سيدي سائل باسمائك الحسني — Abu Muslim Al Bahlani

سيدي سائل باسمائك الحس

نى على بابك العظيم الأجل

My Master, I am a supplicant invoking Your most beautiful names,

at Your great, most majestic gate.

سيدي عائذ باسمائك الحس

نى دؤوب بحبلها متدلي

My Master, I seek refuge in Your most beautiful names,

ever diligent, hanging from their cord.

سيدي مخبت بأسمائك الحس

نى واذكارها حديثي وشغلي

My Master, I am humbly devoted to Your most beautiful names,

and their remembrance is my conversation and occupation.

سيدي عزني الوجود ملاذاً

وتعمت أمام وجهي سبلي

My Master, the world has denied me refuge,

and my paths have grown obscure before my face.

سيدي من يحلل حماك يصادف

كرماً منزلاً برحب وأهل

My Master, whoever enters Your sanctuary finds

generosity, lodging, spacious welcome, and fellowship.

سيدي أي قاصد طوحته

في حماك الخطوب باء بحظل

My Master, what seeker, flung

by calamities into Your sanctuary, has returned deprived?

سيدي أي وارد لك لم تم

لأ رواياه من نداك بسجل

My Master, what seeker coming to You have You not filled

his waterskins with a bucketful of Your bounty?

سيدي أي بائس مسه الض

ر وناداك لم تغثه بطول

My Master, what wretched person, touched by harm,

has called upon You without Your relieving him through bounty?

سيدي أي محسن فيك ظناً

لم يكن ظنه اليقين المجلي

My Master, who has thought well of You

without his belief becoming illuminating certainty?

سيدي أي محسن أو مسيئي

وكلته الألطاف إلا لفضل

My Master, what doer of good or wrong

have Your gentle mercies entrusted to anything but grace?

سيدي من يصرف هواه إلى غي

يرك لم يلف منك غير التولي

My Master, whoever turns his desire toward one

other than You finds from You only turning away.

سيدي كيف بي وقد برح الشو

ق بقلبي إليك واستل عقلي

My Master, what is to become of me, when longing

for You has tormented my heart and stolen my mind?

سيدي لو أملت عنك هوى نف

سي تلطفت بي فعدلت ميلي

My Master, were I to turn my soul's desire away from You,

You would treat me gently and correct my inclination.

سيدي لو غمست نفسي في ظل

مة طبعي أدركت جذبي ونشلي

My Master, were I to plunge my soul into the darkness

of my nature, You would draw me out and rescue me.

سيدي لو فررت عمري عن با

بك الفيت من أزائل حولي

My Master, were I to flee all my life from Your gate,

I would find the One I forsake all around me.

سيدي لم أجدك إلا جميلاً

تتدانى مني وانأى بجهلي

My Master, I have found You only beautiful:

You draw near to me, while I withdraw in my ignorance.

سيدي منك ما يليق بما أن

ت ملي به ومني شكلي

My Master, from You comes what befits that which You

are worthy of; from me comes what reflects my nature.

سيدي أخلقت ذنوبي وجهي

ورمتني بالشؤم سوءة فعلي

My Master, my sins have worn down my face,

and the shame of my deeds has cast misfortune upon me.

سيدي مزقت حياتي المعاصي

واقتراف الخطَّاء للخير يبلي

My Master, acts of disobedience have torn my life apart,

and a sinner's wrongdoing wears goodness away.

سيدي إن أسرفت في الذنب لا آ

تي بخير فتلك فعلات مثلي

My Master, if I am excessive in sin and bring no

good, such are the deeds of one like me.

سيدي لا يزكو الذي لزه الطب

ع إلى ما يرضي الرجيم بحبل

My Master, he cannot grow pure whom his nature drives

with a rope toward what pleases the accursed one.

سيدي لو قامرت شيطان نفسي

بقداح الطاعات أحرزت خصلي

My Master, were I to wager against my soul's devil,

with the arrows of obedience, I would win my stake.

سيدي إن يك اقترافي عظيماً

فهو في حلم اللّه عين الأقل

My Master, though my wrongdoing be great,

in God's forbearance it is the very least.

سيدي ما فرطت فيك اجتراء

إنها فلتة الغرور بدت لي

My Master, I did not neglect You out of insolence;

it was a lapse born of delusion that came over me.

سيدي إن تحمل على العدل نفسي

كان حقاً على عذابك حملي

My Master, if You judge my soul by justice,

consigning me to Your punishment would be right.

