يا رب صل على المختار ذي المثل

يا رب صل على المختار ذي المثل

زين الكيان وخير الرسل من أزل

زين الكيان وخير الرسل من أزل

O Lord, bless the Chosen One, possessed of exemplary virtues,

O Lord, bless the Chosen One, the peerless one,

the adornment of existence and the best of messengers from all eternity.

The beauty of creation and the best of messengers since the beginning.

يا حادي الظعن يحدو الظعن معتسفاً

يا حادي الظعن يحدو الظعن معتسفاً

في جنح ليل ظليم يقطع السبل

في جنح ليل ظليم يقطع السبل

O singing camel-driver, urging the caravan along unmarked ways,

O guide through the dark night, traversing the rugged path,

in the depths of a pitch-dark night, traversing the roads.

Carry my greetings to the people of Najd and fulfill the need of the questioner.

قف لي رويداً لكي تحمل سلام فتى

قف لي رويداً لكي تحمل سلام فتى

لأهل نجد وتقضي حاجة المسئل

لأهل نجد وتقضي حاجة المسئل

Pause a little for me, so you may carry a young man's greeting

For their sake my eyes grew accustomed to wakefulness, though

to the people of Najd and fulfill the petitioner's need.

I am weary from what transpired after them and feared.

من أجلهم ألِفَت عيني السهاد وقد

من أجلهم ألِفَت عيني السهاد وقد

عَييت مما جرى من بعدهم وجل

عَييت مما جرى من بعدهم وجل

For their sake, my eye has grown accustomed to sleeplessness, and I have

They were the first to leave me afflicted for a time,

grown weary of the dread arising from their absence.

As I face death, sorrows and illnesses.

هم الأولى تركوني مبتلا زمن

هم الأولى تركوني مبتلا زمن

أعالج الموت والاحزان والعلل

أعالج الموت والاحزان والعلل

They are the ones who left me afflicted for a time,

Perhaps they will show tenderness - did they eulogize my state, so

struggling with death, sorrows, and ailments.

I become a ardently loved and accepted friend?

عسى تحنوا وهل ترثوا لحالي كي

عسى تحنوا وهل ترثوا لحالي كي

أضحى وصيلا ومقبولا ومنشمل

أضحى وصيلا ومقبولا ومنشمل

May you show compassion—and will you pity my plight, so that

O virtuous Ahmad, O essence of His mercy,

I may be united with you, accepted, and included.

Continue His blessings upon all people and deeds.

يا أحمد المتقي يا سرَّ رحمته

يا أحمد المتقي يا سرَّ رحمته

واصل نعمته للكل والعمل

واصل نعمته للكل والعمل

O Ahmad, the God-fearing one, O secret of His mercy,

Since the beginning, triumph and messengership are through Him

and source of His blessing for all and for deeds,

For each soul, connected to affection.

ومن به الفتح والارسال من أزل

ومن به الفتح والارسال من أزل

لكل شخص إلى الحنان متصل

لكل شخص إلى الحنان متصل

and you through whom opening and sending forth have been from eternity,

Among the messengers is the Chosen One, brought near,

for every person connected to the Tender One.

Elevated above them in a station perfected.

ومن ذوي الرسل مختار ومقترب

ومن ذوي الرسل مختار ومقترب

من فوقهم في مقام صرت مكتمل

من فوقهم في مقام صرت مكتمل

And among the messengers, you are chosen and brought near;

So Al-Hashimi Al-Mirghani, your humility toward Him

above them in station, you have become perfect.

Through whom you live, hoping for opening soon.

فهاشم الميرغني الخطاء رقك من

فهاشم الميرغني الخطاء رقك من

منك عاش يرجى الفتح في عجل

منك عاش يرجى الفتح في عجل

For Hashim al-Mirghani, the oft-erring one, is your bondsman, who

Joseph has come in the shackles of sins,

has lived through you; a swift opening is hoped for.

And in You finds a handhold, desiring no other.

قد جاء يوسف في قيد الذنوب غدا

قد جاء يوسف في قيد الذنوب غدا

وفيك مستمسكاً لا يبتغي بدل

وفيك مستمسكاً لا يبتغي بدل

Yusuf has indeed come, bound by sins; he is now

Upon you blessings and peace eternally,

holding fast to you, seeking no substitute.

Lord of existence, beyond error and lapse.

عليك صلى وسلم سرمداً أبداً

عليك صلى وسلم سرمداً أبداً

رب الكيان وما حي الوزر والزلل

رب الكيان وما حي الوزر والزلل

May blessings and peace be upon you, perpetually, forever,

And your Household, the cave, and the Companions - the best of friends

from the Lord of existence and effacer of sin and missteps,

As long as the fresh waters murmur among pebbles.

وآلك الغر والاصحاب خير ملا

وآلك الغر والاصحاب خير ملا

ما حركت عذبات الرند في الطفل

ما حركت عذبات الرند في الطفل

and upon your radiant family and companions, the finest company,

The lightning of early dawn flashed from the side of Ath-Thawr,

as long as the laurel's tender tips are stirred at dusk,

And a branch of willow stirred in the meadow.

أولاح برق الدجا من نحو ذي إضم

أولاح برق الدجا من نحو ذي إضم

وماس في الروض غصن البان والاثل

وماس في الروض غصن البان والاثل

or night's lightning flashes from the direction of Dhu Idam,

and moringa and tamarisk boughs sway in the garden.