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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. The Shaykh, the Imam, the learned, the most knowledgeable, the resolute, Abu al-Mawahib, my master and lord Muhammad al-Mu'ti ¹—may Allah benefit us through his blessings—said: Praise be to Allah, the Disposer, the Wise, the Subduer, the Omnipotent, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner, the Kind, the Compassionate, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the Incomparable Originator who, through His manifest power, created the human species and its origin in the most beautiful form and the best stature ², the Beneficent, the Munificent, the Bountiful, the Bestower, who favored it with complete knowledge, intelligence, discernment, and purity of the sound heart. Blessings and peace be upon our master and lord Muhammad, the pearl of beauty preserved in the unseen of the identity of the people of ecstasy, rapture, and sincere love, and the delight of perfection observed in the processions of the prophets and messengers with the eye of majesty and veneration. To proceed: When I came upon what has been reported concerning the honor of the Muhammadan essence ³ and the beauty of the pure, luminous, and immaculate limbs from authentic transmitted hadiths and accepted, approved traditions, and the beautiful, splendid virtues and noble, exalted excellences they possess, my thought's vanguard roamed in the gardens of their sensory and spiritual beauties, and my secret world ⁴ delved into the depth of his Muhammadan, Chosen reality. I found their fresh, dewy blossoms are plucked only by the people of glory, virtue, and complete divine care, and none hover around their sanctuary except the arrived poles ⁵ and the perfect knowers ⁶. So my soul shrank in awe of that station, and was struck dumb in veneration and magnification of the station of the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of the Noble Messengers. Then the tongue of the state ⁷ and the motivator of intercession and speech called out to me: "Take refuge, O sinner, in the refuge of protection, the Master of the Great Intercessors, and cling to his universal cloak, pure and sacred, and the means of the people of righteousness and respect. For clinging to his cloak earns eternal happiness and benefits at the arrival of the term and on the Day of Presentation and Crowding." I said to it: "Wait! I have set the balance of justice against myself, and remembered what I have sent ahead for my arrival at my grave. I found my self burdened with sins and crimes, and my limbs stained with the filth of consequences and offenses." He said: "By Allah, you have narrowed what was wide and placed yourself in a distant station. Allah Almighty says in His Wise Book: 'Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.' ⁸ And my master, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, says: 'Seek intercession through my rank, for my rank with Allah is great.' ⁹" At that, I awoke from heedlessness, and sought from my Lord a shower of mercy, and reflected on what I could make a means to attain the desired goal, reach the aim, and obtain the sought. I found no deed by which I could attain the pleasure of our Lord, the Compeller, the Forgiving, nor anything by which I could draw near to entering His Garden and gazing upon His Face in the Abode of Permanence greater than praising the noble, Chosen essence of His Beloved, and extolling his exalted, lofty limbs and the sublime, subtle perfections of the letters of his name ¹⁰, and mentioning the wonders of their beauty and loveliness, the proportion of their form and perfection, as it is reported that every lover should adorn his gatherings and assemblies with his praise, and stud his rhymes and cadences with mention of his excellences. For it is a mercy from Allah that becomes a state and an example, and a grace with which the Lord favors those who adopt it as a dwelling and a term. So whoever his Lord favors with eloquence of tongue, or directs him to the sciences of rhetoric and clarity, should make his obedience and worship his praises and eulogies, his treasure and provision and acquisition. That is the precious grace for whoever desires success and safety, and deliverance for whoever loves to dwell in the Abode of Bliss and Honor, and the near station in the Gardens of Eternity and the Arenas of Resurrection. And deprived is he whom his Lord favors with a tongue and good expression of what stirs in his thought and heart, but he places his tongue in praising what does not concern him, and expends his effort in what returns to him as ruin in that Abode and concerns him. For nothing benefits with Allah on the Day of Resurrection except praising him, serving him, and constantly remembering him, loving him, and showing affection for him. So the lover should be among the most abundant of lovers in praising him, and his sitting should be with those who remember and love him, because he will not attain the love of the righteous, the love of the Lord, and the call of Gabriel ¹¹ with his love in heaven, nor will complete acceptance be placed for him on earth, except through following him, praising him, extolling him, loving him, and sending abundant blessings upon him, peace be upon him. And if he mentions his name with love, it will bequeath him a book in the register of the beloved, and reveal secrets and the breaking of norms from the Lord of the worlds. Praises of the best of creation have become a grace * Thankful from mankind and a mercy Indeed, whoever has obtained from them a glimpse * Has gained thereby a high rank of excellences It informs you of the honor of poetry with subtlety So hear the proofs of his virtue with delight * And seek refuge in his lofty side and take shelter None other than him has any outlet to this sublimity * Gabriel supported the praiser of the Beloved whom Allah, the Great, took on the Night Journey as an honor ¹² So I began this, hoping from Allah for pleasure, acceptance, and help in achieving the goal and accepting the favor and supplication. Then, when I mentioned what Allah opened to me of praising the luminous essence and the majesty of its rank, and extolling the mention of the purified limbs and the loftiness of their glory, I followed it with a request for freedom from the Fire for myself and the release of its captivity, and a plea for intercession for my limbs for the forgiveness of their sin and the erasure of their burden. And I placed my essence under his essence and my limbs under his limbs, due to the loftiness of their station and the greatness of their steps, hoping to be counted among those who witnessed them, guarded them, sought intercession through their rank, sought protection in their sanctuary, wiped themselves with them, attached their limbs to his limbs, clung to his cloaks, and held fast to his handles, because it is reported that blessing is sought from all his blessed, pure limbs, secrets flow from his noble, Ahmadic essence, sciences are kindled from the jewels of his exquisite, sublime utterances, hearts are revived by kissing his fragrant, musk-scented palm, harms are healed by the touch of his soft hand, closures are opened by his answered prophetic supplications, and gardens are adorned for the people of his love and those who persevere in his sweet, delicious remembrances and those who multiply blessings upon him with perfection.

Sincerity and truthfulness of intention. * I would ransom him from among humans, for he is not wrapped like humans ¹³ * For his form, by God, is not like forms ¹⁴ * Some of his outward aspect associates with people, * But his inner self is in the knowledge of the All-Powerful. * His reality is too exalted for the likes of us to encompass it; * Indeed, it is folded up, leaving no trace ¹⁵. * And the shape of his particular form from eternity ¹⁶ * In his face shone for us the sun of the face of beauty, * And the sun repels perception by sight. * In his face is a moon encompassing the months, * And intimacy is obtained for the beholder with the moon. * The treasuries of beauty are in the parts of his form, * But their keys are deep reflection with thoughts. * His essence is overflowing with beneficence, a supply * Upon the worlds, an unconfined flood ¹⁷. * God deposited in it the secret of the sciences through him, * And the inner secret in it is not concealed. * The Tablet of Prophecy ¹⁸ shone in it, radiant, * The boundaries of its seal ¹⁹ without a line. * The bride of the kingdom of dominions, its ascendant ²⁰; * Indeed, the ascendants from it are abundant in brightness. * In its determinism ²¹, specification is confined, * Because it is the manifestation of the signs and the surahs ²². * Its signs in its heaven have appeared * Like the appearance of the forenoon sun in the desert and the settled land. * If there were not in it clear signs, * Its very sight would inform you of the news. How could it not be, when God has gathered in it all kinds of excellences and virtues, and made it a cause for obtaining merits and qualities? The Companions, may God be pleased with them, used to wipe themselves with it, seek blessing by touching it, smear their bodies with it, and honor themselves by touching it, as is related in the story of Sawad ibn Ghaziyya, may God be pleased with him, on the day of Badr, when the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was straightening the rows with a small stick in his hand. He saw Sawad ibn Ghaziyya protruding from the row, so he poked his belly with the stick and said, "Be straight, Sawad." He said, "You have hurt me, O Messenger of God. God has sent you with truth and justice as a mercy, so let me retaliate." The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, uncovered his belly and said, "Retaliate." So he embraced him, kissing his belly. He said to him, "What made you do this, O Sawad?" He said, "You see what is happening. I wanted the last of my contact with you to be that my skin touches your skin." So he prayed for good for him. And the story of my master 'Ukkasha, may God be pleased with him, when the following was revealed to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: "When the help of God and the victory come" ²³ to the end of the surah. He knew that his term had drawn near, so he ordered Bilal to call out in Medina, "O company of Emigrants and Helpers, prayer with your Prophet, may God have mercy on you." When the Emigrants and Helpers gathered, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, ascended the pulpit and delivered an eloquent sermon in which he warned against the Fire and encouraged towards Paradise. He said: "O company of Emigrants and Helpers, I adjure you by God the Great and my right over you: whoever has a claim of injustice against me, or I have consumed his wealth, or defamed his honor, let him stand and retaliate against me in this world before the retaliation before God." No one stood up to him. Then he called out a second time, and no one stood up. Then he called out a third time, and behold, an old man stood up from among the people, called 'Ukkasha ibn Mihsan al-Azdi. He made his way through the rows until he stood before the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and said, "O Messenger of God, had you not adjured us time after time, I would not have stood up to you. Do you not know that I was with you in one of your campaigns? When God granted us victory and supported you, we walked until my she-camel came alongside your she-camel. I dismounted, wanting to kiss your knee, but you struck me with your split stick and hurt me. I do not know whether you intended it or meant to strike the she-camel." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "I seek refuge with God from the Prophet intentionally striking anyone." Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "O Bilal, go to Fatima's house and bring me the split stick." So Bilal went to Fatima's house and knocked gently. She opened for him, and he said to her, "Bring the split stick that is with you." She said, "What will he do with the stick? This is not a day of pilgrimage or a day of battle." He said, "O Fatima, how heedless you are of what has befallen your father! He wants to give retaliation from himself, and we fear that this may be a farewell between us and him until the Day of Resurrection." So she gave him the stick. He brought it and handed it to 'Ukkasha, who was standing before the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. At that point, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, stood up and said, "O 'Ukkasha, all my life I have been before the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. Here is my back; retaliate against me and do not retaliate against the Messenger of God." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him: "Sit down, O Abu Bakr; I know your station." Then 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, stood up and said, "O 'Ukkasha, do you not know that I am before the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and I am his cousin? Here is my back; retaliate against me and do not retaliate against the Messenger of God." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him: "Sit down, O 'Ali; I know your station." Then al-Hasan and al-Husayn, may God be pleased with them, stood up and said, "O 'Ukkasha, do you not know that we are the two sweet basils of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace? Here are our backs and sides; retaliate against us and do not retaliate against our grandfather, the Messenger of God." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to them: "Sit down, my two sons; I know your station." Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "O 'Ukkasha, strike the place where I struck you." 'Ukkasha said, "O Messenger of God, may God bless you and grant you peace, you struck me when I was naked, and today you are wearing a shirt." So the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, uncovered his blessed body. When 'Ukkasha saw the whiteness of his blessed body, he threw the stick from his hand and began to rub his face and beard on the Seal of Prophecy ²⁴ between his shoulders, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying, "Who can bear to retaliate against you, O Messenger of God?" The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him: "Either you forgive, or we retaliate."

