خَمِدَت لِفَضلِ وِلادِكَ النيرانُ

خَمِدَت لِفَضلِ وِلادِكَ النيرانُ

وَاِنشَقَّ مِن فَرَحٍ بِكَ الإيوانُ

وَاِنشَقَّ مِن فَرَحٍ بِكَ الإيوانُ

The fires died out through the merit of your birth;

The fires were extinguished due to the excellence of your birth,

and the palace hall split with joy at you.

And the palace split open with joy because of you.

وَتَزَلزَلَ النادي وَأَوجَسَ خيفَةً

وَتَزَلزَلَ النادي وَأَوجَسَ خيفَةً

مِن هَولِ رُؤياهُ أَنو شِروانُ

مِن هَولِ رُؤياهُ أَنو شِروانُ

The assembly hall trembled, and dread seized him—

The club trembled and feared terribly,

Anushirwan—at the terror of his vision.

From the awfulness of his vision that Anu Shiroan.

فَتَأَوَّلَ الرُؤيا سَطيحُ وَبَشَّرَت

فَتَأَوَّلَ الرُؤيا سَطيحُ وَبَشَّرَت

بِظُهورِكَ الرُهبانُ وَالكُهّانُ

بِظُهورِكَ الرُهبانُ وَالكُهّانُ

Then Satih interpreted the vision, and glad tidings were given

So Satahih interpreted the vision and the monks gave good tidings

of your appearing by monks and soothsayers.

Of your appearance, and so did the fortune-tellers.

وَعَلَيكَ إِرمِيّا وَشَعيا أَثنَيا

وَعَلَيكَ إِرمِيّا وَشَعيا أَثنَيا

وَهُما وَحِزقيلٌ لِفَضلِكَ دانوا

وَهُما وَحِزقيلٌ لِفَضلِكَ دانوا

Jeremiah and Isaiah praised you,

Jeremiah and Zechariah praised you,

and they, with Ezekiel, acknowledged your excellence,

As did Ezekiel, for they were humbled by your excellence.

بِفَضائِلٍ شَهِدَت بِهِنَّ السُحبُ وَالت

بِفَضائِلٍ شَهِدَت بِهِنَّ السُحبُ وَالت

تَوراةُ وَالإِنجيلُ وَالفُرقانُ

تَوراةُ وَالإِنجيلُ وَالفُرقانُ

for virtues attested by the clouds, and by the

With virtues that the clouds and the

Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion.

Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur’an testified to.

فَوُضِعتَ لِلَّهِ المُهَيمِنِ ساجِداً

فَوُضِعتَ لِلَّهِ المُهَيمِنِ ساجِداً

وَاِستَبشَرَت بِظُهورِكَ الأَكوانُ

وَاِستَبشَرَت بِظُهورِكَ الأَكوانُ

You were born prostrate before God, the Guardian,

You were placed prostrating to God the Guardian,

and all the worlds rejoiced at your appearing.

And the universes rejoiced at your appearance.

مُتَكَمِّلاً لَم تَنقَطِع لَكَ سُرَّةٌ

مُتَكَمِّلاً لَم تَنقَطِع لَكَ سُرَّةٌ

شَرَفاً وَلَم يُطلَق عَلَيكَ خِتانُ

شَرَفاً وَلَم يُطلَق عَلَيكَ خِتانُ

Fully formed, no umbilical cord of yours was cut,

Perfect, with no shortage of honor for you

as an honor, nor was circumcision performed upon you.

in nobility, and circumcision was not imposed upon you.

فَرَأَت قُصورَ الشامِ آمِنَةٌ وَقَد

فَرَأَت قُصورَ الشامِ آمِنَةٌ وَقَد

وَضَعَتكَ لا تَخفى لَها أَركانُ

وَضَعَتكَ لا تَخفى لَها أَركانُ

Aminah saw the palaces of Syria when

So the palaces of Syria felt safe and they

she gave birth to you, none of their corners hidden from her.

placed you, with no hiding place for its pillars.

