شَهِدتُ عَلَيكُم أَنَّكُم سَبَئِيَّةٌ

وَإِنّي بِكُم يا شُرطَةَ الكُفرِ عارِفُ

I bear witness against you that you are Sabians

And I know you well, O police of blasphemy

وَأُقسِمُ ما كُرسِيُّكُم بِسَكينَةٍ

وَإِن كانَ قَد لُفَّت عَلَيهِ اللَفائِفُ

I swear your throne is not one of tranquility

Even if it is wrapped in fancy garments

وإِن لُبِّسَ التابوتُ فُتناً وَإِن سَعَت

حَمامٌ حَوالَيهِ وَفيكُم زَخارِفُ

The Ark is dressed in sedition, though doves flock around it

And it is adorned, but with vain embellishments

وَإِنّي اِمرُؤٌ أَحبَبتُ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ

وآثَرتُ وَحياً ضُمِّنَتهُ المَصاحِفُ

I am a man who loves Muhammad’s family

And I prefer the Quran's living revelations

وَإِن شاكِرٌ طافَت بِهِ وَتَمَسَّحَت

بِأَعوادِهِ أَو دَبَّرَت لا تُساعِفُ

I am grateful that Shakir circumambulated it

And wiped himself with its poles, not doubling his efforts

وَدانَت بِهِ لِاِبنِ الزُبَيرِ رِقابُنا

وَلا غَبنَ فيها أَو تُحَزَّ السَوالِفُ

Our necks bowed to Ibn Al-Zubair

Without any deceit or frivolous motives

وَتابَعتُ عَبدَ اللَهِ لَمّا تَتابَعَت

عَلَيهِ قُرَيشٌ شَمطَها وَالغَطارِفُ

I followed Abdullah when Quraish moved against him

Mobbing him while wearing their finest clothes

وَأَحسَبُ عُقباها لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

فَيُنصُرُ مَظلومٌ وَيَأمَنُ خائِفُ

I reckon its consequences will be for Muhammad’s family

So the oppressed will be victorious and the fearful, safe

وَيَجمَعُ رَبّي أُمَّةً قَد تَشَتَّت

وَهاجَت حُروبٌ بَينَهُم وَحسائِفُ

My Lord will unite a nation torn asunder

By wars between them and dreadful calamities