قَصَدْتُ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ ذَا الْمَعَالِي

وَنَارُ كَآبَتِي ذَاتُ اشْتِعَالِ

I sought out Abu Ali, the eminent one,

I sought out Abu Ali, the possessor of exalted virtues,

While the fire of my anguish blazed intensely,

while the fire of my sorrow was blazing fiercely,

عَلَى حِيَن ادْلَهَمَّتْ مُعْضِلاَتِي

لِكَوْنِي بَيْنَ مَنْ يَهْوَى اغْتِيَالِي

At a time when my problems overwhelmed me,

at a time when my overwhelming hardships grew pitch-black,

For I was amidst those who wished my demise.

for being among those who desire my ruin,

وَبُعْدِ أَحِبَّتِي وَفِرَاقِ أَهْلِي

وَحِلِّي كُلَّ حِينٍ وَارْتِحَالِي

And far from my loved ones and kith and kin,

and the distance of my loved ones, the separation from my family,

With no abode, wandering ceaselessly,

and my ceaseless settling and departing,

وَقِلَّةِ مُنْجِدِي فِي دِينِ رَبِّي

وَكَثْرَةِ نَاصِرِيَ عَلَى الضَّلاَلِ

With few who would help me in my faith,

and the scarcity of my helpers in the religion of my Lord,

And many aiding my going astray.

and the abundance of my supporters toward misguidance.

ذَلِيلاً مُسْتَغِيثاً ذَا احْتِرَاقٍ

بِهِ مِمَّا عَرَانِي مِنْ خَبَالِ

So I came, hapless and begging urgently,

Humbled, crying out for relief, burning within,

Burning with all the disgrace that's dogged me.

seeking his aid against the distress that has afflicted me.

فَمَنْ يَدْخُلْ حِمَى الْكُبَرَاءِ يَسْلَمْ

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يَخَافُ وَلاَ يُبَالِي

He who enters the sanctuary is safe and sound—

For whoever enters the sanctuary of the great ones finds safety,

O you who fear not and are unperturbed!

and O you who are fearless and undeterred!

أَغِثْنِي يَا عَلاَءَ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ

وَأَنْقِذْنِي مِنْ أَسْبَابِ الْوَبَالِ

Save me, O Pride of Abu Ali!

Rescue me, O eminence of Abu Ali,

Rescue me from causes of doom!

and save me from the causes of woe.

أَجِرْنِي يَا أمَانَ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ

وَبَاعِدْ بَيْنَ وَسْوَاسِي وَبَالِي

Shield me, O Shelter of Abu Ali!

Grant me sanctuary, O safeguard of Abu Ali,

And distance me from my woes and worries!

and place a distance between my anxious whispers and my mind.

أَفِدْنِي يَا نَوَالَ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ

غِنىً عَنْ مَا سِوَى رَبِّ الْجَلاَلِ

Enrich me, O Bounty of Abu Ali!

Bestow upon me, O bounty of Abu Ali,

Free of all save the Lord of Majesty!

an independence from all save the Lord of Majesty.

وَنَظِّمْ شَمْلَ أَهْلِي بِاجْتِمَاعِي

بِهِمْ ذَا تَوْبَةٍ وَصَلاَحِ حَالِي

And unite my clan with my return

And mend the separation of my family by uniting me

To them in repentance and rectitude!

with them, possessing true repentance and a righteous state.