Ya Salik Bil-Huda Tariq al-Bakri - O traveler on al-Bakri’s guided way #
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Yā Sālik Bi-l-hudā Tarīq al-Bakri - O traveler on al-Bakri’s guided way
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| يَا سَالِكَ بِالهُدَى طَرِيقَ الْبَكْرِي |
| yā sālik bi-l-hudā ṭarīq al-bakri |
| O traveler on al-Bakri’s guided path, |
yā sālik bi-l-hudā ṭarīq al-bakri
O traveler on al-Bakri’s guided path,
| غِبْ عَنْ زَيدٍ وَهَكَذَا عَنْ عَمْروِ |
| ghib ʿan zayd wa-hakadha ʿan ʿamr |
| Avoid Zayd and likewise Amr, |
ghib ʿan zayd wa-hakadha ʿan ʿamr
Avoid Zayd and likewise Amr,
| وَاشْرَبْ إنْ كُنْتَ مُغْرَمَاً بِالسُكْرِ |
| wa-ishrab in kunta mughraman bi-s-sukr |
| And drink if you are in love with intoxication, |
wa-ishrab in kunta mughraman bi-s-sukr
And drink if you are in love with intoxication,
| مِنْ خَمْرَةِ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا الله |
| min khamrat lā ilāh illā allāh |
| From the wine of ‘No god but Allah.’ |
min khamrat lā ilāh illā allāh
From the wine of ‘No god but Allah.’
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| كُنْ بِالْذِكْرِ كَبُلْبُلِ الأَقْفَاصِ |
| kun bi-dh-dhikr ka-bulbul al-aqfāṣ |
| Be in remembrance like a caged nightingale, |
kun bi-dh-dhikr ka-bulbul al-aqfāṣ
Be in remembrance like a caged nightingale,
| لَا تَرْهَبْ مِنْ دَانٍ وَلَا مِنْ قَاصِ |
| lā tarhab min dān wa-lā min qāṣ |
| Do not fear from near or far, |
lā tarhab min dān wa-lā min qāṣ
Do not fear from near or far,
| وَادْخُلْ فِيهَا بِسُورَةِ الإخْلَاصِ |
| wa-udkhul fīhā bi-sūrat al-ikhlāṣ |
| And enter it with the Surah of Sincerity, |
wa-udkhul fīhā bi-sūrat al-ikhlāṣ
And enter it with the Surah of Sincerity,
| كَي تَعْرِفَ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا الله |
| kay taʿrif lā ilāh illā allāh |
| So you may know ‘No god but Allah.’ |
kay taʿrif lā ilāh illā allāh
So you may know ‘No god but Allah.’
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| أسْرِعْ بِالْسَيرِ واجْتَهِدْ يَا سَالِكْ |
| asriʿ bi-s-sayr wa-ijtahid yā sālik |
| Hasten your journey and strive, O traveler, |
asriʿ bi-s-sayr wa-ijtahid yā sālik
Hasten your journey and strive, O traveler,
| حَتَى تَقْضِي وَكُلُ شَيءٍ هَالِكْ |
| ḥattā taqḍī wa-kullu shayʾ hālik |
| Until you fulfill, for everything will perish, |
ḥattā taqḍī wa-kullu shayʾ hālik
Until you fulfill, for everything will perish,
| فَالكَونُ بِأسْرِهِ ظَلَامٌ حَالِكْ |
| fa-l-kawn bi-asrih ẓalām ḥālik |
| For the universe, entirely, is dark and bleak, |
fa-l-kawn bi-asrih ẓalām ḥālik
For the universe, entirely, is dark and bleak,
| قَدْ نَارَ بِلَا إلَهَ إلَّا الله |
| qad nār bi-lā ilāh illā allāh |
| It is ignited by ‘No god but Allah.’ |
qad nār bi-lā ilāh illā allāh
It is ignited by ‘No god but Allah.’
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| أكْثِرْ عَدَدَ الْصَلَاةِ والْتَسْلِيمِ |
| akthir ʿadad aṣ-ṣalāt wa-t-taslīm |
| Increase the number of prayers and peace, |
akthir ʿadad aṣ-ṣalāt wa-t-taslīm
Increase the number of prayers and peace,
| فِي الْدَهْرِ عَلَى النَبِيِّ ذِي الْتَكْرِيمِ |
| fī d-dahr ʿalā n-nabī dhī t-takrīm |
| In time, upon the Prophet, the honored one, |
fī d-dahr ʿalā n-nabī dhī t-takrīm
In time, upon the Prophet, the honored one,
| وَالآلِ مَعَ الْأصْحَابِ بِالْتَعْمِيمِ |
| wa-l-āl maʿa l-aṣḥāb bi-t-taʿmīm |
| And upon his family and companions altogether, |
wa-l-āl maʿa l-aṣḥāb bi-t-taʿmīm
And upon his family and companions altogether,
| يَا قَائِلَ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا الله |
| yā qāʾil lā ilāh illā allāh |
| O speaker of ‘No god but Allah.’ |
yā qāʾil lā ilāh illā allāh
O speaker of ‘No god but Allah.’
About #
Author #
Omar Alyafi
Sources #
- Arabic: Al Diwan (https://www.aldiwan.net/poem35429.html) & Songs of Presence pg 223.
- Transliteration, translation: auto-generated