تَلقى المَراتِبَ لِلحُسَينِ ذَليلَةً

تَلقى المَراتِبَ لِلحُسَينِ ذَليلَةً

وَإِذا سِواهُ يَرومُها تَتَعَصَّبُ

وَإِذا سِواهُ يَرومُها تَتَعَصَّبُ

You find ranks humbled before al-Husayn,

You readily offer gifts for al-Husayn while scorning all others.

You find high ranks bowing low before Al-Husayn,

and when anyone else seeks them, they resist.

You have given the positions of praise to their rightful people,

Yet should another seek them, they stubbornly resist.

أَعطَيتَ أَثمانَ المَحامِدِ أَهلَها

أَعطَيتَ أَثمانَ المَحامِدِ أَهلَها

وَكَسِبتَ صُفوَتَها وَنِعمَ المَكسَبُ

وَكَسِبتَ صُفوَتَها وَنِعمَ المَكسَبُ

You paid the price of praise to those entitled to it,

And obtained the finest of them - what an excellent gain!

You paid the full price of praise to those who merit it,

and gained its choicest part—what an excellent gain!

When the Imam selects you for his secret,

And won its purest essence—what a splendid gain!

إِنَّ الإِمامَ إِذا اِجتَباكَ بِسِرِّهِ

إِنَّ الإِمامَ إِذا اِجتَباكَ بِسِرِّهِ

لَمُسَدَّدٌ فيما أَتى وَمُصَوَّبُ

لَمُسَدَّدٌ فيما أَتى وَمُصَوَّبُ

Indeed, the Imam, when he chooses you as his confidant,

You are rightly guided in what you do and precise.

Truly, when the Imam selects you for his confidence,

is surely well guided in what he has done, and deemed right.

None has reached your high moral standard in tribulation,

He is guided in his deed and strikes the mark of truth.

لَم يَبلُ مِثلَكَ عِفَّةً فيما بَلا

لَم يَبلُ مِثلَكَ عِفَّةً فيما بَلا

وَحُزامَةً في كُلِّ أَمرٍ يَحزِبُ

وَحُزامَةً في كُلِّ أَمرٍ يَحزِبُ

Of all he has tested, none has matched you in integrity,

And determination in every difficult matter.

He found no equal to your probity in all he tested,

and in sound judgment in every pressing affair.

You have mixed your fear of God with fear of Him,

Nor to your resolve in every crisis that befalls.

وَخَلَطتَ خَوفَكَ لِلإِلَهِ بِخَوفِهِ

وَخَلَطتَ خَوفَكَ لِلإِلَهِ بِخَوفِهِ

فَعَلِمتَ ما تَأتي وَما تَتَجَنَّبُ

فَعَلِمتَ ما تَأتي وَما تَتَجَنَّبُ

And you mingled your fear of God with your fear of him,

So you know what to do and what to avoid.

You mingled your fear of God with your awe of him,

so you knew what to do and what to avoid.

Convey a message to the Imam from me,

And so discerned what must be done and what avoided.

أَبلِغ هُديتَ إِلى الإِمامِ رِسالَةً

أَبلِغ هُديتَ إِلى الإِمامِ رِسالَةً

عَنّي بِأَنّي بَعدَها أَستَعتِبُ

عَنّي بِأَنّي بَعدَها أَستَعتِبُ

Convey—may you be guided—a message to the Imam

That after it I will seek forgiveness.

Convey—may you be guided—a message to the Imam,

from me, saying that afterward I seek to regain favor,

And my testimony is that I am a loyal worshipper -

From me: that henceforth I seek to make amends.

وَشَهادَتي أَنّي حَليفُ عِبادَةٍ

وَشَهادَتي أَنّي حَليفُ عِبادَةٍ

فَاِبلوا عَلى الأَيّامِ ذاكَ وَجَرِّبوا

فَاِبلوا عَلى الأَيّامِ ذاكَ وَجَرِّبوا

and my testimony that I am a sworn ally of worship.

So test that out in the days to come.

And my witness is this: that I am sworn to devotion;

So examine that as the days pass, and put it to the test.

So test this truth throughout the days, and put it to proof.