شرَفُ المُصْطَفى رفيعٌ عمادُه

شرَفُ المُصْطَفى رفيعٌ عمادُه

لَيْسَ يُحْصَى بكثرة تَعْدَادُه

لَيْسَ يُحْصَى بكثرة تَعْدَادُه

The Chosen One's honor rests on a lofty pillar;

The nobility of Mustafa is lofty, its pillar

no amount of counting can encompass it.

Cannot be counted due to its abundant number

لاح للمهتدين منه سراجٌ

لاح للمهتدين منه سراجٌ

بِيَدِ الله قِدْحُهُ وزنَادُه

بِيَدِ الله قِدْحُهُ وزنَادُه

From him a lamp shone for the rightly guided,

A lamp shone for the guided from it

its kindling and flint in God's hand.

By the hand of God is its kindling and its flint

وبدا لِلْغاوِينَ سَيفَ انتقامٍ

وبدا لِلْغاوِينَ سَيفَ انتقامٍ

مستحيلٌ عليهمُ إغمادُه

مستحيلٌ عليهمُ إغمادُه

To the wayward he appeared as a sword of vengeance,

And for the astray a sword of vengeance appeared

impossible for them to sheathe.

Impossible for them is its extinguishing

بَعْثُهُ بَعْث كل خَير ومِيلا

بَعْثُهُ بَعْث كل خَير ومِيلا

دُ الهدى والتقَى مَعاً ميلادُه

دُ الهدى والتقَى مَعاً ميلادُه

His mission was the advent of every good; and the birth

His mission is the mission of all good and inclination

of guidance and piety together was his birth.

To guidance and piety together his birth inclined

فالمعالي لِذاتِهِ وعُلومُ الغَيْ

فالمعالي لِذاتِهِ وعُلومُ الغَيْ

ب لذاتُه ومِنها مِدَادُه

ب لذاتُه ومِنها مِدَادُه

So lofty virtues belong to his essence, and the sciences of the unseen

So the sublime qualities are for his essence and the knowledge of the unseen is for his essence and from it is his ink

are his delights, and from them comes his ink.

He has in his attributes and his virtues something

وَلَهُ فِي صفَاتِه وَمَزَايَاهُ كَما

وَلَهُ فِي صفَاتِه وَمَزَايَاهُ كَما

لٌ تَشْجَى بِهِ حَسَّادُهْ

لٌ تَشْجَى بِهِ حَسَّادُهْ

In his qualities and merits he possesses a perfection

That makes his enviers happy

that fills his enviers with grief.

The enemy cannot reach it nor can his enemy's hatred and equipment

لا ينالُ العدوُّ منها ولا يق

لا ينالُ العدوُّ منها ولا يق

دَحُ فِيهَا عُتُوُّه وعَتَادُه

دَحُ فِيهَا عُتُوُّه وعَتَادُه

The enemy attains none of them, nor can

Everyone who saw it was dazzled by its perfection

his arrogance and weaponry impair them.

And its merit was acknowledged even by its rivals

بَهَرَتْ كُلَّ من رآها كمالاً

بَهَرَتْ كُلَّ من رآها كمالاً

وأقرتْ بِفَضْلِها أضُدَادُهُ

وأقرتْ بِفَضْلِها أضُدَادُهُ

Their perfection dazzled everyone who saw them,

Firm, pure of soul, noble natured, generous his munificence

and his adversaries acknowledged their excellence.

Beautiful to all, abundant in merit and fulfilling

ثَابتُ الجأش طَاهرُ النفْس سمح الطْ

ثَابتُ الجأش طَاهرُ النفْس سمح الطْ

طَبع فِي البذلِ الجزيل جواده

طَبع فِي البذلِ الجزيل جواده

Steadfast of heart, pure of soul, generous of

In justice, easy in purpose, fluent his leadership

nature, munificent in lavish giving.

From ancestry he has abundant pride a pride which his ancestors flourish

جامِلُ الكل وَافرُ الفضْل وَا

جامِلُ الكل وَافرُ الفضْل وَا

فى العدلَ هَنيُّ المرامِ سَهْلٌ قياده

فى العدلَ هَنيُّ المرامِ سَهْلٌ قياده

Gracious to all, abundant in bounty, faithful to

And above their pride he has from his efforts a path none of his peers claims

justice, pleasant to approach, easy to lead.

By it God made up for the people of the earth when its worshippers transgressed against it

أَبُطَحِيٌّ لَهُ منَ النَّسبِ الوا

أَبُطَحِيٌّ لَهُ منَ النَّسبِ الوا

فر فخرٌ تنمَى بِهِ أجْدَادُه

فر فخرٌ تنمَى بِهِ أجْدَادُه

He is of al-Abtah; his ample lineage gives him

And set about among them for Satan a market thriving between them, remote his perishment

glory by which his forefathers are exalted.

And an error that if it had appeared to the eyes, it would have covered the face of the morning with its darkness

وَلَهُ فَوْقَ فخرهمْ منْ مساعي

وَلَهُ فَوْقَ فخرهمْ منْ مساعي

ه طريقٌ لا يدَّعيه تِلادُهْ

ه طريقٌ لا يدَّعيه تِلادُهْ

And beyond their glory, his endeavors give him

So they came to them an evident light, and a clear religion whose truth is lucid, upright is its guidance

a path his ancestral heritage cannot claim.

