Ar-Ra'u Aydwan · الرَّاءُ أَيْضًا

وَثِقْتُ بِمَاحِي الْكُفْرِ أَحْمَدَ حَاشِـــرِي
مُحَمَّــدٍ الْمُخْتَارِ خَيْـــــرِ الْمَعَاشِــــرِ

Wathiqtu bi-Māḥī al-kufri Aḥmada ḥāshirī
Muḥammadin al-Mukhtāri khayri al-ma‘āshiri

I have placed my trust in the Eraser of disbelief, Ahmad my Assembler; Muhammad the Chosen, the best of all companions.

مُحَمَّـــدٍ الْمَحْمُـــودِ طَــــهَ وَإِنَّنِــــي
عَلَى حُبِّهِ مَــا عِشْتُ فَـوْقَ الْأَكَابِــرِ

Muḥammadin al-Maḥmūdi Ṭāhā wa-innanī
‘Alā ḥubbihi mā ‘ishtu fawqa al-akābiri

Muhammad the Praiseworthy, Taha; and indeed, as long as I live, I stand above the great ones through my love for him.

أَتَى عَاقِبًا نُورًا سِرَاجًا وَرَحْمَةً
رَسُولاً أَمِينًا فِي بُطُونٍ وَظَاهِرِ

Atā ‘āqiban nūran sirājan wa-raḥmatan
Rasūlan amīnan fī buṭūnin wa-ẓāhiri

He came as the Final, a light, a lamp, and a mercy; a trustworthy Messenger, both inwardly and outwardly.

أَتَى شَاهِدًا عَبْدَ الْإِلَـــهِ مُبَشِّــرًا
بَشِيرًا نَذِيرًا لِلْبُغَـــاةِ الْجَمَاهِــرِ

Atā shāhidan ‘abda al-ilāhi mubash-shiran
Bashīran nadhīran lil-bughāti al-jamāhiri

He came as a witness, a servant of God, bringing glad tidings; a bearer of good news and a warner to the rebellious masses.

رَسُولاً أَتَاهُمْ بِالْمَلاَحِمِ دَاعِيًـــا
أَمِينًا حَبَا مَا لَمْ يَجِئْ فِي الدَّفَاتِـرِ

Rasūlan atāhum bil-malāḥimi dā‘iyan
Amīnan ḥabā mā lam yaji’ fī al-dafātiri

A Messenger who came to them with epic struggles, calling them; a trustworthy one who bestowed what is not found in books.

سَبَانِي الْمُقَفَّى الْمُصْطَفَى الْبَدْرُ إِنَّهُ
شَفِيعُ الْبَرَايَا فِي الْخُطُوبِ الدَّوَائِـرِ

Sabānī al-Muqaffā al-Muṣṭafā al-badru innahu
Shafī‘u al-barāyā fī al-khuṭūbi al-dawā’iri

The Final, the Chosen, the Full Moon has captivated me; he is the intercessor for creation in the face of circling calamities.

لَكَ اللّٰهُ لاَ أَنْفَــــــكُّ أَشْــدُو بِذِكْــرِهِ
هُوَ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَتِلْكَ ذَخَائِرِي

Laka Allāhu lā anfaku ash-dū bi-dhikrihi
Huwa al-‘urwatu al-wuthqā wa-tilka dhakhā’irī

By God, I shall never cease singing his remembrance; he is the Firmest Handle, and that is my true treasure.

نَبِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ رَحْمَــــــةٌ وَهْوَ رَاحَــةٌ
مُقِيمٌ مُبِيــنٌ ذُو الْعُلَـــى وَالْمَفَاخِــرِ

Nabiyyun karīmun raḥmatun wa-huwa rāḥatun
Muqīmun mubīnun dhū al-‘ulā wal-mafākhiri

A noble Prophet, a mercy, and he is a source of rest; enduring, manifest, the possessor of high rank and glories.

