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السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ زَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ

As-Salamu Alayka Zayna al-Anbiya

Habib Ali bin Muhammad al-Habashi الحبيب علي بن محمد الحبشي

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ زَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka zayna al-ʾanbiyāʾi

Peace be upon you, adornment of the prophets.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَتْقَى الأَتْقِيَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka atqā al-ʾatqiyāʾi

Peace be upon you, most God-fearing of the God-fearing.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَزْكَى الأَزْكِيَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka azkā al-ʾazkiyāʾi

Peace be upon you, purest of the pure.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَصْفَى الأَصْفِيَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka aṣfā al-ʾaṣfiyāʾi

Peace be upon you, choicest of the chosen.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka min rabbi as-samāʾi

Peace be upon you from the Lord of heaven.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ دَائِمْ بِلَا انْقِضَاءِ

As-salāmu ʿalayka dāʾim bilā nqiḍāʾi

Peace be upon you, lasting without end.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَحْمَدْ يَا حَبِيبِي

As-salāmu ʿalayka aḥmad yā ḥabībī

Peace be upon you, Ahmad, O my beloved.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ طَهَ يَا طَبِيبِي

As-salāmu ʿalayka ṭaha yā ṭabībī

Peace be upon you, Taha, O my physician.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِسْكِي وَطِيبِي

As-salāmu ʿalayka yā miskī waṭībī

Peace be upon you, O my musk and my perfume.

السَّلَامُ عَلَى المُقَدَّمْ فِي الإِمَامَةصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْه

As-salāmu ʿalā al-muqaddam fī al-ʾimāma, Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayh

Peace upon the one given precedence in leading, may Allah bless him.

السَّلَامُ عَلَى المُتَوَّجْ بِالكَرَامَةصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْه

As-salāmu ʿalā al-mutawwaj bi-al-karāma, Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayh

Peace upon the one crowned with honour, may Allah bless him.

السَّلَامُ عَلَى المُظَلَّلْ بِالغَمَامَةصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْه

As-salāmu ʿalā al-muẓallal bi-al-ghamāma, Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayh

Peace upon the one shaded by the cloud, may Allah bless him.

السَّلَامُ عَلَى المُشَفَّعْ فِي القِيَامَةصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْه

As-salāmu ʿalā al-mushaffaʿ fī al-qiyāma, Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayh

Peace upon the one whose intercession is accepted on the Day of Resurrection, may Allah bless him.

By Habib ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥabashī (d. 1333 AH / 1915 CE). Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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