اللَهGod اللَهGod اللَهGod
اللَه اللَه اللَه
أعلraise مقامthe station of وليكYour saint الربانيthe godly
أعل مقام وليك الرباني
God, God, God.
God, God, God
Raise the station of Your godly saint.
The Highest Station is for Your Godly Friend
رضوانthe good pleasure of مولىthe Lord of الجودgenerosity والاحسانand beneficence
رضوان مولى الجود والاحسان
يغشيspreads over الانامcreation المرشدthe guide of الثقلانthe two kinds: humans and jinn
يغشي الانام المرشد الثقلان
The favor of the Lord of bounty and beneficence
The Good Pleasure of the Lord of Generosity and Kindness
is spread over creation by the guide of humans and jinn.
Covers the people, the weighty guide
نجلthe son of الغياثthe succorer المستغاثthe one sought for help بهthrough him الذيwho
نجل الغياث المستغاث به الذي
لازالhas ever remained فيin النكباتcalamities غوثthe succor of العانthe afflicted one
لازال في النكبات غوث العان
A son of the succorer whose aid is sought, who
Son of succor, the one called upon in adversity
is ever the afflicted one's aid in calamities.
Who still, during catastrophes, brings relief to the helpless
بحرan ocean of الحقيقةtruth روضa garden of علمthe knowledge of اللَهGod منone who
بحر الحقيقة روض علم اللَه من
فيin حضرةthe presence of الاجلالmajesty فردpeerless in الشانstature
في حضرة الاجلال فرد الشان
An ocean of truth, a garden of the knowledge of God, one who
Sea of Truth, Garden of God's Knowledge
in the presence of majesty stands peerless in stature.
In the Presence of Greatness, the Unique
برقa flash of السناradiance منfrom ضياهhis light اضاءتshone الthe
برق السنا من ضياه اضاءت ال
أكوانworlds سبطa descendant of المنتقىthe chosen one العدنانthe Adnanite
أكوان سبط المنتقى العدنان
A flash of splendor: from his light shone the
Flash of Glory, from whose illumination
worlds—a descendant of the chosen Adnanite.
The universes shone, the Chosen One of 'Adnan
بدرthe full moon of الهديguidance للمهتدينfor the rightly guided وبالندىand through generosity
بدر الهدي للمهتدين وبالندى
عنaway from خلقthe creatures of ربيmy Lord مزجرa warder of النيرانthe fires
عن خلق ربي مزجر النيران
A full moon of guidance for the rightly guided, and through generosity
Full moon of guidance for the guided, and with dew
a warder of fires away from my Lord's creatures.
From the creation of my Lord, warding off the fires
مفتاحa key to جناتgardens لهمfor them عندwhen انسكاoutpouring (word begins)
مفتاح جنات لهم عند انسكا
بcompletion of 'outpouring' الدمعtears كالهتانlike pouring rain بالأجفانon the eyelids
ب الدمع كالهتان بالأجفان
A key to gardens for them when there is an outpouring
Key to the Gardens for them at the flowing
of tears, like pouring rain upon the eyelids.
Of tears like passionate love with the eyelids
طودa mountain of المعاليeminence قدوةan exemplar for الفضلاthe virtuous الذيwho
طود المعالي قدوة الفضلا الذي
لازالhas ever remained فيin حيthe abode of العلاloftiness فردانpeerless
لازال في حي العلا فردان
A mountain of eminence, an exemplar for the virtuous, who
Mountain of Sublimity, exemplar of superiority
is ever peerless in the abode of loftiness.
Who still remains unmatched in the state of exaltation
بطلa hero of الوغىbattle منone who فيin معانيthe meanings of مجدهhis glory
بطل الوغى من في معاني مجده
حارتwere bewildered أولاat first الالبابintellects والاذهانand minds
حارت أولا الالباب والاذهان
A hero of battle, before the meanings of whose glory
Hero of combat, those who understand his Glory
intellects and minds were bewildered from the first.
Are confounded, the minds and intellects
مستودعa repository of البركاتblessings نعمindeed مقدسsanctified
مستودع البركات نعم مقدس
عنabove أنbeing يضاهيmatched فيin علاeminence بالثانby another
عن أن يضاهي في علا بالثان
A repository of blessings, indeed sanctified
Treasury of Blessings, yes sacred
above being matched in eminence by another.
