1. إِسْمَعُوا ذِي الحقيقهْ

    يا جميعْ مَن يسمع

    Listen to this truth,

    O all who hear!

  2. إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه

    نُورْ وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع

    Indeed, knowledge of the truth

    is light and openly proclaims the truth.

  3. قالَ عِلمُ الحقيقه

    أنا أُسُّ الشَّرِيعهْ

    Knowledge of the truth said:

    I am the foundation of the sacred law.

  4. مَنْ تبِعْها سيَلقَى

    مِنِّي أدراجْ رَفيعَه

    Whoever follows it will receive

    lofty ranks from me.

  5. والمخالفْ سيَشْقَى

    ويَرْكب أهْوال شنيعَه

    And the disobedient one will suffer

    and ride into hideous terrors

  6. في بُحُورِ غريقهْ

    إِن غَرِقْ ليْسَ يَطْلع

    in deep seas;

    if he drowns, he will not resurface.

  7. إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه

    نُور وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع

    Indeed, knowledge of the truth

    is light and openly proclaims the truth.

  8. جِي نقُل لكْ حِكايَه

    وافْهم إِنْ كُنتَ تفْهم

    Come, let me tell you a tale,

    and understand, if you can understand.

  9. حالُ أهْلِ الوَلايَهْ

    حال مُصحَّحْ مُحكَّم

    The state of the saints

    is a sound, firmly established state.

  10. إِنَّ في الخِضْرِ آيهْ

    والنَّبيّ المَكلَّم

    Indeed, in al-Khidr there is a sign,

    and in the prophet who was spoken to.

  11. كُلُّهُم لو طرِيقه

    والْتَفُوا عِندَ مجْمَعَ

    Each of them has a path,

    and they gathered at a meeting place.

  12. إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه

    نُور وبالحقِّ يصتْدَع

    Indeed, knowledge of the truth

    is light and openly proclaims the truth.

  13. إِفْهَمُوا ذِي المقاصد

    يا أُهَيْلَ الإرادهْ

    Understand these aims,

    O dear aspirants!

  14. إِنَّ مِن ظَلّ قاعِد

    كَيْفَ تَكُنْ لُوسِيادَهْ

    Indeed, whoever remains seated—

    how can mastery be his?

  15. السُّعُود لِلْمُجاهِد

    ولهُ الحزْقُ عادَهْ

    Good fortune belongs to the striver,

    and strenuous effort is his habit.

  16. والمعاني الرِّشيقهْ

    وهْوَ أرْشَقْ وأبْدَع

    And graceful meanings are his,

    and he is more graceful and more wondrous.

  17. إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقهْ

    نُورْ وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع

    Indeed, knowledge of the truth

    is light and openly proclaims the truth.

  18. يا مُريدين جُدُّوا

    وافهمُوا ذِي الأشايِرْ

    O seekers, be diligent,

    and understand these signs.

  19. من غَرَسْ شَيْ يَجدُّوا

    ويَنالُ الْبَشايرْ

    Whoever plants something will find it

    and receive glad tidings.

  20. والكسَل يبْقَى وَحْدُوا

    يْومَ تُبْلَى السَّرايِر

    And the lazy one will remain alone

    on the day when secrets are tested,

  21. ودُمُوعُوا طلِيقَهْ

    على ما كانْ ضَيَّعْ

    and his tears flow freely

    over what he had squandered.

  22. إِنَّ عِلم الحقيقهْ

    نُور وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع

    Indeed, knowledge of the truth

    is light and openly proclaims the truth.