سجعت بأيمنذي الاراك حمائمه — Al Burai

سجعت بأيمنذي الاراك حَمائمه

وَهمت عَلى عذب العذيب غمائمه

Its doves cooed on the right side of Dhu al-Arak.

And its clouds poured upon sweet al-ʿUdhayb.

وَسرى حِجازي النَسيم يعانق ال

خضر من أَثلاته وَيلاثمه

And a Hijazi breeze traveled by night, embracing the

Greenery of its tamarisks and exchanging kisses with it.

فأجبت ساجع وَرقه بِمَدامع

ذرفت عَلى طلل درسن مَعالمه

So I answered its cooing gray dove with tears

That flowed upon a ruined campsite whose traces had faded.

سحبت سحاب الجوفيه ذيولها

وَمحاه من غدق الحيا متراكمه

The clouds of the sky trailed their skirts over it,

And the accumulated abundance of rain effaced it.

وَتضاحكت أَنواره وَتنوعت

أَزهاره حين ابتسمن كَمائمه

And its blossoms laughed, and varied were

Its flowers, when its buds smiled open.

وَتنكرت أَعلامه وَربوعه

وَتفرقت هنداته وَفواطمه

And its landmarks and dwellings became unrecognizable,

And its Hinds and Fatimas dispersed.

يا لائمي فيمن كلفت به أفق

عَن لوم صب أَمرضته لوائمه

O my reproacher concerning the one I adore, come to your senses

And stop blaming a lover whom his reproachers have made ill.

وأبيك قد أنصفت في عذلى وَلا

علمت قَلبي غير ما هو عالمه

And by your father, you have been fair in reproaching me, nor

Have you taught my heart anything beyond what it already knows.

الحب ما أَجرى الدموع صَبابَة

وأباح سرا ما برحت أُكاتمه

Love is what made the tears flow with yearning,

And revealed a secret I have never ceased to conceal.

وَأَنا الَّذي لعب الفراق بعقله

لما تَناءَت بالفَريق رواسمه

And I am the one whose reason separation toyed with,

When its trotting camels carried the company far away,

يحدو الحِجاز حيا الغمامة كلها

من بعده عقداته وَصرائمه

Driving toward the Hijaz the rain of the whole cloud,

Its clustered masses and scattered shreds following behind.

فَسَقى الحجاز حيا الغمامة كلها

تَبكي سحائبه وَيَضحَك باسمه

So may the rain of the whole cloud water the Hijaz,

Its clouds weeping while its smiling face laughs.

بلدا أَضاءَت من ضياء محمد

أَحرانه وَنجودهوَتهائمه

A land made radiant by Muhammad's light—

Its rugged tracts, its highlands and its lowlands.

وَتَطاوَلَت رتب الفخار لمن دَنا

لعلاه اكليل العلا وَنعائمه

And ranks of glory rose for him, as there drew near

To his lofty station the crown of the heights and its Naʿaʾim stars.

علم النبوّة خاتم الرسل الَّذي

ملأت جَميع العالمين مَكارمه

The banner of prophethood, the seal of the messengers, whose

Noble deeds filled all the worlds.

سيف حمائله عَلى عنق الهدى

وَبكف أَخيار الخَليقَة قائمه

A sword whose baldrics hang upon the neck of guidance,

And whose hilt rests in the hand of the best of creation.

لما دَعا الكفار بالبيض الظبا

لبته من جند الضَلال جماجمه

When he summoned the unbelievers with gleaming sword-blades,

Skulls from the army of error answered him.

وَمحت نجوم الشرك شمس ظهوره

وَتَتابَعَت في الملحدين ملاحمه

And the sun of his appearance effaced the stars of polytheism,

And his fierce battles among the deniers followed one another.

بعر مرم في الخافقين غباره

صعدا وَفي أذن السماك زمائمه

With a mighty host, whose dust across east and west

Rose high, its bridles at the ear of al-Simak.

ملأ اذا لبسوا الحَديد رأَيتهم

بحرا تموّج بالظبا متلاطمه

A host: when they donned iron, you saw them

As a sea whose clashing waves surged with blades.

وأَبو اليَتامى بين أَظهرهم اذا

زأرت ضراغمه نهشن اراقمه

And the father of orphans was among them when

His lions roared and his speckled serpents bit.

فَقلدسرت مسرى النجوم همومه

وَمضى مضىّ الباترات عزائمه

So indeed his aspirations traveled the stars' course,

And his resolves advanced as cutting swords advance.

شمس النبوّة من ذؤابة هاشم

أَضحى به فوق الكَواكِب هاشمه

The sun of prophethood, from the highest crest of Hashim,

Through whom his Hashim clan rose above the stars.

وَحسام دين ما تَناآى فعله

وَكَريم قوم انجبته كَرائمه

And a sword of faith whose force was never far away,

And a noble man of a people whose noble women bore him.

ان جاد يوم الجود فهو غمامة

أَوصال يوم الروع فهو صوارمه

If he gives on the day of giving, he is a raincloud;

Or if he charges on the day of terror, he is its cutting swords.

