سَرَىtraveled by night بَرقُlightning الحِماthe protected pasture فَأَضاءَand so shone نوراlight
سَرَى بَرقُ الحِما فَأَضاءَ نورا
وَقَدand indeed مَلأَfilled الحَشاthe heart منّاwithin us سُروراwith joy
وَقَد مَلأَ الحَشا منّا سُرورا
The lightning of the protected pasture traveled by night and shone with light,
The dawn lightening flashed and illuminated light
and indeed filled our hearts with joy.
And it filled our hearts with gladness
وَهَبَّand blew بِرَوضَةٍin a garden غَنّاءَlush ريحٌa wind
وَهَبَّ بِرَوضَةٍ غَنّاءَ ريحٌ
فَأَهدىand so offered ناشِقاًto one inhaling مِنهاfrom it عَبيراperfume
فَأَهدى ناشِقاً مِنها عَبيرا
A wind blew through a lush garden,
The morning breeze blew in the singing garden
and offered its perfume to one who breathed it in.
And sent from it a wafting fragrance
وَخطَّand inscribed بِهاin it اِبنُIbn (son of) مُقلةَMuqla سحبهاits clouds منfrom
وَخطَّ بِها اِبنُ مُقلةَ سحبها من
زُهورِthe flowers رَبيعهاof its spring الزّاهيradiant سُطوراlines
زُهورِ رَبيعها الزّاهي سُطورا
And its clouds, an Ibn Muqla, inscribed there, from
And Ibn Muqla drew with it, from
the flowers of its radiant spring, lines of script.
The blooming flowers of its flourishing spring, lines
بِهاin it الأَغصانُthe branches رَنَّحهاmade them sway نَسيمٌa breeze
بِها الأَغصانُ رَنَّحها نَسيمٌ
فَكَمand how many a غُصنٍbranch بهاthere يبدوappears هَصيراbent
فَكَم غُصنٍ بها يبدو هَصيرا
A breeze made the branches sway there,
The branches swayed with it, a gentle breeze
and how many a branch there appears bent!
So many a bough seemed to quiver with it
وَكَمand how often يُبديdisplays الأَقاحُthe daisies بِهاthere اِبتِساماًa smile
وَكَم يُبدي الأَقاحُ بِها اِبتِساماً
فَيَحكيand so resembles فيin تَبَسُّمهits smiling ثُغوراmouths
فَيَحكي في تَبَسُّمه ثُغورا
How often the daisies there display a smile,
And so many buds smiled with it
and in their smiling resemble mouths!
Relating in their smile, throats
وَكَمand how often فيهاin it الورودُthe roses تَفوحُexhale fragrance عِطراًperfume
وَكَم فيها الورودُ تَفوحُ عِطراً
فَيَشرَحُand so opens نَشرُهits fragrance الذاكيheady صُدوراhearts
فَيَشرَحُ نَشرُه الذاكي صُدورا
And how often the roses there exhale perfume,
And so many roses diffused fragrance with it
and their heady fragrance opens hearts!
To gladden the perceiving hearts
وَفَتّاكٍand a heart-slayer يَلوحُappears بِهاthere بِجِسمٍwith a body
وَفَتّاكٍ يَلوحُ بِها بِجِسمٍ
لَقَدindeed فَضَحَتput to shame لَطافَتُهُhis delicacy الزُّهوراthe flowers
لَقَد فَضَحَت لَطافَتُهُ الزُّهورا
And a heart-slayer appears there, with a body
A deadly charmer flashes with it, a body
whose delicacy has truly put the flowers to shame.
Its gentleness has outshone flowers
وُضوحradiance الحُسنِof beauty مثلُlike الشَّمسِthe sun وَجهاًin face
وُضوح الحُسنِ مثلُ الشَّمسِ وَجهاً
لَقَدindeed كَسَفَتeclipsed محاسِنُهhis charms البدُوراthe full moons
لَقَد كَسَفَت محاسِنُه البدُورا
Radiant in beauty, with a face like the sun,
The clarity of beauty is like the sun, faced
his charms have indeed eclipsed the full moons.
Its beauties have eclipsed wonders
فَياso O طَرْفاًeye رآهُsaw him مُستَطيعاًable to do so
فَيا طَرْفاً رآهُ مُستَطيعاً
لَقَدindeed نِلتَyou attained المُنىthe wishes فَرِحاًjoyful قَريراcontent
لَقَد نِلتَ المُنى فَرِحاً قَريرا
So, O eye that was able to behold him,
So eyes that saw him capable
you have indeed attained your wishes, joyful and content.
