عرِّج بعيس القوم يا حاديها

عرِّج بعيس القوم يا حاديها

نحو البطايح لاتفت ناديها

نحو البطايح لاتفت ناديها

Turn aside with the people's white camels, O their driver,

Take the people's roundabout route, O guide,

Toward al-Bata'ih; do not miss its gathering place.

Toward the lowlands—do not call out to it.

وإذا أتيت الحيَّ فاضرب حافياً

وإذا أتيت الحيَّ فاضرب حافياً

بيد الديار وقدسن واديها

بيد الديار وقدسن واديها

And when you reach the settlement, tread barefoot

And when you come to the living, strike barefoot

Through the dwellings' wastes, and hallow their valley.

The homes' doorsteps, though they are sacred to it.

وانزل عن الأكوار أنت ومن لدي

وانزل عن الأكوار أنت ومن لدي

كَ تأدُّباً من قبل أن تأتيها

كَ تأدُّباً من قبل أن تأتيها

Dismount from the camel saddles, you and those beside

You and those with you dismount from the hilltops—

You, out of reverence, before you come to them.

Behave courteously before you reach them.

ومتى شهدت قباب أُمِّ عبيدةٍ

ومتى شهدت قباب أُمِّ عبيدةٍ

أطرق فلاثم كقِّ أحمد فيها

أطرق فلاثم كقِّ أحمد فيها

And whenever you behold the domes of Umm 'Ubayda,

And when you see the domes of Umm Ubaydah's place,

Bow your head, then kiss Ahmad's [palm] there.

Bow down; do not kiss its sill as Ahmad did.

ذُ المظهر السامي المؤيَّدِ أحمدٌ

ذُ المظهر السامي المؤيَّدِ أحمدٌ

شبل البتول حبيبها ببنيها

شبل البتول حبيبها ببنيها

Ahmad, whose manifestation is sublime and divinely upheld,

Ahmad, the evident, sublime, Divinely-supported one

Lion cub of the Virgin, her beloved among her sons;

Is the chaste maiden's beloved among her sons.

شيخ الحقائق والطرائق غوثها

شيخ الحقائق والطرائق غوثها

أستاذ سلطانها حاميها

أستاذ سلطانها حاميها

Master of truths and spiritual paths, their succor;

The shaykh of realities and paths, her succor,

A master, their sultan, their protector;

The master teacher of her sultan, her protector.

نبراس رقرقة المعارف شمسها

نبراس رقرقة المعارف شمسها

ووليها وإمام حزب ذويها

ووليها وإمام حزب ذويها

Beacon of rippling spiritual insights, their sun;

The shining star of subtle knowledge, her sun,

And their guardian, and imam of the company of those who possess them.

Her guardian and the leader of her loyal ones.

قبل شريف تراب حضرته التي

قبل شريف تراب حضرته التي

طافت مئكلة المهيمن فيها

طافت مئكلة المهيمن فيها

Kiss the noble dust of his precinct, where

Kiss the noble earth of his retreat

The [angels] of the All-Protecting One have circled.

Where the angels of the All-Powerful circled round.

وقل السلام عليك يا ابن المرتضى

وقل السلام عليك يا ابن المرتضى

وانشر هنالك لهفةً تطويها

وانشر هنالك لهفةً تطويها

And say: Peace be upon you, O son of al-Murtada.

Say, "Peace be upon you," O son of al-Murtada,

And there unfold the longing you keep folded away.

And spread there a fervent longing folded round.

وانثر إذن درر الدموع على الثرا

وانثر إذن درر الدموع على الثرا

واقرأ تحيات الهيام نزيها

واقرأ تحيات الهيام نزيها

And then scatter pearls of tears upon the earth,

Scatter then the pearls of tears upon his tomb,

And recite the greetings of ardent love, pure-hearted.

Recite there the greetings of the passionate, sincere.

واسأل يدا من ذي اليد البيضاء من

واسأل يدا من ذي اليد البيضاء من

هو في بني الزهراء حبُّ أبيها

هو في بني الزهراء حبُّ أبيها

And seek a helping hand from him of the white hand, who

Ask the hand of the one whose hand is white

Among al-Zahra's sons is her father's beloved.

Among the Family of the Flower who loves his father.

غوثٌ تفَرَّد في الرجال ولن ترى

غوثٌ تفَرَّد في الرجال ولن ترى

لجانبه في الأولياء شبيها

لجانبه في الأولياء شبيها

A succor unique among men; never will you see

Succor who excelled all men—you will never see

His equal among the saints.

Among the saints anyone resembling him.

