تمنيتُ لو أني وصَلتُ لطيبَة

تمنيتُ لو أني وصَلتُ لطيبَة

فطُوبى لنفسٍ أدركت ما تَمنَّتِ

فطُوبى لنفسٍ أدركت ما تَمنَّتِ

I have longed—if only I might reach Ṭaybah!

I wished that I could reach Taybah.

Then blessed is my soul: it has attained what it longed for.

So blessed is a soul that attained what it wished.

تُرى هل أرى من قبل موتي واقفاً

تُرى هل أرى من قبل موتي واقفاً

أُردِّدُ في خير النبيِّينَ مدحنني

أُردِّدُ في خير النبيِّينَ مدحنني

I wonder: before I die, shall I see myself standing,

I wonder: shall I be seen standing before my death,

reciting my praise of the best of prophets?

Repeating my praise of the best of prophets?

تباركَ من أسرى به لسمائه

تباركَ من أسرى به لسمائه

ومن خصَّهُ منه بأزكى تحيَّة

ومن خصَّهُ منه بأزكى تحيَّة

Blessed is He who carried him by night to His heaven,

Blessed is He who took him by night to His heaven,

and singled him out for the purest greeting from Himself.

And who singled him out with the purest greeting from Himself.

تأخر جبريلُ الأمينُ وقد رأى

تأخر جبريلُ الأمينُ وقد رأى

له رُتبةً تسمو على كل رتبةِ

له رُتبةً تسمو على كل رتبةِ

Gabriel the Trustworthy drew back when he saw

Gabriel the trustworthy stayed behind, having seen

that he held a station surpassing every station.

A rank for him that rises above every rank.

تثبَّت في ذاكَ المقامِ وقد رأى

تثبَّت في ذاكَ المقامِ وقد رأى

به ما رآهُ ثمَّ أي تثبُّت

به ما رآهُ ثمَّ أي تثبُّت

He stood steadfast in that place, though he beheld

He stood firm in that station, having seen

there what he beheld—what steadfastness indeed!

There what he saw—then, what steadfastness!

تُحيِّيهِ افلاك السِّماكين لو دعا

تُحيِّيهِ افلاك السِّماكين لو دعا

بأسمائها فيما أرادَت للبَّتِ

بأسمائها فيما أرادَت للبَّتِ

The celestial spheres of the two Simāks would greet him, if he called

The spheres of the two Simāk stars salute him; if he called

on them by name; whatever his soul desired, they would surely answer.

By their names, they would surely answer in whatever they desired.

تلقى هُناك الوحيَ من ربه الذي

تلقى هُناك الوحيَ من ربه الذي

اصطفاهُ وأنوارُ الهدى قد تجلَّت

اصطفاهُ وأنوارُ الهدى قد تجلَّت

There he received revelation from his Lord, who

He received revelation there from his Lord, who

chose him, and the lights of guidance shone forth.

Chose him, while the lights of guidance shone forth.

تردد في أمر الصلاة فردَّها

تردد في أمر الصلاة فردَّها

لخمسٍ وكالخمسين في الأجرِ تمَّت

لخمسٍ وكالخمسين في الأجرِ تمَّت

He went back and forth over the matter of prayer and brought it down

He went back and forth over the matter of prayer, bringing it down

to five; yet in reward they were fulfilled as fifty.

To five, yet their reward was as full as that of fifty.

تعالى الذي أعطاهُ غايةَ سُؤله

تعالى الذي أعطاهُ غايةَ سُؤله

فقُل خير مبعوث إلى خير أُمَّة

فقُل خير مبعوث إلى خير أُمَّة

Exalted is He who granted him the utmost of his asking.

Exalted is He who granted him the utmost of his desire.

Proclaim him, then, the best messenger sent to the best community.

So say: the best messenger to the best community.

تواليته حُبا له ولآلهِ

تواليته حُبا له ولآلهِ

وأصحابهِ ايضاً وحُبي محبتي

وأصحابهِ ايضاً وحُبي محبتي

I have devoted myself to him, for love of him and his family,

I pledged him allegiance out of love for him and his family,

and his Companions too—my love is my devotion.

And his companions too—and my love is my affection.