للَه در نظام عبد الباقي
هو سلك دره حلية الأعناق
For God, the order of Abd al-Bāqī
It is a thread in which is the adornment of necks
المخرس العشر العقول بنطقه
والمحتبي من فضله بنطاق
The dumb, their minds speak through his speech
And the shy benefit from his excellence with a belt
ذو الباقيات الصالحات وهل سوى
هاتيك في دار البقا من باقي
Possessor of righteous works, and is there anything besides
These in the abode of eternity that remains
سحر العقول بآي نظمٍ لم أجد
إلا سماع نشيده لي راقي
Charming minds with verses of order I did not find
Except listening to his chant was uplifting for me
وافي فخلت مداد رسم سطوره
فيه سواد نواظر الأحداق
Fulfilling, so I left the ink depicting his lines
In it is the blackness of penetrating sights
ولقد نشرت بنشره لما انطوى
سر البلاغة منه في الأوراق
And it has spread with its diffusion when folded
The secret of eloquence from it in the papers
أغنى عن الشمس المنيرة بهجةً
وسناه أغنى عن مدام الساقي
It made the shining sun dispensable in delight
And its brilliance made the cupbearer's wine dispensable
قطب مدار طباق كل فريدةٍ
تجلو نظام الدر في إطباق
Axis of the cycle of each unique pearl
Revealing the order of pearls in embrace
نادت مفاخره برفع محله
فترى الفحول لديه في إطراق
Its glories called to exalt his status
So you see the eminent around him in fervor
علم وآداب وغر مناقب
كالشهب في اللألاء والإشراق
Knowledge and manners and a cave of virtues
Like embers in pearls and dawn
خلق تشاطر والنسيم لطافة
وكذا تكون مكارم الأخلاق
A creation sharing gentleness with the breeze
And so moral traits come to be
ذو طلعة بدر السماء قرينها
لو لم يشن بدر السما بمحاق
With the rising moon in the sky as his companion
If the moon in the sky did not descend in annihilation
وأضاء في الدنيا سنا أعراقه
في شامها وحجازها وعراق
And illuminated in the world the brilliance of his integrity
In its Levant, Hejaz and Iraq
يا من له في العالمين سوابغٍ
هي في رقاب الناس كالأطواق
O you who in both worlds has complete
Which around people's necks are like necklaces
متبوء ربع الفضيلة منزلاً
وسواه لا يدنوه باستطراق
Settled in the quarter of virtue with an abode
And the rest cannot approach it in aspiration
قصرت خطا الأوهام عن تحديده
في العلم في المفهوم والمصداق
Imaginations fell short of delineating him
In knowledge, in conception, and in reality
هدرت شقاشقه بفضل خطابه
إن أخرس العلماء وقع شقاق
His cheeks shone through the excellence of his discourse
Even the mute scholars occurred discord
سبق السؤال ندى فسح سحابه
من غير أرعاد ولا إبراق
Thirst preceded the dew of his vast clouds
Without clamor and lightning
متفرد بزكي أخلاق زكت
أزرت بنفح المسك في استنشاق
Singular with the honor of manners that purified
I was delighted by the musk scent in inhaling
فاق الورى طراً وقد فات الألى
سبقوا وأتعب من بقى بلحاق
He surpassed people in ascent and even transcended
Those preceding, exhausting those lagging in pursuit
دامت رقائق فضله منشورةً
ما غردت ورق على الأوراق
May the delicacies of his abundant merit remain diffused
As long as sheets rustled upon sheets
