Ala Ya Allahu Bi-Nazrah
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أَلَا يَا اللَّهُ بِنَظْرَةْ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ الرَّحِيمَةْ ❁
تُدَاوِي كُلَّ مَا بِي مِنْ أَمْرَاضٍ سَقِيمَةْ ❁
تُدَاوِي كُلَّ مَا بِي مِنْ أَمْرَاضٍ سَقِيمَةْ ❁
Alā yā Allāhu bi-naẓrah mina l-ʿayni r-raḥīmah,
tudāwī kulla mā bī min amrāḍin saqīmah.
tudāwī kulla mā bī min amrāḍin saqīmah.
1. O Allah, grant me a glance from Your merciful eye
that heals all the ailments and sicknesses within me.
that heals all the ailments and sicknesses within me.
أَلَا يَا صَاحْ يَا صَاحْ لَا تَجْزَعْ وَتَضْجَرْ ❁
وَسَلِّمْ لِلْمَقَادِيرْ كَيْ تُحْمَدْ وَتُؤْجَرْ ❁
وَسَلِّمْ لِلْمَقَادِيرْ كَيْ تُحْمَدْ وَتُؤْجَرْ ❁
Alā yā ṣāḥ yā ṣāḥ lā tajzaʿ wa-taḍjar,
wa-sallim li-l-maqādīr kay tuḥmad wa-tu'jar.
wa-sallim li-l-maqādīr kay tuḥmad wa-tu'jar.
2. O friend, O friend, do not despair or grow restless,
submit to what is decreed, so you may be praised and rewarded.
submit to what is decreed, so you may be praised and rewarded.
وَكُنْ رَاضِي بِمَا قَدَّرَ الْمَوْلَى وَدَبَّرْ ❁
وَلَا تَسْخَطْ قَضَا اللَّهْ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْأَكْبَرْ ❁
وَلَا تَسْخَطْ قَضَا اللَّهْ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْأَكْبَرْ ❁
Wa-kun rāḍī bimā qaddara l-Mawlā wa-dabbar,
wa-lā taskhaṭ qaḍā Llāh Rabbi l-ʿarshi l-akbar.
wa-lā taskhaṭ qaḍā Llāh Rabbi l-ʿarshi l-akbar.
3. Be content with what the Master has decreed and arranged,
and do not resent the decree of Allah, Lord of the greatest Throne.
and do not resent the decree of Allah, Lord of the greatest Throne.
وَكُنْ صَابِرْ وَشَاكِرْ ❁
تَكُنْ فَائِزْ وَظَافِرْ ❁
وَمِنْ أَهْلِ السَّرَائِرْ ❁
تَكُنْ فَائِزْ وَظَافِرْ ❁
وَمِنْ أَهْلِ السَّرَائِرْ ❁
Wa-kun ṣābir wa-shākir,
takun fā'iz wa-ẓāfir,
wa-min ahli s-sarā'ir.
takun fā'iz wa-ẓāfir,
wa-min ahli s-sarā'ir.
4. Be patient and grateful,
and you will be victorious and triumphant,
among the people of inner secrets.
and you will be victorious and triumphant,
among the people of inner secrets.
رِجَالُ اللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي قَلْبٍ مُنَوَّرْ ❁
مُصَفَّى مِنْ جَمِيعِ الدَّنَسْ طَيِّبْ مُطَهَّرْ ❁
مُصَفَّى مِنْ جَمِيعِ الدَّنَسْ طَيِّبْ مُطَهَّرْ ❁
Rijālu Llāhi min kulli dhī qalbin munawwar,
muṣaffā min jamīʿi d-danas ṭayyib muṭahhar.
muṣaffā min jamīʿi d-danas ṭayyib muṭahhar.
5. The men of Allah are all those whose hearts are illuminated,
purified from every stain, wholesome and pure.
purified from every stain, wholesome and pure.
وَذِهْ دُنْيَا دَنِيَّهْ حَوَادِثْهَا كَثِيرَهْ ❁
وَعِيشَتْهَا حَقِيرَهْ وَمُدَّتْهَا قَصِيرَهْ ❁
وَعِيشَتْهَا حَقِيرَهْ وَمُدَّتْهَا قَصِيرَهْ ❁
Wa-dhih dunyā daniyyah ḥawādithhā kathīrah,
wa-ʿīshathā ḥaqīrah wa-muddathā qaṣīrah.
wa-ʿīshathā ḥaqīrah wa-muddathā qaṣīrah.