So 'Ukāshah said, "Rather, I have forgiven, O Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." Then the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever wishes to see my companion in Paradise, let him look at 'Ukāshah ibn Miḥṣan." And similar to the case of my master Zāhir, may Allah be pleased with him, when my master the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out one day to the market and found him there. He loved him and used to say, "Zāhir is our eyes, and we are present with him." So he embraced him from behind, placing his hands over his eyes ²⁵, and Zāhir did not recognize him. He said, "Who is this? Let me go." My master the Messenger of Allah said, "Who will buy this slave?" When he sensed that it was the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he began pressing his back firmly against him, while the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, kept saying, "Who will buy this slave?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah, then by Allah, you will find me unsellable." The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "But in the sight of Allah, you are precious." And as it is narrated that a young man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, weeping. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a great sin, and I fear Allah's wrath upon me." He said to him, "Is your sin greater or the heavens and the earth?" He said, "My sin is greater." He said, "Is your sin greater or the Throne and the Footstool?" He said, "My sin is greater." He said, "Is your sin greater or Allah?" He said, "My sin is greater." He said, "Does the Great forgive except the Great?" Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O young man, have you killed a soul without [killing] another soul?" He said, "No." He said, "O young man, have you associated partners with Allah?" He said, "No." He said, "Then what is your sin?" He said, "I am ashamed before you, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "You must inform me of your sin." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I was in love with a girl from the Ansār, and she died. So I dug up her grave, removed her from her shroud, and did [such and such] with her. I had not left until she spoke and said to me, 'Woe to you, do you not fear the Judge of the Day of Judgment? You have left me naked among the hosts of the dead, side by side before Allah Almighty.'" So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, jumped up and pushed him away with both hands, saying to him: "Get away from me, O wicked one! Indeed, what has brought you out leads to the Fire and makes you deserving of perdition." So the young man went out and threw himself on his face, weeping night and day for forty days, saying, "O Allah, I ask You by the right of Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and by all the prophets and messengers, that You turn to me in forgiveness and pardon me, and intercede through Your beloved Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Otherwise, send down upon me a fire from heaven to burn me in this world before the Hereafter, for I cannot bear Your punishment, O Most Merciful of the merciful." After the forty days, Allah sent Jibrīl ²⁶, the Trustworthy, to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said to him, "O Muḥammad, your Lord says to you: 'I am the One who created creation, provided for them, and decreed for them good and evil. And I have accepted the repentance of this young man. So inform the people of this blessing upon them and upon you, and give glad tidings to the young man that I have accepted his repentance at your hands and forgiven his sin because of his seeking intercession and his attachment to you.'" And also from that is that a woman who was excessive [in sin] sought to see his noble face and behold the beauty of his handsome countenance, and she said in her supplication, "O Allah, show me the face of Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in my dream before my death." It was said to her, "What need will you ask of him when you see him?" She said, "I only desire to see the beauties of his noble essence and the light of his exalted countenance." Then she was seen after her death in a dream, and she said, "My Lord forgave me because of my seeking to see the face of Muḥammad, upon him be the best of prayers and the purest of peace. And it was proclaimed: 'Whoever desires to look upon the face of Our beloved Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, We are too shy to punish him with Our punishment or deprive him of entering Our Garden.'" So I ask You, O my Master, by Your great majesty, and by the light of Your noble face, and by the authority of Your eternal might, and by our beloved and master Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, possessor of the great character and sublime rank and sound heart, and by the beauty of his radiant, dazzling light and the splendor of his unique, luminous essence, and by the blessing of his Muḥammadan name, lofty and most pure, which You inscribed upon the leg of the Throne, so it became firm and established, and by the specificity of the Great Intercession which You singled out for him before he existed and appeared, and by the path of his love—whoever clings to it, You forgive him his past and future sins, and by the sanctity of his blessed, felicitous, and radiant face—whoever seeks to look upon it out of love and longing attains to knowledge of You on the Day of Resurrection and Gathering—and that You make me among those who know through his love and are affiliated with his most renowned station, and who follow his upright path and the way of his religion ²⁷, and obtain from Your pleasure and his pleasure the complete lot and fullest share, and that You pardon me, turn to me, and forgive me my sin, recent and old, small and great, and bring about through my hands such good deeds and blessings as will establish me in the station of one who is given and gives thanks. O Most Generous of those hoped for to attain the goal and desire, O Best of those who pardon and Most Generous of those who forgive, O Most Mighty of those who suffice and Most Forbearing of those who conceal, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Generous of the generous, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Muḥammad is the guide, the intercessor, and to him belong ❖ showers [of blessings] some of which cannot be enumerated. ❖ And whoever is pure in origin and lineage among mankind ❖ then to Allah belongs the origin by which he is pure and the lineage.

A noble prophet, an intercessor whose intercession is accepted, compassionate, merciful, pure, and purified. The imam of creation, the qibla of religion and guidance; by the light of his radiance, the gatherer of beauty is most radiant. A prophet from the illuminating sun and the forenoon, and the full moon of the night—more brilliant, more beautiful, and more dazzling. O seal of the noble messengers, and he upon whose intercession on the Day of Gathering the little finger will be lost ²⁸. O sea of knowledge, sweet to drink from; how often have we boldly approached his basin on the day of crowding ²⁹? To your lofty door I have sought refuge, and whoever seeks refuge in it at the time of breaking will undoubtedly be mended. And by your name I am absolved of my sin, and indeed I know truly that through you it is forgiven. I am enamored with the meaning of beauty in you, and I have not ceased to purify my thought in your beauty and to gaze. Through you God honored praise, and the landmarks of verses that thrive with your description are magnified. I have circulated my praise in the meanings of your attributes, and it became long, yet with this, despite its length, it falls short. And even if the praisers exaggerate in your praise or are concise, every eloquent one falls short of your high station. And what can the praisers say, when your praise was already inscribed in the Book from ancient times? Upon you be God's blessings as long as a speaker utters your mention, or a man prays when he remembers you. And as long as the soul of a lover perishes in love, that is more beneficial and more worthy with God. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the witnessed realms ³⁰ and the imam of the presence of the people of firmness and establishment ³¹, and the precedence of eternal power, created from the pure light of the Possessor of Mighty Strength, who is established by definitive proof as a light, as evidenced by His words: 'There has come to you from God a light and a clear Book' ³². And that his luminous form—its reality has not been grasped, nor has anyone resembled him in origin and constitution. A section: O God, bless him and his family, the pious imams, and his Companions, the springs of knowledge and the lamps of religion, a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with the lights of faith and certainty, and give us to drink from the nectar of his Kawthar ³³, the sweetest drink, and his abundant basin, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the full moon of perfect beauties, the light and radiance, the pure gold of mines, chosen from the best elements and precious lineages, the delight of places, who possesses the totality of beauty and perfection of perfection by consensus, the lamp of inner realms whose light shines upon the expanses of the kingdom and the dominion and all horizons; he to whom Joseph, peace be upon him, was given a portion of his dazzling, radiant beauty, so that when the women saw him, they cut their hands and said, 'God forbid! This is no human; this is none other than a noble angel' ³⁴ before his Lord, the King, the Creator. And when he walked in the alleys of Egypt, the radiance of his face was seen on the walls as the light of the sun is seen at sunrise and shining. And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said about him: 'On the night of my Ascension to heaven, I was shown Joseph, peace be upon him, and I said, "O Gabriel, who is this?" He said, "Joseph." They said, "And how did you see him, O Messenger of God?" He said, "Like the moon on the night of the full moon," ³⁵ meaning when it is complete in illumination and harmony.' Likewise, Dihya, may God be pleased with him ³⁶, was less than that in beauty, and when he came to Medina, no woman of childbearing age remained but went out to look at him, and no pregnant woman saw him but she miscarried what was in her womb due to the desire for his beauty that overcame her, prompting the gaze upon him with the light of intellects and the blackness of pupils. So what of the delight of beauties and the pleasure of thoughts and ideas, who was given perfect beauty absolutely and gathered what was dispersed in others of beauty comprehensively and inclusively? And from his light shone the light of the sun and the moon and the light of the brilliant stars and the luminous ones that cannot be looked at with eyes nor endured. But God veiled his beauty from most people out of mercy for them, because he is a source of light, and people, by seeing him, would seek to borrow from his chosen light and to be adorned with his comprehensive manners and noble morals. So bless him, O God, and his family, who hasten to do good and are foremost, and his Companions, adorned with the jewels of knowledge and precious morals, a blessing that relieves us of distress, opens for us what is locked, pours down upon us clouds of provisions, and suffices us against the calamities of time and the evil of poverty, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of surpassing beauty and a handsome face, the possessor of beauty rising in the constellations of happiness and the heaven of majestic glory. Among what indicates the perfection of his dazzling beauty and the specificity of his beauty in the inner and outer is what is narrated from him that he said: 'Gabriel descended upon me and said to me, "O Muhammad, indeed God Almighty says to you: I have clothed the beauty of Joseph's face from the light of My mighty Footstool, and I have clothed the beauty of your face ³⁷ from the light of My great Throne."' In this hadith is a clear divine indication and a manifest eternal care that the beauty of the Hashimite light is superior to all that God created in origin and precedence, because the Throne is the greatest of creations, the most beautiful and most splendid in beauties and attributes, and its light is from the light of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, who is distinguished by might, honor, and precedence. And the light of the Footstool in relation to the light of the Throne is like coins thrown in a vast desert—that is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. And the origin of all that, in reality, is from the Muhammadan light created from the light of the Eternal Essence, because it is the first of creations that He brought forth from the earths and heavens, and the first thing He created from it was His noble Throne. When his Ahmadic form ³⁸ appeared to the universes and the secret of the One, the Bestower, manifested in it, that light from which He created the great Throne clothed it. So bless him, O God, and his family, possessors of majesty and veneration, and his Companions, people of lordship and honor, a blessing by which You guide us to the path of Your upright religion, and by which You sanctify our souls in the sanctuaries of holiness and the Garden of Bliss, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. He is the prophet whose noble qualities are exalted, and in him the exquisite praise and love poetry become sweet. The light of beauty rises upon his face in honor, like the full moon piercing the blackness of kohl-lined eyes. As if a rose of lights has opened upon a cheek that remains with narcissus-like eyes. He smiles revealing coolness like pearls in a shell—O the beauty of his speech mixed with sharpness! He excels in stature and glory over those who accompany him, as if there is a softness in his well-proportioned figure. The forelock of his noble brow is more beautiful and more lovely than the beauty of Joseph in the detailing of the whole. God is greatest! No pride can vie with him—speak of the sea as you wish, but do not be bold. And leave aside the exaltation of the Christians over their prophet, and attribute to his glory whatever you wish and say ³⁹. For he, while being unique in his characteristics, is the pole of beauties in high and low places.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the spirit of spirits, the luminous spiritual one, and the rising place of the holy, most glorified lights, whose perfection of the Muhammadan light of his essence and the purity of the jewel of his luminous Ahmadine members is indicated by what has been narrated from him: that among his special characteristics is that when he stood in the sunlight, no shadow was seen for him, due to the strength of the luminosity of his chosen essence and the transcendence of his body's shadow from being reached by feet upon earthly density, because he is of the heavenly, exalted lights, and spirituality overcame the form of his image, which is encompassed by the subtle secrets of the Self-Subsistent. Therefore he said: 'I am not like your form; I spend the night with my Lord, He feeds me and gives me drink.' In this hadith is an indication that when spirits are refined and strengthened by the subtle forces of the lordly power, bodies become stable and depart from their earthly, Adamic density. Thus we say: Since his body, peace be upon him, was from the light of divinity, and it is the most luminous, highest, most precious, and most noble of bodies in the sight of Allah Almighty, and his luminous spirit, supported by divine support, was the noblest of spirits in light and the highest in secret and specificity, his blessed body increased in light upon its light through the increase of holy, divine lights. So when he stood in the sunlight, the enduring light prevailed and rose, and the perishable light of the sun vanished by the power of the Most High King, the Disposer of the higher and lower worlds. In this is another indication that his noble essence is the most subtle and noblest of the sun-like jewels ⁴⁰ inwardly and outwardly in illumination and purity, because precious, polished jewels that combine subtlety and delicacy, like the ruby, when exposed to sunlight, have a faint shadow, unlike the prophetic light, for no shadow appears with it in the sun, neither apparent nor hidden, due to the subtlety of his pure, clean essence. Thus it indicates that his Muhammadan jewel is the most luminous, subtle, pure, delicate, and noble of jewels, and his noble essence is the meeting place of the rising points of sensory and spiritual lights, and his Ahmadine beauty encompasses the lights of perfections and beauties, both apparent and hidden. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of the divine sciences ⁴¹, and his Companions, the comprehensive mothers of the secrets of intellectual benefits, with a blessing by which we adorn ourselves with his chosen, prophetic character, and by which we are adorned with his accepted, pleasing traits, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Who can boast of the Chosen One in sublimity, And virtue and beneficence, O possessor of intelligence? In his beauty he is exalted above comparison, The All-Knowing, Watchful created him unique. Light and fragrance his essence has encompassed, Who can equal him in light and fragrance? In his face the full moon is seen shining, But the sun has no setting. May Allah bless him as long as the turtledove sings From atop a fresh branch, And his family and companions, the people of loyalty, As long as a penitent servant stands with the Qur'an. A noble, luminous essence, pure and clean members, subtle composite jewels, innocent and chaste limbs, and apparent noble traits. {O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good tidings, a warner, and a caller to Allah by His permission, and a luminous lamp.