1. After you, people called me and said:
Renounce him, so you may thrive in both worlds!
١. دعاني بعدَكُمْ قومٌ وقالوا
ليَهْنِكَ شهرةً في العالمينا
2. I swore I will never abandon him for another -
Yes, I swore a solemn oath.
٢. أتحلفُ لا تنوبُ لمنْ سواهُ
فقلتُ نعمْ وغلَّظْتُ اليمينا
3. Show me his equal and I will turn from him,
For I cannot find his peer.
٣. أروني مثلَهُ لأنوبَ عنهُ
فإني قَدْ عدمْتُ لهُ القرينا
4. A leader in virtue and excellence,
Loving him is a duty and faith.
٤. إمامٌ عندَهُ للفضلِ سوقٌ
أرى فرضاً محبتَهُ ودينا
5. It was not I alone who grieved for him,
But the whole world lamented the loss.
٥. وما وحدي فُجعْتُ بهِ ولكنْ
لقدْ عمَّ البريَّةَ أجمعينا
6. We enjoyed his generosity for years,
And lived in the grace of his nobility.
٦. تملَّيْنا بأنعمِهِ زمانا
وعشْنا في مكارمِهِ سنينا
7. May God soon restore his rule,
And reward him as one who did good.
٧. أعادَ اللهُ دولتَهُ قريباً
وجازاهُ جزاءَ المحسنينا