لَكَfor you فيin قُلوبhearts العالَمينall people مَواضعplaces
لَكَ في قُلوب العالَمين مَواضع
وَلَهُمand for them بِماthrough what تُسديyou bestow بِذاكَthereby مَنافِعٌbenefits
وَلَهُم بِما تُسدي بِذاكَ مَنافِعٌ
You hold places in the hearts of all people.
You have a place in the hearts of both worlds,
And what you bestow thereby brings them benefits.
And through your giving, benefits come to them.
دمنold dwelling-sites البَسيطةthe earth نيرbright بكthrough you فيamong المَلاthe assembled people
دمن البَسيطة نير بك في المَلا
وَثَناكَand praise of you ماwhat lies بَينَamong المَلائكthe angels شائِعُwidespread
وَثَناكَ ما بَينَ المَلائك شائِعُ
The earth’s old dwelling-sites are bright through you among the people.
Among the simple folk, your light shines,
And praise of you is widespread among the angels.
And your praise circulates among the angels.
شَوقيmy longing إِلىtoward تِلكَthose النِعالthe sandals مُقبِلاًapproaching
شَوقي إِلى تِلكَ النِعال مُقبِلاً
هُوَit فيin عُلاloftiness فرقthe crown الفَراقدthe Farqad stars واضِعُlaying low
هُوَ في عُلا فرق الفَراقد واضِعُ
My longing, approaching those sandals—
Yearning for those slippers I come,
In its loftiness, it lays low the Farqad stars’ crown.
While separation has laid its burden.
ياO نَجلdescendant صَديقthe friend of النَبيّthe Prophet مُحَمَدٍMuhammad
يا نَجل صَديق النَبيّ مُحَمَدٍ
مِنwho (contextual reading) فيat القِيامةthe Resurrection للبريةfor creation شافِعُan intercessor
مِن في القِيامة للبرية شافِعُ
O descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s friend,
O son of the Prophet Muhammad's friend,
Who intercedes for creation at the Resurrection.
You will intercede for creation on Judgment Day.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who جَعلتwere appointed (passive reading) لَهُfor him فيin مَهدِهِhis cradle
أَنتَ الَّذي جَعلت لَهُ في مَهدِهِ
مِنfrom among أُمَهاتthe mothers of المَعلوماتknowledge مَراضِعُwet nurses
مِن أُمَهات المَعلومات مَراضِعُ
You are the one for whom, in his cradle, were appointed
You it was who in his cradle made,
Wet nurses from among the mothers of knowledge.
From the mothers of knowledge, wet nurses for him.
فَبَقيتso may you remain ماas long as دامَcontinues الوُجودexistence مُمتِعاًdelightful
فَبَقيت ما دامَ الوُجود مُمتِعاً
بِكَthrough you أَيُّهاO القَمَرthe moon المُنيرluminous الساطِعُradiant
بِكَ أَيُّها القَمَر المُنير الساطِعُ
So may you live on as long as existence remains delightful
So you remained, for as long as existence brings joy,
Through you, O luminous, radiant moon.
O you shining brilliant moon.