آمِنتَ مِنَ الخُطُوبِ أتيتُ طُوبَى

ويَأمَنُ مَن ألَمَّ بِهَا الخُطُوبا

I have come to Tubaa, secure from afflictions,

And he who is afflicted by them finds safety.

فطوبى للذي دَفنُوهُ فيها

وللشيخ الخليفة منه طوبَى

So blessed is he who is buried in it,

And blessed is the Sheikh Khalifa because of it.

فلا غَدراً أَخَافُ ولا أذاة

من الدَّهر الخئون ولا قطوبا

I neither fear betrayal nor harm,

From the treacherous fate or misfortunes.

أتيتُ مدينةً للهِ تُدني

ويُصفي يُمنُ زَورَتِها القلوبا

I have come to a city of God that brings closer,

And purifies the hearts through its blessings.

وتجتذبُ النفوسَ إلى المعالِى

وتجتنبُ الرذائلَ والعيوبَا

It attracts souls to the heights,

And avoids lowliness and defects.

وتُبدَلُ عندها السَّوءى بِحُسنَى

ويَخلِفُ عندها الفرجُ الكَرُوبَا

Vice is replaced there with virtue,

And distress relieved with joy.

وَيعلُمُ ذو الجهالةِ إِن أتَاهَا

ويصبحُ كُلُّ مكتئبٍ طَرُوبَا

The ignorant learns if he comes to it,

And the depressed awakens happy.

ويصبحُ كلُ ممهَتَنٍ مَهَيباً

ويصبحُ كُلُّ مُغتَرِبٍ قريبا

The intimidated becomes dignified,

And the estranged becomes a friend.

ويصبحُ مَادِرٌ مَعنًى كَمَعنٍ

ويصبحُبَاقِلٌ قسّاً خَطِيبَا

The weak speaker becomes eloquent,

And the harsh grows gentle and wise.

بها الشيخُ الخَدِيمُ ثَوى فنالت

بِيُمنِ الشيخِ منزلَةً وطيبا

The Sheikh, its old servant, found rest,

And through the Sheikh's blessing gained esteem.

وأظهرَ سِرَّهُ فِيها فَدَبَّت

حُمَيَّا سِرِّهِ فيها دَبِيبَأ

He revealed his secret in it, so it stirred,

The protectors of his secret moving through it.

وأفرَغَ في جوانبها ذَنُوباً

من البركاتِ تَختَطِفُ الذُّنوبَا

He poured into its precincts sins,

That blessings might consume them.

وأسَّكنَهَا خَلِيفَتَه فأمسَى

لأدوَاءِ القلوبِ بِها طبيبا

He settled his successor in it, so he became

The healer of hearts' ailments.

وأورَثَه مآثرَه اللواتِى

بها مَلَك القبائلَ والشَّعُوبَا

He bequeathed him his great works,

Through which he had ruled tribes and nations.

وأوصاه بها وكساه بُرداً

أنِيقاً مِن جَلاَلتِه قَشِيبَا

He entrusted it to him and clothed him

With the fine cloak of his reverence.

وَاشخَبَ في حياضِ القَلبش ثَدياً

من العرفانِ مِدرَاراً شُخوبا

He suckled in the meadows of his heart

A streaming breast of wisdom.

فَقَامَ بإرثِه خَلقاً وخُلقاً

وكَانَ لِمَفصل الحقِّ المُصِيبَا

He carried out his legacy in character and deed,

Hitting the mark of truth.

آيَا طُوبَآ أتَيتُكِ مُستَجِيراً

أسِيرَ مَآثِمٍ فَلِقاً حَرِيبَا

O Tubaa I have come to you seeking refuge,

A captive of sins, bare and destitute.

أؤمِّلُ ما اُؤملُ مِنكِ إني

جديرٌ بالمُؤَمَّلِ أن أُؤُوبَا

I hope for what I hope from you,

For I deserve, O Tubaa, to hope.

وأولَى بُغيَتِى إصلاَحُ قَلبي

فَكَم اصلَحتِ يا طُوبَى قلوبا

My greatest desire is to reform my heart -

How many hearts have you reformed, O Tubaa!

وأن تُمحَى وتُغفَرَ لِى ذُنُوبي

وأشقَى مِن معارِفِكُم ذَنُوبَا

To erase and forgive my sins,

While none is more undeserving of your favors.

والفي جَارَ جَارِكِ في التلاقِى

وألفي للحبيب غَداً حبيبا

Reconcile me with your neighbor when we meet,

And reconcile for the beloved, tomorrow, a beloved.

صلاةُ اللهِ يتبعها سلامٌ

عليهِ صَوبها سَحّاً عَجِيبا

The prayer of God followed by peace

Upon its directions, wondrous and joyous!