1. أمحمدُ بن محمدِ بن المرتضى

    إنا لفي شُغُلٍ وإنك تَعلمُ

    O Muhammad, son of Muhammad, son of al-Murtada,

    We are indeed preoccupied, and you know it.

  2. لعب الأسَى بقلوبنا وعُقُولِنا

    لما سمعنا أنّك المتألّمُ

    Sorrow has toyed with our hearts and minds

    Since we heard that you were suffering.

  3. لو تقبل الحمى فدىً أو رشوةً

    لتكفَّ عنك نزولها فَتُسَلِّمُ

    If fever would accept a ransom or a bribe,

    It would cease descending upon you and yield.

  4. لكنها إن سلطتْ يحُلو لها

    في أيّ جسمٍ ما يقولُ المُسْلِمُ

    But once unleashed, it relishes,

    In any body, what the Muslim says.

  5. لما تألَّمْتُمْ شغلنا كلُّنا

    كِدْنا من الأشغالِ لا نتكلمُ

    When you suffered, we were all preoccupied;

    We could scarcely speak for all our cares.

  6. وتحيرتْ أفكارُنا وعقولُنا

    طوبَى لمن نُودِى ولا يتظلَّمُ

    And our thoughts and minds were bewildered.

    Blessed is whoever is summoned and does not complain.

  7. لكنْ قضاءَ الله فينا سابقٌ

    لا عالم يُجْدى ولا مُتَعَلَّمُ

    But God's decree concerning us is already ordained;

    Neither scholar nor learner is of any help.

  8. أنت الحكيم ولا نزيدُك حكمةً

    فوق الذي تجزى وأنتَ معَلَّمُ

    You are the sage; we add no wisdom to you

    Beyond what you receive in recompense, for you are well taught.

  9. ثمَّ الصلاةُ على النبيِّ محمدٍ

    محي الهدى صَلُّوا عليهِ وَسَلِّمُوا

    Then blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad,

    Reviver of guidance—send blessings and peace upon him.