It came from his Lord with a precise scripture, complete is its guidance

وبه قَدْ تَدَارَكَ اللهُ أهْلَ ال

وبه قَدْ تَدَارَكَ اللهُ أهْلَ ال

أرْض لما طَغَى عَلَيْهَا عِبادُهْ

أرْض لما طَغَى عَلَيْهَا عِبادُهْ

And through him God rescued the people of the

Fresh to the times is its study, unwearying its repetition

earth, when His servants transgressed upon it.

It confounded the learned, tossed them about, and defeated an ocean where its waves overwhelmed them

وغَدَا فيهمو لإِبْليس سُوقٌ

وغَدَا فيهمو لإِبْليس سُوقٌ

قائمٌ بَيْنَهمْ بعيدٌ كسادُهْ

قائمٌ بَيْنَهمْ بعيدٌ كسادُهْ

And among them Iblis came to have a market,

The universe was subjugated to the Messenger, so it expressed its silence and its inanimate objects greeted him

flourishing in their midst, far from stagnation.

To him the palm trunk inclined when it ached for him after his tomb became remote from it

وضلالٌ لوْ أَنَّهُ لاحَ للأعْ

وضلالٌ لوْ أَنَّهُ لاحَ للأعْ

ينُ غَطى وجهَ الصباح سوادُهْ

ينُ غَطى وجهَ الصباح سوادُهْ

And error which, were it visible to the eyes,

And it answered his call without hesitation when its bending was intended

would veil the face of morning with its blackness.

And the splitting of the moon of nightfall came with a report about it whose narration is reliable

فأتاهُمْ نُورٌ مُبينٌ ودِين

فأتاهُمْ نُورٌ مُبينٌ ودِين

واضحٌ حَقُّهُ جَلِيٌُّ سدَادُه

واضحٌ حَقُّهُ جَلِيٌُّ سدَادُه

Then a manifest light and a faith came to them,

Numerous were the miracles of Ahmad until violating normality through them became habitual for him

whose truth was clear, whose rectitude was plain.

They are like pearls in their beauty whether compiled or not, his unique ones suffice

جَاءَ مِن عندِ ربهِ بِكتاب

جَاءَ مِن عندِ ربهِ بِكتاب

مُحْكَمِ النَّظْمِ كامل إرشَادُهْ

مُحْكَمِ النَّظْمِ كامل إرشَادُهْ

He came from his Lord with a Book,

Then even if they were not, his beautiful law and creed would be clear proof

flawless in composition, complete in its guidance.

And certainty in God truly so do not meet Him except by depending on the God

هو غَض عَلَى الزَّمانِ لَذيذٌ

هو غَض عَلَى الزَّمانِ لَذيذٌ

دَرْسُهُ لا يَمَله تَرْدَادُهْ

دَرْسُهُ لا يَمَله تَرْدَادُهْ

It stays fresh through time; delightful

And knowledge people of his time did not previously know and wisdom not required by his country

is its study, never wearisome through repetition.

And his acts of worship which he did not neglect out of boredom and persisted in with diligence

أعْجَزَ العَالمِينَ طُرّاً ومَنْ غا

أعْجَزَ العَالمِينَ طُرّاً ومَنْ غا

لَبَ بَحْراً وَدَتْ بِهِ أطْوَادُه

لَبَ بَحْراً وَدَتْ بِهِ أطْوَادُه

It rendered all beings powerless; and whoever contends with

The stars of night were made happy by his night vigil when his bed complained of separation from him

a sea is destroyed by its mountains.

A bodily tiredness which God changes into the rest of the afterlife, his desire

سُخرَ الكَوْنُ لِلرَّسُولِ فَأَبْدَى

سُخرَ الكَوْنُ لِلرَّسُولِ فَأَبْدَى

صَامِتٌ نُطْقَه وحَيَّا جَمادُه

صَامِتٌ نُطْقَه وحَيَّا جَمادُه

The universe was subjected to the Messenger, so speech was revealed

O Messenger of the King, the prayer of one whose passion increased by it, was corrected and whose affection endured

by the silent, and its lifeless things saluted him.

I complain to you of a condition of religion and life whose severity is excessive and its balance intense

وَلَهُ الجذعُ حَنَّ لما شَجَاهُ

وَلَهُ الجذعُ حَنَّ لما شَجَاهُ

بَعْدَ قرب المزارِ مِنْهُ بعادُه

بَعْدَ قرب المزارِ مِنْهُ بعادُه

And the trunk yearned for him when it was grieved

It is the limit between happiness and me, its contrary upset living and its continuity

by his distance from it, after the closeness of his visits.

And peace be upon you, for you are in the final gathering, its treasure and its supplies

وأجَابَ اسْتِدعَاهُ الشَّجَرُ المنقا

وأجَابَ اسْتِدعَاهُ الشَّجَرُ المنقا

دُ طَوْعاً لمَّا أريد انْقِيادُه

دُ طَوْعاً لمَّا أريد انْقِيادُه

And the compliant trees answered his summons,

willingly, when their obedience was sought.

