Harful Waawi · حرف الواو

وَثِقْتُ بِرَبٍّ جَادَ لِـــــي بِاللَّطَائِــــفِ
وَبِالْمُصْطَفَى الْمُخْتَارِ عَيْنِ الْمَعَارِفِ

Wa thiqtu bi-rabbin jāda lī bi-l-laṭā’ifi
Wa bi-l-muṣṭafā al-mukhtāri ‘ayni al-ma‘ārifi

I have trusted in a Lord who has been generous to me with His subtleties, and in the Chosen One, the Elect, the very source of all gnosis.

شُؤُونِي رَفَعْتُ الْكُــــلَّ لِلَّهِ سَيِّـــدِي
وَوَاسِطَتِي الْمَحْمُودُ بَابُ اللَّطَائِفِ

Shu’ūnī rafa‘tu al-kulla lillāhi sayyidī
Wa wāsiṭatī al-maḥmūdu bābu al-laṭā’ifi

I have raised all my affairs to Allah, my Master, and my intermediary is the Praiseworthy One, the gate to all divine favors.

لَئِنْ شَطَّ عَنِّي بِالْأَمِيــنُ مَـــزَارُهُ
فَمَشْهَدُهُ فِي الْقَلْبِ لَيْسَ بِصَارِفِ

La’in shaṭṭa ‘annī bil-amīnu mazāruhu
Fa-mashhaduhu fī al-qalbi laysa bi-ṣārifi

Even if the physical shrine of this Trustworthy one is far from me, the witnessing of him in the heart never departs.

حَبِيبُ إِلَهِ الْعَرْشِ قِدْمًـــا أُحِبُّــهُ
وَأَذْكُرُهُ يَوْمِي وَأَمْسِي وَآنِفِي

Ḥabību ilāhi al-‘arshi qidman uḥibbuhu
Wa adhkuruhu yawmī wa amsī wa ānifī

He is the Beloved of the Lord of the Throne; I have loved him since eternity, and I mention him in my day, my yesterday, and my every moment.

حَبِيبٌ خَلِيلٌ خَاتِــــمٌ وَمُقَــــدَّمٌ
كَرِيمٌ عَظِيمٌ خُلْقُهُ عِنْدَ عَارِفِ

Ḥabībun khalīlun khātimun wa muqaddamun
Karīmun ‘aẓīmun khuluquhu ‘inda ‘ārifī

A beloved, an intimate friend, a seal, and one who is foremost, noble and magnificent; his character is beyond measure to the gnostic.

بَشِيرٌ نَذِيرٌ عَاقِـــــــبٌ وَثَنَــــاؤُهُ
بِهِ جَاءَنَا الْفُرْقَانُ بَعْدَ الصَّحَائِفِ

Bashīrun nadhīrun ‘āqibun wa thanā’uhu
Bihi jā’anā al-furqānu ba‘da al-ṣaḥā’ifi

A bringer of glad tidings, a warner, a final successor; and through his praise, the Criterion (Quran) came to us after the ancient scrolls.

حَلَفْتُ يَمِينًا إِنَّهُ الدَّهْرَ مُفْرَدٌ
فَلاَ يَتَأَتَّى أَنْ يُثَنَّى بِطَارِفِ

Ḥalaftu yamīnan innahu al-dahra mufradun
Fa-lā yata’attā an yuthannā bi-ṭārifī

I have sworn an oath that he is unique throughout time, and it is impossible for him to have a second or an equal.

وَإِنَّ لِكُــــــلِّ الْأَنْبِيَــــاءِ خَوَارِقًـــا
مِنَ الْمُصْطَفَى قَدْ حَازَهَا كُلُّ خَارِفِ

Wa inna li-kulli al-anbiyā’i khawāriqan
Min al-muṣṭafā qad ḥāzaha kullu khārifī

Whatever miracles the other Prophets possessed, they were but fragments of the Chosen One that they acquired.

وَهُمْ كُلُّهُمْ غُرٌّ سَــــــرَاةٌ أَجِلَّــــةٌ
وَمَا كَابْنِ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ عِنْدَ الطَّوَائِفِ

Wa hum kulluhum ghurrun sarātun ajillatun
Wa mā ka-ibni ‘Abdi-llāhi ‘inda al-ṭawā’ifi

All of them are radiant, noble, and illustrious leaders, but none among the nations is like the son of Abdullah.

فَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ مَعْ نَجْلِ مَرْيَمٍ
لَهُمْ رُتْبَةٌ وَالْكُلُّ أَمْـنٌ لِخَائِــــفِ

Fa-Mūsā wa Ibrāhīmu ma‘a najli Maryama
Lahum rutbatun wa al-kullu amnun li-khā’ifī

Moses, Abraham, and the son of Mary (Jesus)— they have high ranks, and all are a source of safety for the fearful.

وَلَكِنَّمَا الْمُخْتَارُ أَرْفَـعُ مَنْصِبًـــا
وَمِنْهُ مَنَالُ الْأَقْدَمِينَ الْغَطَارِفِ

Wa lākinna mā al-muḵtāru arfa‘u manṣiban
Wa minhu manālu al-aqdamin al-ghaṭārifī

However, the Chosen One holds the most elevated station, and from him, the ancients and the great masters attained their reach.

فَمِنْهُ عُلُومُ الْعَالَمِيــــــــنَ فَـــآدَمٌ
بِهِ عُلِّمَ الْأَسْمَاءَ قَبْلَ التَّعَــارُفِ

Fa-minhu ‘ulūmu al-‘ālamīna fa-Ādamun
Bihi ‘ullima al-asmā’a qabla al-ta‘ārifī

From him come the sciences of the worlds; even Adam was taught the Names through him before any acquaintance.

