لِمَ لا تَرِقُّ لِذُلِّ عَبدِك

وَخُضوعِهِ فَتَفي بِوَعدِك

Why does not my humiliation soften you,

And my submission fulfill your promise?

إِنّي لَأَسأَلُكَ القَلي

لَ وَأَتَّقي مِن سوءِ رَدِّك

I ask you for little, fearing your disfavor.

As for your forgiveness after abandonment,

وَأَما وَوَصلِكَ بَعدَ هَج

رِك وَاِقتِرابِكَ بَعدَ بُعدِك

And your nearness after your distance,

My soul does not blame itself for loving you

لا لُمتُ نَفسِيَ في هَوا

كَ وَلا اِنحَرَفتُ لِطولِ صَدِّك

Nor deviate due to your long estrangement.

If I have done wrong, as you do wrong,

وَلَئِن أَسَأتُ كَما تُسي

ءُ لَما وَدِدتُكَ حَقَّ وُدِّك

I have never ceased to desire your affection.

Tell the Caliph Ja'far -

قُل لِلخَليفَةِ جَعفَرٍ

أَعيا الرِجالَ مَكانُ نِدِّك

Men weary in your pursuit.

What man equals your sublime heights

أَيُّ اِمرِئٍ يَسمو سُمُو

وَكَ أَو يَجيءُ بِمِثلِ مَجدِك

Or matches your glory, ancestry, descendants or allies?

You extend the prophecy and the caliphate

وَعُلا قُصَيِّكَ أَو قُرَي

شِكَ أَو نِزارِكَ أَو مَعَدِّك

By the auspiciousness of your Abbasid ancestor.

And you connected your pardon to us, O Commander of the Faithful,

باعٌ تُمَدُّ بِهِ النُبُو

وَةُ وَالخِلافَةُ قَبلَ مَدِّك

Through your effort.

You shepherded us and showed us

أَحرَزتَ ميراثَ الرَسو

لِ بِسُهمَةِ العَبّاسِ جَدِّك

The ways of right guidance through your excellent judgment.

The world was made good for us by praise of Allah, your Lord, and then your praise.

وَوَصَلتَ عَفوَكَ يا أَمي

رَ المُؤمِنينِ لَنا بِجُهدِك

Upon you are the markings of prophecy that testify to your rectitude

When you wrap yourself in its mantle above your own mantle.

وَرَعَيتَنا فَأَرَيتَنا

سُنَنَ الرَشادِ بِحُسنِ قَصدِك

You strengthened the nation of Ahmad

With the excellent governors of your dynasty.

حَسُنَت لَنا الدُنيا بِحَم

دِ اللَهِ رَبِّكَ ثُمَّ حَمدِك

So they altogether praise and thank

The beauty of your help.

وَعَلَيكَ مِن سيما النَبِي

يِ مَخايِلٌ شَهِدَت بِرُشدِك

Clinging to the pledge of allegiance

You made firm with the bond of your covenant.

تَبدو عَلَيكَ إِذا اِشتَمَل

تَ بِبُردِهِ مِن فَوقِ بُردِك

So make peace with them and with the poles

That you wove into the fabric of your oneness.

أَعزَزتَ أُمَّةَ أَحمَدٍ

بِالفاضِلينِ وُلاةِ عَهدِك

فَهُم جَميعاً يَحمِدو

نَ وَيَشكُرونَ جَميلَ رِفدِك

مُتَمَسِّكينَ بِبَيعَةٍ

أَحكَمتَها بِوَثيقِ عَقدِك

فَاِسلَم لَهُم وَلِسُؤدَدٍ

أَصبَحتَ فيهِ نَسيجَ وَحدِك