Harfur Raa · حَرْفُ الرَّاءِ

أَمِنْ ذِكْرِ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ وَهْوَ مُنِيـــرُ
سَمَا لَكَ شَوْقٌ لاَتَ حِيــــنَ تَسِيـرُ

A-min dhikri khayri al-khalqi wa-huwa munīru
samā laka shawqun lāta ḥīna tasīru

Is it from the mention of the Best of Creation—who is a light—that a longing has risen for you? This is no time for slow walking.

مُحَمَّدُ مُخْتَارُ الْإِلَـــهِ صَــــــــفِيُّهُ
وَمِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَدْ جَاءَ وَهْوَ بَشِيـــرُ

Muḥammadu mukhtāru al-ilāhi ṣafiyyuhu
wa-min ‘indihi qad jā’a wa-huwa bashīru

Muhammad is the Chosen One of God, His elite; from Him he has come as a bringer of glad tidings.

مُحَمَّدُ مَحْمُــــــودُ الْمَقَامِ مُنَبَّـــأٌ
وَآدَمُ طِيـــنٌ وَالْبَشِيـــرُ نَذِيــرُ

Muḥammadu maḥmūdu al-maqāmi munabba’un
wa-Ādamu ṭīnun wal-bashīru nadhīru

Muhammad possesses the "Praised Station" (Maqam al-Mahmud), a Prophet commissioned while Adam was still clay; the bringer of tidings and the warner.

كَلاَمٌ قَدِيمٌ لَيْسَ حَرْفًــا وَإِنَّـــهُ
لَوَحْيٌ وَبَارِي الْعَالَمِينَ مُشِيرُ

Kalāmun qadīmun laysa ḥarfan wa-innahu
la-waḥyun wa-bārī al-‘ālamīna mushīru

He is a "Pre-existent Speech" (Quran), not merely letters; he is a Revelation, and the Creator of the worlds is the Indicator.

وَلاَ اسْمٌ وَلاَ فِعْــــــلٌ فَــرَقَّ كَلاَمُـــهُ
عَنِ السَّمْعِ وَالتَّعْبِيرِ وَهْوَ زَبُـــورُ

Wa-lā ismun wa-lā fi‘lun fa-raqqa kalāmuhu
‘ani al-sam‘i wal-ta‘bīri wa-huwa zabūru

Neither a Name nor a Verb; his speech is too subtle for hearing or expression—it is a Psalm (Zabur).

بَلْ أَمْرٌ مَضَى مُسْتَقْبَلاً كَانَ لَمْ يَكُنْ
يُضَارِعُ وَحْيَ الْغَيْـــرِ وَهْوَ خَبِيــرُ

Bal amrun maḍā mustaqbalan kāna lam yakun
yuḍāri‘u waḥya al-ghayri wa-huwa khabīru

Rather, he is an eternal Command that transcends time; no other revelation compares to him, and he is the Expert.

تَلَقَّــاهُ خَيْرُ الْعُــــرْبِ وَهْوَ مُبَيِّـــنٌ
بَنَى قُبَّةَ الْإِسْـــــلاَمِ وَهْيَ قُصُـــورُ

Talaqqāhu khayru al-‘urbi wa-huwa mubayyinun
banā qubbata al-islāmi wa-hiya quṣūru

The best of Arabs received it, being its clarifier; he built the dome of Islam, which is a collection of palaces.

فَكَسَّرَ أَصْنَامًـــا بِفَتْــــحٍ وَضَمَّنَــا
إِلَى حِزْبِهِ جَزْمًـــا وَتَـــمَّ سُــرُورُ

Fa-kassara aṣnāman bi-fatḥin wa-ḍammanā
ila ḥizbihi jazman wa-tamma surūru

He shattered idols with victory and firmly included us in his party; thus our joy was completed.

فَقِسْمٌ بِرَفْــــعٍ خَصَّــــهُ بِنِيَابَـــةٍ
وَآخَرُ مَخْفُوضٌ وَذَاكَ جَزُورُ

Fa-qismun bi-raf‘in khaṣṣahu bi-niyābatin
wa-ākharu makhfūḍun wa-dhāka jazūru

One part [of the world] he raised high through his vicegerency (Raf‘), while another was lowered (Makhfud) like a slaughtered beast.

