لَقَد قامَ خَيرُ الناسِ مِن بَعدِ خَيرِهِم

فَلَيسَ عَلى الأَيّامِ وَالدَهرِ مَعتَبُ

The best of people has arisen, succeeding the best of them,

So against the days and fate, there is no ground for complaint.

فَأَضحى أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ مُحَمَّدٌ

وَما بَعدَهُ لِلطالِبِ الخَيرِ مَطلَبُ

Muhammad has become the Commander of the Faithful,

And beyond him, the seeker of good has no further goal.

فَلا زالَتِ الآفاتُ عَنكَ بِمَعزَلٍ

وَلا زِلتَ تَحلو في القُلوبِ وَتَعذَبُ

May calamities forever remain far apart from you,

And may you remain sweet and delightful within our hearts.

لَكَ الطينَةُ البَيضاءُ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ

وَأَنتَ وَإِن طابوا أَعَفُّ وَأَطيَبُ

Yours is the pure white clay of the House of Hashim,

And you—though they were noble—are more chaste and pure.