أَحِيدُ كَرِيـــــمٌ مُتَّــقٍ وَهْوَ مُصْلِــحٌ
إِمَامٌ رَؤُوفٌ مُجْتَبًى وَهْوَ نَاصِرِي

Aḥīdu karīmun muttaqin wa-huwa muṣliḥun
Imāmun ra’ūfun mujtaban wa-huwa nāṣirī

He is Aheed (the Repeller of Fire), noble, God-fearing, and a reformer; a compassionate Imam, the Elect, and he is my helper.

كَفَانِـــــيَ يَاسِيـــنٌ مُقِيـــمٌ مُطَهَّـــرٌ
وَسَيِّدُنَا الْـهَادِي الْمُنِيــــلُ الْبَشَائِــرِ

Kafānī Yāsīn muqīmun muṭah-harun
Wa-sayyidunā al-Hādī al-munīlu al-bashā’iri

Sufficient for me is Yasin, the enduring and purified; and our master the Guide, the one who grants glad tidings.

أَيَا قَائِـــدَ الْغُـــرِّ الْمُهَيْمِنَ صَادِقًــا
حَبِيبًا شَهِيــــدًا مُنْــذِرًا بِالْخَسَائِــرِ

Ayā qā’ida al-ghurri al-muhaymina ṣādiqan
Ḥabīban shahīdan mundhiran bil-khasā’iri

O leader of the radiant ones, the truthful guardian; the beloved, the witness, the one who warns of losses.

لِتَرْحَمْ خَدِيمًا ضَارِعًا ضَلَّ سَعْيُـــهُ
أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ الْمَنْصُورَ يَا خَيْرَ حَاضِرِ

Li-tarḥam khadīman ḍāri‘an ḍalla sa‘yuhu
Abā al-Qāsimi al-manṣūra yā khayra ḥāḍiri

Have mercy on a humble servant whose efforts have strayed; O Abul Qasim, the Victorious, O best of those present.

لِأَنَّكَ يَـــا مَصْـــدُوقُ خَيْرُ مُشَفَّـــعٍ
لَـــهُ رُتْبَةٌ فَوْقَ السَّـــــرَاةِ الْأَخَايِـرِ

Li-annaka yā maṣdūqu khayru mushaffa‘in
Lahu rutbatun fawqa al-sarāti al-akhāyiri

Because you, O Truthful One, are the best of those whose intercession is accepted; he has a rank above the choicest of nobles.

رَأَيْتُـــــــــكَ أَهْــــلاً لِلْوَسِيلَةِ سَاقِيًـــا
لَدَى الْحَوْضِ سُلْطَانًا لِيَوْمِي وَالْآخِرِ

Ra’aytuka ahlan lil-wasīlati sāqiyan
Ladā al-ḥawḍi sulṭānan li-yawmī wal-ākhiri

I have seen you worthy of the "Greatest Means," a cupbearer at the Fountain, a sovereign for my today and my hereafter.

حَمِيدًا لَـــــهُ تَاجٌ وَخُــفٌّ وَخَــادِمٌ
مُقَدَّسَ سِــــرٍّ رَاكِبًــا فِي الْمَظَاهِــرِ

Ḥamīdan lahu tāj wa-khuff wa-khādim
Muqaddasa sirrin rākiban fī al-maẓāhiri

A praised one who possesses a crown, leather socks, and a servant; sanctified in secret, riding through outward manifestations.

مُقَفًّــــى لَـــهُ نَعْـــلاَنِ بَعْدَ هِـــرَاوَةٍ
لَـــهُ خَاتِمٌ أَرْجُــــو بِـــهِ كُلَّ فَاخِــرِ

Muqaffā lahu na‘lāni ba‘da hirāwatin
Lahu khātimun arjū bihi kulla fākhiri

The Final one who has two sandals and a staff; he has a seal through which I hope for every glorious thing.

