1. يا طاميَ البحر منك الفضل والجود

    ووردك العذب للزوار مورود

    O overflowing sea, from you come bounty and generosity.

    And visitors frequent your sweet watering place.

  2. أنت الفتوة في جود وفي كرم

    حماك للنجح محجوج ومقصود

    You are chivalry itself in generosity and magnanimity.

    Your sanctuary is a place of pilgrimage, sought for success.

  3. من زار قبرك بالإخلاص كان له

    سعد ومجد وإقبال وتأييد

    Whoever visits your tomb with sincerity receives

    good fortune, glory, prosperity, and support.

  4. ونال ما رام مهما كان مقصده

    وعاد وهو بفيض الفضل مرفود

    And attains what he seeks, whatever his purpose may be,

    and returns sustained by an outpouring of bounty.

  5. ومنك يعلو لهام النجم مقعده

    ويزدهى وهو بالنعماء محسود

    And through you his seat rises to the star's crown,

    and he exults, envied for his blessings.

  6. يا أحمد البدوى الغوث في مدد

    فضل العطا عنك مشهور ومشهود

    O Ahmad al-Badawi, grant succor through your aid;

    the bounty of your giving is renowned and witnessed.

  7. يابن النبي أراني فرع دوحتكم

    والفرع من أهله لا شك معدود

    O son of the Prophet, I see myself as a branch of your great tree,

    and a branch is surely counted among its own kin.

  8. وقد أتيتك مع أهلى ومع ولدى

    نرجوك عطفا فمنك العطف معهود

    And I have come to you with my family and my child.

    We beseech you for compassion, for compassion is your custom.

  9. وقد نزلنا الحمى والنفس غايتها

    سر القبول فهذا السر منشود

    And we have alighted in the sanctuary; the soul's aim is

    the secret of acceptance, for this is the secret sought.

  10. ومن أتاك بحسن القصد كان له

    لواء عز بيمنى اليمن معقود

    And whoever comes to you with good intent receives

    a banner of glory bound by the right hand of good fortune.

  11. فاقبل زيارتنا وانظر لحاجتنا

    فظل فضلك فوق الكل ممدود

    So accept our visit and look upon our need,

    for the shade of your bounty is spread over all.

  12. يا قطب دائرة الأقطاب أنت لنا

    سيف بأفئدة الأعداء مغمود

    O Pole of the circle of Poles, you are for us

    a sword sheathed in the hearts of enemies.

  13. فانحر بسيفك نحر البغي من فئة

    بالبغي حظهم والله منكود

    So with your sword slit the throat of a faction's tyranny;

    through tyranny their lot is, by God, blighted.

  14. فأنت قائدنا والشوق رائدنا

    وذلك اليوم فيما بيننا عيد

    For you are our leader, and longing is our guide,

    and that day is a festival among us.

  15. لا زال هذا الحمى للك لمعتصما

    ما أبرق البرق أو بما أورق العود

    May this sanctuary ever remain a refuge for all,

    as long as lightning flashes, or for as long as the bough puts forth leaves.