1. وُلِـدَ الـهُـدى فَـالكائِناتُ ضِياءُ

    وَفَـمُ الـزَمـانِ تَـبَـسُّـمٌ وَثَناءُ

    Guidance was born, and all creation is light;

    And Time's mouth is smiles and praise.

  2. الـروحُ وَالـمَـلَأُ الـمَلائِكُ حَولَهُ

    لِـلـديـنِ وَالـدُنـيـا بِهِ بُشَراءُ

    The Spirit and the angelic host are around him,

    Bringing glad tidings of him to faith and the world.

  3. وَالـعَـرشُ يَزهو وَالحَظيرَةُ تَزدَهي

    وَالـمُـنـتَـهى وَالسِدرَةُ العَصماءُ

    And the Throne exults, and the sanctuary rejoices,

    And the Utmost Boundary and the inviolable Lote Tree.

  4. وَحَـديـقَـةُ الفُرقانِ ضاحِكَةُ الرُبا

    بِـالـتُـرجُـمـ انِ شَـذِيَّةٌ غَنّاءُ

    And the garden of the Criterion, with smiling hills,

    Is fragrant and lush through the interpreter.

  5. وَالـوَحيُ يَقطُرُ سَلسَلاً مِن سَلسَلٍ

    وَالـلَـوحُ وَالـقَـلَـمُ البَديعُ رُواءُ

    And revelation drips, sweet water from sweet water;

    And the Tablet and the wondrous Pen are fair to behold.

  6. نُـظِمَت أَسامي الرُسلِ فَهيَ صَحيفَةٌ

    فـي الـلَـوحِ وَاِسمُ مُحَمَّدٍ طُغَراءُ

    The messengers' names were arranged: they form a scroll

    On the Tablet, and Muhammad's name is its royal monogram.

  7. اِسـمُ الـجَـلالَةِ في بَديعِ حُروفِهِ

    أَلِـفٌ هُـنـالِـكَ وَاِسمُ طَهَ الباءُ

    The Divine Name, in its wondrous lettering,

    Is the alif there, and Taha's name the ba.

  8. يـا خَـيـرَ مَن جاءَ الوُجودَ تَحِيَّةً

    مِـن مُرسَلينَ إِلى الهُدى بِكَ جاؤوا

    O best of all who came into existence, greetings

    From messengers who came to guidance through you.

  9. بَـيـتُ الـنَـبِـيّينَ الَّذي لا يَلتَقي

    إِلّا الـحَـنـائِـفُ فـيهِ وَالحُنَفاءُ

    The house of prophets, in which none assemble

    But upright faiths and upright believers.

  10. خَـيـرُ الأُبُـوَّةِ حـازَهُـم لَكَ آدَمٌ

    دونَ الأَنــامِ وَأَحــرَزَت حَـوّاءُ

    The finest forefathers—Adam secured them for you,

    Rather than for other mortals; Eve secured them too.

  11. هُـم أَدرَكـوا عِـزَّ النُبُوَّةِ وَاِنتَهَت

    فـيـهـا إِلَـيـكَ الـعِزَّةُ القَعساءُ

    They attained the glory of prophethood, and it culminated

    In you, in its unassailable majesty.

  12. خُـلِـقَـت لِبَيتِكَ وَهوَ مَخلوقٌ لَها

    إِنَّ الـعَـظـائِـمَ كُفؤُها العُظَماءُ

    Prophethood was created for your house, and your house for it;

    Indeed, great men are worthy of great things.

  13. بِـكَ بَـشَّـرَ الـلَهُ السَماءَ فَزُيِّنَت

    وَتَـضَـوَّعَـت مِـسكاً بِكَ الغَبراءُ

    God gave heaven glad tidings of you, and it was adorned;

    And through you the dusty earth breathed musk.

  14. وَبَـدا مُـحَـيّـاكَ الَّـذي قَسَماتُهُ

    حَـقٌّ وَغُـرَّتُـهُ هُـدىً وَحَـيـاءُ

    And your countenance appeared, its features

    Truth, and its radiant brow guidance and modesty.

  15. وَعَـلَـيـهِ مِـن نورِ النُبُوَّةِ رَونَقٌ

    وَمِـنَ الـخَـلـيلِ وَهَديِهِ سيماءُ

    Upon it is a sheen of the light of prophethood,

    And a mark of the Friend and his guidance.