تَعَرَّفَ فِيهِ الْحَقُّ وَهْـــــوَ مُنَكَّــرٌ
وَهُو مُبْتَدَا الْكَوْنَيْنِ وَهْوَ أَخِيــــرُ

Ta‘arrafa fīhi al-ḥaqqu wa-huwa munakkarun
wa-huwa mubtadā al-kawnayni wa-huwa akhīru

Through him, the Truth (Allah) became known though He was "Unspecified" (Munakkar); he is the "Starting Point" (Mubtada') of the two universes and their "End" (Akhir).

وَأَسْمَاؤُهُ أَعْلاَمُ أَشْخَاصِ إِلْدَتِي
وَمَهْمَـــا تَرَانِي فَالرَّسُولُ ضَمِيرُ

Wa-asmā’uhu a‘lāmu ashkhāṣi ildatī
wa-mahmā tarānī fal-Rasūlu ḍamīru

His names are the proper nouns (A‘lam) of my siblings; and whenever you see me, the Messenger is my hidden "Pronoun" (Damir).

فَإِنِّي بِهِ الْمَوْصُولُ وَهْوَ إِشَارَتِي
بِـــــهِ وَإِلَيْـــهِ فَالْمُشِيـــرُ مُنِيـــرُ

Fa-innī bihi al-mawṣūlu wa-huwa ishāratī
bihi wa-ilayhi fal-mushīru munīru

Through him I am "Connected" (Mawsul), and he is my "Demonstrative" (Ishara); through him and toward him, for the Indicator is illuminating.

هُوَ الْفَاعِلُ الْمَرْفُوعُ بِالضَّمِّ نَائِبًــــا
عَنِ الْحَضْرَةِ الْعَلْيَاءِ وَهْـــوَ جَدِيـرُ

Huwa al-fā‘ilu al-marfū‘u bi-ḍammi nā’iban
‘ani al-ḥaḍrati al-‘ulyā wa-huwa jadīru

He is the "Subject" (Fa‘il) raised by the "Union" (Damm), acting on behalf of the High Presence—and he is worthy of it.

وَقَدْ تَمَّ فِعْلُ الْمُصْطَفَى وَهْوَ نَاسِخٌ
نَبِـــــــيٌّ لِكُـــــلِّ الْأَنْبِيَــــاءِ سَفِيــرُ

Wa-qad tamma fi‘lu al-Muṣṭafā wa-huwa nāsikhun
nabiyyun li-kulli al-anbiyā’i safīru

The action of the Chosen One is complete, and he is the "Abrogator" (Nasikh); a Prophet who is an ambassador for all other Prophets.

هُوَ الْحَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ الْجَمِيلُ صِفَاتُــهُ
لَقَدْ خَجَلَــتْ إِذْ جَاءَ طَـــــهَ بُـــدُورُ

Huwa al-ḥasanu al-waj-hi al-jamīlu ṣifātuhu
laqad khajalat idh jā’a Ṭāhā budūru

He is the one with the beautiful face and lovely attributes; the full moons were put to shame when Taha appeared.

وَهِمَّتُهُ تُزْرِي الدُّهُـــورَ وَكَفُّــــهُ
تَغِيضُ مَتَى حَاكَتْ نَدَاهَا بُحُــــورُ

Wa-himmatuhu tuzrī al-duhūra wa-kaffuhu
taghīḍu matā ḥākat nadā-hā buḥūru

His high ambition puts the ages to shame, and his palm makes the oceans recede when they try to mimic his generosity.

وَقَدْ شَغَلَ الْهَادِي جَمَــــالُ إِلَـهِــهِ
فَلاَزَمَهُ طُـــــولَ الزَّمَانِ حُضُــورُ

Wa-qad shaghala al-Hādī jamālu ilāhihi
fa-lāzamahu ṭūla al-zamāni ḥuḍūru

The beauty of his Lord occupied the Guide; thus "Presence" (Hudūr) accompanied him throughout all time.

