1. Blessings from the Merciful in every hour
Illuminate a face whose light still rises

2. With his gray hair we are watered when life departs
And the eyes of earth close as the heights ascend

3. He rejoices in piety, dignified and joyful
His outer self is light and his inner self connection

4. And he built with noble knowledge many dwellings
Emptiness and ignorance had ruled them before that

5. He extended to the healthy a generous palm
Giving freely until that giving was made blind

6. May the God of the Throne reward you, O son of Mohammed
With the reward of a benefactor whose word becomes action

7. You have excelled, and excelling is your wont
Upon all the hale your bouties constantly rain

8. I praise you not in hope of worthless fragments
But have gained honor describing your virtues and yours is the credit

9. Honor enough that I counted myself among you
And through you my people and worth are made greater

10. By what right do I claim I am linked to you?
And take shelter in your most lofty line of descent?