1. يا نَسيماً سرى إلى قاسيونا

    حيِّ حَبراً بسفحهِ مَدفونا

    O breeze that traveled to Qasiyun,

    greet a learned sage buried at its foot.

  2. حيِّ عنّي بالصالحيّةِ بحراً

    مَلأ الكونَ لؤلؤاً مكنونا

    Greet for me, in al-Salihiyya, a sea

    that filled the universe with hidden pearls.

  3. حيِّ عنّي شَمساً هنالك صينت

    طبّقَ الشامَ نورُها والصينا

    Greet for me a sun preserved there;

    its light enveloped Syria and China.

  4. هيَ تحتَ الثَرى بجلّق غابت

    وَعلا نورُها لِعِلّيّينا

    It vanished beneath the earth in Jilliq,

    while its light ascended to Illiyyin.

  5. ذلكَ الحاتميّ مولايَ محيي الد

    دين أكرم به إماماً أمينا

    That is al-Hatimi, my master Muhyi al-

    Din—how noble a trustworthy imam he is!

  6. فازَ مِن فتح ربّه بعلومٍ

    عرّفتهُ الأكوانَ والتكوينا

    Through an opening from his Lord, he gained knowledge

    that made the worlds and creation known to him.

  7. كَم حَكى من علوم غيبٍ بكشفٍ

    عَن شُهودٍ لَم يَحكِها تَخمينا

    How much knowledge of the unseen he related through unveiling,

    from direct witnessing, not by conjecture.

  8. كانَ فيها اليقينُ ظنّاً فلمّا

    جاءَها صيّر الظنونَ يقينا

    In these sciences, certainty had been conjecture; but when

    he came to them, he turned conjectures into certainty.

  9. رُبّ قَومٍ لم يَعرفوهُ فَعاشوا

    عَن سَنا فضلهِ المُنيرِ عمينا

    Many people did not know him, and so lived

    blind to the radiance of his shining excellence.

  10. مثل ناموسةٍ تريدُ لنور الش

    شمسِ سِتراً عن أعينِ الناظرينا

    Like a mosquito that wants the light of the

    sun veiled from the eyes of those who gaze.

  11. كلُّ فردٍ مِن كتبه خيرُ كنزٍ

    بَين أهليهِ لا يزالُ مَصونا

    Every one of his books is the finest treasure,

    ever kept safe among its people.

  12. في فتوحاتهِ الفتوحُ فَمنها

    كَم وليٍّ نال فَتحاً مُبينا

    In his Futuhat lie spiritual openings; through them,

    how many a saint has attained a clear opening!

  13. غَير أنَّ الأبوابَ فيها اِنغلاقٌ

    وَمَفاتيحُها همُ العارِفونا

    Yet the doors within them are closed,

    and their keys are the knowers of God.

  14. إِن تَكُن عارفاً فبادِر إليها

    تَلقَ فيها ما شئتَ دُنيا وَدينا

    If you are a knower, hasten to them;

    you will find there whatever you wish, in worldly and religious matters.

  15. وَإِذا جئتَها بغيرِ دليلٍ

    عُدتَ في شرّ صفقةٍ مغبونا

    But if you come to them without a guide,

    you will return defrauded in the worst of bargains.

  16. أَلفُ فنٍّ في كلّ سطرٍ وزد ما

    شِئتَ عدّاً فلستَ تُحصي الفُنونا

    A thousand disciplines in every line—and add as many

    as you wish to the count: you cannot number the disciplines.

  17. هيَ لَيست تأليفَ فكرٍ ولكن

    وارداتٌ للمتّقينَ حُبينا

    It is not a composition of thought, but

    inspirations for the God-fearing, bestowed upon us.

  18. أَوَ ما جاء واِتّقوا اللَّه نصّاً

    فَاِتّقوهُ يا أيّها المنكرونا

    Has not “And fear God” come as an explicit injunction?

    So fear Him, O you deniers!

  19. هَكذا كذّبوا بما لَم يُحيطوا

    مِن قديمٍ بعلمهِ الجاهلونا

    Thus they denied what they had not encompassed

    in knowledge—the ignorant, from of old.

  20. أَحمدُ اللَّه أن حبانيَ حبّاً

    وَاِعتقاداً بسادَتي العارفينا

    I praise God for granting me love

    and belief in my masters, the knowers of God.

  21. رَضيَ اللَّه والنبيّ وأهل ال

    حقّ عنهم ومن بهم يَقتدونا

    God, the Prophet, and the people of

    Truth are pleased with them and with those who follow them.

  22. فَاِعتِراضٌ من بعد هذا عليهم

    لَيسَ يَرضى بفعلهِ المُؤمنونا

    So, after this, objecting to them

    is not an act the believers approve.

  23. فَاِقصِدوهم ولو بشدِّ رحالٍ

    وَاِرتِحالٍ يا أيّها الزائرونا

    So seek them out, even if it means saddling mounts

    and setting out on journeys, O visitors!

  24. وَاِستَغيثوا بِهم إلى اللَّه واِدعوا

    وَدَعوا الفاسقينَ والمارقينا

    And appeal through them to God for help, and pray;

    and leave the impious and the renegades.

  25. فَهُم خيرُ معشرٍ عرفوا اللَ

    هَ وكانوا لخلقهِ مرشدينا

    For they are the finest company: they knew

    God, and were guides to His creation.

  26. وَعَليكُم بقصدِ تُربةِ محيي الد

    دينِ تُلفوا المُنى وتكفوا المنونا

    And be sure to visit the tomb of Muhyi al-

    Din: you will attain your wishes and be spared death.

  27. كانَ خَتماً للأولياءِ تَبيعاً

    بِهُداهُ لخاتمِ المرسلينا

    He was the seal of the saints, following

    in his guidance the Seal of the Messengers,

  28. سيّدُ الخلقِ صفوةُ الحقّ مِن كل

    لِ البَرايا ورحمة العالمينا

    the lord of creation, the True One's chosen from all

    created beings, and a mercy to the worlds;

  29. أَفضلُ الأنبياء والرسل والأم

    لاك طرّاً ممدّهم أجمعينا

    the best of prophets and messengers, and of the

    angels altogether—the giver of aid to them all;

  30. مَن رِضاه فيهِ رضا اللَّه والسخ

    ط لسخط الإله دام قرينا

    he whose approval holds God's approval, and whose

    displeasure has ever remained bound to God's displeasure.

  31. فعليهِ يا ربِّ صلّ وسلّم

    وَاِعفُ عنّا واِغفر لَنا آمينا

    So upon him, O my Lord, send blessings and peace,

    and pardon us and forgive us. Amen.