أَعْضَلَتْ عِلَّتِي فَجِئْتُ رَئِيسَا

فَاقَ فِي الطِّبِّ أَرِسْطَا طَالِيسَا

My ailment disabled me, so I became a chief,

My ailment became severe, so I came to a master,

Surpassing Hippocrates and Thales in medicine.

Who has surpassed Aristotle in the art of healing,

وَقَصَدْتُ رُكْنَ السِّيَادَةِ مَوْلاَ

نَا ابْنَ مَنْ أَسَّسُوا الْهُدَى تَأْسِيسَا

I sought the cornerstone of rule, my master,

And I sought the pillar of lordship, our mas-

I, son of those who founded guidance on establishment.

-ter, the son of those who laid the very foundations of guidance,

وَانْتَجَعْتُ مُزْنَ الْغَائِبِ مَنْ أَحْ

يَى بِغَرْبٍ رَبْعَ الرَّشَادِ الدَّرِيسَا

And I regained the glory of the absent one who revived

And I sought the rainclouds of the absent one, he who re-

The West with a quarter of right guidance and wisdom.

-vived the ruined abode of righteousness in the West,

وَأَمَّمْتُ كَنْزَ الْغِنَى عَيْنَ أَعْيَا

نِ السُّرَاةِ بَحْرَ النَّدَى إِدْرِيسَا

And I treasured the hoard of wealth, the spring of the bleary-eyed,

And I set out for the treasure of wealth, the elite of the no-

The sea of dew, Idris.

-ble chiefs, the ocean of generosity, Idris.

شَمْسَ مَنْجَاتِنَا فَبَعْضُ سَنَاهُ

مَاحِقٌ كُلَّّ مَا اقْتَضَى تَنْكِيسَا

The sun of our salvation - thus some of his years

The sun of our salvation; for even a fraction of his radiance

Obliterated all that required abasement.

Obliterates all that brings about degradation.

فَرْعَ عَبْدِ الإِلَهِ وَالْحَسَنَيْنِ

وَالْوَصِيِّ أَبْدَوْا سَنَاهُ شُمُوسَا

The branch of God's servant and the two grandsons,

The branch of 'Abd al-Ilah, and the two Hasans,

And the successor shone their years like suns.

And the Legatee—they revealed his brilliance as suns—

وَالْبَتُولِابْنَةِ الرَّسُولِ عَلَيْهِ ال

لَّهُ صَلَّى سَقَتْ عُلاَهُ كُؤُوسَا

And the virgin daughter of the Messenger of God,

And the Chaste one, daughter of the Messenger, upon whom Al-

Allah's prayers be upon him, watered its summit with cups.

-lah's blessings rest, who poured cups for his eminence.

لاَ تَلُمْنَا لِأَنْ قَصَدْنَاهُ إِنَّا

قَدْ قَصَدْنَا بِهِ خَلِيفَةَ عِيسَى

Do not blame us for seeking it, we

Do not blame us for seeking him, for indeed we

Only sought through it the caliph of Jesus.

Have sought through him the successor of Jesus,

وَالذِي تَفْضُلُ الأَكَارِعُ إِذْ تَخْ

طُو عَلَى أَرْضِهِ الطُّلَى وَالرُّؤُوسَا

He before whom hands and heads bow down

And the one whose very feet are exalted as they str-

When they walk on his land covered with skulls and heads.

-ide upon his earth, above the necks and the heads.

قَدْ سَعَى وَفْدُنَا إِلَيْكَ أَمَوْلاَ

يَ أَمَوْلَى الْكِرَامِ مُجْلِي الْبُوسَا

Our delegation hastened to you, my master,

Our delegation has journeyed toward you, O mas-

My master of generosity, kissing hands.

-ter, O master of the noble ones, dispeller of misery,

بِابْنِكُمْ جَارِنَا الرِّضَى إِدْرِيسَا

إِعْنِنَا عَنْ أَعْمَالِ نِعْمَ وَبِيسَا

Through your son, our neighbor, the content Idris,

Through your son, our neighbor, the well-pleasing Idris,

Help us perform good and bad deeds.

