كم بقلبي فيك من شجن

يا حيات الروح والبدن

How much sorrow my heart holds for you,

O life of soul and body!

ما طوا في اليوم في الدمن

واغتراب النفس في الوطن

What was folded away by day among the ruined dwellings [wording unclear],

and the soul's estrangement in its homeland,

غير من شوقي ومن ولهي

بك يا روحي ويا زهى

have changed my longing and my passionate love

for you, O my soul and my radiance.

صار عقلي فيك كالبله

وتلوى بالأسى زمني

My mind has become foolish over you,

and my days have writhed with sorrow.

غبت عني يا مدي أملي

فامتلى قلبي من الوجل

You vanished from me, O utmost reach of my hope,

so my heart filled with fear.

وجرى دمعي من المقل

كالحيا ينهل من مزن

My tears flowed from my eyes

like rain pouring from clouds.

يا عذيب اللفظ والشنب

أنت ما ترثي لمكتئب

O sweet of speech and pearly teeth,

you do not pity a sorrow-stricken man,

ذائب الأحشا من اللهب

هو والأسقام في رسن

whose innards melt from the flame;

he and his ailments share a tether.

يا جميل الحلى والحلل

ولطيف الدل والقبل

O beautiful in ornaments and robes,

and gentle in coquetry and kisses,

أنت ترياقي من العلل

ومن الآفات والمحن

you are my antidote against ailments,

and against afflictions and trials.

يا غزال الكثيب والخيم

عن يمين الضال والسلم

O gazelle of the dune and the tents,

to the right of the wild lote trees and acacias,

هل تواصل دائم الألم

مستهاماً بالبعاد فني

will you grant union to one in constant pain,

love-crazed, who has wasted away through separation?

قربكم أقصى مطالبه

واللقا أسى مآربه

Nearness to you is his utmost wish,

and reunion is the sorrow of his desires [wording unclear].

فأريحوا من متاعبه

قلبه المشحون بالحزن

So relieve of its troubles

his heart, laden with sorrow.

عطفة يا جيرة العلم

يا أهل الجود والكرم

A kindly turn, O neighbors of the landmark hill!

O people of bounty and generosity!

نحن جيران بذا الحرم

حرم الإحسان والحسن

We are neighbors within this Sanctuary,

the sanctuary of kindness and beauty.

نحن من قوم به سكنوا

وبه من خوفهم أمنوا

We belong to a people who dwelt there,

and there found safety from their fear,

وبآيات القرآن عنوا

فاتئد فينا أخا الوهن

and devoted themselves to the Quran's verses.

So deal gently with us, O brother of frailty.

نعرف البطحا وتعرفنا

والصفا والبيت يألفنا

We know al-Batha, and it knows us;

al-Safa and the House know us well.

ولنا المعلى مني

فاعلمن هذا وكن وكن

And ours are al-Mu'alla and Mina.

So know this well, and be, and be [wording incomplete].

ولنا خير الأنام أب

وعلى المرتضى حسب

The best of humankind is our forefather,

and Ali al-Murtada is our ancestral honor.

وإلى السبطين ننتسب

نسباً ما فيه من دخن

We trace our descent to the two grandsons,

a lineage containing no impurity.

كم إمام بعده خلف

منه سادات بذا عرفوا

How many imams succeeded him!

From him came noble leaders, known for this,

وبهذا الوصف قد وصفوا

من قديم الدهر والزمن

and described by this very description

since ancient ages and times.

مثل زين العابدين على

وابنه الباقر خير لي

Such as Zayn al-Abidin, Ali,

and his son al-Baqir, a blessing to me,

والإمام الصادق الحفل

وعلى ذي العلا اليقن

and the bountiful Imam al-Sadiq,

and Ali, of lofty rank and sure conviction.

فهم القوم الذين هدوا

وبفضل اللَه قد سعدوا

For they are the people who were guided,

and by God's grace prospered;

ولغير اللَه ما قصدوا

ومع القرن في قرن

they sought none other than God,

generation after generation.

أهل بيت المصطفى الطهر

هم أمان الأرض فادكر

The household of the pure Chosen One

are the earth's safeguard—so remember.

شبهوا بالأنجم الزهر

مثل ما قد جاء في السنن

They have been likened to shining stars,

just as has been related in the traditions,

وسفين للنجاة إذا

خفن من طوفان كل أذى

and to ships of salvation when

they fear the flood of every harm.

فانج فيها لا تكون كذا

واعتصم باللَه واستعن

So find safety in them; do not be like that.

Hold fast to God and seek His help.

رب فانفعنا ببركتهم

واهدنا الحسنى بحرمتهم

Lord, benefit us through their blessing,

and guide us to what is best through their sanctity.

وأمتنا في طريقتهم

ومعافات من الفتن

Let us die upon their path,

and keep us safe from trials.

ثم لا تغتر بالنسب

لا ولا تقنع بكان أبي

Then do not be deluded by lineage;

no, nor be content with 'My father was...'

واتبع في الهدى خير نبي

أحمد الهادي إلى السنن

Follow, in guidance, the best prophet,

Ahmad, who guides to the right path.

فهو ختم للنبيينا

وإمام للمطيعينا

For he is the seal of the prophets,

and the leader of the obedient;

وأما للمجيبينا

يوم نودوا خير مؤتمن

and as for those who respond,

on the day they are summoned, he is the most trustworthy one.

صلوات اللَه ذي الكرم

تتغشى المصطفى العلم

May the blessings of God, the Generous,

enfold the Chosen One, the guiding beacon,

ما سرى ركب إلى الحرم

وصبا صب إلى سكن

as long as a caravan journeys by night to the Sanctuary,

and a lovesick lover yearns for a beloved.

وعلى آل النبي الكرم

تتغشى المصطفى العم

And upon the noble family of the Prophet.

Enfold the Chosen One, 'the uncle' [as written],

ما سرى ركب إلى الحرم

وصبا صب إلى سكن

as long as a caravan journeys by night to the Sanctuary,

and a lovesick lover yearns for a beloved.

وعلى آل النبي الكرم

وعلى أصحاب العلما

And upon the noble family of the Prophet,

and upon the companions of the scholars,

وعلى أتباعه الحكما

وأولي الألباب والفطن

and upon his wise followers,

and those endowed with sound minds and discernment.