حَمْداً لمن بجزيل فضلٍ أَنْعَمَا

حَمْداً لمن بجزيل فضلٍ أَنْعَمَا

وخصوص إِنْعَامٍ بما قد علّما

وخصوص إِنْعَامٍ بما قد علّما

Praise to Him who bestowed abundant grace,

Praise be to Him who has bestowed abundant grace

And a special blessing through what He has taught.

And special favor by granting knowledge to us

ثم السّلامُ مع الصّلاةِ على الذي

ثم السّلامُ مع الصّلاةِ على الذي

لولاه ما أَرْضاً رأيتُ ولا سما

لولاه ما أَرْضاً رأيتُ ولا سما

Then peace and blessings upon him

Then peace and prayers be upon the one

Without whom I would have seen neither earth nor sky,

Without whom I would have seen neither earth nor sky

والآلِ طُرًّا والصّحابةِ كلِّهمْ

والآلِ طُرًّا والصّحابةِ كلِّهمْ

ومَنِ ابْتَغَى الإِسلام ديناً قَيّمَا

ومَنِ ابْتَغَى الإِسلام ديناً قَيّمَا

And upon all his family and all the Companions,

And his family, a noble line, and all his companions

And whoever has sought Islam as an upright religion.

And whoever embraced Islam, an upright religion

هذا وإنّي قد أجزتُ لصالحٍ

هذا وإنّي قد أجزتُ لصالحٍ

ذاك الذي للشّام في الأصل انْتَمَى

ذاك الذي للشّام في الأصل انْتَمَى

This said, I have granted Salih permission to transmit,

This is my license to Salih

That man whose origins lie in al-Sham,

Who originally hails from Damascus

ما صحّ نسبتُه إليّ روايةً

ما صحّ نسبتُه إليّ روايةً

أو قلته نثراً يُرَى ومُنَظَّماً

أو قلته نثراً يُرَى ومُنَظَّماً

Whatever is reliably attributed to me through transmission,

For whatever of mine he transmitted by narration

Or what I have composed, found in prose and verse.

Or composed in prose or in rhyme

ساعفته جَبْراً له ولوَ أنني

ساعفته جَبْراً له ولوَ أنني

ما كنتُ في نفر الإجازة مَعْلَمَا

ما كنتُ في نفر الإجازة مَعْلَمَا

I obliged him to hearten him, even though I

I have doubled it for him though I

Was no notable figure among those granting authorization.

Was not known to permit transmission

موصىً بتقوى اللّه جلّ جلاله

موصىً بتقوى اللّه جلّ جلاله

وبدعوة تجلو عن القلب العمى

وبدعوة تجلو عن القلب العمى

He is enjoined to be mindful of God—exalted is His majesty—

Enjoining consciousness of Allah, majestic His majesty

And to offer a prayer that clears blindness from the heart.

And calling that unveils the blindness of the heart

وأنا الرّياحِيُّ ابنُ عبدِ القادر ال

وأنا الرّياحِيُّ ابنُ عبدِ القادر ال

عبدُ الذي يرجو الشّفاءَ من الظما

عبدُ الذي يرجو الشّفاءَ من الظما

And I am al-Riyahi, son of Abd al-Qadir, the

I am the Riyahi, son of Abdul Qadir

servant who hopes for healing from thirst.

The servant hoping for cure from anguish

ثمّ الصّلاة على النبيء وآله

ثمّ الصّلاة على النبيء وآله

ما طائرٌ بين الغصون ترنّما

ما طائرٌ بين الغصون ترنّما

Then blessings upon the Prophet and his family,

Then prayers upon the Prophet and his family

As long as a bird sings among the branches.

As long as a bird twitters amidst the branches

والحمد للمولى العظيم أحَقُّ ما

والحمد للمولى العظيم أحَقُّ ما

بدأ المهمَّ به أمرُؤٌ أو تمّما

بدأ المهمَّ به أمرُؤٌ أو تمّما

And praise to the great Lord is the most fitting thing

And praise belongs rightfully to the Master

With which a person begins or completes an important task.

With which one begins or concludes a matter