1. O you who are unmatched in kindness and favors,
And the one to whom people turn for refuge from the blows of fate,

2. And son of those who built the foundation of their state,
Upon prophethood, the Qur'an and the Sunnah,

3. My greatest agony and pain,
Is being deprived of seeing your beautiful face,

4. And missing what I used to hear from you,
Of the overflowing knowledge and eloquent speech,

5. And the subtle courtesies of refined character,
Too delicate for eyes of discernment to see,

6. You wrote to me verses that brought relief,
When I was burdened with tribulations,

7. How can I thank such kindness,
Alas! Such kindness is beyond price,

8. And before that, your righteousness delighted me,
Until I forgot my friends and homeland,

9. I'm astonished at the righteousness that taught me ingratitude,
So I no longer yearn for intimacy or rest,

10. O ornament of religion and life, whenever they celebrate,
And display the adornments they prepared,

11. O you, whose enviers see, that their abandoning,
Praising you is the greatest loss,

12. Your favors upon me are firmly believed,
While thankfulness to you remains indebted,

13. You made your love flow in me,
Like the spirit flows in the body,

14. May He who granted you excellence prolong your life,
Coupled with the most high in rank,

15. Secured from tribulations that embitter life,
And from afflictions that come and go,