أَبا طاهِرٍ أَنتَ عَيبُ الزَمانِ

أَبا طاهِرٍ أَنتَ عَيبُ الزَمانِ

وَعَيبٌ لِحَمدانَ في حُفرَتِه

وَعَيبٌ لِحَمدانَ في حُفرَتِه

O Abu Tahir, you are the disgrace of the age,

Abu Tahir, you are the blemish of time,

and a disgrace to Hamdan in his grave.

And a blemish to Hamdan in his grave.

لَئِن مَثَلٌ لِطُويسٍ جَرى

لَئِن مَثَلٌ لِطُويسٍ جَرى

فَإِنَّكَ أَشأَمُ مِن غُرَّتِه

فَإِنَّكَ أَشأَمُ مِن غُرَّتِه

If indeed a proverb about Tuways has become current,

If an example flowed to Tawus,

then you are more ill-omened than his countenance.

Then you are more ominous than his skull.

كَفى اللَهُ شُؤمَكَ سَيفَ الإِمامِ

كَفى اللَهُ شُؤمَكَ سَيفَ الإِمامِ

وَباعَدَ شَخصَكَ عَن حَضرَتِه

وَباعَدَ شَخصَكَ عَن حَضرَتِه

May God spare the Imam’s sword your ill omen,

May God suffice your evil against the Imam's sword,

and keep you far from his presence.

And distance your person from his presence.