أصخ فلخير العالمين مناقب

تدل على التمكين والشرف الأسرى

Listen closely, for the best of all beings has virtues

That attest to firm authority and the most exalted honor.

أتى والورى أسرى فكان غياثهم

بنور سماء ينقلون عن الإسرا

He came while mankind were captives, and became their succor;

Through heaven's light, they are brought out of captivity.

وعفَّى رسوم الكافرين وأهلها

فلا قيصر من بعد ذاك ولا كسرى

And he effaced the unbelievers' traces and those who dwelt there;

So after that there was no Caesar, nor Kisra.

تقدم كلَّ العالمين إلى مدى

تظل به الأوهام طالعة حسرى

He outstripped all beings, reaching a height

Where imaginings keep rising, weary and spent.

وخُصَّ بتشريف على الناس كلهم

ومن لم يقل هذا تقوَّله قسرا

And he was singled out for honor above all people;

And whoever would not say this uttered it under compulsion.

ترقى إلى السبع الطباق ترقِّياً

حقيقاً ولم يعبر سفينا ولا جسرا

He ascended to the seven tiered heavens in an ascent

That was real, without crossing by ship or bridge.

وبالجسم أسرى الله وهو دلالة

يمحلّها من لا ييسّر لليسرى

And God took him bodily by night; this is a sign

Disputed by one not helped toward the way of ease.

فسبحان من أسرى إليه بعبده

وبورك في الساري وبورك في المسرى

So glory to Him who took His servant by night to Himself;

And blessed be the night-traveler, and blessed be the night journey.

وكم عجب أوحى إلى عبده به

فدونك تجميلا ولا تطلب الفسرا

And how many wonders He revealed to His servant!

So take this summary, and do not seek an explanation.