على باب خَيْرِ الخلق أوقفني قصدي

على باب خَيْرِ الخلق أوقفني قصدي

لعلمي بأنّ المصطفى واسعُ الرفد

لعلمي بأنّ المصطفى واسعُ الرفد

My purpose has made me stand at the door of the best of creation,

At the door of the best of creation, my purpose led me,

For I know that the Chosen One is lavish in his bounty.

For I knew that the Chosen One has abundant generosity.

وقد جِئْتُهُ لاَ عِلْمَ عندي ولا تُقىً

وقد جِئْتُهُ لاَ عِلْمَ عندي ولا تُقىً

ولكنّ كلّ الخبث يا سيّدي عندي

ولكنّ كلّ الخبث يا سيّدي عندي

And I have come to him with neither knowledge nor piety,

I came to him with no knowledge or piety,

Yet all wickedness, my master, is within me.

But rather, all evil is with me, my master.

فيَا مَنْ وجود الكائناتِ بأسرها

فيَا مَنْ وجود الكائناتِ بأسرها

به أتَرى غَيِّي وعندكمُ رشدي

به أتَرى غَيِّي وعندكمُ رشدي

So, O you—all created beings have their existence

O you, by whose existence all beings altogether,

Through you—do you see my waywardness, while my guidance rests with you?

Do you see my error, while with you is my guidance?

ونفحة جودٍ منك يا أَجْوَدَ الورى

ونفحة جودٍ منك يا أَجْوَدَ الورى

لَعَمرِيَ وَجْدٌ مَا لَهُ بعدُ مِنْ فقدِ

لَعَمرِيَ وَجْدٌ مَا لَهُ بعدُ مِنْ فقدِ

And a breath of bounty from you, O most generous of creation,

A breath of your generosity, O most generous of mankind,

Is, by my life, a gain never followed by loss.

By my life, has no loss after finding.

توسّلت بالصّدّيق خلِّك والذي

توسّلت بالصّدّيق خلِّك والذي

مِرَاراً أتى التنزيل وِفْقَ الذي يُبْدِي

مِرَاراً أتى التنزيل وِفْقَ الذي يُبْدِي

I sought intercession through al-Siddiq, your close friend, and him

I sought intercession through the Truthful, your uncle, and he

With whose words revelation repeatedly accorded;

Who the revelation came to repeatedly, according to what it indicates,

وعثمان ذي النّورين مَن حَيِيَت له

وعثمان ذي النّورين مَن حَيِيَت له

ملائك فاسْتَحْيَيْتَ من وجهه الوردي

ملائك فاسْتَحْيَيْتَ من وجهه الوردي

And Uthman of the Two Lights, before whom

And Uthman of the two lights, he whose life

Angels were bashful, so you were shy before his rosy face;

The angels were shy before his rosy face.

وحمزة والعبّاس والصحب كلّهم

وحمزة والعبّاس والصحب كلّهم

ولا سيّما آلٍ خصوصاً ذوي وِد

ولا سيّما آلٍ خصوصاً ذوي وِد

And Hamza, al-Abbas, and all the Companions,

And Hamza, al-Abbas and all the companions,

And especially the Family, above all those endowed with love:

Especially the Family, those of affection.

أَبَا حَسَنٍ بابَ العلوم ومن أتى

أَبَا حَسَنٍ بابَ العلوم ومن أتى

بنوه بحُوراً عَذْبُها دائمُ المَدِّ

بنوه بحُوراً عَذْبُها دائمُ المَدِّ

Abu Hasan, the gate of knowledge and the one whose

Abu al-Hasan, the door to knowledge, and he who came

Sons came forth as seas, their sweet waters ever swelling.

With his sons as fresh seas, constant in flow.

بهم جئتُ يا خير الورى متوسّلاً

بهم جئتُ يا خير الورى متوسّلاً

أرى أنّني أَلْحَحْتُ في مطلبي جهدي

أرى أنّني أَلْحَحْتُ في مطلبي جهدي

Through them I came, O best of creation, seeking intercession.

Through them I came, O best of creation, seeking intercession.

I see that I have pressed my plea with all my strength.

I see that I struggled my utmost in my request.

