حَفيدَ وليِّ اللهِ ذي الرُّتْبَةِ العُلْيا

حَفيدَ وليِّ اللهِ ذي الرُّتْبَةِ العُلْيا

ومَنْ نالَ في الأخْرى السُّمُوَّ وفي الدُنْيا

ومَنْ نالَ في الأخْرى السُّمُوَّ وفي الدُنْيا

O grandson of God's saint of the highest rank,

O grandson of the Supreme Saint

and of him who attained eminence in the hereafter and in this world,

And the one granted glory in the hereafter and dignity in this life

أعَدْتَ ليَ الأيّامَ سهْلاً ومرْحَبا

أعَدْتَ ليَ الأيّامَ سهْلاً ومرْحَبا

وأحيَيْتَ أُنْسي بعْدَما ماتَ يا يَحْيَى

وأحيَيْتَ أُنْسي بعْدَما ماتَ يا يَحْيَى

you restored my days to ease and welcome,

You made my days easy and welcoming

and revived my solace after it had died, O Yahya.

And revived my companionship after it had died, O Yahya

وما كُنْتُ إلاّ ظامِئاً لكَ ضاحِيا

وما كُنْتُ إلاّ ظامِئاً لكَ ضاحِيا

فأنْشأتَ لي ظِلاًّ وأعْذَبْتَ لي سُقْيا

فأنْشأتَ لي ظِلاًّ وأعْذَبْتَ لي سُقْيا

And I was but thirsty for you, exposed to the sun;

I was nothing but thirsty for you, seeking shade

so you created shade for me and made my drink sweet.

So you provided me shade and quenched my thirst

وسوّغْتَ لي الفضلَ الذي أنتَ أهْلُهُ

وسوّغْتَ لي الفضلَ الذي أنتَ أهْلُهُ

ولمْ تُبْقِ في التّسْويغِ شرْطاً ولا ثُنْيا

ولمْ تُبْقِ في التّسْويغِ شرْطاً ولا ثُنْيا

And you granted me the bounty that befits you,

You made virtuous what you deserve

leaving neither condition nor exception in your grant.

Without keeping any conditions or hesitation

إذا ما أجَلْتُ الفِكْرَ في فضْلِكَ الّذي

إذا ما أجَلْتُ الفِكْرَ في فضْلِكَ الّذي

يُسَلَّمُ فيهِ للّسانِ إذا أعْيَ

يُسَلَّمُ فيهِ للّسانِ إذا أعْيَ

Whenever I turn my thoughts to your bounty, before which

Whenever I reflect on your virtue

the tongue is excused when it falls short,

That the tongue surrenders to when exhausted

أقولُ سَقَى بادِيسَ مُنْسَجِمُ الحَيا

أقولُ سَقَى بادِيسَ مُنْسَجِمُ الحَيا

وأوْسَعَ رَعْيُ اللهِ أرْجاءَها رَعْيا

وأوْسَعَ رَعْيُ اللهِ أرْجاءَها رَعْيا

I say: may pouring rain water Badis,

I say you quenched the thirst of Badis aligned in life

and may God's care lavish protection on her reaches;

And God's pasture expanded its breadth with pasture

وحاكَتْ لَها كفُّ السّحائِبِ حُلّةً

وحاكَتْ لَها كفُّ السّحائِبِ حُلّةً

تَرى مُذْهَبَ النّوّارِ في جِيدِها حَلْيا

تَرى مُذْهَبَ النّوّارِ في جِيدِها حَلْيا

and may the hand of the clouds weave her a robe—

The palm of the clouds wove it a dress

you see the blossoms' gold as jewels around her neck.

You see the splendor of light on its neck as jewelry

لمَعْنَى أبي يَعْقوبَ رهْنُ ضَريحِهِ

لمَعْنَى أبي يَعْقوبَ رهْنُ ضَريحِهِ

يحِنُّ لأهْلِ اللّهِ أنْ تُعْمِلَ السّعْيا

يحِنُّ لأهْلِ اللّهِ أنْ تُعْمِلَ السّعْيا

For the spirit of Abu Yaqub, captive in his tomb,

For the meaning of my father Ya'qub held captive in his shrine

yearns for God's people, for you to exert yourself in seeking:

The righteous yearn to put in the effort

غِياثُ مَنِ اسْتَعْدى ونُورُ مَنِ اهْتَدى

غِياثُ مَنِ اسْتَعْدى ونُورُ مَنِ اهْتَدى

ومَلْجَأَ مَنْ أدّتْهُ داهِيَةً دَهْيا

ومَلْجَأَ مَنْ أدّتْهُ داهِيَةً دَهْيا

a succor to whoever seeks redress, and a light to whoever finds guidance,

The rescue of those transgressed and the light of those guided

and a refuge for anyone brought low by a dire calamity.

And the refuge of those led astray, wandering

جعَلْتُكَ يا يَحْيَى إليْهِ وَسيلَةً

جعَلْتُكَ يا يَحْيَى إليْهِ وَسيلَةً

علَيْها اعْتِمادِي في المَماتِ وفي المَحْيا

علَيْها اعْتِمادِي في المَماتِ وفي المَحْيا

I have made you, O Yahya, a means of approach to him,

I made you, O Yahya, a means to Him

on which I rely in death and in life.

On it is my reliance in death and in life