1. دَعْهُ وذكرَ النازحينَ إلى الحِمَى

    واتركه يبكي بعد رِحلتهم دَما

    Leave him with the memory of those who departed for the sanctuary,

    And leave him to weep blood after their departure.

  2. هم فارقُوه فأرّقوه فأنْ شَكا

    وبكا فللمجروح أنْ يتألمَا

    They parted from him and left him sleepless; so if he complains

    And weeps, the wounded have a right to feel pain.

  3. بَكَرت كتائبُهم فابكر قلبُهُ

    في الحيّ يتلو الركبَ حيث تيمما

    Their bands departed at dawn, and his heart set out early,

    In the camp, following the caravan wherever it headed.

  4. إن ينجدوا يُنجدْ وراءَ ممطيّهم

    أو يُتْهموا قصدَ الغوير فأتهما

    If they go to Najd, it follows behind their mounts to Najd;

    Or if they go to Tihamah toward al-Ghuwayr, it goes there too.

  5. أو ينجعوا يمناً تيامن شَوْقُه

    أو يَشأموا عادَ الشقي فأَشأمَا

    Or if they seek pasture in Yemen, his longing turns toward Yemen;

    Or if they go to al-Sham, the wretched one returns and goes there too.

  6. يا سُعْدُ هل عن آل مَيّةَ مُخْبِرٌ

    فعَسَاكَ تَشعْبُ ذا الفواد المغرمَا

    O Su'd, is there anyone with news of Mayyah's people?

    For perhaps you can mend this love-stricken heart.

  7. حدّثْ وزدْ حَدّثْ عليَّ بذكرهم

    فلّربَّماْ خَيرٌ بِهِ تَروي الظما

    Speak, and speak more—tell me of them,

    For perhaps there is some good by which you may quench thirst.

  8. ولقد أسفْتُ لبَيْنهم ولبُعْدهم

    ولقد ندمتُ وحقّ لي أنْ أنَدمَا

    Indeed I have grieved over their parting and their distance,

    And I have indeed regretted it, and have every right to regret.

  9. ومن العَقائل في حدوِج مطيّهم

    شمسٌ يُقَبِّلُ نعْلَها بدرُ الْسّمَا

    And among the noble women in their mounts' howdahs

    Is a sun whose sandal the full moon of heaven kisses.

  10. ومنيرةَ الخدّينِ أظلمَ شعرُهِا

    والحسُنُ يَقْتلُ إن أنار واظلما

    And one with radiant cheeks, whose hair is dark;

    And beauty slays, whether it shines or grows dark.

  11. لو عاد لي الزمنُ القديمُ على الغضَا

    ما هَمَّ جَفني بالدموع ولا هما

    If the old days at al-Ghada returned to me,

    My eyelid would neither begin to weep nor overflow.

  12. لو لمْ يَسرْ أظْعَانُ ميةِ لم أَبُحْ

    يوماً ولم أفتحْ بقافية فمَا

    Had Mayyah's camel-litters not departed, I would not have spoken out

    Even once, nor opened my mouth to utter a rhyme.

  13. يا قلبُ لا تأسَف على خلٍّ جفا

    فلربَّما قربَ البعيدُ وربّما

    O heart, do not grieve for a beloved who has turned cold;

    For sometimes the distant one draws near, and sometimes...

  14. ما دام شخصُ ابن الْحسين فلا تبَلْ

    عن ظاعنٍ وَلّى وَلاَ رامٍ رمى

    As long as Ibn al-Husayn remains, do not fret

    Over a traveler who has left, nor an archer who has shot.

  15. مَا دام ساحاتُ الفقيه أَهيْلَةٌ

    فالدهرُ ليس بواجب أن يُذْمَمَا

    As long as the jurist's courtyards are thronged,

    There is no need to blame fate.

  16. إنّا لفي خير بظلَّ محمد

    ومحمدٌ أهلُ الحميّة والحمى

    Indeed we prosper in Muhammad's shade,

    And Muhammad embodies protective zeal and refuge.

  17. تلْقى الغِنى وتحوزُ أسبابَ المُنى

    إنْ نَحْنُ سلمّنَا عليه وسَلما

    You find riches and gain the means to fulfill your wishes

    If we greet him and he returns our greeting.

  18. وإذا تحكّمْنَا عليه فواجبٌ

    ضَيفُ الكريم يجوزُ أن يتحكما

    And if we make demands of him, it is only right:

    The guest of a generous man is allowed to make demands.

  19. متبسم للزائرين ومَالَهُ

    يبكي دماً مَهْمَا رءاه تبَّسمَا

    He smiles upon his visitors, while his wealth

    Weeps blood whenever it sees him smile.

  20. ابياتنا تُحمَى بجانبِ بيته

    والليْثُ ليس لجاره أن يُهْضَما

    Our verses are sheltered beside his house,

    And a lion's neighbor must not be wronged.

  21. مَا جئتُ إلاّ شاكراً ومجدداً

    عَهْداً وحسبي أن أشير فتفْهمَا

    I came only to give thanks and renew

    A pledge; it is enough for me to hint, and you understand.

  22. يا ابنَ الحسين وأنت وجه لم تزل

    تُجْلَى برؤيته العيونَ عن العمى

    O Ibn al-Husayn, you are a face that has never ceased

    To clear eyes of blindness when beheld.

  23. إن كان رَبّ القبر أوْسط يثربٍ

    أوصاك فاحْفظ حظّنَا أنْ يُقسما

    If the master of the tomb in the heart of Yathrib

    Has charged you, then ensure our share is allotted.

  24. حَسَّانُ منكم آل بيت محمدٍ

    وبحقِ خادمِ مجدِكم أنْ يُخْدمَا

    Hassan is one of you, O household of Muhammad,

    And the servant of your glory has the right to be served.

  25. لو قيل لي سَلْ مَا أردت من المنُى

    مَا أخترتُ إلاّ أنْ تدومَ وتسلماَ

    Were I told, 'Ask for whatever you wish,'

    I would choose only that you live on and remain safe.