فَسَادَ بِذَا أَوْلاَدُهُ وَهْـــــــوَ سَيِّــــدٌ
لِسِرِّ وُجُودِ الْكَوْنِ جَمُّ الْمَعَارِفِ

Fa-sāda bi-dhā awlāduhu wa huwa sayyidun
Li-sirri wujūdi al-kawni jamma al-ma‘ārifi

Thus did his children gain mastery, yet he is the Master of the secret of the universe's existence, the collector of all gnosis.

فَأَوْصَافُهُ قُدْسِيَّةٌ وَهْـــوَ قَدْ سَمَـا
عَلَى رُتْبَةِ الْأَرْسَالِ فَوْقَ السَّقَائِفِ

Fa-awṣāfuhu qudsiyyatun wa huwa qad samā
‘Alā rutbati al-arsāli fawqa al-saqā’ifi

His attributes are sanctified, and he has ascended above the ranks of all Messengers, beyond all limits.

فَآيَاتُهُمْ آيَاتُهُ وَهْــــــوَ قَـــدْ سَقَـــى
جُيُوشًا بِفَيْضٍ مِنْ بَنَانٍ لَطَائِـــفِ

Fa-āyātuhum āyātuhu wa huwa qad saqā
Juyūshan bi-fayḍin min banānin laṭā’ifi

Their signs are but his signs; and he is the one who gave water to entire armies through the overflow of his delicate fingertips.

وَسَبَّحَتِ الْأَحْجَارُ فِي وَسْطِ كَفِّهِ
وَأَحْيَا الَّذِي قَدْ مَاتَ رَأْسُ الطَّوَائِفِ

Wa sabbaḥati al-aḥjāru fī wasti kaffihī
Wa aḥyā alladhī qad māta ra’su al-ṭawā’ifi

The stones glorified God while in the palm of Ahmad, and the head of all groups (the Prophet) revived that which was dead.

مَشَتْ نَحْوَهُ الْأَشْجَارُ وَالذِّئبُ أَفْصَحَتْ
كَذَا ظَبْيَةٌ وَالضَّبُّ إِفْصَاحَ عَـــــــارِفِ

Mashat naḥwahu al-ashjāru wa al-dhi’bu afṣaḥat
Ka-dhā ẓabiyatun wa al-ḍabbu ifṣāḥa ‘ārifī

The trees walked toward him, and the wolf spoke eloquently, as did the gazelle and the lizard, with the speech of a gnostic.

وَتَعْدَادُ آيِ الْمُصْطَفَى لَيْــــــسَ نَافِعًـــا
فَلَيْسَ عُشَيْرَ الْعُشْرِ مَا فِي الصَّحَائِفِ

Wa ta‘dādu āyī al-muṣṭafā laysa nāfi‘an
Fa-laysa ‘ushayra al-‘ushri mā fī al-ṣaḥā’ifi

Enumerating the miracles of the Chosen One is an endless task, for what is written in books is not even a tenth of a tenth of them.

فَيَا رَبِّ فَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُ الدَّهْرَ خَادِمًا
وَكُفَّ عَنِّي يَا رَبِّ كَيْدَ الْمَعَارِفِ

Fa-yā rabbī fa-j‘alnī lahu al-dahra khādiman
Wa kuffa ‘annī yā rabbī kayda al-ma‘ārifi

O Lord, make me his servant for all eternity, and ward off from me, O Lord, the plots of the worldly-wise.

وَتَشْفِي بُنَيِّي وَابْقِــــهِ وَتُنِيلُـــــــهُ
رَشَادًا فَلاَ يُلْفَى عُبَيْدَ الزَّخَـارِفِ

Wa tashfī bunayyī wabqihi wa tunīluhu
Rashādan fa-lā yulfā ‘ubayda al-zakhārifi

Heal my young son, preserve him, and grant him right guidance, so he is never found as a slave to worldly decorations.

وَأَصْلِحْ شُؤُونَ الْمُنْتَمِينَ لِحِزْبِنَـــــا
بَدَوْا فِي الْفَلاَ وَالْأَرْضِ أَمْ كُلُّ عَاكِفِ

Wa aṣliḥ shu’ūna al-muntamīna li-ḥizbinā
Badaw fī al-falā wa al-arḍi am kullu ‘ākifī

Rectify the affairs of those belonging to our group, whether they roam the deserts and the earth or remain in seclusion.

وَلاَ تُشْمِتِ الْأَعْدَاءَ يَوْمًا بِوَاحِدٍ
فَأَنْتَ جَمِيلٌ قَادِرٌ ذُو الْمَصَارِفِ

Wa lā tushmiti al-a‘dā’a yawman bi-wāḥidin
Fa-anta jamīlun qādirun dhū al-maṣārifi

Never let the enemies gloat over any one of us, for You are Beautiful, Powerful, and the Disposer of all affairs.

صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌ عَلَى مَنْ سَمَتْ بِهِ
مَعَدُّ بْنُ عَدْنَانٍ رُؤُوسُ الْغَطَارِفِ

Ṣalātun wa taslīmun ‘alā man samat bihi
Ma‘addu ibn ‘Adnānin ru’ūsu al-ghaṭārifī

Blessings and peace be upon the one through whom were elevated the descendants of Ma'ad ibn Adnan, the heads of the noble.

وَآلٍ وَأَصْحَابٍ مَدَى قَوْلِ مُوقِنٍ
وَثِقْتُ بِرَبٍّ جَادَ لِي بِاللَّطَائِــــفِ

Wa ālin wa aṣḥābin madā qawli mūqinin
Wa thiqtu bi-rabbin jāda lī bi-l-laṭā’ifi

And upon his family and companions, as long as a person of certainty says: "I have trusted in a Lord who has been generous to me with His subtleties."