Harfut Twaa · حَرْفُ الطَّاء

طَبِيبِي قَرِيبٌ هَلْ سِقَامِيَ تَسْمَــــعُ
يُقَابِلُنِـــي يَوْمِــــي الْمُقَفَّى الْمُشَفَّــعُ

Ṭabībī qarībun hal siqāmiya tasmaʿu
yuqābilunī yawmi-l muqaffā-l mushaffaʿu

My physician is near; do you hear my ailment? Today the Final Prophet, the intercessor, meets me.

أَرَانِي إِذَا مَا جِئْتُ يَوْمًــا مُحَمَّــدًا
تَحَقَّـــــقُ آمَالِــي كَمَــــــا أَتَوَقَّــعُ

Arānī idhā mā ji’tu yawman Muḥammadā
taḥaqqaqu āmālī kamā atawaqqaʿu

I see that if I ever come to Muhammad, my hopes will be realized just as I expect.

مُحَمَّدُ خَيْرُ الْعَالَمِيــــنَ وَسِيلَتِــي
أَتَــــاكَ خَدِيـــمٌ ضَارِعٌ يَتَشَفَّـــعُ

Muḥammadu khayru-l ʿālamīna wasīlatī
atāka khadīmun ḍāriʿun yatashaffaʿu

Muhammad, the best of the worlds, is my means; a pleading servant has come to you seeking intercession.

أَتَيْتُ بِصِنْوِي ثُمَّ أَهْلِي وَإِلْدَتِــي
سِرَاعًا وَحَوْلَ الْهَاشِمِي نَتَجَمَّعُ

Ataytu bi-ṣinwī thumma ahlī wa ildatī
sirāʿan wa ḥawla-l hāshimiyyi natajam-maʿu

I came with my kinsman, then my family and my children, hurrying, and around the Hashemite we gather.

وَخَلْفِي جُمُوعٌ يَنْتَمُونَ لِحِزْبِكُمْ
يَعُمُّهُمُ التَّشْفِيعُ أَجْمَــــعُ أَكْطَــعُ

Wa khalfī jumūʿun yantamūna li-ḥizbikum
yaʿum-muhumu-t tashfīʿu ajmaʿu akṭaʿu

And behind me are crowds belonging to your party; the intercession encompasses them all, entirely and completely.

أَيَا نَفْسُ أَدْرَكْتِ الْأَمَانِي فَهَــــــذِهِ
مَرَابِعُ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ وَالنُّورُ يَسْطَعُ

Ayā nafsu adrakti-l amānī fa-hādhihi
marābiʿu khayri-n nāsi wa-n nūru yaṣṭaʿu

O soul, you have attained your desires; for these are the dwellings of the best of mankind, and the light is shining.

أَيَا نَفْسُ أَدْرَكْتِ الْأَمَانِي فَهَــــــذِهِ
مَرَابِعُ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ وَالنُّورُ يَسْطَعُ

Ayā nafsu adrakti-l amānī fa-hādhihi
marābiʿu khayri-n nāsi wa-n nūru yaṣṭaʿu

O soul, you have attained your desires; for these are the dwellings of the best of mankind, and the light is shining.

فَأَلْقَتْ عَصَاهَا وَاسْتَقَرَّتْ بِهَا النَّوَى
وَنِلْتِ الْمُنَى مَا بَالُ عَيْنِكِ تَدْمَــــعُ

Fa-alqat ʿaṣāhā wa-staqarrat bihā-n nawā
wa nilti-l munā mā bālu ʿayniki tadmaʿu

So the soul has cast down its staff (settled) and the destination is fixed; you have attained your wishes, so why do your eyes weep?

وَمَا بَالُ هَذَا الشَّوْقِ وَالشَّمْـلُ جَامِـــعٌ
وَذَا الْحَبْلُ مَوْصُولٌ فَمَا الْوَصْلُ يُمْنَعُ

Wa mā bālu hādhā-sh shawqi wa-sh shamlu jāmiʿun
wa dhā-l ḥablu mawṣūlun fa-mā-l waṣlu yumnaʿu

And what is the matter with this longing while the gathering is united? This rope is connected, so union cannot be prevented.

فَلَوْ صَوَّرُونِي فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ لَمْ يَرَوْا
سِوَى شَخْصِ مَحْبُوبٍ بِهِ نَتَمَتَّـــعُ

Falaw ṣawwarūnī fī-l ḥaqīqati lam yaraw
siwā shakhṣi maḥbūbin bihi natamat-taʿu

If they were to depict me in reality, they would see nothing but the person of the Beloved through whom we find joy.

فَبَاعِثُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِلشَّـــوْقِ وَاحِــدٌ
فَلَسْتُ أُثَنِّيــــهِ وَلَــمْ أَكُ أَجْمَــعُ

Fa-bāʿithu Ibrāhīma li-sh shawqi wāḥidun
falastu uthannīhi wa lam aku ajmaʿu

The One who rouses Ibrahim to longing is One; I do not make Him two, nor do I pluralize Him.

وَهُو الْمُصْطَفَى خَيْرُ الْخَلاَئِقِ أَحْمَدٌ
بِهِ قُوتُ رُوحِي عِنْدَهُ الْقَلْبُ يَخْشَعُ

Wa huwa-l muṣṭafā khayru-l khalā’iqi Aḥmadu
bihi qūtu rūḥī ʿindahu-l qalbu yakhshaʿu

He is the Chosen one, the best of creation, Ahmad; in him is the nourishment of my spirit, and before him the heart is humble.

