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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions and grant them abundant peace. Praise be to Allah, who has made seeking the witnessing ¹ among the landmarks of the Sacred House of Allah a means for those who seek means, and travel to obtain its vision a symbol of the individuals who devote themselves to His overwhelming love, and refreshment with the breeze of Najd's east wind and the flash of its Tihama's lightning a life for the souls of the enamored and yearning, and standing at its open spaces and its sanctuaries a rest for those immersed in the seas of His overwhelming love, and likewise the sight of the station of His beloved, our master Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and his chambers, whose visitation is prepared to erase the crimes of the disobedient and sinners, and the kissing of the soil of his illuminated precincts, in which is the cure for the burning thirst of those who delight in the beauty of His Essence, the beloved lovers. To proceed: When I had finished mentioning the pilgrimage with its two divisions, the sensory and the spiritual, its rites and its places of abundant good and virtues, its stations and its well-known sites of noble qualities and characteristics, and what belongs to the Sacred House of Allah of veneration and exaltation, the answering of prayers at it and the means, and the etiquette of visiting the Eye of Mercy ² of our master Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), the master of the later and earlier ones, and the manner of sitting before him and seeking intercession through his rank, which is the greatest of acts of closeness and the key to the doors of hope for every seeker and petitioner, I appended to it clear prayers ³ comprising the enumeration of stages and stations, the crossing of deserts and wildernesses, and sojourning in sweet-watered places and watering holes, and following the traces of the Living ⁴ and seeking shade under litters and howdahs, and delighting in the mention of the 'Amiriyya ⁵ and the melodies of strings and the cooing of birds and camels, and conversing with the stars and the rising ones, and what befalls the yearning lover of ecstasy and infatuation and the shedding of tears upon the cheeks and withered roseate temples, and asking for the witnessing from the preceding stations and riding the steed of patience at the encounter of existence and sending messengers, and resting at noon in the shade of the araak ⁶ and the umm ghaylan ⁷ and the tamarisk and palm trees and the shammam ⁸ and the choicest of lands, and the ruins and the effaced traces, and traveling by night and questioning the inhabitants of cities and villages, and pouring out complaints and seeking blessing from the gatherings of the righteous and the leaders of assemblies, and placing the dust of the hooves of the camels and the mounts upon the crowns of heads and sleeping on sand dunes and pillowing on hard pebbles and rocks, and panicking at the beating of the drum and hearing the sound of the echo and the owl, and aiding the yearning one and the multiplicity of factors, and drinking the infusion of pools and cooling the sting of thirst with the opening of sighs and the heat of the killing summer winds, and hastening in seas of dust and the depths of valleys and the expanse of deserts and coasts, and dispelling worries by meeting companions and reuniting with beloved ones and brothers whose conversation is like festivals and seasons of approaching good deeds, and likewise asking for that witnessing from every angel brought near and every loving servant. Poem: Every moment from a beloved, its value is like a hundred pilgrimages. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to his beloved. I was before today bewildered, circling in the corners of existence, cast into the seas of thought amidst the waves of thoughts ⁹. And what was my desire never ceased to be present in my heart: the unveiling of the veil for my eye and the beginning of every path. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved. Allah gathered my scattered parts, and my joys followed one after another. So the beloved of my heart became the very essence of my self and my attributes. O my joy and my revival, O my cure and my life, after today I fear not any constriction of the path in love. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved. Indeed, the beloved of my heart has today become my portion, and He has manifested in His radiance to my sight from near. So witness the rising of my face to see the face of my beloved. Thus is union, otherwise, by Allah, it is not a pilgrimage. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved. I am occupied with my self from all beings. I have not ceased amidst the sound ones ¹⁰ in successive intoxications, absent from every 'when' in all presences ¹¹. I am of the lovers of a moment, in love the most truthful in utterance. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved. Fear not, O my companions, after this from my reproach. I am a beloved who has manifested and been unveiled without a veil, stripped, having no garment other than my clothes. He has awed us from every aspect; by Allah, He is more worthy. He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved. ¹² Indications of benefits and lights, and traces and sanctuaries and abodes, and lofty mountains and valleys and trees, and shammam and ghada ¹³ and 'adha ¹⁴ and 'arar ¹⁵, and stations and stopping places and camel-drivers and visitors, and regions honored by containing the limbs of the master of the pious and the ornament of the chosen messengers. May Allah bless him and his noble pure family, and his excellent discerning companions, and grant them abundant and precious peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the flash of the lightning of Hijaz and its clouds bear witness for me, and the garden of the Valley of Araak and its doves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the 'arar of Najd and its hidden places bear witness for me, and the lands of the Beloved and the pillars of His House and its supports. ¹⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the awakener of longing for Him and its determinations bear witness for me, and the seasons of joys of arrival to Him with blessing and happiness and its feasts.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his abundant glories and noble qualities, and the generosity of his right hand pouring down various kinds of good things upon those who seek them, its clouds and rain-bearing winds, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his honorable traces and landmarks, and the fragrant breezes of his grave ¹⁷ specially endowed with outpourings of mercy and its zephyrs, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his essential qualities and noble traits, and those who visit his noble station ¹⁸, both Arabs and non-Arabs, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the illuminated sites of his shrine ¹⁹ and those who attend it, and the one who kisses the edge of his Muhammadan carpet ²⁰ and those who adhere to it, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the custodian of his venerated house ²¹ and its servant, and every servant who has girded himself with the belt of piety and righteousness and whose turbans have tightened upon guidance and virtue, bear witness for me. Conclusion: O Allah, bless him and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose gains and foods are purified by his praises, and whose sins and crimes are forgiven through blessing him, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. His doves cooed on the most blessed ²² arák trees ²³, and his clouds poured down upon the sweet water of Ghawír ²⁴. And the Hijazi ²⁵ breeze traveled, harmonizing with the verdant ²⁶ from its threefold ²⁷ and its congruities. Then the cooing of its turtledove was answered with tears that poured over a ruined encampment whose landmarks had been effaced. The clouds of the sky dragged their trains over it, and its life-giving rain from the truth of the spring rain was piled up. Its lights laughed, and its flowers varied when their buds smiled. Its landmarks and its dwellings became unrecognizable, while its gifts and its understandings became known. O you who blame one who corresponds with him, the horizon ²⁸ turns away from the blame of a lover whose afflictions have made him ill. By your father, you have not been fair in your judgment of me, nor has love caused tears to flow in yearning. So may the cloud water the Hijaz ²⁹ with love, whenever it rains upon a land that shone from the light of Muhammad. And the ranks of glory have become elevated for whoever draws near to the banner of prophethood, the Seal of the Messengers ³⁰, who is a sword whose scabbard is on the neck of guidance. When he called the disbelievers with the white ³¹ swords that shone, the sun of his appearance erased the stars of polytheism, with a dense army whose dust fills the two horizons ³². The sun of prophethood from the locks of Hâshim ³³ and the sword of religion that never fails in any calamity. If he bestows on the day of generosity, he is a cloud; if he attacks on the day of battle, he is swords. And from the angels in the battles are his troops, and death is in the party of misguidance, his servant. And the white [swords] and the long spears are his shades on the day of battle, when souls are his determinations. That is the one before whom the camel prostrated, and the trunk [of the palm tree] yearned, and his clouds shaded him. And upon him the wild beasts greeted, just as milk flowed from the dry udder ³⁴. May Allah bless him as long as a flower flourishes and smiles in the green meadows, its blossoms. He is the one crowned with honor, and the one whose turbans have tightened upon vast generosity. Time became honored by him, so its pride became long, and its darkness and injustices became illuminated. And by Ahmad ³⁵ his innocence and his shirt became adorned, and the crown, the abundant pool ³⁶, and his seal ³⁷. And by him guidance became clear after its effacement, and his rising places became pure and his star shone. And the lamp of guidance shone through Muhammad, and the truth shone and its pillars stood firm. O you to whom belongs the Sacred House ³⁸ and its virtue, and his station ³⁹, the Hijr ⁴⁰, the Black Stone ⁴¹, and its seasons ⁴². And to him belong Safâ ⁴³ and the Hijr and the Stone that seeks, its wiper ⁴⁴, bliss and its congruities. What do you do with me? I have made myself your ransom, O you from whom both Arabs and non-Arabs seek hope. And upon you be Allah's blessings as long as the east wind blows with the winds of Najd ⁴⁵ or its breezes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the arrival of longing and its exposure, and the heart's joy at the mention of the Beloved and its expansion, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the tree of Sal‘ ⁴⁶ and its Talh ⁴⁷, and the fruits of the Arák valley ⁴⁸ and its Aqâh ⁴⁹, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the wrestling of the army of the passion of his chamber ⁵⁰ and its struggle, and the flash of the lightning of witnessing his station and its aspiration, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the evening drink of the wine of his love and its logs ⁵¹ and its morning drink, and the wine of his affection coursing in my innermost being before creation and its repose, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the east wind of Najd and its winds, and the solace of my heart through its blowing from the direction of Qubâ’ ⁵² and its joys, and the jewels of my speech adorned with his Ahmadian ⁵³ characteristics and its authentic [traditions], bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the chain of transmission of a hadith ⁵⁴ of generosity and its commentaries bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his guidance to the people of his love and his right guidance and virtue, and his compassion for his beloved ones and his pardon and forgiveness, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the seal of the composition of my rhymed prose with his name and its opening, and the manifestation of what I have concealed of love for him in my conscience and its clarity, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the night of union with him and its morning, and my longing to witness his grave, which whoever visits increases in goodness and completes his success, bear witness for me.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which one becomes among those around whom the cups of His eternal wine ⁵⁵ and goblets revolve, and whose branches and twigs are stirred by the breeze of His love, and who visits His goodly abode ⁵⁶ with body and soul, so that his awe subsides, his sorrows and griefs vanish, and his sins, misdeeds, and transgressions are forgiven through the blessing upon him, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ The lover in passion bears no blame ❖ To see a circle of tears and disgrace ❖ And when the lover fails to endure patiently ❖ How can he heed a clear admonition? ❖ May God preserve, in the valley, a campsite ❖ Whose covenant fate has allowed to be removed ❖ How often we desired the cup of passion mixed therein ❖ Many a serious matter lies in jest ❖ Is there a way to its effaced trace ❖ O drivers of the worn-out camels? ❖ We ask the abode about the beloved and we ❖ Water that campsite with copious tears ❖ What anguish have you seen after their departure ❖ Of lasting grief and fleeting patience? ❖ My loved ones, if you see the lightning of my ecstasy ❖ From a piercing east wind and a flashing bolt ❖ Then ask the lightning about the throbbing of my heart ❖ And the east wind about the wasting of my doomed body ❖ O people of the sanctuary, a call of a ❖ Longing one who has no escape from passionate love ❖ Long has he found sweet the tears, like a rose ❖ In your love, over every sweet and bitter ❖ A custom: for the ruins, longing is a ❖ Feast, from doves that sing in flocks ❖ Who will help a heart in the blaze of passion ❖ And a body in the wounds of weeping ❖ And a lover stirred by remembrance with ❖ Longing, so he is drunk, refreshed without wine ❖ And nights I spent in passion fulfilling ❖ A desire, while youth had full wings ❖ Riding in love a submissive mount of ❖ Endurance, dragging in passion the train of joy ❖ And the stars of hopes shone, until ❖ Gray hair startled their flock with dawn ⁵⁷ ❖ What journey did I praise without finding ❖ In it only regret and long disgrace ❖ And my loss on the Day of Resurrection, unless ❖ God forgives my slip and transgression ❖ I have not advanced any means therein except ❖ Love of the best of creation, the intercessor, the effacer ❖ Master of the worlds in this life and the ❖ Hereafter, the noblest of creation in highness and generosity ❖ Master of the cosmos, of heaven and earth, ❖ His secret between end and beginning ❖ Flower of the unseen, repository of revelation, enricher ❖ Of light, essence of the niche and the lamp Chosen of God from Quraysh of the valley ⁵⁸, Verses of noble traits, pole of high stations, First of the prophets in special nearness, Choicest of creation, highest of people in rank, From his birth in Mecca, it shone, And the fire of Persia ⁵⁹ died out and collapsed, From the heavens' patches, seven layers, And he drew near, two bow-lengths ⁶⁰ or nearer, From guidance of creation, among red and black, Who will grant refuge to mortals tomorrow, the Day of Recompense, Who to his Basin ⁶¹ and the shade of his Banner ⁶², Ahmad ⁶³, the chosen, a beloved, and how In his Gospels, the Messiah recited him, And for you is a proof and a true evidence, Indeed in the star and the plant are signs, Only our blessing upon him suffices, O my God, by the right of Ahmad, pardon And the last of the messengers sent with success, And the lamp of guidance and sun of salvation, From the villages of Caesar, all the palaces, From the builder of lights, all the regions, And the care of his Lord, a shining gift, Triumphant with the banner of highness in every endeavor, And he cleared the night of their cloud with dawn, Every sinner and obedient with transgression, People will seek refuge, between thirsty and radiant, Above the beloved's might, the aim of ambition, By his name and the Intimate ⁵⁷ on the tablets, In a hearing that came with them and the aspiration, They dazzled the inanimate and the spirits, And they are for success the ultimate opening, For sins I have committed, which are ugly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ⁶⁴ a blessing by which the witness of the flow of tears on my cheeks and their streams testifies for me, and thoughts that have made me just in love of his Muhammadan presence and its abandonment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the paleness of my body from the intensity of my longing for him and its emaciation testifies for me, and the changing color of my face like the chameleon ⁶⁵ when hearing his remembrances and its withering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the rising of the star of his passion in the sky of my thought and its setting testifies for me, and the comfort of my spirit when the news of the one coming from the land of Rama ⁶⁶ and his return is mentioned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the agitation of my longings when the times of Hajj and its seasons enter testifies for me, and the rising of my sighs when the crescent of the time of his visitation appears and his arrival draws near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the clamor of the pilgrims and their burdens testifies for me, and the sound of the camel-driver's chant and his drums. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the encampment of my passion's caravan at his illuminated sites and its settlement testifies for me, and its pitching at his noble places throughout the ages and its descent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his majestic locations and his landmarks and ruins testify for me, and the absence of my mind at the sight of his goodly signs and its bewilderment. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those whose noble origins and branches are honored by his blessed service, ⁶⁷ and who enter under his most protective shelter and upon whom the cloaks of his forbearance and its trains are drawn, 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, a blessing by which the caller of passion and its regrets testifies for me, and the blazing of the fire of longing in the core of the enamored one's entrails and his sighs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the pallor of the exhausted body and its sighs and tears testifies for me, and the pouring of the lover's tears on the cheeks and their drops. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the field of thought and its passing fancies testifies for me, and the witness of the Beloved's union and His presences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the witness of the flow of tears on my cheeks and their streams testifies for me, and thoughts that have made me just in love of his Muhammadan presence and its abandonment.

For him is his highest station and his chambers, and his illuminated lands and his honored places and his walls. So bless him, O Allah, and bless his family, a blessing by which one becomes among those whose blossoms have diffused in the gardens of existence, and by whose blessing of prayer upon him his sins are forgiven and his stumbles are rectified, 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, a blessing by which the night journey and the darkness and the travel in the seas of love and the phantom bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ⁶⁸ a blessing by which the light of morning and the brightness and the departure of the raven of night and the swimming bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the sacrifice of souls in His pleasure and the lifeblood, and the inhalation of the breezes of fragrant wafts from his pure land of good air and fragrance bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the concealment of the fire of longing in the core of the entrails and the blaze, and the love of the mounts of travel to him and the anointing of the eyes with the dust of their hooves and the dust bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the sand in the deserts of passion and the rhythm, and the proclamation of his rank in assemblies and gatherings, and the obsession with his remembrance and the constant utterance bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which everyone who ascended to the heaven of high stations and ascended, and followed the path of goodness and guidance in all his affairs and pursued it, bears witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every ascetic who renounced his family and his wealth and departed, and every lover who flew with the wing of longing to visit his shrine and ascended, bears witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his Ahmadine light, before which the angels and humans fell prostrate, and his stature that rivals the branches of the willow and the trunks of trees, bears witness for me. ⁶⁹ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his kohl-rimmed eye, whose beauty is radiant with intensity and whiteness, and his smooth cheek, which captivates minds and dazzles them at the glance, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his beautiful face, clothed with awe and dignity and modesty and shyness, and his noble mouth, which resembles the flash of lightning or the hailstones and the brilliance of pearls, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the form of his Muhammadan image, which surpassed all images, and his Mustafawian characteristics, praised in the verses and chapters, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the dissemination of hadiths on his virtues, with sound chain and effect, and his miracles, which are beyond counting and enumeration and the pouring of rain, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which it bears witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and bless his family, the shining stars, and his Companions, praised in books and biographies, a blessing by which You preserve us in the desert and the city, and by which You repel from us the evil of decree and destiny, and by which You give us of good things that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to any human heart, ⁷⁰ by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And Salma called and prepared for travel, the swift mount as a companion for sleeplessness. Leave sleep behind and the covering, the delights of the door at the height of dawn. And inhale the fragrance of lavender, perhaps with noble ones who found therein night conversation. And when you arrive at the Arabs of al-Liwa, ask them about the arrival and the precedence. Are they the sand dunes of al-Naqa from confusion, which the people of tents and mud houses pitched? Or have they descended at al-Munhanā, or in the valley of al-Ghawr are the nomads? And if you speak, ask about them: Are they the Arabs of al-Nakh‘ or the Arabs of Muḍar? If they are Muḍar, you have attained the wish and reached the goal; they are all the desire. So arise and take a sweet path to the sanctuary, and at Marj al-‘Arj seek out the news. Perhaps in the land of Najd they have pitched, or at the slope of al-‘Ālij the tribe has settled. And travel by night and urge the journey from Bāriq, and follow the trace at dawn. And at Baṭn al-Raqmatayn pass through to the two sides of Wādī al-Arāk, the well-known. For there a thigh of Quṣayy ibn Kilāb has settled and spread. And at Baṭḥān al-‘Aqīq, the Banū Hāshim have settled; their light shone and dazzled. From them the hills of Dhū Salam became radiant, so their pebbles became like pearls. And continue the journey and urge the noble mounts of the caravan to travel by night, for at dawn you will travel. And when you come to the dwellings, ask about the Banū al-Muṭṭalib, the sharp and renowned. Did they camp at Sal‘ or at Matāt, or at the edge of the valley of the tribe did they descend? And ask about the rising of the full moon that dazzled all minds and enchanted. He who is between the House and al-Ṣafā, birthplace, and al-Ḥajar, with the Corner of the Stone, and al-Muṣallā, and Ḥajūn, and Kudā, and Minā, and al-Khayf where the sacrifice is made. O what orbits of rising fortune, for which there is no second in existence to be awaited! He before whom the angels fell prostrate, and all the suns of the celestial sphere and the trees, ⁷¹ and for him the angels lined up when Ṭāhā unveiled the horizons and hastened. The veils of majesty ascend to the heights in the darkness and at dawn after it breaks. A branch from which his Lord was amazed, countless in limit and lessons. So he turned with joy, happy, and what no chosen one from the dust attained. And his light clothed the horizons with light, guiding the living, nomads and settled. And he established the religion with the sword, despite the enemy, after it had been obliterated. How many miracles he has that confounded everyone who stubbornly opposed the truth and fled!

