أيجحد من جلالتك السناء

وانت لعمتة الدنيا ضياء

How can one deny your sublime glory,

When you are the radiance that illuminates the world?

برزت لساحة المجلا يتيماً

بقوم طم قسوتهم جفاء

Alone you entered the arena of battle,

Among a people whose harshness was extreme.

وما لك يا رسول الله مال

ولا من ناصر الا القضاء

You had no wealth, O Messenger of God,

Nor any helper except Divine decree.

فأودع فيك مبدي الخلق سرا

تقر الارض فيه والسماء

So the Creator entrusted His secret to you,

And through you the earth and sky found peace.

فعرقك عرقه نوع شريف

اصيل قام فيه الاصفياء

Your sweat is a noble, virtuous kind,

From pure, eminent forebears it sprang.

وقد طبعت بطينتك المعالي

وحكم الطبع ليس به مراء

Your nature is imbued with the highest virtues,

By nature's decree, of this there is no doubt.

نرى هذي العناصر فاعلات

وهذا الماء يبصر والهواء

We see that these elements are active,

This water that sees, and this air that flows.

وان الشمس تبرز من سناها

شؤنا لا يقوم بها الهباء

The sun emerges from its sheath of light,

With a brilliance that cannot be dispelled.

ترعرع فيك طبع ما تثنى

لغيرك فاق من ذهبوا وجاؤا

You were nurtured with a nature that cannot

Be surpassed by any who came before or after.

نظام في الوجود به بهاءٌ

بعين الله طورك والبهاء

A perfection in existence you represent,

Exalted in the eyes of God, and sublime.

وعقل قد يدير رحى البرايا

ولفظ كالقضاء له مضاء

A mind that sets in motion the millstones of insight,

And speech like fate, effective and clear.

وعلم من جناب الله حارت

له العلماء زينه الحياء

Knowledge directly from God puzzled

The scholars, its beauty is modesty.

وعدل فيه منك عظيم طول

وحلمك والتأود والسخاء

Justice, from you, of such great extent,

And your forbearance, affection, and generosity.

وزهد قد زوى الاكوان طرا

وصدق زان رونقه الوفاء

Asceticism that has enriched the cosmos,

And truthfulness that sincerity has adorned.

وصبر فيه تمكين وجاش

وفضل ما لبهجته انقضاء

Perseverance, firm and valiant,

And superiority that never expires.

وفرط شجاعة وشريف رأي

له بالحزم نشر وانطواء

Excess of courage and noble perspective,

Discretion in expanding and restraining.

وبر شامل وعظيم خلق

وبذل ليس يحجره العطاء

Comprehensive, magnificent character,

Generosity that cannot be contained.

وقلب كله عطف ورفق

لديه الناس كلهم سواء

A heart that is all sympathy and kindness,

To people, it makes no distinctions.

كشفت غطاء اقوام شداد

ولولا الحق ما كشف الغطاء

You removed the covering from hardened peoples,

Without the truth, covers would not be lifted.

رأوا نور النبوة منك يجلى

بطرز ما جلته الانبياء

They saw the light of prophecy shining from you,

In styles unmatched by previous prophets.

محقت الظلم والاهواء عنهم

وقام عن الغشاء بهم صفاء

You erased injustice and caprice from them,

Purity emerged as their cover was lifted.

وقد شهدوا لذاتك معجزات

بدست الصدق تم لها انجلاء

They bore witness to your evident miracles,

Carried out sincerely, clearly manifested.

وعن علم الكيان كشفت سترا

لديه كلام من هذروا هواء

You unveiled the curtain upon the science of being,

While for others its discourse was but idle talk.

وزلزلت البرية بانقاسم

له هرع القلوب لها رغاء

You shook the wilds with your cleaving,

To you hearts flocked with fervent zeal.

وتذكر اسمك القدسي زهر

فيسبق قولها منها البكاء

Remembrance of your holy name flowers,

And tears precede the words it elicits.

وشرعك كله عدل وحق

وانصاف يزال به العناء

Your law is entirely just and true,

Relieving distress with equity.