} O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is the most radiant of the prophets in form and the most luminous, The highest of them in tree and the most flourishing, The most complete in fruit and the most abundant, The best in degree and the greatest, The most manifest in breath and the most glorious, The most fragrant in scent and the most aromatic, The strongest in miracle and the most astounding, The most abundant in blessing and the most mighty, The most perfect in portion and the most plentiful, The clearest in path and the easiest, The most joyful in garden and the most extensive, The most majestic in blessing and the most renowned, The most complete in law and the most manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, and raise his degree to the highest and most perfect, and make him the most virtuous of creation in character and the best, the most comprehensive in blessing and the most inclusive, the greatest in uprightness and the most just, the most alert and the most noble, the most honorable in assembly and the most crowded, the highest in tree and the tallest, the most generous in gift and the most abundant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is the most radiant of the suns of guidance in light and the most dazzling, the most concealed of the prophets in pride and the most famous, and his light is the most luminous of the lights of the prophets and the noblest, the clearest, the most virtuous of creation in character and the purest, the most generous in nature and the most just. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the full moon and more generous than the rain-laden clouds ⁴² and the vast sea. Your beauty, O prince of beauty, is unique, And your right is not to be measured. Upon atoms your light shines forth, When a gentle breeze wafts with precious fragrance. It is as if the sun borrowed from your mouth A radiance that shone from your friendly lips. It is as if the sun is a deputy when You permit it to shine upon heads. It carries your most radiant light and shines, And permeates hearts and souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the sun and moon, and whose countenance is more beautiful than the countenance of humans and all angels, jinn, and mankind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the shining stars and the bright ones, and whose lineage is more fragrant than the scent of musk, ambergris, and perfume. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than roses, blossoms, and flowers, and whose stature is more beautiful than the willow, bamboo, and tree branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the light of lush gardens and the flowers of the valleys, and whose vision is dearer than the black of the eye to the beholder and the light of dawn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the lily, basil, narcissus, and chamomile, and whose breeze is more fragrant than the scent of quince, citron, and apples.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than pomegranate blossoms, wild roses, and anemones ⁴³, and whose forehead is more beautiful than the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths and all the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than carnation flowers and jasmine, and whose lineage is more fragrant than the scent of ambergris ⁴⁴, aloeswood ⁴⁵, and musk of Dawin ⁴⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than ambergris, brocade, and strung carnelian ⁴⁷ in necklaces, and whose fragrance is more aromatic than the sprinkling of rosewater, saffron, and perfume hidden in the parting of the hair. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the brilliant stars, the shining lights, and the full moons, and whose breath is more fragrant than the petals of flowers, the exudation of nadd ⁴⁸, lavender ⁴⁹, and rosebuds. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble leaders ⁵⁰ of his family and his distinguished companions ⁵¹, the luminaries, with a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with the light of unveiling ⁵² and inspiration, and purify our innermost beings from rancor, envy, and the accidents of doubt, polytheism, and sins, 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, whose essence is more radiant than lamps, lanterns, light, and illumination, and whose body is more blessed than the holy land, the Aqsa Mosque ⁵³, and the Frequented House ⁵⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the Throne ⁵⁵, the Footstool ⁵⁶, the Tablet ⁵⁷, and the Pen ⁵⁸, and whose mission encompasses the jinn, humans, and all nations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the veils, the canopies, the luminous embroidery, and the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁵⁹, and whose splendor is more luminous than the dome of the sky, the rising places of the bright stars, and the desired sight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the chambers of light, the green gardens of holiness, and the paradises of gardens, and whose appearance is more delightful than the chambers, palaces, and what they contain of houris and immortal youths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than pearls, raised carpets, and reed houses, and whose form is more luminous than pure gold, hidden pearls, silver, and nuggets of gold. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than embroidered robes, decorated crowns, and bridal litters, and whose remembrance is more delightful than heaped-up treasures of gold and silver, and than wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than cushions, carpets, the beds of kings, and crowns, and whose face is more luminous than unique necklaces, necklaces of chrysolite ⁶⁰, and gold. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than silk brocade ⁶¹, satin ⁶², and necklaces of pearls on bosoms, and whose assembly is more majestic than cups, ewers, gifts, and tables of joy and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than ruby, chrysolite, and green emerald, and whose soil is more precious than alchemy, the honored stone, and the red sulfur ⁶³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than exquisite craftsmanship, the subtleties of subtleties, and the beautiful sight, and whose love is more worthy than embellished things, desired curiosities, and everything by which the heart is reassured and at rest. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You purify from us the heart and the body, and repel the accidents of pride, laziness, worry, grief, and sorrow, 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, who is more radiant than lightning flashes, rising stars, celestial spheres, and the gleams of stars, and whose speech is more delicious than honey, sugar, pure honey, Salsabil ⁶⁴, and sealed nectar ⁶⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than silver-plated vessels, gilded curtains, engraved gems, and signet rings, and whose station is higher than lofty dwellings, sublime ranks, noble times, and seasons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than flowing waters, flourishing gardens, adorned resorts, greenery, and the bounty of spring, and whose character is more gentle than the scorching winds, the spring rain ⁶⁶, the east wind ⁶⁷, and the downpours of the fertilizing rain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than a polished sword, a burnished mirror, and pure gold, and whose conversation is more beloved than light to the eye and the soul to the body, and more precious than every precious thing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than fashioned jewelry, bracelets engraved with emerald water and gold, and the perfume of realities, and whose scent is more fragrant than the fragrant musk applied to forelocks, foreheads, and the borders of collars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than the light of Jupiter, the Pleiades, and the star Suha ⁶⁸, and whose qualities are more delicate than the subtleties of meanings, the foundation of structures, and the perceptions of those of understanding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose essence is more radiant than luminous bodies, spiritual souls, the tracing of the pens of will, and the secrets of inscriptions, and whose light is more noble than the persons of the focal points of light, the pegs of the goals of intimacy, and what is above the seven heavens and beneath the depths.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that unveils to us the subtleties of secrets and sciences, and opens for us the realities of gnosis and the intricacies of understandings, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is a human, not like other humans; rather, he is like a ruby among stones. The relation of all creation to him, in every beauty, is like that of the lesser stars to the moon. Ahmad, the guide, has a form, wondrous, surpassing all forms. His forehead outshines the forenoon sun above eyes adorned with houris. His face is brighter than the moon, and his cheek is like a rose among flowers. His stature puts the tender branch to shame, and his teeth resemble the brilliance of pearls. Who is like the best of creation in his form? Or who resembles his adornment among humans? How many a beholder has his beauty bewildered, and the mind has been confounded by him at the sight. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah to all, and the best of those who come and those who have passed. Whose praise is profit, and from whose love a person gains the most excellent acquisition and treasure. I have truly witnessed that the best of mankind is more resolute than myself and the light of my sight. Blessed are my innermost parts for his love, for the heart is joyful in attaining the desire. May Allah, glorified be He, bless him as long as the garden delights and the rain glorifies, and his family and all his Companions, as long as the wind caresses the cool garments of trees. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for forms to resemble your radiant, luminous form, and for spirits to resemble your holy, spiritual soul. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for elements to resemble the element of your purified, merciful tree, and for states to resemble your pleasing, lordly states. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for essences to resemble your essence created from the light of awe and majesty, and for attributes to resemble your attributes which You poured into the mold of beauty, splendor, and perfection. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for narcissus and jasmine to resemble the freshness of your body, which has no peer among angels, humans, and jinn, and for sweet basil and willow to resemble the branch of your stature, swaying in the presence of proximity and nearness. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for pomegranate blossoms and chamomile to resemble the beauty of your lips, clothed with the light of revelation and recitation, and for silk and satin to resemble the softness of your palms, created from the light of splendor and grace. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for the slender neck and the purity of silver to resemble the splendor of your neck, O ornament of ornaments, and for red ruby and green emerald to resemble the radiance of your limbs, O source of life in both abodes. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for honey and sugar to resemble the saliva of your Kawsar-like ⁶⁹ and delicious mouth, and for marble and mirror to resemble your radiant, joyful chest. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for pure musk and ambergris from trees to resemble the sweat of your fragrant, most holy body, and for shining full moons and luminous stars to resemble the light of your sublime, most precious beauty. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for black aloeswood and pure perfume to resemble the fragrance of your fragrant, Ahmad-like ⁷⁰ sleeves, and for the Nile and the Euphrates in their overflowing to resemble the abundant flow of your Muhammadan ⁷¹ gifts. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for deeds to resemble your accepted, pleasing deeds, and for virtues and merits to resemble your lofty, scientific virtues. My master, O Messenger of Allah, I desire for noble traits and miracles to resemble your Mustafawi ⁷² miracles and noble traits, whose measure cannot be estimated, and for great deeds, excellences, and qualities to resemble your splendid deeds, excellences, and qualities, whose pride is endless. My master, O Messenger of Allah, in you culminate all kinds of perfections and all glories and beauties. How can things resemble you when they were created from your light, O essence of honor and quintessence of mines? For you are the trustee of heaven's revelation, the guardian of Allah's secret, the treasurer. May Allah bless you and your family, O light of the outward and inward. My master, O Messenger of Allah. * The full moon, if perfect in beauty and honor, without the radiance of his bright moon would not be elevated. * And the sun, if it rises in the horizon shining, without his light would not appear nor shine. * Whence for the sun and moons from his foreheads the light of beauty that unveils the countenance of the Eternal? * And how can things resemble him when they were created from his light and through him appeared from non-existence? * I, O light of the lamp of the worlds, and he without whom the pavilions of the tents would not have been created. * And from his beautiful virtues and his essence, the perfect in beauty, unique, indivisible. * Rare is his peer, so he has no peer, and no praiser can enumerate the praise of his highness with a mouth. * Time perishes, but his praises are not enumerated, nor do they tire in chanting without weariness. * Who can rival the praise of revelation concerning him, even if he brings the utmost of prose and verse? * Upon him be the purest blessings of Allah as long as rainclouds pour and flowers fragrance in the hills. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the perfect moon, and more generous than the sent clouds and the vast sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the shining moon, and more generous than the sent winds and the overflowing sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the high moon, and more generous than the pouring rains and the swelling sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the clear moon, and more generous than the heavy clouds and the brimming sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the luminous moon, and more generous than the gentle rain and the sea of abundant generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the joyful moon, and more generous than the flow of rivers and the surge of the wavy sea.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon shining over hills and valleys, and more generous than the encompassing sea and the treasures of wealth and profits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon shining over gardens and walls, and more generous than Sayhun ⁷³ and Jayhun ⁷⁴, the Nile and the Euphrates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the perfect and complete moon, and more generous than the downpour of rains and the flood of all-encompassing good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon shining in the darkness of night and the depths of gloom, and more generous than the wealthy and all the great kings. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble and eminent family, and his Companions, the stars of guidance and the exemplars of mankind, with a blessing by which You realize us through the realities of faith and Islam, and by which You convey us, through Your pleasure and the pleasure of Your Messenger, to the utmost limit of wishes and aspirations, 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, who is more radiant than the moon of gnosis ⁷⁵ traveling in the innermost secrets of hearts, and more generous than the sea of divine gifts ⁷⁶ overflowing with springs of realities and streams of bestowed knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon of illuminations ⁷⁷ rising in the sphere of the people of blessing and felicity, and more munificent than the sea of subtle graces ⁷⁸ pouring forth with gifts of wisdom and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon of encounters ⁷⁹ heavy in the constellations of the people of proximity and nearness, and more generous than the sea of the secret ⁸⁰ surging in the breasts of the people of love and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon of theophanies ⁸¹ shining in the mihrabs ⁸² of the people of watchfulness and witnessing, and greater than the sea of certainty flowing in the gardens of the people of truthfulness and pure dealings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the moon of unveilings ⁸³ rising in the assemblies of the people of seclusions and gatherings, and more abundant than the sea of contentment gushing from the springs of sincerity with acceptance and answering of supplications. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You gift us with gifts of blessing and benedictions, and raise us thereby to the highest stations and the loftiest degrees, and cause us to enter thereby into his ample shade in life and after death, 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, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the sun's brightness at dawn, evening, and forenoon, and more beloved than the virtues of the Night of Decree ⁸⁴, the month of Rabi' al-Awwal ⁸⁵, and the feasts of Fitr ⁸⁶ and Adha ⁸⁷; whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the bright moons of the virtuous and comely months and years, and more beloved than the dawns of happy days, praiseworthy constellations, the presence of great witnesses, and noble seasons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of union ⁸⁸ and the presences of the people of intimacy and boldness, and more beloved than the stations of perfection, the acceptance of righteous deeds, and the ranks of the mighty among men. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of the manifestation of the determinations of beauty and the light of the awe of majesty, and more beloved than the purification of words and deeds and the development of the masters of hearts and states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of yearning and love and the manifestations of the two presences of gathering and separation ⁸⁹, and more beloved than the results of the benefits of sincerity and truthfulness and the secrets of the wisdoms of silence and speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of opening ⁹⁰ at the witnessing of the sciences of the Pen and the Tablet ⁹¹, and more beloved than the unveiling of the hidden mysteries in the world of the Barzakh ⁹² and the spirit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of love at the vision of the lights of his noble essence, and more beloved than the flashes of glad tidings of arrival at the mention of his attributes and the manifestation of his subtle theophanies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of longing at hearing his chosen remembrances, and more beloved than the assault of the incoming state at the bursting of the fragrant breezes of his prophetic secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of the Beloved in the descriptions of his Muhammadan perfections, and more beloved than the annihilation of the lover and the revival of his spirit through meeting his Ahmadine spirituality. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of attraction at the overflowing of his lordly inspiration, and more beloved than the intoxication of the enraptured drunk with the wine of his love at witnessing his holy attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of the glance at receiving the gifts of his unseen openings, and more beloved than the pride of the beloved at understanding the meanings of the symbols of his bestowed indications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of praise at arriving at the pools of his pure watering-places, and more beloved than the hastening of his gifts to the people of his love and the servants of his sublime presence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of face is more radiant than the gleam of the lightning of gratitude at witnessing his pure blessings and gifts, and more beloved than the acquisition of the benefits of his generosity and the seeking of his growing and sufficient blessing.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of the sitting ⁹³ upon the thrones of eloquence in his lordly ⁹⁴ presences, and more beloved than the secret of intimate conversation and discourse on the carpet of his proximity and the hearing of his esoteric ⁹⁵ sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of Yemen upon seeing his pure and illuminated homelands, and more beloved than inhaling the breezes of his blessed chambers and his goodly and purified places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of love ⁹⁶ when praising his beautiful and radiant traits, and more beloved than the ecstatic utterances ⁹⁷ of the yearning lover when mentioning his miracles and his perfect and exalted virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of annihilation ⁹⁸ upon the impact of the influx of his merciful attractions ⁹⁹, and more beloved than attaining the goal and desires upon the opening of the treasures of his eternal ¹⁰⁰ treasuries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of obtaining his intercession and attaining his good pleasure, and more beloved than strolling in the gardens of his gnoses ¹⁰¹ and plucking the flowers of his garden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of blessings upon witnessing his favor and the gifts of his beneficence, and more beloved than the honor of affiliation to him and entering into the company of the people of his court ¹⁰². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of divine care ¹⁰³ upon the manifestation of his proof, and more beloved than clinging to his handhold and seeking protection in his guardianship and the might of his authority. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of joy and delight upon seeing his face and kissing his fingers, and more beloved than kissing his noble dust and inhaling the fragrances of his gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of ecstasy ¹⁰⁴ when the lover is passionately attached to him and bewildered, and more beloved than the envy of the desirous one for dying in his lands and entering the fortress of his security. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of response ¹⁰⁵ when the breeze of his wafts ¹⁰⁶ blows, and more beloved than shedding tears upon seeing his sites and the meadows of his courtyards. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which the clouds of His forgiveness and the outpourings of His mercies pour down upon us, and by which You grant us the gifts of his sciences and the growth of his blessings, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Kindly to one who became famous for Your love, he kept awake sleepless for You, and spent the night counting the stars, awaiting the rising of the phantom of union. The stream of tears is his cheek; how often did he spend the night, yearning for You, troubled. Have mercy on the slain of beauty, possessed of passion; he did not endure separation from Your luminous face. You are the beautiful one; the great ones love You; how many lifetimes did they spend in Your love? You are the unique beauty, the singular; the rational ones gaze upon You as a delight. You are the imam of beauties in form; all forms are surpassed by the perfection of Your form. You are the bride of the unseen ¹⁰⁷; Your countenance has cheered the suns of day and the moon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of joy and delight, and whose palm is more generous than the pouring rains and the overflowing of seas. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of happiness and bliss, and whose form is sweeter than the cooing of birds, the melodies of strings, and the sound of lances in palaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of radiance and light, and whose rank is higher than the stations of highness and the status of fame and manifestation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of veils and light, and whose drop is more beloved than lying with the planet and the brides of the pavilions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of shining suns and full moons, and kissing his shrine is more delightful than kissing the rose of cheeks and sipping lips. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of obedience and piety, and the landmarks of his station are more joyous than the embroidery of robes and the lines of writing and letters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose face's light is more radiant than the flash of lightning of assemblies and breasts, and the fragrant breaths are more pleasant than the sweet-smelling breezes and the sprinkling of flowers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of argument and praiseworthy effort, and his Companions, springs of lordship and renowned knowledge, a blessing by which You gather us in the company of his victorious party, and by which You enter us under his shady shade and his unfurled banner, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose limbs' light is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of goodness and righteousness, and kissing his palm is more precious than the wine of blessings and the treasures of wealth and profits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose limbs' light is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of prayer and fasting, and receiving his address is more precious than conversing at night and passing cups of coffee and wine.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of ecstasy and inspiration ¹⁰⁸, and whose good companionship is dearer than the company of the virtuous and the fellowship of the eminent masters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of faith and submission ¹⁰⁹, and whose subtle indications are dearer than the pleasure of intimate prayer ¹¹⁰ and the ecstatic utterances ¹¹¹ of the people of rapture and passion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of divine laws and rulings ¹¹², and whose delicate expressions are dearer than attaining the desired and reaching the goal and aim. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the devout ¹¹³ and those who seek forgiveness at dawn, and absorption in him is dearer than distraction ¹¹⁴ and ecstatic agitation ¹¹⁵ and casting off restraint. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of gifts ¹¹⁶ and lights, and the rewards of his gifts are dearer than high ranks and the stations of those of rank and pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of knowledge and action, and the gifts of his sciences are dearer than the light of intellects and the light of the pupils of the eyes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of majesty and beauty, and the lights of his understandings are dearer than attaining the station of sainthood ¹¹⁷ and donning the robes of perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of supplication and entreaty, and the realities of his gnoses ¹¹⁸ are dearer than the secret coursing through all the people of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of affections and mercies, and seeking intercession through his rank is more beneficial for removing hardships and relieving distress and crises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of witnessing ¹¹⁹ and direct vision, and following his example is dearer than the special disposal ¹²⁰ flowing through the hands of the virtuous and the great notables. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of seclusion and solitude, and envy in him is dearer than the beloved's visit to his lover after enduring longing and excessive yearning and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the bells and pegs ¹²¹, and speaking of his miracles is dearer than elegant stories and superior tales and listening to amorous verses, odes, and chants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the ascetics and worshippers, and visiting his station is dearer than soul, wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of contraction and expansion ¹²², and the secret of his traditions is dearer than ascending the degrees of happiness and the ranks of honor and everlasting might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of speciality and distinction, and acting according to his Sunna is dearer than the stations of martyrs and the ranks of the truthful and sincere. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose light of his limbs is more noble than the light shining on the faces of the people of devotion and worship, and the gems of his revelation are received as dearer than the deeds of the people of trust, piety, and asceticism. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the inkwells of honor and glory, and his Companions, the springs of sciences and benefit, a blessing by which You enroll us among the people of success and happiness, and make us among those for whom You have sealed with faith and the two words of testimony ¹²³, 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, whose vision of his face is more beloved than ascending and flying through stations, and more beautiful than wearing the garment of fame and speaking of dazzling miracles ¹²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose hearing his speech is more sublime than the flashes of unveilings ¹²⁵ and the insight into the mysteries of inspirations, and better than sitting on the thrones of vicegerency and following the stars of gnoses and spiritual dealings ¹²⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose conversation is sweeter than honey and sugar and the plucking of the fruits of sciences and benefits, and more successful than traveling in the processions of spiritual struggle to acquire virtues, merits, and miraculous acts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose praise of his attributes is more delightful than the joy of the disciple ¹²⁷ at the unveiling of the veil and hearing the speech of inanimate objects, and more pleasurable than invoking the generosity of affections and partaking of the cups of effusions ¹²⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose mention of his attributes is more subtle than the blowing of the breezes of good and the secrets of spiritual breaths ¹²⁹, and sweeter than the drink of wine and the movement to the melodies of the birds of attractions ¹³⁰ and ecstatic utterances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose exhortations are more effective in souls than hearing subtle discourses ¹³¹ and artistry in expressions, and more noble than being magnified in the eyes of creatures and sitting on the thrones of emirates.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love suffices for plucking the jewels of realities, the etiquette of spiritual wayfaring, and spiritual disciplines, and whose knowledge imparts subtle points, wondrous gifts, and precious transmitted sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose gifts' benefits are loftier than borrowed lights and entangled secrets from the meanings of divine sciences ¹³² and wisdoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, and more flourishing than stations of witnessing ¹³³, the carpet of intimate conversation ¹³⁴, the tables of the garden of proximity ¹³⁵, and the blessings therein. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose jewels of his face are more radiant than the subtleties of receptions ¹³⁶, manifestations of theophanies ¹³⁷, gleams of openings ¹³⁸, and glad tidings of arrival, and loftier than the delicacies of gnostic gifts ¹³⁹, rare benefits and subtleties, and wonders of the rational and transmitted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose gleams of his theophanies are more radiant than the dawn breaking forth from the symbols of allusions ¹⁴⁰ and the meanings of the secrets of the Names and Letters ¹⁴¹, and more delightful than the lights shining upon the throats of the people of remembrance ¹⁴² and the faces of those who fast and seclude themselves ¹⁴³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose brilliant signs are more radiant than the brides of the holy pavilions ¹⁴⁴, the freshness of radiant faces, and the shimmer of embroideries; more fragrant than the breeze of the east wind of longing, the scent of lavender of taste ¹⁴⁵, the perfume of the maidens of love ¹⁴⁶, and the wafts of dawn supplication ¹⁴⁷. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the eyes of glory and pride, and his Companions, the masters of desert and town dwellers, a blessing by whose barakah ¹⁴⁸ You fulfill for us our needs and desires, and grant us thereby such good as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to the heart of any mortal, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. As if he, though unique in his majesty, In a host when you meet him, and among retinue. When kings see him, their spokesman says: "An exemplar has appeared to us by a decisive command." When the righteous see him, their spokesman says: "This is the crescent moon; when it appears, we are eager." I swear by time, no time can rival him In what he possesses of loftiness, rank, and aspirations. I swear by the sea, no sea can equal him In his overflowing, nor the downpour of rain. I swear by flowers, no flower resembles him In freshness and smile. I swear by the full moon, no full moon matches him In beauty, nor the sun in clouds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can forms resemble your pure and noble form? How can essences resemble your luminous and pure essence? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can spirits resemble your holy and luminous spirit? How can breaths resemble your fragrant and merciful breaths? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can outward aspects resemble your angelic and malakutian ¹⁴⁹ outward aspects? How can inward aspects resemble your holy and rahmutian ¹⁵⁰ inward aspects? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can suns and moons resemble your majestic and beautiful countenance? How can shining lights resemble your majestic and essential lights? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can gleams and risings resemble your blessed and radiant risings? How can white blazes and pearly stars resemble your shining and lofty white blaze? May Allah bless him and his family as long as mounts hasten to your pure and clean soil, a blessing by which he becomes among those whose greatest are buried in your Medinan and Meccan regions, and grant him abundant and precious peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. He inscribed beauty upon the majesty of his cheek With loveliness on the tablet of comeliness, lines. This is the Book of Allah, exalted is His majesty, It came with wondrous beauty, giving glad tidings. Its beauty revealed to the people of insight A light, so the seer proclaimed His oneness and magnified Him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments ¹⁵¹, upon whom Allah manifested over all the prophets and messengers his honor and excellence, and made his pure spirit a means for all the saints and the elect as a nearness and connection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose Muhammadan beauty Allah made a mirror for the people of insight and a qibla ¹⁵², and diffused through his Ahmadine radiance ¹⁵³ the world of dominion and the angelic realm after his manifestation and before it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose origin and branch Allah purified, and established upon the foundation of piety his words and deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whom Allah clothed with awe and dignity in his form and shape, and illuminated with the lights of sciences and gnoses his innermost being and intellect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whom Allah supported with victory and triumph in his kingdom and justice, and immersed in divine love his part and whole. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, had he not veiled his beauty with human attributes and outward states, the forms of human creatures and solid mountains would have crumbled from his gaze. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the full moons of perfection, and his Companions, the rightly guided in words and deeds, a blessing by which You preserve us in the present and the future, and raise us thereby to the highest ranks and stations of nearness and connection, 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, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and loveliness, his spirituality disappears into his mim, ha, and dal ¹⁵⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments.