  16. أَثـنـى المَسيحُ عَلَيهِ خَلفَ سَمائِهِ

    وَتَـهَـلَّـلَـت وَاِهـتَـزَّتِ العَذراءُ

    The Messiah praised him from beyond his heaven,

    And the Virgin beamed and trembled with joy.

  17. يَـومٌ يَـتـيهُ عَلى الزَمانِ صَباحُهُ

    وَمَـسـاؤُهُ بِـمُـحَـمَّـدٍ وَضّاءُ

    A day whose morning vaunts itself above all time,

    And whose evening is radiant with Muhammad.

  18. الـحَـقُّ عـالي الرُكنِ فيهِ مُظَفَّرٌ

    فـي الـمُـلـكِ لا يَعلو عَلَيهِ لِواءُ

    Truth, its pillar lofty, is victorious that day;

    In the realm, no banner rises above it.

  19. ذُعِـرَت عُروشُ الظالِمينَ فَزُلزِلَت

    وَعَـلَـت عَـلـى تيجانِهِم أَصداءُ

    The tyrants' thrones took fright and were shaken,

    And echoes rose above their crowns.

  20. وَالـنـارُ خـاوِيَةُ الجَوانِبِ حَولَهُم

    خَـمَـدَت ذَوائِـبُها وَغاضَ الماءُ

    And the fire lay hollow-sided around them;

    Its flaming tresses died down, and the water receded.

  21. وَالآيُ تَـتـرى وَالـخَـوارِقُ جَمَّةٌ

    جِــبـريـلُ رَوّاحٌ بِـهـا غَـدّاءُ

    And signs follow one another, and miracles abound;

    Gabriel visits with them, evening and morning.

  22. نِـعـمَ الـيَـتيمُ بَدَت مَخايِلُ فَضلِهِ

    وَالـيُـتـمُ رِزقٌ بَـعـضُهُ وَذَكاءُ

    What a noble orphan! The signs of his excellence appeared,

    And orphanhood, in part, is blessing and brilliance.

  23. فـي الـمَهدِ يُستَسقى الحَيا بِرَجائِهِ

    وَبِـقَـصـدِهِ تُـسـتَـدفَعُ البَأساءُ

    While he is in the cradle, rain is sought through hope in him,

    And by seeking him, affliction is averted.

  24. بِسِوى الأَمانَةِ في الصِبا وَالصِدقِ لَم

    يَـعـرِفـهُ أَهـلُ الصِدقِ وَالأُمَناءُ

    For nothing but trustworthiness in childhood and truthfulness

    Did the truthful and trustworthy know him.

  25. يـا مَن لَهُ الأَخلاقُ ما تَهوى العُلا

    مِـنـهـا وَمـا يَـتَعَشَّقُ الكُبَراءُ

    O you whose virtues are what lofty honor desires

    Among them, and what the great ardently love.

  26. لَـو لَـم تُـقِـم ديناً لَقامَت وَحدَها

    ديـنـاً تُـضـيءُ بِـنـورِهِ الآناءُ

    Had you not established a religion, they alone would have stood

    As a religion, in whose light the hours shine.

  27. زانَـتـكَ في الخُلُقِ العَظيمِ شَمائِلٌ

    يُـغـرى بِـهِـنَّ وَيـولَعُ الكُرَماءُ

    Traits adorned you in your magnificent character,

    By which the noble are enticed and enthralled.

  28. أَمّـا الـجَمالُ فَأَنتَ شَمسُ سَمائِهِ

    وَمَـلاحَـةُ الـصِـدّيـقِ مِنكَ أَياءُ

    As for beauty, you are the sun of its sky,

    And the Truthful One's loveliness is a gleam from you.

  29. وَالـحُـسنُ مِن كَرَمِ الوُجوهِ وَخَيرُهُ

    مـا أوتِـيَ الـقُـوّادُ وَالـزُعَماءُ

    And beauty is part of the nobility of faces; its finest

    Is that bestowed upon commanders and leaders.

  30. فَـإِذا سَـخَوتَ بَلَغتَ بِالجودِ المَدى

    وَفَـعَـلـتَ مـا لا تَـفعَلُ الأَنواءُ

    So when you give freely, your generosity reaches the furthest bound,

    And you do what the rain-bearing stars do not.