سيدي لا تطيق سطوتك العظ

مى عبوديتي وفطرة ذلي

My Master, Your overwhelming might cannot be borne

by my servitude and my innate abasement.

سيدي لا يجير شيء على اللّه

ولا عنك مهرب لمحل

My Master, nothing grants protection against God,

nor is there escape from You for a transgressor.

سيدي أي ملجأ غير احسا

نك للعبد منك أم أي وأل

My Master, what refuge other than Your kindness

has the servant from You—or what shelter?

سيدي إن طردتني غير مقبو

ل فويلي مما دهاني ويلي

My Master, if You drive me away, unaccepted,

then woe to me for what has befallen me—woe!

سيدي إن طردتني خاسر الصف

قة لم ألف من يقوم بكلي

My Master, if You drive me away, my bargain lost,

I will find no one to bear my entire burden.

سيدي إن يكن هواي حجابي

عنك فاجعل هواي كالمضمحل

My Master, if my desire is my veil

from You, then make my desire fade away.

سيدي ما عصيت جبراً من القد

رة بل سولت لي النفس فعلي

My Master, I did not disobey compelled by divine power;

rather, my soul made my deed alluring to me.

سيدي ما عصيت شكا بوعد

ووعيد ولا اعتصاماً بحولي

My Master, I did not disobey through doubt of a promise

or a threat, nor through reliance on my own strength.

سيدي ما زايلت بابك عن أم

ن ويأس ولا اكتفاء بطولي

My Master, I did not forsake Your gate from feeling safe

or from despair, nor because my resources sufficed.

سيدي كل ما عداك مجاز

ودليل عليك للمستدل

My Master, everything other than You is metaphor,

and a sign pointing to You for one who seeks proof.

سيدي لا أرى المجاز ولا أش

هد إلا حقيقة المتجلي

My Master, I do not see the metaphor, nor do I witness

anything but the reality of the One who manifests Himself.

سيدي لا يرد أمرك تديير

ضعيف ولا احتيال مقل

My Master, Your decree cannot be turned back by the planning

of the weak, nor by the stratagems of the needy.

سيدي هفوتي لسوء اختياري

واتباعي خطى العدو المضل

My Master, my lapse comes from my poor choosing,

and my following the steps of the misleading enemy.

سيدي هل تقيلني عشرة الجه

ل فعذري إليك غرة جهلي

My Master, will You pardon my stumble in ignorance?

My excuse before You is the heedlessness of my ignorance.

سيدي لو عاصك ما حاطه العر

ش تأنيتهم بحلم وفضل

My Master, were all that the Throne encompasses to disobey You,

You would deal patiently with them in forbearance and grace.

سيدي لو عاصك ما حاطه العر

ش لما أنقصوك حبة بقل

My Master, were all that the Throne encompasses to disobey You,

they would not diminish You by even one herb seed.

سيدي ما أغنى جلالك عن طا

عة وجهي وعن فروضي ونفلي

My Master, how self-sufficient is Your majesty, needing neither

my face's submission nor my obligatory and voluntary worship!

سيدي إن وفقتني لمراضي

ك فأحسنتها فنفع لأجلي

My Master, if You guide me to deeds that please You

and I perform them well, the benefit is for my own sake.

سيدي إن ظلمت نفسي فهلكي

أنت ربي العزيز عن أي فعلي

My Master, if I wrong myself, mine is the ruin;

You are my Lord, untouched by any deed of mine.

سيدي قد أجرمت قاصمة الظه

ر وأوقرت النفس أثقل حمل

My Master, I have committed a back-breaking offense,

and loaded my soul with the heaviest burden.

سيدي حبك المتاب إلى الرح

مة يحدو وعن جمالك يملي

My Master, Your love of repentance urges us toward mercy,

and inspires words about Your beauty.

سيدي تبت مخلصاً لك وجهي

من ذنوبي بأي فعل وقول

My Master, I have repented, turning my face sincerely to You,

from my sins in every deed and word.

سيدي تبت عالماً أن من أم

ك عاجلته بصفح وطول

My Master, I repent, knowing that whoever comes to You

You hasten to meet with pardon and bounty.

ما أبالي إن تعف عني وترضى

سخرتني الأكوان أو سخرت لي

I do not care, if You pardon me and are pleased,

whether the worlds subject me or are subjected to me.

