عَبير الثَنا في الخافِقين يَفوح

وَبَشر الهَنا في الكائِنات يَلوحُ

The fragrance of praise permeates the pulsating veins

And the good tidings of bliss are evident in all beings

بإيجاد من لَولاه ما كانَ كائن

وَلا عَلمت نَفس وَلا نَعمت روحُ

Through the existence of the one without whom nothing would exist

No soul would know itself and no spirit would delight

وَلا حَنَّ مُشتاق وَلا أَنَّ واله

تضاجعهُ نار الجَوى فَيَصيحُ

No ardent lover would yearn, no intimate friend would ache

Inflamed by the fire of love and cry out

وَلا ذَكَروا سلعاً وَلا قَصَدوا حِمى

بِهِ لِخِتام المُرسَلين ضَريحُ

They would not have spoken of goods or headed for sanctuary

With it as the seal of the Messengers' shrine

نَبيّ لَهُ الفَتح المُبين وَكَم أَتى

عَلى يَدِهِ بِالبَيناتِ فتوحُ

A Prophet to whom belongs the clear conquest, and how much

Came through his hands of clear proofs

وَجيه بِعرش اللَّه في رَقم اسمه

دَليل عَلى التَّخصيص فيهِ وُضوحُ

Special in God's Throne by the numerology of his name

Proof of the distinction in it is evident

وَحَسبُكَ مِن بُرهان علياه أَنَّهُ

دنى وَتدلى وَالثَّبات رَجيحُ

And it suffices you as proof of his sublimity that he

Draws near and hangs low while steadfastness outweighs

وَأكرم في ذاكَ التَّداني بِرُتبة

تَأخر عَن عَلياء مَدخلها الرُّوحُ

And he was honored by that humbling with a rank

To which the Spirit admits after the lofty

مقام يَلوذ العارِفون بِظلِّه

فَيرجح حَظ أَو يَطيب جَريحُ

A station to which the gnostics resort for its shade

Where a lot prospers or a wound heals

وَماذا عَسى أُحصي وَبَحر اختِصاصه

محيط وبر القَول فيهِ فَسيحُ

What more can I recount when the sea of his distinction

Is endless and speech about it copious

وَكُل كِتاب منزل فيهِ ذكره

وَكُل نَبي بِالمَديح فَصيحُ

And every revealed Book mentions him

And every Prophet proclaims with praise

بِتَفضيله التَّوراة جاءَت وَكَم أَتَت

بِإِنجيل عيسى في البَيان شروحُ

The Torah came with his precedence and how much

The Gospel of Jesus clarified in explanation

وَفي الصُّحف الأُولى صِفات كَماله

تَوالَت وَبُرهان الكَمال صَحيحُ

And in the ancient scriptures his attributes of perfection

Came in succession, and the proof of perfection is valid

وَآدم مُذ أَضحى بِهِ مُتَوَسِلاً

أجيب وداودٌ وَمِن قَبلِهِ نُوحُ

And Adam, since he became an intercessor through him

Was answered, and David before him, and Noah

وَنَجّى مِن النار الخَليل لِأَجلِهِ

وَاسعف مِنّا بِالفِداء ذَبيحُ

And for his sake the Friend was saved from the fire

And the Sacrifice ransomed us

وَكَم بشر بِالمُصطَفى قَد تَتابَعَت

وَأَفصَحهم نُطقاً بِتِلكَ مَسيحُ

And how many continuously gave good tidings of the Chosen One

The clearest speaker of them being the Messiah

وَكَم أَضحَت الأَحبار تَهتف باسمه

وَتُعرب عَن مَجد العُلا وَتَبوحُ

And how the Rabbis cried out his name

And expressed the glory of the Most High, confessing

وَكَم أَنشأ الكهان سجعاً بِبَعثِهِ

وَأبدع شَق في الحلي وَسَطيحُ

And how many soothsayers poetically prophesized his mission

And were eloquently inspired in their rhymes

لعمريَ هَذا المَجد مَجد بِجاهِهِ

يلاذ وَفي قَلبي إِلَيهِ ركوحُ

By my life, this glory is glory through his status

To which I cling, and in my heart inclination anchors

لأَحمد طَه النور ياسين مَن أَتى

بِنُون مِن الرَّحمَن فيهِ مَديحُ

For Ahmad Taha, the light, O beauty that came

With an inscription from the Merciful, his praise

إِذا شئت أَن تَرقى إِلى ذُروة العُلا

وَيشمل فَيض لِلحِجاب يزيحُ

If you wish to ascend to the pinnacle of glory

And be included in the outpouring that removes barriers

تَمسك بِهِ وَافنى غَراماً بِحُبِهِ

فَإِنَّ التَّفاني في المَليح مَليحُ

Hold fast to him, annihilate your passion in loving him

For to be lost in the Beautiful is beautiful

عَلَيهِ مِن المَولى أجلّ صلاتهِ

صَلاة بِها نَشر القُبول يَفوحُ

Upon him from the Master be His most excellent prayers

With which He brought about acceptance's diffusion

مَدى الدَّهر ما دامَت كُؤوس براحة

جَمالية تَنفي العَنا وَتريحُ

For all time, for as long as the cups of comfort bring

Aesthetic joy, dispelling distress and providing rest