إنْ عزَّ من خير الأنام مَزَارُ

فلنا بِزَوْرةِ نجله استبشار

If visiting the tomb of the best of mankind brings glory

Then we rejoice in visiting his son's tomb

أَوَليس نور المصطفى بجبينه

كالشّمس يُظهِرُ نُورَها الأقمارُ

Does not the light of Mustafā shine from his forehead

Like the sun making the moons glow

فَاشْفِ الغليلَ بقربه فلطالما

شطَّ المزارُ وعاقت الأقدارُ

So heal your anguish by being near him, for long

Has visiting his tomb brought wellbeing when fates rebel

واحفَظْ جفونَك من سَنَاهُ فإنَّه

ببريقه تُتَخَطَّفُ الأبصارُ

And guard your eyelids from his brilliance, for verily it

Dazzles sights with its flare

وإذا أناملُه الِّلطافُ لَثَمْتَها

فَحَذَارِ من غَرْقٍ فهنّ بِحَارُ

And if his gentle fingers touch your lips

Beware of drowning, for they are seas

وافْخَرْ على كلّ الملوك بِلَثْمِهَا

ما بعده للمستعزّ فخار

And pride yourself over all kings for kissing them

None after him has pride for the esteemed

وانْبُذْ بفخر ابن الخطيب فإنّما

لابن الخطيب بفخرها المعشار

And boast through Ibn al-Khaṭīb’s pride, for pride

Through the son of al-Khaṭīb has shares

شتّان بين ابن الرسول وغَيْرِه

أَوَ يستوي لَيْلٌ دَجا ونَهَارُ

What a difference between the Prophet's son and others!

Is a dark night equal to a bright day?

هذا يزينُ الشّعرَ طيبُ مديحه

حُسْناً وذاك تزينه الأشعارُ

This adorns poetry with the scent of his praise

Embellishing it with fine words

هذا الخليفة وابنُ أَكْرَمِ مُرْسَلٍ

وسليلُ من فَخَرَتْ به الأعصارُ

He is the Caliph and son of the most generous Messenger

Scion of the one centuries take pride in

وخلاصة الأشراف والخلفاء مِنْ

بيت البتول ومَنْ حواه إزارُ

Essence of nobility and Caliphs from

The house of the maiden and the one who wore her gown

وأعَزُّ وارثِ مُلْكِ إسماعيلَ مِنْ

بطل شذا عزماته معطار

Most glorious heir to rule of Ismā‘īl

The resolute hero whose weapons bear perfume

وأَجَلُّ سلطانٍ وأَكْرَمُ مالك

شَرُفت بملك يمينه الأحرار

Greatest Sultan and most generous ruler

Whose rule the free have been ennobled by

وأحقُّ مَنْ تحت السّماء بأن يُرى

مَلِكَ البسيطةِ والورى أَنْصَارُ

Most deserving under the sky to be seen

As king of the land and its people his helpers

لكن إذا كلُّ القلوب تُحِبُّه

فلغيره الأجسام وهي نِفارُ

But if all hearts love him

Bodies alone dislike him and keep away

هذا سليمان الرّضى بنُ محمّدٍ

مَنْ أشرقَتْ بجبينه الأنوارُ

This is Sulaymān, the contented, son of Muḥammad

From whose forehead lights have shone

هذا الذي ردّ الخلافة غضّةً

وسما به للمسلمين منارُ

He who restored vigorous caliphate

And with it established a beacon for Muslims

وأعزَّ دينَ الله فهو بشكره

في أَيْكِها تترنّمُ الأطيارُ

He honored Allah’s religion, so birds in his plains

Chant and trill due to his gratitude

وحَمَى حماه بفصله وبنصله

وهُوَ الذي يُحْمَى لديه منارُ

He protected his protector with his judgment and sword

For near him the beacon is kept lit

فلسانه يومَ الجدال صوارمٌ

وسِنانُه يوم الكريهة نارُ

His tongue on the day of debate is sword and

His teeth on the day of war are fire

بمعارف وشهامة علويّةٍ

من قبل أَرْهَفَ حدَّها الأخطارُ

With ʿAlawī cognizance and magnanimity

Before which even great dangers bow down

تخشى الضّراغمُ بأسَهُ في غابِها

وتصَاغَرُ الأبطالُ وهي كبارُ

Wild beasts fear his might in their lairs

As heroes shrink and they are giants

ويخاف صَوْلَةَ عَدْلِه الدَّهْرُ الذي

مهما يجرْ يوماً فَنِعْمَ الجارُ

Time fears the justice of his rule; excellent

Is he as days go by, the best neighbor!

