1. يا سادة برحاب الحبر قد نزلوا

    زوروا الإمام وخلوا عذل من عذلو

    O masters who have alighted in the learned scholar's precincts,

    visit the Imam, and disregard the blame of those who reproach.

  2. زوروا الإمام وقولوا في تحيته

    منا عليك سلام الله يا بطل

    Visit the Imam, and say in greeting to him:

    From us, God's peace be upon you, O hero!

  3. أهلا وسهلا بمن حلوا بساحته

    نعم المجىء ونعم القصد والعمل

    Welcome to those who have alighted in his courtyard!

    How fine the coming, and how fine the purpose and the deed!

  4. حب الإمام وآل البيت مفترض

    ومن مودتهم تستمنح النحل

    Love for the Imam and the Prophet's household is obligatory;

    and through love for them, gifts are sought.

  5. لا يسأل المصطفى أجرا ولا بدلا

    إلا المودة في القربى هي البدل

    The Chosen One asks for neither reward nor payment,

    except affection for close kin—that is the recompense.

  6. العلم بحر وهذا الحبر ساحله

    والكل من بحر هذا الحبر منتهل

    Knowledge is a sea, and this learned scholar is its shore;

    and all drink from this learned scholar's sea.

  7. رحابه ملجأ العانى ومقصده

    وفضله فائض والجود متصل

    His precincts are the afflicted person's refuge and destination;

    and his bounty overflows, and generosity is unceasing.

  8. لا يشتكى الضيم من والى زيارته

    إن الزيارة فيها الحظ والجذل

    No one who keeps visiting him complains of injustice;

    indeed, the visit holds good fortune and delight.

  9. هذا هو القرشيّ المعتلى نسبا

    سلالة المجد مضروب به المثل

    This is the Qurayshi, exalted in lineage,

    a scion of glory, held up as an example.

  10. هذا ابن عم رسول الله من وضحت

    به الشريعة وابيضت به السبل

    This is the cousin of God's Messenger, through whom was clarified

    the sacred law, and through whom the paths shone white.

  11. هذا ابن إدريس فرد في فضائله

    به الشريعة وابيضت به السبل

    This is Ibn Idris, unrivaled in his virtues;

    through him the sacred law [was clarified], and through him the paths shone white.

  12. حبر العلوم وبحر العلم زاخره

    منه ارتوى بالعلوم السهل والجبل

    The learned master of the sciences, and knowledge's surging sea;

    from him both plain and mountain drank their fill of the sciences.

  13. سفينة العلم تجرى فوق لجته

    شراعها الشرع لا حول ولا حيل

    The ship of knowledge sails upon its deep waters;

    its sail is sacred law—not power, nor stratagems.

  14. قد استوت فوق جوديّ العلوم فلم

    تبرح حماه وليست عنه تنتقل

    It has settled atop the Judi of the sciences, and has not

    left his sanctuary, nor does it depart from him.

  15. هذا هو الطود طود الفضل أجمعه

    جاه كبير وأيد بالندى تصل

    This is the towering mountain, the mountain of all excellence:

    great standing, and hands reaching out with generosity.

  16. قاضى الشريعة رب الرأي فيصله

    لقوله الحق دان السادة الأول

    Judge of sacred law, master of reasoned judgment and its arbiter;

    to his truthful word the early masters submitted.

  17. من احتمى بحماه الرحب فهو له

    غوث وغيث ومعوان ومتكل

    For whoever seeks refuge in his spacious sanctuary, he is

    succor and rain, a ready helper and a support.

  18. كم من ملوك على أعتابه وقفت

    فأحرزوا العز مذ في الجاه قد دخلوا

    How many kings have stood upon his thresholds,

    and secured honor once they attained high standing!

  19. وكم رجال لهذا الحبر قد خدموا

    وأخصلوا القصد والنيات فاتصلوا

    And how many men have served this learned scholar,

    and made their purpose and intentions sincere, and so drew near!

  20. كل ينال على مقدار نيته

    والعاملون على مقدار ما عملوا

    Each receives according to the measure of his intention,

    and those who act, according to the measure of what they have done.

  21. مصر به وبآل البيت قد شرفت

    بهم إليها جميع الناس قد رحلوا

    Egypt has been ennobled through him and through the Prophet's household;

    for their sake, all people have journeyed there.

  22. يأيها البطل القياض نائله

    أكرم ضيافتنا يايها البطل

    O hero whose bounty overflows,

    be generous in hosting us, O hero!

  23. وانظر إلينا بعين ملؤها كرم

    إن الكريم بأمر الضيف يحتفل

    And look upon us with an eye filled with generosity;

    indeed, the generous man attends carefully to his guest's needs.

  24. وانظر إلى العلما العاملين فهم

    للدين حصن وركن مابه خلل

    And look upon the scholars who practice their knowledge, for they are

    a fortress for the faith, and a pillar with no flaw.

  25. وامدد يديك وصافح كل من حضروا

    فكلهم مخلص للشرع ممتثل

    And extend your hands and shake hands with all who have come,

    for every one of them is sincere, obedient to sacred law.

  26. واجعل إلهي أمير المؤمنين لنا

    ركناركبنا إليه تخضع الدول

    And make, my God, the Commander of the Faithful for us

    a steadfast pillar to whom states submit.

  27. واجعل مغبّتنا عفوا وعافية

    وحسن خاتمة إذ ينتهي الأجل

    And make our outcome pardon and well-being,

    and a good ending when the appointed time runs out.