فاء الفقير فكاكه من أسره

فاء الفقير فكاكه من أسره

والقاف قوّة جده في سيره

والقاف قوّة جده في سيره

The fāʾ in faqīr is his release from captivity;

The fa granted the poor man freedom from his bonds,

And the qāf, the strength of his striving on his journey;

The qaf the strength of his grandfather in his journey,

والياء يظفر بالفناء في ربه

والياء يظفر بالفناء في ربه

إذ لايزال مولها في سره

إذ لايزال مولها في سره

And the yāʾ: he attains annihilation in his Lord,

The ya finds annihilation in his Lord,

For he remains enraptured in his secret heart.

As his Master never leaves his innermost being,

والراء راحة روحه في قربها

والراء راحة روحه في قربها

عند الوصال وما رأت من بره

عند الوصال وما رأت من بره

And the rāʾ: his soul’s repose in its nearness,

The ra the repose of his soul in His nearness,

At union, and in what it has seen of His kindness.

In union, though never seeing any of His works,

فتذوق طعم معالم الأسرار في

فتذوق طعم معالم الأسرار في

قفص الكثائف معلنا في ديره

قفص الكثائف معلنا في ديره

So it tastes the savor of the signs of the mysteries within

So he savors the taste of the mysteries' traits in,

The cage of dense forms, made manifest in his cloister.

The cage of forms, while secluded in his monastery,

وهناك يلمح طعم إحسان به

وهناك يلمح طعم إحسان به

كشفا ويفتق كنزه عن خيره

كشفا ويفتق كنزه عن خيره

And there he glimpses the savor of beneficence within it,

There he glimpses the taste of beneficence with,

Through unveiling, and lays open his treasure, revealing its goodness.

Unveiling, and extracts its treasure of goodness,

وهناك يرضع ثدي أخلاق بها

وهناك يرضع ثدي أخلاق بها

شرق الزمان وما طوى في زرّه

شرق الزمان وما طوى في زرّه

And there he suckles at the breast of virtues through which

There he suckles the breast of morals with which,

Time and whatever it enfolded within its clasp have shone.

The ages have been imbued, and what lay in its folds,

هذا فقير القوم وهو مناهم

هذا فقير القوم وهو مناهم

إن أبصروه فلا تمل عن جسره

إن أبصروه فلا تمل عن جسره

This is the community’s faqīr, and he is their heart’s desire.

This is the poor man of the people, though he is of them,

If they behold him, do not turn aside from his bridge.

If they see him, do not turn away from his bridge,

فهم هم أهل المكارم والصفا

فهم هم أهل المكارم والصفا

والعاكفون على موائد شكره

والعاكفون على موائد شكره

For they themselves are the people of noble virtues and purity,

For they are the people of generosity and sincerity,

And those who abide at the tables of thanksgiving to Him.

Prostrating at the tables of His gratitude.