هذَاthis صبَاحُكَyour morning نُورُهits light (التَّنْزِيلُthe Revelation)أنتَyou النَّبىُّthe Prophet إلىto الوَرَىhumankind ورسُولُتَزْهُوand a messenger; you shine بِكَthrough you الدُّنيَاthe world وتَبْتَهِجُand rejoices السَّمَاكَمْthe sky; how much زَانَadorned رَوضٌa grove فىin السَّنَاthe radiance وخَمِيلُاللَّهand a thicket; God أكبرُis greatest نُورُlight رَبِّكَof your Lord أجْمَلُفَيْضٌis loveliest; an outpouring تَجَلَّىwas revealed فىin القلوبِhearts هَمِيلُشَمْسُabundant; the sun الحَقِيقةِof truth فىin عُلاهَاits heights تَسْطَعُنُورٌshines; a light يَظَلُّremains عَلىthrough الزَّمانِtime أثِيلُفَالآىُnoble; and the verses تُتْلَىare recited والمَلائِكُand the angels تَجْتَلِىإنَّbehold; indeed الجَميلَthe beautiful إلىtoward الجَمِيلِthe beautiful يَمِيلُإعْجَازُinclines; the miracle مَنْof the One who خَلَقَcreated البَرَايَاall beings كُلَّهاكَلِمٌall of them; words تَسَرْمَدَbecame everlasting فِىin البَيَانِexpression أصِيلُسَلْنِىauthentic; ask me عَنِabout المُخْتَارِthe Chosen One فىwith أدَبٍcourtesy جَلِىحَمَلَclear; he bore الرِّسَالةَthe message والقُرَانand the Qur’an دَلِيلُمِنْis a guide; from تُرْبَةِthe soil الفِرْدَوْسِof paradise هَذاthis المُصْطفَىهُوَChosen One; he رَحمةٌis mercy للعَالَمِينَto all worlds، فَضِيلُفَانظرْvirtuous; so behold تَبَارَكَblessed is رَبُّthe Lord هَذاof this المُجْتَلَىمَنْradiant vision; whoever يُنْكِرُdenies الإصْبَاحَthe dawn جِدُّis utterly كَلِيلُمِنْblind; from نَسْلِthe lineage إبرَاهِيمَof Abraham جَاءَhe came مُبَرَّءًاطُهْرًاunblemished; pure يَدِبُin purity علىhe walks الثَّرَىupon ويَجُولُوحَبَاهُthe earth مِنْand roams; and He bestowed on him حُلَلِfrom الكَمَالِthe robes شَمائلَمَاof perfection شَاءَqualities; whatever رَبُّكَwilled فَالعَطَاءِyour Lord جَزِيلُقُلْfor the giving مَاis abundant; say تَشَاwhat فِىyou wish مَدْحِهِin هُوَhis praise أحْمَدٌوهُوَhe is المُكَمَّلAhmad; and he حُسُنُهthe complete one وجَلِيلُوهُوَhis beauty الصَّبُورُand noble; and he عَلىthe patient one الأذَىَunder وهُوَharm الأبِىُّهُوَand he is الشَّجَاعةُthe proud one; he فىis courage الوَغَىin ونَبِيلُكَمْbattle سَادَand noble; how often فىprevailed الدُّنيَاin ظَلامٌthe world قَبْلَهُdarkness:حَجَرٌbefore him يُأمَّلُa stone والتُّرَابُwas relied upon مَهِيلُرَبٌّand the dust مِنَheaped up; a god الحَلْوَىmade of ويُؤكَلُsweets بَغْتةًيَاand is eaten وَيْحَsuddenly; oh هَذَاwoe to الرَّبُّthis جِدُّgod هَزِيلُوالقَوْمُso very سَكْرَىfeeble; and the people والطِّبَاعُdrunk تَجَلَّفَتْوالسَّيْفُand manners أسْبَقُgrew coarse; and والدِّمَاءُthe sword تَسِيلُمَنْwas swifter ذَاand blood يُوَارِىflows; who سَوْأةَthen الزَّمَنِconceals الغَبِىّthe shame؟