1. O you who ask about my anguish and my wine
And the sighs that heave my ribs

2. And yearn, desire, look with longing
And know and roam the pastures

3. And avoid and become estranged and seek
And ignite and ache with hopes

4. It is enough for you to question me while you don't see
A witness to my solitude and gatherings

5. And the obvious states suffice the ignorant
And understanding beyond the eloquent tongue

6. But maybe, or perhaps, you want
An explanation to inform the distant vast

7. This is something I have regarding explaining some states
That comforts the inquiring agitated soul

8. So listen advisedly, and do not be fault-finding
Of a neighbor between Al-Udhayb and Lulua'

9. I have long roamed around their tents
To see and hear what pleases my hearing

10. But I saw what melts my inner self
And heard what overflows my tears

11. Of parting and scattering of loved ones
And dispersing in every barren area

12. The turns of time have afflicted them, breaking
What gathered them like never broken before

13. So I became estranged after them and changed
After them, the condition of the dwellings and encampment

14. There remained in those meadows and plains
No informant or one to respond when called

15. Oh those lands and its people
From the bitter fate, painful affliction

16. Oh those tents and what they contained
Of every beauty and perfect grace

17. Oh those domes and what is in them
Of short-statured, veiled and garmented

18. Oh those gardens and all
The greenery, beauty and pasture in them

19. Oh those farmyards and those in them
Water-drawer or drinker conversant

20. Oh the gazelles of Hajir and An-Naqa
And the deer of the winding valley and Al-Ajra’

21. Oh the resting of the one roaming
On its slopes and soft sands at leisure

22. Oh the moons of the spheres' orbits
And their shining suns of brilliance

23. And planets, comets and lamps
And signs and guides for the confused

24. And minarets and pinnacles and foundations
In knowledge, piety and prime virtue

25. And schools, sessions and sanctuaries
And aims and goals for the sincere

26. And yards, lectures and sights
And insights of the most sublime beauty

27. And schools, assemblies and plantations
And guards for the attending throng

28. And mosques, assemblies and hearings
And weeping for the fearful humble

29. And kingdoms, paths for the wayfarer
And realizations for the ardent aspirer

30. And stages, methods and exhibitions
And exits from perplexing horrors

31. And means, virtues and springs
And gatherings from every devout scholar

32. And ways, realities and subtleties
Subtleties which the pretentious cannot dream of

33. And cordiality, knowledges and niceties
And refinements secluded in retreat

34. And insights, secrets and consciences
And thoughts wandering the sublime

35. And roam and know and become mystical
And dispose by permission for the assembly

36. From every towering height in the sciences and rhetoric
Deep, varied and capacious

37. Of chastity, chivalry and honesty
And safekeeping of secret, the best guardian

38. And asceticism, devotion and witnessing
The unseen through sight and hearing

39. Having combined spiritual exercise and mystical unveiling, never ceasing
To ascend until responding when called

40. Like Imam Ali Zayn al-Abideen
The devoted, tested, humble

41. And Al-Baqir, the best mentor
The divine scholar, the virtuous

42. And Al-Sadiq, the truthful, teacher of the elite
And Imam of the people of truth, uncompromising

43. And the Caliph of the Truth, son of Abd al-Aziz
The just, reserved, volunteering

44. And Owais al-Qarani, the last follower
And Abu Said the counselor, benevolent

45. And Muhammad, meaning son of Wasi' reader of spiritual states
Who found bliss in the ascetic content

46. Honor him and Malik the benevolent
I see the dream, so he was best at hastening

47. And Al-Ajami the Answered and Utbah
What a martyr in intention and on his deathbed

48. And do good to Thabit and the choosy Rabi'
And Ibn Ziyad the praiseworthy reference

49. And Al-Thawri the scholar, stingy with his religion
The fearful, humble implorer

50. And Abu Hanifa the Imam and Malik
And Al-Shafi'i and Ahmad the self-restrained

51. Those are the Imams and callers to guidance
And truth from the people of sublime rank

52. And Abu Ali and Abu Ishaq
And Wahib and Raddi the gentle refinement

53. And Ban al-Mubarak and the one who preceded creation
In his asceticism, Dawud the most devout

54. And Bulihi, Ma'ruf, steadfast in loyalty
And likewise As-Sari to Al-Junayd the brilliant

55. And Al-Hafi who is named Bushr, excellent
From the ascetic tested tribulated assemblage

56. And At-Tustari, Abu Muhammad, easy for them
The scholar, verified, aspirant

57. And Abu Al-Mahaseb, whom consolation is ascribed
What a saint and did heed in care

58. And author of Al-Qut, who the elite have benefited
From his book, best of those who proclaimed

59. And followed from sending the message advising
The people of the Gardens Most Lofty

60. And the Proof, the scholar who the people of knowledge are proud of
The best of every intercessor

61. And by compiling Ihya’ he surpassed
What a founder, none composed its like before

62. And Sheikh Muhyi Al-Din, unique of his time
Al-Jili, famous pure spring

63. And likewise Ar-Rafa'i, lofty his station
And Ash-Shadhili, grateful expansive

64. And companion of the Maghrib, Miner Shu'ayb
And Sahrwardi, master of mystic knowers

65. And our roots and sheikhs from the lords
'Alawi, Prophetic, so listen and take heed

66. Sheikh Nur Al-Din, then Muhammad
And next is Isa of highest abode

67. And Hamd and Abdullah, with their protection
Their insight, and their renewed however called

68. And descendant of 'Alawi, on his ways
And his descendant, so Musallam in bowing

69. Like the Messenger's returning his greeting
"O Sheikh" so wonders for the vessels glazed

70. And resident of the Imam's grand mosque
Origin for the sheikhs of the Sufi way, branched

71. And his sons, their Imam and teacher
Sheikh of Sheikhs, the Gnostic, capacious

72. And succeeded by 'Alawi, who came with their
