وبارقَ بعضُ العالمينَ نساءَهم

وبارقَ بعضُ العالمينَ نساءَهم

وضاقَ بهم من ذلك الوعرُ والسهلُ

وضاقَ بهم من ذلك الوعرُ والسهلُ

And some people parted from their wives,

Some lands shone as their women grew bright,

and because of this, rough ground and plain grew too narrow for them.

While the rough and smooth terrains narrowed for them.

وقلّ البِنَا والحرثُ والزرعُ للورَى

وقلّ البِنَا والحرثُ والزرعُ للورَى

وضاقَ بأهليها بها العُلوُ والسُّفْلُ

وضاقَ بأهليها بها العُلوُ والسُّفْلُ

Building, tillage, and crops dwindled for humankind,

Few became the buildings and cultivation and crops for people,

and the heights and lowlands grew too narrow for their inhabitants.

While the high and lowlands narrowed for their inhabitants.

وقد يَبِس الآبارُ إلا نوادراً

وقد يَبِس الآبارُ إلا نوادراً

وأكْدَى جميعُ الخلق وافترقَ الأهلُ

وأكْدَى جميعُ الخلق وافترقَ الأهلُ

The wells had dried up, save a rare few,

The wells dried up except for a few,

and all people fell into want, while families scattered.

And all people grew hungry and the families dispersed.

فبعضٌ غدا في الغرب يطلبُ رزقه

فبعضٌ غدا في الغرب يطلبُ رزقه

وبعضٌ غدَا في الشرق واضطربَ الجُلّ

وبعضٌ غدَا في الشرق واضطربَ الجُلّ

Some went west seeking their livelihood,

Some headed west seeking their livelihood,

while others went east, and most wandered restlessly.

While some headed east and the groups got disrupted.

ترَى الناسَ سَكْرَى خاشعين تذللاً

ترَى الناسَ سَكْرَى خاشعين تذللاً

مِن القلّ حتى لا يَصيحَ لهم طِفلُ

مِن القلّ حتى لا يَصيحَ لهم طِفلُ

You see the people as though drunk, bowed in abasement,

You see people humbled, pleading submissively,

from want, until not even a child of theirs cries out.

Due to scarcity, even a baby wouldn't cry for them.

وعهدِي ببعض يلقطُ النخَلَ بلحها

وعهدِي ببعض يلقطُ النخَلَ بلحها

ويشربُ ماءَ لا يُمِرُّ ولا يَحْلُو

ويشربُ ماءَ لا يُمِرُّ ولا يَحْلُو

I remember some picking the palms' unripe dates,

I knew some who picked date fruits to eat,

and drinking water neither bitter nor sweet.

And drank still, tasteless water that wouldn't quench thirst.

وبعضٌ تولى يطلبُ الناس بُلْغَةً

وبعضٌ تولى يطلبُ الناس بُلْغَةً

فحلَّ به من سوءِ مطلبه الذل

فحلَّ به من سوءِ مطلبه الذل

Some went about asking people for bare sustenance,

Some turned to ask people for handouts,

and humiliation befell them through their wretched begging.

So the disgrace of their shameful request befell them.

وبعضٌ تغدى بالقليلِ ولم يسلْ

وبعضٌ تغدى بالقليلِ ولم يسلْ

وبعضٌ تراهُ سائِلاً وهو الكلُّ

وبعضٌ تراهُ سائِلاً وهو الكلُّ

Some ate a scant meal and did not beg,

Some have supper with very little and don't ask,

and some you see begging, dependent on others.

While some appear asking though they have it all.

وبعضٌ فلا يبكى ولا هو ضاحِك

وبعضٌ فلا يبكى ولا هو ضاحِك

يكابِدُ أشغالاً من الهم لا يخُلو

يكابِدُ أشغالاً من الهم لا يخُلو

Some neither weep nor laugh,

Some don't cry nor laugh,

struggling with cares, never free of worry.

Bearing worries that don't cease.

وبعضٌ تمنى للحمام لِفَقْرِه

وبعضٌ تمنى للحمام لِفَقْرِه

وممّا رأى السُّوأى وحَل به القُلُّ

وممّا رأى السُّوأى وحَل به القُلُّ

Some wished for death because of their poverty,

Some wished for pigeons due to their poverty,

and because of the misery they saw and the want that befell them.

And what they saw of adversity and dearth that befell them.

وذلك في عام الثمانين حجةً

وذلك في عام الثمانين حجةً

وألف توالتْ مع ثمان وما حلوا

وألف توالتْ مع ثمان وما حلوا

This was in the year eighty,

That was in the year eighty pilgrimage,

and a thousand elapsed, with eight more—and they were not sweet.

