مثالُthe likeness of نعلِthe sandal of رَسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod ذيpossessed of الكرمِgenerosity
مثالُ نعلِ رَسول اللَه ذي الكرمِ
شفاءُhealing كلِّevery عَليلٍailing person منfrom ضَنىthe wasting weakness of السَقمِillness
شفاءُ كلِّ عَليلٍ من ضَنى السَقمِ
The likeness of the sandal of God's noble Messenger
is a cure for every sufferer worn down by sickness.
أَكرمhow noble بهit is منas مِثالٍa likeness زانهadorned it شَرَفٌhonor
أَكرم به من مِثالٍ زانه شَرَفٌ
منfrom أَشرَفthe noblest of الرُسلِthe messengers خيرthe best of الخَلقcreation كلِّهمِall of them
من أَشرَف الرُسلِ خير الخَلق كلِّهمِ
How noble a likeness, adorned with honor
from the noblest of messengers, the best of all creation:
محمّدٍMuhammad أَحمدAhmad المحمودthe praised one مَنhe who شَرُفتwas ennobled
محمّدٍ أَحمد المحمود مَن شَرُفت
بوطئby the tread of نعليهhis two sandals أَرضُthe land of القُدسJerusalem والحرَمِand the Sanctuary
بوطئ نعليه أَرضُ القُدس والحرَمِ
Muhammad, Ahmad, the praised one, who brought honor
by his sandals' tread to the land of Jerusalem and the Sanctuary.
فاِلثمهُso kiss it لثمwith the kiss of محبٍّa lover لمdid not يفُزattain بِلقاa meeting with
فاِلثمهُ لثم محبٍّ لم يفُز بِلقا
حَبيبهhis beloved فرأىand so he saw الآثارَthe traces للقدَمِof the foot
حَبيبه فرأى الآثارَ للقدَمِ
So kiss it with the kiss of a lover who could not meet
his beloved and so beheld the traces of his foot.
وعفِّرand dust الخدَّthe cheek فيهupon it واِكتحلand apply kohl to your eyes نظراًby gazing
وعفِّر الخدَّ فيه واِكتحل نظراً
بهupon it فرؤيتُهfor the sight of it تَشفيheals منfrom الأَلَمِpain
به فرؤيتُه تَشفي من الأَلَمِ
And rub your cheek in its dust, and apply the kohl of gazing
upon it, for the sight of it heals pain.
واِحملهُand carry it تظفَرyou will attain بماwith what تَرجوهyou hope for it منof أَمَلٍhope
واِحملهُ تظفَر بما تَرجوه من أَمَلٍ
واِحفظهand safeguard it تُحفظyou will be safeguarded منfrom الأَسواءevils واللَممِand fits of madness
واِحفظه تُحفظ من الأَسواء واللَممِ
And carry it: you will attain the hope you cherish.
And safeguard it: you will be guarded from evils and fits of madness.
وَكَمand how often نَجاescaped حاملوهُits bearers الحافظونَthe keepers لهof it
وَكَم نَجا حاملوهُ الحافظونَ له
منfrom سوءِthe harm of خَطبa calamity ملمٍّbefalling فادحٍgrievous عَممِall-encompassing
من سوءِ خَطب ملمٍّ فادحٍ عَممِ
And how often have its bearers, those who safeguard it, escaped
from the harm of an assailing calamity, grievous and all-engulfing.
وَراجعِand consult النَفحاتthe breezes العنبريَّةambergris-scented فيon
وَراجعِ النَفحات العنبريَّة في
وَصفِthe description of النِعالthe sandals الَّتيthat فاقَتtowered علىabove القِمَمِthe summits
وَصفِ النِعال الَّتي فاقَت على القِمَمِ
And consult The Ambergris-Scented Breezes on
the description of the sandals that rose above the summits.
تَظفَرyou will obtain بِماwith what يُبرئheals الأَبصارَthe eyes منfrom رَمَدٍeye inflammation
تَظفَر بِما يُبرئ الأَبصارَ من رَمَدٍ
وَالقلبَand the heart منfrom كمدgrief والسَمعَand hearing منfrom صَمَمِdeafness
وَالقلبَ من كمد والسَمعَ من صَمَمِ
You will find what heals the eyes of inflammation,
and the heart of grief, and hearing of deafness.
لِلَّهto God belongs دَرُّthe excellence of إِمامٍan imam حبَّرتcomposed beautifully يَدُهhis hand
لِلَّه دَرُّ إِمامٍ حبَّرت يَدُه
تلكthose الدراريthe radiant stars الَّتيwhich صيغتwere fashioned منfrom الكَلمِwords
تلك الدراري الَّتي صيغت من الكَلمِ
How admirable the imam whose hand composed
those radiant stars fashioned out of words!
وَكَمand how many فَتىًa youth فاتَهeluded him لثمُkissing النِعالthe sandals غداcame to be
وَكَم فَتىً فاتَه لثمُ النِعال غدا
يَرجوhe hopes وَيأملُand he longs أَنto يَلقاهmeet him منat أمَمِclose quarters
يَرجو وَيأملُ أَن يَلقاه من أمَمِ
And many a youth who missed kissing the sandals began
to hope and yearn to meet him face to face.
وَراحَand he began ينشدُto chant والأشواقwhile longings تزعجُهunsettle him
وَراحَ ينشدُ والأشواق تزعجُه
مثالَO likeness of نعليهhis two sandals هلّاwill you not قُبلةًa kiss بِفَمِwith the mouth
مثالَ نعليه هلّا قُبلةً بِفَمِ
And he began to chant, his longings unsettling him:
O likeness of his sandals, will you not let me kiss you with my mouth?