1. I say, now that a learned sage has assumed the rule—

    A ruler who has never ceased to be righteous and devout.

  2. And darkness has been dispelled by al-Mustaḍīʾ—the Illumined One,

    Who has become solicitous for all the people.

  3. Generosity and kindness overflowed until

    I took them for a surging flood or a rushing torrent.

  4. We have attained more than we had hoped for.

    Joy to you, O children of this world—joy!

  5. I asked God to grant us an imam

    In whom we might rejoice; so He gave us a prophet.

Sol 5.6