Harful Khaa · حَرْفُ الْخَاءِ

خَلِيلِي صَفَا وَقْتِي وَتَمَّ لِيَ الْبَسْطُ
وَلَمْ أَرَ لِلصَّبِّ الْعَلِيــلِ دَوًا قَـــطُّ

Khalīlī ṣafā waqtī wa-tamma liya al-basṭu
Wa-lam ara liṣ-ṣabbi al-‘alīli dawan qaṭ-ṭū

My friend, my time has become pure and my expansion has become complete; I have never seen any other remedy for the ailing lover.

وَذَاكَ لِمَنْ يَهْوَى الْأَمِينَ كَرَامَـةٌ
فَمَا حُبُّــهُ إِلاَّ السَّعَـــادَةُ وَالْقِسْـطُ

Wa-dhāka li-man yahwa al-Amīna karāmatun
Fa-mā ḥubbuhu illā al-sa‘ādatu wal-qisṭu

That is a miracle for whoever loves the Trustworthy One; for his love is nothing but happiness and justice.

فَمِن جُــــودِهِ الْكَوْنَانِ وَالْأَمْـــرُ ثُمَّ مَــا
تَعَالَى وَحُبُّ الْمُصْطَفَى رَدْعُ مَنْ يَسْطُو

Fa-min jūdihi al-kawnāni wal-amru thumma mā
Ta‘ālā wa-ḥubbu al-Muṣṭafā rad‘u man yasṭū

From his generosity come the two worlds, the Divine Command, and all that is exalted; and the love of the Chosen One is a deterrent to whoever attacks.

رَسُولٌ ثَوَى فِي الْغَيْبِ دَهْرًا مُوَحِّدًا
وَمَا ثَمَّ مَنْ يَنْفِي وَتَـــمَّ لَهُ الْبَسْــطُ

Rasūlun thawā fī al-ghaybi dahran muwaḥ-ḥidā
Wa-mā thamma man yanfī wa-tamma lahu al-basṭu

A Messenger who remained in the Unseen for ages as a monotheist; there was no one there to deny [the Truth], and his expansion was complete.

وَكَــانَ رَسُـــولاً حِيـــنَ آدَمُ طِينَــةٌ
وَمَاءٌ فَمَا الْجَدْوَى لِغَاوٍ وَمَا الْخَبْطُ

Wa-kāna rasūlan ḥīna Ādamu ṭīnatun
Wa-mā’un fa-mā al-jadwā li-ghāwin wa-mā al-khabṭu

He was a Messenger while Adam was still [between] clay and water; so what use is there for the one who strays or falters?

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ سَلاَمُهُ
صَلاَةً بِهَا يَنْزَاحُ عَنْ أَرْضِنَا الْقَحْطُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan bihā yanzāḥu ‘an arḍinā al-qaḥṭu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which the drought is removed from our land.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَتَعْلُو سُطُورِي ثُمَّ شَكْلِي كَذَا النَّقْطُ

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-ta‘lū suṭūrī thumma shaklī kadhā al-naqṭu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may my lines [of poetry], my diacritics, and my dots rise in rank.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
يَزِيدُ غَرَامِي الشِّيبُ وَالْكِبْرُ وَالشَّمْطُ

‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Yazīdu gharāmī al-shību wal-kibru wal-shamṭu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may my passion increase with grey hair, old age, and hoariness.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــــهُ
وَآلٍ وَصَحْبٍ فِي سِوَى الدِّينِ لَنْ يَسْطُوا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-ālin wa-ṣaḥbin fī siwā al-dīni lan yasṭū

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, and upon the family and companions who would never attack except for the sake of religion.