طَلعَ البَدرُ علينا
The full moon rose over us
من ثنِيّاتِ الوَداعْ
From the valley of Wadaa’
وجَبَ الشُّكرُ علينا
And we owe it to show gratefulness
ما دَعا للهِ داعْ
Whenever a caller call to Allah
أيها المَبعوثُ فينا
O you who were raised amongst us
جئتَ بالأمرِ المُطاعْ
Coming with the word to be obeyed
جئتَ شَرَّفتَ المدينة
You have brought to this city nobility
مرحباً يا خيرَ داعْ
Welcome, O best of callers!

كلُّ من في قُبا بِك قد رحَّبَ
Everyone in Quba (in Medina) welcomed you
والنَّشيدُ اعْتَلى فوق تِلك الرُبَى
And the sound of singing came from every corner
والنُفوسُ ارتَوتْ كلُّها طربَا
And their longing was quenched by the delight of seeing you
جئتَ يا سيدي مَعْدِناً ذهبَا
Your coming, my master, is more precious than gold
للكبيرِ أخاً، للصغيرِ أبَا
For the old you were a brother, for the young you were a father
ربُّنا من حَباك، جَلَّ من وَهبَ
It is our Lord who blessed you, glory be to the Giver

النبيُّ النبي طاهرُ النَّسبِ
The Prophet, the Prophet, he who is of pure lineage
طيبٌ وَصفُهُ جاء في الكُتبِ
He was described in the books in the most beautiful words
التقِيُّ النَّقيّ أحمدُ العربي
The God-fearing, the pure-hearted, Ahmed the Arabian
طَيْبةٌ فيها طِيب مِن بَقايا الحبيبْ
In Taiba (Medina) lingers on the fragarance of the Beloved
والضِّيا والسَّنا والشُّعورُ المَهيبْ
Light, splendour and a feeling of awe
نورُ طهَ بها شَمسُه لا تَغِيبْ
Taha’s (Muhammad’s) radiant glow resides in it, his sun never sets