Harful Waaw · حَرْفُ الْوَاوِ

وِدَادُ حَبِيبِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ لاَ لَهُ شَـرْوَى
بِهِ شُغْلُ قَلْبِي لاَ سُعَادُ وَلاَ أَرْوَى

Widādu ḥabībi Allāhi man lā lahu sharwā
Bi-hi shugh-lu qalbī lā Su‘ādu wa-lā Arwā

The affection for the Beloved of Allah, who has no equal—with him is the preoccupation of my heart, not with [the poetic muses] Su‘ad or Arwa.

ضَــلاَلٌ قَدِيـــمٌ وَهْوَ نَهْجٌ مُقَــوَّمٌ
فَضِدٌّ بِضِدٍّ فَلْتَذَلَّلْ لِمَـــنْ تَهْــوَى

Ḍalālun qadīmun wa-huwa nahjun muqawwamun
Fa-ḍiddun bi-ḍiddin faltadhallal liman tahwā

It is an ancient [ecstatic] "misguidance," yet it is a straight path; thus, contrast with its opposite, and humble yourself to the one you love.

بِهِ الرُّسْلُ وَالْأَقْطَابُ هَامُوا وَأُرْشِدُوا
وَقَدْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَا بَحْــرَهُ رَهْــوَا

Bi-hi al-rusulu wal-aqṭābu hāmū wa-urshidū
Wa-qad tarakū min ba‘di dhā baḥrahu rahwā

Through him, the Messengers and the Poles (saints) were infatuated and guided; and after that, they left his ocean [wide and] calm for others.

مُحَمَّـــدُ مَحْبُوبِـــي مُحَمَّــدُ مَسْنَــدِي
مُحَمَّدُ شُغْلِي فِي حَيَاتِي وَلاَ غَـرْوَى

Muḥammadu maḥbūbī Muḥammadu masnadī
Muḥammadu shugh-lī fī ḥayātī wa-lā gharwā

Muhammad is my beloved, Muhammad is my support; Muhammad is my preoccupation in my life, and no wonder!

فَمَهْمَا قَضَى الْهَــادِي فَإِنِّي مُسَلِّمٌ
وَقَاضٍ سِوَاهُ لَمْ أُرِدْهُ وَلَمْ أَهْــوَا

Famahmā qaḍā al-Hādī fa-innī musallimun
Wa-qāḍin siwāhu lam urid-hu wa-lam ahwā

Whatever the Guide (the Prophet) decrees, I am in total submission; I desire no judge besides him, nor do I love any other.

فَمَنْ رَامَ مِنِّــــي فَلْيَمُـــتَّ بِحَبْلِــهِ
وَإِلاَّ فَيَأْبَى اللّٰهُ وَالْغَيْــرُ مَا يَقْــوَى

Faman rāma minnī falyamutta bi-ḥablihi
Wa-illā fa-yab’ā Allāhu wal-ghayru mā yaqwā

Whoever wants anything from me, let him hold fast to his rope; otherwise, Allah refuses, and no one else has the power.

أَلِينُ لِمَنْ يَقْفُـــو الْأَمِيـــنَ وَإِنَّنِــي
شَدِيدٌ وَصَعْبٌ إِذْ أُقَادُ إِلَى الْأَهْـوَا

Alīnu liman yaq-fū al-Amīna wa-innanī
Shadīdun wa-ṣa‘bun idh uqādu ila al-ahwā

I am gentle with those who follow the Trustworthy One; but I am firm and difficult when led toward whims.

فَمَــــنْ قَادَ لِلتَّثْلِيــثِ فَهْــوَ مُــزَوِّرٌ
أُدَمِّرُهُ بِالْحَـــقِّ وَالسَّنَـــدِ الْأَقْــوَى

Faman qāda lit-tathlīthi fahuwa muzawwirun
Udammiruhu bil-ḥaqqi wal-sanadi al-aqwā

Whoever calls to the "Trinity" is a forger; I destroy his claims with the Truth and the strongest support.

أَبَيْنَــا سِـوَى التَّوْحِيــدِ وَالسُّنَّــةِ الَّتِــي
عَنِ الْمُصْطَفَى تُرْوَى وَعَنْ صَحْبِهِ تُرْوَى

Abaynā siwā al-Tawḥīdi wal-Sunnati al-latī
‘An al-Muṣṭafā turwā wa-‘an ṣaḥbihi turwā

We refuse everything except Divine Unity (Tawhid) and the Sunnah that is narrated from the Chosen One and his companions.

