1. إلى الله نرفع أمراً ألمّْ

    لنا منه في كل وقت ألمْ

    To God we bring a matter that has befallen us,

    From which we feel pain at every moment.

  2. ونشكو إليه أموراً دهت

    وقد خصنا الحزن منها وعمّْ

    We complain to Him of troubles that have struck,

    Whose sorrow has singled us out and spread to all.

  3. ونلجأ في شأننا كله

    إليه ليكفيَنا ما أهمّْ

    In all our affairs we seek refuge

    In Him, that He may spare us what troubles us.

  4. ونطلب منه جميع الذي

    نريد فيتحفنا بالنعم

    We ask Him for everything

    We desire, and He bestows blessings upon us.

  5. وندعوه في كل أحوالنا

    بقلب منيب إليه وفم

    We call upon Him in all our states,

    With a penitent heart turned to Him, and with our mouths.

  6. عساه يفرج كرباً لنا

    يضيق به الصدر منا وغم

    May He relieve the anguish we bear,

    Which constricts our breasts, and relieve our grief.

  7. عساه يعالجنا بالمنى

    ويكشف خطباً دجا وأدلهم

    May He heal us by fulfilling our hopes,

    And lift a calamity grown dark and pitch-black.

  8. عساه يوفِّقنا كلَّنا

    إلى أمره الندب والملتزم

    May He grant all of us success

    In His commands, both recommended and binding.

  9. فإنا جميعاً عبيد له

    وفي بابه قد وقفنا خدم

    For we are all His servants,

    And at His door we have stood as attendants.

  10. وكم نعمة قد حبانا بها

    وأعظمها خلقُنا من عدم

    How many blessings He has bestowed upon us!

    The greatest being our creation from nothing.

  11. وكم رحمة منه وافت لنا

    وكم نقمة قد تولت وكم

    How many mercies from Him have reached us!

    How many afflictions have passed away, and how often

  12. يكفُّ أولي البغيِ عن قهرنا

    ويدفع ظلمَ الذي قد ظلم

    He restrains the oppressive from subduing us,

    And repels the injustice of one who has wronged us!

  13. وأكرمنا دون كل الورى

    وعلَّمنا علمَهُ بالقلم

    He has honored us above all creatures,

    And taught us His knowledge by the pen.

  14. وقد خلق الكل من أجلنا

    ومن أجله الخلق منا استتم

    He created everything for our sake,

    And for His sake creation reached completion through us.

  15. ومع ذاك نكثر عصيانه

    فيا ويح عبد له ما احترم

    Yet, despite that, we disobey Him profusely.

    Ah, woe to a servant of His who shows no reverence!

  16. ونذنب سراً وجهراً ولا

    نبالي بما فيه زلّ القدم

    We sin secretly and openly, and do not

    Care about where our feet have slipped.

  17. نباديه بالسوء وهو الذي

    لنا منعم محسن من قدم

    We confront Him openly with evil, though He is the One

    Who has long been our gracious benefactor.

  18. فيا مالك الملك يا ذا الجلا

    ل يا صاحب الجود يا ذا الكرم

    O Master of dominion, O Possessor of majes—

    —ty, O Lord of bounty, O Possessor of generosity!

  19. ويا خالق الخلق يا من له

    أيادٍ علينا تفيضُ الحكم

    O Creator of creation, O You whose

    Favors upon us pour forth wisdom,

  20. بحرمة طه نبي الهدى

    ومن جاء بالنور يمحو الظُلَم

    By the sanctity of Ta-Ha, the Prophet of guidance,

    Who brought the light that erases darkness,

  21. وإخوانِهِ الأنبيا كلِّهِم

    وبالتابعين لهم في الأمم

    And all his brethren, the prophets,

    And by their followers among the nations,

  22. تفضلْ علينا بعفو ولا

    تدعنا لنهلكَ في المزدحم

    Favor us with pardon, and do not

    Leave us to perish in the throng.

  23. وسهل لنا توبة نحتمي

    بها في غد من لهيب الضرم

    Make repentance easy for us, that we may find refuge

    In it tomorrow from the blaze of raging fire.

