1. يا ليل فاطمةٍ اقصرْ ولا تطلِ

    فعندها شمعة الإيمانِ و الأمل

    O Fatimah’s night, be brief and do not linger.

    For with her is the candle of faith and hope.

  2. قنديل تسبيحها يا ليل يسعده

    وصيته عندها من أفضل الرسل

    The lamp of her praise, O night, is gladdened

    By his counsel, which she holds from the best of messengers.

  3. هي ابنة المصطفى الهادي و يالك من

    أبوَّةٍ شرفتها وهي زوج علي

    She is the daughter of the Chosen One, the guide—and what a

    Fatherhood has honored her! And she is Ali’s wife.

  4. أم الحسينينِ ما أغلاه من نسبٍ

    لو حاولت نيله الأفلال لم تنلِ

    Mother of Hasan and Husayn—how precious a lineage!

    Were the routed remnants to try to attain it, they could not.

  5. يا ليل فاطمة ما زلت تبصره

    تدعو وتسمع منها صوت مبتهلِ

    O Fatimah’s night, you still behold it:

    She prays, and from her you hear a supplicant’s voice.

  6. تسبيحها يجعل الليل البهيم ضحى

    تضيئه بجميل القول و العمل

    Her praise turns the pitch-dark night to bright morning.

    She lights it with beautiful speech and deeds.

  7. شبيهة بأبيها وهي ساكنة

    في قلبه زهرةً في روضه الخضلِ

    She resembles her father, and she dwells

    In his heart, a flower in his lush garden.

  8. تمشي على بسط الإيمان طاهرةً

    سليمة القلب من حقدٍ ومن دَغَلِ

    She walks upon the carpets of faith, pure,

    Her heart free of rancor and deceit.

  9. محمودة الصبر ، تأبى أن تفارقه

    وقلبها الحرُّ لا يشكو من الزَّللِ

    Praised for her patience, she refuses to abandon it,

    And her noble heart does not suffer from lapses.

  10. في منزل الوحي رباها الرسول على

    دينٍ تزول الرَّواسي وهو لمْ يزلِ

    In the home of revelation, the Messenger raised her upon

    A faith—the firmly rooted mountains vanish, yet it endures.