دَعَانِيَ مِن ذكرِ السًّقام دَعانيَا

دَعَانِيَ مِن ذكرِ السًّقام دَعانيَا

وهَاتِ اسقِني كأسَ المَسَّرةِ صافِيا

وهَاتِ اسقِني كأسَ المَسَّرةِ صافِيا

Spare me, you two, the mention of illness—spare me.

He called me from the remembrance of sickness, he called me

And come, give me a clear cup of joy to drink.

And bring me a cup of pure joy to drink

وكَرِّر على سَمعِي أَناشيدَ أُنسِه

وكَرِّر على سَمعِي أَناشيدَ أُنسِه

مَثالِثُها في لَحنِها والمثَانِيا

مَثالِثُها في لَحنِها والمثَانِيا

And repeat in my hearing the songs of its delight,

And repeat to my hearing his songs of intimacy

Their third strings in their melody, and the second strings.

With rhythms in threes and eights

فَهذي أُوَبقاتُ السُّرورِ تَراجَعت

فَهذي أُوَبقاتُ السُّرورِ تَراجَعت

ودَوما اُوَيقاتُ السُّرور كمَا هِيَا

ودَوما اُوَيقاتُ السُّرور كمَا هِيَا

For these brief moments of joy have returned,

So these are the times of joy that have passed

And the brief moments of joy remain forever as they are.

And often the times of joy as they were

نَعم غَشِىَ البدرُ السِّرارُ هُنيهةً

نَعم غَشِىَ البدرُ السِّرارُ هُنيهةً

وهَاهو بدرُ التَّمِّ قد لاَح ضَاويا

وهَاهو بدرُ التَّمِّ قد لاَح ضَاويا

Yes, the dark of the moon veiled the full moon for a moment,

Yes, the full moon covered the crescent in shyness

And here he is, the moon in its fullness, appearing radiant.

And here is the full moon of completion shining brightly

وما كَان قلبُ الخَافِقينِ بخافِقٍ

وما كَان قلبُ الخَافِقينِ بخافِقٍ

سِوى لحظةٍ من بعدِها صَار هَادِيا

سِوى لحظةٍ من بعدِها صَار هَادِيا

And the heart of East and West did not tremble,

And the heart of the two was not beating

Save for a moment, after which it grew calm.

Except for a moment after which it became calm

قدِ ابتلَّ طرفُ المجدِ والجودِ والعُلاَ

قدِ ابتلَّ طرفُ المجدِ والجودِ والعُلاَ

وما ابتلَّ حتَّى صار يضحَكُ عَاليا

وما ابتلَّ حتَّى صار يضحَكُ عَاليا

The eye of glory, generosity, and eminence grew wet,

The eye of glory, generosity and highness was tested

And no sooner was it wet than it began to laugh aloud.

And it was not tested until it started laughing out loud

ومَا اكتأبت منا القُلوبُ سِوى لكَى

ومَا اكتأبت منا القُلوبُ سِوى لكَى

يكُونَ سرورٌ للكَآبةِ تَالِيا

يكُونَ سرورٌ للكَآبةِ تَالِيا

And our hearts grew sorrowful only so

And our hearts were not saddened except so

That joy might follow sorrow.

That joy becomes following sadness

وإِن عَبَسَت منا الوُجوهُ فإِنما

وإِن عَبَسَت منا الوُجوهُ فإِنما

لِيُضحى بها نورُ التهلُّلِ باديَا

لِيُضحى بها نورُ التهلُّلِ باديَا

And if our faces frowned, it was only

And if our faces frowned, it was only

So that the light of gladness might appear upon them.

So the light of joy appears clearly

تَنَهُّدُ مَحزونٍ ورَجعُ تَنَهُّدٍ

تَنَهُّدُ مَحزونٍ ورَجعُ تَنَهُّدٍ

بفرطِ سُرورٍ عادَ في القلبِ هَاويا

بفرطِ سُرورٍ عادَ في القلبِ هَاويا

A sorrowful person's sigh, and the echo of a sigh,

The sigh of a grieving one and the return of a sigh

With overwhelming joy, came plunging back into the heart.

