Harfus Seen · حرف السين

يَؤُمُّ جَنَابَ الْهَـاشِمِــــــيِّ الْمُقَـــــدَّسِ
سَلاَمِيَ يُزْرِي كُلَّ مِسْكٍ وَنَرْجِـــسِ

Ya’ummu janāba al-Hāshimiyyi al-muqaddasi
Salāmī yuzrī kulla miskin wa-narjisi

Toward the sanctified presence of the Hashimite, my greetings travel, shaming all musk and narcissus.

أَرَانِيَ قَدْ أَطْلَقْتُ طَرْفِيَ ذَا هَــــــوًى
فَسُمْتُ بِمَا تَعْيَ بِــــهِ كُلُّ عِرْمِــــسِ

Arāniya qad aṭlaqtu ṭarfī dha hawan
Fa-sumtu bimā ta‘yā bihi kullu ‘irmisi

I see myself having released my gaze in passion, venturing into that which would exhaust the strongest of camels.

يَلُومُونَنِي فَازْدَدْتُ شَوْقًا وَمَغْرَمًـــا
لِجَنْبِ الْـهُـمَامِ الْأَرْيَحِــيِّ الْمُقَـــدَّسِ

Yalūmūnanī fazdadtu shawqan wa-maghraman
Li-janbi al-humāmi al-aryāḥiyyi al-muqaddasi

They blame me, but I only increase in longing and infatuation for the side of the sanctified, noble leader.

ذَهَبْتُ لَعَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فِي كُـــلِّ مَذْهَـــبٍ
لِدَرْكِ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ غَيْــــرَ مُؤَيَّـــسِ

Dhahabtu la-‘amru Allāhi fī kulli madhhabin
Li-darki Rasūli Allāhi ghayra mu’ayyasi

By Allah, I have traveled every path to reach the Messenger of Allah, without ever losing hope.

لَهُ عَينُ آلاَفٍ مِنَ الْحُجْبِ شَاهِـدًا
تَحَيَّرَ فِيهِ خَاطِـــــرُ الْمُتَحَسِّـــسِ

Lahu ‘aynu ālāfin mina al-ḥujbi shāhidan
Taḥayyara fīhi khāṭiru al-mutaḥassisi

He possesses an eye that witnesses through thousands of veils, leaving the keenest seeker in bewilderment.

هُوَ الْعَيْنُ عَيْنُ الْـهَاءِ وَالْـهَاءُ عَيْنُهُ
لَهُ الْكَعْبَةُ الْعَلْيَا لَهُ بَيْتُ مَقْـــــدِسِ

Huwa al-‘aynu ‘aynu al-Hā’i wal-Hā’u ‘aynuhu
Lahu al-Ka‘batu al-‘alyā lahu Baytu Maqdisi

He is the essence (Ayn), the essence of the "Hā", and the "Hā" is his very essence; to him belongs the lofty Kaaba and the Sanctified House (Jerusalem).

لَهُ طَيْبَةُ الطِّيبَى وَدَارُ مُقَامَــــــةٍ
لَهُ الْخُلْدُ وَالْفِرْدَوْسُ خَيْـرُ مُعَرَّسِ

Lahu Ṭaybatu al-ṭībā wa-dāru muqāmatin
Lahu al-khuldu wal-firdawsu khayru mu‘arrasi

To him belongs the fragrant Tayba (Medina) and the Abode of Permanence; to him belongs Eternity and Firdaws, the best resting place.

وَدَارُ سَلاَمٍ بَعْدَ عَدْنٍ وَأُزْلِفَــتْ
وَتَلْمَسُ مُدَّاحًا لَهُ كُلَّ مَلْمَـــــسِ

Wa-dāru salāmin ba‘da ‘Adnin wa-uzlifat
Wa-talmasu muddāḥan lahu kulla malmasi

The Abode of Peace following the Gardens of Eden has been brought near, and it touches his praisers with every gentle touch.

