دعاكَ مِن غُلَّةِ الأشواقِ داعيها

فالقلبُ يكتمُها حينًا ويُبديها

Your caller called you from the darkness of longing,

So the heart sometimes conceals it and sometimes reveals it.

وقمتَ تَسفَحُ دمْعَ العينِ في وجَلٍ

وبِتَّ تحتَ نجومِ الليلِ تُحصيها

And you wept, shedding the tears of the eyes in fear,

And you spent the night counting the stars.

أرسلتُ شِعريَ أبياتًا منمَّقةً

وبتُّ أنسجُ ما جادت قوافيها

I sent my poetry, verses adorned,

And I stayed up weaving whatever its rhymes poured out.

ماذا تقدِّمُ أشعاري لِمَنْ وقفتْ

تَحارُ في وصفِه أحلَى معانيها

What do my poems offer to the one for whom I stood

Perplexed in describing its sweetest meanings?

أمْ ما أسطِّرُ فيه بعدما نزلتْ

آياتُ ربِّكَ بالتعظيمِ نتلوها

Or what do I inscribe in it after the verses descended

Of your Lord, reciting them with glorification?

يا سيِّدَ الثَّقَلَيْنِ اشتدَّ بي ظَمَئِي

وعذَّبَ النفسَ آمالٌ أمنِّيها

O master of the two weights, my thirst intensified for me

And hopes tortured the self with their wishes.

هل لي بِحَوضِكَ أُسقَى عذبَ موردِه

قد فاز واردُ حوضٍ أنتَ ساقيها

Do I have a drink from your pond, its fresh water?

For the one who reaches your pond has succeeded, and you are its drawer.

لمَّا رأيتُكَ في نومي تبشِّرُني

هنَّأتُ نفسي وقد وافتْ أمانيها

When I saw you in my dream giving me good tidings,

I congratulated myself, for my wishes had come true.

وقلتُ صبرًا لنفسي بعدَ ما سمعتْ

فكلُّ ما هو مكتوبٌ سيأتيها

And I said, patience for myself after hearing

That all that is written will come to pass.

يا رحمةً ربُّكَ الرحمنُ أرسلَها

فقام يتْبَعُها مَن كان يرجوها

O mercy from your Lord the Merciful, He sent it

So one who hoped for it followed it.

ودعوةً مِن خليلِ اللهِ أطلَقَها

أكرِمْ بِسائلِها أعظِمْ بِمُعطيها

And an invitation from the friend of Allah, he unleashed it

Honor its seeker, glorify its giver.

بكَ النهارُ تجلَّى يستضيءُ به

مَن قام يرجو سبيلَ الحقِّ يَحْدوها

The day shone through you, enlightening

Whoever sets out hoping for the path of truth.

في لحظةٍ شَهِدَ التَّاريخُ رَوعتَها

فقام يسجدُ شكرًا في نواحيها

In an instance, history witnessed its splendor

So he bowed down in gratitude in its environs.

والأرضُ قد كشفتْ عن حُسنِ زِينتِها

تَؤُمُّ رحمةَ ربٍّ أنتَ مُهدِيها

And the earth revealed the beauty of its adornment

Awaiting the mercy of a Lord whom you guide.

والكائناتُ بِثَوبِ الشُّكرِ ساجدةٌ

للهِ ربِّكَ والآمالُ تَحْدوها

And the creatures bow down in the dress of gratitude

To Allah, your Lord, and hopes spur them on.

والطَّيرُ في جوِّها تشدو بأغنِيَةٍ

إيقاعُها الحمدُ، والتَّسبيحُ تاليها

And the birds in its atmosphere sing a song

Whose rhythm is praise, and glorification follows.

والوحشُ تمرحُ في البيداءِ مُوقِنةً

أنَّ الذي فطرَ الأكوانَ كافيها

And the beasts frolic in the wilderness assured

That He who originated the cosmos will suffice them.

وأنتَ فوق النَّبِيِّينَ الكرامِ لهم

إمامُ صدقٍ إلى الخيراتِ تَهديها

And you are above the noble prophets to them

An imam of truth guiding to the virtues.

هُم قدَّموكَ بأمرِ اللهِ إذْ علِموا

بأنَّكَ الخاتَمُ المبعوثُ مُزْجيها

They put you forward by Allah's command when they knew

That you are the seal, the sent blend.