Decency, and Muhammad the entrusted

73. And prominent in religion Allah, caretaker of the banner
And pride, the prepared, hastening if called

74. And Al-'Aydarus the Pole, Sultan of clerics
And his brother Nur Al-Din, Sheikh of the confused

75. And Muhammad the supporter, of Rugha
And resident of 'Aydid the jurist, devout

76. And Muhammad that jurist and his helper
Sheikh Nur Al-Din, intimate of the square

77. And Muhammad the teacher, ascetic
And warrior, great amongst them his position

78. And Al-'Adeni the sea, brother of Nada
And likewise the prominent, reverent implorer

79. And descendant of 'Alawi, with Ahmad Hajjib
And the Sheikh, of highest position

80. And his descendant, that chaste one, and his helper
Sheikh Abdul-Qadir the well-versed

81. And Sheikh Abu Bakr, lineage of Salim
Of pride, vast expansive glory

82. And son of Al-Husayn the 'Aydarus, and his son
And like the companion of Al-Waht, refuge sublime

83. And Sheikh Abdullah, master of Mecca
Protector of Ash-Shubayka, inquire of him and implore

84. And like companion of the formidable mount, Ahmad
Who with majesty, became armored

85. And I shall curb my speech right here
Although counting them I have not hoped for entirety

86. For they are many, good, pouring for them
From their ancestor when the wedding, no doubt

87. The house of prophethood, chivalry and guidance
And knowledge in the past and what is hoped for

88. The house of leadership, bliss and glory
And favors, all encompassing

89. The house of imamate, leadership and boldness
And security for every frightened alarmed

90. A people who are given victory when affliction descends
And in adversities like gushing torrents

91. A people, when darkness lays its veils
Terrors of plateau and encampment do not find them

92. Rather it finds them pillars of warriors
Bowing to Allah, ennobled in prostration

93. Reciting verses of the Quran, pondering
Upon it, not like the heedless self-restrained

94. Steadfast on the way of the Messenger and his companions
And successors, so inquire and investigate

95. And tread the path to the heights
Step by step, like firmly striding

96. And a group we took from them
Knowledge of the path and proper aim, so listen and hear

97. Like Jamal, resident of Mecca, our sheikh
And the pride and Sufi, settled of hill

98. And Abu Husain Umar Al-Attas, from
Those who were of certainty, positioned

99. And prominent in religion Allah, with his son
Called Sheikh, and the humble implorer

100. And like companion of the tree, son of Nasser Ahmad
Who by divine care was cared for

101. And remainder in the age of them who have lived
For there to be joy for the one seeking joy

102. And for there to be in them, for the dwellers
And lands, intimacy and benefit of the gaining learner

103. So may Allah protect them and replace them
With their likes, at times and square

104. And the aim is a reminder, advice
For the self and brothers, if they were with me

105. Fear of God of the worlds, for it
Is honor and refuge in life and return

106. In it lies the riches of the two abodes, so hold firmly to it
And necessitate, you will attain what you desire and request

107. And asceticism in the base world, its meager treasures
Home of misery, so no pasture in it

108. Which distracts from the next, and does not remain or
Settle in a state, so shun it, secreted

109. And upon you is patience, so do not replace it
With anything, and thankfulness most capacious

110. And fear of tremendous Allah, and hope
For both are like the most beneficial remedy

111. And truthfulness and sincerity to Allah, retain
Them, for they are the matter of legitimacy

112. And sincere repentance, first step
Of the travelers to the secured refuge

113. And acceptance of what the God decrees, its bitterness
And sweetness, be content, and from reliance take provisions

114. And to good intentions be assiduous
Increasing them, and monitor and be humble

115. And be content with livelihood easily obtained, and do not extend
Hope, and from the unlawful restrain

116. And beware the ill-omened arrogance, for it
Is sickness, and wonder, and avarice, lethal

117. And from ostentation, for it is hidden polytheism
And from shamelessness, trait of the pretentious slave

118. And make the self accept seclusion constantly
And silence with night vigil and hunger

119. And your desire, battle it with great exertion
And alliance, like the most horrid enemy

120. And populate your life with acts of worship
Transient, and hours of time feared to pass

121. Recite the Quran, speech of your Lord constantly
With pondering, beseeching and humility

122. And dhikr, necessitate it and persist upon it
Over the course of time with utmost presence

123. For it is nourishment for every guided heart
And it is remedy for every aching heart

124. And upon you are prayers, so know its right
And position from your Lord's religion, and submit

125. And excellent safeguarding of it, and attend
To it, neither heedless nor scattered

126. And fasting, alms and pilgrimage to
The House of God, so perform your duty and hasten

127. And know, your death is soon approaching
So remember your death, and fear the common fate

128. And remember that you will soon be
In a grave from desolation in bareness

129. And from the graves to the resurrection, the tremendous
Gathering, and the weighing, and the feared bridge

130. Then the destination, Heaven and its bliss
Or burning Fire, and have mercy, bring together

131. O Lord, so empower us and enable us for what
Pleases You about us, You are most hearing when called

132. O Lord, and seal with faith and guidance
Our lifespans, and avert deviance from us, so repel

133. O Lord, and gather us and loved ones for us
In Your Paradise, most beautiful place

134. Bounty and favor from You, O
Of bounty and most perfect favor capacious

135. And make your prayers and peace abundant
Upon Your chosen Prophet, best intercessor

136. The Chosen Guide to You, Muhammad
And his family and companions, then successors

137. And praise be to Allah, its conclusion
And it has ended, so my God accept and benefit