أبا ذرٍّ رَحلتَ على بعيرٍ

لو اَنَّ الذَّرَّ يَلْمَسُهُ لَهدَّهْ

Abu Dharr, you journeyed on a camel

If a speck of dust touched it, it would collapse

بَراهُ السَّيرُ حالاً بعد حالٍ

فأوْهَنَ عَظْمَهُ وأذابَ جِلْدَهْ

The travel showed him one state after another

So it weakened his bones and melted his skin

عَمدتَ إلى متاعِكَ لم تَدَعْهُ

عليهِ ولم يَدَعْكَ الضّعفُ عِنْدَهْ

You went for your belongings, not leaving them behind

Despite his weakness, he did not leave you behind

شددتَ قُواكَ إذ وَهَنتْ قُواهُ

وَرُضْتَ الأمرَ إذ أبصرتَ جِدَّهْ

You strengthened your power when his power weakened

And you accepted the matter when you saw its seriousness

وسِرْتَ فكنتَ أصلبَ منه عَزماً

وأصدقَ هِمّةٌ وأشَدَّ نَجْدَهْ

And you walked on, becoming firmer in resolve than him

With the most truthful determination and the most intense diligence

مَشَيْتَ تُريدُ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ حتّى

بلغتَ رَسولَهُ ولَقيتَ جُنْدَهْ

You walked wanting the face of God until

You reached His Messenger and met His troops

رأوكَ تَؤُمُّهُمْ فرداً فقالوا

أخٌ في اللَّهِ يخشى اللَّهَ جُهْدَهْ

They saw you leading them alone, so they said

A brother in God, who fears God with all his effort

وقال أتى أبو ذَرٍّ فأهلاً

بِصاحبنا الذي ما خان عَهْدَهْ

And it was said, Abu Dharr has come, so welcome

Our companion who did not betray his covenant

ألا إنّ الذي يَسْعَى إلينا

ليمشي وَحْدَهُ ويَموتُ وَحْدَهْ

Lo, the one who strives towards us

Walks alone, dies alone, and is resurrected alone after this

وَيُبْعَثُ وَحْدَهُ مِن بعدِ هذا

وَسُبحانَ الذي يَختارُ عَبْدَهْ

Glory to Him who chooses His servant