يا كاذباً فيما تقل قد زلزلت

يا كاذباً فيما تقل قد زلزلت

الأرض مما قلته زلزالها

الأرض مما قلته زلزالها

O liar in what you say, you have shaken

O you who lie in what you say, you have shaken

The earth with what you said, causing it to quake.

The earth with what you said, shaking it

لو نادت الأكوان من ذا العلا

لو نادت الأكوان من ذا العلا

ربا لسادت ربها بهالها

ربا لسادت ربها بهالها

Had all creation hailed one possessed of glory

If the universes called from this loftiness

As lord, its [unclear noun] would have ruled over its lord.

Lord, their lords would have faded in their halo

هذي المقالة افتراء بلا امترا

هذي المقالة افتراء بلا امترا

تبت يدا يا ربنا من قالها

تبت يدا يا ربنا من قالها

This assertion is a fabrication, without doubt.

This speech is pure slander without hesitation

O our Lord, may the hands of whoever said it perish!

May our Lord's hand perish, the one who said it

أي المعالي نالها بها لكم

أي المعالي نالها بها لكم

كلا هو المشهور من جهالها

كلا هو المشهور من جهالها

What lofty honors has he gained for you through it?

O highness, which of you attained it with this

No! He is well known among its ignorant folk.

No, he is the famous one because of his ignorance

لا دين يردعه ولا علم له

لا دين يردعه ولا علم له

إلا رويعي شاتها وإبالها

إلا رويعي شاتها وإبالها

No faith restrains him, and he has no learning—

He has neither a religion that holds him back, nor knowledge

Merely a petty shepherd of its sheep and camels.

Except his own self-conceit and absurdity

لو جادت الزهراء بعض فعاله

لو جادت الزهراء بعض فعاله

لنفته حقاً لم يكن من آلها

لنفته حقاً لم يكن من آلها

Had al-Zahra bestowed some of his deeds [wording unclear],

If Al-Zahra’ had shown some of her deeds

She would surely have disowned him; he was not of her family.

She would have denied him the right, he was not of her family

ان قيل هذا في الوغا بطل فقل

ان قيل هذا في الوغا بطل فقل

لا ذا من الأبطال بل بطالها

لا ذا من الأبطال بل بطالها

If it is said, 'This man is a hero in battle,' then say:

If it is said that this is about Al-Wathiq, say

No, he is not among the heroes, but its idler.

No, this one is not of the heroes, but his own absurdity

قل أينه في وقت ما اشتدّ الوغا

قل أينه في وقت ما اشتدّ الوغا

وحمى الوطيس بخيلها ورجالها

وحمى الوطيس بخيلها ورجالها

Say: where was he when battle grew fierce

Say where was he when Al-Wathiq’s situation intensified

And the furnace of war blazed with its horses and men?

And the turmoil burned with his horses and men

واعتم مولانا وقام بنفسه

واعتم مولانا وقام بنفسه

أنا عامر ربّ العلا وأنالها

أنا عامر ربّ العلا وأنالها

And our lord donned his turban and rose in person:

And our Master stood with himself

'I am ʿAmir, lord of glory, and I attain it.'

I am the builder of the Highest Lord, and I attain it

وعطف بكلّ جنوده وآلاته

وعطف بكلّ جنوده وآلاته

قهرا فهو ربّ العلا وجمالها

قهرا فهو ربّ العلا وجمالها

And he charged with all his troops and equipment,

And he rallied all his troops and tools

By force, for he is the lord of glory and its beauty.

Conquering, he is the Lord of the Highest and its beauty

هذا الإمام اللوذعي الأسد الذي

هذا الإمام اللوذعي الأسد الذي

وقت الهزاهز لا يخاف أهوالها

وقت الهزاهز لا يخاف أهوالها

This is the keen-witted imam, the lion who

This is the courageous imam, the lion who

In times of upheaval does not fear their terrors.

At times of tremors does not fear its horrors

بالحلم والدين الحنيفي والندى

بالحلم والدين الحنيفي والندى

وفي الشدائد حامل أثقالها

وفي الشدائد حامل أثقالها

With forbearance, upright monotheistic faith, and generosity,

With wisdom, the true religion, and clarity

And in hardships, he bears their burdens.

And in adversities, bearing its burdens

هيهات ما مثل الإمام الظافري

هيهات ما مثل الإمام الظافري

بزماننا في سهلها وجبالها

بزماننا في سهلها وجبالها

Far from it! There is none like Imam al-Zafiri

Alas, there is no one like the victorious Imam

In our time, on its plains and in its mountains.

