Sol 6.1

  1. قفوا فاسمعوا منّي مديحَ محمَّد

    فأيُّ دعى فيه أو في وأوفى

    Stop, and hear from me the praise of Muhammad.

    [Wording unclear: so which ... concerning him, or in ... and more complete.]

  2. قريضي أولى أن يكونَ لمدحه

    إذا قيل انِّي جيدُ الشِّعر مُفلقُ

    My verse is best devoted to his praise,

    If I am said to be a fine, masterful poet.

  3. قدومي عليه في القيامه مسلما

    يصحح ما أملته ويحقق

    My coming before him at the Resurrection as a Muslim

    Will make good what I have hoped for and bring it to fulfillment.

  4. قد اخترت رأيا أن اوفر خاطري

    عليه وهد الرأي رأي موفق

    I have chosen a course: to devote my whole mind

    To him—and [this] judgment is that of one granted success.

  5. قصدتُ كريم الخيم للعيب ساترا

    فلا القصدُ مردودٌ ولا السعي مخفق

    I have sought one noble in nature, a concealer of faults;

    Thus neither is my seeking rebuffed nor my striving fruitless.

  6. قواعدُ هذا الدِّين قد أُسِّست به

    وأعلامه بالنَّصر والفتح تخفقُ

    The foundations of this religion were laid through him,

    And its banners flutter with victory and conquest.

  7. قطعتُ به كيد الأَعادي فحولَنا

    بهمَّته سور مدار وخندق

    Through him I thwarted the enemies’ schemes; around us,

    By his resolve, stand an encircling wall and a trench.

  8. قرانا إذا جئنا القيامة جاهُه

    ومن مثلُه يحنو علينا ويُشفقُ

    His standing is our welcome-feast when we come to the Resurrection.

    And who like him shows us tenderness and compassion?

  9. قبيلتُه أزكى الأَنام قَبيلةً

    وسؤددُهُ في شأوه ليسَ يُلحَقُ

    His tribe is the purest tribe among humankind,

    And the heights of his nobility cannot be matched.

  10. قُلوبُ مُحبِّيهِ به مُطمئنَّةٌ

    ومنها إليه حيثُ كان تشوُّقُ

    The hearts of those who love him find peace in him,

    And from them comes longing toward him, wherever he may be.