فَياSo, O خَاتَمSeal الرُّسْلِthe messengers الكِرَامِthe noble وَمَنْand the one بِهِthrough him
فَيا خَاتَم الرُّسْلِ الكِرَامِ وَمَنْ بِهِ
لَنَاfor us مِنْfrom مَهُولاتِterrors الذُّنوبِsins تَخَلُّصُdeliverance
لَنَا مِنْ مَهُولاتِ الذُّنوبِ تَخَلُّصُ
So, O Seal of the noble messengers, and you through whom
O Seal of the noble messengers, through whom
we find deliverance from the terrors of sins,
We are delivered from the unknown sins,
أَغِثْناcome to our aid أَجِرْنَاgrant us refuge مِنْfrom ذنوبٍsins تَعاظَمَتْhave grown grievous
أَغِثْنا أَجِرْنَا مِنْ ذنوبٍ تَعاظَمَتْ
فَأَنْتَfor you شَفيعٌan intercessor لِلْوَرَىfor humankind وَمُخلِّصُand a deliverer
فَأَنْتَ شَفيعٌ لِلْوَرَى وَمُخلِّصُ
Come to our aid; grant us refuge from sins grown grievous,
Help us, absolve us of accumulated sins,
for you are an intercessor for humankind and a deliverer.
For you are the intercessor of mankind and savior.
وَماand not ليَfor me مِنany وَجْهٍstanding ولاnor مِنْany وَسيلةٍmeans of approach
وَما ليَ مِن وَجْهٍ ولا مِنْ وَسيلةٍ
سِوَىexcept أَنَّthat قلبيmy heart فيin المحبّةِlove مُخْلِصُsincere
سِوَى أَنَّ قلبي في المحبّةِ مُخْلِصُ
And I have no standing, nor any means of approach,
I have no recourse nor means
except that my heart is sincere in love.
Except that my heart is sincere in its love,
إذاif صَحَّis assured مِنْكَfrom you القُرْبُnearness ياO خَيْرَbest مُرْسَلٍmessenger
إذا صَحَّ مِنْكَ القُرْبُ يا خَيْرَ مُرْسَلٍ
عَلىfor أَيِّwhat شيءٍthing بَعْدَafter ذلكthat أَحْرِصُI strive eagerly
عَلى أَيِّ شيءٍ بَعْدَ ذلك أَحْرِصُ
If nearness is truly granted by you, O best of messengers,
When intimacy with you, O best of messengers, is sound
for what, after that, should I strive?
For what thing after that would I yearn?
وَلَيْسَand does not يخافُfear الضَّيْمَoppression مَنْwhoever كُنْتَyou have been كَهْفَهُhis refuge
وَلَيْسَ يخافُ الضَّيْمَ مَنْ كُنْتَ كَهْفَهُ
فَعَنْso for أيّwhat شَيءٍthing غَيْرother than جَاهِكَyour honored standing يَفْحَصُhe searches
فَعَنْ أيّ شَيءٍ غَيْر جَاهِكَ يَفْحَصُ
And he whose refuge you have been fears no oppression;
He who takes you as his refuge does not fear injustice,
so what does he seek other than your honored standing?
So for what else besides your glory would he search?
عَلَيْكَupon you صَلاةٌa blessing يَشْمَلُencompasses الآلَthe family عَرْفُهَاits fragrance
عَلَيْكَ صَلاةٌ يَشْمَلُ الآلَ عَرْفُهَا
وَللجملةِand for all الأصحابِthe Companions مِنْهاof it تَخَصُّصُa special share
وَللجملةِ الأصحابِ مِنْها تَخَصُّصُ
Upon you be a blessing whose fragrance embraces your family,
Upon you blessings that include your family within its knowledge,
and all the Companions have a special share of it.
And a special portion for all the companions.