تَراءت لِطَرفي في الظَلام بُروق

تَراءت لِطَرفي في الظَلام بُروق

وَفاحَ مِن العطر الذَكي نشوق

وَفاحَ مِن العطر الذَكي نشوق

Flashes of lightning appeared to my gaze in the darkness,

In the darkness, lightning flashes appeared before my eyes,

And a breath of scent wafted from the sweet perfume.

And the fragrance of sweet perfume filled me with yearning.

وَهَبت رياح الوَصل لَيلاً كَأَنَّما

وَهَبت رياح الوَصل لَيلاً كَأَنَّما

تعلق فيها نَرجس وَشَقيق

تعلق فيها نَرجس وَشَقيق

And the winds of union blew by night, as though

The winds of reunion blew at night, as though

Narcissus and anemones hung suspended in them.

Narcissus flowers and thyme were suspended in them.

مِن الجانب الشَرقي مِن حَضرة سمت

مِن الجانب الشَرقي مِن حَضرة سمت

بِبَغداد يَحلو ذكرها وَيَروق

بِبَغداد يَحلو ذكرها وَيَروق

From the eastern side, from a shrine that rose to eminence

From the eastern side, from the city of Baghdad,

In Baghdad—its remembrance is sweet and pleasing.

Whose mention is sweet and pleasing,

مِن التُربة الفَيحاء مِن مَعدن الهُدى

مِن التُربة الفَيحاء مِن مَعدن الهُدى

بِها كُل قَلب مُغرم وَمشوق

بِها كُل قَلب مُغرم وَمشوق

From the spacious tomb, from the source of guidance,

From the fragrant soil, from the source of guidance,

Every heart is enamored of it and stirred to longing.

In which every enamored heart finds joy,

حَوَت سَيداً قُطباً شَريفاً معظماً

حَوَت سَيداً قُطباً شَريفاً معظماً

عَلى كُل أَقطاب الوُجود يَفوق

عَلى كُل أَقطاب الوُجود يَفوق

It held a master, a spiritual Pole, noble and revered,

It contained a noble pole, an honorable master,

Who surpasses all the Poles of existence.

Supreme over all the poles of existence,

هُوَ الملك السامي عَلى كُل عارف

هُوَ الملك السامي عَلى كُل عارف

بِهِ لاحَ مِنهاج وَبانَ طَريق

بِهِ لاحَ مِنهاج وَبانَ طَريق

He is the king exalted above every knower of God;

He is the supreme king over every knower,

Through him a way shone forth and a path became clear.

Through him the path became clear.

لَهُ العلم وَالإرشاد في كُلِّ مَوطن

لَهُ العلم وَالإرشاد في كُلِّ مَوطن

صَبوح وَإيضاح السَبيل غَبوق

صَبوح وَإيضاح السَبيل غَبوق

For him, knowledge and guidance in every place

He has knowledge and guidance in every abode,

Are a morning draught, and clarifying the way is an evening draught.

Elucidating the way morning and night.

كَريم تَدَلى مِن ذُؤابة هاشم

كَريم تَدَلى مِن ذُؤابة هاشم

شَريف بِأَنواع الثَناء حَقيق

شَريف بِأَنواع الثَناء حَقيق

A generous man descended from the crest of Hashim,

A generous one descended from the Hashimites,

Noble, worthy of every kind of praise.

True in all forms of praise.

فَتى الجيل كَالإكليل يَزهو لِناظر

فَتى الجيل كَالإكليل يَزهو لِناظر

لَهُ كُل صَب مائل وَعشوق

لَهُ كُل صَب مائل وَعشوق

The young hero of Jil, like a crown, shines before the beholder;

A young man like a wreath in full bloom before the viewer,

Every lovesick lover is drawn to him and ardently enamored.

To whom every morning breeze inclines lovingly.

بِهمة محيي الدين لَم نَخش ظالِماً

بِهمة محيي الدين لَم نَخش ظالِماً

فَمن كَفه ماء الأَمان دَفوق

فَمن كَفه ماء الأَمان دَفوق

Through Muhyi al-Din's spiritual resolve, we feared no oppressor,

Through the resolve of the reviver of religion we feared no oppressor,

For from his palm the water of safety gushes forth.

For he whose hand holds the water of safety flows abundantly.

مَلاذي إِذا صرف الزَمان أَصابَني

مَلاذي إِذا صرف الزَمان أَصابَني

رَفيق إِذا عني أَشاح رَفيق

رَفيق إِذا عني أَشاح رَفيق

My refuge when a calamity of Time befalls me,

My refuge, if the days had turned against me,

A companion when a companion turns away from me.

A companion, if my eye had lost its companion.

فَكَم من أَياد في الوجود أَذاعَها

فَكَم من أَياد في الوجود أَذاعَها

بِها كُل فَرد في العِباد غَريق

بِها كُل فَرد في العِباد غَريق

And how many favors he has spread throughout existence,

For how many hands has he revived,

In them every one of God's servants is drowned!

Through him every soul in creation finds deliverance.

لَهُ قدم سام عَلى كُل عاتق

لَهُ قدم سام عَلى كُل عاتق

وَسر قَديم عَهده وَعَتيق

وَسر قَديم عَهده وَعَتيق

He has a lofty foot upon every shoulder,

He has a sublime footing over every shoulder,

And a secret of ancient standing, age-old.

And an ancient secret - his covenant is timeless.