زُرْتَ الاِمامين عن قلبٍ طويَّتهُ

زُرْتَ الاِمامين عن قلبٍ طويَّتهُ

نقيَّةُ من قَذى الأهواءِ والكدرِ

نقيَّةُ من قَذى الأهواءِ والكدرِ

You visited the two Imams with a heart whose inward nature

You visited the two Imams with a heart that was folded,

is pure of the dross of passions and of murk.

Pure from the motes of passions and turbidity.

ولم تزلْ زائراً بالفْعلِ ممتزجاً

ولم تزلْ زائراً بالفْعلِ ممتزجاً

بالقوم من غير تَرْحالٍ ولا سفرِ

بالقوم من غير تَرْحالٍ ولا سفرِ

And you have always been a visitor in deed, mingling

And you did not cease to be a visitor in deed, mingled

with the people, without departure or travel.

With the people without traveling or journeying.

سلكت في سَننٍ من وصف مجدهما

سلكت في سَننٍ من وصف مجدهما

فكنت من قبلُ زَوَّاراً ولم تَزُرِ

فكنت من قبلُ زَوَّاراً ولم تَزُرِ

You trod a path in describing the glory of them both,

You followed exemplary traditions in describing their glory,

so you were already a frequent visitor, though you had not visited.

Thus you were, before, a visitor and did not visit.

أدناك عندهما الايثارُ عن سَغَبٍ

أدناك عندهما الايثارُ عن سَغَبٍ

بالزَّاد ولنَّصرُ للمخذولِ في الغير

بالزَّاد ولنَّصرُ للمخذولِ في الغير

You were brought close to them by selfless giving despite hunger—

Preference brought you close to them, over desire

of provisions—and by aid for the forsaken amid reversals of fortune,

With provision, and support for the oppressed among strangers.

والحلم والبأس في سلْمٍ ومُعْتركٍ

والحلم والبأس في سلْمٍ ومُعْتركٍ

ما بين مُصطلمٍ ضخمٍ ومُغْتفرِ

ما بين مُصطلمٍ ضخمٍ ومُغْتفرِ

and by forbearance and valor in peace and on the battlefield,

And forbearance and courage in peace and conflict

now a mighty destroyer, now one who pardons.

Between an offended mighty one and a pardoned one.

وشافِعاكَ هُما يومَ المعادِ اذا

وشافِعاكَ هُما يومَ المعادِ اذا

كان المحقُون من هولٍ على خطرِ

كان المحقُون من هولٍ على خطرِ

And they are your two intercessors on the Day of Return, when

With them interceding for you on the Day of Return when

those in the right are in peril from terror.

The righteous are in tremendous danger.

اُثني بفضل رئيس الدين مُعْتقداً

اُثني بفضل رئيس الدين مُعْتقداً

أني بقولي وانْ أحسنتُ في حصَر

أني بقولي وانْ أحسنتُ في حصَر

I praise the excellence of Ra’is al-Din, believing

I praise, due to the excellence of the Chief of the Religion, believing

that, in my speech, even when I excel, I remain at a loss for words.

That even if my words are good, they are inadequate.

ويعجز الشِّعرُ عن اِدراكِ غايتهِ

ويعجز الشِّعرُ عن اِدراكِ غايتهِ

من المعالي فاسْهابي كمُختصرِ

من المعالي فاسْهابي كمُختصرِ

And poetry cannot reach his pinnacle

And poetry falls short of reaching the pinnacle of

of noble attainments; so my lengthy praise is like a summary.

His lofty virtues, so my elaboration is like a summary.

جَمُّ الرمادِ يُباري الشمس موقده

جَمُّ الرمادِ يُباري الشمس موقده

اذا الكواكبُ للسَّارين لم تُنِرِ

اذا الكواكبُ للسَّارين لم تُنِرِ

His ashes are abundant; his hearth rivals the sun

The ash of chaff pretends to match its kindled flame

when the stars give no light to night travelers.

When the stars do not illuminate the walkers.

لا يبْتغي للقِرى عُذْراً ليمْنَعَه

لا يبْتغي للقِرى عُذْراً ليمْنَعَه

ولا يحلُ اذا ما حَلَّ بالخَمَرِ

ولا يحلُ اذا ما حَلَّ بالخَمَرِ

He seeks no pretext to withhold hospitality,

It does not seek excuses for the towns to prevent Him,

nor, whenever he camps, does he camp in hiding.

Nor is it proper, when adulterated with wine.

ولا يدُرُّ النَّدى منهُ بمسْألةٍ

ولا يدُرُّ النَّدى منهُ بمسْألةٍ

لكن تبرُّعهُ يُغْني عن المَطَرِ

لكن تبرُّعهُ يُغْني عن المَطَرِ

Nor does his bounty need a request to flow;

Nor does dew flow from it by asking,

rather, his spontaneous giving makes rain needless.

But its charity suffices instead of rain.