ياO أباAbu (father of) مسلمِMuslim الفتىthe youth الخولانيof Khawlan
يا أبا مسلمِ الفتى الخولاني
أنتyou منto نورthe light of حضرةthe Presence of الغيبthe Unseen دانيnear
أنت من نور حضرة الغيب داني
O Abu Muslim, the Khawlani youth,
O Abou Moslem, the virtuous Khawlani youth
You are near the light of the Presence of the Unseen.
You are endowed with the light of the unseen realm
والتجليand divine self-disclosure عليكupon you سراًsecretly وجهراًand openly
والتجلي عليك سراً وجهراً
منfrom إلهٍGod مهيمنall-watchful رحمانall-merciful
من إلهٍ مهيمن رحمان
And divine self-disclosure comes upon you, secretly and openly,
And revelation upon you secretly and openly
From God, the All-Watchful, the All-Merciful.
From a dominant, merciful God
كنتyou were فيin الوقتthe time كوكباًa star مستنيراًradiant
كنت في الوقت كوكباً مستنيراً
فيin سماءthe sky of العلومthe sciences والعرفانand spiritual knowledge
في سماء العلوم والعرفان
In your time, you were a radiant star
You were in your time a shining star
In the sky of learning and spiritual knowledge,
In the sky of knowledge and mysticism
كاشفاًdispelling ظلمةthe darkness of القلوبthe hearts بنورwith a light
كاشفاً ظلمة القلوب بنور
هوit للهfor God واضحclear البرهانthe proof
هو لله واضح البرهان
Dispelling the darkness of hearts with a light
Dispelling the darkness of hearts with light
That gives clear proof of God.
That belongs to God, clear in its evidence
وإليكand to you الأمورthe affairs فيin الغيبthe unseen ألقتimparted
وإليك الأمور في الغيب ألقت
سرَّهاtheir secret بينamong أهلthe people of ذاكthat الزمانtime
سرَّها بين أهل ذاك الزمان
And to you the affairs in the unseen imparted
And to you matters of the unseen were entrusted
Their secret among the people of that time.
Their secrets among the people of that time
ياO ابنson of علمِthe knowledge of التقىpiety بغيرwithout تناهٍlimit
يا ابن علمِ التقى بغير تناهٍ
لاتِّصالthrough connection بأشرفwith the noblest of الأديانreligions
لاتِّصال بأشرف الأديان
O son of the boundless knowledge of piety,
O son of the science of piety without limits
Through your bond with the noblest of religions.
Connected to the noblest of religions
وارثاًheir to كنتyou were علمَthe knowledge of خيرِthe best نبيٍّprophet
وارثاً كنت علمَ خيرِ نبيٍّ
هوhe is طهTa-Ha محمدMuhammad العدنانيof Adnan's lineage
هو طه محمد العدناني
You were heir to the knowledge of the best of prophets:
You were the heir of the knowledge of the best prophet
He is Ta-Ha, Muhammad the Adnani.
He is Taha, Muhammad the Adnanite
حلةa robe قدindeed لبستهاyou donned it منهfrom him لماwhen
حلة قد لبستها منه لما
كنتyou were فيamong الناسthe people للكمالfor perfection تعانيstriving
كنت في الناس للكمال تعاني
A robe from him that you donned when
You wore a robe from him when
You strove among people for perfection.
You strove for perfection among people
بكthrough you خولانKhawlan فاخرتvied in pride with ماall that سواهاwas besides her
بك خولان فاخرت ما سواها
وتسامتand rose high عزّاًin honor علىabove العربانthe Arabs
وتسامت عزّاً على العربان
Through you, Khawlan vied in pride with all others,
With you Khawlan took pride over others
And rose in honor above the Arabs.
And was sublimely honored among the Arabs
ياO أباAbu (father of) مسلمMuslim الرفيعexalted مقاماًin station
يا أبا مسلم الرفيع مقاماً
ياO سليلscion of الهدىguidance ونورand the light of العيانdirect vision
يا سليل الهدى ونور العيان
O Abu Muslim, exalted in station,
O Abou Moslem, lofty in station
O scion of guidance and light of direct vision,
O descendant of guidance and light of insight
لكyou have ذريةdescendants بسركthrough your secret قامتarose
لك ذرية بسرك قامت
تقتفيfollowing منكfrom you مشرقthe dawn of الإيقانcertainty
تقتفي منك مشرق الإيقان
You have descendants who arose through your secret,
Through your secret a progeny arose
Following the dawn of certainty that rises from you.
Who follow the shining certainty you set
زادهمmay he increase them ربهمtheir Lord هدىًin guidance واتباعاًand adherence
زادهم ربهم هدىً واتباعاً
لمعانيto the meanings of هداكyour guidance فيat كلevery آنmoment
لمعاني هداك في كل آن
May their Lord increase them in guidance and adherence
Their Lord increased them in guidance and in following
To the meanings of your guidance at every moment.
The meanings of your guidance at every moment
خصكmay he single you out اللهGod بالتحيةwith a greeting منيfrom me
خصك الله بالتحية مني
ماas long as تغنتsing حمائمُthe doves of الأغصانthe branches
ما تغنت حمائمُ الأغصان
May God single you out with a greeting from me
God singled you out for greeting from me
As long as the doves in the branches sing.
As long as the doves sing from the branches
وشداand sang بالمديحin praise عبدʿAbd (servant of) غنيٍّGhani (self-sufficient)
وشدا بالمديح عبد غنيٍّ
بكthrough you يرجوhe hopes for الحسنىthe finest reward معtogether with الإحسانgracious favor
بك يرجو الحسنى مع الإحسان
And ʿAbd al-Ghani sang in praise,
And a wealthy servant praises you in song
Through you he hopes for the finest reward and gracious favor.
Hoping for benevolence along with excellence through you