In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May God bless our master Muhammad and his family and grant them peace.

Praise be to God, the Possessor of overwhelming might and brilliant proof :. and manifest blessings; He who created man and taught him eloquence A reference to the Quran, Surah Ar-Rahman 55:3-4: "He created man / and taught him eloquence [clear speech].". He, the Exalted, said: "And We made the night and day for rest." An allusion to Quranic verses regarding the natural order of time.

I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of the Arab stock by birth :. and the purest of origins by descent :. He supported the faith with the best support :. and strengthened its affair with the finest confirmation, until the religion became firmly established and polytheism vanished, defeated. May God bless him as many times as there are grains of sand and pebbles, for as long as the morning sun rises, and upon his pure family and companions who built up the pillars of the religion :.

And after: Since God has made all people subject to his Sovereign, Learned, Supported, Victorious, and Just Presence—may God strengthen his victory—and hopes shall reach his ears. May his all-encompassing shadow remain extended over his allies, his sea In classical Arabic praise, a "sea" refers to a person's boundless generosity. be a watering place for the weary :. his formidable sanctuary be the destination for those with hope :. and his banner be tied with triumph and victory, as a consequence and an essence, making the course of their time balanced, praised, and fortunate. Thus, he awakened the eyes of observation to look after their affairs :. and placed in his hand...