1. يا طالباً عند الإمام هوادةً

    مهلاً وحسبُك مُنذراً شَشْداءُ

    O you who seek leniency from the Imam,

    Hold back—Shashdāʾ is warning enough for you.

  2. حَكم الإمامُ عليه حكماً فيصلاً

    مرَّ السِّراط فليس فيهِ عداءُ

    The Imam passed a decisive judgment upon him;

    It followed the path, with no deviation in it.

  3. حَكَم الإمامُ عليه بالحكم الذي

    قَسَم السَّواء فليس فيه خَطاءُ

    The Imam judged him by the judgment that

    Dispensed equity, with no error in it.

  4. حُكمٌ أحدُّ أحصُّ أبلجُ واضحٌ

    لا أولياءَ له ولا أعداءُ

    A judgment razor-sharp, incisive, radiant and clear,

    It has neither friends nor enemies.

  5. يأبى محاباةَ الأحبة عدلهُ

    فأخوه فيه والغريبُ سواءُ

    His justice rejects favoritism toward loved ones;

    Thus his brother and a stranger are equal before it.

  6. دامت سلامتُه وطال بقاؤه

    ومع البقاء العزُّ والنعماءُ

    May his well-being endure and his life be long,

    And with that life, glory and prosperity.