حرَّكتُ عزميَ حَزماً بعد ما سَكنا

الى سكينةِ فكرٍ صارَ لي سَكَنا

I stirred my determination firmly after it was still

To the tranquility of a mind that became my home

بهِ تَحرَّيتُ أَجواءَ السلوكِ الى

معالمِ العلمِ فاستنَّنت لي السننا

With it I explored the ways of conduct towards

The landmarks of knowledge so I was taught traditions

في حيث لا غِيَرٌ في طَيِّها عِبَرٌ

تسرمدَ الدَّهرُ كوناً والزَّمان فَنا

In a place where there are no lessons in its folds

The ages last forever and time vanishes

فليس إلا إشاراتُ العقولِ فما

لغيرِها سَنَنٌ ترمي بها سَنَنا

So there is only the signs of intellects thus nothing

Else has traditions that aims with them traditions

هي المطايا فلا تُنجيكَ مَسهَلَةٌ

مالم تطس في تَرقّي جريها القُننا

They are the mounts so no easy path will save you

Unless you tread in accelerating its measured pace

تَخذي بأَيدٍ مِن العِرفانِ مُسرعةً

تُدني بها سَيرها المستبعدَ الشَّرنا

Take with hands of knowledge hastily

To bring near with it its distant feared evil

تَطوي اليكَ إلهَ العالمينَ رُبىً

صارَت لها من جناياتِ الهوى جُننا

It folds to you the God of the worlds kindly

That became for it from the sins of passion madness

خَفَّ القطينُ بها حتى اذا نظرت

لألاءَ قُدسِكَ يبدو ساطعاً قُطنا

The veil thinned with it until when you looked

At the brilliance of your holiness it appears thick

تسيرُ فيهِ اليه وهي حامِدةٌ

بكلِّ نادٍ سناً أن تَستسِنَّ سَنا

It moves in it to Him while praising

Every caller to prevent evil and do good

حتى أُنيخت على بابٍ يعزِّزه

أَذِلُّ شيطانٍ نفسٍ طالما شَطنا

Until it rested at a door strengthened

By the most humble devil self that long erred

أَتاهُ عقلي على خوفٍ فحينَ دنا

من بَرِّ بِرٍّ بِمَن ينتابُه أَمِنا

My intellect came to it in fear so when it approached

From the righteousness of the righteous secure

وطوَّقتهُ أَيادي جُودِه مِنَناً

رَدَّت على نفسهِ من لُطفهِ مُنَنا

And His generous hands embraced it favorably

Reflecting on itself from His kindness favors