عَبير الثَنا في الخافِقين يَفوح

عَبير الثَنا في الخافِقين يَفوح

وَبَشر الهَنا في الكائِنات يَلوحُ

وَبَشر الهَنا في الكائِنات يَلوحُ

The fragrance of praise wafts through east and west,

The fragrance of praise permeates the pulsating veins

and the glow of joy shines throughout creation,

And the good tidings of bliss are evident in all beings

بإيجاد من لَولاه ما كانَ كائن

بإيجاد من لَولاه ما كانَ كائن

وَلا عَلمت نَفس وَلا نَعمت روحُ

وَلا عَلمت نَفس وَلا نَعمت روحُ

through the creation of him without whom no being would have existed,

Through the existence of the one without whom nothing would exist

nor would a soul have known, nor a spirit tasted bliss,

No soul would know itself and no spirit would delight

وَلا حَنَّ مُشتاق وَلا أَنَّ واله

وَلا حَنَّ مُشتاق وَلا أَنَّ واله

تضاجعهُ نار الجَوى فَيَصيحُ

تضاجعهُ نار الجَوى فَيَصيحُ

nor a yearning lover have longed, nor a love-struck one groaned,

No ardent lover would yearn, no intimate friend would ache

with the fire of love's anguish sharing his bed, making him cry out.

Inflamed by the fire of love and cry out

وَلا ذَكَروا سلعاً وَلا قَصَدوا حِمى

وَلا ذَكَروا سلعاً وَلا قَصَدوا حِمى

بِهِ لِخِتام المُرسَلين ضَريحُ

بِهِ لِخِتام المُرسَلين ضَريحُ

Nor would they have spoken of Salʿ or sought a sanctuary

They would not have spoken of goods or headed for sanctuary

where the last of the messengers has his tomb.

With it as the seal of the Messengers' shrine

نَبيّ لَهُ الفَتح المُبين وَكَم أَتى

نَبيّ لَهُ الفَتح المُبين وَكَم أَتى

عَلى يَدِهِ بِالبَيناتِ فتوحُ

عَلى يَدِهِ بِالبَيناتِ فتوحُ

A prophet whose is manifest victory—how often there came

A Prophet to whom belongs the clear conquest, and how much

triumphs through his hand, with clear proofs!

Came through his hands of clear proofs

وَجيه بِعرش اللَّه في رَقم اسمه

وَجيه بِعرش اللَّه في رَقم اسمه

دَليل عَلى التَّخصيص فيهِ وُضوحُ

دَليل عَلى التَّخصيص فيهِ وُضوحُ

Honored at God's Throne; in the inscription of his name

Special in God's Throne by the numerology of his name

lies clear evidence of his special distinction.

Proof of the distinction in it is evident

وَحَسبُكَ مِن بُرهان علياه أَنَّهُ

وَحَسبُكَ مِن بُرهان علياه أَنَّهُ

دنى وَتدلى وَالثَّبات رَجيحُ

دنى وَتدلى وَالثَّبات رَجيحُ

And sufficient proof for you of his lofty rank is that he

And it suffices you as proof of his sublimity that he

drew near and hung suspended, with steadfastness supreme.

Draws near and hangs low while steadfastness outweighs

وَأكرم في ذاكَ التَّداني بِرُتبة

وَأكرم في ذاكَ التَّداني بِرُتبة

تَأخر عَن عَلياء مَدخلها الرُّوحُ

تَأخر عَن عَلياء مَدخلها الرُّوحُ

And in that nearness he was honored with a rank

And he was honored by that humbling with a rank

from whose lofty threshold the Spirit held back.

To which the Spirit admits after the lofty

مقام يَلوذ العارِفون بِظلِّه

مقام يَلوذ العارِفون بِظلِّه

فَيرجح حَظ أَو يَطيب جَريحُ

فَيرجح حَظ أَو يَطيب جَريحُ

A station in whose shade the gnostics seek refuge,

A station to which the gnostics resort for its shade

so fortune grows greater, or a wounded one finds healing.

Where a lot prospers or a wound heals

وَماذا عَسى أُحصي وَبَحر اختِصاصه

وَماذا عَسى أُحصي وَبَحر اختِصاصه

محيط وبر القَول فيهِ فَسيحُ

محيط وبر القَول فيهِ فَسيحُ

And what could I enumerate, when the sea of his distinction

What more can I recount when the sea of his distinction

is all-encompassing, and the land of discourse about him is vast?

Is endless and speech about it copious

وَكُل كِتاب منزل فيهِ ذكره

وَكُل كِتاب منزل فيهِ ذكره

وَكُل نَبي بِالمَديح فَصيحُ

وَكُل نَبي بِالمَديح فَصيحُ

And every revealed scripture contains mention of him,

And every revealed Book mentions him

and every prophet is eloquent in praise.

And every Prophet proclaims with praise

بِتَفضيله التَّوراة جاءَت وَكَم أَتَت

بِتَفضيله التَّوراة جاءَت وَكَم أَتَت

بِإِنجيل عيسى في البَيان شروحُ

بِإِنجيل عيسى في البَيان شروحُ

The Torah came proclaiming his preeminence—how often there came

The Torah came with his precedence and how much

expositions in Jesus' Gospel, making it plain!

