Mawlid al-Diba’i
Mawlid al-Diba’i (Arabic: مولد الديبعي) is a renowned Mawlid...
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Mawlid al-Diba’i (Arabic: مولد الديبعي) is a renowned Mawlid composed by the Yemeni hadith scholar Imam Abd al-Rahman al-Diba’i (866–944 AH / 1461–1537 CE). It recounts the blessed birth, life, qualities and virtues of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, together with Salawat, supplications and poems in his praise.
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إِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا وَشَفِيعِنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ ❁
Ilā rūḥi sayyidinā wa-ḥabībinā wa-shafīʿinā rasūli Llāhi Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāhi ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama wa-ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa-dhurriyyatih.
1. To the soul of our master, our beloved and our intercessor, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, and to his Family, his Companions and his descendants.
وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَالْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ ❁ ثُمَّ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ وَالِدِينَا وَمَشَايِخِنَا وَمُعَلِّمِينَا وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْنَا أَجْمَعِينَ ❁ ثُمَّ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ أَمْوَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ ❁ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ وَيُعَلِّي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ❁ الْفَاتِحَةُ أَثَابَكُمُ اللَّهُ ❁ الْفَاتِحَةُ ❁
Wa-ilā arwāḥi jamīʿi l-awliyā'i wa-sh-shuhadā'i wa-ṣ-ṣāliḥīna wa-l-a'immati r-rāshidīna, thumma ilā arwāḥi wālidīnā wa-mashāyikhinā wa-muʿallimīnā wa-dhawī l-ḥuqūqi ʿalaynā ajmaʿīna, thumma ilā arwāḥi amwāti l-mu'minīna wa-l-mu'mināti wa-l-muslimīna wa-l-muslimāti, anna Llāha yaghfiru lahum wa-yarḥamuhum wa-yuʿallī darajātihim fī l-jannati wa-yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa-anwārihim wa-ʿulūmihim wa-nafaḥātihim fī d-dīni wa-d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirati, al-Fātiḥah, athābakumu Llāh. Al-Fātiḥah.
2. And to the souls of all the awliya, the martyrs, the righteous and the rightly guided Imams, then to the souls of our parents, our shaykhs, our teachers and all those who have rights over us, then to the souls of the deceased believing men and women and Muslim men and women, that Allah may forgive them, have mercy upon them, raise their ranks in Paradise, and benefit us through their spiritual secrets, their lights, their knowledge and their spiritual graces in religion, this world and the Hereafter. Al-Fatihah. May Allah reward you. Al-Fatihah.
وَإِلَى رُوحِ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّيبَعِيِّ ❁ الْفَاتِحَةُ ❁
Wa-ilā rūḥi sh-shaykhi ʿAbdi r-Raḥmāni d-Dībaʿī. Al-Fātiḥah.
3. And to the soul of Shaykh Abd al-Rahman al-Diba’i. Al-Fatihah.
Salawat and Supplications
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ❁
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
4. In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ ❁
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad,
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim.
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim.
5. O Lord, send prayers upon Muhammad,
O Lord, send prayers and peace upon him.
O Lord, send prayers and peace upon him.
يَا رَبِّ بَلِّغْهُ الْوَسِيلَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ خُصَّهُ بِالْفَضِيلَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ خُصَّهُ بِالْفَضِيلَةْ ❁
Yā Rabbi ballighhu l-wasīlah,
Yā Rabbi khuṣṣahu bi-l-faḍīlah.
Yā Rabbi khuṣṣahu bi-l-faḍīlah.
6. O Lord, grant him the Wasilah (the highest station),
O Lord, honour him with virtue.
O Lord, honour him with virtue.
يَا رَبِّ وَارْضَ عَنِ الصَّحَابَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَارْضَ عَنِ السُّلَالَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَارْضَ عَنِ السُّلَالَةْ ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-rḍa ʿani ṣ-ṣaḥābah,
Yā Rabbi wa-rḍa ʿani s-sulālah.
Yā Rabbi wa-rḍa ʿani s-sulālah.
7. O Lord, be pleased with the Companions,
O Lord, be pleased with the descendants.
O Lord, be pleased with the descendants.
يَا رَبِّ وَارْضَ عَنِ الْمَشَائِخْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ فَارْحَمْ وَالِدِينَا ❁
يَا رَبِّ فَارْحَمْ وَالِدِينَا ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-rḍa ʿani l-mashā'ikh,
Yā Rabbi fa-rḥam wālidīnā.
Yā Rabbi fa-rḥam wālidīnā.
8. O Lord, be pleased with the shaykhs,
O Lord, have mercy on our parents.
O Lord, have mercy on our parents.
يَا رَبِّ وَارْحَمْنَا جَمِيعًا ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَارْحَمْ كُلَّ مُسْلِمْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَارْحَمْ كُلَّ مُسْلِمْ ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-rḥamnā jamīʿan,
Yā Rabbi wa-rḥam kulla muslim.
Yā Rabbi wa-rḥam kulla muslim.
9. O Lord, have mercy on us all,
O Lord, have mercy on all Muslims.
O Lord, have mercy on all Muslims.
يَا رَبِّ وَاغْفِرْ لِكُلِّ مُذْنِبْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَانَا ❁
يَا رَبِّ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَانَا ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-ghfir li-kulli mudhnib,
Yā Rabbi lā taqṭaʿ rajānā.
Yā Rabbi lā taqṭaʿ rajānā.
10. O Lord, forgive every sinner,
O Lord, do not cut off our hope.
O Lord, do not cut off our hope.
يَا رَبِّ يَا سَامِعْ دُعَانَا ❁
يَا رَبِّ بَلِّغْنَا نَزُورُهْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ بَلِّغْنَا نَزُورُهْ ❁
Yā Rabbi yā Sāmiʿ duʿānā,
Yā Rabbi ballighnā nazūruh.
Yā Rabbi ballighnā nazūruh.
11. O Lord, O Hearer of our prayers,
O Lord, enable us to visit him.
O Lord, enable us to visit him.
يَا رَبِّ تَغْشَانَا بِنُورِهْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ حِفْظَانَكْ وَأَمَانَكْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ حِفْظَانَكْ وَأَمَانَكْ ❁
Yā Rabbi taghshānā bi-nūrih,
Yā Rabbi ḥifẓānak wa-amānak.
Yā Rabbi ḥifẓānak wa-amānak.
12. O Lord, envelop us in his light,
O Lord, grant us Your protection and safety.
O Lord, grant us Your protection and safety.
يَا رَبِّ وَأَسْكِنَّا جِنَانَكْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ أَجِرْنَا مِنْ عَذَابِكْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ أَجِرْنَا مِنْ عَذَابِكْ ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-askinnā jinānak,
Yā Rabbi ajirnā min ʿadhābik.
Yā Rabbi ajirnā min ʿadhābik.
13. O Lord, make us dwell in Your gardens,
O Lord, save us from Your punishment.
O Lord, save us from Your punishment.
يَا رَبِّ وَارْزُقْنَا الشَّهَادَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ حِطْنَا بِالسَّعَادَةْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ حِطْنَا بِالسَّعَادَةْ ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-rzuqnā sh-shahādah,
Yā Rabbi ḥiṭnā bi-s-saʿādah.
Yā Rabbi ḥiṭnā bi-s-saʿādah.
14. O Lord, grant us martyrdom,
O Lord, surround us with happiness.
O Lord, surround us with happiness.
يَا رَبِّ وَأَصْلِحْ كُلَّ مُصْلِحْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَاكْفِ كُلَّ مُؤْذِيْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ وَاكْفِ كُلَّ مُؤْذِيْ ❁
Yā Rabbi wa-aṣliḥ kulla muṣliḥ,
Yā Rabbi wa-kfi kulla mu'dhī.
Yā Rabbi wa-kfi kulla mu'dhī.
15. O Lord, set right every reformer,
O Lord, protect us from every harmful person.
O Lord, protect us from every harmful person.
يَا رَبِّ نَخْـتِمْ بِالْمُشَفَّعْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ ❁
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ ❁
Yā Rabbi nakhtim bi-l-mushaffaʿ,
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim.
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim.
16. O Lord, let our end be with the one whose intercession is accepted,
O Lord, send prayers and peace upon him.
O Lord, send prayers and peace upon him.
Verses in Honour of the Messenger ﷺ
﴿إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا ❁ لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا ❁ وَيَنصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا ❁﴾
﴾Innā fataḥnā laka fatḥan mubīnan, li-yaghfira laka Llāhu mā taqaddama min dhanbika wa-mā ta'akhkhara wa-yutimma niʿmatahu ʿalayka wa-yahdiyaka ṣirāṭan mustaqīman, wa-yanṣuraka Llāhu naṣran ʿazīzā﴿.
17. “Indeed, We have granted you a clear triumph, so that Allah may forgive you what has preceded of your shortcomings and what is to come, complete His favour upon you, guide you along a straight path, and grant you a mighty victory.” (48:1–3)
﴿لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ❁ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ❁﴾
﴾Laqad jā'akum rasūlun min anfusikum ʿazīzun ʿalayhi mā ʿanittum ḥarīṣun ʿalaykum bi-l-mu'minīna ra'ūfun raḥīmun, fa-in tawallaw faqul ḥasbiya Llāhu lā ilāha illā huwa ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa-huwa Rabbu l-ʿarshi l-ʿaẓīm﴿.
18. “There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Your suffering weighs heavily upon him. He is deeply concerned for you, and towards the believers he is compassionate and merciful. But if they turn away, then say, ‘Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but Him. In Him I place my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.’” (9:128–129)
﴿إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيمًا ❁﴾
﴾Inna Llāha wa-malā'ikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā n-nabiyyi, yā ayyuha lladhīna āmanū ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīmā﴿.
19. “Indeed, Allah and His Angels send prayers upon the Prophet. O you who believe, send prayers upon him and greet him with peace.” (33:56)
Chapter 1
Praise of Allah and Signs in Creation
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْقَوِيِّ الْغَالِبِ ❁ اَلْوَلِيِّ الطَّالِبِ ❁
اَلْبَاعِثِ الْمَانِحِ الْوَارِثِ السَّالِبِ ❁
اَلْبَاعِثِ الْمَانِحِ الْوَارِثِ السَّالِبِ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi l-Qawiyyi l-Ghālibi, l-Waliyyi ṭ-Ṭālibi,
al-Bāʿithi l-Māniḥi l-Wārithi s-Sālibi.
al-Bāʿithi l-Māniḥi l-Wārithi s-Sālibi.
20. All praise is due to Allah, the Powerful, the Prevailing, the Guardian, the One Who calls to account,
the Resurrector, the Giver, the Inheritor, the Withholder.
the Resurrector, the Giver, the Inheritor, the Withholder.
عَالِمِ الْكَائِنِ وَالْبَائِنِ وَالزَّائِلِ وَالذَّاهِبِ ❁
يُسَبِّحُهُ الْآفِلُ وَالْمَائِلُ وَالطَّالِعُ وَالْغَارِبُ ❁
يُسَبِّحُهُ الْآفِلُ وَالْمَائِلُ وَالطَّالِعُ وَالْغَارِبُ ❁
ʿĀlimi l-kā'ini wa-l-bā'ini wa-z-zā'ili wa-dh-dhāhibi,
yusabbiḥuhu l-āfilu wa-l-mā'ilu wa-ṭ-ṭāliʿu wa-l-ghāribu.
yusabbiḥuhu l-āfilu wa-l-mā'ilu wa-ṭ-ṭāliʿu wa-l-ghāribu.
21. Knower of what exists, what is separate, what fades, and what passes away,
He is glorified by the setting, the inclining, the rising, and the disappearing.
He is glorified by the setting, the inclining, the rising, and the disappearing.
وَيُوَحِّدُهُ النَّاطِقُ وَالصَّامِتُ وَالْجَامِدُ وَالذَّائِبُ ❁
يَضْرِبُ بِعَدْلِهِ السَّاكِنُ ❁ وَيَسْكُنُ بِفَضْلِهِ الضَّارِبُ ❁
يَضْرِبُ بِعَدْلِهِ السَّاكِنُ ❁ وَيَسْكُنُ بِفَضْلِهِ الضَّارِبُ ❁
Wa-yuwaḥḥiduhu n-nāṭiqu wa-ṣ-ṣāmitu wa-l-jāmidu wa-dh-dhā'ibu,
yaḍribu bi-ʿadlihi s-sākinu, wa-yaskunu bi-faḍlihi ḍ-ḍāribu.
yaḍribu bi-ʿadlihi s-sākinu, wa-yaskunu bi-faḍlihi ḍ-ḍāribu.
22. And He is declared One by the speaking, the silent, the motionless, and the dissolving.
The still is set in motion by His justice, and the moving is brought to rest by His grace.
The still is set in motion by His justice, and the moving is brought to rest by His grace.
﴿لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ﴾ حَكِيمٌ أَظْهَرَ بَدِيعَ حِكَمِهِ وَالْعَجَائِبِ ❁
فِي تَرْتِيبِ تَرْكِيبِ هَذِهِ الْقَوَالِبِ ❁
فِي تَرْتِيبِ تَرْكِيبِ هَذِهِ الْقَوَالِبِ ❁
﴾Lā ilāha illā Llāhu﴿ Ḥakīmun aẓhara badīʿa ḥikamihi wa-l-ʿajā'ibi,
fī tartībi tarkībi hādhihi l-qawālibi.
fī tartībi tarkībi hādhihi l-qawālibi.
23. “There is no god but Allah,” the Wise, Who manifested the wondrous beauty of His wisdom
and its marvels in the arrangement and composition of these forms.
and its marvels in the arrangement and composition of these forms.
خَلَقَ مُخًّا وَعَظْمًا وَعَضُدًا وَعُرُوقًا وَلَحْمًا وَجِلْدًا ❁
وَشَعْرًا بِنَظْمٍ مُؤْتَلِفٍ مُتَرَاكِبٍ ❁
وَشَعْرًا بِنَظْمٍ مُؤْتَلِفٍ مُتَرَاكِبٍ ❁
Khalaqa mukhkhan wa-ʿaẓman wa-ʿaḍudan wa-ʿurūqan wa-laḥman wa-jildan,
wa-shaʿran bi-naẓmin mu'talifin mutarākibin.
wa-shaʿran bi-naẓmin mu'talifin mutarākibin.
24. He created the brain, bones, arms, veins, flesh, skin,
and hair arranged in an intertwined, layered pattern.
and hair arranged in an intertwined, layered pattern.
مِنْ مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ ❁
﴿لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ﴾ كَرِيمٌ بَسَطَ لِخَلْقِهِ بِسَاطَ كَرَمِهِ وَالْمَوَاهِبِ ❁
﴿لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ﴾ كَرِيمٌ بَسَطَ لِخَلْقِهِ بِسَاطَ كَرَمِهِ وَالْمَوَاهِبِ ❁
Min mā'in dāfiqin yakhruju min bayni ṣ-ṣulbi wa-t-tarā'ibi,
﴾Lā ilāha illā Llāhu﴿ Karīmun basaṭa li-khalqihi bisāṭa karamihi wa-l-mawāhibi.
﴾Lā ilāha illā Llāhu﴿ Karīmun basaṭa li-khalqihi bisāṭa karamihi wa-l-mawāhibi.
25. From flowing fluid that gushes forth between the backbone and the ribs.
“There is no god but Allah,” the Generous Who spread out for His creation the carpet of His generosity and gifts.
“There is no god but Allah,” the Generous Who spread out for His creation the carpet of His generosity and gifts.
يَنْزِلُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا ❁
وَيُنَادِي: هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ ❁ هَلْ مِنْ تَائِبٍ ❁
وَيُنَادِي: هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ ❁ هَلْ مِنْ تَائِبٍ ❁
Yanzilu fī kulli laylatin ilā samā'i d-dunyā,
wa-yunādī: hal min mustaghfirin, hal min tā'ibin.
wa-yunādī: hal min mustaghfirin, hal min tā'ibin.
26. He descends every night to the sky of the world,
and calls: Is there anyone seeking forgiveness? Is there anyone repenting?
and calls: Is there anyone seeking forgiveness? Is there anyone repenting?
هَلْ مِنْ طَالِبِ حَاجَةٍ فَأُنِيلَهُ الْمَطَالِبَ ❁
فَلَوْ رَأَيْتَ الْخُدَّامَ قِيَامًا عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ وَقَدْ جَادُوا بِالدُّمُوعِ السَّوَاكِبِ ❁
فَلَوْ رَأَيْتَ الْخُدَّامَ قِيَامًا عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ وَقَدْ جَادُوا بِالدُّمُوعِ السَّوَاكِبِ ❁
Hal min ṭālibi ḥājatin fa-unīlahu l-maṭāliba,
fa-law ra'ayta l-khuddāma qiyāman ʿalā l-aqdāmi wa-qad jādū bi-d-dumūʿi s-sawākibi.
fa-law ra'ayta l-khuddāma qiyāman ʿalā l-aqdāmi wa-qad jādū bi-d-dumūʿi s-sawākibi.
27. Is there anyone requesting a need so I may grant their wishes?
If only you could see the servants standing on their feet, shedding abundant tears.
If only you could see the servants standing on their feet, shedding abundant tears.
وَالْقَوْمَ بَيْنَ نَادِمٍ وَتَائِبٍ ❁ وَخَائِفٍ لِنَفْسِهِ يُعَاتِبُ ❁
وَآبِقٍ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ إِلَيْهِ هَارِبٌ ❁
وَآبِقٍ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ إِلَيْهِ هَارِبٌ ❁
Wa-l-qawma bayna nādimin wa-tā'ibin, wa-khā'ifin li-nafsihi yuʿātibu,
wa-ābiqin mina dh-dhunūbi ilayhi hāribun.
wa-ābiqin mina dh-dhunūbi ilayhi hāribun.
28. Among the people are the regretful and repentant, the fearful who blame themselves,
and those fleeing from their sins, running back to Him.
and those fleeing from their sins, running back to Him.
فَلَا يَزَالُونَ فِي الِاسْتِغْفَارِ حَتَّى يَكُفَّ كَفُّ النَّهَارِ ذُيُولَ الْغَيَاهِبِ ❁
فَيَعُودُونَ وَقَدْ فَازُوا بِالْمَطْلُوبِ ❁
فَيَعُودُونَ وَقَدْ فَازُوا بِالْمَطْلُوبِ ❁
Fa-lā yazālūna fī l-istighfāri ḥattā yakuffa kaffu n-nahāri dhuyūla l-ghayāhibi,
fa-yaʿūdūna wa-qad fāzū bi-l-maṭlūbi.
fa-yaʿūdūna wa-qad fāzū bi-l-maṭlūbi.
29. They continue seeking forgiveness until the hand of day draws away the trailing darkness,
then return having achieved their goal.
then return having achieved their goal.
وَأَدْرَكُوا رِضَا الْمَحْبُوبِ ❁
وَلَمْ يَعُدْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَهُوَ خَائِبٌ ❁
وَلَمْ يَعُدْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَهُوَ خَائِبٌ ❁
Wa-adrakū riḍa l-Maḥbūbi,
wa-lam yaʿud aḥadun mina l-qawmi wa-huwa khā'ibun.
wa-lam yaʿud aḥadun mina l-qawmi wa-huwa khā'ibun.
