1. سَلاَمُ اللهِ بُورِكَ مِنْ سَلاَمِ

    عَلَى قَبْرِ الإِمَامِ ابْنِ الإَِمَامِ

    God's peace—blessed be such peace—

    upon the grave of the imam, son of the imam.

  2. وَسُقْيَا ثُمَّ سُقْيَا ثُمَّ سُقْيَا

    يَصُوبُ بِدَمْعِهَا جَفْنُ الْغَمَامِ

    And rain, then rain, then rain,

    the clouds' eyelid pouring down its tears,

  3. إِلَى أَنْ تَفْهَقَ الْقِيعَانُ رِيّاً

    وَتُورِقَ عَنْهُ أَوْتَادُ الْخِيَامِ

    until the lowlands brim with water,

    and the tent pegs sprout leaves from it.

  4. تُبَشِّرُ بِالرِّضَى مغْدىً وَمَمْسىً

    فَتَبْسِمُ عَنْهُ أَزْهَارُ الْكِمَامِ

    It heralds divine favor, morning and evening,

    so blossoms smile from their sheaths in response.

  5. وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّهَا بُشْرَى وَرُحْمَى

    لَمَا جَرُؤَ الْكِماَمُ عَلَى ابْتِساَمِ

    And were it not glad tidings and mercy,

    the bud-sheaths would not have dared to smile.

  6. أَمَوْلاَىَ أَهْنَ نَوْمَكَ فِي قَرَارٍ

    يَعُودُ عَلَيْكَ بِالنِّعَمِ الْجِسامِ

    O my lord, enjoy your sleep in a resting place

    that brings you immense blessings.

  7. تَهُبُّ عَلَى جَوَانِبِهِ النُّعَامَى

    فَتُهْدِيكَ السَّلاَمَ مِنَ السَّلاَمِ

    The south wind blows along its sides,

    and bears you peace from the Source of Peace,

  8. إِلَى أَنْ تَسْتَقِرَّ بِدَارِ عَدْنٍ

    فَتَظْفَرَ بِالنَّعِيمِ الْمُسْتَدَامِ

    until you settle in the abode of Eden

    and attain everlasting bliss.

  9. هُنَاكَ الْمُلْكُ لاَ مَا بِنْتَ عَنْهُ

    فَمَا الدُّنْيَا سِوَى حُلْمِ الْمَنَامِ

    True sovereignty is there, not in what you left behind;

    for this world is nothing but a dream in sleep.

  10. يَسُرُّ عُلاَكَ مَا قَدَّمْتَ فِيهِ

    مِنَ الْقُرُبَاتِ فِي جُنْحِ الظَّلاَمِ

    What you sent ahead there gladdens Your Highness:

    acts of devotion under cover of darkness,

  11. وَوَصْلُكَ بِالصَّلاَةِ دُجَى اللَّيَالِي

    وَقَطْعُكَ لِلْهَوَاجِرِ بِالصِّيَامِ

    and your filling the nights' darkness with prayer,

    and your passing the scorching noons in fasting,

  12. وَسَمْحُكَ لِلْجِهَادِ بِكُلِّ سَامٍ

    مِنَ السَّامِ النُّضَارِ وَكُلِّ جَامِ

    and your freely giving for jihad every precious piece

    of pure gold, and every goblet.

  13. وَتَصْدُقُ وَعْدَكَ الصَّدَقَاتُ تُعْلِي

    مَقَامَكَ فِي الْمَقَامَاتِ الْكِرَامِ

    And your alms fulfill your promise, raising

    your station among the noble stations.

  14. أَيَا عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ يَعِزُّ صَبْرِي

    عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ صَعْبُ الْمَرَامِ

    O Abd al-Aziz, patience eludes me

    in mourning you, for it is hard to attain.

  15. وَلَكِنِّي يُخَفِّضُ بَعْضَ بَثِّي

    وَحُزْنِي مَا لِعِزِّكَ مِنْ دَوَامِ

    Yet what eases some of my anguish

    and my sorrow is the enduring glory that is yours.

  16. سُعُودُكَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكَ فِي حَيَاةٍ

    وَإِنْ جُرِّعْتَ أَكْوْاسَ الْحِمَامِ

    Your good fortune lives on after your death,

    though you were made to drink the cups of death.

  17. وَبَيْتُكَ فَوْقَهُ لِلَّهِ سِتْرٌ

    ضَفَا كَالسِّتْرِ بِالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ

    And over your house lies a covering from God,

    spread wide like the covering upon the Sacred House.

  18. وَوَارِثُكَ الْعَزِيزُ عَلَيْكَ مَلْكٌ

    عَزِيزُ الأَمْرِ مَرْهُوبُ الْحُسَامِ

    And your heir, so dear to you, is a king,

    mighty in command, feared for his sword.

  19. سَعِيدٌ فَابْتَهِجْ لَفْظاً وَمَعْنَى

    يُطَاوِعُهُ الزَّمَانُ بِلاَ زِمَامِ

    Sa'id—fortunate in name and meaning—so rejoice!

    Time obeys him without a bridle.

  20. وَدَارُكَ لِلسُّعُودِ بِهَا مَدَارٌ

    وَشَمْلُكَ فِي اتَّسَاقٍ وَانْتِظَامِ

    And in your house good fortune has its orbit,

    and your household is in harmony and order.

