من يتخذ غيرَ الإله جلياً

أضحى عليه مُقدَّماً ورئيسا

He who takes other than God as an intimate friend,

Has made them a leader and chief for himself.

وبحكمةٍ يجري فإنْ بلغَ المدى

أمسى لرَّبات الحجال حبيسا

And though he runs with wisdom, when he reaches the goal,

He becomes a prisoner of vain desires.

فإذا انجلى ذاك الجليسُ لقلبه

ظهرَ الخسيسُ مع الجلاء نفيسا

So when that intimate friend becomes clear to his heart,

The despicable along with the honorable becomes manifest.

ودرى بأنَّ الحقَّ فيه فلم يكن

لسوى الإله مع الشهودِ جليسا

And he realizes that the Truth is in Him, so he does not become

An intimate friend of anyone other than God and the witnesses.

لما علمتُ بع علمتُ حقيقتي

فأبحت قلبي من أراد جلوسا

When I came to know the price of knowing,

I laid bare my heart for whoever wanted to sit with me.