أَميرَ المؤمنين فدتكَ نَفسي
لنا من شأنك العجبُ العجابُ
O Commander of the Faithful, I sacrifice my soul for you
You are a wonder and marvel to behold
تَولّاك الأُلى سعدوا فَفازوا
وَناواك الَّذين شقوا فخابوا
Those who followed you were fortunate and succeeded
While those who opposed you were wretched and failed
وَلَو عَلِمَ الورى ما أَنتَ أَضحوا
لوجهك ساجدين ولم يُحابوا
Had people known who you truly are
They would prostrate before you and never disobey
يمنُ اللَه لَو كُشِف المغطّى
ووجهُ اللَه لَو رُفِع الحجابُ
By God's blessing, if the veil were lifted
And God's face revealed from behind the veil
خفيتَ عن العيون وأَنتَ شَمسٌ
سَمت عن أَن يُجلِّلَها سحابُ
You were hidden from sight though you are the sun
Soaring above any clouds that would shade her
وَلَيسَ على الصَباح إِذا تجلّى
وَلَم يُبصِرهُ أَعمى العين عابُ
When dawn breaks clearly, none can blame the morn
If a blind man does not behold the light of day
لسرٍّ ما دَعاك أَبا ترابٍ
مُحمَّدٌ النَبيُّ المُستطابُ
For a mystery did the Prophet, father of dust, name you
Muhammad the chosen one, so pure and blessed
فكانَ لكُلِّ من هو من ترابٍ
إِليك وأَنت علَّته اِنتسابُ
Thus all who come from dust can claim relation
For in you lies their cause to stake such a claim
فَلَولا أَنتَ لم تُخلق سماءٌ
وَلَولا أَنت لم يُخلق تُرابُ
Without you no sky would have been created
Without you no dust would have been shaped
وَفيك وفي ولائِك يوم حشرٍ
يُعاقب من يعاقبُ أَو يُثابُ
On you and your adherence rests judgment day
To punish or reward however it may
بفضلكَ أَفصحت توراةُ موسى
وإنجيلُ ابن مريمَ والكتابُ
Through you the Torah of Moses spoke clear
The Bible of Jesus and the Holy Book as well
فَيا عجباً لمن ناواكَ قِدماً
ومن قومٍ لدعوتهم أَجابوا
A wonder it is that any people opposed you
Or heeded the call of tribes who went astray
أَزاغوا عن صِراط الحقِّ عمداً
فضلّوا عنك أَم خفي الصوابُ
Turning from the path of truth intentionally
Straying from you, or was guidance kept at bay?
أَم اِرتابوا بما لا ريبَ فيه
وهل في الحَقِّ إِذ صُدع اِرتيابُ
Could they doubt what was never dubious?
Can there be doubt when truth has made its way?
وهَل لِسواكَ بعد غدير خمٍّ
نَصيبٌ في الخلافة أَو نِصابُ
After Ghadir Khumm, who deserved the caliphate?
Who could claim any portion or share?
أَلَم يجعلكَ مولاهم فذلَّت
عَلى رغم هناكَ لكَ الرِقابُ
Did not God make you their Master, and so
All necks before you bowed, despite their glare
فَلَم يَطمَح إليها هاشميٌّ
وإن أَضحى له الحسبُ اللُبابُ
No Hashimite aspired to it nevertheless
Though of finest stock and most prudent minds
فمن تيم بن مرّة أَو عَديٌّ
وهم سيّان إِن حضَروا وغابوا
Be it Banu Taym or 'Adi, they are the same
Present or absent, their nature binds
لَئِن جَحدوكَ حقَّك عن شقاءٍ
فبالأشقين ما حلَّ العِقابُ
If out of misery they reject your right
The wretched shall face punishment of their crimes
فَكَم سفهت عليكَ حلومُ قومٍ
فكنت البَدرَ تنبحُه الكِلابُ
How foolish are those who bite your noble flesh
As dogs would bark and nip at the shining moon!