  21. لَئِنْ خلفت مِنْهُ هِلاَلَ مُلْكٍ

    وَرُحْنَا بَعْدَ شَمْسِكَ فِي ظَلاَمِ

    Though in him you left a crescent of kingship,

    and we passed into darkness after your sun,

  22. فَهَا هُوَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ

    يُشَابِهُ هَيْئَةَ الْبَدْرِ التَّمَامِ

    yet here he is, waxing every day,

    resembling the form of the moon at its full.

  23. مَحَضْتَ بِهِ الْوَصَاةَ إِلَى رِجَالٍ

    كِرَامٍ شَأَنُهُمْ رَعْيُ الذِّمَامِ

    You earnestly entrusted him to men,

    noble men, whose way is to honor their pledges:

  24. أَبُو يَحْيَى وَحَسْبُكَ مِنْ حَيِيٍّ

    وَفِيٍّ بِالْعُهُودِ عَلَى التَّمَامِ

    Abu Yahya—what a modest man he is,

    wholly faithful to his covenants!

  25. يُدَافِعُ عَنْهُ بِالْبِيضِ الْمَوَاضِي

    وَيَحْمِي السَّرْحَ بِالْجَيْشِ اللُّهَامِ

    He defends him with keen white swords,

    and guards the grazing herds with a vast army.

  26. وَمَهْمَا سَارَ فِي أَمْرٍ مُهِمٍّ

    وَجَدَّ السَّيْرَ بُورِكَ مِنْ هُمَامِ

    And whenever he sets out on an important mission

    and presses on—blessed be such a valiant man!—

  27. فَعَلاَّلٌ بِدَارِكَ أَيُّ ذُخْرٍ

    يَقُومُ بِحِفْظِهَا خَيْرَ الْقِيَامِ

    then Allal, in your house—what a treasure!—

    guards it with the utmost care.

  28. فَشُكْراً أَيُّهَا الْمَوْلَى لِسَعْيٍ

    بَرِيٍّ فِي الْوَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمَلاَمِ

    So give thanks, O lord, for service

    free from reproach in its loyalty.

  29. وَيَا مَا كُنْتَ تَشْكُرُ مِنْ وَفَاءٍ

    وَرَعْيٍ لَوْ قَدَرْتَ عَلَى الْكَلاَمِ

    And how much loyalty you would give thanks for,

    and care, if only you could speak!

  30. وَظَائِفُ بَعْدَ بُعْدِكَ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ

    وَحِفْظٌ فِي طِعَانٍ أَوْ طَعَامِ

    Regular services increase after your departure,

    and care in battle or in matters of food,

  31. وَإِعْدَادٌ لَهُ بَرَكَاتُ نُعْمَى

    سَحَائِبُهَا تَجُودُ عَلَى الأَنَامِ

    and provision bearing blessings of bounty,

    whose clouds pour generously upon mankind.

  32. أَعَدَّتْهُ الْمُلُوكُ إِلَى بَنِيهَا

    وَشَائِجَ وُصْلَةٍ ذَاتِ الْتِحَامِ

    Kings have prepared him for their sons,

    with bonds of union closely knit;

  33. وَأَبْدَتْ فِيهِ رَغْبَةَ ذِي امْتِسَاكٍ

    بِحَبْلٍ لِلْمَوَدَّةِ وَاعْتِصَامِ

    and shown desire for him like one who holds fast

    to a cord of affection and refuge;

  34. وَأَهْدَتْهُمْ إِلَيْهِ بِحُسْنِ عُقْبَى

    وَجَمْعٍ بَعْدَ شَتٍّ وَالْتِئَامِ

    and brought them to him with a happy outcome,

    and reunion after dispersal, and concord.

  35. وَمَنْ غَرَسَ الْمَوَدَّةَ قَرَّ عَيْناً

    وَأَعْمَلَ فِي الْجَنَى كَفَّ احْتِكَامِ

    And whoever plants affection finds coolness of eye,

    and gathers its fruit with a sovereign hand.

  36. فَطِبْ نَفْساً وَنَمْ فِي ظِلِّ رُحْمَى

    تَلِذُّ بِبَرْدِهَا بَيْنَ النِّيَامِ

    So be at ease in soul, and sleep in mercy's shade,

    delighting in its coolness among the sleepers.

  37. أَتَيْتُكَ بِالْهَنَاءِ هَنَاءِ عَبْدٍ

    أَخِي هَمٍّ بِأَمْرِكَ وَاهْتِمَامِ

    I have come to you with congratulations, a servant's congratulations,

    full of worry and concern for your affairs,

  38. تَطَوَّقَ مِنْكَ إِنْعَاماً كَرِيماً

    لَزِيماً مِثْلَ تَطْوِيقِ الْحَمَامِ

    who has worn your generous favor as a collar,

    inseparable, like the ring about a dove's neck.

  39. تَعَلَّلَ بِالسَّلاَمِ عَلَيْكَ حَتَّى

    يَرَاكَ وَأَنْتَ فِي دَارِ السَّلاَمِ

    He consoles himself with greetings of peace to you, until

    he sees you, dwelling in the Abode of Peace.