Harful Miim · حَرْفُ الْمِيمِ

مَدِينَةُ خَيْــــرِ الْخَلْـــقِ طَيْبَـــةُ أَعْظَــمُ
بِــــــلاَدِ إِلَـــــهِ الْعَـــالَمِيـــنَ وَأَفْخَــمُ

Madīnatu khayri al-khalqi Ṭaybatu a‘ẓamu
Bi-lādi ilāhi al-‘ālamīna wa-afkhamu

The city of the Best of Creation, Tayba (Medina), is the greatest and most magnificent of the lands of the Lord of the Worlds.

مَحَلَّةُ نَصْرِ الْمُصْطَفَـــى وَجُنُـــودِهِ
وَأَنْصَارِهِ وَهْـــــوَ النَّبِــيُّ الْمُعَظَّــمُ

Maḥallatu naṣri al-Muṣṭafā wa-junūdihi
Wa-anṣārihi wa-huwa al-nabiyyu al-mu‘aẓ-ẓamu

It is the place of victory for the Chosen One, his soldiers, and his helpers—and he is the glorified Prophet.

وَفِيهَا مَمَرُّ الْمُصْطَفَـــــى وَمَقَــرُّهُ
بِهَا بُقْعَةٌ عَلْيَـــــــا مِنَ الْبَيْــتِ أَعْظَمُ

Wa-fīhā mamarru al-Muṣṭafā wa-maqarruhu
Bihā buq‘atun ‘alyā mina al-bayti a‘ẓamu

In it is the path the Chosen One trod and his final resting place; it contains a spot higher and greater than the House (the Kaaba).

وَمَسْجِــــــدُهُ أَعْظِــــمْ بِــهِ وَبُيُوتُــهُ
وَآبَــــــارُهُ وَالْعِلْـــــمُ فِيهَــــا مُقَسَّــمُ

Wa-masjiduhu a‘ẓim bihi wa-buyūtuhu
Wa-ābāruhu wal-‘ilmu fīhā muqas-samu

And his mosque—how great it is!—and his homes, and his wells; and knowledge therein is distributed.

تَرَدَّدَ جِبْرِيـــــــــلُ الْأَمِيـــنُ لِأَهْلِهَــا
خَدِيمًا وَمِيكَائِيلُ وَالْأَمْــــرُ أَجْسَــمُ

Taraddada Jibrīlu al-Amīnu li-ahlihā
Khadīman wa-Mīkā’īlu wal-amru aj-samu

The Trustworthy Gabriel used to frequent its people as a servant, as did Michael, and the matter is most grave.

فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ إِلْمَامٍ بِطَيْبَــــــةَ زَائِــرًا
عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْهُ أُسَلِّــمُ

Fa-hal lī min ilmāmin bi-Ṭaybata zā’iran
‘Ala al-Muṣṭafā bil-qurbi minhu usallimu

Will I ever have a visit to Tayba as a pilgrim, to greet the Chosen One from close proximity?

فَمَا لِي دَوًا فِي غَيْــــرِ ذَاكَ وَإِنَّنِــي
أَرَى رُكْنَ صَبْرِي كُلَّ وَقْتٍ يُهَــدَّمُ

Fa-mā lī dawan fī ghayri dhāka wa-innanī
Arā rukna ṣabrī kulla waqtin yuhad-damu

For I have no medicine other than that, and indeed, I see the pillar of my patience being demolished every moment.

تَجَلَّدْتُ حَتَّى عِيلَ صَبْرِي وَلَمْ أُطِــــقْ
عَنِ الْمُصْطَفَى حَبْسِي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ أُجْرِمُ

Tajalladtu ḥattā ‘īla ṣabrī wa-lam uṭiq
‘Ani al-Muṣṭafā ḥabsī wa-in kuntu ujrimu

I showed endurance until my patience was exhausted; I cannot bear my imprisonment away from the Chosen One, even if I am a sinner.

أُنَادِيكَ خَيْـــــرَ الْخَلْـــقِ حَيًّـــا لِتَسْمَحَــنْ
بِعَـــــوْدِي لَـهَــا إِذْ مَا حَـــلاَ لِيَ مَطْعَــمُ

Unādīka khayra al-khalqi ḥayyan li-tas-maḥan
Bi-‘awdī lahā idh mā ḥalā liya maṭ-‘amu

I call upon you, O Best of Creation, as one who is alive: allow my return to it, for no food is pleasant to me [until then].

أُكَاتِـــــــمُ وَجْــــدًا لاَ يَرِيـــمُ فَخَاطِــرِي
إِلَى طَيْبَــــــةَ الْغَــــرَّاءِ وَالْحُـــبُّ يُسْقِــمُ

Ukātimu wajdan lā yarīmu fa-khāṭirī
Ila Ṭaybata al-gharrā’i wal-ḥubbu yus-qimu

I hide an ecstatic passion that never leaves; my thoughts are toward radiant Tayba, and this love makes me ill.

لَئِـنْ وَطِئَـــــتْ رِجْلِـي دِيَــارَ مُحَمَّــدٍ
أَصُـــــمْ وَأَقُــمْ شُكْــرًا لِرَبِّـي فَأَغْنَـمُ

La’in waṭi’at rijlī diyāra Muḥammadin
Aṣum wa-aqum shukran li-rabbī fa-agh-namu

If my foot ever treads upon the lands of Muhammad, I shall fast and pray in thanks to my Lord, and thus gain the prize.

