1. سَلامٌ يفوقُ المِسكَ والندَّ نَفحةً

    تَضمَّنَ شوقاً ليسَ يَحصُرُهُ الحدُّ

    A greeting surpassing musk and incense in fragrance,

    Bearing a longing that no limit can contain,

  2. يُبلَّغُ ممَّن ذابَ شوقاً وحُرقةً

    لمن ليسَ يُحصِي فضلَهُ الحدُّ والعدُّ

    Conveyed from one who has melted with longing and burning anguish,

    To one whose excellence is beyond all bounds and reckoning.