جُمِعَت في صِفاتِكَ الأَضدادُ

جُمِعَت في صِفاتِكَ الأَضدادُ

فَلِهَذا عَزَّت لَكَ الأَندادُ

فَلِهَذا عَزَّت لَكَ الأَندادُ

Opposites have been united in your qualities,

The opposites were combined in your virtues,

so your equals are hard to find.

So peers were too proud to be your match.

زاهِدٌ حاكِمٌ حَليمٌ شُجاعٌ

زاهِدٌ حاكِمٌ حَليمٌ شُجاعٌ

ناسِكٌ فاتِكٌ فَقيرٌ جَوادُ

ناسِكٌ فاتِكٌ فَقيرٌ جَوادُ

An ascetic, a ruler, forbearing, brave;

An ascetic ruler, forbearing and brave,

a worshipper, a deadly fighter, poor, generous.

Devout, conqueror, poor yet generous.

شِيَمٌ ما جُمِعنَ في بَشَرٍ قَط

شِيَمٌ ما جُمِعنَ في بَشَرٍ قَط

طٍ وَلا حازَ مِثلَهُنَّ العِبادُ

طٍ وَلا حازَ مِثلَهُنَّ العِبادُ

Qualities never gathered in any human being,

Qualities never combined in any mortal,

nor have mortals possessed their like.

Nor did any man attain the like.

خُلُقٌ يُخجِلُ النَسيمَ مِنَ العَط

خُلُقٌ يُخجِلُ النَسيمَ مِنَ العَط

فِ وَبَأسٌ يَذوبُ مِنهُ الجَمادُ

فِ وَبَأسٌ يَذوبُ مِنهُ الجَمادُ

A character that shames the breeze in tenderness,

A nature putting the breeze to shame with perfume,

and a might before which inanimate matter melts.

And valor melting iron to liquid.

فَلِهَذا تَعَمَّقَت فيكَ أَقوا

فَلِهَذا تَعَمَّقَت فيكَ أَقوا

مٌ بِأَقوالِهِم فَزانوا وَزادوا

مٌ بِأَقوالِهِم فَزانوا وَزادوا

For this reason, peoples delved deeply into your nature,

So minds were immersed in you profoundly,

with their sayings; so they embellished and added more.

And with their words they knelt and surrendered.

وَغَلَت في صِفاتِ فَضلِكَ ياسي

وَغَلَت في صِفاتِ فَضلِكَ ياسي

نُ وَصادٌ وَآلُ سينٍ وَصادُ

نُ وَصادٌ وَآلُ سينٍ وَصادُ

And Ya-Sin went to extremes in describing your excellence,

And were lost in the virtues of your superiority, O holder

as did Sad and the house of Sin and Sad.

Of the letter Noon and Sad and Sad again.

ظَهَرَت مِنكَ لِلوَرى مُعجِزاتٌ

ظَهَرَت مِنكَ لِلوَرى مُعجِزاتٌ

فَأَقَرَّت بِفَضلِكَ الحُسّادُ

فَأَقَرَّت بِفَضلِكَ الحُسّادُ

From you, miracles appeared to humankind,

Wonders appeared through you to all people,

so the envious acknowledged your excellence.

So even the envious admitted your merit.

إِن يُكَذِّب بِها عِداكَ فَقَد كَذ

إِن يُكَذِّب بِها عِداكَ فَقَد كَذ

ذَبَ مِن قَبلُ قَومُ لوطٍ وَعادُ

ذَبَ مِن قَبلُ قَومُ لوطٍ وَعادُ

If your enemies deny them, so too did

If your enemies deny them, they have already lied,

the people of Lot and 'Ad in earlier times.

Like the people of Lot and 'Aad lied before.

أَنتَ سِرُّ النَبِيِّ وَالصِنوُ وَاِبنُ ال

أَنتَ سِرُّ النَبِيِّ وَالصِنوُ وَاِبنُ ال

عَمِّ وَالصِهرُ وَالأَخُ المُستَجادُ

عَمِّ وَالصِهرُ وَالأَخُ المُستَجادُ

You are the Prophet's secret, his counterpart, and the son of his

You are the Prophet's secret, and his supporter, his cousin

paternal uncle, his son-in-law, and his esteemed brother.

And his son-in-law, the brother he consulted.

لَو رَأى غَيرَكَ النَبِيُّ لَآخا

لَو رَأى غَيرَكَ النَبِيُّ لَآخا

هُ وَإِلّا فَأَخطَأَ الإِنتِقادُ

هُ وَإِلّا فَأَخطَأَ الإِنتِقادُ

Had the Prophet seen someone other than you, he would have taken

If he saw anyone but you, he would have adopted him.

him as a brother; otherwise, his discernment would have erred.

Otherwise, his choice would have been mistaken.

بِكُمُ باهَلَ النَبِيُّ وَلَم يُل

بِكُمُ باهَلَ النَبِيُّ وَلَم يُل

فِ لَكُم خامِساً سِواهُ يُزادُ

فِ لَكُم خامِساً سِواهُ يُزادُ

With you, the Prophet engaged in mutual imprecation, and found no

The Prophet was content with only you,

fifth to be added to you besides himself.

And added no fifth companion to you.

كُنتَ نَفساً لَهُ وَعَرسُكَ وَاِبنا

كُنتَ نَفساً لَهُ وَعَرسُكَ وَاِبنا

كَ لَدَيهِ النِساءُ وَالأَولادُ

كَ لَدَيهِ النِساءُ وَالأَولادُ

You were his very self; your wife and your two sons

You were his soul, his family and his sons to him -

were, for him, the women and the children.

To him, you were the women and children.

جَلَّ مَعناكَ أَن يُحيطَ بِهِ الشِع

جَلَّ مَعناكَ أَن يُحيطَ بِهِ الشِع

رُ وَتُحصي صِفاتِهِ النُقّادُ

رُ وَتُحصي صِفاتِهِ النُقّادُ

Your essence is too exalted for poetry to encompass,

It is beyond poetry to encompass your significance,

nor can critics enumerate its qualities.

Or for critics to enumerate your virtues.

إِنَّما اللَهُ عَنكُمُ أَذهَبَ الرِج

إِنَّما اللَهُ عَنكُمُ أَذهَبَ الرِج

سَ فَرُدَّت بِغَيظِها الإِحتِدادُ

سَ فَرُدَّت بِغَيظِها الإِحتِدادُ

It is God alone who has removed defilement from you,

God only removed impurity from you,

so wrath was driven back with its own fury.

So jealous rage retreated in fury.

ذاكَ مَدحُ الإِلَهِ فيكُم فَإِن فُه

ذاكَ مَدحُ الإِلَهِ فيكُم فَإِن فُه

تُ بِمَدحٍ فَذاكَ قَولٌ مُعادُ

تُ بِمَدحٍ فَذاكَ قَولٌ مُعادُ

That is God's praise of you; if I speak

That is God praising you - and if I venture

in praise, that is a saying repeated.

To praise, that is repeating what is already said.