30. They attained the Beloved’s pleasure,
and none among them returned disappointed.
and none among them returned disappointed.
﴿لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ﴾ فَسُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى مِنْ مَلِكٍ أَوْجَدَ نُورَ نَبِيِّهِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ نُورِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ آدَمَ مِنَ الطِّينِ اللَّازِبِ ❁
﴾Lā ilāha illā Llāhu﴿ fa-subḥānahu wa-taʿālā min Malikin awjada nūra nabiyyihi sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama min nūrihi qabla an yakhluqa Ādama mina ṭ-ṭīni l-lāzibi.
31. “There is no god but Allah,” glory be to Him, the Exalted King Who created the light of His Prophet, our master Muhammad, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, from His own light before creating Adam from sticky clay.
وَعَرَضَ فَخْرَهُ عَلَى الْأَشْيَاءِ وَقَالَ: هَذَا سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ❁
وَأَجَلُّ الْأَصْفِيَاءِ وَأَكْرَمُ الْحَبَائِبِ ❁
وَأَجَلُّ الْأَصْفِيَاءِ وَأَكْرَمُ الْحَبَائِبِ ❁
Wa-ʿaraḍa fakhrahu ʿalā l-ashyā'i, wa-qāla: hādhā sayyidu l-anbiyā'i,
wa-ajallu l-aṣfiyā'i, wa-akramu l-ḥabā'ibi.
wa-ajallu l-aṣfiyā'i, wa-akramu l-ḥabā'ibi.
32. He displayed the Prophet’s glory before creation and said: “This is the master of the Prophets,
the noblest of the chosen, and the most honoured of the beloved.”
the noblest of the chosen, and the most honoured of the beloved.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
33. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 2
The Superiority of the Prophet ﷺ over the Prophets
قِيلَ: هُوَ آدَمُ ❁
قَالَ: آدَمُ بِهِ أُنِيلُهُ أَعْلَى الْمَرَاتِبِ ❁
قَالَ: آدَمُ بِهِ أُنِيلُهُ أَعْلَى الْمَرَاتِبِ ❁
Qīla: huwa Ādamu,
Qāla: Ādamu bihi unīluhu aʿla l-marātibi.
Qāla: Ādamu bihi unīluhu aʿla l-marātibi.
34. It was asked: “Is it Adam?”
He said: “Through him, I grant Adam the highest of ranks.”
He said: “Through him, I grant Adam the highest of ranks.”
قِيلَ: هُوَ نُوحٌ ❁
قَالَ: نُوحٌ بِهِ يَنْجُو مِنَ الْغَرَقِ وَيَهْلِكُ مَنْ خَالَفَهُ مِنَ الْأَهْلِ وَالْأَقَارِبِ ❁
قَالَ: نُوحٌ بِهِ يَنْجُو مِنَ الْغَرَقِ وَيَهْلِكُ مَنْ خَالَفَهُ مِنَ الْأَهْلِ وَالْأَقَارِبِ ❁
Qīla: huwa Nūḥun,
Qāla: Nūḥun bihi yanjū mina l-gharaqi, wa-yahliku man khālafahu mina l-ahli wa-l-aqāribi.
Qāla: Nūḥun bihi yanjū mina l-gharaqi, wa-yahliku man khālafahu mina l-ahli wa-l-aqāribi.
35. It was asked: “Is it Nuh?”
He said: “Through him, Nuh is saved from drowning, while those among his family and relatives who oppose him perish.”
He said: “Through him, Nuh is saved from drowning, while those among his family and relatives who oppose him perish.”
قِيلَ: هُوَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ❁
قَالَ: إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِهِ تَقُومُ حُجَّتُهُ عَلَى عُبَّادِ الْأَصْنَامِ وَالْكَوَاكِبِ ❁
قَالَ: إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِهِ تَقُومُ حُجَّتُهُ عَلَى عُبَّادِ الْأَصْنَامِ وَالْكَوَاكِبِ ❁
Qīla: huwa Ibrāhīmu,
Qāla: Ibrāhīmu bihi taqūmu ḥujjatuhu ʿalā ʿubbādi l-aṣnāmi wa-l-kawākibi.
Qāla: Ibrāhīmu bihi taqūmu ḥujjatuhu ʿalā ʿubbādi l-aṣnāmi wa-l-kawākibi.
36. It was asked: “Is it Ibrahim?”
He said: “Through him, Ibrahim’s proof is established against the worshippers of idols and stars.”
He said: “Through him, Ibrahim’s proof is established against the worshippers of idols and stars.”
قِيلَ: هُوَ مُوْسَى ❁
قَالَ: مُوسَى أَخُوهُ وَلَكِنْ: هَذَا حَبِيبٌ وَمُوسَى كَلِيمٌ وَمُخَاطِبٌ ❁
قَالَ: مُوسَى أَخُوهُ وَلَكِنْ: هَذَا حَبِيبٌ وَمُوسَى كَلِيمٌ وَمُخَاطِبٌ ❁
Qīla: huwa Mūsā,
Qāla: Mūsā akhūhu wa-lākin: hādhā ḥabībun, wa-Mūsā kalīmun wa-mukhāṭibun.
Qāla: Mūsā akhūhu wa-lākin: hādhā ḥabībun, wa-Mūsā kalīmun wa-mukhāṭibun.
37. It was said: “Is it Musa?”
He said: “Musa is his brother, but this one is the Beloved, while Musa is one to whom Allah speaks and who addresses Him.”
He said: “Musa is his brother, but this one is the Beloved, while Musa is one to whom Allah speaks and who addresses Him.”
قِيلَ: هُوَ عِيسَى ❁
قَالَ: عِيسَى يُبَشِّرُ بِهِ وَهُوَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نُبُوَّتِهِ كَالْحَاجِبِ ❁
قَالَ: عِيسَى يُبَشِّرُ بِهِ وَهُوَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نُبُوَّتِهِ كَالْحَاجِبِ ❁
Qīla: huwa ʿĪsā,
Qāla: ʿĪsā yubashshiru bihi, wa-huwa bayna yaday nubuwwatihi ka-l-ḥājibi.
Qāla: ʿĪsā yubashshiru bihi, wa-huwa bayna yaday nubuwwatihi ka-l-ḥājibi.
38. It was asked: “Is it Isa?”
He said: “Isa gives glad tidings of him and stands as a herald before the coming of his prophethood.”
He said: “Isa gives glad tidings of him and stands as a herald before the coming of his prophethood.”
قِيلَ: فَمَنْ هَذَا الْحَبِيبُ الْكَرِيمُ الَّذِي أَلْبَسْتَهُ حُلَّةَ الْوَقَارِ ❁
Qīla: fa-man hādhā l-ḥabību l-karīmu lladhī albastahu ḥullata l-waqāri.
39. It was asked: “So who is this beloved, noble one whom You have clothed with the garment of reverence?”
وَتَوَّجْتَهُ بِتِيجَانِ الْمَهَابَةِ وَالِافْتِخَارِ ❁
وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْعَصَائِبَ ❁
وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْعَصَائِبَ ❁
Wa-tawwajtahu bi-tījāni l-mahābati wa-l-iftikhāri,
wa-nasharta ʿalā ra'sihi l-ʿaṣā'iba.
wa-nasharta ʿalā ra'sihi l-ʿaṣā'iba.
40. “And crowned him with the crowns of majesty and honour,
and placed upon his head the bands of distinction?”
and placed upon his head the bands of distinction?”
قَالَ: هُوَ نَبِيٌّ اسْتَخَرْتُهُ مِنْ لُؤَيِّ بْنِ غَالِبٍ ❁
يَمُوتُ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ وَيَكْفُلُهُ جَدُّهُ ثُمَّ عَمُّهُ الشَّقِيقُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ ❁
يَمُوتُ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ وَيَكْفُلُهُ جَدُّهُ ثُمَّ عَمُّهُ الشَّقِيقُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ ❁
Qāla: huwa nabiyyuni stakhartuhu min Lu'ayyi bni Ghālibin,
yamūtu abūhu wa-ummuhu wa-yakfuluhu jadduhu thumma ʿammuhu sh-shaqīqu Abū Ṭālibin.
yamūtu abūhu wa-ummuhu wa-yakfuluhu jadduhu thumma ʿammuhu sh-shaqīqu Abū Ṭālibin.
41. He said: “He is a Prophet whom I chose from the descendants of Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib.
His father and mother will pass away, and he will be cared for by his grandfather, then by his paternal uncle, his father’s full brother, Abu Talib.”
His father and mother will pass away, and he will be cared for by his grandfather, then by his paternal uncle, his father’s full brother, Abu Talib.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
42. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 3
The Miraculous Signs and Description of the Prophet ﷺ
يُبْعَثُ مِنْ تِهَامَةَ ❁ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْقِيَامَةِ ❁
فِي ظَهْرِهِ عَلَامَةٌ ❁ تُظِلُّهُ الْغَمَامَةُ ❁
فِي ظَهْرِهِ عَلَامَةٌ ❁ تُظِلُّهُ الْغَمَامَةُ ❁
Yubʿathu min Tihāmata, bayna yaday l-qiyāmati,
fī ẓahrihi ʿalāmatun, tuẓilluhu l-ghamāmatu.
fī ẓahrihi ʿalāmatun, tuẓilluhu l-ghamāmatu.
43. He will be sent from Tihamah, in advance of the Day of Resurrection.
Upon his back will be a sign, and the clouds will shade him.
Upon his back will be a sign, and the clouds will shade him.
تُطِيعُهُ السَّحَائِبُ ❁ فَجْرِيُّ الْجَبِينِ لَيْلِيُّ الذَّوَائِبِ ❁
أَلِفِيُّ الْأَنْفِ مِيمِيُّ الْفَمِ نُونِيُّ الْحَاجِبِ ❁
أَلِفِيُّ الْأَنْفِ مِيمِيُّ الْفَمِ نُونِيُّ الْحَاجِبِ ❁
Tuṭīʿuhu s-saḥā'ibu, fajriyyu l-jabīni layliyyu dh-dhawā'ibi,
alifiyyu l-anfi mīmiyyu l-fami nūniyyu l-ḥājibi.
alifiyyu l-anfi mīmiyyu l-fami nūniyyu l-ḥājibi.
44. The clouds obey him, his forehead like the dawn, his locks like the night,
an alif-shaped nose, a mim-shaped mouth, and nun-shaped eyebrows.
an alif-shaped nose, a mim-shaped mouth, and nun-shaped eyebrows.
سَمْعُهُ يَسْمَعُ صَرِيرَ الْقَلَمِ بَصَرُهُ إِلَى السَّبْعِ الطِّبَاقِ ثَاقِبٌ ❁
قَدَمَاهُ قَبَّلَهُمَا الْبَعِيرُ فَأَزَالَا مَا اشْتَكَاهُ مِنَ الْمِحَنِ وَالنَّوَائِبِ ❁
قَدَمَاهُ قَبَّلَهُمَا الْبَعِيرُ فَأَزَالَا مَا اشْتَكَاهُ مِنَ الْمِحَنِ وَالنَّوَائِبِ ❁
Samʿuhu yasmaʿu ṣarīra l-qalami, baṣaruhu ilā s-sabʿi ṭ-ṭibāqi thāqibun,
qadamāhu qabbalahumā l-baʿīru fa-azālā mā shtakāhu mina l-miḥani wa-n-nawā'ibi.
qadamāhu qabbalahumā l-baʿīru fa-azālā mā shtakāhu mina l-miḥani wa-n-nawā'ibi.
45. His hearing perceives the subtle scratching of the Pen, his sight pierces through the seven layered heavens.
A camel kissed his feet, and they relieved it of the suffering and hardship of which it complained.
A camel kissed his feet, and they relieved it of the suffering and hardship of which it complained.
آمَنَ بِهِ الضَّبُّ وَسَلَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَشْجَارُ ❁
Āmana bihi ḍ-ḍabbu wa-sallamat ʿalayhi l-ashjāru.
46. The lizard believed in him, and the trees greeted him with peace.
وَخَاطَبَتْهُ الْأَحْجَارُ وَحَنَّ إِلَيْهِ الْجِذْعُ حَنِينَ حَزِينٍ نَادِبٍ ❁
Wa-khāṭabathu l-aḥjāru wa-ḥanna ilayhi l-jidhʿu ḥanīna ḥazīnin nādibin.
47. The stones spoke to him, and the tree trunk longed for him with a sorrowful, lamenting cry.
يَدَاهُ تَظْهَرُ بَرَكَتُهُمَا فِي الْمَطَاعِمِ وَالْمَشَارِبِ ❁
Yadāhu taẓ-haru barakatuhumā fī l-maṭāʿimi wa-l-mashāribi.
48. The blessing of his hands manifests in food and drink.
قَلْبُهُ لَا يَغْفُلُ وَلَا يَنَامُ وَلَكِنْ لِلْخِدْمَةِ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ مُرَاقِبٌ ❁
Qalbuhu lā yaghfulu wa-lā yanāmu wa-lākin li-l-khidmati ʿalā d-dawāmi murāqibun.
49. His heart does not sleep nor become heedless, but remains ever watchful in constant service.
إِنْ أُوذِيَ يَعْفُ وَلَا يُعَاقِبُ ❁ وَإِنْ خُوصِمَ يَصْمُتُ وَلَا يُجَاوِبُ ❁
أَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَشْرَفِ الْمَرَاتِبِ ❁
أَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَشْرَفِ الْمَرَاتِبِ ❁
In ūdhiya yaʿfu wa-lā yuʿāqibu, wa-in khūṣima yaṣmutu wa-lā yujāwibu,
arfaʿuhu ilā ashrafi l-marātibi.
arfaʿuhu ilā ashrafi l-marātibi.
50. If harmed, he forgives and does not punish, and if opposed, he remains silent and does not respond.
I raise him to the noblest of ranks.
I raise him to the noblest of ranks.
فِي رَكْبَةٍ لَا تَنْبَغِي قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ لِرَاكِبٍ ❁
فِي مَوْكِبٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ يَفُوقُ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْمَوَاكِبِ ❁
فِي مَوْكِبٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ يَفُوقُ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْمَوَاكِبِ ❁
Fī rakbatin lā tanbaghī qablahu wa-lā baʿdahu li-rākibin,
fī mawkibin mina l-malā'ikati yafūqu ʿalā sā'iri l-mawākibi.
fī mawkibin mina l-malā'ikati yafūqu ʿalā sā'iri l-mawākibi.
51. On a ride befitting no rider before him or after him,
in a procession of Angels surpassing all other processions.
in a procession of Angels surpassing all other processions.
فَإِذَا ارْتَقَى عَلَى الْكَوْنَيْنِ وَانْفَصَلَ عَنِ الْعَالَمَيْنِ ❁
وَوَصَلَ إِلَى قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ كُنْتُ لَهُ أَنَا النَّدِيمَ وَالْمُخَاطِبَ ❁
وَوَصَلَ إِلَى قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ كُنْتُ لَهُ أَنَا النَّدِيمَ وَالْمُخَاطِبَ ❁
Fa-idhā rtaqā ʿalā l-kawnayni wa-nfaṣala ʿani l-ʿālamayni,
wa-waṣala ilā qābi qawsayni kuntu lahu ana n-nadīma wa-l-mukhāṭiba.
wa-waṣala ilā qābi qawsayni kuntu lahu ana n-nadīma wa-l-mukhāṭiba.
52. Then, when he ascends beyond the two worlds, leaves the two realms behind,
and reaches the distance of two bow-lengths, I shall be his intimate companion and the One Who addresses him.
and reaches the distance of two bow-lengths, I shall be his intimate companion and the One Who addresses him.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
53. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 4
The Ascension and Return of the Prophet ﷺ
ثُمَّ أَرُدُّهُ مِنَ الْعَرْشِ ❁ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْرُدَ الْفَرْشُ ❁
وَقَدْ نَالَ جَمِيعَ الْمَآرِبِ ❁
وَقَدْ نَالَ جَمِيعَ الْمَآرِبِ ❁
Thumma arudduhu mina l-ʿarshi, qabla an yabruda l-farshu,
wa-qad nāla jamīʿa l-ma'āribi.
wa-qad nāla jamīʿa l-ma'āribi.
54. “Then I return him from the Throne before the bedding has cooled,
having attained all his desires.”
having attained all his desires.”
فَإِذَا شُرِّفَتْ تُرْبَةُ طَيْبَةَ مِنْهُ بِأَشْرَفِ قَالَبٍ ❁
سَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَرْوَاحُ الْمُحِبِّينَ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ وَالنَّجَائِبِ ❁
سَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَرْوَاحُ الْمُحِبِّينَ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ وَالنَّجَائِبِ ❁
Fa-idhā shurrifat turbatu Ṭaybata minhu bi-ashrafi qālabin,
saʿat ilayhi arwāḥu l-muḥibbīna ʿalā l-aqdāmi wa-n-najā'ibi.
saʿat ilayhi arwāḥu l-muḥibbīna ʿalā l-aqdāmi wa-n-najā'ibi.
55. When the soil of Taybah is honoured by him in the most noble form,
the souls of the lovers hasten towards him on foot and on noble mounts.
the souls of the lovers hasten towards him on foot and on noble mounts.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
56. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 5
The Qasida of Longing for the Prophet ﷺ
صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ مَا لَاحَتْ كَوَاكِبْ ❁
عَلَى أَحْمَدَ خَيْرِ مَنْ رَكِبَ النَّجَائِبْ ❁
عَلَى أَحْمَدَ خَيْرِ مَنْ رَكِبَ النَّجَائِبْ ❁
Ṣalātu Llāhi mā lāḥat kawākib,
ʿalā Aḥmada khayri man rakiba n-najā'ib.
ʿalā Aḥmada khayri man rakiba n-najā'ib.
57. May Allah’s prayers be upon him for as long as the stars shine,
upon Ahmad, the best of those who rode noble steeds.
upon Ahmad, the best of those who rode noble steeds.
حَدَا حَادِي السُّرَى بِاسْمِ الْحَبَائِبْ ❁
فَهَزَّ السُّكْرُ أَعْطَافَ الرَّكَائِبْ ❁
فَهَزَّ السُّكْرُ أَعْطَافَ الرَّكَائِبْ ❁
Ḥadā ḥādi s-surā bi-smi l-ḥabā'ib,
fa-hazza s-sukru aʿṭāfa r-rakā'ib.
fa-hazza s-sukru aʿṭāfa r-rakā'ib.
58. The night-travel cameleer sang out in the name of the beloved ones,
and rapture stirred the flanks of the riding beasts.
and rapture stirred the flanks of the riding beasts.
أَلَمْ تَرَهَا وَقَدْ مَدَّتْ خُطَاهَا ❁
وَسَالَتْ مِنْ مَدَامِعِهَا سَحَائِبْ ❁
وَسَالَتْ مِنْ مَدَامِعِهَا سَحَائِبْ ❁
Alam tarahā wa-qad maddat khuṭāhā,
wa-sālat min madāmiʿihā saḥā'ib.
wa-sālat min madāmiʿihā saḥā'ib.
59. Did you not see her, as she stretched forth her steps,
and clouds streamed from her tearful eyes?
and clouds streamed from her tearful eyes?
