1. O fading specter of the black knight
And maidens leaving with the faded dawn

2. While youth wraps the highlands in its rhythm
Like a heavy Nea'ma ostrich in loose feathers

3. Its vigor has waned and its worries multiplied
So it moans heavily like a laden camel

4. Leave the piled clouds and their drizzle
And seek the dew at the esteemed leader's abode

5. You'll find life crescent-shaped, though not watered by the rain
A downpour aiming you from the constellation Al Na'ml

6. Dripping, leaving the grieved boiling
And its torrent melting the wooden cross

7. It brings the countries to life under the leadership of Khalifa
Leaving migrants like the blossoming spring

8. A breach promptly providing for its seekers
And bestowing goodness without being asked

9. As if its oasis and the site of its glory
A necklace of flowers in the wilderness adorned

10. The benefactors exceed in love of its roses
As the rain pool exceeds toward the watering hole

11. If he were to give away the great ocean, one would think
Due to his ambition, a small cup

12. Or quench those he granted in a day
When allies meet, not stinting

13. And when the minds of beasts darken and
The sun of hope dons the veil of a long night

14. The shining Imam dispels its darkness
With resolve like the sharpened sword

15. The predatory birds recite his banner
And the honey bee's eyes admire his standard

16. Skilled in the ways of kings, yet all
Refuse but the flesh of the obeyed lion

17. The livelihoods of both armies are in his clutches
And the heap between his smoke and embers

18. An ink his piety protects stronger than any shield
And a firmer refuge and higher fortress

19. So when enemies transgress, his armies halt them
Despite their might, and he attacks with trust

20. Victory belittles any piercing stab
And fortune humbles any fierce blow

21. The subjects rest while the Imam lies awake
Guarding the flock in reforming the neglected

22. Upholding justice and benevolence as he recites
What he memorizes from the revealed Book

23. Seeking every praiseworthy trait
Nimble as an ostrich or sturdy as a temple

24. Kings cowered and spent the night in dread of him
Silent fear of the ancient days

25. I boast of your glory, O son of Muhammad's uncle
Boasting of the necklaces with the smooth pearls

26. So my praises and glory compose its pearls
In its strand like the prolonged infatuation

27. I loved the most eloquent like the pride of his tales
And the generous morals of his unmatched glory

28. He blew away the dust of every towering hero
The superiority of the generous over the brindled horse

29. So you remained, O you whose generosity protected my dignity
And whose bestowal was safe from humiliation and fickleness

30. For the pleasure of God and preserving His creation
And following the way of the sending Prophet