عج بالركائب ساحة الجرعاء

وانزل بتلك البقعة الفيحاء

Turn with the riding camels toward the grounds of al-Jar‘a’,

and alight in that spacious tract.

وأنخ بعيسك حولها فلاهلها

فضل على الخدام والأمراء

Make your pale camels kneel around it, for its people possess

an excellence above attendants and princes.

قوم كرام لا يضام نزيلهم

وحماهم حام من الأعداء

A noble people whose guest suffers no wrong,

and whose sanctuary shields against enemies.

سبقوا الورى شرفاً بكل مزيةٍ

وعلوا على الأبناء والآباء

They surpassed humankind in honor, in every distinction,

and rose above sons and fathers.

وتوشحوا البيض الصقال فطأطأت

لقوى علاهم هامة العلياء

They girded themselves with polished white blades, and so

the head of exalted glory bowed before their mighty eminence.

فتحوا المشارق والمغارب مثلما

قطعوا طريق البغى والفحشاء

They conquered the eastern and western lands, just as

they barred the path of oppression and indecency.

قد أغرقوا الدنيا برأفتهم كما

داسوا بباس جبهة الجوزاء

They flooded the world with their compassion, just as

they trod with valor upon the brow of al-Jawza’.

خضعت لهم كبرا الغطارفة العظا

م وقد أعزوا عصبة الضعفاء

The chiefs of the great nobles bowed before them,

and they exalted the company of the weak.

وجلوا غبار الظالم عن وجه الورى

والعدل قد بسطوه في الغبراء

They swept the oppressor’s dust from the face of humankind,

and spread justice across the dusty earth.

وبجودهم عموا الوجود ومجدهم

كشف الدجا بمحجة بيضاء

Their generosity embraced all existence, and their glory

dispelled the darkness with a shining white path.

قوم رئيسهم الرسول المصطفى ال

مبعوث بالآيات والأنباء

A people whose leader is the chosen Messenger,

sent with signs and tidings.

عين البرية أصل كل حقيقةٍ

سر الوجود خلاصة الأشياء

The essence of creation, the source of every reality,

the secret of existence, the quintessence of all things;

كشاف دهم المعضلات ودا

فع البلوى وترياق الشفا للداء

the dispeller of dark perplexities, the banisher

of affliction, the healing antidote for disease;

وأشارة الرحموت في الملكوت وال

ملك العظيم ونقطة الأبداء

the sign of boundless mercy in the spiritual realm and

the great earthly realm, and the point of origination;

ورقيقة المقصود من خلق الوجو

د وعينه في عالم الأسماء

the subtle essence of the purpose in creating existence,

and its very essence in the realm of names;

والهيكل المحفوظ في طي العمى

من قبل صبغة طينها والماء

the form preserved within the folds of obscurity,

before the coloring of its clay and water;

علامة السر الخفي وصاحب ال

قدر العلي وسيد الشفعاء

the sign of the hidden mystery, the possessor of

exalted rank, and master of the intercessors;

طه سراج المرسلين وقبضة الن

نور القديم وأكرم الهيجاء

Ta-Ha, the lamp of the messengers, a handful of

eternal light, and the noblest in battle;

شمس النبوة والفتوة والهدى

والكوكب اللماع في الظلماء

the sun of prophethood, chivalry, and guidance,

the gleaming star in the darkness;

وطريق كل طريقة وأمام

كل حقيقة والكنز للفقراء

the way of every spiritual path, and the leader

of every truth, and the treasure of the poor.

كم من يد بيضا تبدت منه في

وجه الكمال ولألأت للمرائي

How many a white hand of bounty appeared from him upon

the face of perfection, and sparkled for all to behold!

طابت به الدنيا وضرتها معها

للمؤمنين وعمهم برضاء

Through him this world and its rival-wife together became sweet

for believers, and he granted his approval to them all.

وبفضله انجلت الهموم وبدلت

بعد المضرة والعنى بصفاء

Through his grace, cares were dispelled and exchanged,

after harm and hardship, for serenity.

وسما منار الحق فيه إلى السما

بالحق لا بالفكر والآراء

In him the beacon of truth rose to the heavens,

through truth, not through thought and opinions.

وأبان منهاج الأمان بهمة

أعيا علاها مدرك العقلاء

He made plain the way to safety, with a resolve

whose loftiness baffled the understanding of the wise.

وأتى بقرآن قديمٍ أعجزت

آياته البلغا من الفصحاء

He brought an eternal Qur’an, whose

verses confounded the eloquent among fluent speakers.

وأقام ركن الدين بالعزم الذي

ذلت له الآساد في البيداء

He established the pillar of religion with a resolve before which

the lions of the wilderness were humbled.

فسل الجيوش بيوم بدرٍ إذ أبا

دهموا ورد ورودهم ببلاء

Ask the armies about the day of Badr, when he

annihilated them and repelled their advance with affliction.

واذكر حنيناً حين أحنى ظهر جف

لها ومزق عصبة الأهواء

Remember Hunayn, when he bent the back

of its fleeing host and tore apart the faction of vain desires.

وكذاك في أحد بحد صقيله

أعلى ضياء الملة السمحاء

Likewise at Uhud, with the edge of his polished blade,

he raised the light of the gracious faith.

