Harful 'Ayn · حَرْفُ الْعَيْنِ

نَعَمْ إِنَّ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ أَرْجُوهُ شَافِعَا
لِنَفْسِي وَلِلْأَهْلِينَ إِذْ جِئْتُ خَاشِعَا

Na‘am inna khayra al-nāsi arjūhu shāfi‘ā
Li-nafsī wa-lil-ahlīna idh ji’tu khāshi‘ā

Yes, indeed, the best of mankind is the one I hope for as an intercessor for myself and my family, as I have come in a state of humility.

إِلَى كُلِّ خَلْــقِ اللّٰهِ أَوْصَلْــتَ نِعْمَـــةً
وَإِنِّي وَحَقِّ الْمُصْطَفَى لَسْتُ قَابِعَا

Ilā kulli khalqi Allāhi awṣalta ni‘matan
Wa-innī wa-ḥaqqi al-Muṣṭafā lastu qābi‘ā

To every single one of Allah’s creations, you have delivered a blessing; and by the truth of the Chosen One, I am not one to remain hidden or idle.

حَقِيرٌ ذَلِيلٌ مُذْنِـــــبٌ خَــــادِمٌ لَكُـــمْ
مُحِبٌّ شَدِيدُ الْحُبِّ قَدْ جَاءَ خَاضِعَا

Ḥaqīrun dhalīlun mudhnibun khādimun lakum
Muḥibbun shadīdu al-ḥubbi qad jā’a khāḍi‘ā

A lowly, humble, sinful servant of yours; a lover of intense love who has come submissively.

أَجِرْنِي أَجِرْنِــــي مُنْحَمِنَّا أَحِمْطَــيَا
فَلَمْ أَلْقَ يَوْمَ الرَّوْعِ مَا كُنْتُ صَانِعَا

Ajirnī ajirnī Munḥaminnā Aḥimṭayā
Fa-lam alqa yawma al-raw‘i mā kuntu ṣāni‘ā

Grant me refuge, grant me refuge, O Munhaminna, O Ahimtya; for on the Day of Terror, I find nothing in my own deeds to rely on.

عَلَيْكَ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا أُمْسِي لِدِينِــــكَ رَافِعَـــا

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan bihā umsī li-dīnika rāfi‘ā

Upon you be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which I become an exalter of your religion.

عَلَيْكَ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
أَسُودُ لَدَيْكَ الْمَادِحِيـنَ الْمَصَاقِعَـــا

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Asūdu ladayka al-mādiḥīna al-maṣāqi‘ā

Upon you be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may I surpass, in your presence, even the most eloquent of praisers.

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِــرَامِ وَصَحْبِــهِ
صَــلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ تَابِعَـا

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun wa-man kāna tābi‘ā

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions, be prayer and peace, and upon whoever follows them.