1. لَبِسْتُ مَدائِحي قَبلَ التَّمائِمْ

    وَقبلَ المَدْحِ أُرضِعَتِ المَكارِمْ

    I wore my praises before amulets,

    And before praise, noble virtues were suckled.

  2. وفي المَهْدِ انتَجعْنا مِنكَ كَفّاً

    كَفانا مَنُّها مِنَنَ الغَمائِمْ

    And in the cradle we sought from you a hand

    Whose bounty spared us need of the rainclouds’ gifts.

  3. وَهزَّكَ مَدْحُنا من جَانِبيهِ

    فَلَمْ تَكُ عَن جَوارِحِنا بِنائِمْ

    And our praise stirred you from both its sides,

    So you did not slumber, heedless of our limbs.

  4. وَقَّبلْنا يَمِينَكَ ثُمَّ لِمْ لا

    تُقَبَّلُ وَهْيَ قِبلَةُ كل لاثِمْ

    And we kissed your right hand—then why should it not

    be kissed, when it is the qibla of every kisser?