Does he seek patience to abandon Him, while his passion for Him is hindered by divine decree and destiny? ⁷² Whenever I attempt to improvise towards Him, and I tie the knot with sin, it breaks apart. O my people, help me and lament for one who has never been deterred by evil deeds. He has no refuge or hope except the One who is vast in forbearance and forgiveness. Ahmad ⁷³, the Guide, the Intercessor, the Hoped-for, the refuge of creation when the star scatters. ⁷⁴ Whenever sin makes me despair, I say: "The Chosen One's name will lead me to Saqar?" ⁷⁵ Far be it from the Chosen One to break a covenant, while he is able to grant victory. So my resting place is his door, and he is the shelter, and my refuge on the day when one is pelted with sparks. ⁷⁶ And upon him be God's blessings eternally, as long as mornings and evenings follow one another. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the sleeplessness of eyes in love for him, the outpouring of tears, and the blazing fire of longing for him in the core of the innermost parts and ribs bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which a lightning flash appearing from the side of the lowland, and the fragrance of lavender of Najd ⁷⁷ and Tihama ⁷⁸, and a pleasant breeze by which the heart is infatuated and passionate bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the fresh branches of the myrtle, the palm trunks, and their places, which are the abodes and battlefields of lovers, and the sweet water of al-`Udhayb <sup>79</sup> and Bariq <sup>80</sup>, and the light of Rama <sup>81</sup>, which passionate longing has become enamored with, and gray hair in his heart restrains, bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which al-Shubayka <sup>82</sup> and al-Thaniyya <sup>83</sup> and the valley of Kada <sup>84</sup>, which are pastures for the thoughts of people of ecstasy and infatuation, and the inhabitants of those illuminated places and their green domes, whose fame is widespread and diffused in settled and desert areas, bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the pillars of his honored Kaaba <sup>85</sup> and the casting off of the veil and face-cover in love for her, and the constant mention of his beloved praise, by which hearts are delighted and ears take pleasure, bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which al-Zawra' <sup>86</sup> and al-Raqmatan <sup>87</sup> and al-Ajari` ⁸⁸, and the longing for those blessed places and sites bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the intended places for visiting him and the spring encampments, and the benefits gleaned from the jewels of his wisdoms and advantages bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the mosques filled with his remembrance and the monasteries, and the assemblies perfumed with blessings upon him and the congregations bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the people and the places of pain and the singing birds and the cooing doves bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the houses surrounded by his blessing and the streets, and the adorned beds in his chambers and the buildings bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the shining lights upon his grave and the radiant lights, and the angels and those who greet his tomb at every time and hour and rising bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his rulings clarifying the paths of his religion and the laws, and the expeditions supporting the elevation of his Muhammadan word and the armies and the vanguards bear witness for me. So bless him, O God, and his righteous luminous family, and his comprehensive motherly Companions, a blessing by which You save us from all terrors, afflictions, and storms, and by which You repel from us everything that comes between us and him of obstacles and barriers, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful. Is it a lightning flash appearing from the side of the lowland, shining, or have the veils been lifted from Salma's face? Did the firewood of al-Ghada ⁸⁹ shine, and Salma is in Dhu al-Qada ⁹⁰, or did she smile at what the tears told? Is it the fragrance of lavender that wafted, or the perfume of Hajir ⁹¹ in Umm al-Qura ⁹², or the lost scent of `Izza? <sup>93</sup> Oh, would that I knew: Is Salima staying in the valley of the sanctuary where the love-sick one is passionate? And does the thundering cloud pour down at La`la`? <sup>94</sup> And has a downpour from the rain clouds watered it? And does the water of al-`Udhayb and Hajir return, openly and secretly, while night spreads with dawn? And is the sandy plain of al-Wa`sa' <sup>95</sup> green with hillocks, and has the past life there returned? And in the hills of Najd, has it become clear, supported, the sandy mounds about what the innermost parts contain? And at the sand dune of Sal` ⁹⁶, does a love-sick one at Kazima ⁹⁷ draw out: "What is longing doing?" And do the fresh branches of the myrtle pluck its light, and are the salamat ⁹⁸ at al-Hazz ⁹⁹ ripe and juicy? And are the three of al-Jiz` <sup>100</sup> fruitful, and are the eyes of the vicissitudes of time returning from them? And are the chaste-eyed gazelles at `Alij ¹⁰¹ still in my familiar covenant, or is it lost? And are the gazelles of al-Raqmatan, our distant ones, staying there, or is there an obstacle? And are the young girls at al-Ghuwayr ¹⁰² showing me the spring encampments of grace—how excellent are those spring encampments! And is `Amir <sup>103</sup> after us the valley of `Amir, and will it one day gather the lovers? And O mother of Malik, is the House of God ¹⁰⁴ a stranger to them, while all my deeds are for them? And has the Iraqi caravan set out, heading north, and have the watering places led towards the tents? And have the she-camels danced at al-Ma'zimayn? ¹⁰⁵ And is there a crowding of the white tents there? And will I have a reunion at Jam` <sup>106</sup> of Mas`ud? ¹⁰⁷ And are the nights of al-Khayf ¹⁰⁸ ripe with life? And has Salma greeted the Stone ¹⁰⁹ with which is the covenant, and the fingers clasped around it? And has she suckled from the breast of Zamzam ¹¹⁰ a suckling, so may the suckling places never be deprived of her? Perhaps my companions in Mecca will cool down by mentioning Salima, what the innermost parts drag. And perhaps the nights that have passed will return to us one day, so that the hopeful will succeed, And the sorrowful will rejoice, the love-sick will live, the longing one will find comfort, and the listener will delight. Blessings and peace on the day when the one at Hamma ¹¹¹ from whose fingers water flowed.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the love of Layla al-‘Āmiriyya ¹¹² and her maternal uncle, and her surpassing beauty and loveliness, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the passion for visiting her and meeting her, and the imprint of her image in the eye of thought and its likeness, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the blazing of her fire in the heart and its kindling, and the permanence of her dwelling in the towers of passion and her journeys, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the vision of her apparition in sleep and her phantom, and her embroidered cloak and her bridal chamber, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the heart’s joy in her inhabited houses and their shades, and the drinking of her sweet, pure water and the nectar of her refreshing drink, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the solace of the goodly one with the grace of her stature and its symmetry, and the refreshment of thought with the mention of her virtues, her veneration, and her exaltation, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad (20) and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the landmarks of her abodes and their ruins, and her blessed dwellings and her family, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the exposure to her gifts and bestowals, and the blessing of her joyful ceremonies and the rising of her crescent, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the disclosure of passion for her and her state, and the heart’s turning towards visiting her and receiving her, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the immersion in the beauty of her radiance and her perfection, and the submission of the limbs to her commands and their compliance, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the multiplicity of her noble merits and qualities, and the request to let the eyelids roam over her beautiful plains and mountains, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the love of her boys and children, and the attendants of her chambers, her women and her men, bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You protect us from ingratitude for blessings and their removal, and preserve us by it from temporal calamities, the trial of earthquakes and their terrors, 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, (20) a blessing by which the brilliance of his Muhammadan lightning ¹¹³ and the path of his Aḥmadī ¹¹⁴ law, the most pure, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the sanctity of the most trustworthy and vast, and his sublime and most exalted station, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his prophetic sanctuary, the most beneficial, and his impregnable fortress, the most secure, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the House ¹¹⁵ and the four corners, and the fragrance of his worshipper’s scent and his most fragrant musk, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the monks of the mosques standing in the blackness of the grievous night, and the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths and the encompassing spheres and the rising stars, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the grazing beasts and the bowing elders, and those who bear the sciences of the Law and are nourished with the milk of the suckling revelation, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the servants of his noble tomb, the obedient and humble, and the amber of the musk of his fragrant garden and the birds of its melodious orchards, bear witness for me. So may Allah bless him and his family (21) a blessing by which we become among those who stood at his noble door and supplicated, and rubbed the protected white hair of their heads in his illuminated places and interceded, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O travelers to a city that drinks, ❖ Will you return? For the ear of my heart hears. O riders on swift camels, convey ❖ From me peace to Muhammad, which never ceases. If my heart were fortunate when you set out, ❖ It would not but hasten after that and follow. So longings shake it towards Muhammad, ❖ And longing in the wounded heart stirs it. O day when they arrived at the shore of Qubā’ ¹¹⁶, ❖ How excellent the arrival and how excellent that rising place! They looked at Medina and the palms surrounding it, ❖ They looked at al-Baqī‘ ¹¹⁷ and the light of Aḥmad shining. And I have been denied residence in Ṭayba ¹¹⁸, ❖ Would that my soul in Medina were departing! By Allah, ask for me those who visit the Chosen One, ❖ And circumambulate in those gardens and prostrate. For there, glad tidings of acceptance meet them, ❖ And their meeting on the Day of Resurrection benefits. Convey from me to the tomb of Muhammad ❖ My peace, and his light radiates. Every day a thousand thousand greetings, ❖ At evening and at the rising sun. Then blessings on the Prophet and his family, ❖ As long as thunder rumbles in the valley, echoing. Were it not for him, mountains and heaven would not have been created, ❖ Nor pilgrimage, nor any intercessor. May Allah bless him in His spheres, ❖ And the messengers all blessed him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which longing and love, and the abundance of amorous expression in his praise and chanting, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the heart and the inner self, and good opinion and perfection of belief, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (22) a blessing by which wakefulness and testimony, and good opinion and the folding of the innermost being upon love for him and the heart, bear witness for me.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the valley and the hill ¹¹⁹ and those noble places and lands bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the surrounded ¹²⁰ blessed sites and witnesses bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the ink and the inkwell ¹²¹ bear witness for me, and the drinking of the potion of longing and the cups of separation and distance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the weeping of the lover and the chanting of the camel-driver ¹²² bear witness for me, and the journey of yearning to him with wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the longing for him with souls and bodies and the turning to visit him with mount and provision bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the earnestness in his service and striving, and the reliance on him in attaining the goal and reaching the desired object bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which obedience to him and submission, and trust in him in all affairs ¹²³ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the hills and mountains, valleys and plateaus, and the Sind ¹²⁴ and Hind ¹²⁵ and Kurds ¹²⁶ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the dweller and the nomad ¹²⁷, and the inhabitants of villages, cities, and deserts bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the noble ones and the solitary ones ¹²⁸, the bells ¹²⁹, the substitutes ¹³⁰, and the pegs ¹³¹ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the pious and the ascetics, the distinguished ones ¹³², the elite, and the servants bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the people of righteousness, religion, and guidance, and the callers who guide to Allah in every quarter and assembly bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the people of seclusion and solitude, a blessing by which You set right for us spouses and children, and have mercy on our fathers and forefathers, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Su'ad ¹³³ pitched her tents in my heart before spilling my blood in the valley. Separation played with her and me, and for her and me is a story that branded my liver without a fire-stick. The paths of connection between us became rugged, so I became a worn-out mount of passion and distance. It was no excuse for one who stayed in Mecca not to tell me the story of Su'ad. She sent me her phantom from the Hijaz—how far between her land and mine! O this one, you have accustomed me to the pain of wasting disease, and I see you are not among the visitors. With what help can I visit you, after your abandonment has weakened the weakest of bodies? Stop the mount, even for a blink of an eye, at the hills of al-Muhassab ¹³⁴ or Mina, O driver! And repeat your story about the valleys of Mecca and about the group—are they departing or going? And a joy for the beholders appeared to us between a level market and horses. She caught the minds of the intelligent with the snares of passions, not with the snares of a hunter. And beauties whose vanguards appeared from the garments of perfection to resident and nomad. The companions lingered in her courtyard, but they lingered only on a liver among livers. The clouds poured down on al-Hatim ¹³⁵ and Zamzam ¹³⁶ and on the plains of an-Naqa ¹³⁷ and hills. The breeze carried a pleasant fragrance, and I inhaled a scent of ambergris and musk. A land whose regions rose high and were honored by Muhammad, the moon of perfection, the guide. A moon that erased the eye of misguidance with guidance and humiliated the people of transgression and heresy. A moon that shone light on the night of his birth—a portent for Mecca to Damascus or Baghdad. A moon by which the Lake of Sawah ¹³⁸ dried up, and wonders appeared on the night of his birth. A moon that protected the Hanif ¹³⁹ religion with his sword in the East and guarded the sword of every jihad. A moon that annihilated the polytheists with masters whose resolve was stamped from lions. A moon that watered the vast army with his hand—a river that quenched the thirst of every heart. He is the noblest of the two lineages ¹⁴⁰ in exalted glory, and the most deserving to rise above glories. He traversed the seven high heavens to the Throne, according to what is authentically transmitted. He is such that his Lord said to him: 'Ask for what you love, for you are the best of servants.' He is the best of those whom women have borne among sons, fathers, and forefathers. He is the master of the two worlds ¹⁴¹ and the two weighty ones ¹⁴²; there is no likeness to him in the lowlands or highlands. He is the most generous of the generous when the wind of munificence blows upon him, and the most bountiful of the bountiful. He is my treasure, my refuge, my hope, my support, my provision, and my pillar. He is Ahmad ¹⁴³, the gatherer of all praises, who quenches the thirsty with his Kawthar ¹⁴⁴. He will prostrate interceding under the leg of the Throne for creation when they are gathered to the appointed time. He is the one under whose banner's shade all creatures, the messengers, and the witnesses will seek shelter tomorrow. My master, take my hand, fulfill my needs, be kind to me, and respond when I call. And bestow upon me a prophetic breath that I may attain the utmost of my quest and desire. For you are the most protective of those to whom I have fled in both abodes—the abode of my stay and my return. And continuous generosities, kindnesses, favors, and gifts. And take care of its weak writer, and be for him a hand of support against every hostile army. And may Allah bless you, O banner of guidance, as long as the pouring rain falls in the regions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the tongue of state and speech and the witness of station and travel bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the beauty of the rising ¹⁴⁵ and the eloquence of the beginning ¹⁴⁶, the subtlety of the source ¹⁴⁷ and the proof of inference ¹⁴⁸ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the glance, the subtle, and the phantom, and intense longing, and the roaming of thought in the love of the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of the Messengers bear witness for me.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the present state and the final outcome bear witness for me, and the constant remembrance of Him in the morning and the evening and the late hours. ¹⁴⁹ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the ruins and the deserted traces bear witness for me, and the dwellings of the tribe and the paths of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the crossing of deserts in love of the master of women and men bears witness for me, and the sacrifice of soul and wealth in visiting him before the end of life and the arrival of death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the elders and the children bear witness for me, and the beloved and the clans, the sons and the families and the dependents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the free and the clients bear witness for me, and the weak and the poor and the needy and the beggars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the people of intimacy and boldness bear witness for me, and the masters of ecstatic utterances ¹⁵⁰ and spiritual attractions and states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the virtuous and the eminent bear witness for me, those who seclude themselves in the deserts and the mountain fortresses, and those who cut themselves off in retreats and those who remember Allah throughout the days and nights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the Malāmatiyya ¹⁵⁰ and the people of demolition bear witness for me, and those possessed of awe and veneration and exaltation, and the elite who dispose in the world of existence and those whose veins and joints have been permeated by Your love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every devotee and rememberer and reciter bears witness for me, and the one who brings near with his hand the ruins of the unseen and the keys of locks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the chant and the love poetry bear witness for me, and the subtle wisdoms and proverbs, and the excellent one in his prophetic praises and the beautification of his words, his rhymed prose without peer or likeness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the necklaces of pearls, and his Companions, the horsemen of battle and the noble heroes, a blessing that heals us from the disease of error and misguidance, and conveys us through it from Your pleasure and his pleasure to the utmost of goals and hopes, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * O Rūshā ¹⁵¹, the mind is bewildered when it * breaks the eyelid, You increase in terrors * Sweet is Your union, even Your turning away is more delightful * than honey for the sons of wealth * So I am the passionate lover, nay, in You is a meaning * and my infatuation tells You, not words * And the blood of the two cheeks in You is a witness * if you commit a testimony of words * A gazelle ¹⁵² hunted me with an arrow of glances * and shot me with a fracture in fetters * The bond of Your abandonment has worn me out, seriously * with union, and do not say fetters * How can I have companions of truth * or to whom do you intend, O rags? * Or a protector who protects the afflicted by his abandonment * or my sincerity to the Chosen One, O burdens? * The Chosen One, whose light is the radiance of the sun from him * and through him the crescent attains high ranks * Since he came to us, the radiance of happiness appeared * and right guidance poured forth for us with perfection * So he called us to that by which we were honored * and we rose through it to the height of exaltation ¹⁵¹ * Through him souls became clear in their guidance * after their blindness and the mixtures of misguidance * The scroll of victory, we have rolled it up, and were it not * for Ahmad, the path would be a path of ruin * Whoever is the most excellent of all creation * following him ascends the stations of perfection * So his election, and He adorned him with the ornaments of revelation * and granted him the banner of messengership * And showed him wonders that none before him * among the chosen messengers had seen * With dazzling miracles and signs * He bestowed upon him, supported with majesty * Revelation has incapacitated whoever seeks to imitate * and the eloquence of approach has vanished * O Prophet of guidance, your namesake is a descendant * of your namesake, your excellent friend ¹⁵³ * Harm has touched him, and the hoped-for when * a crisis of high prices befalls * A distress that has bewildered and deafened in hardship * none but you can relieve and dissolve * You are the ornament of destruction, O pearl of the universe * and you are the one prepared for terrors So by your two hands, which when * a lover is touched, he becomes in humiliation That you hasten to repel a calamity that has befallen us * which has stirred up passion with continuity We have no hand over it, nor anyone * of strength, nor any direction of mountains How many times have you repelled distress from one * who called upon you and attained the best of attainment O best of mankind, for a calamity that has distressed us * and worn us out with a cloud and a veil It has afflicted the house of the Prophet, seeking relief for it * from a confederate of passion, a wounded heart We are the ones who seek refuge and are oppressed, while * the matter is subject to reaction How can one be afflicted who seeks refuge in your sanctuary * and clings to your ropes And your inner self, then on a day of humiliation * and destruction, who has resolved with celebration And upon you all, and the mercy of Allah, as long as you ascend * the prayer of the Bestower And the peace of God, as long as a yearning one longs * and is infatuated with the veneration of Ṭayba ¹⁵⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ¹⁵² a blessing by which love and passion and ecstasy and infatuation bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the hills and the mounds bear witness for me, and the flowers and the buds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the sweet basil and the fragrant plants bear witness for me, and the myrtle and the blossoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the citron grass and the jasmine bear witness for me, and the tamarisk and the palm trees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the wormwood and the toothbrush tree bear witness for me, and the light and the dark nights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which Jerusalem and Hebron bear witness for me, and Shāma and Ṭufayl.

Yadhbul, Saghan, Abu Qubays, and Faran bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Aqiq, al-Ban, al-Khandaq, and Bath'an bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (30) a blessing for which the mountain pass of Mecca, 'Asfan, Dhu Tuwa, and the pass of al-Zamran bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Mina, 'Arafat, al-Mash'ar al-Haram ¹⁵⁵, and Muzdalifah bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Safh al-Muhassab ¹⁵⁶, the Cave of Hira', and al-Muqtab ¹⁵⁷ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Badr, Hunayn, al-Liwa' ¹⁵⁸, and al-Raqmatayn ¹⁵⁹ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-'Adhib, Bariq, al-Gharib, and al-Shariq bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Khayf ¹⁶⁰, the three 'Aqabats ¹⁶¹, the Mosque of Namirah, and those honored places bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Rabigh, al-Juhfah, Qarn, Yalamlam, and Dhu al-Hulayfah bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Najd, Tihamah, al-Abraqan ¹⁶², and Raqah bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (31) a blessing for which al-Musalla ¹⁶³, al-'Alam ¹⁶⁴, Gharib al-Naqa ¹⁶⁵, and Dhu Salam bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Uhud, Sal', al-Batha', and al-Jar' bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Kazimah, Idam, al-Ghada, al-Dal, and al-Salam bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Marwah, al-Safa, and the stations of the people of truth and loyalty bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which the House ¹⁶⁶, al-Multazam ¹⁶⁷, the Stone ¹⁶⁸, the watering place of pilgrims, and Zamzam bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Hijr ¹⁶⁹, the two Syrian corners ¹⁷⁰, the Sacred Mosque, and al-Shadharwan ¹⁷¹ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which the Yemeni Corner ¹⁷², al-Hatim ¹⁷³, Dhat 'Irq, al-Ji'ranah, and al-Sha'b bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (32) a blessing for which Bab al-Mu'alla ¹⁷⁴ and likewise Bab al-Shubaykah ¹⁷⁵ and likewise bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which the mountains of Mina and al-Ta'if, and the one who looks at the House and the one who circumambulates bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which al-Munhana ¹⁷⁶, Quba, the hills, the valleys, and the elevated grounds bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Taybah ¹⁷⁷, al-Baqi' ¹⁷⁸, al-Khawkhah al-Siddiqiyyah ¹⁷⁹, and al-Maqam ¹⁸⁰ bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing for which Bab al-Rahmah ¹⁸¹, Bab al-Salam ¹⁸², and Bab Jibril ¹⁸³ facing the visitation and greeting bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble leaders, and his companions, the discerning luminaries, a blessing that raises for us thereby the rank and station with You, and grants us thereby Your pleasure and his pleasure in the arenas of the Resurrection and the Abode of Peace, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. What is Badr? What is al-Safra'? What is Majir? What is Bir 'Asfan? What is al-Zahir? What are the villages of Najd and their inhabitants? What is al-Hima and the ever-circling shade? What are the fresh branches of al-Ban when the east wind dances over them? Were it not for you, I would not have adorned my happiness with them, O best of those whom the poet praises. O Opener of glory and its Seal, O First of the messengers and O Last, O encompassor of every perfection of creation, O Hidden of mercy, O Manifest (33), O ultimate goal, O beginning of grace and its end, O pure of character, O Manifest, O mercy of the believer, and for one who has turned away from the paths of guidance, You are the Overcomer. What are the sun and the moon and their light when your radiant face appears? What are the seas of the world and their waves, however much your dazzling beneficence overflows? Qualities of virtue have been gathered in you, which the skilled one is incapable of enumerating, even though they have spread among people, known to the secret and the open. Intercession from you encompasses all people, sought by the sleeping and the wakeful. Whoever dies believing in you has attained his desire, even if he was a sinner. For you forbid creation from their error with everything in which guidance is prevalent. Your brilliant call has spread, carried by the coming and going. If the mention of all the messengers is widespread, your mention is nothing but the proverbial example. You have encompassed each with what they were distinguished by, so you are the revolving sphere. Praise and thanks to you forever, how can it be, for you are the Praiser, the Thankful. The Gathering and what precedes it, indeed you are the Last and the Gatherer. And support whoever is established upon guidance, indeed you are the best Master and Helper. Your generosity has encompassed all people, how can it be, for it is complete and abundant. Sin, and perhaps I have done good, but it is rare. So what is effort and incapacity when the All-Knowing, All-Powerful does not forgive me? I have no one but Your grace to cover me, O Lord, when the cover is removed.

Or I praise the Chosen One ¹⁸⁴, my master, the most generous of those whom the visitor seeks. His praise is my treasure and my refuge when the treacherous betrayer betrays me. God will excuse me through him when no one among mankind excuses me. Whether the praisers ¹⁸⁵ bind or sit back from him, I am a blowing sorcerer ¹⁸⁶. Or those are your attributes, O my master, pearls, and I am a stringer and scatterer. The purest blessings, continuous, upon your most pure tomb, O Pure One. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the Garden ¹⁸⁷, the pulpit, the Prophetic Mosque, and the luminous tomb bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the two noble companions ¹⁸⁸, the two venerable viziers Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and Umar al-Faruq, Uthman the Modest, and Ali the Pure, the most pious, bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his noble Prophetic essence, his pure, holy, chosen soul, and the angels surrounding his illuminated tomb and his most famous station bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his magnificent sanctuary, his exalted, majestic rank, and his complete, most abundant portion bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his beautiful deed, his abundant gift, and the strong, mightiest flow of his secret ¹⁸⁹ bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his highest station, his protected, most secure sanctuary, and the pillar of his most glorious lineage bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his most fruitful goodness, his great, supreme rank, and the shining, most radiant star of his light bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his fragrant scent and the gardens of his fragrant, most abundant flowers bear witness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his most delightful remembrance, his most splendid brides, and the clear, most radiant mark of his forehead bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his sweetest source, his most sublime, exalted station, and his surpassing, most dazzling beauty bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his watered basin ¹⁹⁰, his Praiseworthy Station ¹⁹¹, and his beautiful green banner bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his sincere love, his straight path, and his illuminating, most luminous lamp bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his great character, his eternal might, and the purity of his origin and most pure progeny bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his luminous world, his merciful lineage, and the glad tidings of his acceptance and greatest pleasure bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his lordly state, his gnostic light, and the branch of the tree of his most resplendent glory bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his Quranic Book, his singular, unique sacred hadith ¹⁹², and the full moon of the sphere of his most luminous message bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his samadani ¹⁹³ opening, his hayyani ¹⁹⁴ unveiling, and his noble, most pure religion bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which his household, his wives, his offspring, his relatives, his clans, his family, and the trusted ones entrusted with conveying the blessings of those who pray upon him to his noble grave and purified body bear witness for me. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which You guide us to his straight path, his facilitated religion, and by which You bestow upon us the visitation of his Prophetic chamber and his illuminated station, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Excellent are my absent states in the Beloved: witnesses, and how many evidences I have for love of the Beloved! If his pleasure is sound for me, my lineage is sound to his overflowing grace, and the Truth is witness. So whoever hopes for the Pole ¹⁹⁵ of the Messengers, Muhammad, through him the goals are given to the possessors of lords. For the door of God's grace is only Muhammad, through him the goals are given to the possessors of lords. Muhammad, the Praised, Ahmad, the Praiser, and who is like him among people in praising God? A beloved to all existence, beloved; for him above the leg of the Throne ¹⁹⁶ praises endure. All beings have drawn near to Ahmad, and the stray ones are bound for him at the time of supplication. So Ahmad is the Sultan of all worlds; to him they have a settled ascent in intimacy. Through him the people of ranks ascend in the heights, and their stations with God become elevated. The life of the hearts of the knowers ¹⁹⁷ is his love; so blessed is a servant who loves Ahmad and finds. He has promised goodness to the people of his love, and by God, his promises have proven true. So the grace of the Messenger of God... ends at a measure known only to one who is a seeker. O Messenger of God, I am longing for you, and my heart is agitated by emotions. At your sweetest remembrance I incline with yearning, as a bird inclines in the open space, ecstatic. Be kind to a servant standing at your door; by your life, hardships do not turn him away from you. I have made you my preoccupation, thought, and mind; my praise is directed to your highest rank. Upon you be the blessings of God and all his family and companions, from whom benefits have come to us. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which ecstasy, passionate love, immersion in his love, and infatuation bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which longing for his visitation, yearning, sobbing, weeping, and groaning bear witness for me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which...

And al-Basīṭ ¹⁹⁸ and al-Madīd ¹⁹⁹ bear witness for me, as do al-Ghazal ²⁰⁰ and al-Nashīd ²⁰¹, and al-Wāfir ²⁰², and al-Basīṭ, and al-Madīd. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the near and the far bear witness for me, as do the masters ²⁰³ and the free men and the slaves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the one who is stopped ²⁰⁴ and the rightly guided bear witness for me, as do the intelligent and the dull. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, (38) a blessing that the shaykh ²⁰⁵ and the murīd ²⁰⁶ bear witness for me, as do the one cut off ²⁰⁷ and the unique. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the one who benefits and the one who gives benefit bear witness for me, as do the kind and the child and the grandchild. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the noble and the glorious bear witness for me, as do the thankful and the praiseworthy. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You have mercy on the deprived and the fortunate among us, and by which You send down upon us clouds of Your generosity and Your abundant goodness, 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 Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the rising and the setting ²⁰⁸ bear witness for me, as do the hidden and the drinker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the asker and the desirer bear witness for me, as do the one in need and the seeker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that my declaration and the one who goes bear witness for me, as do the almsgiver and the giver (39). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the priest and the monk bear witness for me, as do the vizier and the chamberlain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the pedestrian and the rider bear witness for me, as do the one who is tested ²⁰⁹ and the earner. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the present and the absent bear witness for me, as do the traveler. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the one who takes charge and the deputy bear witness for me, as do the one who returns to Allah and the repentant. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You save us from afflictions and calamities, and by which You suffice us against the evil of disasters and grievous misfortunes and calamities, 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 Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that Islam and faith and sincerity and certainty bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that remembrance ²¹⁰ and the call to prayer ²¹¹ bear witness for me, as do humans and jinn ²¹² (40). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the ḥadīth ²¹³ and the Qur’ān bear witness for me, as do the proof and the evidence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the beloved and the brothers bear witness for me, as do the relatives and the neighbors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that events and strangers bear witness for me, as do brothers and non-Arabs and offerings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that spirits and bodies bear witness for me, as do ages and times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that litters ²¹⁴ and camels ²¹⁵ bear witness for me, as do caravans and riders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that battalions and knights bear witness for me, as do heroes and the brave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that tamarisks ²¹⁶ and palm trees and ben trees ²¹⁷ bear witness for me, as do the ghada ²¹⁸ and the sarḥ ²¹⁹ and Umm Ghaylān ²²⁰ (41). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the far and the near bear witness for me, as do Mount Raḍwā ²²¹ and Lebanon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that joy and solace bear witness for me, as do passionate love and infatuation and bewilderment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that hardship and sorrows bear witness for me, as do the cups of yearning among the lovers and the people of this state. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the secret and the public bear witness for me, as do the support and the title. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the two fires ²²² and the two bears ²²³ bear witness for me, as do Jupiter and Venus and Saturn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that eloquence and clarity bear witness for me, as do fluency and the tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that the pen and the fingertip bear witness for me, as do rhetoric and explanation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing that those pure in bosoms and sleeves bear witness for me, as do his Companions purified from faults and stains (42). A blessing by which You purify from us the heart and the innermost being, and by which You lodge us in the highest station in the loftiest ʿIlliyyīn ²²⁴ and the paradises of gardens, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

