حَسْنَاءُ تُرْبِعُنَا
A Beautiful Composition Brings Springlike Serenity
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حَسْنَاءُ تُرْبِعُنَا
دَوْمًا وَتَعْرِفُنَا
ḥasnā’u turbiʿunā
dawman wataʿrifunā
A beautiful composition brings us the serenity of spring,
Ever familiar with us,
حَلَّتْ لِتَمْنَحَنَا
عَدْلًا وَإِحْسَانَا
ḥallat litamnaḥanā
ʿadlan wa iḥsānā
It has come to bestow upon us,
Justice and benevolence
مِنْ قُدْرَةٍ شَرُفَتْ
مَيْمُونَةٌ عُرِفَتْ
min qudratin sharufat
maymūnatun ʿurifat
Created by an exalted Divine Power,
Known for its blessedness,
بِالْحُسْنِ قَدْ وُصِفَتْ
سِرًّا وَإِعْلَانَا
bil ḥusni qad wuṣifat
sirran wa iʿlānā
Described with beauty,
Both in secret and in public
تَكَامَلَتْ أَلَقَا
خَلْقًا حَكَى خُلُقَا
takāmalat alaqā
khalqan ḥakā khuluqā
Its radiance attained perfection,
His outward beauty reflected his noble character,
وَالْكُلُّ مُتَّسِقا
مِنْهُ الْضِّيَا بَانَا
wal kullu muttasiqā
minhul ḍḍiyā bānā
And all was in perfect harmony,
From which a brilliant light shone forth
رَاقَتْ مَشَارِبُهَا
نِيلَتْ مَطَالِبُهَا
rāqat mashāribuhā
nīlat maṭālibuhā
Its sources of inspiration were delightful,
Its aspirations were fulfilled,
صَارَتْ مَنَاقِبُهَا
لِلْفَخْرِ كَيْوَانَا
ṣārat manāqibuhā
lilfakhri kaywānā
Its noble virtues became,
Like Kaywan, a star of glory and honor
عَمَّتْ مَآثِرُهَا
سَارَتْ بَشَائِرُهَا
ʿammat maāthiruhā
sārat bashā’iruhā
Its noble qualities spread far and wide,
Its glad tidings traveled everywhere,
تَهْدِي خَوَاطِرُهَا
الْأَرْوَاحَ إِيقَانَا
tahdī khawāṭiruhā
alarwāḥa īqāna
Its reflections guided the souls,
Toward certainty and conviction
فِي وَصْفِهِ عِبَرٌ
لَمْ يَحْكِهَا بَشَرٌ
fī waṣfihi ʿibarun
lam yaḥkihā basharun
In describing him are wonders,
Which no human being could fully recount,
وَالْكُلُّ مُنْبَهِرٌ
مَا انْفَكَّ هَيْمَانَا
wal kullu munbahirun
man fakka haymānā
And all remain in amazement,
Forever captivated by him
فَقَامَةٌ رَبْعَةْ
كَمَا تَرَى طَبْعَهْ
faqāmatun rabʿah
kamā tarā ṭabʿah
His stature was moderate, neither tall nor short,
As was his natural disposition,
تَفُوقُ بِالطَّلْعَهْ
مَنْ طَالَ سِيقَانَا
tafūqu biṭ ṭalʿah
man ṭāla sīqānā
Yet his appearance surpassed,
Even those of towering height
فِي وَجْهِهِ قَمَرٌ
فِي ثَغْرِهِ دُرَرٌ
fī wajhihi qamarun
