عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ حَلِيمْ
صَلاَةً تُعِيدُ الرَّمِيمْ
Prayer of the Forbearing upon him,
Upon him be the prayer of the Forbearing One,
A prayer that restores the decayed.
A prayer that restores decayed bones to life,
وَأَبْهِجْ بِذَاتِ الشَّمِيمْ
صَلاَةِ الرَّقِيبِ الشَّهِيدْ
And delight with the All-Pervading Essence,
How delightful is its fragrant essence,
The prayer of the Ever Watchful Witness.
The prayer of the Watchful, the Witness.
عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ شَكُورْ
تُبَعْثِرُ مَا فِي الْقُبُورْ
Upon him a prayer of the Grateful,
Upon him be the prayer of the Most Appreciative,
That scatters what is in the graves.
That resurrects what lies within the graves,
وَأَعْبِقْ بِذَاتِ النُّشُورْ
صَلاَةً لِمُبْدِي مُعِيدْ
And exude with the Essence of Resurrection,
How sweet is the essence of its diffusion,
A prayer for the Originator and Restorer.
A prayer from the Originator, the Restorer.
عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ كَبِيرْ
عَلَى مَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرْ
Upon him a prayer of the Greatest,
Upon him be the prayer of the Most Great,
Over all Powerful and Able.
Who is capable of whatever He wills,
وَأَعْظِمْ بِذَاتِ الْعَبِيرْ
صَلاَةِ الْقَدِيرِ الْمُرِيدْ
And exalt with the Fragrant Essence,
How magnificent is its perfumed ambergris,
The prayer of the Almighty Willful.
The prayer of the All-Powerful, the Determiner.
عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ رَؤُوفْ
تُعَبِّي إِلَيْهِ الصُّفُوفْ
Upon him a prayer of the Compassionate,
Upon him be the prayer of the Most Compassionate,
That lines up rows unto Him.
That arrays the ranks toward Him,
وَأَكْرِمْ بِذَاتِ الشُّفُوفْ
صَلاَةِ الذِي لاَ يَبِيدْ
And honor with the Essence of Ranked Rows,
How noble is its radiant distinction,
The prayer of the Eternal Everlasting.
The prayer of the One who never perishes.
عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ خَلِيقْ
بِكُلٍّ كَمَالٍ عَتِيقْ
Upon him a prayer of the Perfect One,
Upon him be the prayer of the One worthy
With every ancient perfection.
Of every primordial perfection,
وَلاَ مِثْلُ ذَاتِ الْخُلُوقْ
صَلاَةِ الْحَلِيمِ الرَّشِيدْ
And none compares to the Essence of Creation,
And there is no equal to its fragrant blend,
The prayer of the Forbearing and Rightly Guided.
The prayer of the Forbearing, the Guide.