1. By God! Why this procrastination without effort
Towards the highest goal, to the point of purpose?

2. So spur the steeds of purpose to race at full gallop
And drive them with the whip of longing to utmost exertion

3. And show them determined resolve in setting forth
For the man of resolve shows only resolve in his habits

4. Towards the protected precinct of glorious ‘Akka
Lofty in honour and glory

5. For those are the towers of glory in all time
At the apex of nobility, above the dawn of fortune

6. Those are the mansions of intimacy—indeed, a garden
Adorned, or rather, the Garden of Eternity

7. Those are the mansions of beauty, their meadows ablaze
And soaring as high as beauty can soar in the cheeks

8. Gardens wherein kindness is cultivated to grow
And this planting yielded for munificence and largesse

9. Watered from the wellspring of glory sans peer
So this planting was sweeter than honey to taste

10. And brought forth branches of bounty and amity
Swaying with gratitude, praise, and laudation

11. Abodes of moons, dawning places of stars
Dawns of lights that inspire guidance aright

12. Constellations of suns in a heaven of planets
Their splendour illuming the zenith beyond all measure

13. The stars of the horizons longed, “Would that we were the sky!”
But can longing for the impossible yield anything of worth?

14. Mansions of glory, valiant lions
To the plight of calamities and lions a barrier

15. Swayed by innocent passions are all paragons
Parallels to ‘Azza's resolve and grit there are none

16. For apart from virtues in their eyes is no beauty
Frivolities and vanities they never allowed

17. A goal for aspirations, the Kaaba for one who seeks
To unburden the heart and succeed in one's aim

18. So pleasant your breezes in ‘Akká scented, O zephyr
Never once did breezes blow so sweetly in Nejd

19. And if one seeking glory should stray from your precinct
Your breath, no doubt, shall guide him aright to your arms

20. So towards it direct yourself, strive with determined soul
And march the march of longing with full intensity

21. Head to its towers with driving and striving
For in ‘Akká it's peerless, unique like a brilliant moon

22. ‘Akká is the pupil of the eye for all climes
Its people adorned with beauty and glory

23. By it 'Akká prides herself o'er both horizons
Rightfully claiming this pride—let her raise her banners!

24. Though the constellation Leo once claimed 'Akká's pride
Her link with Leo diminished; she drove him away

25. There arose within her a sun of high station and glory
And luminary of perfection gleamed from the dawn of joy

26. Born to a most noble line, of eminent descent
Surpassing all genealogies through both father and ancestors

27. Suckled with the milk of bounty and sincerity
Cradled in the bosom of glory from childhood's days

28. Adorned with fair character from the moment of his cradle
And since that time with righteous conduct arrayed

29. Clothed in the raiment of forbearance from the days of youth
Magnificent indeed was the mantle he thus arrayed

30. Embodying kindness, discretion, and refinement
Of excellent temper, benefaction always at hand

31. From these beauteous qualities he attained a essence
Through this composition: a peerless, unique gem

32. Encased he in robes of perfection untainted
By defects and impurities, betrayal or malice

33. The beauty of consummate glory and majesty
Their recourse in times of crisis and critical need

34. Soul of the eye of the noble, their shining light
Their breast overflowing with bounty and righteousness

35. When glories are threaded on the string of Súdúd
He is, by God, assuredly the knot of that bond

36. ‘Alí in name, ‘Alí in attributes and lineage
In glory, fortune, ascendancy, and ancestry

37. Of noble soul, while it disdains oppression
In earnest or jest, with burning sincerity

38. Most fortunate of the blest, son of the happy
A Shadíd sire overawing both friend and foe

39. Awe-inspiring—but for his forbearance, a mere youth
Could, by his wrath, be laid low and buried in the grave

40. A prince before whom both mighty lions and lambs
Are humble servants, this cannot be denied

41. His bannered tent on high completely veiled
As glories rise from beneath this banner's shade

42. His whiteness flutters over every host
Bearing the tokens of triumph and Sura of Praise

43. Terror of foes, lion in strife and fray
Guarding the nest of the noble with sword and lance

44. With unsheathed blade he charges forth to defend the elite
Trainéd is he in boldness with each cut and thrust

45. If his lance he brandished against the enemy
Its point would reach them even from afar

46. If against the faces of foes his sword he wielded
In dread they would perish, be it sheathed or drawn

47. How often the foes supposed themselves a massive force
While in their eyes no trace of seeing could be found

48. How often alone he stood in tumult and battle
As fearsome in combat as a tearing lion

49. What countless thousands deemed as nought
And one in a thousand deemed as a multitude!

50. Had he fared forth on a mettlesome steed
With long spear grasped in his fist

51. And raised in their midst his lance's point
Unloosing his torrent of wrath with forceful speed

52. From fear of him the foe held back pierced
By terror, and turned to flee on their lean steeds

53. And with his blade he gashed their breasts
And cleaved through the napes of their necks with his Indian sword

54. Onto their hearts' strings he threaded a necklace
Unlike spears, most splendid indeed is the threading of his sword

55. His largesse flows unremitting, like the sea
Whether extended or withheld, from him it flows

56. A generous prince —had he gifted sovereignty
Its acceptance he would surely make possible

57. The truly generous offer their gift sincerely
While the miserly cannot freely offer their gift

58. Doors to seekers crowd with visitors galore
Riding hopes of munificence and charity

59. And from him they savoured the wine of this gift so pure
A most delectable watering-place gushing and fresh

60. By his people throng 'Akká's ways and alleys
Choked liked the markets of Egypt beyond measure

61. So O thou gallant one, before whose door
The exalted stand like servants meek

62. You built the sublime with lofty pillars strong
With righteousness and excellence beyond all reckoning

63. And you laid this foundation firm with glory and honour
That none might change its course toward collapse and decay

64. So may God protect you from every affliction
Delicate, strong, slender, and finely dressed

65. A rare beauty, daughter of wisdom, peerless
Of comely visage, a heart-bewitching charmer

66. From her flow waters of eloquence clear
And she pours forth from the essence of rhet'ric's art

67. With her wizardry of expression she scales the heights
Reaching steps unattained by common or elite

68. To you she came bearing wonders to dazzle the minds
Her train trailing in amazement, her veil cast aside

69. Scented by the perfume of your praise
Thereof, by God, more fragrant than musk or perfume

70. So treat her with favour and pleasure, my lord
And guard her, O patron of kind acts, from hurt or rebuff

71. Lofty acceptance is your nature and wont
Refusal and rejection your excellent ways abhor

72. May you remain under God's protection, well-shielded
Observed by the eye of grace, fortune, and joy

73. In a salubrious body and blissful existence
In a life of ease and plenty may you ever abide

74. As long as the spring birds trill in the gardens
Displaying in all seasons beauty and grace

75. Let not the earnest in pursuit of their aim
By God! Say, “Why should striving abate?”