ما إِن أَبو بِشرٍ وَلا أَبَواهُما
مِثلَ الَّذينَ إِلى البِناءِ الأَطوَلِ
Neither the father of Bushr nor his parents
Are like those who raised your hands to the tallest building.
رَفَعوا يَدَيكَ وَلا الَّتي جَمَعَتهُمُ
لَكَ بَينَ أَقرُمِ عَبدِ شَمسِ البُزَّلِ
Nor is she who gathered them for you
Between the palms of the servant of the waning sun.
هَل تَعلَمونَ بَني أُمَيَّةَ قاتَلوا
إِلّا بِسَيفِ نُبُوَّةٍ لَم يُفلَلِ
Do you know, O Bani Umayyah, they fought
Only with the sword of prophecy unsheathed.
ضَرَبوا بِحَقِّ نُبُوَّةٍ كانَت لَهُم
وَسُيوفِ أُسدِ خَفِيَّةٍ لَم تَنكُلِ
They struck with the right of a prophecy that was theirs
And the swords of lions hiding that did not waver.
وَتَرى البِلادَ وَوَحشَها يَخشَينَهُ
مَلِكاً وَلَيسَ يَقولُ ما لَم يَفعَلِ
You see the countries and their beasts fear him
A king, though he does not say what he has not done.
وَمُغَلِّثينَ مِنَ النُعاسِ كَأَنَّما
شَرِبوا عَتيقَ سِنينَ فَوقَ الأَرحُلِ
And some dozing as if they had drunk
Ancient years atop the camel litter.
وَتَرى لَهُم لِمَماً تَرى خَفَقانَها
يَغثَينَ مُضطَرِبَ الرُؤوسِ المُيَّلِ
And you see for them flags whose fluttering
Troubles the heads tossed about and twisted.
نَبَّهتُهُم بِكَ بَعدَما غَلَبَ الكَرى
مِنهُم جُفونَ نَواعِسٍ لَم تُكحَلِ
I roused them through you after forgetfulness prevailed
Among them like eyes of slumbering gazelles unlined with kohl.
مِنهُم بِوَقعَةَ مَيِّتَينِ كِلا وَلا
وَقَعوا إِلى رُكَبِ المَطِيِّ الكُلَّلِ
Among them two dead fell to the hooves
Of a mottled horse in no hurry trotting easy.
يا خَيرَ مَن خَبَطَت إِلَيهِ مَطِيَّةٌ
ما عَنكَ لي وَلِصاحِبي مِن مِزحَلِ
O best of those whose mount took me to you
Neither I nor my companion swerved from the path.
أَكَلَ السَنونَ بِلادَنا فَتَرَكنَها
جُرداً وَكُلَّ بَهيمَةٍ في الهُزَّلِ
The years consumed our countries leaving them
Barren and every beast bewildered and confused.
وَلَقَد تَرَكتُ بِواحِفَينِ بَقِيَّةً
يَرجونَ سيبَ نَداكَ غَيرَ المُمحِلِ
And indeed I left in Wahifin a remnant
Who hope for your gift of grace not to be refused.
أَعطى اِبنَ عاتِكَةَ الَّذي ما فَوقَهُ
غَيرُ النُبُوَّةِ وَالجَلالُ الأَجلَلِ
He gave the son of Atikah ‒ none higher than him
Other than prophethood and most majestic glory―
سُلطانَهُ وَعَصا النَبِيِّ وَخاتَماً
أَلقى لَهُ بِجِرانِهِ وَالكَلكَلِ
His authority and the Prophet's staff and a ring
He cast to him among his necklaces and anklets.
أَهلُ المَشارِقِ وَالمَغارِبِ إِذ رَأوا
ما فيهِ ذِكرُ مُحَمَّدٍ لَم يُنحَلِ
The people of the East and West, when they saw
That which mentions Muhammad, did not waiver.
