سَرَتwafted نَفحاتbreezes الحَقthe Truth مِنfrom جانبthe side of القُدسholiness
سَرَت نَفحات الحَق مِن جانب القُدس
فَطارَتso they flew حماماتdoves القُلوبthe hearts مِنfrom الحَبسconfinement
فَطارَت حمامات القُلوب مِن الحَبس
Breezes of the Truth wafted from the realm of holiness,
The breezes of truth blew from the holy side,
So the doves of hearts flew free of confinement.
So the doves of hearts flew out of captivity.
وَفاحَand spread عَبيرfragrance الوَصلunion مِنfrom ذَلِكthat الحمىthe sanctuary
وَفاحَ عَبير الوَصل مِن ذَلِك الحمى
صَباحاًin the morning وَلَكناbut we شَمَمناهwe smelled it مِنsince أَمسyesterday
صَباحاً وَلَكنا شَمَمناه مِن أَمس
And the fragrance of union spread from that sanctuary
The fragrance of connection wafted from that fever,
In the morning—yet we had smelled it since yesterday.
In the morning, though we had sensed it last night.
وَنادىand called مُناديthe caller of الطورthe Mount موسىMoses كَليمهHis interlocutor
وَنادى مُنادي الطور موسى كَليمه
لِنعليكas for your two sandals فاخلعso take off أَنتَyou بِالجانبin the region القُدسيholy
لِنعليك فاخلع أَنتَ بِالجانب القُدسي
And the caller of the Mount called to Moses, His interlocutor:
The caller of Mount Sinai called to Moses, his confidant:
Take off your sandals: you are in the holy precinct.
“Take off your shoes, you are on holy ground.”
عَرائسbrides عرفانgnosis فَأَدso pay صداقهاtheir bridal dower
عَرائس عرفان فَأَد صداقها
وَماand not هُوَit إِلاexcept نَزعcasting off وَصفكyour attributes وَالنَفسand the self
وَما هُوَ إِلا نَزع وَصفك وَالنَفس
Brides of gnosis—so pay their bridal dower,
Brides of mystic knowledge, pay their dowries,
And it is nothing but casting off your attributes and the self.
Which is nothing but removing your attributes and ego.
وَإِياكand beware وَالشركand associating partners with God الخَفيhidden فَإِنَّهُfor it is
وَإِياك وَالشرك الخَفي فَإِنَّهُ
حِجابa veil لَدىfor الأَفرادthe solitary ones عَنfrom وحدةthe unity of الجنسkind
حِجاب لَدى الأَفراد عَن وحدة الجنس
And beware of hidden idolatry, for it is
Beware of hidden polytheism, for it
A veil that hides the unity of kind from the solitary ones.
Is a veil over individuals from the oneness of being.
وَدَعand cast off عَنكَaway from you نَوعkind الغينclouding فَالعينfor the Essence واحدone
وَدَع عَنكَ نَوع الغين فَالعين واحد
إِلَيهِtoward Him تَوجهturn بِالبَصيرةwith inner sight وَالحسand the senses
إِلَيهِ تَوجه بِالبَصيرة وَالحس
And cast off every kind of clouding, for the Essence is one;
Leave aside the duality of “I” and “He”, for the Essence is One,
Turn toward Him with inner sight and the senses.
Turn to it with insight and senses.
وَخَلand leave خَيالthe illusion of الفرقseparation فَالجَمعfor union موردa watering place
وَخَل خَيال الفرق فَالجَمع مورد
لأهلfor the people of الهيامpassionate love الشاربينthose drinking مِنfrom الكَأسthe cup
لأهل الهيام الشاربين مِن الكَأس
And abandon the illusion of separation, for union is a watering place
Dissolve the illusion of separation, for union is the abode
For those mad with love, who drink from the cup.
Of the passionate ones drinking from the cup.
فَماfor not ثمthere إِلاexcept واحدOne فاضَoverflowed جودهHis bounty
فَما ثم إِلا واحد فاضَ جوده
عَلىupon كُلall ذَراتthe atoms of الوُجودexistence بِلاwithout لَبسambiguity
عَلى كُل ذَرات الوُجود بِلا لَبس
For there is none but One, whose bounty has overflowed
So there is only the One whose generosity
Upon all the atoms of existence, without ambiguity.