Is it from the remembrance of the people of al-Bān and the bān trees ²²⁵, or from the remembrance of neighbors, neighbors? You have made your tears a permanent endowment ²²⁶ in their sockets, flowing down the cheek in torrents upon torrents. My state is like your state; I yearn, and if the breeze were to blow, it would greet me and revive me. Indeed, though the turtledove sings at dawn in the arāk ²²⁷ thicket, it makes me sorrowful and distracts me. And whenever the lightning of al-Ghawr ²²⁸ smiles, it stirs my griefs and my griefs. I stood by the encampment after the departing ones, and found nothing but wild beasts or traces of buildings. O abode that decay has inhabited, its inhabitants replaced by white oryx and gazelles among branches and sand dunes. How long was I chosen, and those who followed me, where the familiar haunts of my brothers and friends were! How often I yearn, like the yearning of she-camels, for Najd ²²⁹, and my eyelids help me with tears. No, by Him who set the mountains firmly, so that permanence is His and all else perishes, my night has not been prolonged by my night in al-Ghuwayr ²³⁰, nor does my heart desire the love of Nu‘m in Nu‘mān ²³¹, except that I am passionately attached to the best of creation from Mudar ²³², the master of both groups, Qaḥṭān and ‘Adnān ²³³. He is Allah’s guidance in the world and His chosen one from His creation; he is the guide of every perplexed one. By Allah, no female has borne or given birth to anyone like Aḥmad, from near or far. O companion, if you fear in the days a calamity from an oppressive tyrant or an unjust ruler, and you find among mortals no free man of generosity whose bounty is hoped for, nor forgiveness from the offender, then seek refuge in him in whose hand the pebbles glorified ²³⁴, and aim for the noble-natured, the one who is followed: Muḥammad, the master of the two worlds ²³⁵ and the two weighty ones ²³⁶, and the two groups of non-Arabs and Arabs. And hope for the virtue of his two companions ²³⁷, for they are the two masters, the glorious, the exalted. And trust in the rope of the martyr of the house ²³⁸ who follows them, the shaykh of generosity, ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān. Then attain the ultimate goal, Abū Ḥasan ²³⁹, and his two sons, and his two noble uncles. Imams by whom Allah has adorned existence, refined sons of Ghurbān ²⁴⁰. They are not two deceivers; they made me, by their favor, a Salmān ²⁴¹ among them after Salmān. And they honored the worth of my praise, for it is their nature, or they gave me glad tidings of good like Ḥassān ²⁴². Praise be to Allah, they are my pillar and my support, they are my life and my soul and my basil ²⁴³. O my master, O Messenger of Allah, O my hope, O my lord, O my refuge on the day I meet You! Grant me, by your rank, what I have presented of that, as a favor, and tip my balance with Your grace. And hear my supplication and remove what besieges me of calamities and a soul full of sorrows. For You are the nearest whose kindness is hoped for, though my abode and homelands are distant. And by You, O son of the Friend of Allah ²⁴⁴, on the morrow, I seek refuge from the evil of my slips and disobedience. Your abundant gift enfolds me and unfolds me with noble deeds, and the eye of kindness watches over me. And the rank of your face protects me and prevents me from the aggression of an envier or a gloating foe. And grant my side, honor me, and connect my lineage with mercy, dignities, and forgiveness. Let not Your eyes turn away from me with care for my self, my secret, and those whom Allah has made my guardians. And after that, may Allah bless you as long as the soul of the morning breeze embraces the tender branches of the athl ²⁴⁵ and the bān. And may it encompass your Companions and the noble Family with the radiance of a greeting from Him that guides every pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the lands and the spiritual meaning bear witness for me, and his illuminated places and his most exalted station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the utterance and the meaning, the composition and the structure bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the rhyme and the paronomasia, the inclusion and the quotation bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the equality and the analogy, the appeal and the entreaty bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the brevity and the prolixity, the antithesis and the amplification bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the eloquence and the courtesies, the nearness and the approach bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble, excellent family, and his Companions who act according to the requirements of the Sunna and the Book, a blessing that opens doors for us, facilitates means for us, and brings us near to You in proximity and a good return, 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 Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the caller of love bears witness for me in its conclusion and its beginnings, and the guide of souls to the path of happiness and its guide. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the soul’s refreshment through the mention of the ‘Āmiriyya ²⁴⁶ and the descent into its valley, and the urging of the mounts of journey to its delightful stations, and the chant of its driver bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the longing for the shedding of tears in its shade and the life of its caller, and the yearning for its pure land and the response to its caller bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the master of nations, its present and its desert, and the bride of the Abode of Peace ²⁴⁷, the opener of its doors and the bestower of its favors, bears witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the generosity of his right hand bears witness for me; if he were to point it at the clouds, their torrents and rains would pour down, or at a dry land, its places would become green and its dry areas would flourish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which my words of his prophetic praises and the mastery of their meanings, and the request for intercession through them from him who clarified the landmarks of the Sharia and strengthened its foundations, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the landmarks of those honored places and their dwellings, and the echoing of the melodies of their beautiful birds and their songs, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, a blessing by which the inhabitant of those illuminated lands, its far and near, and its chambers, blessed in both worlds is he who approaches them with love and draws near, bear witness for me.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ²⁴⁸. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that grants us the forerunners of happiness and its guides, and preserves us through it from the obstacles of the days that prevent reaching his illuminated tomb ²⁴⁹ and its calamities, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The distant lands have parted from the firmest handhold ²⁵⁰, and they have inhaled the scent of Najd ²⁵¹ in its deserts. The Najdi east wind has urged its caller, and they set off, with longing as their driver and guide. They yearned, and you, for the abode of Taybah ²⁵², in ecstasy, as if in Taybah there is a voice calling them. The winds of Syria ²⁵³ have refreshed them, evening and morning, quenching the thirst of the parched. They have not ceased wading through the dust of the earth towards the gardens in which is the light of guidance. Muhammad, the master of masters from Mudar ²⁵⁴, the best of creation, near and far. A full moon that traveled above the layers of heaven until it reached the heights of the exalted and its giver. The messengers testify to his great virtue, for he was their guide, caller, and leader. He attained what no one before him attained, on a night whose journey was blessed for its traveler. He came to lighten the burdens of his community, heavy as they were, and to intercede honorably for its sinners. His mounts stayed overnight at al-Aqsa Mosque ²⁵⁵, traveling to the Throne ²⁵⁶, not out of pride or vanity. Light preceded him from every direction, and the veils were raised by the decrees of their Creator. When he saw the greatest sign ²⁵⁷ and reached the hidden secrets of Allah's unseen, the holy precincts of Allah shone brightly with his light, as they longed to be near him. The Tablet ²⁵⁸, the Throne, and the Footstool ²⁵⁹ boasted only of Ahmad when he passed above them. That is he who, if the clouds envied his hand, they would not cease, neither their morning nor evening. And if he walked in barren lands, the rain would pour and its sides would turn green. O chosen one of Allah, O highest of mankind in honor, O seal of the messengers, O highest of their masters. O giver of wealth and deeds, you possess a hand from which the hands of all creatures are moistened. O possessor of overflowing generosity, from his yearning, he called you from a land whose distances are far. When the pages of my sins became blackened, I made your praise, O my master, their eraser. I dictated them in you, O unique one of existence, as an expiation for sins whose recompense is recorded. So be kind to a soul that desires bounty from You, and be its protector from the assault of deceit and misfortune. It lived by Your grace in security and abundance, and You are its sufficer from the trials of both worlds. May Allah bless you whenever He bestows, O my master, as long as a reciter recites the verses. And include your Companions, O son of the pure ones, and those who follow you, facing this world and what is in it. And may rain shower the land that contains you, as long as the doves coo and sing in its surroundings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the valley of Qaranful ²⁶⁰, the Cave of Hira ²⁶¹, the doves, and the dwellings of Salma ²⁶² watered by the flowing rains and clouds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the campsites, the traces, and the landmarks, and the fragrant breezes of the land of Hijaz ²⁶³ and its scents, surrounded by blessings and peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the longing to visit the master of messengers, the one of high rank and stations. O Allah, and the possessor of the majestic station, the dazzling miracles, and the wonders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by his noble tomb ²⁶⁴, his illuminated domes, his lofty station, and his pure and purified chambers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the souls yearning to see him, the essences, the heaven specific to his essence, attributes, and modesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the languages heard in his presence and the voices, the living who are exposed to the outpourings of his mercy, and the dead. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by seeking intercession through his rank, the means, and the supplications, the emigration to him, and the absorption in his remembrance in solitude and in gatherings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the attractions through his existence and the ecstatic utterances, the breezes coming from his presence and the spiritual effusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the gifts bestowed from his grace and the perfections, the proofs shining from the glow of his lightning and the indications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the biographies that tell of his virtues and the sayings, the traces that indicate his prophethood and the signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the reports received from the jewels of his revelation and the compositions, the inspirations facilitated by his success and support, and the inspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the notables who uphold his law and the secrets, the ministers who preserve his limits and covenants, and the governors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the heroes who support his religion and the perfections, the knights who fight for his Sunnah with swords, lances, and archers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the virtuous who follow his conduct and the guides, the mounts heading to visit his noble station and the camel drivers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing witnessed for me by the yearning of the lovers and the longing, the tears of the eyes and the flowing, the burning of hearts and the embers, the sighs of the chests and the groans, the secrets of the souls and the innermost thoughts, the lights of the hearts and the illuminations, the breezes of the spirits and the fragrances, the breaths of the breaths and the exhalations, the movements of the limbs and the stillness, the words of the tongues and the utterances, the thoughts of the minds and the reflections, the visions of the eyes and the sights, the sounds of the ears and the hearings, the touches of the hands and the caresses, the steps of the feet and the journeys, the aspirations of the hopes and the desires, the gifts of the bounties and the favors, the showers of the clouds and the rains, the blossoms of the gardens and the flowers, the songs of the birds and the melodies, the flowing of the rivers and the streams, the shining of the moons and the stars, the rising of the suns and the dawns, the setting of the suns and the dusks, the alternation of nights and days, the succession of months and years, the passage of ages and times, the duration of eternity and perpetuity, the continuation of existence and subsistence, the permanence of the kingdom and sovereignty, the majesty of the Lord and His glory, the oneness of the Eternal and His uniqueness, the holiness of the Holy and His purity, the mercy of the Merciful and His compassion, the generosity of the Generous and His munificence, the forgiveness of the Forgiving and His pardon, the bounty of the Bountiful and His favor, the grace of the Gracious and His kindness, the goodness of the Good and His beneficence, the beauty of the Beautiful and His loveliness, the perfection of the Perfect and His completeness, the majesty of the Majestic and His grandeur, the splendor of the Splendid and His radiance, the light of the Light and His illumination, the guidance of the Guide and His direction, the truth of the Truth and His reality, the life of the Living and His vitality, the power of the Powerful and His might, the will of the Willing and His determination, the knowledge of the Knowing and His wisdom, the speech of the Speaking and His words, the hearing of the Hearing and His audition, the sight of the Seeing and His vision, the justice of the Just and His equity, the wisdom of the Wise and His judgment, the mercy of the Merciful and His compassion, the forgiveness of the Forgiving and His pardon, the bounty of the Bountiful and His favor, the grace of the Gracious and His kindness, the goodness of the Good and His beneficence, the beauty of the Beautiful and His loveliness, the perfection of the Perfect and His completeness, the majesty of the Majestic and His grandeur, the splendor of the Splendid and His radiance, the light of the Light and His illumination, the guidance of the Guide and His direction, the truth of the Truth and His reality, the life of the Living and His vitality, the power of the Powerful and His might, the will of the Willing and His determination, the knowledge of the Knowing and His wisdom, the speech of the Speaking and His words, the hearing of the Hearing and His audition, the sight of the Seeing and His vision, the justice of the Just and His equity, the wisdom of the Wise and His judgment, the mercy of the Merciful and His compassion, the forgiveness of the Forgiving and His pardon, the bounty of the Bountiful and His favor, the grace of the Gracious and His kindness, the goodness of the Good and His beneficence, the beauty of the Beautiful and His loveliness, the perfection of the Perfect and His completeness, the majesty of the Majestic and His grandeur, the splendor of the Splendid and His radiance, the light of the Light and His illumination, the guidance of the Guide and His direction, the truth of the Truth and His reality, the life of the Living and His vitality, the power of the Powerful and His might, the will of the Willing and His determination, the knowledge of the Knowing and His wisdom, the speech of the Speaking and His words, the hearing of the Hearing and His audition, the sight of the Seeing and His vision, the justice of the Just and His equity, the wisdom of the Wise and His judgment.

The questioners standing at His door, the hopeful and the needy, and the loving friends therein and in the morning, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the upright and the judges, and the imams who guide to Allah and the callers, bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the luminous stars, and his companions, pure in hearts and selves, a blessing by which You forgive us all sins and misdeeds, and by which You make us reach the utmost goals of all good things in life and after death, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. At al-Abraq al-Fard ²⁶⁵ are ancient shades ❖ for the family of Hind, which the clouds have effaced. And a playground where the gusts of wind played ❖ as if they never stayed nor spent the night there. The strange knowledge ²⁶⁶ from Idam ²⁶⁷ has become unrecognizable ❖ and the scattered groups after the departure of the caravan have become desolate. If you wish for the heart's distractions with them ❖ then from the beloveds of my heart, O hidden ones. In it are doves of the willow valley; your cooing in ❖ the shade of the arák ²⁶⁸ trees has distressed me, O doves. And O athilát ²⁶⁹ of Najd, you never played at forenoon ❖ except that you played with my heart, O little athilát. The shuhád ²⁷⁰ has stirred the burning of my heart when ❖ the Najdi east winds blow with their fragrance. So how is the state of a stranger in a foreign land ❖ who has yearnings and groans toward Syria? He sends greetings from my Niyábat ²⁷¹ with a meadow ❖ to a Prophet whose gifts are abundant. Muhammad, the master of creation, whose light filled ❖ the seven earths and heavens. From me, peace be upon the grave where ❖ highness has settled and where the ultimate ends have terminated. And the side of Taybah ²⁷² is a place where ❖ the flowers of gardens shine and the basamát ²⁷³ become green. A land exalted by the Messenger of Allah, the noblest of ❖ those by whom fathers and mothers are honored. When will I see the light from the lights of his dome? ❖ When will glad tidings from him reach me? For if I yearn for the grave of the son of Aminah ²⁷⁴, ❖ he is the one with whom the messages were sealed. That is the Beloved whose kindness and goodness ❖ all creatures, living and dead, hope for. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the living and the land, and the inhabitants of Najd and what has multiplied in those dear regions and the child, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that everyone who has devoted himself to worship in his noble mosques and worshipped, and who has secluded himself in their lofty prayer niches and bowed and prostrated, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that everyone who has come to his venerated station and arrived, and who has devoted himself to the service of his honored shrine and isolated himself, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that everyone who has firmly resolved on love for him in the core of his heart and concluded, and who has sought refuge in his sanctuary and leaned on his mighty pillar, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the spirit absent in his love and the body, and the thought that molds his praises and eternity, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the annihilation of the body in his service and patience and endurance, and the wasting away from the dissection of the heart by the burning of passion and grief, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that success in obeying his commands and rectitude, and speaking of his authentic virtues with sound transmission and chain, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the poles ²⁷⁵ who are enraptured by his love and the pillars ²⁷⁶, bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that... So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You have mercy on our father and child, and by which You make us among those who fulfilled their covenant and accomplished what they promised, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is the best of the masters of mankind, of Mudar ²⁷⁷; whoever seeks his protection gains invincible honor. The heavens and the earths bear witness to him ❖ with countless miracles and signs. Far beyond sand and rain and the number of plants and the waves of the sea and foam. How often I yearn for that Beloved from ❖ my distance, and my comfort is the companion of passion and sleeplessness. I entrust to the Lord my greeting to him when ❖ the journey takes them away from me and from a land. How many a gathering between us has become erased ❖ and how many leagues uncounted and how many cold places. Homes in the lands of Syria, may your hands never be dusty; ❖ a merchant who profits by praising the Chosen One ²⁷⁸. And greet the visitors and do not ❖ place a weak trust... He returned to him a greeting without end ❖ like the sands of 'Álij ²⁷⁹ multiplied, and add and add. And say to the most honorable of Allah's creation in rank, ❖ and who has attained glory without denial: What do you do, O sun of prophethood, with one who ❖ has become from longing in distress? So protect the side of a fallen one with no helper, ❖ whose visitation is distant, a stranger in a foreign land. An ally of your love, weak in patience, waiting ❖ for a raid from you, O my support and my arm. A prisoner of my sin and slip, with no deed ❖ by which I hope for salvation, if you do not grant it. The days of my time have struck my staff, it is broken; ❖ I am stripped of those who dared to eternity. My patience has narrowed for abominable states ❖ that are too great for me to complain to anyone. My time has not ceased to envy me for blessings, ❖ and the free man, as long as he lives, is not free from envy. How many seekers in this world I count for them ❖ Your good care of me despite the scarcity of support. So accept, by Your grace, my humiliation and excuse, ❖ and strengthen my weakness with abundant, flowing grace. And look at me with a compassionate eye from You, ❖ and take charge of my state, and be kind to me, and rise and promise. And untie the knot of my distress, O Muhammad, from ❖ a worry that is continuous in the heart's thoughts. I hope from You in the throes of death that You bear witness for me, ❖ so that the terrors become easy when they are in ascent. And if I descend into a grave with no companion, ❖ then be the companion of a lonely one therein, isolated. Until when the dead are raised on the morrow ❖ and every soul sees what it has sent ahead for tomorrow, And the Truth judges and the limbs bear witness, ❖ and the Fire on that day for the tyrant is in pillars, Then be my guide with good tidings from You to ❖ the banner of praise ²⁸⁰ tied in the shade of the Throne. Say: You are the one who raised what was from You, so pass ❖ over the bridge ²⁸¹ and this is our pool ²⁸², so drink.

And be my companion in the Abode of Peace ²⁸³ when we are in a seat of truth ²⁸⁴, neighbors of the Eternal ²⁸⁵. We never encountered a disliked thing we struggled with except we leaned on a firm pillar from you. And we never traveled a path hoping for you except we found you lying in wait for those who hope. May God bless you, O Muhammad, as long as the melodies of the patient, warbling one vary. A greeting like the rays of the sun, pure, encompassing the flowing time unto eternity. Its fragrance is spread over the Family and the Wives, and the Companions, from the breezes of musk every time.

And enter it through the Gate of Peace (Bāb al-Salām) and greet him ❖ At the place of the worn garment (al-makhlaq), if there is ease (taysār). Then stand facing the grave (al-ḍarīḥ) ❖ At that time, your back will be towards the qiblah (Qiblah). Greet the Chosen One (al-Mukhtār) with the best of greetings ❖ And upon his companion (ḍajī‘ihī), may you be ransomed, a symbol (shi‘ār). Set down the burdens of sin towards his sanctuary ❖ For his sanctuary is a refuge (jiwār) for the sinners. Cling to him and pitch your tents at his side ❖ For with you is what you desire and what you choose. Rejoice in what you have been granted of a stand ❖ At the Messenger, and by it destinies (aqdār) have been fulfilled. And thank your Lord (Mawlāk) who has bestowed it upon you ❖ For He is the Appreciative (al-Shakūr) to those who acknowledge Him. Make your beloved Ahmad, the best of creation (Khayr al-Warā) ❖ A protection (ḥirz) so that the Fire (al-Nār) may be kept far from your sanctuary. Make him an intermediary (wāsiṭah) for every hope ❖ For by his rank (jāhihī), how many stores (adkhār) have been accepted! Fill your heart and innermost being (al-ḥashā) with love for him ❖ For his affection (widāduhū) is the elixir (al-iksīr) and the blossom (al-bizhār). O Master of the Messengers (Sayyid al-Arsāl), this is your servant ❖ He has come to you, and on his back are burdens (awzār). So intercede for him until he sees, as one repentant (tawbah) ❖ Whose text (al-matn) and traditions (al-āthār) have been verified. And turn towards him with your closeness and affection ❖ So that through you he may gain insight (istibṣār). May Allah, whose majesty is exalted, bless you ❖ O you to whose call the trees (al-ashjār) responded. Then peace be upon you as long as the east wind (ṣabā) blows ❖ And the birds (aṭyār) warble in their thickets (aykihā). And upon the Family (Āl), the Companions (al-Aṣḥāb), and the Followers (al-Atbā‘) as long as ❖ A passionate lover (ṣabb) is stirred by remembrance (tadhkār). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad (59) a blessing by which the heaven of thought and reflection (al-fikr wa al-i‘tibār) bears witness for me, and the angels who glorify their Lord at evening and dawn (al-‘ashiyy wa al-ibkār). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the divers (al-ghawwāṣūn) upon the hidden secrets (ghawāmiḍ al-asrār) bear witness for me, and the spirits entrusted with delivering messages to the people of means (ahl al-wasā’il) in all directions and regions (al-jihāt wa al-aqṭār). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the east wind (al-ṣabā), the south wind (al-janūb), the mansions (al-manāzil), the clans of the abodes (‘ashā’ir al-diyār), and the angels entrusted with kindling love in the hearts of those yearning (al-shā’iqīn) to visit the Master of the Righteous (Sayyid al-Abrār) and the Ornament of the Chosen Messengers (Zayn al-Mursalīn al-Akhyār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad a blessing by which the ambassadors (al-sufarā’) who guard hearts that incline at night to love other than Him from the embellishments of the world (zakhārif al-dunyā) and its goods coupled with worries and troubles (al-humūm wa al-akdār), and the recording angels (al-malā’ikah al-kātibūn) of good and evil, and those entrusted with protecting man from afflictions (al-āfāt) and nocturnal and diurnal calamities (ṭawāriq al-layl wa al-nahār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the noble ones (al-nujabā’) and the excellent experts (al-jahābidhah al-akhyār), and the wandering spheres (al-aflāk al-sayyāḥūn) in the encompassing orbits (al-adwār al-muḥīṭah) and all directions and regions (al-jihāt wa al-aqṭār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad (60) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad (60) a blessing by which the downpour of His love (ghayth maḥabbatiḥī), the pouring rain (al-hāmī al-midrār), and the pure drink of His wine (sharāb mudāmihī), free of froth and dregs (al-khabāb wa al-‘iqār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the tearing of veils (hatk al-astār) in His love, the casting off of restraint (khal‘ al-‘idhār), and the seeking of arrival at His places (biqā‘ihī) filled with openings (al-futūḥāt), gifts (al-mawāhib), and secrets (al-asrār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the turning (al-tawajjuh) towards His pure places (amākinihī al-ṭayyibah), the traditions (al-aḥādīth) and reports (al-āthār), and the exaltation of His noble rank (qadrihī al-sharīf) through the initiation of rhymes (ibtikār al-asjā‘) and the rhymes of poems (qawāfī al-ash‘ār) bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which His gardens (basātīnuhū), with ripe trees (al-ashjār) and fruits (al-thimār), and His courtyards (‘arāṣatuhū), fragrant with breezes (al-nawāsim) and flowers (al-azhār), bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad a blessing by which the Emigrants (al-Muhājirūn), the Helpers (al-Anṣār), the inhabitants of villages (al-qurā), rains (al-amṭār), islands (al-jazā’ir), and seas (al-biḥār) bear witness for me. Section: O Allah, upon him and upon his noble, pure family (Ālihī al-ajillah al-aṭhār) and his righteous, excellent Companions (ṣaḥābatihī al-bararah al-akhyār), a blessing by which You suffice us against the evil of the wicked (sharr al-ashrār) and the plot of the immoral (kayd al-fujjār), and by which You forgive us what we have borne of great sins (al-khaṭāyā) and burdens (al-awzār), by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful (Yā Arḥam al-Rāḥimīn), O Lord of the worlds (Yā Rabb al-‘Ālamīn). The stranger wept for the loss of home and neighbor * Indeed, the stranger’s flowing tears are abundant. Did the caravan not depart when they said, “Departure is tomorrow”? * Or is his affair the flash of lightning (al-bār) and the traveler (al-sār)? (61) Or did he await a fire kindled in the sanctuary? * O fire, nothing else dispelled by fire. The breeze blew with Yemeni fragrances * Guiding to Syria (al-Shām) the spirit of that abode. So he spent the night with his limbs paralyzed * Bewildered, striking fifths with tenths (akhmasan bi a‘shār). The carefree ones around me slept, unaware * That I am sleepless in my passion and remembrance (tadhkārī). And I melted in longing for a land with desire * Alas, how far between my homelands (awṭānī) and my goals (awṭārī)! O you who are pleased with closeness, we find the count of the pleased * Perhaps my visitors (‘awādī) and guests (zuwārī) will return. For I have granted the gazelles of the sweet water (al-‘adhīb) and in * I did not demand vengeance (thār) from the eyes of the spring (‘uyūn al-‘ayn). Were it not for the separation of the group and those who alight by * The decree of passion, my tears would not have whispered secrets (asrārī). For they have divided my heart, a intention that appeared * Divided between highlands (anjād) and lowlands (aghwār). O you who travel from Syria (Shām) to Yemen (Yaman) * Relying on crossing terrors (ahwāl) and dangers (akhtār), Greet the Chosen One (al-Muṣṭafā), the elect of Muḍar * The best of mankind (Khayr al-Anām) and the purest of them before the Creator (al-Bār), Muḥammad, the call of the Messengers to * Arabs and non-Arabs, Bedouins and settled peoples, The depository of beauty (al-ḥusn) and beneficence (al-iḥsān), possessing generosity * More bountiful with good than the spirit of the east wind (rawḥ al-ṣabā) that passes, Whose name encompasses all praises from * Every muddy place (muwaḥḥal) and favor (ifḍāl) and traces (āthār). May the downpour of rain greet you, O radiant Medina (Ṭayyibah al-Gharrā’) * Pouring forth in a continuous, abundant shower (midrār), Where prophethood (al-nubuwwah) and the kinds of its pavilion (surādiqihā) * Are upon gardens of paradises (jinān) full of lights (anwār). Allah is Greatest (Allāhu Akbar)! This is the Unique of Majesty (Fard al-Jalālah), this is This is the Splendor of the Cosmos (Bahjat al-Kawn), this is the Secret of Guidance (Sirr al-Hidāyah), this is * The Spirit of Existence (Rūḥ al-Wujūd), the Chosen One (Muṣṭafā), the best of the elect (Khayr Mukhtār). The Gospel of Jesus (Injīl ‘Īsā) with the Torah (al-Tawriyah) gave us glad tidings * Of his mission, supported by Ka‘b of the rabbis (Ka‘b Aḥbār). And how many signs of prophethood (alāmāt al-nubuwwah) does he have * In authentic compilations (muṣannafāt ṣaḥīḥah) and traditions (āthār), Like a sick person (mar’ marīḍ) and the flow of water from his hand * And the taming of fleeing gazelles (ghizlān) and birds (aṭyār), And the speech of a lizard (ḍabb), the spider’s web (nasj al-‘ankabūt), just as * The pigeon laid eggs (bāḍa al-ḥamām), and the second of two in the cave (al-ghār), And the limb (al-‘uḍw) spoke to him, the trunk (al-jidh‘) groaned, and in * Its meaning, the greeting of stones (aḥjār) and trees (ashjār), (62) And the cloud (al-ghaym) shaded him, the moon (al-badr) was split for him * And the dew (al-nadī) overflowed, pouring from him in abundance (midrār). And how many honors does the Most Noble of Allah’s Messengers (Ashraf Rusul Allāh) have * That creation has not attained a tenth of a tenth (‘ushr mi‘shār) thereof!