He who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, casts off restraint and divulges what he had concealed within his innermost parts and joints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments ¹⁵⁵, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, magnifies ¹⁵⁶ and proclaims the oneness of Allah ¹⁵⁷ and praises him with the tongue of his state and his speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, abandons family and tribes and sacrifices his life and wealth for his pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, leaves Su'da ¹⁵⁸ and Buthayna ¹⁵⁹ and thinks of none but him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, shuns sleep and bed and spends every night watching the crescent of his new moon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, wishes, from the excess of longing, to sketch his luminous form on the pages of his imagination and fantasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, his mind becomes lost in his sight and bewildered by the forelock of his brow and the beauty of his mole. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, finds consolation from his wife, children, parents, uncle, and maternal uncle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, yearns for al-'Azib ¹⁶⁰, Bariq ¹⁶¹, al-Munhana ¹⁶², and their shades. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, his apparent ailments are cured and he stands as if released from his shackles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, his resolve strengthens, he longs for his noble abodes, and yearns for his vision and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, the pangs of his love and the impulses of his ecstasy are stirred, and the nightingales of his states warble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who, when the beholder sees the light of his beauty and comeliness, the worlds of his secret are stunned by the beauty of his encompassing radiance and the phantom of his image. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, his noble companions, his wives, and his household, with a blessing through which You pour upon us from the oceans of his generosity and bestowal, and through which You give us to drink from the pool of his Ahmadine ¹⁶³ Kawthar ¹⁶⁴ and the nectar of its pure drink, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, of beautiful conduct and deeds, the delight of the eye ¹⁶⁵, clad in the robes of splendor and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, ascending in the stations of proximity and union, the delight of the eye, clothed in the lights of awe and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, regarded with the eye of veneration and exaltation, the delight of the eye, advanced in the ships of honor over all the prophets and messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, without peer, likeness, or example, the delight of the eye, whose love is implanted in innate dispositions and the world of imagination and fantasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, seated on the throne of joy and actions, the delight of the eye, fervent in the remembrance of his Lord in the glories of intimacy and boldness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose realities intellects and eyesights are bewildered to grasp, the delight of the eye, for whose service masters and freemen vie. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, in the light of whose beauty thoughts and ideas swim, the delight of the eye, beside whose right hand's generosity clouds and seas become small. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, by whose praise traditions and remembrances become good, the delight of the eye, from whom secrets split open and lights burst forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, from the remnant of whose ablution herbs and trees become green, the delight of the eye, by the blessing of invoking blessings upon him sins and burdens are forgiven. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, from whom the seas become good and by whom glory is exalted, the delight of the eye, whom his Lord brought near to His presence and for whom the veils and curtains were rent.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments ¹⁶⁶, whom He crowned with the crown of awe and dignity and the delight of the eye ¹⁶⁷, with whose love the great ones among the elite and the righteous took pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, from whose Muhammadan beauty's light the suns and moons were illuminated, and the delight of the eye, by whose fortress of protection the regions and quarters were guarded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, through whose supplications the clouds of blessings and rains poured down, and the grandfather of Hasan and Husayn ¹⁶⁸, by the secret of whose blessing needs and desires were fulfilled. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure, chaste family, and his noble, righteous companions, a blessing by which we benefit in this abode and in that abode, and by which we seek refuge from the evil of what the events of nights and the vicissitudes of destinies bring, 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 (40 times) and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct and the straight path, and the possessor of pure religion and the straight way. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct and inner state ¹⁶⁹ and the great character, and the light of sight and insight, the guarantor and leader of his community. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct and praiseworthy traits and dispositions, and the cave of protection, the guardian of whoever seeks refuge with him from terrible horrors and calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct, sent as a mercy to all nations, the mine of spiritual knowledge and gifts ¹⁷⁰ and the jewels of sciences and wisdoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct, before whose awe the inhabitants of the highest heaven ¹⁷¹ and the noble messengers bowed in veneration, and the bride of spiritual stations ¹⁷², before whose Muhammadan beauty's light the chiefs of the near ones ¹⁷³ and the angels of inspiration prostrated. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of piety and reverence, and his companions, regarded with the eye of veneration and glorification, a blessing by which You preserve us in departure and stay, and suffice us the evil of temporal trials and the events of nights and days, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * This is Muhammad, the praised one, his conduct is * This is he who, when the message came in * There remained no tree nor stone * And the inanimate objects of existence spoke to him * And the birds, the wild beasts, and the angels never ceased * From me, peace be upon the light that rejoiced * And the Throne and the Footstool rejoiced and were filled * O you to whom belongs the overflowing Kawthar ¹⁷⁴ as a honor * O you in whom the attributes of the prophets are perfected * You are the one who has no likeness in the cosmos * No possessor of virtue other than you attained your virtue * So the Majesty ¹⁷⁵ returned, accepted of intercession, on * May my God bless you, O Muhammad, as long as * The most pious and most faithful of the people of the world * The valley of Mecca was filled with light, its valley * Except that it greeted him gently when he met it * With knowledge, as if it had a body and mouths * Conveyed peace to him to please Allah * The heavens when he ascended above them * The veils of Majesty with light when he approached them * O seal of the messengers, O Sin ¹⁷⁶, O Ta Ha ¹⁷⁷ (41) * So the utmost of its beauty is in him and its goodness * Far be it! Where is its dust from its Pleiades? * Your glory soared, possessing glory, and none equaled it * On the Day of Resurrection, the highest of the prophets in rank * May it continue, driving its mounts towards you O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of conduct, the guide, the rightly guided, and the full moon, whose birth was announced in the auspicious ascendant ¹⁷⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the slender figure and the rosy cheek, and the possessor of noble traits and the generous hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the moon-like face and the kohl-lined eye, and the essence of established glory and noble lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the smiling mouth and the delicious saliva, and the perfect of beauties and attributes, the Tihami ¹⁷⁹ and Najdi ¹⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the fragrant hair and the musk-like scent, and the crown of prophethood and messengership, the Madani ¹⁸¹ and Makki ¹⁸². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the turban and the crown, and the confidant of the Lord, preferred over the chosen one ¹⁸³ and the friend ¹⁸⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the highest station and the majestic stature, and the possessor of lofty fame and long reach ¹⁸⁵. (42) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the illuminated shrine and the station surrounded by veneration, honor, and glorification, and the possessor of divine gifts and esoteric sciences ¹⁸⁶, praised with the unique gems of revelation and scripture. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of care and preference, and his companions, regarded with the eye of honor and might in every group and tribe, a blessing by which You preserve us from deviation, alteration, and change, and by which You regard us with the eye of Your kindness and care in station and travel, and by which You gather us with those upon whom You have bestowed favor, among the prophets and the truthful, in His most precious essence and His shady shade, 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, the ornament of ornaments, whoever saw the beauties of his Muhammadan perfections and his Ahmadine ¹⁸⁷ traits became absorbed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whoever saw his sublime morals and his pleasing states became absorbed in his beauties and found consolation in his love from wealth, family, and offspring. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whoever saw what Allah specially granted him of the robes of might, glory, and honor, became lost in the beauty of his essence.

the luminous nature ¹⁸⁸ and folded his innermost being with love for him, and secluded himself ¹⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing the abundance of his modesty, knowledge, and forgiveness, would join his presence and crowd at the portal of his door with shoulders to drink from the springs of his purity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing the firmness of his intellect and the strength of his knowledge and understanding ¹⁹⁰, would fold up the carpet of his own sciences and enter under his authority and obedience to his judgment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing what Allah granted him of openings ¹⁹¹ and gifts, would make blessings upon him his constant habit ¹⁹² to attain through it the highest ranks and the loftiest stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing his abundant treasures and beautiful attributes, would seek intercession through his rank to his Lord to forgive his sins and be his guardian and surety in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing what he was endowed with of praiseworthy qualities and sound, correct opinions, would expend for his pleasure his self, his wealth, his family, and his servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of adornment, he who, upon seeing the beauty of his illuminated splendor and the fragrance of his breath, would ask Allah to make him live according to his Sunnah and die upon his creed. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, his Companions, his progeny, his wives, his descendants, his relatives, and his household, a blessing by which You make us among the people of his party and his love, and by which You cause us to inhale the scent of his Ahmadine fragrance ¹⁹³ and the breeze of his breath, and by which You make us witness the gifts of his divine sciences ¹⁹⁴ and the secret of his wisdom, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Mighty, the Living, exalted is Allah, from * from You, by love, has wounded. His authority has taken charge of my soul, * and in the balance of my heart he has pranced. He knew that I am entirely inclined * in the garden of my secret, and he roamed. A master visited a servant in his secret, * so he embraced with spirit and form. Allah knows, when he visits me, * what joy and happiness are in my heart. How often he aided me with a union that expanded * my breast with joy that never opened. None opened my breast except the one * whom Allah singled out with the greatest gifts ¹⁹⁵. The master of the two worlds, the crown of prophets, * through whom the heart expands to Allah. He who, when our Lord gives a good gift, * for a time to people, he has bestowed. And when he glimpses the face of the Chosen One ¹⁹⁶, * I say: a full moon in the darkness has shone. And when he visits and walks gracefully, * I say: a branch or a gazelle has roamed. When the cheek has beauty and loveliness, * I say: a rose in gardens has bloomed. And when his mouth utters a word, * I say: a chest of hidden secrets opened. And when his hand bestows a favor, * I say: a sea of gifts has overflowed. Delicate of body, so you see his touch * like a flower on branches that have been pollinated. His love is a reformer, and Allah, Taha ¹⁹⁷ is a guide, * how many a heart his love has come to and mended. How many a constricted heart his love has opened * with knowledge and forbearance, it expanded. O Messenger of Allah, be an intercessor for me, * the face of whom you intercede for will not frown. And upon you be Allah's blessings, and upon * the progeny and Companions, as long as a bird sings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the perfect presence ¹⁹⁸ and the inviolable sanctuary ¹⁹⁹, and the possessor of the lofty station and the most abundant good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of devotion ²⁰⁰ in seclusions and mosques, and the fountain of generosity sought in watering places and sources. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of night prayer, fasting, and seclusion ²⁰¹, and the orator of divine presences ²⁰², foremost in attending assemblies and rows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of supplication and weeping in the darkness of thickets, and the spring of blessing whose hospitality is hoped for in ease and hardship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of yearning and groaning in the depths of houses and caves ²⁰³, and the lamp of sciences whose light is illuminated in the easts and wests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of seeking means ²⁰⁴ and desires in sacred sites and processions, and the ink of love by whose breeze the people of spiritual states ²⁰⁵ and attractions are moved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of remembrance, reflection, presence, and recitation, and the truthful tongue clothed with the lights of sweetness and beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of admonition, discourse, and sermons, and the mine of eloquence who speaks with what every speaker and utterer is incapable of opposing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of understanding, verification, and allusion ²⁰⁶, and the source of sciences and wisdoms, elegant in expression and phrase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of intimate prayer ²⁰⁷ to his Lord in the chambers of intimacy and times of prayers, and the possessor of intercession specially granted for attaining goals and answering supplications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of contestation ²⁰⁸, taking, and receptions ²⁰⁹, and the manifestation of the sciences of the Holy Essence and the lights of theophanies ²¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the ornament of high stations and ranks, and the possessor of the dazzling miracle and wonders ²¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad ²¹².

