تَرَكونا أَيُّ قومٍ تَرَكوا

وبِرُكْبانِ النُّفوسِ انْسَلَكُوا

They left us, which people left us

And embarked upon ships of souls

ورأَوْا خِرْقَتَنا بالِيَةً

وعلى أَهلِ الشُّفوفِ انْحَبَكُوا

And saw our worn garment in ruins

And clung to the people of appearances

سَلَكُوا وهماً على آرائهِمْ

ليتَهُمْ إذْ سَلَكُوا ما سَلَكُوا

They embarked on illusions about their opinions

If only when they embarked they had not embarked

مَازَجَتهُمْ أَنفُسٌ من نوعِهِمْ

صُحِّحَ النَّوعُ لها المُشْتَبِكُ

Their souls mingled with souls of their kind

The kind was corrected, for it the interwoven

جَهِلونا لاخْتِلافٍ بيِّنٍ

ورأَوْا مِنْهاجَنا فانْوَرَكُوا

They were ignorant of us due to clear difference

And saw our path so they staggered

نحنُ آياتِ مَضامينِ الهُدى

وعَلينا في البَرايا الدَّرَكُ

We are the verses with meanings of guidance

And upon us in the wilds is decay

نحنُ سِرُّ اللهِ في هذا الوَرَى

ولنا في كلِّ سِرٍّ شَرَكُ

We are God's secret in this existence

And for us in every secret is partnership

مَن يدُ التَّوفيقِ مسَّتْ قَلبَهُ

فهو مَشغولٌ بِنا مُنْهَمِكُ

Whose heart guidance touched his hand

He is busy with us, immersed

والَّذي حارَبَنا حارَ بنا

مثلما قالَ البَصيرُ المُدْرِكُ

And whoever fought us, fought us

As the insightful witness said

وحَّدَ الأَقوامُ قولاً رَبَّهُمْ

ورأَوْا غيراً فجَهْلاً أشْرَكُوا

The groups made one saying of their Lord

And saw others so in ignorance associated

من يرَى الأَغْيارَ في أَفعالِهِمْ

هو لا شكَّ البَعيدُ المُشْرِكُ

Whoever sees strangers in their deeds

He undoubtedly is the distant associator

نحنُ آمَنَّا بمن صوَّرَنا

فليَدُرْ كيفَ أُديرَ الفَلَكُ

We believed in Him who imaged us

So let him know how the orbit was set spinning

شيخُنا الغوثَ الرِّفاعِيُّ الَّذي

نهجُهُ لُبُّ الهُدى والنُّسُكُ

Our Shaykh, the succoring Rifa’i, who

His path is the pith of guidance and devotion

نابَ طَهَ فأَتانا مُرْشِداً

لطَريقٍ ضاءَ فيهِ الحَلَكُ

Repaired to Taha, so he came to us as guide

To a path in which the anklets shone

فتبِعْناهُ على الإِثْرِ وقدْ

حُطَّ عن خُمْصِ هُدانا الحُبُكُ

So we followed him in his tracks, and

The shackles were removed from our venerated necks

وعلى هامِ العُلى ديوانُنا

بسَلاطينِ الحِمى مُحْتَبِكُ

And at the pinnacle of loftiness our compilation

With the guardians of sanctuaries interlinked

نعبُدُ اللهَ ولا نعبُدُ من

يُهْلِكَنْهُمْ دهرُهُمْ أَو هَلَكُوا

We worship God and do not worship one

Whom their lifetime destroys or they are destroyed

زُخْرُفُ القولِ كَوى أَبصارَهُمْ

فعَموا وافْتَتَنوا بل هُتِكُوا

The ornaments of words blinded their sights

So they became blind and led astray, rather ruptured

زَعَمَ التَّصْريفَ رغماً للقَضا

أعيُنٌ فيها العَمى مُتَّشِكُ

He claimed mastery in spite of destiny

Eyes in which blindness is interlinked

عجزُهُمْ لولا القَضا في نَعْلِهِمْ

ظاهِرٌ إنْ قُدَّ منها الشَّرَكُ

Their inadequacy, were it not for destiny in their slipper

Is evident if the interlink is removed from it

مُلْكُ ربِّي هو فيه مالِكٌ

رغمَ مَن قدْ مُلِكُوا أَو مَلَكُوا

The kingdom of my Lord, in it He is Master

In spite of those who were ruled or ruled

قِدَمُ اللهِ عَلا عن حَدَثٍ

جلَّ بارِينا القَديمُ المَلِكُ

The foot of God transcended limitation

Our ancient King, Majestic, Master