وَأَتَت حَليمَةُ وَهيَ تَنظُرُ في اِبنِها

وَأَتَت حَليمَةُ وَهيَ تَنظُرُ في اِبنِها

سِرّاً تَحارُ لِوَصفِهِ الأَذهانُ

سِرّاً تَحارُ لِوَصفِهِ الأَذهانُ

Halimah came, beholding in her son

And Halimah came looking at her son

a mystery whose description bewilders minds.

Perplexed, trying to describe him, though minds cannot.

وَغَدا اِبنُ ذي يَزَنٍ بِبَعثِكَ مُؤمِناً

وَغَدا اِبنُ ذي يَزَنٍ بِبَعثِكَ مُؤمِناً

سِرّاً لِيَشهَدَ جَدَّكَ الدِيّانُ

سِرّاً لِيَشهَدَ جَدَّكَ الدِيّانُ

Ibn Dhi Yazan came to believe in your mission,

And the son of Di Yazan believed in your mission,

secretly, that the Judge might bear witness to your grandfather.

Secretly, so that your grandfather the Judge would witness.

شَرَحَ الإِلَهُ الصَدرَ مِنكَ لِأَربَعٍ

شَرَحَ الإِلَهُ الصَدرَ مِنكَ لِأَربَعٍ

فَرَأى المَلائِكَ حَولَكَ الإِخوانُ

فَرَأى المَلائِكَ حَولَكَ الإِخوانُ

God opened your breast when you were four,

God opened your chest to four,

and your brothers saw angels around you.

So they saw the angels surrounding you as brethren.

وَحُبِيتَ في خَمسٍ بِظِلِّ غَمامَةٍ

وَحُبِيتَ في خَمسٍ بِظِلِّ غَمامَةٍ

لَكَ في الهَواجِرِ جِرمُها صيوانُ

لَكَ في الهَواجِرِ جِرمُها صيوانُ

At five you were granted the shade of a cloud,

And you were loved within five with the shade of a cloud

whose mass was your canopy in the midday heat.

Sheltering you in al-Hajar, its wall of adobe.

وَمَرَرتَ في سَبعٍ بِدَيرٍ فَاِنحَنى

وَمَرَرتَ في سَبعٍ بِدَيرٍ فَاِنحَنى

مِنهُ الجِدارُ وَأَسلَمَ المِطرانُ

مِنهُ الجِدارُ وَأَسلَمَ المِطرانُ

At seven you passed a monastery, and there bowed

And you passed within seven by a monastery, so

its wall, and the bishop embraced Islam.

its wall leaned down and its bishop surrendered.

وَكَذاكَ في خَمسٍ وَعِشرينَ اِنثَنى

وَكَذاكَ في خَمسٍ وَعِشرينَ اِنثَنى

نَسطورُ مِنكَ وَقَلبُهُ مَلآنُ

نَسطورُ مِنكَ وَقَلبُهُ مَلآنُ

Likewise, at twenty-five, there turned away

And so within twenty-five Nestorius crouched

from you Nastur, his heart full.

from you, his heart filled.

حَتّى كَمَلتَ الأَربَعينَ وَأَشرَقَت

حَتّى كَمَلتَ الأَربَعينَ وَأَشرَقَت

شَمسُ النُبوَّةِ وَاِنجَلى التَبيانُ

شَمسُ النُبوَّةِ وَاِنجَلى التَبيانُ

Until you completed forty years, and there shone

Until you completed forty and the sun of

the sun of prophethood, and the explanation became clear.

prophethood dawned and elucidation became clear.

فَرَمَت رُجومُ النَيِّراتِ رَجيمَها

فَرَمَت رُجومُ النَيِّراتِ رَجيمَها

وَتَساقَطَت مِن خَوفِكَ الأَوثانُ

وَتَساقَطَت مِن خَوفِكَ الأَوثانُ

Then the missiles of the luminaries pelted their accursed one,

So the statues of al-Nayyirah cast their probes,

and the idols tumbled down in fear of you.

and the idols tumbled down in fear of you.

