يا بِأَبي البَدرَ الَّذي

يا بِأَبي البَدرَ الَّذي

في حُبِّهِ قَلبي غُذي

في حُبِّهِ قَلبي غُذي

Ah, may my father be ransom for the full moon,

O my father, the full moon whose love nourished my heart

In whose love my heart was nourished.

And it was only through him that my refuge from separation lies

وَلَم يَكُن إِلّا بِهِ

وَلَم يَكُن إِلّا بِهِ

مِن هَجرِهِ تَعَوُّذي

مِن هَجرِهِ تَعَوُّذي

And in him alone was

And the memory of him in my absence from him

My refuge from his abandonment.

Gave me pleasure through him

وَذِكرُهُ في غَيبَتي

وَذِكرُهُ في غَيبَتي

عَنهُ بِهِ تَلَذُّذي

عَنهُ بِهِ تَلَذُّذي

And remembrance of him, in my absence

O seeker of ecstasy in the abode of seekers’ rapture

From him—in it lies my delight.

And with passion whose excuse is the reproach of the censorious

يا طالِبَ الوَجدِ بِدا

يا طالِبَ الوَجدِ بِدا

رِ الطالِبَيّينَ لُذِ

رِ الطالِبَيّينَ لُذِ

O seeker of ecstasy, in the abode

Make your way wide open to his gates

Of the Talibids seek refuge.

And set out towards the call of his summoner

وَبِالهَوى العُذرِيِّ مِن

وَبِالهَوى العُذرِيِّ مِن

بِغيِ ذَوي العَذلِ عُذِ

بِغيِ ذَوي العَذلِ عُذِ

And in chaste Udhri love, from

Come through to the outlet of the heavens of his love

The malice of those who reproach, seek refuge.

And set forth through it

وَاِسعَ إِلى أَبوابِهِ

وَاِسعَ إِلى أَبوابِهِ

وَقَصدِ داعيهِ خُذِ

وَقَصدِ داعيهِ خُذِ

And hasten to his gates,

Take off your shoes in the holy valley of his sanctity

And take the course of the one who calls to him.

As you walk at dawn towards the coveted destination

وَبي إِلى نَفذِ سما

وَبي إِلى نَفذِ سما

واتِ هَواهُ فَاِنفُذِ

واتِ هَواهُ فَاِنفُذِ

And through me, toward passage through the heavens

And drink the pure wine and flee from blame

Of his love, pass through.

وَاِخلَع بِوادي قُدسِهِ

وَاِخلَع بِوادي قُدسِهِ

نَعلَيكَ تَغدو المُحتَذى

نَعلَيكَ تَغدو المُحتَذى

And take off, in the valley of his holiness,

Your two sandals; you shall become the exemplar,

وَتَشرَبُ الصَرفَ مِنَ ال

وَتَشرَبُ الصَرفَ مِنَ ال

خَمرِ وَيَعدوكَ المُذى

خَمرِ وَيَعدوكَ المُذى

And you shall drink the unmixed draught of the

Wine, and the diluted wine shall pass you by.