هنيئا لعينٍ قد رأت قبر أحمدٍ

هنيئا لعينٍ قد رأت قبر أحمدٍ

وبُشرى لقلب نالَ منه مُناهُ

وبُشرى لقلب نالَ منه مُناهُ

Joy to an eye that has seen Ahmad's tomb.

Congratulations to the eye that has seen Ahmed's grave

And glad tidings to a heart that has gained its desire from him.

And good tidings to the heart that has attained his resting place

هو المصطفى المُختارُ من آلِ هاشم

هو المصطفى المُختارُ من آلِ هاشم

ومن بهَرت زهرَ النُّجُومِ عُلاهُ

ومن بهَرت زهرَ النُّجُومِ عُلاهُ

He is the chosen one, the elect of the house of Hashim.

He is Al-Mustafa, the Chosen One from the family of Hashim

And the one whose eminence outshone the radiant stars.

And the one whose brilliance outshone the flowers of the stars

هُداهُ الذي قد ردَّنا عن ضلالنا

هُداهُ الذي قد ردَّنا عن ضلالنا

فيا ويحَ قلبٍ لم يَلجه هواهُ

فيا ويحَ قلبٍ لم يَلجه هواهُ

His guidance is what has turned us away from our error.

His guidance which has led us back from our misguidance

So alas for a heart that love for him has not entered.

Oh woe to the heart that his love has not filled

هل الفخر منسوب لغير محمدٍ

هل الفخر منسوب لغير محمدٍ

فأقسمُ ما حازَ الفخارَ سواهُ

فأقسمُ ما حازَ الفخارَ سواهُ

Is glory attributed to anyone other than Muhammad?

Can pride be attributed to other than Muhammad?

So I swear: no one but he has attained glory.

I swear by the One who has granted him pride over all others

هدمتُ بمدحي فيه ما شيَّد الهوى

هدمتُ بمدحي فيه ما شيَّد الهوى

فويلٌ لمن شاد الذنوبَ هواهُ

فويلٌ لمن شاد الذنوبَ هواهُ

With my praise of him, I tore down what desire had built.

With my praise of him I have demolished what desire has built

So woe to the one whose desire has built up sins.

So woe to those who construct sins as their passions

هربتُ بذنبي قاصداً نحو مدحهِ

هربتُ بذنبي قاصداً نحو مدحهِ

وطوبى لمن قدامة ونحاهُ

وطوبى لمن قدامة ونحاهُ

I fled with my sin, intent on praising him.

I have fled with my sins aiming towards praising him

And blessed is whoever [has sought him] and turned toward him.

And blessings to those whose endeavor is to please and obey him

هبوا أنني حزتُ الكبائِر كلها

هبوا أنني حزتُ الكبائِر كلها

أأخشى ولي من قصد أحمدَ جاهُ

أأخشى ولي من قصد أحمدَ جاهُ

Suppose I have amassed all the grave sins.

Grant that I have committed all major sins

Should I fear, when I have standing through seeking Ahmad?

Would I still fear when my aim is towards Ahmad and his lofty abode?

هَرقتُ دُموعَ العين مِنّي تأسُّفاً

هَرقتُ دُموعَ العين مِنّي تأسُّفاً

على عُمرٍ ما كنتَ أعرفَ ما هو

على عُمرٍ ما كنتَ أعرفَ ما هو

I shed tears from my eye in regret.

Tears streamed from my eyes in regret

Over a lifetime—you did not know what it was.

Over a life whose worth I did not know

هجرتُ لذيذَ العيشِ مذ هجر الصِّبا

هجرتُ لذيذَ العيشِ مذ هجر الصِّبا

وهل لذةُ الإِنسان غير صِبَاهُ

وهل لذةُ الإِنسان غير صِبَاهُ

I have forsaken life's sweetness since youth departed.

I abandoned the pleasures of life when the youth departed

And is a person's delight anything but their youth?

And is there any pleasure for man except his youth?

همومٌ سألتُ اللَه عني كشفَها

همومٌ سألتُ اللَه عني كشفَها

وأعظم ما أرجوهُ منه رِضَاهُ

وأعظم ما أرجوهُ منه رِضَاهُ

Worries—I asked God to lift them from me.

I asked God to relieve me of worries

And my greatest hope from Him is His good pleasure.

And the greatest thing I hope for from Him is His pleasure