يا أزمة انفرجي فالظلم قد زادا

والبغى عم وقد صار الأذى زادا

O crisis, ease, for oppression has increased.

Tyranny has spread, and harm has become sustenance.

والعدل ولى وحل الجور موضعه

والغدر بعد اشتداد الضعف قد سادا

Justice has departed, and tyranny has taken its place.

Treachery has prevailed as weakness has intensified.

أما النفاق فقد راجت تجارته

والحق أصبح في الأحداث أوكادا

As for hypocrisy, its trade has flourished.

Truth has become a burden amid these events [uncertain reading].

والحقد والحسد الممقوت صاحبه

عم الأنام جماعات وآحادا

Spite and envy, whose bearer is detested,

have spread among humankind, collectively and individually.

ختل وخدع وعدوان وتفرقة

بين القلوب فصار الكل أضدادا

Guile, deceit, aggression, and division

between hearts have made everyone antagonists.

أغراض كل إذا فكرت سافلة

حتى غدوا بعد لم الشمل أفرادا

Everyone's aims, if you reflect, are base,

until, after their unity, they became isolated individuals.

يا أيها الخل لا ىلوك معذرة

إن كنت للنفس والأهواء منقادا

O close friend, I withhold no excuse from you [uncertain reading],

if you are submissive to the self and its desires.

فالناس قد أصبحوا في سعيهم شيعا

والكل عن منهج افنصاف قد حادا

People have become factions in their striving,

and all have strayed from the path of fairness.

يلقاك بالبشر مسرورا ومبتسما

ولكن الصدر منه فاض أحقادا

He meets you cheerfully, happy and smiling,

yet his breast overflows with rancor.

حتى تولت وماتت كل عاطفة

منهم فمنهم رصين الطود قد مادا

Every feeling has turned away and died

within them; because of them, even the steadfast mountain has swayed.

فهم ذئاب بمرعى الضأن قد ضربوا

بل صيرتهم نفوس الشح آسادا

They are wolves that have settled in the sheep's pasture;

indeed, their miserly souls have turned them into lions.

من حرصهم وانحطاط النفس رائدهم

قدفتتوا من قلوب الكل أكبادا

Through their greed, with baseness of soul as their guide,

they have shattered the livers within everyone's hearts.

ففرّج الكرب يا مولاي من كرم

واجعل عبادك للمعروف روادا

So relieve distress, O my Lord, through Your generosity,

and make Your servants pioneers of goodness.

والطف فإن قلوب الناس قد فسدت

وألحدوا في طريق الحق إلحادا

Show kindness, for people's hearts have become corrupt,

and they have gravely deviated from the path of truth.

لذا اتخذت رسول الله ملتجئ

خير التبيين من للذين قد شادا

Therefore I have sought refuge in God's Messenger:

The best of prophets, who built up the faith,

نور الوجود وسر السر من أزل

عين العيون ومن بالحق قد نادى

the light of existence, the secret of the secret from eternity,

the essence of essences, who proclaimed the truth,

مطهر الكون من رجس ومن دنس

فطهره عمّ أرواحا وأجسادا

the purifier of the universe from defilement and impurity.

His purification encompassed spirits and bodies.

دعا إلى الله بالدين القويم ومن

إلى الرشاد دعا يزداد إرشادا

He called to God through the upright faith; and whoever

calls to right guidance increases in guidance.

فأظهر الحق يزهو وجه طلعته

وأخمد الشرك والطغيان إخمادا

He revealed the truth, its countenance shining proudly,

and utterly extinguished idolatry and tyranny.

ورد بالكبر والإغضاء دعوته

قوم قد اتخذوا لله أندادا

His call was rejected with arrogance and disregard

by a people who had taken rivals to God.

فأعمل السيف فيهم بعد دعوتهم

وأوقد الحرب في الأعداء إيقادا

He wielded the sword against them after inviting them,

and kindled war among the enemies.

وسورة الفتح قد جاءت مبشرة

بعزّة النصر إرغاما لمن كادا

The Chapter of Victory came bearing glad tidings

of the might of victory, humbling those who plotted.

فانصاع قوم وقوم عاندوا وعتوا

فأبعدوا عن طريق الحق إبعادا

Some people yielded; others resisted and were insolent,

and were driven far from the path of truth,

حتى استبانوا طريق الحق واضحة

فأذعن الكل أجنادا وقوّادا

until they discerned the path of truth clearly.

Then all submitted, soldiers and commanders alike.

هذا النبي به الأكوان قد شرفت

ومنه نالت بفضل الله إسعادا

This is the Prophet through whom all realms gained honor,

and from whom, by God's grace, they attained happiness.

من وجهه المشرق الوضاح قد محيت

آي الضلال وجيش الشرك قد بادا

By his bright, radiant countenance were erased

the signs of error, and the army of idolatry perished.

