1. The tomb of the Commander of the Faithful, Muhammad
May my Lord bless you with perpetual peace

2. And greetings from the spirit of God, a greeting
That you receive along with the exalted assembly

3. The flowers' pockets split open around you
With basil waving its tender, delicate branches

4. Clouds of mercy poured down upon you
To water the soil of this embellished tomb

5. Maidens of Paradise visited you,
Tender graces amidst eternal bliss

6. Angels of contentment brought you glad tidings
As told in the glorious, honored Scripture

7. The garden took from you the finest soil
And eternity took from you the most noble covenant

8. God's pleasure, beautiful forgiveness and pardon
Continue at this engraved casket

9. Oh pearl! You excelled in the essence of sublimity
With every precious rarity, uniquely distinguished

10. Do you not have knowledge, wisdom, discourse
And the blossom of beauty bundled in your narrow grave?

11. You are but the halo of a moon whose light
Guides the shooting stars to find their way

12. How strange that soil does not overflow
With a sea of generosity, wave after wave

13. The vast universes, however spacious,
Were confined by your magnificent, glorious virtues

14. You came before the Merciful in the most honorable arrival
And were endowed with His infinite mercy

15. The Guardian established through you the imam Muhammad
Hoping for triumph through the intercession of Muhammad

16. So it came to pass as you desired, as the Sublime approved
Fulfilling hopes in the most faithful promise

17. He spread the shade of justice in every direction
And the unjust oppressor's hands were tied

18. He carried out the obligation of jihad to protect the people
And guided the religion of God in the best guidance

19. After fulfilling the rightful duties of the Caliphate
He worked in the cause of God with every intention

20. With the sword he opened kingdoms by force
And their dominions yielded to his compelling hand

21. He broke the statue of the cross, and silenced
The bells that were a watchtower for misguidance

22. He purified a prayer niche and renewed the pulpit
And proclaimed the remembrance of God in every mosque

23. The East and the West submitted to him
And all of them relinquished dominion into his hands

24. His mention spread throughout the inhabited world
And the caravans traveled with it down every trail

25. He journeyed from the house of mortality
To meet today the happiness of tomorrow

26. He carried out God's command in full measure
With resolute determination, without hesitation or doubt

27. If he traveled to meet the Merciful in excellent farewell
And settled in the highest seat of Paradise

28. The Guardian left behind Yusuf to renew
The sweet melodies of Sama and begin anew

29. To follow your path of noble virtues
And emulate your guidance, O best of imams!

30. Muhammad beautified history, then came Yusuf
And Yusuf beautified history after Muhammad

31. If people could find justification for ransom
Every monotheist would sacrifice himself for you

32. The land you were a saving rain for will weep for you
And so will the stars in every firmament

33. The clouds will weep for you, their eyes filled
With tears to water the barren, arid land

34. The Pleiades will wear their darkness for you in mourning
And the star will kindle the eyelid of the dormant

35. But they are only eyes that have slumbered
Kohl-lined by the star Canopus' fire

36. You remain immortal in the shade of bliss
While your son lives on in enduring eternity

37. The Merciful brought you to your Prophet's Pond
And endowed those you left behind with the best resource

38. Upon you, a greeting like your fragrant praise
That surpasses musk exhaled from your tender soil

39. And blessings upon the Chosen One of Hashim's house
A prayer by which we hope for intercession tomorrow