Harfuth Thaa · حرف الثاء

سَمَا لَكَ شَوْقٌ بِالْأَمِينِ الَّذِي نَفَـــثْ
بِرَوْعٍ لَهُ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ مَتَى بُعِـثْ

Samā laka shawqun bil-amīnil-ladhī nafath
Bi-raw‘in lahur-rūḥul-amīnu matā bu‘ith

A longing has risen within you for the Trustworthy one (the Prophet), Into whose heart the Trustworthy Spirit (Gabriel) breathed when he was sent.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
مَعَ الْآلِ وَالْأَصْحَابِ مَا حَادِثٌ حَدَثْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ma‘al-āli wal-aṣḥābi mā ḥādithun ḥadath

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, With his family and companions, as long as any event occurs.

عَلَيْــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
مِنَ الْعَبْدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالْعَهْدَ مَا نَكَـــثْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhu
Minal-‘abdi Ibrāhīma wal-‘ahda mā nakath

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, From the servant Ibrahim, who has never broken his covenant.

فَشُغْلِيَ ذِكْرُ الْمُصْطَفَى وَمَدِيحُـــهُ
بِحَمْدِ إِلَـهِــي لاَ فُسُوقَ وَلاَ رَفَـــثْ

Fa-shughliya dhikrul-Muṣṭafā wa-madīḥuhu
Bi-ḥamdi Ilāhī lā fusūqa wa-lā rafath

My sole occupation is the remembrance and praise of the Chosen One, By the grace of my God, free from any wickedness or obscenity.

هُوَ الْعَبْـــدُ حَقًّــــا وَالْأَنَـــامُ عَبِيـــــدُهُ
فَكُنْ لِيَ يَا مُخْتَارُ كُنْ لِي لَدَى الْجَدَثْ

Huwal-‘abdu ḥaqqan wal-anāmu ‘abīduhu
Fa-kun liya yā Mukhtāru kun lī laday-al-jadath

He is the true Servant (of God), and all of mankind are his servants, So be there for me, O Chosen One, be there for me at the grave.

وَكُنْ لِمُحِبٍّ فِي الْأُمُورِ بِأَسْرِهَا
أَغِثْهُ سَرِيعًا يَا كَرِيمُ أَغِثْ أَغِثْ

Wa-kun li-muḥibbin fil-umūri bi-asrihā
Aghith-hu sarī‘an yā Karīmu aghith aghith

And be there for your lover in all of his affairs, Succor him quickly, O Generous One, succor him, succor him!

لَدَى الْقَبْرِ مَهْمَا يُسْأَلُ الْعَبْـدُ عَنْكُمُ
فَقُلْ خَادِمِي وَاشْفَعْ لِحُبِّكَ إِذْ بُعِثْ

Ladayal-qabri mahmā yus’alul-‘abdu ‘ankumu
Fa-qul khādimī washfa‘ li-ḥubbika in bu‘ith

At the grave, whenever this servant is questioned about you, Say, "He is my servant," and intercede for your beloved when he is resurrected.

عَلَيْكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
تَقِينِيَ شَرَّ السِّحْرِ إِنْ نَافِثٌ نَفَثْ

‘Alayka ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīniya sharras-siḥri in nāfithun nafath

Upon you be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, Protecting me from the evil of magic when the blower blows (upon knots).

عَلَيْكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
عَدِيدَ مَخَالِيقِ الْمُهَيْمِنِ حَيْثُ بَثْ

‘Alayka ṣalātullāhi thumma salāmuhu
‘Adīda makhālīqil-Muhaymini ḥaythu bath

Upon you be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, As numerous as the creatures the Protector has spread throughout existence.

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِـــــرَامِ وَصَحْبِــهِ
عَدِيدَ الَّذِي وَافَى بِهِ الرُّوحُ إِذْ نَفَـثْ

‘Alayhi ma‘al-ālil-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
‘Adīdal-ladhī wāfā bihir-rūḥu idh nafath

Upon him, his noble family, and his companions, As numerous as the revelations the Spirit brought when he breathed them forth.