قِف فالمَقامُ مَقامُ إِبراهيما

قِف فالمَقامُ مَقامُ إِبراهيما

واِنشق مِنَ الأَرَج العطير شَميما

واِنشق مِنَ الأَرَج العطير شَميما

Halt, for this shrine is the shrine of Ibrahim.

Stand still! For this is the station of Abraham.

And inhale the scent of fragrant perfume.

And a sweet-scented breeze blew from the sandalwood trees.

اِقصُد رياضَ الذكر وَاِدخُل آمِلا

اِقصُد رياضَ الذكر وَاِدخُل آمِلا

حَرَماً عَلىَ مَرِّ الزَمان مُقيما

حَرَماً عَلىَ مَرِّ الزَمان مُقيما

Seek the gardens of remembrance and enter, hopeful,

Head towards the gardens of remembrance and enter hopefully,

A sanctuary enduring through the passage of time.

To a sanctuary enduring throughout time.

فيهِ ثَوى طودُ العُلوم وَبحرُها

فيهِ ثَوى طودُ العُلوم وَبحرُها

أُستاذُ تونسَ رُكنُها الملثوما

أُستاذُ تونسَ رُكنُها الملثوما

Within it lies the towering mountain of the sciences and their sea,

In it lies the summit of knowledge and its ocean -

The master of Tunis, its cornerstone, honored with kisses.

The master of Tunis, its concealed pillar.

هَذا أَبو إِسحاقَ أَفضَلُ لابِسَ

هَذا أَبو إِسحاقَ أَفضَلُ لابِسَ

حُلَل الثَناء وَدُرّها المَنظوما

حُلَل الثَناء وَدُرّها المَنظوما

This is Abu Ishaq, the finest wearer of

This is Abu Ishaq, the best clothed

The robes of praise and their strung pearls.

In robes of praise and its embroidered pearls.

هَذا الرياحي قُطبُ دارَة قُطرَنا

هَذا الرياحي قُطبُ دارَة قُطرَنا

مَن فاقَ جلَّتهُ الكِرامُ عُموما

مَن فاقَ جلَّتهُ الكِرامُ عُموما

This is al-Riyahi, the axis of our land's circle,

This is al-Rayyahi, the pole of our country.

Who surpassed its eminent nobles, one and all.

None surpassed his glory generally.

هَذا سِراجُ العارِفينَ بِرَبِّهِم

هَذا سِراجُ العارِفينَ بِرَبِّهِم

كَم قَد هَدى وَأَفادَ قَوماً هيما

كَم قَد هَدى وَأَفادَ قَوماً هيما

This is the lamp of those who know their Lord;

This is the lamp of gnostics of their Lord.

How many bewildered people he guided and helped!

How much he guided and benefited a heedless people!

مَلأ المَشارِقَ وَالمَغارِبَ فَضلُهُ

مَلأ المَشارِقَ وَالمَغارِبَ فَضلُهُ

لَمّا سَعى لَهُما وَذادَ هُموما

لَمّا سَعى لَهُما وَذادَ هُموما

His excellence filled the East and the West,

His virtues filled the East and West,

When he strove for both and drove away cares.

When he strove for them both and warded off their worries.

كحُلولُهُ فاساً ليجلِبَ ميرَةً

كحُلولُهُ فاساً ليجلِبَ ميرَةً

في عام قَحطٍ أذهبَ المطعوما

في عام قَحطٍ أذهبَ المطعوما

As when he arrived in Fez to bring provisions

Like his coming to Fez to bring goodness

In a year of drought that had swept away food.

In a year of drought that destroyed the grafted.

فَأَجَلَّهُ سُلطانُها وَأَنالَهُ

فَأَجَلَّهُ سُلطانُها وَأَنالَهُ

برّا وَنيلاً واسِعاً وَجَسيماً

برّا وَنيلاً واسِعاً وَجَسيماً

So its sultan honored him and granted him

So its sultan honored him and granted him

Kindness and bounty, abundant and immense.

Blessing, prosperity, and ample gifts.

وَمِنَ المُقدّس رُكنِها مِشكاتها

وَمِنَ المُقدّس رُكنِها مِشكاتها

أَعني التَجاني قُطبها المَكتوما

أَعني التَجاني قُطبها المَكتوما

And from its holy pillar, its niche of light—

And from its sacred corner, its oratories -

I mean al-Tijani, its hidden spiritual pole—

Namely at-Tijani, its concealed pole -

نالَ العِنايَةَ وَالمَرامَ وَخَصَّهُ

نالَ العِنايَةَ وَالمَرامَ وَخَصَّهُ

بِلَطائِفٍ تَستَوجِبُ التَقديما

بِلَطائِفٍ تَستَوجِبُ التَقديما

He obtained favor and his desire, and was singled out

He gained favor and esteem, and was distinguished

With subtle graces that merited precedence.

