1. تَحِيَّةُ اللَّهِ وَطِيبُ السَّلام

    عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيرِ الأَنَام

    God's greeting and the sweetness of peace

    be upon God's Messenger, the best of humankind;

  2. عَلَى الَّذِي فَتَّحَ بَابَ الهُدَى

    وَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ادخُلوا بِالسَّلام

    upon him who opened wide the gate of guidance

    and said to the people, 'Enter in peace.'

  3. بَدرِ الهُدى غَيمِ النَّدَى وَالسَدَى

    وَمَا عَسَى أَن يَتَنَاهَى الكَلام

    Full moon of guidance, cloud of bounty and beneficence—

    and how far could words ever reach?

  4. تَحِيَّةٌ تَهزَأُ أَنفَاسُهَا

    بِالمِسكِ لا أَرضَى بِمِسكِ الخِتَام

    A greeting whose breaths mock

    musk; I am not content with musk at the close.

  5. تَخُصُّهُ مِنِّي وَلا تَنثَنِي

    عَن أَهلِهِ الصِيدِ السَراةِ الكِرَام

    It is especially for him, from me, yet does not turn away

    from his princely, eminent, noble family.

  6. وَقَدرُهُم أرفَعُ لَكِنَّنِي

    لَم أُلفِ أَعلَى لَفظَةً مِن كِرَام

    And their worth is higher still, but I

    have found no loftier word than 'noble'.