1. خبيرٌ بما أبدى عليمٌ بما أخفى

    علي من التفريغ من كرم السخِّ

    Well aware of what he revealed, knowing what he concealed

    from me: the emptying born of generous outpouring.

  2. خفى بما أبداه من نورِ ذاته

    عن العقلِ والأبصار في عالم السلخ

    He was hidden by what he revealed of his essence's light

    from intellect and eyes in the realm of shedding.

  3. خبرت وجودَ الكون في كلِّ حالة

    فعاينته قد حاز مرتبة المسخ

    I experienced the cosmos's existence in every state,

    and beheld it having attained the rank of metamorphosis:

  4. خؤوناً أميناً صادقاً كاذباً وما

    تقابلت الأحوال الإ من الطبخ

    treacherous, trustworthy, truthful, lying—and never

    did the states become opposites except through cooking.

  5. خلقت لأمر لا أقوم بحقه

    وذلك لاستعدادِنا حالة النفخ

    I was created for a purpose whose due I cannot fulfill,

    and that is due to our preparedness at the time of the breathing.

  6. خُصصنا بأسماءِ الإله عنايةً

    وبالصورةِ المثلى وأكرمتُ بالنسخِ

    We were singled out for God's names as a special favor,

    and for the finest form; and I was honored through copying.

  7. خصوصيةً جاءت من الله تبتغي

    كرامة شيخٍ نالها زَمَنَ الشَّرخ

    A special favor came from God, seeking

    to honor a shaykh who attained it in youth's prime.

  8. خصيصٌ به ذاك المقامُ لأنه

    توّلد ما بين الغفارِ إلى المرخ

    That station is reserved for him, for

    he came into being somewhere between the All-Forgiving and the markh tree.

  9. خفيفٌ مع الطبع الثقيلِ إذا مشى

    يحوز طريق الشاةِ والفيلِ والرُّخ

    Light despite his heavy nature, when he walks

    he encompasses the path of the sheep, the elephant, and the roc.

  10. خبيئة صافٍ كرَّم الله ذاتَه

    بها فله من نورِها سورة الدَّخ

    Ṣāf's hidden treasure—God honored his essence

    through it; so from its light he has the surah of Smoke.