أَبو حَسَن لَهُ القدح المُعَلى
وَقَدر فَوقَ أَوج النَجم عَلى
Abu Hassan has the highest virtue
And worth above the stars' apex
كَريم الأَصل مِن قَومٍ كِرام
إمام زاده الرَحمَن فَضلا
Noble descent of generous people
The guided Imam excels in merit
هُوَ البَحر المُحيط بِكُل علم
فَما أَصفى مَوارده وَأَحلى
He is the endless sea of all knowledge
How refined are its springs and sweet!
علي نعته في الكتب باد
تَقي فَضله في الناس يُتلى
His virtues in books have spread
His overwhelming virtue among people is recited
أَمير المُؤمنين أَبو تراب
وَصَفوة هاشم فرعاً وَأَصلا
The Commander of the Faithful, father of soil
And elite of Hashim, branch and origin
حَبيب المُصطفى وَقَد اِرتَضاه
لِفاطمة البتول الطهر بعلا
Beloved of the Chosen who approved him
As virtuous husband for the maiden Fatima
فَكانَ المُرتَضى كفواً كَريما
وَقَد كانَت لَهُ الزَهراء أَهلا
So he was the honored, generous match
And she was right for him, the luminous
أَمير النَحل يَعسوب غضوب
عَلى الدين القَويم لِمَن تَوَلى
Prince of bees, hot-tempered
For the upright faith of those loyal
فَسَل عَنهُ القنا وَالبيض أَما
أَباد الأَشقيا طَعناً وَقَتلا
Ask about him the parties of Qinnasrin
He slew the wretched, attacking and killing
وَسَل عَن باب خَيبر إِذ دَحاها
وَأورث أَهلها ضَعفاً وَذُلا
And ask about Khaybar's gate when he destroyed it
And made its people doubly abased
هُوَ البَطَل الغَيور إِذا تَلاقَت
جُموع الكُفر وَالمِغوار وَلى
He's the zealous hero if assembled
The hordes of blasphemy would retreat
فَكَم بَطَلاً أَبادَ وَكَم شُجاعاً
يسقيه القنا علاً وَنهلا
So many warriors he slew, so many brave
He'd make drink death's cup, exalted
إِذا ضَرَب الكِرام بِكُل سَهم
فَإِن لِمثله القَدح المُعلى
If the generous draw each arrow
To its like belongs the highest calabash
بَدا للأجلح المفضال فَضل
وَقَدر فَوقَ أَوج النجم عَلى
Outstanding virtue manifest to Africans
And worth beyond the stars atop
أَعد لي ذكره في كُلِّ آن
فَيا أَهلاً بِذكراه وَسَهلا
Ready for me always his mention
Welcome, his recollection and plains!
فَمَن لي أَن أشم ثَراه يَوماً
وَأكحل ناظِري وَالطَرف يُجلى
Who will grant me to scent his earth one day
And kohl my eyes as vision clears?
وَمَن لي أَن أَرى قَبراً مُنيراً
بِجانبه قَديم الوَحي يُتلى
Who will grant me to see an illuminated tomb
Beside it, the ancient revelation being recited?
وَمَن لي أَن أُقابله بذل
وَمَدمع مُقلَتي يَزداد هَطلا
Who will grant me to face him with humility
As tears increasingly pour?
دخيل يا هداة الخَلق أَني
ذَليلاً جئتكم وَالذُل أولى
An intruder am I, O guides of creation
Humbled, I've come to you, and humbleness more befitting
صلوني وَاجبروا كَسري وَداووا
جِراح القَلب أن العُمر وَلى
Pray over me and mend my brokenness And cure love's sickness, for life has deserted me
Through your stature heaviness was lifted from me
بِجاهكم رفعت الوزر عَني
فَلَم أَسطع لِذاكَ الوزر حملا
I couldn't carry that load
How would your praiser be wronged when you are
فَكَيفَ يُضام مادحكم وَأَنتُم
نَبيكم عَلَيهِ اللَه صَلى
Your prophet, God's prayers on him?
Through Hussein's stature heal Hussein
بِجاه حسينكم داووا حُسينا
فَتى أَضحى لَكُم عَبداً وَمَولى
A youth who for your sake became a slave and loyal friend
