الحمد لله الذي أفضلا

بما به أنعم في خلقهِ

Praise be to God, the Bestower

Of the blessings He has bestowed upon His creation

فالجودُ و الأفضال منه على

عبادِه العاصين من خلقه

Bounty and favor are from Him

Upon His disobedient servants among His creatures

يعلمه العالمُ من أوجه

معرفة العارفِ من أفقه

The knowledgeable know Him through

The gnostic's understanding and discernment

وكلُّ من يهبط في علمه

به يرى ذلك من حقِّه

And all who delve into His knowledge

See that from His right

وجامعُ الكلِّ حضيضٌ به

أدرجه الرحمن في حقِّه

The Comprehensor of all, a lowly one through Him

The Merciful included him in His right

فكلُّ ما يجري من أحكامه

فإنها تجري على وفقه

So whatever rulings proceed from Him

They proceed as He has disposed

قد جمعَ العالم في حشره

ليسأل الصادقَ عن صدقه

He will gather the scholars on the Day of Resurrection

To question the Truthful about his truthfulness

فإن أعادوه عليه فهم

ممن يري الإشراق من شرقه

If they repeat it back to Him they are

Of those who see the dawn from its daybreak

أو ادَّعوا فيه لأعيانهم

والمدَّعي يصدقُ في نطقه

Or if they claim rights for themselves

The claimant speaks the truth in his claim

وكلهم يصدقُ في حاله

وكلهم يأكل من رزقِه

And all of them speak truthfully in their state

And all eat of His provision

ما حاز منهم أحدٌ كله

بلْ كلهم منه على شقِّه

None of them has attained the whole

Rather, all of them are dependent on Him

الجنسُ في البدرِ وفي شمسه

ونجمه والفصلُ في برقه

The species is in the full moon, its sun

Its stars, and the seasons in its lightning

ما يعرفُ الحقَّ سوى شارب

يراه في الصفو وفي رتقه

None knows the Truth but the drinker

Who sees Him in serenity and in turmoil

يعرفه العالم في حشرهم

يومَ وقوفِ الناس من رفقه

The scholars will know Him on the Day they stand

On the day the people stand through His gentleness