من مات يعلم أنك الحق المبينْ

وأنا الذي قد متُّ فيك على اليقينْ

He who died knows that You are the Evident Truth

And I who died in You am certain indeed

وفنيت حتى في وجودك بان لي

كيف التمسُّك منك بالحبل المتينْ

And I vanished even in Your existence, it became clear to me

How can I cling to You with the Firm Rope

يا نور نور الكائنات جميعها

نور على نور هو النور المبينْ

O Light of light of all creatures

Light upon Light, It is the Evident Light

أنا ظلمة ظهرت بنور محمد

ومحمد نور بنورك مستبينْ

I am darkness which appeared by the light of Muhammad

And Muhammad is a light by Your Evident Light

والنور بالظلمات يظهر عادة

وكذلك الظلمات من نور تَبينْ

And light appears normally by darkness

And so is darkness made clear by light

نحن التقادير التي قدرتها

في نور نورك يا مهيمن يا معينْ

We are the destinies which You have destined

In the light of Your Light O All Powerful O Helper

فالطف بنا وامنن علينا بالذي

نرجوه منك ولا تدعْنا حائرينْ

So be kind to us and grant us what

We hope from You and do not leave us confused

وتولَّ حفظ قلوبنا وجسومنا

مما يعيب من الأمور وما يشينْ

And take care to protect our hearts and bodies

From that which blemishes and makes ugly

وأعن وثبتنا عن سنن الهدى

دنياً وآخرةً كما ترضى ودينْ

And help and make us steadfast upon the ways of guidance

In this life and the next as You are pleased and as prescribed

بحبيبك الهادي إليك محمد

خير الورى وأجلهم طه الأمينْ

By Your Beloved Guide to You Muhammad

The best of creation, the most revered, the Trustworthy

وبآله وبصحبه وبحزبه

وبمن غدوا أنصاره والتابعينْ

And by his family, companions and party

And by those who became his supporters and followers

أبدا عليه كذا عليهم كلهم

أزكى الصلاة مع السلام بكل حينْ

Forever upon him, and so upon them all

The most pure prayer and peace at all times

ما لاح وجه الفجر في شعر الدجى

والشمس مشطت السواد عن الجبينْ

When the face of dawn shone in the hair of night

And the sun combed out the blackness from the brow