1. After leaving my land and country behind
Seeking to aid the religion of my brethren

2. And the name of the Imam revered among people
Praised by Al-Khalil ibn Shadhan

3. I crossed the wastelands and traversed the seas
Seeking the glory of the descendants of Qahtan

4. How many lands I left behind
Where chieftains yearn for my coming

5. When I return to my destination
Not for leisure or respite

6. But for the goal I aspire to reach
How many were our revered elders

7. Who when seeking victory provided support
How many an Imam settled in Mecca

8. With allies in China or Khorasan

9. By God, were it not for religion
Honor would have vanished among people

10. Yet for honor I faced people
Hoping through kinship to spread my dominion

11.
With sound advice from them and loyal comrades

12. Among the religious and the wise
So do not spurn me, O Haddad and Hassan

13. I am a brother to you both
I see not why my right should be obscured

14. When confused are even clear-sighted men
If my conduct remains opaque to insight

15. And proof is asked of one such as I
When I call for a cause beloved

16. And known by man from fellow man
Answer the call of one settled in guidance

17. Who calls you to truth and submission
Dispel my sorrow, disperse my gloom

18. For I have spent nights in anguish and grief
Thus is the seeker until attaining his quest

19. Else no calm or comfort can he gain
Advise me with wisdom and solve me with counsel

20. For in your views I trust, like men tried and proven
Gird the belt of resolve in what you indicate

21. For I am no fickle or wavering man
And were I not to gain by it save your company

22. And counsel, my strength and resolve would be redoubled
Suffice it that the Imam eternal