وأينَ مِثلُكَ تأتمُّ الهداةُ به

إذَا تجرَّدَ للرحمنِ داعيها

And where is the like of you that the guides are comforted by

When he disrobes for the Merciful, calling him?

فكلُّ غايةِ خيرٍ أنتَ سابِقُها

وكلُّ آيةِ مجدٍ أنتَ قارِيها

So you precede every purpose of good

And you recite every verse of glory.

أعمَى بصائرَهم ربُّ البريَّةِ إذْ

رامُوا به غُدرةً خابتْ مساعيها

The Lord of the wilderness blinded their visions when

They plotted betrayal against him, and their efforts failed.

ما كذَّبوكَ ولكنْ بالهُدَى جحَدوا

كذاك يحجَدُ أهلَ الفضلِ باغيها

They did not deny you, but the guidance they rejected

Thus the envious malign the virtuous.

الجِذعُ حنَّ وهذِي الشاةُ قد حلبتْ

وسبَّحتْ حَصَيَاتٌ باسمِ ناشِيها

The palm tree leaned, and the sheep was milked

And the pebbles glorified in the name of their Hewer.

والجِنُّ قد أيقنتْ أنَّ القضاءَ جرَى

بِأعظَمِ الأمرِ فانهدَّتْ مَراقيها

And the jinn were certain that destiny came to pass

With the greatest matter, so their towering ambitions collapsed.

جاءتكَ مُنصتةً تُصغي لِمَا استمعتْ

مِن وحيِ ربِّكَ ذي الغفرانِ هاديها

They came to you listening to what they heard

Of your Lord's revelation, the Pardoner, the Guide.

لولاكَ ما خلقَ الأكوانَ خالِقُها

سبحانَ ربِّكَ ربِّ العرشِ مُحصيها

Had the Creator not created the cosmos because of you

Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of the Throne, the Enumerator.

وفِي الشهادةِ باسمِ اللهِ مقترنٌ

أعظِمْ بها نعمةً قد جَلَّ مُعطيها

And in the testimony the name of Allah is connected

Glorify through it the greatest blessing its Giver conferred.

وشَقَّ صدرَكَ إعلاءً وتَزكِيَةً

فأنتَ أنقَى وأتقَى مَن يوافيها

And your chest was split open for elevation and purification

For you are the purest and most righteous of those who attain it.

وأنتَ أطهرُ مَن في ظِلِّها نَسَبًا

وأنتَ أكرَمُ مَن يمشي بأرْضيها

And you are the purest in lineage in its shadow

And you are the most generous of those who walk upon its earth.

وقاكَ مِن شرِّ ما تصبو النفوسُ له

فلستَ تصبو إلى شيءٍ يرَدِّيها

And He protected you from the evil of what souls aspire to

For you do not aspire to anything that corrupts it.

تلك السحابةُ إذْ جاءتْ تظلِّلُه

قد أيقنتْ أنَّ هذا خيرُ مَن فيها

That cloud, when it came shading him

Knew that this is the best of those in it.

إليه تُنمَى حصونُ المجدِ أجمعُها

والمَكرُماتُ به تمَّتْ معانيها

Through him the fortresses of glory altogether flourish

And the honors through him complete their purposes.

سبحانَ ربِّكَ مَن أسرَى به فسَرَى

في ليلةٍ وقفَ التاريخُ يَقْفُوها

Glory be to your Lord, who took you by night in a journey

So you traveled in a night in which history hurried after you.

وسِدرةُ المنتهَى بُلِّغتَ غايتَها

وما لِغيرِكَ منهم أنْ يُرَجِّيها

And you reached the Lote Tree of the Terminus, attained its limit

While none of them has the audacity to aspire to it but you.

لا أنتَ بالفَظِّ بينَ الناسِ قد علِموا

ولا الغليظِ إذا فاضتْ مآقيها

They knew you are not harsh among people

Nor angry when its calamities overflow.

ولستَ تَغضبُ إلَّا للذي عظُمتْ

آلاؤُه فجميعُ الخَلقِ تَدرِيها

And you do not get angry except for him whose

Favors were so great, and all creation knows them.

أنقذتَ قومًا دَنَوا مِن سُوءِ خاتمةٍ

وقُمتَ للناسِ باسمِ اللهِ تَهديها

You saved a people nearing an evil ending

And you stood for the people in Allah's name, guiding them.

