أَلا حبّذا بينَ النخيلِ نزولُ

أَلا حبّذا بينَ النخيلِ نزولُ

وظلٌّ بأكنافِ العقيق ظليلُ

وظلٌّ بأكنافِ العقيق ظليلُ

Ah, how lovely a sojourn among the palms,

Oh, how delightful is alighting amidst palm trees,

And deep shade in the environs of al-Aqiq.

With shade beneath the arms of the precious stone, shady.

أَمان لنا يا طيبُ عندك يا ترى

أَمان لنا يا طيبُ عندك يا ترى

إِليها لنا يوماً يكون وصولُ

إِليها لنا يوماً يكون وصولُ

Our wishes lie with you, O Tayb; I wonder—

Is it safe for us, good sir, will we reach it one day?

Will we one day attain them?

To kiss the ground once trod by the feet of him,

نقبّلُ أرضاً مسّها قدمُ الّذي

نقبّلُ أرضاً مسّها قدمُ الّذي

لَه سُحِبت فوقَ السماء ذيولُ

لَه سُحِبت فوقَ السماء ذيولُ

We kiss the earth touched by the foot of him

Whose trains were drawn above the sky, so long.

For whom trailing hems were drawn above the sky.

He journeyed by night to the Throne on a steed,

سَرى راحِلاً للعرشِ في بعض ليلةٍ

سَرى راحِلاً للعرشِ في بعض ليلةٍ

وَعادَ لهُ بعدَ القَبول قفولُ

وَعادَ لهُ بعدَ القَبول قفولُ

He journeyed by night, bound for the Throne, in part of a night,

And after being received, returned at dawn.

And he returned, his journey home following acceptance.

The prophet of all prophets is Muhammed,

نبيُّ جميعِ الأنبياءِ محمّدٌ

نبيُّ جميعِ الأنبياءِ محمّدٌ

نَعَم ولكلّ المرسلين رسولُ

نَعَم ولكلّ المرسلين رسولُ

Muhammad is the prophet of all the prophets,

Yes, and for all messengers he is the messenger.

Yes, and a messenger to all the messengers.

Each messenger was sent to a specific people,

وَكلُّ رسولٍ خصّ قوماً وإنّه

وَكلُّ رسولٍ خصّ قوماً وإنّه

ببعثتِه للعالمين شمولُ

ببعثتِه للعالمين شمولُ

And every messenger addressed a particular people, whereas he

Yet his message was for all in its totality.

Embraces all the worlds through his mission.

None among creation can equal Ahmed,

فَما كان بينَ الخلقِ مثلٌ لأحمدٍ

فَما كان بينَ الخلقِ مثلٌ لأحمدٍ

وَليسَ له فيمن يكون مثيلُ

وَليسَ له فيمن يكون مثيلُ

So among creation there has been no equal to Ahmad,

Nor will his like exist among those to come.

And none yet to come will be his peer.

Degrees of virtue are present in each virtuous soul,

وَكلّ صنوفِ الفضلِ في كلِّ فاضلٍ

وَكلّ صنوفِ الفضلِ في كلِّ فاضلٍ

بِنسبةِ فضلٍ قد حواه قليلُ

بِنسبةِ فضلٍ قد حواه قليلُ

And every form of excellence in every virtuous person

Proportionate to the meagre virtue he contains.

Is little beside the excellence he possesses.

The messengers will defer to him on Judgment Day,

يحيلُ عليهِ المرسلونَ بحشرهم

يحيلُ عليهِ المرسلونَ بحشرهم

وليسَ على غير الإله يحيلُ

وليسَ على غير الإله يحيلُ

At their gathering, the messengers defer to him,

And none will assume responsibility except the Divine.

And he defers to none but God.

He alone will shoulder the burdens of creation,

فَيحملُ أثقالَ الخلائقِ وحدهُ

فَيحملُ أثقالَ الخلائقِ وحدهُ

لَدى ربّه إنّ الكريم حمولُ

لَدى ربّه إنّ الكريم حمولُ

So he bears the burdens of all creatures alone,

For the Benevolent - only He is burden-bearing.

Before his Lord; indeed, the generous one bears much.