1. My sheikh, the foremost among the noble saints
Of the lineage of chieftains from the people of generosity

2. Al-Sayyid Al-Mahdi, fortifier of the desolate lands
And Al-Tahir, the one of pure ancestry, as a father and mother

3. Shibl Al-Rifa'i Al-Husaini in lineage
Sultan of the people of God, dispeller of distress

4. Blessed with a son who came from a virtuous father
And about him the signs of sublime traits were erected

5. This noble youth, overflowing determination
Possessor of glory, esteem and high moral fiber

6. I call upon him, throwing myself at the door of generosity
And how much the disciple attained through him of spiritual profit

7. The Beloved said to him when he was chosen
In the presence of one excelled in merit, the drawing of lots occurred

8. And he saw from the divine manifestations, a path
Welcome, welcome O stranger of strangers

9. This is the stranger of the tribe at the mount of divine proximity
Upon the Most High, the people of proof ascended

10. With a title from one who rose to the Most Exalted
Made greater in esteem and name, ascending and title

11. To the stranger of strangers we belong
For ages and at his threshold we fling ourselves

12. In his ancestor, the sheikh of Al-Areeja we take refuge
And you did not fear the passage of time's fatigue

13. Oh house of Al-Rifa'i, oh breasts of the saints
Oh you who inherited the cloak of the successors

14. Through your ancestor Taha, Seal of the Prophets
Be for us a means to the Prophet

15. Upon him blessings of God for as long as the moon shines
And for as long as the reciters alternate and the eyesight wanders

16. And his pure Household and his companions the gems
And son of Al-Rifa'i and stranger of strangers