خَليفَةَ اللَّهِ طالَت عَنكَ غَيبَتُنا

خَليفَةَ اللَّهِ طالَت عَنكَ غَيبَتُنا

عَشرا وَعَشرا وَعَشراً بَعدَها أُخَرا

عَشرا وَعَشرا وَعَشراً بَعدَها أُخَرا

O Caliph of God, our absence from you has grown long:

O Caliph of Allah, long has been our separation from you

Ten, and ten, and another ten thereafter.

Ten years, then ten more, then ten again after that

فَالعَبدُ يَشكو إِلى مَولاهُ وَحشَتَهَ

فَالعَبدُ يَشكو إِلى مَولاهُ وَحشَتَهَ

لَو كانَ بِالعَبدِ صَبر بَعدَ ذا صَبَرا

لَو كانَ بِالعَبدِ صَبر بَعدَ ذا صَبَرا

So the servant complains to his master of his loneliness;

So the servant complains to his Master of his loneliness

If the servant had patience after this, he would endure.

If the servant had patience after this patience

جَدد لِعَبدِكَ نورا يَستَضيءُ بِهِ

جَدد لِعَبدِكَ نورا يَستَضيءُ بِهِ

مِن نورِ وَجهِكَ يَجلو السَّمعَ وَالبَصَرا

مِن نورِ وَجهِكَ يَجلو السَّمعَ وَالبَصَرا

Renew for your servant a light by which he may be illumined,

Renew for your servant a light by which he can be illuminated

From the light of your face, which clears hearing and sight.

From the light of your face which clears hearing and sight

لا يَهتَدي لِطَريقِ القَصدِ يَسلُكُهُ

لا يَهتَدي لِطَريقِ القَصدِ يَسلُكُهُ

مَن لا تَرى عَينُهُ شَمساً وَلا قَمَرا

مَن لا تَرى عَينُهُ شَمساً وَلا قَمَرا

None can find the straight path to follow

He who does not see a sun or moon cannot follow

Whose eye sees neither sun nor moon.

The path of moderation he wants to take