جَدِّي بواسِطَ أوْسطُ القومِ الأُلى

جَدِّي بواسِطَ أوْسطُ القومِ الأُلى

علمُ الرِّجالِ أبو اليَمينِ المانحهْ

علمُ الرِّجالِ أبو اليَمينِ المانحهْ

My grandfather in Wasit, the noblest of those men,

My Grandfather, the middlemost of the foremost people

The banner of men, Abu al-Yamin of the bountiful hand;

The sign of men, Abu Al-Yameen the Bestower

فَخرُ الأئِمَّةِ في سُلالةِ حَيدرٍ

فَخرُ الأئِمَّةِ في سُلالةِ حَيدرٍ

وأبو الإشاراتِ الرِّقاقِ الناجِحهْ

وأبو الإشاراتِ الرِّقاقِ الناجِحهْ

The pride of the imams in Haydar's lineage,

The pride of Imams in the lineage of Haydar

And master of subtle, fruitful allusions.

And the Father of Indications, the Tender Hearted Successful one

مَولايَ أحمدُ شيخُ كلِّ مُوحِّدٍ

مَولايَ أحمدُ شيخُ كلِّ مُوحِّدٍ

بحرُ الفُيوضِ السَّائلاتِ السَّائِحهْ

بحرُ الفُيوضِ السَّائلاتِ السَّائِحهْ

My master Ahmad, sheikh of every believer in God's oneness,

My Master Ahmad, the Shaykh of every Monotheist

A sea of flowing, far-ranging outpourings.

An ocean of overflowing, roaming graces

كمْ أمَّ ساحَتَهُ شَقيٌّ خاسرٌ

كمْ أمَّ ساحَتَهُ شَقيٌّ خاسرٌ

وأعادهُ بِتجارةٍ هي رابحهْ

وأعادهُ بِتجارةٍ هي رابحهْ

How many a wretched, ruined man has sought his court,

How many a miserable person has his court revived

And he sent him back with a profitable trade.

And restored through a trade that brings profit

زُمرُ الرِّجالِ العارفينَ إمامُهُمْ

زُمرُ الرِّجالِ العارفينَ إمامُهُمْ

من كُلِّ غاديةٍ بِهمْ أو رائِحهْ

من كُلِّ غاديةٍ بِهمْ أو رائِحهْ

He is imam to the bands of men who know God,

The group of Gnostics, he is their Imam

From every company travelling with them, morning or evening.

From every passerby to them or a returner

فلَكُ المَعارفِ قُطْبُ كلِّ طريقةٍ

فلَكُ المَعارفِ قُطْبُ كلِّ طريقةٍ

سُلطانُ أصحابِ الشُؤُنِ الصَّالحهْ

سُلطانُ أصحابِ الشُؤُنِ الصَّالحهْ

The celestial sphere of spiritual knowledge, the pole of every path,

You are the axis of every path of knowledge

Sovereign of those whose affairs are righteous.

The Sultan of the People of Righteous Affairs

يَزْهو بأنْجبِ طَلعةٍ عَلويَّةٍ

يَزْهو بأنْجبِ طَلعةٍ عَلويَّةٍ

وعليه أنوارُ النُّبوَّةِ لائِحهْ

وعليه أنوارُ النُّبوَّةِ لائِحهْ

He shines with the noblest Alid countenance,

He blossoms with the most immaculate noble scion

And upon him the lights of prophethood shine.

Upon him the lights of Prophethood are beaming

بحضيرَةٍ قُدسيَّةٍ نَبَوِيَّةٍ

بحضيرَةٍ قُدسيَّةٍ نَبَوِيَّةٍ

وبَلابلُ العِرْفانِ فيها صادحهْ

وبَلابلُ العِرْفانِ فيها صادحهْ

Within a holy, prophetic sanctuary,

In a sanctified prophetic presence

And the nightingales of gnosis sing within it.

And the nightingales of Gnosis in it are singing

أسدٌ إلهيٌّ عبيدُ رِكابِه

أسدٌ إلهيٌّ عبيدُ رِكابِه

كمْ زلَّلَتْ أُسْدَ الفَلاةِ السَّارحهْ

كمْ زلَّلَتْ أُسْدَ الفَلاةِ السَّارحهْ

A divine lion—his servants at the stirrup:

A divine lion, the stirrup of his ride

How often have they brought down the lions roaming the wilderness!

How many lions of the wilderness prowling has he subdued

هذا كتابُ العارفينَ اقْرأ به

هذا كتابُ العارفينَ اقْرأ به

وترى أبا العَلَميْنِ في الفاتحهْ

وترى أبا العَلَميْنِ في الفاتحهْ

This is the book of those who know God: read from it,

This is the book of the Gnostics, recite it

And you will see Abu al-Alamayn in the opening chapter.

And you will see the Father of the Two Worlds in the Opening Chapter

أهلُ القلوبِ بكلِّ قُطرٍ شاسعٍ

أهلُ القلوبِ بكلِّ قُطرٍ شاسعٍ

هي باسمهِ لا زالَ تَهتفُ صائحهْ

هي باسمهِ لا زالَ تَهتفُ صائحهْ

People of the heart, in every far-flung land,

The people of hearts in every vast region

They never cease crying his name aloud.

Still scream his name loudly

كمْ مرَّةٍ في كربةٍ حاضَرْتُه

كمْ مرَّةٍ في كربةٍ حاضَرْتُه

نُسِفتْ على عجلٍ كأمْسِ البارحة

نُسِفتْ على عجلٍ كأمْسِ البارحة

How often, in distress, I have been in his presence,

How many times in deep anguish did I call upon him

It was swiftly swept away, like the night gone by.

And like last night, it was soon dispelled in haste

هَزَّ القُلوبَ بِهمَّةٍ فعَّالةٍ

هَزَّ القُلوبَ بِهمَّةٍ فعَّالةٍ

مَرَّتْ عليها بالكُؤوسِ الطَّافحهْ

مَرَّتْ عليها بالكُؤوسِ الطَّافحهْ

He stirred the hearts with a potent resolve,

He shook the hearts with active ambition

That passed over them bearing brimming cups.

Passed by them full goblets

إمْدَحْهُ مُحْتسباً ولُذْ بِجنابِه

إمْدَحْهُ مُحْتسباً ولُذْ بِجنابِه

لتُسِحَّ منكَ على الفُؤادِ منائِحهْ

لتُسِحَّ منكَ على الفُؤادِ منائِحهْ

Praise him, seeking God's reward, and take refuge at his side,

Praise him with good intention and seek his side

So that his gifts may pour from you upon the heart.

So from you the heart's grievances may be lifted

واهْجَعْ بِمهدِ الأمنِ في رحْبِ الرِّضا

واهْجَعْ بِمهدِ الأمنِ في رحْبِ الرِّضا

وابْشر فَربِّي لم يُخيِّبْ مادحهْ

وابْشر فَربِّي لم يُخيِّبْ مادحهْ

And slumber in safety's cradle, in contentment's wide expanse,

And sleep in the cradle of contentment in the expanse of satisfaction

And rejoice, for my Lord has not disappointed the one who praises him.

And rejoice, for my Lord does not disappoint the praisers