خيرُ البلاد علاً وعيشا

ما كانَ لِلمختار ممشى

The best of lands, in height and livelihood

Is that which the Chosen One had walked

شمسُ الوجودِ محمّد

رَغماً على أعمى وأعشى

The sun of existence, Muhammad

Despite the blind and the unseeing

للقدسِ سارَ بليلةٍ

كانَت بوجهِ الدهرِ نَقشا

He journeyed by night to Jerusalem

That was engraved on the face of time

فيها عَلى السبعِ العلا

حتّى غَدا للعرشِ عرشا

To the Most High, over the seven heavens

Until he became a throne for the Throne

وَرَأى الإله مقدّساً

فَحَباه سرّاً ليس يُفشى

And saw God sanctified

Who gifted him secretly with what is not divulged

أَولاهُ خمساً حُكمها

خَمسون هشّ لها وبشّا

He gave him five to govern

Fifty meek towards it and glad tidings

وَثَنى العنانَ لمكّةٍ

فكأنّه لم يعدُ فرشا

And slackened the reins for Mecca

As if he had never laid out a bed

فَذوو البصائرِ صدّقوا

وَقُلوبُهم لم تحوِ غشّا

So the discerning affirmed

With hearts that contained no deceit

وَغَدا العِدا عن نورهِ

وَحَديثه عمياً وطُرشا

And the enemies recoiled from his light

And his discourse struck them blind and confused

مَعَ قربهِ من ربّهِ

ما زالَ يَرجوهُ ويَخشى

Despite his nearness to his Lord

He still hoped in Him and feared