وَمَأْوًى وَجَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ تَزَيَّنَتْ
لِخَادِمِهِ تَزْهُو عَلَى كُلِّ مَلْبَــسِ

Wa-ma’wan wa-jannātu al-na‘īmi tazayyanat
Li-khādimihi tazhū ‘alā kulli malbasi

The Refuge and the Gardens of Delight have been adorned for his servant, boasting over every fine garment.

وَلَمْ يَبْغِ غَيْرَ الْمُصْطَفَى وَحَبِيبِهِ
وَلَمْ يَرْضَ بِالْفِرْدَوْسِ دُونَ تَقَدُّسِ

Wa-lam yabghi ghayra al-Muṣṭafā wa-ḥabībihi
Wa-lam yarḍa bil-firdawsi dūna taqaddusi

The servant seeks nothing but the Chosen One and his beloved, and is not satisfied with Firdaws without divine sanctity.

لَهُ مِنِّيَ الْيَوْمَانِ يَـــــــوْمٌ بَقِيتُــــهُ
وَيَوْمٌ أُوَافِي فِيهِ غَيْرَ مُكَــــرْدَسِ

Lahu minniya al-yawmāni yawmun baqītuhu
Wa-yawmun uwāfī fīhi ghayra mukardasi

To him I dedicate my two days: the day that remains of my life, and the day I meet my Lord without being crowded out.

وَحَلَّ سَوَادَ الْقَلْبِ أَحْمَـــدُ لاَ أَنَــا
بِبَاغٍ سِـــــــوَاهُ لاَ وَلاَ مُتَجَسِّـــسِ

Wa-ḥalla sawāda al-qalbi Aḥmadu lā ana
Bi-bāghin siwāhu lā wa-lā mutajassisi

Ahmad has occupied the core of my heart; I seek no one else, nor do I look toward any other.

لَهُ الْيَوْمُ مِنِّي مِثْلَمَا الْأَمْسِ قَبْلَــهُ
كَذَاكَ الْغَدُ الْآتِي لِحِبِّي الْمُؤَنِّسِ

Lahu al-yawmu minnī mithlamā al-amsi qablahu
Kadhalika al-ghadu al-ātī li-ḥibbī al-mu’annisi

He has my devotion today just as he had yesterday, and so shall he have the coming tomorrow—my comforting beloved.

تَتَرَّسْتُ بِالْبَــــدْرِ الْمُنِيــــرِ فَإِنَّـــهُ
سِنَانِي وَصَمْصَامِي بِلَيْلِ الْعَرَنْدَسِ

Tatarrastu bil-badri al-munīri fa-innahu
Sinānī wa-ṣamṣāmī bi-layli al-‘arandasi

I have shielded myself with the shining full moon, for he is my spear and my sharp sword in the darkest night.

أُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي لِلْإِلَـــهِ مُؤَسِّسًـــــــــا
شُؤُونِي بِخَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ خَيْرِ مُؤَسِّسِ

Ufawwiḍu amrī lil-ilāhi mu’assisan
Shu’ūnī bi-khayri al-khalqi khayri mu’assisi

I entrust my affairs to God, establishing my matters through the best of creation, the best of founders.

فَلاَ تُشْمِتَنْ بِي كُلَّ قِتْلٍ وَلاَ أَرَى
تَغَلُّبَ جَبَّـــــارٍ وَلاَ مُتَحَسِّـــــسِ

Fa-lā tushmitan bī kulla qitlin wa-lā arā
Taghalluba jabbārin wa-lā mutaḥassisi

So let not any enemy gloat over me, and let me not see the triumph of an oppressor or a spy.

لِتَرْحَمْ غَرِيبًا عَيْنُهُ وَلِسَانُـــــهُ
وَأَذْوَاقُهُ يَا خَيْرَ غَوْثٍ وَمُنْفِــسِ

Li-tarḥam gharīban ‘aynuhu wa-lisānuhu
Wa-adhwāquhu yā khayra ghawthin wa-munfisi

Have mercy on a stranger whose eyes, tongue, and spiritual tastes all cry out, O best of helpers and relievers.

