دعا الناس محي الدين عارفُ وقته

دعا الناس محي الدين عارفُ وقته

به حيث يدعوه لحضرة ربّه

به حيث يدعوه لحضرة ربّه

Muhyi al-Din, the gnostic of his age, called the people

Mohiuddin Arabi called people in his time

through Him, as He calls him to his Lord’s presence.

To come to the presence of their Lord whenever he called them.

فمن ذا الّذي لم يستجب ثمّ يقتفي

فمن ذا الّذي لم يستجب ثمّ يقتفي

بمفرد أهل الله في بعض كتبه

بمفرد أهل الله في بعض كتبه

Who, then, would not respond and then follow

Who then refused to follow

the peerless one among God’s people in some of his books?

The saints of God mentioned in some of his books?

وصيّره ربّي لكلّ محقّقٍ

وصيّره ربّي لكلّ محقّقٍ

حقيقة حقٍّ قد دعاه لقربه

حقيقة حقٍّ قد دعاه لقربه

And my Lord made him, for every knower of truth,

My Lord made him for every realizer of truth

a reality of Truth; He has called him into His nearness.

A true truth he called them to come near to.

أجيبوا له يا قومنا حيث قد غدا

أجيبوا له يا قومنا حيث قد غدا

إماماً فيا طوبى له ولحزبه

إماماً فيا طوبى له ولحزبه

Respond to him, O our people, for he has become

Respond to him, O my people, wherever he goes,

an imam—so bliss to him and to his followers!

As a leader - blessed is he and his party!