أقبل عليّ وقل ضيفي ومتّبعي

أقبل عليّ وقل ضيفي ومتّبعي

وشاعري قاصدي راجي ممتاري

وشاعري قاصدي راجي ممتاري

Turn toward me and say, 'My guest and my follower,

Come to me and say, my guest and follower

And my poet, who seeks me, hopes in me, and seeks provisions from me.'

And my poet, my seeker, my chooser

أنت الإمام فمن أدعو وحضرتك ال

أنت الإمام فمن أدعو وحضرتك ال

دنيا فأين أقضي بعض أوطاري

دنيا فأين أقضي بعض أوطاري

You are the imam—whom, then, should I call upon? And your court is the

You are the leader, so whom shall I call when you are present?

World—where, then, may I fulfill some of my wishes?

This world, so where shall I spend some of my time?