Harful Miim · حَرْفُ الْمِيمِ

مَلاَ الْقَلْبَ حُـــبُّ الْهَاشِمِيِّ فَلَــمْ أَنَــمْ
بِبَارِيسَ حَوْلِي الرَّاقِـــدُونَ وَلَمْ أُلَــمْ

Malā al-qalba ḥubbu al-Hāshimiyyi falam anam
Bi-Bārīsa ḥawlī al-rāqidūna wa-lam ulam

Love for the Hashemite has filled my heart, so I did not sleep; in Paris, those around me were slumbering, yet I am not to be blamed.

لِأَنَّ جَمَـــــالاً فِي الْوُجُـــودِ بِأَسْــرِهِ
إِذَا ظَهَرَ الْمَحْبُوبُ فِي الْحِينِ يَنْكَتِـــمْ

Li-anna jamālan fī al-wujūdi bi-asrihi
Idhā ẓahara al-maḥbūbu fī al-ḥīni yankatim

For indeed, all the beauty in existence, in its entirety, is hidden the moment the Beloved appears.

فَالْأَنْوَارُ وَالْأَلْوَانُ وَالرَّقْصُ وَالْغِنَــــا
تُذَكِّــــرُ أَرْبَــــابَ الْبَصَائِـــرِ بِالْقُثَــمْ

Fal-anwāru wal-alwānu wal-raq-ṣu wal-ghinā
Tudhak-kiru arbāba al-baṣā’iri bil-Qutham

The lights, colors, dancing, and singing [of the city] remind the possessors of insight of the "Qutham" (a name of the Prophet ﷺ).

قُصُورُ الْمُلُوكِ الصِّيدِ وَالْجِسْرُ وَاللِّوَا
تُذَكِّــــرُ مَــنْ فِيهِ النُّبُـــوَّةُ قَـــدْ خُتِــمْ

Quṣūru al-mulūki al-ṣīdi wal-jisru wal-liwā
Tudhak-kiru man fīhi al-nubuwwatu qad khutim

The palaces of the proud kings, the bridges, and the banners—they remind whoever is mindful of him through whom Prophethood was sealed.

فَلَمْ تُنْسِنِـــي الْأَيَّـــامُ مَغْنًـــى بِطَيْبَــةٍ
بِهِ كُـــلُّ أَمْـــلاَكِ الْمُهَيْمِـــنِ كَالْخَــدَمْ

Falam tunsinī al-ayyāmu maghnan bi-Ṭaybatin
Bi-hi kullu amlāki al-Muhaymini kal-khadam

Days have not made me forget the dwelling in Medina (Tayba), where all the angels of the All-Dominant act as servants.

وَلَمْ تُنْسِنِـــــي الْأَيَّامُ وَقْتِـــي مُسَلِّمًـــا
عَلَى أَحْمَدٍ وَالدَّمْـــعُ مِنِّـــيَ يَنْسَجِــمْ

Wa-lam tunsinī al-ayyāmu waqtī musalliman
‘Alā Aḥmada wal-dam‘u minnī yansajim

Days have not made me forget my time offering greetings to Ahmad, while my tears flowed in harmony.

وَلَمْ تُنْسِنِي الْأَيَّـــامُ مِحْــرَابَ أَحْمَــدٍ
وَمِنْبَرَهُ الْفَخْمَ الْمُنِيرَ فَقَـــدْ ضَخُــمْ

Wa-lam tunsinī al-ayyāmu miḥrāba Aḥmada
Wa-minbarahu al-fakhma al-munīra fa-qad ḍakhum

Days have not made me forget the mihrab (prayer niche) of Ahmad and his magnificent, illuminating pulpit (minbar), for it is truly great.