فَإِحْسَانُهُ وَالْحُسْنُ فِيــــهِ تَنَازَعَــا
وَسُبْحَانَ مَنْ مَا شَا عَلَيْهِ قَدِيـــرُ

Fa-iḥsānuhu wal-ḥusnu fīhi tanāza‘ā
wa-subḥāna man mā shā ‘alayhi qadīru

Excellence (Iḥsān) and Beauty (Ḥusn) contended within him; and Glory be to the One who is Powerful over all He wills.

تَرَى كُلَّ مَفْعُولِي بِفِعْــــلِ مُحَمَّــدٍ
وَحَالِي وَتَمْيِيزِي إِلَيْــــهِ يُشِيــرُ

Tarā kulla maf‘ūlī bi-fi‘li Muḥammadin
wa-ḥālī wa-tamyīzī ilayhi yushīru

You see all my "Objects" (Maf‘ūlī) as resulting from the "Action" of Muhammad; my "State" (Hāl) and my "Specification" (Tamyīz) point toward him.

أُضِيفُ إِلَيْهِ كُـــلَّ نَعْـــتٍ مُؤَكِّــدًا
ذِمَامِي وَعَطْفِي وَالْأَمِينُ مُجِيــرُ

Uḍīfu ilayhi kulla na‘tin mu’akkidan
dhimāmī wa-‘atfī wal-Amīnu mujīru

I "Annex" (Uḍīfu) every attribute to him, confirming my covenant and my affection; and the Trustworthy One is my protector.

أُخَاطِبُهُ بِالْمَدْحِ وَهْــــوَ بِطَيْبَــــةٍ
وَشَدَّ اشْتِيَاقِي وَالدُّمُوعُ غَزِيــــرُ

Ukhāṭibuhu bil-mad-ḥi wa-huwa bi-Ṭaybatin
wa-shadda-sh-tiyāqī wal-dumū‘u ghazīru

I address him with praise while he is in Medina (Tayba); my longing has strengthened and my tears are abundant.

أُخَاطِبُهُ بِالْمَـــــدْحِ لَيْلِى مَسَـــرَّةً
إِلَيْهِ مَسِيـــرِي وَالْفُــــؤَادُ قَرِيـــرُ

Ukhāṭibuhu bil-mad-ḥi laylī masarratan
ilayhi masīrī wal-fu’ādu qarīru

I address him with praise during my night as a joy; toward him is my journey, and my heart is at peace.

أُخَاطِبُهُ بِالْمَدْحِ لَيْلِــــى بِكَوْلَـــخٍ
وَقَدْ نَامَ جَارَاتِـــي وَسُدَّ ثُـغُــورُ

Ukhāṭibuhu bil-mad-ḥi laylī bi-Kawlakhu
wa-qad nāma jārātī wa-sudda thughūru

I address him with praise during my night in Kaolack, while my neighbors sleep and the borders are closed.

أُخَاطِبُهُ شَوْقًا وَوَجْدًا وَلَوْعَةً
أَلُوذُ بِـــهِ يَـــوْمَ السَّمَاءُ تَمُــورُ

Ukhāṭibuhu shawqan wa-wajdan wa-law‘atan
alūdhu bihi yawma al-samā’u tamūru

I address him out of longing, ecstasy, and passion; I seek refuge in him on the Day when the sky shall heave.

أُجَاوِرُهُ بِالْخُلْـــدِ جَارًا مُقَرَّبًــا
يُؤَمِّنُنِي وَالْيَــــــوْمُ ثَمَّ عَسِــيرُ

Ujāwiruhu bil-khul-di jāran muqarraban
yu’amminunī wal-yawmu thamma ‘asīru

I shall be his neighbor in Eternity, a close neighbor; he shall grant me safety when that Day becomes difficult.

