1. أَلا أَبلِغا عَنّي عَلِيّاً تَحِيَّةً

    فَقَد قَبِلَ الصَمّاءَ لَمّا اِستَقَلَّتِ

    Listen, you two: convey a greeting from me to Ali.

    For he took on the crushing calamity when it arose.

  2. بَنى قُبَّةَ الإِسلامِ بَعدَ اِنهِدامِها

    وَقامَت عَلَيهِ قَصرَةً فَاِستَقَرَّتِ

    He built the dome of Islam after its collapse.

    And it stood upon him as on a supporting trunk, then settled firm.

  3. كَأَنَّ نَبِيّاً جاءَنا حينَ هَدمِها

    بِما منَّ فيها بَعدَ ما قَد أُبِرَّتِ

    As though a prophet had come to us at the time of its demolition,

    With what he bestowed within it after it had been laid waste.