صلاةblessings اللَهGod مولاناour Master
صلاة اللَه مولانا
بقدرequal in measure to صفاتthe attributes of مولاناour Master
بقدر صفات مولانا
The blessings of God, our Master,
equal in measure to our Master’s attributes,
وتسليمand salutations بقدرequal in measure to الذاتthe Divine Essence
وتسليم بقدر الذات
علىupon طهTaha الذيwho جاناcame to us
على طه الذي جانا
and salutations equal in measure to the Divine Essence,
be upon Taha, who came to us.
سلألناwe asked الحقthe True One مطلبناwhat we seek
سلألنا الحق مطلبنا
إلهGod of الخلقcreation رحماناour All-Merciful
إله الخلق رحمانا
We have asked the True One for what we seek,
the God of creation, our All-Merciful.
فندعوهso we call upon Him ونسألهand we ask Him
فندعوه ونسأله
سؤالاa plea معهwith it ايقاناcertainty
سؤالا معه ايقانا
So we call upon Him and ask Him,
with a plea accompanied by certainty:
بانthat يجلىHe reveal لناto us الاسرارthe mysteries
بان يجلى لنا الاسرار
ويسعدناand He gladdens us بداراناin our two abodes
ويسعدنا بدارانا
that He reveal the mysteries to us,
and grant us joy in our two abodes,
ويمنحناand He grants us العطاthe bounty منهfrom Him
ويمنحنا العطا منه
ويعطىand He gives سرthe secret of إيماناfaith
ويعطى سر إيمانا
and bestow upon us bounty from Him,
and grant the secret of faith,
ويعليناand He raises us high ويشملناand He encompasses us
ويعلينا ويشملنا
بفتحwith a spiritual opening منهfrom Him يغشاناit envelops us
بفتح منه يغشانا
and raise us high and enfold us
in a spiritual opening from Him that envelops us,
وفيand in الداوينthe councils ينصرناHe supports us
وفي الداوين ينصرنا
ظهوراًoutwardly ثمthen ابطاناinwardly
ظهوراً ثم ابطانا
and support us in the councils,
outwardly, then inwardly,
ويرقيناand He elevates us ويسقيناand He gives us drink
ويرقينا ويسقينا
ويتممand He fulfills منهfrom Him رجاناour hope
ويتمم منه رجانا
and elevate us and give us drink,
and fulfill what we hope for from Him.
لناfor us أعلاthe loftiest مقاماتstations
لنا أعلا مقامات
منamong الخيراتgood things احساناas kindness
من الخيرات احسانا
For us, the loftiest stations,
among good things, as a gift of grace.
ويرويناand He quenches our thirst منfrom الانوارthe lights
ويروينا من الانوار
ويتعممand spreads universally معهalong with it رضواناgood pleasure
ويتعمم معه رضوانا
And may He quench our thirst with lights,
and may good pleasure spread along with it,
ويسعدناand He gladdens us لحضراتat spiritual presences
ويسعدنا لحضرات
ويسكرناand He intoxicates us بادناناby drawing us near
ويسكرنا بادنانا
and gladden us in spiritual presences,
and intoxicate us by drawing us near.
فنشهدso we witness منهfrom Him خيراتgood things
فنشهد منه خيرات
وينفand He banishes الهمcare أحزاناsorrows
وينف الهم أحزانا
Then we witness good things from Him,
and He banishes care and sorrows.
ونطربand we exult منfrom شرابthe drink of القوthe folk (word begins)
ونطرب من شراب القو
مcompletion of ‘the folk’ مداthroughout الاوقاتall times اخواناas brothers
م مدا الاوقات اخوانا
And we exult in the drink of the
folk, as brothers throughout all time.