Spare us from the deeds of 'excellent' and 'wretched',

وَانْفِ عَنَّا التَّلْبِيسَ وَالتَّدْلِيسَا

فَعَسَى لاَ نَرَى عَذَاباً بِيسَا

And turn from us fraud and deception,

And banish from us all deception and fraud,

That we may not see terrible torment.

So that perhaps we may never face a wretched torment.

وَلْتُفِدْنَا مِنَ الْمَوَاهِبِ مَا بَغْ

لِبُ فَيْضُ زُلاَلِهِ الْقَامُوسَا

And let us benefit from gifts abundantly

And grant us such spiritual gifts that over-

So we overflow with the outpouring of his dictionary.

-whelm the vast ocean with their pure, overflowing waters.

عَاطِنَا خَمْرَةَ الْغِنَى مِنْكَ حَتَّى

لاَ نَخَافَ الإِعْسَارَ وَالتَّفْلِيسَا

Give us the wine of wealth so that

Give us to drink the wine of enrichment from you, until

We do not fear poverty and bankruptcy.

We no longer fear hardship or bankruptcy,

وَاغْذِنَا مِنْ غِذَاءٍ حُلْوِ الأَمَانِي

مَا يُجِيدُ الْكَيْلُوسَ وَالْكَيْمُوسَا

And feed us sweet, desired food

And nourish us with the sweet food of aspirations,

That excels both quantity and quality.

That perfects the chyle and the chyme.

وَاسْقِنَا مِنْ كُؤُوسِ بِرِّكَ وَاخْلَعْ

مِنْ نَسِيجِ الرِّضَى عَلَيْنَا لَبُوسَا

And quench us from cups of your righteousness, and dress

And give us to drink from the cups of your goodness, and bestow

Us in the fabric of contentment.

Upon us a garment woven from the fabric of contentment.

وَارْوِ حَرَّ الْحَشَا بِجَدْوَاكَ رَيّاً

لَمْ يَدَعْ فِي الْفُؤَادِ مِنَّا رَسِيسَا

And water the heat of grief with your clouds, a watering

And quench the burning of our innards with your generosity, a quenching

That left no burning in our hearts.

That leaves not a trace of lingering fever in our hearts.

لاَ تُضَيِّعْ خُطىً وَصَلْنَا بِهَا مَثْ

وَاكَ مَثْوَى السَّنَا الْمُزِيحِ النُّحُوسَا

Do not waste a step we took to your abode,

Do not waste the footsteps by which we have reached your dwel-

The clearing of sublime old age and misfortune.

-ling, a dwelling of radiance that dispels all misfortunes.

فَرَأَيْنَا السَّنَا بِهِ مُسْتَطِيراً

وَرَأَيْنَا الْجَلاَلَ فِيهِ جَلِيسَا

We saw glory flourishing through it,

For we have seen the brilliance spreading widely within it,

And we saw majesty dwelling in it.

And we have seen majesty sitting there as a companion.

وَسَلاَمٌ مِنْ عَبْدِكُمْ نَجْلِ زَاكُو

رٍ عَلَى الْقَبِْر لاَ يَزَالُ حَبِيسَا

And greetings from your servant, the son of Zakour,

And peace from your servant, the son of Zaku-

Upon the tomb that remains inhabited.

-r, remaining perpetually confined upon this tomb,

عَاطِرٌ نَشْرُهُ كَنَشْرِ ثَرَاكُمْ

مَا حَوَى الْمَجْدُ قَبْرَكُمْ عِرِّيسَا

Its scent is perfumed, like the scent of your tomb,

Its fragrance is as sweet as the scent of your soil,

However much glory the place of your rest contains, O groom.

As long as glory embraces your tomb like a lion's den.

وَالصَّلاَةُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْمُخْ

تَارِ مَنْ قَدْ حَبَاكُمُ التَّقْدِيسَا

And prayers upon Abu Al-Qasim the Elect,

And blessings be upon Abu al-Qasim, the Cho-

Whom you sanctified above all people.

-sen One, he who has endowed you with sanctification,

أَنْفَسِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمْ مَنْ بِهِ يَا

دُرَّةَ الطَّاهِرِينَ كُنْتَ نَفِيسَا

The most precious of all creation, through whom,

The most precious of all creation, the one through whom, O

O pearl of the pure, you were precious.

Pearl of the pure ones, you became so precious.