1. You erased corruption with the sword of your authority
With a rule that brought relief to the servants

2. You entered Basra the fragrant in the morning
And the fire of evil burned kindling

3. The hands of evildoers toyed with it
And their corruption in it increased and multiplied

4. Ignorant people had ruled it
Who saw misguidance that day as righteousness

5. They were blind to what you saw
So they never achieved what they wanted

6. If truth was presented to them
They would stubbornly turn away from it

7. And can souls trust the sight of someone
Who sees the color white as black?

8. Minds differed in what we see
Their perceptions differ in reasoning and consistency

9. And the right of leadership that we see
Is to the one of soundest opinion, if opinions clash

10. And highest among views
With the firmest and tallest pillar

11. Misfortunes of the past nights except
That returned at daybreak

12. And how much blood of people was spilled
And wealth of theirs exhausted

13. Until the miserable were weakened
And misery prolonged and persisted

14. And when conditions worsened among them
And precautions did not benefit or help

15. And no one was seen who could mend
That which lacked integrity, if matters needed rectifying

16. And people were in tremendous turmoil
That shocked the hearing and hearts

17. You were called to relieve this harm from it
And none but you is called or appealed to

18. And since you arrived, invited to it
You brought relief with your arrival to the servants

19. We knew your opinion to be philosophical
That you reveal the most severe afflictions

20. And look with insight and certainty
Critiquing men thereby

21. And you did not arbitrarily appoint them over it
Except by striving for what's right

22. Indeed you extinguished blazing flames
And those flames have turned to ashes

23. And eyes that - were it not for you - would stay
Awake in turmoil, not tasting sleep

24. May you - House of Rashid - have all good
For through you people recognise righteousness

25. Yours are the noble traits
And you amongst the highbred are unique

26. Far and near submit to you
And matters are obedient to you

27. You overcame its formidable aspects till they
Yielded, having refused to be tamed before

28. The counselor, relying upon you
Hoping and depending on you, prevailed