The knower of God [1] is the one who, when he speaks, you see the light of the divine…

The knower of God [1] is the one who, when he speaks, you see the light of the divine presence [2] in his speech, and when he is silent, you see the light of the divine presence in his silence. His outward appearance is with creation, but his inner being is with the Truth [3]. He is with people in his body, but with God in his heart.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them abundant peace. Its author—may Allah pardon him, illuminate his heart with the lights of His knowledge, and make him among those who comply with His commands and act according to His Book and Sunnah—said: When I had finished discussing the visitation ¹ of his blessed tomb—upon him be prayers and peace—at its known time along with the pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah, and mentioned what pertains to that of the etiquette of visitation at his noble station, observed with the eye of veneration and glorification, in the journey prior to this one in full, I have now presented in this journey the mention of his blessed visitation in all months, years, hours, times, all nights and days, the venerated festivals, the honored days, and the great seasons. I have followed this with the mention of the blessed vision of him in wakefulness and sleep, especially in his blessed places and his great sites in his pure city and Mecca, surrounded by reverence, piety, and respect. For by mentioning this, ecstasy and passionate longing increase, and love, yearning, and ardent desire for visiting the Master of Mankind and seeing his blessed station—upon him be the best of prayers and the purest peace—are augmented. Section: O Allah, bless his noble and honorable family ² and his Companions, who are specifically distinguished for emulation and affiliation, as long as a dove coos in the thicket and the east wind sways the tender branches of the willow, the fragrant rush, and the chamomile—a blessing that guides us thereby to the paths of peace and makes us thereby among those whom You have pardoned by Your grace and to whom You have said, "Enter it in peace," by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in the month of Allah, al-Muharram, and witnesses what his Lord has granted him of divine knowledge ³ and the hidden secret, he says: "This, by Allah, is the beloved of the Lord, the honored, the great in rank, the magnificent, the tongue of the decisive command. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in Safar al-Khayr and witnesses what he has of repelling harm and injury from his community, he says: "This, by Allah, is the path of spiritual wayfaring ⁴ to Allah and the journey, the imam who forbids the killing of every monk secluded in a hermitage or monastery, and the beloved who, when he speaks, his companions look on as if birds are perched on their heads. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in Rabi' al-Awwal and witnesses what he has of the secrets of prophethood, both the concise and the detailed, he says: "This, by Allah, is the essence of honor that is connected ⁵, the pride of perfect and ancient glory, the pole of sovereignty whose rank is elevated above all other prophets and messengers, the most excellent, and the generous one who, when a petitioner asks him, his face shines like a piece of the moon and beams. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in Rabi' al-Thani and witnesses what it contains of glad tidings of good, joy, and congratulations, he says: "This, by Allah, is the edifice of truth with firm foundations and structures, the lexicon of sciences encompassing all wisdoms, benefits, and meanings, and the lexicon of the secret specifically related to the Mighty Quran and the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses ⁶. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in Jumada al-Ula and sees what he has of disposal in the worlds of the Throne and the earth and the supreme hand, he says: "This, by Allah, is the sultan of the kingdom who has won the prize in the Hereafter and this world, the prophet of Allah whose intercession is clearer and more evident than the midday sun, and the beloved of the Lord, the affectionate, the compassionate, who is more merciful to the believers than their own selves and more worthy. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in Jumada al-Thaniya and sees what he has of ascension in the stages of proximity and the lofty stations, he says: "This, by Allah, is the possessor of high ranks ⁷, dazzling miracles, widespread wonders, essential qualities, growing secrets, and the religion established upon the foundations of piety and the pure doctrines. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in the unique month of Rajab and sees what he has of guidance, righteousness, and right conduct, he says: "This, by Allah, is the fortunate one of the battalion and the army, the vast in giving and provision, the supporter of the Islamic nation with swords, spears, and armor. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. ⁸" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in the month of Sha'ban and sees what his Lord has honored him with of gifts of grace and favor, he says: "This, by Allah, is the beloved of the Most Merciful, the bridegroom of the paradises of gardens, the master of angels, humans, and jinn. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in the month of Ramadan and sees what he has of modesty, generosity, and perfection of faith, he says: "This, by Allah, is the mercy for the distant and the near, the fountain of generosity, munificence, and beneficence, the locus of pardon, forgiveness, and remission ⁹, and of absolution. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits him in the month of Shawwal and sees what he has of blessings, favors, and bounties, he says: "This, by Allah, is the noble in qualities and traits, the pure in glories, merits, and characteristics, the generous in companionship, clan, tribe, and family."

This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah ¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in Dhu al-Qa'dah and sees what he possesses of preserving trust, fulfilling promises, and keeping covenants, says: 'By Allah, this is the pillar, the refuge, the sanctuary, the support, and the swift succor in response to whoever seeks his aid in ease and hardship, and the sword of victory that subdues the armies of the people of deviation, misguidance, evil, and severity.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah and sees what he possesses of noble character, truthful speech, and eloquent expression, says: 'By Allah, this is the clear path and proof ¹¹, and the best of those who have circumambulated the Ancient House ¹² and performed Hajj, and expended in the pleasure of his Lord his spirit, heart, and lifeblood until he obliterated the religions of disbelief with cutting swords, clear proofs, and the establishment of evidence.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O guide of the camels, go slowly with departure, for my heart is yearning and patience is exhausted. My heart is afflicted with anxiety, and tears of longing flow down my cheek. Stop a while and be gentle with me, perhaps my anguish may be relieved. We traverse the desert wilderness, then cover mile after mile in the barren land. The camel drivers urge them on joyfully with longing, and their voice heals the sick. You see those mounts ending at the athilat ¹³ of the sanctuary, quenching the thirst. They graze on lavender in the meadows and embroider the earth with abundant embroidery. Stop at the bend and pause at the curve, head for the valley and camp with the guide ¹⁴. At Sala' ¹⁵, then ask about its people, and enjoy the bān ¹⁶ and say: 'Is there any way?' O dwellers of the land of Quba' ¹⁷, come and grant a humble servant respite. Then be content and head for Taybah ¹⁸, that abode which has no equal. The garden of the Chosen One ¹⁹ has appeared there, so knock at the door and say: 'I have come as a guest.' Be content with good character and dwell therein, then call out: 'O Messenger of Allah, O you whose departure has a joyful meaning, O you who among people has a great portion.' O Messenger of Allah, I am longing for you, and the Lord is witness and guardian. O Messenger of Allah, I am a lover of the beauty of your radiant face. O Beloved of Allah, O you who came to us sent with truth from the best of tribes. O Beloved of Allah, O you who constantly captivated lovers with your kohl-lined eye. O Beloved of Allah, O you who possesses miracles that no noble can enumerate. O Prophet of Allah, O you whose hand healed by touch those who were ill. O Chosen of Allah, O you who brought us the revelation from a majestic Lord. O Friend of Allah, O you whose generosity encompassed all of Allah's creation from every path. O Confidant of Allah, O you whose face is the Garden of Eternity with its dense shade. O Trustworthy of Allah, O our deliverer from the darkness of ignorance to the true religion ²⁰. O Messenger of Allah, O our refuge on the day when there is no shade but the shade of the Majestic. O Messenger of Allah, O our bestower of all good, what an excellent friend. O Messenger of Allah, O you who guided to the path of righteousness those who were astray. Be my intercessor, O Beloved of Allah, on the day when you are the best guarantor. And may Allah bless you and your family and companions of ancient glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of January and witnesses what he possesses of true insight and verification of signs, says: 'By Allah, this is the light of eyes and inner sight, the lamp of hearts and consciences, the noble one of family, companions, and tribes, and the gift of the lover, the visitor, and the pilgrim.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah ²¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of February and witnesses what his Lord has granted him of knowledge of the secrets of the unseen and hidden mysteries, says: 'By Allah, this is the beacon of the wayfarer and traveler, the guide of the lost and bewildered, and the eraser of the sins of the people of crimes and enormities.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of March and witnesses what he possesses of hadiths ²² published in mosques and schools, says: 'By Allah, this is the blessing of the sower and planter, the talisman of the guardian and protector, the protection of the pedestrian and horseman, and the disperser of the assembly of Anushirwan, Kisra, and Persia ²³.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of April and witnesses what he possesses of victory, support, and magnificent conquest, says: 'By Allah, this is the companion of the trustworthy Gabriel, the repository of the jewels of revelation and scripture, and the Prophet of Allah whose names are mentioned in the revealed scriptures, the Torah, and the Gospel ²⁴.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of May, with its pleasant air and time, and witnesses what he possesses of magnificent gifts and endowments of virtue and excellence, says: 'By Allah, this is the watering place of the thirsty, the refuge of the hungry and naked, the gift of the seeker and supplicant, and the mercy of the obedient, the sinful, and the jinn.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of June, marked by abundant blessings and overflowing favors, and witnesses what he possesses of awe, reverence, piety, and respect, says: 'By Allah, this is the mercy of Islam, the beauty of nights and days, and the seal ²⁵ of the prophets and noble messengers.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the month of July, marked by good fortune, happiness, and joys, and witnesses what he possesses of...

He has such veneration, majesty, and acts of kindness. He said: 'By Allah, this is the guide to good deeds, the one who pardons slips, the repeller of evils, calamities, and harms.' ²⁶ This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits in the month of Ghusht ²⁷, known for its variety of fruits and pleasant blessings, and witnesses his beautiful actions, commendable states, and pure words, he says: 'By Allah, this is the spirit of essences ²⁸ and the secret of existence ²⁹, with whom the people of seclusion find comfort in solitude and gatherings, and the intimate one specially accepted for receiving means ³⁰ and answering supplications.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits in the month of Shattanbar ³¹, with its moderate air and temperaments, and witnesses his victorious battalions for doing good and his vanguards, he says: 'By Allah, this is the dawn of prophethood ³² that shines forth, the lightning of guidance that gleams, the brilliant proof of truth, and the decisive sword of the Law.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits in the month of Uktubar ³³, prepared for plowing, sowing seeds, grains, and benefits, and witnesses his bounty, generosity, and vast munificence, he says: 'By Allah, this is the sea of sciences and comprehensive wisdoms, the pride of blessed sainthood ³⁴ in assemblies and gatherings, and the path of right guidance, full of hopes in his Lord and aspirations.' ³⁵ This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits in the month of Nunbar ³⁶ and witnesses his compassion for his community, mercy, and the facilitated religion, he says: 'By Allah, this is the pure and purified one, the beloved Prophet, with signs of happiness that give glad tidings, and the news that explains the sciences of realities and the intricacies of subtleties, the interpreter.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits in the month of Dajanbar ³⁷ and witnesses his blessing and the secret that travels and affects hearts, he says: 'By Allah, this is the enwrapped ³⁸, the covered ³⁹, the desire of the considerate and the thoughtful ⁴⁰, and the Messenger of the Truth, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which You honor his abode, ennoble his final state, and fulfill his wish and pleasure on the Day of Resurrection, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * If you have left the blameworthy group, * When you reach the meadows of Muhammad, dismount there, praying and greeting. * You will meet the bringer of glad tidings, the warner, the enwrapped, the covered, the later, the former. * His prophethood existed when Adam was [only] a form in water and clay, from which he was fashioned. * Through him, the cosmos came into being from non-existence; indeed, he filled time with grace and generosity. * A moon to which souls are attached in love, as if he is in every heart a tent. ⁴¹ * When will I pass to al-Baqi' ⁴² and Taybah ⁴³ and obtain the fullness of the eye from their light? * And stand in the sanctuary of the Prophet, reciting praise arranged like spring flowers. * For the final ⁴⁴, the obliterator ⁴⁵, who filled creation with generosity and mercy, encompassing and bestowing favors. * Who will grant me to reach Medina as a visitor and kiss the noble soil and the lips? * May a downpour spread over the sanctuary of the Prophet Muhammad, shedding its streaming tears. * And may a heavy cloud travel to the regions of Taybah, when its lightnings smile, it pours. * A land where the noble ones who have taken up the highest ranks with brown [spears] and white [swords] that are dark. * By the blessed face whose breezes in drought resemble the surging, dashing sea. * O master of the two weighty ones ²⁶, who, O our Lord, on the Day of Gathering, O guide of servants from blindness, If you, O son of the pure ones, stand as an intercessor for sinners, compassionate and merciful, Then turn to him and be kind to him, and be for him a fortress against the great calamity and a necessity. And intercede with the Creator through him and his secret, since the prison of the wrongdoers is Hell. And grant him safety in both worlds from what he fears, in Your protection, for You have always been the Protector of the sanctuary. And reward him, O my Lord, with every honor hoped for, and increase him in favors beyond generosities. For upon you be the blessings of Allah as long as the lightnings of the two sandy hills smile with a smile. ⁴⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Sunday, the blessed and most fortunate day, and witnesses what he possesses of lofty glory and established honor, he says: 'By Allah, this is the unique pole ⁴⁷ of the sphere of prophethood, the possessor of the clear path and the most guided religion, the star of sovereignty whose light shines in every station and witness.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Monday, the fortunate in time and the two moments, and witnesses his purity of origin and honor of the two lineages ³⁵, he says: 'By Allah, this is the noble one of the two origins ⁴⁸ and the imam of the two qiblas ⁴⁰, the bride of the two kingdoms, the orator of the two presences ⁴¹, and the master of the two worlds ⁴⁶ and the two weighty ones.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Tuesday, on which Allah manifested all living beings as preceded in His knowledge and as destiny decreed, and witnesses his essential qualities by which He favored him over the angels, prophets, and all humans, he says: 'By Allah, this is the trustworthy, truthful in speech and report, the beloved whose love is fixed in hearts, temperaments, mixtures, and intellects, the guide who leads to Allah by word, deed, and sound opinion of correct insight.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. ⁴⁹

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Wednesday, as reported in authentic hadiths and traditions, and witnesses his sincere counsel to Allah's servants, his gentleness with them, and his repelling of harm and injury from them, he says: "By Allah, this is the beloved whose rank is extolled in previous scriptures and biographies, the intimate one in whose palm pebbles glorified, trees responded to his call, the lizard and gazelle spoke to him, water gushed from between his fingers and flowed. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Thursday, which is witnessed for those who travel on it with facilitation of provision and protection from baseness and vile deeds, and witnesses his truthfulness, trustworthiness, abandonment of betrayal and deceit, he says: "By Allah, what an excellent companion, intimate, beloved, friend, sitting companion, and intercessor for the sinful and disobedient when the greatest terror intensifies and the battle rages. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family." ⁵⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Friday, the luminous and radiant, and witnesses his miracles and the most manifest secret, he says: "By Allah, this is the master of black and red, the owner of the Basin, the River of Abundance, the Pulpit, the mule, the swift she-camel, and the yellow staff. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on Saturday, which is commanded to send blessings upon him at all times and moments, and witnesses his dignity, tranquility, awe, affection, and silence, he says: "By Allah, this is the bride of processions, beautiful in description and attribute, good in conduct, inner state, and demeanor ⁵¹, whose days are known for blessing, prosperity, happiness, and good fortune, who said: 'Send many blessings upon me on Saturday, for the Jews slander me on that day, may Allah curse them and disgrace them and strike them with some of the slip, wrath, and killing.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits on the day of Ashura, known for the answering of supplications and acceptance of means, and sees his abundant merits, virtues, beautiful attributes, qualities, and characteristics, he says: "By Allah, this is the essence of manifest honor, spouses and lawful wives, the pearl of truth, beautiful in creation and traits, the blessing of successors and predecessors, chosen from the lineage of nobles and the most honorable of tribes, the seal of prophets and messengers, the master of the last and the first." ⁵² This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits during the great seasons and festivals, whoever revives them, Allah revives his heart on the day when hearts of servants die, and witnesses his sincere love for his Lord and beautiful belief, he says: "By Allah, this is the master of masters, the model of ascetics and worshippers, the imam of bells and pegs, the circumambulation place of delegations, visitors, and seekers. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." ⁵³ Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, possessors of high rank and status, and his companions, people of insight, intelligence, and awareness, a blessing through which You pour upon us the abundance of His generosity and munificence, and through which we become among those who hold fast to the rope of his love and avail themselves of the blessing of his pleasure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Messenger of Allah, how fragrant you are, pure — fragrance emanates from you to those far away * Messenger of Allah, how generous your hand is — to the noble messengers, you have favors * Messenger of Allah, you have no peer — and in Paradise, you have no equal * Messenger of Allah, you are the most beautiful sight — the beauty of the One, the Unique, the Generous Messenger of Allah, O sea of gifts, O treasure of guidance and rectitude Messenger of Allah, O refuge of virtues, O source of care and correctness Messenger of Allah, O my intimate and my fragrance, O my succor, my help, and my support Messenger of Allah, O my hope and my treasure, O whose love is my obligatory provision Messenger of Allah, O my remembrance and my litany, my goal in prohibitions and beginnings Messenger of Allah, O my law and my honor, my victory if I am wronged by enemies Messenger of Allah, do not accept my loss nor my humiliation among the obstinate Messenger of Allah, do not neglect a lover who yearns for your remembrance in every valley ⁵⁴ To you he attached the palm trunk gently and kindly, without excess So it is more fitting that you attach to you a servant at your door, ever begging and urging Upon you be abundant blessings repeatedly, and upon your family and companions, the rightly guided Seasons of happy times, new blessed breezes of kindness, and precious visits whose merits are many and numerous, and jewels of blessings whose remembrances are approved in glorious and praiseworthy times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits at noon and witnesses his knowledge of the secret of the unseen and hidden matters, he says: "By Allah, this is the treasure, the store, the success, the life, the booty, the age, the dominion, the authority, the might, the victory, the triumph, the religion, the righteousness, the worship, the purity, the content and pleasing life, the praise and gratitude, the fortress, the security, and the intercessor who protects his community from the trial of the questioning and the punishment of the grave. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family." ⁵⁵ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a visitor visits at afternoon and witnesses his honor, care, pride, glorification, sovereignty, high status, and rank, he says: "By Allah, this is the foremost of the time and age, the prosperity of villages and cities, the constant in connection and cheerfulness, the abundant reward and recompense, the eraser of sins, faults, and burdens."

