1. I was kept awake by persistent flashes of lightning
Whenever it shone brightly, I wept copiously

2. When it flashed, I could not control the flow of tears
That filled my heart as it pounded rapidly

3. I extended my gaze to its gleam that dispelled
The gloom, dreariness and desolate emptiness

4. In the wastelands where ghosts howled
The wolves were startled and scattered in panic

5. I guessed where it might strike
Perhaps in the gardens of glory, generously pouring forth

6. The fountains of the lights of guidance in its pastures
Are guidance and support for the seeker of guidance and virtue

7. It is the dwelling place of glorious kings
Among the eminent in magnificent glory, holding sway

8. When they descend, they are ferocious lions
When they alight, they are copiously flowing seas

9. Indeed, whoever is a servant of the glorious one, his pride
Is no wonder, even if he transcends the stars in honor

10. He is the greatest blessing from God to the world
And His mercy, and God is the Grantor of success

11. With him, God has given them a new life
When before him they were hands of captives torn apart

12. An authority for them in their religion and livelihood
Guiding them to the truth and speaking with the truth

13. Whoever seeks refuge in him, pledged to him,
Will be guided aright, otherwise he will stray from the true religion

14. Has not the definitive Scripture commanded us
To obey him rightly, and not split apart?

15. It says: "Obey God, then the Messenger"
This is an established text, clear and unequivocal

16. Say to the people of Kuwait and Hail
Who say "We believe in the Book", do you speak truthfully?

17. Is this the word of God or the speech of another?
Clarify and ascertain: has the rule been abrogated

18. In the West? Or in India? Let me know
Or in Yemen or what is included in Jilaj?

19. A leader walking the path of Sacred Law
We pledge allegiance to him, us and you jointly

20. Was there ever counted among your fathers and forefathers
A just caliph or guided imam leading aright?

21. Are you following their traces, inform us,
Or is this mere fancy and obstinacy?

22. Why then do you refuse to pledge allegiance
To one the Book, verified, decrees?

23. An imam guiding to righteousness, guiding and guided
Establishing justice among the flock, gentle

24. Whoever spends a night renouncing the pledge of allegiance to one
By whom the disjointed community of Muslims was united

25. If he dies, his is an ignorant pagan death
If he lives, he is a dissenting apostate

26. As has come in reports, decisively confirmed
We have no slightest doubt or uncertainty

27. Verily all the Muslims today, from Judham and Riyadh
To Syria, unanimously uphold this clear, undisputed position

28. From the furthest outskirts of the sands of Ri'yan
To the farthest parts of Oman, all have realized

29. That over the neck of every monotheist
God has enjoined an oath of allegiance to the imam

30. So I wonder where did your sanity stray
And what deceived you, and what wish enticed you

31. Why did you not fear a suddenly pouncing beast
As if it had the sharpest talons of predatory birds

32. Do not take him beyond his customary forbearance
For he is only a lion if he intends to fulfill his promise

33. How often has he pardoned one who, if repaid for his crime,
Would have flown away where the ostrich takes flight

34. Do you not see, if he unleashed against the ones I mentioned
His legions, marching elephants in multitudes overwhelming

35. Would you have been anything but morsels for a devourer
Whose hands are joined to rend the gazelle's flanks?

36. Battalions among them are of the progeny of Nahish
Lions against the enemies of Sacred Law, enraged

37. Long striders in the field of spearing the foe
Stout-hearted when the straits of war are narrow

38. Among them are the Banu Qahtan, a people with whom
Fathers racing to glory were elevated long ago

39. They emigrated for God, and there they fought jihad
Good tidings to them of glory and prosperity!

40. Among them are valorous Shammir, Harb and others
Tribes who renounced worldly life's meanness

41. They supported the upright religion, and their banner
Flutters with might and victory

42. Among them are horsemen of Subay' ibn 'Amir
Piercing the skulls of foes with Mashrafi swords

43. Among them are the people of Islam, who raised its minaret
During nights when the face of earth was veiled in idolatry

44. They are the people of cities, every hero
Spearing on the day of battle, dashing forth

45. By the grace of the Imam of Muslims, hearts and passions
Were illumined that were cloaked in discord

46. If the core of the body becomes sound
Then the health of the body depends on it

47. This religion was almost destroyed before him
Its people roamed dejected and burdened with woe

48. But God brought them, in His kindness to mankind
A rescuer, and God is most gentle to His creation

49. A youth whose time is two halves: stern then bestowing
By him in this world God debases then grants sustenance

50. A youth of determined requests, who does not ignore
The speck of dust, and knocks on the door though shut tight

51. When resolved, he does not hesitate due to the warning
Of an advisor or procrastinator hampering him

52. Rather he proceeds as war boils furiously
Inciting the soul of the brave, provoking it to overflow

53. He frustrates the kings of earth in what they seek from him
While if they seek him, it is he who overtakes

54. When he appears, awe strikes the onlookers
And they bow their necks, glancing furtively

55. The awe of a king, but religion is his crown
Whoever casts off the garb of piety is most wretched

56. He is like the sea in times of calm, bountiful
And like the raging sea - say what you will, it drowns

57. Numerous praises, but the person is one
Your Lord chooses as He wills to create

58. Not like the son of the calf in his foolish opinion
And specious arguments, until they strayed confused

59. So at daybreak God's army and partisans struck them
With misfortune in which blades flashed brightly

60. They bit their fingers in regret, but prolonged misery
And anguish did not avail them at all

61.
It is the way of the Bountiful Master to annihilate

62. Those who set out to harm the people of Islam
O brethren! The call of a passionate warner

63. To you, a sincere adviser by nature, not pretending
He wants for you what he desires for himself

64. And knows that love in God is strongest
Rally together around the religion of guidance with your imam

65. And be obedient soldiers to him, and you will prosper
Beware division! For it is destruction

66. In this world, and ruinous to religion
By God, then by God, there is no god but Him

67. The oath of one not fabricating or feigning
Nor one ever seeking through my words status

68. Or hastening to obtain the religion, though arduous the path
When my soul knew none like him on earth

69. An imam of Islam and people, compassionate
Perhaps we will see from him an Umar-like course

70. To which the west of the world and the east will be indebted
In him, may we never be deprived of him, imaginations appear

71. By which glory and dominion for Islam will flourish
May the God of all worlds bless the one

72. By whose lights the cosmos glows and beams
The family and companions as long as a shining

73. Meteor flashes or a ringdove moans enclosed