وَلَمْ تُنْسِنِي الْأَيَّامُ وَقْتِـــــيَ جَالِسًــا
مَعَ الْأَغَوَاتِ الْغُرِّ وَالْفِكْرُ قَدْ وَجَــمْ

Wa-lam tunsinī al-ayyāmu waqtī jālisun
Ma‘a al-aghawāti al-ghurri wal-fikru qad wajam

Days have not made me forget my time sitting with the noble Aghawat (guardians of the Prophet's mosque), while my thoughts were lost in awe.

وَأَدْخُلُ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيــــمِ وَلَم أَمُــتْ
بِيُمْنِ حَبِيبِـــي ذَاكُـــمُ غَايَةُ النِّعَــمْ

Wa-adkhulu jannāti al-na‘īmi wa-lam amut
Bi-yumni ḥabībī dhākumu ghāyatu al-ni‘am

I enter the Gardens of Bliss without having died, through the blessing of my beloved; that is the pinnacle of favors.

أَقُولُ وَإِنِّــــي ذُو حَيَـــاءٍ وَذِلَّـــةٍ
وَلاَ بُدَّ مِنْ شَكْـوَى وَقَلْبِي أَخُو أَلَمْ

Aqūlu wa-innī dhū ḥayā’in wa-dhillatin
Wa-lā budda min shakwā wa-qalbī akhū alam

I speak, though I am filled with shyness and lowliness; but a complaint must be made, and my heart is a brother to pain.

أَلاَ يَا رَسُـــــولَ اللّٰهِ عَبْـــدٌ مُغَفَّــلٌ
تَحَمَّلَ أَوْزَارًا وَغَيْرَكَ لَـــمْ يَــرُمْ

Alā yā Rasūla Allāhi ‘abdun mughaffalun
Taḥammala awzāran wa-ghayraka lam yarum

O Messenger of Allah! Here is a heedless servant who has carried burdens [of sin], and has sought none but you.

فَلَــــمْ يَأْتِ عَبْـــدٌ بِالْجَرَائِـــمِ زَائِــــرًا
مَقَامَكَ مِثْلِي فِي الْقُـرُونِ وَفِي الْأُمَــمْ

Falam ya’ti ‘abdun bil-jarā’imi zā’iran
Maqāmaka mithlī fī al-qurūni wa-fī al-umam

No servant has ever come as a visitor to your station with such crimes as mine, throughout the centuries and among the nations.

وَقَدْ شَابَ قَرْنِي وَهْوَ ذَا الْعَيْــبُ زَائِـــدٌ
فَمَا أَسْوَأَ الْعِصْيَانَ وَالشَّيْـبُ فِي اللِّمَــمْ

Wa-qad shāba qarnī wa-huwa dhā al-‘aybu zā’idun
Famā aswa’a al-‘iṣyāna wal-shaybu fī al-limam

My hair has turned gray, and this defect [of sin] only increases; how terrible is disobedience when gray hair is upon the locks.

وَمَا أَسْوَأَ الْعَاصِي مَصُونًا مُنَعَّمًا
يُقَارِفُ نَوْعًا مِنْ ذُنُوبٍ وَلَوْ لَمَمْ

Wa-mā aswa’a al-‘āṣī maṣūnan munā‘aman
Yuqārifu naw‘an min dhunūbin wa-law lamam

How terrible is the sinner who is protected and favored, yet commits sins, even if they be small.

فَلَوْ تَحْمِلُ الْأَيَّامُ مَا الْعَبْدُ حَامِــلٌ
لَأَظْلَمَتِ الْأَرْجَاءُ بِالذَّنْبِ وَالظُّلَمْ

Falaw taḥmilu al-ayyāmu mā al-‘abdu ḥāmilun
La-aẓlamati al-arjā’u bidh-dhanbi wal-ẓulam

If the days were to carry what this servant carries, the horizons would turn dark with sin and oppression.

