1. يا بنَ خير الورى ومَنْ

    جاءَ بالحقَّ والهُدى

    O son of the best of humankind, and of him who

    brought truth and guidance,

  2. وابنَ صنوِ النَّبيّ حي

    در نَفْسي له الفِدا

    and son of the Prophet’s counterpart, Hay-

    dar—may my soul be his ransom—

  3. والهُمام الّذي تأزَّرَ

    بالمجدِ وارتدَى

    and the noble hero who girded himself

    with glory and clothed himself in it,

  4. والكريم الّذي تَقدَمَ

    في حلْبةِ النَّدى

    and the generous one who took the lead

    in the arena of generosity,

  5. والَّذي طابَ في البريّةِ

    أصلاَ ومحتِدَا

    and he who was noble among creation

    in origin and ancestry,

  6. والّذي لم يُحط بنعماهُ

    مَنْ قامَ مُنْشدا

    and he whose bounty could not be encompassed

    by anyone who stood to recite verse:

  7. أنت غيثً على العُفاةِ

    وليثٌ على العِدى

    You are life-giving rain to those seeking bounty,

    and a lion against foes.

  8. لكَ أَشكُو نَوائِباً

    تركتْني مُسَهَّدا

    To you I complain of calamities

    that have left me sleepless,

  9. وسهاماً بها رَمَاني

    زَماني فَأَقْصَدا

    and arrows with which I was shot

    by my times, which struck me down,

  10. وديوناً غدا بهنَّ

    مَنَامي مُشرّدا

    and debts that have left

    my sleep driven away.

  11. فأعنّي بنفحةٍ

    وجزيلٍ من الجدا

    So help me with a gift

    and an ample share of bounty.