إنَّ الذي هيمني حسنه

إنَّ الذي هيمني حسنه

من الذي هام ولا تدري

من الذي هام ولا تدري

Indeed, the one whose beauty enthralled me

The one whose beauty captivates me

is from the one who wandered in love, though you do not know.

Who is it that is infatuated yet unaware?

في سورة الأعلى وأمثالها

في سورة الأعلى وأمثالها

كالفجرِ والليلِ إذا يسري

كالفجرِ والليلِ إذا يسري

In Surah al-A‘la and others like it,

In Surat Al-A'la and the like

such as al-Fajr, and the night as it passes.

Like the dawn and night when it passes

سبحانَ من جل فما مثله

سبحانَ من جل فما مثله

من أحد إلا الذي أدرى

من أحد إلا الذي أدرى

Glory to the Exalted One: there is none like Him,

Glory to the Exalted, nothing compares

no one except the one I know.

To the One I know

في سورة الشورى أتى ذكره

في سورة الشورى أتى ذكره

وإنه الآن على ذكري

وإنه الآن على ذكري

He is mentioned in Surah al-Shura,

In Surat Ash-Shura came His mention

and now He is in my remembrance.

And He is now in my recollection

قد جاء حقاً بالصفات التي

قد جاء حقاً بالصفات التي

تزيد في العدّ عن العشر

تزيد في العدّ عن العشر

He has truly come with the attributes that

He has truly come with attributes

exceed ten in number.

Exceeding ten in number

تحمل عرشَ الذاتِ من ذاتها

تحمل عرشَ الذاتِ من ذاتها

وما لها عينٌ سوى سرِّي

وما لها عينٌ سوى سرِّي

They bear the throne of the Essence from their own essence,

Bearing the Throne of His Essence by His Essence

and have no entity apart from my secret.

And has no eye but my secret

بها وجودي وبها كنته

بها وجودي وبها كنته

لذاك تجري بي عن أمري

لذاك تجري بي عن أمري

Through them I exist, and through them I was He;

Through Him my existence and through Him my entity

thus they flow through me at my command.

Thus my affairs flow against my will

لا تنظروني غيره إنني

لا تنظروني غيره إنني

هوية الحقِّ بلا ستر

هوية الحقِّ بلا ستر

Do not regard me as other than Him; I am

Do not look at me except as Him, for I

the identity of the Real, without a veil.

Am the essence of Truth without veil

فليس في العالم من مفصل

فليس في العالم من مفصل

إلا وفيه علمُ الذكر

إلا وفيه علمُ الذكر

For there is no joint in the world

So in the world there is no joint

but contains knowledge of the Remembrance.

Without the knowledge of remembrance overflowing

فتصب يعرفه من له

فتصب يعرفه من له

في ذاته منزلةَ الشكر

في ذاته منزلةَ الشكر

So you pour forth; it is known by whoever has

So wisdom recognizes Him who has

within his essence the station of gratitude.

In his essence a station of gratitude

له مزيدُ العلم من شكره

له مزيدُ العلم من شكره

يستره ما فيه من كفر

يستره ما فيه من كفر

His gratitude brings him an increase in knowledge;

To him is increased knowledge from his gratitude

the concealment within him veils it.

Veiled by the disbelief in him

وليس بالكفر الذي ذقته

وليس بالكفر الذي ذقته

من قرَّر الإنسان في خسر

من قرَّر الإنسان في خسر

And it is not the unbelief that I tasted.

And not the disbelief which I have tasted

He who declared mankind to be in loss,

Of one who affirms man as lost

بأصله ثم أتى شارحاً

بأصله ثم أتى شارحاً

مفرعاً بالحقِّ والصبر

مفرعاً بالحقِّ والصبر

at its root, then came explaining,

In origin, then came explaining

elaborating through truth and patience:

Branching with truth and patience

بذا أتى النص الذي قاله

بذا أتى النص الذي قاله

لخلقه في محكم الذكر

لخلقه في محكم الذكر

thus came the text He spoke

Thus came the text He spoke

to His creation in the definitive Remembrance.

To His creation in the decisive remembrance

فمن يرد يمتاز في أهله

فمن يرد يمتاز في أهله

فليمشِ بالحال على أثري

فليمشِ بالحال على أثري

So whoever wishes to stand out among his people,

So whoever wants to excel among his people

let him walk in my footsteps in spiritual state.

Let him walk in my state upon my trace

فإنه الحقُّ الذي قال لي

فإنه الحقُّ الذي قال لي

انصح عبادي وامتثل أمري

انصح عبادي وامتثل أمري

For He is the Real who said to me,

For He is the Truth who said to me

“Counsel My servants, and obey My command,”

"Advise My servants and obey My command"

بمكة في حالة تقتضي

بمكة في حالة تقتضي

في وقتها القبض من العسر

في وقتها القبض من العسر

in Mecca, in a state that required

In Mecca in a state that required

at that time, constriction born of hardship.

