1. أحَاديثُ السّرور لها انتشارُ

    وأركابُ الهنا بالبشر ساروا

    Tidings of joy are spreading far,

    And caravans of bliss have set out with glad tidings.

  2. فلا قلبٌ تقلّبه همومٌ

    ولا جبرٌ يكدّره انكسارُ

    No heart, then, is tossed about by cares,

    Nor is any healing marred by brokenness.

  3. وروضُ الدهر تُضْحِكه طيورٌ

    يحرّكها إلى السّجع ادّكارُ

    And birds make the garden of time laugh;

    Remembrance stirs them into cooing.

  4. وصار الكونُ ذا طَرَبٍ فَأَبدى

    عجائبَ ما لنا عنها اصطبارُ

    And the universe grew rapturous and revealed

    Wonders from which we cannot bear to part.

  5. فقلنا ما لِدُنْيانا استنارت

    وصار بها لدى النّاس اعتبارُ

    So we asked: Why has our world grown radiant,

    And why do people find in it cause for reflection?

  6. فقالوا كيف يَخْفى عنك أمرٌ

    جَهَالتُه على الإنسان عَارُ

    They replied: How can a matter be hidden from you

    When ignorance of it brings shame upon a person?

  7. أتى من أهل بيت اللّه نَجْلٌ

    به للدّين يَرْتفع المنارُ

    A scion has come from the people of God's House,

    Through whom the beacon of the faith rises high.

  8. سِرَاجٌ للبريّة غَيْرُ طَافِي

    وعزٌّ للبريّة وافتخارُ

    A lamp for humankind that never goes out,

    And honor and pride for humankind.

  9. فوافى والعلومُ لها انتشارُ

    ولا تَعْجَبْ إذا ما الأَصْلُ باهى

    So he arrived, while the sciences spread far and wide.

    And do not marvel when the root takes pride

  10. بِفَرْعٍ منه تُقْتَطَفُ الثّمارُ

    فتىً من رشده لم يَرْضَ إلاّ

    In a branch from which fruits are plucked.

    A youth who, in his wisdom, would be content only

  11. بِأَنْ يُنْمَى إلى بَيْتٍ يُزَارُ

    له في النّاس آياتٌ تبدّت

    To be traced to a house that people visit.

    Signs of his have appeared among the people,

  12. عِظامٌ ما لِجُمْلَتِها انحصارُ

    فبُشْرَاكم وبشرى النّاس طُرًّا

    Great signs, whose number has no limit.

    So glad tidings to you, and to all people,

  13. أَيَا مَنْ في الكمال لَهُمْ يُشَارُ

    بمن حازَ العُلاَ عَمًّا وخالاً

    O you renowned for perfection,

    Of one who gained eminence through his paternal and maternal uncles,

  14. وطاب له على النّاس النِّجارُ

    وَإِذْ حاز المكارم أرّخوه

    And whose lineage excels that of others.

    And since he has attained noble virtues, record his date:

  15. بزَيْن العابدينَ نما فَخَارُ

    Through Zayn al-Abidin, glory has grown.