والحِلْمُof the age فىthe foolish الزَّمنِand forbearance الغَبِىِّin ضَلِيلُفَالدَّاحسُthe age الغَبْرَاءُthe foolish فَخْرُwent astray; and Dahis حُرُوبِهِمشَخْبُal-Ghabra الدِّمَاءِthe pride علىof their wars; the gush الرَّمالِof blood عَوِيلُوَأدُupon الإنَاثِthe sand فَضِيلَةٌis wailing; burying alive، وحَيَاتُهاأسَفٌof females، سَوادٌwas a virtue للْوُجوهِand her life; alas مَلِيلُأوَّاهُsorrow يَاdarkness زَمَنَfor faces المَخَالَبِwearisome; alas والضَّغَائِنِO والمُغِيرَاتِage الضِّبَاحِof claws تَصُولُفَإذَاand grudges الحَرَائرُand the raiding horses جَاريَاتٌat dawn تُجْتَبَىويُبَاعُcharge; and then لَحْمٌfree women للْبِغَاءِcaptives ذَلُولُمَنْare taken away; and is sold ذَاflesh يَرُدُّfor prostitution إلَىsubmissive; who الخَلائقِthen رُشْدَهاrestores؟شَرُّto الضَّلالةِpeople فىtheir good judgment الحَيَاةِthe worst وَبِيلُويَضُمُّof error آصِرَةًin تَفَرَّقَlife جَمْعُهَاشَمْلٌis ruinous; and joins جَديدٌa bond.. مَنْهَجٌwhose gathering was scattered وسَبيلُهَاits gathering; a community إنَّهnew الصُّبْحُa path الجَدِيدُand its way; behold المُرْتَجَىإنَّhe is الصَّبَاحَthe dawn إذَاthe new أَطَلَّthe hoped-for; indeed جَمِيلُالفَجْرُthe morning فَجْرُكَwhen يَاit appears مُحَمَّدُis beautiful; the dawn والضُّحَىواللَيْلُis your dawn وَلَّىO فالنُّجُومُMuhammad أُفُولُاللَّهُand daylight; and the night رَبٌّhas departed وَاحِدٌso the stars ومُحَمَّدٌخَتْمُare fading; God النَّبِيينَis a Lord الكرامِone رَسُولُيَدْعُوand Muhammad; the seal إلىof the prophets خَيْرٍthe noble يَرُفُّis a messenger; he calls علىto الدُّنَاgoodness:النَّاسُthat spreads gently فىacross الأصْلِthe world الأصِيلِthe people عُدُولُلاin فَرْقَthe origin بيْنَthe original غَنِيِّهمare upright; no وفَقِيرِهِموالمُؤمِنونَdifference أُخُوَّةٌbetween وأُهُولُفَارْتَاضَtheir rich فىand their poor; and believers النُّورِare a brotherhood البَهِىِّand kin; so became disciplined مَنِin اهْتَدَىوارتَادَتِthe light الأُفْقَthe radiant الجَدِيدَwhoever عُقُولُواسْتنكَرَwas guided; and sought out الحَقَّthe horizon المُبِينَthe new غَشِيمُهاوارتَابَminds; and rejected فىthe truth الدِّينِthe clear الحَنيِفِtheir crude ones; and doubted جَهُولُوالطَّغْمَةُin الرَّعْنَاءَthe faith بَاتَتْthe true تَبْتَغِىيَومًاan ignorant one; and the faction مَهُولاthe reckless والرَّسُولُspent the night قَتِيلُيَاseeking تَعْسَa day تَدبِيرٍdreadful يَفِيضُand the Messenger حَمَاقَةًماslain; O ثَبَّتَwretchedness الرَّحمَنُof a plan كَيْفَoverflowing يَزُولُwith folly; what؟!جِبْرِيلُhas established يَحْرُسُthe Merciful والمَلائكُhow حَولَهcould it vanish"واللَّهُGabriel خَيْرٌguards حَافِظًاand the angels" ويَحُولُأنْتَaround him المُؤَيَّدand God كيفَis best أنَّكَas guardian تُغْلَبُواللَّهٌand protects; you رَبُّكَthe one supported فِىhow السَّمَاءِcould you وَكِيلُbe defeated; and God؟