قَدِمَ البَنَفْسَجُ وهْوَ نِعْمَ الوارِدُ

قدْ نمّ منْهُ إليَّ طيبٌ زائِدُ

The violet came, and what a welcome visitor

Fragrance was wafted to me from it, more and more

فسألْتُهُ ما بالُهُ فأجابَني

والحَقَّ لا يُبْغى علَيْهِ شاهِدُ

I asked it, “why so sweet a scent?” And it replied,

“The truth needs no witnesses from me or from you.”

أقْبَلتُ أطْلُبُ منْ بَنانِ محمَّدٍ

صِلَةً فعادَ إليّ منْهُ عائِدُ

I came seeking the grace of our Lord Mohammed

And that grace returned my prayer increased all the more