You have attained the desired joyfully content
وَياand O أَسَداًlion رَآهُsaw him مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar
وَيا أَسَداً رَآهُ مِن بَعيدٍ
لَقَدindeed أَصبَحتَyou became مَوثوقاًbound أَسيراcaptive
لَقَد أَصبَحتَ مَوثوقاً أَسيرا
And O lion that saw him from afar,
And O lion whom he saw from afar
you have indeed become bound and captive.
You have become securely captive
فَمِنهand from him غَرَّنيbeguiled me إِشراقُthe radiance وَجهٍof a face
فَمِنه غَرَّني إِشراقُ وَجهٍ
وَشَأنُand the way البدرِof the full moon أَنto يَبدوappear غروراbeguiling
وَشَأنُ البدرِ أَن يَبدو غرورا
The radiance of his face beguiled me,
So his smile that was bestowed upon
and it is the full moon's way to appear beguiling.
The enamoured distressed, wines
بِروحيwith my soul مبسِماًa smiling mouth أَنسَىmade one forget كُؤوساًcups
بِروحي مبسِماً أَنسَى كُؤوساً
كَماjust as أَنسَتmade one forget سُلافَتُهits pure wine العَصيراpressed juice
كَما أَنسَت سُلافَتُه العَصيرا
I would ransom with my soul a smiling mouth that made me forget cups,
And his cheeks that showed coyness
just as its pure wine made one forget pressed juice.
And became a paradise that reveals silk
وَفَرعاًand tresses كَالدُّجىlike night-darkness وَالفَرقُand the hair-parting بادٍvisible
وَفَرعاً كَالدُّجى وَالفَرقُ بادٍ
كَشَمسِlike the sun of الأُفقِthe horizon لاnot تخفَىis hidden ظُهوراin appearance
كَشَمسِ الأُفقِ لا تخفَى ظُهورا
And tresses like night-darkness, with the parting visible,
Come O Allah how excellent a branch
like the horizon's sun, manifest and unhidden.
The garden of splendor has become green with it
وَجَفناًand an eyelid باتَspent the night يَغزوناassailing us بِسحرٍwith magic
وَجَفناً باتَ يَغزونا بِسحرٍ
فَنالَand so won النَّصرَvictory مُذas soon as أَمسىbecame كَسيراlanguid
فَنالَ النَّصرَ مُذ أَمسى كَسيرا
And an eyelid that spent the night assailing us with magic,
A gazelle with splendid horns, if he had seen it
and won victory as soon as it grew languid.
A zebra would have fled frightened
وَخَدّاًand a cheek لَوif شَمَمتَyou breathed العَرفَthe fragrance منهُfrom it
وَخَدّاً لَو شَمَمتَ العَرفَ منهُ
لَكُنتَthen you would ترىsee بِهِin it وَرداًa rose عطيراfragrant
لَكُنتَ ترى بِهِ وَرداً عطيرا
And a cheek—if you breathed its fragrance,
As if his cheeks and then my heart
you would see in it a fragrant rose.
And his cheeks were hell or inferno
وَلَوand if نَظَرتْbeheld لِحاظُكَyour glances مِنهُfrom it نوراًlight
وَلَو نَظَرتْ لِحاظُكَ مِنهُ نوراً
لَكُنتَthen you would تَظنّهthink it قَمراًa moon مُنيراradiant
لَكُنتَ تَظنّه قَمراً مُنيرا
And if your glances beheld light from it,
His eyelids were darkened with magic amorously
you would think it a radiant moon.
And that amour showed exhaustion
فَياso ah بِأَبيwith my father as ransom مَباسِمُهhis smiling lips الّتيwhich أُوwere en- (fragment)
فَيا بِأَبي مَباسِمُه الّتي أُو
دِعَتْtrusted (continuation) لِلعاشِقfor the lover المُضنىworn thin خُموراwines
دِعَتْ لِلعاشِق المُضنى خُمورا
Ah, may my father ransom his smiling lips, which were
Above the highlands I saw a house
entrusted with wines for the love-worn lover.
