من سلم الحق إلى أربابه

معترفا بأنه أولى به

Those who surrender the truth to its masters

Admitting that it is more deserving of it

فهو الذي بنور عقله اهتدى

إلى دخول بيته من بابه

They are the ones who with the light of their intellect found guidance

To enter its house through its door

ما آثر ابن العربي عاقل

على النبي والذي أتى به

What virtue does Ibn Arabi the wise possess

Over the Prophet and what he brought

قال رسول الله عن رب السما

كما قرأتموه في كتابه

The Messenger of Allah said about the Lord of the Skies

As you have read in His Book

لا تسجدوا للشمس وابن عربي

قال مصرحا وما كنى به

Do not prostrate to the sun - and Ibn Arabi

Said openly, and what he hinted

بل اسجدوا لها وما عبدتم

من شجر أو حجر يدعى به

Rather, prostrate to it and what you have worshipped

Of trees or stones called upon

فانه الله فمن لديهم

لا قدسوا اصدق في خطابه

It is God, so for those who have

No sanctity in their claims

الله أم هذا الخبيث ويلهم

من شر هذا الشر وارتكابه

Is it Allah or this wicked one, woe to them

From the evil of this and its commission

ما لي أرى شيخ الشيوخ ساهيا

يدني عدو ربه من بابه

I wonder to see the Shaykh of Shaykhs forgetful

Letting the enemy of his Lord near his door

لا يغررنك ما يرى من سمته

فالخير كل الخير في اجتنابه

Do not let what you see of his composure fool you

For all good is in avoiding him

أعيذه بالله من كرماني

يبغض الحق إلى أحبابه

I seek refuge for him in Allah from honoring me

Who hates the truth among his loved ones

يحول ما بين الفتى ودينه

وينفث السم لمن خلا به

He comes between the young man and his religion

And spews poison to whoever is alone with him

الله بين ديننا ودينه

وإنه يدعو إلى خرابه

Allah between our religion and his

Though he calls to its ruin

وقد قلاه المسلمون كلهم

وكلهم ناءٍ عن اقترابه

And the Muslims all cursed him

And all fled from going near him

ملته من ملة ابن عربي

وليس منك أحد أدرى به

His religion is the religion of Ibn Arabi

And none among you know more of him than I

صحبته توقع من يصحبه

في تهمة فاقلع عن استصحابه

Befriending him risks involving those who befriend him

In suspicion, so refrain from assuming his companionship

ولا تنوه باسمه بقربه

منك فان الحبر يقتدي به

And do not speak of his name in nearness

To you, for the scholars emulate him

لا يطرق الإسلام منك بعدها

بقربه ما ليس في حسابه

Let no more of Islam approach you after this

In nearness to what is not in its reckoning

ابعده عن قربك ترضى ربنا

فقربه داعٍِ إلى إغضابه

Remove him from your nearness to please our Lord

For his nearness calls to His displeasure

والله إنى ناصح ومحذر

من شؤمه من خفت أن يرمى به

By Allah, I am an advisor and a warner

From his evil, fearing he will be accused of it

هذا الذي علي قد أديته

الهمك الرحمن ما يرضى به

This which is upon me I have conveyed

Seeking the Most Merciful’s pleasure in it