فكانَ فريداً في الزَّمان مقدَّماً

عَلَيْهم وكلٌّ بالنتيجة بالي

He was unique in his time, eminent

Above them, while each was ineffectual.

مطاع أطاعَ الله سَراً وجهرةً

فألبَسَهُ ثَوْبي حَياً وَجَلال

Obeyed - he obeyed God openly and secretly -

So He clothed him in splendor during life and in death.

وَشَرَّفَهُ بالأَشرف الملْك صاحباً

كما يَكْتسي بدر الدجى بِكمال

And honored him with the noblest kingdom, as a companion

As the full moon is clothed in the darkness' perfection.