fī thaghrihi durarun
In his face shines a moon,
Within his mouth are gleaming pearls,
فِي نُطْقِهِ خَفَرٌ
بِالْصَّمْتِ قَدْ زَانَا
fī nuṭqihi khafarun
bil ṣṣamti qad zānā
His speech is filled with modesty,
And his silence adorns him with dignity
وَجَبْهَةٌ عَرُضَتْ
لِلَّهِ قَدْ خُفِضَتْ
wajabhatun ʿaruḍat
lillāhi qad khufiḍat
His forehead was broad,
And lowered in prostration before Allah,
وَبِالْنُّهَى نَهَضَتْ
عِزًّا وَعِرْفَانَا
wabil nnuhā nahaḍat
ʿizzan waʿirfānā
Through wisdom and understanding, it was elevated,
In honor and spiritual knowledge
فِي وَجْهِهِ بَلَجٌ
فِي عَيْنِهِ دَعَجٌ
fī wajhihi balajun
fī ʿaynihi daʿajun
His face shone with radiance,
His eyes were wide and deeply dark,
فِي حَاجِبٍ زَجَجٌ
بِالْحُسْنِ مُزْدَانَا
fī ḥājibin zajajun
bil ḥusni muzdānā
His eyebrows were finely arched,
Adorned with beauty
إِنْ رِيءَ يَتْبَعُهُ
نُورًا يُزَامِنُهُ
in rī’a yatbaʿuhu
nūran yuzāminuhu
Whenever he was seen,
A light accompanied him,
فَالْأَنْفُ مَارِنُهُ
أَقْنَى وَحِدْبَانَا
fal anfu mārinuhu
aqnā waḥidbānā
His nose was finely formed,
Gracefully prominent, with a gentle curve
وَثَغْرُهُ ضَلِعٌ
وَالْصَّدْرُ مُتَّسِعٌ
wathaghruhu ḍaliʿun
wal ṣṣadru muttasiʿun
His mouth was broad,
His chest was expansive,
وَالْبَطْنُ مُرْتَجِعٌ
بِالْصَّدْرِ خَمْصَانَا
wal baṭnu murtajiʿun
bil ṣṣadri khamṣānā
His abdomen was slender,
Receding beneath his prominent chest
وَالْوَجْهُ دُرِّيٌّ
وَالْلَّوْنُ وَرْدِيٌّ
wal wajhu durriyyun
wal llawnu wardiyyun
His face was radiant like a pearl,
His complexion was touched with rosy hues,
وَالْرُّوحُ نُورِيٌّ
أَضَاءَ أَكْوَانَا
wal rrūḥu nūriyyun
aḍā’a akwānā
His spirit was luminous,
Illuminating the worlds
ضَخْمُ الْكَرَادِيسِ
زَاكِي الْأَحَاسِيسِ
ḍakhmul karādīsi
zākīl aḥāsīsi
His joints were strong and well-formed,
His feelings were pure and noble,
فَرْدُ الْنَّوَامِيسِ
مَا مِثْلُهُ كَانَا
fardul nnawāmīsi
mā mithluhu kānā
Unrivaled in sacred knowledge and wisdom,
Never was there anyone like him
أَكْحَلُ أَجْفَانٍ
أَشْنَبُ أَسْنَانٍ
akḥalu ajfānin
ashnabu asnānin
His eyes appeared naturally lined with kohl,
His teeth were brilliantly white and gleaming,
حَبَّاتُ رُمَّانٍ
هَلْ رَيْتَ رُمَّانَا
ḥabbātu rummānin
hal rayta rummānā
Like the lustrous seeds of a pomegranate,
Have you ever seen such a pomegranate?
