إِلَى السَّادَةِ الأَمْجَادِ وَالقَادَةِ الْغُرِّ

نُجُومِ سَمَاءِ الْقَصْرِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ

To the glorious masters and the illustrious leaders,

The stars of the court's sky in times of hardship and ease,

بَنِي عَابِدِ الْوَهَّابِخِيرَةِ وُلْدِهِ

وَكُلُّهُمْ فِي الْفَضْلِ كَالْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّي

The sons of Abid al-Wahhab, the choicest of his offspring,

All of whom, in virtue, are like brilliant, pearl-like stars:

سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا ذَوِي الصَّبْرِ كُلَّمَا

أَلَمَّتْ خُطُوبُ الدَّهْرِ بِالقَاصِمِ الظَّهْرِ

Peace be upon you, O people of patience, whenever

The calamities of time strike with back-breaking blows.

وَأَسْأَلُ رَبِّي أَنْ يُعَظِّمَ أَجْرَنَا

وَأَجْرَكُمْ فِي السَّيِّدِ السَّنَدِ الْبَرِّ

And I ask my Lord to magnify our reward,

And your reward, for the loss of the righteous master and steadfast support:

أَخُوكُمْ أَخُو الذِّكْرِ الْجَمِيلِ لِأَنْ سَمَا

سَناً فِي سَمَاءِ الْفَخْرِ بِالْحِفْظِ لِلذِّكْرِ

Your brother, a man of beautiful remembrance, for he ascended

In radiance through the sky of glory by memorizing the Holy Quran.

أَبُو حَسَنٍ فَاللهُ يُحْسِنُ دَائِماً

إِلَيْهِ لَدَيْهِ بِالْجَزِيلِ مِنَ الأَجْرِ

Abu Hasan—may Allah always bestow His grace upon him,

In His very presence, with an abundant reward,

فَيَبْقَى عَلِيّاً كَاسْمِهِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ الْ

عَلِيِّ بِعِلِّيِّينَ مَأْوَى ذَوِي الْخَطْرِ

So he remains exalted, like his name, beside his Lord, the

Most High, in the uppermost heavens, the refuge of the eminent.

وَأَلْبَسَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ حُلَلَ الرِّضَا

وَعَوَّضَنَا مِنْهُ الْجَمِيلَ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ

And may He clothe us, after his passing, in the garments of contentment,

And compensate us for his loss with beautiful patience.

وَبَصَّرَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ بِمَصِيرِهِ

فَنَعْمَلَ لِلْأُخْرَى عَلَى حَسَبِ الأَمْرِ

And grant us insight, after him, into our ultimate destiny,

So that we may work for the Hereafter in accordance with His command.

فَإِنَّا بَنِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِنْ غَرَّنَا الْمُنَى

سَنَحْدَى وَإِنْ حِدْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ بِالْقَسْرِ

For we are the children of this world, and even if false hopes deceive us,

We shall be driven by force to the grave, even if we try to turn away.