هي العيس نوليها الحَنين فَتَسعَد

وَنزجرها نحو الحَبيب فتصعد

She yearns for love, so we excite her longing,

And urge her towards the beloved, so she ascends

يذكرها الحادي بجيرة طيبة

فَيأخذها شوق مقيم ومقعد

The wanderer reminds her of a good neighbor,

So she is seized by lasting, settled longing

وان سمعت سجع الحمام تذكرت

بسلع حمامات تبيت تغرد

And if she hears the cooing of a dove, she remembers

The markets where doves roost chirping at night

وان وقدت نار بأحد تبلدرت

اليهاوَفي أَحشائها النار توقد

And if she lights a fire in a settled place,

The fire within her is kindled and ignited

فَلا تذكرا يا صاحبي لها الحمى

وَلا جيرة فَلو الغوير فأنجدوا

So do not, my friends, speak to her of ardour

Or a neighbor, even if eloquent and helpful

وَلكن عداها بالحجاز واحمد

فماقصدها الا الحجاز وَأَحمد

But mention to her only Hejaz and Ahmad

For her goal is only Hejaz and Ahmad

سرت فرأت من نحو بدر عَلى الربا

طَلائع بدرنوره يتصعد

She set out and from towards Badr she saw

The vanguards of the full moon rising up

وَدانَت ثنيات الوداع فَهاجَها

نَسيم حجازى يهب وَيركد

The twisting valleys of parting excited her

When a Hejazi breeze blew, settling and stirring

لعل نَسيم الريح يَهدي تَحيَتي

الى من له عن أَيمن العرش مقعد

Perhaps the wind will convey my greetings

To the one whose place is to the right of the Throne

فيقرئه مني السَلام مكررا

فخيرالتَحيّات السَلام المردد

And he may convey my repeated greetings

For the best greetings are repeated peace

نَبي له جود ومجد مؤثل

وَجاه وَتَمكين مكين وَسودد

A prophet of generosity, glory and honor

Greatness, strength, firmness and darkness dispelled

عَلى حبه بستمسك الطير في الهَوا

وَتَهبط أَملاك السماء وَتصعد

Happy is that full moon, so noble is his worth

Given such strengthening that will never run out

وَيَهتَز ريحان القلوب لذكره

اذا ذكر اِرتاحَت قلوب وأكبد

His name was derived from some letters of His name

So the Lord of the Throne is Praised and this is Muhammad

وَذَلِكَ من أوتى النبوّة أَولا

وآدم بين الماء وَالطين مفرد

He is called alongside the names of angels and the Most High

For he is the highest, purest and most glorious

فَكانَ له في العرش سبق وَرفعَة

وَكانَ له في الارض بعث ومولد

And he is mentioned in the declarations alongside his Lord

And if the call to prayer says "I bear witness, I bear witness"

