لَكَto You الحَمدُpraise والمَنُّand bounty ربَّO Lord of العِبادِthe servants
لَكَ الحَمدُ والمَنُّ ربَّ العِبادِ
أَنتَYou المَليكُthe Sovereign وأَنتَand You الحَكَمthe Judge
أَنتَ المَليكُ وأَنتَ الحَكَم
Yours are praise and bounty, O Lord of the servants.
All praise and bounty belong to You, Lord of all beings
You are the Sovereign, and You are the Judge.
You are the King, the Judge so wise
وَدِنand follow دينَthe religion of رَبِّكَyour Lord حَتّىuntil اليَقِينِcertainty
وَدِن دينَ رَبِّكَ حَتّى اليَقِينِ
واجتَنِبَنَّand resolutely avoid الهَوىdesire والضَجَمand crookedness
واجتَنِبَنَّ الهَوى والضَجَم
And follow your Lord's faith until certainty comes;
Hold firm to the faith of your Lord until certainty
And resolutely shun desire and crookedness.
And avoid vain desire and doubt's surmise
مُحَمداًMuhammad أَرسَلَهُHe sent him بالهُدىwith guidance
مُحَمداً أَرسَلَهُ بالهُدى
فَعاشَso he lived غَنِياًwealthy وَلمand was not يُهتَضَمُoppressed
فَعاشَ غَنِياً وَلم يُهتَضَمُ
Muhammad—He sent him with guidance,
Muhammad His messenger, the guidance He brought
So he lived in abundance and was not oppressed.
So he lived rich, no want could victimize
عَطاءٌa gift مِنَfrom اللَهِGod أُعطيتَهyou were given it
عَطاءٌ مِنَ اللَهِ أُعطيتَه
وخَصَّand singled out بِهِwith it اللَهُGod أَهلَthe people of الحَرَمthe Sacred Precinct
وخَصَّ بِهِ اللَهُ أَهلَ الحَرَم
A gift from God that you were given,
A gift from Allah, bestowed upon him
And with it God singled out the people of the Sacred Precinct.
With which Allah did the Holy sanctify
وقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey knew أَنَّهُthat he خَيرُهمthe best of them
وقَد عَلِموا أَنَّهُ خَيرُهم
وفيand in بَيتِهِمtheir house ذِيendowed with النَدىgenerosity والَكرَمand nobility
وفي بَيتِهِم ذِي النَدى والَكرَم
And they knew that he was the best of them,
And they knew he was the best of their band
And in their house, endowed with generosity and nobility.
In their home, where grace and nobility brand
يَعيبونَthey find fault with ماwhat قالَhe said لمّاwhen دَعاhe called
يَعيبونَ ما قالَ لمّا دَعا
وقَدand indeed فَرَّجَdispelled اللَهُGod إِحدىone زِيغُdeviation
وقَد فَرَّجَ اللَهُ إِحدى زِيغُ
They find fault with what he said when he called,
They fault what he says, when he makes his call
Yet God has dispelled one deviation,
Yet Allah has eased what twisted their hand
بِهِthrough him وهوwhile he يَدعوcalls بِصدقِwith truthfulness of الحَديثِspeech
بِهِ وهو يَدعو بِصدقِ الحَديثِ
إِلىto اللَهِGod مِنfrom قَبلbefore زيغِstraying of القَدَمِthe foot
إِلى اللَهِ مِن قَبل زيغِ القَدَمِ
Through him, while he calls with truthful speech
With truth he calls out, an honest word
To God, before the foot strays.
To Allah, before crooked steps deterred
اَطيعواobey الرَسولَthe Messenger عُبادَO worshippers لآِلهٍfor a deity
اَطيعوا الرَسولَ عُبادَ لآِلهٍ
تنجَّونَyou will escape مِنfrom شَرِthe evil of يَومٍa day of أَلمpain
تنجَّونَ مِن شَرِ يَومٍ أَلم
Obey the Messenger, O worshippers devoted to a deity;
Obey the Messenger, servants of the Divine
You will escape the evil of a day of pain.
You'll be saved from an evil day malign
تُنَجَّونَyou will be saved مِنfrom ظُلُماتِthe darknesses of العَذابtorment
تُنَجَّونَ مِن ظُلُماتِ العَذاب
وَمِنand from حَرِّthe heat of نارٍa fire عَلىupon مَنwhoever ظَلَمdid wrong
وَمِن حَرِّ نارٍ عَلى مَن ظَلَم
You will be saved from the darknesses of torment,
Saved from dark torment and scalding blaze
And from the heat of a fire upon whoever did wrong.
