الْحَمْدُ للهِ مَوْصُولاً كَمَا وَجَبَا

الْحَمْدُ للهِ مَوْصُولاً كَمَا وَجَبَا

فَهْوَ الَّذِي بِرِدَاءِ الْعِزَّةِ احْتَجَبَا

فَهْوَ الَّذِي بِرِدَاءِ الْعِزَّةِ احْتَجَبَا

Praise be to God, unceasingly, as is due,

Endless praise to Allah as is deserved

for He is the One who veils Himself in the mantle of majesty.

For He is the One veiled in the garb of honor

الْبَاطِنُ الظَّاهِرُ الْحَقُّ الَّذِي عَجَزَتْ

الْبَاطِنُ الظَّاهِرُ الْحَقُّ الَّذِي عَجَزَتْ

عَنْهُ الْمَدَارِكُ لَمَّا أَمْعَنَتْ طَلَبَا

عَنْهُ الْمَدَارِكُ لَمَّا أَمْعَنَتْ طَلَبَا

The Hidden, the Manifest, the Truth, beyond the grasp

The Hidden, the Manifest, the True One that confounded

of the faculties of perception, even when they sought Him deeply.

The perceptions when they intensely sought

عَلاَ عَنِ الْوَصْفِ مَنْ لاَ شَيءَ يُدْرِكُهُ

عَلاَ عَنِ الْوَصْفِ مَنْ لاَ شَيءَ يُدْرِكُهُ

وَجَلَّ عَنْ سَبَبٍ مَنْ أَوْجَدَ السَّبَبَا

وَجَلَّ عَنْ سَبَبٍ مَنْ أَوْجَدَ السَّبَبَا

He whom nothing can comprehend transcends description,

Exalted above description is He whom nothing can perceive

and He who created causation is exalted beyond any cause.

And Sublime beyond cause is He who originated the cause

والشُّكْرُ للهِ فِي بَدْءٍ وَمُخْتَتَمٍ

والشُّكْرُ للهِ فِي بَدْءٍ وَمُخْتَتَمٍ

وَاللهُ أَكْرَمُ مَنْ أَعْطَى وَمَنْ وَهَبَا

وَاللهُ أَكْرَمُ مَنْ أَعْطَى وَمَنْ وَهَبَا

And thanks be to God at the beginning and the end,

And gratitude to Allah in the beginning and end

and God is the most generous giver and bestower.

For Allah is the Most Generous in giving and granting

ثُمَّ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى النُّورِ الْمُبينِ وَمَنْ

ثُمَّ الصَّلاَةُ عَلَى النُّورِ الْمُبينِ وَمَنْ

آيَاتُهُ لَمْ تَدَعْ إِفْكاً وَلاَ كَذِبَا

آيَاتُهُ لَمْ تَدَعْ إِفْكاً وَلاَ كَذِبَا

Then blessings upon the manifest Light, and upon him whose

Then peace upon the evident Light and the one

signs left no room for falsehood or lies.

Whose signs left no room for lies or falsehood

مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ مَنْ تُرْجَى شَفَاعَتُهُ

مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ مَنْ تُرْجَى شَفَاعَتُهُ

غَداً وَكُلُّ امْرِيءٍ يُجْزَى بِمَا كَسَبَا

غَداً وَكُلُّ امْرِيءٍ يُجْزَى بِمَا كَسَبَا

Muhammad, the best of those whose intercession is hoped for

Muhammad is the best whose intercession

tomorrow, when each person is recompensed for what he earned.

Is hoped for tomorrow and each is recompensed for what they earned

ذُو الْمُعْجِزَاتِ التِي لاَحَتْ شَوَاهِدُهَا

ذُو الْمُعْجِزَاتِ التِي لاَحَتْ شَوَاهِدُهَا

فَشَاهَدَ الْقَوْمُ مِنْ آيَاتِهِ عَجَبَا

فَشَاهَدَ الْقَوْمُ مِنْ آيَاتِهِ عَجَبَا

Possessor of miracles whose proofs shone forth,

Possessor of miracles whose proofs shone

so the people beheld a marvel among his signs.

So people witnessed wonders in His signs

وَلاَ كَمِثْلِ كِتَابِ اللهِ مُعْجِزَةً

وَلاَ كَمِثْلِ كِتَابِ اللهِ مُعْجِزَةً

تَبْقَى عَلَى الدَّهْرِ إِنْ وَلَّى وَإنْ ذَهَبَا

تَبْقَى عَلَى الدَّهْرِ إِنْ وَلَّى وَإنْ ذَهَبَا

And no miracle is like the Book of God,

And no miracle compares to Allah's Book

enduring through time, even if time turns away and departs.

