Harful Baa · حَرْفُ الْبَاء

بَلَى إِنَّ هَـــذِي أَرْضُ طَــــهَ مُحَمَّـدُ
فَــذَاكَ عَقِيــقٌ ذَاكَ سَلْـــعٌ وَغَرْقَــدُ

Balā inna hadhī arḍu Ṭāhā Muḥammadu
fa-dhāka ʿAqīqun dhāka Salʿun wa Gharqadu

Yes indeed, this is the land of Taha Muhammad; that is al-Aqiq, that is Sal' and al-Gharqad.

وَذَا أُحُدٌ هَــذَا قُبَـــاءٌ وَبَيْـنَ ذَا
وَذَاكَ مَرَادُ الْمُنْحَمِنَّـــا مُحَمَّـــدُ

Wa dhā Uḥudun hadhā Qubā’un wa bayna dhā
wa dhāka marādu-l munḥaminnā Muḥammadu

That is Uhud, this is Quba, and between this and that is the desired place of our Bestower, Muhammad.

وَذَلِكَ بَطْحَانٌ وَهَاذَاكَ خَنْــدَقٌ
بِــهِ فَرَّ صَخْــرٌ كَانَ قَبْلُ يُهَــدِّدُ

Wa dhālika Baṭḥānun wa hādhāka khandaqun
bihi farra Ṣakhrun kāna qablu yuhaddidu

That is Bathān, and there is the Trench (Khandaq), where Sakhr (Abu Sufyan) fled after he used to threaten.

بِــهِ هَزَمَ الْجَيْشَ الْعَرَمْرَمَ بَعْدَمَا
تَيَقَّنَ جَهْلاً أَنْ سَيُعْلَى وَيُنْجَـــدُ

Bihi hazama-l jaysha-l ʿaramrama baʿdamā
tayaqqana jahlan an sayuʿlā wa yunjadu

In it, he defeated the massive army after it had ignorantly believed it would prevail and be aided.

وَقَدْ رَجَعَ الْمَنْصُورُ وَالْجِبْتُ خَاشِعٌ
بِمَأْتَـــمِ كُفْــــرٍ فِـــي الْجَزِيرَةِ يُعْقَــدُ

Wa qad rajaʿa-l manṣūru wa-l jibtu khāshiʿun
bi-ma’tami kufrin fī-l jazīrati yuʿqadu

The victorious one returned while the idol was humbled, in a funeral of disbelief held in the Peninsula.

وَقَدْ جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللّٰهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَانْتَهَى
دُجَى الْكُفْرِ وَالطُّغْيَانِ إِذْ جَاءَ أَحْمَدُ

Wa qad jā’a naṣru-llāhi wa-l fatḥu wa-ntahā
dujā-l kufri wa-ṭ ṭughyāni idh jā’a Aḥmadu

The help of Allah and the victory came, and the darkness of disbelief and tyranny ended when Ahmad arrived.

وَأَشْرَقَ نُورُ الْعِلْمِ وَالرُّشْدِ وَالتُّقَــى
أَلاَ اعْتَنِقُوا دِينَ الرَّسُولِ فَتَسْعَـــدُوا

Wa ashraqa nūru-l ʿilmi wa-r rushdi wa-t tuqā
alā-ʿtaniqū dīna-r rasūli fa-tasʿadū

The light of knowledge, guidance, and piety shone; verily, embrace the religion of the Messenger that you may be happy.

كَمَا سَعِدَ الْمَاضُونَ وَاذْكُرْ إِمَامُهُمْ
أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَتْقَى الْمُعَلَّى الْمُسَدَّدُ

Kamā saʿida-l māḍūna wa-dhkur imāmahum
Abū Bakrini-l atqā-l muʿalla-l musaddadu

Just as those of the past were happy; and remember their leader, Abu Bakr, the most God-fearing, the elevated, the guided.

