يَا سَائِقاً ضُمَّرَ الْبُزْلِ الْقَنَاعِيسِ

يَا سَائِقاً ضُمَّرَ الْبُزْلِ الْقَنَاعِيسِ

يَطْوِي الْفَلاَ بِحَشىً لِلشَّوْقِ مَفْرُوسِ

يَطْوِي الْفَلاَ بِحَشىً لِلشَّوْقِ مَفْرُوسِ

O driver of lean, full-grown, towering camels,

O driver of the lean, mighty, and mature camels,

who crosses the wastes with a heart ravaged by longing,

Traversing the wasteland with a heart devoured by longing,

إِمَّا أَتَيْتَ عَلَى الرَّكْبِ الْمُغَرَّبِ فِي

إِمَّا أَتَيْتَ عَلَى الرَّكْبِ الْمُغَرَّبِ فِي

أَمْنٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ سَلِّمْ عَلَى الْيُوسِي

أَمْنٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ سَلِّمْ عَلَى الْيُوسِي

if ever you come upon the westbound caravan in

If you come upon the caravan journeying afar in

safety and good health, greet al-Yusi,

Safety and well-being, convey my peace to al-Yusi;

ذَاكَ الإِمَامِ الذِي نُهَى الْوَرَى سَبَحَتْ

ذَاكَ الإِمَامِ الذِي نُهَى الْوَرَى سَبَحَتْ

مِنْ عِلْمِهِ اللُّدْنِيِّ أَيَّ قَامُوسِ

مِنْ عِلْمِهِ اللُّدْنِيِّ أَيَّ قَامُوسِ

that imam—the minds of humankind have swum

That Imam—the intellects of all mankind have swum

in his divinely bestowed knowledge: what an ocean!

Through the boundless oceans of his divine and esoteric knowledge.

وَقُلْ لَهُ قَوْلَ مَبْهُوتٍ بِطَلْعَتِهِ

وَقُلْ لَهُ قَوْلَ مَبْهُوتٍ بِطَلْعَتِهِ

يَا وَارِثاً وَحْدَهُ مَعَارِفَ الطُّوسِي

يَا وَارِثاً وَحْدَهُ مَعَارِفَ الطُّوسِي

And say to him, as one awestruck by his countenance:

And speak to him with the words of one utterly dazzled by his countenance:

O sole heir to al-Tusi's learning,

"O you who alone has inherited the profound knowledge of al-Tusi!

إِنَّ ابْنَ زَاكُورَ وَهْوَ الْمُحْتَمِي بِكُمُ

إِنَّ ابْنَ زَاكُورَ وَهْوَ الْمُحْتَمِي بِكُمُ

مُذْ سِرْتُمُ بِالنَّعِيمِ فِي لَظَى الْبُوسِ

مُذْ سِرْتُمُ بِالنَّعِيمِ فِي لَظَى الْبُوسِ

indeed Ibn Zakur, who seeks refuge in you,

Indeed, Ibn Zakour, who continually seeks refuge in you,

since you departed taking bliss with you, has been in misery's blaze.

Since you departed with all bliss, dwells in the blazing fire of misery."

وَاسْتَوْهِبَنْ دَعْوَةً لِي مِنْهُ صَالِحَةً

وَاسْتَوْهِبَنْ دَعْوَةً لِي مِنْهُ صَالِحَةً

يَحْيَا بِهَا مِنْ رَشَادِي كُلُّ مَرْمُوسِ

يَحْيَا بِهَا مِنْ رَشَادِي كُلُّ مَرْمُوسِ

And beg of him a righteous prayer for me,

And earnestly beg him for a righteous supplication on my behalf,

that through it all my buried guidance may live again.

Through which every buried fragment of my guidance may be brought back to life.