With subtleties deserving precedence.

وَأَتَتهُ تَسعى خُطَةُ الفُتيا الَّتي

وَأَتَتهُ تَسعى خُطَةُ الفُتيا الَّتي

نالَت بِهِ فَخراً يَعز عَظيما

نالَت بِهِ فَخراً يَعز عَظيما

And the office of issuing fatwas came hastening to him, which

And the plan of the young conqueror came to him,

Gained through him rare and mighty honor.

Through which it gained pride that is difficult to equal.

واِجتازَ مِصراً عامَ حَجّ فَبَرَّهُ

واِجتازَ مِصراً عامَ حَجّ فَبَرَّهُ

سُلطانُها وَأَفاضَ عَنهُ سُجوما

سُلطانُها وَأَفاضَ عَنهُ سُجوما

He passed through Egypt in a pilgrimage year and was shown kindness

He crossed Egypt in the year of Pilgrimage, so its sultan

By its sultan, who poured forth showers on his behalf.

Honored him and bestowed gifts upon him generously.

وَسَما لِقِسطَنطنيَّةَ في مُعضَل

وَسَما لِقِسطَنطنيَّةَ في مُعضَل

لَولا شَفاعَتُهُ لَكانَ أَليما

لَولا شَفاعَتُهُ لَكانَ أَليما

And he went up to Constantinople over a difficult matter

When Constantinople was in dire straits,

That, but for his intercession, would have been painful.

Were it not for his intercession, it would have been miserable.

فَأَثابَهُ السُلطانُ فَوقَ سُؤاله

فَأَثابَهُ السُلطانُ فَوقَ سُؤاله

وَحَوى بِها صَيتاً وَبَثَّ عُلوما

وَحَوى بِها صَيتاً وَبَثَّ عُلوما

So the sultan rewarded him beyond his request,

So the sultan rewarded him beyond his request

And there he won renown and spread learning.

And he gained fame and disseminated knowledge through it.

وَدَرى المَشارِقُ وَالمَغارِبُ أَنَّهُ

وَدَرى المَشارِقُ وَالمَغارِبُ أَنَّهُ

أَضحى لِنور النَيِّرَين قَسيما

أَضحى لِنور النَيِّرَين قَسيما

And the East and the West knew that he

The East and West realized that he

Had become a sharer in the light of the two luminaries.

Had become an equal to the Light of the Two Luminaries.

ثُمَّ اِبتَنى هَذا المَقامَ لِرَبه

ثُمَّ اِبتَنى هَذا المَقامَ لِرَبه

وَلِذكر مَن أَولاهُ فيهِ نَعيما

وَلِذكر مَن أَولاهُ فيهِ نَعيما

Then he built this shrine for his Lord

Then he built this station for his Lord,

And to remember the one who bestowed bliss upon him there.

And to mention the one who granted him bliss in it.

وَبِهِ ثَوى وَثَوى بَنوهُ اللذ بهم

وَبِهِ ثَوى وَثَوى بَنوهُ اللذ بهم

جَيشُ الجَهالَة قَد غَدا مَهزوما

جَيشُ الجَهالَة قَد غَدا مَهزوما

There he lies buried, and there lie his sons, through whom

And in it lived his children, whom

The army of ignorance has been defeated.

The army of ignorance had become defeated by.

زانوا المَنابِرَ وَالمَحافِلَ فتيَةً

زانوا المَنابِرَ وَالمَحافِلَ فتيَةً

وَغَدوا بُدوراً في العُلا وَنُجوما

وَغَدوا بُدوراً في العُلا وَنُجوما

As youths, they adorned pulpits and assemblies,

They adorned the pulpits and gatherings as youths

And became full moons and stars in the heights of glory.

And became full moons in ascendance and stars.

الطَيِّبُ الأَرضى الهُمامُ مُحَمَّدٌ

الطَيِّبُ الأَرضى الهُمامُ مُحَمَّدٌ

وَعلي الرضى الحاوي الجَلال فَطيما

وَعلي الرضى الحاوي الجَلال فَطيما

Muhammad al-Tayyib, most pleasing and noble-hearted,

The good, content Muhammad

And Ali al-Rida, who possessed majesty even as a weaned child.

And Ali, the content one, vast in majesty.

