1. بالحمد لِلّه أدرأ كل نازلة

    وبالصلاة على الهادي تصل صلتي

    With praise to God I ward off every calamity.

    And through blessings upon the Guide, my bond is established.

  2. يا ربّ بالمصطفى المختار من مضر

    محمد أبتدى فيما أسل سلتي

    O Lord, through the Chosen One, selected from Mudar,

    Muhammad—I begin with the petition I present [wording unclear].

  3. وبالنبيين والأصحاب كلهم

    وتابعيهم بإحسان على ثقة

    And through the prophets and all the Companions,

    and their followers in goodness, with trust,

  4. وبالملائك والآيات أجمعها

    يا مال الملك أرجو كشف معضلتي

    and through the angels and all the verses,

    O Master of dominion, I hope for the removal of my difficulty.

  5. وآل يس أدعو خالقي بهم

    إذ هم ملاذي لدنياي وآخرتي

    And the family of Ya-Sin—through them I call upon my Creator,

    for they are my refuge for my worldly life and my hereafter.

  6. بمرتضاك عليّ وابنه حسن

    وبالحسين وبالزهراء فاطمة

    Through Your chosen one, Ali, and his son Hasan,

    and through Husayn and al-Zahra, Fatimah,

  7. وبالملقب زين العابدين معا

    محمد الباقر أردد كلّ آفلة

    and through the one called Zayn al-Abidin, together with

    Muhammad al-Baqir, turn back every waning thing.

  8. وبابنه جعفر المشهةى صادقهم

    وبالعريضي وابنه أعل منزلتي

    And through his son Ja'far, [unclear epithet], their Truthful One,

    and through al-Uraydi and his son, raise my station—

  9. محمد وابنه عيسى وأعقبه

    بابنه أحمد يسر معاملتي

    Muhammad, and his son Isa; and follow him

    with his son Ahmad; make my dealings easy.

  10. وبالذي هاجر الأهلين إذ نطقت

    في دارهم بابتداع كلّ طائفة

    And through him who left his kin, when speech arose

    of innovation from every faction in their land.

  11. أعني عبيداً وبالجدّ الذي عزيت

    إلى اسمه علوي كلّ عاقلة

    I mean Ubayd—and through the forefather to whom were ascribed,

    under his name, Alawi, all the kindred clans.

  12. وفي محمد مع علوي لي أمل

    وفي علي ابنه أمن لخائفتي

    And in Muhammad, together with Alawi, I have hope,

    and in his son Ali, safety for my fearful soul.

  13. وبالشريف الذي يدعى محمد مع

    على ابنه ومحمد خير نافلة

    And through the noble one called Muhammad, together with

    his son Ali and Muhammad, the finest offspring,

  14. مقدم التربة الشيخ الكبير وفي

    جاه ابنه علوي أرجو ملاطفتي

    the foremost of the burial ground, the great shaykh; and in

    the standing of his son Alawi, I hope for kindness toward me.

  15. وبالمسمى عليّ مع سلالته

    محمد الشيخ حاوي كلّ محمدة

    And through the one named Ali, together with his offspring,

    Muhammad the shaykh, possessing every praiseworthy virtue.

  16. وحلّ عقدتنا يا ربّ في عجل

    بعبد رحمن أعلى الناس مرتبة

    And untie our knot, O Lord, swiftly,

    through Abd al-Rahman, highest of people in rank.

  17. وبعده بأبي بكر واختمهم

    بالعيدروس هم أصلي وواسطتي

    And after him, through Abu Bakr; and conclude their line

    with al-Aydarus; they are my ancestry and my means of intercession.

  18. فمن أبي العيدروس القطب اتصلت

    إلى الحسين على الترتيب سلسلتي

    For from my father, al-Aydarus, the spiritual Pole, extends

    my chain, in due succession, back to Husayn.

  19. وان ينازع فيما قلت ذو حسد

    فليبرزن لتخرسه محاورتي

    And if an envious man disputes what I have said,

    let him come forth, that my debate may silence him.

  20. أو ينظرن تصانيف الأئمة ان

    لم يستطع تابع الأهوى مواجهتي

    Or let him examine the imams' writings, if

    this follower of whims cannot face me.

  21. وفي تواريخ أعلام جهابذة

    كالأهدل الحبر تأييدي وتقويتي

    And in the chronicles of eminent masters,

    such as the learned al-Ahdal, are support and corroboration for me.

  22. وأعلن اليافعي والخزرجي كذا

    الشيخ العواجي والشرجي مناصرتي

    And al-Yafi'i and al-Khazraji declared—as did

    Shaykh al-Awaji and al-Sharji—their support for me.

  23. وقاله ابن أبي الحب الإمام وفي

    ما ألف الجنديّ الحبر تزكيتي

    And the imam Ibn Abi al-Hubb said it; and in

    what the learned al-Jundi composed is my vindication.

  24. وعج بدار ابن حسان الفقيه إلى

    نحو ابن سمرة رغم أنف حاسدتي

    And turn aside at the house of Ibn Hassan, the jurist, toward

    Ibn Samurah, though my envier's nose be rubbed in dust.

  25. وثنه بالمراغي ثم عززهم

    بابن حجر تبن لك كلّ مشكلة

    And follow him with al-Maraghi, then reinforce them

    with Ibn Hajar; every difficulty will become clear to you.

  26. وبو شكيل استمعه وابن كنبهم

    مع السخاوي وكم لِلّه من ثقة

    And Bu Shukayl—listen to him—and Ibn Kanbahum,

    along with al-Sakhawi—and how many trustworthy ones God has!

  27. وسل حذام فان الصدق شيمتها

    فانها حين تحكى غير كاذبة

    And ask Hadham, for truthfulness is her nature;

    for when she speaks, she does not lie.

  28. أعنى بها شيخنا فضل الذي شهدت

    بفضله كلّ عجماء وناطقة

    By her I mean our shaykh Fadl, whose excellence is attested

    by every creature, mute or speaking.

  29. وبالفقيه أبا عباد سيدنا

    محمد بن أبي بكر محاججتي

    And through the jurist Abu Abbad, our master,

    Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, I make my argument.

  30. هذا ودعواي بالإجماع ثابتة

    فهل يطيقن إطفاء ضوء شارقتي

    Such is my case; my claim is established by consensus.

    Can he then extinguish the light of my rising sun?

  31. يا أكرم الأكرمين أعطف عليّ وخذ

    أخذاً وبيلا فتى يهوى معاندتي

    O Most Generous of the generous, be kind to me, and seize

    with a grievous grip the youth who delights in opposing me.

  32. دعوتك اللهم مع ذلّ ومسكنة

    وفاقة قد بدت في كلّ جارحة

    I have called upon You, O God, in humility and lowliness,

    and need that has appeared in every limb.

  33. وقد ضمنت لمن يدعو إجابته

    فجد عليّ بغفران وعافية

    And You have promised whoever calls upon You an answer,

    so bestow upon me forgiveness and well-being.

  34. وصل ربّ مع أزكى السلام على

    محمد الطهر خير الخلق قاطبه

    And, Lord, bestow blessings, with the purest peace, upon

    Muhammad the Pure, the best of all creation.