1. ضريحَ أمير المسلمين محمد

    يخصُّك ربِّي بالسلام المردَّدِ

    O tomb of Muhammad, Commander of the Muslims,

    my Lord singles you out for peace, ever repeated.

  2. وحيَّتكَ من رَوْح الإِلَه تحيةٌ

    مع الملأ الأَعلى تروح وتَغتدي

    And a greeting from God's refreshing grace has saluted you,

    going forth with the host on high at evening and morning.

  3. وشقّت جيوبَ الزهر فيك كمائمٌ

    يرفُّ بها الريحان عن خَضِلٍ نَدي

    And flower-sheaths have rent the blossoms' collars for you,

    in which basil flutters, moist and dewy.

  4. وصابت من الرُّحمَى عليك غمائمٌ

    تُروّي ثرى هذا الضريح المنجّدِ

    And clouds of mercy have poured down upon you,

    watering the soil of this adorned tomb.

  5. وزَارَتْكَ من حور الجنان أوانسٌ

    نواعمُ في كل النعيم المخلْدِ

    And gentle maidens among the houris of Paradise have visited you,

    delicate, amid all the everlasting bliss.

  6. وجاءتك بالبشرى ملائكة الرضى

    كما جاء في الذكر الحكيم الممجَّدِ

    And angels of divine favor have come to you with glad tidings,

    as stated in the wise, glorified Scripture.

  7. وصافح منك الروضُ أطيب تربةٍ

    وعاهد منك المزنُ أكرم معهدِ

    And the garden has clasped your most fragrant soil,

    and rainclouds have renewed their pledge to your noblest abode.

  8. رضى الله والصفحُ الجميل وعفوُهُ

    يُوالي على ذاك الصفيح المنضدِ

    God's favor, gracious pardon, and His forgiveness

    descend continually upon that neatly laid stonework.

  9. ويا صدفاً قد فاز من جوهر العلا

    بكلِّ نفيس بالنفاسة مفردِ

    And O shell that has won, from the jewels of glory,

    every precious gem, unmatched in its worth.

  10. أعندك أن العلم والحلم والحجى

    وزهرَ الحلى قد أُدرجت طيَّ مَلْحَدِ

    Do you know that learning, forbearance, and wisdom,

    and the blossoms of adornment have been folded into a grave?

  11. وهل أنت إِلاّ هالةُ القمر الذي

    بنور هداه الشهبُ تهدي وتهتدي

    And are you anything but the halo of the moon

    by whose guiding light the stars guide and are guided?

  12. ويا عجبً من ذلك الترب كيف لا

    يفيضُ ببحر للسماحة مزبدِ

    And O wonder at that soil—how does it not

    overflow with a foaming sea of generosity?

  13. لقد ضاقت الأكوان وهْيَ رحيبةٌ

    بما حُزتَ من فخر عظيم وسؤددِ

    Indeed, the worlds, though spacious, have grown too narrow

    for the immense glory and nobility you acquired.

  14. قدِمْتَ على الرحمن أكرم مَقدّمٍ

    وزُوَدت من رُحماه خير مُزوَّدِ

    You came before the All-Merciful most nobly,

    and were provisioned from His mercy as the best-provisioned.

  15. أقام بك المولى الإمام محمدً

    مؤمِّلَ فوز بالشفيع محمّدِ

    The lord imam placed Muhammad within you,

    hoping for salvation through Muhammad, the intercessor.

  16. فجاء كما ترضى وترضى به العلا

    وأنجز للآمال أكرم موعدِ

    So he came as you would wish, and to glory's delight,

    and fulfilled for hopes the noblest promise.

  17. ومدَّ ظلال العدل في كل وجهةٍ

    وكفَّ أكُفَّ البغي من كلِّ معتدِ

    And he spread the shades of justice in every direction,

    and stayed the oppressive hands of every aggressor.

  18. وقام بمفروض الجهاد عن الورى

    وعوّدَ دين الله خير معوَّدِ

    And he fulfilled the prescribed duty of jihad on behalf of humankind,

    and made the finest favors customary for God's religion.

  19. قضى بعدما قضَّى الخلافةِ حقّها

    وعامل وجه اللَّهِ في كل مقصدِ

    He died after fully rendering the caliphate its due,

    and sought God's countenance in every purpose.

  20. وفتّح بالسيف الممالك عَنْوةً

    ومدَّت له أملاكُها كفّ مجتدِ

    And he conquered kingdoms by force with the sword,

    and their kings stretched out a beggar's hand to him.