In our time, in its plains and mountains

روحي الفدا لأمل في كفه

روحي الفدا لأمل في كفه

قد عمّ كل الخافقين نوالها

قد عمّ كل الخافقين نوالها

My soul be ransom for a hope within his palm,

My soul is sacrificed for the hope in his grip

Whose bounty has encompassed all the East and West.

Which has encompassed all pulsating hearts with its bliss

ما في السياسة والرياسة يا فتى

ما في السياسة والرياسة يا فتى

من مثله بقرومها وأقيالها

من مثله بقرومها وأقيالها

In statecraft and leadership, young man, there is none

O lad, in politics and leadership

Like him among its great chiefs and princes,

There is none like him with its she-camels and studs

أو في البراعة والشجاعة يا فتى

أو في البراعة والشجاعة يا فتى

من مثله بملوكها وأبطالها

من مثله بملوكها وأبطالها

Or in skill and courage, young man,

Or in skill and courage, o lad

Like him among its kings and heroes.

There is none like him among its kings and heroes

هذا لبيت المال يصرف دائماً

هذا لبيت المال يصرف دائماً

وفتا كم نهب النفوس ومالها

وفتا كم نهب النفوس ومالها

This man always directs funds to the public treasury,

This one spends the public treasury constantly

But your young man plundered lives and their wealth.

Opening widely, how many souls and money it has looted

لو قدّر اللَه العلي تنطق لنا

لو قدّر اللَه العلي تنطق لنا

نادت بأعلا صوتها ومقالها

نادت بأعلا صوتها ومقالها

Were God Most High to decree that it speak to us,

If God had allowed the Sublime to speak to us

It would cry out with its loudest voice and utterance,

It would have called out loudly with its speech and words

حكمت بأن الظافري هو تاجها

حكمت بأن الظافري هو تاجها

وابن الحسين على الصحيح نعالها

وابن الحسين على الصحيح نعالها

Judging that al-Zafiri is its crown,

It would have ruled that the Victorious one is its crown

And Ibn al-Husayn, in truth, its sandals.

And the son of Hussein, truly, is its slippers

أو قدّر اللَه الأسود تغافلت

أو قدّر اللَه الأسود تغافلت

تاهت بطول قرونها أوعالها

تاهت بطول قرونها أوعالها

Or if God decreed that the lions turn a blind eye,

Or if God had allowed the Dark Horse, it would have neglected

Its ibex would swagger over the length of their horns.

Wandering in the length of its periods and resting places

أو قدّر اللَه الجواد كبت به

أو قدّر اللَه الجواد كبت به

حال السباق تقدّمته بغالها

حال السباق تقدّمته بغالها

Or if God decreed a fall for the noble steed,

Or if God had allowed the Generous, he would have held back

Its mules would outstrip it during the race.

The pace of the race, his mare would have preceded with its horses

إن الحروب سجال في حكم القضا

إن الحروب سجال في حكم القضا

لا بدّ أن تلقى عليك سجالها

لا بدّ أن تلقى عليك سجالها

Indeed, wars have alternating fortunes under fate's decree;

Wars are skirmishes in the judgment of fate

Their reversals must inevitably fall upon you.

You must encounter its skirmishes

لا بدّ ما يا ابن الحسين تذوق ما

لا بدّ ما يا ابن الحسين تذوق ما

لم ذقته من شرّها ونكالها

لم ذقته من شرّها ونكالها

Inevitably, O Ibn al-Husayn, you will taste what

O son of Hussein, you must taste what

You have not tasted of their harm and punishment.

You have not tasted of its evil and agony

صبراً قليلاً إن دولتكم لنا

صبراً قليلاً إن دولتكم لنا

قد آذن الرحمن لي بزوالها

قد آذن الرحمن لي بزوالها

A little patience! Your dominion shall be ours;

Have a little patience, your state will be ours

The All-Merciful has informed me of its end.

The Most Merciful has given me the news of its demise

باللَه يا ربّ السموات العلا

باللَه يا ربّ السموات العلا

يا رافع الدرجات يا متعالها

يا رافع الدرجات يا متعالها

By God, O Lord of the lofty heavens,

By God, O Lord of the Highest Heavens

O raiser of ranks, O You exalted above them,

O Raiser of Ranks, O Most High

عجل لطائفة الفساد هلاكها

عجل لطائفة الفساد هلاكها

فلقد تزايد ظلمها وضلالها

فلقد تزايد ظلمها وضلالها

Hasten the ruin of the faction of corruption,

Hasten the demise of the faction of corruption

For its oppression and error have increased.

For its injustice and misguidance have increased