تُلاقِي الشِّفَا وَعُيُونَ الأثَرْ

بِبابِ الأميرِ السَّخِيّ الأبَرْ

You meet healing and the eyes of influence

At the door of the generous prince, the righteous

عَلِي بْنِ حُسَينْ وقاه الإلا

ه وَأبناءَهُ الغُرَّ من كلّ شَرْ

Ali ibn Hussein, may God protect him

And his sons from all evil

وَقَدْ كَانَ ثَانِيهِمَا زَارَهُ

وَقَدْ لاَزَمَ البَابَ لَمَّا صَدَرْ

And the second of them had visited him

And remained at the door when he left

فَقَالَ الشِّفَاءُ لَهُ ظَعَناً

أقَمْتَ طَويلاً فَمَاذا الخَبَرْ

So Shifa said to him complaining

You stayed long, so what is the news?

فَقَالَ وَفَدْتُ لِحَضرَتِكُمْ

وَسُيِّرْتُ سِيرَةَ خَيرِ البَشَرْ

He said, I came to your excellency

And traveled the path of the best of creation

وَفِيهَا رَوَيْتُ لَكُمْ أنَّهُ

يَفِيضُ عَلَى الوَفدِ فَيض المَطَرْ

And in it I told you that

He pours on the delegation the rain of generosity

وَإنَّ الأميرَ كَذا شَأنُهُ

مَعَ الوَفدِ غَيرْ أصَرْ

And that is the way of the prince

With the delegation, nothing held back

فَبَلِّغْهُ عَنِّي وَأنْتَ الشِّفَا

تَعَيَّنْتُ فيك بُلُوغَ الوَطَرْ

Convey it from me, O Shifa

I entrusted you to reach the destination

فَإمَّا حَنَانٌ كَعَادَتِهِ

وَإمَا جَوابٌ يُزِيلُ الكَدَرْ

Either it is affection as is his habit

Or an answer that removes sorrow

فَقَالَ الشِّفَاءُ لَهُ مُهدِنٌ

لَهُ العُذْرُ وَاقطعْ بِكشفِ الضَّرَرْ

Shifa said to him gently

He has the excuse, so cease disclosing harm

فَصَاحِبُنَا فَضلُهُ بَيِّنٌ

وَأنْتَ لِلإكْرَامِ خيرُ مُقِرْ

For our friend his merit is clear

And you are best qualified for kindness

عَلَى أنَّنا ضَامِنَانِ لَهُ

نَجَاحاً يُوَافِيهِ أيْنَ حَضَرْ

On the condition that we guarantee him

Success that meets him wherever he is present

فَقَالاَ نَعَمْ وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ

سَلاماً يُحَدُّ بِفَضلِ السُّوَرْ

They both said “yes” and upon him be peace

A greeting bounded by the superiority of the chapters