يَا سَائِقاً ضُمَّرَ الْبُزْلِ الْقَنَاعِيسِ

يَطْوِي الْفَلاَ بِحَشىً لِلشَّوْقِ مَفْرُوسِ

O driver of the lean, mighty, and mature camels,

Traversing the wasteland with a heart devoured by longing,

إِمَّا أَتَيْتَ عَلَى الرَّكْبِ الْمُغَرَّبِ فِي

أَمْنٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ سَلِّمْ عَلَى الْيُوسِي

If you come upon the caravan journeying afar in

Safety and well-being, convey my peace to al-Yusi;

ذَاكَ الإِمَامِ الذِي نُهَى الْوَرَى سَبَحَتْ

مِنْ عِلْمِهِ اللُّدْنِيِّ أَيَّ قَامُوسِ

That Imam—the intellects of all mankind have swum

Through the boundless oceans of his divine and esoteric knowledge.

وَقُلْ لَهُ قَوْلَ مَبْهُوتٍ بِطَلْعَتِهِ

يَا وَارِثاً وَحْدَهُ مَعَارِفَ الطُّوسِي

And speak to him with the words of one utterly dazzled by his countenance:

"O you who alone has inherited the profound knowledge of al-Tusi!

إِنَّ ابْنَ زَاكُورَ وَهْوَ الْمُحْتَمِي بِكُمُ

مُذْ سِرْتُمُ بِالنَّعِيمِ فِي لَظَى الْبُوسِ

Indeed, Ibn Zakour, who continually seeks refuge in you,

Since you departed with all bliss, dwells in the blazing fire of misery."

وَاسْتَوْهِبَنْ دَعْوَةً لِي مِنْهُ صَالِحَةً

يَحْيَا بِهَا مِنْ رَشَادِي كُلُّ مَرْمُوسِ

And earnestly beg him for a righteous supplication on my behalf,

Through which every buried fragment of my guidance may be brought back to life.