رَجَوْتُ لِأَنِّي لاَئِـــــذٌ بِجَنَابِـــهِ
وَخِفْتُ لِأَعْمَالِي أَمَوْلاَيَ قَدِّسِ

Rajawtu li-annī lā’idhun bi-janābihi
Wa-khiftu li-a‘mālī a-mawlāya qaddisi

I have hope because I am seeking refuge in his presence, and I have fear because of my deeds—O my Lord, sanctify me!

وَإِنِّـيَ مِقْدَامٌ عَلَى كُـلِّ مُشْتَهًـــى
وَوَانٍ عَنِ الطَّاعَاتِ أَفْقَرُ مُفْلِسِ

Wa-inniya miqdāmun ‘alā kulli mushtahan
Wa-wānin ‘ani al-ṭā‘āti afqaru muflisi

Indeed, I am bold toward every desire, yet slow in acts of obedience, the poorest of the bankrupt.

وَلَيْسَ سِوَى أَنِّي اضْطُرِرْتُ بِفَضْلِهِ
مُعَدًّا لِـهَــذَا فَاجْبُرِ الْكَسْرَ وَاعْكِــــسِ

Wa-laysa siwā annī iḍṭurirtu bi-faḍlihi
Mu‘addan li-hādhā fajburi al-kasra wa-‘aksi

It is only that I am driven by necessity to his grace; I am prepared for this, so mend my brokenness and turn my state around.

وَلاَ تُجْزِنِي يَا رَبِّ فِعْلِـــــيَ سَيِّئًـــا
وَلاَ حَسَنًا بَلْ بِالْجَمَـــــالِ الْمُقَـــدَّسِ

Wa-lā tujzinī yā rabbi fi‘liya sayyi’an
Wa-lā ḥasanan bal bil-jamāli al-muqaddasi

O Lord, do not recompense me based on my evil deeds, nor even my good ones, but rather by the Sanctified Beauty.

أَيَا اللّٰهُ يَــــــا رَبَّ الْبَرِيَّــــةِ صَلِّيَـــنْ
عَلَى سَيِّدِ الْأَكْوَانِ وَارْحَــمْ تَنَفُّسِـــي

Ayā Allāhu yā rabba al-bariyyati ṣalliyan
‘Alā sayyidi al-akwāni war-ḥam tanaffusī

O Allah, O Lord of creation, send blessings upon the Master of the Universes and have mercy on my every breath.

مُحَمَّـــدِنَـــا وَالْفَاتِـــــــحِ الْمُتَحَقِّـــــقِ
الْعَلِيِّ لِمَــــــا أَغْلَقْتَـــــهُ الْمُتَلَمِّـــــسِ

Muḥammadinā wal-fātiḥi al-mutaḥaqqiqi
Al-‘aliyyi limā aghlaqtahu al-mutalammisi

Our Muhammad, the Opener of realities, the Sublime seeker of what You have locked.

وَهُو خَاتِمٌ رُسْلاً أَتَـــــوْا سَبَقُوا لَــــهُ
وَنَاصِرُ ذَاكَ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ مَقْبِسِــــي

Wa-huwa khātimun ruslan ataw sabaqū lahu
Wa-nāṣiru dhāka al-ḥaqqi bil-ḥaqqi maqbisi

He is the Seal of the Messengers who came before him, and the helper of that Truth by the Truth—my source of light.

وَهَادٍ إِلَى خَيْرِ الصِّرَاطِ صِرَاطِكَ
الْجَلِي الْمُسْتَقِيمِ النَّهْجِ غَيْرَ مُدَلَّـــسِ

Wa-hādin ilā khayri al-ṣirāṭi ṣirāṭika
Al-jalī al-mustaqīmi al-nahji ghayra mudallasi

The guide to the best of paths, Your path—clear, straight, and free from any deception.

مَعَ الْآلِ حَقَّ الْقَدْرِ قَـــــــدْرِ نَبِيِّنَـــا
وَمِقْدَارِهِ الْعَالِي الْعَظِيمِ التَّأَسُّــــسِ

Ma‘a al-āli ḥaqqa al-qadri qadri nabiyyinā
Wa-miqdārihi al-‘ālī al-‘aẓīmi al-ta’assusi

Along with his family, in accordance with the true worth of our Prophet, and his lofty, magnificent station.