1. مَا لِلْمَلُوكْ

    إلاَّ حُسْنِ ظَنُّوا

    The bondsman has nothing

    but his good opinion of Him.

  2. مَلَكْ قَلْبي

    مَنْ أنَا بِعَيْنُوا

    He has possessed my heart—

    the One in whose sight I am.

  3. مَللَكْ رُوحِي

    وبَعْضِي وكُلِّي

    He has possessed my soul,

    and part of me and all of me,

  4. وَمَعْنَائِي

    وجَمْعِي وجُلِّي

    and my inner meaning,

    and my gathered self and my greater part.

  5. إِنْ لَم يَعْفُ

    فمنْ لَكْ ومَنْ لِي

    If He does not pardon,

    then who is there for you, and who for me?

  6. هُوَ مَعَكْ

    وأنْت تَطْلُب أيْنُو

    He is with you,

    while you ask, "Where is He?"

  7. قَصِّرْ فَهْمَكْ

    أيْنُو أيْنُو أيْنُوا

    Rein in your understanding:

    "Where is He? Where is He? Where is He?"

  8. ياذَا الجاهلْ

    بِجَهْلِك ما تعلم

    O ignorant one,

    in your ignorance you do not know

  9. مَعْنَى عيسى

    وَلَدَتْهُ مريمْ

    the meaning of Jesus,

    whom Mary bore,

  10. وإِبْراهِيمْ

    ومُوسى الْمُكَلَّمْ

    and Abraham,

    and Moses, the one spoken to,

  11. وقَوْلَ اللهْ

    لِمُحَمَّدِ إِدنُوا

    and God's saying

    to Muhammad: "Draw near."

  12. مَلَكْ قلبي

    مَنْ أنَا بِعَيْنُوا

    He has possessed my heart—

    the One in whose sight I am.

  13. إِخْرِقْ تَنْجُو

    مِنْ لُجَجْ بِحارَكْ

    Make a breach, and you will be saved

    from the depths of your seas.

  14. ومُتْ تَحْيَى

    ويَنْقامْ جِدارَكْ

    And die, and you will live,

    and your wall will be raised.

  15. واخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكْ

    تَنالْ اخْتِيارَكْ

    And take off your two sandals;

    you will attain your election.

  16. ومُتْ تَبْقَى

    وتعلم بأنُّوا

    And die, and you will remain,

    and you will know that

  17. هُوَ مَعَكْ

    وأنْتَ تَطْلُب أيْنُو

    He is with you,

    while you ask, "Where is He?"

  18. يَا مُرِيدِيني

    اتَّبِعُوا الحقيقهْ

    O my disciples,

    follow the Truth,

  19. وَاسْتَمْسِكُوا

    بالعروةِ الوثيقهْ

    and hold fast

    to the firm handhold.

  20. وقُولُوا كِيفْ قالْ

    شَيْخْ هذِي الطريقه

    And say as did

    the shaykh of this path,

  21. سِيدِي أبُو مَدْيَنْ

    أللهْ يَرْضَى عَنُّوا

    my master Abu Madyan—

    may God be pleased with him.

  22. مَلَكْ قَلْبي

    مَنْ أنا بِعَيْنُوا

    He has possessed my heart—

    the One in whose sight I am.