This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at the time of yellowing ⁵⁶ and sunset and witnesses what he has of relief from worries and distresses for his community, and the removal of hardships, crises, and calamities, says: "By Allah, this is the beloved, the loved one, the key to the treasuries of the unseen ⁵⁷, the treasure of the sought-after secret, the desire of hearts, the ultimate hope, and the utmost goal." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at nightfall and witnesses what appears to him of the secrets of prophethood and messengership and spreads, says: "By Allah, this is the cultivation of the heart and the innermost being, and the best of those who walked upon the earth and trod, and to whom the wolf and the camel spoke, and the arrows fled ⁵⁸, and his Lord filled his heart with the secrets of knowledge and wisdom and the innermost." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the middle of the night and at dawn and witnesses what he has of opening ⁵⁹, victory, and attainment of the desired goal and fulfillment of need, says: "By Allah, this is the light of insight and sight, the delight of thoughts and reflections, the master of the desert dwellers and the settled, the beloved about whom some of the masters ⁶⁰ said: 'Muhammad is a human not like humans; rather, he is like a ruby among stones.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his family, as long as the breeze blows and the flower blooms, and his Muhammadan effusions ⁶¹ continue upon the people of intimacy with Allah in the evenings and mornings, and grant him abundant and precious peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is a human not like humans; rather, he is like a ruby among stones. There is no likeness to him in the cosmos, no, nor any equal in glory. How could it be, when the Truth manifested him from His most sublime light, as in the report ⁶²? And He manifested the lights from his light, likewise the angels, say, and humans, The Throne, the Footstool, with Paradise, the most luminous Pen, and the Tablet of vision ⁶³. And consensus has also been reached on his superiority, as has come in the tradition ⁶⁴. This is known among people, and everyone of sound nature. So act accordingly, and if you benefit, love the beloved of Allah, and you will be spared harm. O chosen one of the Merciful from His creation, O delight of the eye and light of sight, Intercede for a servant who has no recourse except to seek refuge in your noble sanctuary. May Allah bless you as long as rain pours down and varieties of flowers turn green. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at dawn and witnesses what he has in those praiseworthy times of recitation and remembrance, and abundant striving in obedience and patience, says: "By Allah, this is the tongue of prohibition and command, the discourse of the secret and the public, the sound of intention, limbs, and chest, the veil of protection, preservation, and concealment." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the morning and witnesses what he has of guidance, rectitude, and righteousness, says: "By Allah, this is the caller to success, the means of opening and commencement, the path of good, guidance, and success, the imam of guides, the pole ⁶⁵ of the beautiful secrets, the herald of happiness that removes from hearts the veils of worries and sorrows." So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the bright-faced ones, and his companions, the lions of battle and the knights of struggle, a blessing that encompasses us with its blessing in all regions and directions, and becomes for us a treasure that we find upon coming to You and departing, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Between the flowers of the hills and the light of the valleys, my passion appeared and my shame became evident. And when its breeze blows toward Najd, it stirs me toward you with a wind of delight. So respond to one whom separation has worn out, and be kind to me, my beloved, and treat me gently, For to whom do I hope besides you, and you are the moon of my horizon and the light of a morning sun. Passion has encamped in my ribs and kindled a fire of longing that blazed with separation. These are my tears on my cheek flowing in my coming to you and going. And my heart, for what has passed from you, never ceases to be wounded. O companion, roll up the sleeves of your resolve and adhere to the paths of seriousness, not the paths of jest. Toward the Prophet's grave, urge the mounts and strive your soul toward the abode of success. The vicissitudes of my time have bound me from it; would that I knew when my release will be. Lonely landmarks and abodes have made me desolate; their yearning for them still prolongs my desire. I am in love; do not take away your passion; there is no departure from you. Alas for my shame when I am among those who fail in love, their striving in the arena is in vain. Good tidings of Tayyiba ⁶⁶: delightful gardens, its fragrance surpasses the scent of jasmine flowers. Upon him from the Writer ⁶⁷ be peace, as long as the soul-bird sings with a sash. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at the two hours of sunrise and early morning and witnesses what he has of humility, obedience, and piety, says: "By Allah, this is the breast of breasts, the crown of splendor and light, the wine of cups of the people of absence and presence ⁶⁸, the possessor of the grateful tongue and the appreciated effort, and the accepted righteous blessed deed." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at the two hours of early morning and forenoon and witnesses what he has of acting according to the requirements of the Book, the Sunnah, and the tolerant Hanifiyya ⁶⁹, says: "By Allah, this is the treatment for those with apparent and hidden diseases and the healthier, and the beloved, whoever increases blessings upon him in his night and day, his sin is forgiven and erased."

This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah ⁷⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of midday and noon ⁷¹, and witnesses what he has of illumination of the heart and purity of the inner self, says: "This, by Allah, is the luminous sun of the horizons, the possessor of manifest miracles and widespread wonders, and the abundant gifts and the luminous openings ⁷² and the abundant secrets." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of departure and afternoon ⁷³, and witnesses what he has of clear proof and secret, says: "This, by Allah, is the sword of divine care and subjugation, the great in rank and danger, swift in response, the one sought for help on land and sea." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of afternoon and late afternoon ⁷⁴, and witnesses what he has of vast generosity and abundant giving, says: "This, by Allah, is the cure for the sick, the rain of abundant grace, the orator of the majestic Lord's presences, the intimate one who has no peer in the worlds nor any likeness." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of evening and sunset ⁷⁵, and witnesses what he has of preserving the limits and establishing the five prayers, says: "This, by Allah, is the pure in branch and origin, the master of angels, jinn, and humans, and the best through whom Allah repels calamities and misfortunes of ill omen and adversity." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of dusk and twilight ⁷⁶, and witnesses what he has of lifting the punishment of transformation from his community, and of sinking and drowning, says: "This, by Allah, is the light that appeared before the creation of all beings and preceded, the beloved whose branch flourished in the tree of knowledge and action and grew high, the bride whose fragrance spread in the gardens of existence and diffused." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of darkness and deep night ⁷⁷, and witnesses what his Lord erased through him of the religion of disbelief and demolished, says: "This, by Allah, is the Messenger whom his Lord protected from evils and punishments and preserved, the generous one who never turned away a petitioner nor deprived him, the intercessor through whose comprehensive mediation to Allah one's illnesses, ailments, and sicknesses are healed." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of the period and the slip ⁷⁸, and witnesses what he has of righteousness of religion and purity of the creed, says: "This, by Allah, is the adornment of companionship and friendship, the healing antidote for every disease and ailment, the intimate one who erases every sin and slip from those who send many blessings upon him." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of nearness and brightness ⁷⁹, and witnesses what he has with his Lord of glorification, veneration, and might, says: "This, by Allah, is the master whom Allah honored in the worlds, raised his rank, and exalted him, and manifested his elevation, honor, and triumph over all other prophets and messengers." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the two hours of dawn and daybreak ⁸⁰, and witnesses what he has of high standing and lofty rank, says: "This, by Allah, is the master of kings and kingdoms, of slave and free, the refuge of protection, the one who gives security to whoever seeks refuge with him from fear, terror, and panic." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at the times of journeys and ascents ⁸¹, and witnesses what he has of humility before his Lord in prostration and bowing, says: "This, by Allah, is the master whose name is blessed at beginnings and commencements, the musk of the seal whose fragrance spreads in the gatherings of lovers and diffuses." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in the gloom of darkness and the blackness of the night ⁸², and witnesses what he has of perfections that cannot be counted nor measured, says: "This, by Allah, is the master of people, a light for the insight of the intelligent wise, the saint through whom Allah repels harm, injury, and adversity from his community." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him at the time of eyes closing and eyelids drooping ⁸³, and witnesses what his Lord has gifted him with of gifts of contentment and pleasure, says: "This, by Allah, is the lamp of the worlds, the key to the treasures of paradise, the perfect in virtues who has no peer in existence nor a second." This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him in all times and seasons, and witnesses what he has of blessing, obedience, and abundant worship, says: "This, by Allah, is the master of masters, the object of all intentions, the source of sciences."

And the wisdoms and benefits, and the best of those who have passed in the preceding centuries and those who are to come. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with his Muhammadan light and radiance, and give us to drink from the sea of his Ahmadine generosity and dew, and make us thereby among those who follow his prophetic path and are guided by his guidance, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. At the door of the one I love, humility is sweet, even if the blamer multiplies, justly and more amply. His love is sweet, and passion, burning, ecstasy, torment, longing, and tears become clear. He makes the prostration of cheeks upon the dust for His pleasure, if that suffices. Whoever does not risk his soul in his love will not enjoy the vision of beauty. Whoever is longing, loving, bewildered, his innermost is torn apart by his longing. When he stands in the darkness of night, watching, he sees light shining from the Mount of the Embryos. The one he loves calls him: 'Come, by Our beauty, take a life from which there is no escape.' He witnesses a beauty that no describer can limit; hasten to its vision if you are swift. A lover and a lover, and at an hour of seclusion, draw near, and a union without refusal. Its author, may Allah pardon him and make him among the people of obedience and piety, and grant him righteous deeds that will please him on the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning, said: When I had finished speaking about visiting his luminous shrine ⁸⁴, his blessed and exalted station, and his pure city which Allah chose as a resting place for his illuminated body before creation and manifestation, I wished to speak about what the visitor does when he intends to leave the honored city and return to his homeland with joy, happiness, and delight, and his farewell to the witness at his luminous shrine, his respected and accepted presence. So I say: People in this regard are of various types and kinds, due to the intensity of separation and the shock of loneliness and severance. Among them are those who experience the pain of farewell like that of a dying person at the moment of death or a weaned child at the loss of nursing. Among them are those seized by a tremor, shaking like a sparrow. Among them are those struck by a stupor, speaking but not responding, while their eyes overflow with tears and boil. Among them are those whose breasts tighten, murmuring and roaring like a fierce lion. Among them are those seized by a spiritual attraction ⁸⁵, dancing on fingertips and swaying like drunkards. Among them are those who tear the veils and cast off restraint, saying: 'This is my abode until the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning.' Among them are those overtaken by states, hiding their ecstasy and rapture, their faces changing color like paper dyed with saffron water or the color of the Khabur River. Among them are those who embrace the wall of the honored garden ⁸⁶ and say: 'I call you to witness that I have left for love of him wealth, children, and veiled women.' Among them are those who rub their faces in its dust and shake its curtains, saying: 'Let me go, count me among the dead and the inhabitants of graves.' Among them are those who travel in the light of the Muhammadan secret within their innermost, revealing what the veils have hidden of the secrets of the unseen and what the screens have concealed. Among them are those who see his essence clearly, then become annihilated in his Ahmadine beauty and do not regain consciousness for ages and epochs. Among them are those who, when they kiss his honored chamber, find its fragrant breeze more fragrant than ambergris, pure musk, aloeswood, Indian oud, and camphor, and more fragrant than jasmine, narcissus, rose, clove, and the breeze of flowers. Among them are those who praise Allah and thank Him, saying: 'I have made a great profit; this is a gain with which Allah has honored me, and a trade that will never perish.' Among them are those who say: 'A stored-up deed, a thanked effort, a righteous action that saves from the heat of blazing fire and the torment of scorching wind.' Seek not departure from the door of the Beloved, then you will see Him morning and evening. Rub your cheek on the dust of the abode and cling, as long as you live, to sighing and wailing. Converse with the doves of the sanctuary of the beloved, lamenting, and mix your overflowing tears with joys. Wound your cheek with tear-water, for it is a wound that inflicts wounds in the heart. Stand at the dwellings and call out in their courtyards, and sacrifice yourself to gain profit. And when you are drunk with the wine of love that guides joy and dispels sorrows, be bold in love for them, who were born in their beauty, and make your hearing in existence a cry. No blame on the drunkard in the law of love if he divulges the guarded secret and reveals it. Revive the spirits from their encounter, and delight in the closeness of their union and be at ease. The spirits of the flowers of the breeze, when they bear fruit, revive the spirits by inhaling their breeze. Arise and inhale, if you have no cold, the scent of the Beloved, for it has diffused and spread. Among them are those who take hold of the curtains of his shrine and bid him farewell like a longing stranger, their eyes pouring tears like flowing spouts and gushing clouds. Among them are those who blame themselves and rebuke them for lagging behind that station and traveling with companions. Among them are those seized by bewilderment, closing their eyes in shyness and addressing him with the tongue of fear and awe. Among them are those who sip the bitter aloe of patience, having borne from the pain of separation what is bearable and what is not. Among them are those who say: 'Leave me, for dwelling near his luminous shrine is dearer than the light of sight and the blackness of pupils.' Among them are those who say: 'Pray the funeral prayer over me and leave me in his dust until the Day of Gathering and Meeting.' Among them are those whose veins burst, trembling in fear, swaying like a branch on a windy day with leaves. Among them are those who diminish until they are annihilated from their annihilation in the beauty of the Master of Messengers, pure in origin and lineage. Among them are those whose bodies grow large from the intensity of ecstasy and rapture until space cannot contain them and the belt becomes too tight. Among them are those who seek to return to him and ask Allah by his rank to be among those who hasten to visit him, the foremost. The love of the Beloved carries what cannot be borne; longings do not consume it. Can passion bear one who does not perish, then perishes while his heart flutters? His heart flies to the full moon of Sal', his breaths are taken by longings. The restless one finds no rest in one whose collars have slipped in his beauty. He upon whom hearts always yearn, and to whom souls are led. He upon whom the unseen manifests, a heart of a lover, whose absorption in the Chosen One is total. He whom hearts secretly call, and lovers call at his door. They bowed at his mention, then necks were stretched in unseen realms for Ahmad. Whoever saw him trembled in fear, and his soul nearly departed. The awe of the Chosen One melts mountains; how then do companions not dissolve? Do you not see the companions when they sat before him, their heads lowered? Yet with all that, he had a smile, modesty, and a radiant face. Allah veiled his beauty from eyes; can pupils perceive it? How can we know the perfection of a radiance that eyes and experts cannot bear? Blessings be upon him, his family entirely, and his Companions, as long as the she-camels come to him.

And among them is one who rejoices and says: "These days in which we are guests of the Master, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), are better than all the days of the world." And among them is one who constantly utters its remembrance, so no period of slackness overtakes him in that, and he affirms its excellence. And among them is one who spends the night therein standing (in prayer) and asks Allah to send upon him clouds of His mercies and to attain the precious downpour and drizzle thereof. And among them is one who seeks refuge in its blessing from the vicissitudes of time and sleeps in its preceding folds and the inheritance of its shade. And among them is one who praises it and says: "These are the brightest faces of time, and seasons of joy and delight for the people of love and faith (51), and a place of blessing and security, and abodes of mercy, pardon, and forgiveness, wherein the Creator manifests to creation with attributes of perfection and beauty, and looks upon them with the eye of gentleness, affection, joy, and acceptance, and bestows upon them contentment, good pleasure, generosity, munificence, favor, and boons, and grants them therein what they ask, and does not alter their faces out of desire for hope and lack of answer to the request. And how could I leave them and return to a land where the causes of earthquakes and terrors alternate, and the means of trials and events of fear and dread follow in succession, and the calamities of time and the causes of torment and punishment accumulate? Were it not that love of one's homeland is part of faith, I would not have returned, but I am a servant who runs beneath the currents of destinies and is content with what the Great and Exalted Master has decreed for me, and I entrust the judgment to Him and submit to Him in all matters and states. Oh, what a farewell that makes the solid mountains tremble, and at whose horror the suckling infants and children turn gray, and souls are violently torn away, and livers are rent asunder, and hearts are shattered in pieces! Everyone tastes the bitterness of its flavor and suffers the intensity of its terror and the pain of its separation. Alas, alas! How burning is the pain of this farewell upon souls, and how strong it is! And alas, alas! For parting from (52) the shrine upon which mercies descend from the Beloved Master, our Master Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), whom He chose for the message and approved, and honored above all creation and selected. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which his abode is honored, and his final state is ennobled, and by which he attains, on the Day of Resurrection, his wish and pleasure in intercession for his community, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Whenever the breezes of the east wind blow, they stir the soul towards you with joy. O moons of beauty, how often have you renewed for a lover a glance, and he was drawn away! You and the soul are one thing, but the soul is guilty before you. You are the head, and my soul is the tail; * Would the head be separated from you as a tail? Your beauty has captivated me, overwhelmed me, * And stolen the sweet sleep from my eyelid. Your love has made me forgetful, made me restless; * Your love has made me like a sorrow. Whenever I lament over you with burning passion * And yearning, my heart increases in flame. I am like al-Khansa' when I weep for you, * And when I weep, I make the clouds weep. Tell me, where are you, my masters? * Have you dwelt in my heart or in a dome? Or do you have an appearance in both abodes? * Have you inclined towards the east or the west? All beings were driven for you, * And to you every heart turns. (53) Your love has permeated everything, * And to you everything is drawn. Exalted is He who singled you out in your beauty; * Your beauty has made (you) beloved in every heart. If a caravan sees your lights, then oh, * The joy of the caravan! They have seen what delights! Taybah (Medina) is good; they are good through it; * How good is the good earth of the Chosen One (al-Mustafa)! They sought therein a good Beloved; * Whoever comes to it attains the sought-after. The Master of masters, the Crown of the prophets, * The very eye of the elect of existence, The Seal of the messengers, the Intercessor of intercessors, * And the most eminent of all messengers in rank, The pure, unlettered Prophet who * Rendered creation incapable by what he expressed. The meanings of his utterance amazed people, * Whether non-Arabic in his speech or Arabic. The most beautiful of people in a radiant countenance; * From him a light stirred with Ahmad. May the blessings of Allah encompass his grave, * And upon his family and close companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your great Beloved of high station and rank, and Your chosen one regarded with the eye of piety and respect, and Your foremost saint in the stations of the people of emulation and faith, and Your Prophet preferred above the prophets, messengers, saints, righteous, and the noble, honored (54) angels brought near—he whose visitor, when he visits his shrine borne upon the shoulder of veneration and glorification, and delights his sight in his garden surrounded by the gifts of openings and abundant favors, and thinks that the fire of his heart has been extinguished at farewell, and the tears of his longing have been exhausted at the tearing of the veils of patience and the uncovering of the face, and the flashes of his states have subsided at parting from those illuminated courtyards and places—their clouds accumulate with pouring tears, and their conditions take shape by examining those ruins and dwellings. And their speaker says, with the tongue of the state and the clearness of speech, when the signs of return and departure appeared to him: "How can the soul part from its body, in which it finds good abode and settlement, and the eye from its pupil, by which sight occurs, and the heart from its place, in which it revolves during the hours of night and the ends of day, and reflects upon its chambers surrounded by the manifestations of shining lights and illuminations, and its courtyards which are the visiting place of the angels brought near and the pure noble ones?" Upon him be the best of blessings and the purest of peace from Allah, throughout the passage of days and nights, and the succession of months and years, as long as rain pours down and clouds shed forth, and a rose opens from its buds, and a turtledove coos upon the pulpits of the myrtle and perfection. Amen, amen, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. He who dwells in Medina is purified * By a joy like the yearning of his she-camel. He remembers Ahmad with his Companion * With a soul (devoted to) Ahmad and the two Companions. If their abodes are distant, my heart * Remains with the children of those who have departed. (55) I spend the night nailed (fixed) in longing for them, * And I wake up enamored, passionately in love, sorrowful. No, by Allah, I will not forget a people * Who will stand up for us on the Day of Resurrection. If a calamity weighs heavily upon us, they were * The ones who bore that calamity for us. If we are absent and do not attend due to an excuse, * They were present with the beloved ones. Through Ahmad, errors return to beauty; * Through Ahmad, the sinner returns secure. Through Ahmad, we do not fear nor care * When the blazing Fire and the kindled (Hell) are mentioned. For all Muslims there is protection and standing, * And we, by the standing of Ahmad, have been protected. We affirm him and bear witness at all times, * And his community answers when we are called. Our testimony is that Allah is true, * And that Muhammad is the one sent among us. The Dominant (al-Muhaymin) chose him from Quraysh, * And sent him and named him the Trustworthy (al-Amin). And purified him from impurities while alive, * And the People of the House were called the Pure. O rider on a swift, heat-bearing she-camel, * Like an arrow of the horizon, singled out for the defiant ones, When you come to Medina after a time, * Then kiss its soil and those present. And stop at the Prophet and his two Companions, * And greet (them) forty times forty. And greet the Companions until * People think that you have gone mad.

