Harful Jiim · حَرْفُ الْجِيم

جَمَعْتَ وَجُودًا هَيْبَــــةً وَجَـــلاَلاَ
وَأَبْصَرْتُ مِنْ ذَا بَهْجَةً وَجَمَـالاَ

Jamaʿta wujūdan haybatan wa jalālā
wa abṣartu min dhā bahjatan wa jamālā

You gathered existence, awe, and majesty; and I have perceived through this radiance and beauty.

جَمَالُكَ أُنْـــــسٌ هَيْبَـــةٌ وَمَحَبَّــةٌ
فَأَنْتَ أَتَـــــمُّ الْمُرْسَلِيـــنَ كَمَــالاَ

Jamāluka unsun haybatun wa maḥabbatun
fa-anta atammu-l mursalīna kamālā

Your beauty is intimacy, awe, and love; for you are the most complete of the Messengers in perfection.

وَكُلُّهُمُ حَــازَ الْمَكَــارِمَ وَالْعُــلاَ
وَمَا كَالْإِمَامِ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ خِصَــالاَ

Wa kulluhumu ḥāza-l makārima wa-l ʿulā
wa mā ka-l imāmi-l hāshimiyyi khiṣālā

All of them attained noble traits and high standing, but none have character like the Hashemite Imam.

مُحَمَّدُ يَا خَيْــرَ الْأَنَامِ وَسِيلَتِــي
حَبَاكَ إِلَـهِي مَا يَفُــــوتُ مَقَــالاَ

Muḥammadu yā khayra-l anāmi wasīlatī
ḥabāka ilāhī mā yafūtu maqālā

Muhammad, O best of mankind, you are my means; my God has endowed you with that which surpasses description.

مُحَمَّدُ يَا خَيْــرَ الْأَنَامِ وَسِيلَتِــي
حَبَاكَ إِلَـهِي مَا يَفُــــوتُ مَقَــالاَ

Muḥammadu yā khayra-l anāmi wasīlatī
ḥabāka ilāhī mā yafūtu maqālā

Muhammad, O best of mankind, you are my means; my God has endowed you with that which surpasses description.

وَأَنْتَ وَهَبْتَ الْبِيضَ وَالسُّودَ فَانْتَحَى
إِلَيْــــــكَ خَدِيــــــمٌ رَامَ مِنْـــكَ مَنَــالاَ

Wa anta wahabta-l bīḍa wa-s sūda fa-ntaḥā
ilayka khadīmun rāma minka manālā

You gave generously to the white and the black; thus a servant has turned toward you seeking a gift.

وَأَعْنِيكَ خَيْرَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَسِيلَتِــي
مُنِيلِي لَدَى الْيَوْمِ الرَّهِيبِ نَــوَالاَ

Wa aʿnīka khayra-l ʿālamīna wasīlatī
munīlī ladā-l yawmi-r rahībi nawālā

I mean you, O best of the worlds, my means; the one who grants me a gift on the Day of Terror.

وَتَيَّمَنِي حُبِّيكَ صِرْتُ مُجَمْجِمًـــا
عَلَى الْبَرِّ وَالْأَجْوَا أَرُومُ وِصَــالاَ

Wa tayyamanī ḥubbīka ṣirtu mujamjimā
ʿalā-l barri wa-l ajwā arūmu wiṣālā

Your love has infatuated me; I have become one who speaks clearly across lands and skies seeking union.

فَغَادَرْتُ أَوْطَانِي وَأَهْلِي وَأُسْرَتِي
أَجُوبُ الْفَلاَ لَمْ أَشْــكُ قَـــطُّ كَــلاَلاَ

Fa-ghādartu awṭānī wa ahlī wa usratī
ajūbu-l falā lam ashku qaṭṭu kalālā

So I left my homelands, my people, and my family; I traverse the wilderness and never once complained of fatigue.

بِكَوْلَخَ طَوْرًا أَوْ بِيُوفٍ وَمَــرَّةً
بِبَارِيسَ دَارِ الْفَاسِقِينَ كُسَالَــى

Bi-Kawlakha ṭawran aw bi-Yūfin wa marratan
bi-Bārīsa dāri-l fāsiqīna kusālā

In Kaolack at times, or in Yeumbeul, and once in Paris—the abode of the lazy transgressors.

