إذا كُنتَ في بابِ النَّبيِّ فلا تَخَفْ

وإن عارَضَتْكَ الجِنُّ يا خِلُّ والإنْسُ

If you are in the door of the Prophet, have no fear,

Though Jinn and men accost you, O friend human and Jinn.

وإن كنتَ مَبسوطَ الفُؤادِ بِحُبِّه

فَوَقْتُكَ في كلِّ الشُؤُنِ به أُنسُ

And if you are elated in spirit with loving him,

Your time with him in all affairs is intimacy.

تَقَرَّبْ لأقْوامٍ يَدينونَ وُدَّهُ

وباعدْ أُناساً قد تَخَبَّطَهُمْ مَسُّ

Draw near to a people who profess his love,

And distance yourself from folk tossed about in error.

فإنَّ مُحِبَّ الحَقِّ يأوي لأهلِهِ

بلا رَيبةٍ والجِنْسُ يَعرفُهُ الجِنْسُ

For the lover of Truth takes refuge with his own,

Without any doubt, and kind knows its own kind.