سَــلامُ اللـهِ يَـتْـبـعُــهُ سَــلامُ

سَــلامُ اللـهِ يَـتْـبـعُــهُ سَــلامُ

عَلَى مَـنْ فِي الضَّـمِيرِ لَــهُ مَقَـامُ

عَلَى مَـنْ فِي الضَّـمِيرِ لَــهُ مَقَـامُ

God's peace, followed by peace,

God's peace followed by peace

Upon one who has a place in the heart;

Upon the one whose position is ensconced in conscience

عَلَى الحِـبِّ المُكـرَّمِ مَـن تَرَقَّــى

عَلَى الحِـبِّ المُكـرَّمِ مَـن تَرَقَّــى

إِلـَى أَعلـَى مَـكــارِمَ لا تُــرامُ

إِلـَى أَعلـَى مَـكــارِمَ لا تُــرامُ

Upon the honored beloved, who has risen

Upon elevated love, he who has risen

To the loftiest noble virtues, beyond reach;

To the highest of noble deeds that have no peer

وَفَاقَ الطَّالِبيـنَ ذَكًـا وَحِرْصًـا

وَفَاقَ الطَّالِبيـنَ ذَكًـا وَحِرْصًـا

وآدَابًــا وَمَــعْــرِفَــةً تُـسَــــامُ

وآدَابًــا وَمَــعْــرِفَــةً تُـسَــــامُ

And surpassed the seekers in intelligence and zeal,

And has surpassed the seekers in intellect, desire

And in good manners and knowledge held in esteem;

Etiquette and enlightened knowledge are his measure

وَفَـارَقَ لِلقَـواطِــعِ بِاشْتِيــاقٍ

وَفَـارَقَ لِلقَـواطِــعِ بِاشْتِيــاقٍ

ومَـنْ طَلَـبَ المَكـارِمَ مـا يُــلامُ

ومَـنْ طَلَـبَ المَكـارِمَ مـا يُــلامُ

And eagerly parted from distractions—

And separated with yearning for undertakings

And whoever seeks noble virtues is not blamed;

While the seeker of virtues is not blamed

وخَـلَّى كُـلَّ مُشْتَغِــلٍ يُنــادِي

وخَـلَّى كُـلَّ مُشْتَغِــلٍ يُنــادِي

أَلا لَيْتِــي بِمَنــزِلِــهِ أَقَــامُـــوا

أَلا لَيْتِــي بِمَنــزِلِــهِ أَقَــامُـــوا

And left everyone at work calling out:

And left every preoccupied one crying out

Ah, would that I were in his station! [The final verb reads 'they dwelt'; the wording is irregular.]

Oh, would that I come to his abode and remain

فَبَعْدَ الدَّأْبِ تَرضَى أَنْ تُسَاوِي

فَبَعْدَ الدَّأْبِ تَرضَى أَنْ تُسَاوِي

لأَرْبــابِ الْبِـطَـالَــةِ أَوْ تَـنَـــامُ

لأَرْبــابِ الْبِـطَـالَــةِ أَوْ تَـنَـــامُ

So, after diligent effort, are you content to be equal

So after striving you are pleased to equal

To those given to idleness, or to sleep?

The masters of idleness or to sleep

وَبَعْدَ صُعـودِكَ الدَّرَجَ الْعَـوالِي

وَبَعْدَ صُعـودِكَ الدَّرَجَ الْعَـوالِي

تُجــاذِبُ لِلنُّـزُولِ فَــذَا سَقَــامُ

تُجــاذِبُ لِلنُّـزُولِ فَــذَا سَقَــامُ

And after you have climbed the lofty steps,

And after your ascent to the highest degrees

You struggle to descend—this is sickness.

You fluctuate towards descent, so it is a malady

فَمـا أَلْهـاكَ عَـنْ عِلْـمٍ تَسَامَـى

فَمـا أَلْهـاكَ عَـنْ عِلْـمٍ تَسَامَـى

وَعَـزَّ عَلَيْكَ يَـا هَـذَا الْعِظَـامُ؟!

وَعَـزَّ عَلَيْكَ يَـا هَـذَا الْعِظَـامُ؟!

So what has distracted you from exalted knowledge,

What then has distracted you from transcendent knowledge

And great things have become difficult for you, O man?

And difficult for you, O great one, has it become?!

أَمَ الْهــاكَ اقْتِـدَاؤُكَ بِالكُسَــالَى

أَمَ الْهــاكَ اقْتِـدَاؤُكَ بِالكُسَــالَى

فَضَاعَ الوقتُ وانْفَرطَ النِّظامُ؟!

فَضَاعَ الوقتُ وانْفَرطَ النِّظامُ؟!

Or has your following the lazy distracted you,

Or has emulating the lazy destroyed you

So time was wasted and order unraveled?

So time is lost and composure comes undone?!