أَعِندَ العَبِّ فِي عَذبِ بَرُودٍ

أَعِندَ العَبِّ فِي عَذبِ بَرُودٍ

أُحَلأُ قَبلَ رَيِّي عَن وُرُودٍ

أُحَلأُ قَبلَ رَيِّي عَن وُرُودٍ

Is it while I drink deeply of sweet, cool water

At a refreshing spring my friend found delight,

that I am barred from drinking before my thirst is quenched?

Refreshing himself after his repast at night;

وَبِي ظَمأ كَأَنَّ حَشَايَ مِنهُ

وَبِي ظَمأ كَأَنَّ حَشَايَ مِنهُ

عَلَى جَمر تَسَعَّرُ فِي وَقُودُ

عَلَى جَمر تَسَعَّرُ فِي وَقُودُ

And I thirst, as though my entrails, because of it,

Thirst parched my throat as if the coal

were on embers blazing amid fuel.

That cooked his food flamed in my soul.

فَيَابنَ خَلِيفَةِ الرَّحمَانِ فِينَا

فَيَابنَ خَلِيفَةِ الرَّحمَانِ فِينَا

وَنَجلَ جَحاجِحٍ صِيدٍ فَصِيدِ

وَنَجلَ جَحاجِحٍ صِيدٍ فَصِيدِ

So, O son of the All-Merciful's caliph among us,

Thou Khalifah's son of the All-merciful! Thou draught

and scion of mighty chiefs, proud lords after proud lords,

Tempered at the pure celestial fount!

وَمَن يُلفَى هَدَاهُ الدِّينِ منهُم

وَمَن يُلفَى هَدَاهُ الدِّينِ منهُم

إِذَا أنتسَبُوا لِمرقَبَة الجُدُودُ

إِذَا أنتسَبُوا لِمرقَبَة الجُدُودُ

and of those among whom the faith's guides are found,

Thou who quaffest morn and eve the cup

when they trace their lineage to their forefathers' lofty height:

Of noble deeds, pledged by thy noble ancestors!

أَعيدُوا عَادَةً قُطِعَت عِدَاءً

أَعيدُوا عَادَةً قُطِعَت عِدَاءً

كَمَا كَرَّ الوِصَالُ عَلَى الصُّدُودِ

كَمَا كَرَّ الوِصَالُ عَلَى الصُّدُودِ

Restore a custom severed by hostility,

Renew the olden beneficence, which once

as reunion strikes back against estrangement.

Poured on friends, but then was shut from foes.

فَهَا أَنَا ذَا بِقَصرِكَ مُستَجِيرٌ

فَهَا أَنَا ذَا بِقَصرِكَ مُستَجِيرٌ

بَسَطتُ بِهِ ذِرَاعِي بِالوَصيدِ

بَسَطتُ بِهِ ذِرَاعِي بِالوَصيدِ

So here I am at your palace, seeking refuge;

Lo! here am I an asylum craving

I have stretched out my arm there at the threshold.

From thee, a suppliant this thy bounty lauding.

يَقُولُ ألجَاهِلُونَ وَقد رَأَونِي

يَقُولُ ألجَاهِلُونَ وَقد رَأَونِي

لِهَذَا العَبِد شَأنٌ فِي العَبِيدِ

لِهَذَا العَبِد شَأنٌ فِي العَبِيدِ

The ignorant say, having seen me:

Fools exclaim: "What! hath this slave from his lord

"This slave has standing among slaves."

Obtained such favours?" Yes! my help is from the Lord,

وَشَأنِي كُلُّهُ مَولاَيَ حَمِلي

وَشَأنِي كُلُّهُ مَولاَيَ حَمِلي

عَلَى مَا فِي يَدَيَّ مِنَ العُهُودِ

عَلَى مَا فِي يَدَيَّ مِنَ العُهُودِ

And my whole concern, my lord, is to be treated

The Lord, who hath inclined this haughty heart

in accordance with the pledges I hold in my hands.

To justice, as these troops incline athwart.

وَدُم وَالدَّهرُ يُسعِدُ مَن تَدَانَى

وَدُم وَالدَّهرُ يُسعِدُ مَن تَدَانَى

وَيُرهِقُ مَن تَنَاءَى فِي صَعُودِ

وَيُرهِقُ مَن تَنَاءَى فِي صَعُودِ

And long may you live, while time favors those who draw near,

and burdens those who stay far away with a steep ascent.