1. محمد الممدوح بالشعر فاعلم

    وصلِّ على هذا النبي وسلّم

    Muhammad is the one praised in verse—know this,

    and invoke blessings and peace upon this Prophet.

  2. محبتُه تتلو محبةَ ربِّه

    وكلتاهما نورٌ على كلِّ مسلم

    Love for him follows love for his Lord,

    and both are a light for every Muslim.

  3. محا حبّ مولانا وحبُّ حبيبه

    هوى كلِّ قلب بالصبابة مُعلم

    Love for our Lord and love for His beloved have effaced

    the desires of every heart marked by ardent longing.

  4. محاسنُ هذا المصطفى فاقتِ الورى

    فليسَ لها في الأرض غير مُسلّم

    The excellences of this Chosen One surpass all humankind,

    so everyone on earth acknowledges them.

  5. محامدُه لا يستقلُّ بحصرها

    لسانُ خطيب مصْقع متكلم

    His praiseworthy qualities cannot be fully enumerated

    by an eloquent, well-spoken orator’s tongue alone.

  6. محاملُه للعلم والفضلِ والندى

    فمنْ مجتدٍ أو مقتدٍ متعلم

    His conveyances serve knowledge, virtue, and bounty,

    so some seek bounty, while others follow and learn.

  7. محلّ شريف رفّع الله قدره

    بذي قلم أو ذي حسام مُقلّم

    His station is noble; God has exalted his rank

    through a bearer of the pen or a wielder of a severing sword.

  8. محام عن الإسلام للحق ناصر

    فما كان في الإسلام من متظلّم

    A defender of Islam, a champion of truth,

    so no one within Islam complained of injustice.

  9. مُحيّاه أحيا بالحيا كلَّ مجدب

    وجلَّى بأنوار الهدى كلّ مظلم

    His countenance brought every barren place to life with rain,

    and lit every dark place with the lights of guidance.

  10. محابرُنا كَمْ حبَّرتْ من ثنائه

    وما عبّرت إذ كلُّ ما فيه معلم

    How much praise of him our inkwells have finely penned!

    Yet they have not fully conveyed it, for everything in him is a sign.