كَمْ أَستَطِيلُ تَضَلُّلِي وتَلَدُّدِي
وأرُوحُ فِي ظُلْمِ الخطوبِ وأَغْتَدي
How long will I wander confused and hesitant
Roaming in the darkness of calamities unrestrained
والأَرضُ مُشرِقَةٌ بنورَيْ ربِّها
والفجرُ مُنبَلِجٌ لِعَيْنِ المُهتدي
While the earth shines with the light of its Lord
And the dawn gleams to the eye of the guided
بأَغَرَّ من بيتِ النُّبوَّةِ والهُدى
كالبدرِ من وَلَدِ النَّبيِّ مُحَمَّدِ
More radiant than the house of prophethood and guidance
Like the full moon from the son of the Prophet Muhammad
القاسِمِ المقسومِ راحَةَ كَفِّهِ
فِي بَسطِ معروفٍ وقَبضِ مُهَنَّدِ
Al-Qasim, the distributor, the ease of his palm
In the extension of kindness and clenching of fury
الهاشِمِيِّ الطَّالِبيِّ الفاطِمِي
يِ الوَارِثِ العَليا بأَعْلى قُعدُدِ
The Hashimi, the Talibi, the Fatimi
The heir, the most high on the throne
أَهْدى إِلَى الدنيا عَليٌّ هَدْيَهُ
فِي طَيِّ أَرْدِيَةِ النُّهى والسُّؤْدَدِ
Ali gifted the world his guidance
In the folds of abstinence's gown and integrity's attire
حتى تَجَلَّى للمكارِمِ والعُلا
بَدْراً تَنَقَّلَ فِي بُرُوجِ الأَسْعُدِ
Until he manifested to all virtues and supremacy
A moon circulating through the mansions of fortune
مُتَقَدِّماً من مَشرِقٍ فِي مَشرِقٍ
مُتَنَقِّلاً من سيِّدٍ فِي سَيِّدِ
Advancing from an orient to another orient
Transferring from one master to another master
من كُلِّ رُوحٍ بالعَفافِ مقدَّسٍ
فِي كُلِّ جِسمٍ بالسَّناءِ مُقلَّدُ
From every spirit sanctified in chastity
In every body adorned with glory
بَعُدُوا عنِ الرِّجْسِ الذَّمِيمِ وطُهِّرُوا
فِي مَنشَأٍ للمُنْجِبِينَ ومَوْلِدِ
Shun the despised impurity and purify
Yourselves in the birthplace of the begetters and the birth
ولَرُبَّ موجودٍ ولَمَّا يُوجَدِ
منهُمْ ومفقودٍ كَأَنْ لَمْ يُفْقَدِ
By the Lord of all existing and all yet to exist
Among them the lost is as if never lost
ما بُشِّرُوا بالفَوْزِ حَتَّى بُشِّرُوا
بِأَبَرِّ مَنْ خَلَفَ الجُدُودَ وأَمْجَدِ
They were not given tidings of success until given tidings
Of the most righteous after ancestors and most glorious
لَهمُ زكِيُّ صَلاتِنا ودُعاؤُنا
فِي كلِّ خُطبةِ مِنبرٍ وتَشهُّدِ
Theirs are the prayers of our invocation and supplication
In every sermon of the pulpit and utterance of devotion
ومكانُهُم من قلبِ كُلِّ كَتيبةٍ
كمكانِهِمْ من قلبِ كُلِّ مُوَحِّدِ
And their place in the heart of every battalion
Is as their place in the heart of every monotheist
هُمْ أَنجبوكَ لسانَ صدقٍ عَنهُمُ
فَرعاً يطيبُ لنا بطيبِ المَحْتِدِ
They begot you, a tongue of truth about them
A branch that smells sweet to us with the scent of guidance
وهُمُ رَضُوكَ لكلِّ خطبٍ فادحٍ
واستخلفوكَ لكلِّ غاوٍ مُعتَدِ
And they accepted you for every outstanding sermon
And deputized you to oppose every transgressing opponent
ولصوتِ داعٍ بالصَّرِيخِ مُثَوِّبٍ
ولِفَكِّ عانٍ بالخطوبِ مُقيَّدِ
And for the voice of the imploring screamer
And the jaws of the supplicant bound in calamities
مَلَكٌ تَشاكَهَ جُودُهُ وجَوادُهُ
إِن كَرَّ نحوَ مُبارِزٍ أَوْ مُجْتَدِ
A king whose generosity equals his nobility
If he races towards a challenger or adversary
أَعْيا عَليَّ أَهَادِياتُ جِيادِهِ
فِي الرَّوْعِ أَهْدى أَمْ نداه فِي النَّدي
The neighing of his steeds tires me
In fervor - does he gently prod or fiercely goad?
