اليه به سبحانه أَتَوَسَل

وَأَرجو الَّذي يُرجى لديه واسأل

To Him, glorified is He, I plead

And I hope for that which is hoped from Him, so I ask

وأحسن قَصدي في خُضوعي وَذلتي

له وَعَليه وحده أَتوَكَل

And I intend well in my submission and humility to Him

And in Him alone I trust

وأصحب آمالي إِلى فضل جوده

وأنزل حاجاتي بِمَن لَيسَ يبخل

And I accompany my hopes to His bounty

And I descend my needs to Him who does not withhold

فَسُبحانه من أَوَّل هو آخِر

وَسُبحانه من آخر هُوَ أَوَّل

So Glorified is He who is the First and the Last

And Glorified is He who is the Last and the First

وَسُبحان من تعنو الوجوه لِوَحهِهِ

ومن كل ذي عز له يَتَذَلل

And Glorified is He to whom faces bow in worship

And from whom every possessor of might is humbled

ومن هو فرد لا نَظير له وَلا

شَبيه وَلا مثل به يَتَمَثَل

And He who is One, with no equal or

Similarity, nor can any be compared to Him

ومن كلت الافهام عَن وصف ذاته

فَلَيسَ لها في الكيف والاين مدخل

And minds are confounded in describing His essence

So they have no entry into the how and where

تكفل فضلا لا وجوبا برزقه

عَلى الخلق فهو الرازِق المتكفل

He guaranteed provision, not by obligation

But by His grace, for He is the Provider

وَلَم يأخذ العبد المسىء بذنبه

وَلكنه يرجى لامر وَيمهل

And He did not seize the disobedient slave for his sin

But He gives respite and is forbearing

حَليم عَظيم راحِم متكرم

رؤف رَحيم واهب متطوّل

Forbearing, Tremendous, Merciful, Generous

Kind, Compassionate, Bestower, Patient

جواد مجيد مشفق متعطف

جَليل جَميل منعم متفضل

Bountiful, Glorious, Compassionate, Gentle

Sublime, Beautiful, Beneficent, Munificent

له الراسيات الشم تهبط خشية

وَتنشق عَن ماء يسيح وَيخضل

To Him belong the firmaments that descend in awe

And crack from the water He pours and splashes

وأنشأ من لا شيء محبا هو اطلا

يسبح فيها رعدها وَيهلل

And He created from nothing a lover, ecstatic

Who praises therein His thunder and shouts His Oneness

وأَحيا نَواحي الأَرض من بعد مَوتِها

بمنسجم غيث من السحب يهمل

And He gave life to the regions of earth after their death

With the harmonious rain from pouring clouds

واجرى بِلا نفخ رياحا لواقحها

تَسير بلا شخص يحاط وَيعقل

And He caused the winds to blow without being blown into

Traveling without a being to control and reason

فَسُبحان مَجرى الريح في كل موضع

لتبلغ كل العالمين وَتشمل

So Glorified is He who drives the winds wherever He wills

To reach all the worlds and encompass them

عَلى أَنه في عز سلطانه يَرى

وَيَسمَع منا ما نجد ونهزل

And in His invincible sovereignty He sees

And hears from us what we feel and express

يحيط بما تخفى الضَمائر عمله

وَيَدري دَبيب النمل وَاللَيل أَلبل

He encompasses that which hearts conceal in their actions

And knows the creeping of ants and the darkest night

وَيَحصى عديد القطر وَالرَمل وَالحَصى

وَما هُوَ أَدنى منه عدا وأَكمَل

And counts the number of drops, sand, and pebbles

And that which is lesser than they, to the utmost detail

وَيَعلَم ما قدر الجبال وَوزنها

مَثاقيل ذر أَو أَخف وَأَثقَل

And knows the weight of mountains and their mass

As tons, particles, less or more

حَنانيك يا من فضله الجم فائض

وَمن جوده المَوجود للخلق يَشمَل

Your tenderness, O He whose overflowing grace

And whose bounty encompasses all creation

وَيا غافِر الزلات وَهي عَظيمة

وَيا نافِذ التَدبير ما شاء يَفعَل

O Forgiver of terrible wrongs