the adornment of glories, virtues, and pure dispositions, and the possessor of clear signs and evident proofs. So bless him, O Allah, and bless his family, the full moons that shine, and his Companions, the stars of guidance and the luminous planets of glory, a blessing by which the fragrant breezes of his gifts may be diffused, and by which the suns of his radiant knowledge may shine in the heaven of our hearts, 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, the adornment of conduct, dominion, and obedience, and the manifestation of the secrets of the Essence ²¹³, abundant in fortune and merchandise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of praises, noble deeds, and virtues, and of great rank, high in degrees and stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of cheerfulness, openness, and innermost thoughts, and the guardian of penetrating concealment, wisdoms, and insight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the pure religion, guidance, and uprightness, and the clear path of truth, evidence, and sign. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Sunni ²¹⁴ paths and landmarks, and the fountain of prophetic virtues and noble qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the just king, the caliphate, and the emirate, and the ambassador of the Unseen ²¹⁵, sent with glad tidings and warning. (47) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of sainthood ²¹⁶, governance, and guardianship, and the succor of landmarks, truthful in vision and discernment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of preservation, protection, and care, and the foot of truth ²¹⁷ firmly established in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of divine breaths ²¹⁸, gifts, and endowments, and the rain of bestowal pouring with his generosity upon the distant and the near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of luminous assemblies and gatherings, and the leader of the caravan of the prophets and messengers, and the chiefs of the eminent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the region, the neighborhood, and the compassionate, gentle in disposition, and good-natured, affectionate, whose love suffices for family, friend, and companion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of friendship, companionship, and association, and the element of noble honor, pure in origin and lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of inhabited places and holy sites, and the realm of forgiveness that erases with its light the enormities of sins and the blackened records. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of returns, delegations, and pilgrimage, and the head of sovereignty and the luminous ones, blessed in profit and trade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (48) the adornment of companions, retinue, and extremities, and the full moon of perfection, complete in virtues and attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the branch, the armor, and the coat of mail, and the sultan of the kingdom shaded by the cloud. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the battalion and the banner, specially favored with care, and the possessor of the Basin ²¹⁹ and intercession, preferred over the prophets and messengers in the arenas of the Resurrection. So bless him, O Allah, and bless his family, the nobles of the people of Najd and Tihama ²²⁰, and his Companions, the shepherds who call to the path of right guidance and safety, a blessing by which You may bestow upon us from his blessing every good and honor. And make it for us among the lovers a emblem and a sign, and save us thereby on the Day of the Great Terror from regret and remorse, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The secret of the cosmos, O master of creation, the stars of pride, O pure of qualities, The seas of generosity, O abundant in gifts, the full moon of perfection, O beautiful of deeds, The light of the age, O pure of nature, the sun of beauty, O axis ²²¹ of majesty, The most adorned of messengers, O manifest of excellences, the most forbearing, O sphere of beauty, The most abundant of revelation, O refuge of orphans, the pillar of religion, O pride of men, The unique giver, O repeller of calamities, the spirit of truth, O vanquisher of error, The full moon of beauty, O guardian of orphans, the sea of knowledge, O string of pearls, The most exquisite pearl, O revealer of the face, the most abundant of generosity, O light of nights, The crown of messengers, O my treasure and my store, the most chaste of eye, O adornment of high stations, The softest in war, O mountain of excellences, the most luminous of heart, O physician of my state, I seek intercession from the Most High Lord to hasten my repentance and the rectification of my state, And to erase my sin and remove my offense, for I have become one who speaks of burdens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (49) the adornment of adornment, whose Muhammadan bride was unveiled upon the moon of eternal glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, whose Ahmadian bride was unveiled upon the flower of moist love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, whose Mustafawian bride was unveiled upon the throne of lordship and mastery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, whose spiritual bride was unveiled upon the pulpits 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 adornment of adornment, whose unique bride was unveiled upon the bed of acceptance and the attainment of wishes.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments ²²², who unveiled his accepted bride ²²³ upon the concealment of musk and camphor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his victorious bride upon the platform of joy and delight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his contented bride upon the dome of the white pearl. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most pious bride upon the branch of purest happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled the bride of his longed-for sight upon the cushions and carpets of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ²²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most radiant bride upon the domes of the station of most luminous might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most exalted bride upon the carpet of the station of 'two bow-lengths or nearer' ²²⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his approved bride upon the courtyards of acceptance and satisfaction. (50) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most high bride upon the places of special distinction and the most manifest secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his glorified bride upon the throne of supported sovereignty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his brought-near bride upon the throne of beloved lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his interceding bride upon the summit of exalted glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most pure bride upon the embroidery of most luminous gnoses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most famous bride upon the garden and meadows of the most fragrant breezes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his greatest bride upon the canopy of luminous care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most magnificent bride upon the pages of the Supreme Tablet ²²⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most generous bride upon the path of the most upright religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most knowing bride upon the margin of the hope of the taught Truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most holy bride upon the enclosure of the circles of the most precious Throne. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his most fortunate bride upon the gleam of the dawn of ascending prophethood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his malakutian ²²⁷ bride upon the crown of jabarutian ²²⁸ support. (51) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his rahmutian ²²⁹ bride upon the wall of awe-inspiring majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his mighty bride upon the battlements... O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his firmly established bride upon the minaret of might and empowerment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his eminent bride upon the vehicles of exaltation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his plucked bride upon the pillars of the honored crown of sainthood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his magnificent bride upon the station of satisfaction and submission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his generous bride upon the paradises of the Garden of Bliss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his bride upon the ranks of righteousness and religion and honored his station between water and clay. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who unveiled his bride in the manifestations of prophethood and spread and wrote upon the embroidery of his Muhammadan robe: 'That is the bounty of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills' ²³⁰. Section: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which You fill the heart and innermost with Your secret, and by which one becomes among those who grew great in Your obedience and grew up, and clung to the rope of Your love, so he feared not the Day of Meeting with You, awe or bewilderment, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The Unique of Majesty, the Unique of Generosity, an honor, the Unique of Existence, beyond likenesses and peers. (52) The people in highness of rank, and the most inaccessible of them in abode and neighbor, and a name in heaven that has scattered. The noble ones, and the core of the intellect, chosen from Hashim, the best buried in the best soil.

The sign of God in this world is the description of His vicegerent ²³¹ in it, and His chosen one from those who turned away and those who turned back. He was existent in the cosmos, and his non-existence is water, fragrance, and clay that was not human before God's creation, preceding. Indeed, the Imam ²³² and the rear are behind the bright, generous one, and his pure companions, the noble ministers. This Meccan youth, his rising is like a full moon appearing in the darkness of polytheism. For one who seeks knowledge of his eminence, he is asked about from those who read and studied. In him, praise rose high, and the Mount ²³³, the Light ²³⁴, the Criterion ²³⁵, and the Poets ²³⁶. Quraysh opposed him while knowing that he is the best human above the earth. The clouds seek rain through his name, the succor of widows, orphans, and the poor. The mercy of God, alive, a garden forever, from me, my shade, and my house wherever he is buried. From a prisoner of sin, hoping that God may release through forgiveness those He has imprisoned. O possessor of vast intercession, from hopes and the arm that fell short. My poetry from a time in which no helper is hoped besides you, no refuge, no fortress. And the good news in both abodes is permissible for letters about you until they resemble pearls. What do I have and what is your status? A shadow from me upon you, a blessed greeting that soars and encompasses evenings and mornings. As long as the flower of green gardens smiles fragrantly, or the wind embraces a branch that bends the gaze. A branch of the souls of a people who migrated with him, and the followers, and those who gave shelter and victory. Connected to God's eternity, perpetual, like lightning from the heights of stones that traveled by night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the H ²³⁷, and the possessor of the pure Sharia and the tolerant Hanafi school. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the H, and the possessor of the elegant speech and the eloquent language. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the H, and the seal of prophethood, distinguished by the obligation of the forenoon and the sacrifice. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the H, and the great character praised in "Nun and the Pen" ²³⁸ and the Surah of the Forenoon. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the H, and the beloved honored with the secret of the address in Your saying: "So He revealed to His servant what He revealed" ²³⁹. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the H, and the sultan of the kingdom whose darkness of disbelief vanished by the light of his Sharia and was erased. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those intoxicated by the closeness of his love and sober, and the glad tidings of His pleasure shone for them, so they increased thereby in joy and happiness by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D ²⁴⁰, and the sweet-natured, pure in words and deeds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the beautiful in attributes, form, and actions. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the full moon without peer, likeness, or example. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the sea of generosity whose waves clash with gifts of the secret and bestowal. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the construction of the heart embedded in the pages of hearts and the world of imagination and fantasy. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the fragrant basil that revives with the scent of its Ahmadī ²⁴¹ fragrance the hearts of the people of intimacy and boldness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the M and the D, and the arrival of longing that stirs with the breeze of his spirit the masters of ecstatic utterances, confusions, and states. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the spirit of essences that opens with the secret of His care the treasuries of the unseen and the locks of closures. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the Imam of the path who connects whoever clings to him to the carpet of generosity and the station of proximity and union. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the substance of effusions that draws with his resolve the souls of the yearning ones to the presence of the Possessor of might and majesty. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the secret of existence, advanced in ranks of honor over the close angels and all the prophets and messengers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the desire of the servants who are secluded in the depths of retreats and the peaks of mountains. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the watering place of the visitors who supply hearts with his Kawtharī ²⁴² nectar and his sweet, smooth wine. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the hadith of love, authentic in transmission, chain, and connection. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the cloud of good whose generosity pours upon the needy, widows, orphans, and beggars. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the sea and the D, and the prophet of mercy whose grace encompasses all free men, kings, and masters.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Dāl ²⁴³, the lamp of the Aqṭāb ²⁴⁴, the Awtād ²⁴⁵, the Ajras ²⁴⁶, and the Abdāl ²⁴⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Dāl, the festival of joys, delights, congratulations, and acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Dāl, the arena of preceding thoughts and the pride of the mind and heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Dāl, the light of prophethood that erases with its radiance the traces of the people of deviation and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Dāl, the bearer of the banner of praise, singled out for the great intercession at the time of accumulating earthquakes and terrors. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the strings of pearls, and his Companions, the cavalry of battle and the valiant champions, a blessing by which You preserve us in the present and the future, and by which You inspire us with our proof on the Day of Presentation and Questioning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My heart has been stirred, O men, ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. My means to the Majestic ❖ is by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. He has argued for me before the questioning ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. So grant me, O Master of masters, ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. And do not disappoint my aim ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. I have asked You, O Allah, so grant ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. And occupy me with what You love ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. And do not leave me idle except ❖ by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. And my request for my brothers ❖ is by a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. Allah, Allah, O my brothers, ❖ in a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. By a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl, And they have filled your hearts By a Mīm, a Ḥā’, a Mīm, and a Dāl. Bless him as long as O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm adorned with pearls of pride and glory, and the Ḥā’ of mercy that has attained the utmost honor in the beginning and the return. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm forged from the gold of blessing and felicity, and the Dāl of eternity that indicates the path of right guidance, righteousness, and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the blessed Mīm in origin and birth, and the Ḥā’ of mercy that carries the banner of praise in the processions of the people of might and lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm crowned with the crown of devotion and worship, and the Dāl of eternity that calls his community to the best paths and increase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm adorned with the sash of contentment and asceticism, and the Tā’ of mercy that preserves the strangers traveling on the path of spiritual wayfaring and will. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm sealed for those who love him with the seals of faith and perfection of testimony, and the Dāl of eternity adorned with the jewels of gnosis and acquired wisdom. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that we adopt among the lovers as a emblem and custom, and that becomes for us in the grave a cover, a bed, and a pillow, 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, the adornment of the Mīm and the Ḥā’, created from the pure light of the Essence, and the Dāl of eternity, radiant with miracles and wonders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Ḥā’, majestic in names and attributes, and the Dāl of eternity, constantly engaged in the remembrance of his Lord in seclusion and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Ḥā’, singled out for the acceptance of means and the answering of prayers, the Dāl of eternity, bestowing gifts of good things and increasing blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Ḥā’, noble in origins and lineages, and the Dāl of eternity, lofty in station and degrees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the Mīm and the Ḥā’, whose worth is proclaimed in the earths and heavens, and the Dāl of eternity, whose message was affirmed by the eyes and the non-Arabs. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family, the masters, and his Companions, the eminent leaders, a blessing that improves for us, in Your presence, our thoughts and beliefs, and honors us with the subtle secrets and the piercing of the self, 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: the Mīm of sovereignty and the highest dominion, the Ḥā’ of forbearance and life, surrounded by yearnings and lights and the most sublime flashes of transcendence, the Mīm of gifts and tables, the most delicious and sweet, and the Dāl of eternity and the effective antidote, the most precious and unique jewel of beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Mīm of favor and knowledge, pure in origin and structure, the Ḥā’ of mercy and good fortune, whose mention is raised in the sanctuaries of holiness and the station of two bow-lengths or nearer, the Mīm of noble qualities and virtues, guarded by the lights of attributes and the subtle beautiful names, and the Dāl of eternity and the call that points to Allah with heart and tongue, the most pleasing and sublime jewels of beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Mīm of gifts and gnoses, whose spiritual insights are illuminated by the flashes of his luminosity, the Ḥā’ of preservation and sanctity, the Dāl of eternity and the call that points to Allah with heart and tongue, the most pleasing and sublime jewels of beauty.

