أغر، عليه للنبوة خاتم lyrics

أغر، عليه للنبوة خاتم

Agharr, ‘alayhi lil-nubuwwati khātam

Radiant, bearing the seal of prophethood

من الله مشهود يلوح ويشهد

Min Allāhi mashhūdun yalūḥu wa yashhadu

From God, witnessed, it shines and testifies.

وضم الإله اسم النبي إلى اسمه

Wa ḍamma al-ilāhu isma al-nabiyyi ilā ismihi

And God joined the Prophet's name to His name,

إذا قال في الخمس المؤذن أشهد

Idhā qāla fī al-khamsi al-mu'adhdhinu ashhadu

When the muezzin proclaims 'I bear witness' in the five prayers.

وشق له من اسمه ليجله

Wa shaqqa lahu min ismihi li-yujillahu

And He derived for him from His name to honor him,

فذو العرش محمود، وهذا محمد

Fa-dhū al-‘arshi Maḥmūd, wa hādhā Muḥammad

So the Lord of the Throne is Praiseworthy (Mahmoud), and this is Muhammad.

نبي أتانا بعد يأس وفترة

Nabiyyun atānā ba‘da ya’sin wa fatratin

A Prophet came to us after despair and an interval

من الرسل، والأوثان في الأرض تعبد

Min al-rusuli, wa al-awthānu fī al-arḍi tu‘badu

From messengers, while idols were worshipped on Earth.

فأمسى سراجا مستنيرا وهاديا

Fa-amsā sirājan mustanīran wa hādiyan

So he became a luminous lamp and a guide,

يلوح كما لاح الصقيل المهند

Yalūḥu kamā lāḥa al-ṣaqīlu al-muhannadu

Shining as the polished Indian sword shines.

وأنذرنا نارا، وبشر جنة

Wa andharnā nāran, wa bashshara jannatan

And he warned us of Hellfire, and gave glad tidings of Paradise,

وعلمنا الإسلام، فالله نحمد

Wa ‘allamanā al-Islāma, fa-Allāha naḥmadu

And taught us Islam, so we praise God.

وأنت إله الخلق ربي وخالقي

Wa anta ilāhu al-khalqi rabbī wa khāliqī

And You are the God of creation, my Lord and my Creator,

بذلك ما عمرت فيا للناس أشهد

Bi-dhālika mā ‘ammartu fa-yā lil-nāsi ashhadu

With that, as long as I live, I bear witness to the people.

تعاليت رب الناس عن قول من دعا

Ta‘ālayta rabba al-nāsi ‘an qawli man da‘ā

You are exalted, Lord of mankind, above the saying of one who calls

سواك إلها، أنت أعلى وأمجد

Siwāka ilāhan, anta a‘lā wa amjadu

Other than You a god; You are the Highest and Most Glorious.

لك الخلق والنعماء، والأمر كله

Laka al-khalqu wa al-na‘mā’, wa al-amru kulluhu

To You belongs creation and blessings, and all command,

فإياك نستهدي، وإياك نعبد

Fa-iyyāka nastahdī, wa iyyāka na‘budu

So You alone we ask for guidance, and You alone we worship.