سبحان من لا أرى سواه

في كلِّ شيء تراه عيني

Glorious is He whom I see naught but Him

In everything my eyes can see

وذاك فرقٌ يراه عقلي

ما بين معبوده وبيني

And that is the difference my mind perceives

Between the One I worship and me

فكلما قلت أنت ربي

لبستُ بالسلبِ ثوبَ صوفي

Whenever I say You are my Lord

I don the cloak of a Sufi in humbleness

تنزيهه جدُّه تعالى

تشبيهُه كونه بكوني

His transcendence is His utmost exaltation

His immanence is His being as me

طلبتُ بالشرعِ منه عوناً

يا مدعي لا يكون عوني

I sought help from Him through the Sharia

O claimant, there can be no help for me

إلا لعبدٍ له مجالٌ

ولا مجالٌ إلا لأيني

Except for a servant who has been given access

And no access except for where I can be

وفي استوائي العقولُ تاهت

إذ حال ما بينها وبيني

In my moderation, minds lost their way

When what lies between them and me held sway

قد جاءنا الحقُّ في التلقي

بكلِّ هينٍ وكلِّ لينِ

The truth has come to us in reception

In every ease and softness, I say

يا مرسلاً إنني سميعٌ

إن قمت لي فيه باثنتين

O Messenger, I am indeed hearing

If you stand by me with two attestations

ذاتٌ تعالتْ لها صفاتٌ

من كلِّ حسنٍ وكلِّ زينِ

An Essence has transcended, for It has attributes

Of every beauty and adornment, I maintain

إن رامَ تحصيلهن فكري

بنيتُ بيتي بتبنتين

If my mind seeks to comprehend them

I'd build my home on two ruins