O Savior of creation from the fire of hell and distress ²⁸⁶, upon the brink of a crumbling bank over a river ²⁸⁷. O my resource, my hope from calamities, O my treasure, my ease, and from the eye of hardship ²⁸⁸. Lighten the hope of my aspiration, grant me protection, and connect me to the attainment of a home, a dinar, and a qintar ²⁸⁹. Rather, I hope from You mercy in both abodes ²⁹⁰, and in the awakening between the abode and the abode ²⁹¹. I have not praised You with deficiency, confessing, except to lighten my burdens and sins. And where does my praise descend after the praise of the Seven Oft-Repeated ²⁹² and my rhyming prose and poems? Upon you be the most pure blessings of God eternally, remaining through the remnants of evening and morning. They offer you fragrant perfume, and upon the Emigrants, the Relatives-by-Marriage ²⁹³, and the Helpers ²⁹⁴. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God on earth and in heaven will testify for me, and the saint whose heart is illuminated by the lights of the Attributes and Names ²⁹⁵. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God in the world of desire and awe ²⁹⁶ will testify for me, and the master whose rank is great in the station of Majesty and Grandeur ²⁹⁷. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God in the world of spirits and bodies will testify for me, and the humble one whom God has marked with the mark of the people of goodness and righteousness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God in the world of this life and the Hereafter will testify for me, and the truthful one through whose supplication God revived decayed bodies and withered bones. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God in the world of witnessing and sense ²⁹⁸ will testify for me, and the beloved whom God exalted in the carpet of proximity and the sanctuaries of holiness ²⁹⁹. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who remembers God with the tongue of magnification and majesty will testify for me, and the chosen one whom God clothed with the garments of the people of speciality and perfection ³⁰⁰. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who magnifies God in secret and in public will testify for me, and the noble one to whom God granted understanding in the secrets of letters and the sciences of the Qur'an ³⁰¹. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who knows God through evidence and proof will testify for me, and the gnostic ³⁰² whom his Lord spoke to from the distance of two bows ³⁰³ and clothed him with the robes of contentment and good pleasure. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who loves God with heart and limbs will testify for me, and the supported one whom his Lord regarded with the eye of His care and raised him to the stations of proximity and nearness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whose breast God has expanded with the light of Islam and faith will testify for me, and the successful one whom God led along the paths of salvation and protected from the deviation of fluctuations and the plots of Satan. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who worships God from the pavilions of intimacy and the station of witnessing and vision ³⁰⁴ will testify for me, and the devotee whom God crowned with the crown of His care and purified with pure offering. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant through whom God raised status and rank will testify for me, and the chosen one whom God honored and manifested his speciality over all other lovers and peers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant through whom God benefited the seeker and the beholder will testify for me, and the trustworthy one whom God appointed in His kingdom and preferred over all the great and the eminent. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom God honored with the gifts of grace and favor will testify for me, and the excellent one whose burden He placed upon the shoulder of magnification, full moons, and beneficence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom God protected from the causes of misery and abandonment will testify for me, and the magnified one through whom He vanquished the armies of the people of insolence, corruption, and tyranny. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom God extolled in the Highest Assembly and the paradises of gardens will testify for me, and the glorious one to whom He gave what no eye has seen nor ear heard, in chambers, palaces, houris, and beautiful ones. So bless him, O God, and his family, whose collars and sleeves are fragrant, and his Companions, who illuminate hearts and bodies, a blessing through which You will cause us to descend to stations of blessedness and security, protect us from the causes of disgrace and humiliation, guard us from the deviation of fluctuations and the whisperings of Satan, and treat us in the Abode of Your Generosity with pardon, contentment, and forgiveness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I have cast my reins at your door, and I care not for what has befallen me. My overflow ceased and my expansion increased, and fear turned into security. I have attained through you every goal and what I hope for from security. How many favors do I have from you, my masters, for which my tongue is incapable of thanks. By your right, if I spent my lifetime praising them, my time would not suffice. You are my desire, to you is my love, and my tongue has not tired of you. You are my refuge, you are my support from every aggressor and every foe. My Lord has set right through you my affairs, all my state and all my condition. I have witnessed nothing but you—how could I, when you are the very essence of vision? Your secret pervades existence, and it is near to the people of witnessing. So live happily, with cool eyes, O you who understand these meanings.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant who acts freely in the meadows of dominion and sovereignty ³⁰⁵ and every intimate one whose fragrant scent wafts in the treasuries of mercy and omnipotence ³⁰⁶ will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant described with the most beautiful attributes and perfect qualities, and every refined one who whispers to his Lord in all prayers and during the supplication of qunut ³⁰⁷, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant journeying through the regions of the earth and all the heavens, and every lover whose fame and renown have spread above the earth and beneath the deep ³⁰⁸, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant concealed under the veils of intimacy and pavilions, and every speaker of the unseen whose breast Allah has gladdened with the light of unveiling ³⁰⁹ and favored him with the disclosure of hidden things, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant singled out for blessedness and blessings, and every inspired one whom Allah has granted support in wealth, deeds, stillness, and movements, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom Allah has honored with uprightness and raised in degrees, and whose purity Allah has cleansed from every blameworthy attribute and treated with utmost kindness in life and after death, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom Allah has crowned with the crown of contentment and submission, and every beloved upon whom Allah has poured the gifts of His goodness and abundant grace, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant from among the eminent notables and leaders, and every pious one from among the foremost exemplars and guides, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant from among the people of perfect virtue, from the elite of the pegs ³¹⁰, supports ³¹¹, and substitutes ³¹², will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant from the choicest of the pure ones and the intimate, and every attainer from the cream of the God-fearing, saints, and righteous, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every truthful servant, knower ³¹³, humble, watchful, and fearful, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every forbearing, compassionate, intimate friend, and sincere friend, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whose inner sight Allah has illumined with the light of right guidance, and every worshiper upon whom He has manifested the witness of His favor and made him among the people of the secret ³¹⁴ and divine care, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant through whom Allah benefits the servants and the lands, and every worker to whom He has granted the rank of the firmly rooted pegs and the great ascetics and worshipers, will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant whom Allah has adorned with the sash of seriousness and effort, and every hidden one whom He has gifted with the secret of speciality and through whom He has given life to every living being and assembly, will testify for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family who illumine hearts and bodies, and his companions who guide to the path of goodness and right guidance, a blessing by which You repel from us the accidents of worries and distresses, and by which You save us from the domination of enemies and the assault of the people of transgression and corruption, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O fragrant breezes of the wind, from a pure and goodly one, return us to the spirit of a fragrant, aromatic, and aloetic breeze. And O pouring rains of the clouds, bestow generously upon the best of lands that entrusted the best of messengers: Muhammad, whose name is immersed in praise, praiseworthy in endeavors, of the majestic station; a bringer of good tidings, a warner, compassionate, kind, gentle, merciful, a witness, and a trustee; a pure, refined, noble, ancient, free, and not neglected prophet. In the Torah of Moses, his description and attributes are found, and in the Gospel of Jesus and the detailed Psalms. And in the highest assembly, his knowledge is a beacon, and his honor surpasses every possessor of high honor. He is the accepted intercessor on the Day of Gathering for all creatures, when the deeds of man are not accepted. For his night journey, the gates of the heavens were opened, and it was said to him: "Welcome, enter!" No female has given birth to, nor has any womb encompassed, one more majestic, higher in rank, or more perfect than him. Nor have the regions ever conceived the like of the son of Hashim in beauty, beneficence, and inherited glory. So you are for us a source of honor, a treasure, a refuge, a success for every hope, and an opening for every locked door. Hasten my needs in this world through your rank, and grant me the Hereafter for an appointed day. And maintain the bond of my connection to You as long as I live, and guide me with the lamp of the people of knowledge in every difficulty. And at the departure of my soul, be a witness for me, so that my heart and tongue may testify to the Oneness. If You are not my provision in hardships, then who, O intercessor of sinners, will be for me? And may Allah bless you as long as a lightning flashes and as long as a heavy rain persists under a thundering promise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the veil of majesty and grandeur, the angels, the Spirit ³¹⁵, the inhabitants of the highest horizon, Abraham, Idris, Moses, Adam, and Noah will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the Throne, the Footstool, the Pen, the exalted Tablet of preservation ³¹⁶ that is praised, the angels entrusted with the revelation of reception and inspiration, and the glad tidings of acceptance and openings will testify for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the spiritual souls and the physical creatures, and every servant towards whom the sun of desire, to which the heart of the lover inclines and yearns, shines, will testify for me.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the green Rafraf ³¹⁷, the gilded Tiraz ³¹⁸, the inhabitants of the Sidrat al-Muntaha ³¹⁹, the angels entrusted with the annihilation of bodies and the taking of souls, the inscribed Book ³²⁰, the frequented House ³²¹, the raised roof ³²², the inflamed sea ³²³, the bestowed secret, the celestial and terrestrial angels, the spirits ruling over the servants of the seven stars and the luminous planets, the revolving spheres, and the moon bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which every servant intoxicated with the wine of divine love, swaying like the branch of the willow or the fragrant twig, and every lover enraptured by the remembrance of his Lord, saying in his weaving: 'Subbuh ³²⁴, Subbuh, Quddus ³²⁵, Lord of the angels and the Spirit,' bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the sea and the ocean and their inhabitants, the restrained wave and its smoke, Jayhun ³²⁶, Sayhun ³²⁷, the Tigris, the Nile, the Euphrates, every place where thought roams and pastures, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, the Duduwan ³²⁸ of the litter and its howdahs, the caravan and its units, its prepared dwellings for descent, and its fragrant places from which the scent of love wafts and diffuses, bear witness for me. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that places the sweetness of its remembrance upon our tongues, which is from the drink of the evening and morning draught, and through its blessing we may have longing for his noble station and aspiration, 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 and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Malakut ³²⁹ spirits and the veil of the Rahmut ³³⁰ treasuries bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Jabarut ³³¹ spirits and the orators of the 'Azamut ³³² witnessed sites bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Rahbut ³³³ spirits and the possessors of the Raghabut ³³⁴ means bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the 'Arshiyya ³³⁵ spirits and the inhabitants of the Farshiyya ³³⁶ spirits bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Nasut ³³⁷ spirits and the masters of the Nasut states bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Qayyumiyya ³³⁸ spirits and the treasurers of the Daymumiyya ³³⁹ secrets bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Musawiyya ³⁴⁰ spirits and the troops of the Khaḍariyya ³⁴¹ sciences bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds of the Muhammadiyya ³⁴² spirits and the chiefs of the Ahmadiyya ³⁴³ planets bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which everything that Allah has created on the surface of His earth, from the rational and its opposite, bears witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which You Yourself, O Lord of Might, bear witness for me, and by which Your books in the courts of Your holiness and the chambers of Your intimacy bear witness for me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, a blessing by which You, O Lord of Might, bear witness for me on the day of standing before You, and make it among the greatest means of nearness and the noblest intermediary to You. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You have mercy on us when we come to You, and honor us through Your grace with every good that is with You, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Allah bears witness that I am a lover of You, and upon Your carpet I am a constant devotee. The ink bears witness, and the scrolls show you the mark of excellence, and what is not a marker. The books bear witness, and all the notebooks, that I am diligent in my earnestness. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My face bears witness that You are its mark, my ear bears witness that You are its sense, my secret bears witness that You are its substance. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My tongue bears witness that You are its litany, my mouth bears witness that You are its honey, my heart bears witness that You are its love. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My gnosis bears witness that You are its foundation, my intellect bears witness that You are its lamp, my form bears witness that You are its breaths. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My temple bears witness that You are its safety, my remembrance bears witness that You are its pleasure, my nature bears witness that You are its habit. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My description bears witness that You are its title, my entirety bears witness that You are its sultan, my ecstasy bears witness that You are its rapture. My master, O Messenger of Allah, My book bears witness that You are its prose and its order, my state bears witness that You are its passion and its love, my speech bears witness to its beginning and its end, and You are the witness over that, and sufficient as a witness. My master, O Messenger of Allah, May Allah bless you and your noble, honored family and his eminent leading companions, a blessing that brightens our faces among people and clothes us among Your beloved with robes of honor and respect. Amen, amen, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Peace be upon him whom Allah bears witness that he is the beacon of guidance, and the jinn and humans bear witness. My intellect and all my limbs bear witness that his love is eternal in my heart. His radiant attributes have settled in my soul, and in his radiance I have an everlasting praise.

۞ And I see nothing but the manifestation of His beauty ³⁴⁴, ۞ And His lights in the cosmos rise and ascend. (75) ۞ A prophet possessing munificence and ancient glory, ۞ And dignity, firm authority, and lordship. ۞ For him is exaltation in the Throne, ۞ And for him is sending and birth on earth. ۞ And his name is derived from the letters of his God's name ³⁴⁵; ۞ The ransom of the Throne is Mahmud ³⁴⁶, and this is Muhammad ³⁴⁷. ۞ And he is mentioned in the tahlil ³⁴⁸ with the mention of his Lord, ۞ And if it is said in the adhan ³⁴⁹: 'I bear witness, I bear witness.' ۞ Peace be upon him, blessed, ۞ Ever-renewed through the passage of time, eternal. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, possessor of splendid virtues and widely transmitted merits, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the essence of noble qualities, of great worth, and the delight of the worlds, of lofty mention, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me at the departure of the soul and the descent into the grave. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the axis ³⁵⁰ of majesty and beauty, the mine of grace and perfection, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me at the setting up of the Bridge ³⁵¹ and the weighing of deeds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the most truthful of people in joy and speech, the best of those who spoke the truth and said what is right, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when a person looks at what his hands have sent forth and the disbeliever says, 'Oh, would that I were dust.' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the most beloved servant You have chosen, occupying him with what concerns him, and the most honored chosen one You have selected for Your presence, and the intimacy of happiness through nearness to You that draws him close, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust (76) that will testify for me on the day when ﴿On the Day when a man will flee from his brother, and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children, for every man that Day will have enough to occupy him.﴾ O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the locus of majesty and glorification, the crown of care and exaltation, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when ﴿Wealth and children are of no avail, except him who comes to Allah with a sound heart.﴾ O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your Prophet who clarified the laws and established them firmly, and purified the light of the hearts of the believers with the lights of knowledge of him, and filled them with faith and tawhid ³⁵², a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when ﴿Every soul will find what it has done of good present, and what it has done of evil, it will wish there were between it and that a great distance.﴾ O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, possessor of great standing and lofty, magnificent station, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when no protector will avail a protégé in anything, nor will they be helped, except him on whom Allah has mercy, and He is the Mighty, the Merciful. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the best of the prophets and the chosen ones, the most complete of them in religion, law, methodology, and scripture, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when ﴿The Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they speak not except him whom the Most Merciful permits and who speaks what is right.﴾ O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the path of guidance and facilitation, the lamp of opening and illumination, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me on the day when the truthful will not benefit from their truthfulness; for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him; that is the great attainment. Allah is the King of the heavens and the earth and what is in them, and He is over all things competent. So bless him, O Allah, and his family (77), possessors of prestige and precedence, and his Companions, knights of allusion and expression, a blessing by which You facilitate for us the path of spiritual wayfaring ³⁵³ to You and the journey, and remove from our hearts the attachments of choices and planning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the orator of the holy presences and the highest station, possessor of the station of 'two bow-lengths or nearer' ³⁵⁴, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Allah, O He to whom belong the highest attributes and the most beautiful names. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your chosen, noble Prophet and Your beloved specially endowed with the sublime character, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O He besides whom there is no god, O Most Gracious, O Most Merciful. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the model of the chosen pious ones and the adornment of the chosen messengers, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Sovereign, O Holy, O Peace, O Bestower of Security, O Guardian, O Mighty, O Overwhelming, O Compeller. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the light of lights, the master of the pious, the most generous of those over whom night has fallen and upon whom day has dawned, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Supreme, O Creator, O Maker, O Fashioner, O Forgiving, O Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your Messenger, the kind, the merciful, Your chosen one, compassionate towards his community, the forbearing, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Bestower, O Provider, O Opener, O All-Knowing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad (78), the dawn of truth that shines forth, the full moon of the sphere of prophecy that rises, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Seizer, O Expander, O Abaser, O Exalter. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the axis of renowned sovereignty and the abundant flow of giving, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me.

O Exalter, O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your trusted one, the bringer of glad tidings and the warner, Your friend who calls to You by Your permission, the illuminating lamp, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Judge, O Just, O Subtle, O All-Aware. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of splendor and light, the delight of virtues and joy, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Forbearing, O Great, O Forgiving, O Appreciative. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of lofty rank and renown, the ornament of the name by which one seeks protection in the morning and evening, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Exalted, O Great, O Preserver, O Sustainer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your chosen one, the beloved friend, Your intimate, the perfect and noble master, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Reckoner, O Majestic, O Generous, O Watcher. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sultan of the realms, crowned with the crown of eternal might, the moon of the celestial spheres, distinguished by the vast presence and magnificent rank, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Answerer, O All-Encompassing, O Loving, O Wise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the extended shadow of prophethood and the fortunate star of guidance, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O One, O Resurrector, O Witness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the firm one, the light of insight and the clear victory, a blessing which I entrust as a trust that will testify for me, O Truth, O Trustee, O Strong, O Firm. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the unique jewel of beauty and the substance of supply for every knower and seeker, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Protecting Friend, O Praiseworthy, O Originator, O Restorer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of the hidden secret and the book of the mysteries of prophethood and the sealed message, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Giver of Life, O Bringer of Death, O Living, O Self-Subsisting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of might and glories, the master of the best of those who fulfilled what they promised and the most generous of those whose mother visited and intended, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Glorious, O One, O Eternal Refuge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of might and glories, the master of the first and the last, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Powerful, O Omnipotent, O First, O Last. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the free and the patrons, the interpreter of the lofty support of revelation, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Manifest, O Hidden, O Protecting Friend, O Most High. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the connection of the people of ascent and elevation, the means of the people of love and nearness, the dawn of truth that shines forth, the full moon of the sphere of prophethood that rises, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Seizer, O Expander, O Abaser, O Exalter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the renowned pole of sovereignty and the abundant flow of bestowal, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Exalter, O Abaser, O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your trusted one, the bringer of glad tidings and the warner, Your friend who calls to You by Your permission, the illuminating lamp, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Judge, O Just, O Subtle, O All-Aware. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of splendor and light, the delight of virtues and joy, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Forbearing, O Great, O Forgiving, O Appreciative. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of lofty rank and renown, the ornament of the name by which one seeks protection in the morning and evening, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Exalted, O Great, O Preserver, O Sustainer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your chosen one, the beloved friend, Your intimate, the perfect and noble master, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Reckoner, O Majestic, O Generous, O Watcher. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sultan of the realms, crowned with the crown of eternal might, the moon of the celestial spheres, distinguished by the vast presence and magnificent rank, a blessing which I entrust to You as a trust that will testify for me, O Answerer, O All-Encompassing, O Loving, O Wise. And its lights burst forth from the rising places of Your Self-Sufficient moons, and the breezes of its fragrances blew from the dominion of Your merciful presences, and I entrusted it to You as a testimony and made it a means to You for attaining the stations of success and happiness, and a ladder for ascending to the highest degrees of excellence and increase. And by the sanctity of the one praised thereby, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the seal of Your prophets and the choicest of Your chosen ones, that You store it for me as a deposit with You, and that You Yourself testify for me by it, and spread its mention in the precincts of Your holiness, and write it for me with You in 'Illiyin, and have Your angels, the near ones, Your prophets, the messengers, and all Your righteous servants testify for me concerning it, and make it for me a treasure with You on the Day when every soul will find what good it has done present, and hide it for me with You as a covenant, a deposit, and a trust, regarded with the eye of acceptance and satisfaction. For You are Generous, and the generous one's deposits never fail, nor is his guarantee broken, nor is his preserved trust lost.

O Allah, make our blessings upon this noble Prophet perpetual in blessings, continuous in mercies, fragrant in breezes, successive in outpourings, lofty in stations, great in honors, whose holy springs flow from the eye of generosity and munificence, and whose bestowed benefits follow one another with felicity and happiness in this world and the Hereafter. And pour upon us, O Allah, from the aid of his blessings and the affections of his mercies that which descriptions cannot encompass and which the discerning experts ³⁵⁵ can scarcely exhaust. And grant us success and victory, and record our deeds in the scrolls of pardon and forgiveness. And clothe us, O Allah, with the garments of Your gentleness, and turn to us with Your tenderness and affection. And remove the darkness of self-management ³⁵⁶ from our hearts, and make the lights of divine unity ³⁵⁷ shine in our innermost beings. And make us among those whom You have crowned with the crown of gifts and gnosis ³⁵⁸, and whom You have distinguished with the characteristics of virtue and beneficence, so that their consciences are filled with the gifts of the secret ³⁵⁹, and the mirrors of their hearts are polished with the light of holiness. Thus they become prepared to receive holy effusions and ready for the arrival of supernal lights. They take as their companions the fragrant breaths of remembrance, and establish guards of piety over the outward and inward. Their necks stretch toward high stations, and their eyes gaze toward the higher world. Their bodies are earthly, but their hearts are heavenly. Their souls travel in the stations of service, and their spirits fly in the expanse of nearness. They delight in service during the dark nights and take pleasure in intimate conversation during their supplications, finding solace in blessings ³⁶⁰ from desires, and compensating for lusts and pleasures with the sweetness of recitation. The glad tidings of ecstasy ³⁶¹ appear on the pages of their faces, and the bloom of gnosis is perfected in the hidden depths of their innermost beings. And grant me, O Allah, what You have granted them of the gifts of virtue and favor. Adorn me with what You have adorned them with of the ornament of contentment and good pleasure. Deal with me as You have dealt with them with the gifts of pardon and forgiveness. And seal for me what You have sealed for them of felicity and perfection of faith. And honor me with what You have honored them with of gazing upon Your noble Face in the highest 'Illiyin ³⁶² and the paradises of gardens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. When I fulfill my vow in Your protection, and my side rests pillowed in the dust, and I depart with no companion but my hope, and my loved ones and companions leave me, then sufficient for me, O my God, is mercy from You, whose covenant my heart's faith renews, pouring more than the clouds' downpour when they rain upon my grave and dust. By your father's life, I fear not when I die, affirming the oneness of Allah, my Lord. Whom else do I hope for on the Day of Gathering, when hope is cut off, for the forgiveness of my sin? My death in Your path is all life, for I died in You as a martyr of love. The garments of illness suffice me, and my washing is with a downpour of tears flowing like clouds. When the hot wind blows, it brings a breeze from a lover with agitated innards. The coolness of my resting place from it is acceptance, and it revives the heart of the lover. I know, O my loved ones, that even if the distance is far, these are the breezes of nearness. O longing for the banat trees of Sal' ³⁶³! How often have I yearned for the slender forms of nearness! Who will grant me to smell the fragrance of Najd ³⁶⁴ and anoint my eye with the dust of its soil? Muhammad, prepared for the terror of a Day, the refuge of creation at a general calamity. The Messenger of Truth, the shelter of every living being, whose love dwells in every heart. A mercy that Allah originated as a rain cloud, a beloved, by what he recites in scriptures and books. He was sent to people as a guide, by what he recites in scriptures and books. He removed from us the detestable through his law, and brought every desirable command. O master of intercessors, O he through whom I hope for my deliverance on the day of distress! I have perished, and there is nothing but a tongue moist with Your remembrance, O Beautiful of remembrance. Your love is my creed, Your desire my religion, Your praise my constant habit and practice. Your word, when I am ill, I see as my cure, and your prophetic hadith is my medicine. You are my wish in this world and my goal, the treasure of my hope in the Hereafter and my sufficiency. Upon you be the blessings of your Lord, with peace, and upon your Family and Companions, the best of companions. May greetings be especially for you as long as al-Hatim ³⁶⁵ stands and a pilgrim travels with a caravan for 'Umra. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most excellent blessings and asks Allah by his rank to guide him to what is correct and grant him success in righteous deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most beautiful blessings and asks Allah by his rank to refine his character and purify him from the impurities of wills ³⁶⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most complete blessings and asks Allah by his rank to supply him with the subtleties of secrets and the gifts of effusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most majestic blessings and asks Allah by his rank to bestow upon him the gifts of good and the increasing blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the best blessings and asks Allah by his rank to protect him from afflictions and purify him from vices and evil deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most perfect blessings and asks Allah by his rank to guard him from evil falls and awaken him from the sleep of heedlessness and negligence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most comprehensive blessings and asks Allah by his rank to protect him from perils and repel from him all calamities and trials. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the greatest blessings, both outward and inward, and asks Allah by his rank to grant him well-being in his religion and body, and cure him from apparent illnesses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the most honorable blessings and asks Allah by his rank to turn his heart to obedience and protect him from the pitfalls of trials and the deviation of changes.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most enduring of blessings and asks Allah by his rank ³⁶⁷ to purify his innermost secret ³⁶⁸ and cleanse his interior from the insinuations of the ego ³⁶⁹ and the attachments of desires. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most abundant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to open his inner sight ³⁷⁰ and grant him the sweetness of remembrance ³⁷¹ and the pleasure of intimate conversation ³⁷². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most effective of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to pardon him and treat him with the best of dealings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (85), the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most numerous of blessings and asks Allah to rescue him from the mire of sins and guard his feet from the slippery places of desires. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the purest of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to burn his heart with the fire of longing and immerse him in the light of the beauty of the Essence ³⁷³. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most fragrant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to purify him from human follies and adorn him with the most beautiful attributes. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most abundant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to facilitate his arrival ³⁷⁴ and elevate him to the highest ranks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the sweetest of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to look upon him with the eye of kindness and protect him in movements and stillness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most pleasant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to answer his request and accept from him righteous supplications. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most fragrant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to fill his heart with love for Him and make remembrance ³⁷¹ his companion in solitude and in company. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most pure of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to suffice him in what concerns him and protect him from the evil of devils and the scheming of prostitutes. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (86), the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most fruitful of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to purify his innermost secrets and make him among those of sound intellects and illuminated insights. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most sublime of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to illuminate his grave with the lights of forgiveness and pour upon him torrents of mercy. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most radiant of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to make him master of his own soul and endow him with beautiful character and pleasing actions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most desirable of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to enable his limbs to obey and guard his side from falsehood, lying, pretension, and embellished sayings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most splendid of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to inspire him to do good and help him fulfill rights and perform duties. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most exalted of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to make the difficult easy for him and lead him on the paths of salvation. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most complete of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to grant him abundant reward in the abode of recompense and honor him by raising his ranks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most lasting of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to grant him acceptance on earth and spread his fame in all regions and directions (87). O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most precious of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to crown him with the crown of honor and dignity and subject to him the higher and lower spirits and all created beings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most manifest of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to place him in His impregnable fortress and protect him from all afflictions and ailments. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most comprehensive of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to grant him security from what he fears and avert from him all calamities and grievous disasters. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most elevated of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to seal his life with faith and make him firm with the firm word ³⁷⁵ in life and after death. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who sends blessings upon him with the most beneficial of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to grant him victory through Himself and help him to comply with commands and avoid prohibitions.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with the most precious of blessings and asks Allah by his rank ³⁷⁶ to forgive his sins, conceal his faults, and multiply his good deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with the most blessed of blessings and asks Allah by his rank to bestow upon him entry into Paradise and to elevate him in its lofty palaces with his family, spouses, and offspring. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with a blessing that, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds, You bestow upon us through it gifts of the secret ³⁷⁷ and grants of good things, and bring into our hearts glad tidings of victory and flashes of joys, and pour down upon us clouds of good things and fragrant breezes of blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him on earth and in heaven and asks Allah by his rank to give him glad tidings of perfect affiliation and belonging to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him on the carpet of proximity ³⁷⁸ and the station of exalted honor ³⁷⁹ and asks Allah by his rank to grant him the supreme sainthood ³⁸⁰ and the greatest veracity ³⁸¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the gardens of the dominion ³⁸² and the most exalted assembly ³⁸³ and asks Allah by his rank to seat him on the summit of his spirit with his spirit in the highest paradises and the supreme watcher ³⁸⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the station of acceptance and contentment and asks Allah by his rank to seat him on the pinnacle of glory and the peak of the white summit ³⁸⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the chambers of light and radiance and asks Allah by his rank to make him among His most devoted servants and His chosen beloved ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the palaces of desire and awe ³⁸⁶ and asks Allah by his rank to unveil for him the hidden mysteries of the secret and the treasuries of the omnipotence ³⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the manifestations of majesty and grandeur and asks Allah by his rank to improve his character and adorn him with beautiful attributes and perfect qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the expanse of mercy and the courtyards of gardens and asks Allah by his rank to treat him with pardon and open for him the doors of contentment and good pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the veils and pavilions and asks Allah by his rank to make him among the people of divine openings ³⁸⁸ and righteous deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in seclusions and gatherings and asks Allah by his rank to grant him success in good and to observe him with the eye of His kindness in movements and stillness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the deserts and mountain peaks and asks Allah by his rank to draw him to His presence and make him among the people of intimacy and boldness ³⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with his tongue, heart, and soul and asks Allah by his rank to open his inner sight with the lights of His guidance and make him among those who firmly cling to his Sunnah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with his longing and love and asks Allah by his rank to fill his heart with the secrets of his sainthood and make him among those who uphold his proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in places of seclusion and solitude and asks Allah by his rank to increase his provision and grant him blessing in wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays at every time and gathering and asks Allah by his rank to extend his hand in His kingdom and have mercy through him on lands and servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with the tongue of modesty and etiquette and asks Allah by his rank to magnify his status and make him among the people of high positions and ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in sermons and speeches and asks Allah by his rank to accept his supplication and ward off from him the greatest hardships and distresses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with pure intention and purpose and asks Allah by his rank to gladden his heart with the coolness of contentment and remove from him the loneliness of separation and loss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with the purity of love and affection and asks Allah by his rank to purify him from human follies and make him among the people of righteousness and guidance. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that crowns us with the crown of felicity and happiness and establishes us in the highest station in the abode of honor and the garden of eternity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad, the eraser ³⁹⁰ when polytheism [was replaced] by guidance, and who brought us the truth with the greatest law.