وَمَالَتْ لِلْحِمَى طَرَبًا وَحَنَّتْ ❁
إِلَى تِلْكَ الْمَعَالِمِ وَالْمَلَاعِبْ ❁
إِلَى تِلْكَ الْمَعَالِمِ وَالْمَلَاعِبْ ❁
Wa-mālat li-l-ḥimā ṭaraban wa-ḥannat,
ilā tilka l-maʿālimi wa-l-malāʿib.
ilā tilka l-maʿālimi wa-l-malāʿib.
60. She leaned joyfully towards the sanctuary and longed
for those landmarks and places of delight.
for those landmarks and places of delight.
فَدَعْ جَذْبَ الزِّمَامِ وَلَا تَسُقْهَا ❁
فَقَائِدُ شَوْقِهَا لِلْحَيِّ جَاذِبْ ❁
فَقَائِدُ شَوْقِهَا لِلْحَيِّ جَاذِبْ ❁
Fa-daʿ jadhba z-zimāmi wa-lā tasuqhā,
fa-qā'idu shawqihā li-l-ḥayyi jādhib.
fa-qā'idu shawqihā li-l-ḥayyi jādhib.
61. So leave off pulling the reins and do not drive her,
for the guide of her longing draws her to the Beloved’s abode.
for the guide of her longing draws her to the Beloved’s abode.
فَهِمْ طَرَبًا كَمَا هَامَتْ وَإِلَّا ❁
فَإِنَّكَ فِي طَرِيقِ الْحُبِّ كَاذِبْ ❁
فَإِنَّكَ فِي طَرِيقِ الْحُبِّ كَاذِبْ ❁
Fa-him ṭaraban kamā hāmat wa-illā,
fa-innaka fī ṭarīqi l-ḥubbi kādhib.
fa-innaka fī ṭarīqi l-ḥubbi kādhib.
62. Then be enraptured as she became enraptured, otherwise,
you are false in your claim to the path of love.
you are false in your claim to the path of love.
أَمَا هَذَا الْعَقِيقُ بَدَا وَهَذِي ❁
قِبَابُ الْحَيِّ لَاحَتْ وَالْمَضَارِبْ ❁
قِبَابُ الْحَيِّ لَاحَتْ وَالْمَضَارِبْ ❁
Amā hādhā l-ʿAqīqu badā wa-hādhī,
qibābu l-ḥayyi lāḥat wa-l-maḍārib.
qibābu l-ḥayyi lāḥat wa-l-maḍārib.
63. Behold, al-Aqiq has appeared, and
the domes of the encampment and its tents have appeared.
the domes of the encampment and its tents have appeared.
وَتِلْكَ الْقُبَّةُ الْخَضْرَاءُ فِيهَا ❁
نَبِيٌّ نُورُهُ يَجْلُو الْغَيَاهِبْ ❁
نَبِيٌّ نُورُهُ يَجْلُو الْغَيَاهِبْ ❁
Wa-tilka l-qubbatu l-khaḍrā'u fīhā,
nabiyyun nūruhu yajlu l-ghayāhib.
nabiyyun nūruhu yajlu l-ghayāhib.
64. And that green dome contains
a Prophet whose light dispels the darkness.
a Prophet whose light dispels the darkness.
وَقَدْ صَحَّ الرِّضَى وَدَنَا التَّلَاقِي ❁
وَقَدْ جَاءَ الْهَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبْ ❁
وَقَدْ جَاءَ الْهَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبْ ❁
Wa-qad ṣaḥḥa r-riḍā wa-dana t-talāqī,
wa-qad jā'a l-hanā min kulli jānib.
wa-qad jā'a l-hanā min kulli jānib.
65. Contentment has become certain, the meeting draws near,
and happiness has come from every direction.
and happiness has come from every direction.
فَقُلْ لِلنَّفْسِ دُونَكِ وَالتَّمَلِّي ❁
فَمَا دُونَ الْحَبِيبِ الْيَوْمَ حَاجِبْ ❁
فَمَا دُونَ الْحَبِيبِ الْيَوْمَ حَاجِبْ ❁
Fa-qul li-n-nafsi dūnaki wa-t-tamallī,
fa-mā dūna l-ḥabībi l-yawma ḥājib.
fa-mā dūna l-ḥabībi l-yawma ḥājib.
66. So say to your soul: “Here you are, take your fill!
For today, nothing stands between you and the Beloved.”
For today, nothing stands between you and the Beloved.”
تَمَلَّى بِالْحَبِيبِ بِكُلِّ قَصْدٍ ❁
فَقَدْ حَصَلَ الْهَنَا وَالضِّدُّ غَائِبْ ❁
فَقَدْ حَصَلَ الْهَنَا وَالضِّدُّ غَائِبْ ❁
Tamallā bi-l-ḥabībi bi-kulli qaṣdin,
fa-qad ḥaṣala l-hanā wa-ḍ-ḍiddu ghā'ib.
fa-qad ḥaṣala l-hanā wa-ḍ-ḍiddu ghā'ib.
67. Take your fill of the Beloved with every desire,
for joy has been attained and its opposite has vanished.
for joy has been attained and its opposite has vanished.
نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ جَمْعًا ❁
لَهُ أَعْلَى الْمَنَاصِبِ وَالْمَرَاتِبْ ❁
لَهُ أَعْلَى الْمَنَاصِبِ وَالْمَرَاتِبْ ❁
Nabiyyu Llāhi khayru l-khalqi jamʿan,
lahu aʿla l-manāṣibi wa-l-marātib.
lahu aʿla l-manāṣibi wa-l-marātib.
68. The Prophet of Allah is the best of all creation,
his are the highest positions and ranks.
his are the highest positions and ranks.
لَهُ الْجَاهُ الرَّفِيعُ لَهُ الْمَعَالِي ❁
لَهُ الشَّرَفُ الْمُؤَبَّدُ وَالْمَنَاقِبْ ❁
لَهُ الشَّرَفُ الْمُؤَبَّدُ وَالْمَنَاقِبْ ❁
Lahu l-jāhu r-rafīʿu lahu l-maʿālī,
lahu sh-sharafu l-mu'abbadu wa-l-manāqib.
lahu sh-sharafu l-mu'abbadu wa-l-manāqib.
69. He has exalted status and lofty heights,
everlasting honour and distinguished virtues.
everlasting honour and distinguished virtues.
فَلَوْ أَنَّا سَعَيْنَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ❁
عَلَى الْأَحْدَاقِ لَا فَوْقَ النَّجَائِبْ ❁
عَلَى الْأَحْدَاقِ لَا فَوْقَ النَّجَائِبْ ❁
Fa-law annā saʿaynā kulla yawmin,
ʿalā l-aḥdāqi lā fawqa n-najā'ib.
ʿalā l-aḥdāqi lā fawqa n-najā'ib.
70. So even if we journeyed every day,
upon our eyes, not upon noble steeds.
upon our eyes, not upon noble steeds.
وَلَوْ أَنَّا عَمِلْنَا كُلَّ حِينٍ ❁
لِأَحْمَدَ مَوْلِدًا قَدْ كَانَ وَاجِبْ ❁
لِأَحْمَدَ مَوْلِدًا قَدْ كَانَ وَاجِبْ ❁
Wa-law annā ʿamilnā kulla ḥīnin,
li-Aḥmada mawlidan qad kāna wājib.
li-Aḥmada mawlidan qad kāna wājib.
71. And even if we made, at every moment,
a Mawlid for Ahmad, it would indeed be our duty.
a Mawlid for Ahmad, it would indeed be our duty.
عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ كُلَّ وَقْتٍ ❁
صَلَاةٌ مَا بَدَا نُورُ الْكَوَاكِبْ ❁
صَلَاةٌ مَا بَدَا نُورُ الْكَوَاكِبْ ❁
ʿAlayhi mina l-Muhaymini kulla waqtin,
ṣalātun mā badā nūru l-kawākib.
ṣalātun mā badā nūru l-kawākib.
72. May there be upon him, from the All-Protector at every moment,
a prayer for as long as the light of the stars appears.
a prayer for as long as the light of the stars appears.
تَعُمُّ الْآلَ وَالْأَصْحَابَ طُرًّا ❁
جَمِيعَهُمُ وَعِتْرَتَهُ الْأَطَايِبْ ❁
جَمِيعَهُمُ وَعِتْرَتَهُ الْأَطَايِبْ ❁
Taʿummu l-āla wa-l-aṣḥāba ṭurran,
jamīʿahumu wa-ʿitratahu l-aṭāyib.
jamīʿahumu wa-ʿitratahu l-aṭāyib.
73. May it encompass the Family and Companions,
all of them, and his pure and noble descendants.
all of them, and his pure and noble descendants.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
74. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 6
Declaration of Praise and Testimony
فَسُبْحَانَ مَنْ خَصَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَشْرَفِ الْمَنَاصِبِ وَالْمَرَاتِبِ ❁
Fa-subḥāna man khaṣṣahu ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama bi-ashrafi l-manāṣibi wa-l-marātibi.
75. Glory be to the One Who distinguished him uniquely, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, with the most noble ranks and positions.
أَحْمَدُهُ عَلَى مَا مَنَحَ مِنَ الْمَوَاهِبِ ❁
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ رَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ ❁
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ رَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ ❁
Aḥmaduhu ʿalā mā manaḥa mina l-mawāhibi,
wa-ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu Rabbu l-mashāriqi wa-l-maghāribi.
wa-ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu Rabbu l-mashāriqi wa-l-maghāribi.
76. I praise Him for what He has bestowed of gifts,
and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, the Lord of the Easts and the Wests.
and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, the Lord of the Easts and the Wests.
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ الْمَبْعُوثُ إِلَى سَائِرِ الْأَعَاجِمِ وَالْأَعَارِبِ ❁
Wa-ashhadu anna sayyidanā Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu l-mabʿūthu ilā sā'iri l-aʿājimi wa-l-aʿāribi.
77. And I bear witness that our master Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, sent to all non-Arabs and Arabs.
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أُولِي الْمَآثِرِ وَالْمَنَاقِبِ ❁
Ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi ūli l-ma'āthiri wa-l-manāqibi.
78. May Allah send prayers upon him, and upon his Family and Companions, those endowed with noble virtues and distinguished merits.
صَلَاةً وَسَلَامًا دَائِمَيْنِ مُتَلَازِمَيْنِ يَأْتِي قَائِلُهُمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غَيْرَ خَائِبٍ ❁
Ṣalātan wa-salāman dā'imayni mutalāzimayni ya'tī qā'iluhumā yawma l-qiyāmati ghayra khā'ibin.
79. Prayers and peace, ever constant and inseparable, whose utterer shall come on the Day of Judgement without disappointment.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
80. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 7
The Prophetic Light and Noble Lineage
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ❁
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
81. In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
أَوَّلُ مَا نَسْتَفْتِحُ بِإِيرَادِ حَدِيثَيْنِ وَرَدَا عَنْ نَبِيٍّ كَانَ قَدْرُهُ عَظِيمًا ❁
وَنَسَبُهُ كَرِيمًا ❁ وَصِرَاطُهُ مُسْتَقِيمًا ❁
وَنَسَبُهُ كَرِيمًا ❁ وَصِرَاطُهُ مُسْتَقِيمًا ❁
Awwalu mā nastaftiḥu bi-īrādi ḥadīthayni waradā ʿan nabiyyin kāna qadruhu ʿaẓīman,
wa-nasabuhu karīman, wa-ṣirāṭuhu mustaqīman.
wa-nasabuhu karīman, wa-ṣirāṭuhu mustaqīman.
82. We begin by presenting two hadiths reported from a Prophet whose rank was great,
whose lineage was noble, and whose path was straight.
whose lineage was noble, and whose path was straight.
قَالَ فِي حَقِّهِ مَنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا ❁
Qāla fī ḥaqqihi man lam yazal Samīʿan ʿAlīman.
83. Concerning him, the One Who has always been All-Hearing, All-Knowing has said.
﴿إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيمًا ❁﴾
﴾Inna Llāha wa-malā'ikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā n-nabiyyi, yā ayyuha lladhīna āmanū ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīmā﴿.
84. “Indeed, Allah and His Angels send prayers upon the Prophet. O you who believe, send prayers upon him and greet him with peace.” (33:56)
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
85. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 8
First Hadith: The Primordial Light of the Prophet ﷺ
الْحَدِيثُ الْأَوَّلُ: عَنْ بَحْرِ الْعِلْمِ الدَّافِقِ ❁
وَلِسَانِ الْقُرْآنِ النَّاطِقِ ❁ أَوْحَدِ عُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ ❁
وَلِسَانِ الْقُرْآنِ النَّاطِقِ ❁ أَوْحَدِ عُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ ❁
Al-ḥadīthu l-awwalu: ʿan baḥri l-ʿilmi d-dāfiqi,
wa-lisāni l-Qur'āni n-nāṭiqi, awḥadi ʿulamā'i n-nāsi.
wa-lisāni l-Qur'āni n-nāṭiqi, awḥadi ʿulamā'i n-nāsi.
86. The First Hadith: From the overflowing ocean of knowledge,
the eloquent tongue of the Qur’an, and the foremost among the scholars of the people.
the eloquent tongue of the Qur’an, and the foremost among the scholars of the people.
سَيِّدِنَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ سَيِّدِنَا الْعَبَّاسِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ❁
Sayyidinā ʿAbdi Llāhi bni sayyidina l-ʿAbbāsi raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhumā ʿan rasūli Llāhi ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama annahu qāla.
87. From our master Abdullah, son of our master al-Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both,
from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, who said:
from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, who said:
كُنْتُ نُورًا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ آدَمَ بِأَلْفَيْ عَامٍ ❁
يُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ ذَلِكَ النُّورُ وَتُسَبِّحُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِتَسْبِيحِهِ ❁
يُسَبِّحُ اللَّهَ ذَلِكَ النُّورُ وَتُسَبِّحُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِتَسْبِيحِهِ ❁
Kuntu nūran bayna yadayi Llāhi ʿazza wa-jalla qabla an yakhluqa Ādama bi-alfay ʿāmin,
yusabbiḥu Llāha dhālika n-nūru wa-tusabbiḥu l-malā'ikatu bi-tasbīḥihi.
yusabbiḥu Llāha dhālika n-nūru wa-tusabbiḥu l-malā'ikatu bi-tasbīḥihi.
88. “I was a light in the presence of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, two thousand years before He created Adam.
That light would glorify Allah, and the Angels would glorify Allah by its glorification.
That light would glorify Allah, and the Angels would glorify Allah by its glorification.
فَلَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ أَوْدَعَ ذَلِكَ النُّورَ فِي طِينَتِهِ ❁
قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَأَهْبَطَنِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فِي ظَهْرِ آدَمَ ❁
قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَأَهْبَطَنِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فِي ظَهْرِ آدَمَ ❁
Fa-lammā khalaqa Llāhu Ādama awdaʿa dhālika n-nūra fī ṭīnatihi,
qāla ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama: fa-ahbaṭaniya Llāhu ʿazza wa-jalla ilā l-arḍi fī ẓahri Ādama.
qāla ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama: fa-ahbaṭaniya Llāhu ʿazza wa-jalla ilā l-arḍi fī ẓahri Ādama.
89. So when Allah created Adam, He placed that light in his clay.”
He, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, said: “Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent me down to the earth in the loins of Adam.
He, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, said: “Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent me down to the earth in the loins of Adam.
وَحَمَلَنِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ فِي صُلْبِ نُوحٍ ❁
وَجَعَلَنِي فِي صُلْبِ الْخَلِيلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حِينَ قُذِفَ بِهِ فِي النَّارِ ❁
وَجَعَلَنِي فِي صُلْبِ الْخَلِيلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حِينَ قُذِفَ بِهِ فِي النَّارِ ❁
Wa-ḥamalanī fī s-safīnati fī ṣulbi Nūḥin,
wa-jaʿalanī fī ṣulbi l-khalīli Ibrāhīma ḥīna qudhifa bihi fī n-nāri.
wa-jaʿalanī fī ṣulbi l-khalīli Ibrāhīma ḥīna qudhifa bihi fī n-nāri.
90. And He carried me in the Ark in the loins of Nuh,
and placed me in the loins of al-Khalil Ibrahim when he was cast into the fire.
and placed me in the loins of al-Khalil Ibrahim when he was cast into the fire.
وَلَمْ يَزَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْقُلُنِي مِنَ الْأَصْلَابِ الطَّاهِرَةِ إِلَى الْأَرْحَامِ الزَّكِيَّةِ الْفَاخِرَةِ ❁
Wa-lam yazali Llāhu ʿazza wa-jalla yanqulunī mina l-aṣlābi ṭ-ṭāhirati ila l-arḥāmi z-zakiyyati l-fākhirati.
91. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, continued to transfer me from pure loins to pure and noble wombs.
حَتَّى أَخْرَجَنِيَ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبَوَيَّ وَهُمَا لَمْ يَلْتَقِيَا عَلَى سِفَاحٍ قَطُّ ❁
Ḥattā akhrajaniya Llāhu min bayni abawayya wa-humā lam yaltaqiyā ʿalā sifāḥin qaṭṭu.
92. Until Allah brought me forth from between my parents, and they had never come together in any unlawful union.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
93. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 9
Second Hadith: Scriptural Prophecies of the Prophet ﷺ
الْحَدِيثُ الثَّانِي: عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ كَعْبِ الْأَحْبَارِ قَالَ: ❁
عَلَّمَنِي أَبِي التَّوْرَاةَ إِلَّا سِفْرًا وَاحِدًا كَانَ يَخْتِمُهُ وَيُدْخِلُهُ الصُّنْدُوقَ ❁
عَلَّمَنِي أَبِي التَّوْرَاةَ إِلَّا سِفْرًا وَاحِدًا كَانَ يَخْتِمُهُ وَيُدْخِلُهُ الصُّنْدُوقَ ❁
Al-ḥadīthu th-thānī: ʿan ʿAṭā'i bni Yasārin ʿan Kaʿbi l-Aḥbāri qāla:
ʿAllamanī abī t-Tawrāta illā sifran wāḥidan kāna yakhtimuhu wa-yudkhiluhu ṣ-ṣundūqa.
ʿAllamanī abī t-Tawrāta illā sifran wāḥidan kāna yakhtimuhu wa-yudkhiluhu ṣ-ṣundūqa.
94. The Second Hadith: From Ata ibn Yasar, from Ka’b al-Ahbar, who said:
“My father taught me the Torah except for one scroll, which he would seal and place in a chest.
“My father taught me the Torah except for one scroll, which he would seal and place in a chest.
فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبِي فَتَحْتُهُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ: نَبِيٌّ يَخْرُجُ آخِرَ الزَّمَانِ ❁
مَوْلِدُهُ بِمَكَّةَ ❁ وَهِجْرَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ❁ وَسُلْطَانُهُ بِالشَّامِ ❁
مَوْلِدُهُ بِمَكَّةَ ❁ وَهِجْرَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ❁ وَسُلْطَانُهُ بِالشَّامِ ❁
Fa-lammā māta abī fataḥtuhu fa-idhā fīhi: nabiyyun yakhruju ākhira z-zamāni,
mawliduhu bi-Makkata, wa-hijratuhu bi-l-Madīnati, wa-sulṭānuhu bi-sh-Shāmi.
mawliduhu bi-Makkata, wa-hijratuhu bi-l-Madīnati, wa-sulṭānuhu bi-sh-Shāmi.