And a thousand accumulating with eight they didn't improve.

ولولاكَ سلطان بن سيف بن سالك

ولولاكَ سلطان بن سيف بن سالك

لحلَّ بنا مِن أجْل مَا مَسَّنَا الخبْلُ

لحلَّ بنا مِن أجْل مَا مَسَّنَا الخبْلُ

Were it not for you, Sultan ibn Saif ibn Salik,

Were it not for you Sultan bin Saif bin Salik,

madness would have overtaken us because of what had afflicted us.

Weakness for what afflicted us would've befallen us.

فأمطرْتنا مِن جُود كَفّيْك وابلاً

فأمطرْتنا مِن جُود كَفّيْك وابلاً

أقام مقاماً لا يقومُ به الولُ

أقام مقاماً لا يقومُ به الولُ

You showered us with a downpour from the bounty of your two hands,

So you rained upon us from your palms' generosity,

which fulfilled a role no rainstorm could fulfill (reading uncertain).

A rain that settles in place of one that wouldn't settle.

فأحييكَ أرضَ اللهِ بالعدلِ والندى

فأحييكَ أرضَ اللهِ بالعدلِ والندى

إلى أن أمتّ الجهلَ وانتشر العدلُ

إلى أن أمتّ الجهلَ وانتشر العدلُ

Thus you revived God's earth with justice and bounty,

So I congratulate you for reviving God's land with justice and blessing,

until you put ignorance to death and justice spread.

Until ignorance passes and justice spreads.

وهذا قديمٌ منكم ليس محدثاً

وهذا قديمٌ منكم ليس محدثاً

كذَا كانَ أجدادٌ لكَ العزُّ مِنْ قبلُ

كذَا كانَ أجدادٌ لكَ العزُّ مِنْ قبلُ

This is long-established among you, not newly introduced;

This is old from you not new,

such were your forefathers; glory was yours of old.

That's how your glorious ancestors were before.

هُمُ مَعشر لا خابَ راجى نوالهم

هُمُ مَعشر لا خابَ راجى نوالهم

لهم بحرُ جود لا يكدره مَطْلُ

لهم بحرُ جود لا يكدره مَطْلُ

They are a people who never disappoint those hoping for their bounty;

They are a people no seeker of their help was disappointed,

theirs is a sea of generosity unclouded by delay.

For them is a sea of generosity no cloud dirties.

ومن تكنْ الغُرّ الكرامُ جدودَه

ومن تكنْ الغُرّ الكرامُ جدودَه

ليوثاً ضوارى هَكذا يكن الشبلُ

ليوثاً ضوارى هَكذا يكن الشبلُ

Whoever has illustrious, noble forebears,

And he whose ancestors were generous and honorable,

fierce lions—such too will their cub be.

Thus would the cub be; fierce lions.

فعِشْ إِن مَدْحى فيكَ حَقٌّ مؤثرٌ

فعِشْ إِن مَدْحى فيكَ حَقٌّ مؤثرٌ

ومَدْحُ سواى في سواك هو الجَهلُ

ومَدْحُ سواى في سواك هو الجَهلُ

Live on! My praise of you is true and moving,

So live on, my praise of you is true and effective,

while others' praise of anyone but you is ignorance.

While praising others than you is ignorance.

دعوتُ إِلهي أَنْ يخلِّدَ مُلككم

دعوتُ إِلهي أَنْ يخلِّدَ مُلككم

ويسقَينا غيثا به يُجمعُ الشملُ

ويسقَينا غيثا به يُجمعُ الشملُ

I prayed to my God to make your rule endure forever,

I prayed my God to immortalize your reign,

and send us rain through which the scattered are reunited.

And quench us with a rain that would unite us.

فيا ربِّ يا مولايَ ندعوكَ فاسقما

فيا ربِّ يا مولايَ ندعوكَ فاسقما

حياً ذا شآبيبٍ بموتُ بهِ المْحلُ

حياً ذا شآبيبٍ بموتُ بهِ المْحلُ

O Lord, O my Master, we call upon You: water us

So oh my Lord, my Master, we call upon you so quench us,

with rain in showers, through which drought dies.

With lively youth, the death of dearest wishes.

ويا خيرَ مسئولٍ دعوناك فاستجبْ

ويا خيرَ مسئولٍ دعوناك فاستجبْ

وأكرمَ مأمولٍ به وثق الكُلُّ

وأكرمَ مأمولٍ به وثق الكُلُّ

O best of those petitioned, we have called upon You: answer us,

And oh Best of those called upon, we called you so answer,

and most generous One in whom we hope, whom all have trusted.

