1. O Mustafa, mercy of the Merciful and the light
That hid misguidance and revealed monotheism,

2. The chosen one from the secret of Hashim in the world,
Where the utmost glory settled and ascended,

3. The neighbors of Allah's House and the exalted Arabs
Became seated on the saddles of stars,

4. They took up swords as talismans for their young hero
And took up war as a nourishment and saddled their steeds,

5. And the great one carried his glory from the arrogant
And the sons inherited continuous glory from their forefathers,

6. I held fast the rope of my devotion to you
Neither weakened in creation nor finite,

7. And I made praising you a means to my God
So I drank eternity in the House of Bliss,

8. So when the passions of tribulations storm,
I take refuge in your strong pillar,

9. And when the hands of sins storm
To wreak havoc, you were the sought refuge,

10. On the Day of Assembly, your glory creatures will acknowledge
Coming to you in throngs, small and large,

11. Prepared for the Reckoning, apprehensive,
And fearful of the Promised Appointment,

12. Hoping in you for the grace of intercession,
And awaiting your praised station,

13. Praise be to God for the mounts who carried
Throngs and nobility zealously to your refuge,

14. A people the Caller to Guidance awed with his resolve
So they became devout and traversed the wilderness,

15. When the darkness of night spreads its wing
They lined their eyelids in preparation for vigil,

16. And when the day shone and the darkness receded
The gazelle of its dawn sun shone beautifully,

17. They wore humble clothing and shook hands with the dust of departure
And prayed persistently in its severe heat,

18. They came to the midst of the roaring sea
And parted with life's pleasures generously,

19. They wore just enough to cover a ship's hold
And sought the shade of outstretched hope,

20. The white expanse of the sea foam therein
Became a torrent and the ship planks silent,

21. Winding so the winds could help it
And the mast a body and the rigging skin,

22. It split the skin of the water, smooth sailing,
Leaving its cheek furrowed,

23. They harbored a shrine whose fragrance spread
And whose ground was sanctified by the light of miracles,

24. They made their speech by it a faint prayer
And replaced their slippers with cheeks,

25. The gauntness of their bodies made it seem as if
They poured abundant tears generously,

26. I swear by the light whose waves
Made the blessed Mount Sinai tremble,

27. Muhammad is the best of all creation
In essence and most generous of the generous,

28. Sanctify his noble birth and distinguish him
With mention of your holiness and praise,

29. O night you brought us the light of guidance
The best of all creation born

30. O night the angels took as a feast day
And the Messengers until the Day of Rising,

31. The idols of Mecca fell prostrate to it
Humbled on the surface of sands, worn down,

32. And the soothsayers were optimistic that their dreams
Became paired and locked to you,

33. And the fires of Persia dimmed their flames
And were choked by the smoke of logs,

34. And desolation came upon Kisra's palace
Toppling its foundations, once firm,

35. May Allah send prayers upon you as long as
The morning breeze stirs a slumbering nest gently,

36. And the ringdoves in the acacia trees weep
A lament that stirs and chirping,