سلامٌ من مَشوقٍ ذاب وَجداً

يقلِّد جوهرَ التعظيم عِقدا

Greetings sent from a lover melted with passion

Imitating the essence of glorification like a necklace

يَفوقُ الشّمسَ في حسنٍ وضوءٍ

ويعلو بدرَها نوراً ووَقْدا

Surpassing the sun in beauty and splendor

And rising above its full moon in light and flame

وَيَحكي المِسكَ في نَفحٍ ويُزهى

عَلى رَوضِ الرّبى زَهراً وَوَردا

Speaking of musk in its scent, excelling

In the garden of bliss like a flower and rose

يُكَرِّرُه المحبُّ بكلِّ وَقتٍ

وَيَجعلُه له حِزباً ووِرْدا

Repeated by the lover at every moment

Making it for himself a party and litany

وَأَشواقٌ يُكابدُها مَشوقٌ

حَبَتهُ عَنِ الكرى قلقاً وسُهدا

And yearnings a longing lover withstands

His love kept him restless and sleepless

وَقَد أَوهَت وَأَعيَت مَنكِبَيهِ

فَأَضحى يَنحَني ظَهراً وَقدّا

They weakened his shoulders and tired them

So he stoops his back, firm and erect

وَحَلَّت قَلبَهُ فَغَدا أَخاها

تَطولُ حَياتُها فيهِ وَتَزدا

And settled in his heart so it became her brother

Her life in him extends and increases

وَقَد طالَت حَياةٌ أَورَثَتهُ

رِداءَ نُحولِهِ فَرضاً وِردا

And a long life has made him inherit

The garb of his leanness, obligatory and habitual

وَأثنِيَةٍ سَمَت بِبَديعِ مَدحٍ

يُنوِّعُه بِها شُكراً وَحَمدا

And a couplet shot with excellent praise

With which he diversifies his thanks and praise

وَأَدعِيَةٍ بِظَهرِ الغَيبِ تُتْلى

رَجا إِخلاصُها أَن لا تُرَدّا

And prayers recited behind the unseen

Hoping their sincerity will not be rejected

إِلى ذي الجاهِ وَالعليا عليٍّ

وَمَن أَولى العُلى عِزّاً وَمَجدا

To the One with glory and highest high, Ali

And the one who attained the highest glory and renown

رَضيع المَجدِ في مَهدِ المَعالي

أَخي الشَّرفِ الكريمِ أباً وجدّا

The suckling of glory in the cradle of sublime traits

The brother of noble honor, a father and grandfather

أَخي الإِكرامِ وَالإِحسانِ فَضلاً

أَبي المَعروفِ وَالإِقدامِ فَردا

The brother of generosity and kindness overflowing

The father of good deeds and valor answering readily

خَدين الفَتكِ بِالبيضِ المَواضي

فَكَم قَدْ قدَّ مِن بَطَلٍ وَأَردى

With cheeks that redden in valor with white swords

So how many a hero did he strike down and fell

وَكَم والَت مَكارِمُه كِراماً

وَأَولاهُم بِمَعروفٍ وَأَسدى

And how many honorable men were ennobled by his virtues

As he endowed them with good and gave generously

وَأَصمى سَهمُه قرْماً جَسوراً

وَجَندَلَ رمحُه في الأَرضِ أُسْدا

And his arrow rendered the daring lions blind

And his spear dug into the earth like lions

تَصدَّرَ لِلوَرى بِرَحيبِ صَدرٍ

كَذا الصّدرُ الرّحيبُ إِذا تَصدّى

He stepped forward to people with a vast chest

Thus is the one with a vast chest when he steps forward

فَعاشَ بِظلِّهِ قرباً محبٌّ

وَمِنهُ عَدوُّه قَد ماتَ صَدّا

With his shade a loving soul lived close

And because of him his enemy died blocking

وَبَعدُ فَعن خطوري في ضَميرٍ

وَخاطِره الشّريف سُئلتُ قَصدا

Furthermore, my thoughts and noble mind

Were asked intentionally about their purpose

وَأعربُ أَنّني أُبدي اِعتِذاراً

عَنِ التّقصيرِ إِذ منّي تَبدَّى

And I profess to present an apology

For falling short, since shortcoming appeared from me

وَأَرجو العَفوَ عَنهُ وَعَن قُصوري

وَأَسعِدْ بِالرّجا أَن لا يصدّا

And I hope for forgiveness for it and my inadequacy

And I rejoice that I will not be rejected

وَإِنّ العَفو مِن شَأنِ المَعالي

وَلَولا العَفوُ ما أَحَدٌ تَعدّى

Indeed, forgiveness is the way of the sublime

And without forgiveness, no one would transcend

وَأَرجو مِن مَكارِمِهِ وِصالي

بِتَحريرٍ يُديمُ إِليَّ وَفدا

And I hope from his sublime traits my arrival

With a letter that continually comes to me

تقَرُّ بِهِ عُيوني حينَ يَأتي

وَيُنعِشُني فُؤاداً ثمّ كبدا

At which my eyes rejoice when it comes

And it revives my heart, then my liver

وَمَهما يُبدِ مِن غَرضٍ فَإِنّي

بِعَونِ اللَّه أَبذل فيهِ جَهدا

And whatever purpose he shows, I will exert

With God's help every effort for it

وَأَرجو أَنَّه يُحبى بعُمْرٍ

طَويلٍ بِالسّعودِ يُمَدُّ مدّا

And I hope he will be granted a long

Life with good fortune, extended and lasting

وَتَوفيقٍ وَإِسعافٍ وَعَونٍ

وَعِزّ يعتلي حظّاً وجدّا

And success, aid, support and might

A fortune supreme, original and renewed

وعافيةٍ تدوم دوام دهرٍ

وليست تنتهي أمداً وحدّا

And well being lasting ages

Not ceasing for a period or moment

وَتَحريري السّلامُ لَهُ خِتامٌ

يَفوقُ بِعَرْفِهِ مِسكاً وندّا

And my letter concludes with greetings

Surpassing musk and ambergris in fragrance