Harful Haa · حَرْفُ الْحَاءِ

حِمَايَةُ هَــذَا الْعَبْدِ مِـنْ كُلِّ حَائِــمِ
مَحَبَّةُ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ مَأْوَى الْأَكَارِمِ

Ḥimāyatu hādhā al-‘abdi min kulli ḥā’imi
Maḥabbatu khayri al-khalqi ma’wā al-akārimi

Protection for this servant from every prowling danger is found in the love of the Best of Creation, the refuge of the noble.

هُوَ الْبَحْرُ وَاللَّيْثُ الْجَسُورُ شَجَاعَةً
وَجُودًا فَخَيرُ الْخَلْقِ بَحْرُ الْمَكَارِمِ

Huwa al-baḥru wal-laythu al-jasūru shajā‘atan
Wa-jūdan fa-khayru al-khalqi baḥru al-makārimi

He is the ocean and the daring lion in bravery and in generosity; for the Best of Creation is the sea of noble traits.

هُوَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْغَيْثُ الْمَرِيعُ هِدَايَةً
وَبَذْلاً وَبَلْهَ الْغَيْثَ غَيْرَ مُـــدَاوِمِ

Huwa al-shamsu wal-ghaythu al-marī‘u hidāyatan
Wa-badhlan wa-bal-ha al-ghaytha ghayra mudāwimi

He is the sun and the fertile rain in guidance and in giving—nay, far beyond the rain which is not continuous.

فَسَاسَ جَمِيعَ الْعُرْبِ وَالْعُجْمِ كُلِّهَا
فَعَمَّ هُــــدَاهُ الْيَــــوْمَ كُـــلَّ الْأَقَالِــمِ

Fa-sāsa jamī‘a al-‘urbi wal-‘ujmi kullahā
Fa-‘amma hudāhu al-yawma kulla al-aqālimi

He governed all the Arabs and the non-Arabs entirely; and so his guidance has encompassed all regions today.

وَشَتَّتَ شَمْلَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَقَدْ عَلاَ
بِسَطْوَتِـــهِ التَّوْحِيــدُ دُونَ مُزَاحِـمِ

Wa-shattata shamla al-mushrikīna wa-qad ‘alā
Bi-saṭwatihi al-tawḥīdu dūna muzāḥimi

He scattered the assembly of the polytheists, and through his awe-inspiring power, Monotheism rose without rival.

إِمَامً كَرِيمًا مُنْصِفًـــا وَمُقَوِّمًــا
أَدِيبًا مَهِيبًا مُحْسِنًا لِلْمُسَاخِـــــمِ

Imāman karīman munṣifan wa-muqaw-wiman
Adīban mahīban muḥsinan lil-musākhimi

A noble leader, just and upright; refined, majestic, and kind even to the arrogant.

جَمِيلاً جَلِيلاً مُنْفِقًـــا مُتَوَاضِعًــا
وَلَمْ يَكُ فَظًّا لاَ وَلَيْسَ بِظَالِــمِ

Jamīlan jalīlan munfiqan mutawāḍi‘an
Wa-lam yaku faẓẓan lā wa-laysa bi-ẓālimi

Beautiful, sublime, spending [in charity], and humble; he was never harsh, no, nor was he an oppressor.

وَقَدْ كَانَ مَنْصُورًا بِرُعْبٍ فَصَحْبُهُ
بِهِ دَوَّخُوا الْبُلْـــدَانَ لاَ بِالصَّــوَارِمِ

Wa-qad kāna manṣūran bi-ru‘bin fa-ṣaḥbuhu
Bihi daw-wakhū al-buldāna lā bil-ṣawārimi

He was aided by a strike of awe, such that his companions conquered lands through him, not merely by swords.

فَيَا لَيْتَهُ قَوَّى الْعُبَيْدَ وَصَحْبَــهُ
لِنُدْرِكَ ثَأْرًا مِنْ عَدُوٍّ وَغَاشِمِ

Fa-yā laytahu qaw-wā al-‘ubayda wa-ṣaḥbahu
Li-nudrika tha’ran min ‘aduwwin wa-ghāshimi

So, if only he would strengthen this little servant and his companions, that we may achieve victory over the enemy and the oppressor.

وَيُعْلِي بِنَـــا التَّوْحِيــدَ حَقًّــا بِسُرْعَةٍ
وَيُغْنِي ذَوِي الْحَاجَاتِ مِنْ كُلِّ رَائِمِ

Wa-yu‘lī binā al-tawḥīda ḥaqqan bi-sur‘atin
Wa-yughnī dhawī al-ḥājāti min kulli rā’imi

And may he truly elevate Monotheism through us with speed, and enrich those in need from every seeker.

بِجَــاهِ رَسُـــــولِ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ صِحَابِــهِ
فَيَعْلُوا مَنَارُ الدِّيــنِ فَـــوْقَ الْمَعَالِــمِ

Bi-jāhi Rasūli Allāhi thumma ṣiḥābihi
Fa-ya‘lū manāru al-dīni fawqa al-ma‘ālimi

By the high standing of the Messenger of Allah and then his companions, may the lighthouse of religion rise above all landmarks.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لِكَيْ لاَ يَعِيشَ الْعَبْدُ عَيْشَ الْبَهَائِــمِ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Li-kay lā ya‘īsha al-‘abdu ‘aysha al-bahā’imi

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, so that the servant does not live the life of cattle.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَلِي شَهْوَةٌ فِي ذِكْرِ تَسْلِيمِ هَاشِمِي

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Fa-lī shahwatun fī dhikri taslīmi hāshimī

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; for I have a deep craving for the mention of the Hashemite greeting.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَقَدْ حَيَّرَ الْمُخْتَارُ أَفْكَـــــارَ عَالَــمِ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Fa-qad ḥay-yara al-Mukhtāru afkāra ‘ālami

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; for the Chosen One has bewildered the intellects of the world.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَلِي سَكْرَةٌ تَفْنَـــى لَدَيْهَــا عَوَالِمِي

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Fa-lī sakratun tafnā ladayhā ‘awālimī

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; for I have an intoxication in which all my worlds vanish.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
بِهِ أَرْتَقِي لِلْحُبِّ أَقْصَى السَّلاَلِــــمِ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihi artaqī lil-ḥubbi aqṣā al-salālimi

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; through him, I ascend to the highest ladders of love.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ
مَعَ الْآلِ وَالصَّحْبِ الْبُحُورِ الْخَضَارِمِ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ma‘a al-āli wal-ṣaḥbi al-buḥūri al-khaḍārimi

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, along with the family and the companions, the surging oceans of generosity.