نِظامٌ مِنَ الدُّرِّ الثَّمينِ فَرَائِدُهْ

نِظامٌ مِنَ الدُّرِّ الثَّمينِ فَرَائِدُهْ

تَزينُ بِهِ جِيدَ الزمانِ قَلائِدُهْ

تَزينُ بِهِ جِيدَ الزمانِ قَلائِدُهْ

A strand whose choice gems are precious pearls;

A system of precious pearls, its leading lights

its necklaces thereby adorn the neck of Time.

Adorn the neck of time with its necklaces

لِمَنْ ذِهْنُهُ سَيْفٌ إذا عَنَّ مُعْضِلٌ

لِمَنْ ذِهْنُهُ سَيْفٌ إذا عَنَّ مُعْضِلٌ

ونارٌ اشتِعالٍ إنْ أَنارَتْ مَشَاهِدُهْ

ونارٌ اشتِعالٍ إنْ أَنارَتْ مَشَاهِدُهْ

For one whose mind is a sword when a hard problem arises,

For one whose mind is a sword when faced with problems

and a blazing fire when his assemblies shine;

And fire kindling if its horizons are illuminated

ومَنْ حَظُّهُ في كُلِّ عِلْمٍ مُوَفَّرٌ

ومَنْ حَظُّهُ في كُلِّ عِلْمٍ مُوَفَّرٌ

وأَشْياخُهُ بُرْهَانُهُ وشَواهِدُهْ

وأَشْياخُهُ بُرْهَانُهُ وشَواهِدُهْ

and one whose share in every branch of learning is abundant,

One whose fortune in every knowledge is plentiful

and whose teachers are his proof and his witnesses.

And whose elders are its proof and references

أعِزَّ المعَالي أَنْتَ للدَّهْرِ زينَةٌ

أعِزَّ المعَالي أَنْتَ للدَّهْرِ زينَةٌ

وأَنْتَ عَلَى رَغْم الحَواسِدِ ماجِدُهْ

وأَنْتَ عَلَى رَغْم الحَواسِدِ ماجِدُهْ

Exalt noble virtues; you are an adornment to Time,

You are the most honorable glory for the ages

and, despite the envious, you are its noble one.

And despite envious efforts, you are its achiever

وإِنْ كُنْتَ مَحْسُوداً عَلَى ما حَوَيْتَهُ

وإِنْ كُنْتَ مَحْسُوداً عَلَى ما حَوَيْتَهُ

فمِثْلُكَ مَغْبُوطٌ كَثِيرٌ حواسِدُهْ

فمِثْلُكَ مَغْبُوطٌ كَثِيرٌ حواسِدُهْ

And if you are envied for what you have attained,

And if you are envied for what you have attained

then one like you is enviable, and his enviers are many.

Then many like you are fortunate with enviers

أَلَمْ تَكُ سَبّاقاً إلى كُلِّ غايَةٍ

أَلَمْ تَكُ سَبّاقاً إلى كُلِّ غايَةٍ

حَسُودُكَ قد كلّت لَدَيْها حَواشِدُهْ

حَسُودُكَ قد كلّت لَدَيْها حَواشِدُهْ

Have you not been foremost in reaching every goal,

Have you not always been first to every goal

while your envier's mustered forces have grown weary before it?

While your envious exhausted themselves trying to impede

فَشَمِّرْ على اسْمِ اللهِ في نَشْرِ سُنَّةٍ

فَشَمِّرْ على اسْمِ اللهِ في نَشْرِ سُنَّةٍ

لِخَيْرِ الوَرَى فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى ما تُكابدُهْ

لِخَيْرِ الوَرَى فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى ما تُكابدُهْ

So gird yourself, in God's name, to spread the Sunnah

So gather yourself in spreading the Sunnah

of the best of humankind; be patient with what you endure.

Of the best of creation, and be patient through its trials

فإنَّكَ في دَهْرٍ بِهِ قَدْ تَنَكَّرَتْ

فإنَّكَ في دَهْرٍ بِهِ قَدْ تَنَكَّرَتْ

مِنَ الدِّين فاعْلَمْ يا بْنَ وُدِّي مَعَاهِدُهْ

مِنَ الدِّين فاعْلَمْ يا بْنَ وُدِّي مَعَاهِدُهْ

For you live in an age in which they have grown unrecognizable—

For you live in an era which has renounced

the familiar haunts of religion; know this, O son of my affection.

Parts of the pure religion - know this my ally

إذا قُلْتَ قال اللهُ قَالَ رَسُولُهُ

إذا قُلْتَ قال اللهُ قَالَ رَسُولُهُ

يقولون هذا مَوْرِدٌ ضَلَّ وارِدُهْ

يقولون هذا مَوْرِدٌ ضَلَّ وارِدُهْ

When you say, 'God said; His Messenger said,'

When you say “God has spoken,” “His messenger has spoken,”

they say, 'This is a watering place whose visitor has gone astray.'

They say “this is a confused source.”

فإن قلت هذا قَدَّرَتْهُ مشايخُ

فإن قلت هذا قَدَّرَتْهُ مشايخُ

يَقُولُونَ هذَا عالِمُ العَصْرِ واحِدُهْ

يَقُولُونَ هذَا عالِمُ العَصْرِ واحِدُهْ

But if you say, 'This was laid down by sheikhs,'

And if you say “the elders have determined this,”

they say, 'This is the scholar of the age, its peerless one.'