Remaining through the ages be they long or short

صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ الَّذي أَهْدَاهُ نُورَ هُدَىً

صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ الَّذي أَهْدَاهُ نُورَ هُدَىً

مَا هَبَّتِ الِّريحُ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْجَنُوبِ صَباً

مَا هَبَّتِ الِّريحُ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْجَنُوبِ صَباً

May the One who gave him the light of guidance bless him,

Blessings upon him whom He guided with the light of guidance

as long as the east wind blows after the south wind.

As long as the wind blows gentle breezes after the south wind

ثُمَّ الِّرضَى عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعَنْ عُمَرٍ

ثُمَّ الِّرضَى عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعَنْ عُمَرٍ

بَدْرَانِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ لِلْمِلَّةِ انْتُخِبَا

بَدْرَانِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ لِلْمِلَّةِ انْتُخِبَا

Then may favor rest upon Abu Bakr and Umar,

Then pleasure with Abu Bakr and Umar

two full moons chosen for the faith after him.

Two moons after him chosen for the faith

وَبَعْدُ عُثْمَانُ ذُو النُّورَيْنِ ثَالِثُهُمْ

وَبَعْدُ عُثْمَانُ ذُو النُّورَيْنِ ثَالِثُهُمْ

مَنْ أَحْرَزَ الْمَجْدَ مَوْرُوثاً وَمُكْتَسَبَا

مَنْ أَحْرَزَ الْمَجْدَ مَوْرُوثاً وَمُكْتَسَبَا

And next, Uthman, possessor of the two lights, their third,

And after, Uthman of the two lights third of them

who won glory both inherited and earned.

Who attained inherited and earned glory

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَبِي السِّبْطَيْنِ رَابِعِهمْ

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَبِي السِّبْطَيْنِ رَابِعِهمْ

سَيْفِ النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي مَا هَزَّهُ فَنَبَا

سَيْفِ النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي مَا هَزَّهُ فَنَبَا

And upon Ali, father of the two grandsons, their fourth,

And Ali father of the two grandsons fourth of them

the Prophet's sword, which never failed when he swung it.

Sword of the Prophet that did not waver or bend

وَسَائِرِ الأَهْلِ وَالصَّحْبِ الْكرَام فَهُمْ

وَسَائِرِ الأَهْلِ وَالصَّحْبِ الْكرَام فَهُمْ

قَدْ أَشْبَهُوا فِي سَمَاءِ الْمِلَّةِ الشُّهُبَا

قَدْ أَشْبَهُوا فِي سَمَاءِ الْمِلَّةِ الشُّهُبَا

And the rest of the noble family and companions, for they

And the rest of the Family and noble Companions for they

have resembled shooting stars in the sky of the faith.

Resembled stars in the sky of faith

وَبَعْدُ أَنْصَارُهُ الأَرْضَوْنَ إِنَّ لَهْمْ

وَبَعْدُ أَنْصَارُهُ الأَرْضَوْنَ إِنَّ لَهْمْ

فَضَائِلاً أَعْجَزَتْ مَنْ عَدَّ أَوْ حَسَبَا

فَضَائِلاً أَعْجَزَتْ مَنْ عَدَّ أَوْ حَسَبَا

And next, his most favored Helpers, for theirs are

And after, His Helpers ever loyal for they have

virtues beyond anyone's power to count or reckon.

Virtues that overwhelm those who count or reckon

آوَوْهُ فِي الَّروْعِ لَمَّا حَلَّ دَارَهُمُ

آوَوْهُ فِي الَّروْعِ لَمَّا حَلَّ دَارَهُمُ

وَجَالَدُوا مَنْ عَتَا فِي دِيِنِهِ وَأَبَى

وَجَالَدُوا مَنْ عَتَا فِي دِيِنِهِ وَأَبَى

They sheltered him amid fear when he came to their home,

They sheltered Him when terror befell His home

and fought those who defied his faith and refused it.

And fought those disobedient in His religion and refused

وَأَوْرَثُوا مِنْ بَنِي نَصْرٍ لِنُصْرَتِهِ

وَأَوْرَثُوا مِنْ بَنِي نَصْرٍ لِنُصْرَتِهِ

خَلاَئِفاً وَصَلُوا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ السَّبَبَا

خَلاَئِفاً وَصَلُوا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ السَّبَبَا

And from the Banu Nasr they left, to support him,

And they inherited from Bani Nadir's victory

successors who maintained the bond after him.

