يا سارِياً قَد نَهضا

يا سارِياً قَد نَهضا

مُبتَدِراً أَو رَكضا

مُبتَدِراً أَو رَكضا

O night traveler who has set out,

O rider who strode forth

Hastening or running,

Or galloped with haste

وَقَد مَضى كَأَنَّهُ ال

وَقَد مَضى كَأَنَّهُ ال

بَرقُ إِذا ما وَمَضا

بَرقُ إِذا ما وَمَضا

And gone on as though he were the

And passed as though he were

Lightning when it flashes:

A lightning bolt when it flashes

أَبلِغ سَلامي راكِباً

أَبلِغ سَلامي راكِباً

يَطوسَ مَولايَ الرِضا

يَطوسَ مَولايَ الرِضا

Convey my greeting as you ride

Convey my greetings embarked

To my master al-Rida at Tus,

To my master, Al-Reza

سَبطَ النَبِيِّ المُصطَفى

سَبطَ النَبِيِّ المُصطَفى

وَاِبنَ الوَصِيِّ المُرتَضى

وَاِبنَ الوَصِيِّ المُرتَضى

Descendant of the Prophet al-Mustafa,

Grandson of the Chosen Prophet

And son of the appointed successor al-Murtada,

And son of the Content Trustee

مَن شادَ عِزّاً أَقعَساً

مَن شادَ عِزّاً أَقعَساً

وَحازَ فَخراً أَبيَضا

وَحازَ فَخراً أَبيَضا

Who raised unassailable honor

He who erected great honor

And won glory white and pure.

And attained shining pride

وَقل لَهُ من مُخلِصٍ

وَقل لَهُ من مُخلِصٍ

يَرى الوِلا مُفتَرضا

يَرى الوِلا مُفتَرضا

And tell him, from a sincere devotee

And say to him from a loyal one

Who deems allegiance obligatory:

Who sees allegiance obligatory

في الصَدرِ لَفحُ حُرقَة

في الصَدرِ لَفحُ حُرقَة

تَترُكُ نَفسي حَرَضا

تَترُكُ نَفسي حَرَضا

In my breast is the scorching heat of anguish,

In the chest yearning burns

Leaving my soul wasted with grief,

Leaving my soul inflamed

من ناصِبينَ غادَروا

من ناصِبينَ غادَروا

قَلبَ المُوالي مُمرَضا

قَلبَ المُوالي مُمرَضا

Because of the Nasibis, who left

By hostile ones who abandoned

The loyal devotee's heart sickened,

The heart of the loyalist diseased

وَخَلَّفوهُ واجِباً

وَخَلَّفوهُ واجِباً

مُكتَئِباً قَد أُرمِضا

مُكتَئِباً قَد أُرمِضا

And left it throbbing,

And left it despondent

Dejected, already scorched.

Grieving, it was set ablaze

صَرَّحتُ عَنهُم مُعرِضاً

صَرَّحتُ عَنهُم مُعرِضاً

وَلم أَكُن مُعَرِّضا

وَلم أَكُن مُعَرِّضا

I spoke openly, turning away from them,

I declared, turning from them

And did not speak in veiled allusions.

Though I was no turncoat

نابَذتُهُم وَلَم أُبل

نابَذتُهُم وَلَم أُبل

اِن قيلَ قد تَرفَّضا

اِن قيلَ قد تَرفَّضا

I repudiated them and cared not

I abandoned them, but if told

If it was said, 'He has become a Rafidi.'

I have become aloof, I did not care

يا حَبَّذا رَفضي لِمَن

يا حَبَّذا رَفضي لِمَن

نابَذَكُم وَأَبغَضا

نابَذَكُم وَأَبغَضا

Oh, how welcome my rejection of whoever

Oh how good is my aloofness from those

Opposed you and hated you!

Who shunned and hated you

وَلَو قَدرتُ زرتُهُ

وَلَو قَدرتُ زرتُهُ

وَلَو عَلى جَمرِ الغَضا

وَلَو عَلى جَمرِ الغَضا

And had I been able, I would have visited him,

If I could, I would visit him

Even over the embers of ghada wood.

Even over embers of coal

لكِنَّني مُعتَقَل

لكِنَّني مُعتَقَل

بِقَيدِ خَطبٍ عَرَضا

بِقَيدِ خَطبٍ عَرَضا

But I am held captive

But I am detained

By the fetter of a calamity that befell me.

By bonds of grievous events

جَعلتُ مَدحي بَدَلاً

جَعلتُ مَدحي بَدَلاً

من قَصدِهِ وَعِوَضا

من قَصدِهِ وَعِوَضا

I made my praise a substitute

I made my praise a substitute

For visiting him, and a recompense—

For seeking him and compensation

أَمانَةً مورَدَةً

أَمانَةً مورَدَةً

عَلى الرِضا لِتُرتَضى

عَلى الرِضا لِتُرتَضى

A trust conveyed

A trust conveyed

To al-Rida, that it might be accepted.

To Al-Reza, so it may be approved

رامَ اِبنُ عَبّادٍ بِها

رامَ اِبنُ عَبّادٍ بِها

شَفاعَةً لن تُدحَضا

شَفاعَةً لن تُدحَضا

Ibn Abbad sought through it

Ibn Abbad hoped through it

An intercession that will not be rejected.

For intercession that will not fail