1. كَم ذا أَراها نحو طيبة تَرتَمي

    عنقا بنيات الجديل وَشدقم

    How often I see them hurtling toward Taybah,

    at a long-striding pace—the little daughters of al-Jadil and Shadqam.

  2. طرقت سحيرا وَهي تبتدر الفلا

    وَلَه حَنين الراعد المتزرجم

    They came shortly before dawn, hastening into the wilderness,

    with the anguished cry of rumbling thunder.

  3. من كان في أَرض الحجاز مناديا

    فَلَقَد دَعاها يا مطية قدمي

    Whoever was calling in the land of the Hijaz

    surely called to them: 'O mount, press onward!'

  4. نادى بها صَوتا فأرق جفنها

    فَبَكَت وَلبت بالضمير المبهم

    He called aloud to them and kept their eyelids sleepless,

    so they wept and answered with hidden, inarticulate feeling.

  5. بكرت من النيابَتين فَلَم تَزَل

    تَطوي المهامه معلما في معلم

    They set out early from al-Niyabatayn, never ceasing

    to cross the trackless wastes, landmark after landmark.

  6. واِستَقبلت أَرض الحطيم وَزَمزَم

    فصبت إِلى أَرض الحطيم وَزَمزَم

    They faced the land of al-Hatim and Zamzam,

    and yearned for the land of al-Hatim and Zamzam.

  7. حادى المَطي قف المطي لعلها

    تحظى بحظ من غَرام المغرم

    Camel-driver, halt the mounts, that perhaps they

    may gain a share of the enamored lover's passion.

  8. وأمل الى حرم الامين صدورها

    فاذا بدا الحرم الامين فميم

    And turn their breasts toward the secure sanctuary;

    when the secure sanctuary appears, make for it.

  9. واشغل ببيت اللَه طرفك خشية

    وَطف القدوم به طواف المحرم

    Fix your gaze upon God's House in reverent fear,

    and circle it on arrival as a consecrated pilgrim does.

  10. وَهناك فاِستغفر لذنبك ربما

    تحظى بغفران الذنوب وَتكرم

    There seek forgiveness for your sin; perhaps

    you will gain forgiveness of sins and be honored.

  11. فاذا انتهيت الى الحجاز فحى من

    فيه وصل عَلى النبي وَسلم

    When you reach the Hijaz, greet those

    within it, and invoke blessings and peace upon the Prophet:

  12. الابطحي المتقي من غالب

    تاج النبوَّة عصمة المستعصم

    the man of al-Abtah, the God-fearing descendant of Ghalib,

    the crown of prophethood, refuge of those seeking protection.

  13. سمت السَموات العلى أَنواره

    فتبسمت من نوره المتبسم

    His lights soared to the lofty heavens,

    which smiled from his smiling light.

  14. وأَضاء في الآفاق صبحجبينه

    نورا وَلَيسَ الصَبح بالمتكتم

    The dawn of his brow shone across the horizons,

    radiantly—for dawn does not conceal itself.

  15. وَسرائر التقوى سرت بمحمد

    حَتّى اِستنار دجى الهريغ المظلم

    Through Muhammad the hidden mysteries of piety spread,

    until the gloom of the dark [unclear word] grew radiant.

  16. فخرت باحمد آل كعب ياله

    أَسما سمت فيه الصفات عَن السمى

    The house of Ka'b took pride in Ahmad—what a

    name! In him, qualities soared beyond those of any namesake.

  17. اذ كان آل كنانة بن خزيمة

    تاهَت بفرع منخزيمة ينتَمي

    For the house of Kinanah son of Khuzaymah

    gloried in a branch tracing its descent to Khuzaymah.

  18. عقدت لؤي لو الفخار بفخره

    وأناف عبد مناف فوق الانجم

    Lu'ayy bound the banner of glory through his glory,

    and 'Abd Manaf rose above the stars.

  19. وَسما بفهر كل فخر شامخ

    وَرقت خَزيمة فيه ذروة أَخزم

    Every towering glory rose high through Fihr,

    and through him Khuzaymah ascended Akhzam's summit.

  20. وَبهاشم هشمت ثرائد جودهم

    كرما وَلَولا هاشم لم تهشم

    Through Hashim, bread was crumbled into their bountiful broths,

    in generosity; without Hashim, it would not have been crumbled.

  21. وَلغالب غلب الرقاب خواضع

    هُوَ باسم قال النضر أَوّل من سمى

    For Ghalib, mighty necks bowed submissively;

    he is smiling; al-Nadr said, 'The first to be named' [wording unclear].

  22. هو أَهل دين اللَه لما اِختاره

    داع إِلى الدين الحَنيف القيم

    He was worthy of God's religion when He chose him,

    a caller to the true and upright faith.

  23. هو في يمين اللَه سيف مصلت

    يفرى به الرحمن هام المجرم

    In God's right hand he is an unsheathed sword,

    with which the All-Merciful cleaves the wrongdoer's head.

