1. O seeker of Allah's mercy
Surrender your affairs to Allah
١. يا طالباً رحمةَ الله
سلم أمورك لله
2. And say sincerely and earnestly
Allah, Allah, Allah
٢. وقل بصدِق وجدٍّ
الله الله الله
3. And find pleasure in Him and be well-mannered
For you are in the presence of Allah
٣. ولذّ به وتأدب
فانت في حضرة الله
4. You have attained a treasure
And any superfluity is from Allah
٤. فقد ظَفرْتَ بِكَنْز
وكل فضفلٍ من الله
5. Grasp it firmly
For it is the essence of Allah's Names
٥. واشدُدْ يدَكْ عليه
فقطب أسماءِ الله
6. And constantly attend with your heart
When you utter Allah
٦. والزم حضوراً بقلبٍ
إذا نطقت بالله
7. For therein is a hidden sweetness
Known to those who remember Allah
٧. ففيه سُكرٌ خَفِيٌ
يَدْرِيه من ذَكَرَ الله
8. Submit to the universe and dance
With your words Allah, Allah
٨. وسلم على الكون وارْقُصْ
بقولِك الله الله
9. And rejoice at that and drink
The wine of your remembrance, Allah
٩. واطْربْ على ذاكَ واشرب
خمرةٌ ذِكرِكَ الله
10. This, for me, is life
No death with Allah
١٠. هذه عندي حياةُ
لا موت منها بالله
11. Bestowed on you by a Shaykh
Who stood for Allah, for Allah
١١. ينيلها لكَ شيخاً
قد قام لله لله
12. And submitted to Him and lived
In His good pleasure and Allah's
١٢. وَسَلم لهُ وتحيا
في رضاهُ ورضى الله
13. And my Lord blessed and greeted
The guide to Allah
١٣. وصَلى ربي وسلم
على الدليل على الله
14. Ahmad the best
To enrich poetry
١٤. أحمدْ خيرُ
ليغني شَعَرْ
15. O beloved of my heart
None has the right to be worshipped but You
١٥. يا حبيب القلب
لا إِله إِلا أنت
16. Forgive me my sin
None has the right to be worshipped but You
١٦. اغفر لي ذنبي
لا إِله إِلا أنت