سلامٌ على المُختار من آلِ هاشمٍ

سلامٌ على المُختار من آلِ هاشمٍ

ومن هوُ مبعوثٌ إلى الجِنِّ والإنسِ

ومن هوُ مبعوثٌ إلى الجِنِّ والإنسِ

Peace be upon the Chosen One of the house of Hashim,

Greetings upon the Chosen One from the family of Hashim,

And upon him who is sent to the jinn and humankind.

And the one who was sent to mankind and jinn.

سرىَ ليلةَ المعراجِ من أرضِ مكةٍ

سرىَ ليلةَ المعراجِ من أرضِ مكةٍ

كما جاءَ في مسراهُ ليلاً إلى القُدس

كما جاءَ في مسراهُ ليلاً إلى القُدس

He journeyed by night, on the night of the Ascension, from the land of Mecca,

He ascended on the night of Israa from the land of Makkah,

As he came on his night journey, by night, to Jerusalem.

As he came on his night journey to Al-Quds.

سما لمحلٍّ لم يُفز قبلَهُ به

سما لمحلٍّ لم يُفز قبلَهُ به

نبيُّ ولا ملكٌ وخُصِّصَ بالأنسِ

نبيُّ ولا ملكٌ وخُصِّصَ بالأنسِ

He rose to a station never attained before him

He reached a place that no prophet or angel reached before him,

By prophet or angel, and was singled out for intimacy.

A prophet, not an angel, and was granted intimacy.

سيادته أزرَت بكيوانَ رفعةً

سيادته أزرَت بكيوانَ رفعةً

وطلعته فاقت سنا البدرِ والشَّمسِ

وطلعته فاقت سنا البدرِ والشَّمسِ

His eminence put Saturn to shame in loftiness,

His leadership was adorned with the raising of the heavens,

And his countenance surpassed the radiance of the full moon and the sun.

And his ascension surpassed the brilliance of the moon and sun.

سلُوا عنه كسرى فهو يوم ظُهوره

سلُوا عنه كسرى فهو يوم ظُهوره

تيقَّن أنَّ العُربَ تقوى على الفُرس

تيقَّن أنَّ العُربَ تقوى على الفُرس

Ask Kisra about him, for on the day of his appearance he

Ask Khosrow, for on the day of his appearance,

Knew for certain that the Arabs could prevail over the Persians.

He was certain that the Arabs would overcome the Persians.

سعدتُ بما حَبرتُهُ من مديحَه

سعدتُ بما حَبرتُهُ من مديحَه

فأصبحتُ بعدَ العيِّ افصحَ من قَسِّ

فأصبحتُ بعدَ العيِّ افصحَ من قَسِّ

I rejoiced in the praise of him that I composed,

I was delighted with what I composed in his praise,

So, after being tongue-tied, I became more eloquent than Quss.

So I became after blindness more eloquent than a storyteller.

سَواءٌ على مُشتافه الصبحُ والدُّجى

سَواءٌ على مُشتافه الصبحُ والدُّجى

فيغدُو من الوجدِ الشَّديدِ كما يُمسى

فيغدُو من الوجدِ الشَّديدِ كما يُمسى

Morning and darkness are alike to one who longs for him;

The dawn and the night are equal for the one longing for him,

So, in his fierce longing, he meets morning as he meets evening.

Who starts the day with intense love, and ends it the same.

سويداءُ قلبي أودعَت سرَّ حُبِّه

سويداءُ قلبي أودعَت سرَّ حُبِّه

كما تُودَع الأسرارُ بالنفسَ في الطرس

كما تُودَع الأسرارُ بالنفسَ في الطرس

The innermost core of my heart was entrusted with the secret of love for him,

My heart, bright white, held the secret of loving him,

As secrets are entrusted by the soul to parchment.

As secrets are held in the self, engraved in rock.

سأسلو بلثم القبر قبر محمد

سأسلو بلثم القبر قبر محمد

فمنها كنت أروى من مراشفها اللُّعس

فمنها كنت أروى من مراشفها اللُّعس

I shall find solace in kissing the grave—the grave of Muhammad.

I will kiss the soil of the grave, the grave of Muhammad,

For from her I used to quench my thirst, from her dusky lips.

For from it I would quench my thirst, from its pebbles.

سلامٌ إله الخلقِ في القربِ والنَّوى

سلامٌ إله الخلقِ في القربِ والنَّوى

على ذلك الجسم الموسَّدِ في الرَّمُس

على ذلك الجسم الموسَّدِ في الرَّمُس

May the peace of creation's God, in nearness and distance,

Greetings O God of creation, in intimacy and distance,

Be upon that body laid to rest in the grave.

Upon that body laid to rest in the sand.