تذكّرَ مِن طيبةٍ أربُعا

فَأَذرى البُكى أربعاً أربعا

I remembered her goodness in four ways

So I shed tears - four by four

دَعاني فأبطأتُ شوقي لها

وَكانَ بودّي أن أُسرعا

He called me but my yearning for her delayed me

And I wished to hasten

وَلَولا قُيودي من النائبات

لكنتُ لَها عبدَها الطيّعا

Were it not for the shackles of misfortune upon me

I would have been her obedient slave

فَيا برقُ باللَّه إن جئتَها

وَطفتَ بها مَربعاً مربعا

So O lightning by Allah if you pass by her

And hover around her four times over

فَدونكَ فاِسجد على تُربها

وَيمّم بها المنزلَ الأرفعا

Prostrate yourself upon her grave

And make her abode your highest sanctuary

وَبلّغ سَلامي رسولَ الهُدى

محمّداً السيّدَ الأروَعا

And convey my greetings O messenger of guidance

Muhammad the most noble master

وَقُل يا أعزّ الورى بائسٌ

رَجاك لدينٍ ودُنيا معا

And say O most precious of creation I am suffering

I hope in you for this life and faith

فَكُن شافعاً فيهما للإلَ

هِ بأن يَمنحه الأصلحَ الأنفعا

So intercede for me in both

That God may grant me what is best

وَإنّي لأعلمهُ حاضراً

يَراني وأدعو لهُ مُسمعا

And I know you are present

Seeing me as I call out to you

وَلكنّه الشمسُ شمسُ الهدى

وَطيبةُ أَضحت له مَطلعا

But you are the sun the sun of guidance

And Taybah has become your place of emergence