مَنْ لِلخلافِ وَللوفاقِ مَسائلاً

مَنْ لِلخلافِ وَللوفاقِ مَسائلاً

وَخَصائِلاً أَوْ لِلْعُلى لَوْلاكُمُ

وَخَصائِلاً أَوْ لِلْعُلى لَوْلاكُمُ

Who would attend to disagreement and accord, in questions

For discord and accord, you have issues

and qualities—or to lofty glory—were it not for you?

And traits, or for the sublime, were it not for you

حَسْبُ المُرجِّي في المعادِ شَفاعةٌ

حَسْبُ المُرجِّي في المعادِ شَفاعةٌ

مِنْكُمْ ومِنْ قَبْلِ المعادِ نَداكُمُ

مِنْكُمْ ومِنْ قَبْلِ المعادِ نَداكُمُ

For the hopeful, intercession at the Resurrection suffices—

The hope of the aspirant on Judgment Day is

from you—and before the Resurrection, your generosity.

Your intercession, and before that day, your friendship

لَوْ أُطْلقَ اسْمُ النيّراتِ لما سَرَى

لَوْ أُطْلقَ اسْمُ النيّراتِ لما سَرَى

ذِهْنُ الّذي هُوَ سامعٌ لِسِواكُمُ

ذِهْنُ الّذي هُوَ سامعٌ لِسِواكُمُ

Were the name “luminaries” uttered, never would stray

Were the name of the righteous mentioned, it would not have gone

the mind of the listener toward anyone but you.

Through the mind of the one hearing your mention

أو كانَ وَحْيٌ بَعْدَ أَحْمَدَ مُرْسلٌ

أو كانَ وَحْيٌ بَعْدَ أَحْمَدَ مُرْسلٌ

لبدتْ لَكُمْ آيٌ بِهِ وَعَلائِمُ

لبدتْ لَكُمْ آيٌ بِهِ وَعَلائِمُ

Or were a revelation sent after Ahmad,

Or if after Ahmad there was a revelation sent down

verses and signs concerning you would appear in it.

Signs for you would have appeared in it, and proofs

تَتَسابقُ الأذهانُ في إدْراكِكُمْ

تَتَسابقُ الأذهانُ في إدْراكِكُمْ

وَيفوتُ أَسْبَقُهَا أَقلَّ مَداكُمُ

وَيفوتُ أَسْبَقُهَا أَقلَّ مَداكُمُ

Minds race one another to comprehend you,

Minds compete in comprehending you

yet the least of your reach eludes even the swiftest of them.

And the swiftest among them misses much of your extent

عُثْمانُ جَدّكُم وَذَلِكَ حَسْبهُ

عُثْمانُ جَدّكُم وَذَلِكَ حَسْبهُ

وَكَفى وَذَلِكَ حَسْبُكُم وَكَفاكُمُ

وَكَفى وَذَلِكَ حَسْبُكُم وَكَفاكُمُ

Uthman is your forefather, and that is enough for him,

Uthman your grandfather, and that suffices him

and suffices; that is enough for you, and suffices you.

And that suffices you, and that is enough of you

لا أوْحَشَتْ شَمْسُ الشَّرِيعَةِ مِنْكُمُ

لا أوْحَشَتْ شَمْسُ الشَّرِيعَةِ مِنْكُمُ

فَبقاؤُها مُتعلِّقٌ بِبقاكُمُ

فَبقاؤُها مُتعلِّقٌ بِبقاكُمُ

May the sun of sacred law never be bereft of you,

The sun of Shariah would not be desolate without you

for its survival depends on your survival.

For its survival depends on your survival