لِلهto God belong (in praise) إخوانٌbrethren بقلبِيwith my heart ذَهبُواthey departed
لِله إخوانٌ بقلبِي ذَهبُوا
وأَنَاand I فيin البيضَاءِal-Bayda ذوpossessed of تَحَرُّقِburning longing
وأَنَا في البيضَاءِ ذو تَحَرُّقِ
God bless the brethren who took my heart with them,
While I, in al-Bayda, burn with longing.
لَوِif استَطعتُI were able لَسَعيتُI would surely hasten إثرَهُمin their footsteps
لَوِ استَطعتُ لَسَعيتُ إثرَهُم
ولَوeven if سَعيتُI hastened إِثرَهمin their footsteps عنupon (here) حَدَقِيmy eyeballs
ولَو سَعيتُ إِثرَهم عن حَدَقِي
Had I been able, I would have hastened after them,
Even if I had to follow them upon my very eyeballs.
قدalready يَمَّمُواthey headed toward ذاكthat المقَامplace المُرتَجَىlonged-for
قد يَمَّمُوا ذاك المقَام المُرتَجَى
يَحدوهُمُdrives them onward شَوقُthe yearning of الفؤادِthe heart الشَّيِّقِthe eager
يَحدوهُمُ شَوقُ الفؤادِ الشَّيِّقِ
They have made for that longed-for place,
The yearning of the eager heart driving them onward.
إذاwhen القلوبُhearts فيin هوَاهاtheir love افترَقَتbecame divided
إذا القلوبُ في هوَاها افترَقَت
ففِيthen in هوَىlove for ذاكthat المقامِplace تَلتَقِيthey unite
ففِي هوَى ذاك المقامِ تَلتَقِي
When hearts are divided in their loves,
They unite in love for that place.
لَبُّواthey recited the pilgrim's response وطَافواand circumambulated وسعَواand performed the ritual walk ووقَفُواand stood
لَبُّوا وطَافوا وسعَوا ووقَفُوا
بعَرفَاتٍat Arafat ورَمَواand cast stones عَنout of حَنَقِanger
بعَرفَاتٍ ورَمَوا عَن حَنَقِ
They answered the call, circumambulated, made the ritual walk, and stood
At Arafat, and cast stones in anger.
والانand now سائِرونjourneying منfrom مِنىًMina إلىtoward
والان سائِرون من مِنىً إلى
تَتمِيمcompleting ماwhat مِنof المَناسِكthe pilgrimage rites بَقِيremains
تَتمِيم ما مِن المَناسِك بَقِي
And now they journey from Mina toward
Completing what remains of the pilgrimage rites.
فيذهبُونthen they go لِزيَارةِto visit الذِيthe one
فيذهبُون لِزيَارةِ الذِي
لولاهwere it not for him هذِهthese الدُّنىَworlds لمdid not تُخلَقbe created
لولاه هذِه الدُّنىَ لم تُخلَق
Then they go to visit the one
Without whom these worlds would not have been created:
ألمُصطفَىthe Chosen One الهاديthe Guide الذيwho مِنfrom نُورِهhis light
ألمُصطفَى الهادي الذي مِن نُورِه
قدindeed أشرَقتhas shone فيin الكَونthe universe شمسُthe sun of الأُفُقِthe horizon
قد أشرَقت في الكَون شمسُ الأُفُقِ
The Chosen One, the Guide, from whose light
The horizon's sun has shone throughout the universe.
صلَىmay ... send blessings عليهupon him اللهُGod ماas long as تَضَوَّعَتdiffused fragrance
صلَى عليه اللهُ ما تَضَوَّعَت
تُربَتُهhis grave's earth عنfrom نشرِthe spreading of طِيبٍperfume عَبِقِfragrant
تُربَتُه عن نشرِ طِيبٍ عَبِقِ
May God bless him so long as fragrance wafts
From his grave's earth, spreading a rich perfume.
طوبَىblessedness لهمfor them فازُواthey succeeded بماwith what رَجَواthey hoped for وهاand behold
طوبَى لهم فازُوا بما رَجَوا وها
نَحنُwe هناhere لَهُمُfor them فيin تَشوُّقyearning
نَحنُ هنا لَهُمُ في تَشوُّق
Blessed are they! They won what they hoped for; and behold,
Here we are, yearning for them.