With excessive joy returned in the heart collapsing

فيا شاديا يشدو بنَيلِ مُنَائِيا

فيا شاديا يشدو بنَيلِ مُنَائِيا

أعِدهُ علَى الأسمَاع حُيِّيتَ شَاديا

أعِدهُ علَى الأسمَاع حُيِّيتَ شَاديا

So, singer, singing of my wishes fulfilled,

So oh happy one who sings with the tunes of my pleasures

Repeat it to listening ears—blessings on you, singer!

Repeat it to the ears, you have revived happy one

فها وَجهُ مولاَنا التِّهامى مُشرِقٌ

فها وَجهُ مولاَنا التِّهامى مُشرِقٌ

وَحَسبُ الورَى إشراقُ وجهِ التَّهاميا

وَحَسبُ الورَى إشراقُ وجهِ التَّهاميا

For behold, our lord al-Tihami's face is radiant,

For here is the face of our coveted one shining

And the radiance of al-Tihami's face suffices humankind.

And it suffices the world the shining of the face of the coveted one

وأضحَى رجاءُ العالمينَ مُحقَّقا

وأضحَى رجاءُ العالمينَ مُحقَّقا

وقبلَ رجاءِ العالمِين رجَائِيا

وقبلَ رجاءِ العالمِين رجَائِيا

And the world's hope has been fulfilled,

And the hope of all worlds has been realized

And before the world's hope, my own.

And before the hope of all worlds, my hope

وليسَ عَجِيبا أن عُبَيدٌ مُمَلَّكٌ

وليسَ عَجِيبا أن عُبَيدٌ مُمَلَّكٌ

تَذكَّرَهُ مولاَهُ مولَى المَوَالِيا

تَذكَّرَهُ مولاَهُ مولَى المَوَالِيا

It is no wonder that a humble servant granted dominion

And it is not strange that devoted servants

Should be remembered by his Lord, the Lord of lords.

Remember their Master, Master of the loyal ones

نَعم كلُّ ما في الأمرِ مِن عجَبٍ إذا

نَعم كلُّ ما في الأمرِ مِن عجَبٍ إذا

بَدا لكُمُ واللهِ ما قَد بَدا لِيا

بَدا لكُمُ واللهِ ما قَد بَدا لِيا

Yes, all the wonder of the matter is this, if

Yes, all that is strange in the matter, if

By God, you see what has become clear to me:

It appeared to you, by God, as it appeared to me

تَذَكَّرَهُ من دُون ما ألمٌ به

تَذَكَّرَهُ من دُون ما ألمٌ به

فكانَ حَبيبا عندَ ربِّه غَاليا

فكانَ حَبيبا عندَ ربِّه غَاليا

He remembered him without any pain afflicting him,

He remembered Him without any pain to Him

So he was beloved and precious in his Lord's sight.

So He was a beloved near his Lord, precious

وكانَ به بَراًّ شَفوقاً لأنَّه

وكانَ به بَراًّ شَفوقاً لأنَّه

بخُلُقِهِ ذو بِرِّ شَفوقٍ مُوَاسيا

بخُلُقِهِ ذو بِرِّ شَفوقٍ مُوَاسيا

And He was kind and compassionate to him, because he

And He was righteous and compassionate to Him because

Is by nature benevolent, tender-hearted, and consoling.

By his nature, He is of righteous compassion, comforting

وللهِ في هَذا الوُجودِ ظَوّاهِرٌ

وللهِ في هَذا الوُجودِ ظَوّاهِرٌ

وللِه في هَذا الوُجودِ خَوافِيا

وللِه في هَذا الوُجودِ خَوافِيا

And to God belong the manifest things of this world,

And for God in this existence there are apparent things

And to God belong the hidden things of this world.

And for God in this existence, hidden things

ألاَ انظُر وُفودَ التَّهنئاتِ تلاَحقَت

ألاَ انظُر وُفودَ التَّهنئاتِ تلاَحقَت

حَواضِرها من مَغربٍ وبَواديا

حَواضِرها من مَغربٍ وبَواديا

Look how the delegations of congratulations arrive in succession,

Behold, the processions of congratulations came in succession

Their urban and rural contingents from the Maghrib.

