إِنَّ ذا العيدَ فيهِ غابَت نُضارُ

إِنَّ ذا العيدَ فيهِ غابَت نُضارُ

وَأَخوها فَما لِقَلبي قَرارُ

وَأَخوها فَما لِقَلبي قَرارُ

This Eid has come, but Nudar is away—

Indeed, on this Eid, Nudar is absent,

and her brother too; my heart can find no rest.

And so is her brother; my heart has no rest.

أَدمُعي تَرتَمي عَلى الخَدِّ سَكباً

أَدمُعي تَرتَمي عَلى الخَدِّ سَكباً

وَفُؤادي مُضطَرِمٌ فيهِ نارُ

وَفُؤادي مُضطَرِمٌ فيهِ نارُ

My tears fling themselves down my cheek in torrents,

My tears fall upon my cheek in streams,

while in my heart a fire fiercely burns.

And my heart is ablaze, with fire within it.

صَحِبا مِن ودادِها وَسطَ قَلبي

صَحِبا مِن ودادِها وَسطَ قَلبي

كُلَّ وَقتٍ لَهُ إِلَيها اِدِّكارُ

كُلَّ وَقتٍ لَهُ إِلَيها اِدِّكارُ

The two dwell, through my love for her, deep within my heart;

They took my heart's core with them, out of love for her;

at every moment it remembers her.

At every moment it remembers her;

وَأَخاً خَيِّراً عَفيفاً حَييّاً

وَأَخاً خَيِّراً عَفيفاً حَييّاً

قَد زَكا فَرعُهُ وَطابَ النِجارُ

قَد زَكا فَرعُهُ وَطابَ النِجارُ

And a brother—good, chaste, and modest—

And a virtuous brother, chaste and modest,

whose branch has flourished and whose lineage is noble.

Whose branch has flourished and whose stock is noble.

أَوحَشَت مِنهُمُ الدِيارُ وَسارُوا

أَوحَشَت مِنهُمُ الدِيارُ وَسارُوا

بِهِمُ تَأَنَسُ الرُبا وَالقِفارُ

بِهِمُ تَأَنَسُ الرُبا وَالقِفارُ

The homes have grown desolate without them; they departed,

The dwellings grew desolate without them, and they departed;

and through them the hills and deserts find companionship.

In their company, the hills and wastelands find comfort.

حمِلَت مِنهُم الجمالُ جمالاً

حمِلَت مِنهُم الجمالُ جمالاً

ساطِعاً مِنهُ لِلوَرى أَنوارُ

ساطِعاً مِنهُ لِلوَرى أَنوارُ

The camels bore beauty away in bearing them—

The camels carried their beauty,

a radiant beauty whose lights shine upon all mankind.

From which lights shine forth for all humankind.

أَشرَقَت بِالنَهارِ مِنهُم شُموسٌ

أَشرَقَت بِالنَهارِ مِنهُم شُموسٌ

وَتَجَلَّت في لَيلِهم أَقمارُ

وَتَجَلَّت في لَيلِهم أَقمارُ

By day, suns from among them shone forth,

Suns shone forth from them by day,

and in their night, moons revealed themselves.

And moons revealed themselves in their night.

عَبِقَت مِن شَذاهُمُ الأَرض لَمّا

عَبِقَت مِن شَذاهُمُ الأَرض لَمّا

وَطِئُوها فَتُربُها مِعطارُ

وَطِئُوها فَتُربُها مِعطارُ

The earth grew fragrant with their perfume when

The earth grew fragrant with their scent when

they trod upon it, and its soil became sweet-scented.

They trod upon it, so its soil is richly fragrant.

قاصِدينَ الحِجازَ لِلحَجِ راحُوا

قاصِدينَ الحِجازَ لِلحَجِ راحُوا

لَهُمُ الذِكرُ وَالقُرآنُ شِعارُ

لَهُمُ الذِكرُ وَالقُرآنُ شِعارُ

They set out for the Hijaz, intent upon the pilgrimage,

Bound for the Hijaz to make the pilgrimage, they set out;

with remembrance of God and the Qur’an as their emblem.

Remembrance of God and the Qur'an are their watchword.

بَلَغُوا كَعبةَ الإِلَهِ وَحَجُّوا

بَلَغُوا كَعبةَ الإِلَهِ وَحَجُّوا

فَبِها حُطَّت عَنهُم الأَوزارُ

فَبِها حُطَّت عَنهُم الأَوزارُ

They reached the Kaaba of God and performed the Hajj,

They reached God's Kaaba and made the pilgrimage,

and there their burdens of sin were cast away.

So there their burdens of sin were lifted from them.

ثُمَ زارُوا لِلمُصطَفى خَيرَ قَبرٍ

ثُمَ زارُوا لِلمُصطَفى خَيرَ قَبرٍ

فيهِ خَيرُ الخَلائِقِ المُختارُ

فيهِ خَيرُ الخَلائِقِ المُختارُ

Then they visited the Chosen One at the best of graves,

Then they visited the finest tomb, al-Mustafa's,

where lies the Chosen, the finest of all creation.

