أرى ساقى الأنواء قد أسكر القضبا

أرى ساقى الأنواء قد أسكر القضبا

وروض سماء الزهر قد أطلع الشهبا

وروض سماء الزهر قد أطلع الشهبا

I see the cupbearer of rainstorms has intoxicated the branches,

I see the clouds' water-bearer has made the twigs drunk,

And the meadow, a sky of blossoms, has brought forth shooting stars.

And the garden of the sky has blossomed with meteors.

سقاها انسكاب المزن كأساً روية

سقاها انسكاب المزن كأساً روية

فمالت تثنى في خمائلها عجبا

فمالت تثنى في خمائلها عجبا

The pouring rain clouds gave them a thirst-quenching cup,

It gave it a draft of pure wine from the pouring rain,

So they leaned, swaying in their thickets with self-admiration.

So it swayed, bending in ecstasy with wonder.

وغنّت بها ورقُ الحمائم سحرة

وغنّت بها ورقُ الحمائم سحرة

فلم يبق شكواها لذى لوعة لبا

فلم يبق شكواها لذى لوعة لبا

And gray doves sang there before dawn,

And the leaves of doves sang to it at dawn,

Their lament leaving no wits in anyone burning with longing.

So none of its complaints to the suffering heart remained.

تطارح في دوح الأراك هديلها

تطارح في دوح الأراك هديلها

وتشكو صبابات تهيج بها صبا

وتشكو صبابات تهيج بها صبا

They exchange their cooing among the spreading arak trees,

It whispers in the bosom of meadows its murmur,

And lament passions that stir yearning within them.

And complains of the zephyrs that stir it at dawn.

ترجع ألحاناً بأفنان قضبها

ترجع ألحاناً بأفنان قضبها

فتحكى دموع العين في سحها السحبا

فتحكى دموع العين في سحها السحبا

They trill melodies among its branching boughs,

It returns melodies in the rhythms of its twigs,

So the eye's tears, in their downpour, resemble clouds.

Relating the tears of the eye in its drifting clouds.

وهبّت بعرف الزهر ريح بليلةٌ

وهبّت بعرف الزهر ريح بليلةٌ

فمرّت وقد أحيا تنشقها الغلبا

فمرّت وقد أحيا تنشقها الغلبا

A moist breeze blew with the fragrance of blossoms,

A night breeze blew in the flower bed,

And passed, its inhalation reviving the dense groves.

Passing by, bursting through its thickness.

وجرّت على الأكام أذيال بردها

وجرّت على الأكام أذيال بردها

فأرج طيباً نفحها الأفق والتربا

فأرج طيباً نفحها الأفق والتربا

It trailed the hems of its cloak over the hills,

It dragged its train on the dunes,

Its breath filling the horizon and the soil with fragrance.

Its cool breath perfumed the horizon and the soil.

فقلنا شذى ذكر النبي سرت به

فقلنا شذى ذكر النبي سرت به

وإلا فما هذا الذكاء الذي هبا

وإلا فما هذا الذكاء الذي هبا

So we said: It has carried the fragrance of remembrance of the Prophet;

We said: The scent of the Prophet has passed through it,

Otherwise, what is this heady scent that has wafted forth?

Else, what is this alertness that blew in it?

نبيّ كريم جل قدر علائهِ

نبيّ كريم جل قدر علائهِ

وفاق كما لأمجده العجم والعربا

وفاق كما لأمجده العجم والعربا

A noble Prophet, whose lofty rank is sublime,

A noble prophet, exalted is his value,

And he surpassed non-Arabs and Arabs [unclear phrase: 'as, to extol him'].

His glory surpassed, as the non-Arabs and Arabs vie to eulogize him.

له الشمس والأقمار تعنو مهابة

له الشمس والأقمار تعنو مهابة

ولم لا وذاك النور قد خرّق الحجبا

ولم لا وذاك النور قد خرّق الحجبا

Before him the sun and moons bow in awe,

The sun and moons yield to his awe,

And why not, when that light has torn through the veils?

Why not, as that light rent veils apart?

لقد عطر الآفاق عرف ثنائه

لقد عطر الآفاق عرف ثنائه

كما طبقت آياته الشرق والغربا

كما طبقت آياته الشرق والغربا

The scent of praise for him has indeed perfumed the horizons,

The fragrance of his praise has scented the horizons,

Just as his signs have encompassed the East and the West.

As his signs enveloped East and West alike.

على كل ذي مجد وفخر وسؤدد

على كل ذي مجد وفخر وسؤدد

بما حازه من مكرمات العلا أربى

بما حازه من مكرمات العلا أربى

Above everyone endowed with glory, pride, and eminence,

To every possessor of glory, pride, and high rank,

He excelled through the lofty virtues he attained.

For what he attained of noble virtues he is most worthy.

