أنا الفتَى من بني الصَّيَّادِ لي نَسَبٌ

أنا الفتَى من بني الصَّيَّادِ لي نَسَبٌ

طِرازُهُ في صِحافِ الغيبِ مُرتَسِمُ

طِرازُهُ في صِحافِ الغيبِ مُرتَسِمُ

I am the young man of Banu al-Sayyad; I have a lineage

I am the youth from the tribe of fishermen

Whose embroidered pattern is traced on the pages of the unseen.

My lineage is outlined in the pages of the unseen

من مُفردٍ عَلَمٍ عن مُفردٍ عَلَمٍ

من مُفردٍ عَلَمٍ عن مُفردٍ عَلَمٍ

وكلُّنا في التَّدلِّي المُفْرَدُ العَلَمُ

وكلُّنا في التَّدلِّي المُفْرَدُ العَلَمُ

From one peerless luminary, descended from another peerless luminary;

Each of us is a singular flag, each singular in his distinction

And each of us, in the descent, is the peerless luminary.

Yet we are all one flag, united in our oneness

قلْ للجَهولِ تنبَّهْ نحنُ طائفَةٌ

قلْ للجَهولِ تنبَّهْ نحنُ طائفَةٌ

ما راعَ قلبَ أَبيها في الوَرَى صَنَمُ

ما راعَ قلبَ أَبيها في الوَرَى صَنَمُ

Say to the ignorant man: “Take heed! We are a company

Tell the ignorant to beware, we are a group

Whose forefather's heart no idol among mankind ever frightened.”

That no heart in existence has ever entertained an idol over

إِن قام قائِمُنا فالعِزُّ يكنفُهُ

إِن قام قائِمُنا فالعِزُّ يكنفُهُ

وتنْجَلي عن مَعاني نُطْقِهِ الحكَمُ

وتنْجَلي عن مَعاني نُطْقِهِ الحكَمُ

If our champion rises, glory surrounds him;

If our leader rises, glory will envelope him

And wisdom shines forth from the meanings of his speech.

And wisdom will shine through his words

وليس قولُكَ مَن هذا بضائِرِهِ

وليس قولُكَ مَن هذا بضائِرِهِ

العُرْبُ تعرِفُ من أَنكَرَتْ والعجمُ

العُرْبُ تعرِفُ من أَنكَرَتْ والعجمُ

Nor does your saying, “Who is this?” harm him;

Your question “Who is this?” does no good

The Arabs and non-Arabs know the one you deny.

The Arabs recognize him though strangers do not

أَفرَطْتَ في قولِ من هذا ورُحْتَ على

أَفرَطْتَ في قولِ من هذا ورُحْتَ على

مِنهاجِ قومٍ بأَغمارِ الضَّلالِ عَمُوا

مِنهاجِ قومٍ بأَغمارِ الضَّلالِ عَمُوا

You went too far in saying, “Who is this?” and set out upon

You have overstepped in asking “Who is this?”

The path of a people blinded by the depths of error.

And followed the path of a people blinded by misguidance

هذا ابنُ فاطمةٍ إِن كنتَ تجهلُهُ

هذا ابنُ فاطمةٍ إِن كنتَ تجهلُهُ

بجَدِّهِ أَنبياءُ اللهِ قد خُتِموا

بجَدِّهِ أَنبياءُ اللهِ قد خُتِموا

This is Fatimah's son, if you do not know him;

This is the son of Fatima, if you do not know him

With his grandfather, the line of God's prophets was sealed.

The prophets of God culminate in his grandfather

قلبٌ تَرَوْنقَ بالعِرفانِ محضرُهُ

قلبٌ تَرَوْنقَ بالعِرفانِ محضرُهُ

وراحَةٌ سالَ من فَيَّاضِها الكَرَمُ

وراحَةٌ سالَ من فَيَّاضِها الكَرَمُ

A heart whose presence has grown radiant with spiritual knowledge,

A heart embellished with devotion is his abode

And a palm from whose overflowing bounty generosity has flowed.

And generosity flows freely from its springs

ما قالَ لا قطُّ إِلاَّ في تشهُّدِهِ

ما قالَ لا قطُّ إِلاَّ في تشهُّدِهِ

لولا التَّشهُّدُ كانت لاؤُهُ نَعَمُ

لولا التَّشهُّدُ كانت لاؤُهُ نَعَمُ

He never said “no” except in his declaration of faith;

Never did he say “No”, except in his supplications

Were it not for that declaration, his “no” would have been “yes.”

If not for his supplications, his bestowals would always be “Yes”

من أُمَّةٍ أَعظَمَ الرَّحمنُ مشهَدَهُمْ

من أُمَّةٍ أَعظَمَ الرَّحمنُ مشهَدَهُمْ

ودون أقدامِهِمْ في المُرتَقى الأُمَمُ

ودون أقدامِهِمْ في المُرتَقى الأُمَمُ

From a community whose assembly the All-Merciful has exalted,

Of a nation unto whom the Beneficent exalted their stature

And the nations lie beneath their feet upon the ascent.

And beneath their feet are the masses of all nations

من مَعشَرٍ حُبُّهُمْ دِينٌ وبغضُهُمْ

من مَعشَرٍ حُبُّهُمْ دِينٌ وبغضُهُمْ

كفرٌ وقربُهُمْ منجًى ومُعتَصَمُ

كفرٌ وقربُهُمْ منجًى ومُعتَصَمُ

From a people, love of whom is faith, and hatred of whom

A people whose love is religion and whose hatred

Is unbelief; nearness to them is salvation and refuge.

