Harful Qaaf · حَرْفُ الْقَافِ

قَدِ امْتَلَأَتْ أَرْجَاهُ قَلْبِي وَلاَ غَـــــرْوَا
بِحُبِّ أَمِينِ اللّٰهِ فِي السِّرِّ وَالنَّجْوَى

Qadi-mtala’at arjāhu qalbī wa-lā gharwā
Bi-ḥubbi amīni Allāhi fī al-sirri wal-najwā

The regions of my heart have been filled—and no wonder—with the love of the Trustworthy One of Allah in secret and in private.

مُحَمَّـــــــدُ عَبْــــدُ اللّٰهِ سَيِّـــدُ خَلْقِــهِ
فَلَمْ أَرْفَعَنْ يَوْمًا إِلَى غَيْرِهِ شَكْـــوَى

Muḥammadu ‘abdu Allāhi sayyidu khalqihi
Fa-lam arfa‘an yawman ilā ghayrihi shakwā

Muhammad, the servant of Allah, the master of His creation; I have never raised a complaint to anyone besides him.

لَهُ آيَةٌ تَبْقَى مَدَى الدَّهْــــــرِ بَعْدَمَــا
تَلاَشَى سِوَاهَا أَيْنَ ذَا الْمَنُّ وَالسَّلْوَى

Lahu āyatun tabqā madā al-dahri ba‘da mā
Talāshā siwāhā ayna dhā al-mannu wal-salwā

He possesses a miracle that remains throughout all time, while others have vanished; where now are the "Manna and Quails"?

كِتَابٌ كَرِيـــمٌ مِـــنْ كَرِيـــمٍ مُنَـــزَّلٌ
عَلَيْكَ كَرِيمًا مِنْ كِرَامٍ عَلَوْا مَثْوَى

Kitābun karīmun min karīmin munazzalun
‘Alayka karīman min kirāmin ‘alaw mathwā

A Noble Book from a Noble One sent down upon you, the noble one, from noble ones who rose high in station.

كِتَابٌ مَجِيـــــــدٌ مِــــنْ مَجِيـــدٍ مُمَجَّــدٌ
عَلَيْكَ مَجِيدًا عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ وَالْمَأْوَى

Kitābun majīdun min majīdin mumajjadun
‘Alayka majīdan ‘inda dhī al-‘arshi wal-ma’wā

A Glorious Book from a Glorious, Glorified One, upon you, the glorious one, with the Lord of the Throne and the Refuge.

كِتَابٌ جَلِيـــــــلٌ مِــــنْ جَلِيـــــلٍ مُنَــــزَّلٌ
عَلَى قَلْبِ مَنْ يَمْحُو الضَّلاَلَ مَعَ الْأَهْـــوَا

Kitābun jalīlun min jalīlin munazzalun
‘Alā qalbi man yamḥū al-ḍalāla ma‘a al-ahwā

A Majestic Book from a Majestic One sent down upon the heart of him who erases misguidance along with whims.

كِتَابٌ عَظِيــــــمٌ مِـــنْ عَظِيــــمٍ مُنَـــزَّلٌ
عَلَى أَعْظَمِ الْأَقْوَامِ مَنْ لُبْسُــــهُ التَّقْــوَى

Kitābun ‘aẓīmun min ‘aẓīmin munazzalun
‘Alā a‘ẓami al-aqwāmi man lubsuhu al-taqwā

A Magnificent Book from a Magnificent One sent down upon the most magnificent of people, whose garment is God-consciousness.

كِتَـــــابٌ مِــــــنَ اللّٰهِ الْجَلِيلِ جَلاَلُـــهُ
عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُخْتَارِ مَنْ لاَ لَهُ شَرْوَى

Kitābun mina Allāhi al-jalīli jalāluhu
‘Ala al-Muṣṭafa al-mukhtāri man lā lahu sharwā

A Book from Allah—the Majestic is His Majesty—upon the Chosen, the Selected, who has no equal.

كِتَابٌ بِهِ شَـــــرْعٌ مِــــنَ الْعَـــرْشِ نَازِلٌ
عَلَى خَيْـــــرِ مَخْلُوقٍ بِـــهِ تُرْفَعُ الْبَلْــوَى

Kitābun bihi shar‘un mina al-‘arshi nāzilun
‘Alā khayri makhlūqin bihi turfa‘u al-balwā

A Book containing a Law descending from the Throne upon the best of creatures, through whom afflictions are lifted.

عَلَيْكَ بِهِ حَبْــــلاً مِــــنَ اللّٰهِ وَاثِقًـــا
فَفِيهِ نَجَاةٌ مِنْ ضَلاَلٍ وَمِــنْ إِغْــوَا

‘Alayka bihi ḥablan mina Allāhi wāthiqā
Fa-fīhi najātun min ḍalālin wa-min igrwā

Hold fast to it as a firm rope from Allah; for in it is salvation from misguidance and from seduction.

فَأَشْهَــــــــدُ أَنَّ اللّٰهَ لاَ رَبَّ غَيْـــرُهُ
وَقَدْ بَلَّغَ الْمُخْتَارُ وَانْزَاحَتِ الْأَسْوَا

Fa-ash-hadu anna Allāha lā rabba ghayruhu
Wa-qad ballagha al-Mukhtāru wanzāḥati al-aswā

I bear witness that Allah is the only Lord, and the Chosen One has conveyed the message and evils have been removed.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا كُلُّ الْعِبَادَاتِ قَدْ تُطْوَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan bihā kullu al-‘ibādāti qad tuṭwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which all acts of worship are folded [as accepted].

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا أَرْقَى إِلَى الْغَايَةِ الْقُصْوَى

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan bihā arqā ila al-ghāyati al-quṣwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which I ascend to the furthest goal.

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا تُمْحَى ذُنُوبُ الْفَتَى مَحْــوَا

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan bihā tumḥā dhunūbu al-fatā maḥwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which the sins of the youth are completely erased.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَآلٍ وَصَحْبٍ قَدْ سُقُوا حُبَّهُ صَفْـوَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-ālin wa-ṣaḥbin qad suqū ḥubbahu ṣafwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, and upon the family and companions who were given his pure love to drink.