في دينه الناس افواجا لقد دخلوا

فأصبحوا لجيمع الكون أسيادا

People entered his faith in multitudes,

and became masters of the whole universe.

والآل والصحب والأنصار قد ضربوا

لقبة الدين في الآفاق أوتادا

His family, companions, and Helpers drove

stakes for the pavilion of faith across the horizons,

حتى تمكن واشتدت دعائمه

وصارت الناس للديان عبادا

until it stood firm and its pillars grew strong,

and people became servants of the Supreme Judge.

في حبّ خير الورى قاموا على قدم

تخالهم في مجال الحرب آسادا

For love of the best of humankind, they stood ready;

you would think them lions on the battlefield.

فما استكانوا لدى الهيجا وما ضعقوا

بل أغمدوا السيف في الأعداء إغمادا

They did not yield in battle, nor did they weaken;

rather, they sheathed the sword deep in their enemies.

وما ونوا في امتثال الأمر أو وهنوا

يوما ولا أردوا في الأمر إروادا

They never flagged in obeying the command or weakened

for a day, nor did they slacken in the task.

وكل غال لديهم صار مرتخصا

فالكل بالنفس والأموال قد جادا

Everything dear became cheap to them,

and all gave generously of life and wealth.

فأخضعوا الكل من عرب ومن عجم

من بعدما الكل للإسلام قد عادى

They subdued everyone, Arabs and non-Arabs,

after all had shown hostility to Islam:

دين قويم وشرح كله حكم

الذهن يدركه إن كان وقادا

An upright faith, and an exposition full of wisdom,

which the mind grasps if it is keen.

كم معجزات لخير الخلق قد ظهرت

في الكون قد سبقت حملا وميلادا

How many miracles appeared for the best of creation,

in the universe, preceding his conception and birth!

كانت كشمس الضحى في الكون مشرقة

فاقت نجوم السما ضوءا وتعدادا

They shone in the universe like the morning sun,

surpassing the stars of heaven in brightness and number.

من قبل مولده كم بشرت رسل

وكم له ضربوا حدا وميعادا

Before his birth, how many messengers foretold his coming,

and how often they set for him a term and an appointed time!

وأنذرت قومها الرهبان قائلة

بأنّ دينهم قد زال أو كادا

Monks warned their people, declaring

that their faith had passed away, or nearly so,

وأن شرع رسول الله ينسخه

بمحكم الذكر آبادا وآمادا

and that the law of God's Messenger would supersede it

with the authoritative Revelation, for ages and epochs.

لن معجزة القرآن أبلغ ما

جاءت به الرسل إحكاما وإرشادا

But the miracle of the Qur'an is the most eloquent of what

the messengers brought, in precision and guidance.

حلو المذاق له الألباب خاشعة

وأعجب الأمر إن كررته زادا

Sweet to the taste, before it minds bow humbly;

most wondrously, it increases when you repeat it.

فالإنس والجن عن إدراكه عجزوا

من ينطق الصاد أو لم ينطق الضادا

Humans and jinn were unable to fathom it,

whether they pronounce ṣād or do not pronounce ḍād.

لأنه من حكيم جل منزله

يهدى على الرشد والاداب آمادا

For it comes from One all-wise—exalted is its Revealer—

guiding in right conduct and good manners through the ages.

أخلاق هذا النبي المصطفى شرفت

قدرا فاضحى إليها الكل منقادا

The character of this chosen Prophet was exalted

in rank, so that all became obedient to it.

آباؤه السادة الأطهار قد شرفوا

أصلا وفرعا فنعم القوم أجدادا

His forefathers, pure and noble masters, were honored

in root and branch—what excellent ancestors they were!

وجوههم بالهدى والفضل مشرقة

فكل هدى إليهم في الورى هادا

Their faces shone with guidance and virtue,

and every guidance among humankind pointed toward them.

وكل مجد وذى مجد لهم تبعٌ

إذ صيرتهم صفات المجد أمجادا

Every glory, and every possessor of glory, follows them,

for the qualities of glory made them glorious.

لله من أنبجوا لله من ولدوا

هذا هو الفرد لكن فاق أعدادا

God be praised for whom they begot! God be praised for whom they bore!

He is but one, yet he surpassed multitudes.

يا سيد الرسل مدحى فيك يطربني

ويشرح الصدر إنشاء وإنشادا

O master of messengers, praising you fills me with joy,

and opens my heart, in composition and recitation.

فاجعل جزائي على مدحيك من كرم

حسن الرعاية إسعافا وإسعادا

So, in generosity, make the reward for my praise of you

your gracious care, bringing help and happiness.

ورد عني يد الحساد إذ نصبوا

لي العداء فبئس القوم حسادا

Ward off from me the hand of the envious, who raised

hostility against me—what vile enviers they are!

