1. يا نجمة الأملِ المغشيِّ بالألمِ

    كوني دليليَ في محلولكِ الظُلمِ

    O star of hope veiled in pain,

    Be my guide amid pitch-black darkness,

  2. في ليلة من ليالي القُرِّ حالكةٍ

    صخَّابةٍ بصدى الأرياحِ والدَّيَمِ

    On a black night among the nights of bitter cold,

    Clamorous with the echoes of winds and steady rains.

  3. دُجىً تتالى كأمواجِ المحيطِ بها

    عقلي وقلبي وطرفي كلُّ ذاك عمي

    Darkness follows darkness like ocean waves; within it,

    My mind, my heart, my sight—all are blind.

  4. أكادُ أرتابُ في نفسي فأٌنكرها

    لولا مسيسيَ جسمي غيرَ مُتَّهمِ

    I almost doubt my own existence and deny it,

    Were it not for my unquestioned touch of my body.

  5. في نفنفٍ هائلٍ جمٍّ مزالقُه

    رهنُ الحياةِ به في زلَّةِ القدمِ

    In a terrifying wilderness, abundant in slippery places,

    Life hangs upon a single slip of the foot.

  6. على طريق كحدِّ السَّيفِ مسلكُها

    هولٌ وحيْديَ عنها الموتُ من أمَمِ

    Upon a path like a sword's edge, whose course

    Is terror, and turning aside means death close ahead.

  7. فأشرقي وأنيري لي السبيل فما

    لي غيرَ نوركِ من منجى ومعتصمِ

    Shine forth and light the way for me, for

    Apart from your light, I have no refuge or protection.

  8. أنتِ الحياةُ ولولا أنتِ ما أتسعتْ

    مضايقُ العيشِ بين الهمِّ والسَّقمِ

    You are life; without you, there would be no widening

    Of life's narrow passages between sorrow and sickness.

  9. تلوِّحين لمن ضاقت مذاهبُه

    وأوشك اليأسُ يلقيه إلى الرَّجمِ

    You signal to one whose paths have narrowed,

    Whom despair almost casts into the grave:

  10. أنْ هذه نوبةٌ في الحالِ زائلةٌ

    ودون بضعِ خُطىً ما رمتَه فقُمِ

    This is a passing episode, soon to vanish;

    Your goal is only a few steps away—arise!

  11. والوهنُ أمتنُ أسبابِ الحياة له

    ثارُه في سرور الناسِ والألمِ

    And weakness is the strongest of life's bonds; it has

    Its revenge in people's happiness and pain.

  12. يا ويحَ قلبي بجنبي لا هدوءَ له

    يجيشُ بالهمِّ كالبركانِ بالحممِ

    Alas for my heart within my breast: it knows no rest,

    Seething with sorrow like a volcano with lava.

  13. يئِنُّ من ثِقَلِ الآمالِ تَبهَظُهُ

    إنَّ الهمومَ رسالاتٌ من الهِمَمِ

    It groans beneath the weight of hopes that burden it;

    Sorrows are messages sent by high ambitions.

  14. أرنو إلى يعربٍ والدَّهرُ يعرضُها

    روايةَ البُؤسِ بعدَ العِزِّ والنَّعَمِ

    I gaze toward Ya'rub, while time presents her

    As a tragedy of misery after glory and abundance.

  15. تقاسمتها شعوبُ الغربِ تدفعُها

    إلى المهالِكِ سوقَ الشاءِ والنَّعَمِ

    The peoples of the West have divided her, driving her

    Toward destruction as sheep and livestock are driven.

  16. وأرمقُ الدينَ والأعداءُ توسِعُهُ

    فتكاً يُضافُ إلى أدوائِهِ القُسُمُ

    I watch religion while its enemies lavish upon it

    Devastation, with divisions added to its maladies.

  17. يُكادُ في دارِهِ ظُهرَ النَّهارِ على

    مرأى العمائمِ من أهليهِ والحُمُمِ

    Plots are laid against it in its own house at noon,

    Before its own people's turbans and black locks.

  18. وأَرجِعُ الطَّرفَ فيالأحقافِ غارقةً

    في الجهلِ فوضى بلا عدلٍ ولا نُظُمِ

    I turn my gaze toward al-Ahqaf, submerged

    In ignorance and disorder, without justice or systems.

  19. تفنَّنتْ في ملاذِ العيشِ تاركةً

    ما تقتضيه فلم تُفطرْ ولم تَصُمِ

    It has perfected life's pleasures while abandoning

    Their demands, thus neither breaking fast nor fasting.

  20. والخُلفُ محتكمٌ فيها يمزِّقُها

    حتَّى يغادرَها لحماً على وضَمِ

    Dissension rules within it, tearing it apart,

    Until it leaves it meat upon a butcher's block.

  21. كيف القرارُ على حالٍ يذوبُ لها

     قلبُ الكريمِ ويجري دمعُهُ بدمِ

    How can one rest amid a condition that melts

    The noble person's heart and mingles his tears with blood?

  22. يا ليتَ شِعري أللعلياءِ من سببٍ

     ألفيهِ يقذفني منها إلى القِمَمِ

    Would that I knew: is there a means to loftiness

    That I might find, to fling me from it to the peaks?

  23. شوقي إليها وعجزي عن تسلُّقِها

    يُعذِّباني عذابَ الويلِ والضَّرمِ

    My longing for it and my inability to climb it

    Torment me with the torment of misery and flame.

  24. والحُبُّ يُقصِرُ من خطوي وهل عرفتْ

    معبودةُ الحُبّ مثلي عابداً صنمي

    Love shortens my stride; has love's adored one

    —My idol—known a worshipper like me,

  25. أوفى وأقومَ في هجر وفي صِلةٍ

    منِّي بحفظِ عُهودِ الحُبِّ والذِّمَمِ

    More faithful and steadfast in estrangement and union

    Than I in keeping love's pledges and obligations?

  26. بُليتُ فيه بخطبٍ لا عزاءَ له

    إلا اللقاءُ بدارِ الخُلدٍ والسَّلَمِ

    In love I have suffered a calamity with no consolation

    Except reunion in the abode of eternity and peace.

  27. ولن يزالَ وطيسُ الحُبِّ في كبدي

    يرمي بذي شررٍ كالقصرِ مُضطرِمِ

    Love's furnace within my heart will never cease

    To cast blazing sparks as large as a palace.

  28. وما الحياةُ بلا حُبٍّ سوى جَفَفٍ

    عن فطرةِ اللهِ أو ضربٌ من العدمِ

    Life without love is nothing but a withering

    Away from God's given nature, or a kind of nothingness.

  29. ويحَ الشَّبابِ وقد ندَّتْ أوائِلُهُ

    والحوضُ دوني وإنِّي لا أزالُ ظمي

    Alas for youth, whose first days have fled!

    The pool stands before me, yet I remain thirsty.