أُحَاوِرُهُ بِالشِّعْرِ وَالْقَلَــمِ الَّــذِي
يَكُونُ حِجَابِي وَالسَّعِيرُ تَفُــورُ

Uḥāwiruhu bish-shi‘ri wal-qalami al-ladhī
yakūnu ḥijābī wal-sa‘īru tafūru

I converse with him through poetry and the pen; it shall be my veil when the Blazing Fire roars.

إِلَى كُلِّ مَخْلُوقٍ أَنَلْتَ مَوَاهِبًا
وَهَــذَا عُبَيْدٌ مُذْنِبٌ وَحَقِيــرُ

Ila kulli makhlūqin analta mawāhiba
wa-hādhā ‘ubaydun mudhnibun wa-ḥaqīru

To every creature you have granted gifts; and here is a small servant, a sinner and lowly.

وَلَكِنَّهُ جَارٌ مُحِــــبٌّ وَخَـادِمٌ
بِفَضْلِكَ هَاهُو بِالْعَطَاءِ جَدِيرُ

Wa-lakinnahu jārun muḥibbun wa-khādimun
bi-faḍlika hā-huwa bil-‘aṭā’i jadīru

But he is a loving neighbor and a servant; by your grace, he is worthy of your bounty.

وَلَيْسَ يُبَالِي مَنْ سِوَاكَ أَمَادِرٌ
أَمِ الْبَرْمَكِي أَمْ ذُو غِنًى وَفَقِيرُ

Wa-laysa yubālī man siwāka amādirun
ami al-Barmakī am dhū ghinan wa-faqīru

He cares not who else is there—whether the generous Amadir, the Barmakid, the wealthy, or the poor.

فَسِيَّانِ عِنْدِي ذَانِ لَمْ أَرْجُ غَيْرَهُ
مَنَـــالُ حَبِيبِـــي يَسْتَمِــرُّ يُدِيـــرُ

Fa-siyyāni ‘indī dhāni lam ar-ju ghayrahu
manālu ḥabībī yastamirru yudīru

These two are the same to me, for I hope in none but him; the gift of my beloved continues to circulate.

فَجُودُ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ أَحْمَــدَ سَيِّـــدِي
إِذَا ضَنَّ أَجْــــوَادُ الْأَنَــامِ كَثِيـــرٌ

Fa-jūdu Rasūli Allāhi Aḥmada sayyidī
idhā ḍanna ajwādu al-anāmi kathīrun

For the generosity of the Messenger of Allah, Ahmad my master, is abundant when the generous of mankind are stingy.

فَمِنْ جُودِهِ الْكَوْنَانِ وَالْعَالَمُ الَّذِي
تَقَاصَرَ حِسٌّ عَنْهُ وَهْــــوَ كَبِيــرُ

Fa-min jūdihi al-kawnāni wal-‘ālamu al-ladhī
taqāṣara ḥissun ‘anhu wa-huwa kabīru

From his generosity come the two universes and the world which is too vast for the senses to perceive.

فَأَمْرٌ تَعَالَى عَنْ خُطُورٍ وَخَاطِرٍ
وَسُبْحَانَ مَنْ عَبْــدٌ لَدَيْهِ بَشِيـــرُ

Fa-amrun ta‘ālā ‘an khuṭūrin wa-khāṭirin
wa-subḥāna man ‘abdun ladayhi bashīru

A matter that transcends thought and imagination; and Glory be to the One whose servant is a Bringer of Tidings.

أَرَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مَا حَلاَ اللّٰهَ بَاطِلاً
وَمَا النَّصْرُ إِلاَّ مِنْهُ وَهْوَ النَّصِيرُ

Arā kulla shay’in mā ḥalā Allāha bāṭilan
wa-mā al-naṣ-ru illā minhu wa-huwa al-Naṣīru

I see everything besides Allah as false; and there is no victory except from Him, and He is the Helper.

وَإِنَّ حَبِيبَ اللّٰهِ طَـــهَ نَجِيَّــهُ
صَفِيُّ إِلَــهِ الْخَلْقِ وَهْوَ وَزِيرُ

Wa-inna ḥabība Allāhi Ṭāhā najiyyahu
ṣafiyyu ilāhi al-khal-qi wa-huwa wazīru

Indeed, the Beloved of Allah, Taha, is His intimate confidant; the elite of the Creator and His vizier.