نفوس ذوى الألباب تاهت بحبه

نفوس ذوى الألباب تاهت بحبه

فهامت به شوقاً ودانت له حبّا

فهامت به شوقاً ودانت له حبّا

The souls of those endowed with understanding were entranced by his love,

The souls of the wise were perplexed with love of him,

Enraptured with longing for him, they submitted to him in love.

So they became passionate for him and submissive in their love.

له البشر طبع والسماح سجية

له البشر طبع والسماح سجية

وقاصده يلقى البشاشة والرحبا

وقاصده يلقى البشاشة والرحبا

Cheerfulness is his nature, and generosity his disposition,

He is naturally kind and generous,

And whoever seeks him meets cheerfulness and a warm welcome.

Whoever meets him finds affability and vastness.

نزلنا بقرب الهاشمي محمد

نزلنا بقرب الهاشمي محمد

فنلنا به من ربنا القرب والعتبى

فنلنا به من ربنا القرب والعتبى

We lodged near the Hashimite Muhammad,

We alighted near the Hashimite Muhammad,

And through him gained nearness and favor from our Lord.

So through him we attained nearness and favor from our Lord.

سما مجده الأسمى على كل مرسل

سما مجده الأسمى على كل مرسل

فلاشك في علياه كلا ولا ريبا

فلاشك في علياه كلا ولا ريبا

His supreme glory rose above every messenger,

His supreme glory transcended every messenger,

So there is no doubt about his exalted rank—certainly none, nor any misgiving.

Without doubt or suspicion in his supremacy.

لقد شفّنى شوق إليه مبرح

لقد شفّنى شوق إليه مبرح

فلله دمع فوق خدى همى سكبا

فلله دمع فوق خدى همى سكبا

A tormenting longing for him has indeed worn me thin;

Yearning for him cured me, euphoric,

By God, what tears streamed down my cheek in torrents!

So for God, my tears poured down my cheeks in my fervor.

على عهودٌ للمطايا وثيقةٌ

على عهودٌ للمطايا وثيقةٌ

إذا أوردتني ذلك المورد العذبا

إذا أوردتني ذلك المورد العذبا

I owe the riding camels binding pledges:

With firm covenants to the riding-beasts,

When they bring me to that sweet watering place,

If they should lead me to that sweet halt.

أقبّل أخفاقا لها ومناسماً

أقبّل أخفاقا لها ومناسماً

وأبدلها من جدب عيشتها خصبا

وأبدلها من جدب عيشتها خصبا

I will kiss their hoof-pads and toe-tips,

I will kiss their cheekbones and their resting places,

And replace the barrenness of their life with abundance.

And replace their barren livelihood with fertility.

فيا نسمة الأسحار من نحو أرضهم

فيا نسمة الأسحار من نحو أرضهم

فؤادي من تلقاك يستروح الأنبا

فؤادي من تلقاك يستروح الأنبا

O predawn breeze from the direction of their land,

O morning breeze, from the direction of their lands,

My heart, upon meeting you, seeks solace in the tidings.

My heart is refreshed and vitalized by your tidings.

عسى نفحات البشر من أرض طيبة

عسى نفحات البشر من أرض طيبة

ستجبر قلبا قسمته النوى نهبا

ستجبر قلبا قسمته النوى نهبا

Perhaps wafts of gladness from the land of Taybah

Perhaps the good tidings of mankind from a blessed land

Will mend a heart that separation has parceled out as plunder.

Will mend a heart torn apart by separation's plunder.

ففى ظل مغناهم غناء نفوسنا

ففى ظل مغناهم غناء نفوسنا

وفى حيهم تحيى نفوس ذوت جدبا

وفى حيهم تحيى نفوس ذوت جدبا

For in the shade of their abode lies our souls' fulfillment,

In the shade of their love our souls find song,

And in their encampment, souls withered by drought revive.

And in their neighborhood revive souls dried of sap.

وكل عليل سلمه فرط بعده

وكل عليل سلمه فرط بعده

فمن ساحة الأحباب يلتمس الطبا

فمن ساحة الأحباب يلتمس الطبا

And every sufferer left helpless by his great distance

Every ailing soul they restored beyond hope

Then seeks healing from the courtyard of the beloved ones.

Seeks a cure in the field of loved ones.

وإني على عهدى وحبى لم يزل

وإني على عهدى وحبى لم يزل

لساني بأمداحي وشكرى لهم رطبا

لساني بأمداحي وشكرى لهم رطبا

And I hold to my pledge and my love; still

My covenant and love for them remains,

My tongue is moist with my praises and thanks to them.

My tongue moist with my praise and thanks to them.

عليهم سلام الله ما حنّ شيقٌ

عليهم سلام الله ما حنّ شيقٌ

إليهم وحثّ السير واستنجد الركبا

إليهم وحثّ السير واستنجد الركبا

Upon them be God's peace, as long as a longing lover yearns

Upon them, God's peace, for as long as the lovesick

For them, hastens his journey, and seeks the caravan's aid.

Yearn for them, spur on the journey, and seek the company of riders.