أمعتَضِداً بِاللَه دَعوَةَ آمِلٍ

أمعتَضِداً بِاللَه دَعوَةَ آمِلٍ

رَجاكَ عَلى بُعدِ فَأَصبَح ذا قُربِ

رَجاكَ عَلى بُعدِ فَأَصبَح ذا قُربِ

O Muʿtaḍid bi-llāh, hear a hopeful man's plea,

I sought help from God with a hopeful supplication

who hoped in you despite the distance and so came near.

I prayed to you from afar and so became nearby

فَأمَّمَ مأمولاً وَأَمَّ مُيَمَّماً

فَأمَّمَ مأمولاً وَأَمَّ مُيَمَّماً

وَحامَت أَمانيهِ عَل مَورِد عَذبِ

وَحامَت أَمانيهِ عَل مَورِد عَذبِ

So he sought one in whom hope is placed, and turned toward one sought out;

He fulfilled what was hoped for and guided the lost

and his hopes hovered over a source of sweet water.

His wishes descended on a sweet flowing spring

مَوارِدُ ما حَلّأنَ عنهن حائما

مَوارِدُ ما حَلّأنَ عنهن حائما

وَلا غادَرتهُ غَير مُستَعذِب الشِربِ

وَلا غادَرتهُ غَير مُستَعذِب الشِربِ

Watering places that never drove away one circling about them,

The springs did not disappoint whenever he visited

nor left him without finding the draught sweet.

Nor did they offer him anything but the sweetest drink

وَها أَنا ظَمآنٌ لمنهل وردكم

وَها أَنا ظَمآنٌ لمنهل وردكم

وَحَسبيَ مَوقوفٌ عَلى وردكم حَسبي

وَحَسبيَ مَوقوفٌ عَلى وردكم حَسبي

And here I am, thirsty for the source of your water,

And my destiny depends on your vines, that is enough

and it is enough for me that my sufficiency rests upon your water.

I have attained what I have wished for since I began hoping

أَفُز بِالَّذي أَمَّلتُ مُذ كُنتُ آمِلاً

أَفُز بِالَّذي أَمَّلتُ مُذ كُنتُ آمِلاً

وَتَحتَلّ مِن عَلياهُ في المَنزِل الرَحبِ

وَتَحتَلّ مِن عَلياهُ في المَنزِل الرَحبِ

May I attain what I hoped for ever since I began to hope,

And took residence in the most spacious mansion

and may you dwell among its heights, in the spacious abode.

I journeyed tirelessly as if

فَجِئتُ أُغِذُّ السَيرَ حَتّى كَأَنَّني

فَجِئتُ أُغِذُّ السَيرَ حَتّى كَأَنَّني

لإفراط إِغذاذي عَلى أَظهُرِ النُجبِ

لإفراط إِغذاذي عَلى أَظهُرِ النُجبِ

So I came, hastening my journey, until it was as though I were

I was atop the highest peaks due to my persistence

from the excess of my haste, on the backs of highbred camels.

I found the highest ranked and most generous of men

فَألفَيتُ أَعلى الناسِ قَدراً وَسُؤدُداً

فَألفَيتُ أَعلى الناسِ قَدراً وَسُؤدُداً

وَعَدلاً فدَتهُ النَفسُ صدقاً بِلا كَذبِ

وَعَدلاً فدَتهُ النَفسُ صدقاً بِلا كَذبِ

So I found the most exalted of men in rank and nobility,

Whose soul truthfully ransoms him, no lies

and justice—may my soul be his ransom, truly and without falsehood.

He eagerly rushes to aid those who seek him

يَهشُّ إِلى راجيهِ كالوامِقِ الصَبِّ

يَهشُّ إِلى راجيهِ كالوامِقِ الصَبِّ

وَيَهتَزُّ لِلمَعروفِ كالصارِمِ العَضبِ

وَيَهتَزُّ لِلمَعروفِ كالصارِمِ العَضبِ

He beams upon one who hopes in him, like a lovesick lover,

And trembles to do good like one shaking with rage

and quivers with zeal for doing good, like a keen-edged sword.

For turning to me and me to you I am thankful

وَإِنّي لِما تُولي وَأَولَيتَ شاكِرٌ

وَإِنّي لِما تُولي وَأَولَيتَ شاكِرٌ

فَمَن شَكَرَ النعماءَ نالَ رِضا الرَبِّ

فَمَن شَكَرَ النعماءَ نالَ رِضا الرَبِّ

And I am indeed grateful for what you bestow and have bestowed;

He who thanks blessings attains the satisfaction of the Lord

for whoever gives thanks for blessings wins the Lord's pleasure.