They say “this is the unique scholar of the age.”

فَلاَ قَدَّسَ الرَّحْمَنُ عَصْراً تَرَى بِهِ

فَلاَ قَدَّسَ الرَّحْمَنُ عَصْراً تَرَى بِهِ

جَهُولاً يعادِي الحقَّ ثُمَّ يُعانِدُهْ

جَهُولاً يعادِي الحقَّ ثُمَّ يُعانِدُهْ

So may the All-Merciful not bless an age in which you see

Surely the Merciful has sanctified no era

an ignoramus who opposes the truth, then stubbornly resists it.

In which ignoramuses oppose truth and persist

ألا ناصِرٌ للدّينِ دِينِ مُحَمّدٍ

ألا ناصِرٌ للدّينِ دِينِ مُحَمّدٍ

ألا عاضِدٌ يا لَلرِّجالِ يعاضِدُهْ

ألا عاضِدٌ يا لَلرِّجالِ يعاضِدُهْ

Is there no champion for the faith, the faith of Muhammad?

Is there no supporter of the religion - the religion of Muhammad

Is there no supporter—O men, to the rescue!—to lend it support?

No ally, O’ men, to stand by his side?

ألا غاضِبٌ يَوْماً لِسُنَّةِ أَحْمَدٍ

ألا غاضِبٌ يَوْماً لِسُنَّةِ أَحْمَدٍ

فَمَنْ كانَ مَنْشُوداً فإنِّي ناشِدُهْ

فَمَنْ كانَ مَنْشُوداً فإنِّي ناشِدُهْ

Is there none ever angered in defense of Ahmad's Sunnah?

Is there no anger one day for the Sunnah of Ahmad?

So whoever that sought-for man may be, I am seeking him.

For whoever is hoped for, I implore him

أيا مَعْشَرَ الأعْلامِ هَلْ مِنْ حَمِيَّةٍ

أيا مَعْشَرَ الأعْلامِ هَلْ مِنْ حَمِيَّةٍ

أَيُهْجَرُ مِنْ قَوْلِ الرَّسُولِ فَوائِدُهْ

أَيُهْجَرُ مِنْ قَوْلِ الرَّسُولِ فَوائِدُهْ

O company of luminaries, is there any zeal?

O’ gathering of leaders, is there no zeal

Are the benefits of the Messenger's words abandoned?

Such that the messenger’s words are abandoned?

ايُنْكَرُ مَعْرُوفٌ ويُعْرَفُ مُنْكَرٌ

ايُنْكَرُ مَعْرُوفٌ ويُعْرَفُ مُنْكَرٌ

ويُقْبَلُ في الدّينِ المطَهَّرِ جاحِدُهْ

ويُقْبَلُ في الدّينِ المطَهَّرِ جاحِدُهْ

Is what is right rejected, and what is wrong acknowledged,

Is good unrecognized and bad recognized

and is its denier accepted into the purified faith?

And falsehood in the pure religion accepted?

لِتَبْكِ عُيونُ العِلْمِ فَهْيَ جَديرَةٌ

لِتَبْكِ عُيونُ العِلْمِ فَهْيَ جَديرَةٌ

بِفَيْضِ دُموعٍ مُتْرَعاتٍ مَوارِدُهْ

بِفَيْضِ دُموعٍ مُتْرَعاتٍ مَوارِدُهْ

Let the eyes of learning weep, for they are deserving

Let the eyes of knowledge weep, for they deserve

of a flood of tears whose springs are brimming.

The outpouring of flowing tears from their springs

لِتَبْكِ عُيونُ الأُمهاتِ فإنّها

لِتَبْكِ عُيونُ الأُمهاتِ فإنّها

غَدَتْ في عُقُوقٍ من بَنِيها تُكابِدُهْ

غَدَتْ في عُقُوقٍ من بَنِيها تُكابِدُهْ

Let the eyes of mothers weep, for they

Let the eyes of mothers weep, for they

have come to endure disobedience from their sons.

Have fallen into disobedience from their sons

ألا يا رَسولَ اللهِ قَوْمٌ تلاعَبَتْ

ألا يا رَسولَ اللهِ قَوْمٌ تلاعَبَتْ

بِهَدْيكَ وَهْوَ العَذْبُ فِينا مَوارِدُهْ

بِهَدْيكَ وَهْوَ العَذْبُ فِينا مَوارِدُهْ

Behold, O Messenger of God, a people have trifled

O messenger of God! A people played games

with your guidance, while its springs among us are sweet.

With your guidance, the most sweet of our sources

ونَصْرُكَ مَوْجودٌ عَلَى كُلِّ حالَة

ونَصْرُكَ مَوْجودٌ عَلَى كُلِّ حالَة

لَقَدْ عَزَّ مَنْ خَيْرُ الخَلائِقِ عاضِدُهْ

لَقَدْ عَزَّ مَنْ خَيْرُ الخَلائِقِ عاضِدُهْ

And your support is present in every circumstance;

And your victory exists in every situation

truly honored is he whose supporter is the best of creation.

Surely the best of creation’s supporter has triumphed