  30. خمسٌ وعشرون لم أُدركْ بها غرضاً

    مرَّتْ عليَّ مُرورَ الطَّيفِ في الحُلُمِ

    Twenty-five years, in which I attained no goal,

    Passed over me like a phantom in a dream.

  31. يا ويلتاهُ أأبغي أن أسودَ إذا

    ولَّى الشَّبابُ وما فيه من العَرَمِ

    Alas! Shall I seek to lead only when

    Youth and its fierce vigor have departed?

  32. هيهات هيهات إنَّ الشَّيبَ مجبنةٌ

     تصُدُّ عمَّا يريدُ المجدُ من قُحَمِ

    Far from it, far from it! Gray hair breeds timidity,

    Deterring one from the perils glory demands.

  33. إنَّ الشَّبابَ بُراقُ المجدِ يركبُهُ

    إليه كلُّ فتى شيحانَ مُعتزِمِ

    Youth is glory's Buraq, ridden

    Toward it by every vigorous, resolute young man.

  34. فما وقوفُكَ مشدوهاً تردَّدُ ما

    بين النُّكوصِ على الأعقابِ والقُدُمِ

    Why stand bewildered, wavering

    Between retreat upon your heels and advance,

  35. وقد بدا لك نورُ اللهِ مُتَّقِداً

    يوم الوقوفِ أمامَ الواحِدِ الحَكَمِ

    When God's light has appeared to you, blazing,

    On the day of standing before the One, the Judge,

  36. حيثُ الجموعُ خُشوعٌ يلجأون إلى

    مولاهُمُ بدموعِ التَّوبِ والنَّدمِ

    Where the crowds, humble, seek refuge

    With their Lord through tears of repentance and remorse?

  37. وشاهدتْ عيناكَ ذي البطحاءَ زاخرةً

    بالذكرياتِ لطه سيِّدِ الأُمَمِ

    Your eyes have seen this al-Batha overflowing

    With memories of Taha, lord of the nations.

  38. فاجمعْ متاعَكَ واركبْ ظهرَ سابحةٍ

    هولٍ تسيرُ بلا رحلٍ ولا لُجُمِ

    Gather your belongings and mount a coursing steed,

    Terrifying, traveling without saddle or bridles.

  39. تجري فتُبصرُ بالأشياءِ مُدبرةً

    كأنَّ مُنهزِماً في إثرِ مُنهزِمِ

    It races, and you see things retreating,

    Like one fugitive following another.

  40. كأنَّما امتلأتْ بالغيظِ فانطلقتْ

    تنفُّساً عن شُواظٍ منه محتدمِ

    As though filled with rage, it hurtles forth,

    Breathing out a fiercely blazing flame.

  41. أنبتْ ويخلُقُ ما لا تعلمون بها                

    وغيرِها من بناتِ العلمِ من قِدَمِ

    “And He creates what you do not know” foretold it,

    And other offspring of knowledge, long ago.

  42. تطوي البلادَ كما مرَّ المؤرِّخُ في              

    لمحٍ بمُختلِفِ الأعصارِ والأُمَمِ

    It traverses countries as a historian passes,

    In a glance, through diverse ages and nations.

  43. حتى إذا وجدتْ عيناكَ نفسَكَ في                  

    ربوع طيبةَ ذاتِ المنهلِ الشَّبِمِ

    Until your eyes find you

    In Tayba's lands, with their cool watering place.

  44. فيمِّمِ المسجدَ الميمونَ في أدبِ

    بقلبِ مدَّكِرٍ في ثغرِ مُبتَسِمِ

    Then approach the blessed mosque respectfully,

    With a remembering heart and a smiling mouth.

  45. واعمدْ إلى الرَّوضَةِ الغنَّا فحيِّ بها

    خيرَ الخلائِقِ من عُربٍ ومن عجَمِ

    Seek the lush Rawda and greet there

    The best of creation, Arab and non-Arab.

  46. قُلِ السَّلامُ على فخرِ الوجودِ على

    خيرِ النَّبيينَ طهَ المُفرَدِ العلَمِ

    Say: Peace upon the pride of existence, upon

    The best of prophets, Taha, uniquely illustrious.

  47. واستجلِ سيرتَه قُدَّامَ روضتِهِ

    ترَ الكمالَ بلا زيغٍ ولا وَهَمِ

    Contemplate his life before his Rawda;

    You will see perfection without deviation or illusion.

  48. هناك حيث يقوم الشَّوقُ في خجلٍ

    لدى الجلالِ جلالِ المجدِ والكرمِ

    There, where longing stands ashamed

    Before majesty—the majesty of glory and generosity—

  49. تُبدي وَلوعَكَ أم تُذري دُموعَكَ أم

    تهفو ضلوعُكَ للآياتِ والعِظَمِ

    Do you reveal your ardor, or shed your tears, or

    Does your breast yearn toward the signs and greatness?

  50. وما تُبثُّ من الأشواقِ في حرمٍ

    يُصابُ فيه بليغُ القولِ بالبَكمِ

    What longing can you express within a sanctuary

    Where even the eloquent are struck dumb?

  51. كان الرسولُ هنا يُملي هدايتَه

    على الأنامِ بلا وعيٍّ ولا لسَمِ

    Here the Messenger used to impart his guidance

    To humankind, without faltering or weariness.

  52. كان الرسولُ هنا يُلقي نصائِحَه

    فيطربونَ لها أشجى من النَّغَمِ

    Here the Messenger used to offer his counsel,

    And they rejoiced in it, more moving than melody.

  53. وكان يقضي هنا بين الورى حَكَماً

    أكرِمْ بأحمدَ من قاضٍ ومن حَكَمِ

    Here he judged between people as an arbiter;

    How noble Ahmad was as judge and arbiter!

  54. وكان من ههنا يُزجي كتائِبَهُ

    لنُصرةِ الدِّينِ من أصحابِهِ البُهَمِ

    From here he used to send forth his battalions

    To support religion, formed of his valiant companions.

  55. ويستشيرهُم في المُشكلاتِ به

    وفيه يستقبلُ العافينَ بالنِّعَمِ

    Here he consulted them about difficult matters,

    And here he welcomed those seeking aid with gifts.

  56. وفيه يلقى وفودَ النَّاسِ آتيةً

    من كلِّ صوبٍ بثغرٍ منه مُبتسِمِ

    Here he received delegations arriving

    From every direction, with a smile upon his lips.

  57. ومنه يبعثُ بالذِّكرى رسائِلَهُ

    ورُسْلَهُ لملوكِ العُربِ والعجَمِ

    From here he sent his letters of admonition

    And his envoys to the kings of Arabs and non-Arabs.

  58. هنا ثوى رجلُ الدُّنيا وواحِدُها

    هنا ثوى خيرث من يسعى على قدمِ

    Here rests the world's great man, its peerless one;

    Here rests the best of those who walk upon feet.