Their cities from west and valley

أتوا كقِلاَصٍ في الفِجَاجِ تَواخَذت

أتوا كقِلاَصٍ في الفِجَاجِ تَواخَذت

يحثُّهمُ قلبٌ لهم صار حَادِيا

يحثُّهمُ قلبٌ لهم صار حَادِيا

They came like young she-camels following one another through the passes,

They came like madmen in the deserts competing

A heart of theirs urged them on, becoming their camel-driver.

With a heart that became their guide

فَمِن ناطِقٍ بالحمدِ يَشكُرُ ربَّهُ

فَمِن ناطِقٍ بالحمدِ يَشكُرُ ربَّهُ

وآخَرَ يرجُوه وآخر دَاعيا

وآخَرَ يرجُوه وآخر دَاعيا

One speaks in praise, thanking his Lord,

So from one praising and thanking his Lord

And another hopes in Him, and another prays.

And another supplicating Him and another praying

ويلقَونَ قبلَ النُّطق من بِشر وَجهِه

ويلقَونَ قبلَ النُّطق من بِشر وَجهِه

دَليلا على شُكرِ العَواطِف كَافيا

دَليلا على شُكرِ العَواطِف كَافيا

And before they speak, they find in his cheerful face

And they find before speaking from the good tidings of His face

Ample evidence of gratitude for their affection.

Evidence of the gratitude of feelings sufficient

وقد جَاء سُلطانُ البلادِ مُهنِّئاً

وقد جَاء سُلطانُ البلادِ مُهنِّئاً

وكانت تَهانيه أعزَّ التَّهانِيا

وكانت تَهانيه أعزَّ التَّهانِيا

And the country's sultan came to offer congratulations,

And the sultan of the country came congratulating

And his congratulations were the dearest of all.

And his congratulations were the dearest congratulations

أتاهُ يُحَيِّي الودَّ فيه مُبَرهِنا

أتاهُ يُحَيِّي الودَّ فيه مُبَرهِنا

علَى أنَّ ذاك الودَّ يزدادُ نامِيا

علَى أنَّ ذاك الودَّ يزدادُ نامِيا

He came to him, reviving affection in him, and demonstrating

He came to greet affection in it proving

That this affection keeps increasing and growing.

That this affection grows vigorously

فشُكراً لِهَاتيكِ الشَّمائِل والنُّهَى

فشُكراً لِهَاتيكِ الشَّمائِل والنُّهَى

وأكرِم بِهَاتيك المَبادي مَبَادِيا

وأكرِم بِهَاتيك المَبادي مَبَادِيا

So thanks for those virtues and that good sense,

So thanks for those praiseworthy traits and morals

And how noble those principles are, as principles!

And honor through them these righteous principles

تَباركَ مَن أولَى التهامَى رُتبَةً

تَباركَ مَن أولَى التهامَى رُتبَةً

على النَّجمِ تسمُو وهوَ في القلبِ ثَاويا

على النَّجمِ تسمُو وهوَ في القلبِ ثَاويا

Blessed is He who granted al-Tihami a rank

Blessed is He who gave the coveted one status

That rises above the stars, while he dwells in the heart.

Above the stars, rising while He is settled in the heart

إذا نحنُ أثنينَا عليه فإِنَّما

إذا نحنُ أثنينَا عليه فإِنَّما

نُحيِّي به جِيدَ العُلاَ والمعَاليا

نُحيِّي به جِيدَ العُلاَ والمعَاليا

When we praise him, we only

When we praise Him, we only

Salute through him the neck of eminence and lofty honors,

Greet the excellence of highness and ascendance

ورُوحاً لها رَوحُ العَبير تأرُّحاً

ورُوحاً لها رَوحُ العَبير تأرُّحاً

ومِن نَسمةٍ هبَّت أرقَّ حَواشِيا

ومِن نَسمةٍ هبَّت أرقَّ حَواشِيا

And a soul with perfume's freshness in its fragrance,

And a spirit whose spirit is the soul of fragrance fluttering

And softer at its edges than a breeze that blows.

And from a breeze that blew, the gentlest surroundings

وكُنتُ أقولُ الرُّوحُ مني فِداؤُهُ

وكُنتُ أقولُ الرُّوحُ مني فِداؤُهُ

ولكنَّ رُوحي ما عرَفتُ القَوافيَا

ولكنَّ رُوحي ما عرَفتُ القَوافيَا

And I used to say, 'My soul is a ransom for him,'

And I used to say my soul is his ransom

But my soul is my knowledge of rhymes.

