1. لا تلمني يا عذولْ

    إِنني أهوى الجمالْ

    Do not blame me, O reproacher.

    Indeed, I love beauty.

  2. دعني أمدح ما أقولْ

    الشاذلي شيخ الكمالْ

    Let me praise what I speak of:

    Al-Shadhili, master of perfection.

  3. وفيه يخصل القبول

    بعدما نلت المنالْ

    And in him acceptance is attained,

    After I attained the goal,

  4. بسر شيخي لا يزول

    والحق عنه لا زوال

    Through my sheikh's secret, which does not fade;

    And the Truth never departs from him.

  5. شيخ الطريقه المغربي

    سيدي قاسم من سلك

    The Maghribi master of the Way,

    My master Qasim. Whoever treads

  6. طرق المشايخ من ربي

    وَحلَّ فيها ماهلك

    The paths of the sheikhs, from my Lord,

    And dwells therein does not perish.

  7. أفديه مولى بأبي

    المالكِينَ ومَنْ ملكْ

    I would ransom him with my father—a lord

    Of rulers and all who have ruled.

  8. سلوه يوصل منسبيْ

    والعهدْ يبقى مشتركْ

    Ask him to link my lineage,

    And the covenant remains shared.