وَكَالْآيَـــةِ الْكُبْرَى الْمُظَفَّرُ مَنْ غَــدَا
سِرَاجًا وَفَارُوقًـــــا وَذَاكَ الْمُؤَيَّـــدُ

Wa-ka-l āyati-l kubrā-l muẓaffaru man ghadā
sirājan wa Fārūqan wa dhāka-l mu’ayyadu

And like the greatest sign, the triumphant one who became a lamp and the Criterion (al-Faruq), and that is the supported one (Umar).

وَعُثْمَانُ ذُو النُّورَيْنِ كُلٌّ قَــدِ اعْتَلَــى
ذُرَى الْمَجْدِ فِي الدَّارَيْنِ وَالْكُلُّ صِنْدِدُ

Wa ʿUthmānu dhu-n nūrayni kullun qadi-ʿtalā
dhurā-l majdi fī-d dārayni wa-l kullu ṣindidu

And Uthman, the possessor of the two lights; everyone has ascended the heights of glory in both worlds, and each is a brave leader.

وَسَيِّدُهُمْ لَيْثُ الْكَتَائِــــبِ صِنْــوُهُ
عَلِيٌّ أَبُــو السِّبْطَيْنِ سَيْفِي الْمُهَنَّدُ

Wa sayyiduhum laythu-l katā’ibi ṣinwuhu
ʿAliyyun abū-s sibṭayni sayfī-l muhannadu

And their master, the lion of the battalions, his kinsman Ali, the father of the two grandsons, my Indian blade.

وَحَمْزَةُ وَالْعَبَّاسُ أَذْكُرُ جَعْفَـــرًا
وَشَابَهَ أَبْهَى النَّاسِ فَخْرٌ مُسَنَّــدُ

Wa Ḥamzatu wa-l ʿAbbāsu adhkuru Jaʿfaran
wa shābaha abha-n nāsi fakhrun musannadu

And Hamza and al-Abbas, and I mention Ja'far; he resembled the most beautiful of people, a supported pride.

إِلَيْكَ رَسُـــــولَ اللّٰهِ حِــــبٌّ وَخَـــادِمٌ
يَرُومُ رِضَا الْبَارِي وَفِي الْخُلْدِ يَخْلُـدُ

Ilayka rasūla-llāhi ḥibbun wa khādimun
yarūmu riḍā-l bārī wa fī-l khuldi yakhludu

To you, O Messenger of Allah, comes a lover and a servant, seeking the pleasure of the Creator to dwell in eternity.

عَلَيْـــكَ سَـــلاَمٌ وَهْوَ مِنِّـــي وَإِنَّنِي
عَلَى الْجَوِّ فِي تَـيْـهَا تِهَامَــةَ أُنْشِــدُ

ʿAlayka salāmun wa huwa minnī wa innanī
ʿalā-l jawwi fī tayhā Tihāmata unshidu

Upon you be peace from me; and I, while in the air in the wilderness of Tihama, am reciting.

أُجَمْجِمُ فِي الْأَجْوَاءِ طَوْرًا وَتَارَةً
تُجَابُ الْمَوَامِي فَدْفَــــدٌ ثُــمَّ فَدْفَـــدُ

Ujamjimu fī-l ajwā’i ṭawran wa tāratan
tujābu-l mawāmī fadfadan thumma fadfadu

I speak clearly in the atmosphere sometimes, and at other times the deserts and wastelands are crossed one after another.

عَلَى هَيْكَلٍ يَبْرِي الْبَرَى وَحَنِينُهُ
حَنِينُ عِشَارٍ أَوْ لَكَالْبَرْقِ يَرْعَــدُ

ʿAlā haykalin yabrī-l barā wa ḥanīnuhu
ḥanīnu ʿishārin aw la-ka-l barqi yarʿadu

Upon a frame (mount/vessel) that outruns the wind, and its yearning is like the yearning of pregnant camels or like the thundering lightning.

