يا سالكاً في الأرض سُبْلاَ

يا سالكاً في الأرض سُبْلاَ

ما يتّقى للموت نَبْلاَ

ما يتّقى للموت نَبْلاَ

O you who travel paths upon the earth,

O you who tread the earth's paths

there is no warding off death’s arrows.

No one can evade death's arrows

قف واعتبر بحُلاحِلٍ

قف واعتبر بحُلاحِلٍ

متوحّد فضلا ونُبْلاَ

متوحّد فضلا ونُبْلاَ

Stop and take heed from a noble chief,

Stop and ponder the transient days

peerless in virtue and nobility.

United in merit and nobility

كانت به الأيّام لا

كانت به الأيّام لا

مَثَلاً بَعْداً ولا قَبْلاَ

مَثَلاً بَعْداً ولا قَبْلاَ

Through him, the days had no

The days were to him peerless

equal, afterward or before.

Neither before nor after

والعلم كان به حَياً

والعلم كان به حَياً

لِلْعَالَمِينَ وكان وَبْلاَ

لِلْعَالَمِينَ وكان وَبْلاَ

And learning, through him, was life-giving rain

Knowledge lived through him

for all the worlds, and a copious downpour.

For all people, and was plenty

ولَكَمْ أفاد من اعتفى

ولَكَمْ أفاد من اعتفى

ولكم أزاح عليه جهلا

ولكم أزاح عليه جهلا

And how often he benefited one who sought bounty,

How he benefited those who sought refuge

and how often he lifted ignorance from him.

And how he removed from them ignorance

وأبان عن طرق الهدا

وأبان عن طرق الهدا

يةِ ما يرى صِدْقاً وعدلا

يةِ ما يرى صِدْقاً وعدلا

And he made clear, concerning the paths of guidance,

He showed the ways of guidance

what he deemed true and just.

Seeing truth and justice

وعلى أهالي الفضل مِنْ

وعلى أهالي الفضل مِنْ

أهل العدالة زاد فضلا

أهل العدالة زاد فضلا

And above the people of virtue among

And to the people of merit

the people of uprightness, he excelled in virtue.

From the just he added merit

وعلى الكِرَام مِنَ الكرا

وعلى الكِرَام مِنَ الكرا

م من الكرام الأصل جُلّى

م من الكرام الأصل جُلّى

And above the noble among the noble,

And to the generous of generous stock

among those of noble stock, he stood foremost.

He showed the origin of nobility

وعلى عيون الكاتبي

وعلى عيون الكاتبي

ن ذوي البراعة كان جلاَّ

ن ذوي البراعة كان جلاَّ

And above the foremost of the writers,

And to the elite writers

men of mastery, he was preeminent.

Of highest skill he was glorious

والآن سار إلى الرّضى

والآن سار إلى الرّضى

لمّا تبيّن منه إلاّ

لمّا تبيّن منه إلاّ

And now he has journeyed to divine favor,

And now he has gone to contentment

when he discerned His covenant.

For naught was seen in him but

ودعاه عبدَ الله يا

ودعاه عبدَ الله يا

بَدْرَ التّميميّين أَهْلاَ

بَدْرَ التّميميّين أَهْلاَ

And He called him: “Abd Allah, O

Abdullah called him, oh

full moon of the Tamimis, welcome!”

Full moon of Tamimi chieftains, welcome

لبّى لدعوة ربّه

لبّى لدعوة ربّه

وتخيّر المُلْكَ الأجلاّ

وتخيّر المُلْكَ الأجلاّ

He answered the call of his Lord,

He responded to his Lord's call

and chose the most glorious kingdom.

And chose the eternal kingdom

ولذاك في تاريخه

ولذاك في تاريخه

كانت له الفردوس نُزْلا

كانت له الفردوس نُزْلا

And thus, in his chronogram:

Thus in his history

“Paradise was his lodging.”

Paradise was his dwelling