And say to Muhammad and his two companions: When hardships come, remember Us ⁸⁷. And do not forget, when We are absent, for We have not forgotten the confirmed covenant. We follow your religion in secret and openly, both living and dead. O son of the chaste women of Quraysh, and he whom the Lord of the worlds named: Muhammad, then Ahmad ⁸⁸, pure in lineage, so he was called the master of the messengers. Your community is in dire need, so rescue them, for it is their custom, by your grace, to rescue us. They have known no prophet other than you, nor found any guarantor besides you. Are you not the most merciful of heart among the two heavy ones ⁸⁹, and the most balanced in certainty when they reckon? And you were given intercession for all creatures at the Balance before the intercessors. May God bless you at all times, and whenever the mindful remember God. Stations of closeness and proximity, and scenes of goodness where friends and loved ones gather, and wherein the testimony is deposited with the master of the poles ⁹⁰ and those with him from the family and companions, when they wish to return to their homelands and come back according to what has preceded in God's knowledge and will, even though each of them wishes to die in those illuminated places, courtyards, and spacious areas (57) — upon its inhabitant be the best blessings and purest peace, as long as a lover yearns at his mention and finds delight, and seeks intercession through his rank to God, so that his states become righteous and he devotes himself sincerely in worship and repents. Amen, amen, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his illuminated and noble tomb, and deposits with him the testimony prepared for the day of departure from the abode of this world and journeying, he returns with his heart turning towards his fragrant garden and saying: "Is there any way to return to this station?" O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, observed with the eye of lordship and preference, and deposits with him the testimony whose utterer wins happiness, veneration, and glorification, he returns saying: "Would that I had never left that station, preferred over all other blessed places in general and in detail." O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, which protects the entrant and the guest under its sanctuary, and deposits with him the testimony whose possessor is honored with everlasting bliss and abundant good, (58) he returns with his gaze looking towards Hanin, Shama, and Tufayl ⁹¹, and those delightful courtyards with idhkhir ⁹² and jalil ⁹³, and araak ⁹⁴, athl ⁹⁵, and palm trees, saying: "How can one bear parting from places where the trustworthy Gabriel ⁹⁶ descended, and where revelation and the Quran came down, to the possessor of the kohl-lined eye and the smooth cheek?" O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, distinguished by the gifts of illuminations and abundant good, and deposits with him the testimony that saves from the heat of the blazing fire and the torment of Sa'ir ⁹⁷, he returns to his homeland, which God has made his love part of faith, while his tongue recites: "And He is over their gathering when He wills, All-Powerful" ⁹⁸. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his honored and noble tomb, and deposits the testimony at his high, noble, and lofty station, he returns asking God to hasten for him the time of return and to strengthen his weak body for his visit. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (59) Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his pure and clean tomb, and deposits with him the testimony which is the light of the transparent and unveiled body, he returns seeking intercession through his rank to God that He cause him to die within his illuminated sanctuary and admit him into his most protective refuge and the shade of his lush intercession. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his venerated and witnessed tomb, and deposits with him the testimony in which is the pleasure of our Lord, the King, the Worshipped, he returns with his eye overflowing with tears as if a sea poured over the meadows of eyelids and the plain of cheeks. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, surrounded by abundant favors and tables of generosity and munificence, and deposits with him the testimony — whoever ends his life with it is granted the decree of salvation at the Great Standing and the Promised Day — he returns asking God to fulfill for him the promises of returning to him, and to complete for him in his visit the desired and intended goal. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (60) Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his blessed and fortunate tomb, and deposits with him the testimony by which its possessor ascends the ladders of honor and ascent, he returns asking God to prolong his life so that he may continue visiting him every year and return. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, clothed in robes of brocade and finest garments, and deposits with him the testimony which is the station of the people of watchfulness and witnessing, he returns with his heart reassured by the intimacy of meeting, and his eyes delighted by the sight of the places of the possessor of the overflowing Pool and the Praiseworthy Station. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his venerated tomb among red and black ⁹⁹, and deposits with him the testimony by which a person wins in the Abode of Honor and becomes noble, he returns praising and thanking God for what his Lord has granted him of His grace, despite the enemy and the envious. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which You give us to drink from the nectar of his Kawthar ¹⁰⁰ (61) that is overflowing, and grant us through its blessing what no eye has seen nor ear heard of everlasting bliss in the Abode of Honor and Eternity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, such that when a visitor visits his tomb, sought by visitors and frequenters, and deposits with him the testimony which is the title of the winner of the pleasure of their Lord on the Day of Gathering and Calling, he returns with the tongue of his state seeking to return to him again and again, and saying to the one who comes to his radiance:

Indeed, He who imposed the Qur'an upon you will surely return you to a place of return ¹⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his protective shrine ¹⁰², seeking refuge from worries and distress, and entrusts to him the saving testimony ¹⁰³ that delivers its utterer from the darkness of the grave and the torment of bodies—returns while swallowing the pangs of separation from him, which is more severe upon souls than the loss of wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine filled with gifts of support and aid ¹⁰⁴, and entrusts to him the testimony that protects whoever dies upon it from the heat of Hellfire—an evil resting place—returns while having good opinion of his Lord, that He may conceal his fault on the day when truths become manifest and witnesses stand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, whose light shines upon valleys and hills, and entrusts to him the testimony that is the treasure, the spoils, and the provision for the abode of permanence, whose bliss never fades as long as the dominion of our Generous, Bountiful Lord endures—returns while calling out: "O Gatherer of mankind for a Day about which there is no doubt, gather me and the spirit of our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the highest assembly; indeed, You do not break the promise." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, whose love is fixed in the core of the innermost being and heart, and entrusts to him the guiding testimony that leads its possessor to the path of goodness and right guidance—returns while calling out: "Intercession, O Messenger of Allah, for Allah has made you a mercy to servants, especially to those who stand at your door with sincere intention and belief, and come to you traveling from the Maghrib ¹⁰⁵, which is the utmost distance and farthest of lands." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, the destination in coming and going, and entrusts to him the testimony that is the desire of ascetics and worshippers—returns while saying: "O He who reunited Jacob with his son, reunite me with Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the master of masters, the delight of eyes, and the light of the blackness ¹⁰⁶." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, which is the Ka'ba ¹⁰⁷ of visitors and seekers, and entrusts to him the testimony that is the spirit of faith and the essence of belief—returns with such longing for him that cannot be contained by ribs nor encompassed by the heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, chosen for his noble body before creation and existence, and entrusts to him the testimony that is the path of salvation, success, and bliss—returns joyful and delighted, while his state of tongue says: "Bestow upon me the return to Him, O Beneficent, O Beautiful, O Bountiful, O Bestower, O Generous." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, which You have made a secure sanctuary for the resident and the nomad, and entrusts to him the testimony that cuts through the arguments of the people of denial and obstinacy—returns with his love increasing and his longing growing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his shrine, which is the abode of people of seclusion and solitude, and entrusts to him the testimony through which the mercy of our Generous, Bountiful Lord is sought—returns while calling out: "O Allah, O Most Merciful, O Most Compassionate, gather me and my beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and grant him intercession for me along with fathers, mothers, and children." So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the unique imams, with a blessing that suffices us against the evil of the people of oppression and corruption, and conveys us through it to the utmost desire and goal of Your pleasure and his pleasure, and makes it for us in this world and the Hereafter the best treasure and provision, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I preserve its covenant, and far be it from me to break covenants, for my love has been purified. The heart has not seen its like, and impossible—by Allah, it is the Ka'ba of seekers. The garden of its pure knowledge is a spring for the hearts of glorious imams. The pool of its abundant succor is sweet water that the thirsty drinkers have approached. I recite no litany without its love; how excellent it is, and how excellent my litanies! It is my upright religion, and trials have not turned me away from the sayings of 'Ad ¹⁰⁸. So my ancient passion for it is my passion, and my belief is as you love, my belief. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his blessed shrine and intends to return to his land, there befalls him at farewell what, if it befell the parting of black crows, would not resemble them, or if it befell solid rocks, would melt them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his blessed shrine and intends to return to his land, there befalls him at farewell what, if it befell mountains down to their firm foundations, would demolish them, or if it befell armies of hard hearts, would scatter and rout them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his blessed shrine and intends to return to his land, there befalls him at farewell what, if it befell yearning souls, would cause them to overflow, or rebellious spirits, would refine and tame them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his blessed shrine and intends to return to his land, there befalls him at farewell what, if it befell blooming branches, would shed their leaves, or brides of chambers, would tear their necklaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—when a visitor visits his noble shrine and intends to return to his land, there befalls him at farewell what, if it befell radiant full moons, would dim their brightness, or masters of hidden passions, would spread their yearnings.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits his venerated tomb ¹⁰⁹ and wishes to return to his homeland, there befalls him at the time of departure what, if it befell wild beasts roaming, would make them abandon their sustenance, or if it befell craftsmen of important trades, would make them forsake their markets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits his honored tomb and wishes to return to his homeland, there befalls him at the time of departure what, if it befell fierce lions, would make them submit and stretch their necks, or if it befell kindled fires, would make them extinguish and cease their burning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits his excellent tomb and wishes to return to his homeland, there befalls him at the time of departure what, if it befell sweet seas, would make their taste bitter, or if it befell sailing ships, would detain them and halt their course. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits his glorified tomb and wishes to return to his homeland, there befalls him at the time of departure what, if it befell the gates of heaven, would close their locks, or if it befell the earth, would blacken and darken its horizons. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which our souls may escape from the prison of separation and loosen its bonds, and release what has held them back from reaching You, and relieve their suffocation, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his family and homeland, weeps the weeping of a stranger and rejoices in the warbling of what is in his heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to the homeland of his fathers and forefathers, weeps the weeping of one whom obstacles have prevented from what he intended and who has not attained his desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his family and children, weeps until the people of his love and affection weep at his weeping. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to the place of his birth and nativity, weeps until sleep shuns his eyelids and he abandons his bed and rest. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You may lead us on the path of his guidance and rectitude, and save us thereby from the heat of the fire of Hell and the blaze of its kindling, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his abodes and homelands, his sighs follow one after another, his regrets intensify, and he says: How can patience be justified for one who is more beloved to a person than himself, his wealth, his family, and his brothers? O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his family, his kin, and his neighbors, he throws himself upon his tomb and begins to rub his face upon it and wipe his forehead and the tears of his eyelids with its covering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his birthplace and his teeth ¹¹⁰, he returns while his heart remains in Taybah ¹¹¹, contemplating the living of al-‘Aqiq ¹¹² and its builder. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his abode and place, he returns with glances toward those lands that contain the bones of my master, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and which Allah has made a garden from the gardens of His Paradise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we may be among those whose love is attached to his veins, his joints, and the core of his heart, and who seek protection in his most secure sanctuary and enter his fortified fortress and his safety, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. To the abode of the noble ones the mounts hasten, * So for the high aspiration, traverse the deserts. O you who claim love, but whose excuse shames him, * How long will you remain absent from the presence of honor? You used to waste away in longing for the beloved, * But who has made you today avoid them? To Taybah, the land where the tents of sublimity are pitched, * So urge the mounts of resolve to cut through desires. By visiting the grave of the Hashimite ¹¹³ Muhammad, * You will attain wishes truly and reap gifts. Life has passed without your achieving a desire, * And you have not fulfilled your duty toward his basil ¹¹⁴. So die of grief if you do not attain union with them, * And melt in regret, and pour forth streaming tears. And call out, yearning, the arrows of separation toward him, * Arrows that strike the very cores of hearts. They struck a heart that the hand of love has cut, * So circumstances have become straitened for you in its paths. His abode has come from you against his will, * O regret that has led to calamities for a heart. How often he sought to draw near, but his resolve collapsed, * And who can overcome the command of Allah? O best of Allah's creation, I call upon You hoping, * And whoever calls upon You does not return disappointed. If distance from your shrine has kept me away and my sin has overtaken me, * Yet I have headed toward You repentant. Perhaps You will intercede for me on the Day of Gathering, for I, * By praising You, have become a seeker of forgiveness. I have never ceased to be a praiser of the family of Muhammad * And his Companions, who are exalted in ranks. Upon them be the peace of Allah as long as a yearning one yearns, * And as long as a driver drives the swift camels toward him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his place and abode, returns while his thoughts yearn for his illuminated lands and dwellings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his regions and quarters, returns while the worlds of his secret turn toward his tomb and seek to bring down showers of his mercies and torrents of rains.

He who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his homeland to fulfill his needs and desires, returns while his eye sheds tears of sorrow for leaving his noble sanctuary and the precincts of his dwellings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁷³, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his family and neighbors, returns while the nightingales of his joys sing of his lofty virtues and beautiful reports. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his soil and walls, returns while his face beams with what he has witnessed of the gleaming secrets of Muhammad ¹¹⁵ and the rising lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to the destinations of his intimacy and the gardens of his trees, returns while his neighbors circle his noble chamber and cling to its curtains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his family, relatives, and in-laws, returns while the hidden secrets of his conscience are adorned with the sight of his beacon and the mosques of his remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁷⁴, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his villages, towns, and cities, returns while his heart is captive to his illuminated places, his highlands, and his lowlands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his land which he used to frequent before the fall of his tooth and his seeking forgiveness, returns while his spirit is refreshed by the breeze of the fragrance of his exalted tomb in his mornings, evenings, afternoons, and early mornings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his houses in which he settled in his past ages and eras, returns while his heart is absent in his beauty and his tongue utters his remembrance night and day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his lands where he takes refuge upon returning from his travels, returns while the influx of his yearning personifies those courtyards where, from the line of his saddle, he is safe from the deceit of time and from torment and consolation in his calamities and evils. ⁷⁵ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when a visitor visits him and wishes to return to his dwellings which he loved and which loved him, and where he took refuge in his coming and going, returns while asking Allah to return him to his goodly city ¹¹⁶, whoever resides in which, his past and future sins are forgiven. How noble is this visit, of great worth, lofty pride, as if it were the Night of Decree ¹¹⁷ in reward and wages, or the night of the Feast of Breaking the Fast and the Feast of Sacrifice in seasons and the bright days of the ages, and as if in beauty and loveliness it were a pearl cast forth by the depths of the seas, adorned with whose necklace the secluded ones of the tents and the brides of the pavilions are bedecked, or a breeze that blew from the carpet of mercy, whose fragrant scents were inhaled by the men of intimacy with Allah and the people of absence and presence ¹¹⁸, and the masters of states ¹¹⁹ and the people of obscurity and manifestation attained the alchemy of its secret, or a righteous vision seen by a righteous man in attaining the pleasure of his Lord, which came true and he received it with joy and delight, or a sea of secret that overflowed in the assemblies of lovers, by which souls revived and breasts expanded, or rare praises composed by a lover concerning the virtues of the inhabitant of Mecca and Medina ¹²⁰, upon him be the best of prayers and the purest of peace, so that mouths delighted in their mention ⁷⁶ and hearts and ears were pleased with them throughout the passage of ages and times. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the crescent moons, the full moons, and his noble companions, the leaders, a blessing whose breezes bestow upon his honored grave in the afternoons and mornings, and whose blessing encompasses us at the trial of the grave and the questioning, and on the Day of Resurrection and Rising, and which gives us by its virtue in the Abode of Bliss what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to any human heart, of chambers and palaces and successive blessings, and immortal youths and houris, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Look upon what state the ruins have become, and let your tears flow in the corners of the eyes. And stand the stand of a mourner at their abodes, and weep for what your past days have committed. To God belongs a dwelling that became empty of its people and was effaced, for thought in some of it, from occupation. It became, on the day the companions departed, at forenoon, and my ribs with the fire of separation blaze. O travelers with my heart and the heart together, towards you I have a hope, if only my hope would be realized. By the right of my longing for the plain of al-‘Aqiq ¹²¹, when you come to the land of Dhat al-Munhana ¹²², then alight there and say: A stranger, far from you, in the west has become, and from him the paths are blocked. To a goodly land his soul yearned, so he turned, by its mention, a branch swayed by inclination. Why not, when in it resides, encamped, a Master by whose virtue the angels and messengers testify. ⁷⁷ To him intercession on the Day of Gathering has been granted, while people are encompassed by terrors and fear. Exalted is Abu al-Qasim ¹²³, the Praised One, his bounty exalted, by the secrets of the secret of the Truth he is connected. Through him the lights of the sun of guidance shone for us, and whoever says other than this is deluded. He is the one whose pride has surpassed every highness, so he has no peer or likeness among creatures. He is the one whose praise is pride and honor, and his love never ceases to cure ailments. Its author, may Allah pardon him and bestow upon him the vision of the Master of Mankind and grant him therein what he loves and delight his eyes with it in wakefulness and sleep, said: When I finished speaking about the visitation of my master, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the best of prayers and the purest of peace, I began to seek the vision of his blessed face and the contemplation of the unique jewel of his beauty, so that thereby, Allah willing, the purpose might be completed, the aim and desire attained, the influx of longing, ecstasy, and passionate love for him might multiply, and the light of guidance, faith, and Islam might be renewed in the hearts of lovers, because he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ⁷⁸ is the brick of completion, the musk of sealing, the imam of the expert scholars, the master of the prophets, angels, and noble messengers, and the possessor of the great intercession on the Day of Presentation and Crowding. And he said: "Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me, for Satan cannot assume my form." Meaning that his vision is not confused dreams, but rather a gift from Allah to His servant in wakefulness and sleep. And he, peace be upon him, said: "Nothing remains of revelation except the glad tidings." And he said:

