شيخي أمام الاولياء النجبا

سلالة الاعيان من اهل العبا

My sheikh, the foremost among the noble saints

Of the lineage of chieftains from the people of generosity

السيد المهدي صمصام الوحا

والطاهر الاصلين أما وأبا

Al-Sayyid Al-Mahdi, fortifier of the desolate lands

And Al-Tahir, the one of pure ancestry, as a father and mother

شبل الرفاعي الحسيني النسب

سلطان أهل الله كشاف الكرب

Shibl Al-Rifa'i Al-Husaini in lineage

Sultan of the people of God, dispeller of distress

انعم بابن قد أتى من خير أب

وعنه أعلام المعالي نصبا

Blessed with a son who came from a virtuous father

And about him the signs of sublime traits were erected

هذا الفتى الرواس فياض الهمم

ذو المجد والقدر المعلى والشيم

This noble youth, overflowing determination

Possessor of glory, esteem and high moral fiber

ادعوه مرميا على باب الكرم

وكم به نال المريد الاربا

I call upon him, throwing myself at the door of generosity

And how much the disciple attained through him of spiritual profit

قال له الحبيب لما انتخبا

في حضرة بالفضل اجرت سحبا

The Beloved said to him when he was chosen

In the presence of one excelled in merit, the drawing of lots occurred

وقد رأى من التجلي مشعبا

أهلا وسهلا يا غريب الغربا

And he saw from the divine manifestations, a path

Welcome, welcome O stranger of strangers

هذا غريب القوم في طور الولا

على الألى اهل البراهين علا

This is the stranger of the tribe at the mount of divine proximity

Upon the Most High, the people of proof ascended

ذا لقب ممن رقى الى العلا

أعظم به شأنا سما ولقبا

With a title from one who rose to the Most Exalted

Made greater in esteem and name, ascending and title

الى غريب الغرباء ننتمي

دهرا وفي الاعتاب منه نرتمي

To the stranger of strangers we belong

For ages and at his threshold we fling ourselves

بجده شيخ العريجا نحتمي

ولم تخف من الزمان التعبا

In his ancestor, the sheikh of Al-Areeja we take refuge

And you did not fear the passage of time's fatigue

يال الرفاعي يا صدور الاوليا

يا من ورثتم سرحال الاوصيا

Oh house of Al-Rifa'i, oh breasts of the saints

Oh you who inherited the cloak of the successors

بجدكم طه ختام الانبيا

كونوا لنا الى النبي سببا

Through your ancestor Taha, Seal of the Prophets

Be for us a means to the Prophet

عليه صلى الله ما لاح القمر

وما تلى التالون ما زاغ البصر

Upon him blessings of God for as long as the moon shines

And for as long as the reciters alternate and the eyesight wanders

وآله الاطهار والصحب الغرر

وابن الرفاعي وغريب الغربا

And his pure Household and his companions the gems

And son of Al-Rifa'i and stranger of strangers