رب إني من البلاء جزوع

ومعافاتك المقيمة سؤلي

Lord, I am fearful of affliction,

and Your lasting protection is my desire.

رب أشكو إليك فقراً وذلاً

واحتياجاً لبين الفقر مثلي

Lord, I complain to You of poverty and abasement,

and need: one like me is plainly poor.

رب أنت الغني ذو الرحمة الوا

سعة املأ كفي رجائي بفضل

Lord, You are the Self-Sufficient, possessed of vast mercy;

fill the two palms of my hope with bounty.

رب لم تنفذ الخزائن والطو

ل ولا ضاقت الأيادي بطول

Lord, the treasuries and bounty have not run out,

nor have the hands grown straitened in generosity.

رب تعطي لحكمة بالمقادي

ر وتعطي بغير وزن وكيل

Lord, in wisdom You give by appointed measures,

and You give without weight or measure.

رب إن تعطني فقد نضب الما

ء وجف المرعى لشدة مجلي

Lord, if You would give to me—the water has run dry,

and the pasture has withered from my severe drought.

رب أشكو إليك طرق الرزايا

جلبت لي حرباً بخيل ورجل

Lord, I complain to You of the visitation of calamities

that have brought war upon me, with horsemen and foot soldiers.

رب أشكو إليك طاغية فاكبته

كبتاً وابهله أعظم بهل

Lord, I complain to You of a tyrant: cast him down

utterly, and curse him with the mightiest curse.

رب نكل به وشدد عليه

وطأة الانتقام في غير مهل

Lord, make an example of him and press hard upon him

with the tread of vengeance, without delay.

أعطني قوة عليه وحولاً

ليس يقوى بغير حولك حولي

Give me strength against him and power;

my power gains no strength except through Your power.

مدني من قوى سطاك بقهر

واقتدار يطويه طي السجل

Supply me, from the forces of Your might, with overpowering force

and power that rolls him up like a scroll.

واكسني من جلال عزة أسما

ئك عزاً لا يستضام بذل

And clothe me, from the majesty of Your names' might,

with honor that cannot be oppressed through humiliation.

فالعزيز المنيع من أدركته

غيرة اللّه بانتصار وصول

For mighty and invulnerable is the one reached

by God's protective zeal with victory and assault.

والعزيز المنيع من نصرة اللّه

أقامته في محال التولي

And mighty and invulnerable is the one whom God's aid

has established in the stations of His care.

والعزيز المنيع من مت ذا الع

زة والكبرياء منك بحبل

And mighty and invulnerable is one bound, O Possessor of might

and majesty, by a cord from You.

غارة اللّه أدركي نصرتي إذ

عزني النصر من قريب وخل

O onslaught of God, come to my aid, since

help from kin and friend has failed me.

غارة اللّه جردي صارم المق

ت على مفرق الظلوم المضل

O onslaught of God, unsheathe the keen sword of wrath

upon the crown of the oppressive misleader.

غارة اللّه بيتي الكفر والطغ

يان أو صبحيه منك بثكل

O onslaught of God, attack unbelief and tyranny by night,

or strike them at dawn with bereavement from You.

غارة اللّه قد ظلمت وشكوا

ي إلى من يرى ويسمع قولي

O onslaught of God, I have been wronged, and my complaint

is to the One who sees and hears my words.

غارة اللّه بالصواعق من نق

مته فاحصبي العدى واستهلي

O onslaught of God, with the thunderbolts of His vengeance,

pelt the foes with stones, and rain down!

رب سلطانك النصير نصيري

وخلوص الدعا سيوفي ونبلي

Lord, Your championing authority is my champion,

and pure supplication is my swords and arrows.

وجنود الأسماء أنصَار قهري

وكنوز الأسماء كنزي وطولي

The hosts of the names aid my conquest,

and the treasures of the names are my treasure and wealth.

وحصون الأسماء معقل أمني

وغيوث الأسماء غيثي لمحلي

The fortresses of the names are the stronghold of my safety,

and the rains of the names are rain for my drought.

وبروق الأسماء تخطف أبصا

ر المريدين سوء حالي وذلي

The lightning flashes of the names snatch away the sight

of those who wish me ill and abased.

وفيوض الأسماء قوة تصري

في وفصلي في الكائنات ووصلي

The outpourings of the names are the power of my directing,

and my severing and joining among created beings.

فاكسني من لألاء أسرارها نو

راً وهب لي بفيضها كل سؤلي

Then clothe me in light from the radiance of their mysteries,

and grant me, through their outpouring, all I ask.

