Instructions
Barzanj مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Barzanj as recorded in authentic Shia supplication manuals and traditions of the Holy Infallibles ('a).
Barzanj kama ilivyonukuliwa katika vitabu sahihi vya dua na mapokezi ya Maimamu Watakatifu ('a).
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-raḥīmi
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa Rehema, Mwenye Kurehemu.
أَبْتَدِئُ الْإِمْلَاءَ بِاسْمِ الذَّاتِ الْعَلِيَّةْ
ʾabtadiʾu al-ʾimlāʾa biāsmi adh-dhāti al-ʿaliyyah
I begin my dictation in the Name of the Exalted Divine Essence.
Naanza kuandika kwa jina la Dhat Tukufu ya Mwenyezi Mungu.
مُسْتَدِرًّا فَيْضَ الْبَرَكَاتِ عَلَى مَا أَنَالَهُ وَأَوْلَاهْ
Mustadirran fayḍa al-barakāti ʿalā mā ʾanālahu waʾawlāh
Seeking the outpouring of blessings upon all that He has bestowed and granted.
Nikitafuta kumiminika kwa baraka juu ya yote aliyotuneemesha na kutupatia.
وَأُثَنِّي بِحَمْدٍ مَوَارِدُهُ سَائِغَةٌ هَنِيَّةْ
Waʾuthannī biḥamdin mawāriduhu sāʾighatun haniyyah
And I follow it with praise whose fountains are pure and sweet.
Na ninafuatilia kwa sifa ambazo chemchemi zake ni safi na tamu.
مُمْتَطِيًا مِنَ الشُّكْرِ الْجَمِيلِ مَطَايَاهْ
Mumtaṭiyan mina ash-shukri al-jamīli maṭāyāh
Riding upon the steeds of beautiful gratitude.
Nikipanda farasi wa shukrani njema.
وَأُصَلِّي وَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النُّورِ الْمَوْصُوفِ بِالتَّقَدُّمِ وَالْأَوَّلِيَّةْ
Waʾuṣallī waʾusallimu ʿalā an-nūri al-mawṣūfi biālttaqaddumi wālʾawwaliyyah
And I send prayers and peace upon the Light described by precedence and primacy.
Na namsalia na kumsalimu Nuru aliyeelezewa kwa ukuu na uongozi wa mwanzo.
الْمُنْتَقِلِ فِي الْغُرَرِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَالْجِبَاهْ
Al-muntaqili fī al-ghurari al-karīmati wāljibāh
The one who moved through noble foreheads and honored lineages.
Aliyepita katika vizazi na vipaji vya heshima na utukufu.
وَأَسْتَمْنِحُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى رِضْوَانًا يَخُصُّ الْعِتْرَةَ الطَّاهِرَةَ النَّبَوِيَّةْ
Waʾastamniḥu Allāha taʿālā riḍwānan yakhuṣṣu al-ʿitrata aṭ-ṭāhirata an-nabawiyyah
And I implore Allah Most High to bestow His pleasure upon the pure Prophetic family.
Na namuomba Mwenyezi Mungu Aliye Juu awape radhi Wake jamaa safi wa Nabii.
وَيَعُمُّ الصَّحَابَةَ وَالْأَتْبَاعَ وَمَنْ وَالَاهْ
Wayaʿummu aṣ-ṣaḥābata wālʾatbāʿa waman wālāh
And to encompass the Companions, the Followers, and all who follow them with love.
Na pia ijumuike kwa Maswahaba, wafuasi wao, na wote wanaowapenda.
وَأَسْتَجْدِيهِ هِدَايَةً لِسُلُوكِ السُّبُلِ الْوَاضِحَةِ الْجَلِيَّةْ
Waʾastajdīhi hidāyatan lisulūki as-subuli al-wāḍiḥati al-jaliyyah
And I beseech Him for guidance to walk the clear and manifest paths.
Na namuomba atupe uongofu wa kufuata njia zilizo wazi na zenye mwanga.
وَحِفْظًا مِنَ الْغَوَايَةِ فِي خِطَطِ الْخَطَأِ وَخُطَاهْ
Waḥifẓan mina al-ghawāyati fī khiṭaṭi al-khaṭaʾi wakhuṭāh
And protection from straying into the plots and steps of error.
Na hifadhi dhidi ya kupotoka katika mipango na hatua za makosa.
وَأَنْشُرُ مِنْ قِصَّةِ الْمَوْلِدِ النَّبَوِيِّ الشَّرِيفِ بُرُودًا حِسَانًا عَبْقَرِيَّةْ
Waʾanshuru min qiṣṣati al-mawlidi an-nabawiyyi ash-sharīfi burūdan ḥisānan ʿabqariyyah
And I spread from the story of the noble Prophetic birth, fine and wondrous verses.
Na nasambaza kutoka hadithi ya kuzaliwa kwa Nabii mtukufu beti nzuri zenye hekima.
نَاظِمًا مِنَ النَّسَبِ الشَّرِيفِ عِقْدًا تُحَلَّى الْمَسَامِعُ بِحُلَاهْ
Nāẓiman mina an-nasabi ash-sharīfi ʿiqdan tuḥallā al-masāmiʿu biḥulāh
Stringing from his noble lineage a necklace with which ears are adorned.
Nikitungia kutoka ukoo wake mtukufu mkufu unaopamba masikio ya wasikilizaji.
وَأَسْتَعِينُ بِحَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَقُوَّتِهِ الْقَوِيَّةْ
Waʾastaʿīnu biḥawli Allāhi taʿālā waquwwatihi al-qawiyyah
And I seek help through the power and mighty strength of Allah, the Most High.
Na natafuta msaada kwa uwezo na nguvu kuu za Mwenyezi Mungu Aliye Juu.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهْ
Faʾinnahu lā ḥawla walā quwwata ʾillā biālllah
For indeed, there is no power and no strength except through Allah.
Hakika, hakuna uwezo wala nguvu ila kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweet fragrance of blessings and peace.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, pamba kaburi lake tukufu kwa manukato matamu ya rehma na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka juu yake.
فَأَقُولُ: هُوَ سَيِّدُنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَاسْمُهُ شَيْبَةُ الْحَمْدِ حُمِدَتْ خِصَالُهُ السَّنِيَّةْ
Faʾaqūlu: huwa sayyidunā muḥammadu bnu ʿabdi Allāhi bni ʿabdi al-muṭṭalibi wāsmuhu shaybatu al-ḥamdi ḥumidat khiṣāluhu as-saniyyah
So I say: He is our master Muhammad, son of Abdullah, son of Abdul-Muttalib—whose name was Shaybah al-Hamd—whose noble traits were praiseworthy.
Basi nasema: Yeye ni bwana wetu Muhammad mwana wa Abdallah mwana wa Abdul-Muttalib, ambaye jina lake lilikuwa Shaybah al-Hamd, mwenye tabia tukufu za kusifiwa.
ابْنِ هَاشِمٍ - وَاسْمُهُ عَمْرٌو - ابْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَاسْمُهُ الْمُغِيرَةُ الَّذِي يَنْتَمِي الْإِرْتِقَاءُ لِعُلْيَاهْ
Abni hāshimin wāsmuhu ʿamrunw abni ʿabdi manāfin wāsmuhu al-mughīratu adh-dhī yantamī al-ʾirtiqāʾu liʿulyāh
Son of Hashim—whose name was Amr—son of Abd Manaf, whose name was al-Mughira, to whom elevation and honor are ascribed.
Mwana wa Hashim — ambaye jina lake lilikuwa Amr — mwana wa Abd Manaf, ambaye jina lake lilikuwa al-Mughira, ambaye cheo na heshima vinahusiana naye.
ابْنِ قُصَيٍّ وَاسْمُهُ مُجَمِّعٌ سُمِّيَ بِقُصَيِّ لِتَقَاصِيهِ فِي بِلَادِ قُضَاعَةَ الْقَصِيَّةْ
Abni quṣayyin wāsmuhu mujammiʿun summiya biquṣayyi litaqāṣīhi fī bilādi quḍāʿata al-qaṣiyyah
Son of Qusay—whose name was Mujammi‘—so called Qusay for his distance when he lived in the far-off lands of Quda‘ah.
Mwana wa Qusay — ambaye jina lake lilikuwa Mujammi‘ — aliitwa Qusay kwa sababu aliishi mbali katika nchi za Quda‘ah.
إِلَى أَنْ أَعَادَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى الْحَرَمِ الْمُحْتَرَمِ فَحَمَى حِمَاهْ
ʾilā ʾan ʾaʿādahu Allāhu taʿālā ʾilā al-ḥarami al-muḥtarami faḥamā ḥimāh
Until Allah the Exalted returned him to the sacred sanctuary and made him its protector.
Hadi Mwenyezi Mungu Aliye Juu akamrudisha katika Msikiti Mtakatifu na kumfanya mlinzi wake.
ابْنِ كِلَابٍ - وَاسْمُهُ حَكِيمٌ - ابْنِ مُرَّةَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ لُؤَيِّ بْنِ غَالِبِ بْنِ فِهْرٍ وَاسْمُهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَإِلَيْهِ تُنْسَبُ الْبُطُونُ الْقُرَشِيَّةْ
Abni kilābin wāsmuhu ḥakīmun abni murrata bni kaʿbi bni luʾayyi bni ghālibi bni fihrin wāsmuhu qurayshun waʾilayhi tunsabu al-buṭūnu al-qurashiyyah
Son of Kilab—whose name was Hakim—son of Murrah, son of Ka‘b, son of Lu’ayy, son of Ghalib, son of Fihr—who was called Quraysh, and to him the Qurayshi clans trace their lineage.
Mwana wa Kilab — ambaye jina lake lilikuwa Hakim — mwana wa Murrah, mwana wa Ka‘b, mwana wa Lu’ayy, mwana wa Ghalib, mwana wa Fihr — ambaye aliitwa Quraysh, na kwake ndiko koo za Quraysh zinahusiana.
وَمَا فَوْقَهُ كِنَانِيٌّ كَمَا جَنَحَ إِلَيْهِ الْكَثِيرُ وَارْتَضَاهْ
Wamā fawqahu kināniyyun kamā janaḥa ʾilayhi al-kathīru wārtaḍāh
And those above him are of Kinānah, as many scholars have inclined to and accepted.
Na waliokuwa juu yake ni wa ukoo wa Kinanah, kama walivyokubali wanazuoni wengi.
ابْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ مُدْرِكَةَ بْنِ إِلْيَاسَ وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَهْدَى البُدْنَ إِلَى الْرِّحَابِ الْحَرَمِيَّةْ
Abni māliki bni an-naḍri bni kinānata bni khuzaymata bni mudrikata bni ʾilyāsa wahuwa ʾawwalu man ʾahdā al-budna ʾilā ar-riḥābi al-ḥaramiyyah
Son of Malik, son of al-Nadr, son of Kinānah, son of Khuzaymah, son of Mudrikah, son of Ilyās—who was the first to dedicate sacrificial camels to the Sacred Sanctuary.
Mwana wa Malik, mwana wa al-Nadr, mwana wa Kinanah, mwana wa Khuzaymah, mwana wa Mudrikah, mwana wa Ilyas — ambaye alikuwa wa kwanza kutoa ngamia kwa ajili ya kafara katika Haram Tukufu.
وَسُمِعَ فِي صُلْبِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَلَبًّاهْ
Wasumiʿa fī ṣulbihi an-nabiyyu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama dhakara Allāha taʿālā walabbanāh
And within his loins was heard the Prophet ﷺ remembering and answering the call of Allah, the Exalted.
Na katika uti wake wa mgongo alisikika Nabii ﷺ akimtaja na kuitikia wito wa Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka.
ابْنِ مُضَرَ بْنِ نِزَارِ بْنِ مَعَدِّ بْنِ عَدْنَانَ وَهَذَا سِلْكٌ نَظَمَتْ فَرَائِدَهُ بَنَانُ السُّنَّةِ السَّنِيَّةْ
Abni muḍara bni nizāri bni maʿaddi bni ʿadnāna wahadhā silkun naẓamat farāʾidahu banānu as-sunnati as-saniyyah
Son of Mudar, son of Nizar, son of Ma‘ad, son of Adnan—this is a chain whose pearls have been strung by the noble fingers of Prophetic tradition.
Mwana wa Mudar, mwana wa Nizar, mwana wa Ma‘ad, mwana wa Adnan — huu ni mkufu ambao lulu zake zimepangwa na vidole vya Sunna tukufu.
وَرَفْعُهُ إِلَى الْخَلِيلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ الشَّارِعَ وَأَبَاهْ
Warafʿuhu ʾilā al-khalīli ʾibrāhīma ʿalayhi as-salāmu ʾamsaka ʿanhu ash-shāriʿa waʾabāh
And its extension up to the Friend of Allah, Ibrahim (peace be upon him), has been withheld by the Lawgiver and his noble father.
Na kuunganika kwake hadi kwa Khalili wa Mwenyezi Mungu, Ibrahim (amani iwe juu yake), kumeachwa wazi na Sheria na baba yake mtukufu.
وَعَدْنَانُ بِلَا رَيْبٍ عِنْدَ ذَوِي الْعُلُومِ النَّسَبِيَّةْ
Waʿadnānu bilā raybin ʿinda dhawī al-ʿulūmi an-nasabiyyah
And there is no doubt among the scholars of lineage that Adnan’s descent is authentic.
Na hakuna shaka kwa wanazuoni wa nasaba kuwa ukoo wa Adnan ni sahihi.
إِلَى الذَّبِيحِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ نِسْبَتُهُ وَمُنْتَمَاهْ
ʾilā adh-dhabīḥi ʾismāʿīla nisbatuhu wamuntamāh
His ancestry and lineage trace back to the Sacrificed One, Isma‘il (peace be upon him).
Ukoo na nasaba yake unarejea kwa aliyetolewa kafara, Ismail (amani iwe juu yake).
فَأَعْظِمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِقْدٍ تَأَلَّقَتْ كَوَاكِبُهُ الدُّرِّيَّةْ
Faʾaʿẓim bihi min ʿiqdin taʾallaqat kawākibuhu ad-durriyyah
How magnificent is this necklace, whose shining stars glitter like pearls of light!
Umeukubwaje huu mkufu, ambao nyota zake huangaza kama lulu za nuru!
وَكَيْفَ لَا وَالسَّيِّدُ الْأَكْرَمُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاسِطَتُهُ الْمُنْتَقَاةْ
Wakayfa lā wālssayyidu al-ʾakramu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wāsiṭatuhu al-muntaqāh
And how could it not be so, when its chosen centerpiece is the most noble master, the Prophet ﷺ!
Na itakuwaje isiwe hivyo, ilhali kipande chake cha kati kilichochaguliwa ni bwana mtukufu zaidi, Nabii ﷺ!
نَسَبٌ تَحْسَبُ الْعُلَا بِحُلَاهُ
Nasabun taḥsabu al-ʿulā biḥulāhu
A lineage adorned with virtues that even glory itself takes pride in wearing.
Ukoo uliopambwa kwa sifa njema kiasi kwamba utukufu wenyewe hujivunia kuupamba.
قَلَّدَتْهَا نُجُومَهَا الْجَوْزَاءُ
Qalladathā nujūmahā al-jawzāʾu
The constellation of Orion has placed its stars as jewels upon it.
Nyota za Jabha (Orion) zimeupamba ukoo huo kama vito vya thamani.
حَبَّذَا عِقْدُ سُؤْدَدٍ وَفَخَارٍ
Ḥabbadhā ʿiqdu suʾdadin wafakhārin
How splendid is this necklace of honor and glory!
Umeukubwaje huu mkufu wa heshima na utukufu!
أَنْتَ فِيهِ الْيَتِيمَةُ الْعَصْمَاءُ
ʾanta fīhi al-yatīmatu al-ʿaṣmāʾu
In it, you are the unique and flawless pearl, O Prophet of Allah!
Ndani yake wewe ni lulu ya kipekee isiyo na doa, ewe Nabii wa Mwenyezi Mungu!
أَكْرِمْ بِهِ مِنْ نَسَبٍ طَهَّرَهُ اللّٰهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ سِفَاحِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةْ
ʾakrim bihi min nasabin ṭahharahu Allāhu taʿālā min sifāḥi al-jāhiliyyah
How noble is the lineage which Allah the Exalted purified from the defilement of the Age of Ignorance.
Umeheshimika vipi huu ukoo ambao Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka ameutakasa na uchafu wa enzi za ujahili.
أَوْرَدَ الزَّيْنُ الْعِرَاقِيُّ وَارِدَهُ فِي مَوْرِدِهِ الْهَنِيِّ وَرَوَاهْ
ʾawrada az-zaynu al-ʿirāqiyyu wāridahu fī mawridihi al-haniyyi warawāh
This was narrated by the scholar al-Zayn al-‘Iraqi in his blessed collection and transmitted authentically.
Hili limeripotiwa na mwanachuoni al-Zayn al-‘Iraqi katika mkusanyo wake wenye baraka na limepokewa kwa usahihi.
حَفِظَ الْإِلَـٰهُ كَرَامَةً لِمُحَمَّدٍ آبَاءَهُ الْأَمْجَادَ صَوْنًا لِاسْمِهِ
Ḥafiẓa al-ʾilāhu karāmatan limuḥammadin ābāʾahu al-ʾamjāda ṣawnan liāsmihi
In honor of Muhammad, Allah preserved his noble forefathers, protecting his name from every blemish.
Kwa heshima ya Muhammad, Mwenyezi Mungu aliwahifadhi baba zake mashuhuri, akilinda jina lake kutokana na doa lolote.
تَرَكُوا السِّفَاحَ فَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ عَارُهُ مِنْ آدَمٍ وَإِلَى أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ
Tarakūā as-sifāḥa falam yuṣibhum ʿāruhu min ādamin waʾilā ʾabīhi waʾummihi
They avoided illicit unions, and thus no shame ever touched them—from Adam all the way to his father and mother.
Waliacha uzinifu, hivyo fedheha yake haikuwapata—tangu kwa Adam hadi kwa baba na mama yake.
سَرَاةٌ سَرَى نُورُ النُّبُوَّةِ فِي أَسَارِيرِ غُرَرِهِمُ الْبَهِيَّةْ
Sarātun sarā nūru an-nubuwwati fī ʾasārīri ghurarihimu al-bahiyyah
They were noble ones through whom the light of Prophethood flowed within their radiant faces.
Walikuwa watu wa heshima ambao nuru ya Unabii ilipita katika nyuso zao zenye mwangaza.
وَبَدَرَ بَدْرُهُ فِي جَبِينِ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَابْنِهِ عَبْدِ اللّٰهْ
Wabadara badruhu fī jabīni jaddihi ʿabdi al-muṭṭalibi wābnihi ʿabdi Allāh
And the full moon of his light shone upon the forehead of his grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, and his son, Abdullah.
Na mwezi mpevu wa nuru yake uliangaza katika kipaji cha uso cha babu yake Abdul-Muttalib na mwanawe Abdallah.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweet fragrance of blessings and peace.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, pamba kaburi lake tukufu kwa manukato matamu ya rehma na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka juu yake.
وَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِبْرَازَ حَقِيقَتِهِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةْ
Walammā ʾarāda Allāhu taʿālā ʾibrāza ḥaqīqatihi al-muḥammadiyyah
When Allah the Exalted willed to manifest the Muhammadan Reality,
Wakati Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka alipokusudia kudhihirisha Uhalisia wa Kimuhammad,
وَإِظْهَارَهُ جِسْمًا وَرُوحًا بِصُورَتِهِ وَمَعْنَاهْ
Waʾiẓhārahu jisman warūḥan biṣūratihi wamaʿnāh
and to bring it forth as body and soul, both in form and in meaning,
na kuionyesha kuwa mwili na roho, kwa sura na maana yake,
نَقَلَهُ إِلَى مَقَرِّهِ مِنْ صَدَفَةِ آمِنَةَ الزُّهْرِيَّةْ
Naqalahu ʾilā maqarrihi min ṣadafati āminata az-zuhriyyah
He transferred it to its resting place within the pearl-like womb of Āminah al-Zuhrīyah,
Akaipitisha hadi makazi yake katika tumbo la lulu la Amina bint Wahb wa kabila la Zuhra,
وَخَصَّهَا الْقَرِيبُ الْمُجِيبُ بِأَنْ تَكُونَ أُمًّا لِمُصْطَفَاهْ
Wakhaṣṣahā al-qarību al-mujību biʾan takūna ʾumman limuṣṭafāh
and the Near, the Responsive One, chose her to be the mother of His Chosen One.
na Karibu, Anayejibu, alimchagua awe mama wa Mteule Wake.
وَنُودِيَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ بِحَمْلِهَا لِأَنْوَارِهِ الذّاتِيَّةْ
Wanūdiya fī as-samāwāti wālʾarḍi biḥamlihā liʾanwārihi adh-dhātiyyah
The heavens and the earth were called to rejoice at her carrying his radiant lights within her,
Mbingu na ardhi ziliitwa kusherehekea ujauzito wake uliobeba nuru zake tukufu,
وَصَبَا كُلُّ صَبٍّ لِهُبُوبِ نَسِيمِ صَبَاهْ
Waṣabā kullu ṣabbin lihubūbi nasīmi ṣabāh
and every breeze yearned to blow from the direction of his gentle fragrance.
na kila upepo ulitamani kuvuma kutoka upande wa harufu yake tamu.
وَكُسِيَتِ الْأَرْضُ بَعْدَ طُولِ جَدْبِهَا مِنَ النَّبَاتِ حُلَلًا سُنْدُسِيَّةْ
Wakusiyati al-ʾarḍu baʿda ṭūli jadbihā mina an-nabāti ḥulalan sundusiyyah
The earth, after long barrenness, was clothed with silk-like garments of greenery,
Ardhi, baada ya ukame wa muda mrefu, ilivalishwa mavazi ya kijani kama hariri,
وَأَيْنَعَتِ الثِّمَارُ وَأَدْنَى الشَّجَرُ لِلْجَانِي جَنَاهْ
Waʾaynaʿati ath-thimāru waʾadnā ash-shajaru liljānī janāh
fruits ripened and trees bent down their branches for harvesters to pluck with ease.
matunda yakakomaa na miti ikainama kuwaruhusu wavunaji kuyachuma kwa urahisi.
وَنَطَقَتْ بِحَمْلِهِ كُلُّ دَابَّةٍ لِقُرَيْشٍ بِفِصَاحِ الْأَلْسُنِ الْعَرَبِيَّةْ
Wanaṭaqat biḥamlihi kullu dābbatin liqurayshin bifiṣāḥi al-ʾalsuni al-ʿarabiyyah
Every creature belonging to Quraysh spoke in eloquent Arabic announcing her pregnancy with him,
Kila kiumbe wa kabila la Quraysh kilizungumza kwa Kiarabu fasaha kikitangaza ujauzito wake kwa Mtume,
وَخَرَّتِ الْأَسِرَّةُ وَالْأَصْنَامُ عَلَى الْوُجُوهِ وَالْأَفْوَاهْ
Wakharrati al-ʾasirratu wālʾaṣnāmu ʿalā al-wujūhi wālʾafwāh
while thrones and idols fell upon their faces and mouths in submission.
wakati viti vya enzi na sanamu zilianguka kifudifudi kwa unyenyekevu.
وَتَبَاشَرَتْ وُحُوشُ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ وَدَوَابُّهَا الْبَحْرِيَّةْ
Watabāsharat wuḥūshu al-mashāriqi wālmaghāribi wadawābbuhā al-baḥriyyah
The beasts of the East and West, and even the creatures of the sea, rejoiced in delight,
Wanyama wa mashariki na magharibi, hata viumbe vya baharini, walisherehekea kwa furaha,
وَاحْتَسَتِ الْعَوَالِمُ مِنَ السُّرُورِ كَأْسَ حُمَيَّاهْ
Wāḥtasati al-ʿawālimu mina as-surūri kaʾsa ḥumayyāh
and all worlds drank deeply from the goblet of joy and ecstasy.
na ulimwengu wote ukanywa kwa furaha kutoka katika kikombe cha shangwe na upendo.
وَبُشِّرَتِ الْجِنُّ بِإِظْلَالِ زَمَنِهِ وَانْتُهِكَتِ الْكَهَانَةْ
Wabusshirati al-jinnu biʾiẓlāli zamanihi wāntuhikati al-kahānah
The jinn were given glad tidings of the coming of his age, and the reign of soothsayers came to an end,
Majini walipashwa habari njema za kuwadia kwa zama zake, na utawala wa wapiga ramli ukaisha,
وَرَهِبَتِ الرَّهْبَانِيَّةْ
Warahibati ar-rahbāniyyah
and the monks trembled in awe,
na watawa walitetemeka kwa hofu,
وَلَهِجَ بِخَبَرِهِ كُلُّ حَبْرٍ خَبِيرٍ وَفِي حُلَا حُسْنِهِ تَاهْ
Walahija bikhabarihi kullu ḥabrin khabīrin wafī ḥulā ḥusnihi tāh
and every learned scholar became absorbed in the news of him, lost in the beauty of his perfection.
na kila mwanachuoni mwenye maarifa alizama katika habari zake, akipotea katika uzuri wa ukamilifu wake.
وَأُتِيَتْ أُمُّهُ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقِيلَ لَهَا: إِنَّكِ قَدْ حَمَلْتِ بِسَيِّدِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَخَيْرِ الْبَرِيَّةْ
Waʾutiyat ʾummuhu fī al-manāmi faqīla lahā: ʾinnaki qad ḥamalti bisayyidi al-ʿālamīna wakhayri al-bariyyah
Then his mother was visited in her dream and told: ‘You have conceived the Master of the worlds and the best of creation.’
Kisha mama yake alitembelewa katika ndoto na akaambiwa: ‘Umembeba Bwana wa walimwengu na bora wa viumbe.’
فَسَمِّيهِ إِذَا وَضَعْتِيهِ مُحَمَّدًا فَإِنَّهُ سَتُحْمَدُ عُقْبَاهْ
Fasammīhi ʾidhā waḍaʿtīhi muḥammadan faʾinnahu satuḥmadu ʿuqbāh
‘So name him Muhammad, for in the end, he shall be praised by all.’
‘Basi mpe jina Muhammad, kwani hatimaye atasifiwa na wote.’
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya baraka na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَلَمَّا تَمَّ مِنْ حَمْلِهِ شَهْرَانِ عَلَى مَشْهُورِ الْأَقْوَالِ الْمَرْوِيَّةْ
Walammā tamma min ḥamlihi shahrāni ʿalā mashhūri al-ʾaqwāli al-marwiyyah
When her pregnancy had reached two months, according to the well-known narrated reports,
Alipokuwa amebeba mimba yake kwa miezi miwili, kwa mujibu wa kauli mashuhuri zilizopokelewa,
تُوُفِّيَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ الْمُنَوَّرَةِ أَبُوهُ عَبْدُ اللهْ
Tuwuffiya biālmadīnati al-munawwarati ʾabūhu ʿabdu Allāh
His father, Abdullah, passed away in the illuminated city of Madinah.
Baba yake, Abdallah, alifariki katika mji mtukufu wa Madina.
وَكَانَ قَدِ اجْتَازَ بِأَخْوَالِهِ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ مِنَ الطَّائِفَةِ النَّجَّارِيَّةْ
Wakāna qadi ajtāza biʾakhwālihi banī ʿadiyyin mina aṭ-ṭāʾifati an-najjāriyyah
He had been visiting his maternal relatives, the Banu ‘Adi from the Najjariyyah clan,
Alikuwa amekwenda kuwatembelea jamaa zake wa upande wa mama, Banu ‘Adi wa ukoo wa Najjariyya,
وَمَكَثَ فِيهِمْ شَهْرًا سَقِيمًا يُعَانُونَ سُقْمَهُ وَشَكْوَاهْ
Wamakatha fīhim shahran saqīman yuʿānūna suqmahu washakwāh
and he stayed among them for a month, ill, while they cared for his sickness and pain.
Akaishi nao kwa mwezi mmoja akiwa mgonjwa, nao wakimhudumia katika maradhi na maumivu yake.
وَلَمَّا تَمَّ مِنْ حَمْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الرَّاجِحِ تِسْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَمَرِيَّةْ
Walammā tamma min ḥamlihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʿalā ar-rājiḥi tisʿatu ʾashhurin qamariyyah
When her pregnancy of him ﷺ reached, according to the sound opinion, nine lunar months,
Mimba yake ya Mtume ﷺ ilipofikia, kwa rai yenye nguvu, miezi tisa ya mwezi,
وَآنَ لِلزَّمَانِ أَنْ يَنْجَلِيَ عَنْهُ صَدَاهْ
Waʾāna lilzzamāni ʾan yanjaliya ʿanhu ṣadāh
The time had come for the world’s darkness to be lifted from it,
Ulikuwa wakati wa dunia kuondokewa na giza lake,
حَضَرَ أُمَّهُ لَيْلَةَ مَوْلِدِهِ آسِيَةُ وَمَرْيَمُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنَ الْحَظِيرَةِ الْقُدْسِيَّةْ
Ḥaḍara ʾummahu laylata mawlidihi āsiyatu wamaryamu fī niswatin mina al-ḥaẓīrati al-qudsiyyah
On the night of his blessed birth, Asiyah and Maryam attended his mother, among other women of the holy realm.
Usiku wa kuzaliwa kwake mtukufu, Asiya na Maryam walihudhuria mama yake, pamoja na wanawake wengine wa ulimwengu wa utakatifu.
وَأَخَذَهَا الْمَخَاضُ فَوَلَدَتْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نُورًا يَتَلَأْلَأُ سَنَاهْ
Waʾakhadhahā al-makhāḍu fawaladathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama nūran yatalaʾlaʾu sanāh
Then labor overtook her, and she gave birth to him ﷺ as a radiant light shining brightly.
Kisha uchungu wa uzazi ukamshika, akamzaa ﷺ akiwa nuru yenye kung’aa sana.
الصَّلَاةُ الْإِبْرَاهِيمِيةُ
Aṣ-ṣalātu al-ʾibrāhīmītu
The Ibrahimic Prayer
Sala ya Ibrahimu
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ عَدَدَ خَلْقِكَ وَرِضَى نَفْسِكَ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِكِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِكَ كُلَّمَا ذَكَرَكَ الذَّاكِرُونَ وَغَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَذِكْرِهِ الْغَافِلُونَ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin waʿalā āli sayyidinā muḥammadin kamā ṣallayta ʿalā sayyidinā ʾibrāhīma waʿalā āli sayyidinā ʾibrāhīma wabārik ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin waʿalā āli sayyidinā muḥammadin kamā bārakta ʿalā sayyidinā ʾibrāhīma waʿalā āli sayyidinā ʾibrāhīma fī al-ʿālamīna ʾinnaka ḥamīdun majīdun ʿadada khalqika wariḍā nafsika wazinata ʿarshiki wamidāda kalimātika kullamā dhakaraka adh-dhākirūna waghafala ʿan dhikrika wadhikrihi al-ghāfilūna
O Allah, bless, grant peace, and bestow grace upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as You blessed our master Ibrahim and the family of our master Ibrahim. Bless our master Muhammad and his family as You blessed our master Ibrahim and his family in all the worlds. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious — as numerous as Your creation, as pleasing as Yourself, as weighty as Your Throne, and as vast as the ink of Your words, whenever the remembering ones remember You and the heedless ones forget You.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka juu ya bwana wetu Muhammad na juu ya watu wa bwana wetu Muhammad, kama ulivyomtumia rehema na baraka bwana wetu Ibrahim na watu wake. Mtumie rehema na baraka bwana wetu Muhammad na watu wake kama ulivyowatuma bwana wetu Ibrahim na watu wake katika walimwengu wote. Hakika Wewe ni Mwenye sifa njema na utukufu — kwa idadi ya viumbe Vyako, kwa radhi Yako, kwa uzito wa Arshi Yako, na kwa wingi wa maneno Yako, kila wanapokukumbuka wanaokukumbuka na wanapokusahau wale wasioshughulika na kukukumbuka.
وَمُحَيًّا كَالشَّمْسِ مِنْكَ مُضِيءٌ
Wamuḥayyan kālsshamsi minka muḍīʾun
And a countenance from You, radiant like the shining sun,
Na uso wake kutoka Kwako, ukiangaza kama jua lenye mwanga,
أَسْفَرَتْ عَنْهُ لَيْلَةٌ غَرَّاءُ
ʾasfarat ʿanhu laylatun gharrāʾu
A splendid night dawned because of him, bright and glorious,
Usiku mzuri ulianza kung’aa kwa sababu yake, ukiwa na nuru na fahari,
لَيْلَةُ الْمَوْلِدِ الَّذِي كَانَ لِلدِّيــــــنِ سُرُورٌ بِيَوْمِهِ وَازْدِهَاءُ
Laylatu al-mawlidi adh-dhī kāna lilddīni surūrun biyawmihi wāzdihāʾu
The night of his birth was one in which the religion rejoiced and was elevated in glory,
Usiku wa kuzaliwa kwake ulikuwa usiku wa furaha na kuinuliwa kwa dini,
مَوْلِدٌ كَانَ مِنْهُ فِي طَالِعِ الْكُفْرِ وَبَالٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَوَبَاءُ
Mawlidun kāna minhu fī ṭāliʿi al-kufri wabālun ʿalayhim wawabāʾu
A birth from which misfortune and affliction befell the rising star of disbelief,
Kuzaliwa ambako kuliletea nyota ya ukafiri maangamizi na janga,
يَوْمَ نَالَتْ بِوَضْعِهِ ابْنَةُ وَهْبٍ مِنْ فَخَارٍ مَا لَمْ تَنَلْهُ النِّسَاءُ
Yawma nālat biwaḍʿihi abnatu wahbin min fakhārin mā lam tanalhu an-nisāʾu
On the day that the daughter of Wahb attained by giving birth to him a glory that no other woman ever attained,
Siku ambayo binti wa Wahb alipata heshima kwa kumzaa, heshima ambayo hakuna mwanamke aliyewahi kuipata,
وَأَتَتْ قَوْمَهَا بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا حَمَلَتْ قَبْلُ مَرْيَمُ الْعَذْرَاءُ
Waʾatat qawmahā biʾafḍala mimmā ḥamalat qablu maryamu al-ʿadhrāʾu
She came to her people with one nobler than whom Mary the pure had carried before,
Akarudi kwa watu wake akiwa amebeba bora zaidi kuliko yule aliyembeba Maryam mtakatifu kabla yake,
وَتَوَالَتْ بُشْرَى الْهَوَاتِفِ أَنْ قَدْ وَلِدَ الْمُصْطَفَى وَحَقَّ الْهَنَاءُ
Watawālat bushrā al-hawātifi ʾan qad walida al-muṣṭafā waḥaqqa al-hanāʾu
And glad tidings spread from the unseen that the Chosen One had been born, and happiness was established in truth.
Na habari njema zikasikika kutoka ulimwengu wa ghaibu kwamba Mteule amezaliwa, na furaha ikathibitishwa kwa kweli.
هَذَا وَقَدِ اسْتَحْسَنَ الْقِيَامَ عِنْدَ ذِكْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ الشَّرِيفِ أَئِمَّةٌ ذَوُو رِوَايَةٍ وَرَوِيَّةْ
Hadhā waqadi astaḥsana al-qiyāma ʿinda dhikri mawlidihi ash-sharīfi ʾaʾimmatun dhawū riwāyatin warawiyyah
Indeed, the scholars of sound narration and deep reflection have deemed it commendable to stand when mentioning his noble birth.
Hakika wanavyuoni wenye riwaya sahihi na tafakuri wameona ni jambo zuri kusimama wakati wa kutajwa kuzaliwa kwake tukufu.
فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ كَانَ تَعْظِيمُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَايَةَ مَرَامِهِ وَمَرْمَاهْ
Faṭūbā liman kāna taʿẓīmuhu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ghāyata marāmihi wamarmāh
So blessed is he whose utmost goal and purpose is to honor and glorify him ﷺ.
Basi heri kwa yule ambaye lengo na tamanio lake kubwa ni kumtukuza na kumheshimu Mtume ﷺ.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya baraka na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَبَرَزَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ رَافِعًا رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْعَلِيَّةْ
Wabaraza ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wāḍiʿan yadayhi ʿalā al-ʾarḍi rāfiʿan raʾsahu ʾilā as-samāʾi al-ʿaliyyah
He ﷺ appeared, placing his hands upon the earth and raising his head toward the lofty heavens,
Mtume ﷺ alijitokeza, akiweka mikono yake juu ya ardhi na kuinua kichwa chake kuelekea mbingu za juu,
مُومِيًا بِذَلِكَ الرَّفْعِ إِلَى سُؤْدَدِهِ وَعُلَاهْ
Mūmiyan bidhalika ar-rafʿi ʾilā suʾdadihi waʿulāh
signifying by that gesture his future honor and exalted rank,
Akiashiria kwa kuinua kwake heshima na cheo chake kitukufu,
وَمُشِيرًا إِلَى رِفْعَةِ قَدْرِهِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْبَرِيَّةْ
Wamushīran ʾilā rifʿati qadrihi ʿalā sāʾiri al-bariyyah
and indicating the loftiness of his station above all creation.
Na akionyesha ukuu wa hadhi yake juu ya viumbe vyote.
وَأَنَّهُ الْحَبِيبُ الَّذِي حَسُنَتْ طِبَاعُهُ وَسَجَايَاهْ
Waʾannahu al-ḥabību adh-dhī ḥasunat ṭibāʿuhu wasajāyāh
Indeed, he is the Beloved whose character and qualities are most beautiful.
Hakika yeye ni Mpendwa ambaye tabia na sifa zake ni nzuri mno.
وَدَعَتْ أُمُّهُ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُوَ يَطُوفُ بِهَاتِيكَ الْبَنِيَّةْ
Wadaʿat ʾummuhu ʿabda al-muṭṭalibi wahuwa yaṭūfu bihātīka al-baniyyah
His mother called for Abdul Muttalib while he was circumambulating that noble structure, the Ka‘bah.
Mama yake alimwita Abdul Muttalib alipokuwa akitufu kuzunguka jengo hilo tukufu, Ka‘bah.
فَأَقْبَلَ مُسْرِعًا وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَبَلَغَ مِنَ السُّرُورِ مُنَاهْ
Faʾaqbala musriʿan wanaẓara ʾilayhi wabalagha mina as-surūri munāh
He came quickly, looked upon him, and attained the utmost joy and delight.
Akaenda kwa haraka, akamtazama, na akafikia furaha na bashasha kuu.
وَأَدْخَلَهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْغَرَّاءَ وَقَامَ يَدْعُو بِخُلُوصِ النِّيَّةْ
Waʾadkhalahu al-kaʿbata al-gharrāʾa waqāma yadʿū bikhulūṣi an-niyyah
He entered with him into the glorious Ka‘bah and stood supplicating with pure sincerity,
Akaingia naye ndani ya Ka‘bah tukufu na akasimama akiomba kwa nia safi,
وَيَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْطَاهْ
Wayashkuru Allāha taʿālā ʿalā mā manna bihi ʿalayhi waʾaʿṭāh
and thanked Allah Most High for the great favor and gift He had bestowed upon him.
Na akamshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu kwa neema kubwa na zawadi aliyomjalia.
وَوُلِدَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَظِيفًا مَخْتُونًا مَقْطُوعَ السُّرِّ بِيَدِ الْقُدْرَةِ الْإِلَـٰهِيَّةْ
Wawulida ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama naẓīfan makhtūnan maqṭūʿa as-surri biyadi al-qudrati al-ʾilāhiyyah
He ﷺ was born pure, circumcised, and with his umbilical cord already severed by the Hand of Divine Power.
