Sol 6.1

  1. بِإِجازَةٍ غَرّاء قَد شُرِّفت مِن

    شَيخي الجَليلِ الماجِدِ الشَّهمِ السَّري

    I have been honored with a radiant authorization from

    my venerable master, glorious, gallant, and noble.

  2. شَيخ الطَّريقَةِ وَالحَقيقَةِ شَمسُها

    بَدر الشّريعَةِ ذي الجَبينِ الأَزهَرِ

    Master of the Way and Reality, their sun,

    full moon of the Sacred Law, with radiant brow;

  3. قُطب السّلوكِ وَكَوكَب الإِرشادِ مَن

    فيهِ اِحتوى العِرفانُ أَسنى مَظهَرِ

    pole of spiritual wayfaring, star of guidance, the one

    in whom gnosis found its most radiant expression;

  4. رَبّ الفَضائِلِ وَالفَواضِلِ والتّقى

    وَالباطن الصّافي النّظيفِ الأَطهرِ

    master of virtues, bounties, and piety,

    and of an inward self, clear, clean, and most pure;

  5. وَمَحاسِن الأَخلاقِ ثمَّ مَكارِم

    مَشهورَة بَينَ الوَرى لَم تنكرِ

    and of fine character, and noble qualities besides,

    renowned among humankind, never denied;

  6. وَحَميد صيتٍ في البريَّةِ شائِع

    قَد فاحَ كَالمِسكِ الشّذيِّ الأذفرِ

    and of a good name, widespread among creation,

    that has wafted like sweet, strong-scented musk.

  7. صِنو الجَلالِ إِلى الجَمال مَنِ اِرتَدى

    حُلَلَ الكَمالِ مِنَ الثّمينِ الأَفخَرِ

    Twin of majesty and beauty, who has donned

    the precious and most splendid robes of perfection;

  8. بَحر النّدى مَولى الجدا بَدر العُلى

    يَسمو عَلى كيوان فَوقَ المُشتري

    ocean of generosity, lord of bounty, full moon of eminence,

    he soars above Saturn, high above Jupiter.

  9. عالي الجَنابِ عليٌّ النّدبُ الّذي

    رَكِبَ المَعالي كَالجوادِ المُضْمرِ

    Lofty in station, Ali, the gallant one who

    mounted lofty honors as one mounts a lean, trained steed;

  10. نَجل الفَتى سُلطان كُلِّ الأَولِيا

    نَجم الهُدى قُطب الوجودِ النَّيّرِ

    scion of the noble one, sultan of all the saints,

    the star of guidance, the radiant pole of existence,

  11. السّيِّد الجيليّ قدّس سِرّهُ

    وَحَباهُ رَبّي بِالنّعيمِ الأَكبَرِ

    Sayyid al-Jili—may his secret be sanctified,

    and may my Lord grant him the greatest bliss.

  12. وَأَتَت إِلَيّ وَإِنَّها لإِجازَة

    جافَت لِصَحّتِها مَقالَ المُفتَري

    And it came to me, an authorization indeed,

    which, through its authenticity, rebuffs the fabricator's claims.

  13. إِسنادها عَن كُلِّ ثَبتٍ حافِظٍ

    ثِقَة صَدوق في البرِيَّةِ خَيّرِ

    Its chain of transmission comes through each reliable preserver of learning,

    trustworthy, truthful, virtuous among humankind;

  14. مِن كُلِّ بَحرٍ لِلمَعارِفِ قطبها

    مِن كُلِّ نَجمٍ لِلطّريقَةِ مزهِرِ

    from every ocean of knowledge, its guiding pole,

    from every radiant star of the Way.

  15. وَتَحوزُ سِلسلة بِها آباؤُهُم

    أَهل السّيادَةِ وَالعُلى وَالمَفخَرِ

    It contains a chain embracing their forefathers,

    men of nobility, eminence, and glory;

  16. أَهلُ الحَقيقَةِ وَالطريقَةِ وَالتّقى

    أَهل الوِلايَةِ ما بِهم مَن يَمتَري

    men of Reality, the Way, and piety,

    men of sainthood, whom no one doubts;

  17. مِن آلِ خَيرِ الخلقِ طهَ المُصطَفى

    مِن أَهلِ بَيتٍ في الأَنامِ مطهّرِ

    of the family of the best of creation, Taha the Chosen One,

    of a Household purified among humankind.

  18. تَحوي الطَّريق القادِريّ مسلسلاً

    بِشموسِ فَضلٍ مِثلها لَم يسفِرِ

    It contains the Qadiri Way, transmitted in a chain

    through suns of excellence whose like has never dawned.

  19. أَهلاً بِها قابَلتها إِذ أَقبَلَت

    وَلَها سَعَيت وَلَستُ بِالمُتَأخّرِ

    “Welcome!” I greeted it when it arrived,

    and for it I strove, not one to lag behind.

  20. قَبَّلتها بِفَمِ اِحتِرامي مُظهراً

    تَعظيمَها لِلنّاسِ لَم أَتَسَتَّرِ

    I kissed it with the mouth of my reverence, displaying

    my veneration of it before the people, without concealment.

  21. وَجَعلتُها لِلرّأسِ تاجاً يَزدري

    تاجاً يُكلّل في سنيِّ الجَوهَرِ

    I made it a crown upon my head that scorns

    a crown adorned with brilliant gems.

  22. فَاِهتَزَّ مِنّي العِطف فيها مَفخراً

    بَل قيلَ لي عَبدَ اللّطيفِ بِها اِفخَرِ

    Then my side swayed with pride in it;

    indeed, I was told, “Abd al-Latif, take pride in it!”

  23. وَاللّهُ يَحفَظُ ذَلكَ الأُستاذ مَن

    كُلّ الخطوبِ وَكُلّ عادٍ مُجتري

    And may God protect that master from

    all calamities and every audacious aggressor.

  24. وَاللّه يُبقيهِ وَيُبقي نَفعَهُ

    وَيُديمُهُ مِنه الزّمان بِمَنظرِ

    May God preserve him and preserve the good he brings,

    and sustain him, with Time before his gaze;

  25. وَيُديمه كَهفَ العُفاةِ وَحِصنَهم

    وَلَهُ بِأَلسنهم مِحاسِن مذكرِ

    and keep him a refuge for petitioners and their stronghold,

    with fair remembrance of him upon their tongues;

  26. وَيُطيلُ ما بَينَ البَريَّةِ عُمرَهُ

    بِرَغيدِ عَيشٍ ناعمٍ خَصب طَري

    and prolong his life among humankind,

    in pleasant, luxurious living, abundant and fresh,

  27. ما لاحَ بَرقٌ ما خَطيبُ حمائِمٍ

    في جامِع الأَغصانِ قامَ بِمنبرِ

    as long as lightning gleams, as long as the doves' preacher

    stands upon a pulpit in the mosque of boughs.