إذا علم الله الكريم سريرتي

إذا علم الله الكريم سريرتي

فلستُ أُبالي من سواه إذا سخطْ

فلستُ أُبالي من سواه إذا سخطْ

If God, the Generous, knows my innermost self,

If the Generous God knew my innermost being,

then I care not if anyone besides Him is displeased.

Then I care not what others think, should they scorn me.

وقد صح عندي منزلي من مهيمني

وقد صح عندي منزلي من مهيمني

فلست أُبالي من دنا اليوم أو شحط

فلست أُبالي من دنا اليوم أو شحط

And my station with my Guardian is certain to me,

My station with the Guardian is assured,

so I care not who draws near today or goes far away.

So I care not who today draws near or turns away.

فيا عجباً من عارفٍ قال إنه

فيا عجباً من عارفٍ قال إنه

تولَّع حباً بالإله ولم يمطِ

تولَّع حباً بالإله ولم يمطِ

How astonishing, then, is a knower who said that he

Wondrous is the knower who claims

was consumed with love for God, yet did not cast away

He hopes for love from God, but does not act cleanly.

سوى ربّه عنه وساءتْ ظنونه

سوى ربّه عنه وساءتْ ظنونه

بنا فمتى تدركْه فيستدرك الغَلَط

بنا فمتى تدركْه فيستدرك الغَلَط

what was other than his Lord from himself, and thought ill

He has turned from his Lord and his thoughts about us

of us. When will you reach him, so that he may correct the error?

Have soured. When will he realize and correct his mistake?

إذا كان من أبدى التخفي بجانبي

إذا كان من أبدى التخفي بجانبي

يغيره قول الوشاةِ فقد سقط

يغيره قول الوشاةِ فقد سقط

If one who displayed concealment by my side

Since my Intimate has shown me His hidden kindness,

is swayed by the tale-bearers' words, then he has fallen.

The words of slanderers cannot make me slip.

ولكنَّ ربي قد أتى فأتيته

ولكنَّ ربي قد أتى فأتيته

وقلت لسرِّي حسبُك المنتهى فقط

وقلت لسرِّي حسبُك المنتهى فقط

But my Lord has come, so I have come to Him,

But my Lord has come to me, so I have come to Him

and I said to my secret, 'The final goal alone is enough for you.

And said to my secret self, “You are the final end.”

ولا تلتفت مَن ظنَّ سوءاً بنا ولا

ولا تلتفت مَن ظنَّ سوءاً بنا ولا

تعرِّج عليه واعف عن سيءٍ فرط

تعرِّج عليه واعف عن سيءٍ فرط

And do not turn toward anyone who thinks ill of us, nor

Do not heed those who think ill of us. Do not

turn aside to him; and forgive any wrong he let slip.'

Turn to them. Overlook disgraceful excess.