Above being matched in exaltation by another
هوhe روضةthe garden of الأملhope المرجىcherished منةa boon
هو روضة الأمل المرجى منة
هوhe للخليفةfor the caliph تحفةa gift from المنانthe Bestower
هو للخليفة تحفة المنان
He is the garden of cherished hope, a boon.
He is the Meadow of Hope sought from him
He is a gift from the Bestower to the caliph.
He is for the Caliph the gift of Providence
هوhe غيثa rain of مرحمةmercy يعممencompasses جميعناall of us
هو غيث مرحمة يعمم جميعنا
هتانهhis downpour كلall الورىcreation ريانwell-watered
هتانه كل الورى ريان
He is a rain of mercy that embraces all of us,
He is a rain of mercy encompassing all of us
his downpour leaving all creation refreshed.
Loving him are all of existence receiving sustenance
هوhe مزنa rain cloud of فيضabundance أحلcaused to settle منof منٍّmanna وسلand quails (word begins)
هو مزن فيض أحل من منٍّ وسل
وىcompletion of 'quails' للورىfor creation كافيsufficient for كلاboth الدارانthe two abodes
وى للورى كافي كلا الداران
He is a cloud of overflowing bounty, bringing manna and
He is a cloud of overflowing favor, more gracious than a gift
quails to creation, sufficient for both abodes.
And enough for both worlds, the eternal and transient
هوhe رحمةthe mercy of اللَهGod التيwhich رحمتwere shown mercy بهاthrough it
هو رحمة اللَه التي رحمت بها
كلall الخلائقcreatures انسهاtheir humans والجهانand the jinn (unclear form)
كل الخلائق انسها والجهان
He is God's mercy, through which mercy was shown to
He is the Mercy of God with which all creatures are graced
all creatures, their humans and their jinn.
Mankind and jinn together
هوhe صورةa form بشريةhuman ممزوجةblended
هو صورة بشرية ممزوجة
بمكارمwith the nobility of الأخلاقcharacter والاحسانand beneficence
بمكارم الأخلاق والاحسان
He is a human form blended
He is the human exemplar infused
with noble character and beneficence.
With noble morals and kindness
هوhe منthe one who بهthrough him اخضرgrew green الوجودexistence حقيقةtruly
هو من به اخضر الوجود حقيقة
هوhe أصلthe source منشيbringing into being الخلقcreation والاكوانand the worlds
هو أصل منشي الخلق والاكوان
He is the one through whom existence truly grew green.
He is the one by whom existence turned verdant in truth
He is the source that brings forth creation and the worlds.
The source of all creation and universes
هوhe فيin الملاحمfierce battles ضيغمa lion يخشونهthey fear him
هو في الملاحم ضيغم يخشونه
ومشتتand a scatterer of المجموعthe assembled host فيon الميدانthe battlefield
ومشتت المجموع في الميدان
He is a lion in fierce battles, whom they fear,
He in battlefields is a lion feared
and a scatterer of the assembled host on the battlefield.
Routing the assembled forces on the field
هوhe هازمthe defeater of الأقرانrivals فيin وثباتهhis leaps
هو هازم الأقران في وثباته
كالليثlike a lion فيin آجامهhis thickets ايقانcertainty
كالليث في آجامه ايقان
He routs his rivals in his leaps,
Vanquishing all rivals with his assault
like a lion in his thickets, beyond doubt.
Like a lion in its den, with certainty
هوhe بالسفينةwith the ship (possibly 'with serenity') والوقارand dignity معممturbaned
هو بالسفينة والوقار معمم
ومدملجand adorned with armlets بملابسin robes of العرفانspiritual knowledge
ومدملج بملابس العرفان
He is turbaned with the ship and with dignity,
He is revered, dignified, cloaked
and adorned with armlets in robes of spiritual knowledge.
And clad in the raiment of mystical knowledge
والمجدand glory والعزand might المكينsteadfast رداؤهhis mantle
والمجد والعز المكين رداؤه
منfrom سمتهhis bearing تتزينare adorned الكونانthe two worlds
من سمته تتزين الكونان
Glory and steadfast might are his mantle.
Glory, honor, power is his mantle
His bearing adorns the two worlds.