The Gospel of Jesus clarified in explanation

وَفي الصُّحف الأُولى صِفات كَماله

وَفي الصُّحف الأُولى صِفات كَماله

تَوالَت وَبُرهان الكَمال صَحيحُ

تَوالَت وَبُرهان الكَمال صَحيحُ

And in the earlier scrolls, the attributes of his perfection

And in the ancient scriptures his attributes of perfection

followed one another, and the proof of perfection is sound.

Came in succession, and the proof of perfection is valid

وَآدم مُذ أَضحى بِهِ مُتَوَسِلاً

وَآدم مُذ أَضحى بِهِ مُتَوَسِلاً

أجيب وداودٌ وَمِن قَبلِهِ نُوحُ

أجيب وداودٌ وَمِن قَبلِهِ نُوحُ

And Adam, once he sought favor through him,

And Adam, since he became an intercessor through him

was answered, as were David and, before him, Noah.

Was answered, and David before him, and Noah

وَنَجّى مِن النار الخَليل لِأَجلِهِ

وَنَجّى مِن النار الخَليل لِأَجلِهِ

وَاسعف مِنّا بِالفِداء ذَبيحُ

وَاسعف مِنّا بِالفِداء ذَبيحُ

And the Friend was saved from the fire for his sake,

And for his sake the Friend was saved from the fire

and one of us marked for sacrifice was aided with a ransom.

And the Sacrifice ransomed us

وَكَم بشر بِالمُصطَفى قَد تَتابَعَت

وَكَم بشر بِالمُصطَفى قَد تَتابَعَت

وَأَفصَحهم نُطقاً بِتِلكَ مَسيحُ

وَأَفصَحهم نُطقاً بِتِلكَ مَسيحُ

And how many glad tidings of the Chosen One followed in succession,

And how many continuously gave good tidings of the Chosen One

and the most eloquent of them in voicing those was the Messiah.

The clearest speaker of them being the Messiah

وَكَم أَضحَت الأَحبار تَهتف باسمه

وَكَم أَضحَت الأَحبار تَهتف باسمه

وَتُعرب عَن مَجد العُلا وَتَبوحُ

وَتُعرب عَن مَجد العُلا وَتَبوحُ

And how often the rabbis came to proclaim his name,

And how the Rabbis cried out his name

and voice the glory of the heights, proclaiming it openly.

And expressed the glory of the Most High, confessing

وَكَم أَنشأ الكهان سجعاً بِبَعثِهِ

وَكَم أَنشأ الكهان سجعاً بِبَعثِهِ

وَأبدع شَق في الحلي وَسَطيحُ

وَأبدع شَق في الحلي وَسَطيحُ

And how often the soothsayers composed rhymed prose about his mission,

And how many soothsayers poetically prophesized his mission

and Shiqq and Satih excelled in embellishment.

And were eloquently inspired in their rhymes

لعمريَ هَذا المَجد مَجد بِجاهِهِ

لعمريَ هَذا المَجد مَجد بِجاهِهِ

يلاذ وَفي قَلبي إِلَيهِ ركوحُ

يلاذ وَفي قَلبي إِلَيهِ ركوحُ

By my life, this glory is glory through whose prestige

By my life, this glory is glory through his status

refuge is sought; my heart inclines toward it—

To which I cling, and in my heart inclination anchors

لأَحمد طَه النور ياسين مَن أَتى

لأَحمد طَه النور ياسين مَن أَتى

بِنُون مِن الرَّحمَن فيهِ مَديحُ

بِنُون مِن الرَّحمَن فيهِ مَديحُ

the glory of Ahmad, Taha, the Light, Yasin, of whom there came

For Ahmad Taha, the light, O beauty that came

praise in Nun from the All-Merciful.

With an inscription from the Merciful, his praise

إِذا شئت أَن تَرقى إِلى ذُروة العُلا

إِذا شئت أَن تَرقى إِلى ذُروة العُلا

وَيشمل فَيض لِلحِجاب يزيحُ

وَيشمل فَيض لِلحِجاب يزيحُ

If you wish to rise to the summit of exaltation

If you wish to ascend to the pinnacle of glory

and be enfolded by an outpouring that draws aside the veil,

And be included in the outpouring that removes barriers

تَمسك بِهِ وَافنى غَراماً بِحُبِهِ

تَمسك بِهِ وَافنى غَراماً بِحُبِهِ

فَإِنَّ التَّفاني في المَليح مَليحُ

فَإِنَّ التَّفاني في المَليح مَليحُ

hold fast to him and lose yourself in ardent love for him,

Hold fast to him, annihilate your passion in loving him

for losing oneself in the beautiful one is beautiful.

For to be lost in the Beautiful is beautiful

عَلَيهِ مِن المَولى أجلّ صلاتهِ

عَلَيهِ مِن المَولى أجلّ صلاتهِ

صَلاة بِها نَشر القُبول يَفوحُ

صَلاة بِها نَشر القُبول يَفوحُ

Upon him be the Lord's most exalted blessing,

Upon him from the Master be His most excellent prayers

a blessing through which the fragrance of acceptance wafts,

With which He brought about acceptance's diffusion

مَدى الدَّهر ما دامَت كُؤوس براحة

مَدى الدَّهر ما دامَت كُؤوس براحة

جَمالية تَنفي العَنا وَتريحُ

جَمالية تَنفي العَنا وَتريحُ

throughout all time, as long as cups in a palm

For all time, for as long as the cups of comfort bring

of beauty dispel weariness and bring repose.

Aesthetic joy, dispelling distress and providing rest