فَيَا رَبِّ فَاغْفِرْ لِي وَتَهْدِي فُؤَادَ مَنْ
يُحِبُّ الَّذِي أَحْبَبْتَهُ مُصْطَفَى الْأُمَــمْ

Fa-yā rabbi faghfir lī wa-tahdī fu’āda man
Yuḥibbu al-ladhī aḥbabtahu Muṣṭafā al-umam

O my Lord! Forgive me, and guide the heart of whoever loves the one You loved—the Chosen One of the nations.

وَتَهْدِي بِهِ أَجْنَاسَ خَلْقِكَ وَارْفَعَنْ
بِهِ رَايَةَ الْإِسْلاَمِ وَلْتَكْسِرِ الصَّنَــمْ

Wa-tahdī bi-hi ajnāsa khal-qika war-fa‘an
Bi-hi rāyata al-islāmi wal-taksiri al-ṣanam

Guide through him the various types of Your creation; and raise through him the banner of Islam and shatter the idols.

وَزِدْهُ مِـــنَ الْعِلْـــمِ الشَّرِيــفِ وَقِفْ بِــهِ
لَدَى الْمُصْطَفَى يُلْقِي إِلَى الْمُصْطَفَى السَّلَمْ

Wa-zid-hu minal-‘ilmi al-sharīfi wa-qif bi-hi
Lada al-Muṣṭafā yulqī ila al-Muṣṭafā al-salam

Increase him in noble knowledge, and let him stand before the Chosen One, offering his submission to the Chosen One.

سَلاَمٌ عَلَـــى ذَاكَ الرَّسُـــولِ مُحَمَّــدٍ
سَلاَمٌ عَلَى طَـــهَ سَـلاَمٌ عَلَى الْقُثَــمْ

Salāmun ‘alā dhāka al-Rasūli Muḥammadin
Salāmun ‘alā Ṭāhā salāmun ‘alā al-Qutham

Peace be upon that Messenger Muhammad; peace be upon Taha; peace be upon the Qutham.

سَلاَمٌ عَلَى الْمَاحِي الضَّلاَلِ مُبَشِّــرًا
سَلاَمٌ عَلَى الْهَـادِي بِهِ تُسْكَبُ الدِّيَــمْ

Salāmun ‘alā al-Māḥī al-ḍalāla mubash-shiran
Salāmun ‘alā al-Hādī bi-hi tuskabu al-diyam

Peace be upon the Eraser of misguidance, the Bringer of glad tidings; peace be upon the Guide through whom the heavy rains pour.

سَلاَمٌ عَلَى النُّـــــورِ الْأَمِيـــنِ وَإِنَّنِــي
تَخِذْتُ مَدِيحَ الْمُصْطَفَى الدَّهْرَ لِي قِسَمْ

Salāmun ‘alā al-nūri al-Amīni wa-innanī
Takhidhtu madīḥa al-Muṣṭafā al-dahra lī qisam

Peace be upon the Trustworthy Light; and indeed, I have made the praise of the Chosen One my lifelong portion.

سَلاَمٌ عَلَى الْمَأْمُـــونِ أَحْمَدَ نَاصِــرِي
سَلاَمٌ عَلَى الْمَحْمُودِ وَالنَّارُ تَضْطَـــرِمْ

Salāmun ‘alā al-Ma’mūni Aḥmada nāṣirī
Salāmun ‘alā al-Maḥmūdi wal-nāru taḍ-ṭarim

Peace be upon the Trustworthy Ahmad, my supporter; peace be upon the Praised One while the Fire is raging.

سَلاَمَ مُحِــــبٍّ مُقْصِرٍ لَيْسَ عَامِــلاً
بِمِصْدَاقِ دَعْوَى حُبِّهِ مُنْتَقَى الْأُمَـــمْ

Salāma muḥibbin muq-ṣirin laysa ‘āmilan
Bi-miṣdāqi da‘wā ḥubbihi mun-taqā al-umam

The peace of a lover who has fallen short and is not acting according to the truth of his claim of love for the elite of the nations.

