هَبَّت جُوَيرِيَّةٌ عَذلاَ تُجَارِيني

هَبَّت جُوَيرِيَّةٌ عَذلاَ تُجَارِيني

مِن أهلِ دَارِى لاَمِن أهلِ دَارِينِ

مِن أهلِ دَارِى لاَمِن أهلِ دَارِينِ

Juwayriyya rose to contend with me in reproach,

Jawiriyah reproached me with abandonment,

one of my own household, not of the people of Darin.

Not from my own people, but from others.

هَبّت تَلُومُ عَلَى بُطئِي فَقُلتُ لها

هَبّت تَلُومُ عَلَى بُطئِي فَقُلتُ لها

ِإني بَطِئتُ ولَكِن لاَ تَلُومِيني

ِإني بَطِئتُ ولَكِن لاَ تَلُومِيني

She began blaming me for my delay, so I said to her:

She reproached and blamed my slowness, so I said to her,

I have indeed tarried, but do not blame me.

"I was slow, but do not blame me."

جَاوَرتُ بَعدِكِ مَن يحلُو جِاوَرُهُمُ

جَاوَرتُ بَعدِكِ مَن يحلُو جِاوَرُهُمُ

في كُلِّ حِينٍ عَلَى مَرِّ الأحَايِينِ

في كُلِّ حِينٍ عَلَى مَرِّ الأحَايِينِ

Since leaving you, I have dwelt beside those whose company is sweet,

After you, I lived alongside those whose company

at every moment, throughout the passing of time:

Gladdens me at all times and in all states.

أهلَ المَكَارِمِ آل الشَّيخِ سَيِّدِنَا

أهلَ المَكَارِمِ آل الشَّيخِ سَيِّدِنَا

بَابَ المُرُوءَةِ والعَليَاءِ والدِّينِ

بَابَ المُرُوءَةِ والعَليَاءِ والدِّينِ

people of noble deeds, the family of the shaykh, our master,

The people of virtues, the family of our Master the Shaykh,

the gateway to chivalry, eminence, and faith;

The gate of chivalry, glory and religion.

حَمَّالِ كُلِّ خُطُوبِ الدَّهرِ إِن هَجَمَت

حَمَّالِ كُلِّ خُطُوبِ الدَّهرِ إِن هَجَمَت

سُبَّاقِ حَلبَاتِ غَايَاتِ المَيَادِينِ

سُبَّاقِ حَلبَاتِ غَايَاتِ المَيَادِينِ

bearers of all time's calamities, should they strike,

Bearers of all the tribulations of fate when they strike,

leaders in races to the finish lines of the arenas;

Racers to the farthest goals in arenas.

هُلاَّكِ مَالِهُمُ في صَونِ عِرضِهُمُ

هُلاَّكِ مَالِهُمُ في صَونِ عِرضِهُمُ

سُلاَّكِ شِرعَةِ نِبرَاسِ الأنَاسِينِ

سُلاَّكِ شِرعَةِ نِبرَاسِ الأنَاسِينِ

who exhaust their wealth to safeguard their honor,

Spenders of their wealth to protect their honor,

followers of the way of humanity's guiding lamp;

Travelers on the path lit by the torch of mankind.

مُحيِى عُلُومٍ تَعَفَّت آىُ أرسُمِهَا

مُحيِى عُلُومٍ تَعَفَّت آىُ أرسُمِهَا

مُدَوِّنِيهَا بِتَحرِيرِ وتَدوِينِ

مُدَوِّنِيهَا بِتَحرِيرِ وتَدوِينِ

revivers of branches of learning whose traces had faded,

Revivers of sciences whose marks had vanished,

recording them through careful exposition and compilation.

Recording them in writing and codification.

يَكفي مِنَ الحَاجِ أني بَينَ حضرَتِهِم

يَكفي مِنَ الحَاجِ أني بَينَ حضرَتِهِم

في حُصنِ عِزٍّ وتَأيِيدٍ وتَأمِينِ

في حُصنِ عِزٍّ وتَأيِيدٍ وتَأمِينِ

For my needs, it is enough that I am in their presence,

It suffices me, from making the pilgrimage, that I am

in a fortress of honor, support, and security.

