جَرِّدْ لِبرِّ الشَّرقِ هِمَّةَ زائِرِ
وافْرِغْ عَزيمَتَها بِسُرعَةِ طائِرِ
Display the will of the noble East's righteousness
And pour out its determination with the speed of a bird
وإذا رَأيتَ رُواقَ أمِّ عَبيدَةٍ
يُجْلى كَشَمْسٍ في ظَلامِ دَياجِرِ
And if you see the porch of Umm Ubaidah's abode
Shining like a sun in the darkness of nights
فالثِمْ ثَرى تِلكَ البِقاعِ تأدُّباً
وقُلِ السَّلامُ على الشَّريفِ الطَّاهِرِ
Kiss the soil of those places with reverence
And say, "Peace be upon the pure noble one."
شَيخِ الطَّريقِ السَّيِّدِ الأسَدِ الَّذي
سَبَقَ الرِّجالَ بِباطنٍ وبِظاهِرِ
The sheikh of the path, the masterful lion who
Surpassed men in essence and appearance
مَولايَ أحمدُ أوْحَدُ الأقطابِ من
يُنْمي الخيرَ ذَوائِبٍ وعَناصِرِ
My master Ahmad, the greatest of spiritual poles
Who nurtures goodness with branches and roots
مَحْبوبُ حَيْدَرَةٍ حَبيبِ مُحَمَّدٍ
أسَدِ المَعامِع ذي الفَخارِ الباهِرِ
Beloved of Haydar, beloved of Muhammad
The lion of glories, of splendid pride
سُلْطانُ أفرادِ الأساتذةِ الأُلى
حامي حِماهُمْ كابِراً عن كابِرِ
Sultan of the unique masters, protector of their sanctuary
Sheltering it, though old, from any harm
غَوْثٌ مَشَتْ ساداتُهُمْ بِركابِه
ما بينَ وارِدِ جَيشِهِمْ والصَّادِرِ
A rescue for whom their masters saddled to his stirrups
Between the coming and going of their armies
ولهُ عَلَيهمْ بَيْعَةٌ مَوْثوقَةٌ
دارَتْ بِغائبِ حِزبهِمْ والحاضِرِ
To him, they pledged a trusted oath
Circulating among those present and absent from his party
جَبَلُ الكَمالِ مقبِّلُ اليَدِّ التي
فاضَتْ أنامِلُها بِبحرٍ زاخِرِ
The mountain of perfection, kisser of the hand
From which his fingers overflowed with a roaring sea
العارِفُ الجَحْجاحُ شِبْلُ ذوي العَبا
خَطِرُ العَزيمةِ ذو الفُؤادِ العامِرِ
The gnostic, the formidable, the cub of the clan
Resolute in will, generous at heart
لَحِظَتْهُ عينُ المُرتَضى بِعنايَةِ
فَسَما بها رَغْماً لِكلِّ مُكابرِ
The eye of the Chosen One gazed at him attentively
So he transcended, despite every stubborn denier
وقد انْطَوَيْنا ضمنَ ذَيْلِ جَنابِهِ
فَلنا من الكَرَّارِ غارَةُ ناصِرِ
We have wrapped ourselves in the train of his cloak
Victorious aid from the Almighty is our ally
بِهِما الوَسيلةُ للرَّسولِ وفاطِمٍ
في اليومِ واليومِ الخَطيرِ الآخرِ
Through them is the means to the Messenger and Fatima
On the momentous final day
وعَلَيهما مِنِّي تَحيةُ عاشقٍ
ما طابَ في حَدْوِ قَصيدَةُ شاعِرِ
To them, the lover's greeting from me
As long as an ode flows from a poet's pen