نحنwe قومٌa people للحاتميّto al-Hatimi عبيدٌservants
نحن قومٌ للحاتميّ عبيدٌ
ولناand we have القربnearness بانتسابthrough affiliation المحبّهْlove
ولنا القرب بانتساب المحبّهْ
We are a people who serve al-Hatimi.
We are a people enslaved to Al-Hatemi
And nearness is ours through the bond of love.
And we are related to him through loving devotion
وعليناand upon us لهto him الولاallegiance حيثsince أناthat we
وعلينا له الولا حيث أنا
ليسthere is not فيناwithin us لغيرهfor anyone other than him وزنthe weight of حبّهْa grain
ليس فينا لغيره وزن حبّهْ
And we owe him allegiance, for we
And we owe him unwavering loyalty wherever I am
Hold not a grain's weight of love for anyone else.
For none but he is worthy of our love
وهوand he معناwith us بسرّهthrough his secret حيثwherever سرناwe traveled
وهو معنا بسرّه حيث سرنا
مثلماjust as الحبّlove قدhas سرىflowed فيthrough الأحبّهْloved ones
مثلما الحبّ قد سرى في الأحبّهْ
And he is with us through his secret wherever we travel,
And he is with us in our secret thoughts wherever we turn
Just as love has coursed through loved ones.
Just as love has crept into the hearts of lovers
ياoh لهاhow wondrous it is منof معيّةٍcompanionship أينwherever كنّاwe were
يا لها من معيّةٍ أين كنّا
واتّجهناand we turned والمرءand a person معwith منthe one whom أحبّهْhe loved him
واتّجهنا والمرء مع من أحبّهْ
Oh, what companionship, wherever we may be
What blessed company wherever we are
And wherever we turn—a person is with the one he loves.
And a man will incline towards whom he loves