إليكto you أفِرُّI flee منfrom ذُلّيmy humiliation وذنبيand my sin
إليك أفِرُّ من ذُلّي وذنبي
فأنتَfor you إذاwhen لقيتُI meet اللَهGod حسبيsufficient for me
فأنتَ إذا لقيتُ اللَه حسبي
To you I flee from my humiliation and my sin.
To you I confess my disgrace and sin
For you suffice me when I meet God.
For with God, you are my sole recourse
وزورةُand a visit أحمدَAhmad المختارِthe Chosen One قِدماlong since
وزورةُ أحمدَ المختارِ قِدما
مُنايَmy wish وبُغيتيand my desire لوif شاءwills ربّيmy Lord
مُنايَ وبُغيتي لو شاء ربّي
A visit to Ahmad, the Chosen One, has long
And visiting Ahmed Al-Mukhtar's tomb
been my wish and my desire, if my Lord so wills.
Would relieve my woes, if God wills
فإنso if أُحرمI am denied زيارتَهُvisiting him بجسميwith my body
فإن أُحرم زيارتَهُ بجسمي
فلمyet not أُحرمI was denied زيارتهِvisiting him بقلبيwith my heart
فلم أُحرم زيارتهِ بقلبي
So if I am denied visiting him with my body,
And if with my body I'm denied his visit
I have not been denied visiting him with my heart.
My heart's visit cannot be denied
فدونكso here for you ياO رسولَMessenger اللَهGod مِنّيfrom me
فدونك يا رسولَ اللَه مِنّي
تحيةa greeting مؤمنٍa believer وهدىand guidance محبِّa lover
تحية مؤمنٍ وهدى محبِّ
So accept from me, O Messenger of God,
So accept, O Messenger of God, from me
a believer's greeting and a lover's guidance.
A believer's greetings, and love's guidance
سأجعلI shall make عروتيmy handhold الوُثقىthe firmest يقينيmy certainty
سأجعل عروتي الوُثقى يقيني
لصحَّةof the truth of ماwhat أتيتyou came بهwith it وحبّيand my love
لصحَّة ما أتيت به وحبّي
I shall make my firmest handhold my certainty
I'll make my faith unshaking certainty
of the truth of what you brought, and my love.
In the truth you brought, and my devotion
عسىperhaps ودٌّlove ثوىhas dwelt لكfor you فيin فؤاديmy heart
عسى ودٌّ ثوى لك في فؤادي
علىdespite بعدdistance سيوجبwill secure منكfrom you قربيmy nearness
على بعد سيوجب منك قربي
Perhaps the love for you that dwells in my heart
May love for you find home in my heart
will, despite the distance, win me nearness to you.
And in your absence bring me nearer to you
شهدتI bear witness بأنthat دينكyour religion خيرُthe best دينٍreligion
شهدت بأن دينك خيرُ دينٍ
بلاwithout شكٍdoubt وصحبُكand your companions خيرُthe best صَحبِcompanions
بلا شكٍ وصحبُك خيرُ صَحبِ
I bear witness that your religion is the best of religions,
I bear witness your religion's the best
without doubt, and your companions the best of companions.
Without doubt, your company the finest company