أهلاwelcome بعَوْدِكَupon your return سيدَmaster of الأزمانthe ages
أهلا بعَوْدِكَ سيدَ الأزمان
ياO مسرحَstage of الصلواتِprayers والقرآنand the Qur'an
يا مسرحَ الصلواتِ والقرآن
Welcome back, master of the ages,
Welcome back, O master of times!
O stage of prayers and the Qur'an.
O stage of prayers and the Quran.
أقبلتَyou came فانتفضتْand so stirred صحاريthe deserts of وحشتيmy loneliness
أقبلتَ فانتفضتْ صحاري وحشتي
وشداand sang لغيثكَto your rain خافقيmy beating heart ولسانيand my tongue
وشدا لغيثكَ خافقي ولساني
You came, and the deserts of my loneliness stirred,
You have arrived, so my barren wilds shook,
And my beating heart and tongue sang to your rain.
and my heart and tongue plead for your bounty.
رمضانُRamadan فيin كفيكَyour palms أعذبُthe sweetest شَربةٍdraught
رمضانُ في كفيكَ أعذبُ شَربةٍ
تاقتْyearned إليهاfor it مهجةُthe soul of الظمآنِthe thirsty one
تاقتْ إليها مهجةُ الظمآنِ
Ramadan, in your palms lies the sweetest draught,
Ramadan, in your hands is the sweetest drink,
For which the thirsty one's soul has yearned.
that the insides of the thirsty long for.
ياO رحمةَmercy of الرحمنِthe Most Merciful ياO ألقَradiance of التُّقىpiety
يا رحمةَ الرحمنِ يا ألقَ التُّقى
أقبِلْcome لتشعلَto kindle جذوةَthe ember of الإيمانfaith
أقبِلْ لتشعلَ جذوةَ الإيمان
O mercy of the Most Merciful, O radiance of piety,
O mercy of the Merciful, O most pious of the pious,
Come, to kindle the ember of faith.
come, so you can ignite the embers of faith.
فلطالماfor so long غَلبَتْprevailed عليناover us شِقْوةٌwretchedness
فلطالما غَلبَتْ علينا شِقْوةٌ
واسترسلتْand continued مَعزُوفةُthe melody of الشيطانِSatan
واسترسلتْ مَعزُوفةُ الشيطانِ
For so long, wretchedness has overpowered us,
For so long, misfortune had power over us,
And Satan's melody has played on.
and the accursed devil roamed freely.
انشرspread ضياءكَyour light ياO أميرَprince of شهورناour months
انشر ضياءكَ يا أميرَ شهورنا
وامسحْand wipe away بجودِكَwith your bounty عتمةَthe darkness of العصيانِdisobedience
وامسحْ بجودِكَ عتمةَ العصيانِ
Spread your light, O prince of our months,
Spread your light, O prince of our months,
And with your bounty wipe away the darkness of disobedience.
and wipe with your grace the darkness of disobedience.
ياO روعةَsplendor of الأيامِthe days بينbetween يديكَyour hands كمhow much
يا روعةَ الأيامِ بين يديكَ كم
فيin حضنهاtheir embrace منof متعةٍdelight وحنانِand tenderness
في حضنها من متعةٍ وحنانِ
How splendid are the days in your presence! How much
O glory of the days, before you
Delight and tenderness lie in their embrace!
how much delight and affection lies in your bosom!
ينسابflows جودُكَyour bounty فيin حقولthe fields of شُعُورِناour feelings
ينساب جودُكَ في حقول شُعُورِنا
فنظلُّso we continue نرفلُwe revel فيin هُدىًguidance وأمانِand safety
فنظلُّ نرفلُ في هُدىً وأمانِ
Your bounty flows through the fields of our feelings,
Your generosity flows in the fields of our passions,
So we continue to revel in guidance and safety.
so we remain clothed in guidance and safety.
ياO سيدَmaster of الأزمانthe ages خذهاtake it قُبلةًas a kiss
يا سيدَ الأزمان خذها قُبلةً
صعدتْrose إليكَto you علىupon ذُرىthe peaks of وُجدانيmy feelings
صعدتْ إليكَ على ذُرى وُجداني
O master of the ages, take it as a kiss
O master of times, take this as a kiss
That rose to you upon the peaks of my feelings.
that rose to you on the fragrances of my fervor.