يا مُصطَفى الرّحمانِ والنّورُ الذي

أخْفى الضّلالَ وأظْهرَ التّوْحيدا

O Mustafa, mercy of the Merciful and the light

That hid misguidance and revealed monotheism,

والمُنْتَقى منْ سرِّ هاشِمٍ في الذُّرى

حيْثُ استقرّ مدى الفَخارِ صُعودا

The chosen one from the secret of Hashim in the world,

Where the utmost glory settled and ascended,

جيرانُ بيْتِ اللهِ والعَرَبِ الأُلى

أضْحَوْا على قُنَنِ النّجومِ قُعودا

The neighbors of Allah's House and the exalted Arabs

Became seated on the saddles of stars,

تخِذوا السّيوفَ تَمائِماً لوَليدِهِمْ

والحرْبَ ظِئْراً والسّروجَ مُهودا

They took up swords as talismans for their young hero

And took up war as a nourishment and saddled their steeds,

وحَوى الكَبيرُ فخارَهُ عنْ كابِرٍ

وتوارَثَ الأبْناءُ فيهِ جُدودا

And the great one carried his glory from the arrogant

And the sons inherited continuous glory from their forefathers,

أعْلَقْتُ كفّي منْكَ حبْلَ مودّتي

لا واهِناً خلَقاً ولا مَجْدودا

I held fast the rope of my devotion to you

Neither weakened in creation nor finite,

وجعَلتُ مدْحَكَ للإلاهِ وسيلَتي

فشَرِبْتُ في دارِ النّعيمِ خُلودا

And I made praising you a means to my God

So I drank eternity in the House of Bliss,

فإذا هفَتْ هوجُ الخُطوبِ عَواصِفاً

وافَيْتُ رُكْناً منْ حِماكَ شَديدا

So when the passions of tribulations storm,

I take refuge in your strong pillar,

وإذا عدَتْ أيْدي الذّنوبِ عَواسِفاً

لتَعيثَ كُنْتَ المَلْجأ المقْصودا

And when the hands of sins storm

To wreak havoc, you were the sought refuge,

الخلْقُ يوْمَ العرْضِ جاهَكَ تعْتَفي

تأتي على قدَمِ الصَّغارِ وُفودا

On the Day of Assembly, your glory creatures will acknowledge

Coming to you in throngs, small and large,

متأهّبينَ الى الحِسابِ ذَواهِلاً

مُتهيِّبينَ الموْقِفَ الموْعودا

Prepared for the Reckoning, apprehensive,

And fearful of the Promised Appointment,

راجينَ فيهِ لديْكَ فضْلَ شَفاعةٍ

ومؤمِّلينَ مَقامَكَ المحْمودا

Hoping in you for the grace of intercession,

And awaiting your praised station,

للّهِ درُّ رَكائِبٍ قَطَعتْ الى

مغْنى ثَراكَ تَهائِماً ونُجودا

Praise be to God for the mounts who carried

Throngs and nobility zealously to your refuge,

قوْمٌ أهابَ بعزْمِهِمْ داعي الهُدى

فاسْتَشْعَروا التّقْوى وجابوا البِيدا

A people the Caller to Guidance awed with his resolve

So they became devout and traversed the wilderness,

فإذا ظلامُ اللّيلِ مدّ جَناحَهُ

كحّلوا جُفونَ عُيونِهمْ تسْهيدا

When the darkness of night spreads its wing

They lined their eyelids in preparation for vigil,

وإذا النّهارُ جَلا الظّلامَ وأتْلَعَتْ

منْ نورِ مِيسَمِها الغَزالَةُ جِيدا

And when the day shone and the darkness receded

The gazelle of its dawn sun shone beautifully,

لبسُوا الهَجيرَ وصافَحوا غُبْرَ الفَلا

وصَلوا لَظى رمْضائِهِنّ وَقودا

They wore humble clothing and shook hands with the dust of departure

And prayed persistently in its severe heat,

وأتوا خضَمَّ الماءِ يزْخَرُ موْجُهُ