At that time, taking from hardship

وفي دمشق قال لي مثله

وفي دمشق قال لي مثله

في مرة أخرى على سرِّي

في مرة أخرى على سرِّي

And in Damascus He told me the same,

And in Damascus He said to me the same

on another occasion, to my inner secret.

Another time, in my secret

فقلتُ يا رب أعني على

فقلتُ يا رب أعني على

ما قلت لي فقال بالنصر

ما قلت لي فقال بالنصر

So I said, “O Lord, help me carry out

So I said: "O Lord, help me with

what You told me”; He answered with aid.

What You said to me." So He said: "With victory."

فلم يزل في نصرتي قائماً

فلم يزل في نصرتي قائماً

في كلِّ حالٍ دائمِ البِشر

في كلِّ حالٍ دائمِ البِشر

He never ceased to stand in my support,

So He did not cease to support me

in every state, ever cheerful.

In every state, ever giving good tidings

وقال تمم ما بدأتم به

وقال تمم ما بدأتم به

من الفتوحات على قدر

من الفتوحات على قدر

And He said, “Complete what you began

And He said: "Complete what you have begun

of the Futuhat, in due measure,”

Of the openings, according to the decree

على لسانِ المصطفى أحمد

على لسانِ المصطفى أحمد

ولم ينب عني في العذر

ولم ينب عني في العذر

through the tongue of the Chosen One, Ahmad;

Upon the tongue of the Chosen Ahmad

and he did not plead an excuse on my behalf.

And did not prevent excuses from me

فإن فيها سبباً مقلقاً

فإن فيها سبباً مقلقاً

يضيق من إيراده صدري

يضيق من إيراده صدري

For within it there is a troubling cause

For in it is a disturbing cause

whose presentation constricts my breast.

That straitens my chest to mention

فقال لي لا تلتفت إنني

فقال لي لا تلتفت إنني

مزيلُ ما تخشى من الضرّ

مزيلُ ما تخشى من الضرّ

Then he said to me, “Pay no heed; I am

So He said to me: "Do not worry, I

the remover of the harm you fear.

Am removing what you fear of harm."

أيّدك الله فكن آمنا

أيّدك الله فكن آمنا

ولا يكن قلبك في ذُعر

ولا يكن قلبك في ذُعر

God has strengthened you, so be secure,

"May God support you, so be secure

and let your heart not be in dread.”

And let not your heart be in panic."

فقمت بالعلمِ لهم مُفصحا

فقمت بالعلمِ لهم مُفصحا

مبيناً في السرِّ والجهر

مبيناً في السرِّ والجهر

Then I rose to expound knowledge to them,

So I stood, eloquently explaining to them

making it plain, in secret and aloud.

Clarifying in public and in secret

أورده من غير كيلٍ له

أورده من غير كيلٍ له

كأنما آخذٌ من بحر

كأنما آخذٌ من بحر

I set it forth without measure,

Citing without limit for Him

as though I were drawing from a sea.

As if drawing from a sea

لو أنه ينظر في قوله

لو أنه ينظر في قوله

إن إليه مرجع الأمر

إن إليه مرجع الأمر

If he were to reflect on His saying,

If one looks to His word

“Indeed, to Him the matter returns,”

That to Him is the return of affairs

رأى وجود الحق عين الذي

رأى وجود الحق عين الذي

يطلبه في وحدة الكثر

يطلبه في وحدة الكثر

he would see the Real’s existence as the very thing

He would see the existence of Truth is the same

he seeks in the unity of the many.

That he seeks in the oneness of multitudes

لو أنه يعرفُ أحواله

لو أنه يعرفُ أحواله

ما ميَّز الخيرَ من الشرّ

ما ميَّز الخيرَ من الشرّ

If he knew his own states,

If he knew His states

he would not distinguish good from evil.

He would not distinguish good from evil

ليس له الشرّ فإنّ الذي

ليس له الشرّ فإنّ الذي

سمي شرّاً عدم فادر

سمي شرّاً عدم فادر

Evil does not belong to Him, for that which

Evil does not belong to Him, for that

is called evil is nonexistence; so know.

Named evil is nonexistence, realize

بيده الخير فقل كالذي

بيده الخير فقل كالذي

يقول فيه صاحب السبر

يقول فيه صاحب السبر

Good is in His hand; so speak like the one

In His hand is good, so say as the one

who speaks of Him—the discerning investigator.

Who says with span and handbreadth

فإنه الخير كما قال لي

فإنه الخير كما قال لي

من قال بالباعِ وبالشبر

من قال بالباعِ وبالشبر

For He is the Good, as I was told

So worship the God of the unseen, submitting

by the one who spoke of the armspan and the handspan.

And do not disbelieve the possessor of thought

فاعبد إله السرِّ مستلماً

فاعبد إله السرِّ مستلماً

ولا تكفر صاحب الفكر

ولا تكفر صاحب الفكر

So worship the God of the secret, in reverent salutation,

and do not declare the thinker an unbeliever.