1. O You upon whom the nation seeks counsel
And towards whom perfection is gestured if mentioned

2. Muhammad, the Praised One, lives protected
By God's decree which runs its course

3. A full moon, and none but the Caliphate is its halo
A sun, and none but the Exalted has its orbit

4. A rain, and none but bounty is its cloud
A lion, and none but the lionesses have claws

5. Ten hours have passed separating
The party of nightfall as if it were tenths

6. The night has turned its back and morning
Dawns against the darkness and day breaks

7. By his birth the best of those whose tomb
Is visited by caravans or tithed crops

8. The stars have withered in his presence, though often
Their flowers thrive through him

9. A slit in the dusk turns for wisdom
Hidden, and a matter underneath, secrets

10. All confer and within Him
Is God, the One, the Omnipotent