هَنيئا لِذاكَ البدر شرف قدره

وأعطى من التَمكين ما لَيسَ ينفد

He surpasses angels and messengers in rank

For he is the master of angels and messengers

وَشق اسمه من أَحرف اسم الهه

فَذو العرش محمود وَهَذا محمد

None but him scales the heights of superiority

Nor beneath the Throne does any but Allah prostrate

يُنادي باسماء المَلائك وَالعُلا

عَلى أَنَّه أَعلى وَأَزكى وَأَمجَد

A prophet who came while people were in ignorance

Worshipping idols spread over the land

وَيذكر في التَهليل مَع ذكر ربه

وان قيل في التأذين أَشهد أَشهَد

He called to monotheism with the sword

To Allah, for he is the Decisive, the Unifier

وَيَعلو عَلى الاملاك وَالرسل رفعة

فَها هوَ للاملاك وَالرسل سيد

He calmed the raging sea of polytheism

When its waves foamed and overflowed against its people

فَلا غيره في الفضل يَختَرِق العلى

وَلا تحت ساق العرش لِلَّه يسجد

And he left the quarter of the polytheists

Condemning what they disobeyed and rebelled against

نَبي أَتى وَالناس في جاهلية

من الدين والاصنام في الارض تعبد

Birds roam and return to their nests

While his swords in them flash and are sheathed

فَقامَ عَلى التَوحيد بالسَيف داعيا

الى اللَه فهو الهامشمي الموحد

His signs are eloquent miracles

And his banners of victory and triumph are tied

وَغيض بحر الشرك حين تَلاطَمَت

عَلى أَهله أَمواجه وَهو مزبد

For that is the light of God in every direction

The polished, sharpened, cutting sword

وَغادرَ حي المُشركين بلاقعا

منكرة لما عصوا وَتَمَردوا

His war booty is pilgrimage and Mecca is his Qibla

Dirt is pure and the land is a mosque for him

تَروح وَتَغدو الطير في عرصاتها

وأَسيافه فيهم تسل وَتغمد

And how many miracles and special qualities he has

Witnessed above the heavens in his station

فآياته بالمعجزات نواطق

وَراياته بالفتح وَالنصر تعقد

I boasted of the Messenger of God's glories

And I praised God, improvising poetry

فَذَلك نور اللَه في كل وجهة

من الارض وَالسيف الصقيل المهند

And I said, perhaps God will erase my sins through him

And Ibn Masood the negligent may find bliss

غَنائمه جل وَمكة قبلة

له وَالطهور الترب والارض مسجد

We hope for you in both abodes, O guide to righteousness

For you are a guide and mentor in both abodes

وَكَم من كَرامات له وَخَصائص

لمشهدها فوق السموات مشهد

Please overlook our stumbles, though we take pride in prophets

For you are the most clement and generous of people

مدحت رَسول اللَه مفتخراته

وَقمت بحمد اللَه انشي وانشد

We do not hope for a master other than you, knowing

That you exist, while others are lost

وَقلت لعل اللَه يَمحو جَرائمي

به وابن مسعود المقصر يسعد

The letters came to you, though jumbled

They seemed like random letters, yet a precious pearl

رَجَوناكَ في الدارين يا علم الهدى

لانك في الدارين هاد وَمرشد

Their speaker is Abdurraheem son of Ahmad

May he through praising you find praise

اقل عَثَرات ان بناز من نبا

فأَنتَ ابر الناس قَلبا واجود

So fulfill my hopes in you, O ultimate wish

And say "You will dwell forever in the Gardens"

وَلا نرتجي مَولى سواكَ لعلمنا

بانك موجود وغيرك يفقد

And do not dismiss the poor man, despite his good opinion

Far be it from you to disappoint one who hopes

اتتك مَع النيابَتين حروفها

تخال حروفا وَهي در منضد

How can one who sins fear his sin

When your forgiveness, my Master, awaits sins

وَقائلها عَبد الرَحيم بن أَحمَد

عَسى انه في نظم مدحك يحمد

So permit me to visit, though I walk in shackles of sin

My sins have kept me away, and my staying has been prolonged

فحقق رَجائي فيك يا غايَة المنى

وقل أَنتَ منافي الجنان مخلد

Death is not hoped for, nor is life blissful

So woe is me, O best of those who walked the earth

وَلا تطرد المسكين مع حسن ظنه

فَحاشا علاكم ان يرجى ويطرد

If I have no promised time between me and you

Peace be upon you eternally, with blessed

وَكَيفَ يخافَ الذنب كل مقصر

وَعَفوك يا مَولاي للذنب مرصد

And ever-renewed hand, for all time

فَهَل منك اذن في الزيارة انني

اسير باغلال الذنوب مقيد

بعدت بزلاتي وَطالَت اقامتي

فَلا المَوت مأمول وَلا العمر مسعد

فَواحَسرَتي يا خير من وطىء الثرى

اذا لَم يكن بَيني وَبينك موعد

عليك سَلام لا بيد مبارك

جَديد عَلى مر الجديدين سرمد