هُنِّئْتَ يا مَوْلى الوَرى مَقْدَما

هُنِّئْتَ يا مَوْلى الوَرى مَقْدَما

أطْلَعْتَ للسّعدِ بهِ أنجُما

أطْلَعْتَ للسّعدِ بهِ أنجُما

Congratulations on your arrival, O lord of humankind;

You are welcomed, O Master of all,

through it you have made stars of good fortune rise.

You have risen like lucky stars.

حَلَلْتَ من مالَقَةٍ مَنزِلاً

حَلَلْتَ من مالَقَةٍ مَنزِلاً

زاحَمَ في العَلياءِ شهْبَ السّما

زاحَمَ في العَلياءِ شهْبَ السّما

You alighted in a dwelling in Málaga

You have come from Malaga and settled,

that rivaled heaven's bright stars in loftiness.

Competing with the stars in the highest heaven.

يسرَحُ منهُ الطّرْفُ في مَربَعٍ

يسرَحُ منهُ الطّرْفُ في مَربَعٍ

يُقيّدُ المُنْجِدَ والمُتْهِما

يُقيّدُ المُنْجِدَ والمُتْهِما

From it the gaze roams over a spring meadow

Eyes roam freely in its squares,

that holds highland and lowland travelers captive.

Imprisoning the complainer and the skeptic.

تسابَقَ الأعْلامُ من أهْلِها

تسابَقَ الأعْلامُ من أهْلِها

ليَلبِسوا ثوْبَ العُلَى مُعْلَما

ليَلبِسوا ثوْبَ العُلَى مُعْلَما

The notables among its people raced one another

The flags of its people raced,

to don the adorned robe of eminence.

To wear the dress of highness proudly.

قالوا وقد وافيت لله ما

قالوا وقد وافيت لله ما

أشفقَ مولانا وما أرحما

أشفقَ مولانا وما أرحما

When you arrived, they said: “By God, how

They said, as you have fulfilled what is for God,

compassionate our lord is, and how merciful!”

Our Master was merciful and compassionate.

هذا صَباحُ الهَدْيِ حيّاكُمُ

هذا صَباحُ الهَدْيِ حيّاكُمُ

هيْهاتَ جلَّ الصُبْحُ أن يكْتَما

هيْهاتَ جلَّ الصُبْحُ أن يكْتَما

This dawn of guidance has greeted you;

This is the dawn of guidance, we congratulate you,

impossible! The dawn is too glorious to be concealed.

Far be it, the dawn cannot conceal it.

هَذا المَقامُ اليوسُفيُّ الذي

هَذا المَقامُ اليوسُفيُّ الذي

للهِ ما أعْلى وما أعْلَما

للهِ ما أعْلى وما أعْلَما

This is the Yusufian station, which—

This is the Joseph-like station,

by God—is so exalted and so learned!

What an elevation and splendor it has!

تكُفُّ كفَّ الظلمِ أحْكامُهُ

تكُفُّ كفَّ الظلمِ أحْكامُهُ

وهَدْيُهُ يجْلو الدُجى المُظْلِما

وهَدْيُهُ يجْلو الدُجى المُظْلِما

Its rulings restrain the hand of oppression,

Its rulings curb the hand of injustice,

and its guidance dispels the pitch-dark night.

And its guidance dispels the deep darkness.

مدَدْتَ للتّقْبيلِ كفّاً ومِن

مدَدْتَ للتّقْبيلِ كفّاً ومِن

قبْلُ غَمامُ الأفْقِ لَيْلاً هَمى

قبْلُ غَمامُ الأفْقِ لَيْلاً هَمى

You extended a hand for kissing; and

You have extended a hand for kissing,

earlier, the horizon's clouds had poured rain by night.

While the horizon's clouds have gathered at night.

فحارَتِ الأذهانُ في شأنِها

فحارَتِ الأذهانُ في شأنِها

لمْ تَدرِ ما صَوْبُ الحَيا منهُما

لمْ تَدرِ ما صَوْبُ الحَيا منهُما

So minds were bewildered about its nature,

So the minds were confused,

unable to tell which of the two was the shower of rain.

Not knowing which direction life would take.

