عَطْفَةً يَا جِيرَةَ ٱلْعَلَمِ

الله اللهُ اللهْ اللهُ اللهْ اللهُ اللهْ اللهُاللهْ اللهُ اللهْ اللهُ يَا مُجَمِّلْ جَمِّلْ أَحْوَالِي

Allāh Allāhu Allāh Allāhu Allāh Allāhu Allāh Allāhu, Allāh Allāhu Allāh Allāhu yā mujammil jammil aḥwālī

Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah: O Beautifier, beautify my states!

عَطْفَةً يَا جِيرَةَ ٱلْعَلَمِيَا أُهَيْلَ ٱلْجُودِ وَٱلْكَرَمِ

ʿaṭfatan yā jīrata al-ʿalami, Yā uhayla al-jūdi wa-al-karami

A kind turn, O neighbours of the landmark, O dear people of generosity and nobility!

نَحْنُ جِيرَانٌ بِذَا ٱلْحَرَمِحَرَمِ ٱلْإِحْسَانِ وَٱلْحَسَنِ

Naḥnu jīrānun bidhā al-ḥarami, Ḥarami al-ʾiḥsāni wa-al-ḥasani

We are neighbours in this sanctuary, the sanctuary of kindness and beauty.

نَحْنُ مِنْ قَوْمٍ بِهِ سَكَنُواوَبِهِ مِنْ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمِنُوا

Naḥnu min qawmin bihi sakanū, Wabihi min khawfihim aminū

We are of a people who dwelt in it, and in it were safe from their fear,

وَبِآيَاتِ ٱلْقُرَانِ عُنُوافَٱتَّئِدْ فِينَا أَخَا ٱلْوَهَنِ

Wabiʾāyāti al-qurāni ʿunū, Fattaʾid fīnā akhā al-wahani

And were devoted to the verses of the Qur'an; so go gently with us, O feeble one.

نَعْرِفُ الْبَطْحَا وَتَعْرِفُنَاوَالصَّفَا وَالْبَيْتُ يَأْلَفُنَا

Naʿrifu al-baṭḥā wataʿrifunā, Wa-aṣ-ṣafā wa-al-baytu yaʾlafunā

We know al-Batha' and it knows us, and al-Safa and the House are familiar with us.

وَلَنَا الْمُعْلَا وَخَيْفُ مِنَىفَاعْلَمَنْ هَذَا وَكُنْ وَكُنِ

Walanā al-muʿlā wakhayfu minā, Faʿlaman hadhā wakun wakuni

Ours are al-Ma'la and al-Khayf of Mina; so know this, and act accordingly.

وَلَنَا خَيْرُ الْأَنَامِ أَبُوَعَلِيُّ الْمُرْتَضَى حَسَبُ

Walanā khayru al-ʾanāmi abu, Waʿaliyyu al-murtaḍā ḥasabu

The best of mankind is our father, and 'Ali al-Murtada our noble descent,

وَإِلَى السِّبْطَيْنِ نَنْتَسِبُنَسَبًا مَا فِيهِ مِنْ دَخَنِ

Waʾilā as-sibṭayni nantasibu, Nasaban mā fīhi min dakhani

And to the two grandsons we trace our lineage, a lineage with no taint in it.

كَمْ إِمَامٍ بَعْدَهُ خَلَفُوامِنْهُ سَادَاتٌ بِذَا عُرِفُوا

Kam imāmin baʿdahu khalafū, Minhu sādātun bidhā ʿurifū

How many imams succeeded him, masters descended from him, known for this,

وَبِهَذَا الْوَصْفِ قَدْ وُصِفُوامِنْ قَدِيمِ الدَّهْرِ وَالزَّمَنِ

Wabihadhā al-waṣfi qad wuṣifū, Min qadīmi ad-dahri wa-az-zamani

And described with this description from the most ancient of times!

مِثْلِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيوَابْنِهِ الْبَاقِرِ خَيْرِ وَلِي

Mithli zayni al-ʿābidīna ʿalī, Wabnihi al-bāqiri khayri walī

Like Zayn al-'Abidin 'Ali, and his son al-Baqir, the best of saints,

وَالْإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ الْحَفِلِوَعَلِيٍّ ذِي الْعُلَا الْيَقِنِ

Wa-al-ʾimāmi aṣ-ṣādiqi al-ḥafili, Waʿaliyyin dhī al-ʿulā al-yaqini

And the imam al-Sadiq, rich in virtue, and 'Ali of lofty rank and certainty.

