تحتَ شِراعِ الرَّفْرَفِ

نِماطُ شأنٍ ألطَفِ

Under the flapping sail

Are patterns of gentle character

لو شامَهُ السَّقيمُ في

مُعْضَلِ دائِهِ شُفي

If the ailing one smelled it

In the predicament of his malady, he'd be cured

ولو رآهُ أَفقَرٌ

عن كلِّ مَخْلوقٍ كُفي

And if the most destitute one saw it

Sufficient for every creature

ما نيطَ في مُعْتَصِمٍ

أَو واثِقٍ أو مُكْتَفي

It would not be tied to one seeking refuge

Or confident or self-sufficient

للهِ عزَّ شأنُهُ

بسِرِّهِ المُرَفْرَفِ

To God, glorious is His affair

In the secret of the fluttering

معنًى لَطيفٌ بارِزٌ

في طيِّ تلكَ السُّجُفِ

A gentle meaning stands out

In the folds of those scripts

أَتى بهِ محمَّدٌ

رَبُّ الجَنابِ الأَشْرَفِ

Brought by Muhammad

Lord of the most noble essence

أَفرَغَهُ لآلِهِ

وصحْبِهِ في مُصْحَفِ

He dictated it to his progeny

In a booklet

وفاضَ في أَتباعِهِ

أَنْعِمْ بتلكَ التُّحَفِ

And it overflowed among his followers

With those gifts

فإنْ أَردْتَ نَيْلَهُ

فاثْبُتْ على قلبٍ صَفي

So if you want to attain it

Then stay with a pure heart

فإنَّه مُحَجَّبٌ

عن غيرِ ذي عهدٍ وَفي

For it is veiled

To other than the loyal and faithful

حَقيقةُ المَعنى بهِ

ظاهِرَةٌ للمُنْصِفِ

The reality of the meaning through it

Is apparent to the equitable

اللهُ عُظِّمَ اسمهُ

لمنْ يَشاءُ يَصْطَفي

God, exalted is His name

Selects whom He wills

سَلِّمْ لأهلِ الاصْطِفا

عَرفْتَ أو لم تَعرفِ

Submit to the people of selection

Whether you know or do not know

فإنَّهُ قد صانَهُمْ

عن عينِ كُلِّ مُجْحِفِ

For He has protected them

From the eye of every slanderer

إنْ أنتَ أذْعَنتَ لهمْ

قلباً ولم تَنْحَرِفِ

If you submit to them

At heart without deviation

فأنتَ في رُكْبانهمْ

بِساحةِ اللُّطْفِ الخَفي

Then you are among their company

In the sphere of subtle kindness