قِفا نَعتَبِر ما وارثُ الأرضِ بِالصفا

وَكيفَ مالَ العالمين إِلى العفا

Pause and reflect on what the owner of this tomb achieved with virtue,

And how he inclined the two worlds towards clemency.

فَهذا ضَريحٌ لو عَلِمت ضجيعهُ

نَفضتَ مِنَ الدنيا يَديك تلهّفا

If you but knew who lies in this grave,

You would shake off the world from your hands in passionate desire.

طَوى طودَ عزٍّ لا يرامُ فَأَصبحت

مَغانيهِ قاعاً مِن مَعاليهِ صَفصفا

He folded up the high standard of glory, unassailable,

And so his lofty virtues became as a barren plain.

أَبو النخبةِ الشهمُ الّذي كان عمدةً

لِآلِ حسينٍ في الكفايةِ والوفا

The intrepid leader of the elite, who was a pillar

Of support for the family of Hussein, in competence and loyalty.

أَقام حميدَ السعيِ يَخدم مُلكَهم

ثَلاثينَ حَولاً في الوزارةِ مُقتفى

He established the praiseworthy endeavor in serving their kingdom

For thirty years as their minister, walking the straight path.

وَأَوسعَ أهلَ القطرِ حلماً ونائلاً

ودُنياهُ تَدبيراً وَأُخراه معطفا

And he offered the people of the land extensive clemency and attainment,

With worldly affairs well-managed, and the hereafter a protective cloak.

وَحينَ دَعاهُ اللّه جاءَ ملبّياً

عَلى حين لا حرصٌ يعقّ ولا جفا

And when God called him, he came obediently,

At a time when neither avarice argued nor harshness resisted.

وَأَحسنَ في مَولاه ظنّاً وإنّه

لَأدنى له ممّا يظنّ تَعطّفا

He had good expectations of his Master, though indeed

He was granted less than he expected, out of kindness.

أَلا أيّها الرائيهِ وَالزائرُ الّذي

بِإِخوانهِ في الدينِ شَملاً تألّفا

O you who visit this tomb and befriend

His brothers in religion with an embracing fellowship!

إِذا شمتَ مِن هَذا الضريحِ خلالهُ

فَكُن بِجميلٍ مِن دعائكَ مُتحِفا

When you scent the perfume of this grave,

Make sure to bless him sincerely with your prayer.

وَقَد جلّل الريحانُ والروحُ روضةً

حَوَتك وَروّاها الرِّضا مُتوكّفا

Joy and spirit have perfumed a garden containing you,

Watered by grace, carefully tended.

فَقَد عشتَ مَحموداً وَجئتَ مؤرِّخاً

وَمَأواكَ بِالفردوسِ كاِسمكَ مُصطفى

You lived praiseworthy and came recorded in history,

With Paradise as your home, like your name, "the Chosen One."