بِقَبْرِ الصَّعِيدِيِّ فَاسْتَشْفِعَنْ

بِقَبْرِ الصَّعِيدِيِّ فَاسْتَشْفِعَنْ

إِلَى اللهِ يَنْفَضُّ عَنْكَ الْحَزَنْ

إِلَى اللهِ يَنْفَضُّ عَنْكَ الْحَزَنْ

At al-Ṣaʿīdī’s grave, seek intercession

Seek intercession at the Sa'idi's grave

By the tomb of Al-Sa'idi, seek intercession

with God, and sorrow will fall away from you.

To God, grief will scatter from you

With Allah, and your sorrow shall be dispelled.

وَلُذْ بِحِمَاهُ فِإِنَّ حِمَاهُ

وَلُذْ بِحِمَاهُ فِإِنَّ حِمَاهُ

أَمَانٌ لِمَنْ قَدْ بَرَتْهُ الْمِحَنْ

أَمَانٌ لِمَنْ قَدْ بَرَتْهُ الْمِحَنْ

And take refuge in his protection, for his protection

And take refuge in His protection, as His protection

And seek refuge in his sanctuary, for indeed his sanctuary

is safety for anyone whom trials have worn down.

Is safety for one tried by afflictions

Is a haven for one worn away by trials.

وَلاَ تَعْدُ عَنْ قَصْدِهِ سَاعَةً

وَلاَ تَعْدُ عَنْ قَصْدِهِ سَاعَةً

فَإِنَّ نَدَاهُ مُبِيدُ الشَّجَنْ

فَإِنَّ نَدَاهُ مُبِيدُ الشَّجَنْ

And do not turn aside from seeking him for even an hour,

Do not avoid his purpose for an hour

Do not stray from seeking him for even an hour,

for his bounty banishes grief.

As his call dispels sorrow

For his generosity is the destroyer of grief.

فَكَمْ مِنْ هُمُومٍ غَدَا فَاصِماً

فَكَمْ مِنْ هُمُومٍ غَدَا فَاصِماً

عُرَى خَطْبِهَا نَدَّ مِنْهَا الْوَسَنْ

عُرَى خَطْبِهَا نَدَّ مِنْهَا الْوَسَنْ

For how many cares has it broken

So many worries became resolute

For how many sorrows has he severed

the bonds of their affliction—cares from which slumber fled!

The knots of their affair the bamboo has split

The bonds of their affliction, from which slumber had fled.

أَمَوْلاَيَ قَدْ جِئْتُ مُنْتَجِعاً

أَمَوْلاَيَ قَدْ جِئْتُ مُنْتَجِعاً

نَدَى بَحْرِ كَفِّكَ طَلْقَ الرَّسَنْ

نَدَى بَحْرِ كَفِّكَ طَلْقَ الرَّسَنْ

O my master, I have come seeking

My wish, I have come seeking

O my master, I have come seeking the bounty

the bounty of your palm’s sea, with reins unbound.

The soft flowing sea of your palm's breadth

Of the dew of your ocean-like hand, with an untethered rein.

وَأَجْدِرْ بِمَنْ أَمَّ مَثْوَاكَ أَنْ

وَأَجْدِرْ بِمَنْ أَمَّ مَثْوَاكَ أَنْ

يَنَالَ مُنَاهُ وَلَمْ يُغْتَبَنْ

يَنَالَ مُنَاهُ وَلَمْ يُغْتَبَنْ

And how fitting that whoever seeks your resting place should

And most deserving of one who frequented your dwelling

How worthy is the one who journeys to your resting place

attain his wishes and suffer no loss!

To gain his wish and not be disappointed

To attain his desires without being deprived.

فَعَجِّلْ مُنَايَ وَسَكِّنْ حَشَايَ

فَعَجِّلْ مُنَايَ وَسَكِّنْ حَشَايَ

فَقَدْ قَرْطَسَتْهُ سِهَامُ الزَّمَنْ

فَقَدْ قَرْطَسَتْهُ سِهَامُ الزَّمَنْ

So hasten the fulfillment of my wishes, and soothe my heart,

Hasten my death and settle my concerns

So hasten my hopes and bring peace to my heart,

for time’s arrows have struck it squarely.