بِبَلْجِيــكَ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ يَوْمًا تَجَـــوُّلاً
بِقَاهِرَةٍ أَبْغِـي هُنَــــاكَ جَمَــالاَ

Bi-Baljīka yawman thumma yawman tajawwulā
bi-Qāhiratin abghī hunāka jamālā

In Belgium for a day, then a day of wandering in Cairo, seeking beauty there.

لِعَبْدِ الْمَلِيكِ الْقَرْمِ قَدْ جِئْتُ مَوْهِناً
وَمَا لُنْدُنًا أَبْغِـــي فَهَبْهَـــا خَيَــالاَ

Li-ʿAbdi-l Malīki-l qarmi qad ji’tu mawninan
wa mā Lundunan abghī fa-habhā khayālā

To the noble Abdul Malik (in Morocco) I came late at night; as for London, I do not seek it—consider it but a phantom.

بِبَيْرُوتَ أَنْحُو الصِّينَ بِالشَّرْقِ خَادِمًا
رَسُولَ إِلَـــهِ الْعَرْشِ وَهْـــوَ تَعَالَـــى

Bi-Bayrūta anḥū-ṣ Ṣīna bi-sh sharqi khādimā
rasūla ilāhi-l ʿarshi wa huwa taʿālā

In Beirut, I head toward China in the East as a servant of the Messenger of the God of the Throne—exalted is He.

كَرَاشِي بِهَا خَلَّفْتُ أَهْـــلَ مَوَدَّتِــي
هُمُ نَصَرُوا دِيـــنَ النَّبِـــيِّ فِعَــالاَ

Karāshī bihā khallaftu ahla mawaddatī
hum naṣarū dīna-n nabiyyi fiʿālā

In Karachi, I left behind the people of my affection; they supported the religion of the Prophet through actions.

قَدِ اعْتَصَمُوا بِالْحَبْلِ حَبْلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
كِبَارًا وَأَطْفَالاً نِسًا وَرِجَــــالاَ

Qadi-ʿtaṣamū bi-l ḥabli ḥabli Muḥammadin
kibāran wa aṭfālan nisan wa rijālā

They clung to the rope—the rope of Muhammad—elders and children, women and men.

بِدَارِ عُلُومِ الدِّينِ أَدْرَكْتُ نُزْهَتِي
فَقَدْ شَيَّدَتْ مَجْدًا يَفُـــــوقُ مَقَــالاَ

Bi-dāri ʿulūmi-d dīni adraktu nuzhatī
fa-qad shayyadat majdan yafūtu maqālā

In the House of Religious Sciences I found my recreation; it has built a glory that surpasses speech.

لِمَرْكَزِ إِنْعَـــامِ الْإِلَــــهِ تَشَوُّقِـــي
فَقَدْ شَادَ مَجْـــدًا إِذْ أَتَاحَ مَجَــالاَ

Li-markazi inʿāmi-l ilāhi tashawwuqī
fa-qad shāda majdan idh atāḥa majālā

Toward the center of God's favor is my longing; for it built glory when it provided the opportunity.

بِلاَهُورَ بِالْـهِـنْدِ الْقَدِيــــمِ عِمَــارَةٌ
مَسِيرِي إِلَى الْمَوْلَى وَجَلَّ جَلاَلاَ

Bi-Lāhūra bi-l Hindi-l qadīmi ʿimāratun
masīrī ila-l mawlā wa jalla jalālā

In Lahore, in ancient India, there is a structure; my journey is toward the Master—majestic is His majesty.

لِـهَنْكُوكَ مِنْ بَنْكُوكَ جَاءَ خَدِيمُكُمْ
يُوَالِي لَكَ الْأَسْفَارَ وَهْـــوَ أَطَالاَ

Li-Hankūka min Bankūka jā’a khadīmukum
yuwālī laka-l asfāra wa huwa aṭālā

To Hong Kong from Bangkok your servant came; he continues the travels for you, and he has prolonged them.

بِفَارِغِ صَبْــرٍ قَـــدْ أَتَى مُتَطَفِّــلاً
فَحَقِّقْ رَجَا عَبْــــدٍ رَآكَ مَنَـــالاَ

Bi-fārighi ṣabrin qad atā mutaṭaffilā
fa-ḥaqqiq rajā ʿabdin ra’āka manālā

With exhausted patience he has come as an uninvited guest; so fulfill the hope of a servant who saw you as his goal.

