لَقَد شُدَّ مُلكَ بَني هاشِمٍ
وَأَبدَلَهُ بِالفَسادِ الصَلاحا
The rule of the Banu Hashim was strengthened
And its corruption was replaced with righteousness
إِمامٌ أَعادَ الهُدى عَدلُهُ
وَلاقى بِهِ المُرتَجونَ نَجاحا
An Imam whose justice restored guidance
And through it the hopeful found success
تَحورُ عَلى الدَهرِ أَحكامُهُ
وَيَأخُذُ ما شاءَ مِنهُ اِقتِراحا
The passage of time is subject to his rulings
And he takes from it whatever proposal he wishes
وَرَدَّ عَلِيّاً إِلى قُربِهِ
كَما رَدَّ بازٍ إِلَيهِ جَناحا
He returned Ali to his proximity
As a falcon returns to it its wing
وَما زالَ يَسهَرُ مِن جَدِّهِ
وَيُتبِعُهُ الحَزمَ حَتّى اِستَراحا
He remains sleepless due to his diligence
And prudence pursues it until it finds rest
وَيَعفو وَيَصفَحُ عَن مَعشَرٍ
وَيَخضِبُ مِن آخَرينَ السِلاحا
He forgives and pardons a group
And from others his sword is bloodied
وَيَجعَلُ هاماتِ أَعدائِهِ
قَلانِسَ يُلبِسُهُنَّ الرِماحا
He makes the plumes of his enemies' helmets
Spearheads that adorn the spears
وَكَاللَيثِ شَدَّ عَلى قِرنِهِ
وَكَالغَيثِ جادَ وَكَالبَدرِ لاحا
Like a lion he fiercely attacks their horns
Like rain he flowed generously like the shining moon
فَرَدَّ عَلى المُلكِ أَسلابَهُ
وَأَلبَسَهُ تاجَهُ وَالوِشاحا
He restored the rule to its former state
Dressing it with its crown and turban
وَأَحسَنَ في البَذلِ وَالإِمتِناعِ
وَراشَ قِداحاً وَعَزَّ اِقتِداحا
Excelling in generosity and restraint
Proffering cups and excelling in toasting
وَكَم جاوَزَ الحَقَّ في مُشرَفٍ
فَعُدَّ شَحيحاً وَبارى الرِياحا
How often he exceeds what is right for an eminent man
And is deemed stingy as the winds blow
وَقَد طالَ شَوقي إِلى وَجهِهِ
وَضاقَ بِسِرِّيَ صَبري فَباحا
My longing for his face has been prolonged
And my patience with my secret has narrowed, thus it flowed
وَإِنّي لَمُنتَظِرٌ رَأيَهُ
كَما اِنتَظَرَ العاشِقونَ الصَباحا
I await his opinion
As the lovers await the dawn
