ذَراها بِسَلعٍ وَالغُوَيرِ ذَراها
تَمُدُّ إِلى ماءِ العُذَيبِ خُطاها
Her home was scattered in Sal' and Ghawair scattered
Stretching to the water of Udhaib her strides
وَلا تَثنِياها عَن ثَنِيّاتِ حاجِرٍ
وَإِن راعَها جَذبُ البُرى فَبَراها
And she does not divert them from the winding valleys
Even if the expanse of the land pulled her, so she resisted
تَحِنُّ إِلى سَلع وَنَور أَقاحِها
إِذا هاجَ أَنفاسَ العَرارِ صَباها
Yearning for Sal' and the light of its meadows
When the winds of dawn blew upon her
فَتَقطَعُ أَجوازَ الفَلا بِرَسيمِها
وَتَحصِبُ مبيَضَّ الحَصا بِبُراها
She cuts through the dune scrub with her breeze
And harvests the white acacia with her downpour
عَوائِمُ في بَحرِ السَرابِ كَأَنَّها
سَفائِنُ تَرمي بِالهَواءِ هَواها
Drifting in the sea of mirage as though
Ships sailing with the wind set their course
تَطيرُ إِذا الحادي حَداها كَأنَّما
بِتَرتيلِ داوود النَّبِيِّ حَداها
She flies when the guide directs her as though
Charmed by David the Prophet's chant
فَلا تَرثِيا يا صاحِبَيَّ لَها فَفي
وَجاها إِذا سارَت شِفاءُ جَواها
So do not grieve, my friend, for her, for in
Her visage, when she traveled, was the cure of her passion
عَلى السَيرِ حُثّاها الغَداةَ سَواهِماً
فَلَم يُدنِ أَوطارَ النُفوسِ سِواها
At dawn, she was prodded on by bare mountains
Not even the span of souls brought her closer
إِلى أَن تَنيخاها عَلى بابِ يَثرِبٍ
فَثَمَّ مُنانا عِندَها وَمُناها
Until she knelt at the gates of Yathrib
Where she found refuge and rest
بِها خَيرُ خَلقِ اللَهِ شَرقاً وَمَغرِباً
نَبِيُّ الهُدى الثاوي بِطيبِ ثَراها
With her the best of Allah's creation, east and west
The Prophet of Guidance lasting in her good soil
وَصاحِبُه المُختارُ أَفضَلُ مَن مَشى
عَلى تُربِها مِن بَعدِهِ وَحَصاها
And his successor, the Chosen One, superior to any who walked
Upon her soil after him and protected her
وَثانيهِ في تَرتيبِهِ عُمَرُ الَّذي
حَمى قُبَّةَ الإِسلامِ حينَ بَناها
And second to him in order, Umar who
Defended the sanctuary of Islam when he rebuilt her
وَمِن بَعدُ عُثمانُ الشَهيدُ فَإِنَّهُ
ثَوى مِن مَقاماتِ العُلى بِذُراها
And after him Uthman the martyr, for he
Lay to rest in her loftiest places
وَبَعدُ عَلِيٌّ أَشجَعُ الخَلقِ في الوَغى
إِذا حَمِيَت تَحتَ العَجاجِ لَظاها
And then Ali the bravest of people in battle
When passions burned hot under his armor
إِمامٌ بِآياتِ الكِتابِ مَديحُهُ
وَأَوصافُهُ في الفَضلِ لا تَتَناهى
A leader in the verses of the Book, praise of him
And his virtues in excellence are endless
وَمِن بَعدِهِ باقي الصَحابَةِ إِنَّهُم
لَدى مِلَّةِ الإِسلامِ قُطبُ رَحاها
And after him the rest of the Companions, they
Are the pillar of the nation of Islam’s mercy
عَلَيهِم سَلامُ اللَهِ ما ذَرَّ شارِقٌ
وَما طَلَعَت شَمسٌ وَلاحَ سَناها
Upon them, may the peace of Allah remain as long as
The east winds blow and the sun rises radiant