عَكَفْـــــتُ عَلَــى بَابِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّــدٍ
وَمَنْ رَامَ ضُرِّي فَهْوَ أَجْدَى وَأَنْفَعُ

ʿAkaftu ʿalā bābi-n nabiyyi Muḥammadi
wa man rāma ḍurrī fahuwa ajdā wa anfaʿu

I have devoted myself to the door of the Prophet Muhammad; and whoever intends harm for me—he (the Prophet) is more helpful and beneficial.

بِمَكَّةَ بِالْمَسْعَى بِخَيْــفٍ وَمَشْعَــرٍ
ضِيَاءُ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ لِلطَّرْفِ يَلْمَـــعُ

Bi-Makkata bi-l masʿā bi-Khayfin wa mashʿari
ḍiyā’u rasūli-llāhi li-ṭ ṭarfi yalmaʿu

In Mecca, at the Mas'a, at Khayf, and the sanctuary; the light of the Messenger of Allah gleams for the eye.

بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ بِالْمُحَصَّـــبِ لاَ أَرَى
رَفِيقًا سِوَى الْهَادِي بِــــهِ أَتَمَتَّــعُ

Bi-ghāri Ḥirā’in bi-l muḥaṣ-ṣabi lā arā
rafīqan siwā-l hādī bihi atamat-taʿu

In the cave of Hira' and at al-Muhassab, I see no companion except the Guide through whom I find joy.

مُحَمَّدُ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ أَحْمَـــدُ عَاقِـــبٌ
بِحُبِّ الْإِمَامِ الْهَاشِمِي أَتَشَبَّـــعُ

Muḥammadun ʿabdu-llāhi Aḥmadu ʿāqibu
bi-ḥubbi-l imāmi-l hāshimiyyi atashabbaʿu

Muhammad, the servant of Allah, Ahmad, the Successor; through the love of the Hashemite Imam, I am satiated.

عَلَيْكَ أَمِينَ اللّٰهِ نَاصِـــــرُ حَامِــدًا
بَشِيرًا نَذِيرًا مَاحِيَ الْكُفْــرِ أَرْوَعُ

ʿAlayka amīna-llāhi nāṣiru ḥāmidā
bashīran nadhīran māḥiya-l kufri arwaʿu

Upon you, O Trustworthy one of Allah, helper and praiser; bringer of glad tidings, warner, eraser of disbelief, O wonderful one.

مَكِيٌّ وَيَا مَأْمُونُ حِبِّي وَمَرْكَــزِي
فَمَا فِي سِوَى هَادِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ أَطْمَـــعُ

Makiyyun wa yā ma’mūnu ḥibbī wa markazī
famā fī siwā hādī-l bariyyati aṭmaʿu

O Meccan, O trusted one, my beloved and my center; I desire nothing but the Guide of creation.

أَيَا جَامِعَ الْخَيْرَاتِ يَا مَلْجَأَ الْوَرَى
فَصِلْنِي بِحَبْـــلٍ لاَ يُـــرَى يَتَقَطَّــعُ

Ayā jāmiʿa-l khayrāti yā malja’a-l warā
fa-ṣilnī bi-ḥablin lā yurā yataqaṭ-ṭaʿu

O gatherer of all good, O refuge of mankind; connect me with a rope that is never seen to break.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَإِنَّ فُــؤَادِي عِنْدَكَ الدَّهْـــرَ أَجْمَــعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
fa-inna fu’ādī ʿindaka-d dahra ajmaʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for my heart is with you for all of time.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
فَعَيْشٌ بِدُونِ الْحُبِّ فِيــكَ مُضَيَّـــعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
fa-ʿayshun bi-dūni-l ḥubbi fīka muḍayyaʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for a life without love for you is a life wasted.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
لِقَاءٌ كَحَسْـــوِ الطَّيْرِ لِلْقَلْبِ مُوجِعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
liqā’un ka-ḥaswi-ṭ ṭayri li-l qalbi mūjiʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; a meeting as brief as a bird's sip is painful to the heart.

وَيَوْمٌ كَأَلْفٍ مِنْ سِنِيــــنَ أَعُــدُّهُ
قَصِيرًا فَمَا نَفْسِــــي بِذَلِكَ تَقْنَــعُ

Wa yawmun ka-alfin min sinīna aʿudduhu
qaṣīran fa-mā nafsī bi-dhālika taqnaʿu

And a day that I count as a thousand years, I still find too short; my soul is never satisfied with that.

عَلَيْــــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِـــي بِالسَّـلاَمِ أُوَدِّعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
ʿalā raghmi anfī bi-s salāmi uwaddiʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; despite my reluctance, I bid farewell with peace.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَهَلْ بَعْدَ هَــذَا كُلِّهِ سَوْفَ أَرْجِعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
wa hal baʿda hādhā kullihi sawfa arjiʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and after all of this, shall I really return?

عَلَيْــــــكَ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ
مَدَى الدَّهْرِ دِينَ الْمُصْطَفَى الْقَرْمِ أَرْفَعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
madā-d dahri dīna-l muṣṭafa-l qarmi arfaʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; throughout time, I elevate the religion of the noble Chosen one.

عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
مَقَامُكَ مَحْمُودٌ لَدَى الْحَشْرِ تَشْفَــعُ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
maqāmuka maḥmūdun ladā-l ḥashri tashfaʿu

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; your station is the Praiseworthy one, and at the Gathering, you shall intercede.