ونُصِرْتَyour Lord بالرُّعبِin الشَّديدِheaven؛ فَخَرَّis trustee كِسْرَىand you were aided، فالقَيَاصِرُby dread، فَالعُرُوشُthe intense طُلُولُيَاso fell يَومَKhosrow فَتْحِكَthen the Caesars مَكَّةَthen the thrones انْهَزَمَare ruins; O الصَّنَادِيدُday العُتَاةُof your conquest وسَالَمَتْكَof Mecca فُلُولُوانْضَمَّwere defeated تَحْتَthe chiefs لِوائكَthe defiant السَّادَاتُand made peace with you مِنْهُمthe remnants; and joined والشَّبَابُunder جَمِيعُهُمyour banner وكُهُولُجَاهَدتَthe leaders أهْلَamong them الشِّرْكِand the youths حَتَّىall of them آمَنُواهَذِيand elders; you strove against حُزُونُكthe people يَاof polytheism قُرَيْشُuntil سُهولُوالعَيشُthey believed; these فىyour rugged heights كَنَفِO النَّبِىِّQuraysh نَزَاهَةٌصَفْوٌare plains; and life سَعِيدٌin ، سَائِغٌthe protection وجَميلُإنِّىof the Prophet رَسُولَis purity; serenity اللَّهِpure جِئتُكَhappy شَاكِيًارَهَجًاwholesome عَمِيمًاand beautiful; indeed I؛ فَالصَّفاءُO Messenger قَليلُلاof God حَقَّcame to you يَنْبُسُcomplaining; turmoil والشَّرَائعُwidespread قُيِّدَتْفىwhile clarity شِرْعَةِis scarce; no الغَابِtruth الضَّلالُspeaks صَؤولُوالأرضُand the laws ظَمْأىَwere bound; in لاthe law تَزَالُof the jungle عَلِيلَةًوالشَّرُّerror فيهَاis aggressive; and the earth نَاجِزٌthirsty وفَعُولُوالنَّاسُstill تَعْبُدُremains لاsick; and evil تَزَالُupon it عُجُولَهاوالنُّورُis present أبْطَأَand active; and people والظَّلامُworship عَجُولُفَالحَربُstill تَتْرَىremain والمَحَارِمُtheir calves; and the light دُنِّسَتْوhas slowed دِمَاءُand the darkness قَوْمِكَhastens; so war يَاcomes in succession رَسُولand sacred things سُيُولُوالأُمَّةُwere defiled; and الوُسْطَىthe blood تَخَطَّفَهَاof your people الرَّدَىوفَمُO الزَّمَانِMessenger تَخَرُّصٌis torrents; and the community وعَلِيلُغَوْثًاthe middle رَسُولَwas seized by اللَّهِdestruction; and the mouth إنَّكَof the age مُدْرِكِىفَالرِّىُّis conjecture عِنْدَكَand sickly; help والسَّحَابُO Messenger هَطُولُأدْرِكْof God حِمَاكَindeed you فَقَدْwill reach me; for refreshment تَعَاوَرَهُis with you الأَسَىوالرِّيحُand the clouds تَسْفِىpour rain; save والنَّفِيرُthose in your care طُبُولُصَفْحًاfor جَمِيلاًhas assailed it يَاsorrow; and the wind نَبِىُّscatters dust ومَنْعَةًإنِّىand the call to arms عَلىis drums; pardon بَابِgracious الكَرِيمِO أَمُولُولَكَProphet الشَّفَاعَةُand protection; indeed I عِنْدَat رَبٍّthe door شَافِعٍوبِكَof the Generous One التَّوَسُّلhope; and yours وَاجِبٌis intercession وقَبُولُصَلَّىbefore عَلَيكَa Lord اللَّهُwho intercedes; and through you يَاseeking intercession نُورًاis rightful صَفَاإنَّand acceptance; may He bless الصَّلاةَyou علَىGod الرَّسُولِO أُصُولlight that was purified; indeed purity