95. When my father died, I opened it, and behold, therein was: “A Prophet will appear at the end of time,
his birthplace is Makkah, his migration is to Madinah, and his authority is in Sham.
his birthplace is Makkah, his migration is to Madinah, and his authority is in Sham.
يَقُصُّ شَعْرَهُ وَيَتَّزِرُ عَلَى وَسَطِهِ ❁ يَكُونُ خَيْرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ❁
وَأُمَّتُهُ خَيْرَ الْأُمَمِ ❁ يُكَبِّرُونَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ ❁
وَأُمَّتُهُ خَيْرَ الْأُمَمِ ❁ يُكَبِّرُونَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ ❁
Yaquṣṣu shaʿrahu, wa-yattaziru ʿalā wasaṭihi, yakūnu khayra l-anbiyā'i,
wa-ummatuhu khayra l-umami, yukabbirūna Llāha taʿālā ʿalā kulli sharafin.
wa-ummatuhu khayra l-umami, yukabbirūna Llāha taʿālā ʿalā kulli sharafin.
96. He trims his hair and wears a waistcloth around his waist. He will be the best of the Prophets, and his nation the best of nations. They proclaim the greatness of Allah Most High upon every elevation.
يَصُفُّونَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَصُفُوفِهِمْ فِي الْقِتَالِ ❁ قُلُوبُهُمْ مَصَاحِفُهُمْ ❁
يَحْمَدُونَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ وَرَخَاءٍ ❁
يَحْمَدُونَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ وَرَخَاءٍ ❁
Yaṣuffūna fī ṣ-ṣalāti ka-ṣufūfihim fī l-qitāli, qulūbuhum maṣāḥifuhum,
yaḥmadūna Llāha taʿālā ʿalā kulli shiddatin wa-rakhā'in.
yaḥmadūna Llāha taʿālā ʿalā kulli shiddatin wa-rakhā'in.
97. They form rows in prayer like their rows in battle, their hearts are their mushafs,
they praise Allah Most High in every hardship and ease.
they praise Allah Most High in every hardship and ease.
ثُلُثٌ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ❁
وَثُلُثٌ يَأْتُونَ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَخَطَايَاهُمْ فَيُغْفَرُ لَهُمْ ❁
وَثُلُثٌ يَأْتُونَ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَخَطَايَاهُمْ فَيُغْفَرُ لَهُمْ ❁
Thuluthun yadkhulūna l-jannata bi-ghayri ḥisābin,
wa-thuluthun ya'tūna bi-dhunūbihim wa-khaṭāyāhum fa-yughfaru lahum.
wa-thuluthun ya'tūna bi-dhunūbihim wa-khaṭāyāhum fa-yughfaru lahum.
98. One-third will enter Paradise without reckoning,
and one-third will come with their sins and transgressions, and they will be forgiven.
and one-third will come with their sins and transgressions, and they will be forgiven.
وَثُلُثٌ يَأْتُونَ بِذُنُوبٍ وَخَطَايَا عِظَامٍ ❁
فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ: اِذْهَبُوا فَزِنُوهُمْ ❁
فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ: اِذْهَبُوا فَزِنُوهُمْ ❁
Wa-thuluthun ya'tūna bi-dhunūbin wa-khaṭāyā ʿiẓāmin,
fa-yaqūlu Llāhu taʿālā li-l-malā'ikati: idhhabū fa-zinūhum.
fa-yaqūlu Llāhu taʿālā li-l-malā'ikati: idhhabū fa-zinūhum.
99. And one-third will come with grave sins and transgressions,
then Allah Most High will say to the Angels, ‘Go and weigh them.’
then Allah Most High will say to the Angels, ‘Go and weigh them.’
فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا رَبَّنَا وَجَدْنَاهُمْ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ ❁
وَوَجَدْنَا أَعْمَالَهُمْ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَأَمْثَالِ الْجِبَالِ ❁
وَوَجَدْنَا أَعْمَالَهُمْ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَأَمْثَالِ الْجِبَالِ ❁
Fa-yaqūlūna: yā Rabbanā wajadnāhum asrafū ʿalā anfusihim,
wa-wajadnā aʿmālahum mina dh-dhunūbi ka-amthāli l-jibāli.
wa-wajadnā aʿmālahum mina dh-dhunūbi ka-amthāli l-jibāli.
100. They will say, ‘O our Lord, we found that they had transgressed greatly against themselves,
and we found their sinful deeds to be like mountains.’
and we found their sinful deeds to be like mountains.’
غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ❁
Ghayra annahum yashhadūna an lā ilāha illā Llāhu wa-anna Muḥammadan rasūlu Llāhi ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
101. Except that they bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him.
فَيَقُولُ الْحَقُّ: وَعِزَّتِي وَجَلَالِي لَا جَعَلْتُ مَنْ أَخْلَصَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ كَمَنْ كَذَّبَ بِي ❁ أَدْخِلُوهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِي ❁
Fa-yaqūlu l-Ḥaqqu: wa-ʿizzatī wa-jalālī, lā jaʿaltu man akhlaṣa lī bi-sh-shahādati kaman kadhdhaba bī, adkhilūhumu l-jannata bi-raḥmatī.
102. Then the Truth will say, ‘By My might and My majesty, I will not make one who was sincere to Me in the testimony like one who denied Me. Admit them into Paradise by My mercy.’”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
103. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 10
The Divine Praise of the Prophet ﷺ
يَا أَعَزَّ جَوَاهِرِ الْعُقُودِ ❁ وَخُلَاصَةَ إِكْسِيرِ سِرِّ الْوُجُودِ ❁
مَادِحُكَ قَاصِرٌ وَلَوْ جَاءَ بِبَذْلِ الْمَجْهُودِ ❁
مَادِحُكَ قَاصِرٌ وَلَوْ جَاءَ بِبَذْلِ الْمَجْهُودِ ❁
Yā aʿazza jawāhiri l-ʿuqūdi, wa-khulāṣata iksīri sirri l-wujūdi,
mādiḥuka qāṣirun wa-law jā'a bi-badhli l-majhūdi.
mādiḥuka qāṣirun wa-law jā'a bi-badhli l-majhūdi.
104. O most precious of the jewels of the necklace, and the essence of the elixir of the secret of existence,
the one who praises you falls short, even if he exerts every possible effort.
the one who praises you falls short, even if he exerts every possible effort.
وَوَاصِفُكَ عَاجِزٌ عَنْ حَصْرِ مَا حَوَيْتَ مِنْ خِصَالِ الْكَرَمِ وَالْجُودِ ❁
الْكَوْنُ إِشَارَةٌ وَأَنْتَ الْمَقْصُودُ ❁
الْكَوْنُ إِشَارَةٌ وَأَنْتَ الْمَقْصُودُ ❁
Wa-wāṣifuka ʿājizun ʿan ḥaṣri mā ḥawayta min khiṣāli l-karami wa-l-jūdi,
al-kawnu ishāratun wa-anta l-maqṣūdu.
al-kawnu ishāratun wa-anta l-maqṣūdu.
105. And the one who seeks to describe you is incapable of encompassing the qualities of generosity and bounty you possess. The universe is but a sign, and you are the one truly sought.
يَا أَشْرَفَ مَنْ نَالَ الْمَقَامَ الْمَحْمُودَ ❁
وَجَاءَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَكِنَّهُمْ بِالرِّفْعَةِ وَالْعُلَا لَكَ شُهُودُ ❁
وَجَاءَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَكِنَّهُمْ بِالرِّفْعَةِ وَالْعُلَا لَكَ شُهُودُ ❁
Yā ashrafa man nāla l-maqāma l-maḥmūda,
wa-jā'at rusulun min qablika lākinnahum bi-r-rifʿati wa-l-ʿulā laka shuhūdu.
wa-jā'at rusulun min qablika lākinnahum bi-r-rifʿati wa-l-ʿulā laka shuhūdu.
106. O noblest of those who attained the Praiseworthy Station,
Messengers came before you, but they are witnesses to your exaltedness and loftiness.
Messengers came before you, but they are witnesses to your exaltedness and loftiness.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
107. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 11
The Approach of the Prophet’s ﷺ Birth
أَحْضِرُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ ❁
حَتَّى أَجْلُوَ لَكُمْ عَرَائِسَ مَعَانِي أَجَلِّ الْأَحْبَابِ ❁
حَتَّى أَجْلُوَ لَكُمْ عَرَائِسَ مَعَانِي أَجَلِّ الْأَحْبَابِ ❁
Aḥḍirū qulūbakum yā maʿshara dhawi l-albābi,
ḥattā ajluwa lakum ʿarā'isa maʿānī ajalli l-aḥbābi.
ḥattā ajluwa lakum ʿarā'isa maʿānī ajalli l-aḥbābi.
108. Make your hearts present, O people of understanding,
so that I may unveil for you the brides of the meanings of the most exalted of beloveds.
so that I may unveil for you the brides of the meanings of the most exalted of beloveds.
الْمَخْصُوصِ بِأَشْرَفِ الْأَلْقَابِ ❁ الرَّاقِي إِلَى حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ الْوَهَّابِ ❁
حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَى جَمَالِهِ بِلَا سِتْرٍ وَلَا حِجَابٍ ❁
حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَى جَمَالِهِ بِلَا سِتْرٍ وَلَا حِجَابٍ ❁
Al-makhṣūṣi bi-ashrafi l-alqābi, r-rāqī ilā ḥaḍrati l-Maliki l-Wahhābi,
ḥattā naẓara ilā jamālihi bi-lā sitrin wa-lā ḥijābin.
ḥattā naẓara ilā jamālihi bi-lā sitrin wa-lā ḥijābin.
109. The one distinguished by the noblest of titles, the one who ascended to the presence of the Bestowing King, until he gazed upon His beauty without veil or barrier.
فَلَمَّا آنَ أَوَانُ ظُهُورِ شَمْسِ الرِّسَالَةِ فِي سَمَاءِ الْجَلَالَةِ ❁
خَرَجَ بِهِ مَرْسُومُ الْجَلِيلِ ❁ لِنَقِيبِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ جِبْرِيلَ ❁
خَرَجَ بِهِ مَرْسُومُ الْجَلِيلِ ❁ لِنَقِيبِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ جِبْرِيلَ ❁
Fa-lammā āna awānu ẓuhūri shamsi r-risālati fī samā'i l-jalālati,
kharaja bihi marsūmu l-Jalīli, li-naqībi l-mamlakati Jibrīla.
kharaja bihi marsūmu l-Jalīli, li-naqībi l-mamlakati Jibrīla.
110. When the time came for the sun of the message to rise in the heaven of majesty,
the decree of the Majestic was issued to the chief of the kingdom, Jibril.
the decree of the Majestic was issued to the chief of the kingdom, Jibril.
يَا جِبْرِيلُ نَادِ فِي سَائِرِ الْمَخْلُوقَاتِ ❁ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ ❁
بِالتَّهَانِي وَالْبِشَارَاتِ ❁
بِالتَّهَانِي وَالْبِشَارَاتِ ❁
Yā Jibrīlu nādi fī sā'iri l-makhlūqāti, min ahli l-arḍi wa-s-samāwāti,
bi-t-tahānī wa-l-bishārāti.
bi-t-tahānī wa-l-bishārāti.
111. “O Jibril, proclaim to all creation, among the inhabitants of the earth and the heavens,
glad tidings and congratulations.
glad tidings and congratulations.
فَإِنَّ النُّورَ الْمَصُونَ ❁ وَالسِّرَّ الْمَكْنُونَ ❁
الَّذِي أَوْجَدْتُهُ قَبْلَ وُجُودِ الْأَشْيَاءِ ❁ وَإِبْدَاعِ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ❁
الَّذِي أَوْجَدْتُهُ قَبْلَ وُجُودِ الْأَشْيَاءِ ❁ وَإِبْدَاعِ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ❁
Fa inna n-nūra l-maṣūna, wa-s-sirra l-maknūna,
lladhī awjadtuhu qabla wujūdi l-ashyā'i, wa-ibdāʿi l-arḍi wa-s-samā'i.
lladhī awjadtuhu qabla wujūdi l-ashyā'i, wa-ibdāʿi l-arḍi wa-s-samā'i.
112. For indeed, the safeguarded light and the hidden secret,
which I brought into existence before the existence of all things and the bringing into being of the earth and heaven,
which I brought into existence before the existence of all things and the bringing into being of the earth and heaven,
أَنْقُلُهُ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ إِلَى بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ مَسْرُورًا ❁ أَمْلَأُ بِهِ الْكَوْنَ نُورًا ❁
أَكْفُلُهُ يَتِيمًا ❁ وَأُطَهِّرُهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ تَطْهِيرًا ❁
أَكْفُلُهُ يَتِيمًا ❁ وَأُطَهِّرُهُ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ تَطْهِيرًا ❁
Anquluhu fī hādhihi l-laylati ilā baṭni ummihi masrūran, amla'u bihi l-kawna nūran,
akfuluhu yatīman, wa-uṭahhiruhu wa-ahla baytihi taṭ-hīran.
akfuluhu yatīman, wa-uṭahhiruhu wa-ahla baytihi taṭ-hīran.
113. I shall transfer him this night into the womb of his mother, rejoicing, through him I shall fill the universe with light, I shall care for him as an orphan, and I shall purify him and his household with complete purification.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
114. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 12
Cosmic Signs at the Birth of the Prophet ﷺ
فَاهْتَزَّ الْعَرْشُ طَرَبًا وَاسْتِبْشَارًا ❁ وَازْدَادَ الْكُرْسِيُّ هَيْبَةً وَوَقَارًا ❁
وَامْتَلَأَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ أَنْوَارًا ❁
وَامْتَلَأَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ أَنْوَارًا ❁
Fa-htazza l-ʿarshu ṭaraban wa-stibshāran, wa-zdāda l-kursiyyu haybatan wa-waqāran,
wa-mtala'ati s-samāwātu anwāran.
wa-mtala'ati s-samāwātu anwāran.
115. So the Throne trembled in joy and delight, the Footstool increased in awe and dignity, and the heavens were filled with light.
وَضَجَّتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَهْلِيلًا وَتَمْجِيدًا وَاسْتِغْفَارًا ❁
وَلَمْ تَزَلْ أُمُّهُ تَرَى أَنْوَاعًا مِنْ فَخْرِهِ وَفَضْلِهِ ❁
وَلَمْ تَزَلْ أُمُّهُ تَرَى أَنْوَاعًا مِنْ فَخْرِهِ وَفَضْلِهِ ❁
Wa-ḍajjati l-malā'ikatu tahlīlan wa-tamjīdan wa-stighfāran,
wa-lam tazal ummuhu tarā anwāʿan min fakhrihi wa-faḍlihi.
wa-lam tazal ummuhu tarā anwāʿan min fakhrihi wa-faḍlihi.
116. And the Angels resounded with tahlil, glorification, and seeking forgiveness,
while his mother continued to witness signs of his honour and virtue.
while his mother continued to witness signs of his honour and virtue.
إِلَى نِهَايَةِ تَمَامِ حَمْلِهِ ❁ فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّ بِهَا الطَّلْقُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّ الْخَلْقِ وَضَعَتِ الْحَبِيبَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ❁ سَاجِدًا شَاكِرًا حَامِدًا كَأَنَّهُ الْبَدْرُ فِي تَمَامِهِ ❁
(هنا محل القيام)
(هنا محل القيام)
Ilā nihāyati tamāmi ḥamlihi, fa-lamma shtadda biha ṭ-ṭalqu bi-idhni Rabbi l-khalqi waḍaʿati l-ḥabība ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, sājidan shākiran ḥāmidan ka-annahu l-badru fī tamāmihi.
117. Until the completion of her carrying of him, then when the pains of labour intensified upon her, by the permission of the Lord of creation, she gave birth to the Beloved, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, prostrating, giving thanks and praising, as though he were the full moon in its perfection.
(Here is the place of standing)
(Here is the place of standing)
The Qiyam: Standing in Honour of the Prophet ﷺ
يَا نَبِيُّ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ❁ يَا رَسُولُ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ❁
يَا حَبِيبُ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ❁ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ ❁
يَا حَبِيبُ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ❁ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ ❁
Yā nabiyyu salāmun ʿalayka, yā rasūlu salāmun ʿalayka,
Yā ḥabību salāmun ʿalayka, ṣalawātu Llāhi ʿalayka.
Yā ḥabību salāmun ʿalayka, ṣalawātu Llāhi ʿalayka.
118. O Prophet, peace be upon you, O Messenger, peace be upon you,
O Beloved, peace be upon you, the prayers of Allah be upon you.
O Beloved, peace be upon you, the prayers of Allah be upon you.
أَشْرَقَ الْبَدْرُ عَلَيْنَا ❁ فَاخْتَفَتْ مِنْهُ الْبُدُورُ ❁
مِثْلَ حُسْنِكَ مَا رَأَيْنَا ❁ قَطُّ يَا وَجْهَ السُّرُورِ ❁
مِثْلَ حُسْنِكَ مَا رَأَيْنَا ❁ قَطُّ يَا وَجْهَ السُّرُورِ ❁
Ashraqa l-badru ʿalaynā, fa-khtafat minhu l-budūru,
mithla ḥusnika mā ra'aynā, qaṭṭu yā wajha s-surūri.
mithla ḥusnika mā ra'aynā, qaṭṭu yā wajha s-surūri.
119. The full moon has risen upon us, and all other moons have faded before it,
never have we seen the like of your beauty, O face of joy.
never have we seen the like of your beauty, O face of joy.
أَنْتَ شَمْسٌ أَنْتَ بَدْرٌ ❁ أَنْتَ نُورٌ فَوْقَ نُورِ ❁
أَنْتَ إِكْسِيرٌ وَغَالِي ❁ أَنْتَ مِصْبَاحُ الصُّدُورِ ❁
أَنْتَ إِكْسِيرٌ وَغَالِي ❁ أَنْتَ مِصْبَاحُ الصُّدُورِ ❁
Anta shamsun anta badrun, anta nūrun fawqa nūri,
anta iksīrun wa-ghālī, anta miṣbāḥu ṣ-ṣudūri.
anta iksīrun wa-ghālī, anta miṣbāḥu ṣ-ṣudūri.
120. You are the sun, you are the full moon, you are light upon light,
you are the elixir, you are precious, you are the lamp of hearts.
you are the elixir, you are precious, you are the lamp of hearts.
يَا حَبِيبِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ ❁ يَا عَرُوسَ الْخَافِقَيْنِ ❁
يَا مُؤَيَّدُ يَا مُمَجَّدُ ❁ يَا إِمَامَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ ❁
يَا مُؤَيَّدُ يَا مُمَجَّدُ ❁ يَا إِمَامَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ ❁
Yā ḥabībī yā Muḥammadu, yā ʿarūsa l-khāfiqayni,
Yā mu'ayyadu yā mumajjadu, yā imāma l-qiblatayni.
Yā mu'ayyadu yā mumajjadu, yā imāma l-qiblatayni.
121. O my beloved, O Muhammad, O bridegroom of the East and West,
O supported one, O glorified one, O leader of the two qiblas.
O supported one, O glorified one, O leader of the two qiblas.
