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وَنَا دَاخِلْ عَالَأعْتَابُ وَعَلَى القُبَّةِ الخَضْرَا

Wana Dakhil Ala al-A'tab wa-Ala al-Qubba al-Khadra

وَنَا دَاخِلْ عَالَأَعْتَابُ وَعَلَى القُبَّةِ الخَضْرَا

Wanā dākhil ʿālaʾaʿtābu waʿalā al-qubbati al-khaḍrā

And I enter upon the thresholds and upon the Green Dome.

وَنَا لَمْدَحْ مُحْمَّدْ وَابُو بَكِرِ الصِّدِّيقِ

Wanā lamdaḥ muḥmmad wābū bakiri aṣ-ṣiddīqi

And I praise Muhammad, and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.

بِاللَّه نَظْرَةْ يَا سِيدِي يَا صَاحِبَ التَّحْقِيقِ

Bi-al-lah naẓra yā sīdī yā ṣāḥiba at-taḥqīqi

By Allah, a glance, O my master, O man of realisation!

وَنَا لَمْدَحْ مُحَمَّدْ وَعُمَرْ يَا ابْنَ الخَطَّابِ

Wanā lamdaḥ muḥammad waʿumar yā bna al-khaṭṭābi

And I praise Muhammad, and 'Umar, O son of al-Khattab.

بِاللّه نَظْرَةْ يَا سِيدِي يَا مُلْهَمْ لِلصَّوَابِ

Billāh naẓra yā sīdī yā mulham lilṣṣawābi

By Allah, a glance, O my master, O you inspired with what is right!

وَنَا لَمْدَحْ مُحَمَّدْ وَعُثْمَانِ ابْنَ العَفَّانِ

Wanā lamdaḥ muḥammad waʿuthmāni bna al-ʿaffāni

And I praise Muhammad, and 'Uthman ibn 'Affan.

بِاللّه نَظْرَةْ يَا سِيدِي يَا جَامِعَ القُرْآنِ

Billāh naẓra yā sīdī yā jāmiʿa al-qurʾāni

By Allah, a glance, O my master, O compiler of the Qur'an!

وَنَا لَمْدَحْ مُحَمَّدْ وَعَلِي يَا قُرَّةْ عَيْنِي

Wanā lamdaḥ muḥammad waʿalī yā qurra ʿaynī

And I praise Muhammad, and 'Ali, O delight of my eye.

بِاللّه نَظْرَةْ يَا سِيدِي يَا وَالِدَ السِّبْطَيْنِ

Billāh naẓra yā sīdī yā wālida as-sibṭayni

By Allah, a glance, O my master, O father of the two grandsons!

The poet is not named in the source. Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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