عُدبي فَدَيتكَ نَحوَ ساحات النَدى
فَلِذا المَقام رَأَيتُ عوديَ أَحمَدا
My longing for you leads me to meadows of dew
In this place I found my love for Ahmad renewed
أَلقى بِهِ البَدرَ مَصدَّراً
بِحَمائِلِ المَجدِ العَظيم مُقَلَّدا
He met the full moon advancing
Adorned with the glorious banners of greatness
مَولىً بِعزَّتِهِ أَذابَ عَدُوَّهُ
وَبِمَدحِهِ غَنى الخَليلُ مُغَرِّدا
My master melted his enemies with his honor
And with his praise the friend sang joyfully
شَهمٌ تَولَعَ بِالمَكارِمِ ساعياً
بِالخَير يَكتَسِبُ الثَناء عَلى المَدى
Noble, striving for virtues
Gaining praise for benevolence eternally
المَنشيءُ الفَطنُ الَّذي لِبنانِهِ
أَيدي البَلاغة سَلمت قلم الهُدى
The brilliant, wise one whose utterances
Were guided by the hands of eloquence
عَظَمت مَحامِدُهُ فَقيل محمَّدٌ
وَسمت سِيادَتَهُ فَكانَ السَيّدا
His glories were exalted, so he was called Muhammad
His leadership was sublime, so he became the master
رَقَّت خَلائِقُهُ وَراقَت نَضرَةً
كَالوَرد في الإِصباحِ كَلَّلهُ النَدا
His manners were gentle, his vitality verdant
Like a rose in the morn, crowned with dew
أَلفَت حَميَّتهُ مُساعَدة المَلا
إِذ كانَ عَن أَرَبِ النُفوسِ مُجَرَّدا
His zeal secured assistance from the angels
Since he was detached from the souls' whims
لَو يَرشِفُ الدنِفُ العَليلُ حَلاوَةً
مِن لُطفِهِ أَنجَتهُ مِن هَولُ الرَدى
If the ailing outcast sipped the sweetness
Of his kindness, it would save him from devastation's intensity
بَشَرتَ لُطفاً يا مُحَمَّدُ فَاِنجَلى
سَعدي وَكُنتُ بِحُبِّ ذاتِكَ أَسعَدا
You brought good tidings of kindness, O Muhammad, so joy appeared
My bliss, for loving you I was joyful
وَنَظيرُ ذاتكَ مَن يَكون إِلى العُلى
أَهلاً فَفَضلُكَ قَد سَما يَروي الصَدا
And who could compare to your sublime essence?
You are worthy, so your merit spread, slaking thirst
دَع عَنكَ تِذكار العَقيق وَقُم إِلى
بُرجٍ تَشَيَّدَ وَسَط مَرجِ زُمردِ
Leave remembering al-‘Aqiq and come to
A tower built in an emerald meadow’s midst
أُفقٌ تَلألَأَ بِالبَها حَتّى بَدَت
نار القُرى مَن نورِهِ المُتَوَقِدِ
A horizon glittering with splendor until
The light of the villages appeared from its kindling
قامَت دِعايمهُ عَلى رُكن التُقى
وَالشُكر يَصدحُ مِن فُؤادِ المُنشِدِ
Its pillars stood on the foundation of piety
And gratitude rang out from the heart of the chanter
وَاليمنُ أَرّخه يُنادي بِالصَفا
بُشرى لِمَن وافى مَقامَ مُحَمَّدِ
Good fortune heralded in purity, giving tidings
To whoever comes to Muhammad’s abode