فشَرَوْا بإعدامِ الحَياةِ وُجودا

They came to the midst of the roaring sea

And parted with life's pleasures generously,

لبسوا على قدْر مُتونَ سَفينةٍ

وتفيّأوا ظِلّ الرّجا المَمْدودا

They wore just enough to cover a ship's hold

And sought the shade of outstretched hope,

بَيْداءُ لُجّ أصْبَحَتْ فيهِ الرُّبا

فِيحاً وأطْوادُ السّفين قُدودا

The white expanse of the sea foam therein

Became a torrent and the ship planks silent,

عُوجاً تُتيحُ لَها الرّياحُ أعنّةً

والسّاجَ جِسْماً والهِناء جُلودا

Winding so the winds could help it

And the mast a body and the rigging skin,

تفْري أديمَ الماءِ وهْيَ نواضِحٌ

منْهُ وتتْرُك خدَّهُ أخْدودا

It split the skin of the water, smooth sailing,

Leaving its cheek furrowed,

أمّوا ضَريحاً طابَ نشْراً عرْفهُ

وزَكا بنورِ المُعْجِزاتِ صَعيدا

They harbored a shrine whose fragrance spread

And whose ground was sanctified by the light of miracles,

جعَلوا الكَلامَ بهِ دُعاءً خافِتاً

واسْتَبْدَلوا فيهِ النِّعالَ خُدودا

They made their speech by it a faint prayer

And replaced their slippers with cheeks,

شُحُبُ الجُسومِ تخالُهُمْ إذ أجْهَشوا

باناً بأخْلافِ الدَّموعِ مَجودا

The gauntness of their bodies made it seem as if

They poured abundant tears generously,

أقْسَمْتُ بالنّورِ الذي سَبَحاتُهُ

أضْحى لها الطّورُ المُنيفُ هَديدا

I swear by the light whose waves

Made the blessed Mount Sinai tremble,

لمُحمّدٌ خيْرُ البريّةِ كلِّها

ذاتاً وأوْسَعَهُمْ لِعافٍ جُودا

Muhammad is the best of all creation

In essence and most generous of the generous,

أعْزِزْ بمَوْلِدِهِ الكَريمِ وخُصَّهُ

منْ ذِكْرِك التّقديسَ والتّحْميدا

Sanctify his noble birth and distinguish him

With mention of your holiness and praise,

يا لَيْلَةً أهْدَتْ لنا نورَ الهُدى

خيْرَ البريّةِ كلِّها مَولودا

O night you brought us the light of guidance

The best of all creation born

يا ليلَةً تخِذَ الملائِكُ يومَها

والمُرْسَلونَ الى القِيامَةِ عيدا

O night the angels took as a feast day

And the Messengers until the Day of Rising,

أضْحَتْ لَها أصْنامُ مكّةَ سُجَّداً

ذُلاً على صفْحِ الرُّغامِ هُمودا

The idols of Mecca fell prostrate to it

Humbled on the surface of sands, worn down,

وتفاءَلَ الكُهّانُ أن رَئِيَّها

أضْحى لديْكَ مُقرَّناً مصْفودا

And the soothsayers were optimistic that their dreams

Became paired and locked to you,

وبُيوتُ فارِسَ أرْمَدَتْ نيرانُها

واعْتاضَ منْ لفْحِ الضِّرامِ خُمودا

And the fires of Persia dimmed their flames

And were choked by the smoke of logs,

وأتتْ على إيواءِ كسْرى رجّةٌ

هدّتْ قواعِدَهُ وكان مَشيدا

And desolation came upon Kisra's palace

Toppling its foundations, once firm,

صلّى عليْكَ اللهُ ما هفتِ الصَّبا

وَهْناً فهزّتْ مائِساً أمْلودا

May Allah send prayers upon you as long as

The morning breeze stirs a slumbering nest gently,

وبَكَتْ حَمامُ البانِ بيْنَ هَديلِها

شجْواً يُهيجُ ورجّعَتْ تغْريدا

And the ringdoves in the acacia trees weep

A lament that stirs and chirping,