1. يا رسول اللَه دارك كرما

    يا أجل المرسلين الكرما

    O Messenger of God, graciously come to my aid.

    O most exalted of the noble messengers,

  2. يا أعز الأنبيا الغراغث

    واكشف الكرب الذي قددهما

    O dearest of the radiant prophets, give aid,

    And dispel the distress that has struck.

  3. يا ابن عبد اللَه يا مولى الورى

    يا حبيباً بحره فضلاً همي

    O son of Abd Allah, O master of creation,

    O beloved whose sea pours forth bounty,

  4. ليس لي الاك أن خطب دها

    أو إذا حبل المراد انفصما

    I have none but you if a calamity strikes,

    Or when the cord of desire snaps.

  5. لك يا عين بني الدنيا يد

    فعلت في الأرض حكماً والسما

    Yours, O essence of the world's sons, is a hand

    That exercised authority on earth and in heaven.

  6. وإلى نقتطك البحر التجا

    وغلى همتك الدهر انتمى

    And to your drop the sea sought refuge,

    And Time traced its lineage to your resolve.

  7. ولك الجاه الذي معرجاه

    لبساط القدرة العظمى سما

    And yours is the standing whose ascent

    Rose to the carpet of supreme power.

  8. أنت واللَه الملاذ المرتجى

    والغياث الغوث والحامي الحمى

    You, by God, are the hoped-for refuge,

    And relief, succor, and guardian of the sanctuary.

  9. أنت واللَه الذي من أمه

    في مطايا صدقه لن يندما

    You, by God, are the one: whoever seeks him

    On the mounts of his sincerity will never regret it.

  10. أنت واللَه الذي من لاذ في

    ركنه العالي بخوف سلما

    You, by God, are the one: whoever takes refuge in

    His lofty stronghold, in fear, finds safety.

  11. أنت واللَه الذي في بابه

    عظم العاني وذل العظما

    You, by God, are the one at whose door

    The captive is exalted, and the great are humbled.

  12. أنت واللَه اللذي شانا له

    فيه خلاق البرايا أقسما

    You, by God, are the one in whose honor

    The Creator of creatures has sworn an oath.

  13. أنت واللَه الذي لما أتى

    موكب الرسل بخير ختما

    You, by God, are the one who, when he came,

    Sealed the procession of messengers with goodness.

  14. أنت واللَه على رغم العدا

    ناصر العبد على من ظلما

    You, by God, despite the foes,

    Are the servant's champion against whoever wrongs him.

  15. أنت واللَه رؤوف كلما

    جاء بالذنب محب رحما

    You, by God, are compassionate: whenever

    A lover comes bearing sin, you show mercy.

  16. أنت واللَه سراج للهدى

    ومعين من حماه التزما

    You, by God, are a lamp for guidance,

    And the helper of whoever holds fast to his sanctuary.

  17. أنا عبد ليس لي إلاك يا

    علة الخلق فما هذا وما

    I am a servant with none but you, O

    Cause of creation—what is this, and what...?

  18. لا تضيعني وخذ لي بيدي

    وصل الحبل وعاملني بما

    Do not forsake me; take me by the hand,

    Reconnect the cord, and treat me as

  19. أنت أهل للمعالي كلها

    وأنا مضني على الباب ارتمى

    Befits you, worthy of all lofty virtues.

    And I, worn out, have cast myself at the door.

  20. يا أبا الزهرا تكرم بالرضى

    واجبر الكسر فأمري عظما

    O father of al-Zahra, graciously grant your favor,

    And mend the break, for my plight has grown grave.

  21. يا أبا الطيب أسعفني فمن

    بحرك الفياض قد يروي الظما

    O father of al-Tayyib, aid me, for from

    Your overflowing sea thirst may be quenched.

  22. يا أبا الطاهر جد لي رحمةً

    بقبول واكفني ما صدما

    O father of al-Tahir, generously grant me mercy

    Through acceptance, and shield me from what has struck.