وحاشا لهم أنّي أَخِيب وقد أتى

وحاشا لهم أنّي أَخِيب وقد أتى

بأسمائهم نظمي فرائدَ في عِقْدِ

بأسمائهم نظمي فرائدَ في عِقْدِ

And far be it from them to leave me disappointed, when

Far be it from them that I am disappointed, and I brought

My verse has strung their names as rare pearls in a necklace.

Their names in the string of my poem’s pearls.

أَدَرْتُ بهم أَفْلاَكَ أمري كما تَرى

أَدَرْتُ بهم أَفْلاَكَ أمري كما تَرى

بُروجاً ولكن كلُّها مَطْلَعُ السَّعْدِ

بُروجاً ولكن كلُّها مَطْلَعُ السَّعْدِ

Through them I set the spheres of my affairs revolving, as you see:

I harnessed through them the orbits of my matter, as you see,

Zodiacal signs—yet all are rising places of good fortune.

Constellations, but all of them rise to good fortune.

هُمُ حَسَنٌ ثم الحسينُ ونجلُه

هُمُ حَسَنٌ ثم الحسينُ ونجلُه

عليُّ الذي زان العبادة بالزّهدِ

عليُّ الذي زان العبادة بالزّهدِ

They are Hasan, then al-Husayn and his son,

They are Hasan, then Husayn, and his son

Ali, who adorned worship with asceticism;

Ali, who adorned worship with asceticism.

وبَاقِرٌ علم وهو والدُ جعفرٍ

وبَاقِرٌ علم وهو والدُ جعفرٍ

أبي الكاظم القرم الهُمامِ بلا جَحْدِ

أبي الكاظم القرم الهُمامِ بلا جَحْدِ

And Baqir, cleaver of knowledge, who is the father of Ja'far,

And Baqir, a sea of knowledge, and father of Ja’far,

Father of al-Kazim, the noble, valiant chief, beyond denial;

My master Abi al-Kasim, the brave without denial.

عليّ الرّضا ثم الجواد محمّد

عليّ الرّضا ثم الجواد محمّد

عليّ التقى والعسكريُّ أبو المهدي

عليّ التقى والعسكريُّ أبو المهدي

Ali al-Rida, then al-Jawad, Muhammad,

Ali ar-Rida, then al-Jawad Muhammad,

Ali al-Taqi, and al-Askari, father of al-Mahdi;

Ali at-Taqi, and al-Askari, father of al-Mahdi.

وسيّدنا المهدي الذي سوف تنجلي

وسيّدنا المهدي الذي سوف تنجلي

به ظلمات الْجَوْرِ والزّيْغِ عن حدِّ

به ظلمات الْجَوْرِ والزّيْغِ عن حدِّ

And our master al-Mahdi, through whom shall vanish

And our master al-Mahdi, through whom

The darkness of oppression and straying beyond bounds.

The darkness of tyranny and deviation will disappear.

فها أنا مُدْلٍ يا كريمُ بجاههم

فها أنا مُدْلٍ يا كريمُ بجاههم

وحاشا لهم أنّي أُقابَلُ بالرَّدِّ

وحاشا لهم أنّي أُقابَلُ بالرَّدِّ

So here I am, O Generous One, invoking their standing,

So here I am, pleading, O Generous, through their status,

And far be it from them to let me be met with rejection.

Far be it from them that I am met with refusal!

وصلّى عليك اللّهُ ما أنت أَهْلُهُ

وصلّى عليك اللّهُ ما أنت أَهْلُهُ

وَسَلَّمَ تسليماً تَقَدَّسَ عن عَدِّ

وَسَلَّمَ تسليماً تَقَدَّسَ عن عَدِّ

And may God bless you as you deserve,

And may Allah send His prayers upon you, as much as you deserve,

And grant you peace, hallowed beyond all counting,

And peace, an eternal peace, beyond counting.

وآلك والأصحاب طرّا وتابع

وآلك والأصحاب طرّا وتابع

وبعدُ فَذَا ذُلّي لجدواك يَسْتَجْدِي

وبعدُ فَذَا ذُلّي لجدواك يَسْتَجْدِي

And upon your family, all the Companions, and every follower.

And upon your Family, and the companions, foremost and followers.

And now, here is my abasement, begging for your bounty.

Thereafter, here I am, humbled before your generosity, seeking help.