أَلا مَنْ مُبْلِغٌ عَنِّي عَلِيًّا

وَقاهُ اللهُ صَرْفَ النَّائِباتِ

O you who can send word to Ali

May God protect him from misfortunes

مَقالاً لَمْ يكُنْ وَأَبِيكَ مَيْناً

وَلمْ أَسْلُكْ بِهِ طُرُقَ السُّعاةِ

Saying what was never said before

And I have not followed the ways of the greedy

أَصِخْ لِيَبُثَّكَ الإِسْلامُ شَكْوى

تُلِينُ لَهُ الْقُلُوبَ الْقاسِياتِ

Pour out to him the grievances of Islam

To soften the hardened hearts

فَلَيْسَ لِنَصْرِهِ مَلِكُ يُرَجيّ

سِواكَ الْيَوْمَ يا مَجْدَ الْقُضاةِ

For none but you can be hoped

To help it today, O pride of judges

لأَعْيا الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَهُودُ سُوءٍ

فَما تَحْمِي الْحُصُونُ الْمُحْصَناتِ

The evil Jews have wearied the Muslims

So that fortresses offer no protection

وَلا لِلْمُورِدِ الْمَلْعُونِ وِرْدٌ

سِوى أَبْنائِهِمْ بَعْدَ الْبَناتِ

And for the damned invader there is no deterrence

Except their sons after their daughters

يَبِيتُ مُجاهِداً بِالْفِسْقِ فِيهِمْ

فَتَحْسِبُهُ يُطالِبُ بِالتِّراتِ

He spends the night striving immorally among them

And you would think he is demanding compensation

بِأَيَّةِ حُجَّةٍ أَمْ أَيِّ حُكْمٍ

أُحِلَّ لَهُ سِفاحُ الْمُسْلِماتِ

By what authority or judgment

Is he permitted to violate Muslim women?

أَما أَحَدٌ يَغارُ عَلَى حَريمٍ

أَماتَتْ غِيرَةُ الْعَرَبِ النُّخاةِ

Is there no one who is jealous over the harem

The jealousy of honorable Arabs has died?

أَنامَت في الغمود سيوف طي

أم انقطعت متون المرهفات

Have the sharp swords slept in their sheaths

Or the blades of Indian steel been blunted?

أَما لَوْ كَانَ لِلإِسْلامِ عَيْنٌ

لَجادَتْ بِالدُّمُوعِ الْجارِياتِ

If Islam had an eye

It would shed copious tears

دَعاكَ الدِّينُ دَعْوَةَ مُسْتَجِيرٍ

بِعَدْلِكَ مِنْ أُمُورٍ فاضِحاتِ

Religion calls you with the plea of one who seeks refuge

For your justice from shameless affairs

لَعَلَّكَ غاسِلٌ لِلْعارِ عَنْهُ

بِسَيْفِكَ يا حَلِيفَ الْمَكْرُماتِ

Perhaps you will wash away its dishonor

With your sword, O ally of glorious deeds

تَنَلْ أَجْراً وَذِكْراً سَوْفَ يَبْقى

عَلَيْكَ مَعَ اللَّيالِي الْباقِياتِ

You will gain reward and undying fame

As long as the nights and days remain

أَمِثْلُكَ مَنْ يَجُوزُ عَلَيْهِ هذا

بِخُبْثِ مِحالِهِ وَالتُّرَّهاتِ

One like you - how can this be allowed him

With his wicked behavior and deceit?

وَما قَلَّ الْوَرى حَتّى تَراهُ

مَكاناً لِلصَّنِيعةِ فِي السُّراةِ

The land has not diminished until he sees it

As a place for his shameful trade in the dwellings

فَقَدْ مَلأَ الْبِلادَ لَهُ حَدِيثٌ

يُرَدَّدُ بَيْنَ أَفْواهِ الرُّواةِ

Talk of him has filled the country

Passed between the mouths of narrators

يَشُقُّ عَلَى الْوَلِيِّ إِذا أَتاهُ

وَيَشْمِتُ مَعْشَرَ الْقَوْمِ الْعُداةِ

It is hard on the ruler when he hears of it

And the company of aggressors rejoice

فَخُذْ لِلهِ مِنْهُ بِكُلِّ حَقٍّ

وَلا تَضَعِ الْحُدُودَ عَنِ الزُّناةِ

So take what is His right against him

And do not fail to punish the adulterers

بِقَتْلٍ أَوْ بِحَرْقٍ أَوْ بِرَجْمٍ

يُكَفِّرُ مِنْ عَظِيمِ السَّيِّئاتِ

With death, burning, or stoning

To atone for the great sins

وَلا تَغْفِرْ لَهُ ذَنْباً فَيَضْرى

فَبَعْضُ الْعَفْوِ أَغْرى لِلْجُناةِ

And do not forgive him any sin, so he will repeat it

For some pardon makes sinners more daring

لِيَعْلَمَ مَنْ بِأَرْضِ النِّيلِ أَضْحى

وَمَنْ حَلَّ الْفُراتَ إلى الصَّراةِ

So those in the land of the Nile will know

And those who have crossed the Euphrates to settle

بِأَنَّكَ مِنْهُمُ لِلْعَدْلِ أَشْهى

وَأَرْغَبُ فِي التُّقى وَالصَّالِحاتِ

That you are most zealous among them for justice

And most desirous of piety and good deeds

وَأَغْضَبُهُمْ لِدِينِ اللهِ سَيْفاً

وَأَقْتَلُ لِلْجَبابِرَةِ الْعُتاةِ

And most angry when the swords clash

Against the mighty tyrannous chiefs

إِذا أَمْرٌ أُضِيعَ مِنَ الرَّعايا

فَإِنَّ اللَّوْمَ فِيهِ عَلَى الرُّعاةِ

For if the common people are wronged

The blame is on the rulers