إِلَيكَ رَسولَ اللَهِ وَجَّهتُ مَقصِدي

وَأَنتَ وَإِن شَطَّ المَزارُ بِمَشهَدي

To you, O Messenger of Allah, I have directed my purpose,

Though the journey to your tomb be far from my destination.

أَيُمَثِّلُكَ التذكارُ في العَينِ وَالحَشا

وَإِن رُمتَ مَدحاً أَصبَحَ الدَهرُ مُنشِدي

Does remembrance represent you before my eyes and thoughts?

And if I extolled you with praise, time itself became my reciter.

أَلَم يَنزِلِ الذكرُ الحَكيمُ بِمَدحِكُم

فَماذا هيَ يملي لِساني أَو يَدي

Did not the Wise Remembrance (the Quran) descend with your praise?

What then can my tongue dictate or my hand write?

أَلَم تَلهَفِ الأَكوانُ بالشكرِ وَالثَنا

أَما في أَلَم نَشرَح بَلاغٌ لِمُهتَدي

Have not the heavens been keen to give thanks and praise?

Is not the distress of one who seeks guidance relieved through eloquence?

وَبُشراكَ يا خَيرَ الأَنامِ بِكَوثَرٍ

وَحَوضٍ بِرَوضاتِ الجِنانِ وَمَورِدي

And good tidings to you, O Best of Creation, of abundant grace,

And a Fount of the gardens of Paradise, my place of drink.

أَلَم يأتِ في أَنَّكَ مُرسَلٌ

مِنَ الحَقِّ بِالحَق الجَليِّ مُعَهَّد

Has it not come that you are a Messenger

From the Truth, with the manifest Truth, made a covenant?

وَآياتِ حَقِّ مُحكَمات كَثيرَةٍ

أَحَلَّتكَ في طَودٍ مِنَ العِزِّ أَقوَدِ

And many verses of firm Truth

That give you a lofty, protected place of honor.

أَلا يا رَسولَ اللَهِ يا خَيرَ مَن مَشى

وَما حَملَت وَجَناءُ في ظَهرِ فِدفِدِ

O Messenger of Allah! O Best of those who walked

The earth, bearing burdens on your back.

وَأَوفى جَميعَ الخَلقِ عَهداً وَذِمَّةً

وَأَكرَمَ مَن يُدعى لِتَدريجِ مَكمِدِ

And most fulfilling of promises and treaties amongst mankind,

And most gracious to the one called to a gradual ascent.

بِحَقِّ الَّذي أَعطاكَ ما أَنتَ أَهلُهُ

وَخَصَّكَ بِالذِكرِ الحَكيمِ المُمَجَّدِ

By the right of Him who gave you what you rightly deserve,

And singled you out with the Wise Remembrance, glorified,

تَوَسَّل لَهُ حَتّى يُفَرّجَ كُربَتي

وَيُسرعَ إِسعافيَ وَيأخُذُ باليَد

Intercede for Him until He relieves my hardship,

And hastens my aid and takes me by the hand.

فَلي ذِمَّةٌ إِذ كُنتُ أَدعى مُحَمَّداً

وَإِن لَم أَكُن في حالَتي بِمُحَمَّدِ

For I have a pact, when I call upon Muhammad,

Even if, in my state, I am not with Muhammad.

وَحَسبي صَلاةً يَملأُ الأُفقَ نورُها

وَتَسليمِ ذي وِدٍّ يَروحُ وَيَغتَدي

And suffice for me, a prayer whose light fills the horizon,

And greetings of affection, soothing and gently flowing,

عَلَيكَ عَلى قَدرِ المَقامِ الَّذي لَهُ

تَضاءَلَتِ الأَكوانُ مِن عَرفِها النَدى

Upon you, in proportion to the rank rightly yours,

Before which all creation is humbled, from its recognized loftiness.

وَآلِكَ الأَصحابِ مَعَ تابِعيهِم

وَمَن بِحِما عَلياكِ مُستَمسِكُ اليَدِ

And upon your Companions, and those who followed them,

And those who hold fast to the handhold of your lineage.