أَنا عبدٌ لسيّد الأنبياءِ

أَنا عبدٌ لسيّد الأنبياءِ

وَولائي لهُ القديم ولائي

وَولائي لهُ القديم ولائي

I am a servant of the master of the prophets,

I am a servant of the Master of Prophets

And my allegiance to him is my allegiance of old.

And my loyalty to him is everlasting

أَنا عبدٌ لعبدهِ ولعبد ال

أَنا عبدٌ لعبدهِ ولعبد ال

عَبد عبدٌ كذا بغير اِنتهاءِ

عَبد عبدٌ كذا بغير اِنتهاءِ

I am a servant to his servant, and to the servant of the

I am a servant of his servant and Allah's servant

servant I am a servant—and so on without end.

A perpetual servant without end

أَنا لا أَنتهي عنِ القرب من با

أَنا لا أَنتهي عنِ القرب من با

بِ رضاه في جملةِ الدخلاءِ

بِ رضاه في جملةِ الدخلاءِ

I never cease drawing near to the gate

I do not stop seeking closeness

of his favor, among those admitted.

To the door of his pleasure amongst all who enter

أَنشرُ العلمَ في معاليه للنا

أَنشرُ العلمَ في معاليه للنا

سِ وَأَشدوا به مع الشعراءِ

سِ وَأَشدوا به مع الشعراءِ

I spread knowledge of his lofty virtues among the people,

I spread knowledge of his sublime traits to all people

And sing of him with the poets.

And sing of it alongside poets

فَعَساهُ يقولُ لي أنتَ سلما

فَعَساهُ يقولُ لي أنتَ سلما

نُ وَلائي حسّان حُسن ثنائي

نُ وَلائي حسّان حُسن ثنائي

May he then say to me, 'You are Salman

May he say to me “You are my loyal Salman”

in loyalty to me, Hassan in beautiful praise of me.'

And “You have spoken well of me”

وَبروحي أَفدي ترابَ حماهُ

وَبروحي أَفدي ترابَ حماهُ

وَله الفضلُ في قَبول فدائي

وَله الفضلُ في قَبول فدائي

And with my soul I ransom the dust of his sanctuary;

By my soul I ransom the soil of his tomb

And his is the grace in accepting my sacrifice.

To him belongs all merit in my sacrifice

فازَ مَن يَنتمي إليهِ ولا حا

فازَ مَن يَنتمي إليهِ ولا حا

جةَ فيه لذلك الإنتماءِ

جةَ فيه لذلك الإنتماءِ

Whoever is affiliated with him triumphs; yet he has no

Blessed is he who claims ties to him

need of that affiliation.

For that claim no proof is needed

هوَ في غنيةٍ عن الخلقِ طرّاً

هوَ في غنيةٍ عن الخلقِ طرّاً

وَهمُ الكلُّ عنه دون غناءِ

وَهمُ الكلُّ عنه دون غناءِ

He has no need of creation, one and all,

He is free of all needs unlike people

And all of them are unable to do without him.

And people are nothing without him

وَهوَ للَّه وحدهُ عبدهُ الخا

وَهوَ للَّه وحدهُ عبدهُ الخا

لِصُ مَجلى الصفات والأسماءِ

لِصُ مَجلى الصفات والأسماءِ

And he is God's alone, His wholly devoted servant,

He belongs only to Allah, His sincere servant

the manifestation of the attributes and names.

Manifest in attributes and names

كلُّ فضلٍ في الخلق فهو من اللَ

كلُّ فضلٍ في الخلق فهو من اللَ

هِ إِليهِ ومنه للأشياءُ

هِ إِليهِ ومنه للأشياءُ

Every bounty in creation comes from God

Any excellence found in creation is from Allah

to him, and from him to all things.

To Him and from Him to all things