يُحَيِّيكَ بالرّيْحانِ والرَّوْحِ منْ قَبْرٍ

رِضا اللهِ عمّنْ حلّ فيكَ مدَى الدّهْرِ

He revives you with basil and spirit from a grave

God's pleasure with whoever has settled in you for ages

الى أنْ يَقومَ النّاسُ تعْنوا وُجوهُهُمْ

الى باعِثِ الأمْواتِ في موْقِفِ الحَشْرِ

Until people rise with darkened faces

To the Resurrector of the dead on the Day of Gathering

ولَسْتَ بقَبْرٍ إنّما أنتَ روْضَةٌ

منعَّمَةُ الرَّيْحانِ عاطِرَةُ النّشْرِ

You are no grave, but a garden

With fragrant basil and scattered blossoms

ولوْ أنّني أنْصَفْتُكَ الحَقَّ لمْ أقُلْ

سِوى يا كِمامَ الزّهْرِ أو صَدَفَ الدّرِّ

If I were to do you justice, I would say nothing

Other than, oh bud of flowers or oyster of pearls

ويا مَلْحَدَ التّقوى ويا مَدْفَنَ الهدى

ويا مَسْقِطَ العَليا ويا مَغْرِبَ البَدْرِ

Oh tomb of piety, grave of guidance

Source of glory, place where the full moon sets

لقد حطّ فيكَ الرّحْلَ أيُّ خليفةٍ

أصيلِ المَعالي غُرّةٍ في بَني نَصْرِ

In you has unpacked every caliph

Of noble character, a young man of the Bani Nasr

لقدْ حلّ فيكَ العِزُّ والمَجْدُ والعُلا

وبدْرُ الدُّجى والمُسْتَجارُ منَ الذُّعْرِ

In you has settled glory, honor, and sublimity

The full moon of nighttime and the one seeking refuge from fear

ومنْ كأبي الحَجّاجِ حامي حِمى الهُدى

ومَنْ كأبي الحجّاجِ ماحي دُجى الكُفْرِ

One like Abu Al Hajjaj, protector of the sanctuary of guidance

One like Abu Al Hajjaj, eraser of the darkness of disbelief

إمامُ الهُدى غيثُ النّدى دافِعُ العِدى

بَعيدُ المَدى في حوْمَةِ المجْدِ والفَخْرِ

Imam of guidance, rain of dew, repeller of transgression

Far reaching in the battle of glory and pride

سُلالَةُ سعْدِ الخزْرَجِ بْنِ عُبادةٍ

وحسْبُكَ من بيْتٍ رفيعٍ ومنْ قَدْرِ

The lineage of Sa’d Al Khazraj ibn Ubada

Your lineage a lofty house and an honor suffice

إذا ذُكِرَ الإغْضاءُ والحِلْمُ والتُّقى

وحدّثْتَ عنْ عَلْياهُ حدِّثْ عنِ البَحْرِ

When gentleness, forbearance and piety are mentioned

And you speak of its summits, speak of the sea

تخَوَّنَهُ صرْفُ الزّمانِ وهلْ ترى

بقاءً لحَيٍّ أو دَواماً على أمْرِ

The turning of time has betrayed him, but do you see

Any permanence for the living or consistency in matters?

هوَ الدّهْرُ ذو وجْهَيْنِ يوْمٍ ولَيلَةٍ

ومَنْ كان ذا وجْهَيْنِ يُعْتِبُ في غَدْرِ

Such is the two-faced world, a day and a night

He who has two faces is blamed for treachery

تولّى شَهيداً ساجِداً في صَلاتِهِ

أصيلَ التُّقى رطْبَ اللِّسانِ منَ الذِّكْرِ

He died a martyr, bowing in his prayer

A man of piety, eloquent in remembrance

وقد عرَفَ الشّهْرُ المُبارَكُ حقَّ ما

أفاضَ منَ النعْمى ووفّى منَ البِرِّ

The blessed month has recognized the truth of what

It has bestowed an abundance and fulfilled in righteousness

وباكَرَ عيد الفِطْرِ والأمْرُ مُبْرَمٌ

وليسَ سِوى كأس الشّهادَةِ من فِطْرِ

And the celebration of Eid al-Fitr has come early while the matter is decided

And there is nothing left but the cup of martyrdom from the feast

أُتيحَ لهُ وهْوَ العَظيمُ مَهابَةً

وقَدْراً حَقيرُ الذّاتِ والخُلْقِ والقَدْرِ

It was allowed for him, the Mighty, with awe

Worthless in being and nature and capability

شَقيّ أتَتْهُ منْ لدُنْهُ سَعادَةٌ

ومُنْكرُ قومٍ جاءَ بالحادِثِ النّكْرِ

A wretch came to him with good fortune from Him

And the objection of a people came with a strange occurrence

وما غضّ منْ عالٍ جِنايةُ سافِلٍ

وأسْبابُ حُكْم اللهِ جلّتْ عنِ الحَصْرِ

The transgression of a lowly one does not tarnish the sublime

And the reasons for God's decree are beyond counting

فهذا عليٌّ قد قضى بابْنِ مُلْجَم

وأوْقَعَ وحْشيُّ بحمْزَةَ ذي الفَخْرِ

Thus Ali passed judgement on the son of Muljam

And Al Wahshi struck down the prideful Hamza

نُعِدُّ السّيوفَ المشرَفيّةَ والقَنا

ويطرُقُ أمْرُ اللهِ منْ حيثُ لا نَدْري

We prepare the noble swords and spears

While God's command comes from where we know not

ومَنْ كان بالدّنْيا الدنيّةِ واثِقاً

على حالَةٍ يوْماً فقدْ باءَ بالخُسْرِ

Whoever relies on the base world

In a condition one day has fallen into loss

فَيا ملِكَ المُلْكِ الذي ليْسَ ينْقَضي

ويا مَنْ إلَيْهِ الحُكْمُ في الخَلْقِ والأمْرِ

Oh King of the eternal kingdom

To whom belongs judgement over creation and command

تغمّدْ بسِتْرِ العَفْوِ منْكَ ذُنوبَنا

فلَسْنا نرَجّي غيْرَ عَفْوَكَ منْ سِتْرِ

Shroud our sins in the veil of pardon from You

For we hope for none but Your pardon as a veil

وخُصَّ أميرَ المُسْلمينَ برَحْمَةٍ

تُبوّئُهُ دارَ المُقامَةِ والأجْرِ

And endow the Commander of the Faithful with mercy

That seats him in the Abode of Settlement and reward

فما عِندَكَ اللهمّ خيرٌ ثَوابُهُ

وأبْقى ودُنْيا المرْءِ خُدْعَةُ مغْتَرِّ

For nothing is better with You, oh God, than its reward

More lasting, while the world is a trickster's deception

وصَلِّ على الهادي المُشفَّعِ ما بَدَتْ

سِماتُ الصّباحِ الطّلْقِ في مطْلِعِ الفَجْرِ

And bestow blessings on the Intercessor Guide as long as

The markings of dawn's brilliance appear in the horizon of dawn