As I saw houses for the Berber
وَوَجنَتُهand his cheek الّتيwhich أَبدَتdisplayed عِذاراًfacial down
وَوَجنَتُه الّتي أَبدَت عِذاراً
فَأَضحَتand so became جَنّةًa garden تُبديrevealing حَريراsilk
فَأَضحَت جَنّةً تُبدي حَريرا
And his cheek, which displayed its down,
An imam the elite are proud of
became a garden revealing silk.
And in it others appear proud
تَعالىexalted is اللَّهGod ماhow أَبهاهُbeautiful he is غُصناًas a branch
تَعالى اللَّه ما أَبهاهُ غُصناً
بِهِthrough him رَوضُthe garden البَهاof splendor أَمسىbecame خَضيراgreen
بِهِ رَوضُ البَها أَمسى خَضيرا
Exalted is God! How lovely he is as a branch,
And Ahmed is virtuous and most valiant
through whom the garden of splendor has grown green!
And most eloquent poet emulating Jarir
غَزالٌa gazelle ذوendowed with نِفارٍskittishness لَوif رآهُsaw him
غَزالٌ ذو نِفارٍ لَو رآهُ
هِزَبْرٌa lion خيفةًin fear ولّىturned away نُفوراfleeing
هِزَبْرٌ خيفةً ولّى نُفورا
A skittish gazelle—if he were seen
And good his goodness embraces bounties
by a lion, it would turn away, fleeing in fear.
And a sea whose palm rains down seas
كَأَنَّas though بِوَجنتَيهin his cheekbones ثمّthere قَلبيmy heart
كَأَنَّ بِوَجنتَيه ثمّ قَلبي
وَخَدّيهِand his cheeks جَحيماًan inferno أَوor سَعيراa blazing fire
وَخَدّيهِ جَحيماً أَو سَعيرا
As though in his cheekbones—my heart is there—
With it the age of dew has become long
and in his cheeks were an inferno or a blaze.
And the age of stinginess has become short
تَكَحَّلَlined itself with kohl جَفنُهُhis eyelid بِالسّحرِwith magic غُنجاًcoquettishly
تَكَحَّلَ جَفنُهُ بِالسّحرِ غُنجاً
فَأَبدىand so revealed ذلِكَthat الغنجُcoquetry الفتوراlanguor
فَأَبدى ذلِكَ الغنجُ الفتورا
His eyelid took magic for kohl, coquettishly,
Ambitious, if he appeared alone in the desert
and that coquetry revealed its languor.
He would frighten the daring lion
لَهُfor him فَوقَabove المَعالِthe heights of honor رَأَيتI saw داراًa dwelling
لَهُ فَوقَ المَعالِ رَأَيت داراً
كَماjust as أَبصَرتI beheld لِلبربيرِfor al-Barbir دوراdwellings
كَما أَبصَرت لِلبربيرِ دورا
I saw for him a dwelling above the heights of honor,
And if he met victorious armies
just as I beheld dwellings for al-Barbir.
They would flee terrified and he would become a supporter
إِمامٌan imam تَفخَرُtakes pride العَلياءُhigh eminence فيهِin him
إِمامٌ تَفخَرُ العَلياءُ فيهِ
وَفيهاand in it غَيرُهُothers besides him يَبدوappear فَخوراproud
وَفيها غَيرُهُ يَبدو فَخورا
An imam in whom high eminence takes pride,
Bright of face and luminous of cheek
while others seem proud of that eminence.
The universe remains illuminated by him
وَأَحمَدُand Ahmad فاضلٌdistinguished وأَجلُّand the most exalted شهمٌnoble man
وَأَحمَدُ فاضلٌ وأَجلُّ شهمٌ
وَأَبلَغُand the most eloquent شاعِرٍpoet حاكىemulated جَريراJarir
وَأَبلَغُ شاعِرٍ حاكى جَريرا
And Ahmad is distinguished, the most exalted of noble men,
Most captivating, if he appeared in the wings of night
and the most eloquent poet who emulated Jarir.
He would tear its curtains
وَبَرٌّand a benefactor بِرّهُhis beneficence جَمُّabundant in العَطاياgifts
وَبَرٌّ بِرّهُ جَمُّ العَطايا
وَبَحرٌand an ocean كَفُّهhis hand تزريputs to shame البُحوراthe oceans
وَبَحرٌ كَفُّه تزري البُحورا
And a benefactor, whose kindness abounds in gifts,
He is the moon from whose excellence the sun
and an ocean, whose hand puts oceans to shame.
