لآلئ وأسفار

[ندى الرفاعي]

Al-Hashemy

To India we went by our vast vessel,
The huge Baghla* that hates to settle,

Al-Hashemy* wades through the stormy night,
Sailing eastward with all its might,

Kutchi* appears as a forth ward arbor,
Miles away shows its enormous harbor,

To my father, rushes the maharajah altogether,
With tearful eyes like a broken feather,

(My daughter got ill and we found no cure,
Bless her by some recitation, since you are pure)*,

(I want no payment, Allah is The Giver,
Only He shall reward me, The Thankful The Forgiver)*,

By God's will she woke up and started to glitter,
After a long illness that was hard and bitter.

We toured in the markets for benefit and trade,
Bought saffron and perfumes and other things they made,

Then returned to the port, our ship to equip,
To find it all broken, nothing left but a chip,

We wondered and asked all those workers around,
They said the maharajah ordered it to be aground,

So that he may thank you by building it anew,
Gratitude is but to Allah, the best revenue,

As your ship is old, frayed, and worn out,
We shall build you a worthy new one with no doubt,

We remained in Kutchi as we had no adoptions,
Till the new Hashemy stood up with all its full options,

Back in our Kuwait, we were a source of comment,
(Sayed Saleh) came back much better than he went.

[ندى الرفاعي]

18- العودة

شعر : ندى الرفاعي


يا كويتَ الحبِّ عُدنا
مِلؤنا الشوقُ الكبيرْ

نبتغي فيكِ هنـاءً
نبتغي رِدء الكسيرْ

نبتغي مهد الأماني
نبتغي عش الطيورْ

نبتغي أهلاً وداراً
نبتغي الحلمَ القريرْ

إنّما العودةُ حقّاً
نعمةُ الربِّ القديرْ

نسألُ المولى تعالى
مبدع الكون البصيرْ

أن يُرينا كلَّ خيرٍ
في غيابٍ أو حضورْ

أن يقينا ما تتالى
الليلُ و الفجرُ الطهورْ

من مُضلات العوادي
من متاهاتِ الشرورْ

دمتِ يا قُرةَ عيني
للمُنى مَرَّ العُصورْ





Home Again



Kuwait, our big love, here we are back,
Full of aspiration, as your warmth we lack,

We seek in you, happiness, bliss, and delight,
We seek the resort of the lost in the night,

We seek in you the cradle of wish and desire,
We seek the safe bird nest and what we admire,

We seek our family, the dwelling and home,
We seek the sweet dream of the sailors who roam,

The return is but really a boon and a blessing,
Of Allah The Able, The Almighty Embracing

We ask Him, The Great and The Sovereign Lord,
The One who created the worlds by His word,

To show us the best of everything good,
Wherever we are, in whatever it stood,

To keep us away from the wickedness way,
As long as the night is followed by the day,

Long live you Kuwait, the apple of the eye,
Throughout the ages, and after we die.