يَا نَسِيمَ الرَّقَمتَيْنِ
وَضِياءَ النَيِّرَيْن
O breeze of the two meadows
And radiance of the two lights
أبلِغَا مِنِّي سَلاماً
لِعَليّ بنِ حُسَين
Convey my greetings
To Ali son of Hussein
طَالِعِ السعدِ المَعلى
وكَرِيمِ الرَّاحَتَين
The rising of good fortune
And generous of the two rests
مَلِكٌ أثنَى عَلَيهِ
فِعلُهُ فِي الرَّامَتَينِ
A king whose deeds in the two spear-throws
Have earned him praise
وَفَّرَ المُلكَ بِرِفْقٍ
جَعَلَ الأصْعَبَ هَين
Who eased kingship with gentleness
And made the most difficult easy
بِخِصَالٍ لَمْ يَحُزْهَا
يَزَنٌ أوْ ذُو رُعَينْ
With qualities unmatched
By any highly-esteemed knight
طَيِّبُ القَلبِ عَفِيفٌ
فِي لِسَانٍ وَيَدَيْن
Pure of heart and chaste of speech
Of tongue and hands serene
ذو وقارٍ ما رأينا
مثله في لسانٍ ويدين
Of dignity, none have we seen
His equal in tongue and hands
ليس في ملكه كبرٌ
ويرى الإحسانَ دين
No arrogance in his rule
He sees kindness as faith
يسبك الألْفَاظَ تِبْراً
بَعْدَمَا كَانَتْ لُجَيْن
He casts words into fine pearls
After they were unsmooth terrain
يَعرِفُ التوفِيقَ فِيهِ
مَنْ لَهُ قَلبٌ وَعَيْن
Those with heart and insight know
The guidance granted him
أصْدَقُ الناسِ حَدِيثاً
أينَ مَنْ يَحكِيهِ أيْن
Truest of men in speech
Where is one who speaks of him? Where?
فَهْوَ مِنْ ذَاكَ حَبِيبٌ
لِقُلُوبِ الثَّقَلَيْن
For he is beloved to the hearts
Of mankind and jinn alike
لَوْ نَضَا عَنهُ كِسَاهُ
لَبَدَا فِي حُلَّتَيْن
If his robe were lifted from him
He would shine in two garments
مِنْ جَمَالٍ وَكَمَالٍ
أغْنَيَا عَنْ كُلّ زَيْن
Of such beauty and perfection
Beyond all other adornment
يَا أخَا المَعْرُوفِ حَقّاً
يَا ضِيَاءَ المُقْلَتَيْن
O brother of kindness in truth
O radiance of my two eyelids
بَيْعَتِي وَاللهِ صِدقاٌ
ثابتاً ما فيه مين
My pledge by God is sincere
Secure, without wavering
ولنا منكم أمان
قبل هذا مرتين
And we have safety from you
Twice before this
وأنا والله صفرٌ
من كلا مالٍ وعين
By God, all I own
Of possessions is not worth two hundred
لَيْسَ عِندِي مَا يُسَاوِي
مِنْ أثَاثٍ مَائِتَيْن
Save for a house we live in
With five sons and two daughters
غَيْرَ دَارٍ نَحْنُ فِيهَا
خَمْسُ أبْنَا وابْنَتَيْن
Barely getting by on barley
For two years now
غَالِبُ القُوتِ شَعِيرٌ
عِنْدَنَا مُذْ سَنَتَيْن
Cursed be this lying world
And again cursed two curses
لُعِنَ الكَاذِبُ دُنْيَا
ثُمَّ أخْرَى لَعْنَتَيْن
Be my protection from enviers
Far be their evil from you
كُنْ مُجِيرِي من حسودٍ
فِعْلُهُ حَاشَاكَ شَيْن
My emir knows I have served him
And he is my light always
قَدْ سَعْى بِي لأمِيرِي
وَهْوَ نُورِي كُلَّ حِين
So protect me from his harm
O most generous of two brothers
فَاحفَظُونِي مِنْ أذَاهُ
يَا كَرِيمَ الأخَوَيْن
May God protect your heights
By the Prophet and the two Hassans
حَفِظَ اللهُ عُلاَكُمْ
بِالنَّبِي وَالحَسَنَيْن
