يضوع المسك والكادي

يضوع المسك والكادي

بذكرى مولد الهادي

بذكرى مولد الهادي

Musk and kādī spread their fragrance

Musk and pandanus waft their fragrance

at the remembrance of the guide’s birth.

In remembrance of al-Hadi's birth.

بذكرى سيد هتفت

بذكرى سيد هتفت

له روحي بإنشاد

له روحي بإنشاد

At the remembrance of a master, cried out

In remembrance of a master, there cried out

my soul to him in song.

To him my soul in song.

ألم تشرق خلائقه

ألم تشرق خلائقه

بنور منذ آباد

بنور منذ آباد

Have not his noble qualities shone

Did not his virtues shine

with light since ages past?

With light since ages past?

حفيد المصطفى الهادي

حفيد المصطفى الهادي

وأفضل رائح غادي

وأفضل رائح غادي

A descendant of the Chosen One, the guide,

Al-Hadi, descendant of al-Mustafa,

and the best of all who go forth, evening and morning.

And the finest of those who go at evening and morning.

رعاك الله من ذكرى

رعاك الله من ذكرى

تجللنا بإسعاد

تجللنا بإسعاد

May God preserve you—what a commemoration

May God preserve you, O remembrance,

that mantles us in joy!

That enfolds us in happiness.

ألا يا سيدي فاعلم

ألا يا سيدي فاعلم

بأنا بعض وراد

بأنا بعض وراد

Indeed, my master, know

Behold, O my master, know then

that we are among those who come to drink.

That we are among those who come for water.

وردنا نبعك الصافي

وردنا نبعك الصافي

أنرجع دونما زاد

أنرجع دونما زاد

We have reached your clear spring;

We have come to your clear spring;

shall we return without provisions?

Shall we return without provisions?

وأنتم خير من قصدوا

وأنتم خير من قصدوا

جواد وابن أجواد

جواد وابن أجواد

You are the best whom people have sought:

And you are the best of those they have sought,

generous, and the son of generous men.

A generous man, and a son of generous men.

ألا فاسكب على جدبي

ألا فاسكب على جدبي

فقد ناديت يا هادي

فقد ناديت يا هادي

So pour upon my barrenness,

Behold, pour upon my barrenness—

for I have called, O guide,

For I have called, O Hadi—

فيوضا منك نازلة

فيوضا منك نازلة

أما جئنا بميعاد

أما جئنا بميعاد

outpourings descending from you.

Outpourings descending from you.

Have we not come at an appointed time?

Have we not come at an appointed time?

متى يا سيدي نرنو

متى يا سيدي نرنو

حفيدكم على الوادي

حفيدكم على الوادي

When, my master, shall we behold

When, O my master, shall we gaze upon

your descendant upon the valley?

Your descendant above the valley,

يرد قطيع أمتكم

يرد قطيع أمتكم

فقد سيقت لإلحاد

فقد سيقت لإلحاد

Your community’s flock comes to water,

Bringing back the flock of your community?

for the community has been driven toward unbelief:

For it has been driven toward atheism:

فمحراب بلا نسك

فمحراب بلا نسك

ودير دون عباد

ودير دون عباد

a prayer niche without devotion,

So, a prayer niche without worship,

a monastery without worshippers,

And a monastery without worshippers,

وآيات معطلة

وآيات معطلة

ووعظ دون إرشاد

ووعظ دون إرشاد

verses left inoperative,

And verses left unapplied,

and preaching without guidance.

And preaching without guidance.

فأنتم نهر عزتنا

فأنتم نهر عزتنا

وورد الخائف الصادي

وورد الخائف الصادي

For you are the river of our dignity

For you are the river of our glory,

and the watering place of the fearful, thirsty one.

And the watering place of the fearful, thirsty one.