أؤمّلُ في حبِّه شَربةً

من الحَوض تجمع أمناً ورِيّا

I hope for a drink from his basin,

That brings together security and plentiful water.

إذا ما وَردنا غداً حوضَه

فأدنى السعيدَ وذادَ الشقيّا

If we come to his basin tomorrow,

He brings near the fortunate and wards off the wretched.

متى يدنُ مولاهُ منه يَقُلْ

رِدِ الحوضَ واشرب هَنِيّاً مَريّا

Whenever his Master draws near him, he says:

“Put back the basin and drink happily and freely.”

وإن يدنُ منه عدوٌّ له

يَذُدْه عليٌّ مكاناً قصيّا

And if an enemy draws near him,

Ali wards him off to a faraway place.

ويومَ الثَنّيةِ يوم الوَداع

وأزمع نحوَ تبوكِ المُضِيّا

And the day of parting, the day of farewell,

When I set out towards arduous Tubuk,

تَنحّى يودِّعُهُ خالِياً

وقد أوقفَ المسلمونَ المطيّا

He came up to bid him farewell privately,

While the Muslims had halted their mounts.

فظنّ أولو الشكِّ أهلُ النفاقِ

ظُنوناً وقالوا مَقالاً فَرِيّا

So those prone to doubt, the hypocrites,

Thought thoughts and said outrageous words,

وقالوا يُناجيه دونَ الأنامِ

بل اللهُ أدناهُ منه نَجِيّا

And said, “He whispers to him, apart from the people,

But no! God brought him near him as a confidante.”

على فمِ أحمدَ يُوحي إليهِ

كلاماً بَليغاً ووَحياً خفيّا

Into Ahmad’s mouth He reveals

Eloquent speech and a hidden revelation,

فكان به دونَ أَصحابِهِ

ما حثّ فيه عليهِ حفيّا

So through him, apart from his companions,

He urged him on, conversing privately.