عَلَيْهِ اخْتِيَارًا أَنْزَلَ الذِّكْرَ قَائِدًا
بَشِيرًا نَذِيرًا صَابِرٌ وَشَكُــورُ

‘Alayhi-khtiyāran anzala al-dhikra qā’idan
bashīran nadhīran ṣābirun wa-shakūru

By choice, He sent down the Remembrance upon him as a leader; a bringer of tidings, a warner, patient and thankful.

فَجَمْعِي وَتَصْرِيفِي لِحُبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ
كَذَلِكَ بَيْعِي هَـــلْ تَـــرَاهُ يَبُــورُ

Fa-jam‘ī wa-taṣrīfī li-ḥubbi Muḥammadin
kadhalika bay‘ī hal tarāhu yabūru

My "Gathering" (Jam‘) and my "Inflection" (Taṣrīf) are for the love of Muhammad; likewise my trade—do you see it ever perishing?

إِذَا عُدِّدَ الْأَقْوَامُ يَوْمًا وَفَاخَرُوا
فَخَارًا فَإِنِّــي بِالْأَمِيــنِ فَخُــــورُ

Idhā ‘ud-dida al-aqwāmu yawman wa-fākharū
fakhāran fa-innī bil-Amīni fakhūru

If the peoples are ever counted and boast of their pride, I am proud through the Trustworthy One.

وَحُبِّي صَحِيحٌ ثَابِتٌ مُتَوَاتِــرٌ
قَفَوْتُ أَبِي قَاسَاهُ وَهْــوَ كَبِيــرُ

Wa-ḥubbī ṣaḥīḥun thābitun mutawātirun
qafawtu abī qāsāhu wa-huwa kabīru

My love is "Authentic" (Sahih), "Firm" (Thabit), and "Mass-transmitted" (Mutawatir); I followed my father who endured for it when he was old.

وَبَحْرٌ بَسِيطٌ كَامِلُ الْمَدِّ وَافِرٌ
وَكَوْنِـــيَ إِيَّـــاهُ عَلَيْهِ يَسِيــرُ

Wa-baḥrun basīṭun kāmilu al-maddi wāfirun
wa-kawnī iyyāhu ‘alayhi yasīru

A "Simple" (Basit), "Complete" (Kamil), and "Abundant" (Wafir) ocean; and my being "Him" is easy for him.

بِفَضْلِ إِلَـــهِ النَّاسِ جَــــلَّ جَلاَلُـــهُ
أَنَالُ مَرَامًا مِنْــــهُ شَـــابَ صَغِيــرُ

Bi-faḍ-li ilāhi al-nāsi jalla jalāluhu
anālu marāman minhu shāba ṣaghīru

By the grace of the Lord of mankind—Exalted is His Majesty—I attain a goal that would make a child turn gray.

تَصَوُّرُ حَالاَتِ الْأَمِيـــنِ مُلاَزِمِــي
وَقَدْ تَمَّ تَصْدِيقِــــي وَذَاكَ شَهِيــرُ

Taṣawwuru ḥālāti al-Amīni mulāzimī
wa-qad tamma taṣdīqī wa-dhāka shahīru

Contemplating the states of the Trustworthy One is my constant companion; my belief in him is complete, and that is well-known.

فَهَلْ بِعَقِيقٍ لِي مَرَادٌ وَمَسْــــرَحٌ
أُصَلِّي عَلَى خَيْرِ الْوَرَى وَأَزُورُ

Fa-hal bi-‘Aqīqin lī marādun wa-masraḥun
uṣallī ‘alā khayri al-warā wa-azūru

Is there a place for me in the valley of al-Aqiq to fulfill my desire? To pray upon the Best of Creation and visit him?

سِــــرَاجٌ مُنِيــــرٌ بَيَّنَ اللّٰهُ أَمْــرَهُ
بِمَوْلِـــدِهِ إِذْ هُـــدَّ مِنْـــهُ قُصُـــورُ

Sirājun munīrun bayyana Allāhu amrahu
bi-mawlidihi idh hudda minhu quṣūru

He is an illuminating lamp; Allah clarified his affair at his birth, when palaces were demolished because of it.

