وَجِّهِ العَزمَ وَاِسعَ خَيرَ المَساعي
بِاِجتِهادٍ إِلى حِمى الأَوزاعي
Direct your determination and exert great effort
With diligence towards protecting the sanctuaries
ثُمّ زُر بُقعةً لَقَد حَلَّ فيها
تَلقها الدّهرَ من أجلِّ البقاعِ
Then visit a spot where has settled
The best of all places throughout time
الإِمامُ الجَليلُ في كُلّ وَقتٍ
نالَ لِلتابِعين حُسن اِتّباعِ
The noble Imam at all times
Attained for the followers excellence in emulation
الفَقيهُ المُحَدّثُ الفردُ حِفظاً
الصّدوقُ الثّبتُ البصيرُ الواعي
The jurist, the hadith scholar, the unique one in memorization
The truthful, the precise, the perceptive, the aware
ثِقَةُ الدّهرِ حافِظٌ وَخَبير
مُتقِنٌ ضابِطٌ وَعالي السماعِ
The era’s trustee, memorizer, and expert
Precise, disciplined, and most highly regarded
صاحِب المَذهَبِ الشّهيرِ اِشتِهارا
مِثل شَمسِ الضّحى بِدونِ نِزاعِ
Possessor of the famous school unrivaled
Like the bright morning sun without dispute
قُطب غَوثٍ وَعارف قَد تَسامى
بَحر عِلمٍ وَلا اِمتِرا ذو اِتّساعِ
Pole of succor and knower who has reached the heights
An ocean of knowledge with no shore in sight
شاطِئ البحرِ رامَ فيهِ مقاماً
نالَ فيهِ المقامَ حُسنَ اِرتِفاعِ
He came to settle on the coast of the sea
Attaining therein a lofty abode
حِصنُ بَيروتَ سورُها العالِ لَولا
هُ لَآلَت إِلى الرَّدى وَالضّياعِ
The fortress of Beirut, its high wall, without him
It would have collapsed into ruin and loss
سَيِّدي مِنك نَظرة لِعُبَيدٍ
أَضجَعَتهُ الهُموم أيّ اِضّجاعِ
My master, cast a glance at your servants
Whom worries have laid down in distress
قَد دَهاهُ مِنَ الخطوبِ مُلِمٌّ
بِكَ يَرجو لَه سريع اِندِفاعِ
An ordeal has befallen him, overwhelming
Through you he hopes for swift relief
وَتَبدّى عَبدُ اللَّطيفِ وَقيعاً
في حِماكَ السّامي وَخدنِ اِتّضاعِ
And the servant of the Most Kind has appeared destitute
In your noble protection and humble embrace
فَاِنْصُرَنْهُ حاشاكَ مَولايَ حاشا
أَن يُرَى بِالمُضامِ أَو بِالمُضاعِ
So help him - never, my Master, never
Should he be seen defeated or deprived
وَعَلَيكَ الرِّضا رِضاء إِلَهي
يَتوالى الزّمانَ دونَ اِنقِطاعِ
Upon you be the pleasure - the pleasure of my God
May it continue through time without interruption
ما نَسيمٌ سَرى وَأَطرَبَ ورقٌ
فَوقَ غُصنٍ بِأَحسنِ الأَسجاعِ
No breeze has blown, nor leaf stirred
Above a branch, with fairer compositions
