وَمُهَفهَفٌ كَالرُمحِ يَحمِلُ مِثلَهُ

قَتَلَ الوَرى وَسنانُهُ وَسِنانُهُ

Like a spear carrier, another spear wielder,

He killed mankind, his teeth and his teeth,

فارَقتُهُ وَفَرِقتُ عِندَ وَداعِهِ

مِن صارِمٍ أَجفانُهُ أَجفانُهُ

I bid him farewell when we parted,

A sharp sword, his eyelids, his eyelids,

في لَيلَةٍ طالَت عَلَيَّ كَأَنَّها

عِطفاهُ أَو صُدغاهُ أَو هِجرانُهُ

On a night that was prolonged as if

It was his sidelocks, his temple, or his departure,

حَتّى بَدا فَلَقُ الصَباحِ كَأَنَّهُ

وَجهُ الأَميرِ وَعِرضُهُ وَجِفانُهُ

Until the dawn cracks appeared as if

It was the face of the prince, his honor and his eyelids,

أَحيا مُحَمَّدٌ السَماحَ وَقَبلَهُ

مامينُهُ وَعَلِيُّهُ وَبُرانُهُ

Muhammad revived benevolence and accepted it

His caretakers, his Ali, and his righteous ones,

مَلِكٌ يَجودُ بِمالِهِ وَبِنَفسِهِ

وَبِذاكَ يَشهَدُ حِصنُهُ وَحِصانُهُ

A king who gives generously with his wealth and himself

And with that his fortress and his steed bear witness,

فاقَ الأَنامَ جَمالُهُ وَجَميلُهُ

لا حُسنُهُ يَفنى وَلا إِحسانُهُ

His beauty and charm surpassed people

His beauty does not fade, nor his favor,

بِالصالحِ المَلِكِ الأَغَرِّ صَلاحُهُ

لا فارَقَت أَوطارَهُ أَوطانُهُ

With the righteous king, his rectitude is most strange

He did not abandon his lands, his homelands.