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يَا شَفِيعَ الوَرَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْك

Ya Shafi'a al-Wara Salamun Alayk

Shah Barkatullah Marahrawi شاه بركة الله المارهروي

يَا شَفِيعَ الْوَرَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْيَا نَبِيَّ الْهُدَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Yā shafīʿa al-warā salāmun ʿalayk, Yā nabiyya al-hudā salāmun ʿalayk

O intercessor of creation, peace be upon you; O Prophet of guidance, peace be upon you.

أَحْمَدُ لَيْسَ مِثْلُكَ أَحَدٌمَرْحَبًا مَرْحَبَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Aḥmadu laysa mithluka aḥadun, Marḥaban marḥabā salāmun ʿalayk

Ahmad, there is no one like you; welcome, welcome! Peace be upon you.

وَاجِبٌ حُبُّكَ عَلَى الْمَخْلُوقْيَا حَبِيبَ الْعُلَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Wājibun ḥubbuka ʿalā al-makhlūq, Yā ḥabība al-ʿulā salāmun ʿalayk

Love for you is a duty upon creation, O beloved of the Most High, peace be upon you.

أَعْظَمُ الْخَلْقِ أَشْرَفُ الشُّرَفَاءْأَفْضَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Aʿẓamu al-khalqi ashrafu ash-shurafāʾ, Afḍalu al-ʾanbiyāʾ salāmun ʿalayk

Greatest of creation, noblest of the noble, best of the prophets, peace be upon you.

مَهْبَطُ الْوَحْيِ مَنْزِلُ الْقُرْآنْصَاحِبُ الِاهْتِدَاءْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْك

Mahbaṭu al-waḥyi manzilu al-qurʾān, Ṣāḥibu al-āhtidāʾ salāmun ʿalayk

Place where revelation descended, where the Qur'an was sent down, Possessor of guidance, peace be upon you.

اِشْفَعْ لِي يَا حَبِيبِيْ يَوْمَ الْجَزَاءْأَنْتَ شَافِعُنَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Ishfaʿ lī yā ḥabībiy yawma al-jazāʾ, Anta shāfiʿunā salāmun ʿalayk

Intercede for me, my beloved, on the Day of Recompense; you are our intercessor, peace be upon you.

كُشِفَتْ مِنْكَ ظُلْمَةُ الظَّلْمَاءْأَنْتَ بَدْرُ الدُّجَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Kushifat minka ẓulmatu aẓ-ẓalmāʾ, Anta badru ad-dujā salāmun ʿalayk

Through you the darkness of the dark was lifted; you are the full moon of the night, peace be upon you.

طَلَعَتْ مِنْكَ كَوْكَبُ الْعِرْفَانْأَنْتَ شَمْسُ الضُّحَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Ṭalaʿat minka kawkabu al-ʿirfān, Anta shamsu aḍ-ḍuḥā salāmun ʿalayk

From you rose the star of gnosis; you are the sun of the forenoon, peace be upon you.

لَيْلَةُ الْإِسْرَاءْ قَالَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءْمَرْحَبًا مَرْحَبَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Laylatu al-ʾisrāʾ qālati al-ʾanbiyāʾ, Marḥaban marḥabā salāmun ʿalayk

On the night of the Night Journey the prophets said: "Welcome, welcome! Peace be upon you."

مَقْصَدِي يَا حَبِيْبِيْ لَيْسَ سِوَاكْأَنْتَ مَقْصُودُنَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Maqṣadī yā ḥabiybiy laysa siwāk, Anta maqṣūdunā salāmun ʿalayk

My aim, my beloved, is none but you; you are the one we seek, peace be upon you.

إِنَّكَ مَقْصَدِيْ وَمَلْجَئِيْإِنَّكَ مُدَّعَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Innaka maqṣadiy wamaljaʾiy, Innaka muddaʿā salāmun ʿalayk

You are my aim and my refuge; you are the one I call upon, peace be upon you.

صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَىأَفْضَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Ṣalawātu Allāhi ʿalā al-muṣṭafā, Afḍalu al-ʾanbiyāʾ salāmun ʿalayk

The blessings of Allah upon the Chosen One, best of the prophets, peace be upon you.

هَذَا أَوَّلُ غُلَامِكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْمِنْهُمْ يَا مُصْطَفَى سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكْ

Hadhā awwalu ghulāmika yā sayyidiy, Minhum yā muṣṭafā salāmun ʿalayk

This is the first of your servants, my master, among them, O Chosen One; peace be upon you.

By Sayyid Shāh Barakat Allāh of Mārahra (d. 1142 AH / 1729 CE). Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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