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حَيُّوا الْهَادِي بِأَجْمَلِ ذِكْرَى

Hayyu al-Hadi bi-Ajmala Dhikra

فَهُوَ عِمَادِي يَوْمَ الْمَعَادِنَبِيُّنَا طٰهَ الْمُخْتَارْ

Fahuwa ʿimādī yawma al-maʿādi, Nabiyyunā ṭāha al-mukhtār

For he is my support on the Day of Return, our Prophet, Taha, the Chosen One.

حَيُّوا الْهَادِي بِأَجْمَلِ ذِكْرَىصَلُّوا مَعَنَا يَا حُضَّارْ

Ḥayyū al-hādī biʾajmali dhikrā, Ṣallū maʿanā yā ḥuḍḍār

Greet the guide with the most beautiful remembrance; send blessings with us, all who are present.

صَلُّوا مَعَنَا

Ṣallū maʿanā

Send blessings with us.

هٰذَا الَّذِي سَرَى لَيْلًاثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى

Hādhā al-ladhī sarā laylan, Thumma danā fatadallā

This is the one who journeyed by night, then drew near and came closer,

وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىحَبَاهُ الْوَاحِدُ السَّتَّارْ

Wahuwa bi-al-ʾufuqi al-ʾaʿlā, Ḥabāhu al-wāḥidu as-sattār

While he was on the highest horizon; the One, the Concealer of faults, favoured him.

صَلُّوا مَعَنَا

Ṣallū maʿanā

Send blessings with us.

عَلَى الْعَرْشِ رَقَى الْجَمِيلْوَكَلَّمَهُ الْمَوْلَى الْجَلِيلْ

ʿalā al-ʿarshi raqā al-jamīl, Wakallamahu al-mawlā al-jalīl

The beautiful one ascended to the Throne, and the Majestic Master spoke to him,

وَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا خَلِيلْشَفَاعَتُكَ لِمَنْ تَخْتَارْ

Waqāla abshir yā khalīl, Shafāʿatuka liman takhtār

And said: "Rejoice, O beloved friend; your intercession is for whomever you choose."

صَلُّوا مَعَنَا

Ṣallū maʿanā

Send blessings with us.

صَلَّى مَوْلَانَا عَلَيْهْوَالْآلِ وَالصَّحْبِ لَدَيْهْ

Ṣallā mawlānā ʿalayh, Wa-al-ʾāli wa-aṣ-ṣaḥbi ladayh

May our Master bless him, and his family and Companions with him,

مَنْ جَاهَدُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهْوَنَوَّرُوا لَنَا الْأَفْكَارْ

Man jāhadū bayna yadayh, Wanawwarū lanā al-ʾafkār

Who strove before him and illuminated our minds.

صَلُّوا مَعَنَا

Ṣallū maʿanā

Send blessings with us.

The poet is not named in the source. Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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