1. إِن طاعَنتك الحادثاتُ بأسمرٍ

    فَاِفزَع إِلى عبد السلام الأسمرِ

    If calamities thrust at you with a dark-shafted spear,

    then seek refuge with Abd al-Salam al-Asmar.

  2. وَاِقصد حِماهُ ترى المخاوفَ عسعست

    ظُلُماتها بِصباحِ أمنٍ مسفرِ

    And seek his sanctuary: you will see fears recede,

    their darkness dispelled by a radiant dawn of safety.

  3. غوثٌ تضلّع مِن مَواردِ جدّهِ

    بِالمشربِ الأهنا وحوض الكوثرِ

    A bringer of succor, he drank his fill from his grandfather's springs,

    at the sweetest drinking place and the Pool of al-Kawthar.

  4. لَبِسَ التذلُّلَ للمهمينِ فَاِكتسى

    حُللَ التدلّل في المقام الأفخرِ

    He donned humility before the Guardian, and so was clothed

    in robes of loving familiarity at the most glorious station.

  5. يَختالُ في حُللِ الكرامةِ خارقاً

    حُجبَ العوائدِ أكبراً عن أكبرِ

    He strides proudly in robes of honor, piercing

    the veils of habit, greater veil after greater veil.

  6. يا سيّدي إنّي بجاهكَ مبتغٍ

    للّه خيرَ وسيلة المستنصرِ

    O my master, through your honored standing I seek

    the best means of approaching God for one seeking aid.

  7. إِن كانَ مَدحي عَن علاك مقصّراً

    فَجَميل ظنّي فيك غير مقصّرِ

    If my praise falls short of your lofty rank,

    yet my good opinion of you does not fall short.

  8. فَكُنِ المعينَ عَلى قضاء حَوائجي

    عِندَ الوزيرِ المصطفى ذي المفخرِ

    So be my helper in fulfilling my needs

    with the illustrious minister al-Mustafa.

  9. أَنزلتُ حاجاتي بِبابك واثقاً

    بِالنجحِ والتيسير للمتعسّرِ

    I have laid my needs at your door, confident

    of success and ease for what is difficult.

  10. لا زالَ رِضوانُ الإلهِ مغادياً

    لِحماكَ بينَ مروّح ومبكّرِ

    May God's favor never cease to visit at dawn,

    coming to your sanctuary at evening and early morning.