1. قد أَنْعَمَ اللهُ بالشفاءِ

    واستُكْمِلَتْ راحةُ الإمامْ

    God has indeed bestowed healing,

    And the Imam's comfort has been made complete.

  2. فلْتَنْطقِ الطيرُ بالهناءِ

    وَلْيَضْحَكِ الزهرُ في الكِمامْ

    So let the birds speak with joy,

    And let the flowers laugh within their sheaths.

  3. وجودُهُ بهجةُ الوجودِ

    وبُرؤُهُ راحةُ النفوسُ

    His presence is the delight of existence,

    And his recovery is the comfort of souls.

  4. قد لاحَ في مرقبِ السعودِ

    واستبشرت أوجُهُ الشموسْ

    He has shone in the watchtower of good fortune,

    And the faces of the suns have rejoiced.

  5. فالدوحُ يُومي إلى البنودِ

    أكمامُهُ غَطَّتِ الرُؤُوسْ

    So the spreading trees gesture toward the banners;

    Their sleeves have covered the heads.

  6. والزُّهْرُ في روضةِ السماءِ

    كالزَّهر قد راق بابتسامْ

    And the stars in the garden of heaven

    Have charmed, like flowers, with a smile.

  7. والصبحُ مُستشرفُ اللواءِ

    والبدرُ مستقبلُ التمامْ

    And dawn holds its banner high,

    And the full moon welcomes completion.

  8. محاسِنُ الكونِ قد تَجَلَّتْ

    جمالُها العقلَ يَبْهُرُ

    The beauties of the universe have revealed themselves;

    Their beauty dazzles the mind.

  9. عرائسٌ بالبها تَحَلَّتْ

    والطلُّ في الحَلْي جَوْهَرُ

    Brides adorned with splendor,

    And dew is a jewel in their finery.

  10. وأَلْسُنُ الوُرْقِ قد أَمَلَّتْ

    مدائحاً عنه تشكُرُ

    And the tongues of the gray doves have dictated

    Praises, giving thanks on his behalf.

  11. تَستَوْقِفُ الخلْقَ بالغناءِ

    كأنَّها تُحسِنُ الكلامْ

    They make people pause with their singing,

    As though they were skilled in speech.

  12. تُطْنِبُ للهِ في الثناءِ

    تقولُ سُلِّمتَ يا سلامْ

    They lavish praise upon God,

    Saying, 'You have been kept safe, O Peace!'

  13. كَمْ مِنْ ثُغورِ لَهَا ثُغُورُ

    تَبْسِمُ إِذْ جاءَها البشيرْ

    How many frontier fortresses have mouths

    That smile when the bearer of glad tidings comes to them!

  14. ومن خدور بها بدورُ

    يشيرُ منها له المشيرْ

    And how many secluded chambers hold full moons,

    From which someone gestures toward him.

  15. تقولُ إِذْ حَفَّها السرُورُ

    تباركَ المنعمُ القديرْ

    They say, as joy surrounds them:

    'Blessed is the all-powerful Bestower!'

  16. قد أنعمَ اللهُ بالبقاءِ

    في ظلِّ مولّى بِهِ اعتصامْ

    God has indeed bestowed continued life

    In the shade of a ruler in whom refuge is found.

  17. قد صادفَ النجحَ في الدَّواءِ

    فالداء عَنَّا لَه انفصامْ

    He has indeed found success in the remedy,

    So illness has been severed from us.

  18. يهنيكَ مولايَ بل يُهَنَّى

    بِبُرْئِكَ الدينُ والهُدَى

    Congratulations to you, my lord—rather, congratulations

    To faith and guidance on your recovery.

  19. فالغربُ والشرقُ منكَ يُعْنَى

    بمذهبِ الخطبِ والردَى

    For West and East look to you

    As a dispeller of calamity and death.

  20. واللهِ لولاكَ ما تَهنّا

    ما فيهِ من سطوة الردَى

    By God, but for you, we would have known no joy,

    With all the might of death within it.

  21. يا مورِدَ الأَنْفُسِ الظِماءِ

    قد كانَ يَشْتَفُّها الأَوامْ

    O you who lead thirsty souls to water,

    Burning thirst had indeed been draining them.

  22. وقرةَ العينِ بالبهاءِ

    رَدَدْتَ للأعْيُنِ التمامْ

    And delight of the eye in splendor,

    You have restored wholeness to the eyes.

  23. لَوْ أبذلُ الروحَ في البشارَهْ

    بَذَلْتُ بعضَ الذي مَلَكْ

    Were I to give my soul for the glad tidings,

    I would give but a portion of what he owns.

  24. فأنتِ يا نفسُ مُسْتعارَهْ

    مولايَ بالفضلِ جَمَّلَكْ

    For you, O soul, are on loan;

    My lord has adorned you with his bounty.

  25. لم أَدْرِ إِذْ سطَّرَ العبارَهْ

    أَمَلِكٌ هُوَ أم مَلَكْ

    I did not know, when he penned the phrase,

    Whether he was a king or an angel.

  26. لا زلتَ مولايَ في هَنَاءِ

    مُبَلَّغَ القَصْدِ والمرامْ

    May you ever remain, my lord, in happiness,

    Granted your aim and desire;

  27. ودمتَ للملكِ في اعتلاءِ

    تسحبُ أَذْيالَهُ الغمامْ

    And may you ever rise in kingship,

    With clouds drawing its hems along.