مَنْ رَأَى وَجْهَكَ يَسْعَدُ ❁ يَا كَرِيمَ الْوَالِدَيْنِ ❁
حَوْضُكَ الصَّافِي الْمُبَرَّدُ ❁ وِرْدُنَا يَوْمَ النُّشُورِ ❁
حَوْضُكَ الصَّافِي الْمُبَرَّدُ ❁ وِرْدُنَا يَوْمَ النُّشُورِ ❁
Man ra'ā wajhaka yasʿadu, yā karīma l-wālidayni,
ḥawḍuka ṣ-ṣāfi l-mubarradu, wirdunā yawma n-nushūri.
ḥawḍuka ṣ-ṣāfi l-mubarradu, wirdunā yawma n-nushūri.
122. Whoever beholds your face rejoices, O noble one of noble parents,
your pure, cooling Basin is our watering-place on the Day of Resurrection.
your pure, cooling Basin is our watering-place on the Day of Resurrection.
مَا رَأَيْنَا الْعِيسَ حَنَّتْ ❁ بِالسُّرَى إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ ❁
وَالْغَمَامَةُ قَدْ أَظَلَّتْ ❁ وَالْمَلَا صَلُّوا عَلَيْكَ ❁
وَالْغَمَامَةُ قَدْ أَظَلَّتْ ❁ وَالْمَلَا صَلُّوا عَلَيْكَ ❁
Mā ra'ayna l-ʿīsa ḥannat, bi-s-surā illā ilayka,
wa-l-ghamāmatu qad aẓallat, wa-l-malā ṣallū ʿalayka.
wa-l-ghamāmatu qad aẓallat, wa-l-malā ṣallū ʿalayka.
123. We have seen no camels yearning in the night journey except towards you,
the cloud indeed shaded you, and the heavenly hosts sent prayers upon you.
the cloud indeed shaded you, and the heavenly hosts sent prayers upon you.
وَأَتَاكَ الْعُودُ يَبْكِي ❁ وَتَذَلَّلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ❁
وَاسْتَجَارَتْ يَا حَبِيبِي ❁ عِنْدَكَ الظَّبْيُ النُّفُورُ ❁
وَاسْتَجَارَتْ يَا حَبِيبِي ❁ عِنْدَكَ الظَّبْيُ النُّفُورُ ❁
Wa-atāka l-ʿūdu yabkī, wa-tadhallala bayna yadayka,
wa-stajārat yā ḥabībī, ʿindaka ẓ-ẓabyu n-nufūru.
wa-stajārat yā ḥabībī, ʿindaka ẓ-ẓabyu n-nufūru.
124. The tree trunk came to you weeping and humbled itself before you,
and the shy gazelle sought refuge with you, O my beloved.
and the shy gazelle sought refuge with you, O my beloved.
عِنْدَمَا شَدُّوا الْمَحَامِلَ ❁ وَتَنَادَوْا لِلرَّحِيلِ ❁
جِئْتُهُمْ وَالدَّمْعُ سَائِلٌ ❁ قُلْتُ قِفْ لِي يَا دَلِيلُ ❁
جِئْتُهُمْ وَالدَّمْعُ سَائِلٌ ❁ قُلْتُ قِفْ لِي يَا دَلِيلُ ❁
ʿIndamā shaddu l-maḥāmila, wa-tanādaw li-r-raḥīli,
ji'tuhum wa-d-damʿu sā'ilun, qultu qif lī yā dalīlu.
ji'tuhum wa-d-damʿu sā'ilun, qultu qif lī yā dalīlu.
125. When they fastened the saddles and called for departure,
I came to them with flowing tears and said, “Wait for me, O guide.”
I came to them with flowing tears and said, “Wait for me, O guide.”
وَتَحَمَّلْ لِي رَسَائِلَ ❁ أَيُّهَا الشَّوْقُ الْجَزِيلُ ❁
نَحْوَ هَاتِيكَ الْمَنَازِلِ ❁ فِي الْعَشِيِّ وَالْبُكُورِ ❁
نَحْوَ هَاتِيكَ الْمَنَازِلِ ❁ فِي الْعَشِيِّ وَالْبُكُورِ ❁
Wa-taḥammal lī rasā'ila, ayyuha sh-shawqu l-jazīlu,
naḥwa hātīka l-manāzili, fī l-ʿashiyyi wa-l-bukūri.
naḥwa hātīka l-manāzili, fī l-ʿashiyyi wa-l-bukūri.
126. And carry my letters, O abundant longing,
towards those homes, in the evening and the morning.
towards those homes, in the evening and the morning.
كُلُّ مَنْ فِي الْكَوْنِ هَامُوا ❁ فِيكَ يَا بَاهِي الْجَبِينِ ❁
وَلَهُمْ فِيكَ غَرَامٌ ❁ وَاشْتِيَاقٌ وَحَنِينُ ❁
وَلَهُمْ فِيكَ غَرَامٌ ❁ وَاشْتِيَاقٌ وَحَنِينُ ❁
Kullu man fī l-kawni hāmū, fīka yā bāhi l-jabīni,
wa-lahum fīka gharāmun, wa-shtiyāqun wa-ḥanīnu.
wa-lahum fīka gharāmun, wa-shtiyāqun wa-ḥanīnu.
127. All who dwell in the universe are enamoured by you, O radiant of brow,
for you, they carry love, yearning, and deep longing.
for you, they carry love, yearning, and deep longing.
فِي مَعَانِيكَ الْأَنَامُ ❁ قَدْ تَبَدَّتْ حَائِرِينَ ❁
أَنْتَ لِلرُّسْلِ خِتَامٌ ❁ أَنْتَ لِلْمَوْلَى شَكُورُ ❁
أَنْتَ لِلرُّسْلِ خِتَامٌ ❁ أَنْتَ لِلْمَوْلَى شَكُورُ ❁
Fī maʿānīka l-anāmu, qad tabaddat ḥā'irīna,
anta li-r-rusli khitāmun, anta li-l-Mawlā shakūru.
anta li-r-rusli khitāmun, anta li-l-Mawlā shakūru.
128. In your meanings, mankind has become manifest in bewilderment,
you are the Seal of the Messengers, you are ever-grateful to the Mawla.
you are the Seal of the Messengers, you are ever-grateful to the Mawla.
عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ يَرْجُو ❁ فَضْلَكَ الْجَمَّ الْغَفِيرُ ❁
فِيكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ ظَنِّي ❁ يَا بَشِيرُ يَا نَذِيرُ ❁
فِيكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ ظَنِّي ❁ يَا بَشِيرُ يَا نَذِيرُ ❁
ʿAbduka l-miskīnu yarjū, faḍlaka l-jamma l-ghafīru,
fīka qad aḥsantu ẓannī, yā bashīru yā nadhīru.
fīka qad aḥsantu ẓannī, yā bashīru yā nadhīru.
129. Your humble slave hopes for your immense and abundant favour,
I have thought well of you, O bearer of glad tidings, O warner.
I have thought well of you, O bearer of glad tidings, O warner.
فَأَغِثْنِي وَأَجِرْنِي ❁ يَا مُجِيرُ مِنَ السَّعِيرِ ❁
يَا غِيَاثِي يَا مَلَاذِي ❁ فِي مُهِمَّاتِ الْأُمُورِ ❁
يَا غِيَاثِي يَا مَلَاذِي ❁ فِي مُهِمَّاتِ الْأُمُورِ ❁
Fa-aghithnī wa-ajirnī, yā mujīru mina s-saʿīri,
yā ghiyāthī yā malādhī, fī muhimmāti l-umūri.
yā ghiyāthī yā malādhī, fī muhimmāti l-umūri.
130. So come to my aid and grant me refuge, O one through whom refuge is sought from the Blaze,
O my relief and my refuge in the gravest of affairs.
O my relief and my refuge in the gravest of affairs.
سَعِدَ عَبْدٌ قَدْ تَمَلَّى ❁ وَانْجَلَى عَنْهُ الْحُزُونُ ❁
فِيكَ يَا بَدْرٌ تَجَلَّى ❁ فَلَكَ الْوَصْفُ الْحَسِينُ ❁
فِيكَ يَا بَدْرٌ تَجَلَّى ❁ فَلَكَ الْوَصْفُ الْحَسِينُ ❁
Saʿida ʿabdun qad tamallā, wa-njalā ʿanhu l-ḥuzūnu,
fīka yā badrun tajallā, fa-laka l-waṣfu l-ḥasīnu.
fīka yā badrun tajallā, fa-laka l-waṣfu l-ḥasīnu.
131. Blessed is the slave who has delighted in you and from whom sorrows have departed,
O full moon that has shone forth, yours is the beautiful description.
O full moon that has shone forth, yours is the beautiful description.
لَيْسَ أَزْكَى مِنْكَ أَصْلًا ❁ قَطُّ يَا جَدَّ الْحُسَيْنِ ❁
فَعَلَيْكَ اللَّهُ صَلَّى ❁ دَائِمًا طُولَ الدُّهُورِ ❁
فَعَلَيْكَ اللَّهُ صَلَّى ❁ دَائِمًا طُولَ الدُّهُورِ ❁
Laysa azkā minka aṣlan, qaṭṭu yā jadda l-Ḥusayni,
fa-ʿalayka Llāhu ṣallā, dā'iman ṭūla d-duhūri.
fa-ʿalayka Llāhu ṣallā, dā'iman ṭūla d-duhūri.
132. None is purer in lineage than you, ever, O grandfather of al-Husayn,
so upon you be Allah’s prayers, always and for all time.
so upon you be Allah’s prayers, always and for all time.
يَا وَلِيَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ ❁ يَا رَفِيعَ الدَّرَجَاتِ ❁
كَفِّرْ عَنِّي الذُّنُوبَ ❁ وَاغْفِرْ عَنِّي السَّيِّئَاتِ ❁
كَفِّرْ عَنِّي الذُّنُوبَ ❁ وَاغْفِرْ عَنِّي السَّيِّئَاتِ ❁
Yā Waliyya l-ḥasanāti, yā Rafīʿa d-darajāti,
kaffir ʿannī dh-dhunūba, wa-ghfir ʿanni s-sayyi'āti.
kaffir ʿannī dh-dhunūba, wa-ghfir ʿanni s-sayyi'āti.
133. O Guardian of good deeds, O Exalted in ranks,
absolve me of my sins and forgive me my misdeeds.
absolve me of my sins and forgive me my misdeeds.
أَنْتَ غَفَّارُ الْخَطَايَا ❁ وَالذُّنُوبِ الْمُوبِقَاتِ ❁
أَنْتَ سَتَّارُ الْمَسَاوِي ❁ وَمُقِيلُ الْعَثَرَاتِ ❁
أَنْتَ سَتَّارُ الْمَسَاوِي ❁ وَمُقِيلُ الْعَثَرَاتِ ❁
Anta Ghaffāru l-khaṭāyā, wa-dh-dhunūbi l-mūbiqāti,
anta Sattāru l-masāwī, wa-Muqīlu l-ʿatharāti.
anta Sattāru l-masāwī, wa-Muqīlu l-ʿatharāti.
134. You are the Oft-Forgiving of faults and ruinous sins,
You are the Concealer of faults and the Pardoner of slips.
You are the Concealer of faults and the Pardoner of slips.
عَالِمُ السِّرِّ وَأَخْفَى ❁ مُسْتَجِيبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ ❁
رَبِّ فَارْحَمْنَا جَمِيعًا ❁ وَامْحُ عَنَّا السَّيِّئَاتِ ❁
رَبِّ فَارْحَمْنَا جَمِيعًا ❁ وَامْحُ عَنَّا السَّيِّئَاتِ ❁
ʿĀlimu s-sirri wa-akhfā, Mustajību d-daʿawāti,
Rabbi fa-rḥamnā jamīʿan, wa-mḥu ʿanna s-sayyi'āti.
Rabbi fa-rḥamnā jamīʿan, wa-mḥu ʿanna s-sayyi'āti.
135. Knower of the secret and what is yet more hidden, Responder to supplications,
O Lord, have mercy on us all and erase our misdeeds.
O Lord, have mercy on us all and erase our misdeeds.
رَبِّ فَارْحَمْنَا جَمِيعًا ❁ بِجَمِيعِ الصَّالِحَاتِ ❁
Rabbi fa-rḥamnā jamīʿan, bi-jamīʿi ṣ-ṣāliḥāti.
136. O Lord, have mercy on us all through all righteous deeds.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
137. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 13
The Mawlid of the Prophet ﷺ
وَوُلِدَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَخْتُونًا بِيَدِ الْعِنَايَةِ ❁
مَكْحُولًا بِكُحْلِ الْهِدَايَةِ ❁ فَأَشْرَقَ بِبَهَائِهِ الْفَضَا ❁
مَكْحُولًا بِكُحْلِ الْهِدَايَةِ ❁ فَأَشْرَقَ بِبَهَائِهِ الْفَضَا ❁
Wa-wulida ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama makhtūnan bi-yadi l-ʿināyati,
makḥūlan bi-kuḥli l-hidāyati, fa-ashraqa bi-bahā'ihi l-faḍā.
makḥūlan bi-kuḥli l-hidāyati, fa-ashraqa bi-bahā'ihi l-faḍā.
138. And he, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, was born circumcised by the hand of divine care,
with eyes adorned by the kohl of guidance, and the horizons were illuminated by the radiance of his beauty.
with eyes adorned by the kohl of guidance, and the horizons were illuminated by the radiance of his beauty.
وَتَلَأْلَأَ الْكَوْنُ مِنْ نُورِهِ وَأَضَا ❁
وَدَخَلَ فِي عَقْدِ بَيْعَتِهِ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ كَمَا دَخَلَ فِيهَا مَنْ مَضَى ❁
وَدَخَلَ فِي عَقْدِ بَيْعَتِهِ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ كَمَا دَخَلَ فِيهَا مَنْ مَضَى ❁
Wa-tala'la'a l-kawnu min nūrihi wa-aḍā,
wa-dakhala fī ʿaqdi bayʿatihi man baqiya mina l-khalā'iqi kamā dakhala fīhā man maḍā.
wa-dakhala fī ʿaqdi bayʿatihi man baqiya mina l-khalā'iqi kamā dakhala fīhā man maḍā.
139. And the universe sparkled with his light and was filled with radiance,
and all who remained of creation entered into the bond of his allegiance, just as those before them had entered.
and all who remained of creation entered into the bond of his allegiance, just as those before them had entered.
أَوَّلُ فَضِيلَةِ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ بِخُمُودِ نَارِ فَارِسَ وَسُقُوطِ الشُّرُفَاتِ ❁
وَرُمِيَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ بِالشُّهُبِ الْمُحْرِقَاتِ ❁
وَرُمِيَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ بِالشُّهُبِ الْمُحْرِقَاتِ ❁
Awwalu faḍīlati l-muʿjizāti bi-khumūdi nāri Fārisa wa-suqūṭi sh-shurufāti,
wa-rumiyati sh-shayāṭīnu mina s-samā'i bi-sh-shuhubi l-muḥriqāti.
wa-rumiyati sh-shayāṭīnu mina s-samā'i bi-sh-shuhubi l-muḥriqāti.
140. Among the first of the manifest miracles was the extinguishing of the fire of Persia and the falling of the battlements, and the devils were pelted from the heavens with blazing meteors.
وَرَجَعَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَهُوَ بِصَوْلَةِ سَلْطَنَتِهِ ذَلِيلٌ خَاضِعُ ❁
لَمَّا تَأَلَّقَ مِنْ سَنَاهُ النُّورُ السَّاطِعُ ❁
لَمَّا تَأَلَّقَ مِنْ سَنَاهُ النُّورُ السَّاطِعُ ❁
Wa-rajaʿa kullu jabbārin mina l-jinni wa-huwa bi-ṣawlati salṭanatihi dhalīlun khāḍiʿu,
lammā ta'allaqa min sanāhu n-nūru s-sāṭiʿu.
lammā ta'allaqa min sanāhu n-nūru s-sāṭiʿu.
141. And every tyrant among the jinn withdrew, humbled and subdued before the might of his sovereignty, when the radiant light of his brilliance shone forth.
وَأَشْرَقَ مِنْ بَهَائِهِ الضِّيَاءُ اللَّامِعُ ❁
حَتَّى عُرِضَ عَلَى الْمَرَاضِعِ ❁
حَتَّى عُرِضَ عَلَى الْمَرَاضِعِ ❁
Wa-ashraqa min bahā'ihi ḍ-ḍiyā'u l-lāmiʿu,
ḥattā ʿuriḍa ʿalā l-marāḍiʿi.
ḥattā ʿuriḍa ʿalā l-marāḍiʿi.
142. And from his splendour shone a brilliant light,
until he was presented to the wet nurses.
until he was presented to the wet nurses.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
143. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 14
Halimah and the Nursing of the Prophet ﷺ
قِيلَ مَنْ يَكْفُلُ هَذِهِ الدُّرَّةَ الْيَتِيمَةَ ❁ الَّتِي لَا تُوجَدُ لَهَا قِيمَةٌ ❁
قَالَتِ الطُّيُورُ: نَحْنُ نَكْفُلُهُ وَنَغْتَنِمُ هِمَّتَهُ الْعَظِيمَةَ ❁
قَالَتِ الطُّيُورُ: نَحْنُ نَكْفُلُهُ وَنَغْتَنِمُ هِمَّتَهُ الْعَظِيمَةَ ❁
Qīla man yakfulu hādhihi d-durrata l-yatīmata, l-latī lā tūjadu lahā qīmatun,
qālati ṭ-ṭuyūru: naḥnu nakfuluhu wa-naghtanimu himmatahu l-ʿaẓīmata.
qālati ṭ-ṭuyūru: naḥnu nakfuluhu wa-naghtanimu himmatahu l-ʿaẓīmata.
144. It was asked, “Who will care for this precious orphaned jewel, whose worth cannot be measured?”
The birds replied, “We will care for him and gain from his tremendous resolve.”
The birds replied, “We will care for him and gain from his tremendous resolve.”
قَالَتِ الْوُحُوشُ: نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِذَلِكَ لِكَيْ نَنَالَ شَرَفَهُ وَتَعْظِيمَهُ ❁
قِيلَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأُمَمِ اسْكُتُوا ❁
قِيلَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأُمَمِ اسْكُتُوا ❁
Qālati l-wuḥūshu: naḥnu awlā bi-dhālika likay nanāla sharafahu wa-taʿẓīmahu,
qīla: yā maʿshara l-umami skutū.
qīla: yā maʿshara l-umami skutū.
145. The beasts said, “We are more deserving of that, so that we may attain his honour and reverence.”
It was said, “O assembly of nations, be silent.”
It was said, “O assembly of nations, be silent.”
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ فِي سَابِقِ حِكْمَتِهِ الْقَدِيمَةِ ❁
بِأَنَّ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَكُونُ رَضِيعًا لِحَلِيمَةَ الْحَلِيمَةِ ❁
بِأَنَّ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَكُونُ رَضِيعًا لِحَلِيمَةَ الْحَلِيمَةِ ❁
Fa-inna Llāha qad ḥakama fī sābiqi ḥikmatihi l-qadīmati,
bi-anna nabiyyahu Muḥammadan ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama yakūnu raḍīʿan li-Ḥalīmata l-ḥalīmati.
bi-anna nabiyyahu Muḥammadan ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama yakūnu raḍīʿan li-Ḥalīmata l-ḥalīmati.
