فَالأَولياءُ رَحمَةٌ لِلخَلقِ

فَالأَولياءُ رَحمَةٌ لِلخَلقِ

يَلقونَ مِن يَدعو بِوَجهِ طَلقِ

يَلقونَ مِن يَدعو بِوَجهِ طَلقِ

For the saints are a mercy to creation.

The saints are a mercy for all creation

They meet whoever calls with a cheerful face.

They answer those who call with pure intention

فَيُنزِل اللَهُ بِهِم رُحماهُ

فَيُنزِل اللَهُ بِهِم رُحماهُ

وَيُدخِل الخائِفَ في حِماهُ

وَيُدخِل الخائِفَ في حِماهُ

So God sends down His mercy through them,

So Allah sends down His mercy through them

and admits the fearful into His sanctuary.

And admits the fearful one into His protection

وَتُكشَف الغَمّاءُ وَالضَرّاءُ

وَتُكشَف الغَمّاءُ وَالضَرّاءُ

وَتَسبَلُ النَعماء وَالسَرّاءُ

وَتَسبَلُ النَعماء وَالسَرّاءُ

And distress and adversity are lifted,

The gloom and adversity are unveiled

and bounty and happiness pour down.

Ease and prosperity flow forth

لَنا عَلَيهِ بِهِم إِقسام

لَنا عَلَيهِ بِهِم إِقسام

وَإِنَّما هُم سِتَّة أَقسام

وَإِنَّما هُم سِتَّة أَقسام

Through them we may adjure Him.

We swear by them this oath

And they fall into just six classes:

That they are of six types in truth

قطبٌ وَأَوتادٌ وَأَخيارٌ رَبا

قطبٌ وَأَوتادٌ وَأَخيارٌ رَبا

وَبُدَلا وَنُجَبا وَنُقَبا

وَبُدَلا وَنُجَبا وَنُقَبا

a Pole, Pegs, and exalted Choice Ones,

A pole, pillars, and good people so fine

and Substitutes, Nobles, and Chiefs.

Substitutes, elect ones, and minions benign

وَالقُطبُ وَهوَ الغَوثُ في البَيتِ حُبِس

وَالقُطبُ وَهوَ الغَوثُ في البَيتِ حُبِس

وَالكُلُّ مِنهُ وَهوَ فَردٌ يَقتَبِس

وَالكُلُّ مِنهُ وَهوَ فَردٌ يَقتَبِس

And the Pole, who is the Succor, is confined within the House.

The pole is help midst home imprisoned

And all draw light from him, who is but one.

All drink from him, a singular well provisioned

وَالأَرضُ بِالأَوتادِ وَهيَ أَربَعَه

وَالأَرضُ بِالأَوتادِ وَهيَ أَربَعَه

لَم تَخشَ مَيداً بِالذُنوبِ المُتبَعَه

لَم تَخشَ مَيداً بِالذُنوبِ المُتبَعَه

And the earth, through the Pegs—four in number—

The pillars four on whom the earth relies

has not feared swaying from sins persisted in.

Feared no sins however multiplied in size

وَالسَبعَةُ الأَخيارُ فيها سائِحون

وَالسَبعَةُ الأَخيارُ فيها سائِحون

غادونَ في نَفعِ الوَرى وَرائِحون

غادونَ في نَفعِ الوَرى وَرائِحون

And the seven Choice Ones roam upon it,

Seven are the chosen ones wandering about

going out in the morning and returning in the evening for humankind's good.

Benefiting mankind as they roam throughout

وَالبُدلاءُ الأَربَعونَ سَكَنوا

وَالبُدلاءُ الأَربَعونَ سَكَنوا

في الشامِ وَالشامُ المَكينُ الأَمكَنُ

في الشامِ وَالشامُ المَكينُ الأَمكَنُ

And the forty Substitutes have settled

The forty substitutes settled in Syria’s abode

in al-Sham—al-Sham, firmly established and most secure.

A most protected and protected abode

وَالنُجباءَ عِدَّة سَبعونا

وَالنُجباءَ عِدَّة سَبعونا

في مِصرَ لِلأَنامِ هُم يَدعونا

في مِصرَ لِلأَنامِ هُم يَدعونا

And the Nobles number seventy;

The seventy elect ones, their number told

in Egypt they pray for humankind.

In Egypt, for people blessings they unfold

وَالنُقَباءُ ذو العُيونَ المومِئَه

وَالنُقَباءُ ذو العُيونَ المومِئَه

لِلَّهِ في الغَربِ وَهُم خَمسُمائَه

لِلَّهِ في الغَربِ وَهُم خَمسُمائَه

And the Chiefs, whose eyes point

Five hundred are the minions with watchful eyes

to God, are in the West, five hundred in number.

For God in the West, timely to arise

وَالقُطبُ بِالوتدِ مَخلوفٌ كَما

وَالقُطبُ بِالوتدِ مَخلوفٌ كَما

حَلَّ مَكانَ الوَتَد خَيرٌ فَاِعلَما

حَلَّ مَكانَ الوَتَد خَيرٌ فَاِعلَما

And the Pole is succeeded by a Peg, just as

The pole succeeds pillars, this is understood

a Choice One takes the Peg's place—so know this.

As pillars succeeded well those who were good

وَيَخلُفُ الخَيرُ بَديلٌ وَنَجيب

وَيَخلُفُ الخَيرُ بَديلٌ وَنَجيب

عَنهُ وَعَن هَذا النَقيبُ المُستَجيب

عَنهُ وَعَن هَذا النَقيبُ المُستَجيب

And a Substitute succeeds the Choice One, and a Noble

Substitutes and elect ones and minions so able

takes his place, and the responsive Chief takes this one's place.

Succeed them, responding to each summon and call