1. شت أن معين مبارك

    بعد وقفة ان كبيرا

    A blessed, flowing rain,

    after a long pause.

  2. قد رحم رب ودارك

    إلى أهل ذا الجزيرا

    The Lord has shown mercy and brought relief

    to the people of this peninsula.

  3. ما لهذا الخير قيما

    غير شكر الرب الأوحد

    This blessing has no price

    but gratitude to the One Lord.

  4. إنّه أكبر غنيما

    فوجب يشكر ويحمد

    It is the greatest gain,

    so He must be thanked and praised.

  5. قد أفاض نعم عميما

    بش يمجّد ويوحّد

    He has poured forth blessings far and wide,

    that He may be glorified and proclaimed One.

  6. جلّ ربّي وتبارك

    ما العيون إلا قريرا

    Exalted and blessed is my Lord;

    the eyes know only delight.

  7. من قرا سورة تبارك

    قد فهم هذا السريرا

    Whoever reads the surah 'Tabarak'

    has understood this inner secret.

  8. كلّ شي بالرحم يظهر

    وبها هوّت وجود

    Everything appears through mercy,

    and through it, existence comes to be.

  9. بجميع الكون مظهر

    لكرام ولجود

    Throughout the universe is a manifestation

    of generosity and munificence.

  10. ولذا تسبيح يشهر

    ولذا هوّت سجود

    For this, glorification is proclaimed,

    and for this there is prostration.

  11. يا فلك ماه مدارك

    ونجومك المنيرا

    O celestial sphere, what is your circling,

    and what are your shining stars,

  12. إلّ تطلب ان تدارك

    بجرى شمس الظهيرا

    but a quest to catch,

    by the course of the midday sun,

  13. من جمال الحضر لمحا

    وعليها أنت تحلّق

    a glimpse of the beauty of the Presence,

    above which you circle?

  14. وكمي استنشقت نفحا

    فالنجوم ترعد وتخفق

    And how often you have inhaled a fragrant breath!

    So the stars tremble and flutter.

  15. والوجود كل كصفحا

    بقلام القدر يمشق

    And all existence is like a page,

    inscribed by the pens of destiny.

  16. ريت زهرك ونوارك

    ونجومك الكثيرا

    I have seen your blossoms and your flowers,

    and your many stars,

  17. وشموسك وقمارك

    ما هيت إلا معيرا

    and your suns and your moons:

    they are only on loan.

  18. رب يسعد الخليفا

    فالغني مولاه يفنيه

    May the Lord prosper the caliph;

    for the All-Sufficient, his Lord, annihilates him.

  19. الغني باللّه صيفا

    هي تسمّيه هي تكنّيه

    'Al-Ghani bi-llah' is an epithet:

    it names him; it gives him his byname.

  20. من أرى ذات الشريفا

    قد فهم سر ومعنيه

    Whoever has seen the noble person

    has understood a secret and its meaning.

  21. بسط اللّه في افتدارك

    بذك الذات الشهيرا

    God has enlarged your power

    through that renowned person.

  22. فالجزير الكل دارك

    وإليك هيت مشيرا

    So the whole peninsula is your abode,

    and it points toward you.

  23. أش يقول مولاي عبدك

    وكمالك لسّ يلحق

    What can your servant say, my lord,

    when your perfection cannot be matched?

  24. بالكرم عقدت بندك

    وبريح الجود يشرشق

    With generosity you have fastened your banner,

    and it flutters in the wind of munificence.

  25. كف حمل الري جدك

    والرسول جيش بشرق

    How your forefather carried the banner,

    while the Messenger mustered troops in the east!

  26. من ل فخر كافتخارك

    بمآثرك الأثيرا

    Who has glory like your glory,

    through your treasured noble deeds,

  27. وجهادك وابتدارك

    القلوب به مستنيرا

    and your jihad and your swift initiative?

    Through it, hearts are illumined.