Harful Dhaal · حَرْفُ الذَّالِ

تَذَكَّرْتُ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ طَـــهَ مَــنْ أَنْفَذَا
مَقَاتِـــلَ أَعْدَائِـــــي وَأَمْــرِيَ نَفَّـــذَا

Tadhakkartu khayra al-nāsi Ṭāhā man anfadhā
Maqātila a‘dā’ī wa-amriya naffadhā

I remembered the best of mankind, Taha, who pierced the vital points of my enemies and executed my affairs.

تَذَكَّرْتُــهُ فِـي حَالَتِـــي شَاكِيًـا لَـــهُ
شُؤُونًا عَرَتْنِي لاَ أَرَى الْغَيْرَ مُنْقِذَا

Tadhakkartuhu fī ḥālatī shākiyan lahu
Shu’ūnan ‘aratnī lā arā al-ghayra munqidhā

I remembered him while I was in a state of complaining to him about matters that had beset me, for I see no other as a rescuer.

عَلَيْــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَــلاَةً تَقِينِي مَنْ يُرِيدُ بِيَ الْأَذَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan taqīnī man yurīdu biya al-adhā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, a prayer that protects me from whoever intends to harm me.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَآلٍ وَصَحْبٍ أَنْقَذُونِـيَ مِنْ أَذَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-ālin wa-ṣaḥbin anqadhūnī min adhā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, and upon the family and companions who rescued me from harm.