لَئِنْ غَرُبَتْ شَمْسٌ تَبَدَّتْ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ

فَفِي الْغَرْبِ شَمْسٌ لاَ تَغِيبُ مِنَ الشَّرْقِي

Even if a sun that appeared from the East has set,

There is a sun in the West, from the Sharqi lineage, that never sets.

لَهَا بَأَبِي الْجَعْدِ الرَّفِِيعِ مَطَالِعٌ

تُبَارِي بِهَا الشَّمْسَ الْمُنِيرَةَ بِالأُفْقِ

It has its dawnings in the exalted Abu al-Ja'd,

With which it rivals the luminous sun on the horizon.

هَلُمُّوا إِلَيْهَا يَا بَنِي الْحَاجِ إِنَّهَا

تُدِرُّ بِأَمْطَارٍ غِزَارٍ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ

Come to it, O sons of Al-Hajj, for indeed it

Pours forth abundant rains of sustenance.

فَلِلَّهِ شَمْسٌ تُمْطِرُ الْفَضْلَ وَابِلاً

بِلاَ مِنَّةٍ حَاشَا نَدَاهَا مِنِ الرَّنْقِ

What a divine sun, raining down grace in heavy downpours,

Without reproach, its generosity far removed from any impurity.

أَلاَ إِنَّهَا شَمْسُ الْفَضَائِلِ وَالْعُلاَ

أَلاَ إِنَّهَا شَمْسُ الْحَقَائِقِ وَالُحَقِّ

Truly, it is the sun of virtues and eminence,

Truly, it is the sun of profound realities and the ultimate Truth.

أَلاَ إِنَّهَا تَجْلُو الْقُلُوبَ مِنَ الصَّدَى

كَمَا قَدْ جَلاَ سَاجِي الدُّجَى سَاطِعُ الْبَرْقِ

Truly, it polishes the hearts free of their rust,

Just as flashing lightning clears away the still, dark night.

لِذَلِكُمْ هَذَا الْعُبَيْدُ أَتَى أَبَا

عُبَيْدٍ عُبَيْدِ الزَّائِرِينَ ذَوِي الرِّقِّ

For this reason, this humble servant has come to Abu

Ubaid, the servant of the visitors who are bound in devotion,

يُرَجِّي نَدَاهُ وَالنَّدَى عَبْدُ ضَيْفِهِ

وَيَسْتَمْطِرُ الْفَضْلَ الْغَزِيرَ وَيَسْتَسْقِي

Hoping for his generosity, for generosity is but the servant to his guest,

Seeking the rain of abundant grace and praying for his showers.

أَلاَ يَا سَحَابَ الْجًودِ مِنْ أُفْقِ كَفِّهِ

أَسِيلِي عَلَيْنَا جُودَ فَضْلٍ بِلاَ مَذْقِ

O clouds of generosity from the horizon of his palm,

Pour upon us the generosity of pure grace without dilution.

وَسُحِّي عَلَيْنَا بِالْهِدَايَةِ وَالتُّقَى

وَرَوِّي حَشَانَا بِالْمَعَارِفِ وَالصِّدْقِ

And shower us heavily with guidance and piety,

And quench our souls with spiritual knowledge and truthfulness.

وَهُبِّي عَلَيْنَا يَا مَعَارِفَهُ بِمَا

نَحُوزُ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْوَرَى قَصَبَ السَّبْقِ

And blow upon us, O breezes of his wisdom, with that by which

We may attain the winning prize among all creation.

بِجَاهِكَ عَنْدَ اللهِ وَهْوَ مُعَظَّمٌ

أَثِبْ بِالذِي أَمَّلْتُهُ فِيكُمُ نُطْقِي

By your exalted rank in the sight of Allah,

Reward my spoken words with what I have hoped for from you.

وَأَسْعِدْ خُطَانَا إِنَّها أَشْقَتِ الْفَلاَ

وَحَاشَاكَ أَنْ تَشْقَى لَدَيْكَ وَأَنْ تُشْقِي

And bless our footsteps, for they have exhausted the desolate deserts,

And far be it from you that they find misery with you, or that you cause despair.

إِذَا أَرْشَدَ الْخَلاَّقُ جَلَّ امْرَءً إِلَى

سَعِيدٍ فَذَاكَ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَسْعَدِ الْخَلْقِ

If the Almighty Creator guides a man to

A felicitous soul, then that man becomes the happiest of creation.

حَنَانَيْكَ فَاسْتَبِقِ الْقُوَى بِنَوَالِكُمْ

فَإِنَّ دَؤُوبَ الْسَّيْرِ لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَبْقِ

Have mercy, and preserve our strength with your granting,

For continuous journeying leaves nothing unexhausted.

وَرَضِّ رَسُولَ اللهِ عَنَّا فَإِنَّهُ

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللهِ أَرْأَفُ مِنْ يُبْقِي

And make the Messenger of Allah pleased with us, for indeed he,

Upon whom be Allah's blessings, is the most compassionate of all who exist.