أَبَرَّ عَلى الأَلواءِ نائِلُكَ الغَمرُ

وَبِنتَ بِفَخرٍ ما يُشاكِلُهُ فَخرُ

The clouds poured down upon your triumphs,

And you built with pride that which no pride can parallel,

وَأَنتَ أَمينَ اللَهِ في المَوضِعِ الَّذي

أَبى اللَهُ أَن يَسمو إِلى قَدرِهِ قَدرُ

You are God's trustee in the position which

God refused to elevate to its level any position,

تَحَسَّنَتِ الدُنيا بِعَدلِكَ فَاِغتَدَت

وَآفاقُها بيضٌ وَأَكنافُها خُضرُ

The world was beautified by your justice, so it became verdant,

And its horizons are white and its sides are green,

هَنيئاً لِأَهلِ الشامِ أَنَّكَ سائِرٌ

إِلَيهِم مَسيرَ القَطرِ يَتبَعُهُ القَطرُ

Congratulations to the people of Syria, for you are marching

Towards them like rain pouring forth followed by rain,

تَفيضُ كَما فاضَ الغَمامُ عَلَيهِم

وَتَطلُعُ فيهِم مِثلَما يَطلُعُ البَدرُ

You overflow upon them as the clouds overflowed,

And you rise among them as the full moon rises,

وَلَن يَعدَموا حُسناً إِذا كُنتَ فيهِمِ

وَكانَ لَهُم جارَينِ جودُكَ وَالبَحرُ

And they will not lack goodness while you are among them,

With your generosity and the sea as their neighbors,

مَضى الشَهرُ مَحموداً وَلَو قالَ مُخبِراً

لَأَثنى بِما أَولَيتَ أَيّامَهُ الشَهرُ

The month has passed commended, and if a herald were to speak

He would praise the days you made this month,

عُصِمتَ بِتَقوى اللَهِ وَالوَرَعِ الَّذي

أَتَيتَ فَلا لَغوٌ لَدَيكَ وَلا هُجرُ

You are protected by your piety and devotion with which

You came, so neither nonsense nor estrangement are found in you,

وَقَدَّمتَ سَعياً صالِحاً لَكَ ذُخرُهُ

وَكُلُّ الَّذي قَدَّمتَ مِن صالِحٍ ذُخرُ

You did good work ahead of you, for which the reward is stored,

And everything good you put forth is stored away,

وَحالَ عَلَيكَ الحَولُ بِالفِطرِ مُقبِلاً

فَبِاليُمنِ وَالإيمانِ قابَلَكَ الفِطرُ

And the new year comes to you observing the fast,

So with good fortune and faith this new year meets you,

لَعَمري لَقَد زُرتَ المُصَلّى بِجَحفَلٍ

يُرَفرِفُ في أَثناءِ راياتِهِ النَصرُ

By my life, you visited the praying place thronged

With banners waving amidst its victory,

جِبالُ حَضيدٍ تَحتَها الناسُ في الوَغى

وَفيها الضِرابُ الهَبرُ وَالعَدَدُ الدَثرُ

The mountains of Hadid, beneath which people were in turmoil

And which had much milling about and a numerous throng,

وَسِرتَ بِمُلكٍ قاهِرٍ وَخِلافَةٍ

وَما بِكَ زَهوٌ بَينَ ذَينِ وَلا كِبرُ

You proceeded with conquering dominion and caliphate,

And you have no vanity or arrogance between the two,

عَلَيكَ ثِيابُ المُصطَفى وَوَقارُهُ

وَأَنتَ بِهِ أَولى إِذا حَصحَصَ الأَمرُ

Upon you are the clothes and dignity of the Chosen One,

And you are most deserving of them when matters are probed,

عِمامَتُهُ وَسَيفُهُ وَرِداؤُهُ

وَسيماهُ وَالهَديُ المُشاكِلُ وَالنَجرُ

His turban, his sword, his cloak,

His noble traits, his guidance, and his pulpit,

وَلَمّا صَعَدتَ المِنبَرَ اِهتَزَّ وَاِكتَسى

ضِياءً وَإِشراقاً كَما سَطَعَ الفَجرُ

And when you ascended the pulpit it shook and was wrapped

In splendor and radiance like the rising dawn,

فَقُمتَ مَقاماً يَعلَمُ اللَهُ أَنَّهُ

مَقامُ إِمامٍ تَركُ طاعَتِهِ كُفرُ

You took a position that God knows is the position

Of an imam, whose disobedience is unbelief,

وَذَكَّرتَنا حَتّى أَلَنتَ قُلوبَنا

بِمَوعِظَةٍ فَصلٍ يَلينُ لَها الصَخرُ

And you reminded us until you softened our hearts

With eloquent preaching that softens even rock,

بَهَرتَ عُقولَ السامِعينَ بِخُطبَةٍ

هِيَ الزَهَرُ المَبثوثُ وَاللُؤلُؤُ النَثرُ

You dazzled the minds of the listeners with a sermon

That is scattered blossoms and strewn pearls,

فَما تَرَكَ المَنصورُ نَصرَكَ عِندَها

وَلا خانَكَ السَجادُ فيها وَلا الحَبرُ

So al-Mansur did not neglect aiding you through it

Nor did al-Sajjad betray you in it, nor the virtuous scholar,

جُزيتَ جَزاءَ المُحسِنينَ عَنِ الهُدى

وَتَمَّت لَكَ النُعمى وَطالَ بِكَ العُمرُ

You were rewarded with the reward of the beneficent

For guidance, and blessings and long life were completed for you,

إِرادَتُنا أَن تُكمِلَ العَيشَ سالِماً

وَتَبقى عَلى الأَيّامِ ما بَقِيَ الدَهرُ

Our desire is for you to complete life in safety

And remain for days as long as time remains,

عَلى اللَهِ إِتمامُ المُنى فيكَ كُلِّها

لَنا وَعَلَينا الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ وَالشُكرُ

May God complete for you every wish,

For us and for us is praise to God and gratitude.