أَدِّي الرِسالة يا ريح الحِجاز لَنا

أَدِّي الرِسالة يا ريح الحِجاز لَنا

فَقَد وَضَعت عَن القَلب الشَجيِّ عَنا

فَقَد وَضَعت عَن القَلب الشَجيِّ عَنا

Bear the message to us, O wind of the Hijaz,

Deliver the message for us, O wind of the Hijaz,

for you have lifted anguish from the sorrowing heart.

for you have lifted suffering from the sorrowful heart.

وَروّحي القَلبَ مِن ذكر الأَحبّة يا

وَروّحي القَلبَ مِن ذكر الأَحبّة يا

ريح الصِبا فَمُنى قَلبي دِيار مِنى

ريح الصِبا فَمُنى قَلبي دِيار مِنى

Revive the heart with remembrance of the beloved ones, O

And refresh the heart with remembrance of loved ones, O

east wind—for the dwellings of Mina are my heart’s desire.

east wind, for my heart's desire is Mina's dwellings.

وَعَن حِمى طيبة لي كَرّري خَبراً

وَعَن حِمى طيبة لي كَرّري خَبراً

إِنّ المُكرّرَ أَحلى الطَيِّبات جَنى

إِنّ المُكرّرَ أَحلى الطَيِّبات جَنى

And of Tayba’s sanctuary, repeat the tidings to me,

And repeat to me news of Taybah's sanctuary;

for tidings retold yield the sweetest harvest of delights.

for what is repeated is the sweetest fruit of delights.

حَيّا الحَيا ذَلِكَ المَغنى الكَريم وَمَن

حَيّا الحَيا ذَلِكَ المَغنى الكَريم وَمَن

بِهِ فَإِنَّ بِهِ لِلكائِنات غِنى

بِهِ فَإِنَّ بِهِ لِلكائِنات غِنى

May the rain revive that noble dwelling and whoever

May rain greet that noble abode and him who

is within it—for through him I need no created being.

dwells there, for through him all beings find abundance.

حَيث المَكارم وَالفَضل الأَعمّ وَما

حَيث المَكارم وَالفَضل الأَعمّ وَما

تَبغي الخَلائق فيهِ مِن بُلوغ مُنى

تَبغي الخَلائق فيهِ مِن بُلوغ مُنى

There dwell noble virtues, all-embracing bounty, and all that

Where there are noble virtues, all-embracing bounty, and all

creatures seek there in attaining their desires.

that creatures seek there in fulfilling their desires.

لِلّه مُهجة صَبٍّ قطُّ ما سَكنت

لِلّه مُهجة صَبٍّ قطُّ ما سَكنت

يَوماً لِتِذكار مَن أَضحى لَها سَكَنا

يَوماً لِتِذكار مَن أَضحى لَها سَكَنا

What a heart the ardent lover has—it has never known rest,

How wondrous a lovesick heart that never grew still,

not for a day, at remembrance of the one who became its dwelling.

even for a day, at the memory of him who became its refuge.

وَلا تَألّق بَرق الأَبرقين سناً

وَلا تَألّق بَرق الأَبرقين سناً

إِلّا وَحرَّم أَجفان الشجي وَسَنا

إِلّا وَحرَّم أَجفان الشجي وَسَنا

Nor did the lightning of al-Abraqayn ever flash resplendently

Nor did the lightning of al-Abraqayn flash its radiance

without robbing the sorrowing one’s eyelids of sleep.

without depriving the sorrowful one's eyelids of slumber.

ما بَينَ قَلبي وَرَكب الظاعِنين أَرى

ما بَينَ قَلبي وَرَكب الظاعِنين أَرى

عَهداً مَتى ظَعنت أَحبابه ظَعنا

عَهداً مَتى ظَعنت أَحبابه ظَعنا

Between my heart and the departing caravan I discern

Between my heart and the departing travelers' caravan I see

a covenant: whenever its beloved ones depart, both depart.

a pact: whenever its loved ones depart, it departs.

لَولا مَدامع أَجفان بِها خَمدت

لَولا مَدامع أَجفان بِها خَمدت

نار الأَسا ذابَ مِن حرّ الجَوى شَجنا

نار الأَسا ذابَ مِن حرّ الجَوى شَجنا

Were it not for the eyelids’ tears, by which there died down

But for tears from the eyelids, which quenched

the fire of sorrow, the grief-stricken lover would have melted from passion’s heat.

sorrow's fire, it would have melted in grief from longing's heat.