The Manifest in the kingdom through his noble form, and in the malakut ²⁴⁸ through the secret of his spirituality; and the Mīm of praises and glories, reviving the dead hearts with the gifts of his effusions and the affections of his mercy; and the Dāl of permanence and answered supplication, and the secret permeating the particulars of the world and the universals of his humanity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad: the Mīm of virtues and noble qualities, pure in roots and branches; the Ḥā' of mercy and wisdom, giving glad tidings to those who believe in him and follow him of attaining acceptance and approval; the Mīm of ranks and stations, opening for the people of spiritual wills ²⁴⁹ the doors of proximity and entry; the Dāl of permanence and knowledge, conveying to those who hope for him and seek him the utmost of desires and requests—such that if the praisers had reached the utmost in describing him, they would still be considered deficient, and after what his Lord has praised him with, no one has anything left to say. How could it be otherwise, when the verses of the Mighty Book have clearly spoken of his glorification and exaltation in a way that incapacitates tongues and dazzles minds, and have declared from his attributes of perfections and elevation of his ranks what cannot be grasped nor attained. Section: O Allah, upon him and upon his pure family—pure in bosoms, hems, and ways—and his noble Companions, the eminent banners and the valiant lions, a blessing by which You have mercy on our young, our youth, and our elderly, and honor us with Your pleasure on the day of coming to You and alighting in the grave and descending, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The love of the Guide, the Beloved, the Chosen One * And his life, his life cannot be concealed * If I miss meeting him among his Companions * Then the explanation of his attributes is a gain for me * I unveil the brides of his description for his lovers * With the jewels of praises, which are strung * From his description, the great character, and his origin * The Qur'an, and it inspires to noble deeds * And Allah has praised the Beloved, the Chosen One * What can anyone else say, when he is silenced? ²⁵⁰ * The moon of prophethood, its sun in Medina * Its radiance encompasses all existence * Blessed is he who becomes the companion of Muḥammad * From the hand of Ṭāhā ²⁵¹ flow blessings * And Allah looks upon him with an eye of care * And pours forth oceans of gifts, honoring O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad: the Mīm of purification and encounter, clothed with the lights of Your awe and majesty; the Ḥā' of fortress and protection, described with the attributes of Your perfection and the qualities of Your beauty; the Mīm of substances and effusions, whose sea flows with Your generosity and the flood of Your bestowal; the Dāl of guidance and calling, attracting souls to the presence of Your proximity and union. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the chiefs of Your poles ²⁵² and substitutes ²⁵³, and his Companions who act according to the requirements of Your law in Your judgments and statements, a blessing by which You gift us with the gifts of Your bounty and favor, and protect us from Your wrath, disgrace, and punishment, and make us in this world and the Hereafter in Your invincible shelter, under Your strong fortress, and in Your shades, 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: the Mīm of affection and love, whose secret is preserved in the treasuries of Your unseen and the pleasure of Your treasure; the Ḥā' of realities and wisdoms, whose knowledge is deposited in the meanings of Your verses and the indication of Your symbol; the Mīm of friendship, conversation, and speech, whose bride ascends in the high ranks of Your stations and the degrees of Your might; the Dāl of eternity and religion, leading servants to the path of Your pleasure and the station of Your success. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You save us from Your punishment, burden, and wrath, 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, the adornment of the Mīm, Ḥā', and Dāl, whose secret permeates the innermost hearts and the unique pearl of the necklace, opening by the secret of His care for those of insight the treasuries of the unseen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of the Mīm, Ḥā', and Dāl, vast in sides and bosoms, the master of women and men, purified in innermost from the filth of impurity and defects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of the Mīm, Ḥā', and Dāl, who by his mission erased the greatest of crimes and sins, pure in character, nature, and traits, protected from all afflictions and defects of deficiency and deprivation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of the Mīm, Ḥā', and Dāl, who by the secret of his resolve repels the crises of hardships and sorrows, the lion of battalions and heroes, foremost in the ranks of armies and wars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of the Mīm, Ḥā', and Dāl, the good, the pure, the beloved, the loved one, the ultimate goal and hopes, conveying to those who seek refuge in him the utmost of desires and sought. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You grant us the desired and repel from us the great calamities of time and the onslaughts of misfortunes, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The cure for every sinner * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl And the attainment of every seeker * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl And the success of every striver * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl So be alert, and your joy * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl And occupy yourselves, and your lives * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl And immerse yourselves in your times * Is with Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl Tears have flowed on my face * With Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl And longing has increased in my passion * With Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl He who never sleeps has increased for me * With Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl Then blessing and peace * With Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, and Dāl O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of adornment, the essence of honor, manifest from every deficiency and flaw. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of adornment, the subtlety of gifts, who when the rememberer remembers him, the loneliness of loss and separation departs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the adornment of adornment.

And the pearl of the oyster ²⁵⁴ whose love has caused the souls of lovers to vanish, until there is no between nor where. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment ²⁵⁵, and the delight of the eye ²⁵⁶ that one would wish to see at the cost of wealth and family, and the black of the eye ²⁵⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, and the choicest of the predecessors ²⁵⁸ with whom his Lord established Himself ²⁵⁹ by night and spoke to him at two bow-lengths ²⁶⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, and the blessing of creation ²⁶¹ to whom his Lord unveiled the highest dominion ²⁶² and showed him the brilliance of omnipotence ²⁶³ without any between. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, and the bride of palaces and bright faces ²⁶⁴ whom his Lord greeted with the best of greetings and intended his exalted essence to be seen eye to eye. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You have mercy on our family, loved ones, children, and parents (63) by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, pure in branches and roots ²⁶⁵, and the delight of the eye ²⁶⁶ specially favored with the ultimate nearness and arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, without whose supreme mediation ²⁶⁷ no being would have existence or attainment, and the lamp of the two worlds ²⁶⁸ whom no angel or messenger can rival in his lofty glories and high ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, fragrant in sleeves and trains ²⁶⁹, and the master of the two weighty ones ²⁷⁰, whose glad tidings shine forth with the attainment of the goal and the achievement of wishes and requests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, whose rising is heralded with victory, contentment, and acceptance, and the grandfather of Hasan and Husayn ²⁷¹, who saves whoever seeks refuge with him from every great distress and terrifying matter. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You honor us with the constancy of Your love and the delicious, sweet nectar of Your affection, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, perfect in might and honor, and the best of those adorned with the two ornaments of knowledge and action and characterized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, noble in rank and lineage, and the best of those crowned with the crown of modesty and faith (64) and good manners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, pure in traits and characteristics, and the best from whose eye of knowledge springs of sciences and wisdoms gush forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, beautiful in attributes and virtues, and the best chosen from the purest elements and the noblest mines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, truthful in speech and utterance, and the best who fulfilled the trust and delivered the message. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, clear in proofs and evidence, and the best who healed hearts from the darkness of blindness and the disease of ignorance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the gatherer of scattered excellences and virtues, and the best whom You gifted with the highest gifts and the noblest qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, pure in spouses and consorts, and the best whom You selected from the most glorious wombs and the noblest tribes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, abundant in miracles and merits, and the best whom You raised to the highest degrees and the loftiest ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, exalted in ways and schools, and the best whose heart You illumined with the lights of knowledge and the highest ranks. (65) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the one who fears his Lord, the Watcher, and the best by whose mention You have honored mosques and prayer niches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the foremost in gatherings and processions, and the best by whose blessing You have sweetened tastes and drinks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the one clad in robes of glory and honor, and the best whom You have singled out for the highest stations in the arenas of the Resurrection. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You settle us in the abodes of security and safety, and save us thereby from every regret and remorse, and adorn us thereby, by Your favor and generosity, with the abode of success and permanence, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the one seated on the throne of sovereignty and the desired sight, and the bride of the realms ²⁷², whose rank is proclaimed in the Frequented House ²⁷³ and the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ²⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the one who erases the rays of stars with his splendor and the light of his moon-like face, and the bride of the realms, seated on dunes of ambergris and musk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the one who has attained the degree of triumph in the highest paradises and the most famous station, and the bride of the realms, carried in a litter of emerald and yellow ruby.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the pure one of the realms of dominion and sovereignty through the breeze of his most fragrant scent ²⁷⁵, and the bride of the angels ²⁷⁶ seated upon the throne of majesty, veneration, and the greater kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, supported by conclusive proofs and clear evidences and the most radiant secret ²⁷⁷, and the bride of the angels seated upon the bed of proximity and nearness, and the most renowned embroidery of glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, renewed by dazzling miracles and the breaking of norms ²⁷⁸, and the bride of the angels seated upon the platform of secrets, openings ²⁷⁹, and benefits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, extended by his Muhammadan ²⁸⁰ support and that of the prophets, messengers, and righteous elect, and the bride of the angels seated upon the pulpit of victory, triumph, support, and pride. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the pure veils ²⁸¹, and his noble, righteous companions, a blessing through which the gifts of knowledge and secrets flow upon us, and through which You cause us to descend to the stations of the learned who act and the excellent scholars ²⁸², and through whose blessing You have mercy on us in this abode and in that abode, 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, the ornament of ornaments, the bearer of the banner of might in armies and assemblies, and the bride of the angels blessed in the midst of gatherings and assemblies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the sweet one of lights, drinks, and watering-places, and the bride of the angels whose conduct is followed by the great and the eminent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the one who stands for obligatory and supererogatory acts, and the bride of the angels, the lofty in ranks and stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the reliever of hearts from burdens and distractions, and the bride of the angels who lets down the cloak of his forbearance over the weak, the poor, and the widows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose beauty is adorned with shining stars and the suns of mornings and evenings, and the bride of the angels preferred over the prophets and messengers and all the later and earlier ones. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that adorns our bare necks with the ornament of its jewelry, and sends down upon our hearts the torrential rains of its mercies, and protects us through it from afflictions, terrors that cut off, and earthquakes, 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, the ornament of ornaments, the trusted one over the secret of the unseen and the revelation of heaven, and the bride of the angels adorned with the subtle meanings of attributes and names. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the praised one in hadiths and books, and the bride of the angels whose mention is beloved in the highest assembly and among the servants of the pavilions and veils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the peerless one in deserts and settled lands, and the bride of the angels whose secret pervades the hidden and the manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the pure in character and elements, and the bride of the angels, the delightful in virtues and merits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the delightful in sources and origins, and the bride of the angels upon whose forehead is tied the crown of honor and glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name whose side is surrounded by the fragrant breezes of spirit and basil, and the bride of the angels whose sovereignty appears in the enclosures of intimacy and the goals of pleasure and good pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name who heals with his gaze the illness of the sick and the ailing, and the bride of the angels who has attained the degree of honor in the processions of precedence and advancement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name who gives to the people of his love the cups of effusions and taste, and the bride of the angels reclining on the cushions of love and longing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the one sought for refuge in the processions of bewilderment and fears, and the bride of the angels reclining on the couches of secrets and knowledges. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the rescuer of his community from the mires of hardships and drowning, and the bride of the angels reclining on the pillow of silk and brocade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose light shines in the subtle bodies and forms, and the bride of the angels whose fragrance surpasses the scent of roses, jasmine, and varieties of flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, the purified in heart and soul, and the bride of the angels exalted in the highest 'Illiyin ²⁸³ and the paradises of gardens. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful moons, and his companions who strove for his sunna with spear and lance, a blessing through which You realize us with the realities of faith, and through which You illuminate our insights with the lights of witnessing and vision, and through which You make us among those whose hearts are filled with love for You and love for Your Prophet.

