جملي يا قدرة الله العظيم العلي

واشملي بالبرّ والإحسان والفتح الجلي

Adorn, O power of God, the Great, the Most High,

And enfold in kindness, beneficence, and manifest opening,

معدماً حتّى يرى بين كرام الحمى

منعّماً يروي بفيض الفضل أهلَ الظما

A destitute man, until he is seen among the sanctuary's noble ones,

Blessed, quenching the thirsty with an outpouring of grace,

حسبما يخبره الظنّ الّذي قد نما

فادخلي به بروج الفلك المعتلي

As his growing hope tells him.

So take him into the mansions of the exalted firmament,

واعتلى على السماك الشامخ الأعزل

وارحمي صبابة المتيّم المغرم

And he rose above lofty, unarmed Simāk.

And pity the longing of the enthralled, enamored lover,

من رُميٍ بنبل ألحاظ الرشا المتهم

مدنفاً أصبح لا يحمل حرّ الجفا

Who was struck by the arrows of the Tihāman fawn's glances,

Wasted by love, he can no longer bear the heat of estrangement.

والصفا من قلبه أصفى ورب الصفا

قد عفا صبراً وليت الحبّ عنه عفا

And his heart's purity is purest—by the Lord of al-Ṣafā.

He has worn away in patience; would that love had pardoned him.

فاحملي عنه جبال العذل والعذل

واسألي له التفات الشادن الأكحل

So lift from him the mountains of reproach and reproachers,

And ask the dark-eyed young gazelle to turn toward him.

سيّدي مَن خدّه لا زال كالورد الندي

مسعدي طه الّذي منه الورد تجتدي

My master, whose cheek is ever like a dewy rose,

My joy-giver, Ṭāhā, from whom the roses seek bounty,

مفصحاً يخجل بالأنوار شمس الضحى

موضحاً به ظلام الجهل عنّا انمحى

Eloquent, he puts the midmorning sun to shame with his radiance;

He makes things clear; through him ignorance's darkness was erased from us.

من نحا حماه لن يبرحا أو يمنحا

لذ لي تمداحه كالقرقف السلسل

Whoever seeks his sanctuary will not depart until granted bounty.

Extolling him is sweet to me, like smooth-flowing wine.

فاجْلُ لي أوصافه الحسنى ولا تبخل

أقبل إلينا صادقا

So unveil his fairest qualities for me, and do not stint.

Come to us sincere,

وبعهدنا كن واثقا

نسقيك كأساً رائقا

And be confident in our pledge.

We shall give you a limpid cup to drink,

صرفاً تصفّى من كدر

سلمى السحاري تنجلي

Unmixed, purified of cloudiness.

Salmā al-Saḥārī is revealed,

في المشهد الأسني العلي

وقد تحلّت من حلي

In the most radiant, exalted vision,

And she has adorned herself with jewelry:

عقد لآل ودررْ

يا حبّذا ذاك الجمال

A necklace of pearls and choice pearls.

Oh, how lovely is that beauty,

الحاوي لأنواع الكمال

قد جلّ حسناً عن مثال

Encompassing every kind of perfection!

Its beauty is too sublime for any likeness,

وعزّ عن درك البصرْ

فانهض وجرّد همما

And beyond the grasp of sight.

So rise and muster your aspirations,

وللتداني يمِّما

وارتع بروضات الحمى

And set your course toward drawing near.

And graze in the sanctuary's gardens,

واقطف بها ذاك الثمرْ

وغب بوجدٍ عن وجود

And there pluck that fruit.

And in ecstasy vanish from existence,

وطب إذا طاب الشهود

إنّ اللقا عذب الورود

And rejoice when witnessing grows sweet.

For the meeting is sweet to drink of,

فلا تكن ممّن صدرْ

فاحرم وزمزم واستلمْ

So do not be among those who turn away.

So enter pilgrim consecration, drink Zamzam, and touch the Stone;

والكعبةَ الحسنا التزمْ

يا سعد عبدٍ قد غنمْ

And embrace the beautiful Kaaba.

Oh, how fortunate the servant who has gained!

وحج شوقاً واعتمرْ

ما الكون يا ذا غيرُها

And make the pilgrimage with longing, and perform the lesser pilgrimage.

The universe, O you, is nothing but her.

فادخل يعمَّك خيرُها

وإذا تغنّى طيرُها

So enter, and her goodness will encompass you.

And when her birds sing,

أنساك ألحان الوترْ

إن رمت تدنو للطريق

They make you forget the melodies of the string.

If you wish to draw near to the path,

باكر لنا تُسقَى العتيق

إنّ انتسابي للصديق

Come early to us; you will be served aged wine.

Indeed, my affiliation with al-Ṣiddīq

مصحّح وأنا عمرْ

Is confirmed, and I am ʿUmar.