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درود تاج

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Darood E Taj in Arabic

The complete Arabic text of Darood E Taj with full vowel marks (tashkeel), checked against printed sources. One-page PDF available.

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This is the original Arabic of Darood E Taj, written with full vowel marks (tashkeel) so that it can be read aloud accurately. It is set in Amiri, a typeface designed for long Arabic text, with generous line spacing so the marks never collide.

The text on this site has been verified against established printed sources, and corrected verse by verse where earlier copies differed. The small mark ط that appears in the twelfth verse is a pause sign and is shown at a reduced size so it reads as punctuation rather than a word.

If you would like a copy to keep, the one-page Arabic PDF fits the whole text on a single A4 sheet.

Darood E Taj in Arabic: the complete text with tashkeel

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

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    اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْمِعْرَاجِ وَالْبُرَاقِ وَالْعَلَمِ دَافِعِ الْبَلَاءِ وَالْوَبَاءِ وَالْقَحْطِ وَالْمَرَضِ وَالْأَلَمِ

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    إِسْمُهٗ مَكْتُوبٌ مَّرْفُوعٌ مَّشْفُوعٌ مَّنْقُوشٌ فِي اللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلَمِ

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    سَيِّدِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ جِسْمُهٗ مُقَدَّسٌ مُّعَطَّرٌ مُّطَهَّرٌ مُّنَوَّرٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْحَرَمِ

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    شَمْسِ الضُّحٰى بَدْرِ الدُّجٰى صَدْرِ الْعُلٰى نُوْرِ الْهُدٰى كَهْفِ الْوَرٰى مِصْبَاحِ الظُّلَمِ

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    جَمِيلِ الشِّيَمِ شَفِيعِ الْأُمَمِ صَاحِبِ الْجُوْدِ وَالْكَرَمِ

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    وَاللّٰهُ عَاصِمُهٗ وَ جِبْرِيلُ خَادِمُهٗ وَ الْبُرَاقُ مَرْكَبُهٗ وَ الْمِعْرَاجُ سَفَرُهٗ وَ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهٰى مَقَامُهٗ وَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ مَطْلُوْبُهٗ وَ الْمَطْلُوْبُ مَقْصُوْدُهٗ وَ الْمَقْصَوْدُ مَوْجَوْدُهٗ

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    سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ شَفِيعِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ اَنِيسِ الْغَرِيْبِيْنَ رَحْمَةٍ لِلْعَالَمِيْنَ

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    رَاحَةِ الْعَاشِقِيْنَ مُرَادِ الْمُشْتَاقِيْنَ شَمْسِ الْعَارِفِيْنَ سِرَاجِ السَّالِكِيْنَ مِصْبَاحِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

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    مُحِبِّ الْفُقَرَآءِ وَ الْغُرَبَآءِ وَ الْمَسَاكِيْنَ سَيِّدِ الثَّقَلَيْنِ نَبِيِّ الْحَرَمَيْنِ

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    اِمَامِ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ وَسِيْلَتِنَا فِيْ الدَّارَيْنِ صَاحِبِ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ مَحْبُوْبِ رَبِّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

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    جَدِّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ مَوْلَانَا وَ مَوْلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ اَبِيْ الْقَاسِمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ

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    نُوْرِ مِّنْ نُوْرِ اللّٰهِ ط يَآ يُّهَا الْمُشْتَاقُوْنَ بِنُوْرِ جَمَالِهٖ صَلُّوْا عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَصْحَابِهٖ وَ سَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِيْمًا

Meaning of the words

Darood / Durood
درود
Persian and Urdu word for Salawat: a prayer asking Allah to bless the Prophet ﷺ.
Salawat
صلوات
Plural of salah in the sense of blessing: prayers of blessing and honour upon the Prophet ﷺ.
Taj
تاج
Crown. In Darood E Taj it points to the Prophet’s ﷺ highest rank among creation.
Mi'raj
معراج
The Ascension: his journey up through the heavens on the Night of Isra and Mi’raj.
Buraq
براق
The white, winged steed on which the Prophet ﷺ travelled on the Night Journey.
'Alam
علم
A banner or standard; in this text, the Sacred Standard.
Dafi'
دافع
One who repels or averts.
Bala'
بلاء
Calamity, affliction, trial.
Waba'
وباء
Epidemic or plague.
Qaht
قحط
Drought and famine.
Maradh
مرض
Illness.
Alam
ألم
Pain or suffering (not to be confused with ‘alam, banner).
Lawh
لوح
The Tablet; here, the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz).
Qalam
قلم
The Pen.
Muqaddas
مقدس
Sacred, holy.
Mu'attar
معطر
Perfumed, made fragrant.
Mutahhar
مطهر
Purified, made clean.
Munawwar
منور
Illuminated, radiant with light.
Bayt and Haram
بيت وحرم
The House of Allah (the Ka‘bah) and the Sacred Sanctuary around it.
Shams ad-Duha
شمس الضحى
The sun of the forenoon, the bright morning sun.
Badr ad-Duja
بدر الدجى
The full moon of the dark night.
Nur al-Huda
نور الهدى
The light of guidance.
Kahf al-Wara
كهف الورى
The refuge (literally cave) of all creation.
Misbah az-Zulam
مصباح الظلم
The lamp of the darknesses.
Shafi'
شفيع
Intercessor: one who pleads on behalf of others, by Allah’s permission.
Sidrat al-Muntaha
سدرة المنتهى
The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, mentioned in Surah an-Najm (53:14).
Qab-e-Qawsain
قاب قوسين
The distance of two bow-lengths, mentioned in Surah an-Najm (53:9).
Ashiqin / Mushtaqin
العاشقين المشتاقين
Those who love, and those who long.
'Arifin
العارفين
The knowers of Allah (gnostics).
Salikin
السالكين
Wayfarers: those travelling on the spiritual path.
Muqarrabin
المقربين
Those brought near to Allah.
Thaqalayn
الثقلين
The two weighty creations: humans and jinn.
Haramayn
الحرمين
The two sanctuaries: Makkah and Madinah.
Qiblatayn
القبلتين
The two Qiblas: Masjid al-Aqsa and the Ka‘bah.
Mashriqayn and Maghribayn
المشرقين والمغربين
The two Easts and two Wests (as in Surah ar-Rahman, 55:17).
Abu'l-Qasim
أبو القاسم
A kunya (honorific name) of the Prophet ﷺ, “father of Qasim”.
Taslim
تسليم
Greeting with peace; “sallimu taslima” means send peace in full.

Darood E Taj in one page: Arabic PDF

Questions about arabic text

What is the full text of Darood E Taj, and how many verses does it have?

Darood E Taj has 12 verses. It begins "Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina wa mawlana Muhammadin sahibit-taji wal-mi'raji wal-buraqi wal-'alam" and ends with a call to send blessings and peace upon the Prophet ﷺ, his family and his companions. The complete Arabic text, with Urdu, English, Roman, Hindi and Telugu, is on this page, and a one-page Arabic PDF can be downloaded for free.

Who wrote Darood E Taj?

Darood E Taj is traditionally attributed to Sayyid Abu Bakr ibn Salim (1513-1584 CE), a Hadhrami Sufi scholar, saint, and descendant of the Prophet ﷺ who was born in Inat, Yemen. It spread across the Muslim world through Sufi chains of transmission, reaching South Asia through the Qadiri and Chishti orders. Some details of its early history are passed down as traditional accounts, so treat the dates and chains as such.

Can I read it in English or Roman if I cannot read Arabic?

Yes. The Roman transliteration on this page shows the pronunciation, and the Urdu, English, Hindi and Telugu translations give the meaning. If you can, learn to read the Arabic gradually with a teacher, since correct pronunciation matters, but do not wait for that before you begin sending Salawat.

I found a mistake in the text or a translation. What should I do?

Please write to us using the Contact page and mention the verse number, the language and the correction. Errors in sacred text are taken seriously and every report is read carefully.