But my soul did not know rhymes

فلولا أَمانٌ في مُحَيَّاهُ إِن سَطا

فلولا أَمانٌ في مُحَيَّاهُ إِن سَطا

عَليَّ زَمانِي ما عَرفتُ القَوافيا

عَليَّ زَمانِي ما عَرفتُ القَوافيا

For without the safety in his countenance, should

So were it not for safety in his life, if

My times assail me, I would not have known rhymes.

My time had power over me, I would not have known rhymes

ولولاَه طلَّقتُ القريضَ ولم أعُد

ولولاَه طلَّقتُ القريضَ ولم أعُد

لِقولِهِ إِلاَّ شاكِيا مِن زمَانِيا

لِقولِهِ إِلاَّ شاكِيا مِن زمَانِيا

And without him I would have divorced poetry, and not returned

And were it not for Him, I would have abandoned poetry and returned

To composing it, save to complain of my times.

To speak it only complaining of my time

ولا سيَما مَن يَجهلُون مكَانَه

ولا سيَما مَن يَجهلُون مكَانَه

لَدَّى ولَم يَدرُوا لَديه مَكَانِيا

لَدَّى ولَم يَدرُوا لَديه مَكَانِيا

And especially of those who do not know his standing

Especially those who do not know his

With me, nor understand my standing with him.

Status to me and did not know my status to him

ألاَ سُبَّةً للجاهلين وضِلَّةً

ألاَ سُبَّةً للجاهلين وضِلَّةً

لِسَعيهُمُ يرجونَ منه ابتِعَاديَا

لِسَعيهُمُ يرجونَ منه ابتِعَاديَا

Ah, disgrace upon the ignorant, and futility

Alas stupidity for the ignorant and misguidance

Upon their efforts: they hope to see me parted from him.

For their efforts, hoping to distance me from him

وما لَهُمُ ثَأرٌ علىَّ وإن يكُن

وما لَهُمُ ثَأرٌ علىَّ وإن يكُن

فَوَالله ما أدريه مُذ كنتُ دَارِيا

فَوَالله ما أدريه مُذ كنتُ دَارِيا

And they have no vendetta against me; and if they do,

And they have no vengeance upon me, and if

By God, I have known nothing of it since I gained awareness.

They do, by God I have not known it since I was conscious

إذا كَان فقرُ الحبِّ ذنبِي لَديهِمُ

إذا كَان فقرُ الحبِّ ذنبِي لَديهِمُ

فما ضَرَّهم إن كنتُ بِالفَقرِ راضِيا

فما ضَرَّهم إن كنتُ بِالفَقرِ راضِيا

If love's poverty is my sin in their eyes,

If the poverty of love was my sin to them

Then what harm does it do them if I am content with poverty?

Then how did it harm them if I was content with poverty

وفَقرُ نفُوسٍ لو هُمُ يعلَمُونَه

وفَقرُ نفُوسٍ لو هُمُ يعلَمُونَه

بِحقٍّ لَدام الطَّرفُ منهُمُ دامِيا

بِحقٍّ لَدام الطَّرفُ منهُمُ دامِيا

And poverty of souls—if they knew it

And the poverty of souls, if they knew it

Truly—their eyes would go on bleeding.

Truly, their eyes about it would be teary

إلَهي أنا راضٍ بِحَالي وشَاكرٌ

إلَهي أنا راضٍ بِحَالي وشَاكرٌ

لِنُعمَاكَ هذِي عن رِضَائي بِحَاليا

لِنُعمَاكَ هذِي عن رِضَائي بِحَاليا

My God, I am content with my lot, and grateful

My God, I am content with my state and thankful

For this blessing of Yours, out of contentment with my lot.

For Your blessings, this is beyond my contentment with my state

وما طِلبِتي إلا التِّهامِي تُديمُهُ

وما طِلبِتي إلا التِّهامِي تُديمُهُ

وتُبقِيه لي ما دام جُودُكَ باقِيَا

وتُبقِيه لي ما دام جُودُكَ باقِيَا

And my only request is that You make al-Tihami endure,

And my request is only to perpetuate the coveted one

And preserve him for me as long as Your generosity endures.

And keep him for me as long as Your generosity remains