مَرَرْتُ بِبَدْرٍ بِالْقَلِيــــبِ تَذَكُّـــرًا
لِقَائِــدِنَا الْأَعْلَى الْمُقَفَّى وَأَمْجَدُ

Marartu bi-Badrin bi-l qalībi tadhakkuran
li-qā’idinā-l aʿlā-l muqaffā wa amjadu

I passed by Badr and the well, remembering our highest leader, the Final Prophet, the most glorious.

أَيَسْمَحُ سَوَّاقِي فَأَدْنُــــو مُعَاتِبًــا
لِأَهْلِ الْقَلِيبِ الْكَافِـرِيـــنَ أُنَــدِّدُ

A-yasmaḥu sawwāqī fa-adnū muʿātiban
li-ahli-l qalībi-l kāfirīna unaddidu

Will my driver allow me to draw near in reproach, to denounce the disbelieving people of the well?

وَأَسْأَلُـهُـمْ مَا ذَا لَقَوْا حِينَ هَيَّجُوا
الْمُقَفَّى بِجَيْشٍ دَرَّبُوهُ وَجَنَّـدُوا

Wa as’aluhum mā dhā laqū ḥīna hayyajū
al-muqaffā bi-jayshin darrabūhu wa jannadū

I ask them what they found when they provoked the Final Prophet with an army they had trained and recruited.

أَبُو جَهْلٍ الْعَاتِي وَلِيدٌ وَشَيْبَـــةٌ
كَذَا عُتْبَةٌ إِذْ قَلَّدُوهُمْ وَأَوْفَـــدُوا

Abū Jahlini-l ʿātī Walīdun wa Shaybatu
kadhā ʿUtbatun idh qalladūhum wa awfadū

Abu Jahl the tyrant, Walid, and Shayba; likewise Utba, when they followed them and sent them forth.

لِقَاءٌ بِبَدْرٍ قَــــــدْ أُسَـــــرُّ بِذِكْـــرِهِ
فَكُـــــلٌّ قَتِيـــــلٌ أَوْ أَسِيــــرٌ مُقَيَّــدُ

Liqā’un bi-Badrin qad usarru bi-dhikrihi
fa-kullun qatīlun aw asīrun muqayyadu

A meeting at Badr whose mention I rejoice in; for every one of them was either killed or a bound prisoner.

أُعَفِّرُ خَدِّي عِنْدَ مَمْشَـــــى مُحَمَّـــدٍ
وَلِي جَانِبَيْ هَرْشَى طَرِيقٌ مُمَهَّـــدُ

Uʿaffiru khaddī ʿinda mamshā Muḥammadin
wa lī jānibay Harshā ṭarīqun mumahhadu

I rub my cheek in the dust where Muhammad walked; and for me, by the sides of Harsha, is a paved path.

عَلَيْــــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي رَكْبٍ وَرَوْضَكَ يَقْصُدُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
mina-l ʿabdi fī rakbin wa rawḍaka yaqṣudu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace, from a servant in a caravan heading toward your garden.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
فَلَمْ أَكُ فِـــي دَرْكِ الْمُنَــــى أَتَـــرَدَّدُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
fa-lam aku fī darki-l munā ataraddadu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for I did not hesitate in attaining my desires.

عَلَيْـــــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
وَمِنْ وَالِدِي شَيْخِي وَمَا زَالَ يُحْمَدُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
wa min wālidī shaykhī wa mā zāla yuḥmadu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace, and from my father, my Shaykh, who is ever-praised.

عَلَيْــــهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِــهِ
تَطِيبُ حَيَاتِى ثُمَّ فِي الْقَبْـــرِ أَسْعَــدُ

ʿAlayhi maʿa-l āli-l kirāmi wa ṣaḥbihi
taṭību ḥayātī thumma fī-l qabri asʿadu

Upon him, along with the noble Family and his Companions; may my life be pleasant and may I be happy in the grave.