1. ءأَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَدَتكَ نَفسي

    لَقيتَ سَلامَةً وَرَبِحتَ أَجرا

    O Commander of the Faithful, may my soul be your ransom.

    You found safety and earned a reward.

  2. وَكانَت فُرصَةٌ مِن رَيبِ دَهرٍ

    فَلَم تَحفِل بِها جَلَداً وَصَبرا

    And an opportunity arose from time’s vicissitudes,

    Yet you paid it no heed, with fortitude and patience.

  3. وَلَكِنّي رَعَيتُ النَجمَ خَوفاً

    وَأَحزاناً أُقاسيها وَفِكرا

    But I watched the star out of fear,

    And from sorrows I endure, and troubled thought.

  4. فَكادَ يَطيرُ لِلإِشفاقِ قَلبي

    فَضَمَّ جَناحَهُ قَلبي وَقَرّا

    So my heart nearly took flight from apprehension,

    Then my heart folded its wing and grew still.