إِذا المَولى لِعَبدٍ صارَ سَمعاً

وَعَيناً في الرِضى وَيَداً وَرِجلا

When my Master becomes for His servant hearing, sight,

A hand in prosperity, a foot in difficulties

فَلَم ذا في الأَحَبِّ إِلَيهِ يَنفي

مَقالَةَ مَن يَقولُ بِهِ تَجَلّى

Then why should the report of one who says He has appeared

Be unwelcome to me in my love for Him?

وَلَستُ بِذا أُدينُ وَإِن أَدنى

مَقالي فيهِ مِن ذا القَولِ أَعلى

And though I do not share that doctrine, yet my words

Concerning Him are higher than those which assert it.

لِأَنّي مُذ تَأَتّى مِنهُ سَمعي

تَجَلّى عَنهُ طَرفي ما تَجَلّى

For since my hearing and my sight of Him proceeded

My eyes have never turned from Him when He appeared.

وَهَل أَقصى وَبِالأَقصى رَآهُ

فُؤادي بِالدُنُوِّ وَقَد تَدَلّى

And can the innermost heart of one who has seen Him

Perceive Him with any other approach than humility?