Harful Baa · حرف الباء

فَمَا لِـيَ غَيْرَ الْمُصْطَفَى الْبَدْرِ مَأْرَبُ
وَفِي جَائِزَاتِ الْغَيْرِ مَا لِيَ مَرْغَـبُ

Fa mā liya ghayrاl Muṣṭafal badri ma’rabu
Wa fī jā’izātil ghayri mā liya marghabu

I have no objective other than the Chosen One (al-Mustafa), the Full Moon, And in the rewards of others, I have no desire.

هُوَ الْكُلُّ مِنْهُ الْكُلُّ بَطْنـاً وَظَاهِراً
فَـبَهْرٌ سِوَاهُ مَا لَنَا فِيهِ مَشْـــــــرَبُ

Huwal kullu minhu kullu baṭnan wa ẓāhiran
Fa bahrun siwāhu mā lanā fīhi mashrabu

He is the "All," and from him is everything, inwardly and outwardly, For any sea besides him is not a place for us to drink.

فَمِنْ نُورِهِ الْكَوْنَانِ مِنْهُ تَفَجَّــــرَتْ
عُلُومُ جَمِيـعِ الرُّسْلِ وَالْكُلُّ يَشْرَبُ

Fa min nūrihil kawnāni minhu tafajjarat
‘Ulūmu jamī‘ir-rusli wal kullu yashrabu

From his light, the two universes [and] from him gushed forth The sciences of all the Messengers, and everyone drinks [from it].

فَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ وَالرُّوحُ كُلُّهُمْ
تَوَسَّلَ بِالْـهَادِي الْأَمِينِ فَقُرِّبُــــوا

Fa Mūsā wa Ibrāhīmu war-rūḥu kulluhum
Tawassala bil hādil amīni faqurribū

Moses, Abraham, and the Spirit (Jesus)—all of them Sought intercession through the Trustworthy Guide, and so they were drawn near.

هُوَ الْكَامِلُ الْمَحْمُودُ وَالسُّؤْلُ وَالْمُنَى
وَأَنْتَ الْحَبِيبُ الْمُصْطَفَى وَالْمُقَرَّبُ

Huwal kāmilul maḥmūdu was-su’lu wal munā
Wa antal ḥabībul Muṣṭafā wal muqarrabu

He is the Perfect One, the Praised, the Quest, and the Hope, And you are the Beloved, the Chosen, and the one brought Close.

وَقَدْ شَهِدَ اللّٰهُ الْعَظِيـــــمُ بِأَنَّــــهُ
عَظِيمٌ لِخَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ خُلْقٌ مُهَـذَّبُ

Wa qad shahidallāhul ‘aẓīmu bi’annahū
‘Aẓīmun likhayril khalqi khulqun muhadh-dhabu

The Magnificent Allah has borne witness that he Has a character that is magnificent and refined—the best of creation.

عَلَيْكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا يَنْقَادُ لِلْعَبْدِ مَطْلَـــــبُ

‘Alayka ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhū
Ṣalātan bihā yanqādu lil ‘abdi maṭlabu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and His peace; A prayer by which every quest is made easy for the servant.

عَلَيْكَ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ فِي كُلِّ طَرْفَــةٍ
كَذَاكَ سَلاَمٌ مِثْلَ مِسْكٍ أَوْ أَطْيَبُ

‘Alayka ṣalātullāhi fī kulli ṭarfatin
Kadhāka salāmun mithla miskin aw aṭyabu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah in every blink of an eye, And likewise peace, like musk or even sweeter.

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
صَلاَةً لَنَا كُلَّ الْمَقَامَاتِ تَجْلِـــبُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhū
Ṣalātan lanā kullal maqāmāti tajlibu

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and His peace; A prayer that brings us all the spiritual stations.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ
صَلاَةً لَنَا بِالْمُصْطَفَى الْجَدْبُ يَخْصِبُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhū
Ṣalātan lanā bil Muṣṭafal jadbu yakhṣibu

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and His peace; A prayer through which, by the Chosen One, our barren land becomes fertile.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــــهُ
مَعَ الْآلِ وَالْأَصْحَابِ دَهْرًا تُقَــــرِّبُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhū
Ma‘al āli wal aṣḥābi dahran tuqarribu

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and His peace; Along with the Family and Companions, forever bringing [us] near.