  59. اختاره الله من نسل الخليل فمن

    فرع الذبيح فمن عدنان ذي الكرمِ

    God chose him from al-Khalil's descendants, then

    From the Sacrificial One's branch, then noble Adnan,

  60. فمن كنانة في العلياء من مضرٍ

    فمن قريشٍ فمن عمرو الندى الهشمِ

    Then Kinana, lofty among Mudar,

    Then Quraysh, then Amr of bounty, the bread-breaker,

  61. فالأبيض الغرّة الميمون طالعه

    فجامع الفضل عبدالله والشيمِ

    Then the bright-browed one, blessed in his rising,

    Then Abdallah, who gathered excellence and noble traits.

  62. عقدٌ من النسب العالي يفوق على

    عقد من الدر والألماس منتظمِ

    A necklace of exalted lineage surpassing

    A necklace strung with pearls and diamonds.

  63. كأنما الخلق روض والرسول به

    خلاصة العطر من أزهاره الفغمِ

    As though creation were a garden, and the Messenger within it

    The essence of fragrance from its heady blossoms.

  64. جاءت به الدرة العصماء آمنة

    فأشرق الكونُ من أنواره العممِ

    The flawless pearl, Amina, brought him forth,

    And the universe shone with his all-embracing lights.

  65. واهتز أهل السموات العلا طرباً

    بمنقذ الكون مما فيه من أثمِ

    The inhabitants of the high heavens stirred with joy

    At the universe's deliverer from its sins.

  66. وغنّت الحور أصوات السرور على

    مقاعد النور في قدسية النغمِ

    The houris sang songs of happiness upon

    Seats of light, in the holiness of melody.

  67. وسبحت ربها الأعلى الملائك عن

    شكرٍ وبشرٍ بماحي الظلم والظُلمِ

    The angels glorified their Lord Most High out of

    Gratitude and joy for the effacer of injustice and darkness.

  68. وأشرقت رُحبُ الجنّات وانفتحت

    أبوابها وتجلى الله بالرُّحُمِ

    The expanses of the gardens shone, and opened

    Their gates; God manifested Himself in mercies.

  69. ما كان يعلم أن الله مرسله

     يوماً لأمته دع سائر الأممِ

    He did not know that God would send him

    One day to his nation, let alone all other nations.

  70. لكن مولاه قد حلاه من صغرِ

     بكلِّ عالٍ من الأخلاق والشّيمِ

    But his Lord had adorned him from childhood

    With every lofty virtue and noble disposition.

  71. فكان في قومه بدعاً يباينهم

     فيما يجيئون من نكرٍ ومن كثمِ

    Among his people he was exceptional, unlike them

    In the wrongdoing and gluttony they practiced.

  72. وصانه الله عمّا هم عليه فلم

    يشرب ويلهُ ولم يعكف على صنمِ

    God protected him from their ways, so he

    Neither drank nor caroused, nor attended upon an idol.

  73. لم يعرف الكذب يوماً ما على أحدٍ

    فكيف يعرفه عن بارئ النّسمِ

    He had never known lying about anyone;

    How could he know it concerning the Creator of souls?

  74. رأت خديجة من أخلاقه عجباً

    وهي الغنية ذات الرأي والفهمِ

    Khadija saw wonders in his character,

    Wealthy as she was, possessed of judgment and understanding.

  75. فكاشفته هواها في تزوجه

    فكان عرسهما من أبرك القِسمِ

    She disclosed her love and desire to marry him,

    And their marriage was among the most blessed portions.

  76. إذ أصبحت خير عونٍ عند بعثته

    لبثّ دعوته بالمال والخدمِ

    For she became his best support upon his commissioning,

    Spreading his call through wealth and servants.

  77. وهدّأت روعه إذ جاءها فزعاً

    من بدأة الوحي أن لا تخشّ من لممِ

    She calmed his terror when he came to her frightened

    By the first revelation: “Do not fear madness.

  78. فأنت أحملهم للكلّ أعونهم

    على النوائب أحناهم على الرّحمِ

    You bear others' burdens best and help them most

    Against calamities, and are most tender toward your kin.”

  79. أعظم بها امرأةً أحيت أناملها

    محمّداَ منقذ الدنيا من الغممِ

    How great a woman, whose fingers gave life to

    Muhammad, deliverer of the world from sorrows!

  80. كذاك لم ينهض الإسلام من ضعةٍ

    حتى نرى غيده ينهضن بالعلمِ

    Likewise, Islam will not rise from abasement

    Until we see its maidens rising through knowledge.

  81. كيف النهوضُ وشقٌ من جوارحكم

    عضوٌ أشّلُّ وشقُّ غير مُعتزم

    How can you rise when half your members

    Are a paralyzed limb, and the other half lack resolve?

  82. يلقى الأنام ببشرٍ غير مصطنعٍ

     ولا يكلمُ شخصاً غير مبتسمٍ

    He meets people with unaffected cheerfulness,

    And speaks to no one without smiling.

  83. تعفو ذنوب الورى في حقه كرماً

    ويقبل العذرَ من جانٍ ومجترمِ

    People's offenses against him vanish through his generosity;

    He accepts the excuses of offenders and wrongdoers.

  84. حتّى إذا انتهكت لله حرمته

    رأيت غضبة ليثٍ هيج في الأجمِ

    But when God's sanctity is violated,

    You see the wrath of a lion roused in the thickets.

  85. سِفرُ الشجاعةِ فصلٌ في شجاعته

    إذا الجموع تلاقت والوطيس حمي

    The book of courage is a chapter in his courage

    When armies meet and the furnace of battle heats.

  86. يبدو إذا وهت الأركان من جزعٍ

    أقوى وأثبت أركاناً من الهرمِ

    When others' foundations weaken through panic, he appears

    Stronger and firmer in foundation than a pyramid.

  87. وربما انفض عنه جيشه فيرى

    كأنه وحده جيشٌ من البُهَمِ

    Sometimes his army scatters from him, and he appears

    Alone like an army of valiant warriors.

  88. يعطي العفاة عطاءً غير منقطعٍ

    بلا حسابٍ ولا منٍّ ولا برمِ

    He gives those seeking help an unceasing bounty,

    Without reckoning, reproach, or weariness.

  89. ويستميل وفود العُرب تقدُم من

     شتّى النّواحي ببذل المال والنَّعمِ

    He wins over Arab delegations arriving from

    Diverse regions by giving wealth and livestock.

  90. يحنو على كل ذي بؤسٍ ومتربةٍ

    لاسيّما بؤساء الأيم واليُتُمِ

    He shows tenderness to everyone in misery and destitution,

    Especially the sufferers of widowhood and orphanhood.

  91. يطوي الليالي جوعاً بعدما جُبيت

    له الغنائمُ من نجدٍ ومن تِهمِ

    He passes nights hungry even after there have been gathered

    For him spoils from Najd and Tihama.