146. For indeed, Allah had decreed in His pre-eternal wisdom,
that His Prophet Muhammad, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, would be nursed by Halimah the gentle.
that His Prophet Muhammad, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, would be nursed by Halimah the gentle.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
147. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 15
The Blessings of the Prophet ﷺ in Halimah’s Care
ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ مَرَاضِعُ الْإِنْسِ ❁
لِمَا سَبَقَ فِي طَيِّ الْغَيْبِ مِنَ السَّعَادَةِ لِحَلِيمَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ ❁
لِمَا سَبَقَ فِي طَيِّ الْغَيْبِ مِنَ السَّعَادَةِ لِحَلِيمَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ ❁
Thumma aʿraḍa ʿanhu marāḍiʿu l-insi,
li-mā sabaqa fī ṭayyi l-ghaybi mina s-saʿādati li-Ḥalīmata binti Abī Dhu'aybin.
li-mā sabaqa fī ṭayyi l-ghaybi mina s-saʿādati li-Ḥalīmata binti Abī Dhu'aybin.
148. Then the wet nurses among the people turned away from him,
due to what had already been decreed in the unseen of felicity for Halimah, daughter of Abu Dhu’ayb.
due to what had already been decreed in the unseen of felicity for Halimah, daughter of Abu Dhu’ayb.
فَلَمَّا وَقَعَ نَظَرُهَا عَلَيْهِ ❁ بَادَرَتْ مُسْرِعَةً إِلَيْهِ ❁
وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِجْرِهَا وَضَمَّتْهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ❁ فَهَشَّ لَهَا مُتَبَسِّمًا ❁
وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِجْرِهَا وَضَمَّتْهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ❁ فَهَشَّ لَهَا مُتَبَسِّمًا ❁
Fa-lammā waqaʿa naẓaruhā ʿalayhi, bādarat musriʿatan ilayhi,
wa-waḍaʿathu fī ḥijrihā wa-ḍammathu ilā ṣadrihā, fa-hashsha lahā mutabassiman.
wa-waḍaʿathu fī ḥijrihā wa-ḍammathu ilā ṣadrihā, fa-hashsha lahā mutabassiman.
149. When her gaze fell upon him, she hastened eagerly towards him,
placed him in her lap, drew him to her chest, and he smiled at her with delight.
placed him in her lap, drew him to her chest, and he smiled at her with delight.
فَخَرَجَ مِنْ ثَغْرِهِ نُورٌ لَحِقَ بِالسَّمَا ❁ فَحَمَلَتْهُ إِلَى رَحْلِهَا ❁
وَارْتَحَلَتْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا ❁ فَلَمَّا وَصَلَتْ بِهِ إِلَى مُقَامِهَا ❁
وَارْتَحَلَتْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا ❁ فَلَمَّا وَصَلَتْ بِهِ إِلَى مُقَامِهَا ❁
Fa-kharaja min thaghrihi nūrun laḥiqa bi-s-samā, fa-ḥamalathu ilā raḥlihā,
wa-rtaḥalat bihi ilā ahlihā, fa-lammā waṣalat bihi ilā muqāmihā.
wa-rtaḥalat bihi ilā ahlihā, fa-lammā waṣalat bihi ilā muqāmihā.
150. Then a light emerged from his mouth and reached the heavens, then she carried him to her lodging,
and departed with him for her people, then when she reached her dwelling with him,
and departed with him for her people, then when she reached her dwelling with him,
عَايَنَتْ بَرَكَتَهُ عَلَى أَغْنَامِهَا ❁ وَكَانَتْ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَرَى مِنْهُ بُرْهَانًا ❁
وَتَرْفَعُ لَهُ قَدْرًا وَشَانًا ❁
وَتَرْفَعُ لَهُ قَدْرًا وَشَانًا ❁
ʿĀyanat barakatahu ʿalā aghnāmihā, wa-kānat kulla yawmin tarā minhu burhānan,
wa-tarfaʿu lahu qadran wa-shānan.
wa-tarfaʿu lahu qadran wa-shānan.
151. She witnessed his blessing upon her livestock, and each day she beheld from him a manifest sign,
and held him in ever greater rank and esteem.
and held him in ever greater rank and esteem.
حَتَّى انْدَرَجَ فِي حُلَّةِ اللُّطْفِ وَالْأَمَانِ ❁
وَدَخَلَ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ ❁
وَدَخَلَ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ ❁
Ḥatta ndaraja fī ḥullati l-luṭfi wa-l-amāni,
wa-dakhala bayna ikhwatihi maʿa ṣ-ṣibyāni.
wa-dakhala bayna ikhwatihi maʿa ṣ-ṣibyāni.
152. Until he was enveloped in the garment of gentleness and protection,
and he mingled among his brothers with the children.
and he mingled among his brothers with the children.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
153. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 16
The Opening of the Chest (Shaqq al-Sadr)
فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ نَاءٍ عَنِ الْأَوْطَانِ ❁
إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ❁
إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ❁
Fa-baynamā huwa dhāta yawmin nā'in ʿani l-awṭāni,
idh aqbala ʿalayhi thalāthatu nafarin ka-anna wujūhahumu sh-shamsu wa-l-qamaru.
idh aqbala ʿalayhi thalāthatu nafarin ka-anna wujūhahumu sh-shamsu wa-l-qamaru.
154. While he was one day far from the dwellings,
three figures approached him whose faces were like the sun and the moon.
three figures approached him whose faces were like the sun and the moon.
فَانْطَلَقَ الصِّبْيَانُ هَرَبًا ❁ وَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَعَجِّبًا ❁
فَأَضْجَعُوهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِضْجَاعًا خَفِيفًا ❁ وَشَقُّوا بَطْنَهُ شَقًّا لَطِيفًا ❁
فَأَضْجَعُوهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِضْجَاعًا خَفِيفًا ❁ وَشَقُّوا بَطْنَهُ شَقًّا لَطِيفًا ❁
Fa-nṭalaqa ṣ-ṣibyānu haraban, wa-waqafa n-nabiyyu ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama mutaʿajjiban,
fa-aḍjaʿūhu ʿalā l-arḍi iḍjāʿan khafīfan, wa-shaqqū baṭnahu shaqqan laṭīfan.
fa-aḍjaʿūhu ʿalā l-arḍi iḍjāʿan khafīfan, wa-shaqqū baṭnahu shaqqan laṭīfan.
155. The children fled in fear, while the Prophet, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, remained standing in wonder.
They gently laid him down on the ground and opened his abdomen with a delicate incision.
They gently laid him down on the ground and opened his abdomen with a delicate incision.
ثُمَّ أَخْرَجُوا قَلْبَ سَيِّدِ وَلَدِ عَدْنَانَ ❁
وَشَرَّحُوهُ بِسِكِّينِ الْإِحْسَانِ ❁ وَنَزَعُوا مِنْهُ حَظَّ الشَّيْطَانِ ❁
وَشَرَّحُوهُ بِسِكِّينِ الْإِحْسَانِ ❁ وَنَزَعُوا مِنْهُ حَظَّ الشَّيْطَانِ ❁
Thumma akhrajū qalba sayyidi waladi ʿAdnāna,
wa-sharraḥūhu bi-sikkīni l-iḥsāni, wa-nazaʿū minhu ḥaẓẓa sh-shayṭāni.
wa-sharraḥūhu bi-sikkīni l-iḥsāni, wa-nazaʿū minhu ḥaẓẓa sh-shayṭāni.
156. Then they removed the heart of the master of the children of Adnan,
and opened it with the blade of divine grace, removing from it the portion of Satan.
and opened it with the blade of divine grace, removing from it the portion of Satan.
وَمَلَؤُوهُ بِالْحِلْمِ وَالْعِلْمِ وَالْيَقِينِ وَالرِّضْوَانِ ❁ وَأَعَادُوهُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ ❁
فَقَامَ الْحَبِيبُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوِيًّا كَمَا كَانَ ❁
فَقَامَ الْحَبِيبُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوِيًّا كَمَا كَانَ ❁
Wa-mala'ūhu bi-l-ḥilmi wa-l-ʿilmi wa-l-yaqīni wa-r-riḍwāni, wa-aʿādūhu ilā makānihi,
fa-qāma l-ḥabību ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama sawiyyan kamā kāna.
fa-qāma l-ḥabību ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama sawiyyan kamā kāna.
157. And they filled it with forbearance, knowledge, certainty, and divine pleasure, then returned it to its place,
and the Beloved, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, rose, whole and restored, just as he had been before.
and the Beloved, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, rose, whole and restored, just as he had been before.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
158. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 17
Signs of the Prophet’s ﷺ Future Mission
فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: يَا حَبِيبَ الرَّحْمٰنِ لَوْ عَلِمْتَ مَا يُرَادُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ ❁
لَعَرَفْتَ قَدْرَ مَنْزِلَتِكَ عَلَى الْغَيْرِ ❁
لَعَرَفْتَ قَدْرَ مَنْزِلَتِكَ عَلَى الْغَيْرِ ❁
Fa-qālati l-malā'ikatu: yā ḥabība r-Raḥmāni law ʿalimta mā yurādu bika mina l-khayri,
laʿarafta qadra manzilatika ʿalā l-ghayri.
laʿarafta qadra manzilatika ʿalā l-ghayri.
159. The Angels said: “O Beloved of the Most Compassionate, if you knew what good is intended for you,
you would truly know the greatness of your rank above all others.
you would truly know the greatness of your rank above all others.
وَازْدَدْتَ فَرَحًا وَسُرُورًا ❁ وَبَهْجَةً وَنُورًا ❁
يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ نُشِرَتْ فِي الْكَائِنَاتِ أَعْلَامُ عُلُومِكَ ❁
يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ نُشِرَتْ فِي الْكَائِنَاتِ أَعْلَامُ عُلُومِكَ ❁
Wa-zdadta faraḥan wa-surūran, wa-bahjatan wa-nūran,
yā Muḥammadu abshir fa-qad nushirat fī l-kā'ināti aʿlāmu ʿulūmika.
yā Muḥammadu abshir fa-qad nushirat fī l-kā'ināti aʿlāmu ʿulūmika.
160. Then you would increase in joy and happiness, in delight and radiance.
O Muhammad, rejoice, for the banners of your knowledge have been raised throughout all creation.”
O Muhammad, rejoice, for the banners of your knowledge have been raised throughout all creation.”
وَتَبَاشَرَتِ الْمَخْلُوقَاتُ بِقُدُومِكَ ❁
وَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَّا جَاءَ لِأَمْرِكَ طَائِعًا ❁ وَلِمَقَالَتِكَ سَامِعًا ❁
وَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَّا جَاءَ لِأَمْرِكَ طَائِعًا ❁ وَلِمَقَالَتِكَ سَامِعًا ❁
Wa-tabāsharati l-makhlūqātu bi-qudūmika,
wa-lam yabqa shay'un mimmā khalaqa Llāhu taʿālā illā jā'a li-amrika ṭā'iʿan, wa-li-maqālatika sāmiʿan.
wa-lam yabqa shay'un mimmā khalaqa Llāhu taʿālā illā jā'a li-amrika ṭā'iʿan, wa-li-maqālatika sāmiʿan.
161. All creation rejoiced at your coming,
and nothing that Allah created remained except that it came in obedience to you and attentive to your word.
and nothing that Allah created remained except that it came in obedience to you and attentive to your word.
فَسَيَأْتِيكَ الْبَعِيرُ بِذِمَامِكَ يَسْتَجِيرُ ❁
وَالضَّبُّ وَالْغَزَالَةُ يَشْهَدَانِ لَكَ بِالرِّسَالَةِ ❁
وَالضَّبُّ وَالْغَزَالَةُ يَشْهَدَانِ لَكَ بِالرِّسَالَةِ ❁
Fa-saya'tīka l-baʿīru bi-dhimāmika yastajīru,
wa-ḍ-ḍabbu wa-l-ghazālatu yash-hadāni laka bi-r-risālati.
wa-ḍ-ḍabbu wa-l-ghazālatu yash-hadāni laka bi-r-risālati.
162. The camel will come seeking your protection,
and the lizard and the gazelle will bear witness to your prophethood.
and the lizard and the gazelle will bear witness to your prophethood.
وَالْقَمَرُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالذِّئْبُ ❁ يَنْطِقُونَ بِنُبُوَّتِكَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ ❁
وَمَرْكَبُكَ الْبُرَاقُ ❁ إِلَى جَمَالِكَ مُشْتَاقٌ ❁
وَمَرْكَبُكَ الْبُرَاقُ ❁ إِلَى جَمَالِكَ مُشْتَاقٌ ❁
Wa-l-qamaru wa-sh-shajaru wa-dh-dhi'bu, yanṭiqūna bi-nubuwwatika ʿan qarībin,
wa-markabuka l-Burāqu, ilā jamālika mushtāqun.
wa-markabuka l-Burāqu, ilā jamālika mushtāqun.
163. The moon, the trees, and the wolf will speak of your prophethood before long,
and your mount, al-Buraq, longs for your beauty.
and your mount, al-Buraq, longs for your beauty.
وَجِبْرِيلُ شَاوُوشُ مَمْلَكَتِكَ قَدْ أَعْلَنَ بِذِكْرِكَ فِي الْآفَاقِ ❁
وَالْقَمَرُ مَأْمُورٌ لَكَ بِالِانْشِقَاقِ ❁
وَالْقَمَرُ مَأْمُورٌ لَكَ بِالِانْشِقَاقِ ❁
Wa-Jibrīlu shāwūshu mamlakatika qad aʿlana bi-dhikrika fī l-āfāqi,
wa-l-qamaru ma'mūrun laka bi-l-inshiqāqi.
wa-l-qamaru ma'mūrun laka bi-l-inshiqāqi.
164. And Jibril, the herald of your kingdom, has proclaimed your mention across the horizons,
and the moon has been commanded to split for you.
and the moon has been commanded to split for you.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
165. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
وَكُلُّ مَنْ فِي الْكَوْنِ مُتَشَوِّقٌ لِظُهُورِكَ ❁
مُنْتَظِرٌ لِإِشْرَاقِ نُورِكَ ❁
مُنْتَظِرٌ لِإِشْرَاقِ نُورِكَ ❁
Wa-kullu man fī l-kawni mutashawwiqun li-ẓuhūrika,
muntaẓirun li-ishrāqi nūrika.
muntaẓirun li-ishrāqi nūrika.
166. And everyone in the universe is eager for your appearance,
waiting for the radiance of your light.
waiting for the radiance of your light.
Chapter 18
Halimah’s Search for the Prophet ﷺ
فَبَيْنَمَا الْحَبِيبُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُنْصِتٌ لِسَمَاعِ تِلْكَ الْأَشْبَاحِ ❁
وَوَجْهُهُ مُتَهَلِّلٌ كَنُورِ الصَّبَاحِ ❁ إِذْ أَقْبَلَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مُعْلِنَةً بِالصِّيَاحِ تَقُولُ: وَا غَرِيبَاهُ ❁
وَوَجْهُهُ مُتَهَلِّلٌ كَنُورِ الصَّبَاحِ ❁ إِذْ أَقْبَلَتْ حَلِيمَةُ مُعْلِنَةً بِالصِّيَاحِ تَقُولُ: وَا غَرِيبَاهُ ❁
Fa-baynama l-ḥabību ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama munṣitun li-samāʿi tilka l-ashbāḥi,
wa-wajhuhu mutahallilun ka-nūri ṣ-ṣabāḥi, idh aqbalat Ḥalīmatu muʿlinatan bi-ṣ-ṣiyāḥi taqūlu: wā gharībāhu.
wa-wajhuhu mutahallilun ka-nūri ṣ-ṣabāḥi, idh aqbalat Ḥalīmatu muʿlinatan bi-ṣ-ṣiyāḥi taqūlu: wā gharībāhu.
167. While the Beloved, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, was listening attentively to those forms,
his face radiant like the light of morning, suddenly Halimah approached, crying out and saying, “Alas for the one who is lost!”
his face radiant like the light of morning, suddenly Halimah approached, crying out and saying, “Alas for the one who is lost!”
فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَنْتَ بِغَرِيبٍ ❁
بَلْ أَنْتَ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ ❁ وَأَنْتَ لَهُ صَفِيٌّ وَحَبِيبٌ ❁
بَلْ أَنْتَ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ ❁ وَأَنْتَ لَهُ صَفِيٌّ وَحَبِيبٌ ❁
Fa-qālati l-malā'ikatu: yā Muḥammadu mā anta bi-gharībin,
bal anta mina Llāhi qarībun, wa-anta lahu ṣafiyyun wa-ḥabībun.
bal anta mina Llāhi qarībun, wa-anta lahu ṣafiyyun wa-ḥabībun.
168. The Angels said: “O Muhammad, you are not a stranger,
rather, you are close to Allah, and you are His chosen and beloved.”
rather, you are close to Allah, and you are His chosen and beloved.”
قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ: وَا وَحِيدَاهُ ❁ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَنْتَ بِوَحِيدٍ ❁
بَلْ أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ التَّأْيِيدِ ❁ وَأَنِيسُكَ الْحَمِيدُ الْمَجِيدُ ❁
بَلْ أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ التَّأْيِيدِ ❁ وَأَنِيسُكَ الْحَمِيدُ الْمَجِيدُ ❁
Qālat Ḥalīmatu: wā waḥīdāhu, fa-qālati l-malā'ikatu: yā Muḥammadu mā anta bi-waḥīdin,
bal anta ṣāḥibu t-ta'yīdi, wa-anīsuka l-Ḥamīdu l-Majīdu.
bal anta ṣāḥibu t-ta'yīdi, wa-anīsuka l-Ḥamīdu l-Majīdu.
169. Halimah said: “Oh, how lonely he is!” The Angels replied: “O Muhammad, you are not alone,
rather, you are divinely supported, and your companion is the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.
rather, you are divinely supported, and your companion is the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.
وَإِخْوَانُكَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَأَهْلِ التَّوْحِيدِ ❁ قَالَتْ حَلِيمَةُ: وَا يَتِيمَاهُ ❁
فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ مِنْ يَتِيمٍ ❁ فَإِنَّ قَدْرَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ ❁
فَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ مِنْ يَتِيمٍ ❁ فَإِنَّ قَدْرَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ ❁
Wa-ikhwānuka mina l-malā'ikati wa-ahli t-tawḥīdi, qālat Ḥalīmatu: wā yatīmāhu,
fa-qālati l-malā'ikatu: li-Llāhi darruka min yatīmin, fa-inna qadraka ʿinda Llāhi ʿaẓīmun.
fa-qālati l-malā'ikatu: li-Llāhi darruka min yatīmin, fa-inna qadraka ʿinda Llāhi ʿaẓīmun.
170. And your brothers are the Angels and the people of Tawhid.” Halimah said: “Oh, orphan!”
The Angels replied: “How noble an orphan you are, for your rank with Allah is immense and exalted.”
The Angels replied: “How noble an orphan you are, for your rank with Allah is immense and exalted.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
171. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 19
The Prophecy Concerning the Prophet ﷺ
فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَلِيمَةُ سَالِمًا مِنَ الْأَهْوَالِ ❁ رَجَعَتْ بِهِ مَسْرُورَةً إِلَى الْأَطْلَالِ ❁
ثُمَّ قَصَّتْ خَبَرَهُ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْكُهَّانِ ❁
ثُمَّ قَصَّتْ خَبَرَهُ عَلَى بَعْضِ الْكُهَّانِ ❁
Fa-lammā ra'athu Ḥalīmatu sāliman mina l-ahwāli, rajaʿat bihi masrūratan ila l-aṭlāli,
thumma qaṣṣat khabarahu ʿalā baʿḍi l-kuhhāni.
thumma qaṣṣat khabarahu ʿalā baʿḍi l-kuhhāni.
