Balaghal Ula bi Kamalihi
Saadi Shirazi (d. 1291) · Arabic
بلغ العلیٰ بکمالہ
Saadi’s four-line Arabic praise from the preface of the Gulistan (1258) – perhaps the most recited naat in the world.
بلغ العلیٰ بی کمالہٖ
کشف الدجیٰ بی جمالہٖ
حسنت جمیع خصالہٖ
صلوا علیہ و آلہٖ
What the poem says
He reached the heights through his perfection; he dispelled the darkness with his beauty; all his qualities are beautiful – send blessings upon him and his family.
Source: Naat-Lyrics (open transcription) – Gulistan, preface. Public domain (poet d. 1291).