  92. ما عاب قط طعاماً قدّموه له

    وما نعى قطّ تقصيراً على الخدمِ

    He never faulted food they presented to him,

    Nor ever reproached servants for shortcomings.

  93. إن شاء يأكله أو شاء يتركه

    أكان مؤتدماً أم غير مؤتدمِ

    If he wishes, he eats it; otherwise, he leaves it,

    Whether accompanied by relish or without it.

  94. وما تزوّج تسعاً كي يلذُّ بها

    إذن لما اختار من يحبون للهرمِ

    He did not marry nine women for pleasure;

    Otherwise, he would not have chosen those approaching old age.

  95. لكنه كان يرجو أن يتم به

    نشرُ الهدايةِ في الأقوام باللدمِ

    Rather, he hoped thereby to accomplish

    The spread of guidance among peoples through marital bonds.

  96. كما تزوّج من بعض ليكفلها

    ومن تفز برسول الله لم تئمِ

    He also married some women to provide for them;

    She who gains God's Messenger is not left widowed.

  97. يكون في صحبة فرداً كأصغرهم

    شأناً ويمشي بلا صحبٍ ولا حشمِ

    Among his companions he is one like the least of them

    In standing, and walks without companions or attendants.

  98. ويخصف النعل يرفوالثّوبَ يأخذ في

    إعانة الأهلِ يسعى في سرورهمِ

    He patches sandals, mends garments, and undertakes

    To help his household, striving for their happiness.

  99. لا تعجبوا .. إنّ طه لم يكن ملكاً

    بل مرسلٌ جاء بالآيات والحكمِ

    Do not marvel: Taha was not a king,

    But a messenger who brought signs and wisdom.

  100. وافى على فترةٍ والأرض واجفةٌ

    ممّا بها من صنوف الكفر والجُرُمِ

    He came during an interval, while the earth trembled

    With its varieties of unbelief and crime.

  101. تضجُّ بالظلم لا شرعٌ يقوم بها

    من السّماء ولا من واضعٍ فقِمِ

    It clamored with injustice; no law prevailed there

    From heaven or from an eminent lawgiver.

  102. أمّا أوربا فأهلوها برابرةٌ

    مثل الوحوش على بغيٍ وسفك دمِ

    As for Europe, its inhabitants were barbarians,

    Like beasts, practicing oppression and bloodshed.

  103. والهندوالفرسغرقى في إباحتها

    والروممن إحنٍ الأحزاب ِفى ضرمِ

    India and the Persians were submerged in licentiousness,

    And the Romans burned amid the factions' hostilities.

  104. في كل ركنٍ من الدنيا جبابرةٌ

    يستبعدون رقاب النّاس كالغنمِ

    In every corner of the world were tyrants

    Enslaving people's necks like sheep.

  105. في أمة القبط في شعب اليهودكما

    فى الهندفى الصين فى الرومان فى العجمِ

    Among the Copts and among the Jewish people, as

    In India, China, among the Romans and non-Arabs,

  106. ساد الفساد وعمّ الشرُّ وانفجرت

    براكنُ الوغي والشّحناء والوغمِ

    Corruption prevailed, evil spread, and erupted

    Volcanoes of warfare, hostility, and rancor.

  107. وحُرّفت كتب الرحمن وامتهنت

    كرامة العدل والآداب والنّظمِ

    The Merciful's books were distorted, and debased

    The dignity of justice, morals, and order.

  108. وأصبح النّاسُ فوضى لا يسودهم

    إلا الزعانف أهل البغي والعشمِ

    People fell into disorder, ruled

    Only by riffraff, people of oppression and greed.

  109. وعُذّب النّاسُ باسم الدين واستلبت

    أموالهم للقسوس الفُسّقِ الغشمِ

    People were tortured in religion's name, and seized

    Their wealth for immoral, brutal priests.

  110. فكان من حكمة المولى ابتعاث فتىً

    يهدي شعوب الورى للمنهج اللقمِ

    It was the Lord's wisdom to commission a young man

    To guide the world's peoples to the broad path,

  111. يُتمُّ ما بدأ الرّسلُ الكرامُ به

    من دين موجد هذا الكون من عدمِ

    Completing what the noble messengers had begun

    Of the religion of Him who made this universe from nothing.

  112. من منذُ أن كان يحبوالعقل ثم مشى

    على الجدار إلى أن سار بالقدمِ

    Ever since reason crawled, then walked

    Along the wall, until it walked upon its feet,

  113. والدين يوحى إليه ما يناسبه

    في كل طورٍ ويزجيه إلى الأممِ

    Religion revealed to it what suited it

    At every stage, conveying it to the nations,

  114. إلى أن اشتدّ زنداه مراهقةً

    ثم استوى رشده في آخر الأممِ

    Until its forearms strengthened in adolescence,

    Then its understanding matured among the last nations,

  115. حيث استعدّ لفهم الحقّ معتمداً

    على الأدلة لا بالخرقِ للنظمِ

    Where it became ready to understand truth, relying

    On proofs, not violations of nature's order.

  116. فالخارقات إذا قام الدليل بها

    من قبلُ فهو بهذا العصر لم يقمِ

    Miracles, though they established proof

    Formerly, do not establish it in this age.

  117. فكان أصلحَ شخصٍ للقيام به

    محمد العربيُّ الطّاهرُ الشِّيمِ

    The person best suited to undertake this was

    Muhammad the Arab, pure in disposition,

  118. من أمةٍ ما قضى قسٌّ ولا ملكٌ

    لها على خلقٍ حرٍّ ولا شممِ

    From a nation where neither priest nor king had destroyed

    Its free character or proud dignity.

  119. أميةٌ ما حوت علماً سوى لغةٍ

    شمّاءَ ما خضعت للطرسِ والقلمِ

    Unschooled, possessing no knowledge except a language,

    Proud, unsubdued by parchment or pen.

  120. فلم تزل تترقى في العصور إلى

    أن أخرج الدهرُ منها أبدع النغمِ

    It continued ascending through the ages until

    Time brought forth from it the most wondrous melody.

  121. فاختارها لغةَ القرآن منزله

    والله أعلم بالأقدار والقيمِ

    Its Revealer chose it as the Quran's language;

    God knows best the worth and value of things.

  122. ذاك الكتاب الذي أحيى النبيُّ به

    بقدرة الله أجيالاً من الرَّممِ

    That book through which the Prophet brought to life,

    By God's power, generations from decayed remains.

  123. أقام من يعرب من بعد شقوتها

    شعباً عزيزاً قوياً جدُّ ملتئمِ

    From Ya'rub, after her misery, he raised

    A mighty, strong, closely united people.

  124. قامت به دولة عظمى على أسسٍ

    من الهدى والتُّقى والعدل والكرمِ

    Through it arose a great state founded

    On guidance, piety, justice, and generosity.

