في قصّةِ الطائر المشويِّ حين دعا

محمدٌ ربّه دعواتِ مُبْتَهِلِ

In the story of the roasted bird when Muhammad

Called upon his Lord with humble supplications

أدخِلْ إليَّ أحبَّ الخلق كُلّهمِ

طُرّاً إليكَ فمنهُ واجعلنه وَليِ

Let the most beloved of all people enter me

Flying to You, so make him from it and make him my guardian

فجاءَ من بعدِه خيرُ الورى رجلٌ

عليه يقرعُ باب البيتِ في مَهَلِ

After him came the best of creation, a man

Knocking on the door of the house at leisure

فقال مختبراً من ذا له أنَسٌ

فقال جاء عليٌّ جُدْ بفتحِكَ لي

So he said testing, "Who is this who has intimacy?"

So he said, “Ali has come, open for him!”

فقال ترجعْ ولا تصغرْ أبا حسنٍ

فإنّ عنك رسولَ اللهِ في شُغُلِ

So he said, "Turn back and do not belittle Abu Hasan

For the Messenger of Allah is busy”

فانحازَ غيرَ بعيدٍ ثم أعطَفَه

دعا النبيَّ فدقَّ البابَ في رَسَلِ

So he withdrew not far then he turned him

The Prophet called so he knocked the door again

فقال أحمد من هذا تحاورُه

بالباب أدخلُه لا بوركتَ من رَجُلِ

So Ahmad said, "Who is this conversing

with him at the door? Let him enter, blessed is the man!"

فقام مبتَدِراً للبابِ يَفتَحُهُ

وحيدرٌ قائمٌ بالبابِ لَم يَزَلِ

So he got up hurriedly to open the door for him

And Haydar was standing at the door and did not stop

حتى إذا ما رأته عينُ أحمدِه

حيّا وقرَّبهُ تقريبَ مُحْتَفِلِ

Until Ahmad saw him with his eye

Greeted him and drew him near joyfully

فقالَ ما بكَ قل لي يا أبا حسنٍ

اجلس فداك أبي يا مؤنسي فَكُلِ

So he said, "What is with you, tell me O Abu Hasan

Sit, may my father be sacrificed for you, O my comforter, so eat"