With his loftiness both worlds are adorned
ذوpossessed of سطوةpower عظمىmighty لمنagainst whoever فيناamong us غوىwent astray
ذو سطوة عظمى لمن فينا غوى
وأخوand a possessor of السماحةclemency انif اساءdoes wrong الجانيthe offender
وأخو السماحة ان اساء الجاني
He wields mighty power against those among us who stray,
With magnificent authority over those among us astray
yet possesses clemency when the offender does wrong.
And brotherly forgiveness if the offender is remorseful
فخزائنso the treasures of المولىthe Lord غداbecame مأمونهاtheir trusted keeper
فخزائن المولى غدا مأمونها
هوhe مالكmaster of الملكdominion العلاthe high والدانيand the near or low
هو مالك الملك العلا والداني
Thus he has become the trusted keeper of the Lord's treasures.
So the treasuries of the Lord are entrusted to him
He is master of dominion, both high and low.
As possessor of the supreme dominion
والكونand the cosmos شكلa form وهوand he روحthe spirit of حياتهits life
والكون شكل وهو روح حياته
بلrather بهجةthe delight of الاعصارages والازمانand times
بل بهجة الاعصار والازمان
The cosmos is a form, and he is the spirit of its life,
And the cosmos is form while he is its life spirit
rather, the delight of ages and times.
Rather, the joy of times and eras too
فلكan ark of النجاةsalvation لغارقfor one drowning وسفينةand a ship
فلك النجاة لغارق وسفينة
مشحونةladen بمكارمwith the generous gifts of الرحمنthe Merciful One
مشحونة بمكارم الرحمن
An ark of salvation for the drowning, and a ship
Ship of salvation for one drowning and a vessel
laden with the Merciful One's generous gifts.
Laden with the Generous one's nobility
مفتاحthe key to كلevery دقيقةsubtle matter وثقيلةand weighty matter
مفتاح كل دقيقة وثقيلة
حاويencompassing علومknowledge of السرthe hidden والاعلانand the manifest
حاوي علوم السر والاعلان
The key to every subtle and weighty matter,
Key to each subtle and weighty matter
encompassing knowledge of the hidden and the manifest.
Containing the knowledge of mystery and unveiling
شمسa sun بلاwithout طفلdusk وبدرand a full moon ضوؤهits light
شمس بلا طفل وبدر ضوؤه
جاليdispelling ظلامthe darkness of الشركpolytheism بالايمانthrough faith
جالي ظلام الشرك بالايمان
A sun without dusk, and a full moon whose light
Sun without setting, his light shining
dispels the darkness of polytheism through faith.
Dispelling the darkness of idolatry through faith
بعبادةin worship of المولىthe Lord فريدpeerless in أوانهhis age
بعبادة المولى فريد أوانه
محييbringing to life الدجاthe dark night بتلاوةby reciting القرآنthe Qur'an
محيي الدجا بتلاوة القرآن
Peerless in his age in worship of the Lord,
In worship of the Lord uniquely is his time spent
bringing the dark night to life by reciting the Qur'an.
Reviving the darkness by reciting the Qur'an
منfrom خشيةfear of المولىthe Lord تراهyou see him كالهباlike dust motes
من خشية المولى تراه كالهبا
فيin كلevery حالstate باكيweeping العينانthe two eyes
في كل حال باكي العينان
From fear of the Lord, you see him like dust motes,
Out of awe of the Lord is he seen shedding tears
in every state, his two eyes weeping.
Weeping in every state with eyes overflowing
منfrom قبلbefore منشاهhis advent أقرacknowledged بفضلهhis excellence
من قبل منشاه أقر بفضله
أهلthe people of التقىpiety مثلlike الوليthe saint الجيلانal-Jilani
أهل التقى مثل الولي الجيلان
Before his advent, his excellence was acknowledged
From before his arrival the people of piety acknowledged
by the devout, like the saint al-Jilani.
His merit, like the Saint Jilani
قسميmy oath بطهby Taha المصطفىthe Chosen One وببنتهand by his daughter
قسمي بطه المصطفى وببنته
وبحيدرand by Haydar وابنيهماand their two sons السبطانthe two grandsons
وبحيدر وابنيهما السبطان
My oath is by Taha, the Chosen One, and by his daughter,
I swear by the purity of Mustafa and his daughter
and by Haydar and their two sons, the two grandsons.