Borrowed beauty and light
بِهِthrough him عمرُthe life النّدىof generosity أَضحىhas become طَويلاًlong
بِهِ عمرُ النّدى أَضحى طَويلاً
وَعُمرُand the life البخلِof stinginess قَدindeed أَمسىhas become قَصيراshort
وَعُمرُ البخلِ قَد أَمسى قَصيرا
Through him the life of generosity has grown long,
Unique of the age in glory and pride
and the life of stinginess has indeed grown short.
We have not seen his like in time
هُمامٌa valiant man لَوif بَداappeared فيin القَفرِthe wilderness فَرداًalone
هُمامٌ لَو بَدا في القَفرِ فَرداً
لَكانَhe would indeed يخوِّفُfrighten اللّيثَthe lion الجَسوراfearless
لَكانَ يخوِّفُ اللّيثَ الجَسورا
A valiant man—if he appeared alone in the wilderness,
A life for the sublime! Do you not see
he would frighten the fearless lion.
The soul almost takes flight to it
وَلَوand if وافىencountered جُيوشاًarmies ذاتَpossessing نَصرٍvictory
وَلَو وافى جُيوشاً ذاتَ نَصرٍ
لَوَلَّتthey would surely flee رَهبَةًin fear وَغَداand he would become نَصيراa defender
لَوَلَّت رَهبَةً وَغَدا نَصيرا
And if he encountered victorious armies,
He has the ambitions that have become like lightening
they would flee in terror, and he would become a defender.
For one whose house adversity has made abode
طَليقُcheerful الوَجهِof face وَضّاحُradiant المُحَيّاof countenance
طَليقُ الوَجهِ وَضّاحُ المُحَيّا
يَظلُّremains الكَونُthe universe مِنهُfrom him مُستَنيراilluminated
يَظلُّ الكَونُ مِنهُ مُستَنيرا
Cheerful of face, radiant of countenance,
And a hand that swam with generosity
the universe remains illuminated by him.
It has become one that humbles heavy rain
أَغَرُّradiant فَلَوso if بَداhe appeared فيin جُنحِthe darkness of لَيلٍa night
أَغَرُّ فَلَو بَدا في جُنحِ لَيلٍ
لَمَزَّقَhe would surely tear مِنfrom دَياجيهِits deep darkness سُتوراveils
لَمَزَّقَ مِن دَياجيهِ سُتورا
Radiant—if he appeared in the darkness of night,
And an opinion in calamities that has become correct
he would tear veils from its deep shadows.
And a mind in matters that has become seeing
هُوَhe القَمرُthe moon الَّذيwhich الشَّمسُthe sun اِستَعارَتborrowed
هُوَ القَمرُ الَّذي الشَّمسُ اِستَعارَت
لَهاfor herself مِنfrom فَضلِهِhis excellence حُسناًbeauty وَنوراand light
لَها مِن فَضلِهِ حُسناً وَنورا
He is the moon from whom the sun borrowed
If fright comes to protect
beauty and light for herself from his excellence.
He sees he has come to a fortress and fence
فَريدُunique in العَصرِthe age مَجداًin glory وَاِفتِخاراًand pride
فَريدُ العَصرِ مَجداً وَاِفتِخاراً
فَلَمso we have not نَرَseen فيin الزَّمانِtime لَهُfor him نَظيراan equal
فَلَم نَرَ في الزَّمانِ لَهُ نَظيرا
Unique in his age in glory and pride,
And if wellbeing fills him he sees it
we have seen no equal to him in all time.
His radiant face beams happiness
حَياةٌlife لِلعُلىfor lofty honors أَفَلاso, have ... not? رَأَيتُمyou all saw
حَياةٌ لِلعُلى أَفَلا رَأَيتُم
إِلَيهاtoward them الروحُthe soul كادَتalmost أَنto تَطيراfly
إِلَيها الروحُ كادَت أَن تَطيرا
Life to lofty honors—have you not seen
With favours and gifts and then joy
the soul almost taking flight toward them?
A face pointing to happiness has become
لَهُhe has الهِمَمُlofty aims الّتيwhich أَضحَتbecame كَبَرقٍlike lightning
لَهُ الهِمَمُ الّتي أَضحَت كَبَرقٍ
لِمَنfor whoever قَدhas indeed أمّsought out مِنزلَهُhis dwelling النَّضيراsplendid
لِمَن قَد أمّ مِنزلَهُ النَّضيرا
His lofty aims have become like lightning
So O sanctuary in which security appeared
to anyone who has sought his splendid dwelling.