هُدًى خَاتِمًـــــا ذَا عِــزَّةٍ وَمَكَانَــةٍ
تَوَكَّلَ حَقًّــا حِمْيَطَــا ذُو الْبَصَائِــرِ

Hudan khātiman dhā ‘izzatin wa-makānatin
Tawakkala ḥaqqan Ḥimyāṭā dhū al-baṣā’iri

A guidance, a seal, possessing might and high standing; he truly relied on God, Himyata, the possessor of insights.

لَحَا اللّٰهُ مَنْ يَنْـهَـــى مُحِبًّـا صَبَابَةً
وَيَرْحَمُ صَبًّا يَوْمَ بَلْوَى السَّرَائِــرِ

Laḥā Allāhu man yanhā muḥibban ṣabābatan
Wa-yarḥamu ṣabban yawma balwā al-sarā’iri

May God rebuke whoever forbids a lover his infatuation; and may He have mercy on the lover on the day when secrets are tested.

لِأَهْلِ الْـهَـوَى نَهْـــــجٌ قَوِيمٌ وَإِنَّنِـي
دَرَجْتُ عَلَيْــهِ لِلْوُقُــوتِ الْأَوَاخِــرِ

Li-ahli al-hawā nahjun qawīmun wa-innanī
Darajtu ‘alayhi lil-wuqūti al-awākhiri

For the people of love, there is a straight path; and indeed, I have walked upon it until my final moments.

عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُخْتَارِ أَزْكَى صَلاَتِهِ
صَـــلاَةً بِهَــا تُمْحَــى جَمِيعُ كَبَائِــرِي

‘Alā al-Muṣṭafā al-Mukhtāri azkā ṣalātihi
Ṣalātan bihā tumḥā jamī‘u kabā’irī

Upon the Chosen, the Elect, be the purest of His blessings; a prayer through which all my major sins are erased.

أُسَائِـــلُ رَبًّا جَـــلَّ تَفْرِيــجَ كُرْبَتِــي
بِيُمْنِ رَسُـــــولِ اللّٰهِ أَعْظَـــمِ جَابِـــرِ

Usā’ilu rabban jalla tafrīja kurbatī
Bi-yumni Rasūli Allāhi a‘ẓami jābiri

I ask the Lord, Majestic is He, for the relief of my distress; through the blessing of the Messenger of Allah, the greatest mender of hearts.

لِأَسْعَدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْأُخْرَى وَأَرْتَقِي
إِلَى ذِرْوَةٍ تَعْــــــدَادُهَــا بِالْخَنَاصِــرِ

Li-as‘ada fī al-dunyā wal-ukhrā wa-artaqī
Ilā dhirwatin ta‘dāduhā bil-khanāṣiri

That I may be happy in this world and the next, and rise to a peak that can be counted on the fingertips.

مَكِينًا لَدَى الرَّحْمَــنِ ذِي الْعَرْشِ دَائِمًا
وَلِـــي وَلِنَسْلِــي دَانَ كُــلُّ الْعَشَائِــرِ

Makīnan lada al-Raḥmāni dhī al-‘arshi dā’iman
Wa-lī wa-li-naslī dāna kullu al-‘ashā’iri

Established firmly before the Compassionate, the Lord of the Throne, forever; and may all tribes submit to me and to my lineage.

يَسُــــوسُ بِــلاَدَ اللّٰهِ أَمْـــــرِيَ هَادِيًــا
بِهَــــدْيِ كِتَابٍ أَوْ بِزَجْــرِ الزَّوَاجِــرِ

Yasūsu bilāda Allāhi amrī hādiyan
Bi-hadyi kitābin aw bi-zajri al-zawājiri

May my command govern the lands of God as a guide; by the guidance of a Book or by the restraint of prohibitions.

نُصَلِّي عَلَــى الْـهَـادِي نَرُومُ مَنَالَــهُ
عَلَيْهِ سَلاَمٌ وَهْوَ عِنْـــدِي ذَخَائِــرِي

Nuṣallī ‘alā al-Hādī narūmu manālahu
‘Alayhi salāmun wa-huwa ‘indī dhakhā’irī

We pray upon the Guide, seeking his attainment; peace be upon him, for he is my only store of treasure.