عنْ بابِ والِدِكَ الرِّضى لا أبْرَحُ

عنْ بابِ والِدِكَ الرِّضى لا أبْرَحُ

يأسُو الزّمانُ لأجلِها أو يَجْرَحُ

يأسُو الزّمانُ لأجلِها أو يَجْرَحُ

I will not leave the door of your esteemed father,

I will not stop seeking your father's approval

whether time heals for its sake or wounds.

Though time brings despair or wounds

ضُرِبَتْ خِيامي في حِماهُ فَصِبْيَتي

ضُرِبَتْ خِيامي في حِماهُ فَصِبْيَتي

تَرْعى الجَميمَ بهِ وبَهيمي تَسْرَحُ

تَرْعى الجَميمَ بهِ وبَهيمي تَسْرَحُ

My tents have been pitched in his sanctuary; so my children

My tents were struck in its protection, while

graze on lush herbage there, and my beasts roam freely.

My lambs and cattle graze by it at ease

حتّى يُراعَي وجْهُهُ في وِجْهَتي

حتّى يُراعَي وجْهُهُ في وِجْهَتي

بعِنايةٍ تَشْفي الصّدورَ وتَشْرَحُ

بعِنايةٍ تَشْفي الصّدورَ وتَشْرَحُ

Until his honor is respected in my quest,

Until I look upon his face through my own

with care that heals hearts and sets them at ease.

With care that heals hearts and sets them free

أيَسوغُ عنْ مَثْواهُ سَيْريَ خائِباً

أيَسوغُ عنْ مَثْواهُ سَيْريَ خائِباً

ومَنابِرُ الدّنْيا بذِكْراكَ تَصْدَحُ

ومَنابِرُ الدّنْيا بذِكْراكَ تَصْدَحُ

Is it right for me to leave his dwelling disappointed,

Can I rightly journey from his abode in vain

while the world's pulpits ring with mention of you?

While pulpits echo with your name aloud

أنا في حِماهُ وأنتَ أبْصَرُ بالذي

أنا في حِماهُ وأنتَ أبْصَرُ بالذي

يُرْضيهِ منْكَ فوَزْنُ عَقْلِك أرْجَحُ

يُرْضيهِ منْكَ فوَزْنُ عَقْلِك أرْجَحُ

I am in his sanctuary, and you know better what

I dwell in its protection as you see best

would please him on your part, for your judgment carries greater weight.

What pleases him, your wisdom outweighs mine

في مِثْلِها سَيْفُ الحميّةِ يُنْتَضى

في مِثْلِها سَيْفُ الحميّةِ يُنْتَضى

في مِثلِها زَنْدُ الحَفيظةِ يُقْدَحُ

في مِثلِها زَنْدُ الحَفيظةِ يُقْدَحُ

In such a case, the sword of protective zeal is unsheathed;

In it the sword of zeal is unsheathed

in such a case, the fire-stick of indignation is struck.

In it the flints of vigilance are struck

وعسى الذي بدأ الجَميلَ يُعيدُهُ

وعسى الذي بدأ الجَميلَ يُعيدُهُ

وعسى الذي سدّ المَذاهِبَ يَفْتَحُ

وعسى الذي سدّ المَذاهِبَ يَفْتَحُ

And may he who first showed kindness repeat it;

And He who began this grace may restore it

and may he who blocked the paths open them.

And He who closed the paths may open them