للّه يوم قد غنمنا به

للّه يوم قد غنمنا به

بفتية ايامهم تغتنم

بفتية ايامهم تغتنم

What a day, by God—through it we gained

What a splendid day we were fortunate to enjoy,

the company of youths whose days are there to be seized:

with young men whose days are worth seizing!

نجوم عرفان بها يهتدي

نجوم عرفان بها يهتدي

إذا بدت غابت نجوم الظلم

إذا بدت غابت نجوم الظلم

stars of gnosis, by whom one finds the way;

Stars of knowledge by which one is guided:

when they shone forth, the stars of darkness set.

when they appear, the stars of darkness vanish.

والروض قد البسنا عطره

والروض قد البسنا عطره

وثغره قابلنا وابستم

وثغره قابلنا وابستم

The garden had clothed us in its perfume,

And the garden had clothed us in its fragrance,

and its mouth came to meet us, and smiled.

and its mouth greeted us and smiled.

فحيثما درت فنجم بدا

فحيثما درت فنجم بدا

وحيثما ملت فعطر نسم

وحيثما ملت فعطر نسم

Wherever I turned, a star shone forth,

So wherever I turned, a star appeared,

and wherever I inclined, fragrance wafted.

and wherever I leaned, a fragrance wafted.

لم أدراي الزهر ابهى سنا

لم أدراي الزهر ابهى سنا

اشمله ام شملنا المنتظم

اشمله ام شملنا المنتظم

I could not tell which shone with fairer radiance—the flowers’

I could not tell which flowers shone more brightly:

gathered company, or our blessed company.

their gathering, or our harmonious company?

كأنما بهجة انواره

كأنما بهجة انواره

آثار شمس الدين شيخ الحرم

آثار شمس الدين شيخ الحرم

As though the splendor of its lights were

As though the splendor of its blossoms

traces of Shams al-Din, shaykh of the Sanctuary.

were traces of Shams al-Din, shaykh of the Sanctuary.