1. I will not forget the past time that has gone
When I lived happily in Mecca

2. As I hastened between Safa and Marwa
And spent time with friends who consoled me

3. When I would circumambulate it in the morning
Staggering like an intoxicated young man

4. Seeking the acquaintance of its landmarks
As they looked after me under their wraps

5. And when completing its long circumambulations
Gave me hope of its pleasure

6. It took me into a lofty station
Where all who enter are safe

7. It drew me close after long estrangement
Increasing my fervent longing

8. It sat me generously in its bosom
After kissing my right hand

9. It favored me with its utmost kindness
When it invited me into the Sacred House

10. So my tongue falls short in thanking it
And my yearning for it has not ceased

11. It brought me close after the long aloofness
And began to glow with a beautiful face

12. So my worries departed and serenity came to me
And my company came and my sorrow turned away

13. I drink intoxication like a blamer
Without sin other than being a drunkard

14. I mean the water of Zamzam
Protected by the Merciful, not the daughter of the vine

15. So I see myself like the greatest king
Because of my joy while worries avoid me

16. It removed my sickness and was a cure
Increasing my plumpness while a taste and healing

17. He who eschewed the world and drank from it once
In his life would not lose out

18. The ritual days were completed for us in Mina
When we throw pebbles dispelling our ego

19. And we gathered in joy and ease
At Arafat knowing the standing place

20. That is a day when all that fate reaped
Is erased by the mighty hands

21. Yet I remain longing
For the intent of the one whose love has possessed me

22. O lightning of Al-Atheel and Al-Naqaa
And meadows amid the twisting roads

23. Send the finest scent of fresh rainwater
Ceaselessly, without us tiring of it

24. Ah for that intoxication from which I do not awake
With the Virgin, leaving nothing behind

25. So when will I have a standing place in it
That gives delight to the eye as to the ear?

26. And when will I be granted intimate access in it?
And see it without my homeland

27. By God, it is the hope of my sorrowful heart
Whether near or far are the dwellings

28. Will I, even after some time, have good fortune
To be protected there and settle in security?

29. Near the Chosen One, the best neighbor
The elite of elites, the most faithful fulfiller

30. The generous son of generous people
Every being has drawn virtue from his spring

31. Had He granted them even a bit of His sublimity
He would have drowned all in the sea of grace

32. He attained satisfaction from the Bountiful Master
That which the elite did not attain altogether

33. He was quenched with an ocean from the Knowing God
If the universe was quenched with a drop, it would be stunned

34. Then by night he turned to the Ruined Site
Before the darkness spread Gabriel came to him

35. With the Ascension to the Throne he surpassed
Every servant, had he not existed

36. Whoever knew the truth knew it was for him
And the rest are in clear misguidance

37. This is but from the act of the Almighty
Who created the entire creation, Mighty and Sublime

38. To Him every small and large are equal
In creation as He willed, so He acted

39. To Him the throne is as the small ant
For us, while the matter is loftier and greater

40. From all creation He chose His servant
The guide to the best way of life

41. Ahmad the Chosen, Ta Ha the loyal
The best messenger entrusted to him

42. Among creations he has no equal
All, were it not for him, would not have come to be

43. And whatever the Sublime God gave them
Was an allotment from Him proportional to merit

44. He ennobled the noble, generation after generation
Through him descendants and ancestors became sublime

45. God granted him that which was kind
From the perception of people of insight

46. Everyone who has composed poetry or prose
Has failed to uncover his subtle mysteries

47. None but God knows his essence
And all creation is equal in ignorance

48. His sublimity surpassed the height of creations
Where is the Pleiades constellation and the ground?

49. His state beautified the universe and its inhabitants
By his pervading light that coursed

50. He came while the universe was sick, so he cured
Every believing servant by his guidance

51. He made the deaf hear, when they cried out
Those who passed and those to come in time

52. He has many clear and obvious miracles
That have no match among creations

53. After death his rulings remained
And the enlightened Book until the Resurrection

54. All are signs of definite truth
That guided people to the honesty of the bearer of good news

55. They rendered the predecessors and successors incapable
So the sharp and dull were equal

56. And guided them except for an obstinate heart
For blindness is in the heart, not in the eyes

57. An ocean of knowledge that has no coast
His words came explaining it fully

58. And exceeded every erudite scholar
The two have extensive knowledge that goes on

59. Many a foolish one claims to be reasonable
Not seeing the superiority of the brave Imams

60. Leave him, do not bother with him no matter his defiance
And in speech he claims cleverness and insight

61. He was more fearful for us than an ignorant one
Who attained knowledge of tongues

62. So upon him, may Allah send blessings, a compassionate one
Who warned the nation against reasons for misguidance

63. He left no path in religion or worldly life
To guide us, having a say regarding it

64. O you who are infatuated, when will you awaken
And see the affliction that you are in?

65. Follow and take the path of the Hanifs
Whoever walked in their approach was not led astray

66. They were more knowing of God's word
Than others, and the meanings of prophetic practice

67. Stop, this is superfluous speech
For those I have conveyed these words to

68. The whiteness of words has no influence on them
Do you suppose my blame will deter them?

69. Leave them and return to praise of the Messenger
The elite of the Merciful from all people

70. Persist in praising him devotedly
And take it as your strongest weapon

71. And adorn yourself with it as a sharpened sword
Severing the necks of all tribulations

72. He is the sultan of the noble prophets
And from them God took the covenants

73. So they are his representatives among the people
In them His lofty principles were proclaimed

74. The ages are but as his servant
How many a servant of his rules over people!

75. Thus has God ennobled him
Among those who professed faith or did not

76. And pardoned Adam when he erred
And the rest of those with high worth

77. And on Resurrection Day the servants will be pleased with him
When the noble prophets are at a loss

78. His Lord will give him whatever he wishes
And the deliverance of all people will be seen

79. Then among the nation the generous one will please him
And attain eternity in the loftiest station

80. He will grant him sublimity that cannot be described
Perplexing minds like tongues falling short

81. He will inhabit the Highest Paradise, given lodgings
Under which is the highest abode of the prophets

82. My master, O You who are the refuge
O Beloved of God, O Best Messenger

83. Every formidable person in existence
Is under your formidable influence that goes on

84. I have none but you as protector among creations
And my condition, my master, is despair that goes on

85. Come to my rescue, my patience has run out
And the freshness of delight has become like a heap of ashes

86. Time has wronged me, depriving me of pleasures
And denying me the sweetness of intimacy

87. And how many needs are in my heart
You know them, without being hidden from you

88. I seek my guidance in both abodes
From you in worldly life and the Abode of Settlement

89. Do not exclude me from any good, my master
Let my family be included, and shelter us as neighbors

90. And allow us the protection of your sanctuary
As a shield from the evil of all tribulations

91. God suffices as God, and you suffice
As the strongest pillar for those who take shelter