فَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الهُدى عَزَّ بَأسه

فَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الهُدى عَزَّ بَأسه

وَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الوَغى عَزَّ نَصره

وَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الوَغى عَزَّ نَصره

May God never deprive guidance of the glory of his valor,

God has not stripped guidance though mighty be His might,

Nor may God deprive battle of the glory of his victory.

Nor has God stripped error though victorious His aid.

وَأَحسَن عَن حِفظِ النَبِيِّ وَآله

وَأَحسَن عَن حِفظِ النَبِيِّ وَآله

وَرَعى سَوامِ الدينِ تَوفير شُكرِهِ

وَرَعى سَوامِ الدينِ تَوفير شُكرِهِ

And may He reward him well for safeguarding the Prophet and his family,

He has excelled in guarding the Prophet and his Household,

And tending religion’s grazing herds, with a full measure of thanks.

And pastured the sheep of the religion, giving them His full thanks,

فَما تُدرِكُ المَدّاح أَدنى حُقوقهُ

فَما تُدرِكُ المَدّاح أَدنى حُقوقهُ

بِإِغراقِ مَنظومِ الكَلامِ وَنَثرِهِ

بِإِغراقِ مَنظومِ الكَلامِ وَنَثرِهِ

For the panegyrist cannot fulfill even the least of his due,

So you cannot attain the least of His rights

Through extravagant speech in verse and prose.

With a torrent of verse and overflowing prose.