ما زِلتُ لِلَهِ أَحمَدُ
ما دامَ يَسعَدُ أَحمَدُ
I still praise Allah
As long as Ahmed is blessed
وَبُغيَتي وَرَجائي
أَراهُ أَسنى وَأِسعَدُ
My aspirations and wants
I see them best and most blessed
فَإِنَّهُ لَجَديرٌ
بِكُلِّ فَخرٍ وَسودُدُ
For He is indeed worthy
Of every pride and love
كَمالُهُ غَيرُ خافٍ
وَفَضلُهُ لَيسَ يَجحَدُ
His perfection has no doubt
His grace none can shun
فَالإِسمِ وَالفِعلُ خَيري
وَالسيرَةُ المِسكُ وَالنَدُ
The name and deed are good
Morals pleasant, generosity abounds
وَالخَيرُ مِنهُ قَريبٌ
وَالشَرُّ حاشاهُ أَبعَدُ
Good from Him is near
Evil, far removed, He has spurned
وَالصِدقُ فيهِ غَريزي
حَديثُهُ فيهِ مُسنَدُ
Truth in Him is instinct
His words well-evidenced
لِذاكَ قَد عَزَّ قَدراً
عِندَ العَزيزِ المُمَجَّدِ
For that, esteem for Him has grown
With the Mighty, the Glorious One
فَلَم يَزَل يَصطَفيهِ
وَلا يَزالُ يَعضُدِ
He kept choosing him
And keeps backing him
وَعِن قَريبٍ نَراهُ
يَنالُ أَعظَمَ مُسنَدُ
And soon we shall see
The greatest station he will attain
يا أَحسَنَ خَلقٍ
عَلَيهِ قَد كادَ يَحسُدُ
O best of creations
Upon him many gaze with envy
مَنَحتَ رُتبَةَ مَجدٍ
وَأَصلُها فيكَ يوجَدُ
You granted him majestic rank
To which he was eternally ordained