O Executor of what He wills to perfection

وَيا فالق الاصباح وَالحب وَالنوى

وَيا باعِث الاشباح في الحشر تنسل

O Splitter of dawn, seeds, and nuclei

O Reviver of spirits on Resurrection Day swarming

أَجِب دَعوَتي يا سَيدي واقض حاجَتي

سَريعا فَشأن العَبد يَدعو وَيعجل

Answer my prayer, O my Master, and fulfill my need

Swiftly, for it is the way of servants to pray insistently

فَما حاجَتي الا الَّتي قَد عَلِمتها

وان عظمت عِندي فَعندك تسهل

My need is only that which You already know

Though great to me, with You it is easily solved

تول ابن يحيى الشارقى محمدا

وأبلغه في الدارَين ما هُوَ يأمل

Take care of the son of Yahya Al-Sharqi, Muhammad

And grant him in the two abodes what he hopes for

وأسبل عَليهِ الستر من كل نكبة

فَسَترك مَسدول عَلى الخَلق مسبل

Drape over him the veil from every calamity

For Your drape covers creation completely

وأكرمه بالقرآن واجعله حجة

لَهُ شافعا اذ لا شَفاعَة تقبل

Honor him with the Qur'an and make it his authority

An intercessor for him when no intercession is accepted

فَيا طول ما يَتلوه يَرجو بضاعة

مضاعَفة يَوم الجَزا لَيسَ تهمل

For the more he recites it hoping for abundant reward

On the Day of Requital, may it not be denied

وَلاطفه وارحم من يَليه رحامة

وَصحبا فان البعض للبعض يحمل

Treat him gently, and have mercy on those around him

For some carry others’ burdens

أَجرهم من الدنيا وَمن نكباتها

وَجازهم يوم العشار تعطل

Reward them in this world and from its tribulations

And on the Day when deeds are weighed, recompense them

وَقائلها واغفر خَطاياه أَنَّه

أَسير باثقال الذنوب مكبل

And the one reciting it, forgive his sins, though

Burdened with the weight of sins, fettered

أَتاكَ وَلا قَلب سَليم مطهر

وَلا عمل تَرضى به كان يفعل

He came to You with no pure or cleansed heart

Nor righteous deeds he used to perform

وَلا يَرتَجي من عند غيرك رحمة

وَلا يَبتَغي فَضلا لمن يتفضل

Nor does he hope for mercy from other than You

Nor seek grace from the gracious

بَلى جاء مسكينا مقرا بِذَنبه

ذنوب وَأَوزار عَلى الظهر تحمل

Rather he came destitute, confessing his sin

Sins and burdens upon his back he carries

فَحَقِق رَجائي فيك يا غاية المنى

فانت لمن يَرجوك حصن مؤمل

So fulfill my hope in You, O ultimate desire

For You are the fortress of those who hope in You

وَقل أَنتَ يا عَبدالرَحيم لِرَحمَتي

خلقت ومن يعنيك فهو مجمل

And say: O Most Merciful’s servant! For My mercy

I created you, and whoever seeks refuge in you is completed

سأغرقكم في بحر جودى كَرامة

وأومنكم يوم المراضع تذهل

I will immerse you all in the sea of My bounty and honor

And give you safety on the Day when relatives are preoccupied

وان فتحت جنات عدن لداخل

فَقُل يا عِبادي هَذه الجنة ادخلوا

And if I open the Gardens of Eden for one who enters

Say: O My servants! This is Paradise, enter

فَجودك يا ذا الكبرياء مؤمل

وَحبلك للراجين بالخير يوصل

For your bounty, O Lord of Majesty, harbors hope

And Your cord to those who hope for good delivers them

وَصل وَسلم كل لمحة ناظر

عَلى أَحمد ما حن رعد مجلجل

And bless and salute every glance

Upon Ahmed whenever lightning flashes

صَلاة تحاكى الشمس نورا وَرِفعَة

وتفضح أَزهار الرياض وَنجعل

A prayer that rivals the sun in light and loftiness

And puts garden flowers and basil to shame

تخص حَبيب الزائين وَتثنى

عَلى آله اذهمأَعز وَأَفضل

Specifically for the beloved of both worlds, and then

His family, for they are the most honorable and virtuous