1. حُبُّ علِيٍّ شَرَفُ

    وَمَفخَرٌ لَو عَرَفوا

    Love for Ali is an honor

    and a source of pride, if only they knew.

  2. يُقالُ أَسرَفتَ وَهَل

    يُمكِنُ فيهِ سَرَفُ

    They say, “You have gone too far”—but can

    there be excess in loving him?

  3. أَينَ الَّذينَ أَعرَضوا

    عن فَضلِهِ وَصَدفوا

    Where are those who turned away

    from his excellence and shunned it?

  4. ما بالُهُم ما وَقَفوا

    في الحَربِ حَيثُ يَقِفُ

    Why did they not take their stand

    in battle where he stands?

  5. ما بالهم ما عَرَفوا

    في عِلمِهِم ما يَعرِفُ

    Why did they not know

    in their learning what he knows?

  6. ما بالُهُم ما رَجعوا

    اِلَيهِ لَمّا اِختَلَفوا

    Why did they not turn back

    to him when they disagreed?

  7. ما بالُهُ يُدعى إِلى الط

    طَيرِ وَلَم يَزدَلِفوا

    Why is he invited to the

    bird, while they did not draw near?

  8. ما باله يَمشي إِلى

    عَمروٍ وَقَد تَخَلَّفوا

    Why does he walk toward

    Amr, while they held back?

  9. ما باله قَد حَمَلَ الر

    رايَةَ لَمّا اِنحَرَفوا

    Why did he carry the

    banner when they turned aside?

  10. ما بالهُ وُلِّيّ في

    بَراءَةٍ اِذ صُرِفوا

    Why was he put in charge of

    Bara’ah when they were dismissed?

  11. ما باله قَد زوِّجَ الز

    زَهراءَ حينَ اِستَشرَفوا

    Why was he married to

    al-Zahra, when they aspired to her?

  12. ما بالُهم يَومَ الغَدي

    رِ لَم يَنَلهُم شَرَفُ

    Why, on the day of al-Ghadir,

    did no honor come to them?

  13. ما بالهم يَومَ الكسا

    ءِ أُبعِدوا لَم يُكنَفوا

    Why, on the day of the Cloak,

    were they kept away, not enfolded?

  14. ما بالهم يَوم الفِرا

    شِ حينَ لَم يُستَهدَفوا

    What of them on the day of the Bed,

    when they were not made targets?

  15. ما بالُه من دونِهِم

    هرونُ اِذ يُكَيَّفُ

    Why is he, rather than they,

    likened to Aaron when he is described?

  16. قَد نَحَلَ المِسكينَ في

    رُكوعِهِ فَاِستَوصِفوا

    He gave the poor man a gift while

    bowing—so ask for the details.

  17. فَاِن عَنتُّم فَاِقرَأوا

    فَقَد حَواهُ المُصحَفُ

    So if you are at a loss, read,

    for the Qur'an contains it.

  18. عِندي عُلومٌ جَمَّةٌ

    لَو كانَ مُصغٍ يَقِفُ

    I have knowledge in abundance,

    if only an attentive listener would stop.

  19. لكِنَّني في بَلَدٍ

    يَقِلُّ فيهِ المُنصِفُ

    But I am in a land

    where the fair-minded are few.

  20. يا آلَ طه حبُّكُم

    فَرضٌ عَلَيهِ أَعكَفُ

    O family of Taha, love for you

    is a duty to which I remain devoted.

  21. أَمضي عَلى شاكِلَتي

    ما عِشتُ لا اِنعَطِف

    I go on in my own way

    as long as I live; I will not turn aside,

  22. وَاِن يَقولوا رافِضي

    يٌ مُسرِفٌ أَو عَنَّفوا

    even if they call me a Rafidi,

    one who goes too far, or rebuke me.

  23. اِنَّ اِبنَ عَبّادٍ بِكُم

    قَد نالَ ما يستشرفُ

    Indeed, Ibn Abbad, through you,

    has attained what he aspires to.

  24. يَرجو لَدَيكُم غُرَفاً

    تَخفِضُ عَنها الغُرَفُ

    He hopes for chambers beside you,

    beneath which other chambers lie low,

  25. حَيثُ النَبِيُّ وَالوَصِي

    يُ وَالنُجومُ الوقَّفُ

    where the Prophet and the appointed successor

    dwell, with the stars standing by.