ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
هل دعاك الشوق يومًا للسرى Has yearning ever called you to the Secret?¹
نحو بيت الله في أم القرى Towards the House of Allah, in the Mother of Cities²
ورأيتَ البيت يبدو نوره Have you seen the House seemingly lit up
من جلال الله ربي نورا By the majesty of Allah, the light of my Lord
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
هل دعاك الشوق يومًا للسرى Has yearning ever called you to the Secret?¹
نحو بيت الله في أم القرى Towards the House of Allah, in the Mother of Cities²
ورأيتَ البيت يبدو نوره Have you seen the House seemingly lit up
من جلال الله ربي نورا By the majesty of Allah, the light of my Lord
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
رحماتٌ كل يومٍ عنده Every day there, blessings of mercy
من إلهي نازلاتٌ للورى From my God descend upon the people
كل من طاف به يا سعده All who perform tawaf³ around it – O their joy!
غفر الله له ما قد جرى Allah forgives them for what has passed
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
كل رسل الله قد طافوا به All the messengers of Allah have performed tawaf around it
وكذا الأقطاب من غير مرا And so too have the Qutbs without equals⁴
أحمد المختار قد طاف به Ahmad⁵ the Selected One has made tawaf around it
شرَّف البيتَ وأطباق الثرى Honouring the House and treading its ground
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
كان كالشمس إذا دارت على He was like the Sun in its orbit
فلك الدنيا لدى الكل تُرى Of the Earth⁶; all could see it
كان كالبدر إذا عم السما He was like the full moon when it fills the sky
وبقاع الأرض نورًا أقمرا And bathes the corners of the Earth with moonlight
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
ليتني شاهدته في مشيه I wish that I had seen him walking
حول بيت الله مرفوع الذرى Near the House of Allah, shoulders held high⁷
للثمت الأرض تكريمًا له In that land, in his honour
وشممت الترب منها عنبرا And smelt from its soil the fragrance of amber
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
تتمنى الخلد أن تحظى بما Eternally hoping to win some of
حظي الأسعد فيما قد جرى The happy fortune that has passed⁸
ضم للكعبة حبًّا فعلا Truly, to be with the Ka'bah in desire of
قدرها بالمصطفى خير الورى Its destiny with the Chosen One, the best of humanity
ربنا يا ربنا يا ربنا Lord of ours, O Lord of ours, O Lord of ours
ربنا صل على خير الورى Lord of ours, send blessings upon the Best of People ﷺ
ورأيت القوم ساروا نحوه And seen the people walking towards him
راكبين الخيل قد حثوا السرى Riders that have spurred their horses on to the Secret
كلما لاح لهم برق السما Every time lightning struck above them
ذكروا النور البهي الأقمرا They remembered the resplendent moonlight
نور خير الخلق من جاءوا له The light of the best of creation, he who they came for
تاركين الأهل شوقًا والقرى Leaving their families and their villages longing
كلما هبت لهم ريح الصبا Whenever the wind of desire blew towards them
أهدت العطر الذكي العنبرا It gifted the perfume of sweet-swelling amber
روحت أرواحهم مما بها And by it their souls were revived
ورأوا نورًا جميلاً أخضرا They saw a light, beautiful and green
يشرح الصدر إذا ما خلته That expands the chest when it penetrates⁹
وينادي كل قلبٍ عمرا And calls out to every inhabited heart
صلوات الله تغشى دائمًا May the prayers of Allah always cover
ذلك الوجه الكريم الأنورا That noble, radiant face
الجعفري يدعو قائلاً [Our shaykh] al-Ja'afari calls out, saying:
هل دعاك الشوق يومًا للسرى "Has yearning ever called you to the Secret?"