قَمَرٌ تَطَلَّعَ والهَوَاءُ سماؤُه

مَلأَ النَّواظِرَ والنّفوسَ بَهاؤُه

The moon peeked out, and the air was its sky,

It filled sights and souls with its splendor.

يَرتَاعُ مِنهُ مَسيرُه ومُقامُهُ

وَيَضيقُ عنه أمامُهُ وَوَراؤُهُ

Its motion and stillness made it shy,

And its front and back were too narrow for it.

وَيَكَادُ يَستَلِبُ الخَوَاطِرَ حُسنُهُ

وَيَكَادُ يَختَطِفُ العُيُونَ ضِيَاؤُهُ

Its beauty almost snatched thoughts away,

And its radiance almost seized eyes.

وَإذَا الأَهِلّةُ عُيّرَت لِمُحاقِها

أَرضَى وزَادَ كَمالُه وَنَماؤُهُ

When the crescent was reproached for its deficiency,

It was pleased and its perfection and growth increased.

تَشتاقُه حَرَكَاتُهُ وَسُكُونُ

Its motions and stillness long for

Its smoothness due to its lord who

لِتَتِه بَلَنسِيَةٌ بِسَيِّدِهَا الَّذِي

حَاطَ الثُّغُورَ دِفَاعُهُ وَغََناؤُهُ

Protected borders, his defense and his singing surrounded them,

His leadership healed the wounds from the bites of enemies.

يَرقي فَيَشفِي الثَّغرَ مِن لَمَمِ العِدا

إلمَامُهُ فَجِوارُهُ وَنِداؤُهُ

A country prides itself for including it, for it

Dispels the darkness of its night with its illumination.

يُزهَى بهِ بَلَدٌ حَوَاهُ لأنَّهُ

تَجلُو غياهِبَ لَيلِهِ لألأُؤُهُ

Thus its traits become evident in its regions,

And its blessings overflow in its corners.

فَتَبينُ في أَقطارِهِ أَوصافُه

وَتَفيضُ في أَرجائِهِ نَعماؤهُ

And an aided one extends the fences of victory in it,

Its views make walls unnecessary for it.

وَيُطيلُ سُورَ النَّصرِ فِيهِ مُؤَيَّدٌ

تُغنِيهِ عن أسوَارِهِ آراؤُهُ

A volunteer who gives the good his chastity,

It is as if they are his partners in his money.

مُتَبِّرِّعٌ يُعطي الخِيَارَ عُفَاتَهُ

فَكَأنَّهُم فِي مَالِهِ شُرَكَاؤُهُ

Oh son of the two Imams to whom

Pride of ancestry, loyalty and allegiance were attributed.

يا ابنَ الإِمَامَينِ اللّذَينِ إِلَيهِمَا

نُسِبَ الفَخارُ نِجَارُهُ وَوَلاؤُهُ

You raised the standards of guidance against those

Who harbor enmity until your purpose and moderation became clear.

النّاصِبَينَ عَلَى الهُدَى أعلامَهُ

حَتّى تَبيّنَ قَصدُه وَسَوَاؤُه

And brother of the Caliph of God whose

Caliphs gave him what they were entrusted with.

وأخا الإِمامِ خَلِيفَةِ اللهِ الَّذِي

أدَّى إلَيهِ مَا رَعَت خُلَفاؤُهُ

His justice encompassed the land, and his wealth watered

Both the rich and poor with his gifts.

وَسِعَ البَرِيَّةَ عَدلُهُ وَاستَوسَقَت

لِغَنِّيهِم وَفَقِيرِهِم لآلاؤُهُ

The alliances of victory’s support are his allies,

And the protectors of his territory, they are his trustees.

كُفلاءُ نَصرِ الحَقِّ هُم أحلافُهُ

وحُمَاةُ حَوزَتِهِ وَهُم أُمَنَاؤُهُ

The sons of Ishmael, his promise to them remains

True, honest and loyal.

أبنَاءُ إسمَاعِيلَ فِيهِم عَهدُهُ

باقٍ وَصَادِقُ وَعدِهِ وَوَفَاؤُهُ

From Qais ‘Ailan, and do you know what

Qais is? It is the maker of the religion of guidance and its improver.

مِن قَيسِ عَيلانٍ وَمَا أدرَاكَ مَا

قَيسٌ سَنَا دِين الهُدَى وَسَنَاؤُهُ

They raised him as a cub, so they are his fathers,

And they looked after him as a youth, so they are his sons.

رَبّوه منتشئاً فَهُم آباؤُهُ

وَرَعَوهُ مُكتَهِلاً فَهُم أبنَاؤُهُ

Supporting him until the day of judgement is their duty,

And the banners and flags are theirs.

