ثبت الحُب وَهوَ لا شَك ماكث

ثبت الحُب وَهوَ لا شَك ماكث

وَبَدا الوَجد فَهوَ بِالقَلب عابث

وَبَدا الوَجد فَهوَ بِالقَلب عابث

Love has taken hold and, without doubt, endures.

Love remained steadfast, no doubt it stays

And longing has appeared, so it toys with the heart.

And passion appeared, so it plays with my heart

ثلة قَد مَضَت عَلى حُب طَه

ثلة قَد مَضَت عَلى حُب طَه

وَأَنا صرت للمُحبين وارث

وَأَنا صرت للمُحبين وارث

A company has passed on in love of Taha,

A group has passed, loving Taha

and I have become heir to the lovers.

And I have become the heir of lovers

ثلج الصَدر لِلمَديح بِقَلبي

ثلج الصَدر لِلمَديح بِقَلبي

وَلِساني وَقلبي صارَ ثالث

وَلِساني وَقلبي صارَ ثالث

My breast found solace in praise through my heart,

The chest is frozen with praise in my heart

and my tongue; and my heart became the third.

And my tongue and heart have become third

ثمل الكَون من ثَناه فَأَضحى

ثمل الكَون من ثَناه فَأَضحى

في قُلوب العِباد بِالمَدح نافث

في قُلوب العِباد بِالمَدح نافث

The universe grew drunk on praise of him, and began

The universe is filled with his glory

breathing praise into the hearts of the servants.

So in the hearts of worshipers it blows praise

ثلمة الدين سدها بِكتاب

ثلمة الدين سدها بِكتاب

سل إفرنده عَلى كُل ناكث

سل إفرنده عَلى كُل ناكث

He closed the breach in religion with a Book;

The blemish of religion, his book has blocked it

he drew his blade against every oath-breaker.

Ask his friend about every violate

ثلب الكُفر فَهوَ أَحقر شَيء

ثلب الكُفر فَهوَ أَحقر شَيء

إِذ غَدا مِن سنانه غَير لابث

إِذ غَدا مِن سنانه غَير لابث

He reviled unbelief, for it is the most contemptible thing,

The injustice of blasphemy, it is the lowest thing

since it no longer lingered because of his spear-point.

Since it has become, from its teeth, unstopping

ثابت القَلب وَالحجى بعثته

ثابت القَلب وَالحجى بعثته

لهدانا مِن الإِله بَواعث

لهدانا مِن الإِله بَواعث

Steadfast in heart and reason, he was impelled

Steadfast of heart and proof, his message

to guide us by promptings from God.

To guide us from God, incentives

ثابَ من فطنَتي هزار مَديحي

ثابَ من فطنَتي هزار مَديحي

فَتَوارى مِن ذكره كُل لاهث

فَتَوارى مِن ذكره كُل لاهث

From my insight returned the nightingale of my praise,

From my wit, thousands of my praises have hidden

so every panting one hid at his mention.

So every covetous has avoided his mention

ثُم أَصبَحت عَن سِواه غَنياً

ثُم أَصبَحت عَن سِواه غَنياً

وَتَحصنت فيهِ مِن كُل حادث

وَتَحصنت فيهِ مِن كُل حادث

Then I became independent of all but him,

Then I became, without him, self-sufficient

and took refuge in him from every calamity.

And took refuge in him from every accident

ثمر الوَصل أَرتجيه لأَني

ثمر الوَصل أَرتجيه لأَني

عَن سوى الهاشمي أَصبَحت غارث

عَن سوى الهاشمي أَصبَحت غارث

I hope for the fruit of union, for I

I hope for the fruit of union, because I

have grown hungry, turning from all but the Hashemite.

Without the Hashimi, have become bereaved