ألاَهل إلى أهْل الغوير سَبِيْلُ

ألاَهل إلى أهْل الغوير سَبِيْلُ

وَهَلْ في ظلالٍ بالغوير مقيلُ

وَهَلْ في ظلالٍ بالغوير مقيلُ

Ah, is there a way to the people of al-Ghuwayr?

Is there a way to the people of Al-Ghuwayr

And is there a noonday resting place in the shade at al-Ghuwayr?

And is there a resting place in the shadows of Al-Ghuwayr

لقد طال مَا بينَ الطلول توقفي

لقد طال مَا بينَ الطلول توقفي

وموقف مثلي في الطلولِ طويل

وموقف مثلي في الطلولِ طويل

Long indeed have I lingered among the ruined campsites.

Indeed, my standing between aspirations has been long

And one like me lingers long among the ruins.

And my standing among aspirations is long

وعنّفني سَعدٌ خليلي في الهوى

وعنّفني سَعدٌ خليلي في الهوى

ولم يَدرْ أني للهوى لخليلُ

ولم يَدرْ أني للهوى لخليلُ

And my friend Saʿd rebuked me for my love.

Sa'd, my friend, blamed me for love

Yet he did not know that I am indeed love's devoted friend.

And did not know that I am a loyal friend to love

وكَمْ بين مَن أمْسى خليّا فؤادُه

وكَمْ بين مَن أمْسى خليّا فؤادُه

ومَنْ غَاله يومٌ التفرقِ غولُ

ومَنْ غَاله يومٌ التفرقِ غولُ

And how far apart are one whose heart has grown free of love

How different between one whose heart's beloved left yesterday

And one whom a ghoul ravaged on the day of parting!

And one who was wronged by a day of separation

كفى حزنا لُبْثيِ بأَكثبةِ الغَضَا

كفى حزنا لُبْثيِ بأَكثبةِ الغَضَا

وقد حَدثتْ مِنْ ساكنيه حَمولُ

وقد حَدثتْ مِنْ ساكنيه حَمولُ

It is sorrow enough that I linger at the dunes of al-Ghaḍā,

Sorrow for my stay in Al-Ghadha is enough

While caravans have appeared from among its inhabitants.

And its inhabitants have had misfortunes

أدواي بُمعْتّلِ النسيمِ حشاشتي

أدواي بُمعْتّلِ النسيمِ حشاشتي

وجسْمي عليلٌ والنّسيمُ علِيلُ

وجسْمي عليلٌ والنّسيمُ علِيلُ

I soothe my life's last spark with the ailing breeze;

My longing sighs in the gentle breeze

And my body is ailing, and the breeze is ailing too.

My body is sick and the breeze is sick

وأهْتِفُ بالبينِ المشتتِ بيننا

وأهْتِفُ بالبينِ المشتتِ بيننا

أقِلْنِي فربُّ العالمين يُقيلُ

أقِلْنِي فربُّ العالمين يُقيلُ

And I cry to the parting that has scattered us:

And I cry out to the scattered distance between us

"Release me, for the Lord of the worlds grants release."

Take me away, for the Lord of the Worlds grants rest

فإن بخلَتْ بالوصلِ عَنّي زينبٌ

فإن بخلَتْ بالوصلِ عَنّي زينبٌ

فجوجُ أبي بكر عليّ جزيل

فجوجُ أبي بكر عليّ جزيل

So if Zaynab withholds reunion from me,

If Zainab is stingy to me with union

Then Abū Bakr's generosity toward me is abundant.

The abundant generosity of Abu Bakr is upon me

وأنّ السُّهيلي الوليديّ خيرُ مَنْ

وأنّ السُّهيلي الوليديّ خيرُ مَنْ

تنال المعالي كفهُّ وتُنيلُ

تنال المعالي كفهُّ وتُنيلُ

And indeed al-Suhaylī al-Walīdī is the best of those

And that Al-Suhaili Al-Walidi is the best of those

Whose hand attains high honors and bestows them.

Whose palm attains glory and gives

جميلُ المحُيّا والخلائقُ جارُه

جميلُ المحُيّا والخلائقُ جارُه

عزيٌ وجارُ الأكثَرين ذليلُ

عزيٌ وجارُ الأكثَرين ذليلُ

He is fair of face and character; his neighbor

Beautiful is Al-Muhayya in manners and character

Is honored, while most men's neighbor is abased.

Honorable and the neighbor of most is disgraced

تمنعه لمعُ الأسنةِ دُوُنَه

تمنعه لمعُ الأسنةِ دُوُنَه

فليسَ لذي هَضْمٍ إليه وصول

فليسَ لذي هَضْمٍ إليه وصول

The gleam of spearheads before him protects him,

The light of tongues prevents him from his right

So no one intent on oppression can reach him.

So one with indignity cannot reach him

يمد يداً من ناصِح الدين لم يزَلْ يدل

يمد يداً من ناصِح الدين لم يزَلْ يدل

لِتِلكَ على أيدي البريّة طولُ

لِتِلكَ على أيدي البريّة طولُ

He extends a hand from Nāṣiḥ al-Dīn, ever showing

He lends a hand - counselor of the faith - and has not ceased to show

That hand's preeminence over the hands of humankind.

For those hands the path of integrity

ويسعى كمسعاه ويبني كمجده

ويسعى كمسعاه ويبني كمجده

نعم ويجيل الطرف حيث يجيل

نعم ويجيل الطرف حيث يجيل

And he emulates his striving and builds a glory like his;

And he seeks as he sought and builds like his glory built

Yes, and he turns his gaze where the other turns his.

Yes, and he respects wherever respect is due

وإن خَفِيَتْ انسابُ قومٍ فإنه

وإن خَفِيَتْ انسابُ قومٍ فإنه

لكالشمسِ لا يُبْغَى عليه دليلُ

لكالشمسِ لا يُبْغَى عليه دليلُ

And though some people's lineages are obscure, he is indeed

And if the lineages of some people are hidden

Like the sun—no proof of him is needed.

He is like the sun, no guide to him is needed

لئن كان عيدُ الفطر أقبل زائرا

لئن كان عيدُ الفطر أقبل زائرا

فزارتك فيه نعمة وقبول

فزارتك فيه نعمة وقبول

If indeed Eid al-Fiṭr has come as a visitor,

If the feast of Fitr has come visiting

Then may blessing and acceptance visit you during it.

Then grace and acceptance have visited you in it

ولازلت تقضيه وأضعاف مثلِه

ولازلت تقضيه وأضعاف مثلِه

بعز مدى الأيام ليسَ يزول

بعز مدى الأيام ليسَ يزول

And may you ever celebrate it, and many more like it,

And you continue to spend it and multiples more

In honor that never fades for as long as days endure.

In glory undiminished by days