ياO حبيبَbeloved الإلهِof God ياO سيّدmaster of الرسthe messengers (first fragment)
يا حبيبَ الإلهِ يا سيّد الرس
لِfinal fragment of 'messengers' وَياand O أفضلbest of الخلائقall creation طرّاwithout exception
لِ وَيا أفضل الخلائق طرّا
O beloved of God, O master of the messengers,
O beloved of God, O master of messengers
And O best of all creation without exception.
And most virtuous of all creatures high and low
أنتَyou روحُthe soul الوجودِof existence سفلاًbelow وعلواand above
أنتَ روحُ الوجودِ سفلاً وعلوا
وَمدارُand the pivot السعودِof good fortune دُنياthis world وأخرىand the next
وَمدارُ السعودِ دُنيا وأخرى
You are the soul of existence, below and above,
You are the soul of existence above and below
And the pivot of good fortune in this world and the next.
And the axis of prosperity in this world and the next
أنتَyou أَصلٌa source لكلِّof every خيرٍgood منَfrom اللَGod (first fragment)
أنتَ أَصلٌ لكلِّ خيرٍ منَ اللَ
هِfinal fragment of 'God' يصلreaches العالمينthe worlds سرّاًsecretly وجهراand openly
هِ يصل العالمين سرّاً وجهرا
You are the source of every good from God
You are the origin of all good from God
That reaches the worlds, secretly and openly.
Connecting the worlds secretly and openly
أودعَplaced اللَّهGod فيكin you كلّevery كمالٍperfection
أودعَ اللَّه فيك كلّ كمالٍ
منهُfrom it قسّمتyou distributed فيamong العوالمthe worlds نزراa little
منهُ قسّمت في العوالم نزرا
God has placed in you every perfection;
God deposited in you every perfection
From it you distributed a little among the worlds.
From which portions were divided among the worlds
كلُّall فضلِthe excellence الورىof creation لفضلكof your excellence جزءٌa portion
كلُّ فضلِ الورى لفضلك جزءٌ
أنتَyou أيضاًalso بذلكَto that الجزءِportion أحرىmore entitled
أنتَ أيضاً بذلكَ الجزءِ أحرى
All the excellence of creation is a portion of your excellence;
Every virtue in creation is a part of your virtue
You, too, have greater claim to that portion.
And with that same part you are more worthy
فَعليكَso upon you الصلاةُblessing نورٌa light منfrom اللَGod (first fragment)
فَعليكَ الصلاةُ نورٌ من اللَ
هِfinal fragment of 'God' تَراهاyou see it علىupon ضريحكَyour tomb تَترىcomes in succession
هِ تَراها على ضريحكَ تَترى
So upon you be blessing, a light from God;
So blessings and light from God be upon you
You see it upon your tomb, coming in succession.
Shining on your tomb for all to see
وعلىand upon الآلِthe family والصحابةِand the companions جَمعاًall together
وعلى الآلِ والصحابةِ جَمعاً
وَعَليناand upon us أيضاًalso كماas قلتyou said عَشراtenfold
وَعَلينا أيضاً كما قلت عَشرا
And upon your family and companions, all together,
And on your family and companions all together
And upon us too, as you said, tenfold.
And on us also, as you have said, in multitudes