And Most generous of hopes, in you we trusted.

عبادَك يا ربَّ العبادِ إغاثةً

عبادَك يا ربَّ العبادِ إغاثةً

بِفَضْلِكَ يا مَنْ منه قد عمّنا الفضلُ

بِفَضْلِكَ يا مَنْ منه قد عمّنا الفضلُ

Bring relief to Your servants, O Lord of servants,

Your servants oh Lord of servants, save us

through Your grace, O You whose bounty has embraced us all.

With your grace, oh You from whom grace covered us.

دَعَوناكَ يا رْحمن دعوةَ واثقٍ

دَعَوناكَ يا رْحمن دعوةَ واثقٍ

بجودِك يا مَن قوله الحقُّ والعدْلُ

بجودِك يا مَن قوله الحقُّ والعدْلُ

We have called upon You, O All-Merciful, with a prayer of trust

We called upon you firmly trusting,

in Your generosity, O You whose word is truth and justice.

In your generosity, oh You whose words are truth and justice.

ويا مَن هُو الربُّ العظيمُ جلاله

ويا مَن هُو الربُّ العظيمُ جلاله

ومَنْ بيديه الخلقُ والأمرُ والفعلُ

ومَنْ بيديه الخلقُ والأمرُ والفعلُ

O You who are the Lord, whose majesty is immense,

And oh You who is the Almighty Lord, Majestic His glory,

and in whose two hands lie creation, command, and action.

And in whose hands are creation, command and action.

فأنت الحكيمُ الخالقُ الرزاقُ الورَى

فأنت الحكيمُ الخالقُ الرزاقُ الورَى

أغثْنا فمنك الجود يا رب والفضلُ

أغثْنا فمنك الجود يا رب والفضلُ

You are the Wise, the Creator, the Provider of humankind.

So You are the Wise, Creator, Sustainer of people,

Help us, for generosity and grace come from You, O Lord.

Relieve us for from You are generosity and grace our Lord.

فأنتَ العليمُ الفادرُ الواهبُ الذي

فأنتَ العليمُ الفادرُ الواهبُ الذي

تسبِّحه الحيتانُ في البحر والنملُ

تسبِّحه الحيتانُ في البحر والنملُ

You are the All-Knowing, the Powerful, the Giver, whom

You are the Knowing, Able, Giver, whom

the fish in the sea and the ants glorify.

Whales in sea and ants praise.

وأنتَ الجوادُ السيدُ الصمدُ الذي

وأنتَ الجوادُ السيدُ الصمدُ الذي

تفردَ عزّاً أنْ يكونَ له مِثْلُ

تفردَ عزّاً أنْ يكونَ له مِثْلُ

You are the Generous, the Master, the One on whom all depend,

You are the Bountiful, Master, Eternal, whom

peerless in glory, beyond having any equal.

None can equal His pride or be like.

تعالَى إلهُ الخلق عَنْ كلِّ واصفٍ

تعالَى إلهُ الخلق عَنْ كلِّ واصفٍ

لقدرتِه أو أنْ يحيطَ به عَقْلُ

لقدرتِه أو أنْ يحيطَ به عَقْلُ

Exalted is the God of creation, beyond anyone's describing

Exalted is God of creation, beyond any description,

His power, or any mind's encompassing Him.

Of His might or that a mind can encompass Him.

وصلِّ إلهَ الخلق جلَّ ثناؤُه

وصلِّ إلهَ الخلق جلَّ ثناؤُه

عَلَى أَحْمَدَ المختارِ ما سارتْ بِه الإبلُ

عَلَى أَحْمَدَ المختارِ ما سارتْ بِه الإبلُ

And send blessings, O God of creation—exalted be His praise—

And bless God of creation, Exalted His praise,

upon Ahmad, the chosen one, as long as camels carry him on their journeys:

Upon Ahmed the Chosen, for whom camels walked.

صلاةً توالى ليس يُحصَى عدادُها

صلاةً توالى ليس يُحصَى عدادُها

كمَا ليس يُحْصَى القَطْرُ ولويْلُ والرمْلُ

كمَا ليس يُحْصَى القَطْرُ ولويْلُ والرمْلُ

blessings succeeding one another, whose number cannot be counted,

Blessings uncountable in number,

just as raindrops, downpours (reading uncertain), and sand cannot be counted.

Like drops, twilight, and sand can't be counted.