مديحكَ القولُ يشفي السَّامعينَ له

مديحكَ القولُ يشفي السَّامعينَ له

وغيرُ مدحِك فهو القَالُ والقيلُ

وغيرُ مدحِك فهو القَالُ والقيلُ

Praise of you is speech that heals those who hear it.

Your praise heals those who hear it,

And anything other than praise of you is idle talk and hearsay.

While other praise is just idle talk.

يزدادُ مِن مدحكَ التّالي لَه شَرفاً

يزدادُ مِن مدحكَ التّالي لَه شَرفاً

كأنّما هو تَسبيحُ وتهليلُ

كأنّما هو تَسبيحُ وتهليلُ

The reciter of your praise grows in honor through it,

From your praise, its reciter gains more nobility,

As though it were glorification of God and proclamation of His oneness.

As if it were glorification and exaltation.

في كلّ آونةٍ يأتي إليكَ مِن الرّحمنِ

في كلّ آونةٍ يأتي إليكَ مِن الرّحمنِ

سبحانهُ وحيٌ وتَنزيلُ

سبحانهُ وحيٌ وتَنزيلُ

At every moment there comes to you from the Most Merciful

The Merciful sends you in every moment,

—glory be to Him—divine inspiration and revelation sent down.

Glory to Him, revelation and recitation.

وكلّما طالَ لم يمللْهُ قارئُهُ

وكلّما طالَ لم يمللْهُ قارئُهُ

وربّما مُلَّ قولٌ فيه تَطْويلُ

وربّما مُلَّ قولٌ فيه تَطْويلُ

And however long it grows, its reader does not tire of it,

However long, its reader does not tire of it,

While long-winded speech is sometimes found tiresome.

While other long speech may bore.

تقاصَرتْ عنكَ كلُّ الأنبياء كما

تقاصَرتْ عنكَ كلُّ الأنبياء كما

تقاصرتْ عَنهُ تَوراة وإِنجيلُ

تقاصرتْ عَنهُ تَوراة وإِنجيلُ

All the prophets have fallen short of you, just as

All the prophets fall short of you, just as

The Torah and the Gospel have fallen short of it.

The Torah and Gospel fall short of it.