هذَا صبَاحُكَ نُورُه (التَّنْزِيلُ)أنتَ النَّبىُّ إلى الوَرَى ورسُولُتَزْهُو بِكَ الدُّنيَا وتَبْتَهِجُ السَّمَاكَمْ زَانَ رَوضٌ فى السَّنَا وخَمِيلُاللَّه أكبرُ نُورُ رَبِّكَ أجْمَلُفَيْضٌ تَجَلَّى فى القلوبِ هَمِيلُشَمْسُ الحَقِيقةِ فى عُلاهَا تَسْطَعُنُورٌ يَظَلُّ عَلى الزَّمانِ أثِيلُفَالآىُ تُتْلَى والمَلائِكُ تَجْتَلِىإنَّ الجَميلَ إلى الجَمِيلِ يَمِيلُإعْجَازُ مَنْ خَلَقَ البَرَايَا كُلَّهاكَلِمٌ تَسَرْمَدَ فِى البَيَانِ أصِيلُسَلْنِى عَنِ المُخْتَارِ فى أدَبٍ جَلِىحَمَلَ الرِّسَالةَ والقُرَان دَلِيلُمِنْ تُرْبَةِ الفِرْدَوْسِ هَذا المُصْطفَىهُوَ رَحمةٌ للعَالَمِينَ، فَضِيلُفَانظرْ تَبَارَكَ رَبُّ هَذا المُجْتَلَىمَنْ يُنْكِرُ الإصْبَاحَ جِدُّ كَلِيلُمِنْ نَسْلِ إبرَاهِيمَ جَاءَ مُبَرَّءًاطُهْرًا يَدِبُ على الثَّرَى ويَجُولُوحَبَاهُ مِنْ حُلَلِ الكَمَالِ شَمائلَمَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ فَالعَطَاءِ جَزِيلُقُلْ مَا تَشَا فِى مَدْحِهِ هُوَ أحْمَدٌوهُوَ المُكَمَّل حُسُنُه وجَلِيلُوهُوَ الصَّبُورُ عَلى الأذَىَ وهُوَ الأبِىُّهُوَ الشَّجَاعةُ فى الوَغَى ونَبِيلُكَمْ سَادَ فى الدُّنيَا ظَلامٌ قَبْلَهُ:حَجَرٌ يُأمَّلُ والتُّرَابُ مَهِيلُرَبٌّ مِنَ الحَلْوَى ويُؤكَلُ بَغْتةًيَا وَيْحَ هَذَا الرَّبُّ جِدُّ هَزِيلُوالقَوْمُ سَكْرَى والطِّبَاعُ تَجَلَّفَتْوالسَّيْفُ أسْبَقُ والدِّمَاءُ تَسِيلُمَنْ ذَا يُوَارِى سَوْأةَ الزَّمَنِ الغَبِىّ؟والحِلْمُ فى الزَّمنِ الغَبِىِّ ضَلِيلُفَالدَّاحسُ الغَبْرَاءُ فَخْرُ حُرُوبِهِمشَخْبُ الدِّمَاءِ على الرَّمالِ عَوِيلُوَأدُ الإنَاثِ فَضِيلَةٌ، وحَيَاتُهاأسَفٌ، سَوادٌ للْوُجوهِ مَلِيلُأوَّاهُ يَا زَمَنَ المَخَالَبِ والضَّغَائِنِ والمُغِيرَاتِ الضِّبَاحِ تَصُولُفَإذَا الحَرَائرُ جَاريَاتٌ تُجْتَبَىويُبَاعُ لَحْمٌ للْبِغَاءِ ذَلُولُمَنْ ذَا يَرُدُّ إلَى الخَلائقِ رُشْدَها؟شَرُّ الضَّلالةِ فى الحَيَاةِ وَبِيلُويَضُمُّ آصِرَةً تَفَرَّقَ جَمْعُهَاشَمْلٌ جَديدٌ.. مَنْهَجٌ وسَبيلُهَا إنَّه الصُّبْحُ الجَدِيدُ المُرْتَجَىإنَّ الصَّبَاحَ إذَا أَطَلَّ جَمِيلُالفَجْرُ فَجْرُكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ والضُّحَىواللَيْلُ وَلَّى فالنُّجُومُ أُفُولُاللَّهُ رَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ ومُحَمَّدٌخَتْمُ النَّبِيينَ الكرامِ رَسُولُيَدْعُو إلى خَيْرٍ يَرُفُّ على الدُّنَا:النَّاسُ فى الأصْلِ الأصِيلِ عُدُولُلا فَرْقَ بيْنَ غَنِيِّهم وفَقِيرِهِموالمُؤمِنونَ أُخُوَّةٌ وأُهُولُفَارْتَاضَ فى النُّورِ البَهِىِّ مَنِ اهْتَدَىوارتَادَتِ الأُفْقَ الجَدِيدَ عُقُولُواسْتنكَرَ الحَقَّ المُبِينَ غَشِيمُهاوارتَابَ فى الدِّينِ الحَنيِفِ جَهُولُوالطَّغْمَةُ الرَّعْنَاءَ بَاتَتْ تَبْتَغِىيَومًا مَهُولا والرَّسُولُ قَتِيلُيَا تَعْسَ تَدبِيرٍ يَفِيضُ حَمَاقَةًما ثَبَّتَ الرَّحمَنُ كَيْفَ يَزُولُ؟!جِبْرِيلُ يَحْرُسُ والمَلائكُ حَولَه"واللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا" ويَحُولُأنْتَ المُؤَيَّد كيفَ أنَّكَ تُغْلَبُواللَّهٌ رَبُّكَ فِى السَّمَاءِ وَكِيلُ؟