Qasida Muhammadiya · قصيدة محمدية

مُحَمَّدٌ أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْرَابِ وَالْعَجَمِ
مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى قَدَمِ

Muḥammadun ashrafu l-aʿrābi wa l-ʿajami
Muḥammadun khayru man yamshī ʿalā qadami

Muhammad - noblest of the Arabs and the non-Arabs, Muhammad - best of all those who walk upon two feet

مُحَمَّدٌ بَاسِطُ الْمَعْرُوفِ جَامِعُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ صَاحِبُ الْإِحْسَانِ وَالْكَرَمِ

Muḥammadun bāsiṭu l-maʿrūfi jāmiʿuhu
Muḥammadun ṣāḥibu l-iḥsāni wa l-karami

Muhammad - most expansive giver of all good things, Muhammad - the master of excellence and generosity

مُحَمَّدٌ تَاجُ رُسْلِ اللهِ قَاطِبَةً
مُحَمَّدٌ صَادِقُ الْأَقْوَالِ وَالْكَلِمِ

Muḥammadun tāju rusli Llāhi qāṭibatan
Muḥammadun ṣādiqu l-aqwāli wa l-kalimi

Muhammad - crown of the Messengers of God without exception, Muhammad - in speech and word the one most true

مُحَمَّدٌ ثَابِتُ الْمِيثَاقِ حَافِظُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ طَيِّبُ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَالشِّيَمِ

Muḥammadun thābitu l-mīthāqi hāfiẓuhu
Muḥammadun ṭayyibu l-akhlāqi wa sh-shiyami

Muhammad - utterly reliable in keeping trusts, Muhammad - whose character and qualities are excellent indeed

مُحَمَّدٌ رُوِيَتْ بِالنُّورِ طِينَتُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ لَمْ يَزَلْ نُورًا مِنَ الْقِدَمِ

Muḥammadun ruwiyat bi n-nūri ṭīnatuhu
Muḥammadun lam yazal nūran mina l-qidami

Muhammad - his substance watered by light, Muhammad - a light still shining from before eternity

مُحَمَّدٌ حَاكِمٌ بِالْعَدْلِ ذُو شَرَفٍ
مُحَمَّدٌ مَعْدِنُ الْإِنْعَامِ وَالْحِكَمِ

Muḥammadun ḥākimun bi l-ʿadli dhū sharafin
Muḥammadun maʿdinu l-inʿāmi wa l-ḥikami

Muhammad - fair and wise in judgement, the noble one, Muhammad - source of kindness and wisdom

مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللهِ مِنْ مُضَرٍ
مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ رُسْلِ اللهِ كُلِّهِمِ

Muḥammadun khayru khalqi Llāhi min Muḍarin
Muḥammadun khayru rusli Llāhi kullihimi

Muhammad - finest of God’s creation, who came from Mudar, Muhammad - of all God’s Messengers the best

مُحَمَّدٌ دِينُهُ حَقٌّ نَدِينُ بِهِ
مُحَمَّدٌ مُجْمِلًا حَقًا عَلَى عَلَمِ

Muḥammadun dīnuhu ḥaqqun nadīnu bihi
Muḥammadun mujmilan ḥaqqan ʿalā ʿalami

Muhammad - his creed is true, by it we profess our faith, Muhammad - eminent, the embodiment of truth

مُحَمَّدٌ ذِكْرُهُ رَوْحٌ لِأَنْفُسِنَا
مُحَمَّدٌ شُكْرُهُ فَرْضٌ عَلَى الْأُمَمِ

Muḥammadun dhikruhu rawḥun li anfusinā
Muḥammadun shukruhu farḍun ʿala l-umami

Muhammad - to mention him brings refreshment to our souls, Muhammad - praising him is a duty upon all peoples

مُحَمَّدٌ زِينَةُ الدُّنْيَا وَبَهْجَتُهَا
مُحَمَّدٌ كَاشِفُ الْغُمَّاتِ وَالْظُلَمِ

Muḥammadun zīnatu d-dunyā wa bahjatuha
Muḥammadun kāshifu l-ghummāti wa ẓ-ẓulami

Muhammad - the beauty of the world and its splendour, Muhammad - who lifts the veils of darkness and distress

مُحَمَّدٌ سَيِّدٌ طَابَتْ مَنَاقِبُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ صَاغَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ بِالنِّعَمِ

Muḥammadun sayyidun ṭābat manāqibuhu
Muḥammadun ṣāghahu r-raḥmānu bi-n-niʿami

Muhammad - a master, whose virtues bring delight, Muhammad - the Most Merciful fashioned him from grace

مُحَمَّدٌ صَفْوَةُ الْبَارِي وَخِيرَتُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ طَاهِرٌ مِنْ سَائِرِ التُّهَمِ

Muḥammadun ṣafwatu l-bārī wa khīratuhu
Muḥammadun ṭāhirun min sāi'ri t-tuhami

Muhammad - the flower of the Creator and His elect, Muhammad - pure beyond all suspicion

مُحَمَّدٌ ضَاحِكٌ لِلضَّيْفِ مُكْرِمُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ جَارُهُ وَاللهِ لَمْ يُضَمِ

Muḥammadun ḍāḥikun li-ḍ-ḍayfi mukrimuhu
Muḥammadun jāruhu wa Llāhi lam yuḍami

Muhammad - smiling and cheerful with his guest to honour him, Muhammad - by God, no neighbour of his was ever wronged!

مُحَمَّدٌ طَابَتِ الدُّنْيَا بِبِعْثَتِهِ
مُحَمَّدٌ جَاءَ بِالْآيَاتِ وَالْحِكَمِ

Muḥammadun ṭābati-d-dunyā bi biʿthatihi
Muḥammadun jā'a bi l-āyāti wa l-ḥikami

Muhammad - this world was made delightful by his being sent, Muhammad - he came with signs and with wisdom

مُحَمَّدٌ يَوْمَ بَعْثِ النَّاسِ شَافِعُنَا
مُحَمَّدٌ نُورُهُ الْهَادِي مِنَ الظُّلَمِ

Muḥammadun yawma baʿthi n-nāsi shāfiʿunā
Muḥammadun nūruhu l-hādī mina-ẓ-ẓulami

Muhammad - our intercessor on the Day mankind is resurrected, Muhammad - whose light is the guide out of darkness

مُحَمَّدٌ قَائِمٌ لِلّٰهِ ذُو هِمَمٍ
مُحَمَّدٌ خَاتَمٌ لِلرُّسْلِ كُلِّهِمِ

Muḥammadun qā'imun li-Llāhi dhū himamin
Muḥammadun khātamun li-r-rusli kullihimi

Muhammad - dedicated to God, he of the highest aspiration, Muhammad - the Seal of the Messengers, every one of them.