وهو الذي يُرْجَى لكلّ ملمّة

ضاقت بحمل ضئيلها الأقطار

He who is hoped for relief from every problem

Too heavy for the horizons to bear

وهو الذي يُسْعَى إليه إذا دجى

لَيْلُ الخطوب وساءت الأفكار

He whom we seek when darkness falls

In nights of misfortune and confused thoughts

كمجيئِنا نسعى إليه وقد سطا

جَدْبٌ وعمّ جميعَنا إضْرَارُ

Like our coming to him while barrenness spread

And harm befell us all

عِلماً بأنّا إنْ رأينا وجهَه

زال العنا وتزحزح الإِعسار

Knowing, the sight of his face removes blight

And hardship shifts away

مَوْلىً رأى الدنيا بمُقلةِ زاهدٍ

ودرى بأنّ جمالَها غرّارُ

A master who saw the world with an ascetic’s glance

Knowing its beauty to be deceptive

فرمى بها مُتَنَزِّهاً وكذاك مَنْ

كانت كِرَامَ أصوله الأطهار

So he rejected it prideless while his noble

Ancestors were bestowed honors

وتخيَّر الأخرى مهمّة عارفٍ

لم يُرْضِها دون الجِنان قرارُ

Choosing the next abode with a gnostic’s care

Without which paradise was not home for him

فَرِحَتْ به الأخرى كما صَلُحَتْ به

الدّنيا فطاب لأهلها استقرارُ

The next rejoiced in him, as through him

The world was set aright, stability for its people

عَمَّ البريَّة حِلْمُهُ وحياؤُه

وتواترت بسخائه الأخبارُ

Forbearance and modesty of his spread through

The wilds, tales of his generosity passed around

مع مَا لَهُ من مستلذِّ شمائل

نمّت بطِيبِ نسيمها الأزهارُ

As well as most delightful qualities

From whose gentle breeze flowers blossomed

إِنْ تَلْقَهُ لاَقَيْتَهُ مُتَهَلِّلاً

وله إليك هشاشةٌ وبِدَارُ

If you meet him, you meet a smiling face

Radiant, sorrows dispelled from his forehead

متبَسِّماً يجلو الظّلامَ جبينُه

مستبشراً تُجْلَى به الأكدارُ

Happy, through him distress is uncovered

From a lineage who inherited highness and harmony

مِنْ عُصْبَةٍ ورثوا العُلاَ وتناسقوا

فيها كما انتسقت بها أسطارُ

Rushing to noble deeds, never will you see

From them but those whose virtues gush forth

وتسابقوا في المَكْرُماتِ فلن ترى

منهم سوى مَنْ فضلُه مدرارُ

Righteous, glorious leaders, virtuous scholars

Lamps by which seekers obtain insight

صُلَحَاءُ أبرارٌ أماجدُ سادةٌ

عُلَمَاءُ أخيارٌ تلت أخيارُ

Caliphs, nobles, generous pillars

Guided in darkness by their light

خُلَفَاءُ أشرافٌ كِرَامٌ قادةٌ

سُرُجٌ بها للمهتدي استبصارُ

Every wise, cautious flier fears his sanctuary –

Swords at the ready, the stalwarts’ refuge

من كلّ أحزم يتّقيه حِمامه

شاكي السّلاح له اليقين دِثارُ

A path to piercing chests and kidneys

While they bear the instruments of war

دَرِبٍ على طعن الأباهر والكُلَى

وعليه للحرب العوان مدارُ

Herds, to plunder souls when they attack

So the hopes of enemies are shortened

قِرمٍ إلى نهب النّفوس إذا سطا

فَطِوَالُ آمال العداء قصارُ

God fortified their binding pact through them

And God chooses best to uphold his creed

شدّ الإِله بهم مَعَاقِدَ دينِهِ

واللّه جلّ لدينه يختارُ

Empowering them with mighty victory before which

Hearts quake, taking cover behind screens

وأعزّهم بعزيز نصرته التي

رُعْبُ القلوب أَمَامَهَا سَتّارُ

Have you not seen how humiliation marks unbelief before their might?

Their swords threaten any who oppose them

أَفَمَا رأيتَ الكُفْرَ ذَلَّ لعزّهم

وسنانُه لِسِواهُمُ خطّارُ

East yearns to be west so that familiarity

Spreads among refugees gathered there

تهوى المشارقُ أن تكون مغارباً

ليَعُمَّها في الملتجين حِوارُ

Hoping to gain honor from the noble one

If there the seat of caliphate lies

وتنال من عزّ الشّريف كما رَأَتْ

إنْ كان فيها للخلافة دارُ

Time brought its reins back to his chest, as though

Al-Fārūq in our times holds sway

ردّ الزّمان لصدره فكَأَنّما ال

فاروقُ بين ظهورنا أَمَّارُ

Justice is served, souls are aspirational

Religion manifests, sciences studied

العدلُ يُبْسَطُ والنّفوس سَوَامِحٌ

والدّين يظهر والعلوم تُدَارُ

People amid ease of life in a paradise

Below which rivers flow

والنَاس في رَغَدِ الحياة بجنّةٍ

تجري لها من تحتها الأنهارُ

Let them recall favors encompassing them

God knows they are plentiful

فَلْيَذْكُرُوا النِّعَمَ التي عَمَتْهُمُ

اللّهُ يعلم أنهنّ غِزارُ

Let us pray they continue through his permanence

For continuity bodes well for us

وَلْنَسْأَلِ اسْتِمْرَارَها ببقائِهِ

فبقاؤه لِصَلاَحِنَا اسْتِمْرَارُ

May God make his victory a constant

In glory, the divine decree humbled before it

اللّه يُبقِي نَصْرَهُ متأيّداً

في عزّةٍ خضعت لها الأقدارُ

And perpetuate the rule of heaven protecting him

With a care built by Him as ramparts

ويُديمُ أملاك السّماءِ تَحُوطُهُ

بِعِنايَةٍ شِيدَتْ لها الأسْوَارُ

The earth a handful held in his palms, its twin

Disclosing to him the unseen

والأرضُ قبضة راحتَيْهِ وأختها

مِنْها لَهُ تتنزّلُ الأسرارُ

As long as you, House of Muḥammad, remain

A sanctuary pilgrims circle

ما دُمْتُمُ يا أهْلَ بَيْتِ محمّدٍ

حَرَماً يطوف ببيته الزُوَّارُ

Or a chanter extols your majesty

Adorning his litany with your mention

أوْ ما تَرنّمَ مُنْشِدٌ بِجَلاَلِكُمْ

وتَزَيَّنَتْ بِحُلاَكُمُ الأذكارُ

Then may blessings ever be upon the Prophet and his folk

For in praising you I’ve reached no limit

ثمّ الصّلاة على النبيّ وآلِهِ

ما ناف لي بمديحكم مِقْدَارُ