ياO ربLord بلغْconvey سلاميmy greeting of peace
يا رب بلغْ سلامي
لأحمدٍto Ahmad ذيpossessor of الشفاعهْintercession
لأحمدٍ ذي الشفاعهْ
O Lord, convey my greeting of peace
to Ahmad, possessor of intercession;
لخاتمto the Seal of الرسلthe messengers أعنيI mean
لخاتم الرسل أعني
إمامَthe leader of تلكthat الجماعةcompany
إمامَ تلك الجماعة
to the Seal of the messengers, I mean,
the leader of that company;
لأبهرِto the most dazzling of الخلقcreation مجداًin glory
لأبهرِ الخلق مجداً
يحكيresembles الصباحَthe morning نصاعهin brightness
يحكي الصباحَ نصاعه
to the most dazzling of creation in glory,
who resembles the morning in brightness;
لمنto him whose صفاتُqualities of علاهhis eminence
لمن صفاتُ علاه
تعجيزُrendering helpless أهلthe masters of البراعةْskill
تعجيزُ أهل البراعةْ
to him whose exalted qualities
confound the masters of skill;
لسيِّدٍto a master لسناهfor his radiance
لسيِّدٍ لسناه
يزهىtakes pride السناradiance والبراعهْand excellence
يزهى السنا والبراعهْ
to a master in whose radiance
light and excellence take pride;
لمرشدٍto a guide بهداهthrough his guidance
لمرشدٍ بهداه
قدindeed فازtriumphed عبدa servant أطاعهobeyed him
قد فاز عبد أطاعه
to a guide through whose guidance
a servant who obeyed him has indeed triumphed;
شمسُthe sun of النبوةprophethood معطbestowing
شمسُ النبوة معط
شمسthe sun of السماءthe sky شعاعهhis rays
شمس السماء شعاعه
the sun of prophethood, bestowing
his rays upon the sun of heaven;
وناظمُand the arranger of الحسنbeauty نظماًinto an order
وناظمُ الحسن نظماً
قدhas indeed ضمgathered منهfrom it شعاعهits scattered parts
قد ضم منه شعاعه
and he who strings beauty into an order
that has gathered its scattered parts;
وسرِّand the secret of سرِّكYour secret ياO منYou who
وسرِّ سرِّك يا من
أرىmade see العيونَthe eyes أطلاعهhis rising
أرى العيونَ أطلاعه
and to the secret of Your secret, O You who
made eyes behold his rising;
ومنand You who حَبَاendowed بذكاءِwith intelligence
ومن حَبَا بذكاءِ
ضلالَهhis straying وطباعهand his innate dispositions
ضلالَه وطباعه
and You who endowed with intelligence
his straying and his innate dispositions;
ومدَّand extended فيin كلevery فضلٍexcellence
ومدَّ في كل فضلٍ
لصفوةfor the choicest of الرسلthe messengers باعهhis reach
لصفوة الرسل باعه
and extended, in every excellence,
the reach of the choicest of messengers:
فزدهso increase him ياO ربُّLord فخراًin glory
فزده يا ربُّ فخراً
وزدand increase محبيهthose who love him طاعهin obedience
وزد محبيه طاعه
so increase him in glory, O Lord,
and increase those who love him in obedience.