إمامٌ تقلد خير الخلال

إمامٌ تقلد خير الخلال

فجود السحاب وعزّ القنن

فجود السحاب وعزّ القنن

An imam who has donned the finest virtues:

A leader took on the best of manners,

The clouds' generosity and the mountain peaks' grandeur,

The generosity of clouds and the honor of spears,

وظرف الأديب ونبل الأريب

وظرف الأديب ونبل الأريب

وحكم اللبيب ووعظ الزمن

وحكم اللبيب ووعظ الزمن

And the man of letters' elegance and the discerning man's nobility,

The refinement of the literate and the nobility of the eloquent,

And the wise man's judgment and Time's admonition,

The wisdom of the insightful and the preaching of time,

ورشد ابن رشد وحزم ابن حزم

ورشد ابن رشد وحزم ابن حزم

ورأي الإمام وفقه الحسن

ورأي الإمام وفقه الحسن

And Ibn Rushd's sound judgment and Ibn Hazm's resolve,

The integrity of Ibn Rushd and the resolve of Ibn Hazm,

And the Imam's insight and al-Hasan's knowledge of the law.

The opinion of the Imam and the jurisprudence of Al-Hasan,

يجمّل بالرشد إما أقام

يجمّل بالرشد إما أقام

ويتبعه الرشد إما ظعن

ويتبعه الرشد إما ظعن

He is adorned with sound judgment whenever he stays,

Righteousness adorns him when he is steadfast,

And sound judgment follows him whenever he departs.

And righteousness follows him when he inclines.

كأن لشانيه من حلمه

كأن لشانيه من حلمه

دروعاً تقيه عقاب الإحن

دروعاً تقيه عقاب الإحن

As though his forbearance gave his foe

It is as if his forbearance provides armor for those who fault him,

Shields guarding him from the vengeance of grudges.

Protecting them from the punishment they deserve.