1. يا إماماً يمّمته حيث أضحى

    قدوةً للأنام خيرَ إمامِ

    O imam whom I sought, for he has become

    a model for humankind, the finest imam.

  2. قد وفدنا إليك ثمّ حللنا

    في حماك السامي العليّ المقام

    We have come to you as a delegation, then settled

    in your lofty sanctuary, exalted in station.

  3. فتلقيتنا بوجهٍ تندّى

    وبثغرٍ قبل القِرى في ابتسام

    So you welcomed us with a dew-fresh face,

    and with lips smiling before the guest-feast.

  4. شمس جدواك أشرقت في سماء ال

    حقّ تُجلَى بالجود والإكرام

    The sun of your bounty rose in the sky of

    truth, unveiled through generosity and honor.

  5. وأقلّ الجدا كنوزُ علومٍ

    فُتِحت من خزائن الإلهام

    And the least of your bounty is treasures of learning,

    opened from the treasuries of inspiration.

  6. ولكَم منّةٍ كعقدِ لآلٍ

    منك في جيد زمرة الإسلام

    And how many a favor, like a necklace of pearls,

    from you adorns the neck of Islam's community!

  7. ولك المذهبُ الّذي في البرايا

    مذهبٌ نوره لكلّ ظلام

    And yours is the path that, among all creatures,

    is a path whose light is for every darkness.

  8. نحن وفد الحمى أتيناك نبغي

    عادةً قد جرت بها الفيض نامي

    We are the sanctuary's delegation; we came to you seeking

    a long-established custom, through which bounty grows.

  9. كم منحت الوفودَ جودَ أيادٍ

    هي كالبحر بالمكارم طامي

    How often you have bestowed generous favors on delegations!

    They are like the sea, overflowing with noble deeds.

  10. ولكَم من عوائد الفضل مثلي

    جدتَ فضلاً عليه بالأنعام

    And how often, through recurring gifts of grace, has one like me

    been graciously endowed by you with livestock!

  11. قد حططنا رحالنا في رحابٍ

    ورمينا العصا بالاستسلام

    We have set down our baggage in spacious courts,

    and cast down the staff in surrender.

  12. وبدار القِرى نزلنا ضيوفاً

    نجتدي الجود من إمام الكرام

    And in the house of hospitality we lodged as guests,

    seeking bounty from the imam of the generous.

  13. فعليه رضوان ربّي تعالى

    تتوالى كالغيث في الإنسجام

    So may the good pleasure of my Lord Most High rest upon him,

    coming in succession like pouring rain,

  14. ما تجلّت عرائس الجود تجلى

    بجمال الهدى وكشف اللثام

    as long as the brides of generosity appear, unveiled

    with the beauty of guidance and the lifting of the veil.

  15. ورأينا محاسن الفيض لاحت

    تتجلّى لنا بحسن الختام

    And we saw the beauties of the outpouring shine forth,

    revealing themselves to us in a beautiful close.