1. The adornment of the gathering halls
The sons of Hussein son of Ali
١. زَيْنُ صُدُورِ المَحْفَلِ
بَنو حُسَينِ بْنِ عَلِي
2. The people of loyalty and prohibition
Of the finest class
٢. أهلُ الوَفَاءِ وَالنُّهَى
مِنَ الطِّرَازِ الأولِ
3. In their kingdom is majesty
And it being for them manifest
٣. فِي مُلكِهِمْ جَلاَلَةٌ
وَكَونُهُ لَهُمْ جَلِي
4. Their conduct is praiseworthy
It was established by the guidance of the Messengers
٤. سِيرَتُهُمْ حَمِيدَةٌ
قَامَتْ بِهَديِ الرُّسُلِ
5. Until their state became
Envied among the states
٥. حَتى غَدَتْ دَولَتُهُمْ
تُغْبَطُ بَينَ الدُّولِ
6. Clemency and forbearance are for them
A nature that has not ceased
٦. العَفْوُ وَالحِلْمُ لَهُمْ
طَبِيعَةٌ لَمْ تَزَلِ
7. They inherited it successively
From a predecessor with merit
٧. قَدْ وَرِثُوهَا خَلَفاً
عَنْ سَلَفٍ مفَضلِ
8. No sin is too big for them
Even if it becomes like a mountain
٨. لاَ يَكْبُر الذَّنْبُ لَهُمْ
وَلَو غَدَا كَالجَبَلِ
9. But sometimes they count the one who
Sinned like the esteemed one
٩. بَلْ رُبَّمَا عَدُّوا الذي
أذْنَبَ مِثلَ المُفْضَلِ
10. And the most hated of people to them
Is a slanderer who came with defect
١٠. وَأبغَضُ الناسِ لَهُمْ
وَاشٍ أتَى بِالخَلَلِ
11. May they take
In my path with examples
١١. عَسَاهُمُ أنْ يَأخُذوا
فِي خِطَّتِي بِالأمثَلِ
12. And pardon my wrongdoing
By their forgiving my lapses
١٢. وَيَهَبُوا إسَاءتِي
لِعَفوِهِمْ عَنْ زَلَلِي
13. For I admit
What my fingers have harvested
١٣. فَإنَّني مُعْتَرِفٌ
بِمَا جَنَتْهُ أنْمُلِي
14. And their merit is more expansive than
My crime and error
١٤. وَفَضْلهمْ أوسَعُ مِنْ
جِنَايَتي وَخَطَلِي
15. So may God maintain them as
They have wished in attaining hope
١٥. فَاللهُ يُبقِيهِمْ كَمَا
شَاءُوا بِنَيلِ الأمَلِ