لا الفارِسُ الأَقصى بمُعجِزِهِ ولا
جَدْواهُ للأَدنَيْن دونَ الأَبْعَدِ
Not the farthest horseman with his miracles, nor
His cavalry to the lowliest beneath the highest
سيفُ الخِلافَةِ فِي العِدى وأَمينُها
دونَ الغُيوبِ وزَيْنُها فِي المَشْهَدِ
The sword of the caliphate against the enemies and its trustee
Away from prying eyes and its adornment in public
يُبلي جَوَانِحَها بنفسِ مخاطِرٍ
ويُنيمُ أَعيُنَها بعَيْنِ مُسَهَّدِ
It wears out its wings with perilous endeavors
And lulls its eyes with a reposing guardian
جَهِدَ الكرامُ وَمَا دَنَوْا من غايَةٍ
أَحرزْتَها متأَنِّياً لَمْ تَجهدِ
The generous struggled but did not approach any feat
You easily achieved without straining yourself
بِكَ أُخْمِدَتْ نيرانُها من فتنَةٍ
لولاكَ يَا ابْنَ نَبيِّنا لَمْ تُخْمَدِ
With you the fires of discord were extinguished
Without you, son of our Prophet, they would not be extinguished
مَنْ ذا سِوَاكَ إِذَا الرجالُ تدافعوا
رَأْياً يُؤَلِّفُها برأْيٍ أَوْحَدِ
Who but you, when men quarrel
Composes them with unified perspective?
وإِذا الصَّوارِمُ جُرِّدَتْ فِي فتنةٍ
عَمْياءَ تُغْمِدُها بسيفٍ مُغمَدِ
And when the swords are bared in blind chaos
Sheathes them with a sheathed sword?
ولرُبَّ مُشعَلةِ الرِّماحِ كَفَفْتها
عَفواً وَمَا زَعْزَعْتَ حَبوَةَ مُرتَدِ
And for many a kindled spear you restrained
With pardon, never shaking a retreating pillar
يا مَنْ إِذَا عَلِقَتْ يَدِي بيَمينِهِ
فالكاشِحونَ أَقَلُّ مَا مَلَكتْ يَدي
O you, when my hand is joined with his
The assailants are the least my hand has held
وإِذا عَقَلْتُ رَواحِلي بفنائِهِ
فقد اقتَضَيْتُ ضَمانَ يومِي عن غدِ
And when I steady my pace at his courtyard
I have guaranteed my day from tomorrow
وَعَدَتْنِيَ الدُّنيا شقيقَك مفزَعاً
من سُوءِ عادِيةِ الزَّمانِ الأَنكَدِ
And the world returns me to your brother for refuge
From the evil habits of miserable times
وكَفى بِبِشرِكَ لي بَشيراً بالمُنى
وقبولِ وَجْهِك مُنجِزاً للمَوْعِدِ
And your tidings suffice as harbinger of wishes
And your acceptance fulfills promises
يا ابْنَ الشفِيعِ بنا وأَكْرَمَ أُسْوَةٍ
لِلمُقتَدِينَ وأَنتَ أَجْدَرُ مُقتَدِ
O son of the intercessor for us and most gracious model
For those who follow, and you are most worthy to follow
امدُدْ يَمينكَ شافِعاً ومُشَفَّعاً
تَحُزِ الثَّناءَ مُخلَّداً بمُخلَّدِ
Stretch out your right hand interceding and interceded for
To earn eternal praise in eternity
يا ابْنَ الوَصِيِّ عليَّ أَوْصِ سَمِيَّهُ
أَلّا يضيعَ سَمِيُّ جَدِّكَ أَحْمَدِ
O son of the trustee, command your namesake
Not to lose the namesake of your grandfather Ahmad
يا صَفْوَةَ الحَسَنَيْنِ كَمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنا
إِصغاءَ وُدِّ النازِحِ المتَودِّدِ
O quintessence of the two beauties, how excellent
Is heeding the affection of the gentle loving suitor
يَا أَيُّهَا القَمرانِ أَيْنَ سَناكُمَا
عن مُطبِقٍ فِي ليلِ هَمٍّ أَسْوَدِ
O you two moons, where is your radiance
From one shrouded in the night of worries blackened?