  24. ولا تحرق الجسم يا سيدي

    بنيرانِه فهو لحم ودم

    Do not burn the body, my Master,

    In its fires, for it is flesh and blood.

  25. وكن راحماً ذلَّ أرواحنا

    إذا ما أتيناك يوم الندم

    Have mercy upon the abasement of our souls,

    When we come to You on the day of remorse.

  26. وهبنا جميعاً لرحماك يا

    رحيم وأجزل لنا في القسم

    Grant us all to Your mercy, O

    Merciful One, and make our allotted shares abundant.

  27. وعنا تجاوز وكن منعماً

    وداو من القلب هذا السقم

    Overlook our faults and bestow Your favors,

    And cure the heart of this sickness.

  28. وسامح ولا تخزنا في غد

    فإنك أولى حكيم حكم

    Forgive us, and do not disgrace us tomorrow,

    For You are the worthiest of all wise judges.

  29. شرعت لنا الدين نمشي به

    إليك على ذا الطريق الأمم

    You ordained religion for us, by which we walk

    To You along this straight path.

  30. وآياتك الواضحات اهتدى

    لها في الورى كل ذوق وشمّ

    Toward Your manifest signs is guided

    Every sense of taste and smell among creatures.

  31. تسمت بأشياء وهي التي

    عليها لسان الجهول انبكم

    They bear the names of things, yet they are what

    Has struck the ignorant one's tongue dumb.

  32. فيا فوز عبد تراءت له

    إلى أن رآها لها فالتزم

    How blessed the servant to whom they appeared,

    Until he saw them as they are and held fast!

  33. وأمسى وأصبح يسمو بها

    وبالعز في فهمها والحشم

    He rises through them, evening and morning,

    With honor in understanding them, and a retinue.

  34. فيا ظاهراً والسوى باطن

    ويا باطناً والسوى مرتسم

    O Manifest One, while all else is hidden,

    O Hidden One, while all else is traced in form!

  35. تجليت في كل شيء كما

    أردت فداء الضلال انحسم

    You revealed Yourself in everything as

    You willed, and the disease of error was eradicated.

  36. وبصرتنا بالتجلي وفي

    بصائرنا نورك المحض تم

    Through self-revelation You gave us sight, and within

    Our inner vision Your pure light came to fullness.

  37. وحولت عنا حجاب العمى

    وأوضحتَ ما كان فينا انبهم

    You removed from us the veil of blindness,

    And made clear what had been obscure within us.

  38. وأنت المنزه عن كل ما

    يرام من الكون أو لم يرم

    You transcend all that

    Is sought from creation, or has not been sought.

  39. وأنت المُسبَّح في ملكه

    بقبح الصياح وحسن النغم

    You are glorified within Your dominion

    By ugly cries and beautiful melodies.

  40. وأنت الموحَّد منّا ومن

    جميع البرايا بحالٍ أتمّ

    Your oneness is affirmed by us and by

    All creatures, in the most perfect way.

  41. وشرك أولى الجهل دعوى فقط

    كما يقتضي ذاك حلم الحكم

    The polytheism of the ignorant is merely a claim,

    As the Judge's forbearance requires.

  42. بل الشرك والكفر قد وحَّدا

    لأنهما نوع خلق هجم

    Rather, polytheism and unbelief have themselves affirmed the One,

    For both are a kind of creation that has burst forth.

  43. فما في الوجود سوى واحد

    وأفعاله لا سوى ذاك ثم

    There is nothing in existence but One,

    And His acts; nothing else is there.

  44. فلا تعرضوا عنه أنتم به

    كما الفعل من فاعل ما انقسم

    So do not turn away from Him: you exist through Him,

    Just as an act is not severed from its doer.

  45. وقوموا إلى باب إحسانه

    لتحيوا بإقبال محيي الرمم

    Rise to the door of His beneficence,

    That you may live when the Reviver of decayed bones turns toward you.

  46. ولا تكسلوا أو تخافوا على

    نفوسكمو منه فاللطف جم

    Do not grow idle, nor fear for

    Yourselves on His account, for His gentleness is abundant.

