1. سبحان إله على الخلائق منان

    قد أبدع هذا الوجود محكم اتقان

    Glory be to God, lavish in bounty toward all creatures.

    He has wondrously fashioned this existence with flawless precision.

  2. فالكون دليل على المكون حقا

    بل فيه على وحدة المكون سلطان

    Thus the universe is truly proof of the Maker.

    Indeed, in it is compelling proof of the Maker’s oneness.

  3. الله تعالى له المحامد طرا

    برٌّ ورؤوف على العباد ورحمان

    God, exalted is He—to Him belongs all praise.

    Beneficent and compassionate toward His servants, and all-merciful.

  4. قد أرسل خير الورى بخير كتاب

    يتلوه إلى خير أمة هو قرآن

    He has sent the best of creation with the finest Book.

    He recites it to the best of communities: it is the Qur’an.

  5. ما أعجب ما فيه من بديع معان

    في أبلغ لفظ زها وأوضح تبيان

    How wondrous are the exquisite meanings within it,

    Resplendent in the most eloquent wording and the clearest exposition!

  6. قد أنكر ما فيه من هدى وعلوم         

    عميان قلوب رضوا بصفقة خسران

    The guidance and knowledge within it have been denied

    By the blind of heart, content with a losing bargain.

  7. أكرم بنبي أتى به وتحدى         

    من كان بليغا بعصره وإلى الآن

    How noble is the prophet who brought it and challenged

    The eloquent of his own age, and down to this day.

  8. قد شرف هذا الوجود حين تصدى

    للهدى وأبدى به قواطع برهان

    He ennobled this existence when he devoted himself

    To guidance, and through it displayed conclusive proofs.

  9. من قام بأمرٍ من الإله بشيرا

    فينا ونذيراً فكان أنصح إنسان

    He who arose at a command from God, bearing good tidings

    Among us and giving warning, was humankind’s most sincere counselor.

  10. من ساد جميع الورى بأجمل خلق

    في أحسن خلق سما وأوسع عرفان

    He who surpassed all creation through the noblest character

    Was exalted in the fairest form and the broadest understanding.

  11. لله هداة رأوا صباح رباح

    منه فتحروا به الصراط بإذعان

    To God belong guides who saw a dawn of success

    From him, then sought the path through him in submission.

  12. من صدقه في سعادة ونعيم

    من صد جحودا فذاك أخسر ندمان

    Whoever believes him is in happiness and bliss.

    Whoever turns away in denial is the greatest loser, full of regret.

  13. يا خير رسول إلى الخلائق طرا

    من أشرف قوم بدا بأشرف أزمان

    O best messenger to all creatures,

    From the noblest people, you appeared in the noblest of times.

  14. يا خير ملاذ وخير كل كريم

    كن لي وتشفع لدى مراحم ديان

    O best refuge and best of all the generous,

    Stand by me, and intercede before the mercies of the Judge.

  15. لله تشفع بنجدتي وخلاصي

    يا معدن جود ويا خلاصة عدنان

    Intercede before God for my rescue and deliverance,

    O mine of generosity, O quintessence of Adnan.

  16. أسباب رضاك التي ذخرت لضيقي

    حبي ومديحي ونسبتي مع ايمان

    The means to your favor that I have stored up for my distress

    Are my love, my praise, and my kinship, together with faith.

  17. يا رب أعني لكي أكافي فضلا

    منه لي دوماً مدى الزمان بشكران

    O Lord, help me repay the kindness

    He has shown me, with gratitude always, throughout time.

  18. يا رب أغثني بجاهه وأجرني

    من سخطك عني لكي أدوم برضوان

    O Lord, succor me through his standing, and shelter me

    From Your displeasure with me, so I may abide in Your favor.

  19. واسمح بنجاتي من الغموم جميعاً

    يا خير رحيم فأنت ملجأ ولهان

    And grant my deliverance from all sorrows,

    O best of the merciful, for You are the refuge of one distraught with longing.

  20. يا رب لي اغفر ووالدي وأشيا

    خي دوماً بجاه أحمد ذي الشان

    O Lord, forgive me, my parents, and my teachers,

    Always, by the standing of Ahmad, the illustrious.

  21. أزكى صلوات له وخير سلام

    والآل وصحب وتابعين بإحسان

    May the purest blessings and the finest peace be upon him,

    And upon his family, companions, and those who follow in goodness.