1. اليه به سبحانه أَتَوَسَل

    وَأَرجو الَّذي يُرجى لديه واسأل

    To Him, through Him—glory be to Him—I seek nearness.

    And I hope for what is hoped for from Him, and ask.

  2. وأحسن قَصدي في خُضوعي وَذلتي

    له وَعَليه وحده أَتوَكَل

    And I direct my purpose aright in my submission and lowliness

    Before Him; and in Him alone I place my trust.

  3. وأصحب آمالي إِلى فضل جوده

    وأنزل حاجاتي بِمَن لَيسَ يبخل

    And I bring my hopes toward the bounty of His generosity,

    And lay my needs before One who never withholds.

  4. فَسُبحانه من أَوَّل هو آخِر

    وَسُبحانه من آخر هُوَ أَوَّل

    Glory be to Him, the First who is the Last,

    And glory be to Him, the Last who is the First.

  5. وَسُبحان من تعنو الوجوه لِوَحهِهِ

    ومن كل ذي عز له يَتَذَلل

    And glory be to Him before whose face all faces bow,

    And to whom every bearer of might humbles himself.

  6. ومن هو فرد لا نَظير له وَلا

    شَبيه وَلا مثل به يَتَمَثَل

    And He who is unique, with no peer, nor

    Any similar being, nor a likeness through which He may be represented.

  7. ومن كلت الافهام عَن وصف ذاته

    فَلَيسَ لها في الكيف والاين مدخل

    And He whose essence minds are powerless to describe;

    For they have no entry into the 'how' or the 'where.'

  8. تكفل فضلا لا وجوبا برزقه

    عَلى الخلق فهو الرازِق المتكفل

    He undertook to provide, by grace and not obligation,

    For creation; He is the Provider and Guarantor.

  9. وَلَم يأخذ العبد المسىء بذنبه

    وَلكنه يرجى لامر وَيمهل

    And He has not seized the wrongdoing servant for his sin;

    Yet He is looked to in need, and grants respite.

  10. حَليم عَظيم راحِم متكرم

    رؤف رَحيم واهب متطوّل

    Forbearing, great, merciful, generous;

    Tenderly compassionate, merciful, giving, bountiful;

  11. جواد مجيد مشفق متعطف

    جَليل جَميل منعم متفضل

    Generous, glorious, solicitous, kindly;

    Majestic, beautiful, bestowing blessings and favors.

  12. له الراسيات الشم تهبط خشية

    وَتنشق عَن ماء يسيح وَيخضل

    Before Him the lofty, firmly rooted mountains sink in awe,

    And split open, releasing water that flows and moistens.

  13. وأنشأ من لا شيء محبا هو اطلا

    يسبح فيها رعدها وَيهلل

    And He brought forth from nothing [likely rain-pouring clouds; text corrupted],

    Their thunder glorifies Him within them and proclaims His oneness.

  14. وأَحيا نَواحي الأَرض من بعد مَوتِها

    بمنسجم غيث من السحب يهمل

    And He revived the earth's regions after its death,

    With streaming rain pouring down from the clouds.

  15. واجرى بِلا نفخ رياحا لواقحها

    تَسير بلا شخص يحاط وَيعقل

    And without blowing, He set in motion winds that fertilize them,

    Moving without a bodily form that can be encompassed and comprehended.

  16. فَسُبحان مَجرى الريح في كل موضع

    لتبلغ كل العالمين وَتشمل

    Glory be to Him who drives the wind through every place,

    To reach and encompass all the worlds.

  17. عَلى أَنه في عز سلطانه يَرى

    وَيَسمَع منا ما نجد ونهزل

    Yet in the might of His sovereignty He sees

    And hears from us what we do in earnest and in jest.

  18. يحيط بما تخفى الضَمائر عمله

    وَيَدري دَبيب النمل وَاللَيل أَلبل

    His work [likely: His knowledge] encompasses what hearts conceal,

    And He knows the ants' creeping when the night is [probably deeply dark].

  19. وَيَحصى عديد القطر وَالرَمل وَالحَصى

    وَما هُوَ أَدنى منه عدا وأَكمَل

    And He counts the number of raindrops, sand grains, and pebbles,

    And whatever is fewer or greater than these in number.

  20. وَيَعلَم ما قدر الجبال وَوزنها

    مَثاقيل ذر أَو أَخف وَأَثقَل

    And He knows the measure of the mountains and their weight,

    The weights of motes, or things lighter and heavier.

  21. حَنانيك يا من فضله الجم فائض

    وَمن جوده المَوجود للخلق يَشمَل

    Have mercy, O You whose abundant bounty overflows,

    And whose ever-present generosity encompasses creation.

  22. وَيا غافِر الزلات وَهي عَظيمة

    وَيا نافِذ التَدبير ما شاء يَفعَل

    And O Forgiver of lapses, great though they are,

    And O You whose governance prevails, who does whatever He wills.

