Harful Faa · حَرْفُ الْفَاءِ

فَــوَا أَسَفَى بَــانَ النَّقَـا ذَاكَ يُؤْسِــفُ
تَــرَانِي كَيَعْقُوبٍ نَــأَى عَنْـهُ يُوسُفُ

Fa-wā asafā bāna al-naqā dhāka yu’sifu
Tarānī ka-Ya‘qūba na’ā ‘anhu Yūsufu

Alas, the pure land has become distant, and that is truly sorrowful; you see me like Jacob when Joseph was far from him.

عَسَــانِي وَلَيْتِي الْيَوْمَ آتِي مُخَيَّمًــا
بِــوَادِي عَقِيقٍ مَــرْبَعًا كُنْتُ أَيْلَـــفُ

‘Asānī wa-laytī al-yawma ātī mukhayyamā
Bi-wādī ‘Aqīqin mar-ba‘an kuntu aylafu

Perhaps, and would that it were so, I might today reach the encampment in the Valley of al-Aqiq, a dwelling I used to frequent.

مَغَــانٍ بِهَا حَلَّ الْـهُدَى أَذْعَنَ الْعِدَى
وَفَاضَ النَّدَى لِلْكُلِّ وَالْكُلُّ يَغْرِفُ

Maghānin bi-hā ḥalla al-hudā adh‘ana al-‘idā
Wa-fāḍa al-nadā lil-kulli wal-kullu yagh-rifu

Places where Guidance settled, where enemies submitted, and where bounty overflowed for everyone, and everyone scooped from it.

مَغَــانٍ تُنَــادِي بِالسَّعَـــادَةِ سَــرْمَدًا
حَنَاجِرُهَا بَحَّتْ وَذُو الْعَقْلِ يُنْصِفُ

Maghānin tunādī bil-sa‘ādati sarmadā
Ḥanājiru-hā baḥ-ḥat wa-dhū al-‘aq-li yun-ṣifu

Places that call out with eternal happiness; their throats have become hoarse [from calling], and the one of intellect is just.

مَغَـــــانِ نَبِــيِّ اللّٰهِ خَــــازِنِ سِـــــرِّهِ
بِــهِ عَــرَفَ الْبَارِي الْفُحُولُ وَعَرَّفُوا

Maghāni nabiyyi Allāhi khāzini sirrihi
Bi-hi ‘arafa al-Bārī al-fuḥūlu wa-‘arrafū

The dwellings of the Prophet of Allah, the treasurer of His secret; through him, the great masters knew the Creator and made Him known.

بِــهِ عُلِّــمَ الْأَسْمَــــاءَ آدَمُ أَصْلُـــــهُ
لِــذَا سَجَدَ الْأَمْلاَكُ إِذْ جَاءَ يَخْلُـــفُ

Bi-hi ‘ullima al-asmā’a Ādamu aṣluhu
Lidhā sajada al-amlāku idh jā’a yakhlufu

Through him, Adam—his origin—was taught the Names; thus the angels prostrated when he came as a vicegerent.

فَمِنْــهُ أَتَانِــي الْعِلْـمُ وَالْفَيْضُ وَالْـهُدَى
وَقَدْ فُقْتُ فِي الْعِرْفَانِ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ

Fa-minhu atānī al-‘ilmu wal-fayḍu wal-hudā
Wa-qad fuqtu fī al-‘ir-fāni man kāna ya‘rifu

From him came my knowledge, my spiritual flood, and my guidance; and I have surpassed in Gnosis those who used to know.

تَــرَى ذَاكَ شَطْحًــا أَوْ تَـــرَاهُ تَحَــدُّثًا
بِنَعْمَـــائِـــهِ أَمْ ذَاكَ مِنْـــــــهُ تَعَـــرُّفُ

Tarā dhāka shaṭ-ḥan aw tarāhu taḥadduthā
Bi-na‘mā’ihi am dhāka minhu ta‘ar-rufu

Do you see that as an ecstatic claim (Shat-h), or do you see it as "speaking of His blessings," or is it a Divine recognition from Him?

فَمَــنْ شَاءَ ذَا أَوْ ذَاكَ سِيَّـــانِ إِنَّمَـــا
مُرَادِي ثَنَــا الْبَحْرِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ أَغْرِفُ

Faman shā’a dhā aw dhāka siyyāni innamā
Murādī thanā’u al-baḥ-ri al-ladhī minhu agh-rifu

Whoever wishes for this or that, they are the same to me; my only desire is to praise the Ocean from which I scoop.

وَإِنِّي مُحِــــبٌّ شَــاعِرٌ حَــادِمٌ لَــــهُ
عَلَى خَضْرَةِ الْـهَادِي فُؤَادِي مُطَوَّفُ

Wa-innī muḥibbun shā‘irun khādimun lahu
‘Alā khaḍrati al-Hādī fu’ādī muṭawwafu

Indeed, I am a lover, a poet, and a servant to him; around the Green Dome of the Guide, my heart is constantly performing Tawaf.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَلَــمْ أَلْـــقَ أَعْمَــالاً لَـهَـا أَتَخَــــوَّفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Falam al-qa a‘mālan lahā atak-hawwafu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; [with it] I find no deeds over which I must feel fear.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
صَلاَتِـــي وَتَسْلِيمِي بِهَـــا أَتَشَـرَّفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātī wa-taslīmī bi-hā atasharrafu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; by my prayer and salutation, I am honored.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أُحِـبُّ الرَّسُولَ الْـهَاشِمِيَّ وَأَهْرِفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Uḥibbu al-Rasūla al-Hāshimiyya wa-ahrifu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I love the Hashemite Messenger and I speak of him incessantly.

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
مَدَى الدَّهْرِ فِي جَنْبِ الْأَمِينِ أُصَنِّفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Madā al-dahri fī janbi al-Amīni uṣannifu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; throughout all time, I shall compose works by the side of the Trustworthy One.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَأَجْمَعُ مَدْحَ الْـهَاشِمِــي وَأُؤَلِّــفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-aj-ma‘u mad-ḥa al-Hāshimiyyi wa-u’allifu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I gather the praises of the Hashemite and I author them.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
عَلَى بَاطِــلِ الرُّهْبَــانِ حَقِّيَ أَقْــذِفُ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
‘Alā bāṭili al-ruh-bāni ḥaqqī aq-dhifu

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I strike the falsehood of the monks with my Truth.

عَلَيْــــهِ مَــعَ الْأَلِ الْكِـــرَامِ وَصَحْبِـــهِ
مَدَى الدَّهْرِ مَــا حَجَّ الْحَجِيجُ وَعَرَّفُوا

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
Madā al-dahri mā ḥajja al-ḥajīju wa-‘arrafū

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions; as long as the pilgrims perform Hajj and stand at Arafat.