جِبتُ لِما أَسرى الإِلهُ بِعَبدِهِ

جِبتُ لِما أَسرى الإِلهُ بِعَبدِهِ

مِنَ البَيتِ لَيلاً نَحوَ بَيتٍ مُقَدَّسِ

مِنَ البَيتِ لَيلاً نَحوَ بَيتٍ مُقَدَّسِ

[I marveled] when God took His servant by night,

I was inspired when God took His servant

From the House, at night, toward a sacred House.

On a night journey from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque

كِلا طَلَقَيهِ كانَ مَنَّ بِبَعضِها

كِلا طَلَقَيهِ كانَ مَنَّ بِبَعضِها

ذَهاباً وَإِقبالاً وَما مِن مُعَرَّسِ

ذَهاباً وَإِقبالاً وَما مِن مُعَرَّسِ

[Wording unclear:] both his journeys—He had bestowed part of it—

On both his trajectories was goodness

Going and returning, without any halt for rest.

Going and returning without any difficulty

فَآمَنتُ إيماناً بِرَبّي وَبَيَّنَت

فَآمَنتُ إيماناً بِرَبّي وَبَيَّنَت

لَنا كُتُبٌ مِن عِندِهِ لَم تُلَبَّسِ

لَنا كُتُبٌ مِن عِندِهِ لَم تُلَبَّسِ

So I believed firmly in my Lord, and things were made clear

So I believed, with strong faith in my Lord

To us by scriptures from Him, never obscured.

Books from Him became clear to us without any doubt

مُبَيِّنَةٌ فيها شِفاءٌ وَرَحمَةٌ

مُبَيِّنَةٌ فيها شِفاءٌ وَرَحمَةٌ

وَمَوعِظَةٌ لِلسّائِلِ المُتَجَسِّسِ

وَمَوعِظَةٌ لِلسّائِلِ المُتَجَسِّسِ

Making things clear, containing healing and mercy,

Containing in them healing, mercy

And admonition for the inquisitive questioner.

And advice for the curious imposter

نَرى الوَحيَ فيها مُستَبيناً وَخُطَّةً

نَرى الوَحيَ فيها مُستَبيناً وَخُطَّةً

مِنَ الوَحيِ تَمحو كُلَّ أَمرٍ مُعَمَّسِ

مِنَ الوَحيِ تَمحو كُلَّ أَمرٍ مُعَمَّسِ

We see revelation in them, manifest, and a course

We see revelation in them, clear and marked

Of revelation that erases every obscure matter.

From revelation that erases all obscured matters

إِلهٌ عَظيمُ القَدرِ أَوحى كِتابَهُ

إِلهٌ عَظيمُ القَدرِ أَوحى كِتابَهُ

إِلى مُصطَفى ذي عِفَّةٍ لَم يُدَنَّسِ

إِلى مُصطَفى ذي عِفَّةٍ لَم يُدَنَّسِ

God, great in majesty, revealed His Book

A God, great in might, revealed His book

To Mustafa, possessed of chastity, never defiled,

To Mustafa, of high moral standing, never tainted

كَريمِ المَساعي مِن ذُؤابَةِ هاشِمٍ

كَريمِ المَساعي مِن ذُؤابَةِ هاشِمٍ

تَمَكَّنَ مِنها في نَواصٍ وَمَعطِسِ

تَمَكَّنَ مِنها في نَواصٍ وَمَعطِسِ

Noble in his endeavors, from the crest of Hashim,

Noble in endeavor, from the lineage of Hashim

Firmly established within it, at the forelocks and the nose.

Well-established in it among protects and marshes

إِذا عُدَّتِ الأَنسابُ أَو قِسنَ بِالحَصا

إِذا عُدَّتِ الأَنسابُ أَو قِسنَ بِالحَصا

فَمَغرِسُهُ مِن هاشِمٍ خَيرُ مَغرِسِ

فَمَغرِسُهُ مِن هاشِمٍ خَيرُ مَغرِسِ

When lineages are counted, or measured with pebbles,

When genealogies are counted or measured by standard

Then his root-stock in Hashim is the finest root-stock.

His roots are from Hashim, the best roots

فَلا توعِدوهُ وَاِقبَلوا ما أَتاكُمُ

فَلا توعِدوهُ وَاِقبَلوا ما أَتاكُمُ

بِهِ مِن رِسالاتٍ مَتى توحَ تُدرَسِ

بِهِ مِن رِسالاتٍ مَتى توحَ تُدرَسِ

So do not threaten him; accept what he has brought you

So do not threaten him, and accept what has come to you

Of messages, studied whenever they are revealed.

Through his message whenever studied and pondered

وَإِلّا فَإِنّي خائِفٌ أَن يُعَذَّبوا

وَإِلّا فَإِنّي خائِفٌ أَن يُعَذَّبوا

وَيُضرَب عَلى أَبصارِهِم ثُمَّ تُطمَسِ

وَيُضرَب عَلى أَبصارِهِم ثُمَّ تُطمَسِ

Otherwise, I fear that they will be punished,

Else I fear you will be tormented

And their sight sealed over, then obliterated,

And your sights will be struck, then blinded

وَتَلقَوا كَما لاقَت قُرونٌ كَثيرَةٌ

وَتَلقَوا كَما لاقَت قُرونٌ كَثيرَةٌ

مَضَت قَبلَكُم مِن صاعِقاتٍ وَأَنحُسِ

مَضَت قَبلَكُم مِن صاعِقاتٍ وَأَنحُسِ

And you meet what many generations met,

And you will face what many past generations faced

That passed before you: thunderbolts and misfortunes.

From perishing thunderbolts and ill omens