Alizaliwa ﷺ akiwa msafi, amekhatwa, na kitovu chake kikiwa kimekatwa tayari kwa Mkono wa Uweza wa Mwenyezi Mungu.
طَيِّبًا دَهِينًا مَكْحُولَةً بِكُحْلِ الْعِنَايَةِ عَيْنَاهْ
Ṭayyiban dahīnan makḥūlatan bikuḥli al-ʿināyati ʿaynāh
Fragrant, anointed, and his eyes adorned with the kohl of Divine care,
Akiwa na manukato, amepakwa mafuta, na macho yake yamepambwa kwa wanja wa uangalizi wa Kimungu,
وَقِيلَ خَتَنَهُ جَدُّهُ بَعْدَ سَبْعِ لَيَالٍ سَوِيَّةْ
Waqīla khatanahu jadduhu baʿda sabʿi layālin sawiyyah
And it is said that his grandfather circumcised him after seven complete nights,
Na inasemekana kwamba babu yake alimkhatwa baada ya siku saba kamili,
وَأَوْلَمَ وَأَطْعَمَ وَسَمَّاهُ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَكْرَمَ مَثْوَاهْ
Waʾawlama waʾaṭʿama wasammāhu muḥammadan waʾakrama mathwāh
He held a feast, offered food, named him Muhammad, and honored his blessed dwelling.
Akaandaa karamu, akawalisha watu, akamwita Muhammad, na akatukuza makazi yake matukufu.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya baraka na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَظَهَرَ عِنْدَ وَلَادَتِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَوَارِقُ وَغَرَائِبُ غَيْبِيَّةْ
Waẓahara ʿinda walādatihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama khawāriqu wagharāʾibu ghaybiyyah
At his blessed birth ﷺ, miraculous and wondrous unseen events appeared,
Wakati wa kuzaliwa kwake tukufu ﷺ, matukio ya ajabu na yasiyo ya kawaida yalitokea,
إِرْهَاصًا لِنُبُوَّتِهِ وَإِعْلَامًا بِأَنَّهُ مُخْتَارُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَمُجْتَبَاهْ
ʾirhāṣan linubuwwatihi waʾiʿlāman biʾannahu mukhtāru Allāhi taʿālā wamujtabāh
as signs foretelling his Prophethood and as proof that he is Allah’s Chosen and Elect One.
kama dalili za unabii wake na ushahidi kuwa yeye ndiye mteule wa Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka.
فَزِيدَتِ السَّمَاءُ حِفْظًا وَرُدَّ عَنْهَا الْمَرَدَةُ وَذَوُو النُّفُوسِ الشَّيْطَانِيَّةْ
Fazīdati as-samāʾu ḥifẓan warudda ʿanhā al-maradatu wadhawū an-nufūsi ash-shayṭāniyyah
The heavens were made more secure, and the devils and evil spirits were repelled from them.
Mbingu zililindwa zaidi, na mashetani pamoja na roho waovu walizuiliwa kupanda humo.
وَرَجَمَتْ رُجُومُ النَّيِّرَاتِ كُلَّ رَجِيمٍ فِي حَالِ مَرْقَاهْ
Warajamat rujūmu an-nayyirāti kulla rajīmin fī ḥāli marqāh
The shining stars hurled meteors against every devil attempting to ascend.
Nyota zenye kung’aa zilitupa miale ya moto kwa kila shetani aliyekuwa akijaribu kupaa.
وَتَدَلَّتْ إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَنْجُمُ الزُّهْرِيَّةْ
Watadallat ʾilayhi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama al-ʾanjumu az-zuhriyyah
And the radiant stars inclined themselves toward him ﷺ,
Na nyota ang’avu ziliinuka zikaelekea kwake ﷺ,
وَاسْتَنَارَتْ بِنُورِهَا وِهَادُ الْحَرَمِ وَرُبَاهْ
Wāstanārat binūrihā wihādu al-ḥarami warubāh
and by their light, the valleys and hills of the Sacred Sanctuary were illuminated.
na kwa mwanga huo, mabonde na vilima vya eneo takatifu la Haram viling’aa.
وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نُورٌ أَضَاءَتْ لَهُ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ الْقَيْصَرِيَّةْ
Wakharaja maʿahu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama nūrun ʾaḍāʾat lahu quṣūru ash-shāmi al-qayṣariyyah
A light shone forth with him ﷺ, illuminating the palaces of Caesar in distant Syria.
Nuru ilitoka pamoja naye ﷺ, ikiangazia majumba ya kifahari ya Kaisari huko Shamu.
فَرَآهَا مَنْ بِطَاحُ مَكَّةَ دَارُهُ وَمَغْنَاهْ
Faraʾāhā man biṭāḥu makkata dāruhu wamaghnāh
Those whose dwellings were in the plains of Makkah beheld it with their own eyes.
Wale waliokuwa wakiishi katika mabonde ya Maka waliuona mwanga huo kwa macho yao.
وَانْصَدَعَ الْإِيوَانُ بِالْمَدَائِنِ الْكِسْرَوِيَّةْ
Wānṣadaʿa al-ʾīwānu biālmadāʾini al-kisrawiyyah
The great palace of Chosroes in Persia cracked and split apart,
Kasri kuu la Khosrow huko Uajemi lilipasuka na likavunjika,
الَّذِي رَفَعَ أَنُوشَرْوَانَ سَمْكَهُ وَسَوَّاهْ
Adh-dhī rafaʿa ʾanūsharwāna samkahu wasawwāh
the very palace which Anushirwan had raised and perfected with great care.
ile kasri ambayo Anushirwan alikuwa ameijenga kwa urefu na kuipamba kwa makini.
وَسَقَطَ أَرْبَعٌ وَعَشْرٌ مِنْ شُرُفَاتِهِ الْعُلْوِيَّةْ
Wasaqaṭa ʾarbaʿun waʿashrun min shurufātihi al-ʿulwiyyah
Fourteen of its grand balconies collapsed from its upper structure.
Balconi kumi na nne za juu za kasri hilo zilianguka.
وَكُسِرَ سَرِيرُ الْمَلِكِ كِسْرَى لِهَوْلِ مَا أَصَابَهُ وَعَرَاهْ
Wakusira sarīru al-maliki kisrā lihawli mā ʾaṣābahu waʿarāh
The throne of King Kisra was shattered due to the terror and dread that befell him.
Kiti cha enzi cha Mfalme Kisra kilivunjika kutokana na hofu kubwa iliyompata.
وَخَمَدَتِ النِّيرَانُ الْمَعْبُودَةُ بِالْمَمَالِكِ الْفَارِسِيَّةْ
Wakhamadati an-nīrānu al-maʿbūdatu biālmamāliki al-fārisiyyah
The sacred fires worshipped in the Persian kingdoms were extinguished,
Moto uliokuwa ukiabudiwa katika milki za Uajemi ulizimika,
لِطُلُوعِ بَدْرِهِ الْمُنِيرِ وَإِشْرَاقِ مُحَيَّاهْ
Liṭulūʿi badrihi al-munīri waʾishrāqi muḥayyāh
at the rising of his radiant full moon and the shining of his noble countenance.
kwa sababu ya kuchomoza kwa mwezi wake wenye nuru na uso wake uliomeremeta.
وَغَاضَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ سَاوَةَ وَكَانَتْ بَيْنَ هَمَذَانَ وَقُمَّ مِنَ الْبِلَادِ الْعَجَمِيَّةْ
Waghāḍat buḥayratu sāwata wakānat bayna hamadhāna waqumma mina al-bilādi al-ʿajamiyyah
Lake Sawa, which lay between Hamadhan and Qumm in the Persian lands, dried up completely.
Ziwa la Sawa, lililokuwa kati ya Hamadhan na Qumm katika nchi za Uajemi, lilikauka kabisa.
وَجَفَّتْ إِذْ كَفَّ وَاكِفُ مَوْجِهَا الثَّجَّاجِ يَنَابِيعُ هَاتِيكَ الْمِيَاهْ
Wajaffat ʾidh kaffa wākifu mawjihā ath-thajjāji yanābīʿu hātīka al-miyāh
Its flowing waves ceased, and the springs of those waters stopped pouring forth.
Mawimbi yake yaliyokuwa yakitiririka yalikoma, na chemchemi zake zilikauka.
وَفَاضَ وَادِي سَمَاوَةَ وَهِيَ مَفازَةٌ فِي فَلَاةٍ وَبَرِّيَّةْ
Wafāḍa wādī samāwata wahiya mafāzatun fī falātin wabarriyyah
And the valley of Samawa, which was a barren desert, suddenly overflowed with water.
Na bonde la Samawa, lililokuwa jangwa kame, liliwashwa na maji yakajaa ghafla.
لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهَا مِنْ قَبْلُ مَاءٌ يَنْقَعُ لِلظَّمْآنِ اللَّهَاهْ
Lam yakun bihā min qablu māʾun yanqaʿu lilẓẓamʾāni al-lahāh
A land that had never held water before, now quenched the thirst of all who drank.
Ardhi ambayo haikuwahi kuwa na maji, sasa ilitoa maji yaliyokata kiu cha wote waliokunywa.
وَكَانَ مَوْلِدُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمَوْضِعِ الْمَعْرُوفِ بِالْعِرَاصِ الْمَكِّيَّةْ
Wakāna mawliduhu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama biālmawḍiʿi al-maʿrūfi biālʿirāṣi al-makkiyyah
His blessed birth ﷺ took place in the well-known area of al-‘Iras in Makkah,
Kuzaliwa kwake tukufu ﷺ kulitokea katika eneo linalojulikana kama al-‘Iras huko Maka,
وَالْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ الَّذِي لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهُ وَلَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهْ
Wālbaladi al-ḥarāmi adh-dhī lā yuʿḍadu shajaruhu walā yukhtalā khalāh
in the sacred land where no tree is cut and no vegetation is disturbed.
katika mji mtukufu ambao miti yake haikatwi wala mimea yake haingiliwi.
وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي عَامِ وَلَادَتِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي شَهْرِهَا وَفِي يَوْمِهَا عَلَى أَقْوَالٍ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ مَرْوِيَّةْ
Wākhtulifa fī ʿāmi walādatihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wafī shahrihā wafī yawmihā ʿalā ʾaqwālin lilʿulamāʾi marwiyyah
The scholars have differed regarding the year, month, and day of his birth ﷺ, each with transmitted reports.
Wanazuoni walitofautiana kuhusu mwaka, mwezi, na siku ya kuzaliwa kwake ﷺ, kila mmoja akiwa na riwaya zake.
وَالرَّاجِحُ أَنَّهَا قُبَيْلَ فَجْرِ يَوْمِ الْإِثْنَيْنِ ثَانِي عَشَرَ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ مِنْ عَامِ الْفِيلِ الَّذِي صَدَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنِ الْحَرَمِ وَحَمَاهْ
Wālrrājiḥu ʾannahā qubayla fajri yawmi al-ʾithnayni thānī ʿashara shahri rabīʿin al-ʾawwali min ʿāmi al-fīli adh-dhī ṣaddahu Allāhu taʿālā ʿani al-ḥarami waḥamāh
The strongest opinion is that it was just before dawn on Monday, the twelfth of Rabi‘ al-Awwal, in the Year of the Elephant, when Allah repelled the invaders from the Sacred Sanctuary and protected it.
Kauli yenye nguvu zaidi ni kwamba ilikuwa kabla ya alfajiri ya Jumatatu, tarehe kumi na mbili ya Rabi‘ al-Awwal, mwaka wa Ndovu, wakati Mwenyezi Mungu Alizuia maadui kuingia Haram na kuilinda.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya baraka na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَأَرْضَعَتْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمُّهُ أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ أَرْضَعَتْهُ ثُوَيْبَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيَّةْ
Waʾarḍaʿathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾummuhu ʾayyāman thumma ʾarḍaʿathu thuwaybatu al-ʾaslamiyyah
His mother suckled him ﷺ for a few days, then he was nursed by Thuwaybah al-Aslamiyyah,
Mama yake alimnyonyesha ﷺ kwa siku chache, kisha akanyonyeshwa na Thuwaybah al-Aslamiyyah,
الَّتِي أَعْتَقَهَا أَبُو لَهَبٍ حِينَ وَافَتْهُ عِنْدَ مِيلَادِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبُشْرَاهْ
At-tī ʾaʿtaqahā ʾabū lahabin ḥīna wāfathu ʿinda mīlādihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama bibushrāh
the slave woman whom Abu Lahab freed when she brought him the good news of the Prophet’s birth ﷺ.
mjakazi ambaye Abu Lahab alimkomboa alipomletea habari njema za kuzaliwa kwa Mtume ﷺ.
فَأَرْضَعَتْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ ابْنِهَا مَسْرُوحٍ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَهِيَ بِهِ حَفِيَّةْ
Faʾarḍaʿathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama maʿa abnihā masrūḥin waʾabī salamata wahiya bihi ḥafiyyah
She suckled him ﷺ along with her own son Masruh and Abu Salamah, caring deeply for him.
Alimnyonyesha ﷺ pamoja na mwanawe Masruh na Abu Salamah, akiwa na upendo mkubwa kwake.
وَأَرْضَعَتْ قَبْلَهُ حَمْزَةَ الَّذِي حُمِدَ فِي نُصْرَةِ الدِّينِ سُرَاهْ
Waʾarḍaʿat qablahu ḥamzata adh-dhī ḥumida fī nuṣrati ad-dīni surāh
Before him, she had nursed Hamzah — whose support of the religion was praiseworthy and strong.
Kabla yake, alimnyonyesha Hamzah — ambaye uungaji mkono wake kwa dini ulisifiwa na ulikuwa imara.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ بِصِلَةٍ وَكِسْوَةٍ هِيَ بِهَا حَرِيَّةْ
Wakāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama yabʿathu ʾilayhā mina al-madīnati biṣilatin wakiswatin hiya bihā ḥariyyah
The Prophet ﷺ used to send her gifts and clothing from Madinah, honoring her with generosity.
Mtume ﷺ alikuwa akimtumia zawadi na mavazi kutoka Madina, kwa kumheshimu kwa ukarimu wake.
إِلَى أَنْ أَوْرَدَ هَيْكَلَهَا رَائِدُ الْمَنُونِ الضَّرِيحَ وَوَارَاهْ
ʾilā ʾan ʾawrada haykalahā rāʾidu al-manūni aḍ-ḍarīḥa wawārāh
He continued to do so until the guide of fate brought her body to the grave, and she was laid to rest.
Aliendelea kufanya hivyo hadi kifo kilipomfikia, na akazikwa kaburini kwa utulivu.
قِيلَ عَلَى دِينِ قَوْمِهَا الْفِئَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةْ
Qīla ʿalā dīni qawmihā al-fiʾati al-jāhiliyyah
It is said that she died following the religion of her people, the people of ignorance,
Imesemekana kwamba alifariki akiwa katika dini ya watu wake, waliokuwa katika ujinga,
وَقِيلَ أَسْلَمَتْ، أَثْبَتَ الْخِلَافَ ابْنُ مَنْدَهَ وَحَكَاهْ
Waqīla ʾaslamat, ʾathbata al-khilāfa abnu mandaha waḥakāh
but others said she had embraced Islam — Ibn Mandah reported this difference of opinion.
lakini wengine walisema aliingia Uislamu — Ibn Mandah alithibitisha tofauti hiyo ya maoni.
ثُمَّ أَرْضَعَتْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْفَتَاةُ حَلِيمَةُ السَّعْدِيَّةْ
Thumma ʾarḍaʿathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama al-fatātu ḥalīmatu as-saʿdiyyah
Then he ﷺ was nursed by the noble young woman Ḥalīmah al-Sa‘diyyah,
Kisha akanyonyeshwa na kijana mtukufu Halimah al-Sa‘diyyah,
وَكَانَ قَدْ رَدَّ كُلٌّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ ثَدْيَهَا لِفَقْرِهَا وَأَبَاهْ
Wakāna qad radda kullun mina al-qawmi thadyahā lifaqrihā waʾabāh
though all the other wet nurses had rejected her because of her poverty and humble state.
ingawa wauguzi wengine wote walimkataa kwa sababu ya umaskini wake na hali yake ya chini.
فَأَخْصَبَ عَيْشُهَا بَعْدَ الْمَحْلِ قَبْلَ الْعَشِيَّةْ
Faʾakhṣaba ʿayshuhā baʿda al-maḥli qabla al-ʿashiyyah
But her life became abundant after drought — even before the evening came.
Lakini maisha yake yakajaa neema baada ya ukame — kabla hata ya jioni kufika.
وَدَرَّ ثَدْيَاهَا بِدُرِّ دَرٍّ لَبَنَهُ الْيَمِينُ مِنْهُمَا وَأَلْبَنَ الْآخَرُ أَخَاهْ
Wadarra thadyāhā bidurri darrin labanahu al-yamīnu minhumā waʾalbana al-ākharu ʾakhāh
Her breasts overflowed with rich milk — the right one feeding him ﷺ and the other his foster brother.
Matiti yake yalijaa maziwa matamu — upande wa kulia ukimnyonyesha ﷺ na mwingine ukimnyonyesha kaka yake wa kunyonya.
وَأَصْبَحَتْ بَعْدَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْهُزَالِ غَنِيَّةْ
Waʾaṣbaḥat baʿda al-faqri wālhuzāli ghaniyyah
She became wealthy and strong after having been poor and frail.
Alikuwa tajiri na mwenye nguvu baada ya kuwa maskini na dhaifu.
وَسَمِنَتِ الشَّارِفُ لَدَيْهَا وَالشِّيَاهْ
Wasaminati ash-shārifu ladayhā wālsshiyāh
Her old camel and her sheep grew fat and healthy.
Ngamia wake mzee na kondoo wake walinenepa na kuwa na afya nzuri.
وَانْجَابَ عَنْ جَانِبِهَا كُلُّ مُلِمَّةٍ وَرَزِيَّةْ
Wānjāba ʿan jānibihā kullu mulimmatin waraziyyah
Every hardship and misfortune vanished from her household.
Kila taabu na msiba ulitoweka katika nyumba yake.
وَطَرَّزَ السُّعْدُ بُرْدَ عَيْشِهَا الْهَنِيِّ وَوَشَاهْ
Waṭarraza as-suʿdu burda ʿayshihā al-haniyyi wawashāh
And happiness embroidered the fabric of her blessed and pleasant life.
Na furaha ikapamba vazi la maisha yake yenye baraka na raha.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of prayers and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya dua na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشِبُّ فِي الْيَوْمِ شَبَابَ الصَّبِيِّ فِي الشَّهْرِ بِعِنَايَةٍ رَبَّانِيَّةْ
Wakāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama yashibbu fī al-yawmi shabāba aṣ-ṣabiyyi fī ash-shahri biʿināyatin rabbāniyyah
The Prophet ﷺ would grow in one day as a child would grow in a whole month — by divine care and grace.
Mtume ﷺ alikuwa akikua kwa siku moja kama mtoto angekua kwa mwezi mzima — kwa uangalizi wa Kimungu na neema.
فَقَامَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ فِي ثَلَاثٍ وَمَشَى فِي خَمْسٍ وَقَوِيَتْ فِي تِسْعٍ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ بِفَصِيحِ النُّطْقِ قُوَاهْ
Faqāma ʿalā qadamayhi fī thalāthin wamashā fī khamsin waqawiyat fī tisʿin mina ash-shuhūri bifaṣīḥi an-nuṭqi quwāh
He stood on his feet at three months, walked at five, and by nine months his speech became eloquent and strong.
Alisimama kwa miguu yake akiwa na miezi mitatu, akatembea akiwa na miezi mitano, na kufikia miezi tisa hotuba yake ikawa fasaha na imara.
