يا مُفْرَداً في الكمالِ أَضْحَى

لَهُ بِرَبْعِ الْعُلَى مَقامُ

O you unmatched in perfection, you've attained

The highest place in the sublime domain,

وسَيِّداً سادَ في الْمَعالِي

وقَصَّرت دُونَهُ الأَنامُ

A lord who ruled o'er lofty traits,

While people fell short of your reign,

نِظامُكَ الدُّرُّ قَدْ أَتاني

يا حَبَّذَا ذَلكَ النِّظامُ

Your prose like pearls has come to me,

Oh, praised be that fine refrain,

كَأَنَّهُ الْبَدْرُ قَدْ تَجَلَّى

بِنُورِه الزّاهر الْظّلامُ

As though the moon revealed its light,

Dispelling darkness with its train,

كَأَنَّهُ الزُّهْرُ في سَماءٍ

كَأَنَّهُ الزَّهْرُ والْكَمامُ

Like a flower in clear sky,

Like a flower without stain,

كَأَنَّهُ الرَّوْضُ صافَحَتْهُ

سَحائِبٌ وَدْقُها رِهامٌ

As though a meadow stroked

By clouds and showering rain,

يا عَلَمَ الدّينِ إنَّ قَلْبي

بِنَظْمِكَ الْعَذْبِ مُسْتَهامُ

O pillar of faith, my heart

Is captivated by your sweet strain,

سِحْرٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَلالٌ

وَهْوَ عَلَى غَيْرِكَ الْحَرامُ

Magic it is, but lawful still,

While unlawful for others it remain.