قَالُواthey said بِمَاwith what تَلْقَىwill you meet الإلَGod (continued in line 2)
قَالُوا بِمَا تَلْقَى الإلَ
هَcompletion of “God” وَأنْتَwhile you are عَاصٍa sinner مُعْتَدِa transgressor
هَ وَأنْتَ عَاصٍ مُعْتَدِ
They said, “With what will you meet God,
They said, "How do you meet God while you are disobedient and aggressive?"
while you are a sinner and a transgressor?”
So I said, "With the face that has never bowed down to other than Him, and with praise of His beloved, the best of mankind, Muhammad, Taha son of Abdullah, who will attain intercession on the Day of Judgment.
فَقُلْتso I said بِالْوَجْهِwith the face الَّذِيthat
فَقُلْت بِالْوَجْهِ الَّذِي
لِغَيْرِهِto anyone other than Him لَمْdid not يَسْجُدِprostrate
لِغَيْرِهِ لَمْ يَسْجُدِ
So I said, “With the face that
May God send blessings upon him as long as the darkness is lined with black, and upon his family and companions as long as the breeze plays with supple branches."
has never prostrated to anyone but Him,
وَبِامْتِدَاحِand by praising حَبِيبِهِHis beloved
وَبِامْتِدَاحِ حَبِيبِهِ
خَيْرِthe best of الأنَامِcreation مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
خَيْرِ الأنَامِ مُحَمَّدِ
and by praising His beloved,
the best of creation, Muhammad,
طَهَTaha بنِson of عَبْدِservant of اللَّهِGod مَنْwho
طَهَ بنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَنْ
حَازَsecured الشَّفَاعَةَintercession فِيon غَدِthe morrow
حَازَ الشَّفَاعَةَ فِي غَدِ
Taha, son of Abd Allah, who
has secured intercession for the morrow.”
صَلَّىmay ... bless عَلَيْهِupon him اللَّهGod مَاas long as
صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ اللَّه مَا
كُحِلَis lined with kohl الظَّلاَمthe darkness بِأسْوَدِwith black
كُحِلَ الظَّلاَم بِأسْوَدِ
May God bless him as long as
darkness is lined with black kohl,
وَالآلِand his family وَالأصْحَابِand his companions مَاas long as
وَالآلِ وَالأصْحَابِ مَا
لَعِبَtoys النَّسِيمthe breeze بِأمْلَدِwith a supple bough
لَعِبَ النَّسِيم بِأمْلَدِ
and his family and companions, as long as
the breeze toys with a supple bough.
Partial English translation: 3 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1