مرّتْ برَبْعي للنّدى غادِيَهْ

مرّتْ برَبْعي للنّدى غادِيَهْ

رائِحَةً بأفْقِهِ غادِيَهْ

رائِحَةً بأفْقِهِ غادِيَهْ

A morning cloud of bounty passed my dwelling,

She passed by my dwellings heading for the dew,

traveling across its horizon at evening and dawn.

Her fragrance traversing the horizon.

فأشْبَهَتْ زَهْرَ الرُبى نفْحةً

فأشْبَهَتْ زَهْرَ الرُبى نفْحةً

وأخْجَلَتْ زُهْرَ العُلى بادِيَهْ

وأخْجَلَتْ زُهْرَ العُلى بادِيَهْ

So she resembled the flowers of the hills in fragrance,

She resembled the scent of flowers in her breeze,

and, appearing, put the bright stars on high to shame.

And shamed the blossoms of oleander in bloom.

حسْناءُ أبْداها وليُّ الهُدَى

حسْناءُ أبْداها وليُّ الهُدَى

فأصبَحَتْ لنهجِه هادِيَهْ

فأصبَحَتْ لنهجِه هادِيَهْ

A beauty revealed by the guardian of guidance,

The beautiful one revealed her brilliance, and the guide to righteousness,

she thus became a guide to his path.

So she became a leader on his path.

حمائِمُ الفِكْرِ لدى روْضِها

حمائِمُ الفِكْرِ لدى روْضِها

بمَدْحِهِ أو حَمْدِهِ شادِيَهْ

بمَدْحِهِ أو حَمْدِهِ شادِيَهْ

The doves of thought in her garden

The doves of thought in her garden

sing his praises or laud him,

Sing his praises and gratitude.

صادِحةٌ بهِ وإنْ لم تزَلْ

صادِحةٌ بهِ وإنْ لم تزَلْ

للورْدِ في مشْرَعِها صاديَهْ

للورْدِ في مشْرَعِها صاديَهْ

warbling of him, though they remain

She proclaims it though she continues

thirsty for a draught at her watering place.

To incline toward roses in their meadows.

يقْفو بنو الآدابِ آثارَها

يقْفو بنو الآدابِ آثارَها

ما الرَّكْبُ إلا تابِعٌ حادِيَهْ

ما الرَّكْبُ إلا تابِعٌ حادِيَهْ

The men of letters follow her footsteps;

The cultured generation follows her traces,

the caravan merely follows its camel-driver.

As the caravan is but a steadfast follower.

هذا هوَ النّظْمُ الذي قصّروا

هذا هوَ النّظْمُ الذي قصّروا

عنهُ ولمّا يَقطعوا وادِيهْ

عنهُ ولمّا يَقطعوا وادِيهْ

This is the verse they have fallen short

This is the prose which they fell short of,

of, and they have not yet crossed its valley.

And never managed to cross its valley.

حسودُها التقْصيرُ نادَى بِه

حسودُها التقْصيرُ نادَى بِه

ولَوْ غَدا يدْعو لها نادِيَهْ

ولَوْ غَدا يدْعو لها نادِيَهْ

Her envier was exposed by his shortcomings,

Those envious of her, their shortcoming proclaimed it,

even if he began summoning his assembly on her behalf.

Even if they pretend to call out her callers.

أوْدَتْ بهِ وأظْهَرَتْ وُدَّنا

أوْدَتْ بهِ وأظْهَرَتْ وُدَّنا

عادلةً في حُكْمِها عادِيَهْ

عادلةً في حُكْمِها عادِيَهْ

She brought him to ruin and revealed our affection,

She wished it and revealed our affection,

just in her judgment, yet assailing him.

Judging with justice, well-mannered.

أتى بها الشيخُ المُفيدُ الذي

أتى بها الشيخُ المُفيدُ الذي

نُفوسُنا لنَفسِه فاديَهْ

نُفوسُنا لنَفسِه فاديَهْ

She was brought by the helpful shaykh, whose

It was brought by the beneficial Sheikh,

soul our souls would ransom.

Whose spirit ransomed our own.

ضمّنَها مَعنى هَنائِي بما

ضمّنَها مَعنى هَنائِي بما

بهِ أقامَ الدّهْرُ مُنآدِيَهْ

بهِ أقامَ الدّهْرُ مُنآدِيَهْ

He included in her a message of congratulation to me for that

He imbued it with a gentle meaning, by which

by which Time straightened my bent fortunes,

Existence established its announcers.

وما بهِ النّاصِرُ موْلايَ قدْ

وما بهِ النّاصِرُ موْلايَ قدْ

أبْدى على الأيّامِ إنْجادِيَهْ

أبْدى على الأيّامِ إنْجادِيَهْ

and for that through which al-Nasir, my lord, has

By it the supporter, my Master, revealed

shown his aid to me against the days.

Over the days his strong resolution.