For one who by its protection became seeking refuge
وَأَندىand the most generous راحَةpalm سَبحَتswam بِجودٍin generosity
وَأَندى راحَة سَبحَت بِجودٍ
فَأَضحَتand so came to تُخجِلُshame المَطرَthe rain الغَزيراabundant
فَأَضحَت تُخجِلُ المَطرَ الغَزيرا
And a most generous palm that swam in bounty
And O soul of pride and sublimity
has come to shame the abundant rain.
And O one whose kindness has adorned flowers
وَرَأيٌand judgment فيin الخُّطوبِadversities غَداbecame سَديداًsound
وَرَأيٌ في الخُّطوبِ غَدا سَديداً
وَفِكرٌand thought فيin الأُمورِaffairs غَداbecame بَصيراperceptive
وَفِكرٌ في الأُمورِ غَدا بَصيرا
And judgment that has proved sound in adversities,
And O branch of nobility, from whom
and thought that has proved perceptive in affairs.
Gratitude saw birds become
إِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) جاءَهُcame to him فَزِعٌa frightened person ليُحْمىto be protected
إِذا ما جاءَهُ فَزِعٌ ليُحْمى
يَرىhe sees أَنthat قَدْalready أَتىhe has reached حِصْناًa fortress وَسُوراand a rampart
يَرى أَن قَدْ أَتى حِصْناً وَسُورا
Whenever a frightened person comes to him for protection,
So take from it a virgin whose mind has wisdom
he sees that he has reached a fortress and a rampart.
Outshining in its beauties wonders
وَإِنْand if ماindeed (emphasis) أَمَّهُsought him out العافيthe seeker of bounty يَراهُhe sees him
وَإِنْ ما أَمَّهُ العافي يَراهُ
تَهَلَّلَlit up وَجهُهُhis face الزّاهيradiant سُروراwith joy
تَهَلَّلَ وَجهُهُ الزّاهي سُرورا
And if a seeker of bounty turns to him, he sees
The stars of horizon envied it
his radiant face light up with joy,
Almost setting like the sun's eye
بِإِقبالٍwith welcome وَبَذلٍand giving ثمَّthen بِشرٍgood cheer
بِإِقبالٍ وَبَذلٍ ثمَّ بِشرٍ
بِوَجهٍwith a face لِلسُّرورِto joy غَداbecame مُشيراpointing
بِوَجهٍ لِلسُّرورِ غَدا مُشيرا
with welcome and giving, and then good cheer,
She excels the Houri when settling in palaces
in a face that has become a herald of joy.
For her beauty they attributed palaces
فَياso O حَرَماًsanctuary تَبَدّىappeared فيهِin it أَمنٌsafety
فَيا حَرَماً تَبَدّى فيهِ أَمنٌ
لِمَنfor whoever بِحِماهُin his protection أَمسىhas become مُستَجيراa seeker of refuge
لِمَن بِحِماهُ أَمسى مُستَجيرا
O sanctuary where safety has appeared,
She is brought to you having become a bride
for whoever has sought refuge in his protection!
Excelling the Houri, adorning brides
وَياand O روحَsoul المَفاخِرِof glories وَالمَعاليand lofty honors
وَيا روحَ المَفاخِرِ وَالمَعالي
وَياand O مَنone whose لُطفُهُhis gentleness أَزرىput to shame الزّهوراthe flowers
وَيا مَن لُطفُهُ أَزرى الزّهورا
And O soul of glories and lofty honors,
So marry her in consent at the wedding
and O you whose gentleness puts flowers to shame!
And marry her in acceptance with her dower
وَياand O غُصنَbranch المَكارِمِof noble virtues مَنone whom عَلَيهِupon him الthe (fragment)
وَيا غُصنَ المَكارِمِ مَن عَلَيهِ ال
وَرىpeople (continuation) بِالشُّكرِin gratitude قَدindeed صارَتhave become طُيوراbirds
وَرى بِالشُّكرِ قَد صارَت طُيورا
And O branch of noble virtues, upon whom the
Stay well and safe with God's protection whatever
people have become birds in gratitude!
