باللهِby God ياO عَلَمَbanner الهُدَىguidance
باللهِ يا عَلَمَ الهُدَى
سَلِّمoffer greetings عَلَىto الْمَوْلَىthe master عُمَرْUmar
سَلِّم عَلَى الْمَوْلَى عُمَرْ
By God, O banner of guidance,
By Allah, O banner of guidance
Convey greetings to the master, Umar,
Greet the Master, Umar
رَبِّmaster of الفَضائِلِvirtues والفَواand generous favors (first part)
رَبِّ الفَضائِلِ والفَوا
ضِلِgenerous favors (final part) فيin الموارِدِwatering places والصَّدَرْand departure from water
ضِلِ في الموارِدِ والصَّدَرْ
Master of virtues and generous
Lord of virtues and overflowing
Favors, at the watering places and on departure;
Generosity in gifts and the chest
فَرْدِpeerless one الشَّرِيعَةِsacred law والحَقيand truth (first part)
فَرْدِ الشَّرِيعَةِ والحَقي
قَةِtruth (final part) بَيْنَamong أنْواعِkinds of البَشَرْhumankind
قَةِ بَيْنَ أنْواعِ البَشَرْ
Peerless in sacred law and spiritual
Unique in law and truth
Truth among all kinds of humankind;
Among all mankind
زَيْنِadornment of المحافِلِgatherings والْمَنَاand dwelling places (first part)
زَيْنِ المحافِلِ والْمَنَا
زِلِdwelling places (final part) فَرْدِهاtheir matchless one الفَرْدِthe peerless one الأَبَرّthe most righteous
زِلِ فَرْدِها الفَرْدِ الأَبَرّ
Adornment of gatherings and dwelling
Adornment of assemblies and homes
Places—their matchless one, the peerless, most righteous.
His unique, most righteous individuality
باللهby God قَبِّلkiss كَفَّهُhis hand
بالله قَبِّل كَفَّهُ
عَنّيon my behalf وخَبِّرهُand tell him الخَبَرْthe news
عَنّي وخَبِّرهُ الخَبَرْ
By God, kiss his hand
By Allah, kiss his palm
On my behalf, and tell him the news:
For me and inform him
أَنّيthat I أَوَدُّI wish بِأَنْfor ... to تَمُدَّyou lend aid
أَنّي أَوَدُّ بِأَنْ تَمُدَّ
بِدَعْوَةٍwith a prayer تَقْضِيfulfills الوَطَرْthe desire
بِدَعْوَةٍ تَقْضِي الوَطَرْ
That I wish for you to lend me aid
That I love that you extend
With a prayer that fulfills my desire,
A prayer fulfilling hopes
وتَقُولَand you say يارَبّاهُO Lord! كُنْbe
وتَقُولَ يارَبّاهُ كُنْ
لِمُحَمّدٍfor Muhammad نِعْمَexcellent الوَزَرْthe refuge
لِمُحَمّدٍ نِعْمَ الوَزَرْ
And say: 'O Lord, be
And say, "O his Lord, be
An excellent refuge for Muhammad;
For Muhammad the best vizier
اُنصُرْهُsupport him فيin أَمْرٍenjoining بمَعْof what is right (first part)
اُنصُرْهُ في أَمْرٍ بمَعْ
رُوفٍwhat is right (final part) وإنكارِand denouncing النُّكُرْwrong
رُوفٍ وإنكارِ النُّكُرْ
Support him in enjoining what is
Help him in a matter of virtue
Right and denouncing wrong.'
And forbidding evil