إذاif بنَاwith us هُناكthere هُمthey لمdid not يلتَقُواmeet
إذا بنَا هُناك هُم لم يلتَقُوا
ففِيthen in رحابِهمtheir spacious courts هُناhere سنلتَقِيwe shall meet
ففِي رحابِهم هُنا سنلتَقِي
If they have not met us there,
Then here, within their spacious courts, we shall meet.
سَنلتقِيwe shall meet بِخيرِwith the best خِلٍّfriend صادِقٍfaithful
سَنلتقِي بِخيرِ خِلٍّ صادِقٍ
شَهمٍnoble هُمامٍvaliant المَعِيٍّkeen-witted مُتَّقِGod-fearing
شَهمٍ هُمامٍ المَعِيٍّ مُتَّقِ
We shall meet the best of faithful friends,
Noble, valiant, keen-witted, God-fearing,
وطَلعةٍand a countenance وضَّاءةٍradiant تزدَادُincreases نوlight (first fragment)
وطَلعةٍ وضَّاءةٍ تزدَادُ نو
راًlight (final fragment) مِنfrom ضِياءِthe brilliance of وَجهِهhis face المُؤتَلِقthe gleaming
راً مِن ضِياءِ وَجهِه المُؤتَلِق
And a radiant countenance that gains
Light from the brilliance of his gleaming face.
ذاكthat is ابنُIbn (son of) رَحمُونٍRahmun مُحَمدِMuhammad الرِضَىal-Rida
ذاك ابنُ رَحمُونٍ مُحَمدِ الرِضَى
مَنhe who حازَwon فيin العَلياءِlofty glory قَصبَthe prize-reed of السَّبَقِprecedence
مَن حازَ في العَلياءِ قَصبَ السَّبَقِ
That is Ibn Rahmun, Muhammad al-Rida,
Who has won the reed of victory in the heights of glory.
ذوpossessed of هيبةٍawe-inspiring presence فإنand if تَبدَّىhe appears مُفرَداalone
ذو هيبةٍ فإن تَبدَّى مُفرَدا
كأنَّماas though أنتَyou أَمامَbefore فَيلَقa legion
كأنَّما أنتَ أَمامَ فَيلَق
A man of awe-inspiring presence: if he appears alone,
It is as though you stand before a legion.
حامِيguardian of حِمَىthe sanctuary of الشَّريعةthe Sharia الغرَّاءِthe radiant لاnot
حامِي حِمَى الشَّريعة الغرَّاءِ لا
يأخذُهaffects him فيconcerning الحَقِّthe truth لَومُthe reproach of أَخرَقa fool
يأخذُه في الحَقِّ لَومُ أَخرَق
Guardian of the radiant Sharia's sanctuary, he is not
Swayed from the truth by a fool's reproach.
والأدبُand literature الغَضُّfresh and tender إذاwhen يمَّمتَهyou seek it
والأدبُ الغَضُّ إذا يمَّمتَه
فكُنthen be لأزهَارِهfor its flowers ذَاpossessed of تَنَشُّقscent-inhaling
فكُن لأزهَارِه ذَا تَنَشُّق
And as for fresh-blooming literature, when you seek it,
Then breathe in the fragrance of its flowers.
تخالُهyou would think him فيin الجودgenerosity قبلَbefore سُؤلِهِasking him
تخالُه في الجود قبلَ سُؤلِهِ
بابَa gate of سماءٍheaven سَحَّpoured profusely فيin تَدفُّقa torrent
بابَ سماءٍ سَحَّ في تَدفُّق
In generosity, before you even ask him, you would think him
A gate of heaven pouring forth in torrents.
بليغُeloquent شِعرٍpoetry يزدَهِيis adorned بِمدحِهby praising him
بليغُ شِعرٍ يزدَهِي بِمدحِه
كالعِقدlike a necklace يزدَهِيis adorned بحُسنby the beauty of العُنُقthe neck
كالعِقد يزدَهِي بحُسن العُنُق
Eloquent verse is adorned by praise of him,
As a necklace is adorned by the beauty of the neck.