ياO منYou who تقدَّسare transcendent عنbeyond أنthat
يا من تقدَّس عن أن
يحيطencompass وصفa description بذاتهYour essence
يحيط وصف بذاته
O You who are too holy for
O You who is sanctified from being
any description to encompass Your essence,
Encompassed in any description
ومنand You who تعالىare exalted جلالاًin majesty
ومن تعالى جلالاً
عنbeyond مشبهٍany counterpart فيin صفاتهYour attributes
عن مشبهٍ في صفاته
and You who are exalted in majesty
And You who transcends in majesty
beyond any counterpart in Your attributes,
Above any likeness in Your attributes
ومنand You whose قبولُacceptance ثنائيmy praise
ومن قبولُ ثنائي
إليهto You أسنىthe loftiest هباتهYour gifts
إليه أسنى هباته
and You whose acceptance of my praise
And whose acceptance of my praise
offered to You is the loftiest of Your gifts—
Is the greatest of Your gifts
صلىsend blessings علىupon منthe one who تبدىappeared
صلى على من تبدى
نورthe light الهدىof guidance منfrom سماتهhis features
نور الهدى من سماته
send blessings upon him in whom shone
Bless the one who appeared
the light of guidance from his features;
As the light of guidance in his traits
ومنand the one whose علاrose الفخرglory لماwhen
ومن علا الفخر لما
نمىwas ascribed إلىto معلواتهhis lofty deeds
نمى إلى معلواته
and upon him through whom glory rose when
And who ascended in pride when
it was ascribed to his lofty deeds:
He reached the heights of Your knowledge
محمدٍMuhammad خيرَthe finest هادِguide
محمدٍ خيرَ هادِ
بحلمهthrough his forbearance وأناتهand his deliberation
بحلمه وأناته
Muhammad, the finest guide
Muhammad, the best guide
through his forbearance and deliberation;
With his patience and calm
محمدMuhammad خيرthe finest مبدٍrevealer
محمد خير مبدٍ
لناto us سناthe radiance معجزاتهof his miracles
لنا سنا معجزاته
Muhammad, the finest revealer
Muhammad, the finest pioneer
to us of the radiance of his miracles.
Who showed us his miraculous signs
أكرمhow noble بهhe is منas a نبيٍّprophet
أكرم به من نبيٍّ
همتrained abundantly سماthe sky مكرماتهof his generous deeds
همت سما مكرماته
How noble a prophet he is!
You honored him above any prophet
The sky of his generous deeds poured down rain.
As his ambitions reached the sky in nobility
أعززْhow mighty بهhe is منas a رسولmessenger
أعززْ به من رسول
سمتsoared علاthe heights درجاتهof his ranks
سمت علا درجاته
How mighty a messenger he is!
You ennobled him above any messenger
The heights of his ranks soared.
As his stature reached the highest levels
وخصهand singled him out اللهGod منهfrom Himself
وخصه الله منه
بالفضلwith bounty منamong تكرماتهHis acts of generosity
بالفضل من تكرماته
And God singled him out for favor from Himself,
And You singled him out
with bounty among His acts of generosity,
With virtue from Your generosity
لماwhen حباهHe endowed him بأوفىwith the fullest
لما حباه بأوفى
صلاتهHis blessings فيamong صلاتهHis gifts
صلاته في صلاته
when He endowed him with the fullest
When You granted him the most perfect
of His blessings among His gifts.
Blessings in his prayers and his worship