1. هذا الإمام الشافعي البحر الخضم

    هذا ابن عم المصطفى خير الأمم

    This is Imam al-Shafi‘i, the vast, deep sea.

    This is the cousin of the Chosen One, the best of humankind.

  2. حبر به شرع النبي محمد

    أضحى كعقد الدر في السلك انتظم

    A scholar through whom the law of the Prophet Muhammad

    became like a necklace of pearls, strung upon a thread.

  3. أفنى نفيس العمر من أيامه

    يستنبط الأحكام أو يروى الحكم

    He spent his life's precious days

    deriving rulings or transmitting words of wisdom.

  4. ما كل عن نشر الفضائل فكره

    كلا ولا عرف التواني والسأم

    His mind never tired of spreading virtues.

    No indeed; he knew neither slackness nor boredom.

  5. نور الشريعة قد أضاء فؤاده

    فلديه سيان الإضاءة والظلم

    The light of the sacred law illuminated his heart,

    so light and darkness were alike to him.

  6. هذا هو القرشيّ مرفوع الذرا

    هذا ابن زمزم والصفا والملتزم

    This is the Qurashi, raised to lofty heights.

    This is the son of Zamzam, al-Safa, and al-Multazam.

  7. هذا الذي حضنته طفلا مكة

    فما بأكناف المشاعر والحرم

    This is he whom Mecca cradled as a child,

    [so he grew] amid the sacred sites and the Sanctuary.

  8. هذا الذي صح الحديث بأنه

    خير البرية والإمام المحترم

    This is he of whom a sound tradition says

    that he is the best of creation and the revered imam.

  9. هذا ابن إدريس الذي بعلومه

    ملئت طباق الأرض والعرفان عم

    This is the son of Idris, with whose learning

    the earth's expanses were filled, and understanding spread.

  10. كم شادر ركنا للشريعة فارتقى

    حتى سما هام الثريا في العظم

    How often he [built] a pillar for the sacred law and rose,

    until he surpassed the Pleiades' crowns in grandeur.

  11. كم من ليال قد قضاها ساهرا

    في خدمة الشرع الشريف وكم وكم

    How many nights he spent awake

    in service of the noble sacred law—how many, how many!

  12. شرفت به وبآل بيت المصطفى

    مصر ونالت مبتغاها في الشمم

    Honored through him and through the Chosen One's household,

    Egypt attained the lofty dignity it sought.

  13. وبقبة الحبر الإمام الشافعي

    قد شرف المولى بنى عبد الحكم

    And through the dome of the scholar, Imam al-Shafi‘i,

    the Lord honored the sons of ‘Abd al-Hakam.

  14. هم أحرزوا دون البرية سوددا

    تلقاء هاتيك المكارم والشيم

    They alone among creation attained eminence,

    in return for those noble deeds and virtues.

  15. بالأمس كانت للملوك منازلا

    واليوم للملهوف نعم المعتصم

    Yesterday it was home to kings;

    and today, how fine a refuge for the distressed!

  16. من أم ساحتها بحسن طوية

    كانت له الدنيا وأهلوها خدم

    Whoever seeks its courtyard with good intent,

    the world and its people become servants to him.

  17. وانقادت الآمال طوع يمينه

    وإليه تنساق السعادة والنعم

    And hopes yield obediently to his right hand,

    and happiness and blessings are drawn toward him.

  18. يا قوم إن الشافعيّ من الألى

    قد أوقدوا نار القرى فوق العلم

    O people, indeed al-Shafi‘i is among those

    who have lit the fire of hospitality atop the mountain.

  19. فاستقبلوا منه المكارم والندى

    واستمطروا الإقبال من عالى الهمم

    So receive from him noble favors and generosity,

    and seek showers of favor from him whose aspirations are lofty.

  20. وتوسلوا بجنابه للمصطفى

    تقضى حوائجكم ويجلى كل هم

    And seek access to the Chosen One through his honored presence;

    your needs will be fulfilled and every care dispelled.

  21. من بيت هذا الحبر قد ظهر الهدى

    من بيت هذا الحبر قد ظهر الكرم

    From this scholar's house, guidance has emerged.

    From this scholar's house, generosity has emerged.

  22. قد دانت الدنيا وأهلوها لهم

    وبهم يزول الخطب إن خطب ألم

    The world and its people have submitted to them,

    and through them calamity vanishes, should calamity strike.

  23. لك مولد في كل عام زاهر

    تسعى القلوب إليه من قبل القدم

    For you there is a radiant birth festival every year,

    to which hearts hasten before feet.

  24. كل يجرى من جنابك نظرة

    فامنحهم الإقبال والحظ الأتم

    Everyone [hopes for] a glance from your honored presence,

    so grant them favor and the fullest good fortune.

  25. وامنح رجال الشرع ما قد أملوا

    فبهم يعز الدين عزا لم يغم

    And grant the men of sacred law what they have hoped for,

    for through them the faith is exalted with undimmed glory.

  26. وانظر لمن قاموا بخدمة مولد

    والحضارين وكل من فيهم خدم

    And look kindly upon those who served the birth festival,

    and the attendees, and everyone among them who served.

  27. واغفر لنا والمسلمين جميعهم

    وأزل بفضلك عن عبادك كل هم

    And forgive us and all Muslims,

    and, by your grace, remove every care from your servants.

  28. فإليك وحدك يا إلهي نلتجى

    في كل بدء للأمور ومحتتم

    For to you alone, O my God, we turn for refuge,

    at every beginning and [conclusion] of affairs.