1. العبد قد بناه

    للَه من عطاه

    The servant has built it

    for God, from His bounty.

  2. والعبد ليس يملك

    شيئاً من مولاه

    And the servant does not own

    anything of his Master's.

  3. يا ربنا تقبل

    منه وكن معاه

    O our Lord, accept

    it from him, and be with him.

  4. وكن به لطيفاً

    واغفر له خطاه

    And be gentle with him,

    and forgive him his faults.

  5. والمسجد المبارك

    قد أرخوا بناه

    And the blessed mosque—

    its construction was dated

  6. أحبةً كرام

    وبالمليح فاهوا

    by noble, dear friends,

    who spoke fine words.

  7. وخير كل شيءٍ

    قولوا ومنتقاه

    And the best of everything,

    and its choicest—say it—

  8. ما قاله وجيه

    ثناؤه دعاه

    is what Wajih said;

    his praise is his prayer.

  9. قولوا ونحن نرجو

    نطلب به رضاه

    Say it, while we hope,

    seeking through it His pleasure:

  10. يا رحمة المهين

    بلى له ثراه

    O mercy for the lowly one,

    moisten his earth for him [reading uncertain].

  11. ويا كريم يا رب

    أحسن له جزاه

    And O Generous One, O Lord,

    make his reward a good one,

  12. وللجميع منهم

    فإنهم أشباه

    and for all of them,

    for they are alike.

  13. وقد نووا وقالوا

    مثل الذي نواه

    And indeed, they intended and said

    the same as he intended.

  14. عسى عسى عسى اللَه

    فالكل في رجاه

    May it be, may it be—may God grant it!

    For all hope in Him,

  15. والكل في فناه

    وما لنا سواه

    and all are in His courtyard,

    and we have none but Him.

  16. ثم الصلاة منه

    تخص مصطفاه

    Then may blessings from Him

    be especially for His Chosen One,

  17. وآله وصحبه

    وكل من والاه

    and his family and his Companions,

    and everyone loyal to him.