1. O rider who strode forth
Or galloped with haste

2. And passed as though he were
A lightning bolt when it flashes

3. Convey my greetings embarked
To my master, Al-Reza

4. Grandson of the Chosen Prophet
And son of the Content Trustee

5. He who erected great honor
And attained shining pride

6. And say to him from a loyal one
Who sees allegiance obligatory

7. In the chest yearning burns
Leaving my soul inflamed

8. By hostile ones who abandoned
The heart of the loyalist diseased

9. And left it despondent
Grieving, it was set ablaze

10. I declared, turning from them
Though I was no turncoat

11. I abandoned them, but if told
I have become aloof, I did not care

12. Oh how good is my aloofness from those
Who shunned and hated you

13. If I could, I would visit him
Even over embers of coal

14. But I am detained
By bonds of grievous events

15. I made my praise a substitute
For seeking him and compensation

16. A trust conveyed
To Al-Reza, so it may be approved

17. Ibn Abbad hoped through it
For intercession that will not fail