  31. وَإِذا عَـفَـوتَ فَـقـادِراً وَمُـقَدَّراً

    لا يَـسـتَـهـيـنُ بِعَفوِكَ الجُهَلاءُ

    And when you pardon, it is as one powerful and esteemed;

    The ignorant do not make light of your pardon.

  32. وَإِذا رَحِــمـتَ فَـأَنـتَ أُمٌّ أَو أَبٌ

    هَـذانِ فـي الـدُنيا هُما الرُحَماءُ

    And when you show mercy, you are a mother or a father;

    Those two are the merciful ones in this world.

  33. وَإِذا غَـضِـبـتَ فَإِنَّما هِيَ غَضبَةٌ

    فـي الـحَـقِّ لا ضِغنٌ وَلا بَغضاءُ

    And when you grow angry, it is only an anger

    For what is right, neither rancor nor hatred.

  34. وَإِذا رَضـيـتَ فَـذاكَ في مَرضاتِهِ

    وَرِضـى الـكَـثـيـرِ تَحَلُّمٌ وَرِياءُ

    And when you are pleased, it is for His pleasure;

    While many people's contentment is feigned forbearance and hypocrisy.

  35. وَإِذا خَـطَـبـتَ فَـلِـلمَنابِرِ هِزَّةٌ

    تَـعـرو الـنَـدِيَّ وَلِـلقُلوبِ بُكاءُ

    And when you preach, the pulpits feel a tremor

    That sweeps the assembly, while hearts weep.

  36. وَإِذا قَـضَـيـتَ فَـلا اِرتِيابَ كَأَنَّما

    جـاءَ الـخُصومَ مِنَ السَماءِ قَضاءُ

    And when you judge, there is no doubt, as though

    A judgment came from heaven to the disputants.

  37. وَإِذا حَـمَـيـتَ الماءَ لَم يورَد وَلَو

    أَنَّ الـقَـيـاصِـرَ وَالمُلوكَ ظِماءُ

    And when you guard the water, none approach it, even if

    The Caesars and kings are thirsty.

  38. وَإِذا أَجَـرتَ فَـأَنـتَ بَـيتُ اللَهِ لَم

    يَـدخُـل عَـلَـيهِ المُستَجيرَ عَداءُ

    And when you grant refuge, you are the House of God; never

    Do enemies intrude upon the one seeking refuge there.

  39. وَإِذا مَـلَـكـتَ النَفسَ قُمتَ بِبِرِّها

    وَلَـوَ اَنَّ مـا مَـلَكَت يَداكَ الشاءُ

    And when you own a soul, you care for it kindly,

    Even if your hands possess only sheep.

  40. وَإِذا بَـنَـيـتَ فَـخَيرُ زَوجٍ عِشرَةً

    وَإِذا اِبـتَـنَـيـتَ فَـدونَـكَ الآباءُ

    And when you marry, you are the best husband in companionship;

    And when you become a father, fathers fall short of you.

  41. وَإِذا صَـحِـبتَ رَأى الوَفاءَ مُجَسَّماً

    فـي بُـردِكَ الأَصـحابُ وَالخُلَطاءُ

    And when you offer friendship, loyalty is seen embodied

    In your cloak by friends and close companions.

  42. وَإِذا أَخَـذتَ الـعَـهـدَ أَو أَعطَيتَهُ

    فَـجَـمـيـعُ عَـهدِكَ ذِمَّةٌ وَوَفاءُ

    And when you take a pledge or give it,

    Every pledge of yours is a bond of honor and fidelity.

  43. وَإِذا مَـشَـيـتَ إِلى العِدا فَغَضَنفَرٌ

    وَإِذا جَـرَيـتَ فَـإِنَّـكَ الـنَـكباءُ

    And when you march against the enemy, you are a lion;

    And when you run, you are the crosswind.

  44. وَتَـمُـدُّ حِـلـمَـكَ لِلسَفيهِ مُدارِياً

    حَـتّـى يَـضيقَ بِعَرضِكَ السُفَهاءُ

    And you extend your forbearance to the fool, humoring him,

    Until fools are hemmed in by your breadth of spirit.

  45. فـي كُـلِّ نَـفسٍ مِن سُطاكَ مَهابَةٌ

    وَلِـكُـلِّ نَـفـسٍ فـي نَداكَ رَجاءُ

    In every soul is awe of your might,

    And every soul has hope in your bounty.