The dream of the believer is one part of forty-six parts of prophethood ¹²⁴. I say—and from Allah I hope to attain the goal and achieve the request—there are noble, beautiful visions and blessed signs by which hearts are delighted and eyes are comforted, and by which the servant hopes from his Lord to attain contentment, stations of proximity and nearness, and dwelling with him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in the highest 'Illiyin ¹²⁵ and the paradises of gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when the Truth manifests to him upon the Throne of His establishment ¹²⁶ and looks upon him with the eye of His majesty and beauty and draws him to the presence of His proximity and election, and witnesses what his Lord mentioned about him in His revealed books of praise and commendation, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the intimate one whom his Lord created from the purity of His light and radiance, adorned him with the jewels of His attributes and names, and handed him the keys of the treasuries of His unseen ¹²⁷ which none of His messengers and prophets have ever accessed. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when revelation descends upon him in his state of elevation and ascension, and his sitting upon the throne of the sovereign kingdom and his domination, and witnesses his disposal over the Thronal and earthly spirits ¹²⁸ and his subjugation of them with a spiritual power by which he subdued the armies of his enviers and enemies, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the succor ¹²⁹ by whose means and supplication creatures benefit, tongues are engaged in his praise and commendation, and the maidens of secrets overflow from the gifts of his generosity and giving. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when the angels hover over his grave in its morning and evening, and witnesses his dazzling miracles and supernatural events in his beginning and end, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the praised one whom Allah honored among His beloved and chosen ones, and raised his rank above the dominating angels ¹³⁰ and the rest of His messengers and prophets. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees in his beautiful stature and the proportion of his limbs, and witnesses what his Lord granted him of majesty, awe, support, and victory over his enemies, he says: Allahu Akbar! This, by Allah, is the light that shames the brilliant planet ¹³¹ from the brilliance of his radiance and illumination, and submits in reverence to the loftiness of his rank and the honor of his station and exaltation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when the light of majesty overflows upon his heart in the state of his proximity and election, and he says to me at a time when I have no room except for my Lord, and I am the bestower of the gifts of good things upon those on His earth, and witnesses the loftiness of his station with his Lord and the perfection of his honor and exaltation, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the saint ¹³² whom Allah has honored the people of the carpet of His presence and His companions, and the forbearing one whose forbearance encompasses the obedient and the disobedient, so all are included under the hem of his carpet and cloak. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. A lofty station, an obedient servant, a wondrous secret, a messenger in whose hand is the banner of praise ¹³³, an intimate intercessor, a mediator. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when the lights of divine self-disclosures ¹³⁴ shine upon him, and minds are bewildered by what his Lord has clothed him with of the garments of His greatness and majesty, and honored him with the elite of His gnosis and His most special ones, and equipped him with the piety which is the support of the structure of His beloved and pious ones, until he said: "I am not like any of you; I spend the night with my Lord, He feeds me from the tender morsels of the unveiling of His beauty and gives me to drink from the drink of His purity and the basins of His satiation, and seats me upon the throne of His union, and hands me the fruits of His connection and loyalty," and witnesses his affirmation of servitude, acknowledgment of the right of lordship, and reliance upon Allah in the state of his poverty and wealth, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the imam ¹³⁵ advanced upon the carpet of honor over the elite guardians of His covenants and trusts, and the law of the secret ¹³⁶ interpreting from Allah what He has inscribed in the Preserved Tablet ¹³⁷ of His command and decree. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when the prayer of those who pray is presented to him and the greeting ¹³⁸ reaches those near him and facing him, and witnesses the visitation of the cherubim ¹³⁹ and the holy ones to him and their standing in his presence and meeting, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the shrine ¹⁴⁰ around which the angels circumambulate his station and rejoice in meeting him, and the imam whom the noble elite followed on the night of his ascension and night journey ¹⁴¹. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees at the time when he goes out among his companions and friends and the attendees of his presence and his viziers, and those who uphold the affairs of his religion and his helpers, and witnesses his preservation of the rulings of the Sharia and his great concern and care for that, he says: Allahu Akbar! By Allah, this is the sea of sciences ¹⁴² at which minds are bewildered in his intelligence and acumen, and the guardian of the hidden secret, whose gates of heaven open for his supplication in the darkness of night and his weeping. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You gather us under the hem of his pride and banner, and make us in this world and the Hereafter among those preserved from the trial of time, the terror of the standing ¹⁴³, and His wrath, punishment, and affliction, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Entrust the matter to Allah and adhere to the door of supplication, And seek intercession through him whose favor is over His creation, The master of messengers—what a prophet, how beautiful he is! He is my intercessor and my life in a station how terrifying! Would that I knew if I were among those who journey to him In safety from destruction, then with provision and mount, And see the best garden, surpassing the earth in entirety, Then call upon his Lord with excellent stations. Would that I were among those who saw him in his sleep to ask him About strange matters, so he would answer and pray for me. O my God, by his rank, be with me at the time of asking, At my placement in my grave, with terrifying angels. A flourishing garden, a raining cloud, A dazzling beauty, a shining moon, A pure body, an obedient master, forbidding and commanding, A prophet who has with his Lord a great rank, And an abundant portion and care to be proud of Over all the first and the last. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the seer sees his beautiful face, his aquiline nose, and the crescent of his eyebrow depicted without a horn, and witnesses his excellences, virtues, gifts, and favors, worry, grief, and sorrow leave him, his eye rests and slumber and sleep come to him, and he says: By Allah, this is beautiful indeed! The master of the prophets and messengers, whom Shiqq ¹⁴⁴, Satih ¹⁴⁵, Tubba' ¹⁴⁶, and Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan ¹⁴⁷ foretold. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees the freshness of his handsome face and the jewel of his smiling mouth, and witnesses his complete delegation of affairs to Allah and his perfect contentment and submission, says: 'By Allah, this is the mercy for the weak, the poor, and the orphan ¹⁴⁸, and the possessor of perfect religion, the straight path, and the upright way.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees the abundance of his radiant, thick hair and the forelock of his illuminated, majestic brow, and witnesses his excellent conduct and great character, says: 'By Allah, this is the forbearing, compassionate, kind, and merciful one, the affectionate and gentle with his community, the guarantor and leader, and the beloved in whom the lover becomes lost and enraptured by the beauties of his Muhammadan perfections ¹⁴⁹.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees the white blaze of his moon-like face and the purity of his clean, most pure body, and witnesses his lordly openings ¹⁵⁰, the most dazzling secret, the merciful effusion, and the strong, most abundant supply, says: 'By Allah, this is the essence of the most glorious honor, the branch of the most flourishing tree of glory, the most renowned sultan of the kingdom, the bearer of the green banner of praise, and Allah's gift to jinn, angels, black and white.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his arched eyebrows and his kohl-rimmed, wide eyes, and witnesses the radiant light and brilliant splendor shining on his face, says: 'By Allah, this is the possessor of the clearest truth and the most manifest, plain religion.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his beautiful face and the slenderness of his stature, free from every defect and flaw, and witnesses his freedom of heart from rancor and envy and his guarded tongue from slander, falsehood, and deceit, says: 'By Allah, this is the delight of the eye, the eye of every eye, and the bearer of good news that removes from hearts the loneliness of separation and distance.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹⁵¹, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his magnificent station and his peerless, matchless tomb, and witnesses the blessing, veneration, and glorification, and the angels' visitation to him in the forenoon, early morning, and evening, says: 'By Allah, this is the possessor of revelation and the Quran, and the beloved of Israfil, Mika'il, Azra'il, and the trustworthy Jibril.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the elephant of Abraha saw his light in the brow of the noble Abd al-Muttalib, it submitted and prostrated, saying: 'Peace be upon the light in your beautiful, radiant face.' Likewise, a brave man, when he saw him, fell down unconscious and said: 'I bear witness that you are the master of your people, O essence of eternal honor and ancient glory.' So blessed, then blessed, is he who believes in you and affirms your message, O my master and lord, O Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his fragrant, perfumed grave and his sanctuary, a refuge for those who seek shelter from the hardships of distress and difficulty, and witnesses his ecstatic absorption ¹⁵² in the remembrance of his Lord and his constant devotion, says: 'By Allah, this is the life of souls and spirits, and the station that visitors seek and caravans journey to by night and in the dark.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his grave, lofty in rank and degree, and his presence, free from base and ugly deeds, and witnesses the secret within it that rectifies hearts and stubborn souls from crookedness, says: 'By Allah, this is the sea of immense generosity, with great waves and foam, the gatherer of nations, protecting his community from the heat of blazing fire and the flame of embers, and the great hero who broke the backs of the polytheists with conclusive proofs and arguments.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees his tomb, surrounded by beauty and splendor, and his lattice covered with robes of brocade embroidered with threads of silver and jet, and witnesses his abundant succor to those who seek his help in relieving distress and hastening relief ¹⁵³, says: 'By Allah, this is the perfect in virtues, for whose praise the greatest poets compete with all arts of eloquence and their complete, basit, madid, ramal, and hazaj meters, and the beloved, upon whom, for sending many blessings, Allah bestows in the abode of honor what no eye has seen nor ear heard, of chambers, palaces, and beautiful-eyed houris with dazzling beauty and coquetry.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of high station and rank, and his companions, people of intelligence, acumen, and awareness, a blessing by which You admit us into his secure sanctuary and protection, and place us under his ample shade and beneath his banner, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I seek refuge in that presence and find protection With him who rejoices at times of distress. I call upon him in this world, and he fulfills my needs, And to him I am most in need on the Day of Resurrection. If poets praise the masters of their time, I praise him from whose light the universe rejoices ¹⁵⁴. If they mention Layla and Lubna, I am Enraptured by the mention of the beloved, pure of remembrance. By the place of sacrifice where necks are offered, And by him whom the ancient, adorned House encompasses, The visitors of Muhammad's grave have stirred my longing, So my longing travels and journeys with the visitors.

And you spend the evening with the splendor of the two hills ¹⁵⁵, smiling, so you incite my passion to weep and stir it up. The guiding camels ¹⁵⁶ remain in the valley of the Guide ¹⁵⁷, plunging, while I have no howdah ¹⁵⁸ in the caravan of lovers. And I am refreshed by the most pleasant of pure spirits, when musk diffuses in its regions. A land where he ¹⁵⁹ drags his feather and descends from the sky's atmosphere and ascends. A Prophet ¹⁶⁰ whose face's light makes the sun jealous, radiant, pure of teeth, with wide eyes ¹⁶¹ and black pupils ¹⁶². Through him, days increase in beauty and shine, just as religion and the world are illuminated by him. Noble morals, beautiful traits, and a character of pride that waves freely. A succor for the distressed, a rain for the visitor, and a help when the armored warrior ¹⁶³ attacks. The enemies argue with him, but the sword is the judge over them, and the wind of victory blows among the people. Behind him is severe might, valor, and a judgment that the armored spear ¹⁶⁴ sees. To you, O intercessor of sinners, is my trade: unique pearls ¹⁶⁵ strung in the necklace of praises. And may God bless you as long as the east wind blows and the dawn's light shines. And those who migrated to you and the supporters from Aws and Khazraj ¹⁶⁶ have attained a share from you. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the bearers of good tidings ¹⁶⁷ appear on his face. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the masters of spiritual states ¹⁶⁸ know him by his reality and essence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the masters of hearts accept the hem of his carpet and the strap of his sandal. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the worlds of the cosmos acknowledge his sovereignty and excellence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the currents of mercy descend upon his origin and excellence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the people of spiritual wayfaring ¹⁶⁹ are guided by his conduct and action. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the mounts of lovers vie in visiting him and reaching him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the worlds of the secret ¹⁷⁰ are blessed by his image and form. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the domes of glory are prepared and spread for him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and all creatures seek the vision of the gifts of his piety and bounty. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the people of good yearn for the news of his envoys and messengers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the people of divine success ¹⁷¹ follow his paths and tread the ways of his courses. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed], and the people of tyranny and injustice are repelled by the impact of his arrows and darts. So bless him and his family with a blessing by which we may draw down the clouds of his Muhammadan goodness and abundant rain, and by which we may be among those who hold fast to his Ahmadan ¹⁷² Sunna ¹⁷³ and cling to his rope, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Indeed, the vision of the Prophet who spoke truthfully: 'Whoever sees me has truly seen me' ¹⁷⁴. So for you are glad tidings, hopes, and wishes, through a Beloved who conquered the universe with love. How often He has granted us a garden and bliss, and by my life, by his rank, we shall not be wretched. I am a slave and do not seek emancipation of bondage, but through him I hope for emancipation from the Fire. O intercessor of servants on the Day of Return, through him, for creatures, the West becomes East. The prophets are like a string of pearls, and you are like the crescent moon to ascend. And by you, the messengers were given glad tidings from ancient times, O seal and first of creation in form. So upon you be blessings at all times, whenever a dove warbles on the tree. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes content of eye and mind. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes blessed in soul, family, and wealth. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes abundant in grace and giving. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes a mercy for petitioners and dependents. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes one who avoids the people of disputation and argument. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes righteous in state and wealth. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes healed from the disease of madness and confusion. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes a means for the people of supplication and entreaty. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes innocent of claims of doubts and possibilities. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when one sees him, he becomes [blessed].

He who, when seen by the beholder, becomes a frequent visitor ¹⁷⁵ to the people of the plains and the mountains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes one who shuns the people of deviation and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes a loyal friend to the people of obedience and compliance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (100) Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes beautiful in conduct and deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes abundant in merits and qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of intimacy and boldness ¹⁷⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes regarded with the eye of veneration and glorification. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, like strings of pearls, and his companions, truthful in utterance and speech, a blessing by which You save us from the punishment of the grave and the trial of questioning, and by which You protect us from the scrutiny of the reckoning and the causes of ruin, disgrace, and chastisement, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of longing and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of earnestness and striving. (101) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of seclusion and solitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of righteousness and guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of litanies ¹⁷⁷ and daily recitations ¹⁷⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of spiritual support ¹⁷⁹ and supply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the people of divine success and rectitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes separated from the people of error and corruption. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the great ascetics and worshippers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes a watering place ¹⁸⁰ for those who seek resources and visitors. (102) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the elite of the noble and the unique. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes among the notables of the substitutes ¹⁸¹ and the pegs ¹⁸². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes a subduer of the people of denial and obstinacy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes a lover of spirits and bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes sought after in lowlands and highlands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes perfumed ¹⁸³ in every valley. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You show mercy through us to the lands and the servants, and by which You set right for us our wealth, family, and children, and by which You repel from us the calamities of time and the incidents of worries and distress, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (103) ❖ O Messenger of Allah, you are the most sublime beholder ❖ The beauty of the One, the Unique, the Generous ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O sea of gifts ❖ And O treasure of guidance and rectitude ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O refuge of merits ❖ And O source of care and protection ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O my intimacy and my physician ❖ And O my succor, my help, and my support ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O my hope and my treasure ❖ And O he whose love is my obligatory provision ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O my remembrance and my litany ❖ And my goal in prohibitions and beginnings ❖ O Messenger of Allah, O my law and my honor ❖ And my victory if I am wronged by enemies ❖ O Messenger of Allah, your servant is a stranger ❖ Humble, do not abandon him to adversaries ❖ O Messenger of Allah, do not be pleased with my loss ❖ Nor my humiliation at the hands of the obstinate ❖ O Messenger of Allah, do not neglect a lover ❖ Who roams in your remembrance in every valley ❖ Upon you descend radiant blessings ❖ And upon your family and companions, people of guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes joyful and delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes brought near and accepted. (104) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved.

He who, when seen by the beholder, becomes honored and delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes supported and victorious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his gift becomes abundant and plentiful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his effort becomes praiseworthy and appreciated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his devil becomes blameworthy and expelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his enemy becomes defeated and subdued. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his banner becomes raised and unfurled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his virtue becomes known and famous. (105) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his heart becomes created upon the religion of Islam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his house becomes filled with the doing of good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his deed in the Hereafter becomes accepted and stored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, the disunity of his group becomes mended and repaired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, the rope of his religion becomes braided upon obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his mention becomes inscribed in the register of the near ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, becomes intoxicated with love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his sin becomes erased and forgiven. (106) So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which one becomes among those whose deed is confined to doing good, and make it between us and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a hidden veil, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The master of the messengers, sea of gifts, put the seas to shame from his hands. The elite of all beings, sun of congratulations, by whom the universe of the Majestic was illuminated. He continues to fill hearts with knowledge, so they become luminous and preserve secrets. If the ignorant saw him, he would speak with wisdom, from that moment surpassing the great. A glance from the Chosen One ¹⁸⁴ affects the one looked at instantly and spreads lights. The Arab looks with the glance of a guide, and thus gains the traces of guidance. He benefits the inexperienced with every knowledge, and clarifies the incoming and outgoing. He unlocks from realities a lock that baffled the scholars and the reports. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his openings become Meccan ¹⁸⁵ and his gifts become Medinan ¹⁸⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his secrets become holy and his allusions become unseen. (107) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his character becomes pure and his breaths become fragrant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his gnoses become bestowed and his sciences become ladunni ¹⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his breaths become malakuti ¹⁸⁸ and the emotions of his mercies become jabaruti ¹⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his unveilings become ocular and his states become lordly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his love becomes heartfelt and his drinks become tasteful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his words become elevated and his deeds become pleasing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his favors become Muhammadian and his conduct becomes Ahmadian ¹⁹⁰. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which the moons of his prophetic gnoses shine in the sky of our hearts, and which gifts us with the gifts of his masterly secrets and the gifts of his Chosen perfections (108) by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his blessings become pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when seen by the beholder, his schools become pure.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his words become healing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his covenants become fulfilling. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his gifts become sufficient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his secrets become flowing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his good deeds become perpetual. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his generous acts become widespread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his ranks become high. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his gardens become radiant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his stations become lofty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his blessings become successive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the clouds of his mercies pour down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his aspirations call to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, his love becomes established in his heart and he lives a contented life. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the gaze upon him is not too costly even with the sacrifice of the soul. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, death in his love becomes the everlasting life. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You grant us the growing gifts of his openings ¹⁹¹, and clothe us with the protective armor of his protection, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My two friends, whoever blames me and isolates me calls me, for I respond to desire from whoever calls me. And if you insist on blaming me, then indeed, when you blame me, by Allah, what is in me increases. I sway with the remembrance of my beloved, as if I am, from longing, a branch shaken by the north wind. And I go about with him bewildered, not knowing what is in my right hand from my left in love. My heart, from my passion, flutters, and my tears flow like pouring clouds. And how can I, whose heart has fallen in love with him, and my passion has wasted me and consumed me? And there remains in my secret no place for other than him, and whoever sees me knows my sincerity in love. Even if I do not attain my desire from him, and my passion does not profit me except that it suffices me. And if he does not speak about me, my knowledge that he is aware of my request and my desire is enough. And I am not one who falsely claims love, and how could I, when I have what validates my claims? My illness, my lament, my sleeplessness, and my sigh are witnesses that inform people of what is within me. And indeed, I hope that my emigrant ¹⁹² will visit me and bring my visitation near, after he prolonged his distance from me. So, O my joy, endure; O my sorrow, cease; O ailment of my separation, its cure has come. And O asker about one who is passionate in his love, go slowly, for this love is under my banner. If you wish to meet all the lovers, drink the cups of the knowers ¹⁹³ entirely. And if you realize the scent of gnosis ¹⁹⁴ with them, you will attain the one I love despite the envious. And you will become the refuge of the inheritors ¹⁹⁵ and their crown. For if a secret is one with its beloved, then it suffices you from all people that you see me. And I have left no remainder for the lovers in it. From a breeze that blew to them from his sides, and my gardens became radiant with union. And my soul among them flows with gnosis. For I have been openly delighted by the one I love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the nightingales of joys dance in his branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the fragrances of love waft from his sleeves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the evidences of truth speak from his tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the results of sincerity spread in his register. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the thrones of gifts are set up for his authority. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the forerunners of happiness lead by his reins. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the fruits of gnosis are plucked from his garden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the one who, when seen by the beholder, the great lovers yearn to see his homelands.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the mounts of the lovers ¹⁹⁶ begin to circumambulate his pillars ¹⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the springs of knowledge gush forth from the eyes of his gnosis ¹⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the worlds of the universes kiss the tips of his fingers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the visitors seek blessing through him in all his times and moments. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that enters us thereby into his fortified fortress and his security, and makes us thereby among the people of his love, his companions, and his neighbors, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Manifest One whose outward has stolen minds, and Hidden One whose inward has drawn souls, and O One who dwells in a heart that finds no rest, never has a lover's heart in which You dwell failed. So turn toward a lovesick one whose vital spirit has melted from what he suffers or what he witnesses, burning with passion, bewildered with regret, frenzied, his abodes desolate from his patience. And whenever You are mentioned to him, he complains and weeps, and his tears pour from his eyes. This is a tale whose love he has disclosed and revealed, and from his disclosure the hidden of love has become manifest to people. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the universes circumambulate his Ka'ba ¹⁹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the eyes yearn for his glance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the hearts long for his dust ²⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the visitors crowd at the door of his threshold. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the spirits hasten to his connection and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the souls desire his companionship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the intellects swim in the seas of his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the great ones testify to the loftiness of his rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the people of obedience are honored by their relation to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the people of good become fragrant with the perfume of his breath. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the people of witnessing ²⁰¹ boast of seeing him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the masters of ecstatic states ²⁰² listen to the hearing of his sermon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, those of insight and sight roam in the beauty of his splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, all the limbs are submissive to his service. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the cups of affection circulate on the carpet of his presence ²⁰³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the people of unveilings ²⁰⁴ marvel at his perspicacity and the secret of his glance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the oppressed seek protection in his sanctuary and the sword of his victory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, the masters of hearts tremble in fear of his might and the majesty of his awe. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that gladdens our hearts with the secret of his wisdom and manifests upon us the gifts of his grace and the witnessing of his favor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your beauty that calls to You has ended my endurance, what I have narrated, and the farthest after the farthest of the story. And it is nothing but that You appeared to my sight with the most complete attributes that surpassed beauty. And the rising place of lights with Your countenance, by whose splendor all moons have been hidden. And a description of perfection in You, the most beautiful form and the most upright of them in creation, from You derived. And an attribute of majesty from You, beside which my torment is sweetened and my killing becomes sweet to me. And a secret of beauty from You, by which every grace appeared in the worlds and was perfected. And a beauty that captivates minds guided me to the guidance of a beauty in which my humility for Your might became lost. And a meaning beyond beauty in You, which I witnessed, by which it became too subtle for the perception of the eye of my insight. For You are the desire of my heart, the utmost of my quest, the farthest of my wish, my choice, and my best. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, whether awake or in sleep.

His tears began to drip upon the surface of his cheeks from the intensity of longing, like the falling of dew or the love of clouds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the darkness of night and the gloom of shadows, his fragrance wafts in the gatherings of lovers like the scent of precious perfumes or the musk of sealing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night that worshippers enliven with prostration, bowing, and standing, he becomes proud of seeing him over jinn, humans, and all creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night in which the great eminent ones ²⁰⁵ converse with their Lord, he begins to act in the cosmos and heal with his glance the burning pangs of the people of ecstasy, longing, and passion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (118) Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the depths of the night while people are asleep, he heals the thirst of lovers with his speech and quenches the hearts of the thirsty and parched. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night, Allah swears by his lights ²⁰⁶ upon the message of the master of noble messengers, he begins to give his beloved ones to drink from the wine of divine affection with cups of everlasting drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night in which the lover casts off restraint and unveils the veil, he, from the intensity of his longing, weeps the weeping of a bereaved mother and vies with his cooing the cooing of doves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night in which wakefulness is sweet for scholars through studying precious beneficial knowledge and verifying rulings, he clings to his Muhammadan Sunna ²⁰⁷ which is not subject to change over the passage of nights and days. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (119) Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the night in which he was taken by night ²⁰⁸ to the presence of his Lord, the All-Knowing King, the fragrance of his scent surpasses the breeze of valley flowers and the roses of calyxes. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, full moons of perfection, and his Companions who uphold the rulings of his Law and protect with their swords the grip of Islam, a blessing that leads us on the paths of peace and preserves us through it from the causes of afflictions and the onslaughts of vengeance, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ How can a passionate, bewildered lover find rest? ❖ While in his heart there is a fire of longing. ❖ Long has he filled the regions with wailing, ❖ And with my lament, how often do the doves moan. ❖ Long has my longing driven away my sleep, ❖ And sleep is forbidden to the lover. ❖ How often have I wept tears from my eyes, ❖ Like embers streaming down my cheek. ❖ My eye knows no respite from weeping, ❖ Would that I knew: are the eyes clouds? ❖ Whenever the qualities of my love are mentioned, ❖ Passion stirs in the air and rages. ❖ Would that I knew when I will rub my face ❖ In a shrine where he has a station. ❖ At the Gate of Gabriel ²⁰⁹ the yearning one finds solace, ❖ And at the Gate of Peace ²¹⁰ peace is recited. ❖ Where the land of al-Baqi' ²¹¹ contains suns, ❖ Full moons, and noble masters. ❖ Where creatures seek intercession and success ❖ Through the good pleasure of the Lord of Majesty (120). ❖ Where the prayer and peace of the one who blesses him reach him, ❖ Wherever he may be. ❖ And upon his family, Companions, and followers, ❖ Truly, they have concern for that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his conduct becomes good and faith grows in his heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his innermost being becomes pure and he increases in longing and passionate love for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his states are rectified and the one with apparent and hidden ailments benefits from his medicine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his hopes are fulfilled and he attains contentment and nearness to his Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, happiness is obtained for him and he becomes among the people of his sainthood and proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, Allah illumines his insight and discloses to him the hidden secrets of His unseen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (121) Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his grief departs and his worries, sorrows, and great distress are relieved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his sins are expiated and his past and future sins are forgiven. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing through which You give us to drink from his Muhammadan outflow and the nectar of his drink, and through which You gather us in the group of his pure party and band, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his state becomes good and he becomes among the people of righteousness and religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his intention is rectified and he becomes perfect in sincerity and certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, his limbs become active in worship and he acts according to what was revealed in the Clear Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees, guidance settles in his heart and he becomes among the people of firmness and establishment. (122) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved.

