1. O You who guaranteed to fulfill the wish
Of whoever calls upon You

2. You know my state, All-Knowing, All-Aware
Of my exterior and interior, All-Seeing

3. So Allah and then Muhammad the Chosen
And my master Shaykh Al-Tijani Ahmed

4. Are my pillars whenever hardships befall
And my relief whenever breasts are straitened

5. And the Shaykh is my means to reach them
The best door leading to them both

6. My master, pillar, request and hope
My treasure, my hope, refuge and deed

7. Your servant Ismael has come to you
Crying out, seeking refuge in your protection

8. He has no door but yours to frequent
Nor master but you on whom to depend

9. His chest grew tight and his tears flowed
And his hand pains him and hurts him so

10. He cried to you often and complained
And for his crying every friend has cried

11. I've no strength to bear this pain
Nor health to withstand this illness

12. I've parted from loved ones and brothers all
Embracing sorrows and tribulations all

13. Consuming my time, my place all
Hoping for your kindness through it all

14. If you close the door before one
Who comes to you when tribulations run

15. In my morning and eve I hope in you
In darkness and dawn I call on you

16. I went to the grave of the best intercessor
Between me and you, the best connector

17. The Arab lying in gardens of bliss
Emulating the ways of the grandfather's kin

18. There my tears flowed unending
Though rain may cease, my tears descend

19. Then I returned, my heart confused, troubled
My tears still flowing down my cheek

20. Have mercy on my pained heart
Have mercy on my broken liver

21. Have mercy on my ailing body
Have mercy on my weak eyes

22. Have mercy on my little patience
Have mercy on my lasting sorrow

23. Have mercy, oh have mercy on my illness
Have mercy, oh have mercy on my pain

24. Have mercy on my severed womb's rope
Have mercy on my gathered worries all

25. Have mercy for parting from loved ones
Have mercy for intensity of affliction

26. Have mercy for my loneliness and exile
Have mercy for my solitude and old age

27. My intercession with Allah
And the best of Allah's prophets

28. My sorrow has stirred like my parents' sorrow
So I lifted my hands asking, hoping

29. My hope in their wellness is firm
And my tight chest won't recur

30. And be by my side in the grave's descent
And stand by me on the Day of Gathering

31. That you may see me in the company of your grandfather
And the abode of Ismail, servant of your grandfather