ياO طاميَoverflowing البحرthe sea منكfrom you الفضلbounty والجودand generosity
يا طاميَ البحر منك الفضل والجود
ووردكand your watering place العذبsweet للزوارfor visitors مورودfrequented
ووردك العذب للزوار مورود
O overflowing sea, from you come bounty and generosity.
O the generous sea visitor, all grace and kindness come from you,
And visitors frequent your sweet watering place.
Your sweet roses are offered to all guests,
أنتyou الفتوةchivalry فيin جودgenerosity وفيand in كرمmagnanimity
أنت الفتوة في جود وفي كرم
حماكyour sanctuary للنجحfor success محجوجvisited on pilgrimage ومقصودand sought out
حماك للنجح محجوج ومقصود
You are chivalry itself in generosity and magnanimity.
You are the epitome of generosity and nobility,
Your sanctuary is a place of pilgrimage, sought for success.
Your success protected and intended.
منwhoever زارvisited قبركyour tomb بالإخلاصwith sincerity كانhad لهfor him
من زار قبرك بالإخلاص كان له
سعدgood fortune ومجدand glory وإقبالand prosperity وتأييدand support
سعد ومجد وإقبال وتأييد
Whoever visits your tomb with sincerity receives
Whoever visits your grave sincerely, gains
good fortune, glory, prosperity, and support.
Good fortune, glory, prosperity, and support,
ونالand attained ماwhat رامhe sought مهماwhatever كانwas مقصدهhis purpose
ونال ما رام مهما كان مقصده
وعادand returned وهوwhile he was بفيضwith an outpouring of الفضلbounty مرفودsustained
وعاد وهو بفيض الفضل مرفود
And attains what he seeks, whatever his purpose may be,
And attains whatever he hopes for,
and returns sustained by an outpouring of bounty.
Returning content with abundant grace.
ومنكand through you يعلوrises لهامto the crown of النجمthe star مقعدهhis seat
ومنك يعلو لهام النجم مقعده
ويزدهىand he exults وهوwhile he is بالنعماءfor blessings محسودenvied
ويزدهى وهو بالنعماء محسود
And through you his seat rises to the star's crown,
Through you the star of glory ascends its throne,
and he exults, envied for his blessings.
Shining brightly, envied for its blessings.
ياO أحمدAhmad البدوىal-Badawi الغوثsuccor فيin مددaid
يا أحمد البدوى الغوث في مدد
فضلbounty العطاgiving عنكfrom you مشهورrenowned ومشهودand witnessed
فضل العطا عنك مشهور ومشهود
O Ahmad al-Badawi, grant succor through your aid;
O Ahmed the Bedouin, helper in time of need,
the bounty of your giving is renowned and witnessed.
Your exceptional generosity is renowned and witnessed.
يابنO son of النبيthe Prophet أرانيI see myself فرعa branch of دوحتكمyour great tree
يابن النبي أراني فرع دوحتكم
والفرعand the branch منamong أهلهits kin لاno شكdoubt معدودcounted
والفرع من أهله لا شك معدود
O son of the Prophet, I see myself as a branch of your great tree,
O son of the Prophet, count me a branch of your tree,
and a branch is surely counted among its own kin.
And a branch is doubtless part of its family.
وقدand indeed أتيتكI have come to you معwith أهلىmy family ومعand with ولدىmy child
وقد أتيتك مع أهلى ومع ولدى
نرجوكwe beseech you عطفاcompassion فمنكfor from you العطفcompassion معهودis customary
نرجوك عطفا فمنك العطف معهود
And I have come to you with my family and my child.
I've come to you with my household and children,
We beseech you for compassion, for compassion is your custom.
Seeking your compassion, for that is your custom.
وقدand indeed نزلناwe have alighted الحمىthe sanctuary والنفسand the soul غايتهاits aim
وقد نزلنا الحمى والنفس غايتها
سرthe secret of القبولacceptance فهذاfor this السرsecret منشودsought
سر القبول فهذا السر منشود
And we have alighted in the sanctuary; the soul's aim is
We've come to the sanctuary, our souls yearning
the secret of acceptance, for this is the secret sought.
For acceptance - this secret is sought.
ومنand whoever أتاكcame to you بحسنwith goodness of القصدintent كانhad لهfor him
ومن أتاك بحسن القصد كان له
لواءa banner of عزglory بيمنىby the right hand of اليمنgood fortune معقودbound
لواء عز بيمنى اليمن معقود
And whoever comes to you with good intent receives
Who approaches you with good faith, for him
a banner of glory bound by the right hand of good fortune.
The banner of might is tied, by the right hand of Yemen.
فاقبلso accept زيارتناour visit وانظرand look لحاجتناupon our need
فاقبل زيارتنا وانظر لحاجتنا
فظلfor the shade of فضلكyour bounty فوقover الكلall ممدودspread out
فظل فضلك فوق الكل ممدود
So accept our visit and look upon our need,
Accept our visit and heed our need,
for the shade of your bounty is spread over all.
For your shade extends above all.
ياO قطبPole of دائرةthe circle of الأقطابthe Poles أنتyou لناfor us
يا قطب دائرة الأقطاب أنت لنا
سيفa sword بأفئدةin the hearts of الأعداءthe enemies مغمودsheathed
سيف بأفئدة الأعداء مغمود
O Pole of the circle of Poles, you are for us
O pole of the circle of all saints, you are for us
a sword sheathed in the hearts of enemies.
A sword plunging into the hearts of foes.
فانحرso slit بسيفكwith your sword نحرthe throat of البغيtyranny منfrom فئةa faction
فانحر بسيفك نحر البغي من فئة
بالبغيthrough tyranny حظهمtheir lot واللهby God منكودblighted
بالبغي حظهم والله منكود
So with your sword slit the throat of a faction's tyranny;
So slay with your sword the tyranny of the hostile horde,
through tyranny their lot is, by God, blighted.
Whose lot is evil, accursed by God through you.
فأنتfor you قائدناour leader والشوقand longing رائدناour guide
فأنت قائدنا والشوق رائدنا
وذلكand that اليومday فيماin what is بينناbetween us عيدa festival
وذلك اليوم فيما بيننا عيد
For you are our leader, and longing is our guide,
You are our leader, yearning our guide,
and that day is a festival among us.
That day, between us, is a feast,
لاmay not زالcease هذاthis الحمىsanctuary للكfor all (apparently misdivided) لمعتصماa refuge (apparently misdivided)
لا زال هذا الحمى للك لمعتصما
ماas long as أبرقflashed البرقthe lightning أوor بماfor as long as أورقput forth leaves العودthe bough
ما أبرق البرق أو بما أورق العود
May this sanctuary ever remain a refuge for all,
This sanctuary will ever be your refuge,
as long as lightning flashes, or for as long as the bough puts forth leaves.
As long as lightning flashes or wood kindles fire.