In their fortress of might, support and safety.

إِذَا نَظرتُ ِإلَى أنوَارِ أوجُهِهِم

إِذَا نَظرتُ ِإلَى أنوَارِ أوجُهِهِم

شِيفَت رُيُوني وشِيدَت لِى أسَأطِينِ

شِيفَت رُيُوني وشِيدَت لِى أسَأطِينِ

When I gaze at the lights of their faces,

When I look upon the lights of their faces,

my rust-stains are scoured away, and pillars are raised for me.

My cheeks flush and pillars rise up for me.

وإن هَزَزتُ بَسَاتِينَ إمتِدَاحهم

وإن هَزَزتُ بَسَاتِينَ إمتِدَاحهم

يَسَّاقِطِ البَذلُ مِن دَوحِ البَسَاتِينِ

يَسَّاقِطِ البَذلُ مِن دَوحِ البَسَاتِينِ

And if I shake the gardens of praise for them,

And if I shake the gardens of praising them,

bounty showers down from the gardens' great trees.

Fruits rain down from the orchards.

فَأجتِنِيهِ بِلاَ مَنٍّ ولاَ مَلَلٍ

فَأجتِنِيهِ بِلاَ مَنٍّ ولاَ مَلَلٍ

عَلَى دُنُوٍّ عَلَى رِفقٍ عَلى لِينِ

عَلَى دُنُوٍّ عَلَى رِفقٍ عَلى لِينِ

So I gather it, without reminders of favors or weariness,

So pick them for me without coyness or boredom,

close at hand, with kindness and tenderness.

Gently, kindly and smoothly.

وقَد تَخَيَّرتُ مِنهُم شَمسَ صَحوِهِمُ

وقَد تَخَيَّرتُ مِنهُم شَمسَ صَحوِهِمُ

عَبدَ الإلهِ الشَّهِيرِ الصِّيتِ في الصِّينِ

عَبدَ الإلهِ الشَّهِيرِ الصِّيتِ في الصِّينِ

And I have chosen from among them the sun of their clear sky:

And I have chosen from them the sun of their morning,

Abd al-Ilah, renowned in China,

'Abdullah, famed of name in China,

خَلِيفَةِ الشَّيخِ في عِلمٍ وفي عَملٍ

خَلِيفَةِ الشَّيخِ في عِلمٍ وفي عَملٍ

وفي رَعَايَاتِ حَاجَاتِ المَسَاكِينِ

وفي رَعَايَاتِ حَاجَاتِ المَسَاكِينِ

the shaykh's successor in knowledge and in deeds,

The successor of the Shaykh in knowledge and deed,

and in tending to the needs of the poor,

And in caring for the needs of the poor,

وفي دِفَاعٍ عن الغَرَّاءِ رَائِمَهَا

وفي دِفَاعٍ عن الغَرَّاءِ رَائِمَهَا

خَسفاً وضَيفاً بِصُولاتِ البراهين ِ

خَسفاً وضَيفاً بِصُولاتِ البراهين ِ

and in defending the radiant faith against anyone seeking

And in defending the precious ones, striking

its abasement and oppression, with the onslaughts of proofs.

With proofs and arguments, guest or resident.

إن كُنتِ طَالِبَةً مني الرُّجُوعَ إِلَى

إن كُنتِ طَالِبَةً مني الرُّجُوعَ إِلَى

أندَاءِ غَيرِهِمُ أو بَينِهم بَيني

أندَاءِ غَيرِهِمُ أو بَينِهم بَيني

If you are asking me to return to

If you ask me to return to the calls

the assemblies of others, or to part from them,

Of others than them, or between them and me,

لو كُنتِ جَاوَرتِهم مَا كُنتِ لاَئِمَتِى

لو كُنتِ جَاوَرتِهم مَا كُنتِ لاَئِمَتِى

فَجَاوِرِيهم ولِيني أو فَلُومِيني

فَجَاوِرِيهم ولِيني أو فَلُومِيني

had you lived beside them, you would not have blamed me.

If you had lived alongside them you would not blame me.

So dwell beside them and relent—or else blame me.

So live alongside them, and blame me or reproach me!