  23. يا ابن عبد اللَه يا سر الورى

    يا طراز السر يا عين العمى

    O son of Abd Allah, O secret of creation,

    O adornment of the mystery, O essence of the Cloud,

  24. يا ابن إبراهيم يا جد ال

    حسين انتصر لي إن ذا وقت الحما

    O son of Ibrahim, O grandfather of al-

    Husayn, defend me, for this is the time for protection.

  25. يا عريض الجاه يا بحر الرضى

    يا مغيثاً من دعاه كلما

    O one of vast standing, O ocean of favor,

    O helper of whoever calls upon him, every time,

  26. قل أجبناك فكن في أمننا

    طيب القلب أميناً مثلما

    Say: “We have answered you; dwell in our safety,

    Glad of heart, secure, just as...

  27. ولك الإقبال والعز الذي

    فوق هامات المعالي خيما

    And yours is favor and the glory that

    Has pitched its tent above the summits of lofty honors.

  28. ولك الجاه الذي من جاهنا

    أصله وهو بنا لن يهدما

    And yours is the standing that has in our standing

    Its root; through us it will never be torn down.

  29. ولك النصر بجيش الغيب لا

    زلت منصوراً به لن تهزما

    And yours is victory through the army of the unseen; may you never

    Cease to be victorious through it; you will not be defeated.

  30. ولك الفخر بنا والسودد الشا

    مخ الركن المعلى مقدما

    And yours is pride in us, and lordship whose towering

    Pillar is exalted and set foremost.

  31. ولك الأيام تجلى بالهنا

    لن ترى فيها مضراً مؤلما

    And for you the days are unveiled in bliss;

    You will see in them nothing harmful or painful.

  32. طب بنا واسرح بوادينا وكن

    علوي الشان فردا علما

    Be happy through us, roam our valley, and be

    High in station, peerless, a beacon.

  33. هكذا همتنا العليا قضت

    فخذ البشرى ونم محترما

    Thus has our lofty resolve decreed;

    So take the good tidings, and sleep honored.

  34. كن كما رمت ففي الدارين في

    ظلنا السامي كما رمت كما

    Be as you have wished; in both worlds, in

    Our lofty shade, as you have wished, as...”

  35. وصلاة اللَه تجري بالرضى

    لك يا أعلى البرايا قدما

    And may God's blessing flow with favor

    To you, O highest of creatures in rank.

  36. يا طريق الرشد يا من بابه

    لحزين القلب أضحى حرما

    O path of right guidance, O you whose door

    Has become a sanctuary for the sorrowful of heart.

  37. يا عغلى الشان يا من ملأ ال

    أرض من كل النواحي حكما

    O exalted in station, O you who filled the

    Earth with wisdom in every direction.

  38. وتحيات من الرحمن لا

    تنقضي مادام أرض وسما

    And salutations from the All-Merciful, never

    Ending while earth and heaven endure,

  39. لك تهدي من طريق الغيب في

    عالم العلم بطرز كرما

    Are bestowed upon you through the path of the unseen, in

    The realm of knowledge, in patterns of grace.

  40. وإلى آلك أهل الاصطفا

    سادة الخلق فحول العلما

    And to your family, the chosen ones,

    Lords of creation, champions among the learned;

  41. وإلى الأصحاب والأتباع ما

    جر ملهوفٌ بصحفٍ قلما

    And to the Companions and followers, as long as

    A distressed one draws a pen across pages.

  42. وعليك اللَه من إحسانه

    يا حبيب اللَه فضلاً سلما

    And may God, from His beneficence, upon you—

    O beloved of God—graciously bestow peace,

  43. ما دعاك الخائف اللاجي دجا

    يا رسول اللَه دارك كرما

    As long as the fearful refuge-seeker calls upon you in darkness:

    “O Messenger of God, graciously come to my aid.”