإله يُبلغُ

We were enriched by what he disclosed of his Lord’s revelation,

We were enriched by what he disclosed of his Lord's revelation,

and he conveys nothing but the decree of God.

And by what he conveys of God's decrees.

غمامُ يديه راحَ يُغنى عن الحيا

غمامُ يديه راحَ يُغنى عن الحيا

فلا يستطيعُ المحل ينمى وينبغُ

فلا يستطيعُ المحل ينمى وينبغُ

The rain clouds of his hands went on making rain itself needless,

The cloud of his hands came to make rain needless,

so drought can neither spread nor spring up.

So drought cannot grow or arise.

غفرتُ ذنوبَ الدَّهر إن زرتُ قَبرَهُ

غفرتُ ذنوبَ الدَّهر إن زرتُ قَبرَهُ

فطُوبى لوجه في ثراهُ يُمَرَّغُ

فطُوبى لوجه في ثراهُ يُمَرَّغُ

I will forgive Time all its sins if ever I visit his tomb;

I would forgive time's sins if I visited his grave;

blessed, then, is the face rubbed in his dust.

So blessed is a face rubbed in his grave's soil.

غليلي إذ لم آت قبر محمد

غليلي إذ لم آت قبر محمد

يريد وقلبي بالكآبه يلدغ

يريد وقلبي بالكآبه يلدغ

My burning longing, since I have not come to Muhammad’s tomb,

My burning thirst, since I have not reached Muhammad's grave,

grows, while my heart is stung by sorrow.

Yearns, while my heart is stung by sorrow.

غوائلُ دهرٍ عاقني عن لقائه

غوائلُ دهرٍ عاقني عن لقائه

تخاف فوا حزني متى اتفرغ

تخاف فوا حزني متى اتفرغ

The calamities of my age kept me from meeting him;

The perils of time, which kept me from meeting him,

they are fearsome—alas for my grief! When shall I be free?

Are feared—alas, my sorrow! When shall I be free?

غوايهُ جهلٍ قد بكيتُ دماً لها

غوايهُ جهلٍ قد بكيتُ دماً لها

فرُحت وخدِّي من دُمُوعي يُصبغ

فرُحت وخدِّي من دُمُوعي يُصبغ

For the waywardness of my ignorance I have indeed wept blood;

For misguidance born of ignorance, I have wept blood,

then I went on, while my cheek was stained by my tears.

So I went, my cheek dyed by my tears.

غدوتُ بأوزاري وإِن كنتُ مفصِحاً

غدوتُ بأوزاري وإِن كنتُ مفصِحاً

بَليغاً كأني حين أنطقُ ألثغُ

بَليغاً كأني حين أنطقُ ألثغُ

I have become burdened by my sins, though I was once articulate,

I went forth bearing my sins; though I was articulate

eloquent—as though I lisp whenever I speak.

And eloquent, it was as though I lisped when I spoke.