أرسلsent اللهGod إليناto us
أرسل الله إلينا
بالكراماتwith miraculous gifts العظامْmighty
بالكرامات العظامْ
God has sent unto us
God sent to us,
with mighty, wondrous signs,
with mighty wonders,
أحمدAhmad المختارthe Chosen One طهTaha
أحمد المختار طه
سيدmaster of الرسلthe messengers الكرامْnoble
سيد الرسل الكرامْ
Ahmad the Chosen, Taha,
Ahmad, the Chosen One, Taha,
master of the noble messengers.
master of the noble messengers.
فتهنواso rejoice ياO رفاقيmy companions
فتهنوا يا رفاقي
نلتموyou have attained كلall المرامwhat is sought
نلتمو كل المرام
So rejoice, O my companions:
So rejoice, O my companions:
you have attained every desire.
you have attained all you sought.
والذيand the one who قدindeed جاءكمcame to you يدcalls (first part)
والذي قد جاءكم يد
عوcalls (second part) إلىto دارthe abode of السلامpeace
عو إلى دار السلام
And he who has come to you calls
And he who has come to you calls
you unto the Abode of Peace.
to the abode of peace.
قالتsaid اَقمارthe moons of الدياجيthe dark nights
قالت اَقمار الدياجي
قلsay لأربابto the devotees of الغرامpassionate love
قل لأرباب الغرام
The moons of the dark nights said:
The moons of the dark nights said:
“Tell the devotees of love:
“Say to the devotees of love:
كلeveryone منwho يعشقْloves passionately محمدْMuhammad
كل من يعشقْ محمدْ
ينبغيought أنto لاnot ينامsleep
ينبغي أن لا ينام
whoever passionately loves Muhammad
Everyone who ardently loves Muhammad
must not sleep.”
ought not to sleep.”
ياO حبيبbeloved of اللهGod ياO منone whose
يا حبيب الله يا من
نورهhis light يملاfills الوجودexistence
نوره يملا الوجود
O Beloved of God, O you whose
O beloved of God, O you whose
light fills all existence,
light fills existence,
والذيand the one who منfrom كفهhis palm قدindeed
والذي من كفه قد
فاضoverflowed فيناamong us بحرُa sea of جودgenerosity
فاض فينا بحرُ جود
and he from whose palm there once
and from whose palm has
flowed among us a sea of generosity—
flowed among us a sea of generosity,
أنتyou سرthe secret of اللهGod حقاًtruly
أنت سر الله حقاً
جئتyou came منfrom خيرthe best of الجدودforebears
جئت من خير الجدود
you are truly God’s secret;
you are truly God's secret;
you came from the noblest forefathers
you came from the finest forebears.
لنجاةfor the deliverance of الخلقcreation مماfrom what
لنجاة الخلق مما
ضرهمharmed them تَهديyou guide الأنامhumankind
ضرهم تَهدي الأنام
to save creation from all that
To save creation from what
had harmed them; you guide humankind.
has harmed them, you guide humankind.
قالتsaid اَقمارthe moons of الدياجيthe dark nights
قالت اَقمار الدياجي
قلsay لأربابto the devotees of الغرامpassionate love
قل لأرباب الغرام
The moons of the dark nights said:
The moons of the dark nights said:
“Tell the devotees of love:
“Say to the devotees of love:
كلeveryone منwho يعشقْloves passionately محمدْMuhammad
كل من يعشقْ محمدْ
ينبغيought أنto لاnot ينامsleep
ينبغي أن لا ينام
whoever passionately loves Muhammad
Everyone who ardently loves Muhammad
must not sleep.”
ought not to sleep.”
سارتtraveled الركبانthe riders ليلاby night
سارت الركبان ليلا
قصدهمtheir destination أرضthe land of الحجازthe Hijaz
قصدهم أرض الحجاز
The caravan riders journeyed by night,
The riders traveled by night,
their destination the land of Hijaz,
their destination the land of the Hijaz;
والمطاياand the mounts تترامىsurge onward
والمطايا تترامى
باضطرابwith jolting واهتزازand swaying
باضطراب واهتزاز
and the mounts surged onward,
and the mounts surged onward,
swaying and jolting.
with jolting and swaying.
كلماwhenever الحاديthe camel-driver دعاهمcalled them
كلما الحادي دعاهم
للسرىto travel by night منwhoever جدstrove فازsucceeded
للسرى من جد فاز
Whenever the camel-driver urged them on,
Whenever the camel-driver called them
whoever strove in the night journey prevailed;
to travel by night, whoever strove succeeded.
