God, we ask You by Your Supreme Name and by the honour of the Chosen One: grant us relief
بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَانَا ابْتَدَيْنَا
وَنَحْمَدُهُ عَلَى نَعمَاهُ فِينَا
With the Name of Allāh, our Master, we begin and we praise Him for His favours upon us
تَوَسَّلنَا بِهِ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
غِيَاثِ الْخَلْقِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَا
Through this medium we implore You in every matter the One who answers all of creation's cry, Lord of the Worlds
وَبِالْأَسْمَاءِ مَا وَرَدَتْ بِنَصٍّ
وَمَا فِي الْغَيْبِ مَخْزُونًا مَصُونا
And by all Names divinely revealed and by those unrevealed, protected and preserved
بِكُلِّ كِتَابٍ أَنْزَلَهُ تَعَالَى
وَقُرْآنٍ شِفَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَا
And by every Divine Book that the Most High has revealed and by the Qur’ān, a cure for the believers
وَبِالْهَادِي تَوَسَّلنَا وَلُذْنَا
وَكُلِّ الْأَنْبِيَا وَالْمُرْسَلِينَا
And by the Guide (the Prophet), we ask him to intercede (in our request to You) and take recourse to him and by all the Prophets and Messengers
وَآلِهِمُ مَعَ الْأَصْحَابِ جَمْعًا
تَوَسَّلْنَا وَكُلِّ التَّابِعِينَا
And by their families and all their companions as well as the followers, intercession's our call
بِكُلِّ طَوَائِفِ الْأَمْلَاكِ نَدْعُو
بِمَا فِي غَيْبِ رَبِّي أَجْمَعِينَا
And we invoke You by all the angelic hosts and by all the hidden knowledge of my Lord
وَبِالْعُلَمَا بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ طُرًّا
وَكُلِّ الْأَوْلِيَا وَالصَّالِحِينَا
And by the scholars (preserving) the command of Allāh (i.e the religion), one and all and by all the saints and the righteous
أَخُصُّ بِهِ الْإِمَامَ الْقُطْبَ حَقًّا
وَجِيهَ الدِّينِ تَاجَ الْعَارِفِينَا
I mention especially the Imām, the true Qutb the Eminence of the Religion, the Crown of all Gnostics
رَقَى فِي رُتْبَةِ التَّمْكِينِ مَرَقَى
وَقَدْ جَمَعَ الشَّرِيعَةَ وَالْيَقِينَا
He ascended and established himself firmly in the station of spiritual authority and mastered both the sacred law and spiritual certainty
وَذِكرُ الْعَيْدَرُوسِ الْقُطْبِ أَجْلَى
عَنِ الْقَلْبِ الصَّدَى لِلصَّادِقِينَا
The remembrance of al-‛Aydarūs, the Qutb, is most potent in removing rust from the hearts of the sincere
عَفِيفِ الدِّينِ مُحْيِي الدِّينِ حَقًّا
لَهُ تَحْكِيمُنَا وَبِهِ اقْتَدَيْنَا
Virtuous one of the religion, true reviver of the religion with him lies our arbitration and we follow his example
وَلَا نَنْسَى كَمَالَ الدِّينِ سَعْدًا
عَظِيمَ الْحَالِ تَاجَ الْعَابِدِينَا
And we don’t forget to mention Kamāl ad-Dīn Sa‛d one of exalted spiritual state and crown of the worshippers
(وَنَاظِمَهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِمَامًا
حَبَاهُ إِلَهُهُ جَاهًا مَكِينًا)*
(And the composer of these verses, Abū Bakr, an Imām whom his Lord endowed with immense stature) *This line was added by al-Ḥabīb Ibrāhīm bin ʽUmar bin ʽAqīl bin Yahya, who was the Muftī of Taiz
بِهِمْ نَدْعُو إِلَى الْمَوْلَى تَعَالَى
بِغُفْرَانٍ يَعُمُّ الْحَاضِرِينَا
Through them we beseech the Master, the Most High for forgiveness that will envelop all who are present
وَلُطْفٍ شَامِلٍ وَدَوَامِ سَتْرٍ
وَغُفْرَانٍ لِكُلِّ الْمُذْنِبِينَا
And to show all encompassing gentleness (from Him) and continual covering of faults as well as forgiveness for every sinner
وَنَخْتِمُهَا بِتَحْصِينٍ عَظِيمٍ
بِحَوْلِ اللَّهِ لَا يُقْدَر عَلَيْنَا
We close these verses with a great fortification With Allāh’s might, we can never be overpowered
وَسَتْرُ اللَّهِ مَسْبُولٌ عَلَيْنَا
وَعَينُ اللَّهِ نَاظِرَةٌ إِلَيْنَا
Allāh’s protective veil is draped upon us and Allāh’s caring gaze is upon us
وَنَخْتِمُ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدْ
إِمَامِ الْكُلِّ خَيْرِ الشَّافِعِينَا
We complete this poem with salutations upon Muḥammad Imām of all and the best of intercessors