مقبول جاه نام عن قصد الوجو

مقبول جاه نام عن قصد الوجو

دِ وقام في باب الإله وجيها

دِ وقام في باب الإله وجيها

His standing found favor; he slept, heedless of seeking the

Accepted, eminent, he slept from visiting

World, and stood honored at God's door.

And stood at the door of God, revered.

وأتى لأمَّة جدِّه بحقائق

وأتى لأمَّة جدِّه بحقائق

تحيي القلوب فناب عن هاديها

تحيي القلوب فناب عن هاديها

And brought truths to his grandfather's community,

He brought Muhammad's nation truths

That revive hearts; thus he stood in its guide's stead.

That give life—he turned back from its guide.

يضع انكساراً للمهيمن نفسهُ

يضع انكساراً للمهيمن نفسهُ

والله جلَّ جلاله يعليها

والله جلَّ جلاله يعليها

He lowers his soul in broken humility before the All-Protecting One,

He showed self-abasement to the All-Powerful

And God—exalted is His majesty—raises it high.

As God, Majestic is His Majesty, elevated him.

ويميت شهرته ليطوي نشرها

ويميت شهرته ليطوي نشرها

والحقُّ في ملكوته يحييها

والحقُّ في ملكوته يحييها

And he kills his fame to fold away its spread,

He negated his fame, folded it away,

While the Truth, in His kingdom, brings it to life.

While the Truth in His Kingdom gave him life.

وضح الطريق بسعيه لرجاله

وضح الطريق بسعيه لرجاله

فبدت حقيقته التي يخفيها

فبدت حقيقته التي يخفيها

The path became clear to his men through his striving,

By his effort the path was clear for his men,

Thus his reality, which he hides, became manifest.

So his essence they had concealed became evident.

وأفاض في الأكوان هدي محمَّدٍ

وأفاض في الأكوان هدي محمَّدٍ

فسرى بحاضرها وفي باديها

فسرى بحاضرها وفي باديها

And he poured Muhammad's guidance throughout the worlds,

He overflowed with Muhammad's guidance

So it spread among their settled folk and their desert folk.

In its towns and places far from towns.

والمرؤُ مهما رام كتم سريرةٍ

والمرؤُ مهما رام كتم سريرةٍ

لابدَّ عالم سره يبديها

لابدَّ عالم سره يبديها

And however much a man seeks to hide an inward secret,

However a man seeks to hide his inner thoughts,

The Knower of his secret will inevitably disclose it.

The Knower of secrets will reveal them.

فانظر أخيَّ طريق أحمد واعتبر

فانظر أخيَّ طريق أحمد واعتبر

إن كنت في ذوق الطريق نبيها

إن كنت في ذوق الطريق نبيها

So look, my dear brother, at Ahmad's path, and take heed,

So look, my brother, at Ahmad's path and take heed

If you are discerning in tasting the path.

If you have insight into the Way, O intelligent one.

هجر الدعاوي خاشعاً متبتلاً

هجر الدعاوي خاشعاً متبتلاً

بطريقةٍ عن جدِّه يرويها

بطريقةٍ عن جدِّه يرويها

He forsook pretensions, humble and wholly devoted,

Forsake claims, humble and detached,

Following a path he transmits from his grandfather.

In a way that he relates back to his grandfather.

وطوى عن الحاجات كشحاً جازماً

وطوى عن الحاجات كشحاً جازماً

أنَّ الكريم بفضله يقضيها

أنَّ الكريم بفضله يقضيها

And turned his flank away from needs, firmly convinced

He did without needs decisively, certain

That the Generous One, through His bounty, fulfills them.

That the Generous One fulfills them through His grace.

وسرى بفيفاء التمسكن وحده

وسرى بفيفاء التمسكن وحده

وغفا بركبان الحمى ساريها

وغفا بركبان الحمى ساريها

And journeyed by night alone through the wilderness of self-abasement,

He followed the path of silence and solitude,

And its night traveler dozed among the sanctuary's riders.

While yearnings' mounts sped on beneath him.

وأعاد فارعة القلوب لربها

وأعاد فارعة القلوب لربها

إنَّ العباد وليُّها باريها

إنَّ العباد وليُّها باريها

And returned the lofty hearts to their Lord.

He restored the lofty hearts to their Lord

Indeed, the servants' guardian is their Maker.

For the worshippers—their Protector is their Maker.

هذا الرفاعي الكبير وهذه

هذا الرفاعي الكبير وهذه

آياته بوركت يا تاليها

آياته بوركت يا تاليها

This is al-Rifa'i the Great, and these

This is the great Rafai' and these are his signs—

Are his signs; blessed be you, O their reciter.

Blessings upon you, O reciter!