وَقَدْ خَـمَدَ النِّيرَانُ غَارَتْ عُيُونُهُمْ
بِطَلْعَـــةِ مَـــنْ مِنْـــهُ يَسِيلُ نَمِيــرُ

Wa-qad khamada al-nīrānu ghārat ‘uyūnuhum
bi-ṭal‘ati man minhu yasīlu namīru

The fires [of Persia] were extinguished and their springs receded at the appearance of the one from whom the sweet water flows.

وَقَدْ هَتَفَتْ تِلْكَ الْهَـوَاتِفُ أَفْصَحَتْ
بَهَائِـــــمُ أَنْ قَدْ جَـــاءَ وَهْوَ نَذِيــرُ

Wa-qad hatafat tilka al-hawātifu afṣaḥat
bahā’imu an qad jā’a wa-huwa nadhīru

The unseen callers shouted, and the animals spoke clearly: "He has come as a Warner!"

لَقَدْ جَاءَنَا مِنَّــــا رَسُــــولاً لِكُلِّنَــا
رَؤُوفًا رَحِيمًـــا بِالْخَمِيسِ يَسِيـــرُ

Laqad jā’anā minnā rasūlan li-kullinā
ra’ūfan raḥīman bil-khamīsi yasīru

He has come to us from among ourselves as a Messenger for us all; kind and merciful, marching with the army.

تَرَاءَتْ قُصُورُ الرُّومِ عِنْدَ بُرُوزِهِ
فَطَارَتْ قُلُــــــوبٌ أَوْ تَكَادُ تَطِيــرُ

Tarā’at quṣūru al-Rūmi ‘inda burūzihi
fa-ṭārat qulūbun aw takādu taṭīru

The palaces of Rome appeared at his emergence; hearts flew, or were about to fly.

وَدَلَّتْ قَضَايَا شَخْصِيَاتٌ بِأَنَّـــهُ
لَأَكْمَلُ مَخْلُـــــوقٍ أَفِيــــهِ نَكِيـــرُ

Wa-dallat qaḍāyā shakhṣiyyātun bi-annahu
la-akmalu makhlūqin afī-hi nakīru

Biographical facts have proven that he is the most perfect of creatures—is there any denier of this?

فَلاَ شَكْلَ لِلْمَاحِي الضَّلاَلَ فَإِنَّـــهُ
لَهُ جَوْهَرٌ فَــــرْدٌ خَــــلاَهُ نَظِيــرُ

Fa-lā shak-la lil-Māḥī al-ḍalāla fa-innahu
lahu jawharun fardun khalā-hu naẓīru

There is no peer for the "Eraser" of misguidance; he is a "Unique Essence" (Jawhar Fard) without an equal.

وَقَدْ كَانَ مَخْصُوصًا وَجَاءَ مُعَمِّمًا
جَــدًا وَنَـــدًى لِلْمُسْنِتِيــــنَ يَسِيـــرُ

Wa-qad kāna makhṣūṣan wa-jā’a mu‘ammiman
jadan wa-nadan lil-musnitīna yasīru

He was specially chosen, yet he came as a universal giver of bounty and rain to the drought-stricken.

أَفَاضَ النَّدَى لِلْكُلِّ أَطْلَقَ سَيْبَـــهُ
ضَعِيفُ أُنَاسٍ نَالَـــهُ وَخَطِيـــرُ

Afāḍa al-nadā lil-kulli aṭlaqa saybahu
ḍa‘īfu unāsin nālahu wa-khaṭīru

He poured out generosity to all, releasing his gift; both the weak and the prominent among people received it.

بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ جَاءَهُ الْوَحْيُ إِذْ غَدَا
رِيَاضُ جِنَانٍ عِنْـــدَهُ وَسَعِيـــرُ

Bi-ghāri Ḥirā’in jā’ahu al-waḥ-yu idh ghadā
riyāḍu jinānin ‘indahu wa-sa‘īru

In the cave of Hira, the Revelation came to him; whereas gardens of Paradise and the Blazing Fire became present before him.

