لاَ دَرَّ دَرُّ اللَيَالِي كَيَفَ تُضحِكُنَا

مِنْهَا خُطُوبٌ أعَاجِيبٌ وَتُبْكِينَا

The nights do not cease passing, making us laugh

With wonders and mysteries or making us weep.

وَمِثْلُ مَا تُحْدِثُ الأيَامُ مِنْ غِيَرٍ

يَا ابْنَ الزُّبَيْره عَنِ الدُّنْيَا تُسَلِّينَا

Just as the days bring about changes beyond expectations—

O son of Zubayr, take us away from this life and console us!

كُنا نَجِيءُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَيَقْبِسنَا

عِلْماً وَيُكْسِبُنَا أجْراً وَيهْدِينَا

We used to visit Ibn ‘Abbas and he would enlighten us

With knowledge, reward us, and guide us.

وَلاَ يَزَالُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ مُتْرَعَةً

جِفَانُهُ مُطْعِماً ضَيْفاً وَمِسْكِينَا

And ‘Ubayd Allah's generosity never ceases—

His hands feeding guests and the poor.

فَالبِرُّ وَالدّينُ وَالدُّنْيَا بِدَارِهِمَا

ننَالُ مِنْهَا الَّذِي نَبْغِي إذَا شِينَا

Righteousness, religion and worldly things are in their homes.

We obtain from them what we desire when we frequent them.

إن النَّبِي هُوَ النُّورُ الَّذِي كُشِفَتْ

بِهِ عِمَايَاتُ بَاقِينَا وَمَاضِينَا

The Prophet is the light by which the darknesses

Of our past and future were dispelled.

وَرَهْطُهُ عِصْمَةٌ فِي دِينِنَا وَلَهُمْ

فَضْلٌ عَلَيْنَا وَحَقُّ واجِبٌ فِينَا

His tribe is our protection in religion. They have

Merit over us and rights incumbent upon us.

وَلَسْتَ فَاعْلَمْهُ أوْلَى مِنْهُمُ رَحِماً

يَا ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَلاَ أوْلَى بِهِ دِينَا

And you know, O son of Zubayr, none are closer to them in ties

Of kinship nor precedent in religion than us.

فَفِيمَ تَمْنَعَهم عَنَّا وَتَمْنَعُنَا

مِنْهُمْ وَتُؤْذِيهِمُ فِينَا وَتُؤْذِينَا

So why do you prevent them from us and prevent us from them?

Why do you hurt them regarding us and hurt us?

لَنْ يُؤْتِيَ اللهُ مَنْ أخْزَى بِبُغْضِهِم

فِي الدّينِ عِزا وَلاَ فِي الأرْضِ تَمْكِينَا

God will not grant victory or empowerment in the land

To one who disgraces them out of hatred in religion.