1. In the tears my eyes shed profusely
Did you intend blame that would renew my regrets?

2. You judged hearts with a glance, though
Parting had already been decreed for them as judge.

3. The next morning, sadness filled them, so we did not
See any intimate embrace or kiss from them.

4. So there were suns crowned with darkness
And branches that produced bitter fruit.

5. Their morn did not sweeten until we met it
With loss, despite the red sunset's glow.

6. And how often has a glance pierced my heart
The morning after we parted when it glanced.

7. As long as our bond lasted, it would
Always rain wine generously from his cups.

8. When night fell, he was a moon for me,
And when dawn rose, he was an idol for me.

9. I have said, and the night lowers its banners
For the caravan, and dawn raises banners,

10. That soon our spring will return
Sweetly, and our sorrows will dissolve.

11. We will not lack the youth of the prince, for he
Has eliminated all lack with his generous palm.

12. It is the sword of the Imam with which we
Attack Time, whether docile or unruly.

13. It is the supporter of the State which has embraced
The lands of Arabs and non-Arabs with justice.

14. Knowledge in him has become perfect
And his views fully formed before he reached manhood.

15. He seeks the aid of the sword in calamities when
All else seek the aid of the pen.

16. A morning of justice that does not purify a land
Of injustice and darkness is no morning.

17. How much feared his sword made safe
Until it restored him to sanctuaries.

18. In hosts dense as darkness his sword
Shows that treading the ground with it causes pain.

19. His banners speak without boredom appearing
In their speech or weariness.

20. Showing anger to the morning breezes
So whenever the breeze blew they disputed.

21. When his banners fluttered, the armies
Of death became servants to his armies.

22. As if in the land his steeds were
A roiling sea of iron surging and crashing.

23. As if above the thunder their din
Rose and above the lightning their swords flashed.

24. Good news of a raid filled the lands and hills
With horses and made joy overflow.

25. His cavalry blocked the horizon’s expanse
As if a poisonous sky lay beneath his poisonous sky.

26. You rose over Iraq, so how much
Did you make them flee and how much blood did you spare!

27. I have said, as guidance shone radiant
And the pillar of misguidance collapsed and crumbled,

28. No planter of evil ever plants
Without reaping regret from its branches.

29. Bands hastened their steeds toward you,
Plunging into seas of darkness when they swelled.

30. When they stepped over proper conduct, they found it
Sweet, so they anchored their steeds without trace.

31. They saw meadows of dew laid out in splendor
So they splattered their glittering talk in its courtyard.