رسول الهدى المبعوثُ من آل هاشمٍ

رسول الهدى المبعوثُ من آل هاشمٍ

تنافسَ في أوصافهِ النَّظمُ والنَّشرُ

تنافسَ في أوصافهِ النَّظمُ والنَّشرُ

The messenger of guidance, sent from the house of Hashim—

The prophet of guidance, sent from the family of Hashim

Verse and prose vied in portraying his qualities.

Poetry and prose compete in describing him

رقى ليلةَ المعراج للغاية التي

رقى ليلةَ المعراج للغاية التي

تقصر عن إدراكها الأَنجمُ الزُّهرُ

تقصر عن إدراكها الأَنجمُ الزُّهرُ

He rose on the night of the Ascension to the utmost height that

He ascended on the night of Ascension to the utmost height

The radiant stars fall short of reaching.

Beyond the comprehension of the brightest stars

رأى ثم من قدرِ الإله ووحيهِ

رأى ثم من قدرِ الإله ووحيهِ

مفاخِرَ يغدو دُونَها من له فخرُ

مفاخِرَ يغدو دُونَها من له فخرُ

He saw there, of God's majesty and His revelation,

He saw then, by God's decree and revelation

Glories that leave all who possess glory beneath them.

Glories beside which all other glories fade

رَضيتُ به لي سيِّداً أنتمى به

رَضيتُ به لي سيِّداً أنتمى به

فإن صحَّ أني عبدُهُ فأنا الحُرُّ

فإن صحَّ أني عبدُهُ فأنا الحُرُّ

I am content with him as my master, through whom I claim affiliation;

I have accepted him as my master, affiliating with him

For if it is true that I am his slave, then I am free.

So if I am called his servant, I am free

رؤوفٌ رحيمٌ واسعُ الصَّدرِ مُحسنٌ

رؤوفٌ رحيمٌ واسعُ الصَّدرِ مُحسنٌ

عظيمٌ فلا تيهُ لديهِ ولا كِبرُ

عظيمٌ فلا تيهُ لديهِ ولا كِبرُ

Compassionate, merciful, large-hearted, benevolent;

Kind, merciful, magnanimous, benevolent

Great, yet with neither conceit nor pride in him.

Great, so he has no confusion or arrogance

رأى البدر بدر التم نور جبينه

رأى البدر بدر التم نور جبينه

فلا غرو أن يَنشَقَّ من غيظه البدر

فلا غرو أن يَنشَقَّ من غيظه البدر

The moon—the full moon—saw the light of his brow;

He saw the full moon; the light of his radiant brow

So no wonder the moon should split from its rage.

No wonder the moon split in rage against him

رمى اللَه دينَ المُشركين بدينه

رمى اللَه دينَ المُشركين بدينه

فشيدَ به الإِسلامُ وانهدَم الكُفرُ

فشيدَ به الإِسلامُ وانهدَم الكُفرُ

God struck the polytheists' religion with his religion;

God struck down the religion of the idolaters with his religion

Thus Islam was built up through him, and unbelief collapsed.

So Islam was established and unbelief destroyed

رعت مشرعَة الإيمان عزمته التي

رعت مشرعَة الإيمان عزمته التي

يوافقُها في حزبهِ الفتحُ والنصرَ

يوافقُها في حزبهِ الفتحُ والنصرَ

His resolve guarded the watering-place of faith—a resolve with which

The determination of his faith hoisted its banner

Conquest and victory accord within his host.

Triumph and victory match it in his party

رواسي ظغاةِ الكُفرِ دُكَّت ببعثه

رواسي ظغاةِ الكُفرِ دُكَّت ببعثه

فلم يبق منها لا يعوقُ ولا نَسرُ

فلم يبق منها لا يعوقُ ولا نَسرُ

The firm mountains of unbelief's tyrants were crushed by his mission;

The pillars of the tyrants of unbelief were demolished by his mission

So neither Yaʿuq nor Nasr remained among them.

So no trace remains, neither rope nor pole

رجوتُ به في الحشرِ ما هو أهلُه

رجوتُ به في الحشرِ ما هو أهلُه

فإن صحَّ لا خوفٌ هُناكَ ولا ذُعرُ

فإن صحَّ لا خوفٌ هُناكَ ولا ذُعرُ

I have hoped through him for what befits him at the Gathering;

Through him I hope for what he deserves in the Resurrection

And if it comes true, there will be neither fear nor terror there.

If this be true, there shall be neither fear nor dismay