مَنظومةٌ شَرُفت بمدحِ المُصطفى

مَنظومةٌ شَرُفت بمدحِ المُصطفى

وَبِآلهِ أَهلِ المودّةِ وَالصفا

وَبِآلهِ أَهلِ المودّةِ وَالصفا

A poem ennobled by praise of the Chosen One,

A poem graced with praise of Al-Mustafa

and of his family, people of love and purity.

And his family, the people of affection and purity

وَتَضمّنت مِن نَسلهم نَسباً بهِ

وَتَضمّنت مِن نَسلهم نَسباً بهِ

عَبدُ السلامِ بن المشيشِ تَكنّفا

عَبدُ السلامِ بن المشيشِ تَكنّفا

It also contains a lineage from their descendants, in which

It included from his progeny a lineage in which

Abd al-Salam ibn al-Mashish took shelter.

Abdul Salam ibn Al Mishish was enveloped

تَجلو مَآثِرُهم كروضٍ زاهرٍ

تَجلو مَآثِرُهم كروضٍ زاهرٍ

وَشّى مطارفَهُ الربيعُ وفوّفا

وَشّى مطارفَهُ الربيعُ وفوّفا

Their noble deeds shine like a garden in bloom,

Their glories shine like a blooming meadow

whose mantles spring embroidered and adorned with stripes.

In whose edges spring scattered its flowers

أَنشأتَها لِلمُخلِصينَ وسيلةً

أَنشأتَها لِلمُخلِصينَ وسيلةً

لا سيّما الصدرُ الوزيرُ المُصطفى

لا سيّما الصدرُ الوزيرُ المُصطفى

You composed it as a means of drawing near for the sincere,

You created it as a means for the sincere

especially Mustafa, the chief minister.

Especially the chest of the vizier Al-Mustafa

وَلَقَد أَجزتُ له رِوايَتها وأَن

وَلَقَد أَجزتُ له رِوايَتها وأَن

تَعدو تِلاوتها لهُ وردَ الشِّفا

تَعدو تِلاوتها لهُ وردَ الشِّفا

And I have indeed granted him leave to transmit it, and for

And I have certainly allowed him to transmit it

its recitation to surpass the litany of healing for him.

And to exceed in its recitation as a healing draught

وَبِحُسنِ نيّتهِ سَيبلغُ ما رَجا

وَبِحُسنِ نيّتهِ سَيبلغُ ما رَجا

في النَشأَتينِ وَيأمن المتخوّفا

في النَشأَتينِ وَيأمن المتخوّفا

And through the goodness of his intention, he will attain what he hoped for

And with his good intention he will attain what he hopes

in both lives, and be safe from what he fears.

In both realms and be safe from fear

واللّهَ أَسألَ أَن يُديم لَه بها

واللّهَ أَسألَ أَن يُديم لَه بها

نَفعاً وظلّاً حيثُ يمّم أو رَفا

نَفعاً وظلّاً حيثُ يمّم أو رَفا

And I ask God to sustain for him, through it,

And I ask God to perpetuate for him through it

benefit and shade, wherever he heads or makes port.

Benefit and shade wherever he turns or settles