Poured upon every particle of existence, without doubt.
تَوضأperform ablution بِماءwith the water of الغَيبthe unseen وَاغسلand wash بسرهwith its secret
تَوضأ بِماء الغَيب وَاغسل بسره
عَنfrom القَلبthe heart غينthe clouding of العَينthe eye أَوor درنthe grime of الرجسimpurity
عَن القَلب غين العَين أَو درن الرجس
Perform ablution with the water of the unseen, and with its secret wash
Purify yourself with the water of the unseen, and wash
From the heart the clouding of the eye, or the grime of impurity.
From the heart the duality of “I” or any impurity.
وَإِنand if كُنتyou are مِنamong أَهلthe people of الحِجابveiling عَنfrom اللقاthe encounter
وَإِن كُنت مِن أَهل الحِجاب عَن اللقا
تَيممperform dry ablution صَعيداًearth بِالبَراهينwith proofs وَالدَرسand study
تَيمم صَعيداً بِالبَراهين وَالدَرس
And if you are among those veiled from the encounter,
And if you are veiled from the meeting, do tayammum
Perform dry ablution with earth, through proofs and study.
With proofs and lessons as pure soil.
وَصَلand pray صَلاةthe prayer of العارِفينthe gnostics فَإنهاfor it is
وَصَل صَلاة العارِفين فَإنها
لروحكfor your spirit معراجan ascent إِلىto ذَلِكَthat الكُرسيthe Seat
لروحك معراج إِلى ذَلِكَ الكُرسي
And pray the prayer of the gnostics, for it is
Pray the prayer of the gnostics, for it
An ascent for your spirit to that Seat.
Is for your spirit an ascension to the Throne.
وَصمand fast عَنfrom سراهHis night journey وَاعتكفand keep retreat فيin شُهورهHis months
وَصم عَن سراه وَاعتكف في شُهوره
وَحجand make pilgrimage إِلَيهِto Him تاركleaving الجنthe jinn وَالأُنسand humankind
وَحج إِلَيهِ تارك الجن وَالأُنس
And fast from His night journey, and keep retreat during His months.
Fast from its secret and seclude yourself during its months,
And make pilgrimage to Him, leaving behind jinn and humankind.
And pilgrimage to it, leaving behind jinn and humans.
وَزكand purify عَنfrom الإِشراكassociating partners with God أَعمالكyour deeds الَّتيwhich
وَزك عَن الإِشراك أَعمالك الَّتي
عَملتyou performed لِتجنيso you may reap بِاللقاthrough the encounter ثَمرthe fruit of الغَرسplanting
عَملت لِتجني بِاللقا ثَمر الغَرس
And cleanse of idolatry those deeds of yours that
Purify your deeds that you did
You performed, to reap through the encounter the fruit of planting.
To reap the fruits of planting the tree.
وَسرand journey فيin سُلوكthe path of القَومthe folk وَاخترand choose مؤدباًa tutor
وَسر في سُلوك القَوم وَاختر مؤدباً
عَلىin accordance with السنةthe Sunna الغراءradiant وَالمنهجand the path الأُنسيof intimacy
عَلى السنة الغراء وَالمنهج الأُنسي
And journey on the path of the folk, and choose a tutor
Walk the way of the people and choose as teacher
In keeping with the radiant Sunna and the path of intimacy.
The excellent tradition and the gentle method.
وَلازمand keep to طَريقthe way of الشَرعsacred law ماas long as دُمتyou live إنَّهindeed it is
وَلازم طَريق الشَرع ما دُمت إنَّه
حَياتكyour life فيin الدُنياthis world وَنوركand your light فيin الرمسthe grave
حَياتك في الدُنيا وَنورك في الرمس
And keep to the way of sacred law as long as you live, for it is
Hold to the path of Sacred Law as long as it
Your life in this world and your light in the grave.