فَــــأَوَّلُ خَلْـــــــقِ اللّٰهِ نُــــورُ مُحَمَّـــــــدٍ
وَحَلَّ لِأَصْــــلاَبِ الَّذِينَ قَــــدْ أَسْلَمُــوا

Fa-awwalu khalqi Allāhi nūru Muḥammadin
Wa-ḥalla li-aṣlābi al-ladhīna qad aslamū

The first of Allah's creation was the Light of Muhammad; it resided in the loins of those who were submitted (Muslims).

وَكُـــلُّ رَسُـــــولٍ نَائِـــبٌ عَــــنْ نَبِيِّنَــا
فَهُو الْآخِيرُ الْمَخْتُــــــومُ وَهْـــوَ الْمُقَــدَّمُ

Wa-kullu rasūlin nā’ibun ‘an nabiyyinā
Fahuwa al-akhīru al-makhtūmu wa-huwa al-muqad-damu

Every Messenger is a deputy for our Prophet; for he is the Last, the Sealed, yet he is the Foremost.

فَـــآيَــــــاتُهُــــــــمْ آيَاتُـــــهُ وَنَبِيُّنَـــا
أَتَى بِكِـتَــابٍ شَأْنُـــهُ الدَّهْـــرَ يَفْخُـــمُ

Fa-āyātuhum āyātuhu wa-nabiyyunā
Atā bi-kitābin sha’nuhu al-dahra yaf-khamu

Their miracles are but his miracles; and our Prophet brought a Book whose status remains magnificent throughout time.

أَتَــــى بِجِهَــادِ الْكَافِـرِيـــنَ فَأُرْعِبُــوا
فَهَابُوا ظُبَى الْأَسْيَافِ طُرًّا وَأَسْلَمُوا

Atā bi-jihādi al-kāfirīna fa-ur‘ibū
Fa-hābū ṭubā al-asyāfi ṭurran wa-aslamū

He came with the struggle against the disbelievers until they were struck with awe; they feared the edges of the swords and submitted.

وَشُقَّ لَهُ بَـــــدْرٌ وَوَافَتْـــهُ دَوْحَـــةٌ
وَالْأَحْجَارُ فِي الْبَطْحَاءِ كَانَتْ تُسَلِّــمُ

Wa-shuqqa lahu badrun wa-wāfat-hu dawḥatun
Wal-aḥjāru fī al-Baṭḥā’i kānat tusallimu

The moon was split for him, the great tree came to him, and the stones in the valley of Makkah used to greet him.

وَفَاضَــتْ مِيَـــاهٌ مِـــنْ بَنَانِ نَبِيِّنَــا
وَأَسْقَتْ جُيُوشًا كُلُّ جَيْشٍ عَرَمْرَمُ

Wa-fāḍat miyāhun min banāni nabiyyinā
Wa-asqat juyūshan kullu jayshin ‘aramramu

Water gushed forth from the fingers of our Prophet and gave drink to armies, every vast and thundering army.

شَكَـوْا جَهْدَهُمْ عِنْدَ النَّبِــي فَسَقَاهُــمُ
غَمَامٌ بِوَدْقٍ سَيْبُهَا لَيْـــــسَ يُفْصَــمُ

Shakaw jahdahum ‘inda al-nabiyyi fa-saqāhumu
Ghamāmun bi-wadqin saybuhā laysa yuf-ṣamu

They complained of their hardship to the Prophet, and he gave them drink through a cloud with heavy rain whose flow never ceased.

سَقَاهُمْ كَذَا الْفَـــارُوقُ بِالْعَــمِّ عَمِّــهِ
بِذِكْرِهِمُ أَسْقِـــــي الْبِـــلاَدَ وَأُفْعِــمُ

Saqāhum kadhalika al-Fārūqu bil-‘ammi ‘ammihi
Bi-dhikrihimu asqī al-bilāda wa-uf-‘imu

Likewise, al-Faruq (Umar) gave them drink through the Uncle (Abbas); through their mention, I water the lands and fill them.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لِأَلْقَى بِهَا الْمَــــوْلَى وَقَلْبِي مُسَلَّـمُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Li-alqā bihā al-Mawlā wa-qalbī musallamu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, that I may meet the Master through it with a heart that is sound.

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَيَنْشُرُ هَدْيِي فِي الْوَرَى وَيُعَمِّـمُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-yanshuru hadyī fī al-warā wa-yu‘am-mimu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, may he spread my guidance among mortals and make it universal.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لِيَقْبَلَنِي الْمُخْتَـــــــارُ وَالْعِلْـــمَ أَعْلَــمُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Li-yaqbalanī al-Mukhtāru wal-‘ilma a‘lamu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, may the Chosen One accept me and may I know the ultimate knowledge.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لِكُلِّ مُرِيـــــدٍ آخِـــرَ الدَّهْـــرِ سُلَّـــمُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Li-kulli murīdin ākhira al-dahri sullamu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, a ladder for every seeker at the end of time.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
بِذِكْرِكَ بَدْءٌ وَهْــوَ ذِكْـــرُكَ مَخْتَــمُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bi-dhikrika bad’un wa-huwa dhikruka makhtamu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; with your mention is the beginning, and with your mention is the conclusion.

عَلَيْـــــهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِــهِ
صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيــــــمٌ بِذَيْنِـــكَ أَخْتِــمُ

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun bi-dhaynika akhtamu

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions, be prayer and salutation; with these two I conclude.