خَطَب الرسولُ فَكُلُّ سَمْعٍ مُنْصِتٌ

خَطَب الرسولُ فَكُلُّ سَمْعٍ مُنْصِتٌ

في الخَافِقَيْنِ وكلُّ قلبٍ خَاشِعُ

في الخَافِقَيْنِ وكلُّ قلبٍ خَاشِعُ

The Messenger preached, so every ear listened in silence,

The Prophet preached, and every ear was attentive,

In East and West, and every heart was humbled.

In the two worlds, and every heart humble.

قُلْ يا محمّدُ كُلُّ شيءٍ مُطرقٌ

قُلْ يا محمّدُ كُلُّ شيءٍ مُطرقٌ

يَرجو المزيدَ وكلُّ شيءٍ سَامِعُ

يَرجو المزيدَ وكلُّ شيءٍ سَامِعُ

Speak, O Muhammad; all things bow their heads,

Say, O Muhammad, everything is silent,

Hoping for more, and all things listen.

Awaiting more, and everything listening.

قل ما يُعَلِّمكَ الذي هو عَالِمٌ

قل ما يُعَلِّمكَ الذي هو عَالِمٌ

أنّ النُّفوسَ إلى الفسادِ نَوازِعُ

أنّ النُّفوسَ إلى الفسادِ نَوازِعُ

Say what the One who knows teaches you:

Say, what teaches you He who is All-Knowing,

That souls incline toward corruption.

That souls tend towards corruption?

أدِّبْ بدينِ اللَّهِ قَوْمَكَ إنّه

أدِّبْ بدينِ اللَّهِ قَوْمَكَ إنّه

دِينٌ لأشتاتِ الفضائلِ جامعُ

دِينٌ لأشتاتِ الفضائلِ جامعُ

Discipline your people through God's religion, for it is

Discipline your people with the religion of God, for it

A religion that gathers the scattered virtues together.

Is a religion that gathers all virtues.

هذا تراثُ العالمِينَ بأسرهم

هذا تراثُ العالمِينَ بأسرهم

يَجرِي عليهم نَفْعُه المتتابعُ

يَجرِي عليهم نَفْعُه المتتابعُ

This is the heritage of all the world's peoples;

This is the heritage of the whole world,

Its continual benefit flows to them.

Its benefits flowing perpetually upon them.

فلكلِّ عصرٍ منه وِردٌ سائغٌ

فلكلِّ عصرٍ منه وِردٌ سائغٌ

ولكلِّ جِيلٍ منه كَنْزُ رائعُ

ولكلِّ جِيلٍ منه كَنْزُ رائعُ

So every age has a pleasant draught from it,

For every age it has a pleasing draught,

And every generation has a wondrous treasure from it.

And for every generation a splendid treasure.

قُل للذي تَرك السّبيلَ ألا اسْتَقِمْ

قُل للذي تَرك السّبيلَ ألا اسْتَقِمْ

وعَنِ العَمايةِ فَلْيَزَعْكَ الوازِعُ

وعَنِ العَمايةِ فَلْيَزَعْكَ الوازِعُ

Tell the one who has left the path: take heed, be upright!

Say to him who left the path: Correct yourself,

And let the restraining force keep you from blindness.

And let duty dissuade you from blindness.

فإذا غَوَيْتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ ضائرٌ

فإذا غَوَيْتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ ضائرٌ

وإذا اهتديتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ نافعُ

وإذا اهتديتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ نافعُ

So if you go astray, everything is harmful,

For if you go astray, everything is harmful,

And if you find guidance, everything is beneficial.

And if you are guided, everything is beneficial.

اللَّهُ أنزلَ في المفصَّلِ حُكمَهُ

اللَّهُ أنزلَ في المفصَّلِ حُكمَهُ

والحقُّ يعرفه التَقيُّ الطائعُ

والحقُّ يعرفه التَقيُّ الطائعُ

God sent down His decree in the Mufassal,

God sent down His rule in detail,

And the devout, obedient one knows the truth.

And the pious recognises the truth and obeys.