إِنَّ قَلبي وَمِقوَلي قَد أَرَقّا

إِنَّ قَلبي وَمِقوَلي قَد أَرَقّا

لِلمُقِرّ الأَسمى الشهابيِّ أَحمَد

لِلمُقِرّ الأَسمى الشهابيِّ أَحمَد

My heart and my speech have both grown tender

My heart and tongue are indeed in thrall

for the most exalted lord, al-Shihābī Aḥmad.

to the most exalted lord, Shihābī Aḥmad.

مِن لِساني ذكرانِ ذكرُ دُعاءٍ

مِن لِساني ذكرانِ ذكرُ دُعاءٍ

ثُم ذكرٌ بِهِ الثَناءُ مُخَلَّد

ثُم ذكرٌ بِهِ الثَناءُ مُخَلَّد

From my tongue come two remembrances: a prayerful mention,

From my tongue come two remembrances: one of supplication,

then a remembrance through which praise is made immortal.

then another through which praise is made everlasting.

وَبِقَلبي حُبّانِ حُبُّ طباعٍ

وَبِقَلبي حُبّانِ حُبُّ طباعٍ

ثُمَ حُبٌّ لِجُودِهِ قَد تَأَكَّد

ثُمَ حُبٌّ لِجُودِهِ قَد تَأَكَّد

And in my heart are two loves: a love born of nature,

And in my heart are two loves: a love born of nature,

then a love for his generosity, now firmly confirmed.

then a love for his generosity that has become firmly established.

أَبطَحِيٌّ فَخارُهُ عُمريٌّ

أَبطَحِيٌّ فَخارُهُ عُمريٌّ

مَحيَوِيٌ لَهُ المَكارِمُ تُسنَد

مَحيَوِيٌ لَهُ المَكارِمُ تُسنَد

Abṭaḥī in glory, ʿUmarī,

His glory is Abṭaḥī; he is ʿUmarī,

Maḥyawī—to him all noble qualities are ascribed.

Maḥyawī—to him noble deeds are ascribed.

هُوَ سِرُّ المُلوكِ في كُلِّ أَمرٍ

هُوَ سِرُّ المُلوكِ في كُلِّ أَمرٍ

فَعَلَيهِ خَناصِرُ المُلكِ تُعقَد

فَعَلَيهِ خَناصِرُ المُلكِ تُعقَد

He is the confidant of kings in every affair;

He is the kings' confidant in every affair;

upon him the little fingers of kingship are clasped.

so upon him the little fingers of kingship are folded.

حُبُّهُ وَاجِبٌ عَلى كُلِّ مَن آ

حُبُّهُ وَاجِبٌ عَلى كُلِّ مَن آ

مَنَ بِاللَهِ وَالرَسولِ مُحَمَّد

مَنَ بِاللَهِ وَالرَسولِ مُحَمَّد

Love of him is incumbent upon everyone who be—

Love for him is incumbent on everyone who has be-

—lieves in God and in the Messenger Muhammad.

lieved in God and the Messenger, Muḥammad.

لابنِ فَضلِ الإِلهِ فَضلٌ عَلينا

لابنِ فَضلِ الإِلهِ فَضلٌ عَلينا

وَتَمامُ الإِحسانِ وَالعَودُ أَحمَد

وَتَمامُ الإِحسانِ وَالعَودُ أَحمَد

Ibn Faḍl Allāh has merit over us,

Ibn Faḍl al-Ilāh has bestowed a favor upon us;

and consummate beneficence; returning it is more praiseworthy.

and completing kindness and renewing it are more praiseworthy.