6. This lowly world is full of calamities.
Life therein is insignificant, its span is short.
Life therein is insignificant, its span is short.
وَلَا يَحْرِصْ عَلَيْهَا سِوَى أَعْمَى الْبَصِيرَهْ ❁
عَدِيمِ الْعَقْلِ لَوْ كَانَ يَعْقِلْ كَانَ أَفْكَرْ ❁
عَدِيمِ الْعَقْلِ لَوْ كَانَ يَعْقِلْ كَانَ أَفْكَرْ ❁
Wa-lā yaḥriṣ ʿalayhā siwā aʿmā l-baṣīrah,
ʿadīmi l-ʿaqli law kāna yaʿqil kāna afkar.
ʿadīmi l-ʿaqli law kāna yaʿqil kāna afkar.
7. No one covets it except one blind of insight,
devoid of reason. If he possessed understanding, he would reflect.
devoid of reason. If he possessed understanding, he would reflect.
يُفَكِّرْ فِي فَنَاهَا ❁
وَفِي كَثْرَةْ عَنَاهَا ❁
وَفِي قِلَّةْ غِنَاهَا ❁
وَفِي كَثْرَةْ عَنَاهَا ❁
وَفِي قِلَّةْ غِنَاهَا ❁
Yufakkir fī fanāhā,
wa-fī kathrat ʿanāhā,
wa-fī qillat ghināhā.
wa-fī kathrat ʿanāhā,
wa-fī qillat ghināhā.
8. He reflects on its passing away,
on the abundance of its troubles,
and on the meagreness of its wealth.
on the abundance of its troubles,
and on the meagreness of its wealth.
فَطُوبَى ثُمَّ طُوبَى لِمَنْ مِنْهَا تَحَذَّرْ ❁
وَطَلَّقَهَا وَفِي طَاعَةِ الرَّحْمَنِ شَمَّرْ ❁
وَطَلَّقَهَا وَفِي طَاعَةِ الرَّحْمَنِ شَمَّرْ ❁
Fa-ṭūbā thumma ṭūbā liman minhā taḥadhdhar,
wa-ṭallaqahā wa-fī ṭāʿati r-Raḥmāni shammar.
wa-ṭallaqahā wa-fī ṭāʿati r-Raḥmāni shammar.
9. So glad tidings, then yet more glad tidings, to the one who takes heed of it,
who divorces it, and strives in obedience to the Most Compassionate.
who divorces it, and strives in obedience to the Most Compassionate.
أَلَا يَا عَيْنِ جُودِي بِدَمْعٍ مِنْكِ سَائِلْ ❁
عَلَى ذَاكَ الْحَبِيبِ الَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ نَازِلْ ❁
عَلَى ذَاكَ الْحَبِيبِ الَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ نَازِلْ ❁
Alā yā ʿayni jūdī bi-damʿin minki sā'il,
ʿalā dhāka l-ḥabībi lladhī qad kāna nāzil.
ʿalā dhāka l-ḥabībi lladhī qad kāna nāzil.
10. O my eye, weep with flowing tears
for that beloved who once dwelt
for that beloved who once dwelt
مَعَانَا فِي الْمَرَابِعِ وَأَصْبَحَ سَفَرْ رَاحِلْ ❁
وَأَمْسَى الْقَلْبُ وَالْبَالْ مِنْ بُعْدِهْ مُكَدَّرْ ❁
وَأَمْسَى الْقَلْبُ وَالْبَالْ مِنْ بُعْدِهْ مُكَدَّرْ ❁
Maʿānā fī l-marābiʿi wa-aṣbaḥa safar rāḥil,
wa-amsā l-qalbu wa-l-bāl min buʿdih mukaddar.
wa-amsā l-qalbu wa-l-bāl min buʿdih mukaddar.
11. among us in those dwelling places, but has now departed.
Now the heart and mind are clouded by his absence.
Now the heart and mind are clouded by his absence.
وَلَكِنْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهْ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْأَمْرِ لِلَّهْ ❁
وَلَا يَبْقَى سِوَى اللَّهْ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْأَمْرِ لِلَّهْ ❁
وَلَا يَبْقَى سِوَى اللَّهْ ❁
Wa-lākin ḥasbiya Llāh,
wa-kullu l-amri li-Llāh,
wa-lā yabqā siwā Llāh.
wa-kullu l-amri li-Llāh,
wa-lā yabqā siwā Llāh.
12. Yet Allah is sufficient for me,
all affairs belong to Allah,
and none remains but Allah.
all affairs belong to Allah,
and none remains but Allah.
عَلَى بَشَارِ جَادَتْ سَحَائِبْ رَحْمَةِ الْبَرّْ ❁
وَحَيَّاهُمْ بِرَوْحِ الرِّضَى رَبِّي وَبَشَّرْ ❁
وَحَيَّاهُمْ بِرَوْحِ الرِّضَى رَبِّي وَبَشَّرْ ❁
ʿAlā Bashāri jādat saḥā'ib raḥmati l-Barr,
wa-ḥayyāhum bi-rawḥi r-riḍā Rabbī wa-bashshar.
wa-ḥayyāhum bi-rawḥi r-riḍā Rabbī wa-bashshar.
13. May the clouds of the mercy of the Most Kind pour upon Bashar,
and may my Lord greet them with the breeze of His pleasure and bring them glad tidings.
and may my Lord greet them with the breeze of His pleasure and bring them glad tidings.
بِهَا سَادَاتُنَا وَالشُّيُوخُ الْعَارِفُونَا ❁
وَأَهْلُونَا وَأَحْبَابْ قَلْبِي نَازِلُونَا ❁
وَأَهْلُونَا وَأَحْبَابْ قَلْبِي نَازِلُونَا ❁
Bihā sādatunā wa-sh-shuyūkhu l-ʿārifūnā,
wa-ahlūnā wa-aḥbāb qalbī nāzilūnā.
wa-ahlūnā wa-aḥbāb qalbī nāzilūnā.
14. Therein dwell our masters and the gnostic shaykhs,
and our family and the beloved ones of my heart.
and our family and the beloved ones of my heart.
وَمِنْهُمْ فِي سَرَائِرْ فُؤَادِي قَاطِنُونَا ❁
بِسَاحَهْ تُرْبُهَا مِنْ ذَكِيِّ الْمِسْكِ أَعْطَرْ ❁
بِسَاحَهْ تُرْبُهَا مِنْ ذَكِيِّ الْمِسْكِ أَعْطَرْ ❁
Wa-minhum fī sarā'ir fu'ādī qāṭinūnā,
bi-sāḥah turbuhā min dhakiyyi l-miski aʿṭar.
bi-sāḥah turbuhā min dhakiyyi l-miski aʿṭar.
15. Some of them reside in the depths of my heart,
in a courtyard whose soil is more fragrant than aromatic musk.
in a courtyard whose soil is more fragrant than aromatic musk.
مَنَازِلُ خَيْرِ سَادَهْ ❁
لِكُلِّ النَّاسِ قَادَهْ ❁
مَحَبَّتُهُمْ سَعَادَهْ ❁
لِكُلِّ النَّاسِ قَادَهْ ❁
مَحَبَّتُهُمْ سَعَادَهْ ❁
Manāzilu khayri sādah,
li-kulli n-nāsi qādah,
maḥabbatuhum saʿādah.
li-kulli n-nāsi qādah,
maḥabbatuhum saʿādah.
16. The dwellings of the noblest masters,
guides for all people.
Loving them is felicity.
guides for all people.
Loving them is felicity.
أَلَا يَا بَخْتِ مَنْ زَارَهُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ وَانْذَرْ ❁
إِلَيْهِمْ مُعْتَنِي كُلُّ مَطْلُوبُهْ تَيَسَّرْ ❁
إِلَيْهِمْ مُعْتَنِي كُلُّ مَطْلُوبُهْ تَيَسَّرْ ❁
Alā yā bakhti man zārahum bi-ṣ-ṣidqi wa-ndhar,
ilayhim muʿtanī kullu maṭlūbuh tayassar.
ilayhim muʿtanī kullu maṭlūbuh tayassar.
17. How fortunate is the one who visits them with sincerity and reverent awe,
for to such a seeker, all that he desires is made easy.
for to such a seeker, all that he desires is made easy.
