حبيبُ إله العالمينَ محمدٌ

حبيبُ إله العالمينَ محمدٌ

به يُخَتمُ الذكرُ الجميلُ ويُفتحُ

به يُخَتمُ الذكرُ الجميلُ ويُفتحُ

Muhammad is the beloved of the God of all worlds.

Muhammad, beloved of the Lord of the worlds

With him, beautiful praise ends and begins.

With him the beautiful mention concludes and commences

حوى سؤدداً لم يحوِ كيوانُ بعضَهُ

حوى سؤدداً لم يحوِ كيوانُ بعضَهُ

وحلما عدا كالطَّودِ بل هو أرجَحُ

وحلما عدا كالطَّودِ بل هو أرجَحُ

He possessed a nobility of which Saturn had not even a share,

He memorized volumes, the like of which no creature has memorized some

And surpassing forbearance, mountain-like—nay, weightier still.

And a dream except like a towering mountain, nay it is more steadfast

حَبانا بإرشادٍ دعانا إلى الهُدى

حَبانا بإرشادٍ دعانا إلى الهُدى

نبيُّ به نهجُ الهدايةِ مُوضَحُ

نبيُّ به نهجُ الهدايةِ مُوضَحُ

He favored us with guidance and called us to the right path.

He guided us to guidance with his benevolent guidance

A prophet through whom the way of guidance is made clear.

A prophet through whom the path of guidance is made clear

حليمٌ إذا ما اَمَّ مَغناهُ مُذنبٌ

حليمٌ إذا ما اَمَّ مَغناهُ مُذنبٌ

يُؤَمِّلُ منه العَفو يعفُو ويصفَحُ

يُؤَمِّلُ منه العَفو يعفُو ويصفَحُ

Forbearing: whenever a sinner seeks his abode,

He is forbearing, so if a sinner approaches him

Hoping for pardon from him, he pardons and forgives.

He hopes for pardon from him, he pardons and overlooks

حَمدنا إله الخلقِ إذ خَصَّنَا به

حَمدنا إله الخلقِ إذ خَصَّنَا به

ونحمدُه بعد الإله ونمدَحُ

ونحمدُه بعد الإله ونمدَحُ

We praised the God of creation when He specially favored us with him,

We praise the God of creation for distinguishing us with him

And after God, we praise and extol him.

And we praise Him after God and we laud Him

حميدُ المساعي كم حوت كفهُ الحصى

حميدُ المساعي كم حوت كفهُ الحصى

فراحَت بإذن اللَه وهي تُسَبِّحُ

فراحَت بإذن اللَه وهي تُسَبِّحُ

Praiseworthy in his endeavors—how often his palm held pebbles,

Of glorious endeavors, how many pebbles has his palm grasped

And by God's leave they began to glorify Him.

Then they left by God's permission while glorifying

حُسامٌ لنصرِ الحقِّ أضحى مجرداً

حُسامٌ لنصرِ الحقِّ أضحى مجرداً

على قدمِ التجريدَ يُمسى ويُصبحُ

على قدمِ التجريدَ يُمسى ويُصبحُ

A keen sword, now unsheathed to uphold the truth,

A sword for the victory of truth, he became bare

Ever unsheathed, he passes evening and morning.

At the station of denudation he spends the night and wakes

حَرامٌ على عَينيَّ نومُهما الذي

حَرامٌ على عَينيَّ نومُهما الذي

ينفِّرهُ دمعٌ بخديَّ يسفَّحُ

ينفِّرهُ دمعٌ بخديَّ يسفَّحُ

Forbidden to my eyes is sleep, which

Sleep is forbidden upon my eyes, that which

Is driven away by tears streaming down my cheeks.

Saddens it, a tear flows down my cheek

حفظت عُهوداً للحبيب الذي لهُ

حفظت عُهوداً للحبيب الذي لهُ

بقَلبي وأن لم يَدنُ وجدٌ مُبرِّحُ

بقَلبي وأن لم يَدنُ وجدٌ مُبرِّحُ

I have kept my pledges to the beloved, for whom

I have kept the covenants of the beloved, for whom

My heart holds an agonizing longing, though he has not drawn near.

There is love in my heart, even if he does not come near, a love that makes happy

حمامَ اللوى عَرِّض بشَكواكَ إنَّني

حمامَ اللوى عَرِّض بشَكواكَ إنَّني

أعرِّضُ بالشكوى وطَوراً أُصَرِّحُ

أعرِّضُ بالشكوى وطَوراً أُصَرِّحُ

O doves of al-Liwa, hint at your lament, for I

The dove of passion, unburden your complaints, indeed I

Hint at my lament, and at times speak plainly.

Unburden complaints and at times explicitly state