يا رافِعاً رايَةَ الشورى وَحارِسَها

جَزاكَ رَبُّكَ خَيراً عَن مُحِبّيها

O bearer of the banner of consultation and its guardian

May your Lord reward you well for those who love it

لَم يُلهِكَ النَزعُ عَن تَأييدِ دَولَتِها

وَلِلمَنِيَّةِ آلامٌ تُعانيها

Dissension did not make you abandon supporting its state

And death has pains that afflict it

لَم أَنسَ أَمرَكَ لِلمِقدادِ يَحمِلُهُ

إِلى الجَماعَةِ إِنذاراً وَتَنبيها

I have not forgotten your order to Al-Miqdad to convey it

To the community - a warning and notification

إِن ظَلَّ بَعدَ ثَلاثٍ رَأيُها شُعَباً

فَجَرِّدِ السَيفَ وَاِضرِب في هَواديها

That if after three days its opinion remains diverse

Then unsheathe the sword and strike at its valleys

فَاِعجَب لِقُوَّةِ نَفسٍ لَيسَ يَصرِفُها

طَعمُ المَنِيَّةِ مُرّاً عَن مَراميها

So I wonder at the strength of a soul that does not divert it

The bitterness of death from its goals

دَرى عَميدُ بَني الشورى بِمَوضِعِها

فَعاشَ ما عاشَ يَبنيها وَيُعليها

The chief of the people of consultation knew its place

So he lived as long as he built it and elevated it

وَما اِستَبَدَّ بِرَأيٍ في حُكومَتِهِ

إِنَّ الحُكومَةَ تُغري مُستَبِدّيها

And he did not impose an opinion in his rule

Indeed absolute rule corrupts its wielders

رَأيُ الجَماعَةِ لا تَشقى البِلادُ بِهِ

رَغمَ الخِلافِ وَرَأيُ الفَردِ يُسقيها

The opinion of the community does not cause misery

Despite differences - while individuals' opinions ruin it