تَتيهُ الشَمسُ وَالقَمَرُ المُنيرُ

إِذا قُلنا كَأَنَّكُما الأَميرُ

The sun and the resplendent moon go astray

The sun and the illuminating moon swell with pride

When we say you are like the prince

When we say to them, "You resemble the Prince."

فَإِن يَكُ أَشبَها مِنهُ قَليلاً

فَقَد أَخطاهُما شَبَهٌ كَثيرُ

If there is little resemblance to him

For even if they bear his likeness but a little,

There is much mistaken resemblance

A far greater resemblance has surely eluded them.

لِأَنَّ الشَمسَ تَغرُبُ حينَ تُمسي

وَأَنَّ البَدرَ يُنقِصُهُ المَسيرُ

Because the sun sets when it becomes evening

For the sun must set when evening descends,

And the full moon wanes with its journey

And the full moon wanes as it traverses its course,

وَنورُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَبَداً تَمامٌ

عَلى وَضَحِ الطَريقَةِ لا يَحورُ

But Muhammad's light is always perfect

Yet the light of Muhammad is forever complete,

Illuminating the path clearly without deviating

Upon the clear path, it never diminishes.