For the arrows of time have pierced it

For the arrows of time have struck it directly.

وُكُنْ لِي مُجِيراً مِنَ الْغَمَرَاتِ

وُكُنْ لِي مُجِيراً مِنَ الْغَمَرَاتِ

فَسُقْمِي طَوِيلٌ وَدَائِي عَفَنْ

فَسُقْمِي طَوِيلٌ وَدَائِي عَفَنْ

And be my protector against overwhelming perils,

And be my refuge from the flooding seas

And be my protector from overwhelming floods,

for my sickness is prolonged, and my malady is putrid.

For my illness is long and my disease rotten

For my sickness is prolonged and my illness has festered.

وَفُلْكُ افْتِقَارِي لِبَحْرِ اعْتِبَارِي

وَفُلْكُ افْتِقَارِي لِبَحْرِ اعْتِبَارِي

ثَوَى وَنَسِيمُ اصْطِبَارِي سَكَنْ

ثَوَى وَنَسِيمُ اصْطِبَارِي سَكَنْ

And the ship of my need, bound for the sea of my reflection,

The ship of my poverty, the sea of my restraint

The ship of my neediness in the sea of my reflection

lies still, and the breeze of my endurance has stilled.

Dwelt, and the breeze of my patience calmed

Has run aground, and the breeze of my patience has stilled.

أَقُولُ وَقَدْ هَالَنِي مُكْثُهُ

أَقُولُ وَقَدْ هَالَنِي مُكْثُهُ

أَلاَ أَزْجِهِ بِنَسِيمٍ حَسَنْ

أَلاَ أَزْجِهِ بِنَسِيمٍ حَسَنْ

I say, already alarmed by its lingering:

I say, and its length has weakened me

I say, while its lingering has filled me with dread:

Come, send it onward with a pleasant breeze,

Shall I not scent it with a good breeze?

Will you not propel it with a favorable breeze?

بِخَيْرِ الْخَلاَئِقِ أَفْضَلِ مَنْ

بِخَيْرِ الْخَلاَئِقِ أَفْضَلِ مَنْ

حَبَاهُ الإِلَهُ بِأَهْدَى سَنَنْ

حَبَاهُ الإِلَهُ بِأَهْدَى سَنَنْ

by the best of creatures, the finest of those

With the best of creations, the most virtuous whom

For the sake of the best of creation, the finest of those

whom God endowed with the path of truest guidance:

God has graced with the best practices

Whom God has endowed with the most guided of ways:

مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُقْتَفَى

مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُقْتَفَى

رَسُولِ الإِلَهِ سَنِيِّ السُّنَنْ

رَسُولِ الإِلَهِ سَنِيِّ السُّنَنْ

Muhammad, the Chosen, whose example is followed,

Muhammad, the Chosen One, the Exemplar

Muhammad the Chosen, the one to be followed,

God’s Messenger, sublime in his ways.

The Messenger of God, foremost in ways

The Messenger of God, of radiant traditions.

عَلَى رَسْمِهِ مَا هَمَتْ دِيمَةٌ

عَلَى رَسْمِهِ مَا هَمَتْ دِيمَةٌ

صَلاَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ مُولِي الْمِنَنْ

صَلاَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ مُولِي الْمِنَنْ

Upon his traces, as long as steady rain falls,

As long as care persisted

Upon his path, as long as continuous rain pours,

be blessings from God, the Bestower of favors,

Prayer from God, Granter of Favors

May blessings descend from God, the Bestower of Grace,

وَآلِهِ وَالصَّحْبِ مَا صَدَحَتْ

وَآلِهِ وَالصَّحْبِ مَا صَدَحَتْ

حَمَامٌ وَمَا ظَبْيُ رِيمٍ شَدَنْ

حَمَامٌ وَمَا ظَبْيُ رِيمٍ شَدَنْ

and upon his family and Companions, as long as song rings out

And his family, and companions whenever

And upon his family and companions, as long as coos

from doves, and as long as a white gazelle matures.

Doves have cooed and an ostrich of the upland cried

A dove, and as long as a white gazelle comes of age.