And for whose sake God brought existence into being, and honored him with the most noble mission; and from whose palm the pure water gushed forth, quenching the thirst of those parched hearts. The Imam of guidance, the master of the call, the hearer of the call, the destroyer of enemies, the friend of contentment, the possessor of chivalry ³⁹¹; of noble countenance, the herald of glad tidings, manifest in majesty, open-handed, easy in disposition. A bringer of good news, a warner, an intercessor whose intercession is accepted, a luminous lamp, dispelling every darkness. His religion has perfected the best of religions, and his community has been brought forth as the best of communities. And the like of the intercessor of creation among people would be, but he—by God—is the best of creation. O Messenger of God, be an intercessor for me, for I come complaining of many sins. And be for me on the Day of Reckoning a supporter with your goodness, and grant me your guidance with mercy. For you are the beacon of my soul and the ultimate goal of my intention, and you are my refuge in the Hereafter and my provision. Your love is my religion, my creed, and my school, the safeguard of my monotheism and the foundation of my faith. I ask You, O Possessor of bounty, from the outpouring of Your great bounty, and O most worthy of all creatures to respond. And before my whispered prayer, I have presented a praise, hoping thereby for forgiveness of my sin and slip. So bestow, favor, pardon, forgive, and grant me my request through Your bounty, and accept my gift. When Your attributes raise my rank among people, and clothe me with the most honorable garment of Your praise, then how far am I from fearing any vicissitude of time, since my lineage to Your highness is truly established. And even if sins have blackened my face, how can I not whiten my record with noble praise? May my heart rejoice that its beautiful attributes whisper to you; so seize the description of the best of creation. Whatever you wish to say about him, you are believed, for his attributes are too exalted for limitation. And what can the praisers say, when his praise has come explicitly in every verse and chapter? Upon him be God's blessings as long as a lightning flashes, and as long as the camel-driver chants at dawn in Mecca, and as long as a yearning lover sighs, and as long as a caravan travels seeking the land of Taybah ³⁹². O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him in the stations of the elite and the pious, and revives him in the witnessing places of the messengers and prophets. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him in the manifestations of the noble and the intelligent, and revives him in the gatherings of the beloved and the intimate. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him in the retreats of the virtuous and the hidden, and answers him in the stations of the righteous and the saints. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him in the pastures of the angels of revelation and inspiration, and revives him in the assemblies of the learned who act and the noble pious. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the stirrings of hearts and the presences of thoughts, and revives him at the opening of inspirational insights and the illumination of understandings. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him in places of fear and locations of confusion and astonishment, and revives him in the solitude of singling out and the station of loss and loneliness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the taking of the inclinations of allusions and the symbols of meanings, and answers him on the carpet of piety, veneration, joy, and congratulations. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with a blessing at the establishment of the foundations of opening and the principles of structures, and revives him in the station of two bows' length ³⁹³ and the stations of proximity and nearness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the remembrance of the beloved and the blowing of the morning breeze, and revives him at the sight of the valley of al-‘Aqīq ³⁹⁴, Sal‘ ³⁹⁵, and Qubā’ ³⁹⁶. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the attainment of the degree of the ultimate end and the standing on the foot of asceticism and stripping, and revives him in the station of praise and the jewels of glorification and thanksgiving. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the guidance of the stray to the path of good and the instruction of the disciple, and revives him at the assault of the motive of longing and the arrival of firm love. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the hearing of the benefits of wisdom and the beneficial speech, and revives him at the descent of the showers of mercies and the succession of generosity and increased good. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the fortification by recitation of litanies and the care of memorization, and revives him at the hearing of astounding sermons and admonitory warnings. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the observance of meaning and the coherence of the jewels of expression, and revives him at the elevation of status in the highest station and abundance of fortune. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the answering of the caller of truth and the caller to success, and revives him at the following of the sunnah and guidance by the people of good and righteousness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the shock of the state and the taking of cups of drink, and revives him at the agitation of the arrival of love and the inhalation of the breezes of proximity. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the establishment of the proof and the rectification of state and wealth, and revives him at the truthfulness of speech and the guarding of the tongue of utterance. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who blesses him at the radiance of the rays of majesty and the awe of grandeur and glory, and revives him at the spreading of the remedy of pardon and the manifestation through the light of affection and beauty.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him when standing and sitting, in wakefulness and sleep, and revives him at the unfolding of the registers of divine sciences and the mention of the discourse of the folk ³⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the pang of passionate love and burning with the fires of yearning, and revives him at the abundance of infatuation and tossing about in the fields of love and desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the overflowing of secrets and the overwhelming of the revelation of realities, and revives him at the flashing of lightning bolts of lights and the burning of the troops of subtle veils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the descent of the Holy Spirit ³⁹⁸ and the law of the secret, and revives him at the reception of gifts of reinforcements and fragrant breezes of remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the purity of inner selves and the radiance of the light of Truth, and revives him at the appearance of signs of right guidance and brilliant proofs of truthfulness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the crowning with the crown of might and sitting upon the throne of judgment and disposal, and revives him at the disposal in the kingdom and the wearing of robes of solicitude and honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the assumption of beautiful attributes and the adornment with the two ornaments of fame and definition, and revives him at the fulfillment of the conditions of repentance and the seeking of deliverance from sin and alleviation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the removal of obstacles of courage and the repulsion of impediments of distractions and longing, and revives him at the casting off of restraint and the exit from the circle of restriction and obligation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays—so bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You protect our tongues from error and distortion, and by which You make us secure in places of hardship, bewilderment, and fear, by Your bounty 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, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the crossing of the deserts of perils and the wastes of confusion and fears, and revives him at the presence in places of desires and the noblest of witnessing stations and positions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the movement of phantoms and the wearing of attractions and variegation, and revives him at the entry into the presences of gifts and the firm footing of might and empowerment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the uncovering of the veil and the rending of screens, and revives him at the partaking of the coffee of secrets among the lovers and the drinking of the cup of pure wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the division of intention and the explanation of the rule of truthfulness and affirmation, and revives him at the excellence of conduct and the rising of the dawn of sainthood and verification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the avoidance of sins and the suppression of the satan of the soul and desire, and revives him at contentment with the decree and disavowal of power and strength. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the anticipation of ranks of high stations and the ascent of the mount of theophanies of beneficence, and revives him at the influxes of states and the developments of human character. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the elevation of station and the raising of rank and status, and revives him at the presence of solicitude and the girding with the sword of protection and victory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the purity of intention from follies and the abandonment of causes of doubt and suspicion, and revives him at the sincerity of repentance and the purification of limbs with the water of the unseen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him with veneration and magnification, and the preservation of the station of modesty and propriety, and revives him at the fulfillment of the right of servitude and striving in seeking. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of a servant who prays upon him with love, abundance, piety, and respect, and revives him in the station of might, honor, speciality, emulation, and following. So may Allah bless him and his noble family, and his illustrious Companions, a blessing by which He benefits us through abundant prayers and peace upon him, and makes it for us a cause for the erasure of sins and a means for attaining the goal and reaching the aim, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful. Ahmad ³⁹⁹ the Chosen, the bringer of glad tidings, the warner, the pure, the generous, the master of the elite. The best of messengers truly, and of all the people of the earth, and the best of the people of heaven. The chosen one of Allah from the core of Quraysh, the most generous of Arabs, the most eloquent of the eloquent. The sanctuary of virtue, the Kaaba of generosity, the house of knowledge, the pillar of the chaste and the rich. The miracle of speech, the wonderful one of meanings that transcend enumeration. Broad of chest to mankind, easy of character, spacious of courtyard, abundant in giving. Radiant of brow, cheerful of countenance, beautiful of meeting, abundant in modesty. And when he intends to visit a people, his rays of lights precede him. And the beauty of his noble countenance shone, dispelling the darkness of gloom. And he brought the Book, the Reminder, the signs, the miracles, and the tidings. And he called us to his Lord, so we turned in repentance, and he guided us to the religion, what a guidance! So may the Seal of the Messengers and the Intercessor of mankind reward him on our behalf with the best reward.

O Imam of creation ⁴⁰⁰, O Gatherer of virtue, O Qibla ⁴⁰¹ of guidance and supplication! To you from me be a greeting and blessing every day, in its morning and evening. And upon you be peace, O most noble of creation from God, in the forenoon and the evening (99) as long as there is perplexity in the veil ⁴⁰². O Allah, perplexity! O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him on the carpet of might and the enclosures of holiness ⁴⁰³, and revives him in the stations of proximity and the pavilions of intimacy. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the isthmus of gathering ⁴⁰⁴ and the presence of spirits, and revives him at the meanings with the lightnings of attraction and the ecstasies of bodies. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the arrival of seasons of joy and happiness, and revives him at the opening of treasures of wealth and profits. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in the monasteries of splendor and light, and revives him at the entrance of Mecca, Medina, and the Frequented House ⁴⁰⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the Most Fortunate Stone ⁴⁰⁶ and behind the Corner ⁴⁰⁷ and the Station ⁴⁰⁸, and revives him in the early mornings and evenings in the darkness of night while people are asleep. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him in inhabited places and open space, and revives him at the traversing of paths of submission and contentment. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the circuits of the spirit in the Malakut ⁴⁰⁹ and the seven heavens, and revives him at the contemplation of the wonders of creation and the marvelous craftsmanship. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (100), the blessing of a servant who prays upon him with the composition of his words of praise and the rhymes of saj' ⁴¹⁰, and revives him at the agitation of the incoming state ⁴¹¹ and the heat of temperament. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the convergence of factors of lowering and raising ⁴¹², and revives him at the succession of incoming inspirations and the presence of the resolve to attract and repel. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the subjugation of factors of giving, and revives him at the breeze of benefit and the attainment of grace and... O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him after the odd and the even ⁴¹³, and revives him at the establishment of proofs of verification and decisive evidences. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the assault of motives of longing and yearning, and revives him at hearing his noble discourse and his delightful remembrances. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the shock of the state and the attractions of rapture, and revives him at the approaches of the lights of witnessing and the flashes of unveiling. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the understanding of the meanings of symbols of allusion and the secret of the letter, and revives him at the appearance of signs of response and glad tidings of kindness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the drawing of fragrant breezes of mercies and affection, and revives him at the thoughts that occur and the glances of the eye. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (101), the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the beginning of recitation and the opening of books of instruction, and revives him in assemblies of prestige and leadership, and the raising of banners of precedence. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the donning of robes of majesty and veneration, and revives him at the sitting upon chairs of sovereignty and honor. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the adornment with the ornament of might, glory, and exaltation, and revives him at the delegation of the affair and the casting of the reins of contentment and submission. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him under the shade of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁴¹⁴ and the interior of the Throne, and revives him in the portico of the desired spectacle and the corners of the carpet. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the observation of the Pen and the Tablet ⁴¹⁵, and revives him at the descent of death and the departure of the soul. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the ratification of affairs and the dispositions of decrees, and revives him at the descent of events and great calamities. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the witnessing of the lights of the Jabarut ⁴¹⁶ and the Footstool of the Kingdom ⁴¹⁷, and revives him at the humility of the heart and the watchfulness of the Truth in stillness and motion.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the unveiling of the cover and the manifestation of the hidden secret, and who revives him at the approach of the righteous and the shining stars ⁴¹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the sight of the scrolls and the unfolding of the inscribed book ⁴¹⁹, and who revives him at the witnessing of the lights of majesty and the contemplation of the known station ⁴²⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the inhalation of the breezes of openings ⁴²¹ and the secrets of the One, the Self-Subsisting ⁴²², and who revives him at the opening of the treasuries of mercy and the distribution of the apportioned provision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the handling of the agonies of death and the expiration of the decreed term, and who revives him at the fulfillment of promises and the signing of the prescribed decree. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the understanding of the symbols of realities and the scattering of the jewels of sciences, and who revives him at the unveiling of the intricacies of problems and the penetration of the perceptions of understandings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the breaking of habits ⁴²³ and the witnessing of miracles ⁴²⁴, and who revives him at the elevation of ranks and the raising of stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the rising of the suns of gnoses ⁴²⁵ and the emergence of the lights of theophanies ⁴²⁶, and who revives him at the manifestation of the secrets of spiritual knowledges ⁴²⁷ and the dazzling clear signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the knowledge of the principles of things and the names of the named, and who revives him at the unveiling of the sciences of the Essence and the meanings of the Names and Attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the reception of the jewels of revelation and the permeation of the secret of effusions ⁴²⁸, and who revives him at the realization of the precedents of pre-eternity and the tracing of the Pen of Wills ⁴²⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the speech of birds and the utterance of inanimate objects, and who revives him at the removal of the veil and the ascent in the stages of perfections. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the submission of limbs and the yearning of voices, and who revives him at the descent of rains and the growth of plants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the blowing of winds and the storing of times, and who revives him at the passage of ages and the alternation of times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the embarking on travel and the subjugation of animals, and who revives him at the attainment of hopes and the fulfillment of needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who prays upon him at the uprightness of bodies and the rectitude of essences, and who revives him at the multiplication of rewards and the elevation of degrees. Section: O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the heavens, a blessing by which You protect us from the incitements of passion and the onslaughts of evil deeds, and by which You guard our tongues from error and falling into the abysses of slips, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Say to the eloquent, and what can you say? Concerning one whose praise the Revelation came. The Messenger of Allah, the Chosen One, sufficed, to whom Gabriel came from his Lord. The best of all creation, and thus the Torah and the Gospel testified for him. O best of those who trod the pebbles among messengers, You are the desire of our hearts and the request. O best of those sent to the best community, whose emblem is the takbir ⁴³⁰ and the tahlil ⁴³¹. How noble he and his Companions, a group whose branches and roots are good. May Allah bless him as long as the night is renewed and doves respond with cooing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of existence ⁴³², so his blessing appeared upon every existent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of certainty, so he became of the people of firmness and establishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of divine opening, so he attained the gifts of joy and congratulations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of the secret of the Eternal ⁴³³, so he was inscribed in the register of the people of proximity and nearness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of prophetic love, so his insight was illuminated with the lights of Muhammadan gnoses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of life, so springs of good and mercies gushed forth at his hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of reality, so he became an imam for the people of the Law and the Truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of grace and favor, so he became among those who act according to the Book and the Sunnah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who drank from the eye of sincerity and purity, so he became of the people of truthfulness and loyalty.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of guidance and success ⁴³⁴, and thus became for the people of knowledge and verification ⁴³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of contentment and divine pleasure ⁴³⁶, and thus became a lamp for the people of unveilings and direct vision ⁴³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of gifts and the greatest secret ⁴³⁸, and thus became among the people of complete care and the most glorious honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of gnosis ⁴³⁹ and divine oneness ⁴⁴⁰, and thus became a clear path for the people of intimacy and singling out ⁴⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of special distinction and selection ⁴⁴², and thus became a Kaaba ⁴⁴³ for the eminent near ones and the great elite. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of pardon and beneficence, and thus became a qibla ⁴⁴⁴ for the people of witnessing and direct vision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of spiritual sciences and knowledge, and thus became unique in the presence of the One, the Self-Subsisting ⁴⁴⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of right guidance and righteousness, and thus his rising stars gave glad tidings of attaining success and prosperity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of supply and self-sufficiency, and thus his times were accompanied by joy and bliss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of the living and sainthood ⁴⁴⁶, and thus his bride ascended in the stages of longing and care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of praise and gratitude, and thus became adorned with the sash of contentment and asceticism. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of patience and thankfulness, and thus became generous of soul, sound in essence and expenditure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of generosity and munificence, and thus the clouds of his bounty showered upon guests and delegations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of openings ⁴⁴⁷ and gifts, and thus became a knower of the capacity of the folk, issuing legal verdicts in all schools of law. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of openings and gifts, and thus became the ha of mercy, the mim of dominion, and the dal of perpetuity ⁴⁴⁸, and thus called the servants to right guidance and brought them to the presence of the All-Knowing King. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who drank from the spring of 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' ⁴⁴⁹, and thus he recited: 'Whatever mercy Allah opens to people, none can withhold; and whatever He withholds, none can release after Him. And He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.' ⁴⁵⁰ Section: O Allah, bless this noble Prophet and his family, possessors of glory and veneration, and his Companions, people of lordship and honor, with a blessing by which You open for us the treasuries of Your abundant generosity, and by which You sanctify our souls in the sanctuaries of holiness and the paradises of bliss, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ The Chosen, the Elect, Taha Ahmad ⁴⁵¹, who is firmly established in the stations of perfection, and ascended above the worlds until he witnessed this encompassing secret, with whose light we are illumined. That most holy, unique beauty, which for the possessors of hearts became manifest from defects. The spirit of realities and gnoses, through whom a crown is adorned with brilliance—and what is brilliance? He is in essence the ultimate of ultimates, rather in his essence, attributes, and gifts: the chosen, the contemplated, the gathered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession in his beginning and his end, and Allah granted him the secret in his recitations and his understanding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession in his speech and his response, and Allah guided him to the path of good and made known to him the fruits of his correctness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession at the call to prayer and the commencement of prayer, and Allah answered his supplication and accepted his intercession for those he loved on the Day of Resurrection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession when standing for prayers and straightening the rows, and Allah looked upon him with the eye of mercy and pardoned him on the Day of Presentation and Standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession at the time of entering the state of consecration ⁴⁵² and entering into prayers, and Allah forgave his sins and erased from him all offenses and transgressions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession in the evening and morning, and Allah protected him from calamities and saved him from the stab of swords and the points of spears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession at early morning and forenoon, and Allah preserved his religion for him and caused him to die upon the Muhammadan sunna and the tolerant Sharia. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who sought his intercession at noon and afternoon, and Allah gave him support in all his affairs and granted him honor and victory.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at sunset and nightfall, so Allah treats him with all gentleness and grants him security from what he fears and dreads. ⁴⁵³ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at sunrise and sunset, so Allah saves him from the calamities of the soul that commands evil ⁴⁵⁴ and the hidden faults within it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in the darkness of the deep night and the midst of the night, so Allah inspires him to obedience and protects him from sudden temptations and inclinations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at dawn and daybreak, so Allah honors him with steadfastness and grants him high status and lofty rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his coming and going, so Allah grants him security from the afflictions of time and protects him in his night and day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him when closing his door and entering his home, so Allah protects him from the evil he fears and places him under His care and protection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him when entering his house and extinguishing his lamp, so Allah takes charge of him with His care and grants blessing in his wealth, offspring, and spouses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him when removing his garment and entering his bed, so Allah settles his debts and eases for him the means of his livelihood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his going and returning, so Allah saves him from the terror of the Day of Resurrection and protects him from its reckoning and punishment. ⁴⁵⁵ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in all times and hours, so Allah supports him with His success and helps him in preserving trusts and fulfilling obligations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his contraction and expansion, so Allah raises his rank and honors him above his peers and kinsfolk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his joy and happiness, so Allah grants him success in righteous deeds and provides him with assistance in all his affairs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his anxiety and the surge of his anger, so Allah calms his terror and protects him from the evil of time and its ruin. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his praise and commendation, so Allah places gentleness in decree and grants him victory over his enemies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his travel and journey, so Allah averts from him the hand of enemies and saves him from the assault of every oppressor and his might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in the violence of days and their upheavals, so Allah guards him from inclining to the world and protects him from its desires and calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in the whisperings of his soul and the movement of his limbs, so Allah watches him with the eye of His care and protects him in his pastures and playgrounds. ⁴⁵⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the onset of illness and severe pain, so Allah heals him from his ailments and repels from him all pains and sicknesses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the departure of the soul and the descent of death, so Allah eases for him the pressure of the grave and suffices him from the questioning of the noble angels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him in his sleep and wakefulness, so Allah deals with him with His pardon and saves him from the darkness and loneliness of the grave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the descent of hardships and calamities, so Allah relieves him of what has befallen him and rescues him from the snares of oppression and plots. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the accumulation of earthquakes and terrors, so Allah suffices him from the evil that concerns him and saves him from negligence in religion and the domination of men. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the descent of grievous events and great calamities, so Allah delivers him from them and guides him to the path of salvation and the ways of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who seeks intercession through him at the withholding of rain and the occurrence of high prices, so Allah spreads His blessings upon him and protects him from drought and all kinds of affliction.

He sought his intercession ⁴⁵⁷ in every worry, grief, distress, and hardship, and Allah removed his distress and repelled from him such evils as he could not bear and what he could not bear. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession and that of his family and companions, and Allah favored him with forgiveness and freed his gray hairs from the Fire. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession through his great rank and high station, and Allah brought him near to Him and drew him to His presence and chose him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at the blowing of winds and the falling of rains, and Allah protected him with His protection and guarded him from the calamities of night and day. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at the flashing of lightning and the sound of thunder, and Allah made him among those who enjoin good and forbid evil, who stand firm on the limits ⁴⁵⁸. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at the steps of hearts and the roaming of thoughts, and Allah opened for him and granted him the subtle sciences and the gifts of secrets. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at the closing of eyelids and the stillness of eyes, and Allah granted him the secret of sainthood ⁴⁵⁹ and disclosed to him the treasures of His hidden secret. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at the succession of his breaths and his moments, and Allah guided him to goodness and granted him success in his movements and his stillness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at his forgetfulness and his heedlessness, and Allah purified his limbs from sins and protected him from the plot of Satan and his temptations. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at his slips and stumbles, and Allah awakened him to His obedience and roused him from his sleep and his stupor. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession in removing his rust ⁴⁶⁰ and the darkness of his veil, and Allah gave him knowledge and wisdom and made him understand the meanings of His Book. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession when remembering the past waste of his time and his sins. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession at his intimate supplication and the movement of his lips in prayer, and Allah fulfilled his need and granted him success in goodness among those who heard and heeded. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession when remembering his faults and offenses, and Allah pardoned him with His forgiveness and singled him out with His success and guidance. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession when raising his hands and spreading his palms, and Allah accepted from him and dealt with him with His beautiful beneficence and kindness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who sought his intercession in his seclusions and his gatherings, and Allah settled him in the spacious gardens and gave him delight in the domes of Paradise ⁴⁶¹ and its courtyards. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that bestows upon us the wafting breezes of its blessings and makes it for us a cause for His pleasure and the attraction of His favors, and with it rain upon us the generosity of his prophetic grace and the clouds of his mercies, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. How long in thirst, while this is the sweetest spring? And this is the purest watering-place, and this is the most pleasant source. And this is the door of our master, and this is his most wondrous house. And this is his highest share, and this is his nearest opening. And this is the request and the goal, and the hoped-for and the needs. The beloved of Allah, the light of light, the treasure of the secret and the sought. And he in whose presence's tablet the wonders of His secret are written. And he at whose door of might the aspirations of intellects seek. And the best of the noble messengers, whose ways are the school. O best of those sent, whom his Lord has brought near. And he who saw him with the eye, so his wealth never veils him. And O he whom no person can fully praise, even if he elaborates. Catch me from a stumble that has become great, for the way has become narrow for me. And be for me and for my children and for those who are related to me among people. And deliver me and single me out with a secret from him that I may not be deprived. Help, O my master, my distress, or else to whom shall I go? So say to me: 'You are under my protection, so fear not and tire not.' By you I seek victory, so grant me victory, for whom you help is not defeated. By you I seek intercession, so intercede for me, for from my sin to you is the escape. Upon you be the prayer of our Lord, accompanied by His peace. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant whose life was wasted in sins and pleasures, and whose days were spent in frivolity and festivities, and he attained no benefit until most of his life or more had passed. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who is a prisoner of crimes and consequences, and abundant in faults and evil deeds; the calamities of his soul assaulted him, so he sought Allah's help against striving against it and sought victory. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant whom the arrival of gray hair and illness awakened, and the appearance of weakness and sickness warned him, but he did not desist until the dawn of truth shone upon his face and became bright. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant for whom the means of repentance became difficult, and his face blackened by committing every sin and error, so he sought to bring down the clouds of his Lord's mercies for what had befallen him and prayed for rain. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant whom Allah regarded with the eye of His care and led to goodness with the reins of His guidance, so he returned to Him with humility and brokenness, repented of his sin and sought forgiveness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant upon whom deterrents and admonitions had effect, and he lent his ear to the advisor and preacher, so his tears flowed from what he heard, and his skin and hair shuddered. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant whom Allah clothed with the garment of modesty and faith, and supported him with the light of obedience in secret and in public, so he feared Him and restrained his limbs from violating His prohibitions and desisted. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant who freed himself from his human foolishness and turned to his Lord with complete sincerity and truthful intention, so his inner state became good and his secret became pure, and from every blameworthy attribute he washed and purified himself. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the prayer of a servant whom Allah drew to His presence and singled out with His mercy and the happiness of His regard, so his state became righteous and he rejoiced in his turning to his Lord and was gladdened.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who plunged into the sea of his desires and slept in the arenas of his amusement and heedlessness, until the caller of Truth called him, so he awoke from the sleep of his negligence and remembered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who slaughtered his ego with the knife of fear and washed his jugular veins with the water of regret, so he grieved over what he had missed of wasting his life in idleness and was remorseful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who washed with the water of pardon and forgiveness, was shrouded in the garments of contentment and divine pleasure, and went to the paradises of gardens, so he strolled in its everlasting bliss and chose. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who buried his ego in the earth of obscurity and sought from his Lord the gifts of contentment and acceptance, so the Witness of Truth called him: "Indeed, the sower reaps only what he sows." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who guarded his breaths and his heart, restrained his limbs and tongue from indecency, and supplicated to his Lord in the places of response and at the time of dawn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who was disciplined with the etiquettes of servitude, stopped at what was prescribed for him, and acknowledged the right of Lordship, so he clung to the rope of the Sunnah and did not say what would blacken his record in any litany or opposition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom the agents of destinies contended with, and the overwhelming sorrows changed his states, so he settled under the potteries of destinies in their expanse, was pleased with what befell him from them, and was patient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who became free from managing his ego and entrusted the matter to his Lord in his morning and evening, so his state became upright and he obtained kindness in the decree and destiny. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the nobles of Kinana and Mudar, and his Companions, the masters of the people of Badr and the settled areas, with a blessing that bestows upon us the fragrant breezes of its breaths in the evenings and mornings, and benefits us with its blessing in residence and travel, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. When the servant purifies himself from the filth of sins, and becomes clear with sincerity of resolve from what was turbid, and turns, not turning away from his Beloved, and becomes girded with the arm of divine success, and removes from his inner being the attachment of evil, and becomes absent from beings, creation, and people, and adheres to the thresholds of the noble ones and their door—whoever is raised on dust will come to you with hope and become fragrant—then may you be ransomed by the one whom his Beloved brings near to Him, and he witnesses from Him the Beauty without doubt, and he goes forth, when the full moon of His witnessing shines, to Him in the highest of stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whose repentance was delayed and whose sins and offenses multiplied, so he donned the garments of his lowliness and came seeking irrigation for his thirsty land that has no water nor trees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who wore the garments of asceticism and contentment, extended to You the palm of necessity and supplication, disavowed his own power and strength, sought refuge in what is with You, and became needy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who unfurled his waistcloth for obedience, buttoned his buttons for repentance, and looked with the eye of disdain at the righteous deeds he had performed, and considered them insignificant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who left his family and homes in Your service, and Your pleasure drove away his loved ones and his abode, so he cast the world and its embellishments behind his back and prepared for the journey. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who turned his face, acknowledged his shortcomings and the enormity of his sin before You, and interceded with You through Your Prophet and his four successors: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 'Uthman al-Hayyi, 'Ali al-Safi, and al-Faruq 'Umar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant who had good opinion of You, rejoiced in Your friendship, and You rejoiced, so You gave him from the gifts of secrets what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and has never occurred to the heart of a human. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom You guided to Your door and gave refuge to Your side, so his inner being was purified by love of You and love of Your Prophet, and became clear of every foolishness and turbidity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom You mentioned in Your Book and qualified to hear Your call and address, so You brought him near to You with the nearness of the beloved ones and honored him with the delight of Your intimate conversation at dawn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom You made among Your beloved ones and facilitated for him the path of Your means, so he drew near to You through supererogatory acts until You loved him, and You became his hearing and his sight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant in whose hand You placed the keys to Your doors and made him a qibla for Your pegs and poles, so his virtue became manifest over the people of special closeness, and his fame spread throughout the cosmos and became widespread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom You made famous in Your lands and regions, and made him a niche for the manifestation of Your secrets and lights, so the masters of spiritual states vied with each other to obtain his support and acquire the alchemy of the treasure of his hidden secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant upon whose tongue You caused the subtle litanies of Your remembrance to flow, and placed him under the wing of Your kindness, and the veils of Your protection shielded him from evils and trials, and You preserved him from every affliction and harm. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the blessing of a servant whom You fed from the tables of Your secrets and gave to drink from the cups of Your love and pure wine, so how could thoughts and reflections grasp Your love and the unseen of Your witnessing?