Is your life in this world and your light in the burial.
وَإِياكand beware مِنof شَطحthe ecstatic excess of الجهولthe ignorant man وَقَولهand his saying
وَإِياك مِن شَطح الجهول وَقَوله
أَناI اللَهGod جلexalted is اللَهGod ذوpossessor of العَرشthe Throne وَالكُرسيand the Seat
أَنا اللَه جل اللَه ذو العَرش وَالكُرسي
And beware the ignorant man's ecstatic excess and his saying:
Beware of the ravings of the ignorant one saying
“I am God!” Exalted is God, possessor of the Throne and the Seat.
“I am God”, Glory to God, Lord of the Throne!
وَلاand no فَوزsalvation إِلاexcept باتباعthrough following مُحَمدMuhammad
وَلا فَوز إِلا باتباع مُحَمد
نَبيthe Prophet of الهُدىguidance الساميexalted عَلىabove العربthe Arabs وَالفُرسand the Persians
نَبي الهُدى السامي عَلى العرب وَالفُرس
And there is no salvation except through following Muhammad,
There is no success but in following Muhammad,
The Prophet of guidance, exalted above Arabs and Persians.
The noble guide of Arabs and non-Arabs.
تمسكhold fast بِهِto him وَاجعلand make شِعاركyour emblem حبهlove for him
تمسك بِهِ وَاجعل شِعارك حبه
وَكُنand be قابِضاًgrasping آثارهhis traces مِنكَof yours بِالخَمسwith the five fingers
وَكُن قابِضاً آثاره مِنكَ بِالخَمس
Hold fast to him, and make love for him your emblem.
Hold fast to him and make loving him your motto,
And grasp his traces with all five fingers of yours.
Taking his traces from you by the handfuls.
وَلازمand keep to طَريقthe path of العَيدروسيal-ʿAydarūsī إنَّهُindeed he is
وَلازم طَريق العَيدروسي إنَّهُ
هُوَhe الشَمسthe sun فاحذرso beware أَنتَyou مِنof عَمهblind bewilderment الطمسeffacement
هُوَ الشَمس فاحذر أَنتَ مِن عَمه الطمس
And keep to the path of al-ʿAydarūsī, for indeed
Follow the path of al-‘Aydarus, for he
He is the sun: so beware of the blindness of effacement.
Is the sun, so beware of his blindness that erases.
بِهِthrough him يَستَضيءgain light السالِكونthe wayfarers إِلىtoward الهُدىguidance
بِهِ يَستَضيء السالِكون إِلى الهُدى
كَماjust as يَستضيءgain light الناسpeople فيat طَلعةthe rising of الشَمسthe sun
كَما يَستضيء الناس في طَلعة الشَمس
Through him the wayfarers toward guidance gain light,
The travelers to truth are illuminated by him
Just as people gain light at the rising of the sun.
As people are illuminated at sunrise.
كَراماتهhis miracles مثلlike النُجومthe stars وَفَضلهand his excellence
كَراماته مثل النُجوم وَفَضله
جَسيمimmense لَدىto أَهلthose possessing البَصائرinner sight وَالحسand sense
جَسيم لَدى أَهل البَصائر وَالحس
His miracles are like the stars, and his excellence
His miracles are like the stars and his virtue
Is immense to those with inner sight and sense.
Is immense for the people of insight and senses.
وَأَوصافهand his qualities تنبيكtell you عَنabout شَرحan account of حالهhis state
وَأَوصافه تنبيك عَن شَرح حاله
وَإنand indeed اسمهhis name قَدalready خطhas been inscribed فيat أَولthe beginning of الطرسthe parchment
وَإن اسمه قَد خط في أَول الطرس
And his qualities give you an account of his state,
His attributes point you to explaining his state
And indeed his name has been inscribed at the head of the parchment.
Though his name was written at the start of history.
فَكُنso be مُستَقيماًupright فيin سُلوكfollowing طَريقهhis path
فَكُن مُستَقيماً في سُلوك طَريقه
وإياكand beware مِنof غشthe deceit of الغوايةmisguidance وَالعَكسand reversal
وإياك مِن غش الغواية وَالعَكس
So be upright in following his path,
Be straight in following his path
And beware of the deceit of misguidance and reversal.
