حسبthought الأعداءthe enemies أنيthat I
حسب الأعداء أني
قدhad وهىweakened ظهريmy back بحمليbeneath my burden
قد وهى ظهري بحملي
The enemies thought that I
The enemies thought that
had grown weak in the back beneath my burden.
I was weak and helpless
ماnot درواthey knew أنيthat I بأولاwith the children (word continues)
ما دروا أني بأولا
دcompletion of أولاد: 'children' رسولMessenger اللَهof God وصلىmy bond
د رسول اللَه وصلى
They did not know that I am bound to the children
They did not know that I firstly
of God's Messenger.
Follow the Messenger of Allah and pray to him
وعلىand upon اللَهGod اتكاليmy reliance
وعلى اللَه اتكالي
ومنand from الساداتthe noble lords أصليmy lineage
ومن السادات أصلي
And upon God is my reliance,
And I depend on Allah
and my lineage is from the noble lords.
And I am from noble ancestors
ولمولايand upon my Lord اتسناديmy reliance
ولمولاي اتسنادي
لاnot إلىupon جاهيmy standing وفعليand my deeds
لا إلى جاهي وفعلي
And upon my Lord I lean,
And my master is my support
not upon my standing or my deeds.
Not my status or deeds
جهلdid not know الحسادthe envious حاليmy state
جهل الحساد حالي
وأرادواand they wished قطعto sever حبليmy cord
وأرادوا قطع حبلي
The envious did not know my state,
The ignorance of the envious is my state
and they wished to sever my cord.
And they wanted to sever my connection
وأرادand willed اللَهGod عزيmy honor
وأراد اللَه عزي
فعلاso rose شانيmy standing وطوليand my stature
فعلا شاني وطولي
But God willed my honor,
But Allah, the Almighty
so my standing and stature rose.
Exalted my status and stature
فجولso the circling (wording uncertain) اللَهof God حوليaround me
فجول اللَه حولي
ومنand from الرحمنthe Most Merciful سؤليwhat I seek
ومن الرحمن سؤلي
So God's circling is around me;
So Allah protected me
and from the Most Merciful comes what I seek.
And my request is from the Merciful
هوHe مقصوديmy aim ومطلوand my sought-after one (word continues)
هو مقصودي ومطلو
بيcompletion of مطلوبي: 'my sought-after one' لهto Him جزئيmy part وكليand my whole
بي له جزئي وكلي
He is my aim and the one I seek;
He is my goal and hope
to Him belong my part and my whole.
To Him belongs my essence and whole
وصلاةand the blessing اللَهof God تهديbe bestowed
وصلاة اللَه تهدي
كلماwhenever صلىprayed مصلىa worshipper
كلما صلى مصلى
And may God's blessing be bestowed,
And the prayer of Allah guides
whenever a worshipper prays,
Whoever prays to the beloved of Allah, Taha
لحبيبupon the beloved اللَهof God طهTaha
لحبيب اللَه طه
ولأصحابand upon companions وأهلand family
ولأصحاب وأهل
upon God's beloved, Taha,
And his companions and family
and upon his companions and family,
And the honorable followers
ولأتباعand upon followers كرامnoble
ولأتباع كرام
عرفواthey knew سرthe secret التجليof divine manifestation
عرفوا سر التجلي
and upon noble followers
Who knew the secret of revelation
who knew the secret of divine manifestation.
Partial English translation: 21 of 22 Arabic lines translated.