1. يا من هو المأمول للشدائد

    وكَشفِ كُلِّ مُعضلٍ وَكائِد

    O you to whom we look in hardships,

    And for relief from every difficulty and schemer.

  2. يا خَلفَ الأئمّة الهُدات

    وَابنَ الكفَات الذادة الحُماتِ

    O successor to the guiding Imams,

    And son of the capable defenders and protectors.

  3. يا حجّةَ الرّحمن يا ابن العَسكريّ

    يا قائماً بالقسطِ يا خيرَ سَريّ

    O proof of the All-Merciful, O son of al-Askari,

    O upholder of justice, O noblest of noble men.

  4. أشكو اليكَ سَيّدي أحوالي

    فلُمَّ شعثي واكفني عيالي

    I complain to you, my master, of my plight;

    So gather my scattered affairs and provide for my dependents.

  5. عليك دَينُ مؤمنٍ ومُؤمنة

    كما أتى في النّص عمّن أتقنه

    The debts of believing men and women rest upon you,

    As reported in the text from one who knew it well.

  6. فَدَينيَ اقضِ سيّدي سريعاً

    وَلي إلي الله فكُن شفيعاً

    So discharge my debt swiftly, my master,

    And be my intercessor with God.

  7. فليس لي بعد إلهي مُعتمد

    إلاّكُم يا خلفا الله الأحَد

    For, after my God, I have none to rely on

    Except you, O vicegerents of God, the One.

  8. وأنتمُ أئمّتي وسادتي

    ودينكم ديني وَأنتم قادتي

    And you are my Imams and my masters;

    And your religion is my religion, and you are my leaders.

  9. عرفت بالدليل لا التقليد

    أنكّم الساسَةُ للعَبيدِ

    I know through proof, not imitation,

    That you are the rulers of God's servants,

  10. وأنَكم أفضلُ مَن حوى الفلك

    من بَشرٍ مُكَرَّم ومِن مَلك

    And that you are the best the celestial sphere encompasses,

    Among honored humans and among angels.

  11. لولاكمُ لَم تُخلقِ الأفلاكُ

    وَلَم تُسبّح ربّها الأملاكُ

    Were it not for you, the celestial spheres would not have been created,

    Nor would the angels have glorified their Lord,

  12. ولا جَرى ماءٌ ولا كان بَشر

    وَلم تُنَزّل كُتُبٌ ولا سُوَر

    Nor would water have flowed or any human have existed,

    Nor would scriptures or surahs have been revealed.

  13. لَكُم أيادٍ ظاهراتٍ جَمّة

    على النبِيّينَ وُكلّ اُمَّة

    You have bestowed many manifest favors

    Upon the prophets and every community.

  14. تابَ على آدمَ ربُّه بكُم

    حين دعا وبدُعاهُ أمَّكُم

    Through you, Adam's Lord accepted his repentance,

    When he prayed and turned to you in his prayer.

  15. ونُوحَ نجَّاه مِن الطّوفان

    فكانَ آدمَ الأنامِ الثاني

    And He saved Noah from the Flood,

    So he became humankind's second Adam.

  16. وبكُمُ نجَّا خليل الله

    من ناره فَهوَ بكمُ يباهِي

    And through you He saved God's Friend

    From his fire; thus he takes pride in you.

  17. وَرَدَّ يُوسُفاً على يعقوب

    والضُّرَّ قَد أزالَ عن أيوُّب

    And He restored Joseph to Jacob,

    And He removed affliction from Job.

  18. كلَّمتُمُ الكليمَ عند الشَّجرة

    ونورُكم له الإله أظهَرَه

    You spoke to God's interlocutor beside the tree,

    And God revealed your light to him.

  19. وبكُم شفى المسيحُ مَن شفى

    فعادَ عند الله من أهل الوفا

    And through you the Messiah healed those he healed,

    Thus becoming, in God's sight, one of the faithful.

  20. نصَرتُمُ النبيَّ حَقَّ النَّصر

    قَتَلتُمُ لديه أهلَ الغَدر

    You supported the Prophet with true support;

    You slew the treacherous in his presence.

  21. جاهدتُمُ حقَّ الجهادِ عِنَدهُ

    كنتم له الآلَ وكنتم جندهَ

    You strove beside him with true striving;

    You were his household, and you were his army.

  22. باهى بكم ربُّ السموات العُلى

    في الملأ الأعلى فكنتمُ أفضلا

    The Lord of the lofty heavens took pride in you

    In the highest assembly; thus you were the best,

  23. أفضل مَن لله كانَ ناصِراً

    مجاهداً بسيفه مُؤازراً

    The best of those who aided God,

    Striving with their swords and lending support.

  24. لا سيف إلاّ ذو الفقار لا فتى

    إلاّ عليٌّ مَن أتاهُ هل أتى

    No sword but Dhu al-Fiqar, no champion

    But Ali, to whom 'Has There Come' came.

  25. فليهنكم مَدحاً مديح الباري

    في مُحكم الذكر لِكُلّ قاري

    So may you rejoice in the Creator's praise,

    In the clear text of the Reminder, for every reader.

  26. وليس بعد الله قولٌ لأحد

    فيكم فأنتم مَقصدٌ لِمَن قَصَد

    And after God no one has any word to add

    About you; for you are the goal of every seeker.

  27. أنتمُ لنا الأمانُ في الدُّنا

    من كُلّ شيءٍ نختشيه أو عنا

    You are our safety in this world

    From everything we fear, or any hardship.

  28. يا ابنَ النبيّينَ الكرام البررة

    والأوصياء الخلفاءِ السَّفَرَة

    O son of the noble, righteous prophets,

    And of the trustees, the vicegerents, the emissaries.

  29. أرجوكَ يا ابن المصطفى والمرتضى

    لكلِّ خلقٍ في الأنامِ مُرتضى

    I place my hope in you, O son of al-Mustafa and al-Murtada,

    For every trait esteemed among humankind,

  30. وأن تُزِيلَ ما عناني من خَلَل

    ما قَلَّ يا ابن الكُرَما منه وجَل

    And for you to remove whatever failing troubles me,

    Whether small or great, O son of the noble ones.

  31. إليكَ يا خليفةَ الرَّحمن

    وَيا إمامَ إنسها والجان

    To you, O vicegerent of the All-Merciful,

    And O Imam of the world's humans and jinn,

  32. من عبدكَ الجاني المُسيءِ المذنبِ

    أحَمَد من يُنمى إليكم مَذهبي

    From your offending, wrongdoing, sinful servant,

    Ahmad, whose creed is traced to you,

  33. خريدةً تهواكُمُ فَأمَّتِ

    بكم عَلَت يا سادتي فَغَلتِ

    Comes a maiden who loves you and has sought you out.

    Through you she rose, O my masters, and grew precious.

  34. قبولكُم مهرٌ ونِعم المهرُ

    فأنتُمُ الصّهرُ ونِعمَ الصّهر

    Your acceptance is her bride-price—what a fine bride-price!

    So you are the in-laws—what excellent in-laws!

  35. وبعدُ صلىَ ربّنا عليكم

    وَحُبِّكم ما طَهُرت أسماكُمُ

    And finally, may our Lord bless you,

    And your love, as long as your names remain pure.