أَفِي اللّٰهِ شَكٌّ أَوْ بِأَحْمَـــدَ فَاسْمَعُــوا
فَكُلٌّ سِوَاهُ مُفْتَـرًى كَـــذِبٌ دَعْـوَى

A-fī Allāhi shakkun aw bi-Aḥmada fasma‘ū
Fa-kullun siwāhu muftaran kadhibun da‘wā

Is there any doubt about Allah or about Ahmad? Then listen: everything besides him is a fabrication, a lie, and a [false] claim.

فَعِيسَـــى عُبَيْــــدُ اللّٰهِ وَهْــوَ أَمِينُــــهُ
وَرُوحٌ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْأَمِينِ فَمَا الْإِغْوَا

Fa-‘Īsā ‘ubaydu Allāhi wa-huwa amīnuhu
Wa-rūḥun mina al-rūḥi al-Amīni famā al-ighwā

Jesus is but a small servant of Allah and His trustworthy one; he is a spirit from the "Trustworthy Spirit"—so where is the delusion?

وَآدَمُ مِـــنْ ذَا الــــرُّوحِ وَهْــوَ مُحَمَّــدٌ
كَــذَا جَبْرَئِيلُ مِنْ حَبِيبِي رَأَى الْأَضْوَا

Wa-Ādamu min dhā al-rūḥi wa-huwa Muḥammadun
Kadhā Jabra’īlu min ḥabībī ra’ā al-aḍwā

And Adam is from this Spirit—and he is Muhammad; likewise, Gabriel saw the lights [of existence] from my beloved.

مُحَمَّـــــدُ عَبْـــــدُ اللّٰهِ عَبْـــدٌ مُكَــــرَّمٌ
بِهِ يُرْفَعُ التَّثْلِيثُ وَالْجَــدْبُ وَالْأَسْــوَا

Muḥammadu ‘abdu Allāhi ‘abdun mukarramun
Bi-hi yur-fa‘u al-tathlīthu wal-jad-bu wal-aswā

Muhammad is the servant of Allah, an honored servant; through him, trinity, drought, and evils are lifted.

بِهِ مُزِّقَ الْحِزْبُ الْمُضَلِّـــلُ عَـنْ هَـوًى
وَيُهْلَكُ مَنْ حَادُوا عَنِ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمَأْوَى

Bi-hi muzziqa al-ḥizbu al-muḍallilu ‘an hawan
Wa-yuhlaku man ḥādū ‘an al-Muṣṭafā al-ma’wā

Through him, the party that misleads through whims was torn apart; and those who deviate from the Chosen One—the refuge—perish.

فَيَا وَيْحَهُـــمْ تَبًّـــا لِدِيــنِ زَعِيمِهِــمْ
فَبَغْيٌ وَعُدْوَانٌ وَسَعْيٌ إِلَى إِغْــوَا

Fa-yā wayḥahum tabban li-dīni za‘īmihim
Fa-baghyun wa-‘udwānun wa-sa‘yun ila ighwā

Woe to them! Ruin be upon the religion of their leader; for it is but transgression, enmity, and a striving toward delusion.

فَيَا رَبِّ عَجِّـــلْ باِلْـهَــلاَكِ لِحِزْبِــهِ
وَتَسْلُبُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ كَمَـــا أَهْــوَى

Fa-yā rabbi ‘ajjil bil-halāki li-ḥizbihi
Wa-taslubu minhu kulla amrin kamā ahwā

O my Lord! Hasten the destruction of his party, and strip from him every matter, just as I desire.

بِجَــاهِ رَسُــــولِ اللّٰهِ حَقِّـــقْ رَجَاءَنَــا
سَرِيعًا كَمَا نَدْعُوكَ فِي الْجَهْرِ وَالنَّجْوَى

Bi-jāhi Rasūli Allāhi ḥaqqiq rajā’anā
Sarī‘an kamā nad‘ūka fī al-jah-ri wal-najwā

By the rank of the Messenger of Allah, realize our hope, quickly, just as we call upon You in public and in private.

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَآلٍ وَأَصْحَابٍ بِذِكْرِهِـــمُ أَرْوَى

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Wa-ālin wa-asḥābin bi-dhikrihimu arwā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, and upon the family and companions—through whose mention I am quenched.