172. When Halimah saw him safe from all harm, she returned joyfully with him to the dwellings,
then she recounted his story to one of the soothsayers.
then she recounted his story to one of the soothsayers.
وَأَعَادَتْ عَلَيْهِ مَا تَمَّ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ وَمَا كَانَ ❁
فَقَالَ لَهُ الْكَاهِنُ: يَا ابْنَ زَمْزَمَ وَالْمَقَامِ ❁ وَالرُّكْنِ وَالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ ❁
فَقَالَ لَهُ الْكَاهِنُ: يَا ابْنَ زَمْزَمَ وَالْمَقَامِ ❁ وَالرُّكْنِ وَالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ ❁
Wa-aʿādat ʿalayhi mā tamma min amrihi wa-mā kāna,
fa-qāla lahu l-kāhinu: ya bna Zamzama wa-l-maqāmi, wa-r-rukni wa-l-bayti l-ḥarāmi.
fa-qāla lahu l-kāhinu: ya bna Zamzama wa-l-maqāmi, wa-r-rukni wa-l-bayti l-ḥarāmi.
173. And she recounted to him all that had happened concerning him and all that had taken place,
then the soothsayer said to him, “O son of Zamzam and the Maqam, and of the Corner and the Sacred House.”
then the soothsayer said to him, “O son of Zamzam and the Maqam, and of the Corner and the Sacred House.”
أَفِي الْيَقَظَةِ رَأَيْتَ هَذَا أَمْ فِي الْمَنَامِ ❁ فَقَالَ: بَلْ وَحُرْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَلَّامِ ❁ شَاهَدْتُهُمْ كِفَاحًا لَا أَشُكُّ فِي ذَلِكَ وَلَا أُضَامُ ❁
Afī l-yaqaẓati ra'ayta hādhā am fī l-manāmi, fa-qāla: bal wa-ḥurmati l-Maliki l-ʿAllāmi,
shāhadtuhum kifāḥan lā ashukku fī dhālika wa-lā uḍāmu.
shāhadtuhum kifāḥan lā ashukku fī dhālika wa-lā uḍāmu.
174. “Did you see this while awake or in a dream?” He replied, “Rather, by the sanctity of the All-Knowing King, I saw them face to face, I have no doubt about that, nor am I wronged.”
فَقَالَ لَهُ الْكَاهِنُ: أَبْشِرْ أَيُّهَا الْغُلَامُ ❁ فَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ الْأَعْلَامِ ❁
وَنُبُوَّتُكَ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ قُفْلٌ وَخِتَامٌ ❁
وَنُبُوَّتُكَ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ قُفْلٌ وَخِتَامٌ ❁
Fa-qāla lahu l-kāhinu: abshir ayyuha l-ghulāmu, fa-anta ṣāḥibu l-aʿlāmi,
wa-nubuwwatuka li-l-anbiyā'i quflun wa-khitāmun.
wa-nubuwwatuka li-l-anbiyā'i quflun wa-khitāmun.
175. The soothsayer said to him: “Rejoice, young boy! You are the bearer of the banners,
and your prophethood is the seal and completion of all Prophets.”
and your prophethood is the seal and completion of all Prophets.”
عَلَيْكَ يَنْزِلُ جِبْرِيلُ ❁ وَعَلَى بِسَاطِ الْقُدْسِ يُخَاطِبُكَ الْجَلِيلُ ❁
وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَحْصُرُ مَا حَوَيْتَ مِنَ التَّفْضِيلِ ❁
وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَحْصُرُ مَا حَوَيْتَ مِنَ التَّفْضِيلِ ❁
ʿAlayka yanzilu Jibrīlu, wa-ʿalā bisāṭi l-qudsi yukhāṭibuka l-Jalīlu,
wa-man dha lladhī yaḥṣuru mā ḥawayta mina t-tafḍīli.
wa-man dha lladhī yaḥṣuru mā ḥawayta mina t-tafḍīli.
176. Jibril will descend upon you, and upon the carpet of sanctity the Majestic will address you,
and who could ever encompass the honour bestowed upon you?
and who could ever encompass the honour bestowed upon you?
وَعَنْ بَعْضِ وَصْفِ مَعْنَاكَ يَقْصُرُ لِسَانُ الْمَادِحِ الْمُطِيلِ ❁
Wa-ʿan baʿḍi waṣfi maʿnāka yaqṣuru lisānu l-mādiḥi l-muṭīli.
177. Even one who praises you at length falls short of describing a part of your reality.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
178. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 20
The Noble Character of the Prophet ﷺ
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ خَلْقًا وَخُلُقًا ❁
وَأَهْدَاهُمْ إِلَى الْحَقِّ طُرُقًا ❁ كَانَ خُلُقُهُ الْقُرْآنَ ❁
وَأَهْدَاهُمْ إِلَى الْحَقِّ طُرُقًا ❁ كَانَ خُلُقُهُ الْقُرْآنَ ❁
Wa-kāna ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama aḥsana n-nāsi khalqan wa-khuluqan,
wa-ahdāhum ila l-ḥaqqi ṭuruqan, kāna khuluquhu l-Qur'āna.
wa-ahdāhum ila l-ḥaqqi ṭuruqan, kāna khuluquhu l-Qur'āna.
179. He, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, was the most excellent of people in form and in character,
and the best guide to the paths of truth. His character was the Qur’an.
and the best guide to the paths of truth. His character was the Qur’an.
وَشِيمَتُهُ الْغُفْرَانَ ❁ يَنْصَحُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ ❁ وَيَفْسَحُ فِي الْإِحْسَانِ ❁
وَيَعْفُو عَنِ الذَّنْبِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي حَقِّهِ وَسَبَبِهِ ❁
وَيَعْفُو عَنِ الذَّنْبِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي حَقِّهِ وَسَبَبِهِ ❁
Wa-shīmatuhu l-ghufrāna. Yanṣaḥu li-l-insāni, wa-yafsaḥu fī l-iḥsāni,
wa-yaʿfū ʿani dh-dhanbi idhā kāna fī ḥaqqihi wa-sababihi.
wa-yaʿfū ʿani dh-dhanbi idhā kāna fī ḥaqqihi wa-sababihi.
180. His hallmark was forgiveness, he would counsel mankind, was expansive in benevolence,
and pardon wrongdoing when it concerned his own personal right.
and pardon wrongdoing when it concerned his own personal right.
وَإِذَا ضُيِّعَ حَقُّ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَقُمْ أَحَدٌ لِغَضَبِهِ ❁
مَنْ رَآهُ بَدِيهَةً هَابَهُ ❁ وَإِذَا دَعَاهُ الْمِسْكِينُ أَجَابَهُ ❁
مَنْ رَآهُ بَدِيهَةً هَابَهُ ❁ وَإِذَا دَعَاهُ الْمِسْكِينُ أَجَابَهُ ❁
Wa-idhā ḍuyyiʿa ḥaqqu Llāhi lam yaqum aḥadun li-ghaḍabihi,
man ra'āhu badīhatan hābahu, wa-idhā daʿāhu l-miskīnu ajābahu.
man ra'āhu badīhatan hābahu, wa-idhā daʿāhu l-miskīnu ajābahu.
181. And when the rights of Allah were violated, none could stand before his anger.
Whoever saw him suddenly stood in awe of him, and when the poor called upon him, he responded.
Whoever saw him suddenly stood in awe of him, and when the poor called upon him, he responded.
يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَلَوْ كَانَ مُرًّا ❁
وَلَا يُضْمِرُ لِأَحَدٍ غِشًّا وَلَا ضُرًّا ❁
وَلَا يُضْمِرُ لِأَحَدٍ غِشًّا وَلَا ضُرًّا ❁
Yaqūlu l-ḥaqqa wa-law kāna murran,
wa-lā yuḍmiru li-aḥadin ghishshan wa-lā ḍurran.
wa-lā yuḍmiru li-aḥadin ghishshan wa-lā ḍurran.
182. He spoke the truth even when it was bitter,
and harboured no deceit or harm towards anyone.
and harboured no deceit or harm towards anyone.
مَنْ نَظَرَ فِي وَجْهِهِ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهِ كَذَّابٍ ❁
Man naẓara fī wajhihi ʿalima annahu laysa bi-wajhi kadhdhābin.
183. Whoever looked upon his face knew that it was not the face of a liar.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ بِغَمَّازٍ وَلَا عَيَّابٍ ❁
إِذَا سُرَّ فَكَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ ❁ وَإِذَا كَلَّمَ النَّاسَ فَكَأَنَّمَا يَجْنُونَ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ أَحْلَى ثَمَرٍ ❁
إِذَا سُرَّ فَكَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ ❁ وَإِذَا كَلَّمَ النَّاسَ فَكَأَنَّمَا يَجْنُونَ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ أَحْلَى ثَمَرٍ ❁
Wa-kāna ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama laysa bi-ghammāzin wa-lā ʿayyābin,
idhā surra fa-ka-anna wajhahu qiṭʿatu qamarin, wa-idhā kallama n-nāsa fa-ka-annamā yajnūna min kalāmihi aḥlā thamarin.
idhā surra fa-ka-anna wajhahu qiṭʿatu qamarin, wa-idhā kallama n-nāsa fa-ka-annamā yajnūna min kalāmihi aḥlā thamarin.
184. He, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, was neither one who disparaged others nor one who found fault.
When he was pleased, his face resembled a piece of the moon, and when he spoke, it was as though people gathered the sweetest fruit from his words.
When he was pleased, his face resembled a piece of the moon, and when he spoke, it was as though people gathered the sweetest fruit from his words.
وَإِذَا تَبَسَّمَ تَبَسَّمَ عَنْ مِثْلِ حَبِّ الْغَمَامِ ❁
وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ فَكَأَنَّمَا الدُّرُّ يَسْقُطُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْكَلَامِ ❁
وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ فَكَأَنَّمَا الدُّرُّ يَسْقُطُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْكَلَامِ ❁
Wa-idhā tabassama tabassama ʿan mithli ḥabbi l-ghamāmi,
wa-idhā takallama fa-ka-annama d-durru yasquṭu min dhālika l-kalāmi.
wa-idhā takallama fa-ka-annama d-durru yasquṭu min dhālika l-kalāmi.
185. And when he smiled, it was as though pearls of hail were revealed,
and when he spoke, it was as if pearls fell from his speech.
and when he spoke, it was as if pearls fell from his speech.
وَإِذَا تَحَدَّثَ فَكَأَنَّ الْمِسْكَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهِ ❁
وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِطَرِيقٍ عُرِفَ مِنْ طِيبِهِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَرَّ فِيهِ ❁
وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِطَرِيقٍ عُرِفَ مِنْ طِيبِهِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَرَّ فِيهِ ❁
Wa-idhā taḥaddatha fa-ka-anna l-miska yakhruju min fīhi,
wa-idhā marra bi-ṭarīqin ʿurifa min ṭībihi annahu qad marra fīhi.
wa-idhā marra bi-ṭarīqin ʿurifa min ṭībihi annahu qad marra fīhi.
186. And when he spoke, it was as if musk was coming forth from his mouth,
and when he passed by a path, it was known by its fragrance that he had passed there.
and when he passed by a path, it was known by its fragrance that he had passed there.
وَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ بَقِيَ طِيبُهُ فِيهِ أَيَّامًا وَإِنْ تَغَيَّبَ ❁
وَيُوجَدُ مِنْهُ أَحْسَنُ طِيبٍ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ تَطَيَّبَ ❁
وَيُوجَدُ مِنْهُ أَحْسَنُ طِيبٍ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ تَطَيَّبَ ❁
Wa-idhā jalasa fī majlisin baqiya ṭībuhu fīhi ayyāman wa-in taghayyaba,
wa-yūjadu minhu aḥsanu ṭībin wa-in lam yakun qad taṭayyaba.
wa-yūjadu minhu aḥsanu ṭībin wa-in lam yakun qad taṭayyaba.
187. When he sat in a gathering, his fragrance would remain there for days even after he departed,
and from him was perceived the most beautiful scent, even without perfume.
and from him was perceived the most beautiful scent, even without perfume.
وَإِذَا مَشَى بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَكَأَنَّهُ الْقَمَرُ بَيْنَ النُّجُومِ الزُّهْرِ ❁
وَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ لَيْلًا فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ مِنْ نُورِهِ فِي أَوَانِ الظُّهْرِ ❁
وَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ لَيْلًا فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ مِنْ نُورِهِ فِي أَوَانِ الظُّهْرِ ❁
Wa-idhā mashā bayna aṣḥābihi fa-ka-annahu l-qamaru bayna n-nujūmi z-zuhri,
wa-idhā aqbala laylan fa-ka-anna n-nāsa min nūrihi fī awāni ẓ-ẓuhri.
wa-idhā aqbala laylan fa-ka-anna n-nāsa min nūrihi fī awāni ẓ-ẓuhri.
188. And when he walked among his Companions, it was as if the moon was among the shining stars,
and when he appeared at night, it was as though people were in the brightness of midday from his light.
and when he appeared at night, it was as though people were in the brightness of midday from his light.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ ❁
Wa-kāna ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama ajwada bi-l-khayri mina r-rīḥi l-mursalati.
189. And he, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, was more generous in goodness than the freely blowing wind.
وَكَانَ يَرْفُقُ بِالْيَتِيمِ وَالْأَرْمَلَةِ ❁
Wa-kāna yarfuqu bi-l-yatīmi wa-l-armalati.
190. He was gentle with the orphan and the widow.
قَالَ بَعْضُ وَاصِفِيهِ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ ذِي لِمَّةٍ سَوْدَاءَ فِي حُلَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ ❁
أَحْسَنَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ❁
أَحْسَنَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ❁
Qāla baʿḍu wāṣifīhi: mā ra'aytu min dhī limmatin sawdā'a fī ḥullatin ḥamrā'a,
aḥsana min rasūli Llāhi ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
aḥsana min rasūli Llāhi ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
191. Some who described him said: “I have never seen anyone with flowing black hair, clothed in a red garment, more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him.”
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
192. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 21
The Blessed Appearance and Beauty of the Prophet ﷺ
وَقِيلَ لِبَعْضِهِمْ: كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ الْقَمَرُ ❁
فَقَالَ: بَلْ أَضْوَأُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ إِذَا لَمْ يَحُلْ دُونَهُ الْغَمَامُ قَدْ غَشِيَهُ الْجَلَالُ ❁ وَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ الْكَمَالُ ❁
فَقَالَ: بَلْ أَضْوَأُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ إِذَا لَمْ يَحُلْ دُونَهُ الْغَمَامُ قَدْ غَشِيَهُ الْجَلَالُ ❁ وَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ الْكَمَالُ ❁
Wa-qīla li-baʿḍihim: ka-anna wajhahu l-qamaru,
fa-qāla: bal aḍwa'u mina l-qamari idhā lam yaḥul dūnahu l-ghamāmu qad ghashiyahu l-jalālu, wa-ntahā ilayhi l-kamālu.
fa-qāla: bal aḍwa'u mina l-qamari idhā lam yaḥul dūnahu l-ghamāmu qad ghashiyahu l-jalālu, wa-ntahā ilayhi l-kamālu.
193. It was said to one of them: “His face is like the moon.”
He replied: “Rather, it is more radiant than the moon when no cloud veils it, majesty envelops it, and perfection culminates in him.”
He replied: “Rather, it is more radiant than the moon when no cloud veils it, majesty envelops it, and perfection culminates in him.”
قَالَ بَعْضُ وَاصِفِيهِ: مَا رَأَيْتُ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ ❁
فَيَعْجِزُ لِسَانُ الْبَلِيغِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحْصِيَ فَضْلَهُ ❁
فَيَعْجِزُ لِسَانُ الْبَلِيغِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحْصِيَ فَضْلَهُ ❁
Qāla baʿḍu wāṣifīhi: mā ra'aytu qablahu wa-lā baʿdahu mithlahu,
fa-yaʿjizu lisānu l-balīghi idhā arāda an yuḥṣiya faḍlahu.
fa-yaʿjizu lisānu l-balīghi idhā arāda an yuḥṣiya faḍlahu.
194. One of those who described him said: “I have never seen anyone like him, neither before him nor after.”
Thus, even the eloquent tongue falls short when it seeks to enumerate his virtues.
Thus, even the eloquent tongue falls short when it seeks to enumerate his virtues.
فَسُبْحَانَ مَنْ خَصَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْأَسْنَى ❁
وَأَسْرَى بِهِ إِلَى قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى ❁
وَأَسْرَى بِهِ إِلَى قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى ❁
Fa-subḥāna man khaṣṣahu ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama bi-l-maḥalli l-asnā,
wa-asrā bihi ilā qābi qawsayni aw adnā.
wa-asrā bihi ilā qābi qawsayni aw adnā.
195. Glory be to the One Who singled him out, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, with the loftiest rank,
and took him by night to the distance of two bow-lengths or nearer.
and took him by night to the distance of two bow-lengths or nearer.
وَأَيَّدَهُ بِالْمُعْجِزَاتِ الَّتِي لَا تُحْصَى ❁
وَأَوْفَاهُ مِنْ خِصَالِ الْكَمَالِ مَا يَجِلُّ أَنْ يُسْتَقْصَى ❁
وَأَوْفَاهُ مِنْ خِصَالِ الْكَمَالِ مَا يَجِلُّ أَنْ يُسْتَقْصَى ❁
Wa-ayyadahu bi-l-muʿjizāti llatī lā tuḥṣā,
wa-awfāhu min khiṣāli l-kamāli mā yajillu an yustaqṣā.
wa-awfāhu min khiṣāli l-kamāli mā yajillu an yustaqṣā.
196. And supported him with miracles beyond enumeration,
and bestowed upon him from the traits of perfection what is too great to be fully described.
and bestowed upon him from the traits of perfection what is too great to be fully described.
وَأَعْطَاهُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطِهِنَّ أَحَدًا قَبْلَهُ ❁
وَآتَاهُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْ أَحَدٌ فَضْلَهُ ❁
وَآتَاهُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْ أَحَدٌ فَضْلَهُ ❁
Wa-aʿṭāhu khamsan lam yuʿṭihinna aḥadan qablahu,
wa-ātāhu jawāmiʿa l-kalimi fa-lam yudrik aḥadun faḍlahu.
wa-ātāhu jawāmiʿa l-kalimi fa-lam yudrik aḥadun faḍlahu.
197. And He granted him five things that none before him had been given,
and endowed him with concise, all-encompassing speech, and none could attain his excellence.
and endowed him with concise, all-encompassing speech, and none could attain his excellence.
