لِيَعلمَ مَن تَأَمَّلَهُ بِأنَّا

لِيَعلمَ مَن تَأَمَّلَهُ بِأنَّا

عَبِيدُ أقَارِبِ الشَّيخِ الجَلَيلِ

عَبِيدُ أقَارِبِ الشَّيخِ الجَلَيلِ

Let whoever contemplates it know that we are

So that he who contemplates it may know

Slaves of the venerable shaykh's relatives,

That we are servants of the revered elder's kinsfolk

وأَعبُدُ مَن لَهُ سَبَبُ إِلَيهِ

وأَعبُدُ مَن لَهُ سَبَبُ إِلَيهِ

ولَو عَبداً تَوَغَّلَ في الخَمُولِ

ولَو عَبداً تَوَغَّلَ في الخَمُولِ

And slaves of whoever has a tie to him,

And I worship him who is connected to him

Even if he is a slave sunk deep in obscurity.

Even if he were a servant mired in idleness

فَهو الشَّيخُ أحمَدُ مَن تَحَلَّت

فَهو الشَّيخُ أحمَدُ مَن تَحَلَّت

بِهِمَّتِهِ مَقَامَات الفُحُولِ

بِهِمَّتِهِ مَقَامَات الفُحُولِ

For he is Shaykh Ahmad, through whose

He is the sheikh Ahmad, who by his resolve

Lofty resolve the stations of the masters were adorned.

Attained the stations of great men

واخَضَلَت الشَّهادةُ بَعدَ يُبسٍ

واخَضَلَت الشَّهادةُ بَعدَ يُبسٍ

وأُحيِىَ قَفوُ آثَارِ الرَّسُولِ

وأُحيِىَ قَفوُ آثَارِ الرَّسُولِ

And the testimony of faith grew moist after dryness,

And testimony languished after barrenness

And following the Messenger's footsteps was revived.

And the footsteps of the Messenger were revived

حَبَاهُ اللهُ أُمنيَةً وأولَى

حَبَاهُ اللهُ أُمنيَةً وأولَى

لِمَن يَأوي إلَيهِ سُؤلِ

لِمَن يَأوي إلَيهِ سُؤلِ

May God grant him his wish, and bestow

Allah granted him a wish and priority

On whoever seeks refuge with him what they ask.

For whoever comes to him seeking

وعَمَّرَهُ مُطَاعاً مُستَقِيماً

وعَمَّرَهُ مُطَاعاً مُستَقِيماً

عَلَى غرَّاءَ وَاضِحةِ السَّبِيلِ

عَلَى غرَّاءَ وَاضِحةِ السَّبِيلِ

And prolong his life, obeyed and steadfast,

And gave him a long life, upright and obeyed

Upon a radiant way, clear in its course.

On a clear, glistening path

وبَارَكَ في بَنِيهِ وفي بَنِيهِم

وبَارَكَ في بَنِيهِ وفي بَنِيهِم

أهِلِّةِ دَهرِنَا الغُرُرِ الحُجُولِ

أهِلِّةِ دَهرِنَا الغُرُرِ الحُجُولِ

And bless his sons and their sons,

And blessed his sons and his sons' sons

The crescent moons of our age, bright-browed and white-footed.

The cherished gallant lions of our time