وَمن الملائك في المَعارك جنده

وَالمَوت في حرب الضَلالة خادمه

And his troops in battle are drawn from the angels,

And death is his servant in the war against error.

وَالبيض والاسل الطوال ظلاله

يَوم الكَريهة وَالنفوس غَنائمه

And white swords and long spears are his shade

On the day of battle, and souls are his spoils.

ذاكَ الَّذي سجدا لبعير لوجهة

وَالجذع حن وَظَللته غمائمه

That is he before whose face the camel prostrated itself;

And the palm trunk yearned, and his clouds shaded him.

وَعليه سلمت الاوابد مثل ما

فاضَت من الضرع الاجد سواجمه

And the wild creatures greeted him, just as

Its streams poured forth from the dry udder.

صَلى عليه اللَه ما زهرزها

وَضحكن في خضر الرباء بواسمه

May God bless him as long as blossoms bloom,

And its smiling blossoms laugh upon the green hills.

فهو المتوج بالكَرامَة والَّذي

عصبت عَلى الكرم العَريض عمائمه

For he is crowned with honor, and is the one whose

Turbans were wound upon expansive generosity.

شرف الزَمان به فَطالَ فخاره

وَتقطعت ظلماته وَمظالمه

Time was ennobled by him, and its glory grew;

And its darkness and injustices were broken apart.

وَزها بأحمد برده وَقَضيبه

وَالتاج وَالحوض المعين وَخاتمه

And through Ahmad his mantle and staff shone,

And the crown, the flowing pool, and his seal-ring.

وَبه اِستَبان الرشد بعد دروسه

وَزكت مطالعه وأشرق ناجمه

And through him right guidance became clear after its effacement,

And its rising points flourished, and its star shone.

وأضاء مصباح الهدى بمحمد

وَالحق أَشرَق واِستقمن قوائمه

And through Muhammad the lamp of guidance shone,

And truth shone, and its pillars stood upright.

لذ من جَميع النائبات به تجد

حرما علا ان تستَباح محارمه

Take refuge in him from every calamity, and you will find

A sanctuary too exalted for its sanctities to be violated.

وارم الزَمان بعظم جاه محمد

مَهما رمتك من الزمان عظائمه

And hurl the greatness of Muhammad's standing at time,

Whatever grave calamities time may hurl at you.

يا من له البيت الحَرام وَفضله

وَمقامه وَحطيمه وَمواسمه

O you to whom belong the Sacred House and its excellence,

And its station, its Hatim, and its pilgrimage seasons;

وَله الصفا وَالحجر والحجر الَّذي

يَزداد ما سحه النَعيم وَلاثمه

And to whom belong al-Safa, the Hijr, and the Stone that

Brings increasing bliss to those who touch and kiss it.

ماذا تُعاملني جعلت فداك يا

من يَرتَجيه عربه وأعاجمه

How will you treat me? May I be your ransom, O

One in whom Arabs and non-Arabs place their hope,

في يوم المَظلوم منتصر له

وَبسجن سَجين يعاقب ظالمه

On the day when the wronged is vindicated,

And his oppressor is punished in the prison of Sijjin;

وَلخصمه يَرجو الجزا وَشهوده ال

اعضاء وَالملك المهيمن حاكمه

And he hopes for his adversary's requital; his witnesses are the

Limbs, and the all-watchful King is his judge.

ناداك من برع أَسير ذنوبه

لما حمته عَن المزار مآثمه

A captive of his sins has called to you from Buraʿ,

When his sins barred him from the place of visitation.

فاشفع الى الباري له فَلَرُبما

تمحي بجاهك في المعاد جرائمه

So intercede with the Creator for him, for perhaps

His crimes may be erased at the Resurrection through your standing.

ان لم تصل عَبد الرَحيم برحمة

من ذاك واصله سواك وَراحمه

If you do not extend mercy to ʿAbd al-Rahim,

Who besides you will reach him and have mercy on him?

فاِخفض جناحك يا ابن آمنة له

ولمن يَليه مودة وَيلائمه

So lower your wing to him, O son of Amina,

And to whoever is close to him in affection and accords with him.

وتلق مَدحي بالبشارة واِستَمِع

ما قالَ ناثره عليك وَناظمه

And receive my praise with glad tidings, and listen

To what its prose writer and its versifier have said of you.

فالفخر مفتخر وَفيك فخاره

وَالجود مَوجود منك غمائمه

For glory takes pride, and its pride is in you;

And generosity is present; its rainclouds are from you.

وَعليك صَلى اللَه ما هب الصبا

برياح نجد أو نسمن نسائمه

And may God bless you as long as the east wind blows

With the winds of Najd, or its breezes gently blow,

وَعَلى جَميع الآل والاصحاب ما

سجعت بأيمن ذي الاراك حمائمه

And all your family and companions, as long as

Its doves coo on the right side of Dhu al-Arak.