تحْسِبُهُمْ في حين تَقْبيلِها

تحْسِبُهُمْ في حين تَقْبيلِها

قَطاً على مَوْرِدِها حُوّما

قَطاً على مَوْرِدِها حُوّما

As they kissed it, you would think them

When kissing your hand, they think

sandgrouse circling over their watering place.

They are like cats at their watering hole.

ثمّ انثَنوْا بعدَ الثناءِ الذي

ثمّ انثَنوْا بعدَ الثناءِ الذي

تَلوْا لديكَ ذِكْرَهُ المُحْكَما

تَلوْا لديكَ ذِكْرَهُ المُحْكَما

Then they withdrew, after the praise that

Then they withdrew after the praise,

they recited before you in well-wrought words.

Reciting its mention, preserved before you.

عودةُ مَولايَ لأوطانِهِمْ

عودةُ مَولايَ لأوطانِهِمْ

قد جَعلوهُ العِيدَ والمَوْسِما

قد جَعلوهُ العِيدَ والمَوْسِما

My lord's return to their homelands—

The return of my Master to his homelands,

they have made it a feast day and a festival.

They have made it a feast and season.

ما جبَلُ الفتْحِ ومَن أهْلُهُ

ما جبَلُ الفتْحِ ومَن أهْلُهُ

إذْ أصبَحوا قدْ كَفَروا الأنعُما

إذْ أصبَحوا قدْ كَفَروا الأنعُما

What is Mount al-Fath, and who are its people,

What is the nature of the people of victory,

since they have grown ungrateful for the blessings?

When they have shown ingratitude for blessings!

كأن بهِمْ والرّوْعُ في أرضِهمْ

كأن بهِمْ والرّوْعُ في أرضِهمْ

يأبَى لشَمْلِ الأمْنِ أنْ يُنْظَما

يأبَى لشَمْلِ الأمْنِ أنْ يُنْظَما

I can almost see them: terror in their land

As if there is fear in their land,

refuses to let the bonds of peace be knit together.

Refusing the order of security.

كأنْ بهِمْ قدْ عادَ مُرْتابُهمْ

كأنْ بهِمْ قدْ عادَ مُرْتابُهمْ

مُغْرىً بما أوْلَيْتَهُ مُغْرَما

مُغْرىً بما أوْلَيْتَهُ مُغْرَما

I can almost see them: their doubter has become

As if their doubter has returned,

captivated by what you bestowed on him, enamored,

Enticed by what you have given, ungrateful.

مؤمّلاً منك لنصْرِ الهُدَى

مؤمّلاً منك لنصْرِ الهُدَى

مولىً هُماماً باذِلاً مُنْعِما

مولىً هُماماً باذِلاً مُنْعِما

hoping to find in you, for guidance's triumph,

Hoping from you for the victory of guidance,

a valiant lord, generous and bountiful.

A noble Master, bestower of gifts.

أيْنَ التُقى والعَدْلُ والفضلُ من

أيْنَ التُقى والعَدْلُ والفضلُ من

قوْمٍ غَدا الجَور لهُمْ مِيسَما

قوْمٍ غَدا الجَور لهُمْ مِيسَما

Where are piety, justice, and virtue among

Where are piety, justice and grace from a people,

a people for whom oppression has become a brand?

For whom injustice has become a tradition!

وسوفَ يكبُو منهُمُ كُلُّ مَنْ

وسوفَ يكبُو منهُمُ كُلُّ مَنْ

أجْرى جيادَ البَغي أو أجْرَما

أجْرى جيادَ البَغي أو أجْرَما

And every one of them will stumble who

And soon each one of them will fall,

set the steeds of aggression racing, or committed crimes.

Who drove the steeds of transgression or sinned.

كأن بمَولايَ الهُمامِ الرّضَى

كأن بمَولايَ الهُمامِ الرّضَى

في مَجْمَعِ البحْرَيْنِ قد حُكِّما

في مَجْمَعِ البحْرَيْنِ قد حُكِّما

I can almost see my valiant, esteemed lord

As if my noble Master's pleasure,

already granted authority at the meeting of the two seas.

Has been made an arbitrator between two seas.

