بمحمّدٍby Muhammad وببنتِهand by his daughter وببعلهاand by her husband
بمحمّدٍ وببنتِه وببعلها
أهلpeople of الفضائلvirtues والمكارمand noble deeds والندىand generosity
أهل الفضائل والمكارم والندى
By Muhammad, his daughter, and her husband,
By Muhammad, his daughter and her husband,
people of virtue, noble deeds, and generosity,
The people of virtues, dignities and freshness,
المستوينthose seated علىupon عروشthrones جلالةmajesty
المستوين على عروش جلالة
وابنيهماand their two sons السبطينthe two grandsons أعلامbanners الهدىguidance
وابنيهما السبطين أعلام الهدى
seated upon thrones of majesty,
Seated on thrones of majesty,
and by their two sons, the two grandsons, banners of guidance,
And their two grandsons, the guides,
وبأهلand by the people of بدرٍBadr والصحابةand the Companions كلّهمall of them
وبأهل بدرٍ والصحابة كلّهم
منwho قاتلواfought فيكfor Your sake العشيرةthe clan والعداand the enemies
من قاتلوا فيك العشيرة والعدا
and by the people of Badr and all the Companions,
And the people of Badr, and all the companions,
who fought kinsfolk and enemies for Your sake,
Who fought against you, the clan and the enemies,
وبسائرand by all الأحزابthe groups أهلpeople of الارتقاascent
وبسائر الأحزاب أهل الارتقا
والتابعينand the Followers وتابعيهمand their followers سرمداforever
والتابعين وتابعيهم سرمدا
and by all the groups, people of spiritual ascent,
And the rest of the parties, the people of ascent,
and the Followers and their followers forever,
And the followers, and their followers forever,
وبعبدكand by Your servant النعمانal-Nu'man ثمّthen بمالكٍby Malik
وبعبدك النعمان ثمّ بمالكٍ
منwho للشريعةfor sacred law والهدايةand guidance شيّداthey both built up
من للشريعة والهداية شيّدا
and by Your servant al-Nu'man, then by Malik,
And Your servant Al-Nu'man, then Malik,
who built up sacred law and guidance,
Who established the Shariah and guidance,
وبكلّand by every مجتهدٍjurist exercising independent judgment وكلّand every مقدّمٍeminent leader
وبكلّ مجتهدٍ وكلّ مقدّمٍ
والشافعيand al-Shafi'i قطبpole الوجودexistence وأحمداand Ahmad
والشافعي قطب الوجود وأحمدا
and by every jurist exercising independent judgment and every eminent leader,
And every jurist, and everyone preceding,
and al-Shafi'i, the pole of existence, and Ahmad,
Al-Shafi'i, the pole of existence, and Ahmad,
فرّجbring relief عنfrom المكروبthe distressed one واكشفand dispel غمّهhis sorrow
فرّج عن المكروب واكشف غمّه
وأنلهand grant him جمعاًfellowship بينamong أهلpeople of الاهتداright guidance
وأنله جمعاً بين أهل الاهتدا
relieve the distressed one and dispel his sorrow,
Relieve the distressed of his anguish,
and grant him fellowship among the rightly guided,
And join him with the guided people,
وافتحand open لهfor him لينالso he may attain كلّall مطالبٍthings sought
وافتح له لينال كلّ مطالبٍ
ياO خيرbest of منthose بسطstretched out الأنامُhumankind لهto him يداa hand
يا خير من بسط الأنامُ له يدا
and open the way for him to attain all he seeks,
And open for him to attain every wish,
O best of those to whom humankind has stretched out a hand.
O best One who stretches His hand to people.