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You chose from among Your servants and through whom You clarified the paths of Your sunan ⁴⁶² and the ways of Your guidance, so his rank was exalted and souls and forms submitted in awe of his majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You adorned with the attributes of Your perfection and filled his heart with the secret of Your greatness and majesty, so he became in constant awe of You, never raising his gaze out of reverence and modesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant to whom You granted the subtleties of Your sciences and opened for him the treasuries of Your understandings, so You unveiled for him the intricacies of realities and subtleties and the meanings of verses and surahs ⁴⁶³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You taught the benefits of Your names and made renowned in Your earth and heavens, so You made him a model for the people of Your knowledge and the locus of Your esteemed regard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You addressed with Your speech and through whom You honored the landmarks of Your religion and Your rulings, so he called the servants to You and hastened to obey You and was devoted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose sea You overflowed with Your bestowal and made him a mercy for those who ask of You and Your dependents, so he never disappointed a seeker or a petitioner, nor turned away or rebuked a supplicant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who fulfilled Your covenants, complied with Your commands, and stood within Your limits, so he never broke a covenant with You, nor betrayed what You bestowed upon him, nor acted treacherously. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who relied on You and depended, and acted with determination in what You commanded him and strove, so he never fell short in what You charged him with of fulfilling the obligatory rights upon him, nor did he fail to do good. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those who fill their limbs with the gifts of his secrets and populate; and occupy their tongues with blessing upon him, so they persist in it and increase; by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Stand at the door long * And make remembrance a path * And adhere to humility day * And morning and evening * Do you find anyone more generous than Me? * Be content with Me as a guardian servant * No, nor more faithful to My covenant * No, nor more upright in speech * Give glad tidings to the one who approaches with sin * That forgiveness is abundant * And pitchers and shade * In paradises of dense shade * My friends, My chosen ones * Do not seek a substitute for Me * Purify your intention for Me * And ask of Me acceptance * And strive today a little * You will enjoy a long time. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant through whom You made known the ecstatic souls and concealed his particularity from the inspired individuals, so he is disheveled and dusty, not regarded, yet with You he has a lofty station and the greatest portion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose ways were purified from the impurities of wills, and whose merits became great with You and his ranks elevated, so he came to know through the knowledge of gnosis ⁴⁶⁴ and cast his donkey in the gravel of the wayfarers and a group. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who circumambulated the Kaaba ⁴⁶⁵ of gifts and gnoses and stood in the best of witnessing places and the noblest of stations, for he guided his soul and felt, and responded to the call of his Lord and sacrificed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose secret You concealed from him to You, and You bestowed upon him Your love and honored him with every good that is with You, so his insight was illuminated with the light of unveiling ⁴⁶⁶ and the secret of particularity shone upon him and became known. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose nourishment You made recitation and remembrance, and whose character You made contentment, asceticism, modesty, and patience, so he restrained his stomach from the foods of desires and kept his side from the pitfalls of pleasures, and became spiritual in essence, pure in conscience and substance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant through whom You delighted the gardens of Your kingdom and Your dominion, and through whom You opened the treasuries of Your mercy and Your omnipotence, and made his secret flow in the innermost hearts of the lovers and draw souls at the sight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You employed in Your lordly kingdom and made beloved in him the companions of Your eternal presence, so You supported him with Your care and granted him victory in all matters and triumph. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom his Lord regarded with the eye of pleasure and satisfaction, and met him with the gifts of grace and favor, so He called him to an easy account and pardoned him for what he had committed and forgave. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You take the hand of whoever among us has done wrong and stumbled, and by its virtue leave no sin in our scrolls, nor any trace; 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 patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You singled out with Your compassion and mercy, and alerted to Your obedience and service, so he praised You for what You granted him of doing good and gratitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You led with the reins of Your guidance and made him among the people of Your party and Your friendship, so his face shone with what appeared upon him of glad tidings of blessing and happiness and bloom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You crowned with the crown of Your care and admitted into Your secure protection and guardianship, so his distinction became great.

And his rank was exalted among the lovers and became manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose face You brightened with Your mark, and whose tongue You released with the jewels of Your sciences and the secrets of Your wisdom, so he clarified what was hidden of their meanings in the assemblies of the eminent and spread them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose heart You illuminated with the lights of Your knowledge ⁴⁶⁷ and favored him with Your intimacy ⁴⁶⁸ and pure love, so his essence was refreshed and became pure from every defect and impurity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose essence You made the locus of Your gaze and established him as the bearer of the burdens of Your religion and the banner of Your victory, so he revived what had died of the rites of the Sharia ⁴⁶⁹ and proclaimed its rulings and declared them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant upon whom You manifested the evidences of Your favor and inspired him to contemplate the wonders of Your creations and the traces of Your power, so he reflected on the outcomes of matters with the eye of consideration and looked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant upon whom You poured abundant blessings and clothed him with Your might and the majesty of Your awe, so You protected him from the tyranny of tyrants and through him humiliated every obstinate disbeliever. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whom You disciplined in his body and his end, and protected him from the plots of Satan and his misguidance, so he occupied himself with what concerns him and left everything that leads to harm. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose limbs and heart You guarded, and whose tongue and fingers You preserved from engaging in what is unlawful, so he spoke only of what benefits him in both abodes and left what is vain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant who isolated himself from his own kind and feared the deadly sins on the day of his death and his entering his grave. So he fled from every gathering that distracts from Allah and shunned it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose love penetrated the depths of his heart and mingled with the wine of his spiritual tastes ⁴⁷⁰ and the cups of his drink, so he opened the closed meanings of his prophetic praises and innovated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the blessing of a servant whose love and sincerity You knew, so You brought him near the carpet of this noble Prophet and qualified him for his service, so he was honored by abundant praise of him among the praisers and boasted. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the strings of pearls, and his Companions, bright-faced and radiant, a blessing by which we may be among those who pass like a flash of lightning over the bridge ⁴⁷¹ and cross, and You treat us with Your pardon and forgiveness, so we go to gardens and rivers, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ O He to whom the sinful wrongdoer flees, my hope in Your forgiveness is the gardener. ❖ O He who alone is eternal in His dominion, have mercy by Your might on the lowliness of a sinful servant. ❖ O Lord, I have no request but hope, and by You is deliverance from the destruction of disobedience. ❖ O Lord, in earning sins is my trade; I have profited, and in the balance, O my loss! ❖ O Lord, my paths have become narrow for me, and my ways, O All-Forgiving. ❖ O Lord, I have come to Your riches with my poverty; far be it from You to withhold kindness from me. ❖ O Lord, my sin increases every day due to my misery, while life is decreasing. ❖ O Lord, make my companion in my solitude righteous deeds and the Quran. ❖ O Lord, I have been cast into the snare of perdition; my deliverance is through the intercession of the two sanctuaries ⁴⁷². ❖ The source of the Sharia, by whose speech is healing, the key to the treasure of guidance, the Furqan ⁴⁷³. ❖ In the sciences of religion, the path of piety, the lamp of the sun of the knowledge of faith. ❖ I mean by him Taha ⁴⁷⁴, without whom there would be no honor of the human temple. ❖ He is the joy of the world, and the vision of his grave is the utmost desire, with spirit and fragrance. ❖ When will the eastern lights appear to me from a pearl-like star of great status? And he became in Al-Zawra ⁴⁷⁵, O banner of guidance, O chosen one, he is the mercy of the Merciful. I have come to you seeking refuge, fearful; be my savior graciously from the fires. May Allah bless you, O best of creation, as long as a turtledove coos on the branches. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who neglected the rights and abandoned the rulings and violated the covenants. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who after gray hair became youthful, and after old age became infatuated, and removed the veil of modesty from his face and violated the sanctity. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who was heedless of what was recorded in his register and inscribed, and his ugly deed appeared, and he concealed what was hidden. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who was distressed by what he earned from existence to non-existence, and came seeking forgiveness for what the tongue uttered and the foot slipped. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who calls you with the call of the distressed in the path of the day and the dark nights, and seeks refuge in your inviolable sanctuary and clings to your strong rope. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant whose goals became distant, so what he committed prevented him from reaching; regret did not benefit him, and the outcomes were hidden from him, and he did not know what was decreed in eternity and the pen dried. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who intercedes through your high station, hoping that Allah will repel from him what has befallen and pained him, and he seeks mediation through your rank; far be it that his hope in you should fail or he be punished. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who builds for ruin while days demolish his terms, and he wants to rise in obedience to you, but sin reverses his hopes. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant whose deeds belie his words; he claims truthfulness, but his claims expose his disgrace and change his states. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who raises the hands of desire, but transgressions veil his supplications and requests; he seeks repentance, but great sins discourage him and nullify his deeds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who enjoins good but does otherwise, and renounces the world while love of it is attached to his secret. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant for whom space and expanse have become narrow, due to his fear of what he earned from his blameworthy acquisition and ugly deed. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who does not know whether he will receive his book in his right hand or left, and fears disgrace on the day when the scrolls are spread and the scales are set up to weigh deeds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, a servant who has entered under your banner, so do not surrender him at the sudden arrival of the grave and on the day of presentation and questioning, and protect him.

By Your protection on the day when the Possessor of Might and Majesty says: 'These are for Paradise and I do not care, and these are for Hellfire and I do not care.' O Lord, what is the deliverance from my slip? Neither deed, nor proof, nor stratagem. O Lord, one like me cannot meet You with obedience that I have not fulfilled. O Lord, I cannot bear the heat of the east wind, so how can I bear the Fire due to my weak endurance? Or how can I have an excuse when You have given me ample warning by taking a precaution from the causes of punishment? Your mercy, O Allah, it is that which has for sinners like me a claim. And do not deal with us according to our deeds, but grant us the hope of our aspirations and befriend us. And by the praise of the Chosen One ⁴⁷⁶, grant us the sins of action for the righteousness of speech. For nothing other than my love for the Chosen One is my means, by whose rope I am connected. That is my endeavor, and in his merit I have hoped for favor without capital. How great are the praises of the Prophet of guidance as a rope of holding and a cure for ailment! The best of creation, whether past or present, the most generous of them, whether fearful or occupied. So lead them from the fatal blows of death, as is their habit in the destructive paths of error. Their attainment when no generosity is hoped for, their resting place when no stumble is spoken of. Their drink from his pool ⁴⁷⁷ after thirst, their shelter from his rank in the shades. O refuge of creation and their sanctuary, lead them when the expanse of the field has narrowed. O through whom the lover attained contentment, and O intercessor for heavy sins! Have mercy on us, O Prophet of guidance, for your mercy has never ceased to pour down. For you are for creation the refuge of mankind, and the most protective shelter with the Possessor of Majesty. May Allah bless you, O light of guidance, with the purest blessing joined with continuity. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who boasts of his knowledge and vaunts, and preaches to people while he is heedless in his lusts. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant for whom the dawn of truth has shone upon his base qualities, and the day of scandals has risen over his hidden secrets. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has turned a blind eye to what he was addressed with, and has folded his side in avoidance of what he was forbidden. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has taken the lead in recitation and teaching, yet has not purified his limbs from the hidden aspects of deceit and dissimulation. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has turned to legal opinions and judgments, yet has not cared about the sin he has committed in what has passed of his life and gone by. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has learned the rulings and incidents, yet has not followed what the virtuous and the censurers have judged. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has studied grammar and thus deviated from the path, and studied morphology and thus acted according to his own opinion in what is not fitting. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has known rhetoric, so his faults became apparent, and was given eloquence, so his frivolities and wonders increased. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has learned the principles ⁴⁷⁸, yet his roots did not stand on the stations of piety, and learned the rational sciences, yet did not restrain his soul from lusts, nor did he correct his transmitted and rational knowledge. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who has learned logic, so he spoke from the conclusions of his premises with what does not suffice, and learned arithmetic, yet did not reckon his soul for what he used to commit and earn. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of jurisprudence, yet he did not comprehend the wisdom of commands and prohibitions, and of the knowledge of language, yet he did not attain what is in his innermost being of causes of wrath and perplexing calamities. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of exegesis, so he revealed the realities of matters, conjecture, and lies, and of the knowledge of prosody, so he turned away from the limits of Allah and occupied himself with amusement and play. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of hadith, so he spoke about the religion with what is not fitting, and of the knowledge of biography, so he followed his own desire and did not look into his states with the lights of guidance and success. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of timekeeping, yet he did not spend his times in obedience, and of the knowledge of the lawful and unlawful, yet he did not purify his meals from ambiguities. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of medicine, yet he did not treat his heart from the diseases of evil deeds, and of the knowledge of Sufism ⁴⁷⁹, yet he did not become pure from human follies. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of creeds, yet he did not fulfill the covenants he made with his Lord, and of the knowledge of wisdom, yet he did not expel love of the world from his heart. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of physiognomy, yet he did not discern the consequences of matters, and of the knowledge of politics, yet he did not discipline his limbs nor purify them from the hidden aspects of injustice and immorality. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of noble qualities, yet he did not adopt beautiful attributes, and witnessed virtues, yet he did not raise his aspiration to the stations of the noble. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of etiquette, yet he did not comport himself with the etiquettes of servitude, and was given knowledge, yet he did not fulfill the right of Lordship. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of meanings, yet he did not attend to what he was charged with, and knew structures, yet he did not build his foundation on what brings him near to his Lord. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of divine unity, yet he did not purify himself from the impurities of wills, and knew wisdoms, yet he did not give his soul rest from plans and choices. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of allusions, so he alluded to stations with lies and claims, and knew expressions, so he expressed his own desire and did not fear Him who knows the secret and the private conversation. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant of the knowledge of things, yet he was ignorant of their principles, and knew sayings, yet he did not transmit them properly. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who knew the laws and schools, yet did not know what his affair would lead to and where he is going. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant who knew the Book and the Sunnah, yet did not act according to what the Lawgiver commanded and established. My master, O Messenger of Allah! A servant devoid of faith, so he did not attain the treasure of Your knowledge, and strayed from the path, so he did not inhale the fragrance of Your love. My master, O Messenger of Allah! How can a servant whose state is this, whose aspiration has fallen short of high goals, whose profit is little, whose trade has failed, whose conditions are bad, and whose bargain has lost? My master, O Messenger of Allah! How can a servant who has not risen in rank claim affiliation to You, and a frightened one who has not had his terror calmed seek refuge in Your presence, and a naked one who has not obtained his desire aim for Your door, and one who seeks through Your rank from Allah have his need not fulfilled or his request not answered? My master, O Messenger of Allah! How can a praiser praise You without Your gift being abundant, and a sinner seek refuge with You without his slip being forgiven, and a distressed person seek Your aid without his distress being removed, and a stumbling person seek Your protection without his stumble being rectified? My master, O Messenger of Allah! How can a supplicant intercede through You without his supplication being accepted, and an intercessor seek intercession through You without his desire being fulfilled, and a weeper seek Your mercy without his tears being pitied, and a vanquished person seek Your victory without Your support appearing?

My master, O Messenger of Allah ⁴⁸⁰, A servant whose back is weighed down by sins, so he stood at your noble door, and his rank was lowered by liabilities. He sought refuge in your exalted, lofty, and magnificent presence. How could a servant be deprived who seeks intercession through your rank ⁴⁸¹ with Allah, while you are the one who said: 'Seek intercession through my rank, for my rank with Allah is great'? To you, O Messenger of Allah, I complain of great calamities, and the greatest of all afflictions. Indeed, I hope that you will be its intercessor, for you are the best of those who bestow and show mercy. And you are the highest of the messengers in means ⁴⁸², and the most compassionate and forbearing of all Allah's creation. And you are the most faithful of creation in promise and covenant, and you are the most honorable and generous of people as a neighbor. And you are kind, compassionate, and merciful to us, and you are more merciful than a tender mother. And you are the one to whom intercession belongs for all creatures, and you are the spokesman of the messengers, you are the foremost. And you are the one who possesses high standing and exaltation, and you are the tongue of revelation, you are the one addressed ⁴⁸³. And you are the one who was given prophethood before the world, and before existence appeared and was ordered. And you are the one upon whom Allah, His angels, and the believers send blessings and peace. Your rank with Allah is an exalted rank, and your station among the messengers is a magnificent station. And you said: 'Seek intercession through my rank, for it is great and magnified before the Generous Lord.' Through your rank, O Pole of Existence ⁴⁸⁴, I seek intercession to Allah, so intercede for me, for I am surrendered ⁴⁸⁵. For you are the intercessor for one who has no better means that is approved and presented. So fulfill my hope in you, O best of intercessors, and O best of those who pardon graciously and forbear. And take my hand, O best of guides and helpers, for you truly know my affair best. And be for me a protector from my great offense, and even if it is great, forgiveness with you is greater. Upon you be the blessings of Allah; indeed, a blessing from Him upon you is a gain for happiness ⁴⁸⁶. My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the accepted intercessor, and I am Your servant, the wrongdoer, fleeing from my sins to You, the distressed. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him a mercy for the disobedient and the obedient, and a refuge for the naked and the hungry? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your chosen beloved and Your approved messenger, and I am Your servant who has transgressed against himself, who will be questioned about his sin on the Day of Decision and Judgment. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him a key to the doors of acceptance and satisfaction, and an intercessor for those who come from among creatures and those who have passed? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the chosen, the pure, the selected, and I am Your servant, the unjust, with little fear and piety. How can I be terrified, O my Lord, when I cling to his strong rope and firm handle ⁴⁸⁷, and seek refuge in his secure sanctuary, which whoever enters does not stray nor suffer? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the forbearing, the compassionate, the merciful, and I am Your servant, the sinner, deviating from Your straight path. How can I fear, O my Lord, when I seek protection in his most protective sanctuary and his magnificent presence, and I belong to his supreme and great station? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the chosen, the merciful messenger, and I am Your servant, the humble, hoping for Your bounty and abundant goodness. How can I be deprived, O my Lord, when You have distinguished him with mercy above every prophet and messenger, and made him a means and a cause for whoever desires nearness and arrival ⁴⁸⁸? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the majestic, of high rank and degrees, and I am Your servant, the negligent, with little modesty and etiquette. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him a direction ⁴⁸⁹ for supplication and request, and a strong fortress for safety from fear and terror? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, noble in qualities and traits, and I am Your servant, the disobedient, swimming in the seas of error and misguidance. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him an intercessor on the Day of Presentation and Questioning, and a refuge at the descent into the grave and the arrival of appointed terms? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, of great rank and standing, and I am Your servant, abundant in sins and burdens. How can I dread, O my Lord, when You have made him a support in both worlds, a light in the grave, and a security for the people of his love at the Bridge, the Balance, the Gathering, and the Resurrection? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your generous beloved and the source of Your bounty and beneficence, and I am Your ignoble servant, trusting in what You have revealed of the verses of mercy in Your revealed Books and the chapters of Your Criterion ⁴⁹⁰. How can I despair, O my Lord, when You have made blessings upon him a cause for sending down Your pardon and forgiveness, and a means for attaining Your generosity and the manifestation of Your favor and grace? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the well-pleasing, and the gatekeeper of Your Presence, and I am Your servant, the distressed, in need of Your succor and victory. How can I lose hope, O my Lord, of Your mercy, when You have made him a sanctuary for the terrified, a refuge for those who fear Your might? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your generous beloved and the overflowing of Your bestowal, and I am Your servant, anxious for myself, fearing Your punishment, disgrace, and chastisement. How can I not hope, O my Lord, for Your pardon and forgiveness, when You have made him a treasure for Your supplication and a mercy for Your dependents? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your bountiful beloved and the locus of Your generosity and favor, and I am Your servant, fearful of Your anger, punishment, and displeasure. How can I not be secure from Your punishment, O my Lord, when I call upon Your beloved and seek refuge in Your strong pillar and the refuge of Your protection? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your pure beloved, Your intimate friend, the near one, and I am Your servant, confessing his sins, weak, poor, and humble. How can I fear, O my Lord, that oppression will touch me, when You have made him a resort for Your servants at the descent of the terrifying matter and the great calamity? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, distinguished by pardon, overlooking, and great intercession, and I am Your servant, engrossed in my desires, neglecting the fulfillment of rights and the performance of obedience. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him a provision and a treasure for one like me, with little provision and merchandise? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, crowned with the crown of splendor and light, and I am Your servant, imprisoned in the prison of separation, restrained from the noblest ranks and lofty matters. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him for us a banner of safety, under which the wrongdoer and the righteous seek shade on the Day of Resurrection and Rising? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, distinguished by noble traits and miracles, and I am Your servant, stained by committing sins and perpetrating evil deeds. How can I fear, O my Lord, when You have made him a mercy for sinners and an intercessor for the people of injustices, liabilities, and great disobedients? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, distinguished by the lofty degree and high station, and I am Your servant, deluded and seduced by the rubble of this world and its fading ornaments. How can Your generosity not encompass me, O my Lord, when I am affiliated with his exalted presence and his lofty tree?

