Harful Waw · حَرْفُ الْوَاوِ

وَإِنِّي أُنَسَّ الدَّهْرَ سُعْدَى كَذَا أَرْوَى
لِحُـــبِّ حَبِيـــبٍ مَــا تَذَكَّرْتُــهُ أَرْوَى

Wa-innī unassa al-dahra Su‘dā kadhā Arwā
Li-ḥubbi ḥabībin mā tadhakkartuhu arwā

I have been made to forget Su'da and Arwa forever, for the love of a Beloved whom I never remember but that I am quenched (Arwa).

فَإِنْ تَسْأَلُوا عَـنْ مَذْهَبِـــي وَمُتَيَّمِــي
فَحُبُّ النَّبِيِّ الْـهَاشِمِي وَهْوَ مَنْ أَهْوَى

Fa-in tas’alū ‘an madhhabī wa-mutayyamī
Fa-ḥubbu al-nabiyyi al-Hāshimiyyi wa-huwa man ahwā

If you ask about my creed and the object of my devotion, it is the love of the Hashemite Prophet; he is the one I love.

إِلَيْهِ مَسِيرِي وَهْوَ قَصْدِي وَمَطْلَبِي
سَبِيلِي اقْتِفَا مَا عَنْ جَلاَلَتِهِ يُــرْوَى

Ilayhi masīrī wa-huwa qaṣdī wa-maṭlabī
Sabīlī iqtifā mā ‘an jalālatihi yurwā

To him is my journey, he is my aim and my requirement; my path is to follow what is narrated regarding his majesty.

فَإِنْ مَنَّ لِي بِالْوَصْلِ يَوْمًا مُحَمَّدٌ
شَفَيْتُ غَلِيلاً إِذْ مَسَافَتُهُ تُطْــوَى

Fa-in manna lī bil-waṣli yawman Muḥammadun
Shafaytu ghalīlan idh masāfatuhu tuṭwā

If Muhammad ever favors me with union one day, I shall heal my intense thirst as the distance is folded.

وَمَـنْ صَــدَّ عَنِّي وَالْأَمِيــنُ مُوَاصِلِـي
وَمَنْ مَنَّ لِي بِالْوَصْلِ سِيَّانِ فِي الْجَدْوَى

Wa-man ṣadda ‘annī wal-Amīnu muwāṣilī
Wa-man manna lī bil-waṣli siy-yāni fī al-jadwā

Whoever turns away from me—while the Trustworthy one remains connected to me—and whoever grants me union are both equal in benefit.

هُوَ الْيُمْنُ وَالتَّيْسِيــرُ وَالسَّعْـدُ وَالْمُنَـى
لَهُ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَهُو الْمَسْنَدُ الْأَقْوَى

Huwa al-yumnu wal-taysīru wal-sa‘du wal-munā
Lahu al-‘urwatu al-wuthqā wa-huwa al-masnadu al-aqwā

He is the blessing, the ease, the happiness, and the desire; to him belongs the Firmest Handle and he is the strongest support.

أَتَى وَأَبَانَ الرُّشُدَ لِلْخَلْقِ وَالْـهُدَى
وَمَهَّدَ لِلْإِسْلاَمِ فَانْزَاحَـــتِ الْأَسْوَا

Atā wa-abāna al-rushda lil-khalqi wal-hudā
Wa-mahhada lil-islāmi fānzāḥati al-aswā

He came and made clear right-guidance and the path for creation; he paved the way for Islam, and so the evils were removed.

وَبَلَّغَنَـــــــا مَــــا أَنْـــزَلَ اللّٰهُ كَاشِفًــا
بِنُورٍ دُجَى الْإِشْرَاكِ وَالشَّكِّ وَالْإِغْوَا

Wa-ballaghanā mā anzala Allāhu kāshifan
Bi-nūrin dujā al-ishrāki wal-shakki wal-ighwā

He conveyed to us what Allah revealed, uncovering with light the darkness of polytheism, doubt, and seduction.

فَلاَ الدَّهْرَ تُلْفِي فِي الْبَرَايَا مُشَاكِلاً
لِأَحْمَدَ خَيْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَلاَ شَرْوَى

Falā al-dahra tulfī fī al-barāyā mushākilan
Li-Aḥmada khayri al-mursalīna wa-lā sharwā

Never throughout time will you find among beings anyone resembling Ahmad, the best of Messengers, not even in the slightest.

فَمِــــــنْ آيِــــــهِ آيَاتُهُــــمْ وَكِتَابُــــهُ
جَدِيدٌ عَلَى طُولِ الزَّمَانِ وَلاَ غَرْوَى

Fa-min āyihi āyātuhum wa-kitābuhu
Jadīdun ‘alā ṭūli al-zamāni wa-lā gharwā

The miracles of other prophets are but a part of his miracles; and his Book remains new despite the passage of time—no wonder!

