1. صياد تدارك بالمدد

    بأبيك ابي العرجا الاسد

    Sayyad, come to my rescue with aid,

    By your father, Abu al-‘Arja, the lion.

  2. واغث يا احمد ملتجئاً

    ناداك بصدق خذ بيدي

    And aid, O Ahmad, one seeking refuge,

    Who called upon you sincerely: take me by the hand.

  3. يا آل الرفاعي الكبرا

    قطب الاقطاب المعقد

    O great house of al-Rifa‘i,

    The firmly established pole of poles,

  4. من مد له طه علنا

    بين الحجاج اجل يد

    He to whom Taha openly extended,

    Among the pilgrims, the noblest hand.

  5. دارك واحضر وانظر كرما

    فالازمة وافرة العقد

    Rescue me, be present, and look graciously upon me,

    For the crisis abounds in knots.

  6. قد اعيا القلب وفطره

    زور المفتون اخى الحسد

    Indeed, the heart has been exhausted and torn

    By the slander of the deluded man, envy’s brother.

  7. صياد جلالك مشتهر

    وفخارك مرفوع السند

    Sayyad, your majesty is renowned,

    And your glory has an exalted chain of authority.

  8. ولكم من همتك انبلجت

    شمس فمحت ليل ليل النكد

    And how often, through your spiritual resolve, has dawned

    A sun that erased the night—the night of misery.

  9. يا قطب الشام وسيده

    يا غوث الامة يا سندي

    O pole of al-Sham and its master,

    O succor of the community, O my support,

  10. ادعوك بسر الله لجب

    مولاي واسرع بالمدد

    I invoke you by God’s secret—answer [uncertain reading],

    My lord, and hasten with aid.