أنتَ أهلُ المَعْروفِ يا مَعْروفُ
وأبو الفَتْكِ يومَ تَزْهو الصُّفوفُ
You are the master of gnosis, O my Gnosis,
And father of the onslaught when the ranks shine proudly.
لكَ عَزمٌ في حَضرةِ الصِّدقِ أبْدَى
سِرَّ قُدْسٍ بُرْهانُهُ مَوْصوفُ
Yours is a resolve that, in the Presence of Truth, revealed
A mystery of holiness whose proof is renowned.
وأنا العاجزُ الضَّعيفُ وأنِّي
ليَ قلبٌ بِحُبِّكمْ مَشْغوفُ
And I am the helpless, the weak—and indeed
I have a heart enthralled by love of you.
ولأنتَ المَقْصودُ في هذه الحَضْ
رَةِ جَهْراً وها أنا المَلْهوفُ
And indeed you are the one sought in this
Presence, openly—and here I am, heartsick.
دَهَمَتْني عَلائِقُ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي
ولَعَمْرُ العِرْفانِ هذا الحُتوفُ
The entanglements of my own lower self have overwhelmed me;
By my life, this gnosis is death itself.
فاجْتَذِبْني من وَحْلَتي بأكُفٍّ
كلُّ هَمٍّ بِعَزْمها مَكْفوفُ
So draw me from my mire with your hands—
By their strength, every sorrow is held at bay.
وانْظُرَنْ نَظْرَةَ الحَنانِ لِحالي
حيثُ أنِّي بِحالكمْ مَحْفوفُ
And do raise a cry of tenderness for my plight,
For I am enfolded in your spiritual state.
وعلى جَدِّكَ الصَلاةُ دَواماً
وعليكَ الرِّضْوانُ يا مَعْروفُ
And upon your forefather be blessings forever,
And upon you be divine favor, O my Gnosis.
Sol 5.6