كلَّما قلتُ سرَّ قَلبي الحزينُ

ثارَ مِن عسكرِ الهموم كمينُ

Whenever I reveal the secret of my sorrowful heart,

An ambush of worries arises,

فَكأنَّ السرورَ في وسط حصنٍ

حولهُ مِن صروف دَهري حصونُ

So joy seems to be in the middle of a fortress,

Surrounded by the fortresses of my fate's turns.

أيُّها النفسُ بالمشفّع لوذي

فَسَيأتيكِ منه فتحٌ مبينُ

O soul, take the intercessor as a refuge,

For through him you will attain a clear opening.

أَحمدُ المُصطفى محمّدٌ المخ

تار هادي الورى النبيّ الأمينُ

Ahmad is the Chosen One, Muhammad is the Guided One, the Prophet of mankind, the Trustworthy.

The best of Allah's servants who excelled all people, past or future, in virtue.

خيرُ عبدٍ للَّه سادَ جميع ال

خلقِ فضلاً من كان أو من يكونُ

My thoughts of him are beautiful, and this thought, its expressed meaning is certain knowledge.

My master, O Father of the Maiden, wars have confused me,

إنّ ظنّي فيه جميلٌ وهذا الظ

ظنُّ لفظٌ معناه علمٌ يقينُ

Which of the afflictions is frailer?

And my sins have burdened me, and my debts

سيّدي يا أبا البتولِ دَهتني

أيُّ حَربٍ من الخطوب زبونُ

In rights that I have not fulfilled are pawned.

This is my state, and I have, by Allah the Exalted, no one but you as a firm pillar.

وذُنوبي قد أثقَلَتني وديني

بحقوقٍ لم أقضهنّ رهينُ

So be pleased with me and be my intercessor,

When you are pleased, every difficulty becomes easy.

هذهِ حالَتي وما لي لدى اللَ

هِ تعالى سواك ركنٌ متينُ

فاِرضَ عنّي وكُن شَفيعي إليهِ

كلّ صَعبٍ إذا رضيت يهونُ