1. Praising the Prophet brings peace to the anxious soul
So praise him, composed or impromptu lines extol
١. مَدْحُ النَّبيِّ أُمانُ الخائفِ الوجِلِ
فامْدَحْهُ مَرْتَجِلاً أَوْ غيرَ مُرْتَجِلِ
2. Do not dwell on lands or eras of the past
Nor wander to abandoned camps amid the dunes
٢. وَلا تُشَبِّبْ بأَوْطَانٍ وَلا دِمَنٍ
ولا تُعَرِّجْ عَلَى رَبْعٍ ولا طَلَلِ
3. But sing the beauty of Allah's beloved matchless and alone
For in his praise all praise and verse become whole
٣. وصِفْ جَمالَ حَبيبِ اللهِ مُنْفَرِدَاً
بِوَصْفِهِ فَهْوَ خَيْرُ الوصْفِ وَالغَزَلِ
4. His scent surpasses the sweetest flower
His lineage from Fatima, the shining star
٤. ريْحانَتاه على زَهْرِ الرُّبا
رَيْحانَتاهُ مِنَ الزَّهْراءِ فاطِمَةٍ
5. And Ali, best of men, perfection did sire
When I praise those born of his brilliant fire
٥. خَيرِ النِّسَاءِ وَمِنْ صِنْوِ الإِمامِ علي
إذا امْتَدَحْتُ نَسِيباً مِنْ سُلاَلَتِهِ
6. My praise reflects the master of messengers entire
Muhammad, greatest prophet, by all is admired
٦. فهْوَ النَّسِيبُ لِمَدْحِي سَيِّد الرُّسُلِ
مُحَمَّدٌ أَفْضَل الرُّسْل الَّذي شَهِدَتْ
7. Lesser prophets bowed to him, his favor desired
None matched his noble form or character so pure
٧. بِفَضْلِهِ أَنبياءُ الأَعْصُرِ الأُوَلِ
لَمْ يَعْدُهُ الحُسْنُ في خَلْقِ وفي خُلُقٍ
8. All found in him a friend, loving and demure
Study his blessed ways for in them finds the soul its cure
٨. وَلَمْ يَزَلْ حُبُّهُ لِكُلِّ خَلِي
وَقِفْ عَلَة سُنَنِ المَرْضِيِّ مِنْ سُنَنٍ
9. Free thought takes wing in his wisdom's secure anchor
And eloquence flows from his branches forevermore
٩. فإنَّ فيها شِفاءَ الخَبْلِ والخَبَلِ
ونَزِّهْ الفِكْرَ في رَوْضاتِ فِكْرَتِها
١٠. واجْنِ البَلاغَةَ مِنْ أَغْصانِها الذُّلُلُ