وَشَقَّ الْمَلَكَانِ صَدْرَهُ الشَّرِيفَ لَدَيْهَا وَأَخْرَجَا مِنْهُ عَلَقَةً دَمَوِيَّةْ
Washaqqa al-malakāni ṣadrahu ash-sharīfa ladayhā waʾakhrajā minhu ʿalaqatan damawiyyah
Two angels came to Halimah’s house, split open his noble chest, and removed from it a dark clot of blood,
Malaika wawili walimjia Halimah, wakaufungua kifua chake kitukufu, wakatoa ndani yake kipande cha damu cheusi,
وَأَزَالَا مِنْهُ حَظَّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَبِالثَّلْجِ غَسَلَاهْ
Waʾazālā minhu ḥaẓẓa ash-shayṭāni wabiāltthalji ghasalāh
removing from it the portion of Satan, and washed it with snow.
wakatoa sehemu ya shetani ndani yake, na wakakiosha kwa barafu safi.
وَمَلَآهُ حِكْمَةً وَمَعَانِيَ إِيمَانِيَّةْ
Wamalaʾāhu ḥikmatan wamaʿāniya ʾīmāniyyah
Then they filled his heart with wisdom and meanings of deep faith.
Kisha wakakijaza moyo wake hekima na maana za imani ya kweli.
ثُمَّ خَاطَاهُ وَبِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ خَتَمَاهْ
Thumma khāṭāhu wabikhātami an-nubuwwati khatamāh
They sewed it up and sealed it with the Seal of Prophethood.
Wakakifunga na kukitia muhuri wa Utume juu yake.
وَوَزَنَاهُ فَرَجَحَ بِأَلْفٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْخَيْرِيَّةْ
Wawazanāhu farajaḥa biʾalfin min ʾummatihi al-khayriyyah
Then they weighed him, and he outweighed a thousand of his righteous followers.
Kisha wakampima uzito, naye akawa mzito kuliko wafuasi wake elfu moja wa wema.
وَنَشَأَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَكْمَلِ الْأَوْصَافِ مِنْ حَالِ صِبَاهْ
Wanashaʾa ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʿalā ʾakmali al-ʾawṣāfi min ḥāli ṣibāh
He ﷺ grew up with the most perfect of qualities even from his earliest childhood.
Alikua ﷺ akiwa na sifa kamilifu zaidi tangu utotoni mwake.
ثُمَّ رَدَّتْهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ بِهِ غَيْرُ سَخِيَّةْ
Thumma raddathu ʾilā ʾummihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wahiya bihi ghayru sakhiyyah
Then Halimah returned him ﷺ to his mother, though she did so unwillingly out of deep love for him.
Kisha Halimah akamrudisha ﷺ kwa mama yake, ingawa hakupenda kwa sababu ya upendo wake mkubwa kwake.
حَذَرًا مِنْ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِمُصَابِ حَادِثٍ تَخْشَاهْ
Ḥadharan min ʾan yuṣāba bimuṣābi ḥādithin takhshāh
She feared that some unforeseen incident might befall him.
Aliogopa kwamba tukio lolote baya lingeweza kumpata.
وَوَفَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَلِيمَةُ فِي أَيَّامِ خَدِيجَةَ السَّيِّدَةِ الْمَرْضِيَّةْ
Wawafadat ʿalayhi ḥalīmatu fī ʾayyāmi khadījata as-sayyidati al-marḍiyyah
Halimah later came to visit him during the days of Khadijah, the noble and beloved lady.
Baadaye Halimah alimtembelea katika siku za Khadijah, bibi mtukufu na mpendwa.
فَحَبَاهَا مِنْ حِبَائِهِ الْوَافِرِ بِحَيَاهْ
Faḥabāhā min ḥibāʾihi al-wāfiri biḥayāh
He honored her greatly with his generous gifts and affection.
Alimheshimu sana kwa zawadi na upendo wake mwingi.
وَقَدِمَتْ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهَا وَأَخَذَتْهُ الْأَرْيَحِيَّةْ
Waqadimat ʿalayhi yawma ḥunaynin faqāma ʾilayhā waʾakhadhathu al-ʾaryaḥiyyah
She also came to him on the day of Hunayn, and he rose to meet her, filled with tenderness and joy.
Alimjia pia siku ya Hunayn, naye akasimama kumlaki akiwa na furaha na upole mwingi.
وَبَسَطَ لَهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ رِدَائِهِ الشَّرِيفِ بِسَاطَ بِرِّهِ وَنَدَاهْ
Wabasaṭa lahā ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama min ridāʾihi ash-sharīfi bisāṭa birrihi wanadāh
The Prophet ﷺ spread his noble cloak for her — a carpet of kindness and generosity.
Mtume ﷺ alimtandikia vazi lake tukufu — kama mkeka wa wema na ukarimu.
وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهَا أَسْلَمَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا وَالْبَنِينَ وَالذُّرِّيَّةْ
Wālṣṣaḥīḥu ʾannahā ʾaslamat maʿa zawjihā wālbanīna wālddhurriyyah
The sound report is that she embraced Islam together with her husband, sons, and descendants.
Habari sahihi ni kwamba aliingia Uislamu pamoja na mumewe, wanawe, na kizazi chake.
وَقَدْ عَدَّهُمَا فِي الصَّحَابَةِ جَمْعٌ مِنْ ثِقَاتِ الرُّوَاةْ
Waqad ʿaddahumā fī aṣ-ṣaḥābati jamʿun min thiqāti ar-ruwāh
A group of trustworthy narrators have counted both of them among the noble Companions.
Kikundi cha wapokezi waaminifu kimewahesabu wote wawili miongoni mwa Maswahaba watukufu.
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ خَرَجَتْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةْ
Walammā balagha ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾarbaʿa sinīna kharajat bihi ʾummuhu ʾilā al-madīnati an-nabawiyyah
When the Prophet ﷺ reached four years of age, his mother took him on a journey to the radiant city of Madinah.
Alipofikisha umri wa miaka minne, mama yake alimsafirisha Mtume ﷺ kwenda mji mtukufu wa Madina.
ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَوَافَتْهَا بِالْأَبْوَاءِ أَوْ بِشِعْبِ الْحَجُونِ الْوَفَاةْ
Thumma ʿādat fawāfathā biālʾabwāʾi ʾaw bishiʿbi al-ḥajūni al-wafāh
On her return journey, death overtook her at Al-Abwā’ or near Shi‘b al-Hajūn.
Katikati ya safari ya kurejea, mauti yakamfikia huko Al-Abwā’ au karibu na Shi‘b al-Hajūn.
وَحَمَلَتْهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَاضِنَتُهُ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ الْحَبَشِيَّةْ
Waḥamalathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ḥāḍinatuhu ʾummu ʾaymana al-ḥabashiyyah
His nurse, Umm Ayman the Abyssinian, carried him ﷺ back with great care.
Mlezi wake, Umm Ayman Mhabeshi, alimchukua Mtume ﷺ kwa uangalizi mkubwa akamrudisha.
الَّتِي زَوَّجَهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدُ مِنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ مَوْلَاهْ
At-tī zawwajahā ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama baʿdu min zaydi bni ḥārithata mawlāh
She was later married by the Prophet ﷺ to his freed servant, Zayd ibn Hārithah.
Mtume ﷺ alimwozesha baadaye kwa mtumwa wake aliyeachwa huru, Zayd ibn Hārithah.
وَأَدْخَلَتْهُ عَلَى جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَضَمَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَرَقَّ لَهُ وَأَعْلَى رُقِيَّهْ
Waʾadkhalathu ʿalā jaddihi ʿabdi al-muṭṭalibi faḍammahu ʾilayhi waraqqa lahu waʾaʿlā ruqiyyah
She brought him to his grandfather ʿAbdul-Muṭṭalib, who embraced him lovingly, showed him great compassion, and raised him with utmost honor.
Akamleta kwa babu yake ʿAbdul-Muṭṭalib, ambaye alimkumbatia kwa upendo, akamwonyesha huruma kubwa na akamlea kwa heshima kuu.
وَقَالَ إِنَّ لِإِبْنِي هَذَا لَشَأْنًا عَظِيمًا فَبَخٍ بَخٍ لِمَنْ وَقَّرَهُ وَوَالَاهْ
Waqāla ʾinna liʾibnī hadhā lashaʾnan ʿaẓīman fabakhin bakhin liman waqqarahu wawālāh
He used to say, 'This grandson of mine has a great destiny! Blessed is he who honors and loves him.'
Alikuwa akisema, 'Mjuku wangu huyu ana hatima kuu! Amebarikiwa atakayemheshimu na kumpenda.'
وَلَمْ تَشْكُ فِي صِبَاهُ جُوعًا وَلَا عَطَشًا قَطُّ نَفْسُهُ الْأَبِيَّةْ
Walam tashku fī ṣibāhu jūʿan walā ʿaṭashan qaṭṭu nafsuhu al-ʾabiyyah
During his childhood, his noble soul never suffered from hunger or thirst.
Katika utotoni mwake, nafsi yake tukufu haikuwahi kutaabika kwa njaa wala kiu.
وَكَثِيرًا مَا غَدَا فَاغْتَذَى بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَأَشْبَعَهُ وَأَرْوَاهْ
Wakathīran mā ghadā fāghtadhā bimāʾi zamzama faʾashbaʿahu waʾarwāh
Many times he would be nourished solely by the water of Zamzam — it satisfied and quenched him fully.
Mara nyingi alikuwa akijilisha kwa maji ya Zamzam pekee — yakamshibisha na kumtia nguvu.
وَلَمَّا أُنِيخَتْ بِفِنَاءِ جَدِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَطَايَا الْمَنِيَّةْ
Walammā ʾunīkhat bifināʾi jaddihi ʿabdi al-muṭṭalibi maṭāyā al-maniyyah
When the steeds of death halted at the courtyard of his grandfather ʿAbdul-Muṭṭalib,
Wakati farasi wa mauti waliposimama katika ua wa babu yake ʿAbdul-Muṭṭalib,
كَفَلَهُ عَمُّهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ شَقِيقُ أَبِيهِ عَبْدِالله
Kafalahu ʿammuhu ʾabū ṭālibin shaqīqu ʾabīhi ʿabdiāllh
His paternal uncle Abū Ṭālib, the full brother of his father ʿAbdullāh, took him into his care.
Ami yake Abū Ṭālib, ndugu wa baba yake ʿAbdullāh, alimchukua chini ya uangalizi wake.
فَقَامَ بِكَفَالَتِهِ بِعَزْمٍ قَوِيٍّ وَهِمَّةٍ وَحَمِيَّةْ
Faqāma bikafālatihi biʿazmin qawiyyin wahimmatin waḥamiyyah
He fulfilled this guardianship with great resolve, energy, and noble zeal.
Aliutekeleza uangalizi huo kwa azma kuu, nguvu, na bidii yenye heshima.
وَقَدَّمَهُ عَلَى النَّفْسِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَرَبَّاهْ
Waqaddamahu ʿalā an-nafsi wālbanīna warabbāh
He preferred the Prophet ﷺ over himself and his own sons, and raised him with love and protection.
Alimpenda Mtume ﷺ zaidi ya nafsi yake na wanawe, na akamlea kwa mapendo na ulinzi.
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً رَحَلَ بِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَمُّهُ إِلَى الْبِلَادِ الشَّامِيَّةْ
Walammā balagha athnatay ʿashrata sanatan raḥala bihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʿammuhu ʾilā al-bilādi ash-shāmiyyah
When he reached twelve years of age, his uncle took him on a trade journey to the lands of al-Shām (Syria).
Alipofikisha umri wa miaka kumi na miwili, ami yake alimchukua katika safari ya biashara kuelekea nchi za Shamu (Syria).
وَعَرَفَهُ الرَّاهِبُ بَحِيرَا بِمَا حَازَهُ مِنْ وَصْفِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَحَوَاهْ
Waʿarafahu ar-rāhibu baḥīrā bimā ḥāzahu min waṣfi an-nubuwwati waḥawāh
The monk Baḥīrā recognized him by the marks and descriptions of Prophethood that he possessed.
Mtawa Bahira alimtambua kwa alama na sifa za Utume alizokuwa nazo.
وَقَالَ: إِنِّي أَرَاهُ سَيِّدَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَرَسُولَ اللهِ وَنَبِيَّهْ
Waqāla: ʾinnī ʾarāhu sayyida al-ʿālamīna warasūla Allāhi wanabiyyah
He said, 'Indeed, I see in him the master of the worlds, the Messenger of Allah, and His Prophet.'
Akasema, 'Hakika namwona kuwa ndiye bwana wa walimwengu, Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu, na Nabii Wake.'
وَقَدْ سَجَدَ لَهُ الشَّجَرُ وَالْحَجَرُ وَلَا يَسْجُدَانِ إِلَّا لِنَبِيٍّ أَوَّاهْ
Waqad sajada lahu ash-shajaru wālḥajaru walā yasjudāni ʾillā linabiyyin ʾawwāh
For even the trees and stones prostrated to him — and they bow only to a Prophet, compassionate and pure-hearted.
Kwa sababu hata miti na mawe yalimsujudia — na hayasujudu ila kwa Nabii mwenye huruma na moyo safi.
وَإِنَّا لَنَجِدُ نَعْتَهُ فِي الْكُتُبِ الْقَدِيمَةِ السَّمَاوِيّةْ
Waʾinnā lanajidu naʿtahu fī al-kutubi al-qadīmati as-samāwiyyh
We find his description clearly written in the ancient heavenly scriptures.
Tunapata maelezo yake yameandikwa wazi katika vitabu vya kale vya mbinguni.
وَبَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ قَدْ عَمَّهُ النُّورُ وَعَلَاهْ
Wabayna katifayhi khātamu an-nubuwwati qad ʿammahu an-nūru waʿalāh
Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood, surrounded and crowned with light.
Kati ya mabega yake kulikuwa na Muhuri wa Utume, umezungukwa na taji la nuru.
وَأَمَرَ عَمَّهُ بِرَدِّهِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ تَخَوُّفًا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ دِينِ الْيَهُودِيَّةْ
Waʾamara ʿammahu biraddihi ʾilā makkata takhawwufan ʿalayhi min ʾahli dīni al-yahūdiyyah
He advised his uncle to return him safely to Makkah, fearing harm from the followers of Judaism.
Akamshauri ami yake amrudishe salama Makka, kwa hofu ya uadui kutoka kwa wafuasi wa Uyahudi.
فَرَجَعَ بِهِ وَلَمْ يُجَاوِزْ مِنَ الشَّامِ الْمُقَدَّسِ بُصْرَاهْ
Farajaʿa bihi walam yujāwiz mina ash-shāmi al-muqaddasi buṣrāh
So his uncle returned with him and did not go beyond Busrā, a town in the holy region of Shām.
Basi ami yake akamrudisha naye hakuvuka mji wa Busra, ulioko katika eneo takatifu la Shamu.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with the sweetest fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato ya baraka na salamu tamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka Zako juu yake.
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً سَافَرَ إِلَى بُصْرَى فِي تِجَارَةٍ لِخَدِيجَةَ الْغَنِيَّةْ
Walammā balagha ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama khamsan waʿishrīna sanatan sāfara ʾilā buṣrā fī tijāratin likhadījata al-ghaniyyah
When the Prophet ﷺ reached twenty-five years of age, he traveled to Busra for trade on behalf of the wealthy Khadijah.
Alipofikisha miaka ishirini na mitano, Mtume ﷺ alisafiri kwenda Busra kwa biashara kwa niaba ya tajiri Khadija.
وَمَعَهُ غُلَامُهَا مَيْسَرَةُ يَخْدِمُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيَقُومُ بِمَا عَنَاهْ
Wamaʿahu ghulāmuhā maysaratu yakhdimuhu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wayaqūmu bimā ʿanāh
With him was her servant Maysarah, who served the Prophet ﷺ and attended to his needs.
Pamoja naye alikuwa mtumishi wake Maysara, aliyemhudumia Mtume ﷺ na kutekeleza mahitaji yake.
وَنَزَلَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ لَدَى صَوْمَعَةِ نُسْطُورَ رَاهِبِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةْ
Wanazala taḥta shajaratin ladā ṣawmaʿati nusṭūra rāhibi an-naṣrāniyyah
He rested beneath a tree near the cell of Nestor, a Christian monk.
Alipumzika chini ya mti karibu na kibanda cha Nestor, mtawa wa Kikristo.
فَعَرَفَهُ الرَّاهِبُ إِذْ مَالَ إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ظِلُّهَا الْوَارِفُ وَآوَاهْ
Faʿarafahu ar-rāhibu ʾidh māla ʾilayhi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ẓilluhā al-wārifu waʾāwāh
The monk recognized him when the tree’s shade leaned toward the Prophet ﷺ to cover him.
Mtawa alimtambua aliposhuhudia kivuli cha mti kikielekea kumfunika Mtume ﷺ.
وَقَالَ: مَا نَزَلَ تَحْتَ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ قَطُّ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ ذُو صِفَاتٍ نَقِيَّةْ
Waqāla: mā nazala taḥta hadhihi ash-shajarati qaṭṭu ʾillā nabiyyun dhū ṣifātin naqiyyah
He said, 'None has ever rested beneath this tree except a Prophet of pure character.'
Akasema, 'Hakuna aliyewahi kukaa chini ya mti huu isipokuwa Nabii mwenye tabia safi.'
وَرَسُولٌ قَدْ خَصَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالْفَضَائِلِ وَحَبَاهْ
Warasūlun qad khaṣṣahu Allāhu taʿālā biālfaḍāʾili waḥabāh
A Messenger whom Allah the Exalted has honored with virtues and chosen with grace.
Mtume ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu amemheshimu kwa fadhila na kumteua kwa neema.
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِمَيْسَرَةَ : أَفِي عَيْنَيْهِ حُمْرَةٌ؟ اسْتِظْهَارًا لِلْعَلَامَةِ الْخَفِيَّةْ
Thumma qāla limaysarata : ʾafī ʿaynayhi ḥumratun? Astiẓhāran lilʿalāmati al-khafiyyah
Then he asked Maysarah, 'Do his eyes have a slight redness?'—to confirm a hidden sign.
Kisha akamuuliza Maysara, 'Je, macho yake yana wekundu kidogo?'—ili kuthibitisha alama iliyofichika.
فَأَجَابَهُ بِنَعَمْ فَحَقَّ لَدَيْهِ مَا ظَنَّهُ فِيهِ وَتَوَخَّاهْ
Faʾajābahu binaʿam faḥaqqa ladayhi mā ẓannahu fīhi watawakkhāh
He replied, 'Yes,' and thus the monk’s belief about him was confirmed.
Akamjibu, 'Ndiyo,' na hivyo imani ya mtawa kuhusu yeye ikathibitishwa.
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِمَيْسَرَةَ: لَا تُفَارِقْهُ وَكُنْ مَعَهُ بِصِدْقِ عَزْمٍ وَحُسْنِ طَوِيَّةْ
Thumma qāla limaysarata: lā tufāriqhu wakun maʿahu biṣidqi ʿazmin waḥusni ṭawiyyah
He told Maysarah, 'Do not part from him, and stay with him with sincerity and good intention.'
Akamwambia Maysara, 'Usimtoke, na kaa naye kwa ukweli na nia njema.'
فَإِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالنُّبُوَّةِ وَاجْتَبَاهْ
Faʾinnahu mimman ʾakramahu Allāhu taʿālā biālnnubuwwati wājtabāh
For he is among those whom Allah the Exalted has honored with Prophethood and chosen.
Kwa kuwa yeye ni miongoni mwa wale ambao Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu amewaheshimu kwa Unabii na kuwachagua.
ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَرَأتْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَدِيجَةُ مُقْبِلًا وَهِيَ بَيْنَ نِسْوَةٍ فِي عُلِّيَّةْ
Thumma ʿāda ʾilā makkata faraʾthu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama khadījatu muqbilan wahiya bayna niswatin fī ʿulliyyah
Then he returned to Makkah, and Khadijah saw him approaching while she was among women in an upper chamber.
Kisha akarudi Makkah, na Khadija alimwona akikaribia akiwa kati ya wanawake katika chumba cha juu.
وَمَلَكَانِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الشَّرِيفِ مِنْ وَهَجِ الشَّمْسِ قَدْ أَظَلَّاهْ
Wamalakāni ʿalā raʾsihi ash-sharīfi min wahaji ash-shamsi qad ʾaẓallāh
Two angels shaded his noble head from the glare of the sun.
Malaika wawili walililinda kichwa chake kitukufu dhidi ya jua kali.
وَأَخْبَرَها مَيْسَرَةُ بِأَنَّهُ رَأَى ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ كُلِّهِ وَبِمَا قَالَهُ الرَّاهِبُ وَأَوْدَعَهُ لَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْوَصِيَّةْ
Waʾakhbarahā maysaratu biʾannahu raʾā dhalika fī as-safari kullihi wabimā qālahu ar-rāhibu waʾawdaʿahu ladayhi mina al-waṣiyyah
Maysarah told her that he had witnessed this throughout the journey and relayed what the monk had said and advised.
Maysara alimweleza kuwa alishuhudia hayo yote safarini na akamfikishia maneno na ushauri wa mtawa.
وَضَاعَفَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي تِلْكَ التِّجَارَةِ رِبْحَهَا وَنَمَّاهْ
Waḍāʿafa Allāhu taʿālā fī tilka at-tijārati ribḥahā wanammāh
Allah the Exalted doubled the profit of that trade and blessed it with growth.
Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu aliongeza faida ya biashara hiyo na akaibariki ikastawi.
فَبَانَ لِخَدِيجَةَ بِمَا رَأَتْ وَمَا سَمِعَتْ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى إِلَى الْبَرِيَّةْ
Fabāna likhadījata bimā raʾat wamā samiʿat ʾannahu rasūlu Allāhi taʿālā ʾilā al-bariyyah
From what Khadijah saw and heard, it became clear to her that he was Allah’s Messenger to all creation.
Kwa yale aliyoyaona na kuyasikia, Khadija alitambua wazi kuwa yeye ni Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu kwa viumbe wote.
الَّذِي خَصَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِقُرْبِهِ وَاصْطَفَاهْ
Adh-dhī khaṣṣahu Allāhu taʿālā biqurbihi wāṣṭafāh
The one whom Allah the Exalted had chosen and brought near to Himself.
Yule ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu alimchagua na kumkaribisha Kwake.
فَخَطَبَتْهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِنَفْسِهَا الزَّكِيَّةْ
Fakhaṭabathu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama linafsihā az-zakiyyah
She then proposed marriage to the Prophet ﷺ for herself, out of her pure soul.
Kisha akamchumbia Mtume ﷺ kwa hiari yake mwenyewe, kwa moyo safi.
لِتَشُمَّ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ بِهِ طِيبَ رَيَّاهْ
Litashumma mina al-ʾīmāni bihi ṭība rayyāh
So that she may breathe the sweet fragrance of faith through him.
Ili apate kunusa manukato ya imani kupitia yeye.
فَأَخْبَرَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْمَامَهُ بِمَا دَعَتْهُ إِلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْبَرَّةُ التَّقِيَّةْ
Faʾakhbara ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾaʿmāmahu bimā daʿathu ʾilayhi hadhihi al-barratu at-taqiyyah
The Prophet ﷺ informed his uncles of what this righteous and pious woman had proposed.
Mtume ﷺ aliwajulisha ami zake kuhusu ombi la mwanamke huyu mwema na mcha Mungu.
فَرَغِبُوا فِيهَا لِفَضْلٍ وَدِينٍ وَجَمَالٍ وَمَالٍ وَحَسَبٍ وَنَسَبٍ كُلٌّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَهْوَاهْ
Faraghibūā fīhā lifaḍlin wadīnin wajamālin wamālin waḥasabin wanasabin kullun mina al-qawmi yahwāh
They admired her for her virtue, faith, beauty, wealth, and noble lineage — qualities every man desired.
Walimtamani kwa wema wake, dini, uzuri, mali, na nasaba tukufu — sifa ambazo kila mtu alizitamani.
وَخَطَبَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ أَنْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ بِمَحَامِدَ سَنِيَّةْ
Wakhaṭaba ʾabū ṭālibin waʾathnā ʿalayhi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama baʿda ʾan ḥamida Allāha bimaḥāmida saniyyah
Abu Talib delivered the proposal and praised the Prophet ﷺ after glorifying Allah with noble praises.
Abu Talib alitoa khutuba ya uchumba na kumsifu Mtume ﷺ baada ya kumtukuza Mwenyezi Mungu kwa sifa njema.
وَقَالَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ لَهُ نَبَأٌ عَظِيمٌ يُحْمَدُ فِيهِ مَسْرَاهْ
Waqāla huwa wālllahi lahu nabaʾun ʿaẓīmun yuḥmadu fīhi masrāh
He said, 'By Allah, he has a great destiny for which his journey will be praised.'
Akasema, 'Naapa kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, yeye ana hatima kuu ambayo safari yake itasifiwa.'
فَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبُوهَا وَقِيلَ عَمُّهَا وَقِيلَ أَخُوهَا لِسَابِقِ سَعَادَتِهَا الْأَزَلِيَّةْ
Fazawwajahā minhu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾabūhā waqīla ʿammuhā waqīla ʾakhūhā lisābiqi saʿādatihā al-ʾazaliyyah
Her father, or according to some, her uncle or brother, married her to the Prophet ﷺ, in accordance with her destined eternal happiness.
Baba yake, au kwa baadhi ya riwaya, ami yake au kaka yake, alimwozesha kwa Mtume ﷺ, kwa mujibu wa furaha yake ya milele iliyopangwa.
وَأَوْلَدَهَا كُلَّ أَوْلَادِهِ إِلَّا الَّذِي بِاسْمِ الْخَلِيلِ سَمَّاهْ
Waʾawladahā kulla ʾawlādihi ʾillā adh-dhī biāsmi al-khalīli sammāh
And she bore him all his children except the one he named after his friend Ibrahim (Khalil).
Na alimzalia watoto wake wote isipokuwa yule ambaye alimpa jina la rafiki yake Ibrahim (Khalil).
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ خَمْسًا وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً بَنَتْ قُرَيْشٌ الْكَعْبَةَ لِانْصِدَاعِهَا بِالسُّيُولِ الْأَبْطَحِيَّةْ
Walammā balagha ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallma khamsan wathalāthīna sanatan banat qurayshun al-kaʿbata liānṣidāʿihā biālssuyūli al-ʾabṭaḥiyyah
When the Prophet ﷺ reached the age of thirty-five, Quraysh rebuilt the Ka‘bah because it had cracked due to the floods of al-Abtah.
Alipofikisha miaka thelathini na tano, Quraysh walijenga upya Al-Ka‘bah kwa sababu ilikuwa imepasuka kutokana na mafuriko ya Abtah.
وَتَنَازَعُوا فِي رَفْعِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ فَكُلٌّ أَرَادَ رَفْعَهُ وَرَجَاهْ
Watanāzaʿūā fī rafʿi al-ḥajari al-ʾaswadi fakullun ʾarāda rafʿahu warajāh
They disputed over who should lift the Black Stone, for each tribe desired the honor of raising it.
Walizozana kuhusu nani ataunyanyua Jiwe Jeusi, kwani kila kabila lilitaka heshima hiyo.
وَعَظُمَ الْقِيلُ وَالْقَالُ وَتَحَالَفُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ وَقَوِيَتِ الْعَصَبِيَّةْ
Waʿaẓuma al-qīlu wālqālu wataḥālafūā ʿalā al-qitāli waqawiyati al-ʿaṣabiyyah
The arguments intensified, alliances were formed for battle, and tribal pride grew fierce.
Mazungumzo yakazidi, wakapanga mapigano, na chuki za kikabila zikashika moto.
ثُمَّ تَدَاعُوا إِلَى الْإِنْصَافِ وَفَوَّضُوا الْأَمْرَ إِلَى ذِي رَأْيٍ صَائِبٍ وَأَنَاةْ
Thumma tadāʿūā ʾilā al-ʾinṣāfi wafawwaḍūā al-ʾamra ʾilā dhī raʾyin ṣāʾibin waʾanāh
Then they called for fairness and decided to entrust the matter to one with sound judgment and wisdom.
Kisha wakakubaliana kuwa wa haki na wakaamua kulikabidhi jambo hilo kwa mwenye hekima na busara.
فَحَكَمَ بِتَحْكِيمِ أَوَّلِ دَاخِلٍ مِنْ بَابِ السَّدَنَةِ الشَّيْبِيَّةْ
Faḥakama bitaḥkīmi ʾawwali dākhilin min bābi as-sadanati ash-shaybiyyah
They agreed that the first person to enter through the gate of the Ka‘bah’s guardians would be the judge.
Walikubaliana kuwa mtu wa kwanza kuingia kupitia mlango wa walinzi wa Ka‘bah ndiye atakayehukumu.
فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوَّلَ دَاخِلٍ فَقَالُوا: هَذَا الْأَمِينُ وَكُلُّنَا نَقْبَلُهُ وَنَرْضَاهْ
Fakāna an-nabiyyu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾawwala dākhilin faqālūā: hadhā al-ʾamīnu wakullunā naqbaluhu wanarḍāh
The Prophet ﷺ was the first to enter, and they said, 'This is the trustworthy one! We all accept and are pleased with his judgment.'
Mtume ﷺ alikuwa wa kwanza kuingia, wakasema, ‘Huyu ndiye mwaminifu! Sisi sote tunakubali hukumu yake.’
فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِأَنَّهُمْ رَضُوهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبَ الْحُكْمِ فِي هَذَا الْمُلِمِّ وَوَلِيَّهْ
Faʾakhbarūhu biʾannahum raḍūhu ʾan yakūna ṣāḥiba al-ḥukmi fī hadhā al-mulimmi wawaliyyah
They informed him that they had chosen him to judge and decide in this serious matter.
Wakamjulisha kuwa wamemchagua awe hakimu wa jambo hili nyeti.
فَوَضَعَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الحَجَرَ فِي ثَوْبٍ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَنْ تَرْفَعَهُ الْقَبَائِلُ جَمِيعًا إِلَى مُرْتَقَاهْ
Fawaḍaʿa ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama al-ḥajara fī thawbin thumma ʾamara ʾan tarfaʿahu al-qabāʾilu jamīʿan ʾilā murtaqāh
The Prophet ﷺ placed the Black Stone in a cloth and instructed all the tribes to lift it together to its place.
Mtume ﷺ akaweka Jiwe Jeusi kwenye nguo na akaamuru makabila yote walinyanyue pamoja hadi kwenye sehemu yake.
فَرَفَعُوهُ إِلَى مَقَرِّهِ مِنْ رُكْنِ هَاتِيكَ الْبَنِيَّةْ
Farafaʿūhu ʾilā maqarrihi min rukni hātīka al-baniyyah
They lifted it together until it reached its proper place in the corner of the sacred structure.
Wakalinyanyua pamoja hadi likafika mahali pake kwenye pembe ya jengo hilo tukufu.
وَوَضَعَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ الْآنَ وَبَنَاهْ
Wawaḍaʿahu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama biyadihi ash-sharīfati fī mawḍiʿihi al-āna wabanāh
The Prophet ﷺ then placed it with his blessed hand in its current position and completed the structure.
Kisha Mtume ﷺ akaweka kwa mkono wake mtukufu mahali pake pa sasa na akalikamilisha jengo.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَالصِّدِّيقِيَّةْ
Waʾawwalu man āmana bihi mina ar-rijāli ʾabū bakrin ṣāḥibu al-ghāri wālṣṣiddīqiyyah
The first man to believe in him was Abu Bakr, the Companion of the Cave and the Truthful One.
Mtu wa kwanza kumuamini kati ya wanaume alikuwa Abu Bakr, rafiki wa pangoni na mkweli wa dhati.
وَمِنَ الصِّبْيَانِ عَلِيٌّ وَمِنَ النِّسَاءِ خَدِيجَةُ الَّتِي ثَبَّتَ اللَّهُ بِهَا قَلْبَهُ وَوَقَاهْ
Wamina aṣ-ṣibyāni ʿaliyyun wamina an-nisāʾi khadījatu at-tī thabbata Allāhu bihā qalbahu wawaqāh
Among the youth was ‘Ali, and among the women was Khadijah, through whom Allah strengthened and comforted his heart.
Miongoni mwa vijana alikuwa Ali, na miongoni mwa wanawake alikuwa Khadija, ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu alimtia nguvu na kumtuliza moyo wake kupitia kwake.
وَمِنَ الْمَوَالِي زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ وَمِنَ الْأَرِقَّاءِ بِلَالٌ الَّذِي عَذَّبَهُ فِي اللَّهِ أُمَيَّةْ
Wamina al-mawālī zaydu bnu ḥārithata wamina al-ʾariqqāʾi bilālun adh-dhī ʿaddhabahu fī Allāhi ʾumayyah
Among the freedmen was Zayd ibn Harithah, and among the slaves was Bilal, whom Umayyah tortured for the sake of Allah.
Miongoni mwa watumwa walioachwa huru alikuwa Zayd bin Haritha, na miongoni mwa watumwa alikuwa Bilal, ambaye Umayyah alimtesa kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu.
وَأَوْلَاهُ مَوْلَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنَ الْعِتْقِ مَا أَوْلَاهْ
Waʾawlāhu mawlāhu ʾabū bakrin mina al-ʿitqi mā ʾawlāh
His master Abu Bakr granted him freedom—how generous his master was to him!
Bwana wake Abu Bakr alimpa uhuru—jinsi bwana wake alivyokuwa mkarimu kwake!
ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ عُثْمَانُ وَسَعْدٌ وَسَعِيدٌ وَطَلْحَةٌ وَابْنُ عَوْفٍ وَابْنُ الْعَمَّةِ صَفِيَّةْ
Thumma ʾaslama ʿuthmānu wasaʿdun wasaʿīdun waṭalḥatun wābnu ʿawfin wābnu al-ʿammati ṣafiyyah
Then accepted Islam ‘Uthman, Sa‘d, Sa‘id, Talhah, Ibn ‘Awf, and the son of his aunt Safiyyah.
Kisha waliingia Uislamu Uthman, Sa’d, Sa’id, Talha, Ibn Awf, na mwana wa shangazi yake Safiyya.
وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِمَّنْ أَنْهَلَهُ الصِّدِّيقُ بِرَحِيقِ التَّصْدِيقِ وَسَقَاهْ
Waghayruhum mimman ʾanhalahu aṣ-ṣiddīqu biraḥīqi at-taṣdīqi wasaqāh
And others whom the Truthful Abu Bakr quenched with the pure nectar of faith and sincerity.
Na wengine ambao mkweli Abu Bakr aliwanywesha kwa kinywaji safi cha imani na ukweli.
وَمَا زَالَتْ عِبَادَتُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ مَخْفِيَّةْ
Wamā zālat ʿibādatuhu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama maʿa ʾaṣḥābihi makhfiyyah
The worship of the Prophet ﷺ together with his companions remained secret.
Ibada ya Mtume ﷺ pamoja na masahaba zake iliendelea kwa siri.
حَتَّى أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ﴿فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ﴾ فَجَهَرَ بِدُعَاءِ الْخَلْقِ إِلَى اللَّهْ
Ḥattā ʾunzila ʿalayhi fāṣdaʿ bimā tuʾmaru fajahara biduʿāʾi al-khalqi ʾilā Allāh
Until it was revealed to him, 'Proclaim openly what you are commanded,' so he called the people openly to Allah.
Mpaka alipoteremshiwa, 'Tangaza wazi yale uliyoamrishwa,' basi akawaita watu kwa uwazi kumwelekea Mwenyezi Mungu.
وَلَمْ يَبْعُدْ مِنْهُ قَوْمُهُ حَتَّى عَابَ آلِهَتَهُمْ وَأَمَرَ بِرَفْضِ مَا سِوَى الْوَحْدَانِيَّةْ
Walam yabʿud minhu qawmuhu ḥattā ʿāba ālihatahum waʾamara birafḍi mā siwā al-waḥdāniyyah
And his people did not distance themselves from him until he criticized their idols and commanded them to abandon everything besides the Oneness of Allah.
Na watu wake hawakumkimbia mpaka alipowakashifu miungu yao na kuwaamuru waache yote isipokuwa kumpwekesha Mwenyezi Mungu.
فَتَجَرَّؤُوا عَلَى مُبَارَزَتِهِ بِالْعَدَاوَةِ وَأَذَاهْ
Fatajarraʾūā ʿalā mubārazatihi biālʿadāwati waʾadhāh
Then they dared to confront him with hostility and harm.
Kisha wakathubutu kumpinga kwa uadui na mateso.
وَاشْتَدَّ عَلَى المُسْلِمِينَ الْبَلَاءُ فَهَاجَرُوا فِي سَنَةِ خَمْسٍ إِلَى النَّاحِيَةِ النَّجَاشِيَّةْ
Wāshtadda ʿalā al-muslimīna al-balāʾu fahājarūā fī sanati khamsin ʾilā an-nāḥiyati an-najāshiyyah
The hardship upon the Muslims intensified, so they migrated in the fifth year to the land of the Negus (Abyssinia).
Mateso juu ya Waislamu yakawa makali, hivyo wakahama katika mwaka wa tano kuelekea nchi ya Najashi (Uhabeshi).
وَحَدِبَ عَلَيْهِ عَمُّهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَهَابَهُ كُلٌّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَتَحَامَاهْ
Waḥadiba ʿalayhi ʿammuhu ʾabū ṭālibin fahābahu kullun mina al-qawmi wataḥāmāh
His uncle Abu Talib protected him, so all of his people respected and refrained from harming him.
Mjomba wake Abu Talib alimlinda, hivyo watu wote walimheshimu na wakaepuka kumdhuru.
وَفُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قِيَامُ بَعْضِ السَّاعَاتِ اللَّيْلِيَّةْ
Wafuriḍa ʿalayhi qiyāmu baʿḍi as-sāʿāti al-layliyyah
Then he was commanded to stand in prayer during part of the night.
Kisha akaamrishwa kusimama kuswali sehemu ya usiku.
ثُمَّ نُسِخَ بِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ﴿فَاقْرَؤُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةْ﴾
Thumma nusikha biqawlihi taʿālā fāqraʾūā mā tayassara minhu waʾaqīmūā aṣ-ṣalāh
Then it was abrogated by His saying, the Exalted: 'Recite what is easy for you of it, and establish prayer.'
Kisha amri hiyo ilifutwa kwa kauli Yake Aliyetukuka: 'Someni kilicho chepesi kwenu katika hicho, na simamisheni swala.'
وَفُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ رَكْعَتَانِ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَرَكْعَتَانِ بِالْعَشِيَّةْ
Wafuriḍa ʿalayhi rakʿatāni biālghadāti warakʿatāni biālʿashiyyah
And two units of prayer were made obligatory upon him in the morning and two in the evening.
Na rakaa mbili zikamfaradhishwa kwake asubuhi na rakaa mbili jioni.
ثُمَّ نُسِخَ بِإِيجَابِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ فِي لَيْلَةِ مَسْرَاهْ
Thumma nusikha biʾījābi aṣ-ṣalawāti al-khamsi fī laylati masrāh
Then it was replaced by the obligation of the five daily prayers during the night of his Ascension (Mi‘raj).
Kisha zikafutwa kwa kuja kwa faradhi ya sala tano za kila siku katika usiku wa Israa na Mi’raj yake.
وَمَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فِي نِصْفِ شَوَّالٍ مِنْ عَاشِرِ الْبِعْثَةِ وَعَظُمَتْ بِمَوْتِهِ الرَّزِيَّةْ
Wamāta ʾabū ṭālibin fī niṣfi shawwālin min ʿāshiri al-biʿthati waʿaẓumat bimawtihi ar-raziyyah
Abu Talib passed away in the middle of Shawwal in the tenth year of the Prophethood, and his death was a great calamity.
Abu Talib alifariki katikati ya mwezi wa Shawwal katika mwaka wa kumi wa Utume, na kifo chake kilikuwa msiba mkubwa.