My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the truthful and trustworthy, and I am Your servant seeking refuge in his immense rank and firm pillar. How could my aim in him be disappointed, O my Lord, when You have made him a cave where the weak and the strong and the destitute take shelter? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, abundant in grace and favor, and I am Your servant, enamored, bewildered, and perplexed. How could I thirst, O my Lord, when You have made him a palatable spring and a pure drink that quenches the thirsty and the yearning? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your favored beloved, whose station none has attained, and I am Your servant, passionately devoted to his love, finding solace in him from wealth, family, and children. How could I return empty-handed when You have made him a sea of generosity that does not turn away the asker nor disappoint the seeker? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the pillar, the support, the refuge, the sanctuary, and the reliance, and I am Your servant, poor, devoid of status, means, and numbers. How could I be wronged, O my Lord, when You have made him a decisive proof and a subduing sword that, through his supplication and plea, cuts down every tyrant, arrogant, and denier? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the forbearing, the affectionate, the compassionate, and I am Your servant, confessing my sin, clinging to his hem on the Day of Presentation and Standing ⁴⁹¹. How could his intercession not encompass me, when he is described with mercy and known for perfect grace and generosity? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, whom You praised with the great character ⁴⁹², and I am Your servant, acknowledging my offense, described with every ugly deed and blameworthy trait. How could I not hope for Your forgiveness, O my Lord, when You have placed in his hands the keys of mercy and named him the Kind, the Merciful ⁴⁹³? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the most sublime secret and the greatest intermediary, and I am Your servant, seeking refuge in his intercession, clinging to his lofty station and inviolable sanctuary. How could Your generosity not encompass me, O my Lord, when I intercede with You through his rank and supreme status? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, the intercessor whose intercession is accepted in the arenas of the Resurrection, and I am Your servant, enamored of his qualities, hoping for the rewards and honors from him. How could I not draw from the flood of his Muhammadan ⁴⁹⁴ outpouring and his Ahmadan ⁴⁹⁵ secret, when You have made his noble praises my emblem and garment and sign? My God, my Master, and my Lord, This is Your beloved, whom You made a mercy to the worlds, and I am Your servant, entering his fortified fortress and secure sanctuary, seeking means to You through the honor of his pure and blessed progeny, the purity of his wives, the Mothers of the Believers ⁴⁹⁶, and the care of his noble and honored Companions, that You not reject my request, O my Lord, by Your grace, nor disappoint my hopes in You, nor veil my supplication from You, nor cut off my expectation from You, and bestow upon me through Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Abundant in giving, we are delegations ⁴⁹⁷, Complaining to You of incapacity and weakness. Our poverty is abject, and You are Generous, And through You, poverty is dispelled from those who hope in You. Our sins have kept us from high stations, A sickness; perhaps through Your grace we may be healed. How often have we sought You when calamities were darkness, Enveloping us, and all were unveiled. How often have we called upon You, fearful of matters That perplexed us, and all were enough through You. To You we came, beyond expectations, mountains ⁴⁹⁸, And we found You, in the swiftest time, encompassing. And the increments ⁴⁹⁹ with increments are filled With blessing, favor, gift, and kindness. May the King reward You with the best reward For the weak who stood at Your door in rows. And their return was bound by sins, So for them is Your swift forgiveness, pure. O Mighty in protection and status, reach A seeker of refuge who came to You asking for kindness. O Messenger of God, be for me, my offspring, My companions, and those who lagged behind, And for my family, followers, dependents, My lovers, and those who kept my covenant. And upon the Chosen One ⁵⁰⁰ be the most excellent prayer And peace, as long as a caravan travels and departs, And a lovesick one weeps and a yearning one laments, Sending glances with tears. And upon his noble family and Companions Who, in his love, forsook home and kin. And my distress intensified, and my desire overcame me, and I found no good deed to be a means before You, nor any righteous work to present to You, except my love for Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and trust in the vastness of Your forbearance and generosity made me hopeful in asking for Your pardon and mercy. And You have said, O my Lord, in Your Mighty Book: "Indeed, the mercy of God is near to the doers of good" ⁵⁰¹. So if I am not among the doers of good to whom You have brought Your mercy near, then have mercy on me among the transgressors whom Your forgiveness encompasses. And You have said, O my Lord, and Your word is truth: "Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, God forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful" ⁵⁰². So forgive me, O my Lord, and have mercy on me, and make me among the things that Your mercy encompasses. And You have said in Your Noble Book: "And My mercy encompasses all things" ⁵⁰³. And You are the Mighty, whom nothing daunts, nothing incapacitates, and whose pardon and generosity depend on nothing. And deal with us, O our Master, as befits You, for You are worthy of pardon, mercy, grace, generosity, and favor. You accept repentance from Your servants, overlook excuses, forgive sins, and mend broken hearts. And You have said, O my Lord, informing about Yourself:

