1. أغث يا أحمد البدوي وأدرك

    وكن عوني فأنت حمى الفقير

    Bring relief, O Ahmad al-Badawi, and come to my rescue.

    And be my help, for you are the refuge of the needy.

  2. وبابك با جدك خير هاد

    فجد بالعطف يا غوث الأسير

    And your door—by your forefather [uncertain reading]—is the best guide.

    So bestow compassion, O rescuer of the captive.

  3. وقل حصل المراد ولا تدعني

    رهين الضد بالخطب الخطير

    And say, "The wish is fulfilled," and do not leave me

    A captive of the foe amid grave calamity.

  4. بظلك لذت لوذة مستجير

    لأنك أنت حصن المستجير

    In your shade I sought refuge as one seeking protection,

    For you yourself are the fortress of the seeker of refuge.

  5. فساعدني بجبر الكسر عطفاً

    بحرمة جدك القمر المنبر

    So help me, out of compassion, by mending my brokenness,

    By the sanctity of your forefather, the moon ["the pulpit" is unclear here].

  6. أبا الفتيات يا غوث البرايا

    ويا من سدت بالشأن الشهير

    O father of the young women, O rescuer of creation,

    And O you who attained preeminence through renowned standing,

  7. لرحب نداك قد الجأت ظهري

    ومالي بين قومي من ظهير

    I have sheltered my back in the breadth of your bounty,

    And among my people I have no supporter.

  8. وجئتك مخلصاً بسليم قلب

    نحا لجنابك الرحب الكبير

    And I came to you sincerely, with a sound heart

    That turned toward your spacious, exalted presence,

  9. وقبل في فم الإخلاص فكراً

    ثرى الأعتاب بالوجل الوفير

    And, in thought, kissed with the mouth of sincerity

    The dust of the thresholds, with deep trepidation.

  10. فحاشا أن أرد بلا مرادي

    على وجلي ومالي من نصير

    So far be it that I be turned away without what I seek,

    In my fear, and with no one to help me.

  11. بجدك حيدر الكرار مولى

    رجال الآل والأسد الغيور

    By your forefather Haydar, the oft-charging warrior, lord of

    The men of the Household, and the fiercely protective lion;

  12. بأمك بضعة المختار ذات ال

    وقار وشبلها الحسن الأمير

    By your mother, a part of the Chosen One, endowed with

    Dignity, and her lion-cub Hasan, the prince;

  13. ومولانا الحسين أبي المعالي

    وشمس صدور أبناء البشير

    And our master Husayn, father of lofty virtues,

    And the sun of the breasts of the sons of the Bringer of Glad Tidings.