He who, when the seer sees him, his inner sight is illuminated and he becomes among the people of witnessing and designation ²¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his needs are fulfilled and he attains what he loves with ease and gentleness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, he is given what he asks and attains what he desires of good things instantly. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which our inner sights are illuminated with the light of clear victory ²¹³ and by which You make us among those who hold fast to the firmest handhold ²¹⁴ and cling to His strong rope, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his soul is refreshed and the treasuries of generosity and munificence are opened for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his aspiration turns to Allah and he does not incline to what is present. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, he fears his Lord, so he complies with commands and stops at the limits. (123) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his special status is confirmed and he ascends in the ranks of elevation and ascent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his sainthood ²¹⁵ is perfected and he becomes among the people of watchfulness and witnessing ²¹⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, he abandons his bed in love for him and finds solace in him from parent and child. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his means are elevated and his supplication is accepted, not rejected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, he is honored with intercession and drinks from his overflowing pool ²¹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, his sins are forgiven and he is gathered under the shade of the One, the Worshipped. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him, he is given what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, in the abode of recompense and eternity. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the fragrant of sleeves and garments, and his Companions, praised in the scrolls and the arrivals ²¹⁸, with a blessing by which You have mercy on our fathers and grandfathers, and make it for us a treasure whose blessing we find in the gathering and resurrection and the terror of the standing on that promised day, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The vision of the Chosen One ²¹⁹, even in sleep, expands the breast with hopes, bringing glad tidings. A master whose face, when it manifests, you see the sun and moons in it. Light precedes his face wherever he walks, emanating from him and clothing the wall. Inward and outward, all is light for him; his parts have donned lights. That light never ceases to appear from him, in the darkness, making the Hijaz ²²⁰ radiant with splendor. The fragrance of his handshake envelops the one who shakes hands, so you see his palm as a fragrant gift. From his staff, its touch and scent, seek flowers in its touch. How great is the handshake of a beloved who accepts the seeker of refuge and protects the covenant. A master whose smile made flowers laugh when it appeared from his mouth and shone. From him, light ascends to the Throne, and the Throne seeks refuge in the light of Taha's ²²¹ beauty. Every delight from the Throne to the carpet borrows beauty from the Beloved. The source of grace and beauty is the Messenger of Allah; how abundantly has his grace flowed! Beasts expressed the perfection of Taha when they saw him and encountered destinies. (125) And blessings upon the Prophet and his family and Companions who have risen in rank. Scenes and stations, traces and signs, sanctuaries and shrines, landmarks and emblems, flashes and indications, lights shining on the faces of lovers from his sacred land and his illuminated regions. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble, exalted family, and his Companions of pure hearts and purified bodies, with a blessing that brings us joy and happiness, and by which You remove from us overwhelming calamities, disasters, and all kinds of evils and harms, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him in his goodly, pure precinct, his honored, radiant city, and his illuminated, fragrant chambers, and witnesses his majesty, grandeur, overwhelming awe, noble traits, lights, and inner and outer secrets, says: 'By Allah, this is the glory of this world and the Hereafter, the vast sea of generosity, the openings and abundant gifts, the possessor of widespread miracles, clear signs, and dazzling wonders. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him in his magnificent, splendid mosque and his illuminated, glorious station, and witnesses his jewels of revelation and sciences of the Quran, says: 'By Allah, this is the pinnacle of noble honor, the branch of the tree of ancient glory, the possessor of the crown, turban, and diadem, and the best of Allah's creation absolutely, in general and in detail.' (127) This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when the seer sees him at the Gate of Mercy ²²² and witnesses what it contains of goodness, mystery, and wisdom, says: 'By Allah, this is the remover of distress, the patron of blessing, the abundant in fortune and portion, the bride of the divine presences, fragrant of sleeves and breath, the pious one adorned with the sash of obedience and infallibility.'

And the succor ²²³ who relieves from every distress, hardship, and crisis whoever seeks refuge in him. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. (128) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Gabriel ²²⁴ and witnesses what God has wrought at his hands of abundant victory and immense gift, he says: 'This, by God, is the messenger of the Majestic King, the succor of the poor, the weak, and the abased, and the Prophet of Mercy, announced in the Torah and the Gospel.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Awe ²²⁵ and witnesses what has been obtained through his blessing for those who witness him and see him, he says: 'This, by God, is the ultimate hope and desire ²²⁶, the noble of name, title, and patronymic, the cutter of the backs of deniers with the sword of his proofs, and of the people of polytheism and slander, severe in stubbornness against those who deviate from religion and the people of abasement, lowliness, and tribute.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Ease ²²⁷ and witnesses what is in it of generosity, kindness, and munificence, he says: 'This, by God, is the affectionate, the compassionate, the generous of tribe and brotherhood, the bountiful one whose gate is sought in hardship and ease.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God. (130) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Iron ²²⁸ and witnesses what is in it of mercy and beneficence to near and far, he says: 'This, by God, is the new season of good, the rising of blessed fortune, the master of kings, subjects, free men, and slaves, the comfort of those who cut themselves off to God in the seclusions of solitude and stripping ²²⁹.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of the Law ²³⁰ and witnesses what is in it of perfect delivery, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and preservation of the deposit, he says: 'This, by God, (131) is the possessor of clear proofs, wondrous secrets, high stations, lofty mercy, answered prayers, and swift relief.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of the Qibla ²³¹ and witnesses what he has of purity of law and community, he says: 'This, by God, is the healer of hearts from the disease of ailments, sicknesses, and chronic conditions, the forgiving one who overlooks the people of crimes, faults, and slips.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. (132) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Peace ²³² and witnesses what his Lord has honored him with of blessing in the beginning and the end, he says: 'This, by God, is the cave of security and the refuge of clinging, the place of veneration, magnification, piety, and respect, the Imam of the prophets and noble messengers.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Women ²³³ and witnesses what angels visit his grave in the morning and evening, he says: 'This, by God, is the master of the great ones ²³⁴ and leaders, the forgiving, the clement toward those who wronged, sinned, and caused grief, the Imam whose following is valid in what he reported from God and in the forgetfulness ²³⁵.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of the Chamber ²³⁶ and witnesses what is in it of gentleness of side, good companionship, and intimacy, he says: 'This, by God, is the noble of family and lineage, the perfect of religion and nature, the blessed of vision and sight, the illuminator of the assembly and presence, the intercessor of creatures on the day of regret and remorse.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. (134) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Mosque of Quba ²³⁷ and witnesses what is in it of proximity, chosenness, and selection, he says: 'This, by God, is the mercy of family, clans, distant and near, the support of bells ²³⁸, the pious, the poles ²³⁹, and the noble ones, the bride of the presences, fragrant with the scent of clove, rose, and the flowers of valleys and hills.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Mosque of Response ²⁴⁰ and witnesses what is in it of humility, submissiveness, and repentance, he says: 'This, by God, is the possessor of noble hadiths ²⁴¹ and pleasant remembrances, accepted means and answered supplications, victory for the oppressed, relief for the distressed, and swift response.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Mosque of the Two Qiblas ²⁴² and witnesses what his Lord has granted him of high station and honor of the two lineages, he says: 'This, by God, is the Imam of the two presences, the bride of the two kingdoms, the pure of origin and the two creations, the vast of protection, and the spacious of the two palms ²⁴³.' (136) This is my master and lord, the Messenger of God. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Mosque of Victory ²⁴⁴ and witnesses what is in it of noble character, forbearance, and pardon, he says: 'This, by God, is compassion, tenderness, brotherhood, and peace, the treasure, wealth, honor, riches, and profit, the guide, the shepherd of servants to God with success, guidance, and sincere counsel, the Imam who supports the Hanafi ²⁴⁵ community by word, deed, swords, and spears.'

This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his Family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in Baqīʿ al-Gharqad (the cemetery of Medina) and witnesses what is therein of splendor (137) and adornment and the most abundant radiant light, says: "This, by Allah, is the essence of glory and the deepest honor, and the dawn of prophethood and the most exalted messengership, and the pole of the sphere of mastery, and the unique, singular center of its circles." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his Family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him on Mount Uḥud, beautiful in attributes and descriptions, and witnesses what he has of love for it, inclination towards it, and affection, says: "This, by Allah, is the Beloved, the Kind, the Merciful, the soft of sides and inclinations, (138) and the locus of affection, tenderness, intimacy, and seeking of compassion, and the Messenger of Mercy who said: 'Mount Uḥud loves us and we love it, and it is upon a gate from the gates of Paradise prepared for the people of faith, obedience, and affirmation of Allah's Oneness and acknowledgment.'" This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him at Thaniyyat al-Wadāʿ (the Hill of Farewell) (139) and witnesses what he has of benefit for the servants of Allah and of receiving benefit, says: "This, by Allah, is the repose of hearts, bodies, and ears, and the light of insight for the people of unveilings and witnessing, and the Imām of the people of seclusions, intimacy, and detachment, and the means of the Responder, the petitioner, and the supplicant, and the Beloved whose secret permeates spirits, bodies, singles, and pairs." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his Family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his blessed city, wondrous in craftsmanship and perfection, illuminated in its quarters, directions, and corners, adorned in its walls, ramparts, and buildings, and witnesses what Allah has distinguished it with of secrets and lights shining upon it in secret and in public, until one of the Imāms said: "Indeed, what Allah has distinguished the city of His Beloved with (140) of manifest signs, radiant marks, and abundant blessing over all other lands, is that the ray seen above the city like a crown flits from one place to another, not hidden from one who contemplates it with the light of reason and pure faith, and it is a great miracle (karāma) with which Allah has singled out His city, enveloped in pleasure and good pleasure." Upon him be from Allah the most excellent blessing and the purest peace throughout the passage of ages, eras, and times. He says: "This, by Allah, is the Master of existences and the Beloved of the All-Merciful, and the Prophet preferred over the angels, humans, and jinn." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in the streets and alleys of Medina and witnesses what he has of affability, dignity, and tranquility, says: "This, by Allah, is the possessor of the lofty station, the firm rank, the divinely-bestowed wisdoms, the beneficial sciences, (141) and the clear signs." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his Family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his happy, blessed city, in its dwellings and places of worship, and witnesses what he has of proofs of prophethood, luminous signs, and testimonies, says: "This, by Allah, is the choicest of the virtuous and the glorious, and the Imām of the prayer niches and mosques, and the ultimate hope of the desirous, and the object of desire of the people of aspirations." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. (142) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his pure city and its illuminated regions, and witnesses what he has of noble traits and purified morals, says: "This, by Allah, is the outward Light in the outward manifestations, and the inward Secret in the essences of innermost selves and the unseen of hidden things." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his lofty station with Allah (143) and witnesses what he has of perfect favor and standing (jāh) with Allah, and the Beloved of Allah, and the Chosen of Allah, and the Intimate of Allah, and the Interlocutor of Allah, and the Mercy sent as a gift to the jinn, humans, angels, and all of Allah's creation. This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his radiant, fragrant Garden (Rawḍa), says: "This, by Allah, is the essence of pure honor in origin and structure, and the pearl of truth, exquisite in word and meaning, and the blessing of the later and earlier generations, the one addressed upon the carpet of Might and in the station of 'two bow-lengths or nearer' (Qāba Qawsayni aw Adnā)." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. (144) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him in his venerated Mosque with his noble, eminent Companions, and witnesses what overcomes him of splendor and light at the descent of revelation and the recitation of the Qur'an, says: "This, by Allah, is the Lamp of existences, and the Bride of the paradises of gardens, and the Interpreter of the tongue of the Unseen, who, when he hears the mention of his Master, the King, the Judge, sways as the branch of the willow sways when the morning breeze stirs it among the trees with ripe flowers and branches." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his Family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and upon the Family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved, He whom, when the beholder sees him at his pulpit, established upon the foundations (145) of piety and righteousness, and witnesses what he has of humility, submission, and watchfulness of his Master in secret and whispered prayer, says: "This, by Allah, is the magnanimous one, protected from soulful follies and the impurities of false claims, and the Beloved who attained, through the proximity of his Master, praise, the utmost of hopes, and the highest rank, and the Intercessor who was given what no one else was given of the most honorable stations in the highest paradises and the Garden of Refuge." So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, with a blessing by which You cause us to alight in the stations of repose in his regions where settlement and abode are pleasant, and by whose blessing You protect us from evils, afflictions, and all kinds of trial and tribulation, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O heart, you visited, yet that hidden passion did not fold away ²⁴⁶—strange is a heart that has withdrawn from bliss. Passion increased, and all patience vanished; I had treated it before the visit, and it folded away. The awe of my ecstasy, stirred by a garden ²⁴⁷, from whose beauty the powers of patience were dissolved. By God, my longing for Tayyibah ²⁴⁸ did not cease after I visited the Beloved, nor before it—rather, my longing increased for the Beloved and for Ramah ²⁴⁹, and for the two sandy tracts ²⁵⁰, and for what lies at the winding sand-dune ²⁵¹. A land more beloved to the Exalted than the heights—the Messenger descended in it and therein lay buried. O soil, no soil like it—in it is healing for every sinner and the cure. O garden, no garden like it—O blessed is he who dwells in the Garden of Refuge ²⁵²! How long shall I lament over union, and when You granted me union, You kindled in me the fire of passion? It is as if I were the thirsty one who found a drop, then the intense thirst doubled and he was not quenched. I swear by the plain of Mecca ²⁵³ and by Ya Sin ²⁵⁴, who came in the Mighty Star when it fell ²⁵⁵, and by the two bows' length ²⁵⁶ of him who drew near to his Lord, possessing strength, then stood firm ²⁵⁷—I shall surely find my lamentation for my beloved ones, regret for that place and what it contains, until I die; and if I die bewildered, then for every Muslim servant is what he intended. O Lord, I ask You for contentment and pardon for what has passed, O You who are established on the Throne ²⁵⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the land of Hijaz and Ramah, and witnesses what is in him of guidance and right conduct, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the light shaded by the cloud ²⁵⁹, and the Messenger of clear proof and sign.' And the Prophet upon whom Allah has made blessings a means of salvation for those who persist in them in the terror of the Standing ²⁶⁰ and the Day of Regret and Remorse. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the land of Najd and Tihamah, and witnesses his dazzling miracles and extraordinary wonders and grace, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the possessor of the mole and the mark ²⁶¹, and the intimate one whom his Lord took by night while Gabriel was before him, and he led all the prophets and messengers in prayer, thus making the religion of Islam manifest and raising its banners.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the plain of Mecca and its environs, surrounded by blessing and safety, and witnesses his glory, might, and perpetual care, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the best of those who raised the edifice of religion and established it, and the most excellent of those who revealed the face of the Sharia and removed its veil, and strove for Allah with true striving until he clarified the path of truth and made its rulings clear.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You write for us the seal of salvation and safety, and repel from us every taunt, disgrace, and blame, and make it between us and the vicissitudes of time the best shield and armor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Console him ²⁶² with Tayyibah and Baramah ²⁶³, and with the sandy hill of Naqa ²⁶⁴ and the valley of Tihamah. And carry from him to the Beloved a greeting—for by love, how sweet is the greeting! May God protect the neighbors who encamped at the curve of his passionate heart, and in a valley fresh of sides, they kindled the embers of hospitality and fanned its flame. Alas for my heart and what it meets of ecstasy—is there any helper to cure its sickness? Longing has tormented the yearning one until, by Allah, it almost melted his bones. Whenever he sought deliverance from his passion, he found ecstasy behind him and before him. Longing urged him to journey towards Quba ²⁶⁵, ecstatic, and led his reins. His heart strayed in the desert, but the light of Salma ²⁶⁶ guided him, and ecstasy revealed its smile. Tears follow from the corners of his eyes, chaste, and the clouds pour down. So count him among the visitors of a phantom in a dream, that he might fulfill his desire. May God prolong your life, O driver of the camel litter—be gentle in your journey, for I cannot endure it. And have mercy, leave a sick heart to inhale the scent of myrtle and lavender. Stop for a moment and turn aside a little at the sanctuary, that I might see its landmarks. Leave Sa‘da, Zaynab, Rabab, Su‘ada, ‘Alwa, and Amama. And cry out, O Sa‘d, the name of those who dwell in the sand, and call out at the winding sand-dune and head towards their tents. The eye has sworn that sleep shall not delight it, nor shall it hide the streaming tears, until it sees the chamber of the Messenger and complains, 'O Prophet of guidance, to You is my passion.' O orator of mankind, O gatherer of virtue, O qibla of guidance and its imam, the passion-consumed one has melted for You—how often does separation shoot arrows into his heart? Every year he seeks union with You—perhaps this year will be his year. Blessed is he who visits the grave of the best Prophet and prolongs his embrace and clinging. For he is a succor, a refuge, and a sanctuary, a bringer of glad tidings and an intercessor on the Day of Resurrection. And he is in his noble grave fresh—whoever greets him, he returns his greeting. So upon him be a greeting like the scent of ambergris, in every journey and stay. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the beginning of the pleasant Halifah ²⁶⁷ of pure air and water, and witnesses the lights of attributes and names that shine upon him, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the sacred sanctuary of Allah, and the possessor of the lofty rank and great station, the master of the people of earth and heaven, the light of prophethood and messengership, who unveils from hearts the coverings of ignorance and blindness.' This is my master, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the mountain of Badr and witnesses his exalted station and high rank, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the master of black and red ²⁶⁸, and the full moon that shames the luminous stars and planets, and the Prophet whose night of birth is more noble than the night of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr, and greater than the middle of Sha‘ban, Ashura, and the Night of Power.' This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the fourth of al-Juhfah ²⁶⁹ and witnesses his abundant obedience and nearness, he says: 'This, by Allah, is the generous one of brotherhood, companionship, and intimacy, and the locus of mercy, compassion, and kindness.'