وَقَدْ وَطِئَ الْعَرْشَ الْمَجِيدَ ، تَقَهْقَرَتْ
بُعَيْدَ غُرُوبٍ شَمْسُهُ وَبَدَتْ صَحْـــوَا

Wa-qad waṭi’a al-‘arsha al-majīda taqah-qarat
Bu‘ayda ghurūbin shamshuhu wa-badat ṣaḥwā

He trod upon the Glorious Throne; and the sun retreated for him after its setting, appearing clear again.

أَ أَعْجَـبُ هَـــذَا أَمْ عُيُــــونٌ تَفَجَّـــرَتْ
مِنَ الْكَفِّ كَفِّ الْهَاشِمِي وَسُقُوا صَفْوَا

A-a‘jabu hādhā am ‘uyūnun tafaj-jarat
Mina al-kaffi kaffi al-Hāshimiyyi wa-suqū ṣafwā

Do I marvel at this, or at the springs that gushed forth from the palm—the palm of the Hashemite—and they were given pure water to drink?

أَمِ الْبَدْرُ مَشْقُوقًا أَمِ الْجِذْعُ صَارِخًا
حَنِينًا لَــهُ أَمْ سَرْحَةٌ قَدْ أَتَتْ حَبْوَا

Ami al-badru mashqūqan ami al-jidh‘u ṣārikhan
Ḥanīnan lahu am sarḥatun qad atat ḥabwā

Or at the moon being split? Or the tree-trunk crying out in longing for him? Or the tree that came walking to him?

أَمِ الْكَفُّ مِنْ تُرْبٍ تُبِيدُ عَرَمْرَمًا
أَمِ السُّنَّةُ الْغَرَّاءُ تَسْتَأْصِلُ الْأَهْوَا

Ami al-kaffu min turbin tubīdu ‘aram-raman
Ami al-sunnatu al-gharrā’u tasta’ṣilu al-ahwā

Or the handful of dust that destroyed a massive army? Or the radiant Sunnah that uproots the whims of the soul?

أَتِلْــــــكَ أَمِ التَّشْفِيـــــعُ يَــــوْمَ تَقَطَّعَــتْ
وَسَائِلُ كُلِّ النَّاسِ ، وَالْمُصْطَفَى الْمَأْوَى

A-tilka ami al-tashfī‘u yawma taqaṭ-ṭa‘at
Wasā’ilu kulli al-nāsi wal-Muṣṭafā al-ma’wā

Are those the greatest, or is it his intercession on the Day when all people's means are cut off, and the Chosen One is the only refuge?

فَلاَ حَصْرَ لِلْآيَـــاتِ سِيَّــــانِ بَاقِــلٌ
وَقِسٌّ لِنَـتْـرُكْ بَحْــرَ أَمْدَاحِهِ رَهْوَا

Falā ḥaṣra lil-āyāti siy-yāni Bāqilun
Wa-Qissun li-natruk baḥra amdāḥihi rahwā

There is no end to his miracles; whether one is as mute as Baqil or as eloquent as Qiss, let us leave the sea of his praises calm and vast.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَـــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أَسِيرُ إِلَى الْمَوْلَى وَلِي الْبُعْدُ قَدْ يُطْوَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Asīru ila al-mawlā wa-lī al-bu‘du qad yuṭwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I travel toward the Master, and for me, the distance may be folded.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَـــلاَةً تُرَقِّينَا إِلَى حَضْرَةِ الْأَضْوَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan turaqqīnā ila ḥaḍrati al-aḍwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer that elevates us to the Presence of Lights.

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
أَلُوذُ بِخَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ فِي الْجَهْرِ وَالنَّجْوَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Alūdhu bi-khayri al-khalqi fī al-jahri wal-najwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I take refuge in the best of creation in public and in secret.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
فَيَنْقَادُ لِي الْمَأْمُــولُ وَلْيُكْشَــفِ الْبَلْوَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Fa-yanqādu lī al-ma’mūlu wal-yukshafi al-balwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; so that my hopes may be attained and my afflictions removed.

عَلَيْــهِ صَـــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أَقُودُ لِدِينِـــي تَيْلِكَ الْعُدْوَةَ الْقُصْــوَى

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Aqūdu li-dīnī taylika al-‘udwata al-quṣwā

Upon you be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I lead that furthest boundary for the sake of my religion.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً وَتَسْلِيمًا عَلَى رَاكِبِ الْقَصْوَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan wa-taslīman ‘alā rākibi al-Qaṣwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; prayer and salutation upon the rider of Al-Qaswa (the Prophet's camel).

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
صَلاَةً وَتَسْلِيمًا تَــــدُرُّ بِهَا الْأَنْــوَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan wa-taslīman tadurru bihā al-anwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; prayer and salutation through which the rain-clouds pour forth.