وَكَانَ لَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي كُلِّ مَقَامٍ عِنْدَهُ مَقَالٌ ❁
وَلِكُلِّ كَمَالٍ مِنْهُ كَمَالٌ ❁ لَا يَحُولُ فِي سُؤَالٍ وَلَا جَوَابٍ ❁ وَلَا يَجُولُ لِسَانُهُ إِلَّا فِي صَوَابٍ ❁
وَلِكُلِّ كَمَالٍ مِنْهُ كَمَالٌ ❁ لَا يَحُولُ فِي سُؤَالٍ وَلَا جَوَابٍ ❁ وَلَا يَجُولُ لِسَانُهُ إِلَّا فِي صَوَابٍ ❁
Wa-kāna lahu ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama fī kulli maqāmin ʿindahu maqālun,
wa-li-kulli kamālin minhu kamālun. Lā yaḥūlu fī su'ālin wa-lā jawābin, wa-lā yajūlu lisānuhu illā fī ṣawābin.
wa-li-kulli kamālin minhu kamālun. Lā yaḥūlu fī su'ālin wa-lā jawābin, wa-lā yajūlu lisānuhu illā fī ṣawābin.
198. And he, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, had an expression for every situation,
and every excellence in him was complete, his tongue never faltered in question nor answer, nor did it move except with truth.
and every excellence in him was complete, his tongue never faltered in question nor answer, nor did it move except with truth.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
199. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 22
The Unique Virtues and Distinctions of the Prophet ﷺ
وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يُقَالَ فِيمَنْ وَصَفَهُ الْقُرْآنُ ❁
وَأَعْرَبَ عَنْ فَضَائِلِهِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ وَالزَّبُورُ وَالْفُرْقَانُ ❁
وَأَعْرَبَ عَنْ فَضَائِلِهِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ وَالزَّبُورُ وَالْفُرْقَانُ ❁
Wa-mā ʿasā an yuqāla fīman waṣafahu l-Qur'ānu,
wa-aʿraba ʿan faḍā'ilihi t-Tawrātu wa-l-Injīlu wa-z-Zabūru wa-l-Furqānu.
wa-aʿraba ʿan faḍā'ilihi t-Tawrātu wa-l-Injīlu wa-z-Zabūru wa-l-Furqānu.
200. And what can be said about the one whom the Qur'an has described,
and whose virtues have been proclaimed by the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Furqan?
and whose virtues have been proclaimed by the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Furqan?
وَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْنَ رُؤْيَتِهِ وَكَلَامِهِ ❁
وَقَرَنَ اسْمَهُ مَعَ اسْمِهِ تَنْبِيهًا عَلَى عُلُوِّ مَقَامِهِ ❁
وَقَرَنَ اسْمَهُ مَعَ اسْمِهِ تَنْبِيهًا عَلَى عُلُوِّ مَقَامِهِ ❁
Wa-jamaʿa Llāhu lahu bayna ru'yatihi wa-kalāmihi,
wa-qarana smahu maʿa smihi tanbīhan ʿalā ʿuluwwi maqāmihi.
wa-qarana smahu maʿa smihi tanbīhan ʿalā ʿuluwwi maqāmihi.
201. And Allah united for him the vision of Him and speech with Him,
and joined his name with His own, signalling the exaltedness of his rank.
and joined his name with His own, signalling the exaltedness of his rank.
وَجَعَلَهُ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ وَنُورًا ❁
وَمَلَأَ بِمَوْلِدِهِ الْقُلُوبَ سُرُورًا ❁
وَمَلَأَ بِمَوْلِدِهِ الْقُلُوبَ سُرُورًا ❁
Wa-jaʿalahu raḥmatan li-l-ʿālamīna wa-nūran,
wa-mala'a bi-mawlidihi l-qulūba surūran.
wa-mala'a bi-mawlidihi l-qulūba surūran.
202. And He made him a mercy to all worlds and a light,
and filled hearts with joy through his birth.
and filled hearts with joy through his birth.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
203. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
Chapter 23
A Poem in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ (O Full Moon)
يَا بَدْرَ تِمٍّ حَازَ كُلَّ كَمَالِ ❁
مَاذَا يُعَبِّرُ عَنْ عُلَاكَ مَقَالِي ❁
مَاذَا يُعَبِّرُ عَنْ عُلَاكَ مَقَالِي ❁
Yā badra timmin ḥāza kulla kamāli,
mādhā yuʿabbiru ʿan ʿulāka maqālī.
mādhā yuʿabbiru ʿan ʿulāka maqālī.
204. O full moon of perfection who has encompassed every excellence,
what words of mine could ever express your exalted rank?
what words of mine could ever express your exalted rank?
أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقْتَ فِي أُفُقِ الْعُلَا ❁
فَمَحَوْتَ بِالْأَنْوَارِ كُلَّ ضَلَالِ ❁
فَمَحَوْتَ بِالْأَنْوَارِ كُلَّ ضَلَالِ ❁
Anta lladhī ashraqta fī ufuqi l-ʿulā,
fa-maḥawta bi-l-anwāri kulla ḍalāli.
fa-maḥawta bi-l-anwāri kulla ḍalāli.
205. You are the one who rose upon the horizon of loftiness,
and by your light erased every trace of misguidance.
and by your light erased every trace of misguidance.
وَبِكَ اسْتَنَارَ الْكَوْنُ يَا عَلَمَ الْهُدَى ❁
بِالنُّورِ وَالْإِنْعَامِ وَالْإِفْضَالِ ❁
بِالنُّورِ وَالْإِنْعَامِ وَالْإِفْضَالِ ❁
Wa-bika stanāra l-kawnu yā ʿalama l-hudā,
bi-n-nūri wa-l-inʿāmi wa-l-ifḍāli.
bi-n-nūri wa-l-inʿāmi wa-l-ifḍāli.
206. Through you the universe was illuminated, O banner of guidance,
with light, grace, and overflowing bounty.
with light, grace, and overflowing bounty.
صَلَّى عَلَيْكَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي دَائِمًا ❁
أَبَدًا مَعَ الْإِبْكَارِ وَالْآصَالِ ❁
أَبَدًا مَعَ الْإِبْكَارِ وَالْآصَالِ ❁
Ṣallā ʿalayka Llāhu Rabbī dā'iman,
abadan maʿa l-ibkāri wa-l-āṣāli.
abadan maʿa l-ibkāri wa-l-āṣāli.
207. May Allah, my Lord, always send prayers upon you,
forever, with every dawn and every evening’s fall.
forever, with every dawn and every evening’s fall.
وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ الْآلِ وَالْأَصْحَابِ مَنْ ❁
قَدْ خَصَّهُمْ رَبُّ الْعُلَا بِكَمَالِ ❁
قَدْ خَصَّهُمْ رَبُّ الْعُلَا بِكَمَالِ ❁
Wa-ʿalā jamīʿi l-āli wa-l-aṣḥābi man,
qad khaṣṣahum Rabbu l-ʿulā bi-kamāli.
qad khaṣṣahum Rabbu l-ʿulā bi-kamāli.
208. And upon all the Family and Companions,
whom the Lord Most High has distinguished with perfection.
whom the Lord Most High has distinguished with perfection.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-bārik ʿalayhi.
209. O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him, and bless him.
The Concluding Dua of the Mawlid
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ❁
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
210. In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ❁
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ ❁
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna,
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīna.
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīna.
211. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
O Allah, send Your prayers and peace upon our master Muhammad, and upon his Family and all his Companions.
O Allah, send Your prayers and peace upon our master Muhammad, and upon his Family and all his Companions.
جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِمَّنْ يَسْتَوْجِبُ شَفَاعَتَهُ ❁ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَتَهُ وَرَأْفَتَهُ ❁
Jaʿalana Llāhu wa-iyyākum mimman yastawjibu shafāʿatahu, wa-yarjū raḥmatahu wa-ra'fatahu.
212. May Allah make us and you among those who are worthy of his intercession, and who hope for his mercy and compassion.
اللَّهُمَّ بِحُرْمَةِ هَذَا النَّبِيِّ الْكَرِيمِ ❁ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ السَّالِكِينَ عَلَى مَنْهَجِهِ الْقَوِيمِ ❁ اِجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خِيَارِ أُمَّتِهِ ❁ وَاسْتُرْنَا بِذَيْلِ حُرْمَتِهِ ❁
Allāhumma bi-ḥurmati hādhā n-nabiyyi l-karīmi, wa-ālihi ṭ-ṭāhirīna wa-aṣḥābihi s-sālikīna ʿalā manhajihi l-qawīmi, ijʿalnā min khiyāri ummatihi, wa-sturnā bi-dhayli ḥurmatihi.
213. O Allah, by the sanctity of this noble Prophet, and his pure Family and his Companions who follow his upright path, make us among the best of his nation, and envelop us with the protection of his sanctity.
وَاحْشُرْنَا غَدًا فِي زُمْرَتِهِ ❁ وَاسْتَعْمِلْ أَلْسِنَتَنَا فِي مَدْحِهِ وَنُصْرَتِهِ ❁ وَأَحْيِنَا مُتَمَسِّكِينَ بِسُنَّتِهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ ❁ وَأَمِتْنَا عَلَى حُبِّهِ وَجَمَاعَتِهِ ❁
Wa-ḥshurnā ghadan fī zumratihi, wa-staʿmil alsinatanā fī madḥihi wa-nuṣratihi, wa-aḥyinā mutamassikīna bi-sunnatihi wa-ṭāʿatihi, wa-amitnā ʿalā ḥubbihi wa-jamāʿatihi.
214. And gather us tomorrow in his company, and employ our tongues in praising and supporting him, and let us live clinging firmly to his Sunnah and obedience to him, and cause us to die loving him and among his community.
اللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْنَا مَعَهُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُهَا ❁ وَأَنْزِلْنَا مَعَهُ فِي قُصُورِهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَنْزِلُهَا ❁
Allāhumma adkhilnā maʿahu l-jannata fa-innahu awwalu man yadkhuluhā, wa-anzilnā maʿahu fī quṣūrihā fa-innahu awwalu man yanziluhā.
215. O Allah, admit us into Paradise with him, for he is the first to enter it, and settle us with him in its palaces, for he is the first to dwell therein.
وَارْحَمْنَا يَوْمَ يَشْفَعُ لِلْخَلَائِقِ فَتَرْحَمُهَا ❁ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا زِيَارَتَهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ ❁ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ عَنْكَ وَلَا عَنْهُ قَدْرَ سِنَةٍ ❁
Wa-rḥamnā yawma yashfaʿu li-l-khalā'iqi fa-tarḥamuhā. Allāhumma rzuqnā ziyāratahu fī kulli sanatin, wa-lā tajʿalnā mina l-ghāfilīna ʿanka wa-lā ʿanhu qadra sinatin.
216. And have mercy on us the Day he intercedes for the creation and You show mercy to them. O Allah, grant us the blessing of visiting him every year, and do not make us among those who are heedless of You or of him even for an instant.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ فِي مَجْلِسِنَا هَذَا أَحَدًا إِلَّا غَسَلْتَ بِمَاءِ التَّوْبَةِ ذُنُوبَهُ ❁ وَسَتَرْتَ بِرِدَاءِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ عُيُوبَهُ ❁
Allāhumma lā tajʿal fī majlisinā hādhā aḥadan illā ghasalta bi-mā'i t-tawbati dhunūbahu,
wa-satarta bi-ridā'i l-maghfirati ʿuyūbahu.
wa-satarta bi-ridā'i l-maghfirati ʿuyūbahu.
217. O Allah, let there be no one in this gathering whose sins You have not washed away with the water of repentance and whose faults You have not covered with the cloak of forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَنَا فِي السَّنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ إِخْوَانٌ مَنَعَهُمُ الْقَضَاءُ عَنِ الْوُصُولِ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا ❁ فَلَا تَحْرِمْهُمْ مِنْ ثَوَابِ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَفَضْلِهَا ❁
Allāhumma innahu kāna maʿanā fī s-sanati l-māḍiyati ikhwānun manaʿahumu l-qaḍā'u ʿani l-wuṣūli ilā mithlihā, fa-lā taḥrimhum min thawābi hādhihi l-laylati wa-faḍlihā.
218. O Allah, last year we had brothers with us whom decree prevented from reaching such a gathering,
so do not deprive them of the reward and virtue of this night.
so do not deprive them of the reward and virtue of this night.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنَا إِذَا صِرْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْقُبُورِ ❁ وَوَفِّقْنَا لِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ يَبْقَى سَنَاهُ عَلَى مَمَرِّ الدُّهُورِ ❁
Allāhumma rḥamnā idhā ṣirnā min aṣḥābi l-qubūri, wa-waffiqnā li-ʿamalin ṣāliḥin yabqā sanāhu ʿalā mamarri d-duhūri.
219. O Allah, have mercy on us when we become among the inhabitants of the graves, and grant us success in a righteous deed whose light endures through the passage of time.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا لِآلَائِكَ ذَاكِرِينَ ❁ وَلِنَعْمَائِكَ شَاكِرِينَ ❁ وَلِيَوْمِ لِقَائِكَ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ ❁ وَأَحْيِنَا بِطَاعَتِكَ مَشْغُولِينَ ❁
Allāhumma jʿalnā li-ālā'ika dhākirīna, wa-li-naʿmā'ika shākirīna, wa-li-yawmi liqā'ika mina dh-dhākirīna, wa-aḥyinā bi-ṭāʿatika mashghūlīna.
220. O Allah, make us mindful of Your favours, grateful for Your blessings, and among those who remember the Day of meeting You, and keep us occupied in Your obedience.
وَإِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنَا فَتَوَفَّنَا غَيْرَ مَفْتُونِينَ ❁ وَلَا مَخْذُولِينَ ❁ وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا مِنْكَ بِخَيْرٍ أَجْمَعِينَ ❁
Wa-idhā tawaffaytanā fa-tawaffanā ghayra maftūnīna, wa-lā makhdhūlīna, wa-khtim lanā minka bi-khayrin ajmaʿīna.
221. And when You cause us to die, let us die neither led astray nor forsaken, and grant us all a good ending from You.
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنَا شَرَّ الظَّالِمِينَ ❁ وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ فِتْنَةِ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا سَالِمِينَ ❁
Allāhumma kfinā sharra ẓ-ẓālimīna, wa-jʿalnā min fitnati hādhihi d-dunyā sālimīna.
222. O Allah, suffice us against the evil of the oppressors, and keep us safe from the trials of this world.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا الرَّسُولَ الْكَرِيمَ لَنَا شَفِيعًا ❁ وَارْزُقْنَا بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَقَامًا رَفِيعًا ❁
Allāhumma jʿal hādhā r-rasūla l-karīma lanā shafīʿan, wa-rzuqnā bihi yawma l-qiyāmati maqāman rafīʿan.
223. O Allah, make this noble Messenger our intercessor, and grant us through him a lofty station on the Day of Resurrection.
اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِنَا مِنْ حَوْضِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَرْبَةً هَنِيئَةً لَا نَظْمَأُ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا ❁ وَاحْشُرْنَا تَحْتَ لِوَائِهِ غَدًا ❁
Allāhumma sqinā min ḥawḍi nabiyyika Muḥammadin ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama sharbatan hanī'atan lā naẓma'u baʿdahā abadan, wa-ḥshurnā taḥta liwā'ihi ghadan.
224. O Allah, grant us to drink from the Basin of Your Prophet Muhammad, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, a delightful drink after which we shall never thirst again, and gather us under his banner tomorrow.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا بِهِ ❁ وَلِآبَائِنَا وَلِأُمَّهَاتِنَا ❁ وَلِمَشَائِخِنَا وَلِمُعَلِّمِينَا ❁ وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْنَا ❁ وَلِمَنْ أَجْرَى هَذَا الْخَيْرَ ❁ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ ❁
Allāhumma ghfir lanā bihi, wa-li-ābā'inā wa-li-ummahātinā, wa-li-mashā'ikhinā wa-li-muʿallimīnā, wa-dhawī l-ḥuqūqi ʿalaynā, wa-li-man ajrā hādhā l-khayra, fī hādhihi s-sāʿati.
225. O Allah, forgive us through him, and our fathers and our mothers, and our shaykhs and our teachers, and those who have rights over us, and whoever has brought about this good deed at this very hour.
وَلِجَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ❁ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ ❁ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ ❁
Wa-li-jamīʿi l-mu'minīna wa-l-mu'mināti, wa-l-muslimīna wa-l-muslimāti, l-aḥyā'i minhum wa-l-amwāti.
226. And for all the believing men and women, and the Muslim men and women, the living among them and the deceased.
إِنَّكَ مُجِيبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَقَاضِي الْحَاجَاتِ ❁ وَغَافِرُ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطِيئَاتِ ❁ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ ❁
Innaka Mujību d-daʿawāti wa-Qāḍi l-ḥājāti, wa-Ghāfiru dh-dhunūbi wa-l-khaṭī'āti, yā Arḥama r-rāḥimīna.
227. Indeed, You are the Answerer of prayers and the Fulfiller of needs, the Forgiver of sins and offences, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ❁
Wa-ṣallā Llāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama.
228. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon our master Muhammad and upon his Family and Companions.
﴿سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ❁ وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ❁ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ❁﴾
﴾Subḥāna Rabbika Rabbi l-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna, wa-salāmun ʿalā l-mursalīna, wa-l-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīn﴿.
229. “Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they ascribe to Him. And peace be upon the Messengers. And all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” (37:180–182)
About Mawlid al-Diba’i
Mawlid al-Diba’i is one of the best-known traditional Mawlid texts recited across the Muslim world.
It was composed by the eminent Yemeni scholar and hadith master Imam Wajih al-Din Abd al-Rahman al-Diba’i al-Shaybani al-Zabidi al-Shafi’i. He was born in Zabid, Yemen, on 4 Muharram 866 AH (1461 CE) and passed away on Friday, 12 Rajab 944 AH (1537 CE).
Imam al-Diba’i was particularly renowned for his knowledge of hadith and was among the distinguished scholars of his time. He is reported to have taught Sahih al-Bukhari in its entirety more than one hundred times. He also studied the major collections of hadith, including Sahih Muslim, Jami al-Tirmidhi and the Muwatta of Imam Malik, and studied a range of other subjects, including Qur’anic recitation, Arabic grammar, jurisprudence, inheritance and history.
He studied under a number of prominent scholars and spent his life teaching and writing. Among his well-known works is Taysir al-Wusul ila Jami al-Usul min Hadith al-Rasul. He is especially remembered for Mawlid al-Diba’i, which remains widely recited at gatherings commemorating the birth and life of the Prophet ﷺ.
How to Read Mawlid al-Diba’i
Mawlid al-Diba’i may be read individually or recited communally. This edition begins with several preliminary recitations, followed by the 23 chapters of the Mawlid and a concluding dua.
- Begin with the Opening Fatihah.
- Recite the Opening Salawat and Supplications, beginning with Ya Rabbi salli. When recited in a gathering, each line may be repeated by those present.
- Recite the Verses in Honour of the Messenger ﷺ, beginning with Inna fatahna.
- Begin Chapter 1: Praise of Allah and Signs in Creation, and continue through the chapters in order.
- Chapter 5 contains a qasida and may be recited or sung together.
- Continue through Chapters 6 to 12.
- After Chapter 12, stand for the Qiyam and recite Ya Nabi Salam Alayka.
- After the Qiyam, continue with Chapters 13 to 23.
- Chapter 23 contains the concluding qasida, Ya Badratim, which may be recited or sung.
- After Chapter 23, complete the recitation with The Concluding Dua of the Mawlid.