محوتَ عنهم ظلامَ الجهلِ فانقلَبوا

بِنعمةٍ مِن عطاءِ اللهِ يُسديها

You erased from them the darkness of ignorance, so they turned

With a blessing from the Giving of Allah, benefiting them.

واختاره اللهُ أمِّيًّا يعلِّمُهم

لَمْ يَتلُ مِن كُتبٍ أو كان قارِيها

And Allah chose you unlettered, teaching them,

Having not read from books or been a reader.

والغيثُ يَهطلُ فيهم بعدما قَنَطُوا

حتى استجارَ مِن الأشطانِ واديها

And the rain poured among them after they despaired

Until the valley sought refuge from devils.

والماءُ مِن أصبُعَيْهِ فاض مُنبجسًا

فقام يَشهدُ قاصِيها ودانِيها

And water gushed from your fingers, pure

So it stood witnessing its far and near.

يا بْنَ العواتكِ مِن صُلبٍ إلى رَحِمٍ

بالطُّهرِ زيَّنها الرحمنُ حاميها

O son of the most virtuous ancestry, from loin to womb

The Merciful adorned it with purity, protecting it.

أنتَ الذي أشرقتْ شمسُ السلامِ به

مِن بعدِ أنْ كاد زَيغُ البغيِ يُطفيها

Through you the sun of peace rose

After the deviation of rebellion had almost extinguished it.

أقمتَ دولةَ عدلٍ أنتَ قائدُها

واللهُ هادٍ إليها مَن يوافيها

You established a just state, you are its leader

And Allah guides to it whoever attains it.

والأمرُ شُورَى وعينُ اللهِ راصدةٌ

وأنتَ خيرُ دليلٍ حين نَقْفوها

And the matter is consultation, and the eye of Allah watches

And you are the best guide when we follow it.

أنتَ النَّجاةُ لِمَنْ ضلَّتْ سفينتُه

إذا تشبَّثَ باسمِ اللهِ حاديها

You are salvation for he whose ship strayed

When he clung to the name of Allah, guiding it.

وأنتَ يومَ الوغَى دِرعٌ تلُوذُ بها

فوارسُ القومِ حين الخَطبُ يُشقيها

And you are a shield on the day of turmoil that the knights

Of the people take refuge in when calamities afflict them.

أنتَ الشِّفاءُ لِنفسٍ غالَها سَقَمٌ

وكاد يُهلِكُها جُرمٌ ويُردِيها

You are the cure for a soul possessed by illness

And sin almost destroyed and corrupted it.

بَسطتَ عفوكَ يومَ الفتحِ مُقتدرًا

ولو أردتَ لَعَمَّ القتلُ مَن فيها

You extended your pardon on the day of victory, powerful

Though had you willed, killing would have swept those in it.

لكنْ أبيتَ سِوى الإحسانِ يصحبُه

فيضٌ مِن العفوِ والغفرانِ يُرضيها

But you refused anything but benevolence accompanying him

An outpouring of pardon and forgiveness satisfying it.

أنتَ الرحيمُ بهِم بعدَ الذي صنعوا

ولو تشاءُ لَذَلُّوا في أقاصيها

You are merciful to them after what they did

And if you willed, they would have languished in its distant places.

هلْ بعدَ هذا يرُومُ الناسُ مِن خُلُقٍ

وهلْ سِواكَ به ازدانتْ مَرافيها

After this, do people scheme any trait?

And who but you adorned its towering heights?

أنتَ المشفَّعُ حينَ الكلُّ منشغلٌ

بنفسِه ودواعي الناسِ تُلْهيها

You are the intercessor when all are busy

With themselves, and the people's preoccupations distract them.

صلَّى عليكَ إلهُ الناسِ ما طلعتْ

شمسٌ وما قام بالأفلاكِ حاديها

The God of mankind blessed you whenever

A sun rose and a guide traversed the celestial spheres.

هذِي إليكَ قصِيدِي أنتَ غايتُها

في نَظمِها الصِّدقُ باسمِ اللهِ أُهديها

This poem of mine, you are its goal

The sincerity in its composition, in Allah's name I gift it.

فاقبَلْ فديتُكَ نفسي أنتَ قائدُها

إلى النَّجاةِ بأمرِ اللهِ باريها

So accept, my ransom is your soul, you are its leader

To salvation, by Allah's command, its Creator.