فَفِي كُلِّ حَيٍّ قَدْ حَبَطْتَ بِنِعْمَـــةٍ
إِلَى كُلِّ حَيٍّ قَدْ بَذَلْــــتَ مَنَـــالاَ

Fa-fī kulli ḥayyin qad ḥabaṭta bi-niʿmatin
ilā kulli ḥayyin qad badhalta manālā

For in every neighborhood you have descended with a blessing; to every living soul you have bestowed a gift.

عَلَوْتُ الْبِحَارَ الزَّاخِرَاتِ وَإِنَّنِــي
عَلَوْتُ الْقُرَى وَالْمُدْنَ بَلْهَ الْجِبَالاَ

ʿAlawtu-l biḥāra-z zākhirāti wa innanī
ʿalawtu-l qurā wa-l mudna balha-l jibālā

I rose above the overflowing seas, and indeed I rose above the villages and cities, let alone the mountains.

أَرُومُ رِضَى الْبَارِي لِنُصْرَةِ دِينِــهِ
وَأُبْرِزُ لِلْجِيــــلِ الْجَدِيــــدِ مِثَـــالاَ

Arūmu riḍā-l bārī li-nuṣrati dīnihi
wa ubrizu li-l jīli-l jadīdi mithālā

I seek the pleasure of the Creator to support His religion, and to present an example for the new generation.

ضَعِيفٌ عَلِيلٌ شَائِـــبٌ مُتَحَمِّـــسٌ
لِيَنْصُرَ دِينًــــــا لاَ يُرِيـــدُ قِتَـــالاَ

Ḍaʿīfun ʿalīlun shā’ibun mutaḥammisun
li-yanṣura dīnan lā yurīdu qitālā

A weak, ailing, gray-haired, but enthusiastic man; to support a religion that does not desire fighting.

لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ الْـهَاشِمِي الدَّهْرَ مَا غَزَا
بَلَى صَـــدَّ عُدْوَانًا وَرَدَّ ضَــلاَلاَ

Li-anna-n nabiyya-l hāshimiyya-d dahra mā ghazā
balā ṣadda ʿudwānan wa radda ḍalālā

For the Hashemite Prophet never initiated a raid; rather, he repelled aggression and turned back misguidance.

تَقَاذَفَهُ الْأَجْوَاءُ شَرْقًا وَمَغْرِبًـــا
يُبِينُ الْـهُدَى فِعْلاً وَقَالاً وَحَالاَ

Taqādhafahu-l ajwā’u sharqan wa maghribā
yubīnu-l hudā fiʿlan wa qālan wa ḥālā

The winds of the atmosphere toss him East and West; explaining the guidance through action, speech, and state.

بِكَنْتُونَ جَنْبَ الْقَرْمِ سَعْدٍ تَوَسُّلِــي
بِقَائِــدِهِ رَدَّ الْجُيُــوشَ وَصَـــالاَ

Bi-Kantūna janba-l qarmi Saʿdin tawassulī
bi-qā’idihi radda-l juyūsha wa ṣālā

In Canton, beside the noble Sa'd (ibn Abi Waqqas), is my seeking of means; through his leader, he repelled armies and charged.

رَمَاهُمْ بِأَمْرِ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ وَإِنَّـــهُ
أَذَاقَ الْجُمُوعَ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَبَالاَ

Ramāhum bi-amri-l hāshimiyyi wa innahu
adhāqa-l jumūʿa-l muʿtadīna wabālā

He pelted them by the command of the Hashemite, and indeed he made the transgressing masses taste calamity.

عَلَيْكَ سَــــلاَمُ اللّٰهِ يَا سَعْـــدُ إِنَّـــهُ
أَتَاكَ خِفَــــافٌ يَرْجِعُـــونَ ثِقَـــالاَ

ʿAlayka salāmu-llāhi yā Saʿdu innahu
atāka khifāfun yarjiʿūna thiqālā

Upon you be the peace of Allah, O Sa'd; for people came to you light and returned heavy with blessings.