وأعشني متيماً مولع القل

ب باذكارها نهاري وليلي

And let me live love-struck, with a heart enraptured

by their remembrance, throughout my day and my night.

وأغثني بها وجل همومي

وغمومي وحل قيدي وغلي

And rescue me through them, and dispel my worries

and my sorrows, and loosen my fetter and my neck-shackle.

لست أخشى من الحوادث أن كن

بأنوار سرها متجلي

I do not fear calamities if I am

illumined by the lights of their mystery.

فارج الهم كاشف الغم عجل

فرجاً عاجلاً ولطفاً بذلي

Dispeller of anxiety, remover of sorrow, hasten

swift relief, and kindness toward my lowliness.

يا مغيث الملهوف يا راحم العب

رة يا منجي الغريق استجب لي

O Helper of the distressed, O You who pity tears,

O Rescuer of the drowning, answer me!

حيطة العلم بي مناب سؤالي

وسؤالي فقري وذل محلي

Your all-encompassing knowledge of me stands in place of my asking,

and my asking is my poverty and the lowliness of my station.

وسؤال اللسان والقلب تشري

ف وفضل تقضي عليه بفضل

The asking of tongue and heart is an honor

and a favor that You requite with favor.

وسباني الجمال من قولك أدعو

ني وحسن الرجاء هيم عقلي

Beauty has captivated me in Your saying, 'Call upon

Me,' and the beauty of hope has enraptured my mind.

وإلى وجهك الكريم تجلت

مِدَح منك فيك والاسم قولي

And before Your noble face there have shone forth

praises from You, of You; the name is my utterance.

أشرقت من ستائر اللطف أنوا

ر سناها لا من كثيفة جهلي

From the veils of kindness have shone the lights

of their radiance—not from the density of my ignorance.

كلم طيب ورب رحيم

ومقامي مقام شاك مقل

Goodly words, and a merciful Lord;

my station is that of a needy complainant.

هذه سيدي الوسيلة أدلو

ها إلى وجهك الكريم الأجل

This, my Master, is the means I lower

toward Your noble, most majestic face.

ليس لي حجة ولا من شفيع

بابتهالي وذكر اسمك أدلي

I have no argument, nor any intercessor;

I plead through my supplication and the remembrance of Your name.

ما أراني أخيب إذ قمت أدعو

ك وألقيت عند بابك رحلي

I do not see myself failing when I stand to call upon

You, and lay down my saddle at Your gate.

ولساني يتلو واخلاص قلبي

تحت ميزاب سر الأسماء يملي

My tongue recites, and my heart's sincerity

dictates beneath the waterspout of the names' mystery.

فأجزني رضاك في جنة الخل

د ملقى بوالدي ونسلي

Then reward me with Your pleasure in the Garden of eternity,

there to meet my parents and my descendants.

وأجزني رفداً تصون به وج

هي عن الخلق عاجلاً فوق سؤلي

And grant me support by which You shield my face

from created beings, promptly and beyond my request.

رب أبلغ ذات النبي الذي أر

سلته رحمة وخاتم رسل

Lord, convey to the person of the Prophet whom You sent

as mercy and as the seal of messengers,

أحمد المصطفى صلاة وتسلي

ماً كما ترتضي له أن تصلي

Ahmad, the Chosen One, blessing and peace,

as You are pleased to bestow blessings upon him;

وعلى الآل والصحابة ما أخل

لص داع وما أجزت بفضل

and upon his family and companions, whenever sincerity is shown

by a supplicant, and whenever You grant a gracious reward.

وأجزه خير ما جزيت رسولاً

من عظيم الرضا وحسن التولي

And reward him with the best reward You have given a messenger:

great pleasure and loving care.

وتدارك بحقه دعواتي

بقبول ونائل منك جزل

And, for his sake, come to the aid of my prayers

with acceptance and a generous gift from You.

وأفض رحمة بامداده تك

شف كربي بها وتجمع شملي

And pour forth mercy through his succor, to dispel

my distress with it and bring my scattered affairs together.

أي كرب ما حله اللطف عن مس

مسك من حب النبي بحبل

What distress has kindness not relieved from one holding fast

to a cord of love for the Prophet?

فاز داعيك بالاجابة إن مَ

تَّ بمعنى جماله المتجلي

The one who calls upon You wins an answer if he is bound

to the meaning of his beauty made manifest.