ياO رسولMessenger اللهGod هذاthis
يا رسول الله هذا
والدىmy father بالحبwith love جاكhe came to you
والدى بالحب جاك
O Messenger of God, this is
O Messenger of Allah, this
my father, who has come to you with love.
Is my father coming to you with love
يرجىhe hopes for منكfrom you التفاتاattention
يرجى منك التفاتا
وجزيلاand an abundance منof عطاكyour bounty
وجزيلا من عطاك
He hopes for your attention,
Hoping for your kindness
and a generous share of your bounty.
And abundant from your gifts
وكذاكand likewise الجمعthe company معهwith him
وكذاك الجمع معه
كلهمall of them راجىhoping for رضاكyour approval
كلهم راجى رضاك
And likewise the company with him—
And so too the group with him
all of them hope for your approval.
All hoping for your pleasure
فارعهمso care for them منfrom فيضan outpouring فضلgrace
فارعهم من فيض فضل
فلقدfor indeed حلواthey have settled in حماكyour sanctuary
فلقد حلوا حماك
So care for them with an outpouring of grace,
So care for them from the overflow of your grace
for indeed they have settled in your sanctuary.
For they have come to your sanctuary
وعساهمand may they أنto يعودواthey return
وعساهم أن يعودوا
فيin سرورjoy منfrom حباكyour gifts
في سرور من حباك
And may they return
And may they return
in joy from your gifts.
In joy from your love
سيديmy master بالعزwith honor سارواthey journeyed
سيدي بالعز ساروا
وفؤاديand my heart فيin ارتباكturmoil
وفؤادي في ارتباك
My master, they have journeyed in honor,
My master, with honor they traveled
and my heart is in turmoil.
While my heart is in turmoil
سيديmy master ماليI have no مجيرprotector
سيدي مالي مجير
ولهمand for them قطعاcertainly سواكother than you
ولهم قطعا سواك
My master, I have no protector,
My master, I have no refuge
nor, surely, do they, save you.
And for them, surely only you
سيديmy master فازواthey triumphed وفازواand they triumphed
سيدي فازوا وفازوا
مذsince رأواthey saw أعلىhighest علاكyour exalted glory
مذ رأوا أعلى علاك
My master, they have triumphed and triumphed,
My master, they succeeded and triumphed
since they beheld your loftiest glory.
When they saw your supreme heights
ودموعيand my tears فيin انسكابpouring forth
ودموعي في انسكاب
إذfor مرادىmy desire أنto أراكI see you
إذ مرادى أن أراك
And my tears are pouring forth,
And my tears are flowing
for my desire is to see you.
As my desire is to see you
ياO حبيبيmy beloved ياO حبيبيmy beloved
يا حبيبي يا حبيبي
زادhas increased شوقىmy longing فيfor لقاكmeeting you
زاد شوقى في لقاك
O my beloved, O my beloved,
My beloved, my beloved
my longing to meet you has grown.
My longing for you has increased
فعسانيso may I أنto أراكمI see you (plural)
فعساني أن أراكم
وعسىand may ترضىyou be pleased عساكmay you
وعسى ترضى عساك
So may I see you,
May I see you all
and may you be pleased—may you indeed!
And may your happiness be satisfied
كمhow much بقلبىin my heart منof هيامpassionate longing
كم بقلبى من هيام
وغرامand ardent passion فيin هواكlove for you
وغرام في هواك
How much passionate longing fills my heart,
How much passion and love for you
and ardent passion in my love for you!
Is in my heart
خيرbest جاهstanding للبراياfor all creation
خير جاه للبرايا
هلis there لقيديfor my bonds منany فكاكrelease
هل لقيدي من فكاك
O you of greatest standing for all creation,
Best destiny for all people
is there any release from my bonds?
Is there deliverance for my bond?
ضاقhas tightened صدرىmy breast منbecause of زمانيmy times
ضاق صدرى من زماني
فأنلنيso grant me منsome of قراكyour hospitality
فأنلني من قراك
My breast is constricted by my times,
My chest is tight from my situation
so grant me some of your hospitality.
So grant me from your nearness
وذنوبيand my sins أثقلتنيhave weighed me down
وذنوبي أثقلتني
وهىand they are عنوانsign of الهلاكruin
وهى عنوان الهلاك
And my sins have weighed me down,
And my sins have weighed me down
and they are the sign of ruin.
And they are the path to ruin
فارعنىso care for me بالجودwith generosity فضلاas a kindness
فارعنى بالجود فضلا
وأزلand remove هذاthis وذاكand that
وأزل هذا وذاك
So care for me with generosity, as a kindness,
So help me with your generosity and grace
and remove this and that.
And remove this and that
فعليكso upon you اللهGod صلىsent blessings
فعليك الله صلى
ماas long as بكىwept للشوقfrom longing باكa weeper
ما بكى للشوق باك
So may God send blessings upon you,
It is upon you, Allah's prayers
as long as a weeper weeps from longing,
Who wept for longing and cried
أوor سرىjourneyed by night للبيتto the House سارa night traveler
أو سرى للبيت سار
وعراand came upon قيديmy bonds الفكاكrelease
وعرا قيدي الفكاك
or a traveler journeys by night to the House,
Or traveled to the house journeyed
and my bonds come undone.
And uncovered my shackles of deliverance