1. هذا الحِمى فانزلوا طُرّاً بحومتِهِ

    وكبِّروا واسجدوا في شَطْر قِبْلَتِهِ

    This is the sanctuary: alight, all of you, within its precincts.

    And proclaim God’s greatness and prostrate yourselves toward its qibla.

  2. حلّوا به واكحلوا الأجفانَ تربتَه

    وقبّلوا الأرضَ تكريماً لحرمتِهِ

    Dwell there, and line your eyelids with its dust.

    And kiss the earth in honor of its sanctity.

  3. روض يسمّى نَفُوساً زان منبتَه

    بفضلهِ اللهُ أحْيَاهُ ومنتِهِ

    A garden called Nafūs, whose soil He adorned;

    God brought it to life through His grace and bounty.

  4. مَنْ حلَّهُ طابَ نفساً واعتلى شَرَفاً

    ونال خيراً من الباري بجنتِهِ

    Whoever dwells there is gladdened in spirit and rises in honor,

    and gains bounty from the Creator in this paradise.

  5. تَهْتَزُ أغصانُه سكرانةً طرباً

    من النسيمِ وفاءتْ نحو ظُلَّتهِ

    Its branches sway, drunken with delight,

    from the breeze, and turn back toward its shade.

  6. به القَرَنْفُلُ مصفوفٌ يميسُ كمَا

    غِيدٌ يُحرِّكُها عُودٌ بنغمتِهِ

    There the clove trees stand in rows, swaying like

    graceful maidens whom an oud stirs with its melody.

  7. يُنَمِّقُ الطَلُّ أطراساً مُنَمْنمةً

    والطيرُ يقرا بوَعظٍ في صحيفتِهِ

    The dew embellishes finely ornamented pages,

    and the birds recite admonitions from its page.

  8. والغيمُ يبكي بدمعٍ فيه مندفقٍ

    والنبتُ مبتسمٌ من سَكْبِ عَبْرَتِهِ

    And the cloud weeps with tears pouring down there,

    and the plants smile at the spilling of its tears.

  9. طابتْ مغارسُ أشجارٍ بهِ وَزَهَتْ

    والرَّبُّ يَسقيهِ ريَّاً طولَ مدَتِهِ

    The trees planted there thrive and blossom,

    and the Lord waters it abundantly throughout its life.

  10. واهْتَزَتِ الأرض تِيْهاً مُعْجباً وربتْ

    واخْضَرَّ مورقُهُ من نُورِ رَحْمَتِهِ

    And the earth stirred in wondrous pride and swelled,

    and its foliage grew green through the light of His mercy.

  11. يُسْمى عليا فتى مسعود مسعدنا

    بكل شيءٍ وقد نهوى لقُربتِهِ

    He is called Ali, the son of Mas‘ud, who gladdens us

    in every way; and indeed we long to be near him.

  12. زاكي العناصر قرْمٌ نافقٌ سَمِحٌ

    ذوو السؤالِ وقوفٌ عند عُتْبَتِهِ

    Pure of lineage, a noble chief, esteemed and generous,

    petitioners stand at his threshold.

  13. أميرُ قومٍ تصاغ المكرماتُ له

    تَقَعْوَسَتْ بِدع الأهْوا بطلعته

    A prince of a people, for whom noble deeds are fashioned;

    the innovations of passion recoiled at his appearance.

  14. عزيزُ نفسٍ كريم الطبعِ منبسطٌ

    صافي العقيدةِ محمودٌ لسيرتِهِ

    Dignified in spirit, noble by nature, openhearted,

    pure in faith, praised for his conduct.

  15. ما شمتُهُ غيرَ وَضَّاحِ ومُنشَرحٍ

    والصَّدرُ مستعٌ من كرْبِ أزمته

    I have never seen him but radiant and cheerful,

    his breast [expansive] despite the anguish of his ordeal.

  16. واسأل اللهَ جمع الشمل في سرَع

    عَنْ نصطلي زمناً نيرانَ فرقتِهِ

    And I ask God to reunite us swiftly,

    lest we burn awhile in the fires of separation from him.