  125. رعت ولم يمضِ من تكوينها زمنٌ

    كبرى الممالك بعد الشّاءِ والنَّعمِ

    Before much time had passed since its formation, it tended

    The greatest kingdoms, after tending sheep and livestock.

  126. المعجز الخالد الباقي بجدّته

    إذ معجزات سوى المختار لم تدمِ

    The everlasting miracle, enduring in its freshness,

    While miracles of others than the Chosen One did not endure.

  127. العلم آيته والعقل حُجّته

    والعدلُ شرعته فيكل محتكمِ

    Knowledge is its sign, reason its proof,

    And justice its law in every adjudication.

  128. جاءت بلاغته لا كالبلاغة في

    نظامها الجزلِ أو أسلوبها القصَمِ

    Its eloquence came unlike other eloquence in

    Its vigorous composition or its overwhelming style,

  129. كالرعد يقصفُ أو كالريح تعصفُ أو

    كالبحر يرجف في أمواجه البُهُمِ

    Like thunder crashing, or wind raging, or

    The sea trembling in its dark waves.

  130. من ذا يعارضه جهلاً وقد رجعت

    عن آيةٍ منه غلب القول بالبكمِ

    Who ignorantly rivals it, when

    Masters of speech retreat dumbstruck before one verse?

  131. يقصُّ بالحق أخبار الذين مضوا

    من قومِ نوحٍ ومن عادٍ ومن إرمِ

    It truthfully recounts the histories of those who passed,

    Of Noah's people, of Ad, and of Iram.

  132. وقصّ أيام إسرائيل يفضح ما

    قد دسه القوم فيها من فرى جُسُمِ

    It recounts Israel's days, exposing

    The enormous falsehoods the people inserted into them.

  133. وآية الروم إذ جاءت بنصرهم

    على العدو فلم تخطئ ولم تهمِ

    The verse about the Romans foretold their victory

    Over the enemy, neither mistaken nor astray.

  134. وكم به من علوم الغيب ما وقفت

    لها العقول على عينٍ ولا ندمِ

    How much knowledge of the unseen it contains, for which

    Minds have found no visible evidence or [unclear word].

  135. وكم جلا العلم في العصر الحديث له

    عجائباً لم تبن يوماً لذي فهم

    How much modern knowledge has revealed of its

    Wonders never previously clear to anyone of understanding,

  136. فى الدين فى الخلق فى علم الطبيعة في

    طبائع النفس في التاريخ في الحكم

    In religion, in character, in natural science,

    In human nature, in history, in wisdom.

  137. يعلو الأماكنَ والأزمان متفقاً

    مع الحضارات فيها غير مصطدم

    It transcends places and times, harmonious

    With civilizations within them, without conflict.

  138. يسُنُّ أرقى قوانين الحياة على

    يسنُّ ارقى قوانين الحياة على

    It lays down life's loftiest laws upon

    It lays down life's loftiest laws upon

  139. صحّت كما صحّ مبناه روايته

    عن الملايين من حفاظه النُّجمِ

    Its transmission is sound, as is its wording,

    Through millions of its star-like memorizers.

  140. فدع أقاصيص عن عيسى ملفقةً

    كتبن في أعصرٍ شتّى على وهمِ

    Leave aside fabricated tales about Jesus,

    Written in diverse ages upon illusion,

  141. مكذباً بعضها بعضاً بلا أسس

    من استقامة اسنادٍ ولا دِعم

    Some contradicting others, without foundations

    Of sound transmission or support,

  142. إلا أناجيل روح الحقِّ عطّلها

    لدى النصارى فلم تقبل ولم ترم

    Except gospels of the Spirit of Truth, left disregarded

    Among Christians, neither accepted nor cast away.

  143. وشاء ربك أن يبقى لحجّته

    منهنّ إنجيل برنابا على القدمِ

    Your Lord willed that there should remain as His proof

    Among them the ancient Gospel of Barnabas,

  144. مبشراً برسول الله يخبرنا

    أن ابن مريم لم يُصلبْ ولم يُضمِ

    Announcing God's Messenger and informing us

    That Mary's son was neither crucified nor wronged.

  145. الله أكبر هذي بعد معجزةً

    لدين أحمد جاءت من ديارهمِ

    God is greatest! This is yet another miracle

    For Ahmad's religion, coming from their lands.

  146. كهذه فليكنّ المعجزات فما

    غناء كشفِ العمى والبرء للسَّقمِ

    Let miracles be like this! What

    Avail are lifting blindness and curing sickness?

  147. هذا على أنّ طه قد أتيح له

    منهنّ شئٌ كثيرٌ ليس بالأممِ

    Yet Taha was granted

    Many such things, no small amount,

  148. مثل العروج ونبع الماء من يده

    وهزم جيشٍ برملٍ من يديه رُمي

    Such as the ascent and water springing from his hand,

    And an army's defeat by sand thrown from his hands,

  149. والجذع إذ حنّ والإخبار عن غيبٍ

    بموتهم ثمّ والتكثير للوثمِ

    The trunk when it yearned, and reports of the unseen,

    Of their deaths, and then the multiplying of food,

  150. وغير ذلك مما جاء عن عرضٍ

    لا للتحدّي فشمس الحقّ لم تغمِ

    And other things that happened incidentally,

    Not as a challenge; truth's sun was not obscured.

  151. صحّت أسانيدها لا كالتي رُويت

    عن سائر الرّسل لم تثبت لمتهمِ

    Their chains of transmission are sound, unlike reports

    About other messengers, unproved to a doubter.

  152. ولا سبيل إلى إثباتها بسوى

     هذا الكتاب الكريم الشاهد الحكمِ

    There is no means of establishing them except

    This noble book, the witness and judge.

  153. أتى بدينٍ قويمٍ غير ذي عوجٍ

    متى يلجْ بابَه المعوّجُّ يستقمِ

    He brought an upright religion without crookedness;

    Whenever the crooked enter its gate, they become straight.

  154. يولي سعادتي الدارين تابعه

    يعنى بتربية الأجساد والنّسمِ

    It grants its follower happiness in both abodes,

    Attending to the nurture of bodies and souls.

  155. يدعو إلى الخير مهما كان مصدره

    كما يصد عن الفحشاء واللممِ

    It calls toward goodness, whatever its source,

    And restrains from indecency and lesser sins.

  156. ويجعل العبدَ يدعو الله خالقه

    بلا حجابٍ من الأحبار والنُّهمِ

    It lets the servant call upon God, his Creator,

    Without a barrier of clerics and greedy men.

  157. يحل كلّ صنوف الطّيبات بلا

    تجاوزٍ لحدود القصد للتخمِ

    It permits every kind of wholesome thing, without

    Exceeding moderation's bounds into indigestion.

