Salat-o-Salam : Transliteration And Translation

şallalLahu ‘ala Muhammad
Allah’s blessings be upon Muhammad,

şallalLahu ‘alaihi wa sallam
Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him.

ţala ‘al badru ‘alaina
The full moon has risen over us,

min thaniy-yatil wada`
From the mountains of al-Wada`,

wajaba ashukru ’alaina
We shall ever give thanks for it,

ma da’a lilLahi da’
As long as there will be callers to Allah.

ya nabi salamu `alaika
O Prophet, Peace be upon you,

ya rasul salamu `alaika
O Messenger, Peace be upon you,

ya habib salamu `alaika
O Beloved, Peace be upon you,

şalawatulLahi `alaika
The Blessings of Allah be upon you.

ashraqa al-badru ‘alaina
The full moon has risen over us,

wakhtafat minhul buduru
Eclipsing all other moons,

mithla husnika ma ra'aina
Such as your beauty we have never seen,

qaţţu ya wajha asururi
No, never, O face of delight!

anta shamsun anta badrun
You are a sun, you are a full moon,

anta nurun fawqa nuri
You are light upon light,

anta iksirul wujudi
You are the quintessence of existence,

anta mişba huşuduri
You are the lamp in every breast.

ya habibi ya Muhammad
O My beloved, O Muhammad,

ya ‘arusal khafiqayni
O bridegroom of the East and the West,

ya mu’ayyad ya mumajjad
The one Allah vindicated and exalted,

ya imam al qiblatayni
O Imam of the Two Directions!

ya nabi salamu `alaika
O Prophet, Peace be upon you,

ya rasul salamu `alaika
O Messenger, Peace be upon you,

ya habib salamu `alaika
O Beloved, Peace be upon you,

salawatulLahi `alaika
The Blessings of Allah be upon you.