والهوىand passion فيin القلبthe heart يرميshoots
والهوى في القلب يرمي
كلevery وقتmoment بالسهامwith arrows
كل وقت بالسهام
and passion, within the heart, shoots
And passion shoots into the heart
arrows at every moment.
with arrows at every moment.
قالتsaid اَقمارthe moons of الدياجيthe dark nights
قالت اَقمار الدياجي
قلsay لأربابto the devotees of الغرامpassionate love
قل لأرباب الغرام
The moons of the dark nights said:
The moons of the dark nights said:
“Tell the devotees of love:
“Say to the devotees of love:
كلeveryone منwho يعشقْloves passionately محمدْMuhammad
كل من يعشقْ محمدْ
ينبغيought أنto لاnot ينامsleep
ينبغي أن لا ينام
whoever passionately loves Muhammad
Everyone who ardently loves Muhammad
must not sleep.”
ought not to sleep.”
هذهthese آرامgazelles of رامهRama
هذه آرام رامه
ناظراتgazing بالعيونwith eyes
ناظرات بالعيون
Here are the gazelles of Rama,
These are the gazelles of Rama,
gazing with their eyes.
gazing with their eyes.
ياO لقوميto my people كلeveryone منwho هاis enraptured (first part)
يا لقومي كل من ها
مis enraptured (second part) بهاby them يلقىmeets المنونdeath
م بها يلقى المنون
O my people, everyone who falls
O my people! Whoever is enraptured
in love with them meets death—
by them meets death.
سيماespecially والنورand the light يبدوappears
سيما والنور يبدو
هتكlaid bare السرthe secret المصونguarded
هتك السر المصون
especially when the light appears:
Especially as the light appears,
it rends the guarded secret.
it has laid bare the guarded secret.
قدindeed عدمناwe lost العقلreason لماwhen
قد عدمنا العقل لما
ظهرتappeared تلكthose الخيامthe tents
ظهرت تلك الخيام
We lost all reason when
We lost our reason when
those tents appeared.
those tents appeared.
قالتsaid اَقمارthe moons of الدياجيthe dark nights
قالت اَقمار الدياجي
قلsay لأربابto the devotees of الغرامpassionate love
قل لأرباب الغرام
The moons of the dark nights said:
The moons of the dark nights said:
“Tell the devotees of love:
“Say to the devotees of love:
كلeveryone منwho يعشقْloves passionately محمدْMuhammad
كل من يعشقْ محمدْ
ينبغيought أنto لاnot ينامsleep
ينبغي أن لا ينام
whoever passionately loves Muhammad
Everyone who ardently loves Muhammad
must not sleep.”
ought not to sleep.”
وصلاةand the blessing of اللهGod ربيmy Lord
وصلاة الله ربي
معْwith سلامpeace لاnot يزالceases
معْ سلام لا يزال
And may God’s blessings, O my Lord,
And the blessings of God, my Lord,
with peace unceasing, be
with peace that never ceases,
لنبيfor the Prophet of اللهGod منwho حاattained (first part)
لنبي الله من حا
زattained (second part) جمالاًbeauty وجلالand majesty
ز جمالاً وجلال
upon God’s Prophet, he who possessed
be upon God's Prophet, who attained
beauty and majesty;
beauty and majesty,
والذيand the one who عبدAbd (servant) الغنيْal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) يرhopes (first part)
والذي عبد الغنيْ ير
جوhopes (second part) بهthrough him نيلattainment of الكمالperfection
جو به نيل الكمال
and upon him through whom Abd al-Ghani hopes
and through whom Abd al-Ghani hopes
to attain perfection,
to attain perfection.
وبآلand through his family وبصحبand through his companions
وبآل وبصحب
يرتجيhe hopes for حسنgoodness of الختامthe ending
يرتجي حسن الختام
and upon his family and companions, through whom
And through his family and companions
he hopes for a blessed end.
he hopes for a good end.
قالتsaid اَقمارthe moons of الدياجيthe dark nights
قالت اَقمار الدياجي
قلsay لأربابto the devotees of الغرامpassionate love
قل لأرباب الغرام
The moons of the dark nights said:
The moons of the dark nights said:
“Tell the devotees of love:
“Say to the devotees of love:
كلeveryone منwho يعشقْloves passionately محمدْMuhammad
كل من يعشقْ محمدْ
ينبغيought أنto لاnot ينامsleep
ينبغي أن لا ينام
whoever passionately loves Muhammad
Everyone who ardently loves Muhammad
must not sleep.”
ought not to sleep.”