Harful Jiim · حَرْفُ الْجِيمِ

جِهَارًا لَقِيتُ الْمُصْطَفَــــى بِعُرُوجِــي
إِلَى اللّٰهِ مِنْ ذَا الْكَوْنِ وَقْتَ خُرُوجِي

Jihāran laqītu al-Muṣṭafā bi-‘urūjī
Ila Allāhi min dhā al-kawni waqta khurūjī

Openly I met the Chosen One during my ascension toward Allah from this universe at the time of my exit.

جَلِيلاً جَمِيلاً كَامِـــــلاً وَمُبَشِّـــرًا
بِدَرْكِ مُرَادِ الْعَبْدِ وَقْتَ وُلُوجِـــي

Jalīlan jamīlan kāmilan wa-mubash-shiran
Bi-darki murādi al-‘abdi waqta wulūjī

Majestic, beautiful, perfect, and a bringer of glad tidings that the servant's desire is attained at the time of my entry.

جَزِيلَ نَوَالٍ جَابِرًا جَامِعًا هُدًى
أَلُوذُ بِهِ فِي مَدْخَلِي وَخُرُوجِي

Jazīla nawālin jābiran jāmi‘an hudan
Alūdhu bihi fī madkhalī wa-khurūjī

Of abundant bounty, a mender of hearts, a gatherer of guidance; I seek refuge in him in my entering and my exiting.

جُبِلْتُ بِحُبِّ الْهَاشِمِيِّ وَإِنْ دَنَتْ
مَرَابِعُهُ زَخْرَفْـــتُ كُلَّ نَسِيجِــي

Jubiltu bi-ḥubbi al-Hāshimiyyi wa-in danat
Marābi‘uhu zakhraftu kulla nasījī

I was fashioned with the love of the Hashemite, and when his dwellings draw near, I decorate all my woven verses.

جَفَانِي مَنَامِي حِيـــنَ يَدْنُو رَبِيعُــهُ
أَيَا نَفْسُ أُوبِي لِلْحَبِيبِ وَعُوجِي

Jafānī manāmī ḥīna yadnū rabī‘uhu
Ayā naf-su ūbī lil-ḥabībi wa-‘ūjī

Sleep deserted me as his spring (Rabi') approached; O soul, return to the Beloved and incline toward him.

جَرَى الْقَلَمُ الْأَعْلَى بِحُكْمٍ لِحَاكِـمٍ
بِأَنِّي الْمُعَلَّى رَغْـــمَ كُلِّ عُلُــوجِ

Jarā al-qalamu al-a‘lā bi-ḥukmin li-ḥākimin
Bi-annī al-mu‘allā raghma kulli ‘ulūji

The Supreme Pen has flowed with the decree of the Ruler: that I am the elevated one, despite all the unrefined critics.

رُجُوعِي مِنَ الْمَوْلَى لِأَحْمَدَ نَازِلاً
إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى فُوَيْقَ بُـــــرُوجِ

Rujū‘ī mina al-Mawlā li-Aḥmada nāzilan
Ila al-mala’i al-a‘lā fuwayqa burūji

My return from the Lord was toward Ahmad, descending toward the Supreme Assembly above the celestial towers.

كَأَنِّي بَرِيدُ السِّرِّ لِلْكُـــــــــلِّ قَاذِفًـــا
بِوَقْتِ هُبُوطِي مِثْلَ وَقْتِ عُرُوجِي

Ka-annī barīdu al-sirri lil-kulli qādhifan
Bi-waqti hubūṭī mithla waqti ‘urūjī

It is as if I am the Messenger of the Secret, casting it upon all during my descent just as I did during my ascent.

تَلَقَّاهُ مِنِّي كُـــــــلَّ رُوحٍ مُجَـــرَّدٍ
صَفَا وَقْتُهُمْ وَالْأَمْرُ غَيْرُ مَرِيـــجِ

Talaqqāhu minnī kulla rūḥin mujarradin
Ṣafā waqtuhum wal-amru ghayru marīji

Every pure spirit received it from me; their time became clear and the matter was no longer confused.

وَذَلِكَ مِنْ حُبِّ الْحَبِيبِ مُحَمَّــدٍ
حَبِيبٍ حَبَا الْإِحْسَانَ قَبْلُ بَهِيجِ

Wa-dhālika min ḥubbi al-ḥabībi Muḥammadin
Ḥabībin ḥabā al-iḥsāna qablu bahīji

And that is from the love of the beloved Muhammad; a beloved who bestowed excellence and radiant joy from before.

فَمَنْ يَتَعَلَّقْ بِالْأَمِيــــــنِ مَحَبَّـــةً
يَنَلْ كُلَّ مَا يَهْوَى بِشَمِّ أَرِيجِــي

Fa-man yata‘allaq bil-Amīni maḥabbatan
Yanal kulla mā yahwā bi-shammi arījī

So whoever attaches themselves to the Trustworthy One in love shall attain all they desire by smelling my fragrance.

مَحَبَّتُهُ قُوتِي وَأُنْسِي وَنُصْرَتِــي
وَدِرْعِي الَّذِي يَبْقَى بِدُونِ فُرُوجِ

Maḥabbatuhu qūtī wa-unsī wa-nuṣratī
Wa-dir‘ī al-ladhī yabqā bidūni furūji

His love is my nourishment, my intimacy, and my victory; and my armor that remains without any gaps.

مُحَمَّــدُ عَبْـــدُ اللّٰهِ سَيِّــــدُ خَلْقِـــهِ
بِهِ تَهْتَدِي الْعَرْبَاءُ قَبْلَ زُنُــــوجِ

Muḥammadu ‘abdu Allāhi sayyidu khalqihi
Bihi tahtadī al-‘arbā’u qabla zunūji

Muhammad is the servant of Allah and the master of His creation; through him, the Arabs are guided before the Africans.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
يُغَسِّلُ بِالْمَاءِ الْخَطَــا وَالثُّلُـــوجِ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Yughassilu bil-mā’i al-khaṭā wath-thulūji

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; washing away mistakes with water and snow.

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِهِ
صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌ عِــدَادَ بُـــرُوجِ

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun ‘idāda burūji

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions; a prayer and peace as numerous as the celestial towers.