And Haydar and his two noble grandsons
ياO منone who لهhas خلقcharacter عظيمnoble كالصباlike the east wind
يا من له خلق عظيم كالصبا
وطبيعةand a nature فانتfor you are رياthe fragrance of الريحانbasil
وطبيعة فانت ريا الريحان
O you whose noble character is like the east wind,
O you whose nature is magnificent like the morning
and such a nature—you are the fragrance of basil.
And essence, you are the fragrant sweet basil
ياO منone whose علاهاsurpassed the crown (split wording) مcompletion of 'crown' السماكal-Simak علاهhis loftiness منone who
يا من علاها م السماك علاه من
لكfor you رتبةa rank تسموrises علىabove الكونانthe two worlds
لك رتبة تسمو على الكونان
O you whose loftiness surpasses the crown of al-Simak, you
O you who ascends higher than the heavens' culmination
who have a rank that rises above the two worlds.
For you is a station transcending the two worlds
ياO منone who بهthrough him ثمرthe fruit of المحامدpraiseworthy deeds يجتنيis gathered
يا من به ثمر المحامد يجتني
ياO سيديmy master ياO هاشمHashim البطلانthe champion (irregular form)
يا سيدي يا هاشم البطلان
O you through whom the fruit of praiseworthy deeds is gathered,
O you by whom the fruits of praise are harvested
O my master, O Hashim, the champion,
My master, O valiant Hashimi
أجبanswer الذيthe one who منfrom بعدهhis distance ناداكمcalled to you (plural)
أجب الذي من بعده ناداكم
وانشلهand rescue him منfrom نصبtoil ومنand from أحزانsorrows
وانشله من نصب ومن أحزان
answer the one who called to you from afar,
Answer the one who after him called upon you
and rescue him from toil and sorrows.
And rescue him from hardship and sorrows
لازلتmay you ever continue تنقذto save منwhoever بحرزكin your protection محتمىshelters
لازلت تنقذ من بحرزك محتمى
منfrom كلevery شرevil منشلrescuer of اللهفانthe distressed
من كل شر منشل اللهفان
May you ever save whoever shelters in your protection
You continue to save from perils the one seeking refuge
from every evil, O rescuer of the distressed.
From every evil, rescuing the ardent
أنتyou المعدthe one prepared بمثلهاfor such deeds ياO منone who بهthrough him الthe
أنت المعد بمثلها يا من به ال
دينfaith الحنيفupright مشيدfirmly raised الاركانthe pillars
دين الحنيف مشيد الاركان
You are prepared for such deeds, O you through whom the
You were prepared with the likes of it, O you in whom
upright faith has its pillars firmly raised.
The religion is established, pillar of its principles
منىfrom me عليكupon you سلامthe peace of ربthe Lord of العرشthe Throne ماas long as
منى عليك سلام رب العرش ما
خلعتwere bestowed عليكupon you ملابسrobes of العرفانspiritual knowledge
خلعت عليك ملابس العرفان
From me, the peace of the Lord of the Throne be upon you, as long as
Peace from the Lord of the Throne upon you
robes of spiritual knowledge are bestowed upon you.
As he adorned you in the raiment of mystical knowledge
ثمthen الصلاةblessings معwith السلامpeace علىupon الذيthe one who
ثم الصلاة مع السلام على الذي
صلىpronounced blessings عليهupon him اللَهGod فيin التبيانthe clear exposition
صلى عليه اللَه في التبيان
Then blessings, together with peace, upon him
Then prayers and peace upon the one
whom God blessed in the clear exposition,
Whom God eulogized in the Revelation
الآلthe family والاصحابand the companions والانصارand the helpers ماas long as
الآل والاصحاب والانصار ما
سجعتcooed حمامdoves فوقabove غصنa branch of البانthe ban-tree
سجعت حمام فوق غصن البان
and upon his family, companions, and helpers, as long as
His nation, companions, and supporters
doves coo above a bough of the ban-tree,
As long as the doves coo upon the branch of the acacia
أوor ماas long as ترنمsang فيof علاكyour loftiness محمدMuhammad
أو ما ترنم في علاك محمد
فغداand thus became حليفa companion of الوجدecstatic longing والاشجانand sorrows
فغدا حليف الوجد والاشجان
or as long as Muhammad sings of your loftiness,
Or as long as Muhammad is hymned in your loftiness
and thus becomes a companion of ecstatic longing and sorrows.
Thus becoming familiar with fervor and passions