  158. لم يشرع الحرب إلا في مدافعةٍ

    عن دعوة الحق أو في كفِّ مهتضِمِ

    It ordained warfare only in defense

    Of truth's call, or to restrain an oppressor.

  159. وخصّص العربَ بالتضييق متخذاً

    ديارها معقلاً للمسلمين حُمي

    It singled out the Arabs for restriction, making

    Their lands a protected stronghold for Muslims,

  160. إذ لم يكن عندها دينٌ تلوذ به

    في الخير والشّر والسّراء والنّقمِ

    Since they had no religion in which to seek refuge

    In good and evil, prosperity and afflictions.

  161. يدعو إلى العلم والأخلاقُ يرفعها

    ويبذرُ العزّ في اتباعه الكُرمِ

    It calls to knowledge and elevates morals,

    Sowing honor among its noble followers.

  162. لا يلتقي الذلُّ والإسلامُ في خلدٍ

    أو يمكن الجمعُ بين الماء والضَّرم

    Humiliation and Islam cannot meet within a heart;

    Can water and flame be joined?

  163. النّاسُ كلهم في حكمه شَرَعٌ

     لا فضل فيه لمخدومٍ على خدمِ

    All people are equal under its judgment;

    The person served has no advantage over servants.

  164. ولا تفاضل في مالٍ ولا نسبٍ

    وإنّما الفضلُ بالأعمال والهِممِ

    There is no superiority through wealth or lineage;

    Excellence lies only in deeds and aspirations.

  165. يرى الطهارة من أسمى شعائره

    لا يقبل الله نسك الأغبر الدّسِمِ

    It considers cleanliness among its highest observances;

    God does not accept the worship of the dusty and greasy.

  166. وفي الصلاة مناجاة تطهر من  

    نفس المصلي وتؤويها لدى البهم

    In prayer is intimate communion that purifies

    The worshipper's soul and shelters it amid obscurity.

  167. وفي الزكاة دواءٌ لا مثيل له

     لكشف ما حاق بالدنيا من الإزمِ

    In almsgiving is a remedy without equal

    For dispelling the crises that beset the world.

  168. الإشتراكية المثلى تتم به

    بلا كنود ولا حيف ولا وغمِ

    Ideal socialism is accomplished through it,

    Without ingratitude, injustice, or resentment.

  169. أما الصيّام فترويض النفوس على

    حمل الشدائد في صبرٍ بلا برمِ

    Fasting trains souls

    To endure hardships patiently, without weariness.

  170. وكم جلا الطبُّ من أسراره عجباً

    يزيل ما عيّ عنه الطبُّ من سقمِ

    How many wonders medicine has uncovered among its secrets,

    Removing sickness that medicine could not remedy!

  171. والحج مؤتمرٌ للمسلمين به

    تنمو قواهم ليضحوا قادة الأممِ

    Pilgrimage is a congress for Muslims, through which

    Their strength grows, that they may become leaders of nations.

  172. وكم به من دروس جد نافعة

    لو أنّ آذانهم خِلوٌ من الصّممِ

    How many exceedingly useful lessons it contains,

    If only their ears were free of deafness!

  173. ساوى النساء حقوقاً بالرجال سوى

    ما يقتضيه اختلاف الخلق والشيمِ

    It made women equal to men in rights, except

    What differences in constitution and disposition require.

  174. فكلف الرجل الأنثى: القيام بها

    ولو غدا مالها كالوابل الرذمِ

    It charged the man with maintaining the woman,

    Even if her wealth became like pouring, heavy rain.

  175. يرى أنوثتها أرقى فضائلها

    فلا تذل بأهوانٍ ولا تسمِ

    It considers her femininity her highest virtue;

    She must not be abased by indignities or branded.

  176. تكون آمرة في البيت ناهية

    تعنى بتربية الأولاد بالرُّحمِ

    She commands and forbids within the home,

    Attending to children's upbringing with compassion.

  177. هذي وظيفتها الفطرية ارتسمت

     في سُنّة الله قبل اللوح والقلمِ

    This is her natural function, inscribed

    In God's way before the Tablet and the Pen.

  178. تكون في مالها طلقاَ مخوّلة

     حقّ التصرف في بيعٍ وفي سلمِ

    She is free concerning her wealth, endowed

    With the right to dispose of it in sale and advance purchase.

  179. فسل نساء فرنسا هل حصلن على

    حقّ التصرف بعد الثورة العممِ

    Ask the women of France whether they gained

    The right of disposal after the sweeping revolution.

  180. أو هل تذكّر أوربّا زمان ترى

    نساءها كمتاع البيت والعجمِ

    Or does Europe remember the time when it viewed

    Its women as household goods and dumb beasts,

  181. ليالي ارتيب في الأنثى بها ألها

    روحٌ وهل هي إنسانٌ كقومهمِ

    The days when women were doubted: did they possess

    A soul, and were they human like their people?

  182. وسنّ للرّقّ ما يقضي عليه على

    مدى الزّمان مع التدريج والسّلمِ

    It ordained for slavery what would end it

    Over time, gradually and peacefully.

  183. حاط الموالي بالحسنى وعاملهم

    كالمالكين مع التخفيف في الجُرُمِ

    It surrounded slaves with kindness, treating them

    Like owners, with lighter punishment for offenses.

  184. سنّ الكتاب لإطلاق الإسار كما

    دعا ورغّب في الإعتاقِ للنَّسمِ

    It prescribed manumission contracts for release from bondage,

    And called for and encouraged the freeing of souls.

  185. وسنّ في فكّ أسرى الحرب فديتهم

    بالمال أو عتقهم بالمنّ والكرمِ

    For freeing war captives it prescribed their ransom

    With wealth, or their release through grace and generosity.

  186. الله أكبر هل في الشّمس طالعةً

    شكٌ وهل بعد رأي العين من وهمِ

    God is greatest! Is there, concerning the risen sun,

    Any doubt? After eyewitness sight, can illusion remain?

  187. فتى يتيمٌ فقيرٌ في البداوة ما

    جالت يداه على سفر ولا قلمِ

    An orphaned, poor young man in the desert, whose

    Hands had never ranged over book or pen,

  188. قضى شبيبته في الصالحات ولم

    يبغِ الرياسة يوماً ما ولم يرمِ

    Spent his youth in good deeds and

    Never sought leadership or aimed at it.

  189. حتى إذا جاء بسنِّ الأربعين أتى

    بمعجزٍ زاخرٍ بالعلم والحكمِ

    When he reached the age of forty, he brought

    A miracle overflowing with knowledge and wisdom.

  190. أتى بما لم يدُر يوماً على خلدٍ

    من فيلسوفٍ ولا حبرٍ ولا حكمِ

    He brought what had never crossed the mind

    Of philosopher, scholar, or sage.

  191. وكيف يسبق ما لم يأتِ بعدُ سوى

    ربُّ الزّمانِ إله الكونِ ذي القِدم

    Who can anticipate what has not yet come except

    The Lord of time, God of the universe, eternally existing?

