Praising one who is beyond mortal praise

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

It is related by some that sidi Umar ibn `Alī ibn al-Fārid (may Allah bless him) was seen in a dream and was asked: "Why didn't you praise the Chosen Prophet ﷺ in your Diwan? He replied:

أَرَى كُلَّ مَدْحٍ فِي النَّبيِّ  مُقَصِّرًا

 وإِنْ بَـالَغَ الْمُثْنِي عَلَيْـهِ وَأَكْثَرَا
إذَا اللهُ أَثْنَى في الكِتَابِ المُنَـزَّل

 عَلَيْهِ فَمَا مِقْدَارُ ما  يَمْدَحُ الوَرَى

I think all praise of the Prophet ﷺ falls short
even if the exalter reaches the pinnacle of eulogy or surpasses it
(for) if God has praised him ﷺ in His revealed Book
What is the worth (by comparison) of praise by mortals?

Or in an alternate version:

أرى كل مـدح في النبي مقصـرا
وإن بالـغ المثني عليه وأكثرا
إذا الله أثنى بالذي هو أهله
عليه، فما مقدار ما يمدح الورى ؟

I think all praise of the Prophet ﷺ falls short
even if the exalter reaches the pinnacle of eulogy or surpasses it
(for) if God has praised himﷺ with what he is worthy of
What is the worth (by comparison) of praise by mortals?

Mirza Ghalib (1797 – 1869) was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from South Asia who said something similar in Farsi language:

حق جلوه‌گر ز طرز بیان محمد است‌
آری کلام حق بزبان محمد است‌‌
غالب ثناء خواجه به یزدان گذاشتیم‌
کان ذات پاک مرتبه دان محمد است

TRUTH Manifests Itself in Muhammad’s (ﷺ) Speech
Indeed the Utterances of Absolute Truth emanate from Muhammad’s (ﷺ) Tongue
Ghalib, I leave The Noble One’s(ﷺ) Praise to God Himself
For Truly HE Alone Knows the Status of Muhammad(ﷺ)