1. O Lord, forgive me, for I am afraid and anxious,
And I have no good deeds to hope for, no work,

2. And I have come to Your door, my Master, destitute,
Needing Your riches, and my means have been exhausted.

3. And I found no way to defend myself,
And ways and means have been cut off from me.

4. And I did not entrust my affairs in the world to anyone,
Except You, the servant depends on You alone.

5. So accept, my God, my excuses and be generous,
For your rope of generosity is connected to goodness.

6. And hear my call, for I have never ceased,
In all circumstances, beseeching You.

7. And forgive my sins and terrible mistakes,
Which became great and burdened me beyond endurance.

8. For Your generosity erases them, however many,
Even if the plains and mountains narrow because of them.

9. And I made intercession through the Chosen One from Mudar,
For he is the healing by which maladies are cured.

10. The Opener, the Sealer, the Eraser, whose coming
Truly sealed the news and the messengers with his mission.

11. He who, to the Blessed Farthest Mosque, certainly
Journeyed by night, and the darkness was enveloping.

12. And Gabriel the Trustworthy ascended with him
To heaven upon heaven, moving between them.

13. And drew near, two bow-lengths, to the Lord of Heaven,
And attained what none other attains.

14. Without him, there would be no sun, no moon,
No sky, no earth, and no mountain.

15. No seas, no angel, and no angel,
No fish, no whale, and no star.

16. He who never ceased calling to God, striving,
And neither injustice nor weariness overtook him.

17. And for the upright, gentle faith he established,
Until through it there was neither deviance nor leaning.

18. And his people, the people of Badr, how many nights
Suffering darkness and the fires of war blazing!

19. Each like a full moon in the dark night,
Clothed in lightning, girt with stars,

20. When he marched forth, resolute, on a day of battle,
You saw death itself loom from him, and destiny.

21. Their swords - whenever they were unsheathed - bowed down,
And when they struck, the enemies submitted.

22. The white and the dark-skinned, when mentioned,
Meant only the swords and the shriveled bowstrings.

23. A people who, when greeting, were likeclouds of drizzle,
Or, when fighting, a dark storm with lightning raging.

24. They pledged themselves to God against the misguided;
Never did they stint with their souls, not on a single day.

25. And their fortress was Taha the Herald; when
The steeds fled, and the valiant stallion bolted,

26. He is the intercessor whose intercession is hoped for,
And the hopes of one seeking his generosity are not unmet.

27. And he is the one who came to the worlds as a mercy,
Announcing good news, and the messengers gave tidings of him.

28. And he is the one who came with the Quran, and so
By the authority of its verses, creeds and kingdoms were abrogated.

29. And he is the Compassionate to us, righteous and kind,
Possessor of the Glorious Majesty by which examples are given.

30. And he is the one who will reckon with us on Judgment Day,
And if I listed his virtues, a camel could not carry them all.

31. Were it not for him, no Arab would have faulted me in Su'alim,
Nor would I have seen you, nor Baan, nor Athl.

32. No, nor would poetry have been pleasing to me, nor
Sweet kinsmen, nor praise, nor love poems.

33. And I would not have been passionate about any meaning
Unless you, by my life, were the goal and the hope.

34. O Master of Messengers, ill fortune has delayed me,
And incapacity and laziness have prevented me.

35. I wonder, will there be leave for me in this life
To visit, before destiny takes me, or not?

36. For before, my family kept me busy,
And today I have become without family or occupation.

37. And my abode is not in a land with companions,
And I have no she-camel in it, nor camel.

38. But I hope for kindness from you, generosity,
For the servant has no alternative to his masters.

39. Take it as a greeting from one longing for you,
And whose hair old age's jewelry and finery have adorned.

40. It seeks the settlements - perhaps if you recite it one day
And incline your hearing to it, the minds and intellects will listen.

41. And whoever takes refuge with you in both abodes
Will have no fear or anxiety for him, not at all.

42. May the God of the Throne bless you whenever
A quill creaked sweetly on wood in your praise, reciting poetry.

43. And on your Family and Companions, whenever
Swayed by ardour, the camel-litters rode to the perfumed land.