ونُصِرْتَ بالرُّعبِ الشَّديدِ؛ فَخَرَّ كِسْرَى، فالقَيَاصِرُ، فَالعُرُوشُ طُلُولُيَا يَومَ فَتْحِكَ مَكَّةَ انْهَزَمَ الصَّنَادِيدُ العُتَاةُ وسَالَمَتْكَ فُلُولُوانْضَمَّ تَحْتَ لِوائكَ السَّادَاتُ مِنْهُم والشَّبَابُ جَمِيعُهُم وكُهُولُجَاهَدتَ أهْلَ الشِّرْكِ حَتَّى آمَنُواهَذِي حُزُونُك يَا قُرَيْشُ سُهولُوالعَيشُ فى كَنَفِ النَّبِىِّ نَزَاهَةٌصَفْوٌ سَعِيدٌ ، سَائِغٌ وجَميلُإنِّى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئتُكَ شَاكِيًارَهَجًا عَمِيمًا؛ فَالصَّفاءُ قَليلُلا حَقَّ يَنْبُسُ والشَّرَائعُ قُيِّدَتْفى شِرْعَةِ الغَابِ الضَّلالُ صَؤولُوالأرضُ ظَمْأىَ لا تَزَالُ عَلِيلَةًوالشَّرُّ فيهَا نَاجِزٌ وفَعُولُوالنَّاسُ تَعْبُدُ لا تَزَالُ عُجُولَهاوالنُّورُ أبْطَأَ والظَّلامُ عَجُولُفَالحَربُ تَتْرَى والمَحَارِمُ دُنِّسَتْو دِمَاءُ قَوْمِكَ يَا رَسُول سُيُولُوالأُمَّةُ الوُسْطَى تَخَطَّفَهَا الرَّدَىوفَمُ الزَّمَانِ تَخَرُّصٌ وعَلِيلُغَوْثًا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إنَّكَ مُدْرِكِىفَالرِّىُّ عِنْدَكَ والسَّحَابُ هَطُولُأدْرِكْ حِمَاكَ فَقَدْ تَعَاوَرَهُ الأَسَىوالرِّيحُ تَسْفِى والنَّفِيرُ طُبُولُصَفْحًا جَمِيلاً يَا نَبِىُّ ومَنْعَةًإنِّى عَلى بَابِ الكَرِيمِ أَمُولُولَكَ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَ رَبٍّ شَافِعٍوبِكَ التَّوَسُّل وَاجِبٌ وقَبُولُصَلَّى عَلَيكَ اللَّهُ يَا نُورًا صَفَاإنَّ الصَّلاةَ علَى الرَّسُولِ أُصُول
This is your morning, its light the Revelation; you are the Prophet sent to humankind, a messenger. Through you the world shines and the heavens rejoice; how radiant are grove and thicket! God is greatest; your Lord’s light is loveliest, an abundant outpouring revealed in hearts. The sun of truth shines at its height, a noble light enduring through time. The verses are recited and the angels behold; beauty inclines toward beauty. The miracle of the Creator of all beings is speech made everlasting in eloquence. Ask me about the Chosen One with fitting courtesy: he bore the message, with the Qur’an as guide. This Chosen One is of paradise’s soil, a mercy to all worlds, virtuous. Behold how blessed is the Lord of this radiant vision; whoever denies the dawn is utterly blind. He came from Abraham’s line, pure and unblemished, walking the earth. His Lord bestowed upon him the qualities of perfection in abundance. Say what you wish in his praise: he is Ahmad, complete in beauty and noble; patient under harm, proud, brave in battle. How much darkness ruled before him: a stone was trusted, and earth heaped up; a god made of sweets was suddenly eaten. How feeble such a god! People were drunk, manners grew coarse, swords struck first, and blood flowed. Who could cover the shame of that foolish age, when forbearance went astray? The wars of Dahis