وَالأَرضُ فاحَت بِالسَلامِ عَلَيكَ وَال

وَالأَرضُ فاحَت بِالسَلامِ عَلَيكَ وَال

أَشجارُ وَالأَحجارُ وَالكُثبانُ

أَشجارُ وَالأَحجارُ وَالكُثبانُ

The earth breathed out peace upon you, as did the

And the earth smelled of peace be upon you, and the

trees, the stones, and the dunes.

trees and rocks and dunes.

وَأَتَت مَفاتيحُ الكُنوزِ بِأَسرِها

وَأَتَت مَفاتيحُ الكُنوزِ بِأَسرِها

فَنَهاكَ عَنها الزَهدُ وَالعِرفانُ

فَنَهاكَ عَنها الزَهدُ وَالعِرفانُ

The keys to all the treasures came,

And the keys of treasures came entirely,

but renunciation and spiritual knowledge turned you away from them.

but asceticism and knowledge prevented you from them.

وَنَظَرتَ خَلفَكَ كَالإِمامِ بِخاتَمٍ

وَنَظَرتَ خَلفَكَ كَالإِمامِ بِخاتَمٍ

أَضحى لَديهِ الشَكُّ وَهوَ عِيانُ

أَضحى لَديهِ الشَكُّ وَهوَ عِيانُ

You saw behind you as before you, bearing a seal

And you looked behind you like an imam with a seal,

before which doubt became direct vision.

though for him doubt would be clear and manifest.

وَغَدَت لَكَ الأَرضُ البَسيطَةُ مَسجِداً

وَغَدَت لَكَ الأَرضُ البَسيطَةُ مَسجِداً

فَالكُلُّ مِنها لِلصَلاةِ مَكانُ

فَالكُلُّ مِنها لِلصَلاةِ مَكانُ

The outspread earth became a mosque for you,

And the vast earth became for you a mosque,

so every part of it was a place for prayer.

so everywhere was a place for prayer.

وَنُصِرتَ بِالرُعبِ الشَديدِ عَلى العِدى

وَنُصِرتَ بِالرُعبِ الشَديدِ عَلى العِدى

وَلَكَ المَلائِكُ في الوَغى أَعوانُ

وَلَكَ المَلائِكُ في الوَغى أَعوانُ

You were granted victory over enemies through intense terror,

And you were helped with mighty terror against the enemies,

and angels were your helpers in battle.

and the angels were your supporters in battle.

وَسَعى إِلَيكَ فتى سَلامَ مُسَلِّماً

وَسَعى إِلَيكَ فتى سَلامَ مُسَلِّماً

طَوعاً وَجاءَ مُسَلِّماً سَلمانُ

طَوعاً وَجاءَ مُسَلِّماً سَلمانُ

Salam's son hastened to you, offering greetings

And a youth came hastily making peace,

willingly; Salman too came offering greetings.

willingly, and Salman came making peace.

وَغَدَت تُكَلِّمُكَ الأَباعِرُ وَالظِبا

وَغَدَت تُكَلِّمُكَ الأَباعِرُ وَالظِبا

وَالضَبُّ وَالثُعبانُ وَالسِرحانُ

وَالضَبُّ وَالثُعبانُ وَالسِرحانُ

The camels and gazelles began speaking to you,

And the wild cows and gazelles spoke to you,

and the desert lizard, the serpent, and the wolf.

as did the wolves, snakes, and sirahans.

وَالجِزعُ حَنَّ إِلى عُلاكَ مُسَلِّماً

وَالجِزعُ حَنَّ إِلى عُلاكَ مُسَلِّماً

وَبِبَطنِ كَفِّكَ سَبَّحَ الصُوّانُ

وَبِبَطنِ كَفِّكَ سَبَّحَ الصُوّانُ

The tree trunk yearned toward your exalted self, offering greetings,

And the terrified camel stooped to your height in submission,

and in your palm the flint glorified God.

and your palm glorified the fish.

