1. فَخرُ الوَرَى حَيدَرِيٌّ عَمَّ نائِلُهُ

    كَنزُ الغِنَى كَهفُ أَمنِ الخائِفِ الوَجلِ

    The pride of humankind, a Haydari whose bounty reaches all.

    A treasury of wealth, a safe refuge for the fearful and trembling.

  2. نَجمُ السُّهَى فَلَكِيَّاتٌ مَرَاتِبهُ

    عَفُّ الرِّدا عَلَوِيٌّ طَاهِرُ الخُلَلِ

    The star Suha, whose ranks are celestial.

    Chaste of mantle, an Alawi pure in character.

  3. لَيثُ الثَّرَى قَبَسٌ تَهمِي أَنَامِلُهُ

    رَحبُ الفَنَا نَجلُ خَيرِ الخَلقِ والرُّسُلِ

    A lion of the earth, a flame whose fingertips rain bounty.

    Broad of courtyard, a scion of the best of creation and the messengers.

  4. بَدرُ البَهَا أُفُقٌ تَبدُو كَوَاكِبُهُ

    مُروِي الصّدَى مَورِدِ العَسَّالَةِ الذُّبُلِ

    A full moon of splendor, a horizon whose stars appear.

    Quencher of thirst, a watering place for quivering, slender spears.

  5. سَامِي الذَرَى صَاعِدٌ تُخشَى نَوَازِلُهُ

    رُوحُ المُنَى مَنبَعُ الآلاءِ والخَوَلِ

    Lofty of summit, rising high, his descending blows are feared.

    The soul of hopes, the wellspring of blessings and bestowed wealth.

  6. طَودُ النُّهَى عِندَ بَيتِ المَالِ صَاحِبُهُ

    نابُ الرَّدَى أَجلٌ في صُورَةِ الرَّجُلِ

    A mountain of wisdom; his companion is at the treasury.

    Death's fang, an appointed end in the form of a man.

  7. طِبُّ القِرَى كَفُّ يُمنِ الدَّهرِ كَاهِلُهُ

    سِمطُ الثَّنَا زِينَةُ الأَجيَادِ وَالدُّوَلِ

    Skilled in hospitality; his shoulder is the hand of time's good fortune.

    A necklace of praise, the adornment of necks and realms.

  8. رَوضٌ زَهَا مَنهَلٌ طَابَت مَشَارِبُهُ

    حَتفُ العِدَا ضَارِبُ الهَامَاتِ والقُلَلِ

    A garden in bloom, a watering place whose draughts are sweet.

    The doom of foes, the smiter of heads and crowns.

  9. بَحرٌ جَرَى عَلقَمِيٌّ مُجَّ عَاسِلُهُ

    شَمسُ الدُّنا صُبح لَيلِ الحادِثِ الجَلَلِ

    A flowing sea, bitter as colocynth, whose honey-gatherer was spat out.

    The sun of the worlds, dawn in the night of grievous calamity.

  10. مُعطِي اللَّهَى نَبَوِيَّاتٌ مَنَاقِبُهُ

    غَيثُ النَّدَى مَورِدٌ أَشهَى مِنَ العَسَلِ

    A giver of lavish gifts, whose virtues are prophetic.

    A rain of generosity, a watering place more delectable than honey.

  11. مَقنَى الثَّرَى فَاضِلٌ عَمَّت فَوَاضِلُهُ

    بَادِي السَّنَا نَيّرٌ يَسمُو عَلَى زُحَلِ

    The earth's shaded refuge, a virtuous man whose favors reach all.

    Of manifest radiance, a luminary soaring above Saturn.

  12. دَهرٌ دَهَا قَدَرٌ دَارَت نَوَائِبُهُ

    فَجرُ الهُدَى ذُو المَعالِي البَاهِرَاتِ عَلِي

    A devastating age, a fate whose calamities have come round.

    The dawn of guidance, bearer of dazzling distinctions—Ali.