حياmay it greet سليمانSulayman صوبthe downpour العارضthe rain-cloud الهطلpouring abundantly
حيا سليمان صوب العارض الهطل
منfrom رحمةthe mercy of اللَهGod بالأبكارin the early mornings والأصلand the evenings
من رحمة اللَه بالأبكار والأصل
May the rain-cloud's abundant downpour greet Sulayman,
Behold Sulaiman facing the pouring rain
from God's mercy, in the early mornings and evenings—
With God's mercy upon the virgins and the clan
السيدthe master الفاضلthe virtuous ابنson of السادةthe masters الفضلاthe virtuous ones
السيد الفاضل ابن السادة الفضلا
منfrom آلthe family of أحمدAhmad طهTa-Ha خاتمthe seal of الرسلthe messengers
من آل أحمد طه خاتم الرسل
the virtuous master, son of virtuous masters,
The noble gentleman, son of the noblest men
of the family of Ahmad, Ta-Ha, the seal of the messengers.
From the family of Ahmad, the seal of messengers
نعمexcellent is الشريفthe nobleman الذيwho فيamong الصالحينthe righteous لهhe has
نعم الشريف الذي في الصالحين له
ذكرrenown وليسand he is not عنof السرthe secret المصونthe guarded خلىbereft
ذكر وليس عن السر المصون خلى
How excellent the nobleman who, among the righteous, has
What a noble one he is, among the righteous remembered
renown, and is not bereft of the guarded secret.
His secrets untouched, his deeds proclaimed
نشأgrew up عنfrom طاعةobedience to الرحمنthe Most Merciful منfrom صغرchildhood
نشأ عن طاعة الرحمن من صغر
والخيرand goodness والبرand piety والمرضىand what is approved منof العملdeeds
والخير والبر والمرضى من العمل
He grew up in obedience to the Most Merciful from childhood,
Raised in obedience to the Merciful since youth
and in goodness, piety, and deeds that win approval.
Goodness, righteousness and care for the sick his deeds
مشىwalked علىon منهجthe path of الأسلافthe forebears منthose who سلفwent before
مشى على منهج الأسلاف من سلف
لهof his منamong الأولياءthe saints السادةthe masters الأولthe earlier ones
له من الأولياء السادة الأول
He walked the path of his forebears, those who came before
He walked the path of ancestors past
him among the saints—the masters of old.
With the foremost saints his guardians
فاللَهso God يحسنmake good مثواهhis abode ويرحمهand have mercy on him
فاللَه يحسن مثواه ويرحمه
ويرضىand be pleased عنهwith him ويغفرand forgive سائرall الزللmissteps
ويرضى عنه ويغفر سائر الزلل
May God grant him a good abode and have mercy on him,
So may God honor his resting place and have mercy
and be pleased with him and forgive all his missteps,
And be pleased with him, forgiving all slips
ويجمعand reunite الشملthe company مناof us حيثwhere حضرتهhis presence
ويجمع الشمل منا حيث حضرته
بمقعدin the seat of الصدقtruth غايةthe ultimate goal قصدthe quest of كلevery وليsaint
بمقعد الصدق غاية قصد كل ولي
and reunite us where he is present,
And reunite us where you brought him
in the seat of truth, the ultimate goal of every saint's quest.
To the abode of truth, the goal of every saint
وانand that يوفقناenable us للصالحاتto righteous deeds وماand what
وان يوفقنا للصالحات وما
وترضيهand pleases him قبلbefore حلولthe arrival of الموتdeath والأجلand the appointed hour
وترضيه قبل حلول الموت والأجل
And may he enable us to do righteous deeds and all that
And grant us success in righteous deeds
pleases him, before death and the appointed hour arrive.
That please You before death and fate befall
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon المختارthe Chosen One سيدناour master
ثم الصلاة على المختار سيدنا
محمدMuhammad وسلامand the peace of اللَهGod بعدthereafter يليfollows
محمد وسلام اللَه بعد يلي
Then blessings be upon the Chosen One, our master,
Then blessings upon the Chosen One, our liege
Muhammad, and may God's peace follow thereafter.
Muhammad, and God's peace thereafter