1. يا رب صل على النبي

    محمد بحر العطا

    O Lord, bestow blessings upon the Prophet,

    Muhammad, the sea of bounty.

  2. ها قد أتيت الهنا

    للباب فاقبلَ مَن شَطا

    Behold, I have come, our God,

    To the door; so accept one who has strayed far.

  3. ولقد أتيتك خالقي

    متذللا ومفرِّطا

    Indeed, I have come to you, my Creator,

    Humbled and neglectful.

  4. والشيب لاح بعَارضي

    ولما دِعتُ عن الخَطا

    And gray hair has appeared upon my cheek,

    Yet I have not desisted from wrongdoing.

  5. وكذاك بان بمفرقي

    ومشى رويداً بالخطا

    Likewise, it has appeared at my hair’s parting,

    And walked slowly, step by step.

  6. وأنا الذي جسمي عليل

    بالذنوب وساقطا

    And I am one whose body is ailing

    From sins, and fallen low;

  7. متحيراً متأسفاً

    ولَفي يدي قد اسقطا

    Bewildered and regretful,

    And wringing my hands in remorse.

  8. واخجلتاه من اللقا

    ومن العتاب اذا الغطا

    Oh, my shame at the meeting,

    And at the reproach when the veil [is lifted].

  9. عمري وأيام الصبا

    وشبابٍ ولّى بل سطا

    My lifetime and the days of boyhood,

    And youth has gone—nay, dealt a violent blow.

  10. وأيست إِلا منكم

    غفراً لمن قد أفرطا

    And I have despaired of all but you—

    Forgiveness for one who has gone too far.

  11. فعلى صلاحي قادر

    بيديك يا رب العطا

    For you are able to set me right;

    Bounty is in your hands, O Lord.

  12. اني فلست مفرقا

    بين الصواب كذا الخطا

    Indeed, I cannot distinguish

    Between what is right and what is wrong.

  13. عبد ضعيف غارق

    بالذنب اني في غطا

    A weak servant, drowning

    In sin—indeed, I am under a veil,

  14. وملوثٌ ومدنسٌ

    بالوزر رِقٌّ أمعطا

    And stained and defiled

    By guilt—a slave stripped bare;

  15. ومسوِفٌ ومعللٌ

    وضنين نفس مفرطا

    And procrastinating and making excuses,

    And miserly of soul, neglectful,

  16. والى المعاصي مُهروِلاً

    كالافعوان الارقطا

    And hurrying toward sins,

    Like the speckled male viper.

  17. فمتى الخلاص متى النجا

    أنقذن ربي بالعطا

    So when will deliverance come, when salvation?

    Save me, my Lord, with your bounty.

  18. بالعفو أني طامع

    ولدي الرجاء مرابطا

    For pardon I am indeed hopeful,

    And hope keeps watch beside me.

  19. هذا المسيء الى متى

    تلك القبائح لاقطا

    How long will this wrongdoer

    Keep gathering those ugly deeds?

  20. ان لم تداركني فاني

    في شفا ولفي بطا

    If you do not come to my aid, then I

    Am on the brink and, indeed, slow to act.

  21. ها قد أتى بمحمد

    عبد ذليل خالطا

    Behold, through Muhammad there has come

    A lowly servant, with mixed deeds,

  22. متوسلاً مستشفعا

    متحصناً متحوطا

    Seeking a means of approach and intercession,

    Taking refuge and guarding himself.

  23. لا غر فهو محبكم

    ولخير من نقل الخطا

    No wonder, for he is your lover,

    And a lover of the best who ever took a step.

  24. وعليه جبريل الجلى

    أمسي وأضحى هابطا

    And upon him illustrious Gabriel

    Descended at evening and at morning.

  25. أنا ميرغني هاشم

    عبد لكم شبه الوطا

    I am Mirghani Hashim,

    A servant of yours, like the ground underfoot.

  26. وأنا جميع معوّلي

    أبداً عليكم ما خطا

    And as for me, all my reliance

    Is forever on you; it has not erred.

  27. وعليك صلى دائماً

    يا خير من ركب المطا

    And may blessings always be upon you,

    O best of those who rode mounts,

  28. رب كريم غافر

    ذنب الذي متورطا

    From a generous Lord, who forgives

    The sin of one ensnared in it,

  29. والآل والصحب الكرام

    أولى التقى بحر العطا

    And upon your family and noble companions,

    Those endowed with piety, a sea of bounty,

  30. ما أظلم الديجور وابيض ال

    صباح وخالطا

    As long as pitch-black night darkens and white grows the

    Morning, mingling with it;

  31. أو ما يحافظ للصلا

    والوقت ذاك الأوسطا

    Or as long as one faithfully observes prayer,

    And that middle time.