1. O cousin of Al-Mustafa and his beloved,
His companion, none can deny that,

2. O ocean of knowledge, through which
Conversations are softened and exegeses elucidated,

3. O interpreter of the mention, with no equal,
For every extension is short of your reach,

4. O worshipper of God whose name aligns
With his appellation, so he is immersed in worship,

5. O solitary mystic whose gnosis
Is like seas filled with ships,

6. O pillar of the virtuous and O father of
The poor, I am at your door humbled,

7. O granter of thousands without hesitation
For no covenants can emulate you,

8. O fulfiller of needs without delay
For seekers, but you hasten to fulfill,

9. O possessor of great miracles which
In the valley of monasteries, cities submitted,

10. O Hashimite, born of elite loins
Carefully selected, generous, pure,

11. O grandfather of the Abbasid state
Whose greatness humbled the arrogant,

12. O you whose extensive grace is from the sea
Of his bounty, copious, bountiful,

13. O gatherer of the fragments of every virtue
Which poets fall short of, even if exerting,

14. So who can count the meteors in the sky’s horizons?
And who can fathom the drops while the rain pours?

15. And who can count the sands or pebbles?
And who can limit the sea while it foams?

16. It suffices me that my incapacity proves
Those glories cannot be grasped,

17. And it suffices you from His grace and majesty
That you fulfil for those who seek while He pours,

18. A composition conveyed by the author of The Unique Pearl,
Which is the greatest pillar for the poetic,

19. Which Zaid, Amr and Amir related,
When the strikes of worries upset the youth,

20. And the thoughts of night occupied him while it darkened,
He called upon me for a need he found no helper for,

21. Nor anyone to save him from the days’ afflictions,
So I relieved his worries which consumed him,

22. And worries departed which had befriended him,
He was virtuous towards me in his assumption,

23. For I am grateful to those who think good of me,
So to God belongs such poetry which undertakes

24. The hopes of the prayerful and the poets,
The likeness of Ibn Abbas shows you humility,

25. And the likeness of Ibn Abbas, none other vies,
The likeness of Ibn Abbas relieves an affliction,

26. Which circles who the fates visit early,
The likeness of Ibn Abbas, for those whose door he attends,

27. And those whose hopes in every harm he aids,
O supporter of your visitors, and reliever

28. Of their distresses, by your right, I visit,
I came while my thoughts are scattered, and my heart

29. Is busy, lost, confused, wandering,
Sleepless nights have certainly upset me,

30. And the days’ worries, while the days oppress,
I have come to complain of all that has bothered me,

31. And befallen me, for I have none but you today to look to,
My matters are plenty with you,

32. And your sea has no shore however much you give,
Had I thought of religion, it found me

33. Empty, with no faith filling my heart,
And had I thought of life, it stirred

34. My heart, with none but you to stir it,
Its worries straiten my disposition,

35. And expand me, though I recall,
At times it preoccupies me with livelihood,

36. And shortly, precautions loom in my view,
Had I thought of the devil, myself, and passions,

37. The whole world narrowed around me,
And had I thought for an hour of the next life,

38. And pondered my soul on the day when secrets are exposed,
And saw the magnitude of my crimes’ burden,

39. And witnessed the back weighed down by sins,
I would cry, but does crying avail he who strayed,

40. Whose sights and insights went astray?
So be, by the right of Muhammad,

41. Upon whom Allah's prayers as long as the fire sparks,
A doctor for my afflictions which, when seen,

42. Have no cure but one with expertise like yours,
And ask the Merciful, majestic is His majesty,

43. To reform all my affairs, for He is Able,
And to hasten what I have confided to you

44. To request of religion, life, and what is present,
For the soul has other needs which

45. The humble poor servant's conscience contains,
And to fulfil them without delay,

46. As is known of you in the land and recurrent,
And ask for me also a repentance that can erase

47. My major and minor sins entirely,
And a beautiful ending that yields winning contentment

48. When the graves are scattered on Judgment Day,
My intercessor to you is Allah, majestic is His majesty,

49. And who am I, a neighbor and dweller in your vicinity,
Muhammad the Praised in every nation,

50. For he has no equal in both worlds,
Upon him the prayers of Allah, then His peace

51. And pleasure, for as long as a bird flies in the horizon,
It includes the Prophet’s family and his elite companions,

52. They are the guiding stars shining bright,
And singles out this scholar, for what a longing lover longs,

53. And what branches have inclined,
And what star has journeyed in the horizons,

54. All have come to you O Ibn Abbas completely,