  192. ومحنة الإفك برهانٌ يدل على

    صدقِ النّبيِّ وينفي سائر التهمِ

    The ordeal of slander is proof pointing to

    The Prophet's truthfulness and dispelling every accusation.

  193. لله فيها وطه في تبلبله

    من هولها حكمةٌ تسمو على الفَهَمِ

    God had in it, while Taha was distraught

    By its terror, a wisdom exceeding understanding.

  194. لو كان من قلبه هذا الكتابُ لما

    قضى زماناً طويلاً وهو في غُممِ

    Had this book come from his own heart, he would not

    Have spent a long time amid sorrows,

  195. يعذّبُ الشكُّ قلباً منه ممتلئاً

    بالحبِّ والطُّهر مغياراً على الحُرَمِ

    Doubt tormenting a heart within him, filled

    With love and purity, fiercely protective of his women.

  196. فلا يبتُّ بأمرٍ فيه وهو على

    مثل الأسنّة لم يبرئ ولم يُصمِ

    He decides nothing concerning it, though he is upon

    What feels like spearpoints, neither acquitting nor stigmatizing.

  197. والمسلمون بحالٍ لا شبيه له

    من التحيُّرِ والإشفاقِ والألمِ

    The Muslims are in an unparalleled condition

    Of bewilderment, apprehension, and pain,

  198. حتى أتى الوحيُ بالآياتِ معلنةً

    براءة الطُّهر ذات القدسِ والعصمِ

    Until revelation brings verses proclaiming

    The innocence of the pure woman, sacred and protected,

  199. زوجِ النّبيِّ ابنة الصّديقِ صاحِبه

    خير الورى بعد خيرِ الخلقِ كلهمِ

    The Prophet's wife, daughter of al-Siddiq, his companion,

    The best of humanity after the best of all creation.

  200. فأشرقت أوجه الأصحاب من فرحٍ

    وجللتْ أوجه الأعداءِ بالسّخمِ

    The companions' faces shone with joy,

    And the enemies' faces were covered with blackness.

  201. منافقون يراءون النّبيَّ ولا

    يألون يمنونه بالسُّمِّ في الدّسمِ

    Hypocrites make a show before the Prophet and

    Spare no effort to afflict him with poison hidden in fat.

  202. يدري النّبيُّ بهم والمسلمون ولا

     يقضي عليهم وهم أعدى عدوّهمِ

    The Prophet and the Muslims know them, yet he

    Does not destroy them, though they are their bitterest enemies,

  203. أن لا يقال: ابن عبدالله يقتل في

    اصحابه وهو أوفى الخلق بالذممِ

    Lest it be said: Abdallah's son kills

    His companions, though he is creation's most faithful to pledges.

  204. ولو أراد لأفناهم بما اجترحوا

    فهم أذلّ من الجعلان والحَلَمِ

    Had he wished, he would have annihilated them for their offenses;

    They are more abject than dung beetles and ticks.

  205. أبعد هذا يماري في نبوّته

    إلا أصمُّ عن الحقّ المنير عمي

    After this, who disputes his prophethood

    Except one deaf to luminous truth and blind?

  206. روحٌ من الله أوحاه إلى رجلٍ

    لا كالرجال بغير الفضل لم يهمِ

    An inspiration from God, which He revealed to a man

    Unlike other men, who pursued nothing but excellence.

  207. ما كان مشتهراً بالشعر مفتخراً

    باللسن مثل بني آبائه اللُّزمِ

    He was not renowned for poetry, boasting

    Of eloquence like the steadfast sons of his forefathers.

  208. ولم يكن ملكاً لكنه بشرٌ

     فاق الملائك بالأخلاق والعظمِ

    He was not an angel, but a human

    Who surpassed angels in character and greatness.

  209. العصمة الحقُّ من أدنى مناقبه

    إذ كان من خلقه العلوي في عصمِ

    True impeccability is among his least virtues,

    For his lofty character held him in protection.

  210. ويستحيل وقوع السّحر فيه كما

    روى الرواةُ بلا نقدٍ ولا فهمِ

    Magic could not affect him, as

    Narrators have claimed without criticism or understanding.

  211. دُسّت عليهم فراحوا يلهجون بها

    والله يغفر عنهم زلة القدمِ

    These tales were planted upon them, and they repeated them;

    May God forgive their slip of the foot.

  212. وكم لأعداء دين الله من بدعٍ

    قد ألصقوها به ثأراً لملكهمِ

    How many fabrications religion's enemies

    Have attached to it in revenge for their dominion!

  213. سمومها انتشرت في المسلمين فما

    قاموا لأجنبَ للأوطانِ ملتهمِ

    Their poisons spread among Muslims, so they did not

    Rise against a foreigner devouring their homelands.

  214. أقسمتُ باسمِكَ يا أعلى الورى شرفاً

     لو جازَ تقديسُ غيرِ اللهِ بالقَسَمِ

    I would swear by your name, highest of humanity in honor,

    Were revering anyone but God through oaths permitted.

  215. لقد غدت أمَّةُ الإسلامِ واهلةً

    منها القلوبُ فأضحتْ قصعةَ الأُمَمِ

    The nation of Islam has become a cause of dread

    To hearts, and has become the nations' feeding bowl.

  216. لم يبقَ فيها من الإسلام وا أسفا

    إلا اسمُه وبها معناهُ لم يقُمِ

    Nothing of Islam remains within it—alas!—

    Except its name; its meaning has not taken root there.

  217. قامت حجاباً كثيفاً دون دعوتِهِ

    بما إليه سقوطُ المسلمين نُمي

    It has become a dense veil before its call,

    Because the Muslims' downfall has been attributed to it.

  218. حاكتكَ في صورِ الأعمالِ تتبعُها

    وما اقتدتْ بك في عزمٍ ولا هِمَمِ

    It imitated you in outward forms of deeds, following them,

    But did not follow you in resolve or aspirations,

  219. ولا كمالٍ ولا صدقٍ ولا خُلُقٍ

    ولا اجتهادٍ ولا عزٍّ ولا شَمَمِ

    Nor perfection, truthfulness, or character,

    Nor diligence, honor, or proud dignity.

  220. ولا تقومُ إلى القرآنِ تقرؤُهُ

    إلا أماليَ بالألحانِ والرَّنَمِ

    It does not rise to read the Quran

    Except as recitations with melodies and chanting,

  221. كأنَّما أُنزلتْ آيُ الكتابِ لكي

    تُتْلى على شُربِ راحٍ أو على رَجَمِ

    As though the Book's verses were revealed

    To be recited over wine-drinking or graves.

  222. تبدَّلوا منه كُتْباً لا حياةَ بها

    كأنَّما عكفوا منها على صنمِ

    They exchanged it for books without life,

    As though devoting themselves to an idol among them.

