قُلْ لِلشَّريفِ المُسْتَجا

قُلْ لِلشَّريفِ المُسْتَجا

رِ بهِ إِذا عَدم المَطَرْ

رِ بهِ إِذا عَدم المَطَرْ

Say to the Sharif, the one sought for ref—

Say to the noble one whose protection is sought

—uge when the rain fails,

when rain is lacking,

وابْنِ الأَئمَّة مِنْ قُرَيْ

وابْنِ الأَئمَّة مِنْ قُرَيْ

شٍ والمَيامين الغُرَرْ

شٍ والمَيامين الغُرَرْ

scion of the imams of Quray—

and the son of the imams of Quraysh

—sh, those illustrious, blessed men:

and of the blessed, illustrious ones:

أَقْسَمْتُ بِالرَّيْحانِ والنْ

أَقْسَمْتُ بِالرَّيْحانِ والنْ

نغَمِ المُضاعَفِ والوَتَرْ

نغَمِ المُضاعَفِ والوَتَرْ

I swear by sweet basil and the me—

I swear by basil and

—lody, doubled, and the single string:

the doubled melody and the string:

لَئِن الشَّريفُ مَضَى ولَمْ

لَئِن الشَّريفُ مَضَى ولَمْ

يُنْعِمْ بَعَبْدَيْهِ النَّظَرْ

يُنْعِمْ بَعَبْدَيْهِ النَّظَرْ

if the Sharif goes away and does not

If the noble one departs and does not

favor his two servants with a glance,

give his two servants due attention,

لَنُشارِكَنَّ بَني أُمَيْ

لَنُشارِكَنَّ بَني أُمَيْ

يةَ في الضَّلالِ المُشْتَهِرْ

يةَ في الضَّلالِ المُشْتَهِرْ

we shall surely join the sons of Umay—

we shall surely join the sons of Umayya

—ya in their notorious error.

in their notorious error;

ونَقولُ لَمْ يَغْصِبْ أَبو

ونَقولُ لَمْ يَغْصِبْ أَبو

بَكْرٍ ولَمْ يَظْلِمْ عُمَرْ

بَكْرٍ ولَمْ يَظْلِمْ عُمَرْ

We shall say that Abu—

and say that Abu Bakr did not usurp,

—Bakr did not usurp, nor did Umar oppress;

nor did Umar act unjustly;

ونَرى مُعاويةَ إِما

ونَرى مُعاويةَ إِما

ماً مَنْ يُخالِفُهُ كَفَرْ

ماً مَنْ يُخالِفُهُ كَفَرْ

we shall deem Mu‘awiya an ima—

and deem Mu‘awiya an imam—

—m, and whoever opposes him has disbelieved;

whoever opposes him has disbelieved;

ونَقولُ إِنَّ يَزيد ما

ونَقولُ إِنَّ يَزيد ما

قَتَلَ الحُسَيْنَ ولا أَمَرْ

قَتَلَ الحُسَيْنَ ولا أَمَرْ

and we shall say that Yazid did not

and say that Yazid did not

kill al-Husayn or give the order;

kill al-Husayn, nor command it;

ونَعُدُّ طّلْحَةَ والزُّبَيْ

ونَعُدُّ طّلْحَةَ والزُّبَيْ

رَ مِنْ المَيامين الغُرَرْ

رَ مِنْ المَيامين الغُرَرْ

and count Talha and al-Zubay—

and count Talha and al-Zubayr

—r among the illustrious, blessed men.

among the blessed, illustrious ones;

ويَكون في عُنُقِ الشَّري

ويَكون في عُنُقِ الشَّري

فِ دُخولُ عَبْدَيْهِ سَقَرْ

فِ دُخولُ عَبْدَيْهِ سَقَرْ

Then the Shari—

and upon the noble one's neck shall rest

—f will bear the guilt of his two servants entering Saqar.

his two servants' entry into Saqar.