ورد عني يد الحساد إذ نصبوا

لي العداء فبئس القوم حسادا

Ward off from me the hand of the envious, who raised

hostility against me—what vile enviers they are!

وذد بجاهك عني كل حادثة

يا خير من عن حياض الحق قد ذادا

Through your honored standing, ward every calamity from me,

O best of those who defended truth's watering places.

للغدر والحرب والعدوان قد جنحوا

وأصبحوا عن سبيل السلم صدادا

They have inclined toward treachery, war, and aggression,

and turned away from the path of peace.

في السر شر وإن وافيت مجلسهم

سمعت نصحا وأذكارا وأورادا

In secret they are evil; yet if you attend their gathering,

you hear counsel, remembrances, and litanies.

من شدة الذم في الدنيا وزخرفها

تخالهم في اقتناء المال زهّادا

From their fierce condemnation of the world and its finery,

you would think them ascetics regarding the acquisition of wealth.

يتلون في الزهد آي الذكر محكمة

كالهر يتلو بترتيل ليصطادا

They recite authoritative verses of the Revelation on renunciation,

like a cat chanting solemnly to catch its prey.

من لي سواك رسول الله ينقذني

من معشر ركبوا للغدر منطادا

Who but you, O Messenger of God, can rescue me

from a company who have boarded a balloon for treachery?

ثغورهم بثنايا الأنس باسمة

لكنهم ملئوا غلا وأحقادا

Their smiling mouths bare the teeth of cordiality,

yet they are filled with malice and rancor.

يا صابح القبة الخضراء قد جذبت

للغوث والغيث زوارا وقصادا

O master of the Green Dome, you have drawn

visitors and seekers in quest of succor and rain.

إنى محبك والمحبوب في سعة

من العناية إن ناجاك أو نادى

I am your lover, and the beloved enjoys abundant

care, whether he whispers to you or calls aloud.

فأنت جاهى ومنجاتي ومدخري

تعطى الجزيل لمن وافاك مرتادا

You are my honor, my deliverance, and my treasure;

you grant abundance to whoever comes seeking you.

فانظر إلي وأجزل في العطا صلتي

واجعل لروحي وجسمي منك أمدادا

So look toward me, and make my share of your giving generous,

and grant my soul and body succor from you.

فأنت والآل عندي خير واسطة

ارصدتكم لابتغاء الخير إرصادا

You and your family are, to me, the finest intermediaries;

I have held you in reserve to seek goodness.

وعمك الحمزة الكرار من شهدت

له المشاهد أغوارا وأنجادا

And your uncle Hamza, the ever-charging warrior, to whom

the battlefields bore witness, in lowlands and highlands;

والصحب والصهر والأنصار قاطبة

فمن حديثك فيهم صح إسنادا

and all the companions, the son-in-law, and the Helpers,

for sayings of yours about them have sound transmission.

فأنت معهم وحق الحق مدخري

إن عاند الدهر بالعدوان أو عادى

You, together with them—by the right of the Truth—are my treasure,

if time opposes me with aggression or hostility.

يا خير من بالندى يمناه قد بسطت

وأرفد الخير للزوار إرفادا

O best of those whose right hand is extended in generosity,

who lavish goodness upon visitors,

أيام زرتك قد كانت وحقك في

نهاية العز أفراحا وأعيادا

the days when I visited you were, by your honor, at

the height of glory: joys and festivals.

متى تعود فإن عادت بطيبة لي

مرغت في تربها الخدين تعدادا

When will they return? If they return for me in Tayba,

I shall rub both cheeks in its soil again and again,

وقلت جودك مأمولى ومطلبي

فكم بجودك قد قلدت أجيادا

and say, 'Your generosity is my hope and my desire;

how many necks you have adorned with your generosity!'

وكن شفيعا إذا ما الصحف قد نشرت

ولم أجد لي بها قدمت لي زادا

Be my intercessor when the records are spread open,

and I find no provision there that I sent ahead for myself,

يوم تطيش به الألباب من فزع

إذ أصبح الجسم والأعضاء شهادا

on a day when minds reel in terror,

when the body and its limbs have become witnesses,

وجىء يومئذ بالنار صالية

منها يرى الكل أغلالا وأصفادا

and the blazing Fire is brought forth that day,

from which all see shackles and fetters.

فليس لي من شفيع قط أتبعه

سوى جنابك في الدارين مرتادا

I have no intercessor at all to follow

except your noble presence, which I seek in both abodes.

صلى عليك إله العرش ما سجعت

ورق الحمى أو علت في الدواح أعوادا

May the God of the Throne bless you as long as coo

the sanctuary's doves, or perch on branches in spreading trees,

والآل والصحب والأتباع قاطبة

وكل من لجيوش النصر قد قادا

and all your family, companions, and followers,

and everyone who has led the armies of victory.