1. أَبو طالب عمُّ النَبيِّ محمَّدٍ

    به قام أَزرُ الدين واِشتدَّ كاهلُه

    Abu Talib, uncle of the Prophet Muhammad:

    Through him the faith's back stood firm and its shoulders grew strong.

  2. وَيَكفيهِ فخراً في المَفاخر أَنَّه

    مؤازرُه دونَ الأَنام وكافلُه

    And among all glories, it is glory enough for him that he

    alone among mankind was his supporter and guardian.

  3. لئن جهِلَت قَومٌ عظيمَ مقامِه

    فَما ضرَّ ضوءَ الصُبح من هو جاهلُه

    Even if some people failed to recognize his exalted station,

    one ignorant of dawn's light does it no harm.

  4. وَلَولاه ما قامَت لأَحمدَ دعوةٌ

    ولا اِنجابَ لَيلُ الغيِّ واِنزاح باطلُه

    And but for him, no call of Ahmad's would have arisen,

    nor would the night of error have lifted or its falsehood receded.

  5. أَقرَّ بدين اللَه ستراً لحكمةٍ

    فَقال عدوُّ الحقِّ ما هو قائلُه

    He professed God's faith in secret, for a wise purpose,

    so the enemy of truth said what he said.

  6. وَماذا عليه وهو في الدين هضبةٌ

    إِذا عصفت من ذي العِناد أَباطلُه

    And what harm is that to him, a mountain in the faith,

    when the obstinate one's falsehoods rage like a storm?

  7. وكيف يحلُّ الذمُّ ساحةَ ماجِدٍ

    أَواخره مَحمودةٌ وأَوائلُه

    And how can blame settle in the courtyard of a noble man

    whose endings and beginnings alike are praiseworthy?

  8. عليه سَلامُ اللَه ما ذرَّ شارقٌ

    وَما تُليت أَخبارُه وَفضائِلُه

    May God's peace be upon him as long as the sun rises,

    and as long as accounts of him and his virtues are recited.