كأن بمَولايَ إمامِ الهُدى

كأن بمَولايَ إمامِ الهُدى

للدّين يعْلي عندهُ مَعْلَما

للدّين يعْلي عندهُ مَعْلَما

I can almost see my lord, the imam of guidance,

As if my Master, Imam of guidance,

raising beside it a landmark for the faith.

Has made uprightness a flag for the religion.

وكُلّ كَفّارٍ عنيدٍ لَدى

وكُلّ كَفّارٍ عنيدٍ لَدى

مَغنى الجهادِ قد غَدا مغْنَما

مَغنى الجهادِ قد غَدا مغْنَما

And every stubborn unbeliever in

And every stubborn unbeliever,

the field of jihad has become plunder.

Has become war booty at the hands of the holy warriors.

مولايَ مدحُ العَبْدِ قِدْماً إلى

مولايَ مدحُ العَبْدِ قِدْماً إلى

نيْلِ مُناهُ لمْ يزَلْ سُلَّما

نيْلِ مُناهُ لمْ يزَلْ سُلَّما

My lord, your servant's praise, long aimed at

My Master, the praise of a servant stepping

attaining his hopes, has ever been a ladder.

Towards attaining his wishes has always been a ladder.

يا آيةً مذْ أطْلِعَت قد جَلَتْ

يا آيةً مذْ أطْلِعَت قد جَلَتْ

بالعَدلِ أمْراً لمْ يَزل مُبْهَما

بالعَدلِ أمْراً لمْ يَزل مُبْهَما

O sign that, since it was made to rise, has made clear

O sign, since you have risen, justice

through justice a matter that had long been obscure.

Has clarified what was ambiguous.

يا رَحْمةً من كُلّ ما أتّقِي

يا رَحْمةً من كُلّ ما أتّقِي

جعلتُها كهْفاً ومُسْتَعْصَما

جعلتُها كهْفاً ومُسْتَعْصَما

O mercy that, against all I fear,

O mercy, I have made it a refuge,

I have made a sheltering cave and a sanctuary;

From all that I fear, and fortified.

يا نعمةً سُمِّيتُ مَمْلوكَها

يا نعمةً سُمِّيتُ مَمْلوكَها

قَدْري بِها بيْن البرايا سَما

قَدْري بِها بيْن البرايا سَما

O blessing whose bondsman I have been called,

O blessing, I have called myself its slave,

through you my rank among humankind has risen.

My fate among mankind became elevated.

ها أنا كالعِيسِ وقد حُمِّلَتْ

ها أنا كالعِيسِ وقد حُمِّلَتْ

عذْبَ الوُرودِ وهْيَ تشكُو الظّما

عذْبَ الوُرودِ وهْيَ تشكُو الظّما

Behold, I am like pale camels that have been laden

The fresh roses complaining of thirst.

with sweet drinking water, though they complain of thirst.

Your care over the servant is shade, and without you

جاهُكَ فوقَ العبْدِ ظِلٌّ ومِنْ

جاهُكَ فوقَ العبْدِ ظِلٌّ ومِنْ

بُعْدِكَ جمرُ الوَجْدِ قد أُضْرِما

بُعْدِكَ جمرُ الوَجْدِ قد أُضْرِما

Your prestige is a shade over your servant; and

The embers of passion have been ignited.

because you are far away, longing's embers have been kindled.

You remain, and victory as you will,

لا زِلْتَ والنّصرُ كما ترْتَضي

لا زِلْتَ والنّصرُ كما ترْتَضي

يحُلُّ من بابِكَ أعْلَى حِمَى

يحُلُّ من بابِكَ أعْلَى حِمَى

May you ever endure, while victory, as you desire,

Comes from your door, protecting the sanctuary.

dwells in the loftiest protected precinct at your gate.

For you is the prayer of victory and honor,

بالنّصْرِ والعزّ لكُمْ قد دَعا

بالنّصْرِ والعزّ لكُمْ قد دَعا

مَن طافَ بالبَيْتِ ومَنْ أحْرَما

مَن طافَ بالبَيْتِ ومَنْ أحْرَما

Prayers for your victory and glory have been offered

By one who circumambulated the House or entered Ihram.

by those who circled the House and those who entered ihram.