نناجيكمو يا ساكني حلب الشهبا

مناجاة من نيرانه دنت الشهبا

We commune with you, O dwellers of Aleppo the Gray,

With the plea of one whose flames have neared the shooting stars.

ونشكو لكم بثا وحزنا اضرنا

واثقال هم عبؤها محق القلبا

And we complain to you of anguish and sorrow that have harmed us,

And burdens of care whose weight has destroyed the heart.

تحاضركم ارواحنا مستجيرة

كصب دماء العين منكسرا صبا

Our souls come into your presence, seeking refuge,

Like a lovesick lover who, brokenhearted, poured blood from his eye.

فقوموا بباب الله في كشف كربنا

فكم فرج الباري لاجلكم كربا

So stand at God's door to relieve our anguish;

For how often the Creator has relieved distress for your sake!

ومنا لكم كم من عبيد عويجز

دهاه النوى ازكت بنيرانه النكبا

And among us, how many a humble, helpless servant is yours,

Whom separation has assailed, as the crosswind fanned his flames.

ومنا لكم كم من عبيد عويجز

دهاه النوى ازكت بنيرانه النكبا

And among us, how many a humble, helpless servant is yours,

Whom separation has assailed, as the crosswind fanned his flames.

الا يا بني الغوث الرفاعي نسل من

له اخضع الله الاعاجم والعربا

Hear now, O sons of al-Rifa‘i, the Ghawth, descendants of the one

To whom God made non-Arabs and Arabs submit,

واتحفه الجاه العريض ومنة

وفضلا لعالي وجهه هون الصعبا

And bestowed upon him great standing and grace,

And bounty; for his exalted countenance's sake, He made hardship easy.

واتحفه الجاه العريض ومنة

وفضلا لعالي وجهه هون الصعبا

And bestowed upon him great standing and grace,

And bounty; for his exalted countenance's sake, He made hardship easy.

اقيموا من الارواح صفا مؤيدا

له الجاه عند الله يولي به الوهبا

Form a strengthened rank of spirits,

With standing before God, through which He bestows bounty.

مرضنا بداء الهم يا اهل ودنا

بحقكمو كونوا لاسقامنا طبا

We have fallen ill with the disease of worry, O those we love;

By your worth, be a cure for our ailments.

بعدتم ولم تبعد عليكم مسافة

وأرواحكم عينا ترى البعد والقربا

You are far away, yet no distance is too far for you,

And your spirits directly behold both far and near.

فطوفوا وان شط المزار تجننا

بنا واذكروا حق المودة في القربى

So circle round, though the place of visitation is far, in passionate longing

For us, and remember the claim of affection among kin.