Sol 6.1

  1. مدّوا يد الجدوى إلى هذا البطل

    إن لم يصبكم وابل منه فطل

    Hold out a hand for bounty to this champion.

    If his downpour does not reach you, then his drizzle will.

  2. مدّوا الأيادي فالجوائز جمّة

    واستمطروا غيث القبول فقد هطل

    Stretch out your hands, for the gifts are plentiful,

    And seek the rain of acceptance, for it has poured down.

  3. واستمنحوا الدردير حسن رعاية

    واستقبلوا منه الهدايا والنحل

    And ask al-Dardir for gracious care,

    And receive from him gifts and grants.

  4. إن الكرام إذا انتهت أفراحهم

    بذلوا العطا لمن احتفى ومن احتفل

    Truly, when the noble finish their festivities,

    They lavish bounty on whoever paid homage and whoever celebrated.

  5. ويظل ملحوظا بعين عناية

    إن دام في كنف الكرام أو ارتحل

    And he remains watched over with a caring eye,

    Whether he stays under the protection of the noble or departs.

  6. واليوم مولده انتهت أفراحه

    فاستبشروا فبجوده ضرب المثل

    Today the festivities of his birthday have ended;

    So rejoice: his generosity has become proverbial.

  7. وتزودوا من ورد بحر قد صفا

    لله من منه ارتوى ومن انتهل

    And provision yourselves with draughts from a sea grown clear;

    How wondrous those who drink their fill from it and those who take a draught!

  8. لله ساحته التي من نورها

    قد أشرقت كالشمس في برج الحمل

    How wondrous his courtyard, which through its own light

    Has shone like the sun in the sign of Aries.

  9. من لم ير الأسرار مشرقة بها

    عميت بصيرته وخامره الخطل

    Whoever has not seen the mysteries shining there,

    His inner sight has gone blind, and folly has possessed him.

  10. إن الضياء بها تجسم شخصه

    أما الخشوع فلا نزاع ولا جدل

    Truly, light itself has taken bodily form there;

    As for reverence, there is neither dispute nor debate.

  11. هذا هو المجد المؤثّل والعلا

    والعز لا حول بذاك ولا حيل

    This is deep-rooted glory and loftiness,

    And honor—not won by power or stratagems.

  12. شتّان ما بين التقى وغيره

    وذوى العلوم ومن بدنياه اشتغل

    How vast the gulf between the pious man and one unlike him,

    And between the learned and one engrossed in his worldly life!

  13. ذاك المبجل في الحياة وبعدها

    أما سواه فمستهان مبتذل

    The former is revered in life and after it;

    But anyone else is scorned and debased.

  14. أو ما ترى تلك الجموع كلهم

    شدوا الرحال ويمموا هذا المحل

    Do you not see those crowds, every one of them,

    Who saddled up and set their course for this place?

  15. ما ذاك إلا لالتماس مكارم

    من سادة نالوا السعادة في الأزل

    That is only to seek noble favors

    From masters who attained blessedness in pre-eternity.

  16. فصفت بسر السر عين قلوبهم

    بجهاد أنفسهم ففازوا بالأمل

    Thus, through the secret of the secret, their hearts' eye grew clear,

    Through striving against their own souls; thus they attained their hope.

  17. قد أخلصوا لله فيما قدموا

    فالعلم رائدهم وإتقان العمل

    They were sincere to God in what they offered;

    For knowledge and perfection in deeds are their guides.

  18. هذا هو الدردير والقوم الألى

    ساروا بسير السادة الغر الأول

    This is al-Dardir, and the people who

    Followed the path of the illustrious masters of old:

  19. آل السباعي من عرفنا فضلهم

    بمحمد رب الكمالات الأجل

    The family of al-Siba‘i, whose merit we have known

    Through Muhammad, the most august possessor of perfections.

  20. لا تعجبوا من ضوء غرة وجهه

    فالنور فيه من الجد ود قد انتقل

    Do not marvel at the light of his radiant brow;

    For the light within him has been passed down from his forefathers.

  21. لا غرو أن ورث الفضائل عنهم

    فالفرع سر أبيه في عقد وحل

    No wonder he inherited their virtues,

    For the branch is his father's secret, in binding and unbinding.

  22. يا زائريهم أبشروا وتيمنوا

    إن القبول بنجح مقصدكم حصل

    O you who visit them, rejoice and seek blessings;

    Acceptance has been attained, with success in your purpose.

  23. فلقد سمعت من الضريح منادينا

    قد قال من دخل الحمى قطعا وصل

    For I heard from the tomb one calling us,

    Who said, 'Whoever enters the sanctuary has surely arrived.'

  24. فاقبل إذا رمت النجاح مقالتي

    مستبشرا واترك تفاصيل الجمل

    So, if you seek success, accept my words,

    Rejoicing, and leave aside the details of these general statements.

  25. هذا اعتقادي والأحبة أسوتي

    من شاء فليؤمن ومن شاء اعتزل

    This is my belief, and the beloved are my example.

    Let whoever wishes believe, and whoever wishes withdraw.

  26. هذا أبو البركات من صارت له

    ىيات أسرار تلاها من عقل

    This is Abu al-Barakat, who has come to possess

    Verses of mysteries, recited by those who understand.

  27. كم كان واسطة لنيل مقاصد

    فأغاث ملهوفا وانصف من عدل

    How often he was an intermediary for attaining aims!

    Thus he aided the distressed and gave the just their due,

  28. وأجاب مضطرا وأمن خائفا

    وشفى بنظرته الكثير من العلل

    And answered the desperate and granted safety to the fearful,

    And with his gaze cured many ailments.

  29. سر الشريعة والحقيقة قد سرى

    في روحه إن لم تصدقني فسل

    The secret of sacred law and spiritual truth has flowed

    Through his spirit; if you do not believe me, then ask.

  30. بالله يا دردير جد بمكارم

    وانفح بها من في رحابك قد دخل

    By God, O Dardir, bestow noble favors,

    And lavish them on whoever has entered your precincts.

  31. لا زلت غوثا للجميع وملجأ

    تهب الجزيل وندرا الخطب الجلل

    May you ever remain a succor and refuge for all,

    Bestowing abundant gifts and warding off grievous calamity.

  32. وعليك تهتان الرضا متتابع

    مالاح بدر في السماء وما اكتمل

    And may showers of favor fall upon you in succession,

    As long as a moon gleams in the sky and grows full.