وبفتح مكة ضاءت الدنيا به

مذ جاءها بعمامة سوداء

With the conquest of Mecca, the world shone through him,

since he came to it wearing a black turban.

كسف الخطوب بها عن الآسلام حي

ن دعا إلى المولى بخير دعاء

With it he dispelled calamities from Islam, when

he called to the Lord with the finest invocation.

وسرت لوامع رشده في الملك وال

ملكوت رغم المقلة العمياء

The gleams of his guidance spread through the earthly realm and

the spiritual realm, despite the blind eye.

وعلا به الدين الحنيفي مظهراً

وبنى به الإيمان أي بناء

Through him the upright religion rose, made manifest,

and through him faith was built—what an edifice!

هو رحمةٌ للعالمين ونعمةً

تصلو بفضل سائر النعماء

He is a mercy to all worlds, and a blessing

that surpasses every other blessing in excellence.

هو حصن إسعاف وبحر عنايةٍ

يوم المخاف وذلة العظماء

He is a fortress of aid, an ocean of care,

on the day of fear and the humbling of the mighty.

حرم الأمان لكل عبد مذنب

إذ ينتحي الآبا عن الأبناء

A sanctuary of safety for every sinful servant,

when fathers turn away from their children;

ووسيلة اللاجين والراجين وال

غياث للقرباء والغرباء

the means of approach for those seeking refuge and hope, and

the succor of kinsfolk and strangers;

محراب آمالا الوجود وسره ال

مقصود عند ملمة ورخاء

the prayer-niche of creation’s hopes, and its secret,

sought in calamity and ease;

مولى موالي القبلتين وعلة الث

ثقلين عين الأنبيا النجباء

Master of the devotees of the two qiblas, and the cause of

the two weighty kinds, the essence of the noble prophets;

سيف إلهي نصول بباسه

ونرد فيه عصابة البأساء

a divine sword: we charge with his might,

and through him repel the band of affliction;

وجناح نجح نستعين بعزمه ال

عالي لدى السراء والضراء

a wing of success: we seek aid from his resolve,

lofty, in prosperity and adversity;

باب المراد ذريعة الإرشاد لل

مولى ومفتاح لكل رجاء

the gate of what is sought, the means of guidance to

the Lord, and a key to every hope.

ما لي سواه لعلتي ولذلتي

ولقلتي ولقلة الصدقاء

I have none but him for my illness and humiliation,

my want and my lack of friends.

هو ملجئي وله استندت وإنني

من فضله الوافي وصلت منائي

He is my refuge; upon him I have leaned, and

through his abundant grace I have attained my wish.

حاشاه أن يرضى بردي خائباً

ولسبب نعمته بسطت ردائي

Far be it from him to consent to send me back disappointed;

and for his bounty I have spread my cloak.

وله رفعت أكف فقري راجياً

منه القبول وقد أطلت ندائي

To him I raised the palms of my poverty, hoping

for his acceptance, and prolonged my call.

وبه يلوذ المرسلون وبابه

ميزاب كل عطيةٍ وسخاء

In him the messengers seek refuge, and his gate

is the spout of every gift and generosity.

مولاي يا جد الحسين المجتبي

من آل حيدر يا أبا الزهراء

My master, O grandfather of the chosen al-Husayn,

of Haydar’s family, O father of al-Zahra’!

يا تاج سادات الورى يا شمس عت

رة هاشم والعصبة الغراء

O crown of the lords of humankind, O sun of

Hashim’s progeny and the radiant company!

يا من بفضلك يرتجي وإلى حما

ك الملتجى للأخذ والإعطاء

O you through whose grace one hopes, and to whose sanctuary

refuge is sought, for receiving and giving!

أدرك ولا حظني بعطفك واكفني

نكد الزمان وداوني من دائي

Come to my aid, regard me with your kindness, and spare me

the misery of time, and heal me of my sickness.

فلقد عرفتك ملجئي ووقايتي

ومساعدي ومظاهري وحمائي

For I have known you as my refuge and protection,

my helper, my supporter, and my shelter.

ولك افتقرت وأنت باب اللَه وال

حبل المتين لنيل كل غناء

To you I have turned in need: you are God’s gate and

the firm rope for attaining every benefit.

خذني غداً تحت اللوا فلواك يو

م الحشر أشرف ملجأ ولواء

Take me tomorrow beneath the banner, for your banner on

the Day of Gathering is the noblest refuge and standard.

واجبر بعزك في حياتي كسرتي

وأصلح شؤني يا ضيا البطحاء

By your might, mend my brokenness during my life,

and set my affairs right, O light of al-Batha’!

وعليك صلى اللَه ما لاح الضحى

وضيا سناك علا على الأضواء

May God bless you for as long as morning light appears

and the radiance of your splendor rises above all lights;

وعلى النبيين العظام وآلك ال

غر الكرام السادة الحنفاء

and the mighty prophets, and your family,

radiant, noble lords of upright faith;

وعلى الصحابة والقرابة ما بدا

سر الإله بدولة الآلاء

and the companions and kinsfolk, for as long as

God’s mystery appears in the reign of blessings.