تَرَنَّم الطيرُ على غُصنِ بان

تَرَنَّم الطيرُ على غُصنِ بان

إذ بانَ غَيمُ الجَوِّ والصحوُ بان

إذ بانَ غَيمُ الجَوِّ والصحوُ بان

The birds sang upon a branch of a bān tree,

The birds chirped on the branches of the banana tree

when the sky's clouds departed and clear weather appeared.

As the clouds of the sky appeared and the morning shone

وقامتِ الأدواحُ راقصةً

وقامتِ الأدواحُ راقصةً

لمّا حَكى القُمرِيُّ صوتَ القِيان

لمّا حَكى القُمرِيُّ صوتَ القِيان

And the great trees rose dancing,

And the pots danced

when the turtledove echoed the voices of singing girls.

When the moon recited the sound of the lute

فَلتَغتَنِم يومكَ في رَوضةٍ

فَلتَغتَنِم يومكَ في رَوضةٍ

كأنَّها من غُرفاتِ الجِنان

كأنَّها من غُرفاتِ الجِنان

So make the most of your day in a garden

So enjoy your day in a garden

as though it were one of Paradise's chambers.

As if it were one of the gardens of Paradise

روضةُ أُنسٍ نورُ نُوارِها

روضةُ أُنسٍ نورُ نُوارِها

يَشُبُّ نارَ الشَوقِ وَسطَ الجنان

يَشُبُّ نارَ الشَوقِ وَسطَ الجنان

A garden of delight, whose blossoms' radiance

A garden of intimacy, the light of its light

kindles the fire of longing within the heart.

Kindles the fire of passion amidst the gardens

تُذكِّر العاشقَ نَسمَتُها

تُذكِّر العاشقَ نَسمَتُها

نَسمَةُ أرضٍ شانُها أيُّ شان

نَسمَةُ أرضٍ شانُها أيُّ شان

Its breeze reminds the lover

Its breeze reminds the lover

of a land's breeze—how exalted its standing!

A breeze from a land, whatever its status

أرضٌ بها حلَّ الحبيبُ الذي

أرضٌ بها حلَّ الحبيبُ الذي

قد كَلَّ عَن تَكييفِهِ الثَقلان

قد كَلَّ عَن تَكييفِهِ الثَقلان

A land where the Beloved dwelt, whom

A land in which the beloved settled

humankind and jinn have been unable to fathom.

He who the two burdens tire from conforming to him

أشرفُ مخلوقٍ وأكرمُ مَن قَد

أشرفُ مخلوقٍ وأكرمُ مَن قَد

خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بأعلى مَكان

خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بأعلى مَكان

The noblest of creatures, the most honored of those whom

The noblest of creatures and most generous of those

God has singled out for the highest station:

Whom God has singled out with the highest position

محمدُ المختارُ خيرُ الوَرى

محمدُ المختارُ خيرُ الوَرى

الحامدُ المحمودُ طولَ الزمان

الحامدُ المحمودُ طولَ الزمان

Muhammad, the Chosen One, the best of all creation,

Muhammad the Chosen, the best of all

the one who praises, the one praised throughout time.

The praiseworthy and commended for all time

مَن وَجهُهُ الوَجهُ الجميلُ الذي

مَن وَجهُهُ الوَجهُ الجميلُ الذي

يَخجَلُ من أنوارِهِ النَيِّران

يَخجَلُ من أنوارِهِ النَيِّران

He whose face is the beautiful countenance

The one whose beautiful face

before whose radiance the sun and moon blush;

Makes the fires shy away from its lights

ومَن حَوى الحُسنَ بأجمَعِهِ

ومَن حَوى الحُسنَ بأجمَعِهِ

وجُمِّعَت فيهِ الخِصالُ الحِسان

وجُمِّعَت فيهِ الخِصالُ الحِسان

and he who possessed beauty in its entirety,

And who embodied all beauty

and in whom all fine qualities were gathered.

And in whom all fine traits were collected

وأظهرَ اللَهُ على يَدِهِ

وأظهرَ اللَهُ على يَدِهِ

كَم مُعجِزاتٍ أفصحت عَن بَيان

كَم مُعجِزاتٍ أفصحت عَن بَيان

And God manifested through him

And God demonstrated through him

so many miracles that spoke with clarity!

Many miracles that elucidated eloquently

إنّ الذي أحرَز من شرَفٍ

إنّ الذي أحرَز من شرَفٍ

عن حَصرِهِ يَعجِزُ إنسٌ وجان

عن حَصرِهِ يَعجِزُ إنسٌ وجان

Indeed, the honor he attained

Indeed, the nobility he attained

is beyond the reckoning of humankind and jinn.

