قصيدة لَسْتُ أَنْسَى الأحْبَابَ - -Lastu Ansal Ahbaba- English Translation

بَشِّرَنْ بالصَّلَاةِ طَهَ نَبِييًّا

وَارْفَعَنْ شَيْخَنَا وَلِيًّا رَضِيًّا

Bassyiran  biswalaati twaha nabiyya

Wa rfaa’n syaikhanaa waliyyan radiyya

Oh, Allah give glad tidings of salutations to the Prophet Twaha (Muhammad -swallallahu alaihi wasallam)

And raise our Shaikh as your close servant (waliyy) and pleased one

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لَسْتُ أَنْسَى الأحْبَابَ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا

اِذْ بَنَوْا باِلنـَّوَى مَكَانًـا قَصِيّـًا 

lastu ansal ahbaba maa dumtu hayyan

Idh banau binnawa makaanan qaswiyyaa

I will not forget the loved ones as long as I am alive

If they have been held in love even at far  

وَتَلـَوْا آيـَةَ الـوِادَاعِ فَخَـرُّوا

خِيْفَـةَ الْبَيـْنِ سُجَّـدًا وَبُكِيـًّا

Wa talau aayatal widaai fakharroo

Kheefatal baini sujjadan wa bukiyyaa

  

When they crossed by signs of parting, they fell down

In sujood (prostration) and cried in fear of separation.

وَلِذِكْرَاهـم تَسِيـحُ دُمُـوعـِي

كُلَّمَـا اشْتَقـْتُ بُكـْرَةً وَعَشِيّـا 

Wa lidhikraahum taseehu dumooi’i

Kullama shtaqtu bukratan wa asyiyyaa

On their memory my tears are flowing   

Whenever I miss them down and dusk

وَأُناَجِي  الاِلَهَ مِنْ عِظَمِ شَوْقِي

كَمُنَاجَـاةِ (( عَبـْدَهُ )) زكَرِيّـَا

 Wa unaajil ilaaha min izami shauqee

Ka munaajaati a’bdahu zakariyyaa

I am conversing with God (Allah) due to my great love

as His servant zakariyya (a) had his conversation. 

وَاخْتَفَى نُورُهُمْ فَعُدْتُ اُنّادِي

فِي ظَلاَمِ الدُّجـَى نـِدَاءً خَفِيًّـا

Wakhtafaa nooruhum fau’dtu unaadii

Fii  zalaami ddujaa nidaa-an  khafiyyaa

When their light all went down then I returned invoking

(My Lord) secretly in the darkness of the night

وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ باِلْفرَاقِ   فَهَـبْ لـِى

رَبِّي باِلْقُرْبِ مـِنْ لَدُنـْكَ وَليِّـا 

Wahanal azmu bilfiraaqi fahab lee

Rabbee bilqurbi min ladunka waliyyaa

                I am weakened on the pain of parting with loved ones .so, my Lord

Grant me the connection with you as an aid for me

يَاخَلِيْلَيَّ خَلِّيَـانـِي بِعِشْقِي

أَناَ أَوْلَى بِنَـارِ حُبِّي  صِلِيّـًا

 

Yaa khaleelayya   khalliyaanee bi ishqee

Ana aula binaari hubee swiliyyaa

Oh, my friends leave me in my love

I am the most worthy of burning in the fire of love

اَنَا فِي نَاظِرِي وَحُبِّي وَقَلْبِي

لَسْتُ اَدْرِي اَيُّهُمْ اَشَدُّ عِتِيًّا

Ana fee naaziree wa hubbee wa qalbee

Lastu adree ayyuhum ashaddu itiyyaa

Whether my eyes or my love or my heart

                                           

I am confused which is more extreme

 أنا شَيْخُ الْغَرَامِ مَنْ يَتْبَعُنـِي

أَهْدِهِ فِي الْوَرَى صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّا

Ana syaikhul garaami man yatbau’nee

Ahdihi fil wara swiraatan sawiyyaa 

I am saint of love, whoever follow me

 I will guide him from in the people towards the straight way.

وَأَنَا مَيْتُ الْهَوَى وَيَوْمَ أَرَاهُمْ

 ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ يَوْمَ أُبْعَـثُ حَيّـًا

Wa ana maitul hawaa wa yauma araahum

Dhaalikal yauma yauma uba’thu hayyaa

I am dead by passion.  I will see them on that day

When I would be resurrected

وَاسْتَجِبْ سَيِّدِي دُعَائِي لِأَنِّي

لَمْ أَكُنْ بِالدُّعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيَّا

Wastajib sayyidee dua’aaiee liannee

Lam akun bidduaai rabbee syaqiyya

Oh, my Master (Allah)! Please answer for my supplication because

I never failed in getting my Dua's answered in my  past 
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By-Shafeeque Hudawi.Karimukku

I never lost my supplications I the past (I was granted by you all)