  23. وَيا فالق الاصباح وَالحب وَالنوى

    وَيا باعِث الاشباح في الحشر تنسل

    And O Splitter of daybreak, of grain and fruit-stones,

    And O Raiser of bodies, which hasten forth at the Gathering.

  24. أَجِب دَعوَتي يا سَيدي واقض حاجَتي

    سَريعا فَشأن العَبد يَدعو وَيعجل

    Answer my prayer, O my Master, and fulfill my need

    Swiftly; for a servant's way is to pray and be impatient.

  25. فَما حاجَتي الا الَّتي قَد عَلِمتها

    وان عظمت عِندي فَعندك تسهل

    For my need is only that which You already know,

    And though it seems great to me, it is easy for You.

  26. تول ابن يحيى الشارقى محمدا

    وأبلغه في الدارَين ما هُوَ يأمل

    Take Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Shariqi under Your care,

    And let him attain in both worlds what he hopes for.

  27. وأسبل عَليهِ الستر من كل نكبة

    فَسَترك مَسدول عَلى الخَلق مسبل

    And drape a protective veil over him against every calamity;

    For Your veil hangs down, spread over creation.

  28. وأكرمه بالقرآن واجعله حجة

    لَهُ شافعا اذ لا شَفاعَة تقبل

    And honor him with the Qur'an, and make it a proof

    For him, an intercessor when no intercession is accepted.

  29. فَيا طول ما يَتلوه يَرجو بضاعة

    مضاعَفة يَوم الجَزا لَيسَ تهمل

    Oh, how long he has recited it, hoping for merchandise

    Multiplied on the Day of Recompense, not neglected.

  30. وَلاطفه وارحم من يَليه رحامة

    وَصحبا فان البعض للبعض يحمل

    And treat him gently, and have mercy on those close to him by kinship

    And companionship; for some bear the burdens of others.

  31. أَجرهم من الدنيا وَمن نكباتها

    وَجازهم يوم العشار تعطل

    Grant them refuge from this world and from its calamities,

    And recompense them on the day pregnant she-camels are left untended.

  32. وَقائلها واغفر خَطاياه أَنَّه

    أَسير باثقال الذنوب مكبل

    And its speaker— forgive his sins, for he is

    A captive, shackled by the burdens of sins.

  33. أَتاكَ وَلا قَلب سَليم مطهر

    وَلا عمل تَرضى به كان يفعل

    He has come to You with no sound, purified heart,

    Nor any deed he has performed that pleases You.

  34. وَلا يَرتَجي من عند غيرك رحمة

    وَلا يَبتَغي فَضلا لمن يتفضل

    Nor does he hope for mercy from anyone but You,

    Nor does he seek favor for anyone who bestows it.

  35. بَلى جاء مسكينا مقرا بِذَنبه

    ذنوب وَأَوزار عَلى الظهر تحمل

    Rather, he came destitute, confessing his sin:

    Sins and burdens borne upon his back.

  36. فَحَقِق رَجائي فيك يا غاية المنى

    فانت لمن يَرجوك حصن مؤمل

    So fulfill my hope in You, O ultimate goal of all wishes,

    For You are a hoped-for fortress to those who hope in You.

  37. وَقل أَنتَ يا عَبدالرَحيم لِرَحمَتي

    خلقت ومن يعنيك فهو مجمل

    And say: ‘You, O Abd al-Rahim, for My mercy

    Were created; and whoever matters to you is included.

  38. سأغرقكم في بحر جودى كَرامة

    وأومنكم يوم المراضع تذهل

    I shall immerse you all in the sea of My generosity, as an honor,

    And grant you safety on the day nursing mothers are distracted.’

  39. وان فتحت جنات عدن لداخل

    فَقُل يا عِبادي هَذه الجنة ادخلوا

    And if the Gardens of Eden are opened to one entering,

    Then say: ‘O My servants, this is the Garden: enter!’

  40. فَجودك يا ذا الكبرياء مؤمل

    وَحبلك للراجين بالخير يوصل

    For Your generosity, O Possessor of Majesty, is hoped for,

    And Your rope leads those who hope to goodness.

  41. وَصل وَسلم كل لمحة ناظر

    عَلى أَحمد ما حن رعد مجلجل

    And send blessings and peace with every beholder's glance

    Upon Ahmad, as long as pealing thunder resounds:

  42. صَلاة تحاكى الشمس نورا وَرِفعَة

    وتفضح أَزهار الرياض وَنجعل

    A blessing that rivals the sun in light and loftiness,

    And puts the gardens' blossoms to shame; and we make [it]

  43. تخص حَبيب الزائين وَتثنى

    عَلى آله اذهمأَعز وَأَفضل

    Single out the Beloved of [unclear], and be repeated

    Upon his family, for they are most honored and most excellent.