سَلاَمَ مُحِـــبٍّ شَطَّ عَنْـــهُ مَــزَارُهُ
فَصَارَ يُحَيِّي أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ بِالْقَلَــمْ

Salāma muḥibbin shaṭṭa ‘anhu mazāruhu
Fa-ṣāra yuḥayyī af-ḍala al-nāsi bil-qalam

The peace of a lover whose place of visit is far from him; so he has taken to greeting the best of people with his pen.

سَـــــلاَمٌ عَلَيْـــهِ مِـــنْ خَدِيــمٍ مُتَيَّـــمٍ
عَلَى الْجَوِّ فِي تَـيْهَا أُرُبَّا وَسِنْتَ جَـمْ

Salāmun ‘alayhi min khadīmin mutayyamin
‘Alā al-jawwi fī tayhā Urubbā wa-Sint-Jam

Peace be upon him from a captivated servant, high in the air over the wilderness of Europe and Saint-Germain.

سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَرِيسَ وَقَدْ عَـــلاَ
لَدَى مُرْسَلِيَّا الْآئِبُونَ عَلَى الْقِمَـــمْ

Salāmun ‘alayhi min Barīsa wa-qad ‘alā
Lada Mur-salliyyā al-ā’ibūna ‘alā al-qimam

Peace be upon him from Paris, while those returning over the mountain peaks have risen high at Marseille (Mursalliyya).

بِطَائِرَةٍ حَوْلِــي نَصَــارَى وَإِنَّنِــي
لَدَى طَيْبَةَ الْغَرَّا وَكَمْ لِي بِهَا وَكَمْ

Bi-ṭā’iratin ḥawlī Naṣārā wa-innanī
Lada Ṭaybata al-gharrā wa-kam lī bi-hā wa-kam

On an airplane, surrounded by Christians, yet I am with the radiant Medina—how much I owe to her, how much!

سَـــــلاَمٌ مِـــــنَ اللّٰهِ الْجَلِيـــلِ جَلاَلُـــهُ
عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى يَرْنُو إِلَى الْعَبْدِ يَبْتَسِمْ

Salāmun mina Allāhi al-jalīli jalāluhu
‘Alā al-Muṣṭafā yarnū ila al-‘abdi yabtasim

Peace from Allah, the Majestic, be upon the Chosen One; he gazes at the servant and smiles.

يُبَشِّرُهُ الْبَارِي بِمَدْحِــــيَ رَاضِيًــا
عَــنِ الْعَبْدِ مُخْتَارُ الْبَرِيَّةِ لَــمْ يَلُــمْ

Yubash-shiruhu al-Bārī bi-mad-ḥiya rāḍiyan
‘An al-‘abdi mukhtāru al-bariyyati lam yalum

The Creator gladdens him with my praise, being pleased with the servant; the Elite of creation does not blame.

فَصِرْتُ عَلَى مَا قَـــدْ جَنَيْتُ مُفَضَّلاً
حَبِيبَ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ فِي مَوْكِبِ الْخَـدَمْ

Fa-ṣirtu ‘alā mā qad janaytu mufaḍ-ḍalan
Ḥabība Rasūli Allāhi fī mawkibi al-khadam

So I became, despite what I committed, a favored one; a beloved of the Messenger of Allah in the procession of servants.

فَصِرْتُ بِذَا أَطْوِي الْمَقَامَــاتِ طَائِــرًا
إِلَى حَضْرَةٍ كُلُّ الْحِجَابِ بِهَا انْقَصَــمْ

Fa-ṣirtu bi-dhā aṭwī al-maqāmāti ṭā’iran
Ila ḥaḍratin kullu al-ḥijābi bi-hā-n-qaṣam

Thus I began to traverse the spiritual stations, flying to a Presence where every veil has been torn asunder.