And the master of the Aws and the Khazraj, the Emigrants and the Helpers, and the People of the Bench ²⁷⁰. This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. (152) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the pass of Kada' ²⁷¹ and witnesses his perfect sincerity, certainty, and truthfulness of intention, he says: "By God, this is the possessor of manifest lights, lofty stations, divine openings ²⁷², unseen gifts, and hidden secrets." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in Mecca, the Mother of Cities ²⁷³, and witnesses his humility and weeping before his Lord in the wind and the night journey ²⁷⁴, he says: "By God, this is the possessor of dazzling miracles and the greatest signs, the best of those who trod the earth and were shaded by the green ²⁷⁵, the accepted beloved whose intercession benefits in this world and the next." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. I see the lightning of the lowland ²⁷⁶ when it appears, at the farthest Syria ²⁷⁷, it provided me with tears. And the easterly wind ²⁷⁸ of Najd ²⁷⁹ did not blow but it rained upon us fresh blood and water. Passionate love ²⁸⁰ divided me into sleeplessness and sickness for which I see no cure. And the physician made me ill; O my people, a physician who increased my illness with his remedies. O you who blame me and my long isolation, I am made a ransom for those I love. I conceal my tears from them out of longing, and I put on the garment of forgetfulness ²⁸¹ for them as a show. O you who deny me brotherhood without offense, why and for what reason do you deny me brotherhood? So leave me and those whom I see my life and my death after they have departed are the same. (154) By Your right, have you asked the oath of Najd? Did you not find a meeting for our separation? And do you have knowledge of the pitched tent ²⁸² so that you may know where it is pitched? And how can I ask the riders about one who dwells in Dhu al-Arak ²⁸³ and one who is far away? And the saddles of Taybah ²⁸⁴ are a Hashimite ²⁸⁵ whose disposition is generosity wherever he wills. The Imam of the Messengers and their chosen one, he encompasses all good, final and initial. All pride ends in his pride, so there is no end to his pride. Sufficient for him is the honor of the Ascension ²⁸⁶ as a virtue, by which in nearness he surpassed the prophets. He journeyed by night from Mecca on the Burāq ²⁸⁷ of might to the Farthest Mosque ²⁸⁸ and ascended to heaven. The doors were opened for him, and he passed through them to the Throne ²⁸⁹ ascending. The angels rejoiced in him, and the prophets prayed behind him in emulation. And his Lord spoke to him at the distance of two bows ²⁹⁰ and inspired him with praise in his greeting. So God, Almighty and Glorious, said: "Ask Me, for I do not will unless you will. The treasures of My mercy are for you; decree therein by your judgment, I do not withhold from you the gift." And God granted him intercession for every sinner and every obstacle that fears the recompense. And He raised him above the two worlds ²⁹¹ in rank and fulfilled for him hope in high matters. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (155), Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the Ancient House ²⁹² and witnesses his knowledge of the unseen and the subtleties of precise knowledge, he says: "By God, this is the firm pillar of Islam, the clear beacon of sainthood ²⁹³ in path and way, the essence of sublime honor and ancient lineage." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees during the circumambulation ²⁹⁴ and at the Multazam ²⁹⁵ and witnesses his manifest light and hidden secret, he says: "By God, this is the station of honored might, the pillar of religion that is kissed ²⁹⁶, the cave of protection, the fortified fortress, the refuge and the stronghold." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. (156) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees between the Yemeni Corner ²⁹⁷ and the Blessed Stone ²⁹⁸, and witnesses his guidance to the straight path and the most right way, he says: "By God, this is the beloved whose station and witness are illuminated, the chosen one of abundant grace, the patron of high rank and seat." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees during the circumambulation and behind the Station ²⁹⁹, and witnesses his pride, care, and enduring might, he says: "By God, this is the master of mankind (157) and the completing brick ³⁰⁰, the descendant of the purest nobles, the elite of the noble messengers." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the water-spout ³⁰¹ and Zamzam ³⁰² and witnesses the good in him and discerns, he says: "By God, this is the master of those who came later and those who came earlier, the best of those who inhaled the fragrance of nearness from the presence of his Lord and breathed it, the most eloquent who spoke with the Ḍād ³⁰³, possessing eloquence and rhetoric, and spoke." (158) This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees between al-Ṣafā and al-Marwah ³⁰⁴, and witnesses his high rank, lofty station, and favor, he says: "By God, this is the Imam and the model, the king and the victory, the sovereignty and the pride, the might and the triumph, the wealth and the abundance, the pole ³⁰⁵ of lordship and the one whose means and supplication are answered." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in the Sacred Mosque ³⁰⁶, and witnesses his veneration of his Lord's side, his piety and respect, he says: "By God, this is the qiblah ³⁰⁷ of emulation and following (159), the blessing of beginning and ending, the ultimate goal, and the utmost aim." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Mercy ³⁰⁸ and witnesses what he was created with of abundant obedience to his Lord and service, he says: 'By Allah, this is the intercessor of the nation, lofty in rank and aspiration, faithful to covenants and pledges, bestower of abundant gifts and numerous favors. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' (160) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Exaltation ³⁰⁹ and witnesses what his Lord granted him of conclusive proof and dazzling radiant light, he says: 'By Allah, this is the house of supreme honor, the Kawthar ³¹⁰ of sweet and delightful gifts, the Messenger whom the great ones praised in transmission and narration, and whose mercy encompassed all regions, both rugged and smooth. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Peace ³¹¹ and witnesses how his Lord favored him (161) over all other prophets and noble messengers, he says: 'By Allah, this is the lamp of darkness, the seal of the end, the eraser of sins and transgressions, the messenger of truth who, with his light, removes from hearts the veils of doubts and illusions. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Banu Shayba ³¹² and witnesses his sanctity, majesty, and awe, he says: 'By Allah, this is the Imam of Mecca and Tayba ³¹³, the source of spiritual essences and the drink of the people of presence and absence ³¹⁴. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' (162) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Safa ³¹⁵ and witnesses his proximity and chosenness, he says: 'By Allah, this is the mine of generosity, beneficence, and loyalty, the mercy for the strong, the poor, and the weak, the crown of princes, kings, and caliphs, the master of the commoners, the elite, and the nobles. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of al-Abbas ³¹⁶ and witnesses his special characteristics that transcend enumeration and analogy, he says: 'By Allah, this is the master of the intelligent and shrewd, (163) the support of the Abdal ³¹⁷, Awtad ³¹⁸, and Ajras ³¹⁹, the bride of the divine presences, fragrant in sleeves and breaths. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Ali ³²⁰ and witnesses his clear light and manifest secret, he says: 'By Allah, this is the beloved of Allah, the pious and pure, the intimate friend of Allah, the near, beloved, and chosen, the friend of Allah who upholds His commands and faithfully preserves His covenants. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' (164) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Ribat ³²¹ and witnesses his love for Allah and his delight, he says: 'By Allah, this is the lofty in station and carpet, the festival of joy, happiness, and cheerfulness, the protector of the sanctuary, frontiers, and ribat, the dear one of family, spouses, and descendants. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of al-Nadwa ³²² and witnesses his intimacy with his Lord in solitude, seclusion, and retreat, he says: 'By Allah, this is the chosen of the chosen, (165) the secret protected from the afflictions of the soul, desire, and the incitements of lust, the blessed prophet, truthful in his indication of Allah and his call. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of Umra ³²³ and witnesses his care for the Sharia ³²⁴ and his protection and support for the religion of Islam, he says: 'By Allah, this is the establisher of the Sunna ³²⁵ after the period of cessation, the noble of station and chamber, the valiant one before whom kings bow in awe of his majesty and obey his command.' (166) This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the Gate of al-Sabika ³²⁶ and witnesses his knowledge, good character, and gentleness of disposition, he says: 'By Allah, this is the purest gold, the ingot, the unique jewel whose like and partner Allah has not created in the world of existence. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees at the two green pillars ³²⁷ and witnesses his beauty, splendor, and adornment, he says: 'By Allah, this is the grandfather of al-Hasan and al-Husayn, the master of the two worlds (167) and the two weighty ones ³²⁸, the perfect in virtues, protected from every defect and blemish. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.' Light, would that he favored me with the vision of his face ❖ Misery departs from all who see him Radiant, he meets the battalion smiling ❖ Even when faces are grim in battle The earth, by his touch, became fragrant ❖ So that by Allah, Lata ³²⁹ and Hira ³³⁰ trembled He shows the sweat of his brow as a sign of piety ❖ Just as the crescent moon shows purity His beauty is veiled by beauty, so marvel ❖ At a beauty whose own beauty is its veil He is like a flower appearing from the slit of the calyx ❖ Or like a branch from which the bark has split His radiance almost overwhelms the eyes ❖ Due to the intelligence of the wisdom within him

Beauty and tranquility preserved him ³³¹ from showing its effects of adversity. And faces sway with pride when they meet him, having been clothed by his colors of war ³³². When they smell his good tidings and his call, they perish like lights and rains ³³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the birth of the Virgin Fatima and witnesses his infallibility ³³⁴ regarding matters that impair dignity, he says: "By Allah, this is the possessor of dazzling miracles and decisive proofs for the destruction of the people of polytheism ³³⁵, and the sayings that protect from the abysses of ruin and destruction, and the divine sciences ³³⁶ that are the seal of apparent and hidden meanings. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the place of his blessed and auspicious birth, and witnesses the grace, generosity, and munificence therein, he says: "By Allah, this is the sought door of Allah, the treasury of the existing secret, the garden of guests and delegations, the ultimate goal and the end of hopes and intentions. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." ³³⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees in the house of Umm Salama and witnesses what he divulged and concealed of the secrets of revelation, he says: "By Allah, this is better than gathering and organizing the unity of Islam, and more excellent than demolishing and destroying the structure of the religion of disbelief, and more sublime than his Lord purifying him from the filth of doubts and base things and protecting him. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees in the house of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and witnesses the news of the unseen and the witnessing of verification, he says: "By Allah, this is the path of the people of truthfulness and confirmation ³³⁸, and the imam of the people of guidance and success, and the ambassador of the unseen, the one informed of the secrets of sciences and the intricacies of precision. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees in the house of al-Khayzuran and witnesses his gifts of secrets, sciences, and gnosis, he says: "By Allah, this is the eye of the eyes ³³⁹, the lamp of the worlds, the means of the people of proximity and nearness, and the gift of generosity, grace, and favor. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah." ³⁴⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees on Mount Abu Qubays and its illuminated mosque ³⁴¹ in all directions and regions, and witnesses the perfection of sincerity, certainty, good opinion of Allah, and abundance of hope, he says: "By Allah, this is the light of truth, distinguished by the realization of discernment and perfection of intellect, and the one brought near, abundant in supplication to his Lord, humility before Him, and seeking refuge. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at his place of worship in the Cave of Hira and witnesses his kindness to visitors and offering hospitality, he says: "By Allah, this is the generous one whose bounty encompassed all creation, the truthful in speech about whom there is no doubt in what he reported from his Lord, nor any dispute ³⁴², and the sword of truth that cuts off, with his proofs, the appearance of the people of polytheism, argumentation, and contention. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the Dome of Revelation and witnesses the support of the divine command and prohibition, he says: "By Allah, this is the bride of the kingdom, elegant in dress and attire, praiseworthy in movement, who by the appearance of his law cooled the union of the people of error and misguidance, and the place of blessing and grace, whose generosity surpassed that of Ma'n, Sakhr, and Hatim of Tayy ³⁴³. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family." ³⁴⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the Cave of Mount Thawr and witnesses his eagerness to obey his Lord, his speed, and his success, he says: "By Allah, this is the garden of fragrant and luminous spiritual knowledge, the sun of divine gifts, whose side is protected from the motives of carnal desires and from injustice and tyranny. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his family." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the Mount of Mercy and witnesses his compassion and mercy for his community, he says: "By Allah, this is the great master of rank and sanctity, the refuge that removes from those who seek refuge in him the accidents of evils and punishment, and the light that dispels from hearts the veils of darkness. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at his magnificent and crowded station and witnesses what descends upon his heart of the jewels of revelation and the sciences of the Quran, he says: "By Allah, this is the companion of the trustworthy Gabriel, and the messenger of the nation marked with the blaze and white stockings ³⁴⁵, and the gatherer of nations, for whom there is no likeness or equal among people. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." ³⁴⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when a beholder sees at the Mount of the Emigrants and Helpers and witnesses the gleaming flashes of light radiating from him, he says: "By Allah, this is the fountainhead of spiritual knowledge and secrets, the delight of thoughts and reflections, the devout one who glorifies his Lord in the evening and at dawn. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah."

He who, when the beholder sees him in the Mosque of Ibrahim ³⁴⁷, peace be upon him, and witnesses his lofty station and high rank, says: 'By Allah, this is the physician ³⁴⁸ of ailments and diseases, the light whose countenance erases the traces of idol-worshippers and graven images, the intercessor whose intercession is accepted for the disobedient and the sinful. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in the Mosque of the First Allegiance ³⁴⁹ in Islam and witnesses the sciences of revelation and inspiration flowing from his tongue, says: 'By Allah, this is the beloved of the All-Knowing King, the refuge of widows, orphans, and the destitute, and the best of those whose names have been written and inscribed by pens. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in the Mosque of al-Khayf ³⁵⁰ and witnesses the cheerfulness radiating from his face upon the arrival of a visitor or the descent of a guest, says: 'By Allah, this is the pious, just one, commanding good and forbidding tyranny and injustice in judgments, the striver in obedience to his Lord, the constant faster and prayerful one who never tires of worship in the cold of winter and the heat of summer. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him at the stoning of the pillars ³⁵¹ and the place of sacrifice ³⁵², and witnesses his concise speech, elegant expression, and eloquent words, says: 'By Allah, this is the admonisher of Allah's servants through transmitted traditions, authentic hadith, and subtle allusions whose essential meanings render metaphor and explicit statement unnecessary. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him on the honored mountain called 'Arafat ³⁵³ and witnesses the secret permeating the traces of the Names and Attributes, says: 'By Allah, this is the bestower of gifts and blessings, abundant in kindness to brothers, loved ones, and companions, the beloved to whom hearts yearn, toward whom caravans journey, and upon whose cheeks tears flow. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in Muzdalifah ³⁵⁴ and witnesses his divinely inspired knowledge ³⁵⁵ and perfection of gnosis, says: 'By Allah, this is the possessor of pleasing and approved spiritual states, words that follow truth and justice, pure and good limbs, and hearts united in doing good and devoted to worship. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in Mina ³⁵⁶ and witnesses his manners of servitude with Allah in the states of sobriety and annihilation ³⁵⁷, says: 'By Allah, this is the station of honor, spacious in expanse, the delight of beauty with manifest light and radiance, the beloved whose noble countenance is the ultimate goal and the utmost desire. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.' O Allah, tend the neighbors of al-Jar'a ³⁵⁸ and the domes known in Qaba' ³⁵⁹; may clouds water the valley of al-'Aqiq ³⁶⁰ with tears exceeding the rains. How many nights of union we spent there in perpetual bliss and pleasant meeting, when the Beloved visited us in the depths of the night, and we lived in that hour of the visit. O my friend, and you are the best of helpers, by Allah, if you desire brotherhood, refresh the heart with the remembrances of times that passed for us at al-Rawha' ³⁶¹. Urge the camels for your resolve and seize the pleasure of life in the hills of al-Dahna' ³⁶². Then turn without wonder and take me toward my flock in the fragrant meadow. Inhale the news of Salma and ask what revives the heart at the well of al-'Ala' ³⁶³. And when you reach Sal' ³⁶⁴, ask about the heart of a lover who yearns for a herd of gazelles—gazelles of the thicket, each a wild cow with a slender neck and a black eye, who pierces the heart with glances and captivates whoever sees her with a wide-eyed thrust. A continuous flow from her glance and her languid eye is the door of warning and enticement. My claim in love is for Sa'd and Layla ³⁶⁵, and woe, by the Kaaba ³⁶⁶, the radiant! Contemplate her beauty when she, the possessor of spiritual state, appears in the black garment. Cling to her hem this year to attain the luminous night, and you will see that station and ascend to the pinnacle of honor among the people of purity. In the valley of Mina you will spend the night and fulfill every desire at the stoning of the pillars. Even if I remain captive in her hands, bound by the chains of love and the humiliation of rejection, I have no sincere friend except the praise of the best of creation, the seal of the prophets, the manifest in purity, the master of the elect, the most excellent of messengers truly, and of all the earth's inhabitants, and the best of the heavens' inhabitants. To him from me be greetings and blessings every day, morning and evening. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him at the graves of the martyrs and witnesses his noble character and good companionship with family, relatives, and strangers, says: 'By Allah, this is the imam of the blessed imams, the best of those who guide to the path of good, call the servants to Allah, and lead aright. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in the valley of al-Arak ³⁶⁷ and witnesses his high ranks and stations beyond perception, says: 'By Allah, this is the lamp of the angels, the bride of the celestial spheres, the seal of prophecy and messengerhood, who erases with his light the darkness of ignorance and polytheism. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, when the beholder sees him in those blessed visitations and sacred sites and witnesses his piety, purity, and the secrets of the divine presence, says: 'By Allah, this is the one who is with Allah in a station of honor, the possessor of the highest degrees and the most exalted ranks. This is my master and lord, the Messenger of Allah.'

And honor to the one who goes forth and the one who comes, he said: "This, by Allah, is truthful in words and promises, and mercy to relatives and strangers, and the Seal of the Prophets, whose message was affirmed by the speaking and the silent." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in those scenes and processions, and witnesses his lofty rank and high stations, he says: "This, by Allah, is the possessor of widespread miracles and virtues, and the fountain of divine openings and gifts, and the path of the pure Shari'ah in ways and schools, and the fortress of security that saves whoever seeks refuge in it from perils and disasters." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in those honored houses and dwellings, and witnesses his pure limbs and cleansed organs, he says: "This, by Allah, is perfect in beauties and attributes, and the spirit of luminous spirits and known essences, and the possessor of jihad, pilgrimage, and standing at 'Arafat." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in those landmarks and stations, and witnesses his past insight into the unseen and revelations, he says: "This, by Allah, is the sun of gnosis and spiritual gifts, and the treasure of secrets and subtleties, and the opening of remembrances and litanies." This is my master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in those goodly places, regions, and courtyards, and witnesses his night vigil in remembrance of his Lord at dawn and evening, he says: "This, by Allah, is the fountain of effusions, gifts, and breezes, and the rising place of shining lights, illuminations, and glories, and the locus of compassion and kindness, and the eye of affections and mercies, and the intercessor for sinners and transgressors, and the remover of distress and crises." My master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom when the beholder sees in those splendid places of construction and walls, and witnesses his lights shining upon those joyful houses of doors and chambers, he says: "This, by Allah, is the bride of lofty stations and the orator of the divine presences, and the forgiving pardoner of slips, and the one who overlooks stumbles, and the intercessor who saves creatures from the depth of misery and the heat of groans." My master and my lord, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family). So bless him, O Allah, and his noble, eminent family, and his Companions of enlightened hearts and purified bodies, a blessing by which You relieve us of all distress and regrets, and suffice us thereby from the evil of whisperings that lead to ingratitude for blessings and all passing thoughts, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By Allah, O Sa'd, turn between the tents and stop ❖ happily, for my heart today is stolen And incline to the fragrant branches of Iḍam ❖ for how often at its bent twigs have sorrows stirred And if you see the bride of beauty appearing ❖ and her company wrapped in the cloak of union She manifests to her lovers without her veil ❖ in a garment that has no likeness or representation Hasten to her radiant countenance, kissing ❖ and kiss the mole upon her, for it is accepted And cling to her hems like one seeking refuge, and say ❖ "A poor slave, at the door he is an intruder" And scatter your tears from the spout of her eye ❖ in the sanctuary, for favor from His grace is bestowed Woe to your heart, for you have entered a sacred precinct ❖ and fear not, for upon you the veil is lowered Return to Zamzam water to be healed, for its spring ❖ is food of taste for whoever comes to it, eaten And water your heart and drink from its watering place ❖ for therein for the thirsty arrival is a way And ascend al-Safa, making wide from it toward al-Marwa ❖ seven times, while you are occupied with the remembrance of Allah When will my stay in the sanctuary be pleasant, and I see ❖ at the green milestone an eye that is kohl-lined? And I seek refuge with the best of creation, whom witnessed ❖ the abundant signs and revelation of his virtue Muhammad, Ahmad, the eraser by his law ❖ of misguidance, while the wing of disbelief is lowered Ṭā Hā, the trustworthy, brought the religion; its signs ❖ are the Seven Mathānī, and from him the elephant shrank The essence of creation, the light of truth, his creed ❖ its syntax in him is clarification and facilitation Cheerful, noble of countenance, O moon of his face ❖ nothing of exquisite beauty is missing from him In him are harmonized the attributes of perfection, so ask ❖ whoever you wish, for he is trustworthy and hoped for O Allah, I ask You, O my Lord, by the sanctity of Your Sacred House and its noble sites and great landmarks, and its station which You made a secure sanctuary for whoever enters it through the passage of nights and days, and a Ka'ba for those who circumambulate and a means for the expiation of sins, errors, and offenses, and by al-Safa and al-Marwa, which You made the running between them a guide to the path of happiness and a herald of attaining the goal and achieving the aim, and by the Most Fortunate Stone, the Yemeni Corner, the Multazam, the Spout of Mercy, al-Hatim, Zamzam, and the Sacred Monument, and by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), whom You chose from among all Your servants and selected, and brought near to You and elected, and by Your oath by his life, with which You honored him over all the prophets and messengers, and in Your Book You revealed it, and by the status of his high, glorious rank, and his magnificent, splendid station, and his blessed places that were singled out for lordship and preference, and were regarded with the eye of veneration, glorification, and exaltation, and were filled with the secrets of prophethood and the jewels of revelation and sending down, and which the noble angels visited and the trustworthy Jibril frequented, that You bestow upon him a visit for one whose mind has wandered due to missing the sight of his face and his eyes, and whose heart has roamed in the beauties of his perfections and the greatness of his status and measure, and whose tongue has been occupied with his Ahmadine remembrance in his night and day, and who has made blessings upon him his constant habit and custom in his state of wealth and poverty, and his need, and the proclamation of the loftiness of his rank his condition in his going forth and returning, and seeking blessing through his Muhammadan name the secret of the opening of his beginning and his end and the translation of his writing and his lines, and his noble praise the support of his structure in his fasting and breaking fast, and his perpetual practice in his sleep and wakefulness, and his evening and morning, while obstacles have cut him off from reaching him, and his eye has not enjoyed his illuminated lands, his great sites, and his traces. So I ask You, O Allah, by his right upon You, to make my heart inhabited with love for him, and my breast joyful and delighted with what it utters of his prophetic praises, and the core of my heart molded and created upon belief in what he brought, and grant me, O Allah, my share of his intercession, and help me to perform service and obedience to him, and make me among the people of