فَهُمُ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ هُدُوْاوَبِفَضْلِ اللهِ قَدْ سَعِدُوا

Fahumu al-qawmu al-ladhīna huduw, Wabifaḍli Allāhi qad saʿidū

They are the folk who were guided, and by Allah's grace became happy;

وَلِغَيْرِ اللهِ مَا قَصَدُواوَمَعَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي قَرَنِ

Walighayri Allāhi mā qaṣadū, Wamaʿa al-qurʾāni fī qarani

They aimed at none but Allah, and are joined with the Qur'an.

أَهْلُ بَيْتِ الْمُصْطَفَى الطُّهْرِهُمْ أَمَانُ الْأَرْضِ فَادَّكِرِ

Ahlu bayti al-muṣṭafā aṭ-ṭuhri, Hum amānu al-ʾarḍi faddakiri

The people of the house of the pure Chosen One are the safety of the earth; so remember.

شُبِّهُوا بِالْأَنْجُمِ الزُّهْرِمِثْلَ مَا قَدْ جَاءَ فِي السُّنَنِ

Shubbihū bi-al-ʾanjumi az-zuhri, Mithla mā qad jāʾa fī as-sunani

They were likened to the shining stars, as has come in the Sunna,

وَسَفِينٌ لِلنَّجَاةِ إِذَاخِفْتَ مِنْ طُوفَانِ كُلِّ أَذَى

Wasafīnun lilnnajāti idhā, Khifta min ṭūfāni kulli adhā

And to ships of salvation when you fear the flood of every harm;

فَانْجُ فِيهَا لَا تَكُونُ كَذَاوَاعْتَصِمْ بِاللهِ وَاسْتَعِنِ

Fanju fīhā lā takūnu kadhā, Waʿtaṣim billāhi wastaʿini

So be saved in them, do not be otherwise, and hold fast to Allah and seek His help.

رَبِّ فَانْفَعْنَا بِبَرْكَتِهِمْوَاهْدِنَا الْحُسْنَى بِحُرْمَتِهِمْ

Rabbi fanfaʿnā bibarkatihim, Wahdinā al-ḥusnā biḥurmatihim

Lord, benefit us by their blessing, guide us to the best by their sanctity,

وَأَمِتْنَا فِي طَرِيقَتِهِمْوَمُعَافَاةٍ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ

Waʾamitnā fī ṭarīqatihim, Wamuʿāfātin mina al-fitani

Let us die upon their path, and in safety from trials.

ثُمَّ لَا تَغْتَرَّ بِالنَّسَبِلَا وَلَا تَقْنَعْ بِكَانَ أَبِي

Thumma lā taghtarra bi-an-nasabi, Lā walā taqnaʿ bikāna abī

Then do not be deluded by lineage, and do not be content with "My father was...",

وَاتَّبِعْ فِي الْهَدْيِ خَيْرَ نَبِيأَحْمَدَ الْهَادِي إِلَى السُّنَنِ

Wattabiʿ fī al-hadyi khayra nabī, Aḥmada al-hādī ilā as-sunani

But follow in guidance the best Prophet, Ahmad, the guide to the right ways.

فَهُوَ خَتْمٌ لِلنَّبِيِّينَاوَإِمَامٌ لِلْمُطِيعِينَا

Fahuwa khatmun lilnnabiyyīnā, Waʾimāmun lilmuṭīʿīnā

For he is the seal of the prophets, and the imam of the obedient,

وَلِسَانٌ لِلْمُجِيبِينَايَوْمَ نُودُوا خَيْرَ مُؤْتَمَنِ

Walisānun lilmujībīnā, Yawma nūdū khayra muʾtamani

And the spokesman for those who answered when they were called, the most trustworthy.

صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ ذِي الْكَرَمِتَتَغَشَّى الْمُصْطَفَى العَلَمِ

Ṣalawātu Allāhi dhī al-karami, Tataghashshā al-muṣṭafā al-ʿalami

May the blessings of Allah, the Generous, envelop the Chosen One, the banner,

مَا سَرَى رَكْبٌ إِلَى الْحَرَمِوَصَبَا صَبٌّ إِلَى سَكَنِ

Mā sarā rakbun ilā al-ḥarami, Waṣabā ṣabbun ilā sakani

As long as a caravan travels to the sanctuary, and a lover yearns for a beloved home,

وَعَلَى آلِ النَّبِيِّ الْكُرَمَاوَعَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ الْعُلَمَا

Waʿalā ʾāli an-nabiyyi al-kuramā, Waʿalā aṣḥābihi al-ʿulamā

And upon the noble family of the Prophet, and upon his learned Companions,

وَعَلَى أَتْبَاعِهِ الْحُكَمَاوَأُولِي الأَلْبَابِ وَالْفِطَنِ

Waʿalā atbāʿihi al-ḥukamā, Waʾūlī al-ʾalbābi wa-al-fiṭani

And upon his wise followers, people of understanding and insight.