1. لنور عينِ الوجودِ أعيانُ

    وفوق إنسان تلك إنسانُ

    The light of existence's eye has entities.

    And above that eye's pupil is a human being.

  2. فإنها رتبةٌ مقيدةٌ

    إطلاقها في القلوب إحسانُ

    For it is a bounded rank;

    Its release within hearts is beneficence.

  3. يقول من يشهد الرجال بها

    تبارك الله فهو رحمان

    Whoever beholds the men through it says:

    Blessed is God, for He is the All-Merciful.

  4. وها هنا لا هناك منزلة

    ينزلها في الرسول قرآن

    And behold, here—not there—is a station,

    Which the Qur'an brings down within the Messenger.

  5. بدا بدا كلما أقول بدا

    بدا بدا فهو فهو إيمان

    He appeared, He appeared; whenever I say, 'He appeared,'

    He appeared, He appeared—so He is, so He is faith.

  6. محا وقد أثبت اللطائف في

    عوارف الأمر إذ هو الشان

    He effaced, and indeed established the subtleties in

    The graces of the command, since He is the affair.

  7. وعندنا نحن فهي نافدة

    وعندَهُ غيرُ نافدٍ آنُ

    And with us, ourselves, it is exhaustible;

    And with Him, a moment is inexhaustible.

  8. والآن في الآن واحد فإذا

    ثنَّى تثنَّى وأشرق الحان

    And the now within the now is one; so when

    He doubles it, it becomes two, and the tavern shines.

  9. وإنها في العيون زخرفة

    وإنها في الصماخ ألحان

    And indeed, in the eyes it is ornamentation;

    And indeed, in the ear canal it is melodies.

  10. به به عين ذاك ذاك له

    وصوت طير الغناء عيدان

    Through Him, through Him, is the essence of that; that is His.

    And the voice of songbirds is lutes.

  11. خزانة الحرف فتحها شرف

    والقفل ربحٌ لها وخسران

    The treasury of the letter—opening it is an honor;

    And the lock is gain for it, and loss.