1. رعاكَ ضَمانُ اللّهِ يا خير ظاعِنٍ

    وخيرَ مُقيمٍ في المواطِن رابِعِ

    May God's protection guard you, O best of travelers,

    And best of residents abiding in their homes.

  2. فلا عَدِمتْ رؤياك عينٌ قَريرةٌ

    بلُقْياك يَوْمَيْ خَلْوةٍ ومجامع

    So may no eye ever lack the sight of you, finding joy

    In meeting you, on days of privacy and gathering.

  3. فأنت الحَيَا في كلِّ غبْراءَ أزْمَةٍ

    وأنتَ الحِمى في كلِّ أدْهمَ رائع

    For you are rain in every dust-gray, famine-stricken year,

    And you are sanctuary in every black, terrifying ordeal.

  4. وزيرُ عُلاً تهوى عُلاهُ مدائحي

    ونفسي هَوىً لا ينتهي بالقطائِعِ

    A minister of glory, whose eminence is loved by my praises

    And by my soul, with a love no estrangement can end.

  5. فحُبي ومدحي في مغيبٍ ومشْهدٍ

    أبا جعفرٍ ما بين صَفْوٍ وناصِعِ

    So my love and praise, in absence and in presence,

    O Abu Ja‘far, are clear and utterly pure.

  6. حُسامٌ تميميُّ الحديدةِ نِسْبةً

    وطابعُهُ الرَّحمنُ أكرمُ طابعِ

    A keen sword, its iron Tamimi by descent,

    And its forger is the All-Merciful, the noblest of forgers.

  7. يَقُدُّ شَباهُ كلَّ تَركٍ ونَثْرةٍ

    ويجْلو سَناهُ كلَّ داجٍ وماتِع

    Its edge cleaves every helmet and coat of mail,

    And its radiance dispels every dark and lingering night.

  8. تخيَّرهُ الحَبْرُ الإِمامُ يُعِدُّهُ

    لضَرْبَةٍ هادٍ من عَصيٍّ وخالعِ

    The learned imam chose him, preparing him

    For a stroke at the neck of rebel and renegade.

  9. أغَرُّ لَبيقٌ بالنَّعيمِ كأنَّهُ

    سنى الصُّبْح أو بدرٌ نقيُّ المَطالعِ

    Radiant, well suited to luxury, as though he were

    Dawn's radiance, or a full moon pure in its risings.

  10. فلا زالَ متْبوعَ اللِّواءِ مُؤمَّلاً

    مُشاراً مُطاعَ الأمر ضخم الدَّسائع

    So may his banner ever be followed, and he remain a source of hope,

    Held in esteem, obeyed in command, and lavish in bounty.