الصُّبْحُ بَدَا مِنْ طَلْعَتِهِ

الصُّبْحُ بَدَا مِنْ طَلْعَتِهِوَاللَّيْلُ دَجَا مِنْ وَفْرَتِهِ

Aṣ-ṣubḥu badā min ṭalʿatihi, Wa-al-laylu dajā min wafratihi

The dawn broke forth from his radiant face, and the night grew dark from his flowing hair.

فَاقَ الرُّسُلَا فَضْلاً وَعُلَاأَهْدَى السُّبُلَا لِدَلَالَتِهِ

Fāqa ar-rusulā faḍlan waʿulā, Ahdā as-subulā lidalālatihi

He surpassed the messengers in merit and in rank; he led to the surest paths by his guidance.

كَنْزُ الْكَرِيمِ مُولِي النِّعَمِهَادِي الأُمَمِ لِشَرِيعَتِهِ

Kanzu al-karīmi mūlī an-niʿami, Hādī al-ʾumami lisharīʿatihi

The treasure of the Most Generous, bestower of blessings, guide of the nations to his sacred law.

أَذْكَى النَّسَبِ أَعْلَى الحَسَبِكُلُّ العَرَبِ فِي خِدْمَتِهِ

Adhkā an-nasabi aʿlā al-ḥasabi, Kullu al-ʿarabi fī khidmatihi

Purest of lineage, loftiest in noble descent, all the Arabs stand in his service.

سَعَتِ الشَّجَرُ نَطَقَ الحَجَرُشُقَّ القَمَرُ بِإِشَارَتِهِ

Saʿati ash-shajaru naṭaqa al-ḥajaru, Shuqqa al-qamaru biʾishāratihi

The trees came walking, the stone spoke, the moon was split at a sign from his hand.

جِبْرِيلُ أَتَى لَيْلَةَ أَسْرَىوَالرَّبُّ دَعَاهُ لِحَضْرَتِهِ

Jibrīlu atā laylata asrā, Wa-ar-rabbu daʿāhu liḥaḍratihi

Gabriel came on the night of the Night Journey, and the Lord summoned him into His Presence.

نَالَ الشَّرَفَا وَاللهُ عَفَاعَمَّا سَلَفَا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ

Nāla ash-sharafā wallāhu ʿafā, ʿammā salafā min ummatihi

He attained the highest honour, and Allah pardoned what had gone before from his community.

فَمُحَمَّدُنَا هُوَ سَيِّدُنَافَالعِزُّ لَنَا لِإِجَابَتِهِ

Famuḥammadunā huwa sayyidunā, Fa-al-ʿizzu lanā liʾijābatihi

Muhammad is our master, and honour is ours for answering his call.