1. She visited me, at midnight, in an obscure place,
And stirred a latent passion in my wary heart,

2. She contacted me, though she'd often barred me before -
Absence of guardians allowed our secret flirt

3. While she shunned me, my love for her grew ever more intense,
Like glowing embers lodged inside my chest

4. I could not exercise patience to forget her
My resolve to forget her was a hopeless quest

5. The more I longed for her, the more she displayed
New irresistible charms before my sight

6. Cloaked by the blackness of night she came to see me
After the slumber of weary caravans took flight

7. Radiant as a glittering pearl, an exquisite rose
On a moonlit night, atop a lofty dune

8. With pure complexion, tender limbs, and graceful poise
Adorned with jewels in plenty, a precious boon

9. Relaxed, as if the sweetness on his lips was from
The repose gained after hard day's toil

10. How did she find me, when I was lost and wandering
In barren deserts of endless, arid soil?

11. I roamed amidst formidable seas on a decrepit boat
With feeble oars, devoid of marked trail

12. I'd known her to be discouraged by censure and disdain
From visiting the sacrosanct convent's veil

13. When she left me, sleeplessness and tears became my fate
Cascading or sporadic, weeping was my veil

14. Like the dew drops of Mustafa, the blessed heir
When rains were scarce and hot winds did prevail

15. It was not the lightning, but the clouds' heavy downpour
That brought relief, without a lightning trail

16. You need not fear any bitterness or regret
From his gifts, though some may impugn and assail

17. Come to him assured of safety, peace and comfort
Where fountains of grace and mercy prevail

18. Where reverence, dignity, generosity and grace
And wisdom, obedience and virtue avail

19. Where intelligence, contentment and purpose abide
And meaning, endeavor and carpentry detail

20. Where auspicious birds and kneeling men worship
Prostrating before God, from dusk to dawn without fail

21. Remembering God in perpetual prostration
Never tiring of repeating litanies and tales

22. They drank from the wine of mystical knowledge
And became intoxicated with that sublime grail

23. Ever worshipping God before his noble gate
Both youthful maidens and wise elders hail

24. The Abode of Peace is the home of bliss and tranquility
Where rest and comfort and joy will never curtail

25. It lies next to the land of the gazelle's sunset
The noblest neighborhood, without equal or parallel

26. It gathered nature's scattered boons into a perfect whole
Excelled in every boon, nothing left to unveil

27. Adorned with most fragrant blooms and charming scenes
Providing every guest a place to rest without travail

28. Knowledgeable, honorable, and kind to the destitute
Sheltering the poor who have nothing, not even a pail

29. Bearing the burden of all neighbors equally
With hands overflowing with gifts, leaving no one to flail

30. Holding back the neighbor even in dire straits
Giving gold coins and wealth without pause or fail

31. Not making this abode an eternal resting place
Thus preparing for the Afterlife, the most special grail

32. Suckling from his mentor's breast blessings galore
Advancing his merits over competitors without flail

33. Do not fear the schemes of those jealous of you
The ocean is not extinguished by lighting of a frail flame

34. You are like a servant, lofty in rank and knowledge
A shining star, a priceless pearl of exquisite pedigree

35. Your sublime traits are wondrously arrayed
Your hands are open wide in remarkable generosity

36. You upheld the Prophet's Way, luminous and pristine
And did not stray into the path of unmindful glee

37. Draw me closer, for I am soon to depart
When the staff of support grants no comfort or bail

38. I am casting off all burdens when summoned
To meet my Lord, leaving behind every possession and veil