ياO روضةgarden النفحof fragrance بنَورwith the blossoms of الورودroses
يا روضة النفح بنَور الورود
منfrom حضرةthe presence الفتحof spiritual opening بنُورwith the light of الشهودwitnessing
من حضرة الفتح بنُور الشهود
O garden of fragrance, with rose blossoms,
O meadow of fragrance with the light of roses
from the presence of spiritual opening, with the light of witnessing.
From the presence of opening with the light of witnesses
ياOh حبّذاhow lovely ذاكthat الشذاfragrance
يا حبّذا ذاك الشذا
إذas ينديit grows dewy بالوَردwith roses والوِردand the devotional litany
إذ يندي بالوَرد والوِرد
Oh, how lovely is that fragrance,
How excellent is that aroma
as it grows dewy with roses and the devotional litany.
When the wind murmurs gently with roses and myrtle
ريحthe wind الصباof the east رنّحmade sway لينsupple القدودfigures
ريح الصبا رنّح لين القدود
فتنثنيso they bend بمعطفٍat the waist كالخرودlike a bashful maiden
فتنثني بمعطفٍ كالخرود
The east wind has made the supple figures sway,
The morning breeze bowed softly swaying branches
so they bend at the waist like a bashful maiden.
So it bends with a cloak like silk
فاعجبso marvel لغصنat the branch of النقاthe sand dune
فاعجب لغصن النقا
بالقدّwith the figure والعقدand the necklace والبردand the mantle
بالقدّ والعقد والبرد
So marvel at the branch of the sand dune,
How strange is the branch of sapling
with its figure, necklace, and mantle.
With trunk and beads and coolness
فيin روضةthe garden الذكرof remembrance ووردand the litany الورودof roses
في روضة الذكر وورد الورود
مراتعgrazing grounds الظبيof the antelope الغزالthe gazelle الشرودelusive
مراتع الظبي الغزال الشرود
In the garden of remembrance and the roses' litany
In the meadow of remembrance and rose of roses
lie the grazing grounds of the antelope, the elusive gazelle.
Pasture of gazelle, deer, shy and restless
فارتعso graze بهاin it ياO ذاpossessor of البهاsplendor
فارتع بها يا ذا البها
بالوجدwith ecstasy والكدّand toil والجدّand earnestness
بالوجد والكدّ والجدّ
So graze there, O bearer of splendor,
So graze in it, o you of yearning
with ecstasy, toil, and earnestness.
With fervor, strife, and effort
بُلبلُهاits nightingale منfrom فوقabove تلكthose القدودfigures
بُلبلُها من فوق تلك القدود
يشدوsings منfrom الغيبthe unseen لعينto the eye of الشهودwitnessing
يشدو من الغيب لعين الشهود
Its nightingale, from above those figures,
Its nightingale above those branches
sings from the unseen to the witnessing eye.
Sings from the unseen for the eye of witnesses
فاطربso be enraptured علىby هذاthis الغناsong
فاطرب على هذا الغنا
بالوردwith roses والندّand fragrant incense بالوجدwith ecstasy
بالورد والندّ بالوجد
So be enraptured by this song,
So be enchanted by this singing
with roses and fragrant incense, with ecstasy.
With roses, dew, and fervor
ليسthere is not سوىother than واحدOne فيin الوجودexistence
ليس سوى واحد في الوجود
فاشهدهso behold Him واطلقand cast off حجابthe veil of القيودbonds
فاشهده واطلق حجاب القيود
There is none but One in existence;
There is none but One in existence
so behold Him, and cast off the veil of bonds.
So witness Him and remove the veil of restraints
جلّHe is majestic تعالىHe is exalted ذوpossessor of البقاpermanence
جلّ تعالى ذو البقا
عنbeyond عدّnumber أوor حدّlimit أوor ندّequal
عن عدّ أو حدّ أو ندّ
Majestic and exalted is the Everlasting,
Exalted and High, Everlasting
beyond number, limit, or equal.
Beyond count, limit, or equal
نحمدهwe praise Him وهوand He is الغفورthe All-Forgiving الودودthe All-Loving
نحمده وهو الغفور الودود
فكمfor how often حباناHe has granted us كلّevery فضلٍgrace وجودand bounty
فكم حبانا كلّ فضلٍ وجود
We praise Him, and He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Loving;
We praise Him and He is Forgiving, Loving
for how often He has granted us every grace and bounty,
So how He has blessed us with all perfection and existence
لاnot سيّماthe like of بالمصطفىthrough the Chosen One
لا سيّما بالمصطفى
إذas يهديhe guides للرشدto right conduct والحمدand praise
إذ يهدي للرشد والحمد
especially through the Chosen One,
Especially with the Chosen One
as he guides to right conduct and praise.
As he guides to righteousness and praise
صلّىmay He bless عليهupon him ماas long as أضاءshines الوجودexistence
صلّى عليه ما أضاء الوجود
بنورهwith his light الماحيeffacing ظلامthe darkness of الجحودdenial
بنوره الماحي ظلام الجحود
May God bless him as long as existence shines
Blessings upon him as long as existence shines
with his light, which effaces the darkness of denial,
With his light erasing the darkness of denial
والآلand the family والصحبand the Companions الألىwho
والآل والصحب الألى
فيin المجدglory والسعدand felicity والقصدand right purpose
في المجد والسعد والقصد
and his family and Companions, who
And his family and companions
abide in glory, felicity, and right purpose.
In glory, bliss, and purpose