طَلَعَتْ بِأَبْرَاجِ الدِّلاَءِ شُمُوسُ

فِيهَا لِأَرْكَانِ الْعَلاَءِ أُسُوسُ

The suns rose with the towers of glorious prominence

Suns have risen in the constellations of Aquarius,

In which the pillars of sublime ascendancy anchor

within which are foundations for the pillars of greatness.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَالَتْ سَناً إِذْ نُورُهُ الْ

أَسْمَى لِشَرْيَانِ السَّنَا كَيْمُوسُ

With Muhammad, it attained delight when his light

By Muhammad it attained brilliance, since his light—the

Became the highest for the lifeline of glory like Canopus

most exalted—is chyme to the artery of brilliance.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَالَتْ عُلاً وَمُحَمَّدٌ

آثَارُه ُلِمِعَى الْعُلاَ كَيْلُوسُ

With Muhammad, it attained sublimity and Muhammad

By Muhammad it attained eminence, and Muhammad—

His traces illuminate the zenith like Sirius

his traces are chyle to the intestine of eminence.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَالَتْ غِنًى وَمُحَمَّدٌ

بِنَدَاهُ بُسْتَانُ الْغِنَى مَغْرُوسُ

With Muhammad, it attained wealth and Muhammad

By Muhammad it attained wealth, and Muhammad—

With his liberality, the garden of wealth is planted

by his generosity, the garden of wealth is planted.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَالَتْ مُنًى وَمُحَمَّدٌ

بِلُهَاهُ شُرَّادُ الْمُنَى مَحْبُوسُ

With Muhammad, it attained wishes and Muhammad

By Muhammad it attained desires, and Muhammad—

With his splendor, the purveyors of wishes are confined

by his bounty, fleeting desires are confined.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ جَلَّتْ لِأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً

تَعْنُو لِعَرْشِ جَلاَلِهِ بَلْقِيسُ

With Muhammad, it excelled for Muhammad

By Muhammad it became majestic, because Muhammad—

Yearns to the throne of His Majesty like Bilqis

to the throne of his majesty, Bilqis submits.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ جَمُلَتْ لِأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً

تَصْبُو إِذَا يَبْدُو نُهىً وَنُفُوسُ

With Muhammad, it was beautiful for Muhammad

By Muhammad it became beautiful, because Muhammad—

Inclines when he appears with splendor and spirituality

minds and souls yearn whenever he appears.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ شَرُفَتْ لِأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً

شَرَفٌ لَهُ بَيْنَ الْوَرَى قُدْمُوسُ

With Muhammad, it was ennobled for Muhammad

By Muhammad it became honored, because Muhammad

Is nobility among mankind with prestige

holds an ancient honor among humanity.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَالَتْ سُعُوداً بَعْدَمَا

أَخْنَتْ عَلَيْهَا بِالْخُمُولِ نُحُوسُ

With Muhammad, it attained happiness after

By Muhammad it attained good fortune after

Languor had deceived it with gloom

misfortunes had ruined it with obscurity.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ قَدْ سُرَّ وَجْهُ كَمَالِهَا

وَلَقَدْ خَلاَ الأَزْمَانُ وَهْوَ عَبُوسُ

With Muhammad, the face of its perfection certainly delighted

By Muhammad the face of its perfection was gladdened,

And time had passed with sullenness

while throughout past eras it had been frowning.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَرْعُ الْهُمَامِ مَلِيكِنَا

شَمْسِ الْهُدَى حَيِيَ الْحَيَا الْمَرْمُوسِ

With Muhammad, the scion of our august king

By Muhammad, the scion of our heroic king,

The sun of guidance revived the trampled life

the sun of guidance, the buried rain was revived.

بِمُحَمَّدٍ لِلَّهِ دَرُّ مُحَمَّدٍ

قَدْ نُوِّرَ الإِقْرَاءُ وَالتَّدْرِيسُ

With Muhammad, for God the pearl of Muhammad

By Muhammad—to God belongs the excellence of Muhammad!—

The recitations and teachings are illuminated

recitation and teaching have been illuminated.

زًفَّتْ لَهُ بِكْرُ الْمَحَامِدِ مِثْلَمَا

زُفَّتْ لِعَاشِقِهَا الْعَهِيدِ عَرُوسُ

The prime of praises hastened to him as

The virgin of praises was paraded to him, just as

The bride hastened to her beloved groom

a bride is paraded to her long-standing lover.

وَلَقَدْ أَقُولُ وَفيِ الحَشَاجَمْرُ الْغَضَا

مِنْ بَيْنِهِ وَهْوَ الْعَمَى وَالْبُوسُ

And I say, and the ignorant foolish one is blind

And I say, while in my heart are the burning coals of al-Ghadha wood,

Among them, with blindness and kissing

from his separation, which is blindness and misery:

مَوْلاَيَ كَوْنُكَ فيِ الْفُؤَاد ِ مُصَحِّحاً

مَا قَالَهُ فِي الرُّوحِ جَالَيْنُوسُ

My Master, your presence corrects in my heart

My lord, your existence within the heart verifies

What Galen said in the soul

what Galen has said concerning the spirit;

إِذْ أَنْتَ رُوحِي وَالْفُؤَادُ مَحَلُّكُمْ

هَذَا قِيَاسٌ قَاطِعٌ مَحْسُوسُ

Since you are my soul and my heart is your abode

For you are my spirit, and the heart is your dwelling place;

This is a tangible analogy

this is a definitive, tangible deduction.

فَعَلَيْكَ مِثْلُ شَذَى حُلاَكَ تَحِيَّةٌ

نَفَحَاتُهَا التَّمْجِيدُ وَالتَّقْدِيسُ

Upon you like the fragrance of your presence, greetings

So upon you is a greeting like the fragrance of your sweet traits,

Whose exhalations are glorification and sanctification

whose breezes are glorification and sanctification.