He is the Lord of piety and the Lord of forgiveness ⁵⁰⁴. And if my sins have led to my frivolity, then make me a manifestation of Your pardon, for I hope that sins through which Your forgiveness appears are better than deeds through which my evil appears. This is my station before You, and this is my state in seeking You. So do not cut off my tongue of apology by establishing proofs against me, nor tear my veils with the severity of Your wrath among the rabble and the vulgar ⁵⁰⁵. Do not burn my preserved white hair ⁵⁰⁶ with the heat of flame and blaze. Rescue me with Your gentleness from the mire of difficulty and distress, and raise me to the highest ranks and loftiest degrees. Settle me in the expanse of Your mercy, which expands the breasts and delights the hearts. O Allah, make for every worry in which I spend my evening and morning, relief and a way out. For You are generous in forgiveness, swift in kindness, near in relief, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, poverty is our description, and need is our attribute. Weakness is our mark, and acknowledgment of the description of servitude to You is our gain. Disavowal of power and strength ⁵⁰⁷ to You is our character. Supplication to You is our means of approach. Reliance on You is our support. Refuge in You is our protection. Pride in You is our victory. Entrusting the affair to You is our sufficiency. Desperate need of You is our provision. Abandoning planning and choice to You is our reliance. Affiliation with You is our glory. Dependence on You is our treasure. Exalting Your worth is our gratitude. Blessings upon Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is our remembrance. Clinging to You is our proof. Seeking Your breezes ⁵⁰⁸ is our desire. Devotion to Your remembrance is our emblem. Abundant praise and thanks to You is our covering. Your pleasure is our goal. Affiliation with You and Your Messenger is our means. Repentance to You is our success. Seeking Your pardon and forgiveness is our rectitude. Recitation of Your Book is our weapon. Compliance with Your commands is our success. Love of You and love of Your Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is our honor and care. Following his Sunnah and being guided by his guidance is our closeness and loyalty. So, O Allah, fill our hearts with love for Your beloved and love for You. Occupy our tongues with remembrance of him and remembrance of You. Accept from us what we have called upon You with, and grant us by Your bounty what we have asked You and beyond what we have asked. Bestow upon us, for Your goodness is vast, Your forgiveness is great, and You are the Kind, the Merciful. Deal with us according to Your gifts. O Allah, O Possessor of generosity and kindness, O Possessor of bounty and favor, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Most Generous of the generous, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for sincere faith and certainty after which there is no doubt, and mercy by which I attain the honor of Your generosity in this world and the Hereafter. I ask You for success at the decree, the stations of the martyrs, the life of the happy, victory over enemies, and harmony with things. O Allah, whatever good You have given to any of Your creation that my sight has fallen short of, my intention and hope have not reached, I desire it from You. O Allah, make us guides and guided, not astray nor leading astray, at war with Your enemies, at peace with Your friends. We love through Your love and oppose through Your enmity those of Your creation who oppose You. O Allah, this is the supplication, and from You is the answer. This is the effort, and upon You is reliance. There is no power nor strength except with You ⁵⁰⁹, O Most Generous of the generous, O Answerer of supplicants, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Praise be to Allah. O my glad tidings, I have succeeded: my soul in serving the best of messengers, their crown. I have not served the kings of the earth seeking their favor, nor do I seek shelter in the shadow of their status. Rather, I have served the most powerful of people in sovereignty, and the best of protectors and refuge. I have served the most noble of Allah's creation, the most honorable in rank and status, glorified on the day of their gathering. I have served Ahmad, whose intercession is hoped for at the Bridge ⁵¹⁰ and at the slip of the foot. I have served him with praise by which I seek forgiveness for the sins of a lifetime spent in poetry and service. I have served him seeking the shade of his care and the shade of his secure sanctuary in times of hardship. I continue to love his praises and serve him as long as I live, and if I die, I do not regret. I seek from him the riches of both worlds, clinging to the bounty of generosity and guidance from the best of those clung to. And inhale the fragrance, the fragrance of kindness from joy for him and from him and from blessings. O soul, do not despair of the spirit of his great gift, and seek refuge in the sanctuary of honor and hold fast. Continue knocking at the door of bounty from him and stand in the courtyard of known generosity and adhere. And call for a generous helper in his majesty, who will grant you from his bounty the recurring gifts of generosity. And say: O best of those whose generosities encompass all creatures from his... O Muhammad, whose gifts say: Glad tidings to his praiser with a good gain. I have gifted you praise, O most generous of those by whom praises are honored in praise and conclusion. So accept, for you are the generous son of the generous, and the best of noble leaders in their ways. Upon you be the purest blessings of Allah as long as the sun rises and as long as it sets at the House and the Sanctuary ⁵¹¹. Ended with praise to Allah and blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad ibn Abdullah. The completion of this blessed part occurred on the twenty-eighth of Jumada al-Awwal in the year 1319 ⁵¹². May Allah grant us its good and protect us from its evil, amen. And its writer entrusts the testimony that there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and that everything he brought, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is without doubt or uncertainty. O Allah, I ask You by the status of the most beloved of creation to You and the greatest in rank with You, our master and patron Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and by the status of the prophets and messengers and the people of Badr ⁵¹³, that You cause us to die upon the statement: There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By the hand of its writer, may Allah forgive him, Muhammad ibn al-Madani al-Harithi al-Surqawi, may Allah forgive him, his parents, his children, his brothers, and all Muslims. O you who look upon it, pray for him that Allah may have mercy on him and not punish him, and that he may be among the happy, amen. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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1. shahāda : Witnessing; here refers to the spiritual witnessing of divine realities, often associated with the state of the seeker in Sufism.
2. ʿayn al-raḥma : Eye of Mercy; a title for the Prophet Muhammad, indicating he is the embodiment of divine mercy.
3. ṣalawāt jalīyya : Clear prayers; a type of devotional prayer or poem invoking blessings on the Prophet, often describing the journey to his shrine.
4. al-ḥayy : The Living; a divine name, but here likely refers to the Prophet Muhammad as the living embodiment of guidance.
5. al-ʿĀmiriyya : A reference to a poetic tradition or a specific poem by the Sufi poet Ibn al-Farid or others, often recited during journeys.
6. arāk : A type of tree (Salvadora persica) common in the Arabian Peninsula, often associated with the region of the Prophet's mosque.
7. umm ghaylān : A type of tree or plant, possibly the acacia or a species of tamarisk.
8. shammām : A fragrant plant, possibly a type of basil or myrtle.
9. khawāṭir : Thoughts or inspirations that come to the heart, often considered in Sufism as either divine or satanic.
10. ṣiḥāḥāt : Sound ones; possibly refers to sound spiritual states or the sound of divine names.
11. ḥaḍarāt : Presences; in Sufism, the various levels of divine manifestation or spiritual stations.
12. fāza man khalla al-shawāghil... : Refrain: 'He succeeds who abandons distractions and turns to my beloved.' A key theme of the poem.
13. ghaḍā : A type of desert shrub (Haloxylon persicum) common in Najd.
14. ʿaḍāh : A type of thorny tree or shrub, possibly the acacia.
15. ʿarār : A fragrant desert plant (Artemisia herba-alba), often mentioned in Arabic poetry.
16. arḍ al-ḥabīb : The land of the Beloved; refers to the region of the Prophet Muhammad's tomb in Medina.
17. qabr : The grave of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina, considered a site of immense blessing and spiritual significance.
18. maqām : Station or rank; here referring to the Prophet's spiritual station or his physical resting place.
19. ḍarīḥ : The enclosure or shrine around the Prophet's grave in the Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.
20. bisāṭ muḥammadī : Literally 'Muhammadan carpet'; a metaphor for the Prophet's presence or his spiritual court.
21. bayt muʿaẓẓam : The venerated house; refers to the Prophet's mosque or his household.
22. ayman al-arāk : The most blessed or right side of the arāk trees (a type of tree used for toothbrushes, Salvadora persica).
23. arāk : A tree (Salvadora persica) common in the Arabian Peninsula, whose twigs are used as miswāk (toothbrush).
24. ghawīr : A place name; a valley or water source in the Hijaz region.
25. Ḥijāzī : Relating to the Hijaz region in western Arabia, home to Mecca and Medina.
26. mukhaḍḍar : Verdant or green; possibly referring to a lush area.
27. athlāth : Threefold; possibly referring to three streams or sources.
28. ufuq : Horizon; here possibly a metaphor for the beloved or the divine.
29. Ḥijāz : The western region of Arabia containing Mecca and Medina.
30. Khātam al-Mursalīn : Seal of the Messengers; a title of Prophet Muhammad as the final prophet.
31. bīḍ : White; often used to describe shining swords.
32. khāfiqayn : The two horizons; east and west, meaning the entire world.
33. Hāshim : The clan of the Prophet Muhammad; the Banu Hashim.
34. ḍarʿ ajadd : Dry udder; a miracle of the Prophet where milk flowed from a dry goat.
35. Aḥmad : Another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
36. ḥawḍ muʿīn : The abundant pool (al-Kawthar) in Paradise granted to the Prophet.
37. khātam : Seal; refers to the Seal of Prophethood on the Prophet's back, or the ring of the Prophet.
38. Bayt al-Ḥarām : The Sacred House; the Kaaba in Mecca.
39. maqām : Station; here likely Maqam Ibrahim, the station of Abraham near the Kaaba.
40. Ḥijr : The semicircular wall opposite the Kaaba; also called Hijr Isma'il.
41. al-Ḥajar al-Aswad : The Black Stone set in the eastern corner of the Kaaba.
42. mawāsim : Seasons; here referring to the pilgrimage seasons (Hajj and Umrah).
43. Ṣafā : The hill of Safa, one of the two hills between which pilgrims walk during Sa'y.
44. māsiḥ : One who wipes; refers to the act of touching or wiping the Black Stone.
45. Najd : A region in central Arabia; its winds are often mentioned in Arabic poetry.
46. Salʿ : A mountain in Medina near the Prophet's mosque.
47. Ṭalḥ : A type of tree (Acacia) or banana tree; here possibly a place name.
48. Wādī al-Arāk : Valley of the Arāk trees; a location in the Hijaz.
49. Aqāḥ : A type of fragrant flower or plant.
50. ḥujra : Chamber; refers to the Prophet's chamber in Medina where he is buried.
51. akhṭāb : Logs; possibly a metaphor for the fuel of love or the means of its sustenance.
52. Qubā’ : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet.
53. Aḥmadiyya : Relating to Ahmad (the Prophet); his specific characteristics.
54. ḥadīth : A saying or tradition of the Prophet Muhammad.
55. mudām : Eternal wine; a Sufi term for divine love or spiritual intoxication.
56. biqā‘ihi aṭ-ṭayyibah : His goodly abode; refers to the Prophet Muhammad's tomb in Medina.
57. al-Kalīm : The Intimate; a title of the Prophet Moses, who spoke directly to God.
58. al-biṭāḥ : The valley; refers to the valley of Mecca, specifically the area around the Kaaba.
59. nār Fāris : The fire of Persia; a reference to the Zoroastrian fire that, according to tradition, went out at the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
60. qāba qawsayn : Two bow-lengths; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj (Ascension).
61. ḥawḍ : Basin; the celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment, from which the faithful will drink.
62. liwā’ : Banner; the 'Banner of Praise' (liwā’ al-ḥamd) that the Prophet will carry on the Day of Resurrection.
63. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
64. ṣallā llāhumma ‘alayhi wa-‘alā ālihī : O Allah, bless him and his family; a standard formula of blessing upon the Prophet and his household.
65. al-ḥarbā’ : Chameleon; a metaphor for changing color due to intense emotion.
66. Rāma : Rama; a place near Medina, often associated with the Prophet's return from expeditions.
67. uṣūluhu wa-fuṣūluhu : Origins and branches; a metaphor for the entirety of one's being, both spiritual and physical.
68. al-balaj : Brightness or radiance, often used in poetic descriptions of dawn.
69. al-Ahmadī : Referring to the Prophet Muhammad, derived from his name Ahmad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
70. lā ʿaynun raʾat... : A phrase from a hadith describing the rewards of Paradise: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to any human heart.'
71. al-ashjār : Trees; here referring to the prostration of trees before the Prophet, a miracle mentioned in Islamic tradition.
72. qada' wa qadar : Divine decree and destiny; refers to God's preordained plan.
73. Ahmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
74. al-najm intathar : Reference to Quran 53:1, 'By the star when it falls,' indicating a time of great distress.
75. Saqar : One of the names of Hellfire in the Quran.
76. yurma bi-sharar : Reference to the Day of Judgment when people are pelted with sparks of fire.
77. Najd : A region in central Arabia, often associated with nostalgia in classical poetry.
78. Tihama : A coastal region of Arabia along the Red Sea.
79. al-`Udhayb : A place name near Medina known for its sweet water.
80. Bariq : A place name in Arabia.
81. Rama : A place name, possibly a variant of Rima or a location.
82. al-Shubayka : A place near Mecca.
83. al-Thaniyya : A mountain pass or road near Mecca.
84. Kada : A valley near Mecca.
85. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the qibla of Muslims.
86. al-Zawra' : A place name, possibly a well or area in Mecca.
87. al-Raqmatan : A place name, possibly two hills or areas.
88. al-Ajari` : A place name, possibly a valley or area.
89. al-Ghada : A type of tree or shrub; also a place name.
90. Dhu al-Qada : The 11th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
91. Hajir : A place name, possibly a well or area.
92. Umm al-Qura : A name for Mecca, meaning 'Mother of Cities'.
93. `Izza : A female name, possibly a beloved.
94. La`la` : A place name, possibly a hill or area.
95. al-Wa`sa' : A place name, possibly a sandy plain.
96. Sal` : A mountain near Medina.
97. Kazima : A place name, possibly a well or area.
98. salamat : Plural of salama, a type of tree or plant.
99. al-Hazz : A place name, possibly a hill or area.
100. al-Jiz` : A place name, possibly a valley or area.
101. `Alij : A place name, possibly a sand dune or area.
102. al-Ghuwayr : A place name, possibly a small valley.
103. `Amir : A tribal name or place.
104. Bayt Allah : The House of God, i.e., the Kaaba in Mecca.
105. al-Ma'zimayn : A place name, possibly a narrow pass near Mecca.
106. Jam` : A place name, possibly Muzdalifa, a sacred site near Mecca.
107. Mas`ud : A personal name, possibly a companion or beloved.
108. al-Khayf : A place name, possibly a valley near Mina.
109. al-Hajar : The Black Stone in the Kaaba.
110. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
111. Hamma : A place name, possibly a hot spring or area.
112. Layla al-‘Āmiriyya : A reference to Layla bint al-‘Āmir, a famous beloved in Arabic poetry, symbolizing intense love.
113. Muhammadan lightning : A metaphorical expression for the spiritual radiance and guidance of Prophet Muhammad.
114. Aḥmadī : Derived from Aḥmad, another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
115. the House : Refers to the Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.
116. Qubā’ : A place near Medina where the Prophet Muhammad built the first mosque.
117. al-Baqī‘ : The cemetery in Medina where many companions and family members of the Prophet are buried.
118. Ṭayba : A poetic name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
119. ar-rab'u wa al-wahad : The valley and the hill; symbolic of all natural landmarks.
120. al-mahfuf : The surrounded; possibly referring to the Kaaba or a sacred precinct.
121. al-habr wa al-midad : The ink and the inkwell; symbols of knowledge and writing.
122. al-hadi : The camel-driver who sings to urge camels; a poetic motif for longing.
123. al-isdaar wa al-irad : The issuing and the returning; i.e., all matters of coming and going.
124. as-sunud : The Sind; a region in South Asia.
125. al-hunud : The Hind; India.
126. al-akrad : The Kurds; a people of the Middle East.
127. al-'akif wa al-bad : The dweller (in a place) and the nomad (in the desert).
128. al-anjab wa al-afrad : The noble ones and the solitary ones; spiritual ranks.
129. al-ajras : The bells; possibly a term for certain saints or spiritual beings.
130. al-abdal : The substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism.
131. al-awtad : The pegs; a rank of saints who are spiritual supports of the world.
132. al-a'raf : The distinguished ones; possibly those on the Heights (al-A'raf) in the Quran.
133. Su'ad : A female name; a poetic symbol of the beloved.
134. al-Muhassab : A valley near Mecca where pilgrims camp.
135. al-Hatim : The semicircular wall near the Kaaba.
136. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
137. an-Naqa : A place name; a sandy area near Mecca.
138. Lake of Sawah : A lake that reportedly dried up at the Prophet's birth.
139. al-Hanif : The pure monotheistic religion of Abraham.
140. al-'irqayn : The two lineages; i.e., the Prophet's noble descent from both parents.
141. al-kawnayn : The two worlds; this world and the Hereafter.
142. ath-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones; humans and jinn.
143. Ahmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
144. Kawthar : A river in Paradise given to the Prophet.
145. husn al-matla' : Beauty of the rising; a rhetorical term for a good beginning.
146. bara'at al-istihlal : Eloquence of the beginning; a rhetorical device.
147. latafat al-manza' : Subtlety of the source; a rhetorical term.
148. burhan al-istidlal : Proof of inference; a logical argument.
149. al-ghadāt wa al-bukūr wa al-āṣāl : Three times of day: early morning, dawn, and late afternoon/evening.
150. al-Malāmatiyya : A Sufi group that practices self-blame and conceals piety to avoid hypocrisy.
151. Rūshā : Possibly a name or term of endearment; context unclear.
152. jawdhar : A gazelle, often used metaphorically for a beloved.
153. samīyuka najlan li-samīyin ṣadīqika al-mifḍāl : Reference to a namesake descendant of the Prophet's companion Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
154. Ṭayba : A name for Medina, the city of the Prophet.
155. al-Mash'ar al-Haram : The Sacred Monument, a site in Muzdalifah where pilgrims perform prayers during Hajj.
156. al-Safh al-Muhassab : A valley near Mecca where pilgrims rest after stoning the pillars.
157. al-Muqtab : A place or mountain near Mecca, possibly a variant of al-Muqtataf.
158. al-Liwa' : A place near Medina, possibly a mountain or valley.
159. al-Raqmatayn : Two rocky tracts or hills near Medina.
160. al-Khayf : The mosque at Mina, also known as Masjid al-Khayf.
161. al-'Aqabats : The three pillars at Mina where pilgrims perform the stoning ritual.
162. al-Abraqan : Two mountains or hills in the region of Najd.
163. al-Musalla : A place of prayer, often referring to the Eid prayer ground.
164. al-'Alam : A landmark or mountain, possibly near Mecca.
165. Gharib al-Naqa : A place name, possibly a well or valley.
166. the House : The Kaaba in Mecca.
167. al-Multazam : The area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where supplications are made.
168. the Stone : The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) in the Kaaba.
169. al-Hijr : The semicircular wall opposite the Kaaba, also known as Hijr Ismail.
170. the two Syrian corners : The two corners of the Kaaba facing Syria: the Iraqi corner and the Syrian corner.
171. al-Shadharwan : The sloping base around the Kaaba, a drainage structure.
172. the Yemeni Corner : The corner of the Kaaba facing Yemen.
173. al-Hatim : The curved wall opposite the Kaaba, also part of the Hijr.
174. Bab al-Mu'alla : One of the gates of Mecca, leading to the al-Mu'alla cemetery.
175. Bab al-Shubaykah : A gate of Mecca, near the Shubaykah district.
176. al-Munhana : A place name, possibly a valley or mountain.
177. Taybah : Another name for Medina.
178. al-Baqi' : The cemetery of Medina, where many companions are buried.
179. al-Khawkhah al-Siddiqiyyah : The door or passage of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq in the Prophet's Mosque.
180. al-Maqam : The Station of Abraham (Maqam Ibrahim) near the Kaaba.
181. Bab al-Rahmah : The Gate of Mercy, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
182. Bab al-Salam : The Gate of Peace, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
183. Bab Jibril : The Gate of Gabriel, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
184. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of Prophet Muhammad.
185. al-maddāḥ : Those who praise, specifically poets who compose praise poems for the Prophet.
186. nāfithun sāḥir : A blowing sorcerer; metaphor for the powerful effect of praise, akin to magic.
187. al-rawḍah : The Garden, referring to the area between the Prophet's tomb and his pulpit in Medina, considered a garden of Paradise.
188. al-ḍajīʿān al-karīmān : The two noble companions buried alongside the Prophet in his chamber: Abu Bakr and Umar.
189. maddad sirrihi : The flow of his secret; a Sufi concept of spiritual effusion from the Prophet's inner reality.
190. ḥawḍuhu al-mawrid : His watered basin; the Prophet's celestial pool (Hawd al-Kawthar) in Paradise.
191. al-Maqām al-Maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of intercession granted to the Prophet on the Day of Judgment.
192. ḥadīthuhu al-qudsī al-fardānī : His singular sacred hadith; a hadith qudsi where God speaks through the Prophet, here emphasizing uniqueness.
193. al-ṣamadānī : Relating to al-Ṣamad (the Eternal), a divine attribute; 'samadani opening' refers to a spiritual opening from God.
194. al-ḥayyānī : Relating to al-Ḥayy (the Living), a divine attribute; 'hayyani unveiling' refers to a spiritual unveiling from the Living God.
195. Quṭb al-Mursalīn : The Pole of the Messengers; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual axis, here applied to Prophet Muhammad.
196. sāq al-ʿarsh : The leg of the Throne; a metaphorical expression for the highest divine realm.
197. al-ʿārifīn : The knowers; Sufi gnostics who have direct knowledge of God.
198. al-Basīṭ : A meter in Arabic poetry (al-basīṭ).
199. al-Madīd : A meter in Arabic poetry (al-madīd).
200. al-Ghazal : A poetic genre or meter; possibly a reference to a specific poetic form.
201. al-Nashīd : A poetic form or chant; possibly a reference to a specific meter or style.
202. al-Wāfir : A meter in Arabic poetry (al-wāfir).
203. al-Mawālī : Plural of mawlā, meaning masters, patrons, or clients; in Sufi context, often refers to spiritual masters.
204. al-Muwaqqaf : Literally 'the one who is stopped'; may refer to a person in a state of spiritual pause or waiting.
205. al-Shaykh : A spiritual master or teacher in Sufism.
206. al-Murīd : A disciple or seeker in Sufism.
207. al-Munqaṭiʿ : Literally 'the one cut off'; may refer to a person detached from worldly concerns.
208. al-Ṭāliʿ wa al-Ghārib : The rising and the setting; likely referring to celestial bodies or times of day.
209. al-Muftanī : One who is tested or tried; possibly a reference to a person undergoing spiritual trials.
210. al-Dhikr : Remembrance of God, often through repetitive invocation.
211. al-Adhān : The Islamic call to prayer.
212. al-Jānn : A type of jinn; often used to refer to jinn collectively.
213. al-Ḥadīth : The sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.
214. al-Hawādij : Litters or howdahs used for riding on camels.
215. al-Aẓʿān : Camels; specifically, camels used for travel.
216. al-Athl : Tamarix trees, a type of desert tree.
217. al-Bān : Ben trees (Moringa peregrina), known for their oil.
218. al-Ghaḍā : A type of desert shrub (Haloxylon persicum).
219. al-Sarḥ : A type of tree; possibly Acacia or Ziziphus.
220. Umm Ghaylān : A type of tree; possibly the acacia or a specific desert plant.
221. Raḍwā : A mountain in Arabia, mentioned in Islamic tradition.
222. al-Nīrān : The two fires; possibly referring to two stars or constellations.
223. al-Farqadān : The two bears; likely referring to the stars of Ursa Minor or Ursa Major.
224. ʿIlliyyīn : The highest station in Paradise, mentioned in the Qur'an (83:18-19).
225. al-Bān : A type of tree (Moringa peregrina) with fragrant flowers, often mentioned in classical Arabic poetry as a symbol of beauty and nostalgia.
226. waqf : An Islamic endowment; here used metaphorically to mean the tears are continuously flowing like a perpetual endowment.
227. arāk : A tree (Salvadora persica) whose twigs are used as miswak (toothbrush); its thicket is a common poetic motif.
228. al-Ghawr : The lowland region of Arabia, often referring to the area around Mecca and the Red Sea coast.
229. Najd : The central highland region of Arabia, often romanticized in poetry.
230. al-Ghuwayr : A place name, likely a diminutive of al-Ghār (cave) or a specific location.
231. Nu‘m in Nu‘mān : Nu‘m is a woman's name; Nu‘mān is a place name, possibly a valley. The phrase plays on the similarity of sounds.
232. Mudar : A major Arab tribal group, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
233. Qaḥṭān and ‘Adnān : The two main ancestral lines of the Arabs: Qaḥṭān for southern Arabs and ‘Adnān for northern Arabs.
234. in whose hand the pebbles glorified : Reference to a miracle of the Prophet Muhammad where pebbles were reported to have glorified Allah in his hand.
235. the two worlds : This world and the Hereafter.
236. the two weighty ones : Reference to the Quran and the Prophet's family (Ahl al-Bayt) or humans and jinn.
237. his two companions : Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, the first two caliphs.
238. the martyr of the house : ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan, the third caliph, who was martyred in his home.
239. Abū Ḥasan : Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, father of Hasan and Husayn.
240. Ghurbān : Possibly a place name or a tribe; unclear.
241. Salmān : Salmān al-Farisi, a famous companion of the Prophet, known for his wisdom and piety.
242. Ḥassān : Hassan ibn Thabit, the Prophet's poet who defended Islam with his poetry.
243. basil : A fragrant herb, often used metaphorically for something beloved and refreshing.
244. the Friend of Allah : Abraham (Ibrahim), known as Khalil Allah (Friend of God).
245. athl : A type of tree (Tamarix) common in Arabia.
246. ‘Āmiriyya : Possibly referring to the tribe of Banu ‘Amir or a place; context suggests a poetic reference to a beloved's tribe.
247. the Abode of Peace : Paradise (Dar al-Salam).
248. Āl : Family or household; in Islamic context, often refers to the Prophet's family and close relatives.
249. Ḍarīḥ al-munawwar : The illuminated tomb; refers to the Prophet Muhammad's tomb in Medina.
250. al-ʿurwa al-wuthqā : The firmest handhold; a Qur'anic term (2:256) symbolizing the unbreakable bond with faith.
251. Najd : A region in central Arabia; often associated with the birthplace of the Prophet's ancestors.
252. Ṭaybah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
253. al-Shām : Greater Syria; a historical region including modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine.
254. Muḍar : A prominent Arab tribe; the Prophet Muhammad belonged to the Quraysh, a sub-tribe of Mudar.
255. al-Masjid al-Aqṣā : The Farthest Mosque; the third holiest site in Islam, located in Jerusalem.
256. al-ʿArsh : The Throne of God; the greatest of all created things, symbolizing divine sovereignty.
257. al-āyah al-kubrā : The greatest sign; refers to the Prophet's ascension (Mi'raj) and the vision of divine realities.
258. al-Lawḥ : The Preserved Tablet; a celestial tablet on which all destinies are inscribed.
259. al-Kursī : The Footstool; a divine object mentioned in the Throne Verse (2:255), often interpreted as a symbol of God's authority.
260. Wādī al-Qaranful : Valley of the Carnation; a location near Mecca, possibly associated with a fragrant plant.
261. Ghār Ḥirāʾ : The Cave of Hira; the cave where the Prophet Muhammad received the first revelation.
262. Salmā : A mountain or region in Arabia; often mentioned in classical poetry.
263. al-Ḥijāz : The western region of Arabia containing Mecca and Medina.
264. Ḍarīḥ : Tomb; specifically the Prophet's tomb in Medina.
265. al-Abraq al-Fard : A specific place name in the Arabian desert, often mentioned in pre-Islamic and early Islamic poetry.
266. al-‘ilm al-gharībī : Literally 'the strange knowledge'; possibly a reference to esoteric or mystical knowledge, or a place name.
267. Iḍam : A mountain or place in Najd, central Arabia.
268. arák : A type of tree (Salvadora persica) common in Arabia, whose twigs are used as toothbrushes (miswak).
269. athīlāt : Diminutive plural of 'athl', a type of tree (Tamarix). Here used as a term of endearment for a beloved place.
270. shuhād : A type of fragrant plant or herb; also a place name.
271. Niyābatī : Possibly a place name or a term meaning 'my representation' or 'my deputyship'.
272. Ṭaybah : Another name for Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
273. basamāt : Plural of 'basm', a type of fragrant plant or tree.
274. ibn Āminah : Son of Aminah, i.e., the Prophet Muhammad, whose mother was Aminah bint Wahb.
275. aqṭāb : Plural of 'quṭb', meaning 'pole' or 'axis'; in Sufism, the highest-ranking saint or spiritual master.
276. ‘amad : Plural of '‘imād', meaning 'pillars' or 'supports'; in Sufism, major saints who support the spiritual hierarchy.
277. Muḍar : A major tribal group in Arabia, from which the Prophet Muhammad descended.
278. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
279. ‘Ālij : A place in Arabia known for its sand dunes.
280. liwā’ al-ḥamd : The Banner of Praise, a concept in Islamic eschatology referring to the banner of the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment.
281. al-ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hell that all must cross on the Day of Judgment.
282. al-ḥawḍ : The Pool of the Prophet Muhammad (al-Kawthar) from which the faithful will drink on the Day of Judgment.
283. Dār al-Salām : The Abode of Peace, a name for Paradise in Islamic tradition.
284. Maq‘ad ṣidq : A seat of truth, a phrase from the Quran (54:55) referring to a place of honor in Paradise.
285. al-Ṣamad : The Eternal, a name of God meaning the Self-Sufficient, upon whom all depend.
286. hamm : Distress, anxiety, or worry; often used in Sufi contexts to denote spiritual or existential burden.
287. shafa jurufin haamin bi-minhar : A Qur'anic allusion (9:109) to a crumbling bank over a river, symbolizing instability and imminent collapse.
288. min 'aynin a'sar : Literally 'from an eye of hardship'; 'ayn can mean 'eye' or 'essence', and 'a'sar means 'difficulties'.
289. qintar : A large measure of weight, often used for gold or wealth; metaphorically, abundant worldly goods.
290. al-darayn : The two abodes: this world and the Hereafter.
291. al-ifaqa bayna al-dar wa al-dar : The awakening or recovery between the two abodes; possibly referring to the state of the grave or the intermediate realm (barzakh).
292. sab' al-mathani : The Seven Oft-Repeated verses, a name for Surah al-Fatiha (Qur'an 1).
293. ashar : Relatives by marriage; specifically, the Prophet's in-laws, such as 'Uthman and 'Ali.
294. ansar : The Helpers; the Medinan converts who supported the Prophet and the Emigrants.
295. waliyyu nur Allah qalbuhu bi-anwar al-sifat wa al-asma' : A saint (wali) whose heart is illuminated by the lights of God's attributes and names; a Sufi concept of spiritual realization.
296. al-raghbut wa al-rahbut : The world of desire (raghbah) and awe (rahbah); states of longing and fear in the spiritual path.
297. maqam al-ijlal wa al-'azamut : The station of Majesty and Grandeur; a high spiritual station recognizing God's transcendence.
298. al-mushahada wa al-hiss : The world of witnessing (spiritual vision) and sense (physical perception).
299. bisaṭ al-qurb wa hada'ir al-quds : The carpet of proximity (to God) and the sanctuaries of holiness; Sufi terms for intimate nearness to the Divine.
300. al-khususiyya wa al-kamal : Speciality and perfection; states of being chosen and perfected by God.
301. asrar al-huruf wa 'ulum al-Qur'an : The secrets of letters and the sciences of the Qur'an; esoteric knowledge of the alphabet and Qur'anic interpretation.
302. 'arif : A gnostic; one who has direct experiential knowledge (ma'rifa) of God.
303. qab qawsayn : The distance of two bows (Qur'an 53:9); refers to the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj.
304. maqam al-mushahada wa al-'iyan : The station of witnessing and vision; a high Sufi station of direct contemplation of God.
305. al-mulk wa al-malakūt : Dominion and sovereignty; two of the divine realms in Islamic cosmology, where al-mulk refers to the physical world and al-malakūt to the spiritual or angelic realm.
306. al-raḥamūt wa al-jabarūt : Mercy and omnipotence; two divine attributes, often used in Sufi cosmology to denote realms of divine mercy and power.
307. al-qunūt : A supplication recited during the witr prayer or in times of distress, often involving standing in silence or raising hands in prayer.
308. al-buhmūt : The deep; a term referring to the abyss or the lowest depths, often used in cosmological contexts.
309. al-fatḥ : Unveiling or opening; a Sufi term for spiritual illumination or the disclosure of divine mysteries.
310. al-awtād : Pegs; in Sufi hierarchy, the four or seven awtād are saints who uphold the spiritual order of the world.
311. al-ajrās : Supports; a term for saints who act as spiritual pillars, possibly related to the 'bells' that announce divine presence.
312. al-abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism, usually forty in number, who replace one another and maintain the world's spiritual balance.
313. ʿārif : Knower; a Sufi term for one who has direct experiential knowledge (maʿrifa) of God.
314. al-sirr : The secret; in Sufism, the innermost spiritual faculty or the divine mystery bestowed upon the elect.
315. al-rūḥ : The Spirit; often referring to the Archangel Gabriel or a special divine spirit, as in the Quranic 'Rūḥ al-Qudus'.
316. lawḥ al-ḥifẓ : The Preserved Tablet; in Islamic theology, the heavenly tablet on which all destinies are inscribed.
317. Rafraf : A green, celestial carpet or couch in Islamic cosmology, often associated with the Prophet's ascension (Mi'raj).
318. Tiraz : An embroidered garment or banner, symbolizing honor and distinction.
319. Sidrat al-Muntaha : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree marking the end of the seventh heaven, beyond which no creation can pass.
320. the inscribed Book : The Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz) in which all destinies are recorded.
321. the frequented House : Al-Bayt al-Ma'mur, a celestial counterpart of the Kaaba in the seventh heaven, visited by angels.
322. the raised roof : The heavens or the Throne of Allah.
323. the inflamed sea : A reference to a cosmic sea or the ocean of divine power.
324. Subbuh : A divine attribute meaning 'All-Glorious' or 'Exalted above all imperfections'.
325. Quddus : A divine attribute meaning 'All-Holy' or 'Pure'.
326. Jayhun : The Oxus River (Amu Darya), one of the four rivers of Paradise mentioned in Islamic tradition.
327. Sayhun : The Syr Darya River, another of the four rivers of Paradise.
328. Duduwan : The wooden frame or support of a camel litter (howdah).
329. Malakut : The angelic realm or the world of dominion, intermediate between the physical and divine.
330. Rahmut : Derived from 'Rahma' (mercy), referring to the attributes of divine mercy.
331. Jabarut : The realm of divine power and might, above Malakut.
332. 'Azamut : The realm of divine majesty and grandeur.
333. Rahbut : The realm of divine awe and fear.
334. Raghabut : The realm of divine desire and longing.
335. 'Arshiyya : Pertaining to the Throne ('Arsh) of Allah.
336. Farshiyya : Pertaining to the Footstool (Kursi) or the lower divine realm.
337. Nasut : The human or physical realm, as opposed to the spiritual.
338. Qayyumiyya : Pertaining to the attribute of al-Qayyum (the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal).
339. Daymumiyya : Pertaining to perpetuity and everlastingness.
340. Musawiyya : Pertaining to Prophet Moses (Musa), symbolizing prophetic knowledge.
341. Khaḍariyya : Pertaining to al-Khidr, a figure symbolizing esoteric knowledge.
342. Muhammadiyya : Pertaining to Prophet Muhammad, the highest spiritual realm.
343. Ahmadiyya : Another name for the Muhammadan reality, derived from Ahmad, one of the Prophet's names.
344. jamāl : Beauty; in Sufi terminology, refers to the attribute of divine beauty (jamāl) as opposed to majesty (jalāl).
345. ismuhu min aḥrufi ismi ilāhihi : His name is derived from the letters of his God's name; a reference to the fact that the name 'Muḥammad' shares the same root letters (M-Ḥ-M-D) as the divine name 'Maḥmūd' (the Praised One).
346. Maḥmūd : The Praised One; a name of God, also understood as a reference to the Prophet Muhammad in his pre-eternal reality.
347. Muḥammad : The praised one; the name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the one who is praised repeatedly.'
348. tahlīl : The phrase 'Lā ilāha illā Allāh' (There is no god but Allah).
349. adhān : The Islamic call to prayer.
350. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority, often identified with the Prophet Muhammad or a saint.
351. ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hell that all must cross on the Day of Judgment.
352. tawḥīd : The oneness of God; the central Islamic doctrine of monotheism.
353. sulūk : Spiritual wayfaring; the path of spiritual journeying towards God in Sufism.
354. qāba qawsayni aw adnā : Two bow-lengths or nearer; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj (Ascension).
355. al-jahābidha al-‘urrāf : Expert assessors or discerning scholars, particularly those skilled in spiritual or mystical knowledge.
356. al-tadbīr : Self-management or personal planning, often implying reliance on one's own will rather than divine will.
357. al-tawḥīd : Divine unity; the core Islamic doctrine of God's oneness.
358. al-‘irfān : Gnosis; spiritual knowledge or mystical insight.
359. al-sirr : The secret; a term in Sufism referring to the innermost spiritual faculty or divine mystery.
360. al-ṣalawāt : Blessings or prayers upon the Prophet; also a term for the ritual prayer.
361. al-wijdān : Ecstasy or spiritual finding; a state of intense spiritual emotion in Sufism.
362. ‘Illiyīn : The highest station in Paradise; the abode of the righteous.
363. Sal‘ : A mountain near Medina, often mentioned in Arabic poetry.
364. Najd : A region in central Arabia, often romanticized in classical poetry.
365. al-Ḥaṭīm : A semi-circular wall near the Kaaba in Mecca; a sacred site.
366. shawā’ib al-irādāt : Impurities of wills; refers to mixed or impure intentions in spiritual striving.
367. jāh : Rank, station, or intercessory power of the Prophet Muhammad before Allah.
368. sarīra : Innermost secret; the hidden spiritual core of a person.
369. nafs : The ego, lower self, or carnal soul that inclines towards evil.
370. baṣīra : Inner sight, spiritual insight, or discernment.
371. dhikr : Remembrance of Allah, often through repetition of His names or formulas.
372. munājāt : Intimate, private conversation with Allah.
373. al-Dhāt : The Divine Essence, the ultimate reality of God.
374. wuṣūl : Spiritual arrival or attainment of proximity to Allah.
375. al-qawl al-thābit : The firm word; refers to the testimony of faith (shahāda) that is confirmed in the grave.
376. jāh : Rank or standing; here, the spiritual rank of the Prophet Muhammad before Allah.
377. sirr : Secret; in Sufi terminology, the innermost spiritual mystery or divine secret.
378. bisāṭ al-qurb : Carpet of proximity; a Sufi term for the state of nearness to Allah.
379. maqām al-‘izz al-aḥmā : Station of exalted honor; a high spiritual station associated with the Prophet Muhammad.
380. wilāya kubrā : Supreme sainthood; the highest level of spiritual authority and closeness to Allah.
381. ṣiddīqiyya ‘uẓmā : Greatest veracity; the highest degree of truthfulness and confirmation of divine truth.
382. malakūt : Dominion; the intermediate spiritual realm between the material world and the divine.
383. mala’ a‘lā : Most exalted assembly; the highest gathering of angels and spirits.
384. raqīb a‘lā : Supreme watcher; a reference to a high spiritual station or the divine attribute of watchfulness.
385. qunnat al-dhurra al-bayḍā : Peak of the white summit; a metaphorical expression for the highest spiritual attainment.
386. raghbūt wa rahbūt : Desire and awe; two complementary spiritual states of longing for Allah and fear of Him.
387. jabarūt : Omnipotence; the realm of divine power and might.
388. futūḥāt rabbāniyya : Divine openings; spiritual illuminations and insights granted by Allah.
389. uns wa idlāl : Intimacy and boldness; a state of familiar closeness to Allah, marked by loving confidence.
390. al-māḥī : The eraser; one of the Prophet Muhammad's names, meaning he erases disbelief and sin.
391. dhū al-futuwwa : Possessor of chivalry or spiritual generosity; a term denoting noble character and selflessness.
392. Ṭaybah : Another name for Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
393. qāba qawsayn : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) referring to the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj, meaning 'two bows' length'.
394. Wādī al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, often mentioned in poetry as a beloved place.
395. Sal‘ : A mountain in Medina.
396. Qubā’ : A place near Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
397. al-qawm : Refers to the spiritual folk or people of the path (Sufis).
398. Rūḥ al-Qudus : The Holy Spirit, often identified with the Angel Gabriel in Islamic tradition.
399. Aḥmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the most praiseworthy'.
400. Imam al-wara : Imam of creation; a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
401. Qibla : Direction of prayer; here metaphorically the spiritual direction.
402. hijab : Veil; refers to the barrier between the divine and the created.
403. bisat al-'izz wa hadha'ir al-quds : Carpet of might and enclosures of holiness; Sufi terms for spiritual stations.
404. barzakh al-jam' : Isthmus of gathering; a realm between the physical and spiritual worlds.
405. al-bayt al-ma'mur : The Frequented House; a celestial Kaaba in the heavens.
406. al-hajar al-as'ad : The Most Fortunate Stone; likely the Black Stone in the Kaaba.
407. al-rukn : The Corner; refers to the Yemeni Corner of the Kaaba.
408. al-maqam : The Station; the place of Abraham near the Kaaba.
409. Malakut : The angelic realm; the world of dominion.
410. saj' : Rhymed prose; a form of Arabic rhetoric.
411. warid al-hal : Incoming state; a spiritual state that descends upon the seeker.
412. khafd wa raf' : Lowering and raising; grammatical terms for case endings, here used metaphorically.
413. al-watr wa al-shaf' : The odd and the even; refers to the Witr prayer and the even-numbered rak'as.
414. sidrat al-muntaha : Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary; a tree in the seventh heaven marking the end of knowledge.
415. al-qalam wa al-lawh : The Pen and the Tablet; the divine instruments of decree.
416. Jabarut : The realm of divine power and might.
417. kursi al-mamlaka : Footstool of the Kingdom; a reference to the divine throne.
418. al-burūr : The righteous; those who are pious and obedient to God.
419. al-kitāb al-marqūm : The inscribed book; refers to the record of deeds or the preserved tablet (al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ).
420. al-maqām al-maʿlūm : The known station; a spiritual rank or station known to God, often referring to the station of the Prophet Muhammad or the highest spiritual station.
421. al-futūḥāt : Openings; spiritual illuminations or divine openings granted to the seeker.
422. al-wāḥid al-qayyūm : The One, the Self-Subsisting; two of the names of God, emphasizing His oneness and self-sustenance.
423. kharq al-ʿawāʾid : Breaking of habits; refers to miracles or supernatural events that break the natural order.
424. al-karāmāt : Miracles or wonders performed by saints (awliyāʾ) as a sign of divine favor.
425. al-maʿārif : Gnoses; spiritual knowledge or direct experiential knowledge of God.
426. al-tajalliyāt : Theophanies; manifestations or self-disclosures of God to the heart of the seeker.
427. al-ʿawārif : Spiritual knowledges; esoteric sciences or insights into divine realities.
428. sirr al-imdādāt : The secret of effusions; the hidden flow of divine grace or spiritual support.
429. qalam al-irādāt : The Pen of Wills; refers to the divine pen that writes the decrees of God's will.
430. al-takbīr : The phrase 'Allāhu akbar' (God is the Greatest).
431. al-tahlīl : The phrase 'Lā ilāha illā Allāh' (There is no god but God).
432. ʿayn al-wujūd : The eye of existence; a mystical term referring to the source or essence of being.
433. al-ṣamad : The Eternal; one of the names of God, meaning the Self-Sufficient, the One to whom all turn.
434. ʿayn al-hidāya wa al-tawfīq : The spring of guidance and divine success; a metaphor for the source of spiritual insight and God-granted ability to act rightly.
435. ahl al-dirāya wa al-taḥqīq : People of knowledge and verification; Sufi term for those who have attained direct experiential knowledge of divine realities.
436. ʿayn al-riḍā wa al-riḍwān : The spring of contentment and divine pleasure; refers to the state of being pleased with God's decree and attaining His good pleasure.
437. ahl al-kushūfāt wa al-ʿiyān : People of unveilings and direct vision; Sufis who experience spiritual unveilings and see divine realities directly.
438. al-sirr al-akbar : The greatest secret; a Sufi term for the innermost divine mystery, often associated with the reality of Muhammad.
439. al-maʿrifa : Gnosis; direct, experiential knowledge of God, a key concept in Sufism.
440. al-tawḥīd : Divine oneness; the Islamic doctrine of the absolute unity of God.
441. ahl al-uns wa al-tafrīd : People of intimacy and singling out; Sufis who experience intimate communion with God and have singled Him out in devotion.
442. al-khuṣūṣiyya wa al-ikhtiṣāṣ : Special distinction and selection; refers to the unique status of the Prophet Muhammad and the elect saints.
443. Kaʿba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer; here used metaphorically as the focal point of spiritual aspiration.
444. qibla : Direction of prayer; metaphorically, the spiritual orientation or focal point.
445. al-wāḥid al-qayyūm : The One, the Self-Subsisting; two of the beautiful names of Allah, emphasizing His uniqueness and self-sufficiency.
446. al-wilāya : Sainthood; the state of being a friend of God (walī), a central concept in Sufism.
447. al-futūḥāt : Openings; Sufi term for divine illuminations and spiritual unveilings.
448. ḥāʾ al-raḥma, mīm al-mulk, dāl al-dawām : The letters ha, mim, and dal are the first letters of the Arabic words for mercy (rahma), dominion (mulk), and perpetuity (dawām); a symbolic reference to divine attributes.
449. Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; the basmala, the opening phrase of the Quran.
450. Quran 35:2 : A verse from the Quran (Surah Fatir, verse 2) emphasizing that only God grants or withholds mercy.
451. Ṭāhā Aḥmad : Two names of the Prophet Muhammad; Taha is a name from the Quran (Surah Taha), and Ahmad is another name meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
452. al-iḥrām : The state of consecration for prayer or pilgrimage; here it refers to the opening takbir of the prayer.
453. tawassala : To seek intercession or means of approach to Allah through a revered figure, here the Prophet Muhammad.
454. al-nafs al-ammāra bi al-sū’ : The soul that commands evil, a Quranic term for the lower self inclined to sin.
455. Yawm al-Qiyāma : The Day of Resurrection, when all souls are judged by Allah.
456. jawāriḥ : Limbs or faculties of the body, often used in Islamic ethics to refer to the physical instruments of action.
457. tawassala bihi : To seek intercession or mediation through someone, often the Prophet Muhammad, as a means of drawing closer to Allah.
458. al-ḥudūd : The divinely ordained limits or boundaries of Islamic law, referring to prescribed punishments for certain crimes.
459. sirr al-wilāyah : The secret or inner reality of sainthood, a Sufi concept referring to the special spiritual station of the friends of Allah.
460. rān : Rust or stain on the heart caused by sins, which veils one from spiritual truth.
461. al-firdaws : The highest level of Paradise, often referred to as the Garden of Paradise.
462. sunan : Plural of sunna; the established practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
463. surahs : Chapters of the Quran.
464. gnosis : Spiritual knowledge or mystical insight (ma'rifa).
465. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer for Muslims.
466. unveiling : Spiritual unveiling or illumination (fath).
467. ma'rifa : Gnosis; intimate knowledge of God.
468. musāfāt : Spiritual intimacy or companionship with God.
469. Sharia : Islamic law derived from the Quran and Sunnah.
470. adhwāq : Spiritual tastes; experiential knowledge in Sufism.
471. al-ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hell that all must cross on Judgment Day.
472. al-ʿadnān : Refers to the Prophet Muhammad, descendant of Adnan.
473. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran.
474. Ṭāhā : A name of the Prophet Muhammad, from Quran 20:1.
475. al-Zawrā' : A name for Baghdad or a place there.
476. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
477. ḥawḍ : The celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad from which the faithful will drink on the Day of Resurrection.
478. uṣūl : Principles of Islamic jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) or principles of religion (uṣūl al-dīn).
479. taṣawwuf : Sufism, Islamic mysticism.
480. Rasul Allah : Messenger of Allah, referring to Prophet Muhammad.
481. Jah : Rank, status, or honor; here, the Prophet's intercessory rank before Allah.
482. Wasilah : Means or intermediary; in Sufi context, a spiritual means to approach Allah, often through the Prophet.
483. Al-Mukallam : The one addressed; refers to the Prophet as the recipient of divine speech (the Quran).
484. Qutb al-Wujud : Pole of Existence; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual authority, often applied to the Prophet.
485. Musallam : Surrendered; one who submits to Allah's will, or one who is delivered/saved.
486. Salah : Blessings/salutations sent upon the Prophet; considered a means of spiritual gain.
487. Al-Urwah al-Wuthqa : The firm handle; a Quranic phrase (2:256) symbolizing an unbreakable bond with Allah.
488. Wusul : Arrival; in Sufism, spiritual attainment or union with the Divine.
489. Qiblah : Direction of prayer; here metaphorically the focal point for supplication.
490. Furqan : Criterion; a name for the Quran, distinguishing truth from falsehood.
491. Yawm al-'Ard wa al-Wuqūf : The Day of Presentation and Standing: refers to the Day of Judgment when all creatures are presented before God and stand for reckoning.
492. al-Khuluq al-'Aẓīm : The great character: refers to the Quranic verse (68:4) describing Prophet Muhammad's sublime moral character.
493. al-Ra'ūf al-Raḥīm : The Kind, the Merciful: two of God's names, also used to describe the Prophet in the Quran (9:128).
494. Muḥammadī : Muhammadan: relating to the Prophet Muhammad, often used in Sufi contexts to denote his spiritual reality or outpouring.
495. Aḥmadī : Ahmadan: relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
496. Ummahāt al-Mu'minīn : Mothers of the Believers: honorific title for the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.
497. Wufūd : Delegations: plural of wafd, referring to groups of people coming as petitioners or seekers.
498. Jibāl : Mountains: metaphor for heavy burdens or great difficulties.
499. al-Mazādāt : Increments: additional gifts or favors, possibly referring to spiritual stations or blessings.
500. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One: an epithet of Prophet Muhammad.
501. Quran 7:56 : Indeed, the mercy of God is near to the doers of good.
502. Quran 39:53 : Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, God forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
503. Quran 7:156 : And My mercy encompasses all things.
504. أهل التقوى وأهل المغفرة : A Qur'anic phrase (Surah Al-Muddaththir, 74:56) meaning 'the One worthy of being feared (i.e., piety towards Him) and the One worthy of forgiveness'.
505. الرعاع والهمج : Terms referring to the common, ignorant masses; 'ra'ā' means rabble, and 'hamaj' means vulgar or base people.
506. مصون شَيْبِي : Literally 'my preserved white hair', referring to the honor and dignity of old age, which the supplicant asks not to be disgraced.
507. الحول والقوة : A common Islamic phrase meaning 'power and strength', often used in the formula 'There is no power nor strength except with Allah'.
508. نفحات : Spiritual breezes or effusions of divine mercy and grace, often sought by Sufis.
509. لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله : A well-known Islamic phrase meaning 'There is no power nor strength except with Allah', expressing reliance on God.
510. الصراط : The bridge over Hellfire that all must cross on the Day of Judgment; the righteous pass safely, while sinners fall.
511. البيت والحارم : Al-Bayt refers to the Kaaba in Mecca; al-Hārim likely means the sacred precinct (al-Haram) around it.
512. 1319 : The Islamic calendar year 1319 AH corresponds to 1901-1902 CE.
513. أهل بدر : The Companions who fought in the Battle of Badr (2 AH), highly revered for their faith and sacrifice.