بِمُحَمَّدٍ صارَ الزَمانُ مُحَمَّداً

عِندي وَأَعتَبَ بَعدَ سَوءِ فِعالِهِ

With Muhammad virtue did the time become Muhammad

In my view, though after his bad deeds I blamed him

بِمُرَوَّقِ الأَخلاقِ لَو عاشَرتَهُ

لَرَأَيتَ نُجحَكَ مِن جَميعِ خِصالِهِ

Had you met the refined one in manners you'd have seen

Your success in all his traits that made him win

مَن وَدَّني بِلِسانِهِ وَبِقَلبِهِ

وَأَنالَني بِيَمينِهِ وَشِمالِهِ

Who drew me near with his tongue and heart

And gave me with both hands all he could impart

أَبَداً يُفيدُ غَرائِباً مِن ظَرفِهِ

وَرَغائِباً مِن جودِهِ وَنَوالِهِ

Will always bounties give so strangely kind

And graces from his munificence designed

وَسَأَلتَ عَن أَمري فَسَل عَن أَمرِهِ

دوني فَحالي قِطعَةٌ مِن حالِهِ

When you would ask about me, ask about him

For I'm a piece split off from his life dim

لَو كُنتَ شاهِدَ بَذلِهِ لَشَهِدتَ لي

بِوارِثَةٍ أَو شِركَةٍ في مالِهِ

Had you seen his bounty, you'd witness for me

A legacy or share held in his property