1. ضَرَبوا الخيام عَلى الكَثيب الاخضر

    ما بين روضة حاجر وَمحجر

    They pitched their tents upon the green dune,

    Between the meadow of Hajir and Muhajjar.

  2. وَتفيؤا في الأَرض ظلا واِرتَووا

    من مائة المنسجم المتفجر

    They sheltered in shade upon the earth and drank their fill

    From its flowing, gushing water.

  3. واخضر فَردوس الخَمائِل اذ غَدا

    وَسرى عليه حيا العَريض الممطر

    And the paradise of the groves grew green as there came by day

    And swept over it by night the rain of the broad, rain-laden cloud.

  4. فكأن لؤلؤ ظله راد الضحى

    درر مَتى تسر النَسائِم تنثر

    As though the pearls of its shade at early morning

    Were fine pearls, scattered whenever the breezes pass.

  5. أَوما تَرى عذبات بانات اللوا

    تَرتاح روح نَسيمها المتعطر

    And do you not see the tender tips of al-Liwa's ban trees

    Swaying gladly in the breath of their perfumed breeze?

  6. وَلع البشام بنفحة نجدية

    تغشى الرياض بعنبر وَمعنبر

    The balsam tree is enamored of a breath from Najd,

    That bathes the gardens in ambergris and ambergris-scented perfume.

  7. ان النفوس عَلى اختلاف طباعها

    طمعت من الدنيا بما لم تظفر

    Indeed, souls, for all the differences in their natures,

    Have coveted from this world what they have not attained.

  8. وَعَلى الكَريم دلالَة عذرية

    بصرت به فأرته ما لَم ينظر

    And a chaste maiden is coyly bold with the noble one;

    She caught sight of him, then showed him what he had not seen.

  9. يا نازِلا بربا الأراك عداك ما

    حملت منوَلَهي وَطول تذكري

    O you who alight on the hills of arak trees, may you be spared what

    I have borne of my yearning and my long remembrance.

  10. سل جيرة الجرعى غداة عدت بهم

    نزل الرَكائِب في الفَريق المصحر

    Ask the neighbors of al-Jar'a, the morning you returned with them,

    Those who alighted from camels among the desert-dwelling company:

  11. هَل جددوا عهدا بمعهد رامة

    أَم طنبوا في الشعب شعب العرعر

    Did they renew their pledge at the old abode of Rama,

    Or pitch their tents in the ravine, the juniper ravine?

  12. لِلَّه در العيس وَهي رواسم

    بموّح وَمصبح وَمهجر

    How splendid are the pale camels as they stride,

    At dusk, at dawn, and at midday.

  13. يخرقن منحجب السراب سرادقا

    ما بين طيبة وَالمقام الاكبر

    They pierce a pavilion of the mirage's veils,

    Between Tayba and the greatest station.

  14. وَيلحن في لجج الظلام ضوامرا

    شوقا إِلى المزمل المدثر

    And appear, lean, amid the depths of darkness,

    Yearning for the cloaked one, the mantled one,

  15. الابطحي المنتقى من غالب

    وَالطاهِر الطهر البَشير المنذر

    The man of al-Abtah, chosen from Ghalib,

    The pure, the immaculate, the bearer of good tidings, the warner,

  16. الصادِق الهادي الامين المجتَبى

    وَالسابِق المتقدم المتأخر

    The truthful, the guide, the trustworthy, the chosen,

    And the foremost, the one who precedes and the one who comes last,

  17. وابن العواتق من سَليم انه

    ذو الخفر احماعا ومن لم يفخر

    And son of the maidens of Sulaym; indeed, he

    Is modest by common consent, and one who never boasted.

  18. ملأت محاسنه الزَمان وأشرقت

    بوجوده الاكوان فاسمع وانظر

    His virtues filled all time, and there shone

    Through his presence, all the worlds—so listen and behold.

  19. وَتَتابَعَت نعم به وَتَطاوَلَت

    رتب تَناهى في عراض المشتري

    Blessings followed one another through him, and rose high

    Ranks that reached the breadth of Jupiter.

  20. هَذا مَنارك يا محمد مذسمها

    طلعت طَلائعه بنور النير

    This is your beacon, O Muhammad, since it rose on high;

    Its first gleams appeared with the light of the luminary.

  21. كَم نازعتك الفخر سادة مكة

    حسدا وَهَل صدف يقاس بجوهر

    How often the lords of Mecca disputed glory with you,

    Out of envy! Can a shell be compared with a jewel?

  22. ولأنت سر المُرسَلين وَخير من

    وَطىء الثرى من منجد وَمغوّر

    And you indeed are the secret of the messengers, and the best of those

    Who trod the earth, whether upland or lowland travelers.