And beware the deceits of misguidance and inversion.
وَدَعand leave معجباًa conceited man بِالأَولياlike the saints متشبهاimitating
وَدَع معجباً بِالأَوليا متشبها
فَأَينfor where اصفِرارyellowing العَينgold مِنfrom صُفرةthe yellowness of الورسwars-dye
فَأَين اصفِرار العَين مِن صُفرة الورس
And leave the conceited man who mimics the saints:
Leave those impressed by saints, those pretending,
For how far the yellow of gold is from the yellow of wars-dye!
For how far is the yellow of the eye from the yellow of mimosa?
فَكمfor many a مدعpretender قَدindeed ارتجwas barred البابthe door دونهagainst him
فَكم مدع قَد ارتج الباب دونه
وَأَصبحand became فيin قَيدthe fetters of الطبيعةnature وَالنفسand the self
وَأَصبح في قَيد الطبيعة وَالنفس
For many a pretender has had the door shut against him,
How many pretenders have prowled at the door,
And has become fettered by nature and the self.
To end up bound by nature and the ego!
وَكُنand be مُستعيناًseeking aid بِالصَلاةby invoking blessings عَلىupon الَّذيthe one who
وَكُن مُستعيناً بِالصَلاة عَلى الَّذي
تَرقىascended بِلاwithout ريبdoubt إِلىto حضرةthe presence of القُدسholiness
تَرقى بِلا ريب إِلى حضرة القُدس
And seek aid by invoking blessings upon the one who
Be helped by prayers upon the one who certainly
Ascended, without doubt, to the presence of holiness.
Ascends to the Holy Presence.
عَلَيهِupon him صَلاةthe blessing of اللَهGod تُهدىis offered لِقَبرهto his grave
عَلَيهِ صَلاة اللَه تُهدى لِقَبره
مَدىthroughout الدَهرtime ماas long as قامَstands البِناءthe building عَلىupon الاسthe foundation
مَدى الدَهر ما قامَ البِناء عَلى الاس
Upon him be God's blessing, offered to his grave,
Blessings of God be guided to his grave
Throughout all time, as long as the building stands upon its foundation.
As long as buildings stand on foundations.
كَذاكَlikewise عَلىupon الأَصحابthe Companions وَالآلand the family وَالأُلىand those who
كَذاكَ عَلى الأَصحاب وَالآل وَالأُلى
قفواfollowed إثرهمin their footsteps بِالأَخذthrough learning وَالحفظand memorization وَالدَرسand study
قفوا إثرهم بِالأَخذ وَالحفظ وَالدَرس
Likewise upon the Companions, the family, and those who
And upon his companions, family, and followers—
Followed in their footsteps through learning, memorization, and study;
Follow in their tracks, taking and teaching.
وَباقيand the rest of الشُيوخthe shaykhs الصالِحينrighteous وَمَنand whoever سَعىstrove
وَباقي الشُيوخ الصالِحين وَمَن سَعى
إِلىtoward الحَقthe Truth لَمdid not يَجنحincline لِظَنto conjecture وَلاnor حَدسguesswork
إِلى الحَق لَم يَجنح لِظَن وَلا حَدس
And the other righteous shaykhs, and whoever strove
And the rest of the righteous shaykhs and those who strove
Toward the Truth, without leaning on conjecture or guesswork.
Toward truth, not inclined to guesswork or conjecture.
وَخصand single out الهمامthe noble one العَيدروسيal-ʿAydarūsī مِنهُمamong them
وَخص الهمام العَيدروسي مِنهُم
بِرَحمَتكwith Your mercy الكُبرىgreatest تباكرcomes in the morning أَوor تمسيcomes in the evening
بِرَحمَتك الكُبرى تباكر أَو تمسي
And single out among them the noble al-ʿAydarūsī
And single out al-‘Aydarus from them
With Your greatest mercy, coming morning or evening.
For Your great mercy, in the morning or evening.