1. فهناكَ يحلو المدح دونُ تَُرَدُّدِ

    ويطيبُ تكراري الثَنا وتَرَدّدي

    There, then, praise grows sweet without hesitation,

    And sweet are my repeated praises and my repeated visits.

  2. وأخاطبُ القبر الشريفَ مشافِهاً

    وأقولُ للفكر القَريحِ ألا ازدَدِ

    And I address the noble tomb face to face,

    And I say to my wounded mind: 'Come, give more!'

  3. وأقول يا خَيرَ الأنام جميعهِ

    يا صفوةَ اللَهِ العظيمِ الأوحدٍِ

    And I say: O best of all creation,

    O chosen one of God, the Great, the One and Only,

  4. يا خيرَ من وطىءَ الثرى وأجلّ من

    بذلَ الثوابَ لنائدٍ أو مُنشِدِ

    O best of those who trod the earth, and noblest of those

    Who bestowed rewards on a wanderer or a reciter.

  5. هذا عُبَيدٌ جاءكُم مُتَطّفّلٌ

    يسعى بدَمع محاجرٍ لم يجمُدِ

    This lowly servant has come to you, an uninvited guest,

    He hastens with tears still flowing from his eyes.

  6. مُتسَربلٌ بجرائرٍ وجَرائمٍ

    هدّت قُواهُ وكلَّ طودٍ أطوَدِ

    Clothed in sins and crimes,

    That have shattered his strength and every towering mountain.

  7. فاشفَع لهُ فلقد أتى متشفعاً

    مولايَ بالسبطَينِ سبطي أحمدِ

    So intercede for him, for he has come seeking intercession,

    My master, through the two grandsons—the grandsons of Ahmad.

  8. وَسَلِ الإلاهَ العفوَ عن آثامه

    حتى يُرى منها طهوراً في الغَدِ

    And ask God to pardon his sins,

    So that tomorrow he may be seen purified of them.

  9. والخَتمَ بالحُسنى فذلك عندَهُ

    مولايَ في المطلوب أكمَلُ مقصِدِ

    And for a good ending; for that, to him,

    My master, is the supreme aim of all he seeks.

  10. والسترَ في الدنيا وفي الأخرى فلي

    إلٌّ بَتسميتي سماةَ محمد

    And for the veiling of faults in this world and the next; for I have

    A bond through my bearing the name Muhammad.

  11. والفَيضَ من كل العلوم بصدره

    فيَضانَ بحرٍ بالمعارف أجوَدِ

    And for an outpouring of all learning within his breast,

    Like the overflowing of a sea most generous with knowledge.

  12. والوِردَ من حوضٍ تكفَّلَ وردُهُ

    أن ليس يظمأ واردٌ للمَورِدِ

    And for drinking from a pool whose draught guarantees

    That no one who comes to its waters will thirst.

  13. وعليكَ ما سجَعَ الحمامُ تحيةٌّ

    واشتاقَ مشتاقٌ لقبر محمد

    And upon you be a greeting, as long as doves coo,

    And a yearning soul longs for Muhammad's tomb.