1. Light draw near in the state of distance, come close
It covered the procession of the revered imam

2. Our master, the great elder Al-Rifa'i
The greatest of the righteous now and forever

3. To kiss the noble tomb in the shrine
Of glorious heaven, by the most noble messenger

4. A branch of that authentic origin, descendant of
The pure, noble, and continuous lineage

5. Supporter of the Sunnah, the Sunni sheikh of
The people, his right side exuded fairness and height

6. Possessor of the determination from which
Above the throne of perfection a temple of virtue stood

7. You are the star of pride, delight of time, meaning of
The state of saints in every gathering

8. Humility in the field of guidance, perfection
And wondrous gentle one being gentle

9. He descended from the presence of empowerment, vast
Dignity terminating unto him fulfilled

10. Thus he became imam of creations
And depended upon by the gnostics

11. Firm mountain that made clear
The path of the Messenger and does not change

12. Nobility that lowered its meteors
And pride whose white texts are transmitted

13. I wish I knew, would you let me
See you in your vastness, to roam about

14. That absence in which a lion slept
From Ali a lion of God descended

15. Scholar of the East, pole of the circle of truth, fortified protector
The preferred imam

16. Through his grace the door of connection to his father was opened
The master of prophets, the foremost to be connected

17. And by the sublimity of his mystic knowledge to God, our Lord
He makes supplication

18. Worthy is he whom we see humbly entreating
To see success in affairs and acceptance

19. May God be pleased with him for as long as the meadow’s mouth
Pours gentleness in the field it sprinkled with drops