وَهَوى إِلَيكَ العِذقُ ثُمَّ رَدَدتَهُ

وَهَوى إِلَيكَ العِذقُ ثُمَّ رَدَدتَهُ

في نَخلَةٍ تُزهى بِهِ وَتُزانُ

في نَخلَةٍ تُزهى بِهِ وَتُزانُ

The date cluster fell toward you; then you returned it

And the date stalk fell, but you returned it

to a palm made splendid and adorned by it.

to a palm tree adorned and balanced by it.

وَالدَوحَتانِ وَقَد دَعَوتَ فَأَقبَلا

وَالدَوحَتانِ وَقَد دَعَوتَ فَأَقبَلا

حَتّى تَلاقَت مِنهُما الأَغصانُ

حَتّى تَلاقَت مِنهُما الأَغصانُ

The two great trees, when you called, came forward,

And the two forests, when you called they came

until their branches met.

until their branches met.

وَشَكا إِلَيكَ الجَيشُ مِن ظَمَإٍ بِهِ

وَشَكا إِلَيكَ الجَيشُ مِن ظَمَإٍ بِهِ

فَتَفَجَّرَت بِالماءِ مِنكَ بَنانُ

فَتَفَجَّرَت بِالماءِ مِنكَ بَنانُ

The army complained to you of the thirst afflicting it,

And the army complained to you of thirst that afflicted them,

and your fingertips burst forth with water.

so springs of water burst forth from you.

وَرَدَدتَ عَينَ قَتادَةٍ مِن بَعدِ ما

وَرَدَدتَ عَينَ قَتادَةٍ مِن بَعدِ ما

ذَهَبَت فَلَم يَنظُر بِها إِنسانُ

ذَهَبَت فَلَم يَنظُر بِها إِنسانُ

You restored Qatadah's eye after it

And you returned the eye of Qatadah after it had gone,

had been lost, so that no one could see with it.

so no man saw with it again.

وَحَكى ذِراعُ الشاةِ مُودَعَ سُمَّهُ

وَحَكى ذِراعُ الشاةِ مُودَعَ سُمَّهُ

حَتّى كَأَنَّ العُضوَ مِنهُ لِسانُ

حَتّى كَأَنَّ العُضوَ مِنهُ لِسانُ

The sheep's foreleg told of its hidden poison,

And the foreleg of the sheep related the effects of its poison

as though that limb of it were a tongue.

until it was as if the limb had a tongue.

وَعَرَجتَ في ظَهرِ البُراقِ مُجاوِزَ ال

وَعَرَجتَ في ظَهرِ البُراقِ مُجاوِزَ ال

سَبعِ الطِباقِ كَما يَشا الرَحمانُ

سَبعِ الطِباقِ كَما يَشا الرَحمانُ

You ascended upon al-Buraq's back, passing beyond the

And you ascended on the night journey, going beyond

seven layered heavens, as the All-Merciful willed.

the seven heavens, however the Merciful wills.

وَالبَدرُ شُقَّ وَأَشرَقَت شَمسُ الضُحى

وَالبَدرُ شُقَّ وَأَشرَقَت شَمسُ الضُحى

بَعدَ الغُروبِ وَما بِها نُقصانُ

بَعدَ الغُروبِ وَما بِها نُقصانُ

The full moon was split, and the morning sun shone

And the full moon split, and the sun of daybreak shone

after sunset, with no diminution in it.

after sunset, with no deficiency.

وَفَضيلَةٌ شَهِدَ الأَنامُ بِحَقِّها

وَفَضيلَةٌ شَهِدَ الأَنامُ بِحَقِّها

لا يَستَطيعُ جُحودَها إِنسانُ

لا يَستَطيعُ جُحودَها إِنسانُ

And a virtue whose truth humankind has attested,

And there is a virtue that people testified to its truth,

which no human being can deny:

no human can deny it.

في الأَرضِ ظِلَّ اللَهِ كُنتَ وَلَم يَلُح

في الأَرضِ ظِلَّ اللَهِ كُنتَ وَلَم يَلُح

في الشَمسِ ظِلُّكَ إِن حَواكَ مَكانُ

في الشَمسِ ظِلُّكَ إِن حَواكَ مَكانُ

On earth you were God's shadow, yet there never appeared

You were God’s shadow on earth, and no

your shadow in sunlight, wherever you stood.

shadow fell on you if a place shaded you.