For all who in injustice and wrongness stray
دَعاناhe called us النَبيُّthe Prophet بِهِthrough it خاتَمٌa seal
دَعانا النَبيُّ بِهِ خاتَمٌ
فَمَنso whoever لَمdid not يُجِبهُanswer him أَسرَّconcealed النَدمregret
فَمَن لَم يُجِبهُ أَسرَّ النَدم
The Prophet, the seal, called us through it;
The Prophet called us, the final seal
So whoever did not answer him concealed regret.
Who ignores him shall regret then feel
نَبيُّa prophet of هُدىًguidance صادِقٌtruthful طَيبٌpure
نَبيُّ هُدىً صادِقٌ طَيبٌ
رَحيمٌmerciful رؤُوفٌcompassionate بِوصلِin maintaining الرَحِمkinship ties
رَحيمٌ رؤُوفٌ بِوصلِ الرَحِم
A prophet of guidance, truthful and pure,
A prophet of guidance, honest and fair
Merciful and compassionate in maintaining kinship ties.
Merciful, gentle, kin he forbears
وَدَفعِand repelling الضَعيفِthe weak وَأَكلَand consuming اليَتيمthe orphan
وَدَفعِ الضَعيفِ وَأَكلَ اليَتيم
ونَهكِand violating الحُدودِthe bounds فَكُلٌّso all حَرُمis forbidden
ونَهكِ الحُدودِ فَكُلٌّ حَرُم
And spurning the weak and devouring the orphan's [wealth],
Protecting the weak and the orphan who shares
And violating the bounds—all are forbidden.
Upholding the law, all wrong ensnares
بِهِthrough him خَتَمَsealed اللَهُGod مِنfrom قَبلَهbefore him
بِهِ خَتَمَ اللَهُ مِن قَبلَه
ومَنand whoever بَعدَهُafter him مِنof نَبيٍّa prophet خَتمsealed
ومَن بَعدَهُ مِن نَبيٍّ خَتم
Through him God sealed what came before him,
With him Allah sealed what went before
And sealed off any prophet after him.
And what came after, prophets no more
يَموتُhe dies كَماas مَاتَdied مَنthose who قَدalready مَضىpassed on
يَموتُ كَما مَاتَ مَن قَد مَضى
يُردُّhe is returned إِلىto اللَهِGod باريCreator of النَسَمsouls
يُردُّ إِلى اللَهِ باري النَسَم
He dies as those who passed before have died;
He dies as all dead before him have done
He is returned to God, Creator of souls,
To Allah returns the soul He has won
مَعَwith الأَنبِياthe prophets فيin جِنانِgardens of الخُلودeternity
مَعَ الأَنبِيا في جِنانِ الخُلود
هُمُthey أَهلُهاits dwellers غَيرَexcept for حَلِّthe discharge of القسمthe oath
هُمُ أَهلُها غَيرَ حَلِّ القسم
With the prophets in gardens of eternity.
With prophets in gardens eternity dons
They are its dwellers, save for the discharge of the oath.
Theirs is that realm, none else it apportions
وقُدِّسَand he was sanctified فِيناamong us بِحبِّthrough love of الصَلاةprayer
وقُدِّسَ فِينا بِحبِّ الصَلاة
جَميعاًall together وعَلّمَand he taught خَطَّthe script of القَلَمthe pen
جَميعاً وعَلّمَ خَطَّ القَلَم
And he was sanctified among us through love of prayer,
And prayer's love in us consecrated
All together; and he taught the pen's script,
And writing's form to all narrated
كِتاباًa book مِنَfrom اللَهِGod نَقرأwe read بِهِwith it
كِتاباً مِنَ اللَهِ نَقرأ بِهِ
فَمَنso whoever يَعتَريهِassails it فَقدماًthen, long before أَثَمsinned
فَمَن يَعتَريهِ فَقدماً أَثَم
A book from God, from which we read;
A book from Allah we read and fulfill
So whoever assails it has long since sinned.
Who faults it surely offense and wrong fill
وانيand I أَدينُprofess faith لَكُمto you أَنَّهُthat He
واني أَدينُ لَكُم أَنَّهُ
سَيُنجِزُكُمHe will fulfill for you رَبُّكمyour Lord ماwhat زَعَمHe declared
سَيُنجِزُكُم رَبُّكم ما زَعَم
And I profess to you that
And I profess to you that He
Your Lord will fulfill for you what He declared.
Your Lord, will keep all He claimed to guarantee