وَعَلَيهِمُ حَتَّى القِيَامَةِ نصرُهُ

وَلَدَيهِم رَايَاتُهُ وَلِوَاؤُهُ

They are those who fight his enemies

Until his power humiliates their enemies.

وَهُم الَّذينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ عُداتَهُ

حَتَّى تَذِلّ لِعِزِّه أعدَارُهُ

They restored his soul after

Grief over life had left its blemish.

وهُمُ استَرَدّوا رُوحَه مِن بَعدِمَا

أشفَى عَلَى الحَيَاةِ ذَماؤُهُ

So the religion is bound upon him as its crown,

And its gown is draped over him.

فَالدّينُ مَعصوبٌ عَلَيهِ تَاجُهُ

شَرَفاً وَمُنسَدِلٌ عَلَيهِ رِدَاؤُهُ

And the pillars of monotheism are high of structure,

And polytheism has collapsed and its building has fallen.

وَدَعَائِمُ التَّوحِيدِ سَامِيَةُ البِنا

وَالشِّركُ قَد أهوَى وَخرّ بِنَاؤُهُ

You seek the self of the enemy, his land or you defeat him,

Not the enemy’s blessings and his shelter.

نَفسَ العَدُوِّ وَأرضَهُ أَو هَزمَهُ

تَبغُونَ لا نَعَمُ العَدُوِّ وشاؤُهُ

So if he obeys you then you are his bliss,

And if he refuses then refusal is his torment.

فَإِذَا أطَاعَكُمُ فَأنتُم سَعدُهُ

وَإِذَا تأَبّى فَالإِبَاءُ شَقَاؤُهُ

The noble one has his remedy with you

No matter how much his sickness persists in misguidance.

وَلَدَيكُمُ بِالمَشرَفِيّ دَوَاؤُهُ

مَهمَا تَتَابَعَ في الضلالَةِ دَاؤُهُ

The amount of his nonsense and foolishness mislead him,

And his illusion extends his confusion.

تُغوِيهِ كَثرَةُ قَضَةِ وقَضِيضِهِ

وتمدّهُ فِي غيّهِ غَوغَاؤُه

Never! That cannot bend your determination,

For a flood is easier than its foam.

هَيهَاتَ لا يَثنِي بِذَلِكَ عَزمَكُم

فَالسَّيلُ أهوَنُ مَا عَلَيهش غُثَاؤُهُ

Can the command of God be blocked from you regarding what

He chooses of your victory and wills?

أيَصُدّ أمر اللهِ عَنكُم فِي الّذي

يَختارُهُ مِن نَصرِكُم وَيَشَاؤُهُ

He gave him a long respite out of your patience

So he may return with his arrogance relaxed.

أرخَى لَه طولَ المُنَى إِمهَالُكُم

كَيما يَفِيءَ بِغمرِهِ إِرخَاؤُهُ

So his obstinacy threw him into an abyss,

And his delusions dropped him from a cliff.

فَرًمَت لَجاجَتُه بِهِ في لُجّةٍ

وَهَوَت بِهِ مِن حالِقٍ أهوَاؤُهُ

You gave him respite until his day, and tomorrow is yours,

Its morning and evening keeping an eye on him.

أمهَلتُمُوهُ لِيَومِهِ وَغدا لَكُم

عَيناً عَلَيه صَبَاحُهُ وَمَسَاؤُهُ

We surely scared away harm and averted it

With you, like the Indian’s sword whose sharpness burned.

وَلَقَد نَروعُ أذَى الخُطوبِ وَصَرفَهَا

بِكَ رَوعَةَ الهِندِيِّ حُدّ مَضَاؤُهُ

And we say to the world in a reaching voice,

Its words and call are the praise of your glory.

وَنَقُولُ لِلدُّنيَا بِصَوتٍ بَالِغٍ

أَسمَاعَ مَجدِكَ لَفظُهُ وَدُعَاؤُهُ

Guard Abu Yahya for us and honor

Meeting him as long as he remains in you.

صُونِي أبَا يَحيَى لَنَا وَتَشَرّفِي

بِلِقَائِهِ مادَامَ فِيكِ بَقَاؤُهُ

For there is a celebration that adorned your palace,

Its arrival and visit are good news.

فَهَناكَ عِيدٌ زَانَ قَصرَكَ جَالِباً

وَفدَ البَشَائِرِ وَفدُهُ ولقاؤهُ

And from a content, grateful slave

Whose praise and commendation of you never wanes.

وَإلَيكَهَا مِن عَبدٍ قِنٍّ شَاكِرٍ

ما إِن يغِبُّكَ حَمدُهُ وَثَنَاؤُهُ

He gifted the poem in verses and wished that

Its lines were his love instead.

أهدَى الصّحيفَةَ بالقَرِيضِ وَوَدّ لَو

كانَت مكان سُطورِها حَوبَاؤُهُ