Harful Dhaal · حرف الذال

ذَكَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ طَــهَ مَنْ أَنْقَذَا
فُـؤَادِي عَنِ الْأَهْوَا وَأَمْرِيَ نَفَّـذَا

Dhakartu Rasūla Allāhi Ṭāhā man anqadhā
Fu’ādī ‘ani al-ahwā wa-amriya naffadhā

I remembered the Messenger of Allah, Taha, who rescued my heart from whims and gave my life direction.

ذَكَرْتُ نَبِيَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِي بِـــــهِ
يَفُوزُ خَدِيمٌ مِنْهُ يُدْرِكُ مَأْخَــــذَا

Dhakartu Nabiyya al-Anbiyā’i alladhī bihi
Yafūzu khadīmun minhu yudriku ma’khadhā

I remembered the Prophet of Prophets, through whom a servant succeeds and gains his spiritual portion.

ذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي لَمْ أَنْسَهُ الدَّهْرَ إِذْ لَنَا
بِهِ حَالَةٌ لَمْ تُعْطِ لِلذِّكْـــــرِ مَنْفَـــذَا

Dhakartu alladhī lam ansahu ad-dahra idh lanā
Bihi ḥālatun lam tu‘ṭi lidh-dhikri manfadhā

I remembered the one I have never forgotten for a lifetime, for we have a state with him that leaves no room for any other thought to enter.

فَمَا خَاطِـــرٌ لِلْعَبْـــــــــدِ إِلاَّ مُحَمَّـــدٌ
وَمَا إِنْ يَرَى الرَّائِي سِوَاهُ وَلاَ قَذَى

Fa-mā khāṭirun lil-‘abdi illā Muḥammadun
Wa-mā in yarā ar-rā’ī siwāhu wa-lā qadhā

There is no thought in the servant's mind except Muhammad, and the observer sees nothing besides him, not even a speck of dust.

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
بِهَا طَابَ لِلْأَرْوَاحِ بِالْمُصْطَفَى غِـذَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihā ṭāba lil-arwāḥi bil-Muṣṭafā ghidhā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, through which the souls find a sweet nourishment in the Chosen One.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
بِهَا يَقْرُبُ الْـهَادِي إِلَى الْعَبْدِ مُنْقِـــذَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihā yaqrubu al-Hādī ila al-‘abdi munqidhā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, through which the Guide draws near to the servant as a savior.

فَطَهَ حَبِيـبُ اللّٰهِ وَهْوَ خَلِيلُــهُ
وَهَذَا خَدِيــــمٌ مَادِحًا مُتَلَـــذِّذَا

Fa-Ṭāhā ḥabību Allāhi wa-huwa khalīluhu
Wa-hadhā khadīmun mādiḥan mutaladh-dhidhā

For Taha is the Beloved of Allah and His intimate friend, and here is a servant, praising him with pure delight.

عَسَى الْمُصْطَفَى يَوْمًا يَجُودُ بِوَصْلِهِ
وَيُعْطِي مُرَادِي : يَا خَدِيمُ لِتَأْخُـــذَا

‘Asā al-Muṣṭafā yawman yajūdu bi-waṣlihi
Wa-yu‘ṭī murādī: yā khadīmu li-ta’khudhā

Perhaps one day the Chosen One will be generous with his union and grant my desire, saying: "O servant, take what you seek."

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــــــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ
أُكَــــــرِّرُ تَسْلِيمَ الْحَبِيــــبِ تَلَــــذُّذَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ukarriru taslīma al-ḥabībi taladh-dhidhā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace; I repeat my salutations to the Beloved out of sheer enjoyment.

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــــهُ
مَعَ الْآلِ وَالْأَصْحَابِ مَا النُّورُ أَنْقَذَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ma‘a al-āli wal-aṣḥābi mā an-nūru anqadhā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and then His peace, along with his family and companions, as long as light continues to save.