his party and his authority, and whoever is guided to the vision of his illuminated shrine and his visitation, and raise me with him to the highest companion, and gather me with him in the Garden of Paradise, and give me to drink from the delicious nectar of his Kawthar ³⁶⁸, the sweetest, and grant me the fullest portion from the measure of his complete and most perfect love, and pour upon my heart the cups of the pure and pleasant wine of his drink, and make me among those who have knelt their mounts in the courtyards of his noble chambers before death, and quenched their thirst by kissing his pure soil and have been healed by the collyrium of his vision, and grant me from Your pleasure and his pleasure what I have asked and beyond what I have asked, and bring me near to You in proximity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (191) My heart is captive to the abode of the departing ones; it stays upon their traces and journeys. My tears are abundant in their courtyards, so how can I withhold tears when they are abundant? Even if my yearning for them and my passion vie with me, they have a going and coming in my innermost being. I long when the doves of their valley sing, and my heart pulls towards them and flies. I remember from Najd ³⁶⁹ the maidens with their intimacy, so my longing towards them intensifies and rages. Would that I knew about the eye sockets of Hajir ³⁷⁰ and about the fresh meadows of their gardens, and about the tender branches of the ban tree ³⁷¹ playing in the forenoon, with cups of the breeze circling over them. Who will grant me a drink from the valley, and to see that land when it is rained upon, and to hear on the slope of the bisham tree ³⁷² in the evening the cooing of doves? O neighbors of the Yemeni valley, by your right, keep the connection or send the phantom of imagination to visit. I am jealous of you lest my enviers see you, and I hide you from them, for the lover is jealous. Beloveds of my heart, other than you perhaps a physician skilled in the disease of lovers. You have planted in my heart a burning whose fruits are sorrows that set the core of my innermost being ablaze. The armies of your love every glance of an eye assault the fortress of my heart with passion. So lend my eyes a glance of your beauty, for not everyone who seeks union is granted. A watcher has settled over my heart, my hearing, and my sight, so no secret is hidden from him. (192) My desire is your love, so humiliation is honor for the sake of your love, and difficulty is easy. Restore to my religion and my world a blessing, so that sorrows turn into joy. My heart takes intoxication at your remembrance, as a lover rejoices in his wine. And I am indeed independent of the universe without you, but towards you, my masters, I am poor. I fast from others completely, and your remembrance is the pre-dawn meal for my fast in love and the breaking of the fast. The Night of Power ³⁷³ is a night I spend in intimacy with you, and no pen of acceptance is blind. The sobriety of the Feast ³⁷⁴ on the day I sacrifice by your proximity, upon me are veils of hidden kindness. So bestow union, for time separates, and most of the lives of lovers are short. Do not close the doors to me for my slip, for you are generous, and the generous is forgiving. Sins have weighed heavily on my back, but my hope in the Forgiver of sins is great. The rank of the Messenger of God is my most beautiful support when I have no helper in calamities. Praise of the Messenger of God, he said, is my happiness; I win by it on the day when the heaven sways. A pious, fragrant, refined prophet, a bringer of good tidings and a warner to all the worlds. When he is mentioned, hearts rejoice at his mention, and souls become good and breasts expand. It is forbidden for the world to have his like; indeed, a like is rare and precious. How can one rival the best of those who trod the earth, when every measure falls short of his sublimity? (193) Every noble one is humble before him, and every great one from the two Qarinas ³⁷⁵ is insignificant. If in his right hand the pebbles glorified [God], then water gushed forth abundant for the armies. A wolf, a lizard, a gazelle, and a hidden limb, its poison, and a camel spoke to him. Indeed, the Messenger of God journeyed by night from Mecca to the Throne, and the Trustworthy Spirit ³⁷⁶ was his companion. He traversed the seven heavens in part of a night, and after the seventh he pondered where to go. A gleam from the Rafraf of Light ³⁷⁷ shone for him, a herald of light for the guiding herald. He witnessed every wonder above the Throne, and there was none but a visitor and a visited. The Beloved received the beloved, singled him out, honored him with proximity, and he was worthy. He said to him: Ask Me for your pleasure, for I am over all things in your pleasure powerful. So he returned with a cool eye in the robe of pleasure, encompassed by joy and delight. Muhammad, raise me in difficulties, for I have a trade of praise that will not perish with you. Brides who are not pleased with any opener but you, their dowries are from the Gardens. So say: You are in both abodes in our party, and whoever follows you, young or old. And may God bless you as long as He distinguishes and chooses, for you are guidance and light for the worlds. (194)

