Yā Rāḥilīna ilā Minan

– verse 3 –

أَحْرَمْتُمُوا جَفْنِي الْمَنَامَ بِبُعْدِكُمْ
يَا سَاكِنِينَ الْمُنْحَنَىٰ وَالْوَادِي

Wa aḥramtumoo jafnil–manaama bi-bu‘dikum
yaa saakineenal–munḥanaa wal–waadee

You have deprived my eyelids of sleep by your distance,
O dwellers of the meandering valleys.

– verse 4 –

فَإِذَا وَصَلْتُمْ سَالِمِينَ فَبَلِّغُوا
مِنِّي السَّلَامَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ الْهَادِي

Fa idhaa waṣaltum saalimeena faballighoo
minnis–salaama ilan–nabiyyil–haadee

So if you arrive safely, convey
my greetings of peace to the Prophet, the Guide.

– verse 5 –

وَيَلُوحُ لِي مَا بَيْنَ زَمْزَمَ وَالصَّفَا
عِنْدَ الْمَقَامِ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ مُنَادِي

Wa yaluuḥu lee maa bayna Zamzama waṣ–Ṣafaa
‘indal-Maqaami sami‘tu ṣawta munaadee

A vision glimmers before me of Zamzam and Safa,
and at the Maqam, I hear a voice calling.

– verse 6 –

وَيَقُولُ لِي يَا نَائِمًا جِدَّ السُّرَىٰ
عَرَفَاتُ تَجْلِي كُلَّ قَلْبٍ صَادِي

Wa yaqoolu lee yaa naa’iman jiddas–suraa
‘Arafaatu tajlee kulla qalbin ṣaadee

It says to me: “O sleeper, hasten your night journey!
Arafat purifies every polluted heart.”

– verse 7 –

مَنْ نَالَ مِنْ عَرَفَاتَ نَظْرَةَ سَاعَةٍ
نَالَ السُّرُورَ وَنَالَ كُلَّ مُرَادِ

Man naala min ‘Arafaata naẓrata saa‘atin
naalas–suroora wa naala kulla muraadee

Whoever has the fortune to see Arafat for a moment
finds great joy and gains everything he desires.

– verse 8 –

تَاللَّهِ مَا أَحْلَى الْمَبِيتَ عَلَى مِنىً
فِي لَيْلِ عِيدٍ أَبْرَكِ الْأَعْيَادِ

Tallaahi maa aḥlaal–mabeeta ‘alaa Minan
fee layli ‘eedin abrakil–a‘yaadee

By God, how sweet is the night spent at Mina
on the night of Eid–the most blessed celebration!

– verse 9 –

ضَحُّوا ضَحَايَاهُمْ وَسَالَ دِمَاؤُهَا
وَأَنَا الْمُتَيَّمُ قَدْ نَحَرْتُ فُؤَادِي

Ḍaḥḥoo ḍaḥaayaahum wa saala dimaa’uhaa
wa anal–mutayyamu qad naḥartu fu’aadee

They slaughtered their sacrifices, and their blood flowed—
while I, the love-maddened, slaughtered my heart.

– verse 10 –

لَبِسُوا ثِيَابَ الْبِيضِ شَارَاتِ الرِّضَا
وَأَنَا مِنْ أَجْلِهِمُ لَبِسْتُ سَوَادِي

Labisoo thiyaabal–beeḍi shaaraatir–riḍaa
wa ana min ajlihimu labistu sawaadee

They donned white robes—garments of divine favour—
while I, for not being with them, am clad in black sorrow.

– verse 11 –

يَا رَبِّ أَنْتَ وَصَلْتَهُمْ وَقَطَعْتَنِي
فَبِحَقِّهِمْ يَا رَبِّ فُكَّ قِيَادِي

Yaa Rabbi anta waṣaltahum wa qaṭa‘tanee
fa bi-ḥaqqihim yaa Rabbi fukka qiyaadee

O Lord, You brought them near, and cut me off—
so for their sake, O Lord, untie my bonds!

– verse 12 –

بِاللَّهِ يَا زُوَّارَ قَبْرِ مُحَمَّدٍ
مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ رَائِحًا أَوْ غَادِي

Billaahi yaa zuwwaara qabri Muḥammadin
man kaana minkum raa’iḥan aw ghaadee

By God, O you visitors to Muhammad’s grave,
whoever among you comes or goes—

– verse 13 –

يُبْلِغْ إِلَى الْمُخْتَارِ أَلْفَ تَحِيَّةٍ
مِنْ عَاشِقٍ مُتَفَتِّتِ الأَكْبَادِ

Yubligh ilal–Mukhtaari alfa taḥiyyatin
min ‘aashiqin mutafattitil–akbaadee

Convey to the Chosen One a thousand greetings
from a lover whose liver is torn with longing.

– verse 14 –

قُولُوا لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ مُتَيَّمٌ
وَمُفَارِقُ الْأَحْبَابِ وَالأَوْلَادِ

Qooloo lahoo ‘Abdur–Raḥeemi mutayyamun
wa mufaariqul–aḥbaabi wal–awlaadi

Say to him: “Abdurrahim is lovesick,
separated from his loved ones and his children.”

– verse 15 –

صَلَّىٰ عَلَيْكَ اللهُ يَا عَلَمَ الْهُدَىٰ
مَا سَارَ رَكْبٌ أَوْ تَرَنَّمَ حَادِي

Ṣallaa ʿalayka Llaahu yaa ʿalamal–hudaa
maa saara rakbun aw tarannama ḥaadee

May God send blessings upon you, O Banner of Guidance,
whenever a caravan travels or a camel-driver sings.