ألقى على كرسيهِ أجسادا

مولاه تذكرة له وأَعادا

He threw bodies upon his throne

As a reminder to him, and he repeated

وإذا أحبَّ الله عبداً زادهٍ

بالامتحان له هدى ورشادا

And if God loves a servant, He increases him

With trials, guidance and righteousness

ما ضاع ما يمسى عليه محافظاً

أعنى الصلاة وتلكم الأورادا

Nothing is lost that is under protection in the evening

I mean the prayers and litanies

ولقد علمت وقد علمنا أَنه

لسواك مكة لا تكون بلادا

And we knew, and you knew, that

Except you, Mecca, no place can be a homeland

عادت وأَنت بها أَحق وأَهلها

تشكي البعاد وتنقص الأجدادا

It has returned while you are in it, most deserving and its people

Complain of separation and lack of ancestors

ما الغابَ إلاّ للهزبر ولا يرى

للبدر في غير السما تردادا

Nothing was absent but for preparation, and the full moon does not see

In any sky but its own, repetition

مهلاً بنى حسن فما حسن بكم

الا ترى حسن بكم استادا

Wait, O sons of Hassan, for the beauty in you

Can you not see the beauty in you as a pillar?

هو حظكم والحظ إن فات امرؤ

وجفاه أوسعه الزمانُ عِنادا

It is your fortune, and if fortune misses a man

And deserts him, time makes up for it with obstinacy

ما الترك تاركة أنوفاً شمخاً

حتى تدوم بذلةٍ وتفادا

The Turks did not leave the lofty noses

Until they endured humiliation and evasion

من لم يقده في البرية سيدٌ

من قومه أودى به من قادا

Whoever is not led in the wilderness by a leader

Of his people, is destroyed by whoever leads

عودوا على أحسابكم وتداركوا

عزاً بكم قد مات أَو قد كادا

Return to your accounts and make up

For glory through you that died or almost died

هذا التخاذلُ بينكم صرتم به

عون لكم عون على من عادا

This defeatism among you has made you

A help to those who opposed you

فصلوا عرى رحم نهى عن قطعها

من لم يخلّف منكمُ أولادا

Reconcile the ties of womb-relations whose severance is forbidden

Whoever among you did not leave behind children

ولكم موال قال فيهم أَنهم

كنفوسكم يعني بها القوادا

And you have masters, of whom it is said

They are like your own souls, meaning leaders

ما فات فات فاشتروا لعيالكم

وتواصلوا لا تشمتوا الحسادا

What is lost is lost, so buy for your families

And keep in touch, do not let the envious gloat

ما في افتراق القول إلا أنه

يوهيكم ويقوّم الأضدادا

In divergence of opinion there is only

Weakness for you and empowerment of enemies

لا تصبحوا كالنار يأكل بعضها

من بعضها حتى تصير رمادا

Do not become in the morning like fire, some of it

Eating some of it until it becomes ashes

وليرعَ بعضكم لبعض حقهُ

إِ ن التّجافي يورثُ الأحقادا

And let some of you fulfill the rights of others

For estrangement begets hatreds

وامشوا على الآثار من أسلافكم

من زاد في الإِنصاف زيد ودادا

And walk in the steps of your ancestors

Who increased in justice, increased affection

العفوُ والصفحُ الجميل نوالكم

لا بغي أورثتم ولا إفسادا

Forgiveness and pardon are your assets

Not injustice you inherited or corruption you began

وحميةَ الجهال قد ماتت بكم

فحذارِ ان تحيى بكم وتعادا

And ignorant zealotry has died in you

So beware if you revive it and repeat it

ما العارُ في الحلم الذي يطفي اللظى

وتزيده أمواهه إخمادا

There is no shame in the clemency that calms fury

And its gentleness increases its extinguishment

العارُ في جهل تثير رياحهُ

نار العدى ويزيدها إيقادا

The shame is in the ignorance that arouses

The winds of enmity’s fire and kindles it more

حسن لكم عزٌ إذا ما سادكَم

تهوى البيوت إِذا عدمنَ عمادا

Good for you is honor when you are led

By one who aspires for houses when columns are lacking

لا تفلح الأَشيا بغيرِ مدبّرٍ

عدم البقا قوم عدوا امدادا

Affairs do not prosper without an arranger

The lack of permanency of a people who counted on supplies

ودعوا الرياسةَ منكم لمؤملٍ

يعتادُ أن لا يخلفَ الميعادا

And leave the leadership among you to one hopeful

Who is wont not to miss the appointed time

وله من الله المهيمنِ عادةٌ

الله مجريه على ما اعتادا

And from God, the Overseer, he has the habit

Of God making him proceed as he is wont

لا تطمعوا في أن يكون صلاحكم

بالاختلاف الموجب الإِفسادا

Do not covet that your correction be

Through differing, which causes corruption

إن الضلالة لا تجرُّ إِلى هدى

والغيُّ لا يجدي عليك رشادا

Verily misguidance does not lead to guidance

And deviation does not avail you advice

الملك يؤتيهِ المهيمنُ من يشا

والحرصُ منك يزدك عنهُ بعادا

Sovereignty is granted by the Overseer whom He wills

And greed distances you further from it

خلّو الرياسة للذي جعلت له

وارضوا وكونوا للإِله عِبادا

Leave the leadership to the one for whom it

Was made, and consent, and be worshipers of God