يا ربّ غصنُ وجودي أنت غارسُهُ

يا ربّ غصنُ وجودي أنت غارسُهُ

فماد في روضة التوحيد مائسُهُ

فماد في روضة التوحيد مائسُهُ

O Lord, You are the planter of the branch of my being.

O Lord, the branch of my existence You have planted

So its graceful bough swayed in the garden of divine oneness.

So it has flourished in the garden of oneness

سقيته ماءَ فيض من عطاك فهل

سقيته ماءَ فيض من عطاك فهل

ترى يبدّل بعد الغصّ يابسه

ترى يبدّل بعد الغصّ يابسه

You watered it with overflowing water from Your bounty; will

You have watered it with the water of Your bounty, so will

You see it turn dry after being tender and fresh?

You see it change after being a fresh branch, O Lord?

حاشاك ربّي وقد ربّيتَه فربا

حاشاك ربّي وقد ربّيتَه فربا

وأنت في روضة الأذكار حارسه

وأنت في روضة الأذكار حارسه

Far be it from You, my Lord! You nurtured it, and it grew,

Never, my Lord, for You have nurtured it, so it grew

And You are its guardian in the garden of remembrance.

And You are in the garden of remembrance its keeper

فكم عليه صبا الأسحار هبّ وكم

فكم عليه صبا الأسحار هبّ وكم

حلّته أنفاسه منها نفائسه

حلّته أنفاسه منها نفائسه

So how often the predawn breeze blew upon it, and how often

So many dawns have poured upon it, and how many

Its breaths adorned it—its precious treasures among them.

Precious breaths have descended on it and blessed it