Humans and jinn fail to quantify

بالحَقِّ ربُّ الخَلقِ أرسَلهُ

بالحَقِّ ربُّ الخَلقِ أرسَلهُ

فاتّضحَ الحَقُّ به واستبان

فاتّضحَ الحَقُّ به واستبان

The Lord of creation sent him with the truth,

In truth, the Lord of all sent him

so through him the truth became clear and manifest.

So the truth became clear through him and evident

وكم حَباهُ اللَهُ من آيةٍ

وكم حَباهُ اللَهُ من آيةٍ

بَيِّنَةٍ بانت لِقاصٍ ودان

بَيِّنَةٍ بانت لِقاصٍ ودان

And how many signs God bestowed upon him—

And how much God endowed him with signs

clear and manifest to those far and near!

Clarifications that became clear to denier and believer alike

شُقَّ لهُ البَدرُ ورُدّت لهُ

شُقَّ لهُ البَدرُ ورُدّت لهُ

بَعدَ المغيبِ الشمسُ والصَخرُ لان

بَعدَ المغيبِ الشمسُ والصَخرُ لان

For him the full moon was split, and for him was restored

The moon split for him and for him

the sun after setting; and the rock grew soft.

The sun returned after setting and the rock softened

والضَبُّ والظبيُ بمَجلِسِهِ

والضَبُّ والظبيُ بمَجلِسِهِ

قَد كلّماهُ بِفَصيحِ اللسان

قَد كلّماهُ بِفَصيحِ اللسان

And the spiny-tailed lizard and the gazelle, at his gathering,

And the wolf and the gazelle in his company

both spoke to him in eloquent speech.

Spoke to him in eloquent tongue

والدَوحُ جاءت عَلى سوقِها

والدَوحُ جاءت عَلى سوقِها

تَخُطُّ في الأرضِ بِغَيرِ بَنان

تَخُطُّ في الأرضِ بِغَيرِ بَنان

And the great trees came on their trunks,

And the lizard came on its belly

tracing lines in the earth without fingertips.

Tracing lines in the ground without hands

هذا أجَلُّ الخلقِ قاطبةً

هذا أجَلُّ الخلقِ قاطبةً

هذا شفيعُ الخَلقِ يَومَ الرهان

هذا شفيعُ الخَلقِ يَومَ الرهان

This is the most exalted of all creation;

This is the most noble of all creation

this is creation's intercessor on the day when all is at stake.

This is the intercessor of creation on the day of judgement

هذا الذي في حُسنِهِ مُفرَدٌ

هذا الذي في حُسنِهِ مُفرَدٌ

هذا الذي ليس يُقاسُ بِثان

هذا الذي ليس يُقاسُ بِثان

This is he who is peerless in beauty;

This one whose beauty is unparalleled

this is he who cannot be compared with another.

This one who cannot be compared to another

أسألُ اللَهَ ربّي يَمنَحُني

أسألُ اللَهَ ربّي يَمنَحُني

بجاهِهِ فوزاً بِنَيلِ الأمان

بجاهِهِ فوزاً بِنَيلِ الأمان

I ask God, my Lord, to grant me

I ask my Lord God to grant me

through his honored standing, success in attaining safety,

Through his status, success in attaining safety

وأن يكونَ الخَتمُ لي بالرِضى

وأن يكونَ الخَتمُ لي بالرِضى

فإنَّهُ ذو الجودِ والامتِنان

فإنَّهُ ذو الجودِ والامتِنان

and that my end may come with His good pleasure,

And to conclude for me with acceptance

for He is full of generosity and grace.

For He is the Most Generous and Benevolent

ثُمَّ صلاةُ اللَهِ دائمةٌ

ثُمَّ صلاةُ اللَهِ دائمةٌ

ما كَتَمَ الصبُّ هواهُ وَصان

ما كَتَمَ الصبُّ هواهُ وَصان

Then may God's blessing be everlasting,

Then the eternal prayers of God

as long as the lovesick lover conceals and guards his love,

As long as the morning concealed its love and protected it

على النبي والآلِ والصحبِ ما

على النبي والآلِ والصحبِ ما

تَرَنَّمَ الطيرُ على غُصنِ بان

تَرَنَّمَ الطيرُ على غُصنِ بان

upon the Prophet, his family, and his companions, as long as

Upon the Prophet, his family, and his companions

the birds sing upon a branch of a bān tree.

As long as the birds chirped on the branches of the banana tree