رفَعَ اللهُ مظهَرَ ابنِ الرِّفاعِي

رفَعَ اللهُ مظهَرَ ابنِ الرِّفاعِي

أبداً فهو لا يَزالُ رَفيعَا

أبداً فهو لا يَزالُ رَفيعَا

May God exalt Mazhar, son of al-Rifa‘i,

God raised the status of Ibn al-Rifa'i

forever, for he remains exalted.

Forever, for he remains eminent

ولهذا رصَّعْتُ ذَيْلَ عُلاهُ

ولهذا رصَّعْتُ ذَيْلَ عُلاهُ

بدَراري مَدائِحي تَرْصيعَا

بدَراري مَدائِحي تَرْصيعَا

And so I studded the hem of his glory

And for this I adorned the train of his exaltation

with the bright stars of my praises, adorning it with jewels.

With my praise-poems in embellishment

فهو في العَارِفينَ قامَ إِماماً

فهو في العَارِفينَ قامَ إِماماً

وأَبوهُ في المُرْسَلينَ شَفيعَا

وأَبوهُ في المُرْسَلينَ شَفيعَا

For he stood as a leader among those who know God,

For he became the leader of the gnostics

and his father as an intercessor among the messengers.

While his father is the intercessor of the messengers