آَنَستْ بِالعِراقِ بَرْقاً مُنيرَا

فَطَوَتْ غَيْبَهاً وَخاضَت هَجِيرَا

I sensed lightning in Iraq, radiant,

It covered the unseen and plunged roaring,

وَاسْتَطابَتْ رَيَّا نَواسِمِ بَغْدا

دَ فَكَادَتْ لَولاَ البُرَى أنْ تُطِيرَا

And found the scent of the morning breeze pleasant,

It almost flew, if not for the land restraining it.

ذَكَرَتْ مِنْ مَسارِحِ الْكِرْخِ رِوْضاً

لَمْ يَزَلْ ناضِراً ومِاءً نَميرَا

It recalled from the meadows of al-Karkh a garden

That remains blossoming, with clear running water.

وَاجْتَنَتْ مِنْ رُبا المُحَوَّل نَوْراً

وَاجْتَلَتْ مَن مَطالِعِ التَّاجِ نُورَا

It picked from the Full Moon some light,

And obtained from the crown’s rising place some light.

بَلِّغينا دَارَ الخِلافَةِ يا نا

قُ لِنَقْضِيْ بغدَ السُّجودِ النُّذورَا

Convey us, O lightning, to the seat of the caliphate,

To fulfill our vows tomorrow at the place of prostration.

عَتَباتٌ تُرَابُها يُنْبِتُ المَجْ

دَ وَجَوٌّ بِالجُودِ أضْحى مَطيرا

Its threshold’s soil grows splendor,

Its weather poured generosity until it rained.

قَبَّلَتْها المُلوكُ حَتَّى شَكَكْنا

أحَصى فِي رِحَابِهَا أمْ ثُغُورَا

Kings have kissed it until we doubted,

Did they count its sanctuaries or its glories?

يا إمامَ الهُدى سَلاماً سَلاماً

زادَ طيباً فَزدْتُهُ تَكْريرَا

O Imam of guidance, greetings, greetings,

I increased its perfume so repeat it.

نَظَمَ اللَّه فِيكَ فَضْلَ أُناسٍ

كانَ فِيهِمْ مُقَسَّماً مَنْثورَا

God distributed among you the virtues of people

Among whom it was allotted and scattered.

أهْلُ بَيْتٍ قَد إِذْهَبَ اللَّه عَنْهُمْ

كُلَّ رِجْسٍ وَطُهِّرُوا تَطْهيرَا

The people of the house whom God has removed

From them all impurity and purified thoroughly.

يابْنَ آلِ النَّبِيِّ خابَتْ صَلاةٌ

لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي خِلالِها مَذْكورَا

O son of the Prophet’s family, a prayer is lost

In which you are not mentioned.

قَرَنَ اللَّه إسْمَهُ باسْمِكَ العا

لي فَزادا جَلالَةً وَظُهورَا

God coupled your noble name with His exalted name,

Increasing magnificence and prominence.

فَهْوَ عِقْدٌ عَلى صُدُورِ التَّحِيَّا

تِ وَتاجٌ جَلا بِهِ التَّكْبيرَا

So it is a necklace on the chests of greetings,

And a crown whose takbeer has shone.

يا مُعيني إِذْا دَجَت ظُلْمَةُ القَبْ

رِ وخَاطَبْتُ مُنْكِراً وَنكِيرا

O my supporter when the darkness of the grave has settled

And I address Munkar and Nakeer.

يا مُجيري إنْ خِفْتُ يَوْماً عَبوساً

مُكْفَهراً مستصعباً قمطريرا

O my shelter if I fear a frowning day,

Gloomy, difficult, pouring rain.

يا مُغِيثِي والنَّارُ تُوقَدُ بِالنَّا

سِ وَتَرْمِي شَرارَها المُسْتَطِيرَا

O my savior while the fire is kindled against the people

And it throws its sparks to fly away.

يا دَليليْ عَلى الصِّراطِ إِذْا ما

أدْهَشَ الخَوْفُ ناظِري تَحْييرَا

O my guide to the path when fear

Stuns my sight confusing me.

بِوَلائِي أمِنْتُ مِن سَيِّئاتِي

حينَ ألْقَى كِتابِيَ المَنْشُورَا

I am safe from my misdeeds

By my loyalty when my book is unfurled.

فِيكَ سِرُّ لَوْلاَهُ ما قَسَمَ اللّ

هُ عَلى النَّاسِ جَنَّةً وَسَعِيرَا

In you is a secret without which God would not

Apportion Hell and Heaven to people.

قَدْ هَدانا بِكَ السَّبِيلَ فَإمِّا

مُؤْمِناً شاكِراً وَإمّا كَفُورَا

You have guided us to the path so we will be

Either grateful believers or disbelieving ingrates.

فَعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يا أقْرَبَ النَّا

سِ لِمَنْ جاءَ شاهِداً وَنَذِيرَا

Peace be upon you, O closest of people

To those coming as witnesses and warners.