سَيُحشَرُ يَعقوبُ بِنُ داودُ خائِباً

يَلوحُ كِتابٌ بَينَ عَينَيهِ كافِرُ

Jacob son of David shall be summoned, disappointed

A book revealing between the eyes of the unbeliever

خِيانَتُهُ المَهدِيَّ أَودَت بِذِكرِهِ

فَأَمسى كَمَن قَد غَيَّبَتهُ المَقابِرُ

His betrayal of al-Mahdi destroyed his reputation

Thus he became like one whom graves have hidden

بَدا مِنكَ لِلمَهدِيِّ كَالصُبحِ ساطِعاً

مِنَ الغِشِّ ما كانَت تُجِنُّ الضَمائِرُ

To al-Mahdi you appeared like the dawn, shining

From the deceit that consciences were conceiving

وَهَل لِبياضِ الصُبحِ إِن لاحَ ضَوؤُهُ

فَجابَ الدُجى مِن ظُلمَةِ اللَيلِ ساتِرُ

Can the dawn's whiteness, if its glow appears

Drive away the darkness of night's veil?

أَمَنزِلَةٌ فَوقَ الَّتي كُنتَ نِلتَها

تَعاطَيتَ لا أَفلَحتَ مِمّا تُحاذِرُ

A position above that which you had attained

You pursued, but did not succeed in what you feared