فَـــذَا لِيَمِينٍ جَاءَ أَحْمَــــدَ قَابِـــلاً
أَوَامِرَهُ وَالْبَحْـــرُ لَيْـــسَ يَغُـــورُ

Fa-dhā li-yamīnin jā’a Aḥmada qābila
awāmirahu wal-baḥ-ru laysa yaghūru

This Ahmad came for the "People of the Right," accepting His commands; and his ocean never runs dry.

وَخِزْيٌ لِأَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ يُصِيبُهُ
جَهُولٌ عَصَى الْهَادِي وَمِنْهُ فُجُورُ

Wa-khiz-yun li-aṣ-ḥābi al-shimāli yuṣībuhu
jahūlun ‘aṣā al-Hādī wa-minhu fujūru

Disgrace shall strike the "People of the Left"—the ignorant who disobeyed the Guide with profligacy.

إِذَا جَادَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ فَالْكُلُّ غَانِــمٌ
وَيَا وَيْحَ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ حِينَ يُغِيرُ

Idhā jāda bil-ma‘rūfi fal-kulli ghānimun
wa-yā wayḥa ahli al-shir-ki ḥīna yughīru

When he grants what is good, everyone is a winner; and woe to the people of polytheism when he raids.

فَسَلْ عَنْ حُنَيْنٍ بَعْدَ بَدْرٍ وَسَلْهُــمُ
عَنْ أَهْلِ كِتَابٍ حِينَ خَانَ نَضِيــرُ

Fa-sal ‘an Ḥunaynin ba‘da Badrin wa-sal-humu
‘an ahli kitābin ḥīna khāna Naḍīru

Ask about Hunayn after Badr, and ask them about the "People of the Book" when the Banu Nadir betrayed.

وَخَيْبَرَ بَلْ وَادِي الْقُرَى وَقُرَيْظَــةٍ
وَمَكَّةَ إِذْ خَيْـــلُ الرَّسُـــولِ تُثِيــرُ

Wa-Khaybara bal wādī al-qurā wa-Qurayẓatin
wa-Makkata idh khaylu al-Rasūli tuthīru

Ask about Khaybar, the Valley of al-Qura, the Banu Qurayza, and Makkah when the Messenger's horses stirred the dust.

حَجُـــونٌ تَبَدَّى فِيهِ خَيْلُ مُحَمَّـــدٍ
لِــوَاءُ أَمِيـــنِ اللّٰهِ فَـــوْقُ يَطِيـــرُ

Ḥajūnun tabaddā fīhi khaylu Muḥammadin
liwā’u amīni Allāhi fawqu yaṭīru

At al-Hajun, the horses of Muhammad appeared; the banner of the Trustworthy One of Allah was flying above.

فَقَدْ وَطِئَ الْمَاحِي رِقَابَ شُنَاتِـــهِ
وَوَافَى إِلَى الْبَطْحَاءِ وَهْوَ وَقُورُ

Fa-qad waṭi’a al-Māḥī riqāba shunātihi
wa-wāfā ila al-Baṭ-ḥā’i wa-huwa waqūru

The "Eraser" stepped upon the necks of those who hated him; and he arrived at the valley of Makkah with dignity.

رِجَالُ قُرَيْشٍ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ سُيُوفِـــهِ
فَأَغْضَى وَلاَ تَثْرِيبَ قَالَ صَبُــورُ

Rijālu Qurayshin taḥta ẓilli suyūfihi
fa-aghḍā wa-lā tath-rība qāla ṣabūru

The men of Quraysh were under the shadow of his swords; yet he overlooked them—"No reproach," said the Patient One.

وَقَدْ فَرَّ صَفْوَانٌ وَبَاتَ مُغَرَّبًـــا
وَقَدْ لاَنَ صَخْرٌ إِذْ تَلِينُ صُخُورُ

Wa-qad farra Ṣafwānun wa-bāta mugharraban
wa-qad lāna ṣakhrun idh talīnu ṣukhūru

Safwan fled and spent the night as an exile; even the hard rock softened when the mountains of opposition softened.

