حمداً لربّي قبل ما أَسْأَلُ

وكلّ عَالٍ دونه أَسْفَلُ

Praise be to my Lord before I ask

And every exalted one below Him is low

ثم صلاة اللّه من بَعْدِهَا

أذكى سلامٍ عاطرٍ يُرْسَلُ

Then the prayer of God after it

Is the most fragrant greetings that can be sent

أهديهما للمصطفى المُجْتَبَى

وكِلّ مَنْ في دينه يدخل

I dedicate them to the Chosen One

And all who enter into his religion

هذا وما للعبد لا سيّما

مَنْ ظهرهُ مِن ذَنبه مُثْقَلُ

This is what the servant has, especially

One whose back is burdened with sin

إِلاّ حِمَى طَهَ شفيعِ الورى

في مَوْقِفٍ أهوالُه أَهْوَلُ

Except the protection of Taha, the intercessor of mankind

On a day whose terrors are most terrifying

يوم يقول الرُّسْل أنتَ لها

وكلُّهم من هوله يَوْجل

The day when the messengers will say: you are for it

And all of them from its horror will falter

فعندما ينهض خيرُ الورى

يحمد ربَّ العرش إذْ يسأل

So when the best of mankind rises

He praises the Lord of the Throne when he asks

إذا النِّدَا من ربّه ذي العلا

محمّدٌ بلغتَ ما تأمل

If the call from his Lord, the Exalted

Muhammad you have attained what you hope

فَفَرَّجَ اللّه به كَرْبَهُمْ

وكم به من كربة تخذل

So God relieved them of their distress through him

And how many distresses through him fade away

وعبدُكَ الرّاجي له كربة

أعيى علاجي دَاؤُهَا المُعْضِلُ

And your aspiring servant has a distress

Its cure has confounded me, insoluble

إنّي أرى الهجران لي واصلاً

وإنّ في الهجران ما يقتل

I see estrangement constantly cleaving to me

And in estrangement there is that which kills

فبالذي حلاّكَ من نعمة

أَبْهَى حُلًى لم يُعْطَها مُرْسَلُ

So by Him who adorned you with blessings

Most splendid adornments no messenger attained

وحلّة الرّحمة مَعْ رافةٍ

يُتْلَى علينا نصُّها المُنَزَّلُ

And the garment of mercy plain to see

Its revealed text is recited upon us

صِلْني لوجه اللّه حتى ولو

لَمْ أَكُ أهلاً للَّذي أسأل

Bless me for the sake of God even if

I am not worthy of that which I seek

فجودُك الغيثُ أما إنّه

في لّ أرضٍ مُطْلَقاً يَنْزِلُ

For your bounty is rain, and it certainly

Descends unrestrained on every land

ونورُك الشّمس وما ضَوْؤُهَا

يختصّ ما يختصّ بل يشمل

And your light the sun, its illumination

Is not limited, but all-encompassing

ورحمة اللّه على قائلٍ

منه علا في حقّك المَقْوَلُ

And may God’s mercy be upon one who says of you

The loftiest words that can be uttered

هذا وظنّي فيك مُكْتَمِلٌ

وأنت عند الظنِّ بل أَكْمَلُ

This while my supposition about you is complete

And you in supposition are perfect, more so

ما أَرْسَلَ الرحمانُ أو يُرسِل

من رحمةٍ تصعد أو تنزل

He the Merciful has sent or sends

Any mercy ascending or descending