Yā Imām ar-Rusli (Qasaman bin-Najmi)

– verse 2–

سَيِّدُ السَّادَاتِ مِنْ مُضَرٍ
غَوْثُ أَهْلِ الْبَدْوِ وَالْحَضَرِ
صَاحِبُ الْآيَاتِ وَالسُّوَرِ
مَنْبَعُ الْأَحْكَامِ وَالْحِكَمِ

Sayyidus–saadaati min Muḍarin
gawthu ahlil–badwi wal–ḥaḍari
Ṣaaḥibul–aayaati was–suwari
manba‘ul–aḥkaami wal–ḥikami

He is the master of masters, from the tribe of Muḍar,
Deliverer from distress for the people of the desert and of the city,
The one who received Divine verses and suras,
The well-spring of sacred law and wisdom.

– verse 3 –

قَمَرٌ طَابَتْ سَرِيرَتُهُ
وَسَجَايَاهُ وَسِيرَتُهُ
صَفْوَةُ الْبَارِي وَخِيرَتُهُ
عَدْلُ أَهْلِ الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ

Qamarun ṭaabat sareeratuhu
wasajaayaahu wa seeratuhu
Ṣafwatul–baaree wa kheeratuhu
‘adlu ahlil–ḥilli wal–ḥarami

A shining moon! With a wholesome heart,
Wholesome character, and a wholesome way.
The purest and most select of all people,
The most just in permitting right and prohibiting wrong.

– verse 4 –

مَا رَأَتْ عَيْنِي وَلَيْسَ تَرَى
مِثْلَ طٰهٰ فِي الْوَرَى بَشَرَا
خَيْرُ مَنْ فَوْقَ الثَّرَى أَثَرَا
طَاهِرُ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَالشِّيَمِ

Maa ra’at ‘aynee wa laysa taraa
mithla Ṭaahaa fil–waraa basharaa
Khayru man fawqath–tharaa atharaa
ṭaahirul–akhlaaqi wash–shiyami

No eye has ever beheld, nor ever will,
Another human being the like of Ta Ha,
The best of those who have walked the earth,
The purest in virtues and disposition.

– verse 5 –

جَاوَزَ السَّبْعَ الطِّبَاقَ إِلَى
قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ اسْتَمَرَّ عُلَا
وَأَحَالَتْهُ الْحُظُوظُ عَلى
سِرِّ عِلْمِ اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ

Jaawazas–sab‘aṭ–ṭibaaqa ilaa
qaaba qawsayni stamarra ‘ulaa
Wa aḥaalat·hul–ḥuẓooẓu ‘alaa
sirri ‘ilmil–lawḥi wal-qalami

He passed beyond the seven firmaments, unto
The distance of two bows’ length, and nearer still!
Fortune favoured him with the
Secret knowledge of the Heavenly Tablet and Primordial Pen.

– verse 6 –

نَالَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مَوْهِبَةً
لِعَظِيمِ الْفَضْلِ مَوْجِبَةً
يَا أَعَزَّ النَّاسِ مَرْتَبَةً
عُدْ بِفَضْلِ الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ

Naala ‘indallaahi mawhibatan
li-‘aẓeemil–faḍli mawjibatan
Yaa a‘azzan–naasi martabatan
‘ud bi-faḍlil–joodi wal–karami

He obtained a gift from Allah,
as befitting his immense stature.
O most honoured of people in rank,
grant us your grace and generosity!