يَا سَعْدَ قَوْمٍ

يَا سَعْدَ قَوْمٍ بِاللَّهِ فَازُواوَلَمْ يَرَوْا فِي الوَرَى سِوَاهُ

Yā saʿda qawmin bi-al-lahi fāzū, Walam yaraw fī al-warā siwāhu

How fortunate a people who triumphed through Allah, and saw none but Him in creation!

قَرَّبَهُمْ مِنْهُ وَاجْتَبَاهُمْفَنَزَّهُوا الفِكْرَ فِي عُلَاهُ

Qarrabahum minhu wajtabāhum, Fanazzahū al-fikra fī ʿulāhu

He drew them near to Him and chose them, so they kept their thoughts pure in His loftiness.

لَيْسَ لَهُمْ لِلسِّوَى الْتِفَاتُكَيْفَ وَقَدْ شَاهَدُوا سَنَاهُ

Laysa lahum lilssiwā at-tifātu, Kayfa waqad shāhadū sanāhu

They pay no attention to anything else; how could they, when they have witnessed His radiance?

أَزَالَ حُجْبَ الغِطَاءِ عَنْهُمْفَاسْتَنْشَقُوا نَفْحَةَ هَوَاهُ

Azāla ḥujba al-ghiṭāʾi ʿanhum, Fastanshaqū nafḥata hawāhu

He removed the veils of covering from them, so they breathed the fragrance of His love.

تَجَلَّى بِالنُّورِ وَالبَهَاءِلَهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا هُوَ يَا هُو

Tajallā bi-an-nūri wa-al-bahāʾi, Lahum faqālū yā huwa yā hū

He manifested to them in light and splendour, and they said: "O He, O He!"

فَقَالَ أَنَا لَكُمْ مُحِبٌّرَبٌّ كَرِيمٌ نِعْمَ الإِلَهُ

Faqāla anā lakum muḥibbun, Rabbun karīmun niʿma al-ʾilahu

He said: "I love you; I am a Generous Lord, the best of gods.

أَقْبَلُ مَنْ تَابَ مِنْ عِبَادِيوَلَا أُبَالِي بِمَا جَنَاهُ

Aqbalu man tāba min ʿibādī, Walā ubālī bimā janāhu

I accept whoever of My servants repents, and I do not mind what he has done.

المُلْكُ مُلْكِي وَالأَمْرُ أَمْرِيوَالعِزُّ عِزِّي فَادْخُلْ حِمَاهُ

Al-mulku mulkī wa-al-ʾamru amrī, Wa-al-ʿizzu ʿizzī fadkhul ḥimāhu

Sovereignty is Mine, the command is Mine, might is Mine": so enter His sanctuary.

مَا ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الغَرَامِ إِلّامَنْ عَرَفَ الوَصْلَ أَوْ دَرَاهُ

Mā dhāqa ṭaʿma al-gharāmi illā, Man ʿarafa al-waṣla aw darāhu

None has tasted the taste of passion except one who has known union or understood it.

مَا قُلْتُ لِلْقَلْبِ أَيُّ حِبِّيإِلَّا وَقَالَ الضَّمِيرُ اللهُ

Mā qultu lilqalbi ayyu ḥibbī, Illā waqāla aḍ-ḍamīru Allāhu

Never have I asked my heart, "Who is my beloved?" But my inner self said: "Allah."

إِنِّي إِذَا مَا ذَكَرْتُ رَبِّيأَهْتَزُّ شَوْقاً إِلَى لِقَاهُ

Innī idhā mā dhakartu rabbī, Ahtazzu shawqan ilā liqāhu

Whenever I remember my Lord, I tremble with longing to meet Him.

أَهِيمُ وَحْدِي بِصِدْقِ وَجْدِيوَحُسْنِ قَصْدِي عَسَى أَرَاهُ

Ahīmu waḥdī biṣidqi wajdī, Waḥusni qaṣdī ʿasā arāhu

I wander alone with sincere ecstasy and good intention, hoping to see Him.

فَانْظُرْ إِلَى الكَوْنِ بِاعْتِبَارٍفِي أَرْضِ مَوْلَاكَ وَسَمَاهُ

Fanẓur ilā al-kawni biʿtibārin, Fī arḍi mawlāka wasamāhu

So look at creation with reflection, in your Master's earth and in His sky,

وَاسْمَعْ إِذَا غَنَّتِ المَثَانِيتَقُولُ يَا هُو لَبَّيْكَ اللهُ

Wasmaʿ idhā ghannati al-mathānī, Taqūlu yā hū labbayka Allāhu

And listen when the strings sing: they say, "O He! Here I am, O Allah!"

ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى الرَّسُولِمُحَمَّدٌ رَبُّنَا اصْطَفَاهُ

Thumma aṣ-ṣalātu ʿalā ar-rasūli, Muḥammadun rabbunā ṣṭafāhu

Then blessings upon the Messenger, Muhammad, whom our Lord chose.