فوقَ قافِ القُلُوبِ وَانِيرانِي

فوقَ قافِ القُلُوبِ وَانِيرانِي

لحَبيبي من حُكْمِهِ نُقْطَتانِ

لحَبيبي من حُكْمِهِ نُقْطَتانِ

Above the qāf of hearts—ah, my fires!—

Above the lines of hearts, my guide is shining

My beloved has, by his decree, two dots.

From my beloved two directives flow

نُقْطَةٌ تُلْفِتُ القُلُوبَ إليه

نُقْطَةٌ تُلْفِتُ القُلُوبَ إليه

وبأُخْرى التَّقْديسُ عن خَبْطِ ثانِ

وبأُخْرى التَّقْديسُ عن خَبْطِ ثانِ

One dot turns hearts toward him;

One turns all hearts to seek Him evermore

And through the other comes sanctification, beyond another's blundering.

By the other men from error's path are freed

فافْهَمِ النُّقْطَتَيْنِ فَهْمَ لَبيبٍ

فافْهَمِ النُّقْطَتَيْنِ فَهْمَ لَبيبٍ

هي في النُّقْطَتَيْنِ كُلُّ المَعاني

هي في النُّقْطَتَيْنِ كُلُّ المَعاني

So understand the two dots as a discerning person would:

So understand well these two divine decrees

All meanings lie within the two dots.

For in these two commands all wisdom lies