كن مع الله تَرَ الله معَكْ

واترك الكل وحاذر طمعَكْ

Be with God, you will see God with you,

And leave all behind and beware your greed,

والزم القنع بمن أنت له

في جميع الكون حتى يسعك

And adhere to contentment with the One you belong to,

In the whole universe, so it can accommodate you.

بالصفا عن كدر الحس فغب

واطرح الأغيار واترك خدعك

With clarity, leave the muddiness of senses,

And abandon strangers and leave your tricks.

لا تموِّهْ بك واطلب منك ما

فرَّ من يوم بشأن ضيعك

Do not pretend with yourself, and seek from yourself what

Escaped from a day regarding your loss.

نورك الله به كن مشرقاً

واحذر الأضداد تطفي شُمَعك

May God enlighten you with it, be radiant,

And beware opposites that extinguish your candle.

ثم ضع نفسك بالذل له

قبل أن النفس قهراً تَضَعَكْ

Then put yourself in humility to Him,

Before the self forcibly puts you down.

واعبد الله بكشف واصطبر

وعلى الكشف توقَّى جزعك

And worship God with revelation and perseverance,

And in revelation be wary of your despair.

لا تقل لم يفتح الله ولا

تطلب الفتح وحرِّر ورعك

Do not say God did not open, and do not

Seek the opening and liberate your piety.

كيفما شاء فكن في يده

لك إن فرَّق أو إن جمعك

However He wills, so be in His hand,

For you, whether He separates or gathers you.

في الورى إن شاء خفضاً ذقته

وإذا شاء عليهم رفعك

In the world, if He wills abasement you will taste it,

And if He wills elevation over them for you.

وإذا ضرك لا نافع من

دونه والضر لا إن نفعك

And if harm hurts you, none benefits

Beside Him, and no harm if it benefits you.

وإذا أعطاك من يمنعه

ثم من يعطي إذا ما منعك

And if He gives you, who can prevent Him,

Then who can give if He prevents you?

ليس يوقيك أذاه أحد

وإن استنصرت فيه شيَّعك

No one can protect you from His harm,

Even if you seek help from your supporters.

إنما أنت له عبد فكن

جاعلاً في القرب منه ولعك

You are only His servant, so be

Making your passion to be near Him.

فز بوصل إن تراه واصلاً

واقبل القطع إذا ما قطعك

So obtain connection, if you see Him connected,

And accept the severance if He severs you.

كلما نابك أمر ثق به

واحترز للغير تشكو وجعك

Whenever a matter changes, trust in Him,

And beware others, complaining of your pain.

لا تؤمل من سواه أملاً

إنما يسقيك من قد زرعك

Do not hope from other than Him any hope,

For only He who planted you can water you.

ليت لو تشعر ماذا كنت من

قبل ما مولى الموالي اخترعك

If only you feel what you were

Before the Master of masters invented you!

كنت لا شيء وأصبحت به

خير شيء بشراً قد طبعك

You were nothing and through Him you became

The best of things human He characterized you.

تابعاً كن دائماً أنت ولا

تتمنى أنه لو تبعك

Always be a follower, you, and do not

Wish that He would follow you.

لمتى تبني كنيسات الهوى

كسِّر الصلبان واهجر بيعك

For how long will you build churches of passion?

Destroy the crucifixes and abandon your sale.

ودع التدبير في الأمر له

واصنع المعروف مع من صنعك

And leave the arrangement in the matter to Him,

And do good with those who did good to you.

واحتفظ حرمة من يبصر إن

رمت فعلاً أو تنادي سَمِعَك

And keep inviolable whom you see, if

You cast an act or call out your hearing.

وهو الله الذي جل فيا

عقل خف من عدمٍ مبتدعك

And He is The God Who is Majestic in

The mind, so humble yourself, originated you.

كن به معتصماً واسلم له

لا تعاند فيه واهجر بدعك

Be steadfast in Him and submit to Him,

Do not resist in Him and abandon your innovation.

هذه ملة طه خذ بها

لا تطع عنها قصوراً دفعك

This is the path of Ta-Ha, take it,

Do not obey those who repel you from it.