نُسِخَت بِمَظهَرِكَ المَظاهِرُ بَعدَ ما

نُسِخَت بِمَظهَرِكَ المَظاهِرُ بَعدَ ما

نُسِخَت بِمِلَّةِ دينِكَ الأَديانُ

نُسِخَت بِمِلَّةِ دينِكَ الأَديانُ

Manifestations were superseded by your appearing, after

With your appearance, appearances were abrogated after

religions were superseded by the creed of your faith.

religions were abrogated by your religious law.

وَعَلى نُبُوَّتِكَ المُعَظَّمِ قَدرُها

وَعَلى نُبُوَّتِكَ المُعَظَّمِ قَدرُها

قامَ الدَليلُ وَأُوضِحَ البُرهانُ

قامَ الدَليلُ وَأُوضِحَ البُرهانُ

For your prophethood, whose worth is exalted,

And evidence was established for your revered prophethood,

evidence arose and proof was made clear.

and proof was made clear.

وَبِكَ اِستَغاثَ الأَنبِياءُ جَميعُهُم

وَبِكَ اِستَغاثَ الأَنبِياءُ جَميعُهُم

عِندَ الشَدائِدِ رَبَّهُم لِيُعانوا

عِندَ الشَدائِدِ رَبَّهُم لِيُعانوا

Through you all the prophets sought aid

And through you all the prophets sought help

from their Lord in hardships, that they might be helped.

from their Lord during adversities, to be helped.

أَخَذَ الإِلَهُ لَكَ العُهودَ عَلَيهِمُ

أَخَذَ الإِلَهُ لَكَ العُهودَ عَلَيهِمُ

مِن قَبلِ ما سَمَحَت بِكَ الأَزمانُ

مِن قَبلِ ما سَمَحَت بِكَ الأَزمانُ

God took covenants from them on your behalf,

God took from them the covenants for you

before the ages bestowed you.

before times allowed you.

وَبِكَ اِستَغاثَ اللَهَ آدَمُ عِندَما

وَبِكَ اِستَغاثَ اللَهَ آدَمُ عِندَما

نُسِبَ الخِلافُ إِلَيهِ وَالعِصيانُ

نُسِبَ الخِلافُ إِلَيهِ وَالعِصيانُ

Through you Adam sought God's aid when

And through you Adam sought God’s help when

defiance and disobedience were ascribed to him.

disagreement and disobedience were attributed to him.

وَبِكَ اِلتَجا نوحٌ وَقَد ماجَت بِهِ

وَبِكَ اِلتَجا نوحٌ وَقَد ماجَت بِهِ

دُسرُ السَفينَةِ إِذ طَغى الطوفانُ

دُسرُ السَفينَةِ إِذ طَغى الطوفانُ

Through you Noah sought refuge, while with him heaved

And through you Noah implored when the

the ship's fastenings, when the flood surged high.

hardships of the ship overwhelmed him during the flood.

وَبِكَ اِغتَدى أَيّوبُ يَسأَلُ رَبَّهُ

وَبِكَ اِغتَدى أَيّوبُ يَسأَلُ رَبَّهُ

كَشفَ البَلاءِ فَزالَتِ الأَحزانُ

كَشفَ البَلاءِ فَزالَتِ الأَحزانُ

Through you Job began beseeching his Lord

And through you Job beseeched his Lord

to remove affliction, and sorrows passed away.

to relieve the affliction, so sorrows ceased.

وَبِكَ الخَليلُ دَعا الإِلَهَ فَلَم يَخَف

وَبِكَ الخَليلُ دَعا الإِلَهَ فَلَم يَخَف

نَمرودَ إِذ شُبَّت لَهُ النيرانُ

نَمرودَ إِذ شُبَّت لَهُ النيرانُ

Through you the Friend invoked God and did not fear

And through you the Friend invoked God and did not

Nimrod, when fires were kindled for him.

fear Nimrod when the fires were stoked for him.

