1. يا زائِراً قَد قَصد المشاهدا

    وَقطع الجِبالَ وَالفَدافِدا

    O visitor who has made for the shrines,

    And crossed the mountains and the desert plains,

  2. فَأَبلِغ النَبِيَّ من سَلامي

    مالا يَبيدُ مدَّةَ الأَيّامِ

    Then convey to the Prophet greetings from me

    That will never perish for as long as days endure.

  3. حَتّى اِذا عدتَ لِأَرض الكوفَه

    البَلدَةِ الطاهِرَة المَعروفَه

    Then, when you return to the land of Kufa,

    The pure, well-known city,

  4. وَصِرتَ في الغَريِّ في خَير وَطَن

    سَلِّم عَلى خَير الوَرى أَبي الحسن

    And find yourself in al-Ghari, in the finest abode,

    Offer greetings to the best of humankind, Abu al-Hasan.

  5. ثُمَّتَ سر نَحو بَقيعِ الغَرقَدِ

    مُسَلِّماً عَلى أَبي محمدِ

    Then journey toward Baqi' al-Gharqad,

    Offering greetings to Abu Muhammad.

  6. وَعُد إِلى الطف بِكَربلاء

    أَهدِ سَلامي أَحسنَ الاِهداءِ

    And return to al-Taff in Karbala;

    Offer my greetings in the finest manner

  7. لِخَير مَن قَد ضَمَّهُ الصَعيدُ

    ذاكَ الحسينُ السَيِّدُ الشَهيدُ

    To the best of those whom the earth has embraced:

    That is al-Husayn, the master, the martyr.

  8. وَاِجنَب إِلى الصَحراءِ بِالبَقيعِ

    فَثَمَّ أَرضُ الشرفِ الرَفيعِ

    And turn toward the desert at al-Baqi';

    For there lies the land of lofty honor.

  9. هُناك زينُ العابِدين الأَزهرُ

    وَباقرُ العِلم وَثُمَّ جَعفَرُ

    There is radiant Zayn al-Abidin,

    And Baqir, the unfolder of knowledge, and then Ja'far.

  10. أَبلِغهُمُ عَنّي السَلامُ راهِنا

    قَد مَلَأ البِلاد وَالمَواطِنا

    Convey to them from me an enduring greeting

    That has filled the lands and dwelling places.

  11. وَاِجنَب إِلى بَغداد بَعدُ العيسا

    مُسَلِّما عَلى الزَكِيِّ موسى

    And afterward lead the white camels toward Baghdad,

    Offering greetings to the pure Musa.

  12. وَاِعجَل إِلى طوس عَلى أَهدى سَكَن

    مُبَلِّغاً تَحِيَّتي أَبا الحَسن

    And hasten to Tus, to the most rightly guided of dwellers,

    Conveying my greeting to Abu al-Hasan.

  13. وَعد لِبَغداد بِطَير أَسعدِ

    سَلِّم عَلى كَنز التُقى محمدِ

    And return to Baghdad with a bird of happier omen;

    Offer greetings to Muhammad, the treasure of piety.

  14. وَأَرض سامِراء أَرض العَسكَرِ

    سَلِّم عَلى عَلِيٍّ المطهَّرِ

    And in Samarra's land, the land of al-Askar,

    Offer greetings to Ali, the purified,

  15. وَالحسنِ الرَضِيِّ في أَحوالِهِ

    مَن مَنبَعُ العُلومِ في أَقوالِهِ

    And al-Hasan, well-pleasing in all his ways,

    One in whose words lies the wellspring of the sciences.

  16. فَإِنَّهُم دونَ الأَنامِ مَفزَعي

    وَمَن اِلَيهِم كل يَومٍ مرجِعي

    For they alone among humankind are my refuge,

    And those to whom I return each day.