فَقَدْتُ بِهَا نَفْسِـــي وَفَقْــدِي مَتَى بَــدَا
جَمَالُ جَلاَلٍ صَيَّــــرَ الْكُـــلَّ كَالْعَــدَمْ

Faqadtu bi-hā naf-sī wa-faq-dī matā badā
Jamālu jalālin ṣayyara al-kulla kal-‘adam

I lost my "self" within it; and when my "loss" appeared, the beauty of Majesty turned everything into non-existence.

فَصِرْتُ بِهَــا أَحْيَا مَدَى الدَّهْرِ خَالِـدًا
خَلَصْتُ مِنَ الْأَسْوَاءِ وَالشَّرِّ وَالسَّقَــمْ

Fa-ṣirtu bi-hā aḥyā madā al-dahri khālidan
Khalaṣtu mina al-aswā’i wal-shar-ri wal-saqam

So I became one who lives forever within it; I was saved from evils, harm, and illness.

بِـــهِ وَإِلَيْـــهِ فِيـــهِ عَنْــــهُ تَصَرُّفِي
مُرَادِي مُرَادُ الْحَقِّ وَالْعَبْـــدُ كَالْقَلَــمْ

Bi-hi wa-ilayhi fīhi ‘anhu taṣarrufī
Murādī murādu al-Ḥaqqi wal-‘abdu kal-qalam

Through him, toward him, in him, and from him is my conduct; my desire is the desire of the Truth, and the servant is like the pen [in God's hand].

فَطَــــوْرًا لَــدَى بَيْــتِ الْإِلَـــهِ وَتَـــارَةً
لَدَى الْمُصْطَفَى الْمَحْمُودِ وَالْقَلْبُ مُضْطَرِمْ

Fa-ṭawran lada bayti al-ilāhi wa-tāratan
Lada al-Muṣṭafā al-Maḥmūdi wal-qalbu muḍ-ṭarim

At times at the House of God (the Kaaba), and at times with the Praised Chosen One, while the heart is burning.

وَطَوْرًا لَدَى حُورِ الْجِنَـــانِ وَتَــارَةً
أَخُوضُ مَـــعَ الْأَقْوَامِ وَالْكُلُّ قَدْ عُـــدِمْ

Wa-ṭawran lada ḥūri al-jināni wa-tāratan
Akhūḍu ma‘a al-aqwāmi wal-kullu qad ‘udim

At times with the Hoor of the Gardens, and at times I dive with the people [of the world] while everything has been negated.

هُنَاكَ تَسَــــــاوَى مَـــنْ يُرِيــدُ مَنَافِعِــي
وَمَنْ رَامَ ضُرِّي لَسْتُ أَخْشَى وَلَمْ أُلَمْ

Hunāka tasāwā man yurīdu manāfi‘ī
Wa-man rāma ḍurrī lastu akhshā wa-lam ulam

There, the one who wants to benefit me and the one who intends me harm are equal; I do not fear and I am not blamed.

عَلَى أَحْمَدَ الْمُخْتَارِ مِـــنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّــهِ
صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيـــمٌ بِهَـــا تُرْفَـــعُ النِّقَــمْ

‘Alā Aḥmada al-Mukhtāri min ‘indi rabbihi
Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun bi-hā tur-fa‘u al-niqam

Upon Ahmad the Chosen, from his Lord, be a prayer and peace through which all afflictions are lifted.

صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌ مَدَى الدَّهْرِ شَاكِــرًا
لِنَعْمَاءِ مَوْلًى شُكْرُهُ الدَّهْرَ يَنْحَتِـــمْ

Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun madā al-dahri shākiran
Li-na‘mā’i mawlan shuk-ruhu al-dahra yan-ḥatim

A prayer and peace throughout eternity, as a grateful one for the favors of a Master whose thanks is mandatory forever.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَشُكْرِي وَتَسْلِيمِي وَمَدْحِي لَهُ نِعَمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-shuk-rī wa-taslīmī wa-mad-ḥī lahu ni‘am

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; my thanks, my greeting, and my praise for him are blessings.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
أَتَقْبَلُنِي يَا مُصْطَفَى الْكَوْنِ أَنْ نَعَــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
A-taqbalunī yā Muṣṭafā al-kawni an na‘am

Will you accept me, O Chosen One of the universe? I say: Yes!

عَلَيْــــــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
تَقِينِي الْعَمَى وَالضُّعْفَ وَالْعُقْمَ وَالصَّمَمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīnī al-‘amā wal-ḍu‘fa wal-‘uq-ma wal-ṣamam

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it protect me from blindness, weakness, infertility, and deafness.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
تَقِينِيَ شَرَّ الْفَقْرِ وَالْجَهْــلِ وَالْوَهَــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīniya shar-ra al-faq-ri wal-jah-li wal-waham

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it protect me from the evil of poverty, ignorance, and delusion.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
تَقِينِيَ شَرَّ الدَّيْنِ وَالشُّــؤْمِ وَالْغُمَـمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīniya shar-ra al-dayni wal-shū’mi wal-ghumam

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it protect me from the evil of debt, ill-omens, and sorrows.

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
تَقِينِيَ شَرَّ الْبُخْلِ وَالْحِرْصِ وَالْـبَرَمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīniya shar-ra al-bukh-li wal-ḥir-ṣi wal-baram

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it protect me from the evil of stinginess, greed, and annoyance.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
تَقِينِيَ شَرَّ الْبَغْيِ وَالْمَكْرِ وَالتُّهَـــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Taqīniya shar-ra al-bagh-yi wal-mak-ri wal-tuham

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it protect me from the evil of transgression, plots, and false accusations.

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَتَحْفَــظُ أَوْلاَدِي وَتَكْفِيهِـــمُ نِقَــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-taḥ-faẓu awlādī wa-takfīhim niqam

And protect my children and spare them from afflictions.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
تُصَيِّرُ أَمْصَارِي كَنَارٍ عَلَى عَلَــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Tuṣayyiru amṣārī ka-nārin ‘alā ‘alam

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it make my cities like "fire upon a mountain peak" (prominent/famous).

عَلَيْــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
تُخَوِّلُ صَحْبِي مَا ابْتَغَوْهُ مِـنَ النِّعَمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Tukhawwilu ṣaḥ-bī mā-btaghawhu mina al-ni‘am

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may it grant my companions all the blessings they desire.

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَلاَ مَسَّ نَارٌ مَنْ دَرَانِي وَمَنْ عَلِمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Falā massa nārun man darānī wa-man ‘alim

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may the Fire never touch whoever knows me or has learned [from me].

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أَرُومُ لِدِينِي مَا أَرُومُ وَقَــدْ عُلِــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Arūmu li-dīnī mā arūmu wa-qad ‘ulim

I seek for my religion all that I seek—and it has been known.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لَدَى الْمَغْرِبِ الْأَقْصَى أُحَيِّيكَ يَا قُثَمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Lada al-Magh-ribi al-aqṣā uḥayyīka yā Qutham

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; from the Far West (the Maghrib), I greet you, O Qutham.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أَنَالُ بِهَا أُنْسًا لَدَى الْقَبْرِ وَالرِّمَـــمْ

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Anālu bi-hā unsan lada al-qab-ri wal-rimam

I attain through it intimacy in the grave and among the remains.

إِلَى بَلَدِي أَوْبًــــا وَتَوْبًــا لِخَالِقِــي
وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ الْمَوْلَى جَمِيعَ الَّذِي عَلِمْ

Ila baladī awban wa-tawban li-khāliqī
Wa-astaghfiru al-mawlā jamī‘a al-ladhī ‘alim

Toward my land I return, repenting to my Creator; and I seek forgiveness from the Master for all that He knows.

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِـــهِ
صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌ لَكَالْقَطْرِ وَالدِّيَـــمْ

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥ-bihi
Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun ka-qal-ṭri wal-diyam

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions, be a prayer and peace like the falling rain and the heavy clouds.