Successors and connected after Him the lineage

وَلاَ كَيْوسُفَ مَوْلاَنَا الَّذِي كَرُمَتْ

وَلاَ كَيْوسُفَ مَوْلاَنَا الَّذِي كَرُمَتْ

آثَارُهُ وَبَنِيهِ السَّادَةِ النُّجَبَا

آثَارُهُ وَبَنِيهِ السَّادَةِ النُّجَبَا

And none is like Yusuf, our lord, whose

And not forgetting our Master Yusuf whom nobility

deeds were noble, and his sons, the distinguished lords.

Graced his traces and the eminent chiefs

وَبَعْد هَذَا الَّذِي قَدَّمْتُ مِنْ كَلَمٍ

وَبَعْد هَذَا الَّذِي قَدَّمْتُ مِنْ كَلَمٍ

صِدْقٍ يُقَدِّمُهُ مَنْ خَطَّ أَوْ خَطَبَا

صِدْقٍ يُقَدِّمُهُ مَنْ خَطَّ أَوْ خَطَبَا

Now, after these words I have set forth,

And after this speech of truth I have presented

words of truth with which writers and speakers begin,

That is presented by one who writes or orates

فَإِنَّنِي جُزْتُ مِنْ سَامِي الْخِلاَلِ مَدىً

فَإِنَّنِي جُزْتُ مِنْ سَامِي الْخِلاَلِ مَدىً

أَجَلْتُ فِيهِ جِيَادَ الْفِكْرِ مُنْتَسِبَا

أَجَلْتُ فِيهِ جِيَادَ الْفِكْرِ مُنْتَسِبَا

I have indeed traversed an expanse of lofty virtues,

I have attained from the loftiest traits a period

where I sent the steeds of thought coursing, tracing my lineage.

Where I unleashed the steeds of thought affiliated

إِمَارَةٌ قَدْ غَدَا نَصْرٌ بِقُبَّتِهَا

إِمَارَةٌ قَدْ غَدَا نَصْرٌ بِقُبَّتِهَا

عِمَادَ عِزٍّ وَكُنَّا حَوْلَهُ طُنُبَا

عِمَادَ عِزٍّ وَكُنَّا حَوْلَهُ طُنُبَا

An emirate in whose pavilion Nasr has become

An emirate which victory by its dome

a pillar of glory, while we were the tent ropes around him.

Became a pillar of glory and we were logs around it

سَلَكْتُ فِيهَا عَلَى نَهْجِ الإِمَامِ أَبِي

سَلَكْتُ فِيهَا عَلَى نَهْجِ الإِمَامِ أَبِي

وَطَالَمَا أَشْبَهَ النَّجْلُ الْكَرِيِمُ أَبَا

وَطَالَمَا أَشْبَهَ النَّجْلُ الْكَرِيِمُ أَبَا

Within it I followed the path of the imam, my father,

I walked in it upon the approach of the Imam my father

and often has a noble son resembled his father.

And often the noble son resembles the father

فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَا قَدَّمْتُ فِي صِغَرِي

فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَا قَدَّمْتُ فِي صِغَرِي

مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا قَدْ جَمَعْتُ الْفَضْلَ وَالأَدَبَا

مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا قَدْ جَمَعْتُ الْفَضْلَ وَالأَدَبَا

So the first thing I undertook in my youth,

So the first thing I presented in my youth

after I had gathered virtue and learning,

After collecting virtue and manners

أَنِّي جَعَلْتُ كِتَابَ اللهِ معتمداً

أَنِّي جَعَلْتُ كِتَابَ اللهِ معتمداً

لا تعرف النفس في تحصيله تعبا

لا تعرف النفس في تحصيله تعبا

was to make the Book of God my mainstay;

Is that I made Allah's Book my foundation

the soul knows no weariness in learning it.

The soul unaware in studying it of any fatigue

كأنَّني كُلَّما رَدَّدتُه بِفَمِي

كأنَّني كُلَّما رَدَّدتُه بِفَمِي

أَسْتَنْشِقُ الْمِسْكَ أَو اسْتَطْعِمُ الضَّرَبَا

أَسْتَنْشِقُ الْمِسْكَ أَو اسْتَطْعِمُ الضَّرَبَا

It is as though, whenever I repeat it with my mouth,

As if whenever I recited it with my mouth

I inhale musk or taste white honey.

