1. قوم ببغداد يا اللَه كم وصلوا

    حبلاً لمنقطع قوم ببغداد

    A people in Baghdad—O God, how often they have joined

    a cord for one cut off—a people in Baghdad!

  2. ومنهم من بسامرا خيامهم

    وفي الغري ففيهم عطر النادي

    And among them are those whose tents are in Samarra,

    and in al-Ghari; so in them lies the gathering's fragrance.

  3. ومنهم من إضاءت كربلا بهم

    وفضلهم عم بادي الناس والغادي

    And among them are those through whom Karbala shone,

    and their bounty embraced both desert-dwellers and morning travelers.

  4. ومنهم من بطوس طوقوا مننا

    طوق الزمان وقدوا وصلة العادي

    And among them are those in Tus who wreathed with favors

    Time's collar, and severed the aggressor's bond.

  5. وأصلهم من ببطحا يثرب رفعوا

    منار هدى وفيهم شرف الوادي

    And their origin lies with those who, on Yathrib's plain, raised

    a beacon of guidance; and in them lies the valley's honor.

  6. نعم الفروع إلى تلك الأصول نحت

    فطاب عنوانها بالسيد الهادي

    Excellent are the branches that turned toward those roots;

    so their title was graced by the guiding master.

  7. جد عظيم هو الأصل العظيم لك

    ل الكون من غائب في الخق أوبادي

    A great forefather—he is the great root of all

    the universe, whether hidden in creation or manifest.

  8. والسادة الغر أهل البيت عترته

    عصابة منه حفتنا بإرشاد

    And the radiant masters, the People of the House, are his kindred—

    a band sprung from him, surrounding us with guidance.

  9. تسلسلوا فعلوا مجداً ومنزلةً

    عظمى بدين وآباء وأجداد

    They followed in succession, rising in glory and to a rank

    most exalted, through faith, fathers, and forefathers.