  223. تحكي نواويسَ موتى صُبِّرتْ زمناً

     فلا تُرى بين أجسامٍِ بغيرِ دمِ

    They resemble sarcophagi of bodies long embalmed,

    Appearing as nothing but bodies without blood.

  224. عدُّوا المشايخَ أرباباً بعدِّهمُ

    أقوالَهم كنصوصِ الواحِدِ الحَكَمِ

    They counted the sheikhs as lords by counting

    Their sayings as the texts of the One, the Judge.

  225. وآخرون أصاروا الغربَ قبلتَهم

    فهم بها خيرُ طوَّافٍ ومُستلِمِ

    Others made the West their prayer-direction;

    There they excel at circumambulation and reverent touching.

  226. رأوا أوربَّا فراحوا يكفُرون على

    جهلٍ بدينِهِمُ الموروثِ والشِّيَمِ

    They saw Europe and began disbelieving, through

    Ignorance of their inherited religion and dispositions.

  227. وأنكروا مجدَ آباءٍ لهم شهدتْ

    لها فحولُ رجالِ الغربِ بالقِدَمِ

    They denied their ancestors' glory, to which

    The West's foremost men had testified from of old.

  228. وما لذلك غيرَ الضعفِ من سبب

    فالضعفُ أصلُ جميعِ البؤسِ والنقمِ

    This has no cause except weakness;

    Weakness is the root of all misery and afflictions.

  229. يا ربِّ رحماكَ إنَّ الغربَ مُنتبهٌ

    والشَّرقُ مُشتغِلٌ بالنَّومِ والسَّأمِ

    O Lord, Your mercy! The West is awake,

    And the East is occupied with sleep and weariness.

  230. والعُربُ في غفلةٍ عمَّا يُهدِّدُها

    لم تعتبرْ بليالي بؤسِها الدُّهُمِ

    The Arabs are heedless of what threatens them;

    They have not learned from their dark nights of misery.

  231. يا ويحها تتعادى والعدوُّ على

    أبوابِها يرقُبُ الأحداثَ عن كَثَمِ

    Alas for them! They feud while the enemy stands

    At their gates, watching events from nearby.

  232. والوقتُ أضيقُ والأحداثُ في عجلٍ

    تبني وتهدمُ والآفاتُ كالدِّيَمِ

    Time is narrower, and events hurry,

    Building and destroying, while disasters fall like steady rain.

  233. إنِّي السَّعيدُ إذا ماأمَّتي سَعِدَتْ

    حالاً وفي ذُلِّها ذُلِّي ومُهتَضَمِي

    I am happy when my nation is happy

    In its condition; in its humiliation lie mine and my oppression.

  234. إذا أملتُ ففي آمالِها أملي

    وإنْ ألمتُ فمِن آلامِها ألمي

    When I hope, my hope lies in its hopes;

    When I suffer, my pain comes from its pains.

  235. يا ربِّ يا صاحبَ العرشِ العظيمِ ومَنْ

    تُحيي الإرادةُ منه دارسَ الرِّمَمِ

    O Lord, Master of the mighty Throne, whose

    Will revives the crumbled remains of the dead,

  236. بما بعثتَ به خيرَ الأنامِ أجِرْ

    يا ربِّ أمَّتَهُ من قُصمةِ القُصَمِ

    By that with which You sent the best of humankind, protect,

    O Lord, his nation from the most crushing of calamities.

  237. ولقِّها منك روحاً لا يغادرُها

    إلا وقد نهضَتْ منشورةَ العلَمِ

    Grant it a spirit from You that will not leave it

    Until it rises with its banner unfurled,

  238. تُطهِّرُ الكونَ مما فيه من رِجسٍ

    ومن فُسوقٍ ومن ظلمٍ ومن إزَمِ

    Purifying the universe of its defilement,

    Its wickedness, injustice, and crises.

  239. فلا دواء له ممَّا يُكابِدُهُ

    إلا هدايةُ خير الخلقِ كُلِّهِمِ

    For what it suffers, it has no remedy

    Except the guidance of the best of all creation.

  240. واملأ فؤاديَ نوراً من هدايتِهِ

    واجعلْ عزائمَهُ ممزوجةً بدمي

    Fill my heart with light from his guidance,

    And mingle his resolves with my blood.

  241. وأقدُرْ لي َ الخيرَ وارزقني شفاعتَهُ

    في يومِ يؤخذُ بالأنفاسِ والكَظَمِ

    Decree goodness for me and grant me his intercession

    On the day when breaths are seized and stifled.

  242. وبُلَّ من حوضِهِ حلقي إذا اتَّقدتْ

    نارُ الأُوامِ وكلُّ العالمين ظمي

    Moisten my throat from his pool when there blazes

    The fire of thirst, and all the worlds are thirsty.

  243. واغفرْ ذنوبَ أبي فضلاً ووالدتي

    وزوجتي وذوي قُربايَ والرَّحِمِ

    Graciously forgive my father's sins and my mother's,

    My wife's, and those of my relatives and kin.

  244. وصلِّ أزكى صلاةٍ منك دائمةٍ

    على الرسولِ رسولِ الرحمةِ القُثُمِ

    Send Your purest, everlasting blessing

    Upon the Messenger, the munificent Messenger of mercy.

  245. وانشرْ رضاك على الصِّدِّيقِ صاحِبِهِ

    فى الغارِ ذى البرِّ والإشفاقِ والرحمِ

    Spread Your favor upon al-Siddiq, his companion

    In the cave, possessed of goodness, care, and compassion,

  246. ربِّ المواقِفِ في عصرِ النَّبيِّ وفي

    وفاتهِ وحيالَ الرِّدَّةِ العَمَمِ

    Master of firm stands in the Prophet's lifetime, and at

    His death, and before the widespread apostasy.

  247. ثمَّ أرضَ عن عمرَ الفاروقِ أولِ مَنْ

    صلَّى برغمِ أُنوفِ القومِ في الحرمِ

    Then be pleased with Umar al-Faruq, the first who

    Prayed in the sanctuary in defiance of the people,

  248. مُقوِّضِ الفُرسِ والرُّومانَ شائِدِهِ

    مُلكاً يطولُ على الأقمارِ والنُّجُمِ

    Overthrower of the Persians and Romans, builder of

    A dominion towering above moons and stars.

  249. وأرضِ عثمانَ ذا النورينِ أخشعَ منْ

     تلا الكتابَ بدمعٍ منه منسجِمِ

    And be pleased with Uthman, possessor of the Two Lights, most reverent of those who

    Recited the Book with tears streaming from him,

  250. مُجهِّزِ الجيشِ إرضاءً لخالقِهِ

     في عُسرِةِ الجيشِ بالإبريزِ والقُضُمِ

    Equipper of the army to please his Creator,

    During the army's hardship, with pure gold and provisions.