وَلِحْيَةٌ كَثَّا
تَنَاسَقَتْ بَثَّا
waliḥyatun kaththā
tanāsaqat baththā
His beard was full and thick,
Its hairs arranged in beautiful harmony,
وَجُمَّةٌ أَثَّا
لَمْ تَعْدُ آذَانَا
wajummatun aththā
lam taʿdu ādhānā
His flowing hair was soft and abundant,
Resting around his ears
بَدْرُ الْدُّجَى فَمُهُ
إِنْ رِيءَ مَبْسَمُهُ
badrul ddujā famuhu
in rī’a mabsamuhu
His mouth was like the full moon in darkness,
Whenever his radiant smile appeared,
وَالْكُلُّ مَنْسَمُهُ
بَرًّا وَخُلْجَانَا
wal kullu mansamuhu
barran wakhuljānā
All creation bore traces of his grace,
Across the lands and waterways
فَالْرَّحْمُ وَاصِلُهُ
وَالْكَلُّ حَامِلُهُ
fal rraḥmu wāṣiluhu
wal kallu ḥāmiluhu
He maintained the bonds of kinship,
And carried the burdens of the helpless,
وَالْخَيْرُ فَاعِلُهُ
سِرًّا وَإِعْلَانَا
wal khayru fāʿiluhu
sirran wa iʿlānā
Ever devoted to doing good,
Both in secret and in public
فِي الْخَلْقِ هَيْبَتُهُ
فِي الْحَقِّ غَيْبَتُهُ
fīl khalqi haybatuhu
fīl ḥaqqi ghaybatuhu
Among people, his presence inspired reverence,
And in devotion to the Truth, he withdrew from all else,
تَفُوقُ طِيبَتُهُ
جِنًّا وَإِنْسَانَا
tafūqu ṭībatuhu
jinnan wa insānā
His goodness surpassed,
Both jinn and humankind
وَحَبْلُ سُرَّتِهِ
مِنْ حُسْنِ غُرَّتِهِ
waḥablu surratihi
min ḥusni ghurratihi
And the cord of his navel,
Along with the beauty of his radiant countenance,
مَا مِثْلُ نَظْرَتِهِ
عِزًّا وَإِيْمَانَا
mā mithlu naẓratihi
ʿizzan wa iymānā
No gaze could ever compare to his,
In nobility and faith
قَدْ دَقَّ مَسْرُبَةً
وَفَاقَ مَرْتَبَةً
qad daqqa masrubatan
wafāqa martabatan
A fine line of hair ran down his chest,
He surpassed all in rank,
وَعَزَّ مَنْقَبَةً
سَادَ الْوَرَى شَانَا
waʿazza manqabatan
sādal warā shānā
Exalted in his noble virtues,
He surpassed all creation in distinction
قَلِيلُ لَحْمِ عَقِبْ
وَالْصَّدْرُ مِنْهُ رَحِبْ
qalīlu laḥmi ʿaqib
wal ṣṣadru minhu raḥib
His heels were slender and lightly fleshed,
And his chest was broad and spacious,
فَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ وُهِبْ
فَفَاقَ سَحْبَانَا
faṣlal khiṭābi wuhib
fafāqa saḥbānā
He was gifted with decisive and eloquent speech,
Surpassing even Suhban in eloquence
كَالْمِسْكِ فِي هَبَبٍ
يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ
kal miski fī hababin
yanḥaṭṭu min ṣababin
Like musk, his fragrance spread upon the breeze,
He walked as though descending from a height,
يُنْسِي أَخَا تَعَبٍ
أَهْلًا وَبُلْدَانَا
yunsī akhā taʿabin
ahlan wabuldānā
Causing even the weary to forget,
Their families and homelands
فَحُبُّهُ إِيمَانْ
وَبُغْضُهُ كُفْرَانْ
faḥubbuhu īmān
wabughḍuhu kufrān
For love of him is faith,
And hatred of him is disbelief,
يَا وَيْلَ مَنْ قَدْ شَانْ
فِي الْمَدْحِ إِنْسَانَا
yā wayla man qad shān
fīl madḥi insānā
Woe to whoever disparages,
One who offers him praise
يَا رَبِّ أَسْعِدْنَا
بِنُورِهِ عِدْنَا
yā rabbi asʿidnā
binūrihi ʿidnā
O Lord, grant us happiness,
Restore us through his light,
حَتَّى نَرَى الْحُسْنَى
دُنْيَا وَأُخْرَانَا
ḥattā naral ḥusnā
dunyā wa ukhrānā
Until we behold all that is beautiful,
In this world and the Hereafter
صَلَّى وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ
أَوْلَى الْوَرَى مِنَنَا
ṣallā wasallama man
awlal warā minanā
May He send blessings and peace,
He who bestows favors upon all creation,
عَلَى الْنَّبِيِّ زَمَنَا
رَبٌّ عَلَا شَانَا
ʿalal nnabiyyi zamanā
rabbun ʿalā shānā
Upon the Prophet throughout all time,
The Lord, exalted in majesty
كَذَلِكَ الْزَّهْرَا
وَأُمِّهَا الْغَرَّا
kadhalikal zzahrā
wa ummihal gharrā
And likewise upon al-Zahra,
And her radiant mother,
وَآلِهِمْ طُرَّا
مَا الْبَدْرُ نَاغَانَا
wa ālihim ṭurrā
mal badru nāghānā
And all their blessed family,
For as long as the full moon shines upon us