1. يا احمد الاولياء العارفين ويا

    سلطان اطقابهم يا ملجأ الفقرا

    O Ahmad of the God-knowing saints, and O

    sovereign of their spiritual poles, O refuge of the poor.

  2. انت الرفاعي والاكوان شاهدة

    بأن فضلم مثل الظهر قد ظهرا

    You are al-Rifa‘i, and the worlds bear witness

    that your excellence has become manifest like midday.

  3. ان يحسدوك الأولى انظارهم قصرت

    فكم عن الشمس طرف صد مذ قصرا

    If those whose vision falls short envy you,

    how many an eye has turned from the sun when its sight fell short!

  4. فانت للقوم حصن يحتمون به

    ان اظلم الوقت او ذو مظهر عثرا

    For you are a fortress for the people, in which they take refuge

    if the times grow dark or a man of outward show stumbles.

  5. وانت في ليل سفار الحمى قمر

    واحمق الناس خب يحسد القمرا

    And you are a moon in the night of travelers to the sanctuary;

    and the most foolish of people is a cunning rogue who envies the moon.