1. O what a day of reverence it is
Tongues fall short of thanking it

2. With the innocence of our Master in whose era
The lips of the unjust were uprooted

3. If it only entailed foiling
The deceit of Abu Al-Rayyan against him

4. And proving his hopes false
And breaking the desires in his chest

5. He wished, but Allah did not destine
That what he hid in secret be exposed

6. Until people could see on his face
What Satan portrayed in his mind

7. So O Commander of the Faithful
Do what wisdom requires in his matter

8. Purify the lands of justice from his tyranny
And cleanse Islam from his blasphemy

9. And uncover from the state what afflicted it
Of disgraceful shame and hardship

10. And make up for negligence in his regard
And fear for Baghdad from his plotting

11. Lest his ill-omen ruins it
As the Merciful did not bless his lifetime