لِبِيكِينَ مِنْ كَنْتُونَ بِالصِّينِ نَائِيًــا
وَكَوْلَخُ تَدْعُو قَدْ أَبَنْتَ الرِّحَــالاَ

Li-Bīkīna min Kantūna bi-ṣ Ṣīni nā’iyā
wa Kawlakhu tadʿū qad abanta-r riḥālā

To Beijing from Canton in China, far away; while Kaolack calls, for you have made the travels clear.

تَمَسَّكْ بِأَذْيَالِ النَّبِــــيِّ مُتَابِعًــا
مَذَاهِبَــــهُ وَالْمُحْدَثَــاتُ فَلاَ لاَ

Tamassak bi-adhyāli-n nabiyyi mutābiʿā
madhāhibahu wa-l muḥdathātu falā lā

Cling to the hems of the Prophet, following his ways; and as for innovations—no, absolutely no.

فَتُغْنِيكَ عَنْ دُسْتُورِ كُرْزٍ وَخَالِدٍ
وَتُغْنِيكَ عَنْ جُونٍ يَرُومُ مُحَالاَ

Fa-tughnīka ʿan dustūri Kurzin wa Khālidin
wa tughnīka ʿan Jūnin yarūmu muḥālā

It suffices you over the constitution of Curzon and Khalid; and it suffices you over John who seeks the impossible.

فَمَا نَابُلْيُونٌ أَوْ لَنِينٌ وَمَرْكَـــسٌ
بِمُوحًى إِلَيْهِمْ خَلِّ عَنْكَ خَبَـــالاَ

Fa-mā Nābulyūnun aw Lanīnun wa Markasun
bi-mūḥan ilayhim khalli ʿanka khabālā

For Napoleon, Lenin, or Marx were not inspired; leave aside such confusion.

كِتَـــابٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْجَلِيلِ جَلاَلُـــهُ
قَدِيـــمٌ وَبَاقٍ لاَ يَخَــافُ زَوَالاَ

Kitābun mina-llāhi-l jalīli jalāluhu
qadīmun wa bāqin lā yakhāfu zawālā

A Book from Allah—majestic is His majesty—ancient and eternal, fearing no end.

تَلاَهُ الْفَتَى الْمَأْمُونُ جَهْرًا وَيَقْظَــةً
فَـــدَعْ بَعْـــدَ هَــذَا كُــلَّ قِيلَ وَقَالاَ

Talāhu-l fatā-l ma’mūnu jahran wa yaqẓatan
fa-daʿ baʿda hādhā kulla qīla wa qālā

The trustworthy youth (Muhammad) recited it openly and in wakefulness; so leave after this all "he said" and "she said."

فَيَا رَبِّ قَــــرِّرْ لِي الْعُيُــونَ بِأَنْ أَرَى
سِوَى الْحَقِّ مِنْ ذَا الْقَرْنِ زَالَ وَزَالاَ

Fa-yā rabbi qarrir lī-l ʿuyūna bi-an arā
siwā-l ḥaqqi min dhā-l qarni zāla wa zālā

O Lord, delight my eyes by seeing all but the Truth vanish from this century.

وَيَعْلُو لِوَاءُ الْـهَاشِمِـيِّ وَقَدْ هَـــوَى
لِوَا الْغَيِّ وَالطُّعْيَــانِ وَهْـــوَ تَعَالَــى

Wa yaʿlū liwā’u-l hāshimiyyi wa qad hawā
liwā-l ghayyi wa-ṭ ṭughyāni wa huwa taʿālā

May the banner of the Hashemite rise, while the banner of error and tyranny has fallen—and he (the Prophet) is exalted.

إِلَيْكَ وَلاَ أَرْجُو سِوَاكَ وَإِنْ يَكُـــنْ
سِــــوَاكَ مَنَالِي مَــا قَبِلْــتُ نَــوَالاَ

Ilayka walā arjū siwāka wa in yakun
siwāka manālī mā qabiltu nawālā

Toward you I turn and I hope in none but you; even if my goal were elsewhere, I would not accept the gift.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
أَجِرْنِـي وَأَصْحَــابِي أَرَاكَ ثِمَــالاَ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
ajirnī wa aṣḥābī arāka thimālā

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; protect me and my companions, for I see you as a sanctuary.

عَلَيْـــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَتَشْمَلُ أَصْحَــــابَ النَّبِــيِّ وَآلاَ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
wa tashmalu aṣḥāba-n nabiyyi wa ālā

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and may it include the Prophet's companions and family.