The tongue of the universe has become thanking you
فَخُذْso accept بِكراًa maiden لَهاshe has فيin الفِكرِthe mind خِدْرٌa secluded chamber
فَخُذْ بِكراً لَها في الفِكرِ خِدْرٌ
تُباهيvies with فيin مَحاسِنِهاher charms البُدوراthe full moons
تُباهي في مَحاسِنِها البُدورا
So accept a maiden whose secluded chamber is in the mind,
And live in honour and joy always
who vies with full moons in her charms.
Safe however long God's days
لَقَدindeed غارَتgrew jealous نُجومُthe stars الأُفقِof the horizon مِنهاof her
لَقَد غارَت نُجومُ الأُفقِ مِنها
كَعَينِlike the eye of الشَّمسِthe sun كادَتalmost أَنto تَغوراsink from sight
كَعَينِ الشَّمسِ كادَت أَن تَغورا
The stars of the horizon have indeed envied her;
And however long the morning breeze blows or
like the sun's eye, they almost sank from sight.
Dawn lightening flashes and illuminates light
تَفوقُsurpasses الحورَthe houris إِذْas سَكَنَتshe dwelt قُصوراًpalaces
تَفوقُ الحورَ إِذْ سَكَنَت قُصوراً
إِذاif لِجَمالهاto her beauty نَسَبواthey attributed القُصوراshortcomings
إِذا لِجَمالها نَسَبوا القُصورا
She surpasses the houris, having dwelt in palaces,
And however long the son of Fathallah stands reciting
even if they ascribe shortcomings to her beauty.
Your mention like one reciting scripture
إِلَيكَto you تُزَفُّshe is led as a bride حَيثُas غَدَتshe became عَروساًa bride
إِلَيكَ تُزَفُّ حَيثُ غَدَت عَروساً
تَفوقُsurpasses الحورَthe houris زَيَّنَّthey adorned النُّحوراthe throats
تَفوقُ الحورَ زَيَّنَّ النُّحورا
To you she is led, having become a bride,
surpassing houris who have adorned their throats.
فَأَصدقَهاso give her as dower الرضاءَapproval لَدىat زِفافٍa wedding
فَأَصدقَها الرضاءَ لَدى زِفافٍ
وَأَنحَلهاand bestow on her القَبولَacceptance لهاfor her مُهوراas dowries
وَأَنحَلها القَبولَ لها مُهورا
So give her your approval as a dower at her wedding,
and bestow acceptance upon her as bridal gifts.
وَدُمْand endure وَاِسلَمand stay safe بِحِفظِunder the protection of إِلاهِناour God ماas long as
وَدُمْ وَاِسلَم بِحِفظِ إِلاهِنا ما
لِسانُthe tongue الكَونِof the universe باتَremains لَكُمto you شكوراgrateful
لِسانُ الكَونِ باتَ لَكُم شكورا
And live on, and stay safe under our God's protection, as long as
the tongue of the universe remains grateful to you.
وَعِشْand live بِالعِزِّwith honor وَالأَفراحِand joys دَوماًalways
وَعِشْ بِالعِزِّ وَالأَفراحِ دَوماً
سَليماًsafe ماas long as قَضىdecreed اللَّهGod الدُهوراthe ages
سَليماً ما قَضى اللَّه الدُهورا
And live always in honor and joy,
safe, for all the ages God has decreed;
وَماand as long as هَبّتblew نَسيمُthe breeze الصّبحِof morning أَوor ماas long as
وَما هَبّت نَسيمُ الصّبحِ أَو ما
سَرىtraveled by night برقُlightning الحِماthe protected pasture فأضاءَand so shone نوراlight
سَرى برقُ الحِما فأضاءَ نورا
and as long as the morning breeze blows, or as long as
the lightning of the protected pasture travels by night and shines with light;
وَماand as long as اِنتَصَبَstood upright ابنُIbn (son of) فَتحِFath اللَّهِAllah يَتلوreciting
وَما اِنتَصَبَ ابنُ فَتحِ اللَّهِ يَتلو
لِذِكرِكَin remembrance of you مِثلَlike مَنone who يَتلوrecites الزّبوراthe Psalms
لِذِكرِكَ مِثلَ مَن يَتلو الزّبورا
and as long as Ibn Fath Allah stands upright reciting,
in remembrance of you, like one reciting the Psalms.
Partial English translation: 92 of 104 Arabic lines translated.