1. I went to visit Abu Yazaa while in deep sorrow,
And in my liver there burned bright the fires of grief,

2. I went to Abu Yazaa while my thoughts were confused,
When the sea of worries raged and terrors arose,

3. I went to Abu Yazaa while my meadow was barren,
And the rain clouds withheld their gifts and were miserly,

4. I went to Abu Yazaa because my goal had failed,
So that joy would turn to me again and smile,

5. I went to Abu Yazaa when poison from enemies had struck me
And so my state declined as my strength faded away,

6. I went to Abu Yazaa when the poison of passion stung me
And they said that I was jobless having lost my way,

7. I went to Abu Yazaa when disease had worn me down
And the misfortunes had battered my body till it was frail,

8. I went to Abu Yazaa when hostility had shaken me,
For I was always losing everything I held dear,

9. I went to Abu Yazaa when my faults became clear to me
And I had plunged deep into the ugliest shame,

10. I went to Abu Yazaa when my sins testified against me
In various forms and images of disgrace,

11. I went to Abu Yazaa though no one who visited
The tomb of Abu Yazaa was turned back by fate,

12. I went to Abu Yazaa though none was barred from
The tomb of Abu Yazaa by worldly affairs,

13. I went to Abu Yazaa though no seeker was disappointed
At the abode of Abu Yazaa while in deep despair,

14. I went to the one who quenches the thirst of the distressed,
The burning hot wind between the ribs is made cool by him,

15. I went to the one whose ease dispels all hardship
And in whose tomb is a sea of gifts ever flowing,

16. The light of bliss flourishes in the meadow of his kindness,
And the branch of wealth is a staff for one who asks,

17. I went to a generous man whom providence has prepared
To favor whoever seeks him in times of distress,

18. I went to the abode of the noble in my poverty
And came to the Egypt of generosity completely destitute,

19. At Abu Yazaa's door lies the destination of my travels,
And to Abu Yazaa's door the hopeful masses come,

20. I crossed the valleys though they were hazardous,
With lions and beasts lying in ambush between their hills,

21. I crossed the deserts though they were vast,
My heart pounding there like a startled beast,

22. When the heat of the summer sun rages in their midst,
We call upon Abu Yazaa and so find relief,

23. And I reached a land where the cobras have nested,
In it are Allah's secret and clues that guide the lost,

24. I alighted in the most generous and noblest man's abode,
Though I am always harsh towards the generous folk,

25. And I composed poetry praising him vainly,
Though I am a habitual liar when composing praise,

26. Before my praises I confess my purpose,
And complain to one who relieves the sick and spares no effort,

27. My master, the ingredients of my faith have rotted,
And without your grace I would have strayed,

28. My master, the veins of my audacity still pulse,
While, my master, the pulse of religion within me is stifled,

29. I was disgraced when hands were extended to me,
And so they brought me nothing but disgrace and humiliation,

30. My master, the blending of hardship has prolonged its withholding,
While your ease, my master, makes hardships smooth,

31. My master, the breath of thought has lost its composure,
In the seas of my worries which are fatal to thought,

32. My master, I fear for my young lest hardship befall them,
By your grace, so that no situation is too narrow for them,

33. My master, your door of refusal is shut,
While there are no locks upon the doors of your giving,

34. My master, you are the sun, your light is clear,
My master, you are the sea, your freshness is exhilarating,

35. My master, you are the moon while people are but stars,
My master, you are pure gold while people are but pebbles,

36. May Abu Yazaa regain his reason which you have sought,
And may his health be the best of what life may bring,

37. And may his freedom from all that pains him,
Now that wealth has vanished and resources are depleted,

38. And the facilitation of acquiring knowledge and collecting it,
So that summarizing it and going into detail may bring happiness,

39. And the ease of earning permitted sustenance that will be enough
For one's needs and situation,

40. And a good end that you may reach with the final resting place,
So whether much or little, it is equal in that,

41. And that Allah's veil be lowered over my kinsfolk,
By it my heart will find solace and be distracted from grief,

42. And that I perform the pilgrimage that absolves sins, bright is its reward,
And visit the highest of all spots though it is neglected,

43. Upon him is the prayer of Allah that purifies with its breeze,
And by its winds the companions and household are remembered.