يَا أَيُّهَا الغيثانِ هلْ لكما إِلَى
روضِ النُّهى والعِلْمِ فِي التُّرْبِ الصَّدِي
O you two rains, do you have for
The garden of integrity and knowledge in hallowed soil?
يا فرقَدَيْ قُطْبِ الخلافَةِ جَهِّزا
مُهْدِي السَّلامِ لفَرْقَدٍ من فَرْقَدِ
O two bright stars of the caliphate, prepare
The guide of peace for a bed from a bed
فَلأَجْعَلَنَّ ثناءَ مَا أَوْلَيْتُما
زاداً لكُلِّ مكَوِّفٍ أَوْ مُنجِدِ
For I will make the praise of what I bestowed on you
Provision for every anxious or helper
حَتَّى يُسَمَّعَ طِيب مَا أُثني بِهِ
قَبْرٌ بطَيبةَ أَوْ بِصَحْنِ المَسجِدِ
Until the fragrance of my praise for him is heard
A tomb in Taybah or the mosque's courtyard
وإِذا وردنا حوضَ جدِّك فاستمعْ
وأَبوكَ يَسقِي للرَّواءِ السَّرْمَدِ
And when we come to the pool of your grandfather, listen
As your father quenches the eternal thirst
شُكْر الَّذِي أَرْحَبتُما من منزِلي
وثناءَ مَا رَفَّهتُما من مَوْرِدِ
Gratitude for the hospitality you showed my dwelling
And praise for the bounty you provided from my stream
فِي سِتَّةٍ ضَعُفُوا وضُعِّفَ عَدُّهُمْ
حَمْلاً لمبهورِ الفُؤَادِ مُبَلَّدِ
In sixty they were weakened and their number weakened
A burden for the distracted heart's thoughts
شدَّ الجلاءُ رِحالُهُم فتَحَمَّلتْ
أَفلاذَ قلبٍ بالهُمُومِ مُبَدّدِ
The exile tightened their saddles, so their dear ones bore
The sorrows of a heart distressed and scattered
وَحَدَتْ بِهِمْ صَعَقَاتُ رَوْعٍ شَرَّدَتْ
أَوْطانَهُمْ فِي الأرضِ كُلَّ مُشَرَّدِ
And sudden calamities of fear dislodged them
Throughout the land, every dislodged soul
لا ذَاتُ خِدْرِهمُ يُرَامُ لِوَجْهِهَا
كِنٌّ ولا ذو مَهْدِهمْ بمُمَهَّدِ
Neither their wombs coveted for their sake
A nest, nor those of their cradles in comfort
عاذُوا بلَمْعِ الآلِ فِي مَدِّ الضُّحى
مِنْ بَعدِ ظِلٍّ فِي القُصورِ مُمَدَّدِ
They sought refuge in the glimmer of the Household amid the glare of noon
After shade in the extended palaces
ورَضُوا لباسَ الجُودِ يَنْهَكُ مِنهُمُ
بِالبُؤْسِ أَبشارَ النَّعِيمِ الأَرْغَدِ
And they consented to wear the garb of generosity though it wore away
From them the faces of bounty and prosperity
واستَوْطَنُوا فَزَعاً إِلَى بَحرِ النَّدى
أَهْوَالَ بَحْرٍ ذي غَوَارِبَ مُزْبِدِ
And they resided seeking refuge on the sea of guidance
The horrors of a sea with foaming billows
من كُلِّ عارٍ بالتَّجَمُّلِ مُكتَسٍ
ومُزَوَّدٍ بالصَّبْر غيرِ مُزَوَّدِ
From all dishonor they are veiled in pretense
And provided with patience without provision
ولَنِعْمَ جَبْرُ الفَقْرِ من بَعدِ الغِنى
والذُّلِّ بَعدَ العِزّ آلُ مُحَمَّدِ
And excellent is the compensation for poverty after wealth
And humiliation after honor, House of Muhammad