  23. ضربت رواق العز دونك هيبة

    قصمت عرا المتكبر المتجبر

    Awe pitched the pavilion of glory before you,

    And shattered the bonds of the arrogant tyrant.

  24. وَسمت نجومك بالسعود وأَشرقَت

    شمس الوجود بحظك المتوفر

    And your stars rose with auspicious fortune, and there shone

    The sun of existence, with your abundant good fortune.

  25. وأرتك أَنوار النبوّة ما اِنطَوى

    في الكون من مَكنون سر مضمر

    And the lights of prophethood showed you what lay enfolded

    Within the universe—secrets hidden and concealed.

  26. وَوقتك من لفح السموم غَمائم

    مَبسوطَة من فوق بدر مزهر

    And clouds shielded you from the blast of scorching winds,

    Spread out above a radiant full moon.

  27. وَعَلَيكَ سلمت الغَزالَة مذرأت

    بك من بَديع الحسن أَكمل منظر

    And the gazelle greeted you when she saw

    In you the most perfect sight of wondrous beauty.

  28. وأَوابد الوحش الكَوانِس في الفَلا

    نادتك باسم معرف لم ينكر

    And the untamed beasts, sheltering in their lairs in the wilderness,

    Called you by a familiar, unmistakable name.

  29. وَبِبَطن كفك سبحت صم الحصى

    وَكَذاكَ حن الجذع يوم المنبر

    And in the hollow of your palm, the hard pebbles praised God,

    And likewise, the palm trunk moaned with longing on the day of the pulpit.

  30. وَبنت عليك العَنكَبوت بنسجها

    في الغار توهم أَن منهجه بري

    And the spider built its web over you

    In the cave, giving the impression that its passage was untouched.

  31. وَغدت مغيرة لا ثرك في الثَرى

    وَرق الحمام فَعاد غير مؤثر

    And at morning there came, altering your trace in the dust,

    The gray doves, so it ceased to leave a mark.

  32. وَجعلت شق البدر معجزة لمن

    في الحي من بدو هديت وَحضر

    And you made the splitting of the full moon a miracle for those

    In the community, nomads and townsfolk whom you guided.

  33. وَلمدحك الوحي المنزل فصلت

    آياته عَن معجزاتك فاشكر

    And in praise of you, the revealed scripture set forth

    Its verses concerning your miracles—so give thanks.

  34. وَمَكارِم قد عمت الدنيا نَدى

    وَهدى وأخرى أخرت للمحشر

    And noble gifts filled the world with bounty

    And guidance, while others were reserved for the final gathering:

  35. فخر الجَلالَة وَالمَهابَة وَالعلى

    وَشفاعة العقبى وَحوض الكوثر

    The glory of majesty, awe, and exalted rank,

    Intercession in the hereafter and the Pool of al-Kawthar.

  36. يا بهجة الدنيا وَعصمة أَهلها

    من كل خطب عابس متنكر

    O joy of the world and safeguard of its people

    Against every grim, hostile calamity,

  37. كن من أَذى الدارين نصرى واحمنى

    وَلنيل ما أَرجوه موسم متجري

    Be my help against the harm of both worlds, and protect me;

    And be my trading season for attaining what I hope for.

  38. وَاِجعل مَديحي فيك حبل تَواصل

    بيني وَبينك يا رَفيع المفخر

    And make my praise of you a cord of connection

    Between me and you, O you of lofty glory.

  39. قل أَنتَ يا عَبدَ الرَحيم وكل من

    واليته في ذمة لم تخفر

    Say: “You, O Abd al-Rahim, and everyone

    You have befriended are under a covenant of protection never broken.”

  40. وَلمن يَليني صحبة وَرحامة

    بالخير يا خير العباد فبشر

    And to those close to me through friendship and kinship,

    Announce good tidings, O best of all servants.

  41. وادرأ بصولك في نحور حَواسدي

    أَبَدا وَقم بي حيث كنت وَشمر

    And repel my enviers, bringing your might against their throats,

    Forever; stand by me wherever I am, and gird yourself for action.

  42. واذا دَعوتك للملمه فاِستَجِب

    واذا انتصرت بجاه وَجهك فانصر

    And when I call on you in calamity, respond;

    And when I seek victory through the honor of your countenance, grant me victory.

  43. وَعليك صَلى اللَه يا علم الهدى

    ما لاحَ ملتثم الصباح المسفر

    And may God bestow blessings upon you, O banner of guidance,

    As long as the veiled face of brightening morning gleams,

  44. وَعلى المهذبة الكِرام كَواكِب ال

    سلام صحب الخير للمتخير

    And upon the refined, noble ones, the stars of

    Peace—the chosen one's companions in goodness.