1. لربي مني الشكر شيخي ومرشدي

    امام الرجال الغوث قطب رحى المجد

    To my Lord go my thanks. My shaykh and guide,

    Leader of men, the Succor, the pivot of glory’s millstone,

  2. فتى الدوحة العظمى الرفاعية التي

    سمت بالحسين السبط واسطة العقد

    Scion of the great Rifa‘i tree, which

    Rose high through al-Husayn, the grandson, the necklace’s central jewel,

  3. زعيم بني الصياد مفخر بيتهم

    خزانة علم الآل سيدنا المهدي

    Leader of the sons of al-Sayyad, the pride of their house,

    Treasury of the Family’s knowledge, our master al-Mahdi,

  4. غدا وحده ركن المعالي وانني

    عرفت به ما بين اهل الحمى وحدي

    Alone became the pillar of eminence; and indeed I

    Alone became known through him among the people of the sanctuary.