1. عضُد الدينِ مُشارُ ال

    دَّهْرِ مُختارُ الاِمامِ

    ʿAḍud al-Dīn, the foremost man of the

    age, the imam’s chosen one;

  2. فارسُ اليومينِ مِن جَدْ

    ب وحربٍ ذي قَتامِ

    champion of both days—of drought

    and dust-shrouded war;

  3. بالنَّدى والبأسِ هامٍ

    عِندَ مَنَّاعٍ مُحامِ

    pouring forth bounty and martial might

    in the face of a staunch defender,

  4. كَسحوحِ الوابلِ الها

    طِلِ أوْ حَدِّ الحُسامِ

    like the torrent of rain streaming

    down, or the edge of a keen sword.

  5. يا وشيكَ الجودِ والعُرْ

    فِ بَطيءَ الاِنتِقامِ

    O you, swift in bounty and good

    deeds, slow to take revenge,

  6. وجَريئاً وهو في الحِلْ

    مِ كَرَضْوى وشَمامِ

    and bold, yet in forbearance

    like Raḍwā and Shamām;

  7. والذي أحْرزَ كلَّ ال

    مَجْدِ في سِنِّ غُلامِ

    and you who won all

    glory while still a boy:

  8. عِشْ مَدى الدهْرِ مُطاعَ

    الأمْرِ محمودَ الدَّوامِ

    live for all time, obeyed

    in command, your enduring presence praised.

  9. فاللَّيالي فاخِراتٌ

    بكَ في كلِّ مَقامِ

    For the nights take pride

    in you, in every station.

  10. بكَ يَخْتالُ ويُزْهى

    كلُّ عامٍ بعدَ عامِ

    Through you, proud and exultant is

    each year that follows a year.

  11. ويُهَنَّى بكَ حتَّى

    شَرَفُ الشَّهْرِ الحَرامِ

    And through you, congratulations reach even

    the honor of the sacred month.