لَجَّ هَذا الحَبيبُ في هِجرانِهِ
وَغَدا وَالصُدودُ أَكبَرُ شانِه
This beloved has persisted in his estrangement
And his aloofness has only grown
وَالَّذي صَيَّرَ المَلاحَةَ في خَد
دَيهِ وَقفاً وَالسِحرَ في أَجفانِه
He who made sailing ships in the dimples
Of his cheek, and magic in his eyelids
لا أَطَعتُ الوُشاةَ فيهِ وَلَو
أَسرَفَ في ظُلمِهِ وَفي عُدوانِه
I will not heed the slanderers about him though
He exceeded in his oppression and injustice
يا خَليلَيَّ باكِرا الراحَ صُبحاً
وَإِسقِياني مِن صِرفِ ما تَمزُجانِه
O my bosom friend, walk early at dawn
And let me drink from the draft you mix
وَدَعا اللَومَ في التَصابي فَإِنّي
لا أَرى في السُلُوِّ ما تَرَيانِه
Leave off blaming me for my infatuation
For I see not in aloofness what you see
قَد تَمادى الوَلِيُّ في هَطَلانِهِ
وَأَتانا الوَسمِيُّ في إِبّانِه
The confidant has exceeded in his flow
And the censor has come in his time
وَأَرى الدَكَّتَينِ بَينَهُما أَف
وافُ رَوضٍ كَالوَشيِ في أَلوانِه
And I see the two censurers between them
Pastures like the critic in his variations
في ضُروبٍ مِن حُسنِ نَرجِسِهِ الغَضِّ
وَمِن آسِهِ وَمِن زَعفَرانِه
In aspects of the beauty of his narcissus complexion
And his flawlessness and his saffron color
ذاكَ قَصرٌ مُبارَكٌ تَقصُرُ الأَع
يُنُ دونَ الرَفيعِ مِن بُنيانِه
That is a blessed palace, eyes fall short
Of its lofty architecture
فيهِ نالَ الإِمامُ تَكرِمَةَ اللَ
هِ وَفَضلَ العَطاءِ مِن إِحسانِه
In it the Imam gained the Generosity of God
And the excellence of his kindness
نَسأَلُ اللَهَ أَن يُتَمِّمَ فينا
حُسنَ أَيّامِهِ وَطيبَ زَمانِه
We ask God to perfect for us
The goodness of his days and the blessing of his time
يا اِبنَ عَمِّ النَبِيِّ وَاللابِسِ الفَخ
رَينِ مِن نورِهِ وَمِن بُرهانِه
O cousin of the Prophet, wearing
His lights and proofs
أُضعِفَت بَهجَةُ الخِلافَةِ وَاِرتَد
دَ شَبابُ الدُنيا إِلى عُنفُوانِه
The splendor of the caliphate has weakened
And the freshness of life has faded to its prime
وَرَآكَ العِبادُ مِن نِعَمِ اللَ
هِ عَلَيهِم وَطولِهِ وَاِمتِنانِه
And the servants saw you as God's blessings upon them
In His benevolence, favor, and grace
عَلِمَ اللَهُ كَيفَ أَنتَ فَأَعطا
كَ المَحَلَّ الجَليلَ مِن سُلطانِه
God knew how you are so He gave you
The sublime position of His authority
جَعَلَ الدينَ في ضَمانِكَ وَالدُن
يا فَعِش سالِماً لَنا في ضَمانِه
He placed the religion in your care and the world
So live in peace for us in His protection
