1. الحمد للمذكور وهو الذاكرُ

    في المشهد الغيبيّ وهو الحاضرُ

    Praise to the Remembered, who is Himself the Rememberer,

    in the unseen vision, while He is the Present One.

  2. منه لنا مقامُ كنتُ سمعَهُ

    إذا شهدنا فرقَه وجمعَهُ

    From Him we have the station of 'I become his hearing,'

    when we witness His differentiation and His union.

  3. نذكره به بغير النفسِ

    لذكرنا في حضرات القُدُسِ

    We remember Him through Him, without the self,

    because we are remembered in the presences of holiness,

  4. إذ تنجلي عرائسُ الأسماءِ

    بحسنها في المشهد الأسماءِ

    as the brides of the Names are unveiled

    in their beauty, in the most exalted vision.

  5. ثمّ الصلاة والسلام ما سرى

    ريحُ الصَّبا بنفح طيبٍ سحرا

    Then blessings and peace, as long as there wafts

    the east wind with a fragrant breath before dawn,

  6. على الّذي هو الحبيب الواسطهْ

    لمغرمٍ مكَّن فيه الرابطهْ

    upon him who is the Beloved, the intermediary

    for a lover who has made his bond with him firm,

  7. وآلهِ وصحبه مَن اهتدوا

    بنوره وللملا عنه رووا

    and upon his family and his companions, who were guided

    by his light and conveyed his words to the multitude,

  8. ما قد كسا الأنس فؤادي خِلَعَهْ

    إذ ورد الكتاب يوم الجُمُعَهْ

    as intimacy clothed my heart in its robes of honor

    when the letter arrived on Friday.

  9. وبعد فالمحبّ مذ قراه

    مدّ له طيب الصفا قِراه

    Now then: when the lover read it,

    the sweetness of purity spread its feast for him.

  10. وطلعت كواكب التهاني

    من فلك السطور والمباني

    And the stars of congratulation rose

    from the firmament of its lines and words.

  11. قد أزهرت روضةُ معناه الّتي

    أضحت نعيم مهجتي وجنّتي

    The garden of its meaning has blossomed—the garden that

    has become my soul's bliss and my paradise.

  12. ومذ رأى صحبي القطوفَ الدانيهْ

    ناديت هاؤمُ اقرأوا كتابيهْ

    And when my companions saw the low-hanging fruits,

    I cried, 'Take it! Read my book!'

  13. فهِمتُ إذ فهمتُ معناها الّذي

    فاح بنفح الأنس والطيب الشذي

    So I was enraptured when I understood its meaning, which

    gave off a breath of intimacy and sweet perfume.

  14. وكلّها حقٌّ أتت من حقِّ

    لكنّها تمرّ مثل البرقِ

    And all are true, having come from the Truth,

    but they pass like lightning.

  15. فلا تقف أخا السلوك عندها

    وجدّد العزم ترى ما بعدها

    So do not stop at them, brother on the path;

    renew your resolve, and you will see what lies beyond them.

  16. إيّاك أن تغترّ فيها يا أخي

    وانهض وكن بالروح للقرب سخي

    Beware of being deluded by them, my brother;

    rise, and be generous with your spirit for the sake of nearness,

  17. لتترقّى في معارج الشهود

    لقاب حضرةٍ لوحدة الوجود

    so that you may ascend the stairways of witnessing,

    to within a span of the presence of the oneness of being.

  18. ودم على الذكر بلا فتورِ

    لتنجلي عليك ذات النورِ

    And persist in remembrance without flagging,

    so that the Essence of Light may be unveiled to you.

  19. والتزم الحضور والمراقبهْ

    وألزم النفسَ على المحاسبهْ

    Hold fast to presence and watchfulness,

    and compel the self to account for itself.

  20. واحرص على الشروط والآدابِ

    واعمل به تلجْ رفيع البابِ

    Attend carefully to the conditions and courtesies,

    and act upon it; you will enter the lofty gate.

  21. واذكر وغب عنك به لا بل فغبْ

    بالذكر عنه لا بذكرٍ تحتجبْ

    Remember, and through it lose awareness of yourself—nay, lose awareness

    of remembrance through remembrance; do not let remembrance veil you,

  22. حتّى ترى الفناء فيه قاما

    وقد غدا وجودُك الإعداما

    until you see annihilation in Him established,

    and your existence has become nonexistence,

  23. وتشهد المذكور أمسى الذاكرا

    وغيبه في القلب بات حاضرا

    and you witness the Remembered become the Rememberer,

    and His unseen reality become present in the heart,

  24. وتظهر الأسماء فيك مضمرَهْ

    مقامَ كنتُ سمعَهُ وبصرَهْ

    and the Names appear, concealed within you,

    at the station of 'I become his hearing and his sight.'

  25. وما عليه الآن أنت فالتزمْ

    واتل على روحك دوماً فاستقمْ

    And hold fast to the state you are in now,

    and recite to your spirit always: 'So stand firm.'

  26. ورؤية المختار طه حقُّ

    وقوله الصادق حقٌّ صدقُ

    And the vision of the Chosen One, Taha, is true,

    and his truthful saying is truth and verity.

  27. عليه صلّى ربّنا وسلّما

    ما مغرمٌ بحبه قد هيّما

    May our Lord send blessings and peace upon him,

    as long as a lover is enraptured by love for him,

  28. وآله وصحبه الكرامِ

    ما حسُنَ البدءُ مع الختامِ

    and upon his family and his noble companions,

    as long as the beginning is beautiful, and the ending too.