فَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الهُدى عَزَّ بَأسه

وَلا اِنتَزَعَ اللَهُ الوَغى عَزَّ نَصره

God has not stripped guidance though mighty be His might,

Nor has God stripped error though victorious His aid.

وَأَحسَن عَن حِفظِ النَبِيِّ وَآله

وَرَعى سَوامِ الدينِ تَوفير شُكرِهِ

He has excelled in guarding the Prophet and his Household,

And pastured the sheep of the religion, giving them His full thanks,

فَما تُدرِكُ المَدّاح أَدنى حُقوقهُ

بِإِغراقِ مَنظومِ الكَلامِ وَنَثرِهِ

So you cannot attain the least of His rights

With a torrent of verse and overflowing prose.