and al-Ghabra were their pride, with blood spilling on the sand and cries of grief. Burying girls was called virtue, while their lives brought weary shame upon faces. Alas for an age of claws, grudges, and raiding horses that charged at dawn! Free women became captives taken away, their bodies sold for prostitution. Who would restore sound judgment to people and reunite their scattered bonds? A new community, a path and a way: he is the hoped-for new dawn, and morning is beautiful when it breaks. The dawn and daylight are yours, Muhammad; night has departed and the stars are fading. God is one Lord, and Muhammad is the messenger, the seal of the noble prophets. He calls to goodness throughout the world: people are upright in their original nature; rich and poor are equal, and believers are brothers and kin. Those guided by the radiant light grew disciplined, and minds sought a new horizon. The crude rejected plain truth, and the ignorant doubted the true faith. A reckless faction plotted a dreadful day when the Messenger would be killed. What foolish planning! How could what the Merciful has established perish? Gabriel guards him, angels surround him, and God is the best guardian. You are divinely supported: how could you be defeated when God is your protector? You were aided by great dread; Khosrow fell, then the Caesars, and thrones became ruins. On the day you conquered Mecca, the defiant chiefs were defeated and their remnants made peace. Leaders, young men, and elders all gathered beneath your banner. You strove against those who associated partners with God until they believed; Quraysh, your rugged heights became plains. Life under the Prophet’s protection was pure, serene, happy, wholesome, and beautiful. Messenger of God, I come to you complaining of widespread turmoil and scarce clarity. Truth can scarcely speak, laws are bound, and error prevails under the law of the jungle. The thirsty earth remains sick, and evil is active upon it. People still worship their calves; light is slow while darkness hastens. Wars follow one another, sacred things are defiled, and your people’s blood flows in torrents. Destruction has seized the middle community, and the mouth of the age utters sickly guesses. Help, Messenger of God; you can reach me, for refreshment is with you and the clouds pour rain. Save those under your protection: sorrow has assailed them, the wind scatters dust, and the call to arms beats like drums. Grant gracious pardon and protection, Prophet; I wait at the Generous One’s door. Yours is intercession before an interceding Lord, and through you I seek acceptance. May God bless you, pure light; blessing the Messenger is a fundamental practice.