1. قلبي إلى روضه المختار مشتاق

    ودمع عيني لطول البعد غيداق

    My heart longs for the Chosen One's garden;

    And my eye's tears flow abundantly from long separation.

  2. كأنني ويد الأشواق تلعب بي

    غصن بريح الصبا والوجد خفّاق

    It is as though, while longing's hand plays with me,

    I were a branch fluttering in the east wind and love's anguish.

  3. أو أنني زورق في اليم مضطرب

    إما السلامه أو لا شك إغراق

    Or as though I were a boat tossed upon the sea:

    Either deliverance or, without doubt, drowning.

  4. لكن لي أملا أحظى برؤيتها

    وبعد رقى يفك الرق إعتاق

    Yet I have hope of being granted a sight of it;

    And after my bondage comes emancipation that breaks the fetters.

  5. في روضة المصطفى الهادي وحجرته

    نور الجلال وعرف المسك عباق

    In the garden of the Chosen One, the Guide, and in his chamber,

    Are the light of majesty and musk's pervasive fragrance.

  6. متى أرى النور وضاحا بحجرته

    ومنه يشملني بالعطف إشراق

    When shall I see the light shining brightly in his chamber,

    And radiance from him enfold me with tenderness?

  7. متى أرى جذوة الأشواق قد خمدت

    وتنطفي من مياه القرب أشواق

    When shall I see the ember of longing extinguished,

    And longings quenched by the waters of nearness?

  8. متى أرى جذوة الأشواق قد خمدت

    وتنطفى من مياه القرب أشواق

    When shall I see the ember of longing extinguished,

    And longings quenched by the waters of nearness?

  9. متى أراني على الأعتاب ملتجئا

    بالمصطفى وصبيب الدمع مهراق

    When shall I see myself at the thresholds, seeking refuge

    In the Chosen One, with a torrent of tears pouring forth?

  10. متى أراني بقرب القبر مرتجلا

    حسن المديح ولى تمتد أعناق

    When shall I see myself beside the tomb, improvising

    Beautiful praise, while necks crane toward me?

  11. متى أراه بفيض الفضل يشملني

    وقد عراني حياء منه إطراق

    When shall I see him enfold me in overflowing grace,

    While shyness before him has made me lower my gaze?

  12. متى يشنف سمعي در منطقه

    واسمع الرد بالتسليم ينساق

    When shall the pearls of his speech adorn my ears,

    And I hear the reply flow forth with a greeting of peace?

  13. ومنه أسمع والآذان مصغية

    لا تخش بأسا ولا يعروك إملاق

    And hear from him, while ears listen attentively:

    “Fear no harm, nor shall destitution befall you.

  14. كن في رعايتنا دنيا وآخرة

    فأنت منا ومنا طاب أعراق

    Be in our care, in this world and the hereafter,

    For you are of us, and from us lineages gain nobility.

  15. إخلاصك الحب قد قامت دلائله

    إن البكاء على الإخلاص مصداق

    The proofs of your sincerity in love have appeared;

    Indeed, weeping bears witness to sincerity.

  16. فاستقبل العز من جاه ومن سعة

    لك الرعاية إرفاد وإرفاق

    So welcome honor, with prestige and abundance;

    Care is yours: assistance and kindness.”

  17. من لي بذلك يا من نور طلعته

    قد اشرقت منه أفلاك وآفاق

    Who will grant me that, O you by whose countenance's light

    The celestial spheres and horizons have shone?

  18. بك العوالم قد قامت دعائمها

    فأنت في الكون مسبوق وسباق

    Through you the worlds' foundations have been established;

    For in creation you are both preceded and foremost.

  19. لولاك ما بزغت شمس ولا قمر

    كلا ولا فتحت للكون أغلاق

    Were it not for you, neither sun nor moon would have risen;

    No, nor would creation's locks have been opened.

  20. فأنت لاشك ممر الكون من أزل

    وأنت للروح والأدواء ترياق

    For you are surely creation's passageway from eternity,

    And you are an antidote for the soul and for ailments.

  21. من يمن يمناك فاض النيل منبجسا

    أروى الألوف ونبع الماء مهراق

    By the blessing of your right hand, the Nile overflowed, gushing forth;

    It quenched thousands, with springwater pouring out.

  22. بك الخليل نجا من نار طاغية

    فعزّ قدراً ولم يمسسه إحراق

    Through you, the Friend escaped a tyrant's fire,

    Thus he was exalted in rank, and no burning touched him.

  23. وسار باسمك نوح في سفينته

    شرقا وغربا فلم يدركه إغراق

    And Noah sailed in his ark in your name,

    East and west, so drowning did not overtake him.

  24. وطيبة بك قد فازت بطلبتها

    ونالها بعد طول القيد إطلاق

    And Taybah, through you, attained her desire,

    And release came to her after long bondage.

  25. والضب كلمه والجذع حن له

    وقد تولاه بعد البعد إشفاق

    And the spiny-tailed lizard spoke to him, and the tree trunk yearned for him,

    And tender concern had overtaken it after separation.

  26. والغيم ظلله من حر هاجرة

    وأبصر البدر حين الشق أحداق

    And the clouds shaded him from the heat of midday,

    And eyes beheld the full moon when it split.

  27. وقصه الغار لا تخفى مواقها

    وتمر جابر زادت فيه أوساق

    And the cave's story—its details are no secret;

    And Jabir's dates increased by measured loads.

  28. وكم وكم معجزات لست أحصرها

    ولا تحيط بها صحف وأوراق

    And how many, how many miracles I cannot count!

    Nor can scrolls and pages encompass them.

  29. يكفيه فخرا ومجدا أن به كملت

    بعد النبيين في الأكوان أخلاق

    For his honor and glory, it suffices that through him were perfected

    The virtues throughout the worlds, after the prophets.

  30. صلى الإله عليه عد ما هطلت

    سحب وما قسمت في الخلق أرزاق

    May God bless him, as often as rain has poured

    From clouds, and as often as provisions have been allotted among creation,

  31. والآل والصحب والأتباع قاطبة

    ما تم للبدر في العلياء إشراق

    And his family, companions, and followers, all of them,

    As long as the full moon shines fully in the heights.