  47. ولا تنفروا عنه فهو الذي

    دعاكم إليه بأهل العصم

    Do not flee from Him, for He is the One

    Who called you to Himself through those protected from error.

  48. فعين الجلال إليكم رنت

    ووجه الجمال زها وابتسم

    The eye of Majesty has gazed toward you,

    And the face of Beauty has shone and smiled.

  49. وأنتم عبادُ كريمٍ وما

    ببخل إلهكمو متهم

    You are servants of a Generous One, and

    Your God is not accused of miserliness.

  50. فإن الذي هو رب لنا

    قريب إلينا سناه وهم

    For He who is our Lord

    Is near to us; His radiance streams forth.

  51. وجدنا به ومددنا به

    وضُمَّ به شملُنا وانتظم

    We came into being through Him and are sustained through Him,

    And through Him our company was gathered and set in order.

  52. فلا تقنطوا منه والجوا إلى

    حماه ولوذوا بهذا الحرم

    So do not despair of Him; enter

    His sanctuary, and take refuge in this sacred precinct.

  53. وإن عطاياه مبذولة

    وقد فاز قاصدها واغتنم

    His gifts are freely offered,

    And whoever seeks them has triumphed and gained.

  54. فسبحان من أعجز الكل عن

    معاني الوصول إذا الكل همّ

    Glory to Him who has left all unable to grasp

    The meanings of attainment, whenever they aspire.

  55. وجل الذي أوقف العقل في

    قصور وحير كلّ النسم

    Exalted is He who has halted reason in

    Incapacity and bewildered every living soul.

  56. فلا الفكر يعرفه لا ولا

    له يدرك الفهم حيث اقتحم

    Thought cannot know Him—no—nor

    Can understanding apprehend Him, wherever it plunges.

  57. فسلم إليه وكن طالباً

    له باجتهاد وخل الوهم

    So surrender to Him and be a seeker

    Of Him with diligence, and abandon illusion.

  58. وإن شئت قم بعد هذا له

    بنفسك سعياً وإن شئت نم

    If you wish, after this, rise for Him,

    Striving by yourself—or, if you wish, sleep.

  59. وكن سائراً بشراع التقى

    إليه به إن جدواه يمّ

    Journey onward beneath the sail of piety,

    Toward Him, through Him: His bounty is a sea.

  60. فيا ربنا كن معيناً لنا

    وساعد على ما دهى واصطلم

    O our Lord, be our helper,

    And help us against what has struck and ravaged us.

  61. ولا تترك القلب في حيرة

    وجهل به البعد عنك انتقم

    Do not leave the heart in bewilderment

    And ignorance, through which distance from You has taken vengeance.

  62. وصل وسلم على المصطفى

    شفيع البرية زاكي الشيم

    Bless and grant peace to the Chosen One,

    Intercessor for creation, pure in character,

  63. ومن قد أتى رحمة للورى

    وعنا به قد أزيلت نقم

    Who came as a mercy to all creatures,

    Through whom afflictions have been lifted from us.

  64. ورضوان ربيَ عن آله

    ذوي المجد والقدر فينا الأشم

    May my Lord's good pleasure rest upon his family,

    Possessors of glory and lofty rank among us,

  65. وأصحابه الغر أهل التقى

    كواكب فضل إليها يؤم

    And his radiant companions, the people of piety,

    Stars of excellence toward which one journeys,

  66. وعن تابعيهم بخير وعن

    مشايخنا القوم أهل الهمم

    And upon those who follow them in goodness, and upon

    Our shaykhs, the folk of lofty resolve,

  67. وعن كل إخواننا دائماً

    بغير انتهاء وغير عدم

    And upon all our brethren, always,

    Without end and without extinction,

  68. مدى الدهر ما هب ريح وما

    توالى على الروض صوب الديم

    For all time, as long as a wind blows and

    Steady rains pour in succession upon the meadow,

  69. وما قال يدعوه عبد الغني

    إلى الله نرفع أمراً ألم

    And whenever ‘Abd al-Ghani calls upon Him, saying:

    To God we bring a matter that has befallen us.