  24. ليث الفراسة يوم يشتجر القنا

    متفيئا ظل القنا المتحطم

    A lion of prowess when the spears clash,

    seeking shade beneath the splintering spears.

  25. ماضي العَزيمة حين يقتحم الوغى

    غلب الكَتائب ياله من معلم

    Unyielding in resolve when he plunges into battle,

    he overcomes battalions—what a distinguished warrior!

  26. خلقت من الشيم الشَريفة نفسه

    هُوَ للخَليقة عروة لم تفصم

    His soul was fashioned from noble qualities;

    he is creation's bond, never broken.

  27. السيد العدل التقي المنتقى

    والاكرم ابن الاكرم ابن الاكرم

    The master, the just, the pious, the chosen,

    the noblest, son of the noblest, son of the noblest.

  28. أعظم به يوم القيامة انه

    أَهل الشَفاعة عند أَعظم أَعظم

    How great he is on Resurrection Day! He is

    entitled to intercede before the Supremely Great.

  29. أعنى المظلل بالغمامة وَالَّذي

    فاضَت أَنامله بغيث مسجم

    I mean the one shaded by the cloud, and the one

    whose fingertips overflowed with pouring rain.

  30. وَبفضله درت حليمة حين مس

    الضرع منها بالبنان وَبالفم

    Through his blessing Halimah's milk flowed when he touched

    her breast with his fingertips and his mouth.

  31. وَالنوق حين تكلمت بفخاره

    وَلغير ذاك البدر لم تتكلم

    And the she-camels, when they spoke of his glory,

    spoke for none but that full moon.

  32. وَكلام عضو الخيبرية عندما

    مدت بعضو للرسول مسمم

    And the speech of the Khaybari woman's joint of meat, when

    she offered the Messenger a poisoned joint;

  33. وَالخمسة الاقراص وَالشاة الَّتي

    كانَت لحزب اللَه أحسن مطعم

    and the five loaves and the sheep which

    were the finest meal for God's company.

  34. وَسمعت أَنَّ الشاة أرسل كفه

    بحياتها بعد انتهاش الاعظم

    And I heard that he stretched his palm toward the sheep,

    restoring its life after its bones had been gnawed bare.

  35. وَدعا باذن اللَه ابني جابر

    بعد الفنا فَهناك وجد المعدم

    By God's permission he called Jabir's two sons

    after death; there the destitute man found abundance.

  36. وَالتفت الاشجار عنه لحاجة

    فأَنتَ كعقد عند ذاك منظم

    And the trees clustered apart from him to meet a need;

    then you were like a well-ordered necklace.

  37. وَرجال مكة أَخجلوا اذ أَحضروا

    لهبوط بدر في السَماء متمم

    And Mecca's men were abashed when summoned

    for the descent of a moon made full in the sky.

  38. أَفتنكر التَزميل من جبريل

    لما تمثل بالهزبر الضيغم

    Do you deny the enwrapping at Gabriel's hands

    when he appeared as a mighty, fierce lion?

  39. وَدعاه فاقرأ بسم ربك معلنا

    وافخر بتنزيل الكتاب المحكم

    And he called him: 'So read aloud in your Lord's name,

    and glory in the revelation of the firmly established Book.'

  40. ناداه بسم اللَه يا علم الهدى

    أَعلمت من ناداك أَو لَم تَعلَم

    He called him in God's name: 'O banner of guidance,

    did you know who called you, or did you not know?'

  41. يا من اذا نادَيته لملمة

    لبي نداي برحمة وَتكرم

    O you who, when I call upon you in calamity,

    answer my call with mercy and generosity!

  42. مَولاي لا وَاللَه مالي ملجأ

    الا حماك فجد وأَول وأنعم

    My master—no, by God, I have no refuge

    except your protection; be generous, grant favors, and bestow blessings.

  43. واعطف عَلى عَبد الرَحيم برحمة

    يا مَلجأ المستعطف المترحم

    And turn with mercy to 'Abd al-Rahim,

    O refuge of the one pleading for kindness and mercy!

  44. ان كنت جارا الجنب في تيابَتي

    برع فمن حصني سواك وَملزمي

    If I am a distant neighbor in the Niyabatayn [reading uncertain] of

    Bura', who but you is my fortress and refuge?

  45. قصدي وَمَقصودي لقاك وَلَم يزل

    مالي ومأمولي اليك وَمغنمي

    My aim and my desire are to meet you; ever

    my wealth, my hope, and my gain are with you.

  46. أَنا في جوارك من مكايدة الورى

    انا في ذمامك من زفير جهنم

    I am under your protection against humankind's plotting;

    I am under your pledge of safety from Hell's roaring breath.

  47. أَنا في حماك من المكاره انه

    من جاء مضطر احماك فقد حمى

    I am in your sanctuary against calamities; indeed,

    whoever comes distressed to your protection is protected.

  48. وَعليك صلى اللَه يا علم الهدى

    ما انهل فياض الحيا المتسجم

    May God bless you, O banner of guidance,

    as long as the overflowing, pouring rain streams down.