استغفر الله من علمٍ أفوه به

فإنَّ قائله منهم على خطر

I seek forgiveness from Allah for knowledge I have uttered

For its speaker is in grave danger

وهو الصحيح الذي لاشك يدخلني

فيه ولكنني منه على حذر

It is the true knowledge, of which there is no doubt

That it puts me in peril, though I am wary of it

وقد أتيت به لحكمةٍ حكمت

عليّ فيه على ما جاء في القدر

And I have uttered it for a wisdom that deemed

It was my fate, as was predetermined

من العلوم التي قد عزَّ طالبها

ولم ينلها لما في الأمر عن غَرَرِ

Of knowledges that were hard for the seeker

And unattainable, for the matter was beyond comprehension

لولا وارثتُنا خير الأنام لما

حصلتها السيد المختار من مُفَر

Were it not for the inheritance of the best of mankind

It would not have been attained by the Chosen Master of Glory

وهو العليم بها من ضربةٍ حصلتْ

له من الله ذي الآلاء في السمر

He who knew it through a stroke granted him

By Allah, the Munificent, during wakefulness

فاسمع فديتك إني قد عزمت على

إبراز ما كان في الأصدافِ من درر

So listen, my sacrifice, I have resolved

To reveal what was of gems in the shells

إنْ قيل ما سبب التكبير والغير

فقلْ ذاك مجلى الحقِّ في الصور

If it is said what is the reason for magnifying and others

Say that is the manifestation of Truth in forms

فما ترى العينُ إلاَّ واحداً أبداً

والكِبرُ جاء من الإحكام في النظرِ

For the eye sees only One, eternally

And magnification came from focusing intently

إن الوجودَ على الإبهامِ نشأتُه

مثل الشهادةِ حال الذرِّ في الفطرِ

Existence in its ambiguity originated

As witnessing in the state of particles during creation

والحكمُ مني بهذا القولِ صورته

ما قلته وكذا المشهودُ بالبصر

And my judgment with this saying, its form

Is what I have said, and similarly what is witnessed visually

الغيبُ لله لا الأبصارُ تدركه

وما ترى العينُ يكنى عنه بالبشرِ

The unseen belongs to Allah, eyes cannot perceive it

What the eye beholds is referred to metaphorically as mankind

من كلِّ نجمٍ وأفلاكٍ يدور بها

وما يولده من هذه الأكرْ

Of every star and orbit it revolves with

And what it generates from these planets

إن لم تحققه برهاناً ومعرفةً

كما هو الأمر فاقنع فيه بالخبر

If you do not ascertain it with proof and gnosis

As is the case, then be content with the report

من ذائقٍ لم يقل ما قال عن نظر

ولا قياسٍ ولا حدسٍ ولا ضَرر

From one who has tasted and did not say what he said

Based on observation, analogy, intuition or harm

إن الوجودَ وجودُ الحقِّ ليس له

فيه شريكٌ كما قد جاء في الأثر

Existence, the existence of Truth, has no

Partner therein, as stated in the tradition

وأين مثلُ رسولِ الله سيِّدِنا

فيما يُقال ففكِّر فيه واعتبر

And who can compare to Allah's Messenger our Master

In what is said, so reflect and take heed

فيما يقولُ لبيدٌ في جهالته

وليس يدري الذي قد قال فادكر

In what Labeed says in his ignorance

And does not know what he has said, so remember

فإنَِّ ذا فطنة مثلي مخلقة

ترى الحقائقَ تأتيها على قدر

That one of insight like me, created

Sees realities come to him as destined

ولا تقل إن ذا وهم وسفسطة

القولُ ما قلته فانهض على أثَري

Do not say this is fanciful and sophistry

What I have said, so rise and follow my path

والله لولا شهودُ الحقِّ ما نظرت

عيني إلى أحد من عالم الغير

By Allah, were it not for witnessing the Truth I would not

Have looked with my eyes upon any in the world of others

إني يتيمةُ دهري ما لها شبه

من الفرائدِ في نجر ولا بحر

I am an orphan of my age, peerless

Among treasures, whether from land or sea