1. صِفُوا لي أخلاقَ النبيِّ محمَّدٍ

    فإني عليها اليومَ في غاية الحِرصِ

    Describe to me the character traits of the Prophet Muhammad,

    For today I am most eager to know them.

  2. صفاتٌ غدَت تُربى على الرَّمل والحَصى

    فمن ذا الذي يوماً لتعدادها يُحصى

    Qualities that have come to outnumber the sand and pebbles—

    Who, then, can ever be counted on to enumerate them?

  3. صفا خاطري لما أجدتُ مديحَهُ

    وزاد ازدياداً لا يؤول إلى نَقصِ

    My mind grew clear when I perfected my praise of him,

    And it grew ever more, with a growth that never wanes.

  4. صلاةُ إله الحقِّ في كلِّ ساعةٍ

    على خيرِ مبعوث بذا الوَصف مُختَص

    May the blessing of the God of Truth, at every hour,

    Rest upon the finest messenger, distinguished by this character.

  5. صدوق إذا ما قالَ قولاً وجدته

    يوافقُ ما قد جاءَ في الوحي بالنَّص

    Ever truthful: whenever he spoke a word, you found it

    In exact accord with what had come in revelation.

  6. صنائعُهُ في موقفِ الحَشر تُرتَجَس

    فسيَّان منها من يُطيع ومن يعصى

    His favors at the Resurrection gathering are hoped for [reading uncertain],

    So in these, the obedient and the disobedient are alike.

  7. صفوحٌ عن الجاني صبورٌ على الأذى

    إذا خاف يوماً من جنى بأسِ مُقتصّ

    Forgiving toward the offender, patient in the face of harm,

    When a wrongdoer one day fears an avenger's might.

  8. صوارمُه في الحرب قد أفنت العدا

    فقل لمغازيه التي اشتهرت قُصى

    His keen swords in battle have destroyed the foes,

    So say to his renowned campaigns: 'Tell your tales!'

  9. صديد هلِ الشركِ ذَلتَّ لباسه

    فطوبى لمن يُدنى وويلٌ لمن يقصى

    The polytheists' chiefs were humbled before his might [text uncertain],

    So blessed is whoever is brought near, and woe to whoever is kept away.

  10. صحابتُه قد شيَّدُوا الدينَ بعدَهُ

    كما شيدُوا البُنيانَ أُتقِنَ بالجصِّ

    His companions built up the religion after him,

    Just as they built an edifice made sound with plaster.