  21. وكسَّر تمثال الصليب وأخرست

    نواقيسُ كانت للضلال بمَرْصَدِ

    And he shattered the image of the cross; silenced were

    bells that had kept watch for error.

  22. وطهَّر محراباً وجدَّد منبراً

    وأعلن ذكر الله في كل مسجدِ

    And he purified a prayer niche and renewed a pulpit,

    and proclaimed the remembrance of God in every mosque.

  23. ودانت له الأمْلاك شرقاً ومغرباً

    وكلُّهُمُ ألقى له الملكَ باليدِ

    And kings submitted to him, east and west,

    and all of them placed their sovereignty in his hand.

  24. وطبَّق معمورَ البسيطة ذكرُهُ

    وسارتْ بهِ الركبان في كل فَدْفَدِ

    And his renown covered the inhabited earth,

    and riding caravans bore it across every open plain.

  25. وسافر عن دار الفناء ليجتلي

    بما قدّم اليوم السعادة في غدِ

    And he journeyed from the abode of mortality to behold

    tomorrow's bliss through what he had sent ahead today.

  26. وقام بأمر الله حقَّ قيامه

    بعَزمة لا وانٍ ولا مُتَردِّدِ

    And he upheld God's command as it truly should be upheld,

    with resolve, neither slack nor hesitant.

  27. لئن سار للرحمن خير مودع

    وحلَّ من الفرودس أشرفَ مقعدِ

    Though he journeyed to the All-Merciful, the best of those bidden farewell,

    and settled in Paradise's noblest seat,

  28. فقد خلَّف المولى الخليفة يوسفاً

    يُعيد له غُرَّ السماعي ويبتدي

    he has indeed left behind the lord caliph Yusuf,

    who renews illustrious endeavors for him and begins anew.

  29. سبيلك في سُبْل المكارم يقتفي

    وهديَك يا خير الأئمة يقتدي

    He follows your path among the paths of noble deeds,

    and follows your guidance, O best of imams.

  30. محمدُ جلَّى الخطبَ من بعدُ يوسفٌ

    ويوسفُ جلَّ الخطبُ بعد محمَدِ

    O Muhammad, Yusuf has since dispelled the calamity;

    and O Yusuf, the calamity grew grave after Muhammad.

  31. ولو وَجَدَ الناسُ الفداء مُسوْغاً

    فداك ببذل النفس كلُّ مُوحِّدِ

    And if people had found ransom permissible,

    every believer in God's oneness would have ransomed you by giving his life.

  32. ستبكيك أرض كنت غيثَ بلادها

    وتبكيك حتى الشهبُ في كل مشهدِ

    The earth will weep for you, for you were rain to its lands,

    and even the stars will weep for you in every scene.

  33. وتبكي عليك السحبُ ملءَ جفونها

    بدمع يُروِّي غُلّة المجدِب الصَّدِي

    And the clouds will weep for you with brimming eyelids,

    with tears that quench the burning thirst of the drought-stricken and parched.

  34. وتلبَسُ فِيكَ النَّيِّراتُ ظلامَهَا

    حداداً ويذكي النجمُ جفُن مُسهْدِ

    And the luminaries will don their darkness for you,

    in mourning, while the star kindles a sleepless eyelid.

  35. وما هي إِلاْ أعين قد تسهَّدت

    فكحَّلها نجم الظلام بإِثمِدِ

    And they are nothing but eyes that have stayed awake,

    so the star of darkness has lined them with antimony.

  36. فلا زلتَ في ظل النعيم مخلَّداً

    ونجلُك يحيا بالبقاء المخلَّدِ

    So may you remain immortal in the shade of bliss,

    and may your son live with everlasting life.

  37. وأوردك الرحمن حوض نَبيِّهِ

    وأصدر من خلَّفت عن خير موردِ

    And may the All-Merciful bring you to His Prophet's pool,

    and send those you left behind back, refreshed from the finest watering place.

  38. عليك سلامٌ مثل حمدك عاطر

    يفضُّ ختام المسك عن تُربك النَّدي

    Peace be upon you, fragrant as praise of you,

    breaking the seal of musk from your dewy soil.

  39. وصلى على المختارِ من آل هاشم

    صلاةً بها نرجو الشفاعة في غدِ

    And may He bless the Chosen One of the house of Hashim

    with a blessing through which we hope for intercession tomorrow.