رُدّوا فُؤادي فَقَد رَدّ الإله لَهُ

رُدّوا فُؤادي فَقَد رَدّ الإله لَهُ

أَحبابهُ وَأعيدوا مِنهُ ما وَهنا

أَحبابهُ وَأعيدوا مِنهُ ما وَهنا

Restore my heart! For God has restored to it

Return my heart, for God has restored to it

its beloved ones; restore, too, whatever in it has grown frail.

its loved ones; restore whatever in it has grown weak.

وَاِستَطلعوا خَبَراً جاءَ البَشير بِهِ

وَاِستَطلعوا خَبَراً جاءَ البَشير بِهِ

حَتّى شَفى ما بِهِ نال المُحبّ ضنى

حَتّى شَفى ما بِهِ نال المُحبّ ضنى

Seek out the tidings that the herald came bearing,

And seek out the news that the bearer of glad tidings brought,

for they healed the lover of the wasting sickness that afflicted him.

till it healed the affliction that had made the lover waste away.

فَليهن قَوم بفَضل اللَه قَد بَلَغوا

فَليهن قَوم بفَضل اللَه قَد بَلَغوا

حجّاً وَزاروا فَأَدّوا الفَرض وَالسننا

حجّاً وَزاروا فَأَدّوا الفَرض وَالسننا

May those people rejoice who, by God’s grace, have attained

So may those people rejoice who, by God's grace, attained

the Hajj, made the visitation, and fulfilled the obligation and the Sunnas.

the pilgrimage and paid their visit, fulfilling obligatory and recommended rites.

فازوا بِنَيل المُنى حَتّى إِذا رَجعوا

فازوا بِنَيل المُنى حَتّى إِذا رَجعوا

قُلنا لَهُم مَرحَباً شرّفتم الوَطنا

قُلنا لَهُم مَرحَباً شرّفتم الوَطنا

They won their hearts’ desires; then, when they returned at last,

They triumphed in attaining their wishes; then, when they returned,

we said to them, “Welcome! You have honored the homeland.”

we said to them: 'Welcome! You have honored the homeland.'

أَهلاً بِهم وَبِمَن قَد جاءَ يقدمهم

أَهلاً بِهم وَبِمَن قَد جاءَ يقدمهم

كَالبَدر أَشرَق ما بَين النُجوم سَنا

كَالبَدر أَشرَق ما بَين النُجوم سَنا

Welcome to them, and to him who came at their head,

Welcome to them and to him who came leading them,

like the full moon, more radiant than all the stars in splendor.

like the full moon, shining in splendor among the stars.

أَهلاً بِطَلعة بَدر بالسُرور بَدا

أَهلاً بِطَلعة بَدر بالسُرور بَدا

وَالسَعد بِالطالع الأَعلى قَد اِقتَرنا

وَالسَعد بِالطالع الأَعلى قَد اِقتَرنا

Welcome to the rising of a full moon, appearing in joy;

Welcome to the appearance of a full moon, emerging with joy;

good fortune and the loftiest ascendant have indeed conjoined.

and good fortune has conjoined with the highest ascendant.

لَم يقنع المَجد أَن سمّاه بَدرَ هُدىً

لَم يقنع المَجد أَن سمّاه بَدرَ هُدىً

بَل قال بدران تَكريماً لَهُ وَثنا

بَل قال بدران تَكريماً لَهُ وَثنا

Glory was not content to name him one full moon of guidance;

Glory was not content to name him a full moon of guidance;

rather, honoring him, it said, “Two full moons,” and doubled the name.

but said 'Badran'—two full moons—to honor and praise him.

ذاك الهمام الَّذي أَضحَت شَمائله

ذاك الهمام الَّذي أَضحَت شَمائله

كَالوَرد أَحسن شَيءٍ مَنظَراً وَسَنا

كَالوَرد أَحسن شَيءٍ مَنظَراً وَسَنا

That is the valiant lord whose qualities have become

That magnanimous man whose qualities have become

like the rose—the loveliest of things in appearance and radiance.

like the rose, the fairest thing in appearance and radiance.

مَولى إِذا ذكرت فينا مَناقبه

مَولى إِذا ذكرت فينا مَناقبه

يَوماً إِلى الرُشد كانَت وَالهُدى سننا

يَوماً إِلى الرُشد كانَت وَالهُدى سننا

A master whose merits, whenever recounted among us,

A master whose virtues, whenever recounted among us,

were, on any day, paths toward rectitude and guidance.

are, on any day, paths to right judgment and guidance.