Is blasphemy, and closeness to them safety and refuge

لا يمكُثُ الجُّودُ إِلاَّ في أَماكِنِهِمْ

لا يمكُثُ الجُّودُ إِلاَّ في أَماكِنِهِمْ

ولا يُوازيهُمُو آلٌ ولو عَظُموا

ولا يُوازيهُمُو آلٌ ولو عَظُموا

Generosity abides nowhere but in their dwellings,

Generosity resides only where they reside

And no family equals them, however great its members may be.

No other family can equal them, however great they may be

لا يَستطيعُ جَوادٌ بعد غايَتِهِمْ

لا يَستطيعُ جَوادٌ بعد غايَتِهِمْ

ولا يُدانيهُمُو قومٌ وإِن كَرُموا

ولا يُدانيهُمُو قومٌ وإِن كَرُموا

No generous man can reach their far-off goal,

No other generous soul can surpass their limit

Nor can any people come near them, however noble they may be.

Nor can any other people parallel them, however generous they may be

قومي الذين بهِمْ تَخْتالُ سِلْسِلَتي

قومي الذين بهِمْ تَخْتالُ سِلْسِلَتي

فَخراً يُطرِّزُهُ الأَطْوارُ والشِّيَمُ

فَخراً يُطرِّزُهُ الأَطْوارُ والشِّيَمُ

My people, through whom my chain of descent struts

My people, through whom my chain of honor is adorned

In pride embroidered by their ways and virtues.

With a pride embroidered by good manners and high morals

كم هاجَمَتْهُمْ أُناسٌ حُسَّدٌ لهُمْ

كم هاجَمَتْهُمْ أُناسٌ حُسَّدٌ لهُمْ

رُدُّوا بخُسْرانِهِمْ حَقراً وقد نَدِموا

رُدُّوا بخُسْرانِهِمْ حَقراً وقد نَدِموا

How many people, envious of them, have attacked them!

How many resentful people attacked them

They were driven back, defeated and scorned, and they regretted it.

Only to be repelled, disgraced and regretful

نحنُ الَّذي تَعرفُ البَطْحاءُ وطأَتَنا

نحنُ الَّذي تَعرفُ البَطْحاءُ وطأَتَنا

والبيتُ يَعرِفُنا والحِلُّ والحَرَمُ

والبيتُ يَعرِفُنا والحِلُّ والحَرَمُ

We are those whose tread al-Batha knows,

We are the ones the plain knows from our procession

And the House knows us, as do the lands outside the Sanctuary and the Sanctuary itself.

And the House recognizes us, and the permitted and forbidden territories

مذْ قسَّمَ النَّاسَ ربِّي حينَ صوَّرَهُمْ

مذْ قسَّمَ النَّاسَ ربِّي حينَ صوَّرَهُمْ

للنَّارِ أَعداؤنا في غَيْبِهِمْ قُسِموا

للنَّارِ أَعداؤنا في غَيْبِهِمْ قُسِموا

Since my Lord apportioned mankind when He fashioned them,

Since my Lord divided people while creating them

Our enemies were allotted to the Fire in their unseen state.

Our enemies were allotted to the hellfire during their absence

في كلِّ قلبٍ لنا من كلِّ زاوِيَةٍ

في كلِّ قلبٍ لنا من كلِّ زاوِيَةٍ

بحرٌ من المَدَدِ الفَيَّاضِ مُلْتَطِمُ

بحرٌ من المَدَدِ الفَيَّاضِ مُلْتَطِمُ

In every heart of ours, from every corner,

In every heart devoted to us there is from every direction

A sea of overflowing aid surges, wave striking wave.

An unleashing sea of abundant, stormy support

لم يُلْفَ في مَعْرَكِ الفُرسانِ إِن هَجَمَتْ

لم يُلْفَ في مَعْرَكِ الفُرسانِ إِن هَجَمَتْ

منَّا لذي الحربِ إِلاَّ الفاتِكُ القَرِمُ

منَّا لذي الحربِ إِلاَّ الفاتِكُ القَرِمُ

On the horsemen's battlefield, if they charge, none is found

If one of us known for war rages forth in the battle of knights

Among us to meet the warrior save the deadly, mighty champion.

None but the fierce annihilator returns

لنا على كلِّ مَجْدولٍ برَفْرَفَةٍ

لنا على كلِّ مَجْدولٍ برَفْرَفَةٍ

غَيْبِيَّةٍ في مَجالي نشرِها رَقَمُ

غَيْبِيَّةٍ في مَجالي نشرِها رَقَمُ

We have, upon every braided strand, with a fluttering

For us, over every valley flows a heavenly banner

Of the unseen, a mark in the realms of its unfolding.

Which we openly spread, numbering its divine marks

الحمدُ للهِ هذي كُلُّها نِعَمٌ

الحمدُ للهِ هذي كُلُّها نِعَمٌ

من حقِّ مُحْسِنِها أن تُشكَرَ النِّعَمُ

من حقِّ مُحْسِنِها أن تُشكَرَ النِّعَمُ

Praise be to God; all these are blessings.

All praise is due to God, these are all blessings

It is their Bestower's due that blessings be gratefully acknowledged.

It is the right of their Bestower that blessings be thanked