لنا للألى سادات واسط نسبة

بها علمت عجم الورى والاعارب

We have a kinship with those lords of Wāsiṭ,

Known to the non-Arabs and Arabs of humankind.

بهم اشرقت في الحي ام عبيدة

ودون سناهم يا هذيم الكواكب

Through them Umm ʿUbayda shone among the people,

And beneath their radiance, O Hudhaym, lie the stars.

ابى الله آنا ان نذل لغيرهم

ولو اعملت فينا الظبا والقواضب

God forbids that we abase ourselves, even briefly, before any but them,

Even if blades and keen swords were wielded against us.

سلالة كرار الرجال عليهم

فتى يتباهى فيه كعب وغالب

The progeny of their ʿAlī, the relentless charger against men—

A youth in whom Kaʿb and Ghālib take pride.

وهذا الهزبر القرم وارثه الذي

زهت بعلاه الفاطمي المراتب

And this lion, this noble chief, is his heir, whose

Fāṭimid eminence has made the ranks resplendent.

ابو العلمين الغوث احمد سيد

له فوق زهر الاولياء المواهب

Abū al-ʿAlamayn, the Succor, Aḥmad, is a master,

Whose gifts surpass those of the flower of the saints.

هم القوم قومي والرجال معادن

ولو تاه فينا الدهر وهو مغاضب

They are the people—my people—and men are mines,

Even if Time should swagger against us in anger.

الا يا ابن بنت المصطفى يا سميه

واحمد آل هم كرام أطائب

O son of the Chosen One’s daughter, O his namesake,

And most praiseworthy of a house whose people are noble and pure,

تدارك بفضل الله واكشف متاعبي

فكم كشفت بالسر منك المتاعب

Come to my aid by God’s grace, and dispel my troubles,

For how often have troubles been dispelled through your spiritual secret!

وانت امام الاولياء ورأسهم

وسيدهم ان ناب في الدهر نائب

And you are the saints’ imam and their head,

And their master, should a calamity strike in the course of time.

لكل ولي في المعالي عجيبة

وعنك وايم الله تبدو العجائب

Each saint has a marvel among his lofty attainments,

And from you—by God!—wonders appear.

وتقبيل كف المصطفى تلك آية

سماوية تنحط عنها المناقب

And kissing the Chosen One’s palm—that is a sign,

Heavenly, beneath which all other distinctions sink.

وفي الكون مهما كر دور باهله

فطورك فعال وعزمك غالب

And in the cosmos, however the cycle turns with its people,

Still, your way is potent, and your resolve prevails.