I inhaled musk or tasted syrup

حَتَّى ظَفِرْتُ بِحَظٍّ مِنْهُ أَحْكِمُهُ

حَتَّى ظَفِرْتُ بِحَظٍّ مِنْهُ أَحْكِمُهُ

حِفظاً فَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ اللهُ لِي أَرَبَا

حِفظاً فَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ اللهُ لِي أَرَبَا

Until I gained a portion of it, which I master

Until I attained a share of it to preserve

by heart; and through it God made my wish attainable.

So Allah made parts of it easy for me to learn

وَعَنْ قَرِيبٍ بِحَوْلِ اللهِ أَخْتِمُهُ

وَعَنْ قَرِيبٍ بِحَوْلِ اللهِ أَخْتِمُهُ

فَرُبَّمَا أَدْرَكَ الْغَايَاتِ مَنْ طَلَبَا

فَرُبَّمَا أَدْرَكَ الْغَايَاتِ مَنْ طَلَبَا

And soon, by God's power, I shall complete it,

And soon with Allah's help I will complete it

for the seeker may attain his goals.

For one who seeks may attain the goals

فَاللهُ يَجْزِي أَمَيِرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أبِي

فَاللهُ يَجْزِي أَمَيِرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أبِي

خَيْرَ الْجَزَاءِ فَكَمْ حَقٍّ لَهُ وَجَبَا

خَيْرَ الْجَزَاءِ فَكَمْ حَقٍّ لَهُ وَجَبَا

So may God reward the emir of the Muslims, my father,

So may Allah reward the Leader of Muslims, my father

with the best reward, for how many dues are owed to him!

The best reward for the rights he deserves are many

وَأَنْعُمٍ غَمَرِتْنِي مِنْهُ وَاكِفَةٍ

وَأَنْعُمٍ غَمَرِتْنِي مِنْهُ وَاكِفَةٍ

وَأَنْشَأَتْ فِي سَمَاءِ اللُّطْفِ لِي سُحُبَا

وَأَنْشَأَتْ فِي سَمَاءِ اللُّطْفِ لِي سُحُبَا

And blessings from him, pouring down, have flooded me,

And blessings that showered me from him abundant

and formed clouds for me in the sky of kindness.

And established clouds of kindness for me in the sky

قَيْساً دَعَانِي وَسَمَّانِي عَلَى اسْمِ أَبِي

قَيْساً دَعَانِي وَسَمَّانِي عَلَى اسْمِ أَبِي

قَيْس بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَلا فَاعْظِمْ بِهِ نَسَبَا

قَيْس بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَلا فَاعْظِمْ بِهِ نَسَبَا

He called me Qays and named me after my forefather,

Qais he named me and titled me with my father's name

Qays ibn Sa'd—behold, how magnificent a lineage through him!

Qais bin Sa`d - so magnify through it lineage

بِأَيِّ شُكْرٍ نُوَفِّي كُنْهَ نِعْمَتِهِ

بِأَيِّ شُكْرٍ نُوَفِّي كُنْهَ نِعْمَتِهِ

لَوْ أَنَّ سحبانَ أَوْ قُسّاً لَهَا انْتُدِبَا

لَوْ أَنَّ سحبانَ أَوْ قُسّاً لَهَا انْتُدِبَا

With what gratitude can we repay the full measure of his favor,

With what thanks can we fulfill the essence of his bounty

even if Sahban or Quss were called upon to do so?

If the clouds orelm trees were commissioned for it

وَكَافَأَ اللهُ أَشْيَاخِي بِرَحْمَتِهِ

وَكَافَأَ اللهُ أَشْيَاخِي بِرَحْمَتِهِ

وَمَنْ أَعَانَ وَمَنْ أَمْلَى وَمَنْ كَتَبَا

وَمَنْ أَعَانَ وَمَنْ أَمْلَى وَمَنْ كَتَبَا

And may God recompense my teachers with His mercy,

And may Allah reward my elders with His mercy

and those who helped, and those who dictated, and those who wrote.

And those who helped, dictated and wrote

وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ خَتْماً بَعْدَ مُفْتَتَحِ

وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ خَتْماً بَعْدَ مُفْتَتَحِ

مَا الْبَارِقُ الْتَاحَ أَوْ مَا الْعَارِضُ انْسَكَبَا

مَا الْبَارِقُ الْتَاحَ أَوْ مَا الْعَارِضُ انْسَكَبَا

And praise be to God at the close, following the opening,

And praise to Allah in conclusion after beginning

as long as lightning flashes or a rain cloud pours down.

However long the lightning flashes or clouds pour