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1. ziyāra : Visitation, specifically to the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad, a devotional act.
2. āl : Family or household, here referring to the Prophet's family, including his descendants.
3. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric knowledge granted directly by God, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
4. minhāj al-sulūk : The path of spiritual wayfaring or journeying towards God, a Sufi term.
5. ʿunṣur al-sharaf al-muwaṣṣal : The essence of honor that is connected or linked, possibly referring to the Prophet's noble lineage.
6. al-sabʿ al-mathānī : The Seven Oft-Repeated Verses, a reference to Surah al-Fatiha or the seven long surahs of the Quran.
7. ṣāḥib al-marātib al-ʿāliya : Possessor of high ranks, referring to the Prophet's elevated spiritual stations.
8. saʿīd al-katība : The fortunate one of the battalion, a title indicating leadership and victory.
9. al-ʿafw wa al-ṣafḥ wa al-tajāwuz : Pardon, forgiveness, and remission, attributes of divine mercy manifested in the Prophet.
10. Rasul Allah : Messenger of Allah, referring to Prophet Muhammad.
11. al-hujjah : The proof or evidence; here referring to the clear argument for truth.
12. al-Bayt al-'Atiq : The Ancient House, i.e., the Kaaba in Mecca.
13. athilat : Plural of athilah, meaning a kind of tree or a place with trees; here referring to the sacred precincts of Medina.
14. al-dalil : The guide; here possibly referring to a spiritual guide or the Prophet himself.
15. Sala' : A mountain near Medina.
16. ban : A type of tree, often associated with the fragrance of the beloved.
17. Quba' : A place near Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet.
18. Taybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
19. al-Mukhtar : The Chosen One, a title of Prophet Muhammad.
20. al-din al-asil : The original or authentic religion, i.e., Islam.
21. Rasul Allah : Messenger of Allah, referring to Prophet Muhammad.
22. ahadith : Plural of hadith, sayings or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad.
23. Anushirwan wa Kisra wa Faris : Anushirwan (Khosrow I) and Kisra (title of Sassanid kings) and Persia; referring to the Persian Empire.
24. al-Tawrat wa al-Injil : The Torah and the Gospel, scriptures revealed to Moses and Jesus respectively.
25. khatimah : Seal; here meaning the final prophet, Muhammad.
26. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones; refers to humans and jinn, or sometimes to the Quran and the Prophet's family.
27. Ghust : A month name, possibly a variant of August or a local calendar month.
28. rūḥ al-dhāt : Spirit of essences; a Sufi term referring to the inner reality or spiritual core.
29. sirr al-wujūd : Secret of existence; a Sufi concept denoting the hidden divine reality underlying creation.
30. wasā'il : Means or intermediaries; here referring to the Prophet's role as an intercessor.
31. Shattanbar : A month name, possibly September or a local variant.
32. fajr al-nubuwwa : Dawn of prophethood; a metaphor for the beginning of prophetic mission.
33. Uktubar : October.
34. wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; a Sufi concept of closeness to God.
35. al-nisbatayn : The two lineages; referring to the Prophet's noble lineage from both his father and mother.
36. Nunbar : A month name, possibly November or a local variant.
37. Dajanbar : A month name, possibly December or a local variant.
38. al-muzzammil : The Enwrapped; a title of the Prophet from Quran 73:1.
39. al-muddaththir : The Covered; a title of the Prophet from Quran 74:1.
40. al-qiblatayn : The two qiblas; referring to Jerusalem and Mecca, both of which were directions of prayer.
41. al-ḥaḍratayn : The two presences; possibly referring to the divine and prophetic presences, or the worldly and spiritual realms.
42. al-Baqī' : The cemetery in Medina where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
43. Ṭaybah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
44. al-'āqib : The Final; a title of the Prophet meaning the last prophet.
45. al-māḥī : The Obliterator; a title of the Prophet meaning the one through whom God obliterates disbelief.
46. al-kawnayn : The two worlds; this world and the hereafter.
47. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority of the age.
48. al-nash'atayn : The two origins; possibly referring to the physical and spiritual creation, or this life and the afterlife.
49. al-rasūl : The Messenger; referring to Prophet Muhammad.
50. الْهَوْلُ الْأَكْبَرُ : The Greatest Terror: refers to the Day of Resurrection or the great calamity of the afterlife.
51. السَّمْتِ : Demeanor or dignified bearing; also refers to the Prophet's noble character and conduct.
52. خَاتِمَةِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْإِرْسَالِ : Seal of the prophets and messengers: Muhammad is the final prophet and messenger.
53. الْأَجْرَاسِ وَالْأَوْتَادِ : Bells and pegs: metaphorical terms for spiritual poles or saints; 'bells' may refer to those who call to God, and 'pegs' to the steadfast saints who uphold the world.
54. يَهِيْمُ بِذِكْرِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادِ : Yearns for your remembrance in every valley: expresses intense longing and devotion to the Prophet in all places and circumstances.
55. فِتْنَةِ السُّؤَالِ : Trial of the questioning: refers to the questioning in the grave by the angels Munkar and Nakir.
56. al-iṣfirār : The time when the sun turns yellow, just before sunset.
57. al-ghuyūb : The unseen realms; hidden mysteries known only to Allah.
58. al-rishā : Arrows; refers to a miracle where arrows fled to the Prophet for refuge.
59. al-fatḥ : Spiritual opening or illumination granted by Allah.
60. al-sādāt : Masters; here referring to Sufi saints or spiritual authorities.
61. nafaḥātuhu al-muḥammadiyya : Muhammadan effusions; spiritual blessings emanating from the Prophet.
62. al-khabar : The report; likely a hadith or tradition about the Prophet's creation from light.
63. al-lawḥ al-naẓar : The Tablet of vision; a reference to the Preserved Tablet or a spiritual tablet.
64. al-athar : Tradition; a hadith or report from early Muslims.
65. quṭb : Pole; a high-ranking saint in Sufism who is the spiritual axis of his time.
66. Ṭayyiba : A name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
67. al-katīb : The Writer; likely referring to Allah or the angel recording deeds.
68. ahl al-ghayba wa al-ḥuḍūr : People of absence and presence; Sufi terms for those in spiritual states of being absent from creation or present with Allah.
69. al-ḥanīfiyya al-samḥā : The tolerant Hanifiyya; the pure monotheistic religion of Islam in its lenient form.
70. Rasul Allah : Messenger of Allah, referring to Prophet Muhammad.
71. sa'atay al-hajira wa al-zahira : The two hours of midday and noon, times of intense heat.
72. al-futuhat al-nuraniyya : Luminous openings or spiritual illuminations.
73. sa'atay al-rawah wa al-'asr : The two hours of departure (late afternoon) and afternoon.
74. sa'atay al-'asr wa al-asil : The two hours of afternoon and late afternoon.
75. sa'atay al-'ishiyy wa ghurub al-shams : The two hours of evening and sunset.
76. sa'atay al-ghasaq wa al-shafaq : The two hours of dusk and twilight.
77. sa'atay al-sudfa wa al-'atama : The two hours of darkness and deep night.
78. sa'atay al-hiqba wa al-zalla : The two hours of the period and the slip; possibly referring to specific times of night.
79. sa'atay al-zulfa wa al-zuhra : The two hours of nearness and brightness; possibly referring to late night and early morning.
80. sa'atay al-sahar wa al-fajr : The two hours of dawn and daybreak.
81. al-asfar wa al-tulu' : Journeys and ascents; possibly referring to times of travel or sunrise.
82. ghabash al-zalam wa sawad al-aghlas : The gloom of darkness and the blackness of the night.
83. hadat al-'uyun wa ighfa' al-ajfan : The time of eyes closing and eyelids drooping, i.e., sleep time.
84. ḍarīḥ : The sacred tomb or shrine of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
85. jadhaba : A spiritual attraction or ecstatic pull towards God or the Prophet, often resulting in involuntary movements.
86. rawḍa : The garden area between the Prophet's pulpit and his house in Medina, considered one of the gardens of Paradise.
87. اذكرونا : Literally 'remember Us', a phrase indicating seeking the spiritual presence of the Prophet and his companions.
88. أحمد : Ahmad is another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
89. الثقلين : The two heavy ones: humans and jinn.
90. الأقطاب : Al-Aqtāb: the spiritual poles or saints in Sufism, the highest ranking saints.
91. حنين وشامة وطفيل : Names of places near Medina, associated with the Prophet's biography.
92. الإذخر : A fragrant plant (lemon grass) found in Medina.
93. الجليل : A type of plant or possibly a place name.
94. الأراك : Arak tree (Salvadora persica), used for miswak.
95. الأثل : Tamarisk tree.
96. الأمين جبريل : The Trustworthy Spirit, the angel Gabriel.
97. سعير : Sa'ir: one of the names of Hellfire.
98. وَهُوَ عَلَى جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ : Quran 42:29: 'And He is over their gathering when He wills, All-Powerful.'
99. الحمر والسود : Red and black: referring to all people, Arabs and non-Arabs, or all races.
100. كوثر : Kawthar: the river in Paradise given to the Prophet Muhammad.
101. ma'ād : Place of return; often interpreted as the Hereafter or the final abode, or specifically Mecca.
102. ḍarīḥ : The sacred tomb or shrine of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
103. shahāda : The Islamic testimony of faith: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
104. al-madad wa al-imdād : Spiritual support and divine aid; a concept in Sufism referring to the Prophet's ongoing assistance.
105. al-Maghrib : The West; here referring to the Maghreb region (North Africa), indicating a distant journey.
106. nūr al-sawād : Light of the blackness; a poetic expression meaning the light that illuminates darkness, referring to the Prophet's guidance.
107. Ka'ba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the direction of prayer; here used metaphorically for the Prophet's shrine as a focal point of visitation.
108. 'Ād : An ancient Arabian tribe known for their arrogance and destruction, mentioned in the Qur'an; symbolizing false accusations.
109. ḍarīḥ : The tomb or shrine of a saint, particularly the Prophet Muhammad's tomb in Medina.
110. asnān : Literally 'teeth', but here likely a metaphorical expression for 'origin' or 'roots'.
111. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
112. al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its beauty and associated with the Prophet's life.
113. Hāshimī : Belonging to the Banu Hashim clan, the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad.
114. rayḥān : Basil, a fragrant herb; metaphorically, the Prophet's presence or blessings.
115. asrār muḥammadiyya : Muhammadan secrets: esoteric spiritual realities associated with the Prophet Muhammad.
116. madīnatuhā al-ṭayyiba : His goodly city: refers to Medina, the city of the Prophet.
117. laylat al-qadr : The Night of Decree: the night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed, considered the most blessed night.
118. ahl al-ghayba wa al-ḥuḍūr : People of absence and presence: Sufi terms for those who are spiritually absent from creation and present with God.
119. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of states: Sufi term for those who experience spiritual states (aḥwāl).
120. sākin Makka wa al-Madīna : Inhabitant of Mecca and Medina: refers to the Prophet Muhammad.
121. al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, often mentioned in Arabic poetry as a place of beauty and longing.
122. Dhāt al-Munḥanā : A place name, possibly a valley or region near Medina.
123. Abū al-Qāsim : The kunya (patronymic) of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'father of Qasim'.
124. nubuwwa : Prophethood; the state or office of a prophet.
125. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise; the record of the righteous.
126. al-Haqq 'ala 'arsh istiwa'ihi : The Truth (Allah) upon His Throne in the manner befitting His majesty; a reference to the divine attribute of istiwa' (establishment).
127. ghuyub : Unseen realms; the hidden treasures of divine knowledge.
128. arwah 'arshiyya wa farshiyya : Thronal and earthly spirits; spiritual beings associated with the Throne and the earth.
129. al-ghawth : The succor; a title for the highest spiritual helper or the Prophet as a source of aid.
130. al-muhayminun : The dominating angels; those entrusted with overseeing creation.
131. al-kawkab al-durri : The brilliant planet; a metaphor for the most luminous celestial body.
132. al-wali : The saint; a friend of Allah, often used for the Prophet as the ultimate wali.
133. liwa' al-hamd : The banner of praise; a standard given to the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection.
134. tajalliyat ilahiyya : Divine self-disclosures; manifestations of divine attributes.
135. al-imam : The leader; here referring to the Prophet as the foremost guide.
136. namus al-sirr : The law of the secret; a reference to the angel Gabriel or the divine law of hidden knowledge.
137. lawh al-hifz : The Preserved Tablet; the heavenly tablet containing all decrees.
138. al-salam : The greeting of peace; the salutation sent by believers to the Prophet.
139. al-karubiyyun : The cherubim; a high rank of angels.
140. al-mazar : The shrine; the place of visitation, here the Prophet's grave.
141. al-isra' : The night journey; the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
142. bahr al-'ulum : Sea of sciences; a metaphor for the Prophet's vast knowledge.
143. hawl al-mawqif : The terror of the standing; the awe of the Day of Resurrection.
144. Shiqq : A famous soothsayer of pre-Islamic Arabia who foretold the coming of the Prophet.
145. Satih : Another pre-Islamic soothsayer who predicted the Prophet's advent.
146. Tubba' : A title for Himyarite kings of Yemen; some foretold the Prophet.
147. Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan : A pre-Islamic Yemeni king who reportedly foretold the Prophet.
148. al-ḍaʿīf wa al-miskīn wa al-yatīm : The weak, the poor, and the orphan: categories of people often mentioned in the Quran and Hadith as deserving of mercy and care.
149. al-kamālāt al-muḥammadiyya : Muhammadan perfections: the spiritual and moral perfections specific to the Prophet Muhammad.
150. al-futūḥāt al-rabbāniyya : Lordly openings: divine illuminations or spiritual unveilings granted by God to the Prophet.
151. Āl sayyidinā Muḥammad : The family of our master Muhammad: includes his household, descendants, and close relatives.
152. al-istihṭār : Ecstatic absorption: a state of intense spiritual absorption or rapture in the remembrance of God.
153. al-ighātha : Succor: the act of providing help or relief, often sought from the Prophet's intercession.
154. min nūrihi al-kawnu yabahaju : From his light the universe rejoices: a reference to the belief that the Prophet's light is the source of all creation's joy.
155. al-abraqayn : Two prominent hills or rocky tracts, often mentioned in pre-Islamic and Islamic poetry as a landmark.
156. al-hawādī : Guiding camels; also refers to the leading camels in a caravan.
157. al-hādī : The Guide, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
158. hawdaj : A camel-borne litter or howdah, used by women or dignitaries.
159. huwa : Refers to the Prophet Muhammad, who is described as descending and ascending (referring to the Mi'raj, his ascension to heaven).
160. nabiyy : Prophet, specifically Muhammad.
161. ad'aj : Having large, beautiful eyes with intense blackness of the pupil and whiteness of the sclera.
162. akhwar : Having wide, beautiful eyes; also describes the Prophet's eyes.
163. al-kamiyy al-mudajjaj : The fully armed warrior.
164. al-samhariyy al-mudajjaj : The strong, straight spear; samhariyy refers to a type of spear made from samhar wood.
165. farā'id : Unique pearls; also used metaphorically for precious verses or praises.
166. Aws wa Khazraj : Two major tribes of Medina (Yathrib) who supported the Prophet Muhammad after his migration (Hijra).
167. bashā'ir al-khayr : Bearers of good tidings; also refers to the signs of goodness and blessing.
168. arbāb al-ahwāl : Masters of spiritual states; Sufi term for those who have attained various spiritual stations.
169. ahl al-sulūk : People of spiritual wayfaring; those who follow the Sufi path of spiritual journeying.
170. ‘awālim al-sirr : Worlds of the secret; esoteric realms known to the spiritually advanced.
171. ahl al-tawfīq : People of divine success; those whom God has granted success in following the right path.
172. Ahmadī : Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
173. Sunna : The prophetic tradition; the practices, teachings, and way of life of the Prophet Muhammad.
174. man ra'ānī faqad ra'ānī haqqan : A hadith (prophetic saying): 'Whoever sees me has truly seen me,' indicating that a true vision of the Prophet in a dream is a real vision.
175. mazār : A place of visitation; here metaphorically meaning one who is frequently visited or sought after for blessings.
176. al-uns wa al-idlāl : Intimacy and boldness; spiritual states of closeness to God and confidence in His mercy.
177. al-waẓā'if : Litanies or regular devotional practices, often recited at specific times.
178. al-awrād : Daily recitations or litanies, typically from the Quran or prayers.
179. al-madad wa al-imdād : Spiritual support and supply; divine assistance granted to the seeker.
180. manhal : A watering place; metaphorically a source of spiritual nourishment.
181. al-abdāl : The substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism who are believed to replace one another.
182. al-awtād : The pegs; a high rank of saints who are considered spiritual pillars of the world.
183. mamrūḥ : Perfumed; metaphorically meaning filled with divine fragrance or grace.
184. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
185. Makkiyya : Meccan, referring to spiritual openings associated with the Meccan period of revelation.
186. Madaniyya : Medinan, referring to spiritual gifts associated with the Medinan period.
187. ladunniyya : Divinely inspired knowledge, from God directly.
188. malakūtiyya : Pertaining to the angelic realm (Malakūt).
189. jabarūtiyya : Pertaining to the realm of divine power (Jabarūt).
190. Aḥmadiyya : Aḥmad is another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
191. futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or illuminations granted by God to the saints.
192. muhājirī : My emigrant; a term of endearment for the beloved, alluding to the Prophet's emigration (hijra).
193. al-ʿārifīn : The knowers; those who have attained gnosis (maʿrifa) of God.
194. al-maʿārif : Gnosis; direct experiential knowledge of God.
195. al-wārithīn : The inheritors; those who inherit spiritual knowledge from the prophets.
196. rikāʾib al-muḥibbīn : The mounts (camels or vehicles) of the lovers (of the Prophet), symbolizing their journey towards him.
197. arkān : Pillars or corners, metaphorically referring to the Prophet's being as a spiritual Ka'ba.
198. ʿirfān : Gnosis; spiritual knowledge or mystical insight.
199. Kaʿba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer; here metaphorically the Prophet himself.
200. turbatihi : His dust; referring to the Prophet's grave or the earth of his resting place.
201. ahl al-mushāhada : People of witnessing; those who have direct spiritual vision of divine realities.
202. arbāb al-mawājid : Masters of ecstatic states; Sufis experiencing spiritual ecstasy.
203. ḥaḍra : Presence; a spiritual station or the divine presence.
204. aṣḥāb al-kawāshif : People of unveilings; those who receive spiritual disclosures or illuminations.
205. akābir al-ajilla al-a‘lām : Great eminent ones; refers to the highest-ranking saints or spiritual masters.
206. nayrāt : Lights; here referring to the luminous qualities or spiritual lights of the Prophet Muhammad.
207. Sunna : The established practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
208. usriya bihi : The Night Journey (Isra') of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem.
209. Bāb Jibrīl : Gate of Gabriel; one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, associated with the angel Gabriel.
210. Bāb al-Salām : Gate of Peace; one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
211. al-Baqī‘ : Al-Baqi' cemetery in Medina, where many Companions and family members of the Prophet are buried.
212. mushāhadah wa ta‘yīn : Sufi terms: 'mushāhadah' means spiritual witnessing or direct vision of divine realities; 'ta‘yīn' refers to specific designation or determination of spiritual states.
213. al-fatḥ al-mubīn : Quranic phrase meaning 'clear victory' (Surah 48:1), often interpreted as spiritual opening or illumination.
214. al-‘urwah al-wuthqā : Quranic term meaning 'the firmest handhold' (Surah 2:256), symbolizing unwavering faith in Islam.
215. wilāyah : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
216. murāqabah wa shuhūd : Sufi terms: 'murāqabah' is watchfulness or mindfulness of God; 'shuhūd' is witnessing or presence with God.
217. ḥawḍ al-mawrūd : The Prophet's celestial pool (al-Kawthar) in Paradise, from which believers will drink on the Day of Judgment.
218. ṣurar wa wurūd : Terms referring to scrolls (ṣurar) of deeds and arrivals (wurūd) at the divine presence; may also allude to Sufi concepts of spiritual states.
219. al-Muṣṭafā : Epithet of Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
220. al-Ḥijāz : Region in western Arabia containing the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
221. Ṭāhā : One of the names of Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Quranic chapter (Surah 20).
222. Bāb al-Raḥmah : One of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, meaning 'Gate of Mercy'.
223. al-ghawth : A term in Sufism referring to a high-ranking saint who is a source of spiritual succor and relief.
224. Bāb Jibrīl : One of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, associated with the angel Gabriel.
225. Bāb al-Khashyah : The Gate of Awe, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
226. al-bughyah : Desire, wish, or object of seeking.
227. Bāb al-Rakhā : The Gate of Ease, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
228. Bāb al-Ḥadīd : The Gate of Iron, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
229. al-tajrīd : In Sufism, the state of stripping away worldly attachments and focusing solely on God.
230. Bāb al-Sharīʿah : The Gate of the Law, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
231. Bāb al-Qiblah : The Gate of the Qibla, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
232. Bāb al-Salām : The Gate of Peace, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
233. Bāb al-Nisā : The Gate of Women, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
234. al-kubarā : The great ones; refers to eminent spiritual figures.
235. al-intisā : Forgetfulness; here it may refer to the Prophet's intercession for those who forget or err.
236. Bāb al-Ḥujrah : The Gate of the Chamber, referring to the Prophet's burial chamber.
237. Masjid Qubā : The Mosque of Quba, the first mosque built in Islam, located near Medina.
238. al-ajrās : Bells; here used metaphorically, possibly referring to spiritual guides or callers.
239. al-aqṭāb : Poles; in Sufism, the highest-ranking saints who are spiritual pivots of the universe.
240. Masjid al-Ijābah : The Mosque of Response, a mosque in Medina where the Prophet's supplications were answered.
241. al-aḥādīth al-sharīfah : Noble hadiths; the sayings and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad.
242. Masjid al-Qiblatayn : The Mosque of the Two Qiblas, where the direction of prayer was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
243. al-rāḥatayn : The two palms; metaphor for generosity and giving.
244. Masjid al-Fatḥ : The Mosque of Victory, a mosque in Medina associated with the Battle of the Trench.
245. al-millah al-ḥanīfiyyah : The Hanafi community; refers to the monotheistic religion of Abraham, often used for Islam.
246. al-jawā : Hidden passion or burning love; a Sufi term for intense spiritual longing.
247. rawḍah : Garden; here referring to the Rawḍah in Medina, the area between the Prophet's pulpit and his house.
248. Ṭayyibah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
249. Rāmah : A place near Medina, often mentioned in love poetry for the Prophet.
250. al-abraqayn : Two sandy tracts; a place name near Medina.
251. al-Liwā : A winding sand-dune; a place name in the vicinity of Medina.
252. Jannat al-Ma’wā : The Garden of Refuge; a name for Paradise mentioned in the Quran (53:15).
253. Baṭḥā’ : The plain of Mecca; the valley where the Kaaba is located.
254. Yā Sīn : The Arabic letters Ya and Sin; a chapter of the Quran (Surah 36), often referring to the Prophet Muhammad.
255. al-najm al-‘aẓīm idhā hawā : Reference to Quran 53:1: 'By the star when it falls'—an oath by the revelation.
256. Qāba qawsayn : Two bows' length; a Quranic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to Allah during the Mi‘raj.
257. dhū marratin thumma stawā : Possessing strength, then stood firm; Quranic description (53:6) of the angel Gabriel or the Prophet.
258. ‘alā al-‘arshi stawā : Established on the Throne; a Quranic phrase (e.g., 20:5) describing Allah's attribute.
259. al-nūr al-muẓallal bi-al-ghamāmah : The light shaded by the cloud; a reference to a miracle where a cloud shaded the Prophet.
260. al-mawqif : The Standing; the Day of Judgment when all creatures stand before Allah.
261. al-shāmah wa-al-‘alāmah : The mole and the mark; referring to the Prophet's physical features, like the mole on his back.
262. ‘allilūhu : Console him; a poetic address to the companions to comfort the yearning lover.
263. Barāmah : A place near Medina, often paired with Tayyibah.
264. al-Naqā : A sandy hill; a place name.
265. Qubā : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet.
266. Salmā : A feminine name; here possibly a poetic reference to a beloved or a place.
267. al-Ḥalīfah : A place name; possibly a location near Medina.
268. sūd wa-al-ḥumr : Black and red; an Arabic idiom meaning all people, regardless of race.
269. al-Juḥfah : A place near Mecca, one of the miqat stations for pilgrimage.
270. Ahl al-Ṣuffah : The People of the Bench; poor Companions who lived in the mosque of Medina and were devoted to learning from the Prophet.
271. Kadā' al-Thaniyyah : A mountain pass near Mecca; also a place associated with the Prophet's entry into Mecca.
272. Futūḥāt : Divine openings or spiritual unveilings granted to saints and prophets.
273. Umm al-Qurā : Mother of Cities; a title for Mecca.
274. al-Rīḥ wa al-Sarā : The wind and the night journey; possibly referring to the Prophet's night journey (Isrā') and his state of humility.
275. al-Ghabrā' wa al-Khaḍrā' : The earth (dusty) and the sky (green); a poetic expression for the world.
276. al-Ghawr : Lowland; a region in Arabia, often contrasted with Najd.
277. al-Shām : Greater Syria; the Levant.
278. al-Ṣabā : The east wind; a gentle breeze often associated with love poetry.
279. Najd : A central plateau in Arabia; also a beloved's abode in classical poetry.
280. al-Hawā al-‘Udhri : Chaste or platonic love; associated with the Banu 'Udhra tribe known for pure love.
281. al-Sulw : Forgetfulness or consolation; a state of being comforted after loss.
282. al-Khibā' : A tent or pavilion; often a symbol of the beloved's dwelling.
283. Dhū al-Arāk : A place near Mecca with arak trees; associated with the Prophet's journeys.
284. Ṭaybah : A name for Medina; meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
285. Hāshimī : Belonging to the Hashim clan of Quraysh; the Prophet's lineage.
286. al-Mi‘rāj : The Ascension; the Prophet's night journey to heaven.
287. Burāq : A mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey.
288. al-Masjid al-Aqṣā : The Farthest Mosque; in Jerusalem.
289. al-‘Arsh : The Throne of God; the highest celestial realm.
290. Qāba Qawsayn : The distance of two bows; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) indicating closeness to God.
291. al-Thaqalayn : The two weighty things; humans and jinn, or the two worlds.
292. al-Bayt al-‘Atīq : The Ancient House; the Kaaba in Mecca.
293. al-Wilāyah : Sainthood or spiritual authority; closeness to God.
294. al-Ṭawāf : Circumambulation around the Kaaba.
295. al-Multazam : The area between the Black Stone and the Kaaba door where supplications are made.
296. al-Mustalam : The kissed or touched; referring to the Black Stone.
297. al-Rukn al-Yamānī : The Yemeni Corner; the corner of the Kaaba facing Yemen.
298. al-Ḥajar al-As‘ad : The Blessed Stone; the Black Stone.
299. al-Maqām : The Station of Abraham; a stone near the Kaaba.
300. Labinat al-Tamām : The completing brick; a hadith metaphor for the Prophet as the seal of prophets.
301. al-Mīzāb : The water-spout of the Kaaba; a golden spout on the roof.
302. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
303. al-Ḍād : The letter ḍād; Arabic is called 'the language of Ḍād' for its unique sound.
304. al-Ṣafā wa al-Marwah : Two hills in Mecca between which pilgrims walk during Hajj and Umrah.
305. Quṭb : Pole or axis; a spiritual leader in Sufism.
306. al-Masjid al-Ḥarām : The Sacred Mosque in Mecca.
307. Qiblah : The direction of prayer; the Kaaba.
308. Bāb al-Raḥma : Gate of Mercy; one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
309. Bāb al-‘Alā : Gate of Exaltation; a gate of the Prophet's Mosque.
310. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; also a Quranic chapter (108).
311. Bāb al-Salām : Gate of Peace; a gate of the Prophet's Mosque.
312. Bāb Banī Shayba : Gate of Banu Shayba; a gate of the Kaaba.
313. Ṭayba : Another name for Medina.
314. Ahl al-Ḥuḍūr wa al-Ghayba : People of presence and absence; Sufi terms for those who are spiritually present with God or absent from worldly awareness.
315. Bāb al-Ṣafā : Gate of Safa; a gate of the Kaaba near the hill of Safa.
316. Bāb al-‘Abbās : Gate of al-Abbas; a gate of the Kaaba.
317. Abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism.
318. Awtād : Pegs; a rank of saints in Sufism.
319. Ajrās : Bells; a term for certain saints in Sufism.
320. Bāb ‘Alī : Gate of Ali; a gate of the Kaaba.
321. Bāb al-Ribāṭ : Gate of Ribat; a gate of the Prophet's Mosque.
322. Bāb al-Nadwa : Gate of al-Nadwa; a gate of the Kaaba.
323. Bāb al-‘Umra : Gate of Umra; a gate of the Prophet's Mosque.
324. Sharī‘a : Islamic law.
325. Sunna : The prophetic tradition.
326. Bāb al-Sabīka : Gate of the Ingot; a gate of the Prophet's Mosque.
327. al-‘Amūdayn al-Akhḍarayn : The two green pillars; located in the Prophet's Mosque.
328. al-Thaqalayn : The two weighty ones; refers to humans and jinn.
329. Lāt : A pre-Islamic goddess.
330. Ḥirā’ : The cave where the Prophet received the first revelation.
331. sakīna : Divine tranquility or peace that descends upon the heart, often associated with the presence of God.
332. ḥarbā’ : A type of colorful garment; here metaphorically referring to the Prophet's qualities that inspire awe or struggle.
333. anwār wa anwā’ : Lights and rains; metaphor for blessings and mercy.
334. ʿiṣma : Infallibility or protection from sin and error, a quality of prophets.
335. ahl al-shirk : People of polytheism; those who associate partners with God.
336. ʿulūm ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric knowledge granted directly by God, often associated with Sufism.
337. al-maqsūd : The intended or sought-after; a title for the Prophet as the ultimate goal of spiritual seeking.
338. ahl al-ṣidq wa al-taṣdīq : People of truthfulness and confirmation; refers to the early Muslims who believed in the Prophet.
339. ʿayn al-aʿyān : The eye of the eyes; a Sufi term for the essence or the most perfect manifestation.
340. al-Khayzurān : A place or person; possibly referring to a location associated with the Prophet's family.
341. masjid al-munawwar : The illuminated mosque; likely referring to the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina.
342. imtirā’ : Doubt or dispute; here emphasizing the certainty of the Prophet's message.
343. Maʿn, Ṣakhr, Ḥātim Ṭayy : Famous pre-Islamic Arab figures known for their generosity; the Prophet's generosity surpasses theirs.
344. Qubbat al-Waḥy : Dome of Revelation; a place where revelation descended upon the Prophet.
345. ghurra wa taḥjīl : Blaze (white mark on a horse's forehead) and white stockings (white on legs); metaphor for the Prophet's distinctive qualities.
346. ḥāshir al-umam : Gatherer of nations; a title for the Prophet who will gather all people on the Day of Judgment.
347. Masjid Ibrahim : The Mosque of Abraham, a reference to the Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Abraham) near the Kaaba in Mecca.
348. tabib : Physician; here used metaphorically for the Prophet Muhammad as a healer of spiritual ailments.
349. Masjid al-Bay'ah al-Ula : The Mosque of the First Allegiance, referring to the site in Mina where the first pledge of allegiance (Bay'at al-'Aqabah) took place.
350. Masjid al-Khayf : The Mosque of al-Khayf in Mina, where the Prophet prayed and delivered sermons during Hajj.
351. ramy al-jamarat : The ritual stoning of the three pillars (jamarat) in Mina during Hajj.
352. manhar al-dhabih : The place of sacrifice in Mina where animals are slaughtered during Hajj.
353. 'Arafat : The plain east of Mecca where pilgrims stand in prayer on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, a key rite of Hajj.
354. Muzdalifah : A location between 'Arafat and Mina where pilgrims spend the night after 'Arafat.
355. al-'ulum al-ladunniyyah : Divinely inspired knowledge, often associated with Sufi gnosis and direct spiritual insight.
356. Mina : A valley near Mecca where several Hajj rituals are performed, including stoning and sacrifice.
357. sahw wa fana' : Sobriety (sahw) and annihilation (fana') are Sufi terms for spiritual states: fana' is the dissolution of the self in God, and sahw is the return to awareness after that state.
358. al-Jar'a : A place name, possibly a valley or locality near Mecca.
359. Qaba' : A place near Medina, known for the Quba Mosque, the first mosque built in Islam.
360. Wadi al-'Aqiq : A valley near Medina, often mentioned in Arabic poetry for its beauty.
361. al-Rawha' : A place between Mecca and Medina, a station on the pilgrimage route.
362. al-Dahna' : A desert region in Arabia, known for its sand dunes.
363. Bi'r al-'Ala' : The well of al-'Ala', a location possibly in the vicinity of Medina.
364. Sal' : A mountain near Medina, mentioned in pre-Islamic and Islamic poetry.
365. Sa'd wa Layla : Sa'd and Layla are archetypal lovers in Arabic poetry, similar to Majnun and Layla.
366. al-Ka'bah : The Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.
367. Wadi al-Arak : A valley near Mecca, known for its arak trees (Salvadora persica), used for miswak.
368. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also a sura of the Quran, symbolizing abundant grace.
369. Najd : A region in Arabia, often associated with the beloved's homeland in classical poetry.
370. Hajir : A place name, possibly a valley or area in Arabia.
371. ban tree : A type of tree (willow or tamarisk) often mentioned in Arabic poetry for its slender branches.
372. bisham tree : A tree (Balsamodendron) known for its fragrant resin.
373. Night of Power : Laylat al-Qadr, the night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed.
374. Feast : Eid, the Islamic festival, here likely Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
375. two Qarinas : Possibly referring to the two angels (Raqib and Atid) who record deeds, or a dual concept; context suggests insignificance.
376. Trustworthy Spirit : The angel Gabriel (Jibril), known as the Trustworthy Spirit.
377. Rafraf of Light : A celestial carpet or veil of light used in the Prophet's ascension (Mi'raj).