دنا وتدلَّى عبدُ ربٍّ وربه

فلما التقينا لم أجد غيرَ واحدِ

He came near and a worshipper of the Lord bowed down

When we met, I found none other but the One

دواماً مع الدنيا على كل حالةٍ

وفي الساحة الأخرى بأعدلِ شاهد

Forever with the world in every state

And in the other realm with the most just Witness

دعوت به حتى إذا ما استجاب لي

رأيتُ الصدى يجري فكنت كفاقد

I called Him until when He responded to me

I saw the echo flowing, so I was like one who had lost

دووا بي عليه كي أرى غيرَ موجودي

لذاك أرى بين السُّهى والفراقدِ

They blamed me for Him, so I would see other than my existence

Therefore I see among the pleasures and the tombs

دعاني إليه بالسجودِ فعندما

سجدتُ له خابت لديه مقاصدي

He called me to Him in prostration, so when

I prostrated to Him, my intentions failed before Him

ولا لك يا هذا حجابك فلتقم

بعزةِ معبودٍ وذلةِ عابدِ

And you, O this, have no veil so stand

In the honor of the Worshipped and the humiliation of the worshipper

دُعيتُ فلما جئت أكرَمَ مجلسي

وقال لنا أهلاً بأكرم وارد

I was called so when I came, He honored my sitting

And said to us, welcome to the most generous visitor

ومشيت لما قد جاءني من خطابه

وأطعمني ذوقاً لذيذَ المواعد

And I walked when what He said to me came

And He fed me a delicious taste of promises

دوامُ شهودِ الذاتِ فيه لمن درى

إذا ما ابتلاه الله سمّ الأساود

The permanence of witnessing the Essence in Him, for whoever realizes

When God tries him with poisoned arrows

دعِ الأمر يجري منه لا منك واتئد

تكن في عِداد المحصناتِ الفرائدِ

Let the matter proceed from Him, not from you, and calm down

Be among the protected, precious pearls