1. Direct your resolve with determination and gather the reins
From the steeds of resolve, choose the finest horse

2. Then set out towards Damascus and gain spoils
Seize the opportunity to travel at nightfall

3. A splendid city surpassing any ideal
It encompasses pleasant air and springs

4. A melodious garden adorned with beauty
Appearing as a delight to beholders

5. A paradise which the tongue of witness said
Enter it in peace and safety

6. Its face is truly beautiful and refined
Remaining clothed in the garb of intimacy

7. Its lips smile beautifully bringing joy
First to the soul, then to the selves

8. God built it as a home of happiness
Towering above all other cities

9. Its rivers flow beneath its palaces
Appearing to scorn all pillars

10. Within it are the stars of virtue and mansions
And the suns of knowledge give guidance

11. To the people of merit it has towers and high regard
Its sky is unmatched by the heavens

12. O God, protect it from all violation
And water it with the most sacred nectar

13. Enter it with the best etiquette
And show the most splendid appearance for visiting

14. Visit in it every messenger and prophet
Like John the Majestic, the Revered, the Hidden

15. And saint, especially Son of the Arabs
My master, the Pole, and my greatest Shaykh

16. The Knower of the times, so generous and noble
And the Imam Hatimi Al-Andalusi

17. Whom Exalted God has so honored
With sciences unattainable to the passionate

18. He is the Reviver of Religion, Sun of the Knowers
Inheritor of the Elect, Taha the Chosen One

19. The singular sage, the unique one of all worlds
With spiritual purity, so pure of soul

20. Qutb, the salvation of the world and all within it
And by him in this life, truly described

21. An ocean of mystic knowledge, he has shown wisdom
It is like the finest pearl, of greatest value

22. How many necklaces of pearls we have composed from it
Obtained from the Presence of Holiness

23. Like the openings that have become famous
And so the master of wisdom has exclaimed

24. Knowledge of divine inspiration has appeared
Through manifestation of my Lord, the All-Wise

25. And from the divine effusion it has emanated
From the gifts of Allah, Granter of Bounties

26. What well-composed books He has perfected
Since the Creator has built them with expertise

27. Such is the compilation of a noble soul
Of excellent character and lofty spirit

28. How many treasures within for the secret's manifestation
Which seem not to open for the delusional minds

29. How many symbols of mystic knowledge exist
Which become clear for the gnostics

30. They were not permitted except for their intended
None but them could succeed in understanding

31. If one seeks to comprehend without aptitude or wisdom
He could not attain them, only the valley of the blind

32. He did not cross in his time, he did not perceive
Visit it, O Saad, who has visited it

33. And at its courtyard dismounted
And show etiquette that you may see its lights

34. Appearing from the heavens of effusion with beauty
And draw from its light intimate secrets

35. And seek empowerment from it in perfection
And ask from it, at the side of that sanctuary

36. And through it, for effusion from it, seek
Call out and rejoice that you have been granted

37. That which you have aspired from it, do not despair
For it is the generosity of Hatimi, so noble

38. And it is more delightful than its fragrant scent
Everlasting in kindness, most generous

39. Its way is to never disappoint one who comes
An ocean of mystic knowledge, overflowing with wisdom

40. Whoever comes to it, gains benefit from it
Whoever comes to its shore gathers pearls

41. Returning with ease, comfort and delight
Filled with its bounty, not lacking what he intended

42. My master, my shaykh, my pillar of strength
O teacher, you are my refuge

43. I am now afflicted with the most intense distress
In you I take refuge, as it has come upon me

44. How much anxiety it has made obligatory for me
Its thoughts appear trampling me down

45. Save me today from what threatens me
I am about to break from it, in desperate need

46. One who has relied on you, my master, will not be disappointed
And in the armor of security, he is clothed

47. And upon you, may God rain His pleasure
Always pouring forth in harmony

48. And may He extend to you the hand of His bounty
Everlasting, never to be severed

49. For the duration of time, for eternity
As long as rain pours from the clouds

50. Ibn Fathallah has concluded a poem
Which contains joy for the souls

51. Neither has lightning shone nor has the sun from the sky
Grazed the narcissus eyes more beautifully