In it lies the best of creation, the Chosen One.

حَنَّ قَلبي لِصالِحٍ وَلَعَمري

حَنَّ قَلبي لِصالِحٍ وَلَعَمري

إِنَّ تَرحالهُ لَفِيهِ اِعتِبارُ

إِنَّ تَرحالهُ لَفِيهِ اِعتِبارُ

My heart yearned for Salih—and, by my life,

My heart yearned for Salih, and by my life,

there is surely a lesson in his journey.

Indeed, his journey holds a lesson.

حَجَّ طِفلاً مَع أُمِّهِ وَأَبيهِ

حَجَّ طِفلاً مَع أُمِّهِ وَأَبيهِ

نالَ ما لَم تَنَلهُ قَطُّ الصغارُ

نالَ ما لَم تَنَلهُ قَطُّ الصغارُ

He made the pilgrimage as a child, with his mother and father,

He made the pilgrimage as a child, with his mother and father;

attaining what no other little child had ever attained.

He attained what children had never attained.

هُم أُناسٌ حَجُّوا وَزارُوا وفازُوا

هُم أُناسٌ حَجُّوا وَزارُوا وفازُوا

ساعدتهُم في ذَلِكَ الأَقدارُ

ساعدتهُم في ذَلِكَ الأَقدارُ

They are people who made the Hajj, visited, and won salvation;

They are folk who made the pilgrimage, visited, and found success;

destiny aided them in this.

Fate aided them in this.

وَأَنا الشَيخ أَخَّرتني ذُنوبي

وَأَنا الشَيخ أَخَّرتني ذُنوبي

فَعَسى أَن يُسامِحَ الغَفّارُ

فَعَسى أَن يُسامِحَ الغَفّارُ

But I, an old man, was held back by my sins—

And I, the old man—my sins have held me back;

perhaps the All-Forgiving will pardon me.

So may the All-Forgiving pardon me.

خَلَّفوني وَحدي غَريباً فَريداً

خَلَّفوني وَحدي غَريباً فَريداً

كُلَّ حينٍ يَشُوقُني التَّذكارُ

كُلَّ حينٍ يَشُوقُني التَّذكارُ

They left me behind alone, a solitary stranger;

They left me behind, alone, a solitary stranger;

at every moment remembrance fills me with longing.

At every moment, remembrance fills me with longing.

أَتُراني أَحيا أُشاهِدُ حَيّانَ

أَتُراني أَحيا أُشاهِدُ حَيّانَ

وَتَبدُو لِناظِرَيَّ نُضارُ

وَتَبدُو لِناظِرَيَّ نُضارُ

Will I live, I wonder, to behold Hayyan,

Will I live, I wonder, to see Hayyan,

and see Nudar appear before my eyes?

And Nudar appear before my eyes?

زَهرتا مُهجَتي وَنُورا فُؤادِي

زَهرتا مُهجَتي وَنُورا فُؤادِي

وَأَنيساي إِن عَراني اِفتِكارُ

وَأَنيساي إِن عَراني اِفتِكارُ

The two blossoms of my soul, the two lights of my heart,

The two blossoms of my soul and the two lights of my heart,

my two companions whenever brooding overtakes me.

And my two comforters when thoughts beset me.

فارَقاني شَهراً وَشَهراً وَشَهراً

فارَقاني شَهراً وَشَهراً وَشَهراً

ما لِقَلبي عِلى الفِراقِ اِصطِبارُ

ما لِقَلبي عِلى الفِراقِ اِصطِبارُ

They have been parted from me a month, then a month, then a month;

They left me for a month, and a month, and a month;

my heart has no power to endure the separation.

My heart has no patience to bear separation.

يا نَسيمَ الصَبا أَلا احمِل سَلامي

يا نَسيمَ الصَبا أَلا احمِل سَلامي

للأَحبّاءِ حَيثُ شَطَّ المزارُ

للأَحبّاءِ حَيثُ شَطَّ المزارُ

O breeze of the east wind, carry my greetings, I pray,

O breeze of the east, do carry my greeting

to my loved ones, however distant the place of visiting.

To my loved ones, whose place of visitation lies far away.

قُلتُ لِلنَفسِ وَهيَ ذاتُ اِضطّراب

قُلتُ لِلنَفسِ وَهيَ ذاتُ اِضطّراب

اِستَكِني فَقَد تَقَضّى السِفارُ

اِستَكِني فَقَد تَقَضّى السِفارُ

I said to my soul as it trembled in distress,

I said to my soul, which was full of unrest:

“Be still, for the journey is now at an end.

Be still, for the journey is over.

قَد أَتانا مُبَشِر بِالتَداني

قَد أَتانا مُبَشِر بِالتَداني

وَغَداً تَجمَعُ الحَبيبَ الدِيارُ

وَغَداً تَجمَعُ الحَبيبَ الدِيارُ

A herald has come to us with news that they draw near,

A bearer of good tidings has come to us, announcing their approach,

and tomorrow our home will reunite us with the beloved.”

And tomorrow the dwellings will reunite us with the beloved.