وَكَسَّرَ عُزَّى لاَتَ حِينَ مَنَاتِهِــمْ
وَقَدْ سُمِعَ التَّكْبِيــرُ تَـــمَّ حُبُـــورُ

Wa-kassara ‘Uzzā Lāta ḥīna Manātihim
wa-qad sumi‘a al-takbīru tamma ḥubūru

He shattered Uzza and Lat, and their Manat; the Takbir was heard and joy was completed.

وَنَائِلَةٌ تَعْــــوِي  إِسَـــافٌ مُدَمَّــرٌ
كَــذَا هُبَــلُ الْمُخْزَى دَعَاهَا ثُبُورُ

Wa-Nā’ilatun ta‘wī Isāfun mudammarun
kadhā Hubalu al-mukh-zā da‘ā-hā thubūru

Na’ila wailed and Isaf was destroyed; likewise the disgraced Hubal was called to its ruin.

قُلِ الْحَقُّ جَاءَ وَهْوَ دِينُ مُحَمَّــدٍ
وَمَلْكٌ أَبَــى أَنْ يَقْتَفِيـــهِ حَقِيــرُ

Qul al-ḥaqqu jā’a wa-huwa dīnu Muḥammadin
wa-malkun abā an yaqtafī-hi ḥaqīru

Say: "The Truth has come," and it is the religion of Muhammad; a kingdom that even the lowly refused to follow.

قَدِ اهْتَزَّ بَيْتُ اللّٰهِ إِذْ طَافَ آمِنًا
بِهِ حَاشِرٌ وَالْقَلْــبُ ثَــمَّ قَرِيــرُ

Qadi-htazza baytu Allāhi idh ṭāfa āminan
bihi Ḥāshirun wal-qalbu thamma qarīru

The House of Allah (the Kaaba) shook with joy as the "Gatherer" performed Tawaf in safety, his heart at peace.

وَأَبْطَلَ أَحْكَامَ الْجَهَالَةِ نَاصِبًا
شَرِيعَتَهُ الْغَـــرَّا وَفُكَّ أَسِيــرُ

Wa-ab-ṭala aḥkāma al-jahālati nāṣiban
sharī‘atahu al-gharrā wa-fukka asīru

He nullified the rulings of ignorance, establishing his radiant Sacred Law and freeing the captive.

بِحَقْنِ دِمَــــاءٍ وَالصِّيَانَةِ دَائِمًـا
لِعِرْضٍ وَمَالٍ مَا اسْتَمَرَّ دُهُورُ

Bi-ḥaqni dimā’in wal-ṣiyānati dā’iman
li-‘irḍin wa-mālin mā-stamara duhūru

By the sparing of blood and constant protection of honor and wealth throughout the ages.

وَأَكْمَلَـــهُ وَالْحَمْــــــدُ لِلَّهِ وَحْــدَهُ
صَلاَةٌ عَلَى هَادِي الْخَلاَئِقِ نُورُ

Wa-akmalahu wal-ḥamdu lillāhi waḥdahu
ṣalātun ‘alā hādī al-khalā’iqi nūru

And he completed it—Praise be to Allah alone; prayer upon the Guide of creation, who is a Light.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
جَفِيرِي حَبِيـــــبُ اللّٰهِ وَهْـــوَ خَفِيــرُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
jafīrī ḥabību Allāhi wa-huwa khafīru

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; my quiver is the Beloved of Allah, and he is my guard.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
صَلاَةً عَلَى الْـهَادِي إِلَيْـــهِ شَكُـــورُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
ṣalātan ‘ala al-Hādī ilayhi shakūru

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer from a grateful one toward the Guide.

عَلَيْـــهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِـــهِ
حَبِيبِيَ مَنْصُــــورٌ وَغَيْـــرُ يَبُـــورُ

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥ-bihi
ḥabībī manṣūrun wa-ghayru yabūru

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions; my beloved is victorious and never perishes.