شَكا من أذهَبَ البَلوَى وزالتْ
بحكمتِهِ شِكاياتُ البِلادِ
He complained of the vicissitudes of fate, but
Through his wisdom the land's complaints ceased.
وما قَدَرَ الزَّمانُ على يَديِهِ
فصادَمَ رِجلَهُ بيَدِ الجوادِ
Time had no power over his hands,
So his feet collided with the steed's pace.
تحَجَّبَ كالسَّرارِ فعادَ بَدْراً
وكانَ لِقاهُ أشهَى في المَعادِ
He was veiled like secrets, so returned radiant,
Though to see him was most cherished at the return.
وما احتجَبَتْ لوائِحُهُ فكانت
كضَوءِ الفجرِ دُونَ الشَّمس بادِ
His banners did not veil him, but were
Like dawn's glow without the vanished sun.
رَسولٌ رَدَّ قوماً عن ضلالٍ
فقادَهُمُ إلى سُبُلِ الرَّشادِ
A messenger turned a people from misguidance
And guided them to the path of righteousness.
ونادَى بينَهم يا قومُ إنّي
أخافُ عليكُمُ يومَ التَّنادِ
He called amidst them: “O people! Verily
I fear for you the Day of Mutual Cries.”
عَبِثتمْ بالكتابِ وقد لَطَختمْ
بياضاً للحنيفةِ بالسَّوادِ
You toyed with the Book and stained
The Hanifiya's whiteness with blackness.
وقُمتْمُ في البِلادِ كقوم عادٍ
ولَسْتم في شريعةِ قومِ عادِ
You rose in the lands like `Aad's people
Yet you are not of `Aad's religion.
أتَى الأعرابَ من أبناءِ تُركٍ
سَمِيُّ مُحمَّدٍ للخَلْقِ هادِ
To the nomads, from the Turkish sons,
Came the praiseworthy Muhammad a guide to creation.
تَلقَّى ما بهِ الأعجامُ فاهت
وما نَطَقَتْ به عُربُ البَوادي
He received what the non-Arabs uttered
And what the eloquent Arab Bedouins spoke.
لهُ في النَّاسِ حُسَّادٌ على ما
يَرَونَ بهِ وليسَ لهُ أعادي
He has envious people for what
They see in him, though he has no enemies.
يُجازِي كُلَّ ذي ذَنْبٍ بعَدْلٍ
فيَعذِرُهُ ويَبقَى في الوِدادِ
He rewards each sinful person with justice,
Excusing and remaining with affection.
وَزيرٌ في طريقِ اللهِ يَسعى
فليسَ يُريدُ ظُلماً للعِبادِ
A minister on Allah's path exerting effort,
He intends no wrong towards people.
بهِ عاشَتْ بقايا آلِ عيسى
كذاك العَيشُ يَحصُلُ بالفُؤادِ
Through him the remnants of Jesus' family lived,
Thus life is obtained through the heart.