وأتى بانْشِقَاق بَدْر الدَّيَاجِي

وأتى بانْشِقَاق بَدْر الدَّيَاجِي

خَبَرٌ عَنْهُ ثَابِتٌ إِسْنَادُهْ

خَبَرٌ عَنْهُ ثَابِتٌ إِسْنَادُهْ

And there came, of the splitting of the full moon in dark nights,

a report about him whose chain of transmission is sound.

كَثُرَتْ مُعْجِزاتُ أحمدَ حَتَّى

كَثُرَتْ مُعْجِزاتُ أحمدَ حَتَّى

صَارَ خرقُ العادات فِيهَا اعتِيادُه

صَارَ خرقُ العادات فِيهَا اعتِيادُه

Ahmad's miracles multiplied, until

among them, breaking the customary became his custom.

هيَ كالدُّر فِي الغنا إِنْ يُؤلَف كا

هيَ كالدُّر فِي الغنا إِنْ يُؤلَف كا

نَ فضْلاً أَوْ لا اكْتَفَتْ آحادُهْ

نَ فضْلاً أَوْ لا اكْتَفَتْ آحادُهْ

They are like pearls, sufficient in themselves: if strung, it would be

an added merit; if not, each pearl suffices.

ثُمَّ لو لَمْ يكنْ لَكَانَ دَليلاً

ثُمَّ لو لَمْ يكنْ لَكَانَ دَليلاً

وَاضحاً حُسْنُ شرْعِه واعتِقَادهْ

وَاضحاً حُسْنُ شرْعِه واعتِقَادهْ

Then, even had none existed, the proof would have been

clear: the beauty of his law and belief.

ويَقيناً بالله حَقّاً فَلا تَلْقَا

ويَقيناً بالله حَقّاً فَلا تَلْقَا

هُ إِلاَّ عَلَى الإلَه اعتِمادُهْ

هُ إِلاَّ عَلَى الإلَه اعتِمادُهْ

And true certainty in God: thus you never find

him relying on any but God.

وَعُلُومٌ لَمْ يدرها قومهُ قبْ

وَعُلُومٌ لَمْ يدرها قومهُ قبْ

ل وحُكْمٌ لا تَقْتَضيهِ بِلادُهْ

ل وحُكْمٌ لا تَقْتَضيهِ بِلادُهْ

And knowledge his people had not known before,

and judgment that his homeland cannot account for.

وَعِبادَاتُه الَّتِي لَمْ يَحُلْ عَنْها

وَعِبادَاتُه الَّتِي لَمْ يَحُلْ عَنْها

ملالا وَطَالَ فِيهَا اجْتِهَادُهْ

ملالا وَطَالَ فِيهَا اجْتِهَادُهْ

And his acts of worship, from which he never turned away

out of weariness, and in which he labored long.

سعدَت منهُ أنجمُ الليل بالصح

سعدَت منهُ أنجمُ الليل بالصح

بة حين اشْتَكى الفِراقَ وسَادُهْ

بة حين اشْتَكى الفِراقَ وسَادُهْ

The stars of night were gladdened by his

company, while his pillow lamented separation.

تعبٌ لِلجسومِ يبدِلهُ الل

تعبٌ لِلجسومِ يبدِلهُ الل

ه منْ رَاحَةٍ المَعَاد مُرَادُهْ

ه منْ رَاحَةٍ المَعَاد مُرَادُهْ

Bodily toil, for which God grants him in exchange

the repose he seeks at the final return.

يَا رَسولَ الملِيكِ دعوة مَنْ

يَا رَسولَ الملِيكِ دعوة مَنْ

زَادَ بِهِ شَوقهُ وصَحَّ ودادُهْ

زَادَ بِهِ شَوقهُ وصَحَّ ودادُهْ

O Messenger of the Sovereign, this is the plea of one

whose longing has grown strong and whose love is true.

لكَ أشكُو حالاً من الدين والدنْ

لكَ أشكُو حالاً من الدين والدنْ

يا شديدٌ غُلْوّهُ واقْتِصَادُهْ

يا شديدٌ غُلْوّهُ واقْتِصَادُهْ

To you I complain of my state in religion and worldly

life, harsh in its excess and moderation alike.

هوَ حَدُّ بَيْنَ السرور وبَينِي

هوَ حَدُّ بَيْنَ السرور وبَينِي

كَدَّرَ العيْشَ عَكْسُه واطرادُهْ

كَدَّرَ العيْشَ عَكْسُه واطرادُهْ

It is a barrier between joy and me;

its reversals and persistence have clouded life.

وعليكَ السلامُ من ذي اشتياق

وعليكَ السلامُ من ذي اشتياق

أنتَ فِي الحشر كَنْزُهُ وَعَتادُهْ

أنتَ فِي الحشر كَنْزُهُ وَعَتادُهْ

And peace be upon you from one who longs;

you are his treasure and provision at the Gathering.