يا مالِكَ الناسِ في مَسيرِهِمُ

وَفي المُقامِ المُطيرِ مِن رَهَبِه

O guide of people in their journey

And in the fearful abode of his awe

لا تَخشَ غَدري وَلا مُخالَفَتي

كُلُّ اِمرِىءٍ راجِعٌ إِلى حَسَبِه

Do not fear my betrayal or defiance

For each man returns to his worth

كَشَفتَ عَن مَرتَعٍ دُجُنَّتَهُ

عَوداً وَكُنتَ الطَبيبَ مِن وَصَبِه

You have uncovered a pasture after it was obscured

A stick, while you were the healer of its pain

وَلَستَ بِالحازِمِ الجَليلِ إِذا اِغ

تَرَّ وَلا بِالمُغتَرِّ في نَسَبِه

You are not the wise and grand when angry

Nor the deceived in his lineage

وَرُبَّما رابَني النَذيرُ فَعَم

مَيتُ رَجاءَ الأَصَمِّ عَن رِيَبِه

And sometimes the warner saddens me, so I acted

Deaf, despairing the doubts of the blind

عِندي مِنَ الشُبهَةِ البَيانُ وما

تَطلُبُ إِلّا البَيانَ مِن حَلَبِه

I have proof against suspicions, and only

Seek proof from its pure origin

إِن كُنتَ تَنوي بِهِ الهَلاكَ فَما

تَعرِفُ رَأسَ الهَلاكِ مِن ذَنَبِه

If you intend destruction with it, then you don’t

Know the head of destruction from its tail

وَإِن يُدافِع بِكَ الخُطوبَ فَما

دافَعتَ خَطباً بِمِثلِهِ مَلَبِه

And if calamities defend you, then you haven’t

Defended from the like of its afflictions

سَيفُكَ لا تَنثَني مَضارِبُهُ

يَهتَزُّ مِن مائِهِ وَفي شُطَبِه

Your sword - its strikes do not bend

It shakes from its wetness, even when in its scabbard

تَرنو إِلَيهِ العَروسُ عائِذَةً

فَلا يَمَلُّ الحَدّابُ مِن عَجَبِه

The bride flees to it for refuge

So the passionate does not tire of its wonder

يَصدُقُ في دينِهِ وَمَوعِدِهِ

نَعَم وَيُعطى النَدى عَلى كَذِبِه

He is truthful in his religion and promise

Yes, and the clouds grant favor upon his lies

لِلَهِ ما راحَ في جَوانِحِهِ

مِن لُؤلُؤٍ لا يُنامُ عَن طَلَبِه

To God belongs what stirs in his conscience

Of pearls that do not sleep from seeking Him

يَخرُجنَ مِن فيهِ لِلنَديِّ كَما

يَخرُجُ ضَوءُ السِراجِ مِن لَهَبِه

They come out of his mouth as narration

As lamp light comes out from its flame

زَورُ مُلوكٍ عَلَيهِ أُبَّهَةٌ

تَعرِفُ مِن شِعرِهِ وَمِن خُطَبِه

The lies of kings - pretentiousness is upon it

You recognize it from his poetry and sermons

يَقومُ بِالقَومِ يَومَ جِئتَهُمُ

وَلا يَخيبُ الرُوّادُ في سَبَبِه

He stands with the people the day you came to them

And visitors do not fail in their pursuit

مُؤَبَّدُ البَيتِ وَالقَرارَةِ وَال

تَلعَةِ في عُجمِهِ وَفي عَرَبِه

Lasting in lineage, settlement, and

Fluency in Persian and in Arabic

لَو قامَ بِالحادِثِ العَظيمِ لَما

عَيَّ بِعُمرانِهِ وَلا خَرِبِه

If faced with the great calamity, it would not

Ruin his civilization or leave it in ruins

لا يَعبُدُ المالَ حينَ يَجمَعُهُ

وَلا يُصَلّي لِلبَيتِ مِن صُلُبِه

He does not worship money when he gathers it

Nor prays to the house from his own loins

تِلعابَةٌ تَعكِفُ النِساءُ بِهِ

يَأخُذنَ مِن جِدِّهِ وَمِن لَعِبِه

A flirtatious one - women gather around him

Taking from his seriousness and his playfulness

يَزدَحِمُ الناسُ كُلَّ شارِقَةٍ

بِبابِهِ مُشرِعينَ في أَدَبِه

People cram every street

With his door, well-mannered in his etiquette

شابَ وَقَد كانَ في شَبيبَتِهِ

شَهماً يَبولُ الرِئبالُ مِن غَضَبِه

He matured, and in his youth he was

Valiant - cowardice urinates from his anger

حَتّى إِذا دَرَّتِ الدَرورُ لَهُ

وَرَغَّثَتهُ الرُواةُ في نَسَبِه

Until the pearls circulated for him

And the transmitters exaggerated his lineage

قَضى الإِمامُ المَهدِيُّ طَعنَتَهُ

عَن رَأسِ أُخرى كانَت عَلى أَرَبِه

The Imam Mahdi ended his life

From another head that was at its edge

فَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ لا أُساعِفُ بِال

لَهوِ وَلا أَنتَهي بِمُكتئِبهِ

So praise be to God - I do not aid

Frivolity, nor conclude with depression