رَأَيتَ في الدينِ آراءً مُوَفَّقَةً

فَأَنزَلَ اللَهُ قُرآناً يُزَكّيها

You had well-founded views about religion,

Then Allah sent down a Quran to purify them.

وَكُنتَ أَوَّلَ مَن قَرَّت بِصُحبَتِهِ

عَينُ الحَنيفَةِ وَاِجتازَت أَمانيها

You were the first whose eyes were delighted

By the companionship of the Hanifah, and her wishes were fulfilled.

قَد كُنتَ أَعدى أَعاديها فَصِرتَ لَها

بِنِعمَةِ اللَهِ حِصناً مِن أَعاديها

You had been the bitterest of her enemies, but by the grace of Allah,

You became a fortress protecting her from her enemies.

خَرَجتَ تَبغي أَذاها في مُحَمَّدِها

وَلِلحَنيفَةِ جَبّارٌ يُواليها

You went out seeking to harm her through her Muhammad,

Yet the Hanifah has an Almighty Lord who supports her.

فَلَم تَكَد تَسمَعُ الآياتِ بالِغَةً

حَتّى اِنكَفَأتَ تُناوي مَن يُناويها

No sooner did you hear the eloquent verses

Than you turned back, intending to oppose those who opposed her.

سَمِعتَ سورَةَ طَهَ مِن مُرَتِّلِها

فَزَلزَلَت نِيَّةً قَد كُنتَ تَنويها

You heard Surah Ta Ha recited by its reciter,

So it shook the intention you had harbored.

وَقُلتَ فيها مَقالاً لا يُطاوِلُهُ

قَولُ المُحِبِّ الَّذي قَد باتَ يُطريها

And you spoke words about it that cannot be matched

By the words of a lover who stays up night chanting her praises.

وَيَومَ أَسلَمتَ عَزَّ الحَقُّ وَاِرتَفَعَت

عَن كاهِلِ الدينِ أَثقالٌ يُعانيها

The day you became Muslim, the truth triumphed and

Heavy burdens were lifted from the religion’s shoulders.

وَصاحَ فيهِ بِلالٌ صَيحَةً خَشَعَت

لَها القُلوبُ وَلَبَّت أَمرَ باريها

Bilal cried out a cry at which hearts were humbled,

And obeyed the command of their Creator.

فَأَنتَ في زَمَنِ المُختارِ مُنجِدُها

وَأَنتَ في زَمَنِ الصِدّيقِ مُنجيها

So you are the helper of the Chosen One in his time,

And you are the savior of the Truthful One in his time.

كَمِ اِستَراكَ رَسولُ اللَهِ مُغتَبِطاً

بِحِكمَةٍ لَكَ عِندَ الرَأيِ يُلفيها

How often did Allah’s Messenger shelter you, delighted

By the wisdom you possess when giving counsel.