1. Tell those who comprehend me what I say
Keep it brief, for explanation makes it long

2. Beyond is a secret, obscure mystery
By Allah, I have shortened the necks of the brave

3. You know not yourself nor
Do you know who you are and how to reach

4. No, you know not the attributes combined
In you, minds are confused in their hidden ways

5. You eat bread not knowing it
How it flows through or out you

6. Where is your soul in its essence?
Do you see it and how it wanders?

7. Where is your mind and understanding when
Sleep overcomes you? Say, oh ignorant one

8. If your innards between your sides are thus
Lost within, how can you know?

9. How can you know He who sits upon the throne?
Say not how He sits nor how He descends

10. He is neither where nor how, for Him
He is in all places, never fading

11. Exalted is He in essence, attributes and highness
Our Lord is far above what you say