1. سَلاَمٌ عَلَى شَيْخِ الفَواطِمِ عَنْ يَدٍ

    وَرَأْسِ بني الزَّهْراءِ في كُلِّ مَفْخَرِ

    Peace upon the elder of the Fatimas, delivered by hand,

    and chief of al-Zahra’s sons in every distinction;

  2. وَمَنْ هُوَ أَبْقاهُ الإلَهُ بَقِيَّةٌ

    لَنا ولأهْلِ العَصْرِ منْ كُلّ معْشَرِ

    and upon him who—may God preserve him—is a living legacy

    for us and for the people of this age, from every community.

  3. إذا طالَ شَوْطُ البُعْدِ عَنْكَ فإنّني

    أُلاقيكَ بالذكْرَى بوِرْدي ومَصْدَري

    When the span of separation from you grows long, I

    meet you in remembrance, in my comings and goings.

  4. فلا تَنْسَ ما عَوَّدْتَ من صَالحِ الدّعا

    لصَبٍّ يُريدُ النّهي عن كُلِّ مُنْكَرِ

    So do not forget the good prayers you have habitually offered

    for a yearning lover who seeks to forbid every wrong.

  5. ودُمْ رَافِلاً ما عِشْتَ في حُلَلِ التّقى

    ومِنْ فَوْقِ جِسْرٍ للهُنَيْدَةِ فاعْبُرِ

    And remain, as long as you live, arrayed in robes of piety,

    and cross over a bridge to a hundred years.