وَبِكَ اِغتَدى في السِجنِ يوسُفُ سائِلاً

وَبِكَ اِغتَدى في السِجنِ يوسُفُ سائِلاً

رَبَّ العِبادِ وَقَلبُهُ حَيرانُ

رَبَّ العِبادِ وَقَلبُهُ حَيرانُ

Through you Joseph began, in prison, to beseech

And through you Joseph beseeched the Lord of servants while imprisoned,

the Lord of servants, his heart bewildered.

his heart confused.

وَبِكَ الكَليمُ غَداةَ خاطَبَ رَبَّهُ

وَبِكَ الكَليمُ غَداةَ خاطَبَ رَبَّهُ

سَأَلَ القَبولَ فَعَمَّهُ الإِحسانُ

سَأَلَ القَبولَ فَعَمَّهُ الإِحسانُ

Through you God's interlocutor, the morning he addressed his Lord,

And through you the Speaker spoke to his Lord requesting

asked acceptance, and beneficence encompassed him.

acceptance, so he was enveloped in kindness.

وَبِكَ المَسيحُ دَعا فَأَحيا رَبُّهُ

وَبِكَ المَسيحُ دَعا فَأَحيا رَبُّهُ

مَيتاً وَقَد بَلِيَت بِهِ الأَكفانُ

مَيتاً وَقَد بَلِيَت بِهِ الأَكفانُ

Through you the Messiah prayed, and his Lord revived

And through you Jesus called, so his Lord revived

a dead man whose shrouds had already decayed upon him.

a corpse, though it was shrouded.

وَبِكَ اِستَبانَ الحَقُّ بَعدَ خَفائِهِ

وَبِكَ اِستَبانَ الحَقُّ بَعدَ خَفائِهِ

حَتّى أَطاعَكَ إِنسُها وَالجانُ

حَتّى أَطاعَكَ إِنسُها وَالجانُ

Through you truth became clear after its concealment,

And through you the truth became clear after its concealment

until earth's people and the jinn obeyed you.

until jinn and humans obeyed you.

وَلَوَ اَنَّني وَفَّيتُ وَصفَكَ حَقَّهُ

وَلَوَ اَنَّني وَفَّيتُ وَصفَكَ حَقَّهُ

فَنِيَ الكَلامُ وَضاقَتِ الأَوزانُ

فَنِيَ الكَلامُ وَضاقَتِ الأَوزانُ

Were I to give your description its full due,

And if I fulfilled describing you fully,

speech would be exhausted, and meters fall short.

speech would run out and meters would be too narrow.

فَعَلَيكَ مِن رَبِّ السَلامِ سَلامُهُ

فَعَلَيكَ مِن رَبِّ السَلامِ سَلامُهُ

وَالفَضلُ وَالبَرَكاتُ وَالرُضوانُ

وَالفَضلُ وَالبَرَكاتُ وَالرُضوانُ

So upon you be His peace from the Lord of Peace,

Upon you is the greeting of peace from the Lord of the worlds,

and grace, blessings, and good pleasure;

and grace, blessings, and approval.

وَعَلى صِراطِ الحَقِّ آلُكَ كُلَّما

وَعَلى صِراطِ الحَقِّ آلُكَ كُلَّما

هَبَّ النَسيمُ وَمالَتِ الأَغصانُ

هَبَّ النَسيمُ وَمالَتِ الأَغصانُ

and upon your family on the path of truth, whenever

And upon the path of truth, your progeny, whenever

the breeze blows and the branches sway;

the breeze blows and branches sway.

وَعلى اِبنُ عَمِّكَ وارِثِ العِلمِ الَّذي

وَعلى اِبنُ عَمِّكَ وارِثِ العِلمِ الَّذي

ذَلَّت لِسَطوَةِ بَأسِهِ الشُجعانُ

ذَلَّت لِسَطوَةِ بَأسِهِ الشُجعانُ

and upon your cousin, the inheritor of knowledge, before

And upon the son of your uncle, the inheritor of knowledge, before whom

whose mighty onslaught the brave were humbled;

the mighty cower due to his might.

