ولي ولدٌ لم أَعصِهِ مُذ ولدتُهُ

ولي ولدٌ لم أَعصِهِ مُذ ولدتُهُ

ولا شكَّ في بِرِّي به مُذْ تَرَعْرَعا

ولا شكَّ في بِرِّي به مُذْ تَرَعْرَعا

I have a son whom I have never disobeyed since I begot him.

I have a son whom I never disobeyed since I begot him

Nor is there any doubt of my kindness toward him since he grew up.

And there is no doubt about my devotion to him since he grew up

تَخَيّرتُهُ للمُلكِ قبلَ فِطامِهِ

تَخَيّرتُهُ للمُلكِ قبلَ فِطامِهِ

وأقطَعتُه الدنيا فطيماً ومُرضَعا

وأقطَعتُه الدنيا فطيماً ومُرضَعا

I chose him for kingship before his weaning,

I chose him for the kingdom before he was weaned

And granted him the world, as a weanling and as a suckling.

And I gave him the world to suckle and nurture

فلا المُلكُ يخلو باعُهُ من محمدٍ

فلا المُلكُ يخلو باعُهُ من محمدٍ

ولا هُو منه بل هما هكذا معا

ولا هُو منه بل هما هكذا معا

So kingship's reach is never without Muhammad,

So neither does the kingdom lack Mohammad as a pillar

Nor is he without it; rather, the two are together like this.

Nor does he lack it, rather they are together thus