وَتَلَتْهُ خَدِيجَةُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَشَدَّ الْبَلَاءُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ عُرَاهْ
Watalathu khadījatu baʿda thalāthati ʾayyāmin washadda al-balāʾu ʿalā al-muslimīna ʿurāh
Khadijah followed him three days later, and the trials upon the Muslims grew more severe.
Khadija alifuatia baada ya siku tatu, na mateso juu ya Waislamu yakazidi kuwa makubwa.
وَأَوْقَعَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلَّ أَذِيَّةْ
Waʾawqaʿat qurayshun bihi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama kulla ʾadhiyyah
The Quraysh inflicted upon him ﷺ every kind of harm.
Waquraishi wakamfanyia Mtume ﷺ kila aina ya maudhi.
وَأَمَّ الطَّائِفَ يَدْعُو ثَقِيفًا فَلَمْ يُحْسِنُوا بِالْإِجَابَةِ قِرَاهْ
Waʾamma aṭ-ṭāʾifa yadʿū thaqīfan falam yuḥsinūā biālʾijābati qirāh
He went to Ta’if to call the tribe of Thaqif to faith, but they did not respond kindly to his invitation.
Alienda Ta’if kuwaita kabila la Thaqif kwenye imani, lakini hawakuitikia wito wake kwa wema.
وَأَغْرَوْا بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَالْعَبِيدَ فَسَبُّوهُ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ بَذِيَّةْ
Waʾaghrawā bihi as-sufahāʾa wālʿabīda fasabbūhu biʾalsinatin badhiyyah
They incited the foolish and the slaves against him, so they insulted him with vile tongues.
Wakachochea wajinga na watumwa dhidi yake, wakamtukana kwa maneno machafu.
وَرَمَوْهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ حَتَّى خُضِّبَتْ بِالدِّمَاءِ نَعْلَاهْ
Waramawhu biālḥijārati ḥattā khuḍḍibat biālddimāʾi naʿlāh
They pelted him with stones until his sandals were soaked with blood.
Wakampiga mawe hadi viatu vyake vikajaa damu.
ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ حَزِينًا فَسَأَلَهُ مَلَكُ الْجِبَالِ فِي إِهْلَاكِ أَهْلِهَا ذَوِي الْعَصَبِيَّةْ
Thumma ʿāda ʾilā makkata ḥazīnan fasaʾalahu malaku al-jibāli fī ʾihlāki ʾahlihā dhawī al-ʿaṣabiyyah
Then he returned to Makkah in sorrow, and the Angel of the Mountains asked him if he wished the people to be destroyed.
Kisha alirudi Makka akiwa na huzuni, na Malaika wa milima akamuuliza ikiwa anataka watu hao waangamizwe.
فَقَالَ ﴿إِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يُخْرِجَ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَصْلَابِهِمْ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّاهْ﴾
Faqāla ʾinnī ʾarjū ʾan yukhrija Allāhu min ʾaṣlābihim man yatawallāh
He replied, 'I hope that Allah will bring forth from their descendants those who will worship Him.'
Akasema, 'Natarajia Mwenyezi Mungu atatoa katika kizazi chao wale watakaomwabudu Yeye.'
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
ثُمَّ أُسْرِيَ بِرُوحِهِ وَجَسَدِهِ يَقَظَةً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى وَرِحَابِهِ الْقُدْسِيَّةْ
Thumma ʾusriya birūḥihi wajasadihi yaqaẓatan mina al-masjidi al-ḥarāmi ʾilā al-masjidi al-ʾaqṣā wariḥābihi al-qudsiyyah
Then he was taken by night, in body and soul while awake, from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque and its holy surroundings.
Kisha akasafirishwa usiku kwa roho na mwili akiwa macho, kutoka Msikiti Mtukufu hadi Msikiti wa Mbali na maeneo yake matakatifu.
وَعُرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ فَرَأَى آدَمَ فِي الْأُولَى وَقَدْ جَلَّلَهُ بِالْوَقَارِ وَعَلَاهْ
Waʿurija bihi ʾilā as-samāwāti faraʾā ādama fī al-ʾūlā waqad jallalahu biālwaqāri waʿalāh
He was then taken up through the heavens, where he saw Adam in the first heaven, enveloped in dignity and light.
Kisha akapandishwa mbinguni, akamwona Adam katika mbingu ya kwanza akiwa amezungukwa na heshima na nuru.
وَرَأَى فِي الثَّانِيَةِ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَتُولِ الْبَرَّةِ النَّقِيَّةْ
Waraʾā fī ath-thāniyati ʿīsā abna maryama al-batūli al-barrati an-naqiyyah
And in the second heaven he saw Jesus son of Mary, the pure and virtuous maiden’s son.
Na katika mbingu ya pili akamwona Isa mwana wa Maryam, mwana wa bikira msafi na mwema.
وَابْنَ خَالَتِهِ يَحْيَى الَّذِي أُوتِيَ الْحُكْمَ فِي حَالِ صِبَاهْ
Wābna khālatihi yaḥyā adh-dhī ʾūtiya al-ḥukma fī ḥāli ṣibāh
And with him was his cousin Yahya (John), who was granted wisdom even in his youth.
Na pamoja naye alikuwa binamu yake Yahya (Yohana), ambaye alipewa hekima akiwa bado kijana.
وَرَأَى فِي الثَّالِثَةِ يُوسُفَ الصِّدِّيقَ بِصُورَتِهِ الْجَمَالِيَّةْ
Waraʾā fī ath-thālithati yūsufa aṣ-ṣiddīqa biṣūratihi al-jamāliyyah
And in the third heaven he saw Yusuf the Truthful, in his beauty and grace.
Na katika mbingu ya tatu akamwona Yusuf mkweli, katika uzuri wake na mvuto wake.
وَفِي الرَّابِعَةِ إِدْرِيسَ الَّذِي رَفَعَ اللَّهُ مَكَانَهُ وَأَعْلَاهْ
Wafī ar-rābiʿati ʾidrīsa adh-dhī rafaʿa Allāhu makānahu waʾaʿlāh
And in the fourth heaven, Idris, whom Allah raised to a high and noble station.
Na katika mbingu ya nne akamwona Idris, ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu alimnyanyua hadi daraja la juu na tukufu.
وَفِي الْخَامِسَةِ هَارُونَ الْمُحَبَّبَ فِي الْأُمَّةِ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيَّةْ
Wafī al-khāmisati hārūna al-muḥabbaba fī al-ʾummati al-ʾisrāʾīliyyah
And in the fifth heaven, he saw Harun (Aaron), beloved among the Israelite community.
Na katika mbingu ya tano akamwona Harun, mpendwa kati ya jamii ya Wana wa Israil.
وَفِي السَّادِسَةِ مُوسَى الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَنَاجَاهْ
Wafī as-sādisati mūsā adh-dhī kallamahu Allāhu taʿālā wanājāh
And in the sixth heaven, he saw Musa (Moses), whom Allah the Exalted spoke to directly.
Na katika mbingu ya sita akamwona Musa, ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu alimsemesha moja kwa moja.
وَفِي السَّابِعَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِسَلَامَةِ الْقَلْبِ وَحُسْنِ الطَّوِيَّةْ
Wafī as-sābiʿati ʾibrāhīma adh-dhī jāʾa rabbahu bisalāmati al-qalbi waḥusni aṭ-ṭawiyyah
And in the seventh heaven, he saw Ibrahim, who came to his Lord with a pure heart and noble intention.
Na katika mbingu ya saba akamwona Ibrahim, aliyemjia Mola wake kwa moyo safi na nia njema.
وَحَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ نَارِ نَمْرُودَ وَعَافَاهْ
Waḥafiẓahu Allāhu min nāri namrūda waʿāfāh
And Allah protected him from the fire of Nimrod and saved him in safety.
Na Mwenyezi Mungu alimuepusha na moto wa Namrudi na akamwokoa salama.
ثُمَّ رُفِعَ إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى إِلَى أَنْ سَمِعَ صَرِيفَ الْأَقْلَامِ بِالْأُمُورِ الْمَقْضِيَّةْ
Thumma rufiʿa ʾilā sidrati al-muntahā ʾilā ʾan samiʿa ṣarīfa al-ʾaqlāmi biālʾumūri al-maqḍiyyah
Then he was raised to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary until he heard the creaking of pens writing the decreed matters.
Kisha akapandishwa hadi kwenye Mti wa Sidratul Muntaha hadi akasikia sauti ya kalamu zikirekodi mambo yaliyoamuliwa.
إِلَى مَقامِ الْمُكَافَحَةِ الَّذِي قَرَّبَهُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ وَأَدْنَاهْ
ʾilā maqāmi al-mukāfaḥati adh-dhī qarrabahu Allāhu fīhi waʾadnāh
To the station of nearness, where Allah brought him close and honored him.
Hadi cheo cha ukaribu, ambako Mwenyezi Mungu alimkaribisha na kumheshimu.
وَأَمَاطَ لَهُ حُجُبَ الْأَنْوَارِ الْجَلَالِيَّةْ
Waʾamāṭa lahu ḥujuba al-ʾanwāri al-jalāliyyah
And Allah lifted for him the veils of majestic lights.
Na Mwenyezi Mungu akamfunulia pazia za nuru tukufu.
وَأَرَاهُ بِعَيْنَيْ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ مَا أَرَاهْ
Waʾarāhu biʿaynay raʾsihi min ḥaḍrati ar-rubūbiyyati mā ʾarāh
And He showed him, with his own eyes, from the Presence of Lordship what He willed him to see.
Na akamwonyesha kwa macho yake mwenyewe kutoka katika Uwepo wa Uungu kile alichomtakia kuona.
وَبَسَطَ لَهُ بِسَاطَ الْإِجْلَالِ فِي الْمَجَالِي الذَّاتِيَّةْ
Wabasaṭa lahu bisāṭa al-ʾijlāli fī al-majālī adh-dhātiyyah
And Allah spread before him the carpet of majesty in the realms of Divine Presence.
Na Mwenyezi Mungu akamnyoshea zulia la utukufu katika mandhari ya Uwepo wa Kipekee wa Mungu.
وَفَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أُمَّتِهِ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةْ
Wafaraḍa ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾummatihi khamsīna ṣalāh
And He enjoined upon him and his nation fifty prayers.
Na akamfaradhishia yeye na umma wake sala hamsini.
ثُمَّ انْهَلَّ سَحَابُ الْفَضْلِ فَرُدَّتْ إِلَى خَمْسٍ عَمَلِيَّةْ
Thumma anhalla saḥābu al-faḍli faruddat ʾilā khamsin ʿamaliyyah
Then the clouds of Divine favor poured forth, reducing them to five in practice.
Kisha mawingu ya fadhila yakateremka, zikapunguzwa hadi sala tano za vitendo.
وَلَهَا أَجْرُ الْخَمْسِينَ كَمَا شَاءَهُ فِي الْأَزَلِ وَقَضَاهْ
Walahā ʾajru al-khamsīna kamā shāʾahu fī al-ʾazali waqaḍāh
Yet they carry the reward of fifty, as Allah willed and decreed from eternity.
Lakini bado zina thawabu za sala hamsini, kama alivyoamua Mwenyezi Mungu tangu milele.
ثُمَّ عَادَ فِي لَيْلَتِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ الصِّدِّيقُ بِمَسْرَاهْ
Thumma ʿāda fī laylatihi waṣaddaqahu aṣ-ṣiddīqu bimasrāh
Then he returned that same night, and the Truthful Abu Bakr affirmed the truth of his Night Journey.
Kisha akarudi usiku huo huo, na mkweli Abu Bakr akasadikisha ukweli wa safari yake ya usiku.
وَكُلُّ ذِي عَقْلٍ وَرَوِيَّةْ
Wakullu dhī ʿaqlin warawiyyah
And everyone endowed with reason and reflection believed in him.
Na kila mwenye akili na tafakuri aliamini kwake.
وَكَذَّبَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَارْتَدَّ مَنْ أَضَلَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ وَأَغْوَاهْ
Wakaddhabathu qurayshun wārtadda man ʾaḍallahu ash-shayṭānu waʾaghwāh
But the Quraysh denied him, and those misled by Satan turned away and disbelieved.
Lakini Waquraishi wakamkanusha, na wale waliopotoshwa na Shetani wakarudi nyuma na wakakufuru.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
ثُمَّ عَرَضَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الْقَبَائِلِ بِأَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْمَوْسِمِيَّةْ
Thumma ʿaraḍa nafsahu ʿalā al-qabāʾili biʾannahu rasūlu Allāhi fī al-ʾayyāmi al-mawsimiyyah
Then he presented himself to the tribes as the Messenger of Allah during the days of pilgrimage gatherings,
Kisha alijitambulisha kwa makabila kuwa yeye ni Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu katika siku za msimu wa hija,
فَآمَنَ بِهِ سِتَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ اخْتَصَّهُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِرِضَاهْ
Faʾāmana bihi sittatun mina al-ʾanṣāri akhtaṣṣahumu Allāhu taʿālā biriḍāh
and six men from the Ansar believed in him—whom Allah, the Exalted, chose with His pleasure,
na wanaume sita miongoni mwa Ansar waliamini kwake, ambao Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu aliwachagua kwa radhi Zake,
وَحَجَّ مِنْهُمْ فِي الْقَابِلِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا وَبَايَعُوهُ بَيْعَةً حَقِّيَّةْ
Waḥajja minhum fī al-qābili athnā ʿashara rajulan wabāyaʿūhu bayʿatan ḥaqqiyyah
and the next year twelve men among them came for Hajj and pledged their true allegiance to him,
na mwaka uliofuata wanaume kumi na wawili miongoni mwao walikuja kwa hija na wakaapa utii wa kweli kwake,
ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا وَظَهَرَ الْإِسْلَامُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانَتْ مَعْقِلَهُ وَمَأْوَاهْ
Thumma anṣarafūā waẓahara al-ʾislāmu biālmadīnati fakānat maʿqilahu wamaʾwāh
then they returned, and Islam began to flourish in Madinah, which became his stronghold and refuge,
kisha walirudi, na Uislamu ukaanza kung'aa Madina, ikawa ngome na makaazi yake,
وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْعَامِ الثَّالِثِ سَبْعُونَ وَخَمْسَةٌ أَوْ وَثَلَاثَةٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ مِنَ الْقَبَائِلِ الْأَوْسِيَّةِ وَالْخَزْرَجِيَّةْ
Waqadima ʿalayhi fī al-ʿāmi ath-thālithi sabʿūna wakhamsatun ʾaw wathalāthatun wāmraʾatāni mina al-qabāʾili al-ʾawsiyyati wālkhazrajiyyah
and in the third year, seventy-five—or seventy-three—and two women from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj came to him,
na katika mwaka wa tatu, watu sabini na watano—au sabini na watatu—na wanawake wawili kutoka koo za Aws na Khazraj walimjia,
فَبَايَعُوهُ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا جَحَاجِحَةً سَرَاةْ
Fabāyaʿūhu waʾammara ʿalayhim athnay ʿashara naqīban jaḥājiḥatan sarāh
and they pledged allegiance to him, and he appointed over them twelve chiefs, noble and distinguished men,
wakamuapia utii, naye akawaweka juu yao makiongozi kumi na wawili, watu mashuhuri na wa heshima,
فَهَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ ذَوُو الْمِلَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةْ
Fahājara ʾilayhim min makkata dhawū al-millati al-ʾislāmiyyah
then those who had embraced Islam migrated to him from Makkah,
kisha wale waliokuwa wameingia katika Uislamu wakahama kutoka Maka kwenda kwake,
وَفَارَقُوا الْأَوْطَانَ رَغْبَةً فِيمَا أُعِدَّ لِمَنْ هَجَرَ الْكُفْرَ وَنَاوَاهْ
Wafāraqūā al-ʾawṭāna raghbatan fīmā ʾuʿidda liman hajara al-kufra wanāwāh
leaving behind their homelands, seeking the reward prepared for those who forsake disbelief and oppose it,
wakauacha makazi yao kwa matamanio ya malipo yaliyowekwa kwa wale wanaoacha ukafiri na kuupinga,
وَخَافَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنْ يَلْحَقَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَصْحَابِهِ عَلَى الْفَوْرِيَّةْ
Wakhāfat qurayshun ʾan yalḥaqa ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama biʾaṣḥābihi ʿalā al-fawriyyah
and Quraysh feared that the Prophet ﷺ would soon join his companions,
na Waqurayshi wakaogopa kuwa Mtume ﷺ angejiunga upesi na maswahaba zake,
فَأْتَمَرُوا بِقَتْلِهِ فَحَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ كَيْدِهِمْ وَنَجَّاهْ
Faʾtamarūā biqatlihi faḥafiẓahu Allāhu taʿālā min kaydihim wanajjāh
so they plotted to kill him, but Allah, the Exalted, protected him from their plot and delivered him,
basi wakapanga kumuua, lakini Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu akamlinda kutokana na njama zao na akamuokoa,
وَأُذِنَ لَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ فَرَقَبَهُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لِيُورِدُوهُ بِزَعْمِهِمْ حِيَاضَ الْمَنِيَّةْ
Waʾudhina lahu ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama fī al-hijrati faraqabahu al-mushrikūna liyūridūhu bizaʿmihim ḥiyāḍa al-maniyyah
and he ﷺ was granted permission to migrate, yet the disbelievers watched for him, hoping to bring him to death,
naye ﷺ akapewa ruhusa ya kuhama, lakini makafiri wakawa wanamvizia wakidhani watamfikisha kwenye mauti,
فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَنَثَرَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمُ التُّرَابَ وَحَثَاهْ
Fakharaja ʿalayhim wanathara ʿalā ruʾūsihimu at-turāba waḥathāh
so he went out among them and cast dust upon their heads, scattering it,
basi akatoka miongoni mwao na akawatupia vichwani mwao vumbi, akikitawanya,
وَأَمَّ غَارَ ثَوْرٍ وَفَازَ الصِّدِّيقُ بِالْمَعِيَّةْ
Waʾamma ghāra thawrin wafāza aṣ-ṣiddīqu biālmaʿiyyah
and he headed to the Cave of Thawr, where Abu Bakr, the Truthful, attained the honor of companionship,
kisha akaelekea pangoni Thawr, ambapo Abubakr As-Siddiq alipata heshima ya kuwa pamoja naye,
وَأَقَامَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا تَحْمِي الْحَمَائِمُ وَالْعَنَاكِبُ حِمَاهْ
Waʾaqāmā fīhi thalāthan taḥmī al-ḥamāʾimu wālʿanākibu ḥimāh
and they remained there for three days, protected by the doves and the spider that guarded their refuge,
wakakaa humo siku tatu, wakilindwa na njiwa na buibui waliolinda hifadhi yao,
ثُمَّ خَرَجَا مِنْهُ لَيْلَةَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خَيْرِ مَطِيَّةْ
Thumma kharajā minhu laylata al-ʾithnayni wahuwa ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʿalā khayri maṭiyyah
then they departed on a Monday night, and the Prophet ﷺ rode the best of mounts,
kisha wakatoka usiku wa Jumatatu, naye Mtume ﷺ akapanda kipando bora zaidi,
وَتَعَرَّضَ لَهُ سُرَاقَةُ فَابْتَهَلَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَدَعَاهْ
Wataʿarraḍa lahu surāqatu fābtahala fīhi ʾilā Allāhi taʿālā wadaʿāh
and Suraaqah pursued him, so he invoked Allah, the Exalted, against him and supplicated,
Suraaqah akamfuata, naye akamwomba Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu dhidi yake,
فَسَاخَتْ قَوائِمُ يَعْبُوبِهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ الصُّلْبَةِ الْقَوِيَّةْ
Fasākhat qawāʾimu yaʿbūbihi fī al-ʾarḍi aṣ-ṣulbati al-qawiyyah
then the legs of his horse sank into the firm and solid ground,
kisha miguu ya farasi wake ikazama kwenye ardhi ngumu iliyo imara,
وَسَأَلَهُ الْأَمَانَ فَمَنَحَهُ إِيَّاهْ
Wasaʾalahu al-ʾamāna famanaḥahu ʾiyyāh
and he asked the Prophet ﷺ for safety, which he graciously granted him.
