يا مُلوكَ البِلادِ فُزتُم بِنَسءِ ال

عُمرِ وَالجَورُ شَأنُكُم في النِساءِ

O kings of the countries, you have won the youth of life

And oppression is your way with women

ما لَكُم لا تَرَونَ طُرقَ المَعالي

قَد يَزورُ الهَيجاءَ وَزيرُ نِساءِ

Why do you not see the paths to glory?

The excited minister may visit women

يَرتَجي الناسُ أَن يَقومَ إِمامٌ

ناطِقٌ في الكَتيبَةِ الخَرساءِ

People hope that an Imam will rise

Speaking in the silent battalion

كَذَبَ الظَنُّ لا إِمامَ سِوى ال

عَقلِ مُشيراً في صُبحِهِ وَالمَساءِ

Expectations lied, there is no Imam but

The mind advising morning and evening

فَإِذا ما أَطَعتَهُ جَلَبَ ال

رَحمَةَ عِندَ المَسيرِ وَالإِرساءِ

If you obey it, it will bring mercy

When traveling and settling

إِنَّما هَذِهِ المَذاهِبُ أَسبا

بٌ لِجَذبِ الدُنيا إِلى الرُؤَساءِ

These doctrines are just means

To attract the world to the presidents

غَرَضُ القَومِ مُتعَةٌ لا يَرِقّو

نَ لِدَمعِ الشَيمّاءِ وَالخَنساءِ

The people's aim is pleasure, they do not

Care for the tears of the distinguished and the silent

كَالَّذي قامَ يَجمَعُ الزَنجَ بِالبَص

رَةِ وَالقَرمَطِيَّ بِالأَحساءِ

Like the one who stood to gather the Zanj with

Al-Basrah and the Qarmatians with Al-Ahsa

فَاِنفَرِد ما اِستَطَعتَ فَالقائِلُ الصا

دِقُ يُضحي ثِقَلاً عَلى الجُلَساءِ

So seclude yourself as much as you can, for the truthful

Tells heavy on the sitters