مِنْ دُونِها يا عَمْرُ وَخزُ الرِّماحْ

وعِنْدَها فاسْمَعْ صَليلَ الصِّفَاحْ

Without her, O life, there is but sorrow and the sting of spears,

And with her, so listen to the clashing of swords.

لا يَسْمَعُ السَّامِعُ في حَيِّها

غَيْرَ جِلاَدٍ مُفْزعٍ أو كِفاحْ

None hears in her quarters,

Save the shrieking of the frightened, or the struggle.

فَسِرْ إلَيها سَيْر مُتَهوِّرٍ

مُسْتَبْدِلاً فيها الْحَيَا بالوَقاحْ

So travel to her, recklessly,

Exchanging your life for shamelessness.

مُشَمِّراً قَدْ صُمّ لايَنْثَني

عَنْ حُبِّها لِعَاذِلٍ أو لِلاحْ

Girding yourself, having sworn an oath not to waver

From loving her, no matter the blamer or preventer.

فَما يَهابُ الْعَتَبَ مَنْ فَازَ مِنْ

غَايَةِ أُمْنِيَتِهِ بالنَّجَاحْ

He who wins the height of his wishes fears no reproach,

He strove until when gaining his goal,

سَعَى فَلَمّا ظَفِرَتْ بالْمُنَى

يَمينُهُ أَلْقَى الْعَصا واسْتَراحْ

His right hand cast down his staff and rested.

Travel has wearied my mounts, and it is time

قَدْ أَتْعَبَ السَّيْرُ رِحَالي وَقَدْ

آنَ لَها بَعْدَ الْوَحَى أنْ تُراحْ

For it to rest after the revelation.

For after dwelling in the excellent quarter of the mountain of knowledge,

فَقَدْ أقَامَتْني عَدَاها الرّدَى

بِرَبْعِ طود العلم بحر السماح

The seas of generosity, it has established me.

Whoever dug a canal to the most high,

مَنْ هَزَّ لِلْعَلْيا قَناةً وَمَنْ

حَمَى حِماها فَهْي لا تُسْتَباحْ

And protected its protector, it cannot be violated.

Whoever raised the flags of Sunnah,

مَنْ شادَ للسُّنَّةِ أَعْلامَها

مَنْ كافَحَ الْبِدْعَةَ كُلَّ الْكِفاحْ

And struggled against innovation completely.

Innovating, striving, fighting,

مُجَدِّداً مُجْتَهِداً جاهِداً

للدّينِ في عِلْمِ الهُدىَ للصَّلاحْ

For the religion in the knowledge of guidance for righteousness.

O scholar of the family of the Prophet in his time,

يا عالِمَ الْعِتْرَةِ في عَصْرِهِ

وقُطْبَ أَرْبابِ النُّهَى والْفَلاحْ

And pole of the masters of intercession and success.

What is with he who was just in our time,

ما بالُ مَنْ أَنْصَفَ في دَهْرِنا

وَمالَ نَحْوَ الْمُسْنَداتِ الصِّحاحْ

And inclined towards the authentic positions?

Rejecting blind imitation from every barber,

واطَّرحَ التَّقْليدَ مِنْ حَالِقٍ

مُقَطِّعاً رِبْقَتَهُ والْوِشَاحْ

Cutting his turban and wrapper.

Did not say our elders determined,

وَلَمْ تَقُلْ أَشْياخُنَا قَرْرُوا

لَمْ يَدْعُوا جَهْداً لَهُمْ في النّصاحْ

They left no effort for them in advice.

He is accused of ambition among his people,

يُرْمَى بِداءِ النَّصْبِ في قَوْمِهِ

وَما عَلَى الرَّامِي لَهُ مِنْ جُناحْ

And upon the accuser is no sin.

They tear his honor if he comes to them

يُمَزِّقُونَ الْعِرْضَ مِنْهُ إذا

جَاءَ بِمُرِّ الْحَقِّ فيهم وَرَاحْ

With the bitter truth and is at ease.

He faces from them all kinds of harm,

يَلْقَى لَدَيْهِمْ مِنْ صُنُوفِ الأَذَى

كُلَّ قَبيحٍ في الْمَسَا والصبَّاحْ

Every ugly thing in the evening and morning.

Are the sons of the despicable from them attacking him,

أَبِنْ فَزَنْدُ الْبَهْتِ مِنْهُمْ غَدَا

مُنْقَدِحاً في الْقَلْبِ أَيَّ انْقِداحْ

Flaring in the heart, what a flare!