أُهدي الثَناءَ إِلى الأَمينِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ما بَعدَهُ لِتِجارَةٍ مُتَرَبَّصُ

I bestow praise upon the Trustworthy Muhammad

I offer praise to the Trustworthy, Muhammad,

None after him is waiting in ambush for commerce

Beyond whom no merchant waits for better trade.

صَدَقَ الثَناءُ عَلى الأَمينِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَمِنَ الثَناءِ تَكَذُّبٌ وَتَخَرُّصُ

True is the praise upon the Trustworthy Muhammad

Truthful is the praise for the Trustworthy, Muhammad,

Yet from praise there is denial and evasion

While other praise is mere lying and fabrication.

قَد يَنقُصُ القَمَرُ المُنيرُ إِذا اِستَوى

وَبَهاءُ وَجهِ مُحَمَّدٍ لا يَنقُصُ

The shining moon may wane when it's full

The shining moon may wane when it reaches perfection,

But the brilliance of Muhammad's face does not wane

Yet the splendor of Muhammad's face never dims.

وَإِذا بَنو العَبّاسِ عُدَّ حَصاهُمُ

فَمُحَمَّدٌ ياقوتُها المُستَخلَصُ

And if the Abbasid sons are counted in number

And if the pebbles of the Abbasid clan were counted,

Then Muhammad is their polished ruby extract

Then Muhammad is their pure, extracted ruby.