خَطَب الرسولُ فَكُلُّ سَمْعٍ مُنْصِتٌ

في الخَافِقَيْنِ وكلُّ قلبٍ خَاشِعُ

The Prophet preached, and every ear was attentive,

In the two worlds, and every heart humble.

قُلْ يا محمّدُ كُلُّ شيءٍ مُطرقٌ

يَرجو المزيدَ وكلُّ شيءٍ سَامِعُ

Say, O Muhammad, everything is silent,

Awaiting more, and everything listening.

قل ما يُعَلِّمكَ الذي هو عَالِمٌ

أنّ النُّفوسَ إلى الفسادِ نَوازِعُ

Say, what teaches you He who is All-Knowing,

That souls tend towards corruption?

أدِّبْ بدينِ اللَّهِ قَوْمَكَ إنّه

دِينٌ لأشتاتِ الفضائلِ جامعُ

Discipline your people with the religion of God, for it

Is a religion that gathers all virtues.

هذا تراثُ العالمِينَ بأسرهم

يَجرِي عليهم نَفْعُه المتتابعُ

This is the heritage of the whole world,

Its benefits flowing perpetually upon them.

فلكلِّ عصرٍ منه وِردٌ سائغٌ

ولكلِّ جِيلٍ منه كَنْزُ رائعُ

For every age it has a pleasing draught,

And for every generation a splendid treasure.

قُل للذي تَرك السّبيلَ ألا اسْتَقِمْ

وعَنِ العَمايةِ فَلْيَزَعْكَ الوازِعُ

Say to him who left the path: Correct yourself,

And let duty dissuade you from blindness.

فإذا غَوَيْتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ ضائرٌ

وإذا اهتديتَ فكلُّ شيءٍ نافعُ

For if you go astray, everything is harmful,

And if you are guided, everything is beneficial.

اللَّهُ أنزلَ في المفصَّلِ حُكمَهُ

والحقُّ يعرفه التَقيُّ الطائعُ

God sent down His rule in detail,

And the pious recognises the truth and obeys.