رَوى لَنا الوَفد عَنهُ كُلّ مكرمةٍ

رَوى لَنا الوَفد عَنهُ كُلّ مكرمةٍ

أَضحت لَها كُلّ عَين تحسد الأُذنا

أَضحت لَها كُلّ عَين تحسد الأُذنا

The delegation recounted to us every noble virtue of his,

The delegation recounted to us every noble deed of his,

until every eye, because of them, came to envy the ear.

for which every eye came to envy the ear.

هَذا هُوَ المَجد يَزدان الكَريم بِهِ

هَذا هُوَ المَجد يَزدان الكَريم بِهِ

وَليس يَزدان بِالأَموال ما وزنا

وَليس يَزدان بِالأَموال ما وزنا

This indeed is the glory with which a noble man is adorned;

This is the glory with which the noble man is adorned,

he is not adorned by riches, whatever their weight.

and he is not adorned by wealth, however much it weighs.

لا بدع فَهوَ الحُسين بن الحسين إِذا

لا بدع فَهوَ الحُسين بن الحسين إِذا

أَضحى يُرى كُلّ وَصف حازَهُ حسنا

أَضحى يُرى كُلّ وَصف حازَهُ حسنا

No wonder: he is al-Husayn, son of al-Husayn; and thus

No wonder—for he is al-Husayn ibn al-Husayn—if

every quality he possesses comes to be seen as beautiful.

every quality he has acquired has come to be seen as beautiful.

مَواهب مِن عَطاء اللَه قَيّدها

مَواهب مِن عَطاء اللَه قَيّدها

بِالشُكر حَتّى تَوالَت وَاِعتَلَت مِننا

بِالشُكر حَتّى تَوالَت وَاِعتَلَت مِننا

Gifts from God’s bounty—he secured them

Gifts from God's bounty, which he bound fast

through gratitude, till blessings followed one another and rose.

with gratitude, till favors followed one another and rose ever higher.

فَاِنشُر عَلَيهِ لِواء الحَمد ما ذكرت

فَاِنشُر عَلَيهِ لِواء الحَمد ما ذكرت

أَهل الثَناء وَقُل أَهل الثَناءِ هنا

أَهل الثَناء وَقُل أَهل الثَناءِ هنا

So unfurl over him the banner of praise whenever

So unfurl above him the banner of praise whenever you mention

those worthy of praise are mentioned, and say, “The people of praise are here.”

those worthy of praise, and say: 'Those worthy of praise are here.'

وَقُم بِناديه وَاِرفع صَوت مُبتهجٍ

وَقُم بِناديه وَاِرفع صَوت مُبتهجٍ

بِالتهنئات كَما قام السُرور بِنا

بِالتهنئات كَما قام السُرور بِنا

Stand in his assembly and raise a rejoicing voice

And rise in his assembly and lift a jubilant voice

with congratulations, just as joy has arisen among us.

in congratulations, as joy has risen within us.

وهنِّ مَن عودُهُ عيد لأَنفسنا

وهنِّ مَن عودُهُ عيد لأَنفسنا

يَدوم وَالعيد يَأتي بَيننا زَمَنا

يَدوم وَالعيد يَأتي بَيننا زَمَنا

And congratulate us: his return is a feast for our souls,

And congratulate him whose return is a festival for our souls,

one that endures, while Eid comes among us only for a time.

one that endures, while a festival visits us only for a time.

وَهنِّ مَن شئت في سامي عُلاه وَلا

وَهنِّ مَن شئت في سامي عُلاه وَلا

تَخصُص بِهِ أَحداً مِمَّن نَأى وَدنا

تَخصُص بِهِ أَحداً مِمَّن نَأى وَدنا

Congratulate whomever you wish upon his sublime eminence, and do not

And congratulate whomever you wish on his lofty eminence, and do not

single anyone out for it, whether far away or near.

single anyone out for it, whether far away or near.

وَبالتَهاني لَهُ يا ذا المُؤرّخ قُل

وَبالتَهاني لَهُ يا ذا المُؤرّخ قُل

تَقبّل اللَه حجّاً نِلته بِهنا

تَقبّل اللَه حجّاً نِلته بِهنا

And with congratulations for him, O maker of chronograms, say:

And in congratulations to him, O chronicler, say:

“May God accept the Hajj you attained in happiness.”

'May God accept the pilgrimage you accomplished in joy.'