تُسقي العِهادَ عُهودُهُم بِسَحائِبٍ

تُسقي العِهادَ عُهودُهُم بِسَحائِبٍ

مِن رَحمَةٍ وَتَزيدُهُم تَسليما

مِن رَحمَةٍ وَتَزيدُهُم تَسليما

May recurring rains water their abodes with clouds

Their covenant gives drink to devotees with clouds

Of mercy, and multiply greetings of peace upon them.

Of mercy, and increases their submission.

يا طالِبَ الوزلفى وَمُرتادَ الهُدى

يا طالِبَ الوزلفى وَمُرتادَ الهُدى

وَمَن اِبتَغى مِن رَبِّهِ تَكريما

وَمَن اِبتَغى مِن رَبِّهِ تَكريما

O seeker of nearness and pursuer of guidance,

O you who seek intimacy, pursuer of guidance,

And whoever seeks honor from his Lord,

And one who seeks honor from his Lord!

اِقصد ثَلاثَتَهُم وَشَيخَ طَريقهم

اِقصد ثَلاثَتَهُم وَشَيخَ طَريقهم

واِسأل إِلَهاً غافِراً وَرَحيما

واِسأل إِلَهاً غافِراً وَرَحيما

Seek out the three of them and the master of their path,

Aim for the three of them, and the sheikh of their path.

And beseech God, forgiving and merciful.

Ask God, Forgiving and Merciful,

وَاخلص لَهُم وَبِهِم دُعاءَكَ راجيا

وَاخلص لَهُم وَبِهِم دُعاءَكَ راجيا

نَيلَ المُراد وَعَمِّمَن تَعميما

نَيلَ المُراد وَعَمِّمَن تَعميما

And pray sincerely for them and through them, hoping

And devote your prayers to them and through them, hopeful

To attain your desire; make your prayer all-embracing,

Of attaining your wishes and extending to all.

وَلِمَن ثَوى في ذا الثَرى أَوزارَهُ

وَلِمَن ثَوى في ذا الثَرى أَوزارَهُ

وَلِمَن أَعانَ وَأَثبَتَ المَنظوما

وَلِمَن أَعانَ وَأَثبَتَ المَنظوما

And for whoever rests in this soil or has visited it,

And for whoever rests his burdens in this ground,

And for whoever helped and recorded this poem.

Or helped and composed the inscribed.

وَسَل الإِلَه لِمن كَساها ما تَرى

وَسَل الإِلَه لِمن كَساها ما تَرى

فَأَنارَها وَأَتَمَّها تَتميما

فَأَنارَها وَأَتَمَّها تَتميما

And ask God, for him who clothed it in what you see,

And ask God for whoever robed it in what you see,

Thus illuminating it and bringing it to full completion—

Illuminating and perfecting it completely.

الصادِق الباشا المُشير مُحَمَّد

الصادِق الباشا المُشير مُحَمَّد

أَندى المُلوك يَداً وَأَكرَمض خيما

أَندى المُلوك يَداً وَأَكرَمض خيما

Muhammad al-Sadiq, pasha and marshal,

As-Sādiq al-Bashā al-Mushīr Muhammad,

The most open-handed of kings, and the noblest in character—

The most brilliant of kings, most generous of hosts.

نَصراً وَإِسعادا وَعِزّا كُلَّما

نَصراً وَإِسعادا وَعِزّا كُلَّما

أَهدى الرَبيعُ إِلىَ الرياض نَسيما

أَهدى الرَبيعُ إِلىَ الرياض نَسيما

Victory, prosperity, and glory, whenever

Victory, prosperity, and might whenever

Spring offers the gardens a breeze.

Spring sends its breezes to the gardens.

وَاِنظُر لِتاريخ المَقام فَإِنَّهُ

وَاِنظُر لِتاريخ المَقام فَإِنَّهُ

بَيتٌ مِنَ الدُرِّ النَضير نَظيما

بَيتٌ مِنَ الدُرِّ النَضير نَظيما

And look at the shrine's date, for it is

And look to the date of the station, for it

A verse of lustrous pearls, strung together:

Is a house of precious, well-composed pearls.

يا مَن يؤَمِّلُ بابَهُ كُن آمِناً

يا مَن يؤَمِّلُ بابَهُ كُن آمِناً

قِف فالمَقامُ مَقامُ إِبراهيما

قِف فالمَقامُ مَقامُ إِبراهيما

O you who set your hopes upon his door, be secure:

O you who hopes at its door, be secure!

Halt, for this shrine is the shrine of Ibrahim.

Stand still! For this is the station of Abraham.