akamuomba Mtume ﷺ amani, naye akampa kwa ukarimu.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
وَمَرَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقُدَيْدٍ عَلَى أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّةْ
Wamarra ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama biqudaydin ʿalā ʾummi maʿbadin al-khuzāʿiyyah
The Prophet ﷺ passed by Qudayd and came upon Umm Ma‘bad al-Khuza‘iyyah,
Mtume ﷺ alipita Qudayd na akakutana na Umm Ma‘bad al-Khuza‘iyyah,
وَأَرَادَ ابْتِيَاعَ لَحْمٍ أَوْ لَبَنٍ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ خِبَاؤُهَا قَدْ حَوَاهْ
Waʾarāda abtiyāʿa laḥmin ʾaw labanin minhā falam yakun shayʾun min dhalika khibāʾuhā qad ḥawāh
and he wished to purchase some meat or milk from her, but she had none in her tent,
akataka kununua nyama au maziwa kutoka kwake, lakini hakukuwa na kitu chochote kama hicho hemani mwake,
فَنَظَرَ إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الرَّعِيَّةْ
Fanaẓara ʾilā shātin fī al-bayti khallafahā al-jahdu ʿani ar-raʿiyyah
then he noticed a goat in the corner of the house, left behind by weakness and unable to graze,
kisha akaona mbuzi ndani ya nyumba, aliyebaki nyuma kwa udhaifu na kushindwa kwenda malishoni,
فَاسْتَأْذَنَهَا فِي حَلْبِهَا فَأَذِنَتْ وَقَالَتْ لَوْ كَانَ بِهَا حَلْبٌ لَأَصَبْنَاهْ
Fāstaʾdhanahā fī ḥalbihā faʾadhinat waqālat law kāna bihā ḥalbun laʾaṣabnāh
so he sought her permission to milk it, and she allowed him, saying, 'If it had any milk, we would have already milked it,'
akamwomba ruhusa ya kumkamua, naye akamruhusu akisema, ‘Kama angekuwa na maziwa, tungeshayakamua tayari,’
فَمَسَحَ ضَرْعَهَا بِيَدِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ وَدَعَا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مَوْلَاهُ وَوَلِيَّهْ
Famasaḥa ḍarʿahā biyadihi ash-sharīfati wadaʿā Allāha taʿālā mawlāhu wawaliyyah
then he wiped its udder with his blessed hand and called upon Allah, his Master and Protector,
kisha akapanguza kiwele chake kwa mkono wake mtukufu na akamwomba Mwenyezi Mungu, Mola na Mlinzi wake,
فَدَرَّتْ فَحَلَبَ وَسَقَى كُلًّا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَأَرْوَاهْ
Fadarrat faḥalaba wasaqā kullan mina al-qawmi waʾarwāh
and it began to give milk, so he milked it and gave everyone present to drink until they were satisfied,
basi mbuzi akaanza kutoa maziwa, akakamua na kuwanywesha wote waliokuwepo hadi wakashiba,
ثُمَّ حَلَبَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَلَأَ الْإِنَاءَ وَغَادَرَهُ لَدَيْهَا آيَةً جَلِيَّةْ
Thumma ḥalaba ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama wamalaʾa al-ʾināʾa waghādarahu ladayhā āyatan jaliyyah
then the Prophet ﷺ milked it again, filling a vessel, and left it with her as a clear sign of his prophethood,
kisha Mtume ﷺ akakamua tena, akajaza chombo na akakiacha kwake kama dalili iliyo wazi ya unabii wake,
فَجَاءَ أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ وَرَأَى اللَّبَنَ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ الْعَجَبُ إِلَى أَقْصَاهْ
Fajāʾa ʾabū maʿbadin waraʾā al-labana fadhahaba bihi al-ʿajabu ʾilā ʾaqṣāh
then Abu Ma‘bad came and saw the milk, and his amazement reached its utmost,
kisha Abu Ma‘bad akaja akaona maziwa, na mshangao wake ukafika kileleni,
وَقَالَ أَنَّى لَكِ هَذَا وَلَا حَلُوبَ فِي الْبَيْتِ تَبِضُّ بِقَطْرَةٍ لَبَنِيَّةْ
Waqāla ʾannā laki hadhā walā ḥalūba fī al-bayti tabiḍḍu biqaṭratin labaniyyah
and he said, 'From where did you get this, when there is no milking goat in the house that could yield a drop of milk?'
akasema, ‘Umeupata wapi huu maziwa, hali hakuna mbuzi wa kukamuliwa nyumbani ambaye angeweza kutoa tone la maziwa?’
فَقَالَتْ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ مُبَارَكٌ كَذَا وَكَذَا جُثْمَانُهُ وَمَعْنَاهْ
Faqālat marra binā rajulun mubārakun kadhā wakadhā juthmānuhu wamaʿnāh
She replied, 'A blessed man passed by us—such and such was his appearance and his demeanor,'
akasema, ‘Mtu mwenye baraka alipita kwetu—hivi ndivyo alivyoonekana na alivyokuwa,’
فَقَالَ لَهَا هَذَا صَاحِبُ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَقْسَمَ بِكُلِّ أَلِيَّةْ
Faqāla lahā hadhā ṣāḥibu qurayshin waʾaqsama bikulli ʾaliyyah
He said to her, 'That was the companion of Quraysh!' and he swore firmly,
akamwambia, ‘Huyo alikuwa yule wa Quraysh!’ na akaapa kwa uthabiti,
بِأَنَّهُ لَوْ رَآهُ لَآمَنَ بِهِ وَاتَّبَعَهُ وَأَدْنَاهْ
Biʾannahu law raʾāhu laʾāmana bihi wāttabaʿahu waʾadnāh
that had he seen him, he would have believed in him, followed him, and honored him,
kwamba lau angemuona, angemuamini, angemfuata na kumheshimu,
وَقَدِمَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ يَوْمَ الْإِثْنَيْنِ ثَانِيَ عَشْرَ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ وَأَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ أَرْجَاؤُهَا الزَّكِيَّةْ
Waqadima ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama al-madīnata yawma al-ʾithnayni thāniya ʿashra rabīʿin al-ʾawwali waʾashraqat bihi ʾarjāʾuhā az-zakiyyah
The Prophet ﷺ arrived in Madinah on Monday, the twelfth of Rabi‘ al-Awwal, and its pure surroundings shone with his presence,
Mtume ﷺ aliwasili Madina siku ya Jumatatu tarehe kumi na mbili Rabi‘ al-Awwal, na pande zake safi zikaangaza kwa uwepo wake,
وَتَلَقَّاهُ الْأَنْصَارُ وَنَزَلَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقُبَاءَ وَأَسَّسَ مَسْجِدَهَا عَلَى تَقْوَاهْ
Watalaqqāhu al-ʾanṣāru wanazala ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama biqubāʾa waʾassasa masjidahā ʿalā taqwāh
The Ansar came out to receive him, and he ﷺ stayed in Quba’, where he founded its mosque upon piety,
Ansar wakamtokea kumpokea, naye ﷺ akateremka Quba, ambako alianzisha msikiti wake juu ya msingi wa uchamungu,
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْمَلَ النَّاسِ خَلْقًا وَخُلُقًا ذَا ذَاتٍ وَصِفَاتٍ سَنِيَّةْ
Wakāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama ʾakmala an-nāsi khalqan wakhuluqan dhā dhātin waṣifātin saniyyah
The Prophet ﷺ was the most complete of all people in form and character, possessing a noble essence and lofty attributes,
Mtume ﷺ alikuwa mkamilifu zaidi kati ya watu wote kwa umbile na tabia, akiwa na nafsi tukufu na sifa za heshima,
مَرْبُوعَ الْقَامَةِ أَبْيَضَ اللَّوْنِ مُشْرَبًا بِحُمْرَةٍ وَاسِعَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ أَكْحَلَهُمَا أَهْدَبَ الْأَشْفَارِ قَدْ مُنِحَ الزَّجَجَ حَاجِبَاهْ
Marbūʿa al-qāmati ʾabyaḍa al-lawni mushraban biḥumratin wāsiʿa al-ʿaynayni ʾakḥalahumā ʾahdaba al-ʾashfāri qad muniḥa az-zajaja ḥājibāh
He was of medium stature, fair in complexion with a touch of redness, large-eyed, naturally lined with kohl, long-lashed, and his eyebrows were finely arched,
Alikuwa wa kimo cha wastani, mweupe mwenye rangi yenye wekundu kidogo, macho yake makubwa na yenye weusi wa asili, kope ndefu, na nyusi zake zilikuwa zimepinda kwa uzuri,
مُفَلَّجَ الْأَسْنَانِ وَاسِعَ الْفَمِ حَسَنَهُ وَاسِعَ الْجَبِينِ ذَا جَبْهَةٍ هِلَالِيَّةْ
Mufallaja al-ʾasnāni wāsiʿa al-fami ḥasanahu wāsiʿa al-jabīni dhā jabhatin hilāliyyah
His teeth were evenly spaced, his mouth wide and handsome, his forehead broad and shining like the crescent moon,
Meno yake yalikuwa yamepangwa kwa usawa, mdomo wake mpana na mzuri, kipaji chake kipana na chenye kung’aa kama mwezi mwandamo,
سَهْلَ الْخَدَّيْنِ يُرَى فِي أَنْفِهِ بَعْضُ احْدِيدَابٍ حَسَنَ الْعِرْنِيْنِ أَقْنَاهْ
Sahla al-khaddayni yurā fī ʾanfihi baʿḍu aḥdīdābin ḥasana al-ʿirnīni ʾaqnāh
His cheeks were smooth, and in his nose there was a slight elevation—beautifully shaped and well-proportioned,
Mashavu yake yalikuwa laini, na puani pake kulikuwa na kuinuka kidogo—yenye umbo zuri na uwiano mzuri,
بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ سَبْطَ الْكفَّيْنِ ضَخْمَ الْكَرَادِيسِ قَلِيلَ لَحْمِ الْعَقِبِ كَثَّ اللِّحْيَةِ عَظِيمَ الرَّأْسِ شَعْرُهُ إِلَى الشَّحْمَةِ الْأُذُنِيَّةْ
Baʿīda mā bayna al-mankibayni sabṭa al-kffayni ḍakhma al-karādīsi qalīla laḥmi al-ʿaqibi kattha al-liḥyati ʿaẓīma ar-raʾsi shaʿruhu ʾilā ash-shaḥmati al-ʾudhuniyyah
The space between his shoulders was broad, his palms were smooth, his joints strong, his heels lightly fleshed, his beard full, his head well-shaped, and his hair reached his earlobes,
Kati ya mabega yake kulikuwa pana, viganja vyake vilikuwa laini, viungo vyake imara, visigino vyepesi, ndevu zake nyingi, kichwa chake kikubwa kwa uwiano, na nywele zake zilifika hadi kwenye masikio,
وَبَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ قَدْ عَمَّهُ النُّورُ وَعَلَاهْ
Wabayna katifayhi khātamu an-nubuwwati qad ʿammahu an-nūru waʿalāh
Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood, surrounded and covered by light,
Kati ya mabega yake kulikuwa na Alama ya Unabii, iliyozungukwa na nuru,
وَعَرَقُهُ كَاللُّؤْلُؤِ وَعَرْفُهُ أَطْيَبُ مِنَ النَّفَحَاتِ الْمِسْكِيَّةْ
Waʿaraquhu kāllluʾluʾi waʿarfuhu ʾaṭyabu mina an-nafaḥāti al-miskiyyah
His perspiration was like pearls, and his fragrance was sweeter than the finest musk,
Jasho lake lilikuwa kama lulu, na harufu yake ilikuwa tamu kuliko manukato ya miski,
وَيَتَكَفَّأُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ ارْتَقَاهْ
Wayatakaffaʾu fī mishyatihi kaʾannamā yanḥaṭṭu min ṣababin artaqāh
He walked with purpose and humility, as if descending from a slope,
Alitembea kwa unyenyekevu na nguvu, kana kwamba anashuka kutoka kwenye mteremko,
وَكَانَ يُصَافِحُ الْمُصَافِحَ بِيَدِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ فَيَجِدُ مِنْهَا سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ رَائِحَةً عَبْهَرِيَّةْ
Wakāna yuṣāfiḥu al-muṣāfiḥa biyadihi ash-sharīfati fayajidu minhā sāʾira al-yawmi rāʾiḥatan ʿabhariyyah
When he shook someone’s hand, they would continue to smell the fragrance of his blessed hand for the rest of the day,
Alipomsalimia mtu kwa mkono wake mtukufu, mtu huyo angeendelea kunusa manukato ya harufu yake siku nzima,
وَيَضَعُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُعْرَفُ مَسُّهُ لَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصِّبْيَةِ وَيُدْرَاهْ
Wayaḍaʿuhā ʿalā raʾsi aṣ-ṣabiyyi fayuʿrafu massuhu lahu min bayni aṣ-ṣibyati wayudrāh
And when he placed his hand upon a child’s head, that child would be recognized among others by the fragrance that remained,
Na alipoweka mkono wake juu ya kichwa cha mtoto, mtoto huyo alitambulika miongoni mwa wengine kwa manukato yaliyosalia,
يَتَلَأْلَأُ وَجْهُهُ الشَّرِيفُ تَلَأْلُؤَ الْقَمَرِ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْبَدْرِيَّةْ
Yatalaʾlaʾu wajhuhu ash-sharīfu talaʾluʾa al-qamari fī al-laylati al-badriyyah
His noble face shone like the full moon on a bright night,
Uso wake mtukufu ulikuwa uking’aa kama mwezi mpevu katika usiku wa mwangaza,
يَقُولُ نَاعِتُهُ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَا بَشَرٌ يَرَاهْ
Yaqūlu nāʿituhu lam ʾara qablahu walā baʿdahu mithlahu walā basharun yarāh
His describer said: ‘I have never seen anyone like him before or after, and no human can look upon his like,’
Aliyemuelezea alisema: ‘Sijawahi kuona mfano wake kabla wala baada, wala hakuna binadamu mwenye sura kama yake,’
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَدِيدَ الْحَيَاءِ وَالتَّوَاضُعِ يَخْصِفُ نَعْلَهُ وَيَرْقَعُ ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلُبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَسِيرُ فِي خِدْمَةِ أَهْلِهِ بِسِيرَةٍ سَرِيَّةْ
Wakāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama shadīda al-ḥayāʾi wālttawāḍuʿi yakhṣifu naʿlahu wayarqaʿu thawbahu wayaḥlubu shātahu wayasīru fī khidmati ʾahlihi bisīratin sariyyah
The Prophet ﷺ was deeply modest and humble; he would mend his sandals, patch his clothes, milk his own goat, and assist his family with noble conduct,
Mtume ﷺ alikuwa mwenye haya na mnyenyekevu sana; alikuwa akishona viatu vyake, akiziba nguo zake, akikamua mbuzi wake, na akihudumia familia yake kwa tabia tukufu,
وَيُحِبُّ الْفُقَرَاءَ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَيَجْلِسُ مَعَهُمْ وَيَعُودُ مَرْضَاهُمْ وَيُشَيِّعُ جَنَائِزَهُمْ وَلَا يَحْقِرُ فَقِيرًا أَدْقَعَهُ الْفَقْرُ وَأَشْوَاهْ
Wayuḥibbu al-fuqarāʾa wālmasākīna wayajlisu maʿahum wayaʿūdu marḍāhum wayushayyiʿu janāʾizahum walā yaḥqiru faqīran ʾadqaʿahu al-faqru waʾashwāh
He loved the poor and the needy, sat with them, visited their sick, followed their funerals, and never despised a poor person afflicted by poverty and hardship,
Aliwapenda maskini na wahitaji, alikaa nao, aliwatembelea wagonjwa wao, aliandamana kwenye mazishi yao, na hakumdharau maskini aliyeangamizwa na umasikini au shida,
وَيَقْبَلُ الْمَعْذِرَةَ وَلَا يُقَابِلُ أَحَدًا بِمَا يَكْرَهُ وَيَمْشِي مَعَ الْأَرْمَلَةِ وَذَوِي الْعُبُودِيَّة
Wayaqbalu al-maʿdhirata walā yuqābilu ʾaḥadan bimā yakrahu wayamshī maʿa al-ʾarmalati wadhawī al-ʿubūdiyyah
He would accept apologies and never respond to anyone with what they disliked, and he would walk with widows and those in servitude.
Alikubali udhuru na hakumjibu mtu kwa jambo asilolipenda, na alikuwa akitembea pamoja na wajane na watumwa.
وَلَا يَهَابُ الْمُلُوكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى وَيَرْضَى لِرِضَاه
Walā yahābu al-mulūka wayaghḍabu lillāhi taʿālā wayarḍā liriḍāh
He did not fear kings; he became angry for the sake of Allah the Exalted and was pleased for His pleasure.
Hakuwa na hofu ya wafalme; alikasirika kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka na aliridhika kwa kuridhika Kwake.
وَيَمْشِي خَلْفَ أَصْحَابِهِ وَيَقُولُ خَلُّوا ظَهْرِي لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ الرُّوحَانِيَّة
Wayamshī khalfa ʾaṣḥābihi wayaqūlu khallūā ẓahrī lilmalāʾikati ar-rūḥāniyyah
He would walk behind his companions and say, ‘Leave my back for the angelic beings.’
Alikuwa akitembea nyuma ya masahaba wake na kusema, ‘Acheni nyuma yangu kwa ajili ya malaika wa kiroho.’
وَيَرْكَبُ الْبَعِيرَ وَالْفَرَسَ وَالْبَغْلَةَ وَحِمَارًا بَعْضُ الْمُلُوكِ إِلَيْهِ أَهْدَاه
Wayarkabu al-baʿīra wālfarasa wālbaghlata waḥimāran baʿḍu al-mulūki ʾilayhi ʾahdāh
He rode a camel, a horse, a mule, and a donkey that some kings had gifted to him.
Alipanda ngamia, farasi, nyumbu, na punda ambao baadhi ya wafalme walimzawadia.
وَيَعْصِبُ عَلَى بَطْنِهِ الْحَجَرَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَقَدْ أُوتِيَ مَفَاتِيحَ الْخَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِيَّة
Wayaʿṣibu ʿalā baṭnihi al-ḥajara mina al-jūʿi waqad ʾūtiya mafātīḥa al-khazāʾini al-ʾarḍiyyah
He tied stones to his stomach out of hunger, even though he had been given the keys to the treasures of the earth.
Alifunga mawe tumboni mwake kwa sababu ya njaa, ingawa alikuwa amepewa funguo za hazina za duniani.
وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الْجِبَالُ بِأَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ ذَهَبًا فَأَبَاه
Warāwadathu al-jibālu biʾan takūna lahu dhahaban faʾabāh
The mountains offered to become gold for him, but he refused.
Milima ilijitolea kuwa dhahabu kwa ajili yake, lakini alikataa.
وَكَانَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقِلُّ اللَّغْوَ وَيَبْدَأُ مَنْ لَقِيَهُ بِالسَّلَامِ وَيُطِيلُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيَقْصُرُ الْخُطَبَ الْجُمُعِيَّة
Wakāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama yuqillu al-laghwa wayabdaʾu man laqiyahu biālssalāmi wayuṭīlu aṣ-ṣalāta wayaqṣuru al-khuṭaba al-jumuʿiyyah
He rarely engaged in idle talk, greeted those he met first, lengthened his prayers, and shortened the Friday sermons.
Aliepuka maneno yasiyo na maana, alikuwa wa kwanza kutoa salamu, alirefusha sala zake, na alifupisha hotuba za Ijumaa.
