Harfun Nuun · حَرْفُ النُّون

نَشِيمُ بُرُوقَ النَّصْرِ وَالرُّشْدِ وَالْفَوْزِ
بِقُرْبِ إِمَامِي مَلْجَإِ الْكُــــلِّ وَالْكَنْــزِ

Nashīmu burūqa-n naṣri wa-r rushdi wa-l fawzi
bi-qurbi imāmī malja’i-l kulli wa-l kanzi

We observe the lightning of victory, guidance, and triumph, in the proximity of my Imam, the refuge of all and the treasure.

عَسَانِي إِذَا مَا جِئْتُ أَحْمَـــدَ زَائِــرًا
يُدَارِكُ بِي قَرْنِي وَيُعْلِنُ لِي فَوْزِي

ʿAsānī idhā mā ji’tu Aḥmada zā’irā
yudāriku bī qarnī wa yuʿlinu liy fawzī

May I, when I come to visit Ahmad, find that he rectifies my era for me and announces my success.

أَتَيْتَ وَدُنْيَا النَّاسِ ظُلْـــمٌ وَظَلْمَــةٌ
وَهَرْجٌ وَمَا يَتْلُوهُ مِنْ أَوْجُهِ الرِّجْزِ

Atayta wa dunyā-n nāsi ẓulmun wa ẓalmatun
wa harjun wa mā yatlūhu min awjuhi-r rijzi

You came while the world of people was in oppression and darkness, in turmoil and the ensuing forms of filth.

فَجِئْتَ لِمَحْوِ الْكُفْرِ وَالظُّلْـــمِ فَانْمَحَــتْ
ضُرُوبُ الْبَلاَيَا دُونَ ضَرْبٍ وَلاَ وَخْزِ

Fa-ji’ta li-maḥwi-l kufri wa-ẓ ẓulmi fa-nmaḥat
ḍurūbu-l balāyā dūna ḍarbin walā wakhzi

You came to erase disbelief and oppression, and thus the types of trials vanished without striking or piercing.

فَلاَ سَيْفَ إِلاَّ نَحْوَ سَيْفٍ قَدِ اعْتَدَى
عَلَيْنَا فَلاَ نَرْضَى بِضَيْـــمٍ وَلاَ بَــزِّ

Falā sayfa illā naḥwa sayfin qadi-ʿtadā
ʿalaynā falā narḍā bi-ḍaymin walā bazzi

There is no sword except against a sword that has transgressed against us; for we do not accept injustice or plunder.

فَعَمَّ هُدَى الْهَـــــادِي وَعَـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَحَلَّ التَّآخِي مَوْضِعَ الْبُغْضِ وَالْهَمْزِ

Fa-ʿamma hudā-l hādī wa ʿamma salāmuhu
wa ḥalla-t ta’ākhī mawḍiʿa-l bughḍi wa-l hamzi

The guidance of the Guide spread, and his peace encompassed all; brotherhood took the place of hatred and backbiting.

فَهَلْ تَجْمَــــعُ الْأَيَّــامُ قَـــوْمَ مُحَمَّــدٍ
عَلَى هَدْيِهِ كَيْ نَسْتَرِيحَ مِنَ الْغَمْــزِ

Fa-hal tajmaʿu-l ayyāmu qawma Muḥammadin
ʿalā hadyihi kay nastarīḥa mina-l ghamzi

Will the days ever gather the people of Muhammad upon his guidance, so that we may find rest from the taunts (of enemies)?

تَطَاوَلَ دَيَّــانُ اللَّعِيــــنُ وَحَوْلَـــهُ
أَبَانٌ سَيَأْتِيهِمْ دَمَارٌ مِـنَ الْمُخْــزِي

Taṭāwala Dayyānu-l laʿīnu wa ḥawlahu
Abānun sa-ya’tīhim damārun mina-l mukhzī

The cursed Dayan (Moshe Dayan) has acted haughtily, and around him is Eban (Abba Eban); destruction from the Humiliator shall surely come to them.

وَتُهْلِكُ رِجْسًا وَهْوَ نِكْسُنْ وَخَيِّبَنْ
لَهُ أَمَـــلاً وَلْتُخْــــزِهِ عُمْـــرَهُ أَخْــزِ

Wa tuhliku rijsan wa huwa Niksun wa khayyiban
lahu amalan wa-l tukhzihi ʿumrahu akhzi

And destroy the filth that is Nixon, and disappoint his hopes, and humiliate him throughout his life.

وَتُهْلِكُ رِجْسًا وَهْوَ نِكْسُنْ وَخَيِّبَنْ
لَهُ أَمَـــلاً وَلْتُخْــــزِهِ عُمْـــرَهُ أَخْــزِ

Wa tuhliku rijsan wa huwa Niksun wa khayyiban
lahu amalan wa-l tukhzihi ʿumrahu akhzi

And destroy the filth that is Nixon, and disappoint his hopes, and humiliate him throughout his life.

وَأَصْلِحْ وُلاَةَ الْمُسْلِمِيـــــنَ جَمِيعَهُــمْ
وَجَازِهِمُ خَيْرَ الْجَزَا خَيْرَ مَنْ يَجْزِي

Wa aṣliḥ wulāta-l muslimīna jamīʿahum
wa jāzihimu khayra-l jazā khayra man yajzī

And rectify all the leaders of the Muslims, and reward them with the best reward—O You who are the best of those who reward.

وَأَرْسِلْ لَنَا نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا وَتَرْفَعَــنْ
بِنَا رَايَةَ الْعَــــدْلِ الْقَرِيــبِ أَبَا الْفَــوْزِ

Wa arsil lanā naṣran ʿazīzan wa tarfaʿan
binā rāyata-l ʿadli-l qarībi abā-l fawzi

And send us a mighty victory, and raise through us the banner of near justice, O Father of Triumph.

عَلَيْــــــــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ الْمَاحِي الضَّلاَلاَتِ وَالرِّجْزِ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
abā-l Qāsimi-l māḥī-ḍ ḍalālāti wa-r rijzi

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace, O Father of Qasim, the eraser of misguidances and filth.

عَلَيْـــــكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
فَلَوْلاَكَ يَبْدُو ذُلُّ نَفْسِي كَــذَا عَجْزِي

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
falawlāka yabdu dhullu nafsī kadhā ʿajzī

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for were it not for you, the lowliness and weakness of my soul would be manifest.

فَإِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْعَالَمِينَ وَخَيْـــرُ مَــنْ
إِلَيْهِ ثَنًا مِنْ مُكْثِرٍ وَأَخِــــي رَمْــزِ

Fa-innaka khayru-l ʿālamīna wa khayru man
ilayhi thanan min mukthirin wa akhī ramzi

For you are the best of the worlds and the best of those to whom praise is directed, whether from one who speaks much or one who uses symbols.

وَإِنِّــــي مُحِـــــبٌّ خَـــادِمٌ مُتَحَيِّــــــزٌ
إِلَى حِزْبِ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ مُعْتَمَدِي عِزِّي

Wa innī muḥibbun khādimun mutaḥayyizun
ila ḥizbi khayri-l khalqi muʿtamadī ʿizzī

I am a lover, a servant, and one partisan to the party of the best of creation; he is my reliance and my glory.

عَلَيْــــكَ صَـــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
فَمِنْكَ أُرَجِّي فِي الْمَجَالاَتِ لِي فَوْزِي

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
fa-minka urajjī fī-l majālāti liy fawzī

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for from you I hope for my triumph in all fields.

عَلَيْــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ
وَأَذْكُرُ أَحْبَابِي لَدَيْـــــكَ أَبَا الْعِــزِّ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu
wa adhkuru aḥbābī ladayka abā-l ʿizzi

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and I mention my beloveds in your presence, O Father of Glory.

جَزَى اللّٰهُ عَبْـــــدَ اللّٰهِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّــهُ
هَدَانِي فَشَيْطَانِي بِهِ لَمْ يَنَــلْ أَزِّي

Jazā-llāhu ʿAbda-llāhi khayran fa-innahu
hadānī fa-shayṭānī bihi lam yanal azzī

May Allah reward Abdullah (the Prophet’s father or a specific Shaykh) with good; for he guided me, and my devil could not incite me because of him.

وَهَبْ لِي وَهَبْ عَبْدَ الْمَلِيكِ مُـــرَادَهُ
لَدَى حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ الْمَلِيـــكِ وَلاَ تُخْـزِ

Wa hab liy wa hab ʿAbda-l Malīki murādahu
ladā ḥaḍrati-r rabbi-l malīki walā tukhzi

Grant me and grant Abdul Malik his desire in the presence of the Lord, the King, and do not humiliate him.

وَتَكْسُوهُ فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ بِالسُّنْدُسِ الَّذِي
يُبَاهِي بِهِ أَبْهَـــى وَأَلْيَـــنَ مِـــنْ خَــزِّ

Wa taksūhu fī-l firdawsi bi-s sundusi-l ladhī
yubāhī bihi abhā wa alyana min khazzi

And clothe him in Paradise with the silk that surpasses the most beautiful and softest of fabrics.

وَكُنْ حِصْنَهُ عَمَّا يَخَافُ وَكُنْ لَــهُ
كَذَا لْإِبْنِهِ مَشْهُودَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَــا مَيْــزِ

Wa kun ḥiṣnahu ʿammā yakhāfu wa kun lahu
kadhā li-bnīhi mashhūda min ghayri mā mayzi

And be his fortress against what he fears, and be for him and his son a witness without any distinction.

كَــذَا بِنْتُهُ بَلْقِيـــــسَ تَحْيَـــا كَرِيمَــةً
بِأَوْلاَدِهَا مِنْ دُونِ خَدْشٍ وَلاَ وَخْــزِ

Kadhā bintuhu Balqīsu taḥyā karīmatan
bi-awlādihā min dūna khadshin walā wakhzi

Likewise his daughter Balqis—may she live nobly with her children, without any scratch or sting.

حَطَطْتُ رِحَالِي عِنْدَ أَحْمَدَ أَرْتَجِـــي
رِضَى رَبِّهِ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ وَهْوَ لاَ يُخْزِي

Ḥaṭattu riḥālī ʿinda Aḥmada artajī
riḍā rabbihi min ʿabdihi wa huwa lā yukhzī

I have set down my mounts at Ahmad's, hoping for his Lord's pleasure upon His servant; and He never humiliates.

خَدَمْتُ وَشَابَ الرَّأْسُ مِنِّي فَأَنْثَنِـــي
عَتِيقًا وَتَجْزِينِي وَذَا يَوْمَ لاَ تُجْزِي

Khadamtu wa shāba-r ra’su minnī fa-anthanī
ʿatīqan wa tajzīnī wa dhā yawma lā tujzī

I have served until my hair turned gray; so may I return as a freed one, and may you reward me on the day when none are rewarded (except by grace).

عَلَيْـــــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ مَا قَالَ قَائِلٌ
نَشِيمُ بُرُوقَ النَّصْرِ وَالرُّشْدِ وَالْفَوْزِ

ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi mā qāla qā’ilun
nashīmu burūqa-n naṣri wa-r rushdi wa-l fawzi

Upon you be the blessings of Allah as long as one says: We observe the lightning of victory, guidance, and triumph.