ونطلبand we ask منهof Him ياO خلىmy friend
ونطلب منه يا خلى
سرائرناour innermost secrets ونجواناand our private communion
سرائرنا ونجوانا
And we ask Him, O my friend,
about our innermost secrets and our private communion:
بنوthe sons of هاشمHashim يصلحهاHe sets them right
بنو هاشم يصلحها
ونسقىand we give drink to كلeveryone منwho جاناcame to us
ونسقى كل من جانا
may He set them right for the sons of Hashim,
and may we give drink to everyone who comes to us.
ونطلبand we ask منfor زياداتincreases
ونطلب من زيادات
لناfor us عمراًa lifespan وأزماناand periods of time
لنا عمراً وأزمانا
And we ask for increase
in our lifespan and our time,
معwith الالهامinspiration والتقوىand God-consciousness
مع الالهام والتقوى
بسرin secret ثمthen اعلاناopenly
بسر ثم اعلانا
with inspiration and God-consciousness,
in secret, then openly.
ونشكرand we give thanks منfor مواهبهHis gifts
ونشكر من مواهبه
فيوضاًoutpourings منهfrom Him أغناناHe has enriched us
فيوضاً منه أغنانا
And we give thanks for His gifts—
outpourings from Him with which He has enriched us.
وشطحand an ecstatic outburst صاحO friend منfrom فرحjoy
وشطح صاح من فرح
علىat ماwhat هوHe is وأَولاناand He has bestowed upon us
على ما هو وأَولانا
And an ecstatic outburst, O friend, from joy
at what He is and what He has bestowed upon us.
ونحمدand we praise حبناour beloved طهTaha
ونحمد حبنا طه
رسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod دياناour judge
رسول اللَه ديانا
And we praise our beloved Taha,
God’s Messenger, our judge,
محامدpraises منone who يرضيهpleases him
محامد من يرضيه
ونثنيand we extol للعلاfor loftiness آناat each moment
ونثني للعلا آنا
with the praises of one who pleases him,
and extol his loftiness at every moment.
فيجزيناso he rewards us باضعافmanyfold
فيجزينا باضعاف
يضاعفhe multiplies معهalong with it إعطاناgiving to us
يضاعف معه إعطانا
So he rewards us manyfold,
and with it multiplies his giving to us.
ونرجوand we hope منهfrom him فيin الداريthe two abodes (word begins)
ونرجو منه في الداري
نcompletion of ‘the two abodes’ يقلhe will say ياO ابنson of عثماناUthman
ن يقل يا ابن عثمانا
And we hope that he, in the two
abodes, will say: ‘O son of Uthman,
تولtake charge واسقand give drink to أصحابكyour companions
تول واسق أصحابك
وهاشمand Hashim ابنكyour son الآناnow
وهاشم ابنك الآنا
take charge and give your companions drink,
and Hashim, your son, now.
وهبناكWe have granted you الفتوحspiritual openings كذاlikewise
وهبناك الفتوح كذا
وأولاداand children واخواناand brothers
وأولادا واخوانا
We have granted you spiritual openings, and likewise
children and brothers.
ومنand whoever قدhas لمjoined فيin جمعكyour gathering
ومن قد لم في جمعك
ينلshall attain روحاًrepose وريحاناand sweet basil
ينل روحاً وريحانا
And whoever has joined your gathering
shall attain repose and sweet basil,
بدارin the abode of الخلدeternity معwith طهTaha
بدار الخلد مع طه
خذواreceive فضلاًbounty وإحساناand kindness
خذوا فضلاً وإحسانا
in the abode of eternity with Taha.
Receive bounty and kindness.’
عليهupon him صلاةblessings مولاناour Master
عليه صلاة مولانا
بقدرequal in measure to صفاتthe attributes of رحماناour All-Merciful
بقدر صفات رحمانا
Upon him be the blessings of our Master,
equal in measure to our All-Merciful’s attributes,
تعمencompassing الآلthe family معwith صحبcompanions
تعم الآل مع صحب
مداماperpetually بالهدىwith guidance جاناhe came to us
مداما بالهدى جانا
encompassing the family along with the companions,
forever—he came to us with guidance.