وَيَتَأَلَّفُ أَهْلَ الشَّرَفِ وَيُكْرِمُ أَهْلَ الْفَضْلِ وَيَمْزَحُ وَلَا يَقُولُ إِلَّا حَقًّا يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَيَرْضَاه
Wayataʾallafu ʾahla ash-sharafi wayukrimu ʾahla al-faḍli wayamzaḥu walā yaqūlu ʾillā ḥaqqan yuḥibbuhu Allāhu taʿālā wayarḍāh
He honored the noble and respected the virtuous, joked pleasantly, and never said anything but the truth loved and approved by Allah the Exalted.
Aliwaheshimu wenye heshima na kuwapa heshima watu wema, alitania kwa upole, na hakusema ila ukweli unaopendwa na kuridhiwa na Mwenyezi Mungu Aliyetukuka.
وَهَهُنَا وَقَفَ بِنَا جَوَادُ الْمَقَالِ عَنِ الطِّرَادِ فِي الْحَلْبَةِ الْبَيَانِيَّة
Wahahunā waqafa binā jawādu al-maqāli ʿani aṭ-ṭirādi fī al-ḥalbati al-bayāniyyah
And here the steed of speech halted from running further in the field of eloquence.
Na hapa farasi wa usemi ulisimama kuendelea katika uwanja wa ufasaha.
وَبَلَغَ ظَاعِنُ الْإِمْلَاءِ فِي فَدَافِدِ الْإِيضَاحِ مُنْتَهَاه
Wabalagha ẓāʿinu al-ʾimlāʾi fī fadāfidi al-ʾīḍāḥi muntahāh
And the traveler of expression reached the utmost limit in the valleys of explanation.
Na msafiri wa uandishi alifikia upeo wake katika mabonde ya ufafanuzi.
عَطِّرِ اللّٰهُمَّ قَبْرَهُ الْكَرِيمَ بِعَرْفٍ شَذِيٍّ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَتَسْلِيمٍ
ʿaṭṭiri Allāhumma qabrahu al-karīma biʿarfin shadhiyyin min ṣalātin wataslīmin
O Allah, perfume his noble grave with a sweet fragrance of blessings and salutations.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, paka kaburi lake tukufu manukato matamu ya baraka na salamu.
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim wabārik ʿalayhi
O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtumie rehema, amani na baraka zako juu yake.
اللّٰهُمَّ يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالْعَطِيَّة
Allāhumma yā bāsiṭa al-yadayni biālʿaṭiyyah
O Allah, You who extend Your hands in generosity,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, Wewe unayenyoosha mikono Yako kwa ukarimu,
يَا مَنْ إِذَا رُفِعَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَكُفُّ الْعَبْدِ كَفَاه
Yā man ʾidhā rufiʿat ʾilayhi ʾakuffu al-ʿabdi kafāh
O You who, when the servant raises his hands to You, You suffice him,
Ewe Wewe ambaye mtumwa anapoinua mikono yake Kwako, Wewe humtosheleza.
يَا مَنْ تَنَزَّهَ فِي ذَاتِهِ وَصِفَاتِهِ الْأَحَدِيَّة
Yā man tanazzaha fī dhātihi waṣifātihi al-ʾaḥadiyyah
O You who are exalted in Your Essence and Your unique Attributes,
Ewe Wewe Uliye Mtukuka katika Dhat Yako na Sifa Zako za upekee.
عَنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ فِيهَا نَظَائِرُ وَأَشْبَاه
ʿan ʾan yakūna lahu fīhā naẓāʾiru waʾashbāh
Free from having any likeness or equal,
Uliye huru na hana mfano wala anayefanana Naye.
يَا مَنْ تَفَرَّدَ بِالْبَقَاءِ وَالْقِدَمِ وَالْأَزَلِيَّة
Yā man tafarrada biālbaqāʾi wālqidami wālʾazaliyyah
O You who alone possess eternity, pre-existence, and everlastingness,
Ewe Wewe Uliye peke Yako mwenye kudumu, wa tangu zamani, na wa milele.
يَا مَنْ لَا يُرْجَى غَيْرُهُ وَلَا يُعَوَّلُ عَلَى سِوَاه
Yā man lā yurjā ghayruhu walā yuʿawwalu ʿalā siwāh
O You besides whom none is hoped for, and upon none other is reliance placed,
Ewe Wewe ambaye hakuna mwingine wa kutumainiwa, wala wa kutegemewa isipokuwa Wewe.
يَا مَنْ اسْتَنَدَ الْأَنَامُ إِلَى قُدْرَتِهِ الْقَيُّومِيَّة
Yā man astanada al-ʾanāmu ʾilā qudratihi al-qayyūmiyyah
O You upon whose eternal power all creation depends,
Ewe Wewe ambaye viumbe vyote vinategemea nguvu Zako za milele.
وَأَرْشَدَ بِفَضْلِهِ مَنِ اسْتَرْشَدَهُ وَاسْتَهْدَاه
Waʾarshada bifaḍlihi mani astarshadahu wāstahdāh
And who guides, by Your grace, whoever seeks Your guidance and asks for Your direction,
Na anayewaongoza kwa fadhila Yake wale wanaotafuta mwongozo na hidaya Yake.
نَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنْوَارِكَ الْقُدْسِيَّة
Nasʾaluka biʾanwārika al-qudsiyyah
We ask You by Your sacred lights,
Tunakuomba kwa nuru zako takatifu,
الَّتِي أَزَاحَتْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الشَّكِّ دُجَاه
At-tī ʾazāḥat min ẓulumāti ash-shakki dujāh
Which have dispelled the darkness of doubt and confusion,
Ambazo zimeondoa giza la mashaka na wasiwasi.
وَنَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِشَرَفِ الذَّاتِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّة
Wanatawassalu ʾilayka bisharafi adh-dhāti al-muḥammadiyyah
And we seek to draw near to You by the honor of the Muhammadan essence,
Na tunakuomba kwa heshima ya dhati ya Kimuhammadi,
وَمَنْ هُوَ آخِرُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِصُورَتِهِ وَأَوَّلُهُمْ بِمَعْنَاه
Waman huwa ākhiru al-ʾanbiyāʾi biṣūratihi waʾawwaluhum bimaʿnāh
He who is the last of the Prophets in form and the first of them in meaning,
Yeye aliye wa mwisho wa Manabii kwa umbo, na wa kwanza kwa maana.
وَبِآلِهِ كَواكِبِ أَمْنِ الْبَرِيَّة
Wabiʾālihi kawākibi ʾamni al-bariyyah
And by his family, the stars of safety for all creation,
Na kwa watu wa nyumba yake, nyota za usalama kwa viumbe vyote.
وَسَفِينَةِ السَّلَامَةِ وَالنَّجَاة
Wasafīnati as-salāmati wālnnajāh
And the ship of peace and salvation,
Na jahazi la amani na wokovu.
وَبِأَصْحَابِهِ أُولِي الْهَدَايَةِ وَالْأَفْضَلِيَّة
Wabiʾaṣḥābihi ʾūlī al-hadāyati wālʾafḍaliyyah
And by his companions, people of guidance and virtue,
Na kwa Masahaba wake, watu wa mwongozo na ubora.
الَّذِينَ بَذَلُوا نُفُوسَهُمْ لِلَّهِ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنَ اللَّه
Adh-dhīna badhalūā nufūsahum lillāhi yabtaghūna faḍlan mina Allāh
Who gave their lives for Allah, seeking bounty from Him,
Waliotoa maisha yao kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu, wakitafuta fadhila kutoka Kwake.
وَبِحَمَلَةِ شَرِيعَتِهِ أُولِي الْمَنَاقِبِ وَالْخُصُوصِيَّة
Wabiḥamalati sharīʿatihi ʾūlī al-manāqibi wālkhuṣūṣiyyah
And by the bearers of his Sacred Law, people of noble character and distinction,
Na kwa wabebaji wa Sheria yake Tukufu, watu wa tabia njema na ubora wa kipekee.
الَّذِينَ اسْتَبْشَرُوا بِنِعْمَةٍ وَفَضْلٍ مِنَ اللَّه
Adh-dhīna astabsharūā biniʿmatin wafaḍlin mina Allāh
Who rejoiced in the grace and bounty of Allah,
Waliopata furaha kwa neema na fadhila kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.
أَنْ تُوَفِّقَنَا فِي الْأَقْوَالِ وَالْأَعْمَالِ لِإِخْلَاصِ النِّيَّة
ʾan tuwaffiqanā fī al-ʾaqwāli wālʾaʿmāli liʾikhlāṣi an-niyyah
That You grant us success in words and deeds through sincerity of intention,
Utupatie mafanikio katika maneno na matendo kupitia ikhlasi ya nia.
وَتُنْجِحَ لِكُلٍّ مِنَ الْحَاضِرِينَ مَطْلَبَهُ وَمُنَاه
Watunjiḥa likullin mina al-ḥāḍirīna maṭlabahu wamunāh
And that You grant success to every one of those present in attaining their goals and desires,
Na uwawezeshe kila mmoja kati ya waliopo kufanikisha matakwa na malengo yao.
وَتُخَلِّصَنَا مِنْ أَسْرِ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَالْأَدْوَاءِ الْقَلْبِيَّة
Watukhalliṣanā min ʾasri ash-shahawāti wālʾadwāʾi al-qalbiyyah
And deliver us from the captivity of desires and the diseases of the heart,
Na utuokoe kutoka katika utumwa wa matamanio na maradhi ya moyo.
وَتُحَقِّقَ لَنَا مِنَ الْآمَالِ مَا بِكَ ظَنَنَّاه
Watuḥaqqiqa lanā mina al-āmāli mā bika ẓanannāh
And fulfill for us the hopes we have placed in You,
Na ututimizie matarajio tuliyokuwa nayo kwako.
وَتَكْفِيَنَا كُلَّ مُدْلَهِمَّةٍ وَبَلِيَّة
Watakfiyanā kulla mudlahimmatin wabaliyyah
And protect us from every hardship and affliction,
Na utulinde na kila dhiki na msiba.
وَلَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ أَهْوَاهُ هَوَاه
Walā tajʿalnā mimman ʾahwāhu hawāh
And do not make us among those who are led astray by their own desires,
Wala usitufanye miongoni mwa wale wanaoongozwa na matamanio yao binafsi.
وَتُدْنِيَ لَنَا مِنْ حُسْنِ الْيَقِينِ قُطُوفًا دَانِيَةً جَنِيَّة
Watudniya lanā min ḥusni al-yaqīni quṭūfan dāniyatan janiyyah
And bring near to us the ripe fruits of perfect certainty,
Na utukaribishie matunda yaliyoiva ya yakini kamilifu.
وَتَمْحُوَ عَنَّا كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ جَنَيْنَاه
Watamḥuwa ʿannā kulla dhanbin janaynāh
And erase from us every sin we have committed,
Na ufute kwetu kila dhambi tuliyofanya.
وَتَسْتُرَ لِكُلٍّ مِنَّا عَيْبَهُ وَعَجْزَهُ وَحَصْرَهُ وَعِيَّه
Watastura likullin minnā ʿaybahu waʿajzahu waḥaṣrahu waʿiyyah
And conceal for each of us our faults, weaknesses, shortcomings, and stumbles,
Na ufunike kwa kila mmoja wetu dosari zake, udhaifu wake, mapungufu yake, na makosa yake.
وَتُسَهِّلَ لَنَا مِنْ صَالِحِ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا عَزَّ ذُرَاه
Watusahhila lanā min ṣāliḥi al-ʾaʿmāli mā ʿazza dhurāh
And make easy for us the performance of righteous deeds that are difficult to reach,
Na uturahisishie kufanya matendo mema yaliyo magumu kufikiwa.
وَتَعُمَّ جَمْعَنَا هَذَا مِنْ خَزَائِنِ مِنَحِكَ السَّنِيَّة
Wataʿumma jamʿanā hadhā min khazāʾini minaḥika as-saniyyah
And encompass this gathering of ours with treasures from Your lofty gifts,
Na ujaalie mkusanyiko huu wetu upate hazina kutoka katika zawadi zako tukufu.
بِرَحْمَةٍ وَمَغْفِرَةٍ وَتُدِيمَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ غِنَاه
Biraḥmatin wamaghfiratin watudīma ʿamman siwāka ghināh
With mercy and forgiveness, and make us ever content with none besides You,
Kwa rehema na msamaha, na utujaalie tuwe wenye kuridhika na Wewe pekee.
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّكَ جَعَلْتَ لِكُلِّ سَائِلٍ مَقَامًا وَمَزِيَّة
Allāhumma ʾinnaka jaʿalta likulli sāʾilin maqāman wamaziyyah
O Allah, You have granted to every supplicant a station and a special virtue,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, Umeweka kwa kila mwenye kuomba daraja na fadhila maalum.
وَلِكُلِّ رَاجٍ مَا أَمَّلَهُ وَرَجَاه
Walikulli rājin mā ʾammalahu warajāh
And to every hopeful one You have granted what he desired and wished for,
Na kwa kila mwenye matumaini umempa alichokitumaini na kukitarajia.
وَقَدْ سَأَلْنَاكَ رَاجِينَ مَوَاهِبَكَ اللَّدُنِيَّة
Waqad saʾalnāka rājīna mawāhibaka al-laduniyyah
And we ask You, filled with hope, for Your divine gifts and blessings,
Na tumekuomba kwa matumaini, rehema na neema zako za kipekee.
فَحَقِّقْ لَنَا مَا مِنْكَ رَجَوْنَاه
Faḥaqqiq lanā mā minka rajawnāh
So fulfill for us what we have hoped from You,
Basi tutimizie yale tuliyoyatarajia kutoka Kwako.
اللّٰهُمَّ آمِنِ الرَّوْعَاتِ وَأَصْلِحِ الرُّعَاةَ وَالرَّعِيَّة
Allāhumma āmini ar-rawʿāti waʾaṣliḥi ar-ruʿāta wālrraʿiyyah
O Allah, grant safety from fear, and reform both the leaders and the people,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, tupe amani kutokana na hofu, na warekebishe viongozi na raia.
وَأَعْظِمِ الْأَجْرَ لِمَنْ جَعَلَ هَذَا الْخَيْرَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَأَجْرَاه
Waʾaʿẓimi al-ʾajra liman jaʿala hadhā al-khayra fī hadhā al-yawmi waʾajrāh
And greatly reward the one who organized this good gathering on this day and made it happen,
Na mpe thawabu kubwa yule aliyeandaa kheri hii katika siku hii na akaiendesha.
اللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةَ وَسَائِرَ بِلَادِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ آمِنَةً رَخِيَّة
Allāhumma ajʿal hadhihi al-baldata wasāʾira bilādi al-muslimīna āminatan rakhiyyah
O Allah, make this town and all the lands of the Muslims safe and prosperous,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, jaalia mji huu na nchi zote za Waislamu ziwe salama na zenye ustawi.
وَاسْقِنَا غَيْثًا يَعُمُّ انْسِيَابُ سَيْبِهِ السَّبْسَبَ وَرُبَاه
Wāsqinā ghaythan yaʿummu ansiyābu saybihi as-sabsaba warubāh
And send us rain whose flowing abundance covers the plains and the hills,
Na utunyeshee mvua yenye baraka itakayomwagika katika tambarare na milima.
وَاغْفِرْ لِنَاسِخِ هَذِهِ الْبُرُودِ الْمُحْبَّرَةِ الْمَوْلِدِيَّة
Wāghfir lināsikhi hadhihi al-burūdi al-muḥbbarati al-mawlidiyyah
And forgive the one who transcribed these embellished pages of the Mawlid,
Na umsamehe aliyeandika kurasa hizi zilizopambwa za maulidi.
سَيِّدِنَا جَعْفَرٍ مَنْ إِلَى الْبَرْزَنْجِيِّ نِسْبَتُهُ وَمُنْتَمَاه
Sayyidinā jaʿfarin man ʾilā al-barzanjiyyi nisbatuhu wamuntamāh
Our master Ja‘far, whose lineage and belonging trace back to al-Barzanji,
Bwana wetu Ja‘far, ambaye ukoo na asili yake vinarejea kwa al-Barzanji.
وَحَقِّقْ لَهُ الْفَوْزَ بِقُرْبِكَ وَالرَّجَاءَ وَالْأُمْنِيَّة
Waḥaqqiq lahu al-fawza biqurbika wālrrajāʾa wālʾumniyyah
Grant him success in attaining closeness to You, and fulfill his hopes and wishes,
Na umpe mafanikio ya kukukaribia Wewe, na utimizie matumaini na maombi yake.
وَاجْعَلْ مَعَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ مَقِيلَهُ وَسُكْنَاه
Wājʿal maʿa al-muqarrabīna maqīlahu wasuknāh
And place his resting place and abode among the ones drawn near to You,
Na ufanye makazi na mapumziko yake yawe pamoja na waliokukaribia Wewe.
وَاسْتُرْ لَهُ عَيْبَهُ وَعَجْزَهُ وَحَصْرَهُ وَعِيَّه
Wāstur lahu ʿaybahu waʿajzahu waḥaṣrahu waʿiyyah
And cover for him his faults, shortcomings, weakness, and errors,
Na ufunike makosa yake, mapungufu yake, udhaifu wake, na makwazo yake.
وَلِكَاتِبِهَا وَقَارِئِهَا وَمَنْ أَصَاخَ إِلَيْهَا سَمْعَهُ وَأَصْغَاه
Walikātibihā waqāriʾihā waman ʾaṣākha ʾilayhā samʿahu waʾaṣghāh
And for its writer, its reader, and all who lend their ears to listen to it, grant forgiveness,
Na kwa mwandishi wake, msomaji wake, na wote wanaoisikiliza, uwape msamaha.
وَصَلِّ اللّٰهُمَّ عَلَى أَوَّلِ قَابِلٍ لِلتَّجَلِّي مِنَ الْحَقِيقَةِ الْكُلِّيَّة
Waṣalli Allāhumma ʿalā ʾawwali qābilin lilttajallī mina al-ḥaqīqati al-kulliyyah
And send blessings, O Allah, upon the first who received the divine manifestation of the Universal Reality,
Na umtumie baraka, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, wa kwanza kupokea udhihirisho wa ukweli wa Uungu.
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ نَصَرَهُ وَوَالَاه
Waʿalā ālihi waṣaḥbihi waman naṣarahu wawālāh
And upon his family, his companions, and all those who supported and loved him,
Na juu ya ahli zake, maswahaba zake, na wote waliomsaidia na kumpenda.
مَا شُنِّفَتِ الْآذَانُ مِنْ وَصْفِهِ الدُّرِّيِّ بِأَقْرَاطٍ جَوْهَرِيَّة
Mā shunnifati al-ādhānu min waṣfihi ad-durriyyi biʾaqrāṭin jawhariyyah
As long as ears are adorned by hearing his radiant description, like pearl-studded earrings,
Kadiri masikio yanavyopambwa kwa kusikia sifa zake angavu kama hereni za lulu.
وَتَحَلَّتْ صُدُورُ الْمَحَافِلِ الْمُنِيفَةِ بِعُقُودِ حُلَاه
Wataḥallat ṣudūru al-maḥāfili al-munīfati biʿuqūdi ḥulāh
And as long as the gatherings of honor are adorned with the necklaces of his praise,
Na kadiri mikutano ya heshima inavyopambwa kwa mikufu ya sifa zake.
وَأَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ وَأَتَمُّ التَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ
Waʾafḍalu aṣ-ṣalāti waʾatammu at-taslīmi ʿalā sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin khātami al-ʾanbiyāʾi wālmursalīna
And may the most excellent blessings and the most perfect peace be upon our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers,
Na rehema bora kabisa na amani kamilifu zimshukie bwana wetu Muhammad, mwisho wa Manabii na Mitume.
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ
Waʿalā ālihi waṣaḥbihi ʾajmaʿīna
And upon all his family and companions,
Na juu ya ahli zake wote na maswahaba wake.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ، وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Subḥāna rabbika rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna, wasalāmun ʿalā al-mursalīna wālḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they ascribe to Him. Peace be upon the Messengers, and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
Utukufu ni wa Mola wako, Mola wa Uweza, juu ya yale wanayoyasema. Amani iwashukie Mitume, na sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu, Mola wa walimwengu.
