1. عليكَ سلامُ اللَه يا خيرَ مُرسَلِ

    أتاهُ صريحُ الوحي مِن خيرِ مُرسِلِ

    God’s peace be upon you, O best of messengers.

    Clear revelation came to him from the best Sender.

  2. إليك امتطينا اليعملاتِ رواسماً

    يجُبنَ الفلا ما بين رضوى فيذبُلِ

    Toward you we mounted sturdy she-camels, striding swiftly,

    Traversing the wilderness between Raḍwā and Yadhbul.

  3. إلى خيرِ من أطرتهُ بالمدحِ ألسُنٌ

    فصدَّقها نصُّ الكتابِ المُنزَّلِ

    To the best of those whom tongues have extolled in praise,

    And the text of the revealed Book confirmed their praise.

  4. لديكَ رسولَ اللَهِ قمتُ مجُمجِماً

    وقد كلَّ عن ثقلِ البلاغةِ مِقولي

    Before you, O Messenger of God, I stood faltering in speech,

    And my tongue had grown weary under the weight of eloquence.

  5. وأدهشني نورٌ تألّقَ مشرقاً

    يلوحُ على سامي ضريحكَ مِن علِ

    And a light awed me, gleaming radiantly,

    Shining from on high upon your lofty tomb.

  6. ثنتني عن مدحي لمجدِكَ هيبةٌ

    يراعُ لها قلبي ويرعدُ مِفصلي

    I was held back from praising your glory by awe,

    Which frightens my heart and makes my tongue tremble,

  7. وعلمي بأنَّ اللَه أعطاكَ مِدحةً

    مُفصَّلها في مُجملاتِ المفصَّلِ

    And by my knowledge that God bestowed praise upon you,

    Its details contained in the concise passages of al-Mufaṣṣal.

  8. فماذا يقولُ المادحونَ بمدحِهم

    لِمن مدحُهُ يعلو على كلّ مُعتلِ

    So what can those who praise say in their praise

    For one whose praise rises above every exalted one?