مُحْمَدُ الأفْعالِ موفورُ النُّهى

سابغُ النَّعْماء عُلْويُّ الشِّيَمْ

Muhammad, his deeds abundant, his prohibitions plenteous,

His favors copious, his virtues sublime,

يلْمَعُ البِشْرُ على أعْطافِهِ

لَمَعانَ البرْقِ في غُرِّ الدِّيَمْ

Faces shine in his presence,

Like lightning flashes in the darkness of night.

شامِخُ المَجْد مُنيفٌ قدْرُهُ

راجِحُ الحَبْوَةِ طيَّاشُ القلَمْ

Lofty is his glory, exalted his worth,

Skillful is his speech, prolific his pen,

باسِلٌ إِنْ نَزلَ الخطبُ حَمى

قائلٌ إِنْ جادَلَ اللُّدَّ خَصَمْ

Valiant if calamities descend,

Articulate if adversaries contend.

نازِحٌ عن موْطِنِ العارِ لهُ

مَوْطنُ العَلْياءِ والمَجْدِ أمَمْ

Shunning the abode of disgrace, his place

The abode of the noble and glory always,

هو طَوْدٌ راسِخٌ في حِلْمِهِ

وتأنِّيهِ وسَيْفٌ إِنْ عَزَمْ

He is a towering mountain in his patience

And composure, a sword if he is resolved.

يخْجلُ النَّجْمُ على رِفْعَتِهِ

من أبي جعفرٍ العالي الهِمَمْ

The stars are humbled by his loftiness,

Before Abu Ja'far the high-aspiring,

ويَوَدُّ الصُّبْحُ مِنْ لألآئهِ

لمْعَةً تُؤمِنُهُ جُنْحَ الظُّلَمْ

And dawn wishes from his brilliance

A radiance to banish the wings of darkness.

يا وزيراً مُلِئَتْ ساعاتُهُ

للوَغى والجدْبِ بأساً وكَرَمْ

O minister whose hours were filled

With clamor and dearth, valor and generosity!

والذي يُخْبِتُ للّهِ إذا

نالَ مَسْعاهُ مَحلاًّ لمْ يُرَمْ

He who prays devoutly to God, if

His ambitions are fulfilled, is never cast down.

هُنِّيءَ الصَّومُ وما يُعْقِبُهُ

أبداً ما أرْشَدَ السَّفْرَ عَلَمْ

Happy the fast and what follows it,

Which guided the journey of the standard forever.

بِكَ في طُولِ بَقاءٍ آمِنٍ

دونَهُ الحادثُ أعْمى وأصَمْ

Through you in lengthy survival secure,

Beyond it misfortune, blind and deaf.