1. بعسكر ليلي جئت بالذل راجيا

    بلوغ الأماني ثم أصبحت لاجيا

    With my night's host I came in humility, hoping

    to attain my wishes; then I became a seeker of refuge.

  2. ومديت كف القصد والقلب خائف

    أو مل فتحاً إذ غدا الليل ساجيا

    And I stretched out the palm of my quest, my heart afraid,

    hoping for an opening as the night grew still.

  3. وناديت غوثاء العناية إنني

    إليك أجل الرسل بثبت مابيا

    And I cried, O succor of divine care: indeed I

    have [poured out] what ails me to you, noblest of messengers.

  4. تدارك بمطلوبي وفرج مصائبي

    وقم بمرادي واكفني ما دهانيا

    Come to my aid with what I seek, and relieve my afflictions.

    And fulfill my wish, and shield me from what has assailed me.

  5. بآلك أقمار الشهود أولى العلا

    وأصحاب بدر من أبادوا الأعاديا

    By your family, moons of witnessing, possessors of lofty rank,

    and the companions of Badr, who annihilated the foes;

  6. بأعيان أصحاب كرام وعترة

    بمن قطع الأيام والليل باكيا

    by the foremost of the noble companions and the kindred,

    by those who spent the days and the night weeping;

  7. بأهل طريق اللَه والقوم كلهم

    وكل محب بات في المحب راضيا

    by the people of God's path, and the whole company,

    and every lover who passed the night content in the beloved.

  8. بسرك عند اللَه لاحظ بليتي

    بكشف وخذ بالستر عيباً رمانيا

    By your secret with God, look upon my affliction

    with relief, and veil the fault that has struck me.

  9. وجرد حسام الفتك واقطع معاندي

    وقاطع حبلي ثم من قام شانيا

    And unsheathe the sword of slaughter, and cut down my adversary,

    and the one who severs my cord, then whoever rises in hatred.

  10. وقل أنت مني داخل في حمايتي

    وصن يا أجل العالمين حمائيا

    And say, 'You are of me, within my protection.'

    And safeguard my sanctuary, O noblest of all beings.

  11. توسلت بالزهرا إليك وآلهاً

    قمارك بأسرار القبول ندائبا

    I sought intercession with you through al-Zahra and her family;

    [so bless] my call with the mysteries of acceptance.

  12. وجد لي بلطف واكفني ما أهمني

    ودمر بسيف أحمدي عدائيا

    And grant me kindness, and shield me from what troubles me.

    And destroy my foes with Ahmad's sword.

  13. فأنت مرادي والوسيلة والرجا

    وغوثي إذا ما قمت يوماً مناجيا

    For you are my aim, the means of approach, and my hope,

    and my succor when, one day, I rise in intimate prayer,

  14. وباب رجائي في أموري جميعها

    وواصل حبلي رغم باغ قلانيا

    and the door of my hope in all my affairs,

    and the one who joins my cord despite an oppressor who hates me.

  15. عليك صلاة اللَه أدرك فإنني

    بعسكر ليلي جئت بالذل راجيا

    May God's blessing be upon you; come to my aid, for indeed

    with my night's host I came in humility, hoping.