وَأَخيكَ في يَومِ الغَديرِ وَقَد بَدا

وَأَخيكَ في يَومِ الغَديرِ وَقَد بَدا

نورُ الهُدى وَتَآخَتِ الأَقرانُ

نورُ الهُدى وَتَآخَتِ الأَقرانُ

and your brother on the Day of Ghadir, when there shone

And your brother on the day of Ghadir, when the

the light of guidance, and peers became brothers;

light of guidance and brotherhood of peers appeared.

وَعَلى صَحابِتَكَ الَّذينَ تَتَبَّعوا

وَعَلى صَحابِتَكَ الَّذينَ تَتَبَّعوا

طُرُقَ الهُدى فَهَداهُمُ الرَحمانُ

طُرُقَ الهُدى فَهَداهُمُ الرَحمانُ

and upon your companions, who followed

And upon your companions who followed

the paths of guidance, and whom the All-Merciful guided,

the paths of guidance, so the Merciful guided them.

وَشَرَوا بِسَعيِهِمُ الجِنانَ وَقَد دَرَوا

وَشَرَوا بِسَعيِهِمُ الجِنانَ وَقَد دَرَوا

أَنَّ النُفوسَ لِبَيعِها أَثمانُ

أَنَّ النُفوسَ لِبَيعِها أَثمانُ

and bought the gardens through their striving, knowing

And they gained the gardens through their efforts, and they knew

that souls have their prices when sold.

that souls have prices that can be sold.

يا خاتَمَ الرُسلِ الكِرامِ وَفاتِحَ ال

يا خاتَمَ الرُسلِ الكِرامِ وَفاتِحَ ال

نِعمِ الجِسامِ وَمَن لَهُ الإِحسانُ

نِعمِ الجِسامِ وَمَن لَهُ الإِحسانُ

O seal of the noble messengers, and opener of the

O seal of the generous messengers, opener of the

mighty blessings, you to whom beneficence belongs,

great blessings, the one who has favor.

أَشكو إِلَيكَ ذُنوبَ نَفسٍ هَفوُها

أَشكو إِلَيكَ ذُنوبَ نَفسٍ هَفوُها

طَبعٌ عَليهِ رُكَّبَ الإِنسانُ

طَبعٌ عَليهِ رُكَّبَ الإِنسانُ

I complain to you of the sins of a soul whose stumbling

I complain to you of the sins of a soul that

is a disposition upon which humankind was formed.

was created with a nature that the human was imposed upon.

فَاِشفَع لِعَبدٍ شَأنَهُ عِصيانُهُ

فَاِشفَع لِعَبدٍ شَأنَهُ عِصيانُهُ

إِنَّ العَبيدَ يَشينُها العِصيانُ

إِنَّ العَبيدَ يَشينُها العِصيانُ

So intercede for a servant whose habit is disobedience;

So intercede for a servant whose matter is his disobedience,

surely disobedience disgraces servants.

though disobedience is despicable for servants.

فَلَكَ الشَفاعَةُ في مُحِبّيكُم إِذا

فَلَكَ الشَفاعَةُ في مُحِبّيكُم إِذا

نُصِبَ الصِراطُ وَعُلِّقَ الميزانُ

نُصِبَ الصِراطُ وَعُلِّقَ الميزانُ

For yours is intercession for those who love you all, when

For you is intercession among those who love you when

the Bridge is set up and the Balance suspended.

the path is set up and the scale is hung.

فَلَقَد تَعَرَّضَ لِلإِجازَةِ طامِعاً

فَلَقَد تَعَرَّضَ لِلإِجازَةِ طامِعاً

في أَن يَكونَ جَزاءَهُ الغُفرانُ

في أَن يَكونَ جَزاءَهُ الغُفرانُ

For he has presented himself for a reward, hoping

He came seeking permission hopefully

that his recompense will be forgiveness.

that his reward would be forgiveness.