1. صلاة الباري الملك الرحيم

    على من جاء بالهدى القويم

    The blessing of the Creator, the Sovereign, the Merciful

    be upon him who brought upright guidance.

  2. محمدُ من سما نعتاً ووصفاً

    وهاشم أبطح مِنحُ العديم

    Muhammad, exalted in epithet and description,

    and Hashim of al-Abtah, with gifts for the destitute.

  3. نسيمَ هب من عطر النسيم

    بمعنىً يدره الحب الفهيم

    A breeze blew from the fragrance of the breeze,

    with a meaning poured forth by discerning love.

  4. فهو يغنيك اذ من أرض نجد

    سرى سحراً فأكرم من نسيم

    So it enriches you, since from the land of Najd

    it traveled before dawn—how noble a breeze!

  5. من الزور طابت طاب سوحا

    بها اذ حلها الصفو الرحيم

    Tab's courtyards grew sweet through the visitors,

    when the pure, merciful one settled there.

  6. وطاب ثراها من أرض بخير

    وبر فيضه زاه عميم

    And its soil grew sweet—a land of goodness

    and kindness, whose outpouring is radiant and all-embracing.

  7. بها المختاى خير الرسل طرا

    بروضته وذي حرم وسيم

    There is the Chosen One, best of all messengers,

    in his garden, and with a beautiful sanctuary.

  8. متى أحظى بها وأرى ضريحاً

    يحط الوزر عني يا حميم

    When shall I be blessed to be there and see a tomb

    that lifts the burden of sin from me, O dear friend?

  9. رسولٌ للانام وهُو غياثٌ

    مزيلُ الغم والخطب الجسيم

    A messenger to humankind, he is a source of succor,

    dispelling sorrow and grievous calamity.

  10. وأعظمُ كلِّ رسل اللَه طراً

    وأكرم من سما ندب كريم

    And the greatest of all God's messengers,

    and the noblest of those exalted, gallant and generous.

  11. به شرُفت وعَزت أرض طاب

    ومروتنا وزمزم والحطيم

    Through him, the land of Tab was honored and exalted,

    as were our Marwa, Zamzam, and al-Hatim.

  12. بديعٌ وصفهُ حسن انتظام

    سليم الصدر والخلق النديم

    Wondrous is his description, beautifully ordered;

    pure of heart and character, a companion.

  13. يفوق على الحسان وبدر تمٍ

    بوجه مُسفر صافي الاديم

    He surpasses the beautiful and the full moon,

    with a radiant face and a clear complexion.

  14. ثنائي ما يكون بعد قول

    وانك ذي على خلق عظيم

    What can my praise be after the words,

    'And indeed you are of sublime character'?

  15. ثناء من مليك فهو يُتلى

    مدى الايام في الذكر الحكيم

    Praise from the Sovereign, and so it is recited

    throughout the days in the wise Reminder.

  16. توسلَ بالنبيِّ ليعطَ سؤلا

    كثير الذنب والفعل الذميم

    He sought intercession through the Prophet, that his request be granted—

    a man of many sins and reprehensible deeds.

  17. فانك مرسل ونداك سحاً

    جزيل الفضل والجود العميم

    For you are a messenger, and your bounty pours down,

    abundant in grace and all-embracing generosity.

  18. فأنت سرَيت من حرَم بليل

    فسبحان الذي أسرى نديم

    For you journeyed from a sanctuary by night;

    so glory to Him who carried a companion by night.

  19. إلى رب العُلى ليُريك حقاً

    من الآيات والسر العظيم

    To the Lord of the heights, to show you truly

    some of the signs and the great secret.

  20. عرَجت الى السماء وقاب قوس

    أرى ودنا إلى عرش عظيم

    You ascended to heaven, within a bow's span;

    I see—and he drew near a mighty throne.

  21. رأيت الحق بارينا شفاها

    يخاطب جَل مولانا العظيم

    You saw the Real, our Creator, face to face,

    speaking—exalted is our mighty Lord.

  22. فاتحفَ أحمدٌ ما ليس يحصى

    من الاسرار والعلم الفخيم

    So Ahmad was gifted what cannot be counted,

    of secrets and majestic knowledge,

  23. عن الاملاكِ والانباء جمعاً

    تحجَّبَ من لدُن رب حكيم

    from all the angels and tidings [perhaps 'prophets'],

    it was veiled by a wise Lord.

  24. كذلك بل حَباه مزيد فضل

    وفردٌ ساد والدين القويم

    Thus—rather, He bestowed still more grace upon him,

    and a peerless one prevailed with the upright faith.

  25. وشأن عز أن يدري وقول

    تقدم ثم سل تعط الحليم

    And a station too exalted to be known, and the words:

    'Come forward, then ask; the Forbearing One will grant you.'

  26. فهل وصل لصب صبَّ دمعاً

    كغيث يرتجى فتحاً عظيم

    Is there, then, reunion for a lovesick one who poured out tears

    like rain, hoping for a great opening?

  27. عليل القلب من صدٍ وبعد

    وصال دائم يشفي السقيم

    His heart is ailing from rejection and distance;

    lasting union heals the ailing.

  28. فأوهبنا جواراً منك فضلا

    إله الخلق في دار النعيم

    So grant us nearness to You as a favor,

    O God of creation, in the abode of bliss—

  29. أنا وصحاب ثم ومن يلذ بي

    وتُدنينا إلى الأوج المقيم

    me, companions, and then whoever seeks refuge with me;

    and draw us near the abiding summit.

  30. فانك واسع جوداً وفضلاً

    فكم مثلى مبرَّح باللميم

    For You are boundless in generosity and grace.

    How many like me, tormented by affliction,

  31. غفرتَ ذنوبهُ وعفوتَ عنه

    وكان يبيتُ في نوح عظيم

    have You forgiven and pardoned for their sins,

    as they spent their nights in great lamentation!

  32. عليه اللَه صلى ما تغرَّد

    هِزار أو متى صبٌّ يهيم

    May God bless him whenever there sings

    a nightingale, or whenever a lover wanders in longing,

  33. وآلٍ والصحاب فمن تساموا

    وأذ حضوا كلَّ أفاكٍ أثيم

    and his family and companions, those who rose high,

    and when they urged every sinful liar,

  34. متى ما لاح نور الفتح يجلل

    وما اجتاز الحداة بواد رِيم

    whenever the light of opening shines, all-enveloping,

    and whenever the camel-drivers pass through the valley of Rim.

  35. ووصل من لدنه وبان طب

    دواءُ لداء ذي القلب الكليم

    And union comes from His presence, and healing appears—

    a remedy for the ailment of one with a wounded heart.