And You treated them with pardon and forgiveness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. It has been established in minds that his beauty is wondrous, but he has no one like him. He is the unique beloved, and the lover is a passionate one; so there were only two: a passionate lover and a perfect one. He was adorned with perfection in form and character; he is the most excellent, the bestower, and the good is abundant. He alone donned the cloak of beauty in existence, and was singled out for splendor, and he is abundant. Contemplate his beauty in the valley of 'Aqiq ²⁸⁴, you will find it a light that dispels the veils of darkness. The tongue of the state speaks of the light of his face: "I am the most luminous rising, and where is the like?" So glory be to Him who adorned him in form and image, and the light of his countenance encompasses benefits. The meanings of the Book of God are the traits of his essence, and his noble qualities narrate from his explanation. O Messenger of God, O source of guidance, O mine of generosity that has no equal, O sea of God's grace, O through whom the one who enters reaches the garden of excellence, O he by whose face the keys of paradise will be sought by one whose hand is the agent of Ridwan ²⁸⁵, O dweller of the highest paradises all, and in whose palace is Tuba ²⁸⁶ for whoever eats, O forerunner of that company to paradise without reckoning, and the winds hasten, O first entrant into the presence of the Possessor of the Throne, and the Kursi ²⁸⁷ of God reaches there, O he who has excellence over every excellent one, so the abundant favors overflowed to him in the worlds. Upon you be the blessings of God and all his family, and your companions, from whom virtues have followed. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (70 times), the ornament of the Beautiful Name and the orator of the presence of the Majestic Lord. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Magnified Name, and the beloved of the Honored Lord. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Glorified Name and the treasurer of the hidden Divinity. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Venerated Name and the element of connected honor. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Preferred Name and the root of hoped-for glory. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Lofty Name and the fortress of invincible security. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Wondrous Name, and the beloved of the Lord, the intercessor. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Beautiful Name and the source of sound love. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Noble Name and the station of sublime honor. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Illuminated Name and the possessor of the purified religion. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Praised Name and the sustenance of the full moon and the spirit. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Thanked Name and the possessor of the victorious army. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Blessed Name and the banner of praise unfurled. (71) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Beloved Name and the treasure of the sought secret. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Desired Name and the treasury of bestowed knowledge. So bless him, O God, and his pure family, pure in sleeves and collars, and his companions, purified in bodies and hearts, a blessing by which You purify us from the filth of impurity and faults, and suffice us from the evil of calamities and misfortunes, and forgive us for the heavy burdens of errors and great sins we have borne, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Fragrant Name, whose scent spreads in the gardens of dominion and sovereignty, and the vast sea of generosity whose gift and fragrance encompass all creatures. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Mentioned Name, whose virtues and description are in the revealed books, and the perfect full moon of beauty, chosen from pure loins, his kind and type. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Preceding Name, whose glance is in the field of happiness, and the mine of compassion and forbearance, whose glance drips from fear and awe. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name adorned with subtleties of sciences and allusion, his letter, and the tablet of understanding filled with gems of wisdom and knowledge, his vessel. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Sweet Name, whose flower and plucking are desired by the yearning ones, and the cloud of grace pouring down upon all the saints and righteous, his generosity and drops. (72) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name filled with secrets of realities and pure, his interior, and the place of humility and submission, strong in Your side, his hope and fear. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name encompassing all creatures with his tenderness and affection, and the spacious comfort, whose visitor and guest heralds growing blessings. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Protecting Name, his fortress and cave, and the physician of ailments, whose saliva and sip heal those with defects. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name loved in hearts, his image and phantom, and the garden of beauties, whose essence and modality are beyond the grasp of intellects. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Foremost Name, his army and description in the race of the foremost, and the house of honor built on foundations of piety, its structure. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name observed by the eye of care, his companion and intimacy, and the veil of pardon lowered over those with sins and offenses, his cloak and curtain. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whom His generosity, pardon, and kindness have overwhelmed, and His hand has poured down upon them with varieties of good things and torrents of mercies, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The letters of his name in creation are manifested; by the Living One they are adorned, recited and read. There is nothing in paradise adorned except by the name of our master Muhammad. (73) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the Name which, when the rememberer mentions it at sunset and dusk, his character becomes refined and he attains the fulfillment of wishes and the ultimate goal.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name ²⁸⁸, which when the rememberer mentions with humility and contrition, his yearnings multiply and he is given the secret of acceptance and response. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of intelligence and nobility, and his Companions, the guiding luminaries in opinion and correctness, a blessing that adorns our tongues with his delightful remembrances, and makes us thereby among the people of accepted means and answered supplications, 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, the ornament of the name, praised in the prophetic traditions and the Qur'an, and the lamp of prophethood illuminated by his light in the sanctuaries of holiness and the worlds of existence, from whose honor with his Lord is that it was found written on ancient stones: 'Muhammad is pious, a reformer, and a trustworthy master,' and on a stone in Hebrew script: 'In Your name, O Allah, the truth has come from your Lord, and in a clear Arabic tongue: There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and Moses son of Imran wrote it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name, mentioned in the Wise Remembrance ²⁸⁹ for his honor and sublimity, and the quintessence of the elite of the prophets, of great station and rank, from whose honor with his Lord is that his name was found written with His name on some islands on a red rose of pleasant fragrance and pure breeze in white: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and on a white rose in yellow: 'Acquittal from the Most Merciful, the Compassionate, to the Garden of Bliss.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of the name, whose radiance shines in the world of dominion and sovereignty, and the choicest of the chosen, whose praiseworthy conduct and guidance are followed, from whose honor with his Lord is that it was found in some villages of India a large rose of pleasant fragrance, black, with white writing on it: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar al-Faruq,' and it was found in the land of Khurasan a newborn child born with writing on one side: 'There is no god but Allah,' and on the other: 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of names, whose mention and praise are raised in the highest assembly, and the fortress of security protected by his secure sanctuary and protection, from whose honor with his Lord is the conjunction of his name with His name, as was found in the land of India a large tree bearing fruit like almonds with a peel; when its fruit is broken, a green, fresh, folded leaf comes out of it, written on it in red: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and the people of India seek blessings through it and seek rain by it when they are denied rain, as a favor and grace from Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of names, whose fragrance and scent waft in the gardens of existence, and the master of the pious, the watchful, the fearful in his secret and whispered prayer, from whose honor with his Lord is what was related from Abu Ya'qub al-Sayyad ²⁹⁰, who said: 'I caught a fish on whose right side was: There is no god but Allah, and on its left side: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of names, the pure and most blessed, the possessor of the straight path and the most guided religion, from whose honor with his Lord is what was related from some that he found a grape with writing on it in an exquisite black script: 'Muhammad,' and from a group that they found a yellow watermelon with various white lines naturally, and among the lines was written in Arabic on one side: 'Muhammad,' and on the other: 'Ahmad.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of names, surrounded by the subtleties of veneration and glorification, and the full moon illuminating with the light of his countenance the darkness of ignorance and the gloom of night, from whose honor with his Lord is what was related from some that he saw on an island a great tree with large, pleasant-smelling leaves, in which was written in red, white, and green a clear and evident script, created by Allah Almighty by His power: on the leaf three lines: the first: 'There is no god but Allah,' the second: 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and the third: 'Indeed, the religion with Allah is Islam.' So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the leading luminaries, a blessing that grants us through it from Your pleasure and his pleasure the utmost goal and desire, and raises us by it in Your sight to the highest degree and loftiest station, 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, the ornament of ornaments, whose love of his name Allah made a manifest honor by which one attains high stations and splendid miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose name Allah veiled so that none of His servants was named with it before his appearance and birth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, for whom Allah created angels roaming forever to visit every house in which his name is found. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, who will be called on the Day of Resurrection as an honor for the majesty of his name and the loftiness of his exalted rank, to admit into Paradise whoever bears his noble Muhammadan name. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, that none of mankind who bears his name, peace be upon him, will enter the Fire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, from whose name in a book ²⁹¹ punishment and torment are removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, that whoever seeks intercession through his name to his Lord attains what he desires of his need. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, whose name was written above the Throne before the creation of the heavens and the earths and their vegetation, and Adam was between water and clay.

He who, when the Throne shook and trembled and his name was written upon it, became still and rejoiced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, He whose noble name the Pen first wrote and exalted by sending blessings and peace upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. (77) ❖ With congratulations and the dual [verses] he came to us ❖ So we benefited from every subtle meaning ❖ A moon whose face is complete when it appears ❖ How many it captivated with a glance of brilliance ❖ A treasure of fragrance, his essence is a light ❖ How often it diffused its perfume on the path ❖ Every Ṭāhā ²⁹² is exalted as long as he lives ❖ A beautiful, slender, perfect stature ❖ How many a malady his saliva cured ❖ How often it sufficed instead of the best of saliva ❖ Honey does not resemble his saliva in taste ❖ The saliva of Ṭāhā surpasses pure wine ❖ How can his describer describe him ❖ The description of Ṭāhā lies beneath a deep sea O Allah, I ask You, O Compassionate, Possessor of Generosity, You whose mercy and knowledge encompass everything, and O Bestower of Favors, Possessor of Blessings, You who have overwhelmed all creatures with tenderness and forbearance, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose heart and body are illumined, whose intellect and understanding are vast, whose command and judgment are obeyed, by his lofty station and high aspiration, by his wondrous beauty and radiant splendor, by his specific and general call and the manifestation of his proof, by his decisive evidence and the clarity of his path, by his upright religion and the perfection of his law, that You free my beard by the sanctity of his beard which You caused to grow in the gardens of Your beauty and majesty, and upon which the lights of Your self-disclosures shone, honoring his immense worth and lofty rank, and You adorned it with Your knowledge, forbearance, and piety, and clothed it with the majesty of Your awe, manifesting his nobility and great sanctity, and You embroidered its strands with the lights of Your obedience and guidance, and made its beautiful appearance a pasture for the people of his special company and his love, and the beauty of his cheeks a paradise and abode for the souls of lovers, and the majestic and beautiful lights shone upon the hollow of his throat and his chest, and manifested its sensory and spiritual beauties, and made it a proof of the nobility of his lineage and the perfection of his rank, and that You make me among the people of his party, and consume the world of my secret in the beauty of his Muhammadan essence and the splendor of his countenance (78) and drown me in the sea of his Muṣṭafawī ²⁹³ praises, and turn away O Allah, make my life in obedience to him and service to him, and support me in my movements and stillness with the lights of his guidance and the subtleties of his wisdom, and inspire me with his lordly inspirations, and open my inner sight with the lights of his knowledge, and make, O Allah, my evil deeds among those whom Your care preceded and Your mercy encompassed, and my good deeds among those whom Your felicity encompassed and Your regard observed and Your blessing overwhelmed, and the benefits of my knowledge among those whom Your sunna ²⁹⁴ disciplined and Your power protected, and single me out with Your comprehensive kindnesses and the fragrant breezes of Your perfect beneficence, and inspire me with gratitude for Your pure blessing and the gifts of Your continuous favors, and deal with me with Your pardon, and make me among those whom Your forgiveness encompassed and upon whom Your favor and generosity appeared, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your face is a sun when it rises * And your perspiration is musk when it diffuses Your cheek is like a rose on its branch * And your teeth are pearls when they gleam Your saliva is honey and in it is healing * And your mouth is its sealed ring Your body is like a flower in luxury * And like the full moon in a closed shell Your forehead is a dawn when it shines * And your hair is sweet when it parts Your beard is dark musk * It is feared and revered when it looks Your nose is aquiline, rising high * With perfect moderation, none can match Your sweeping, adorned eyebrow * Has a cleft of radiant light Your sweet smile possesses beauty * When you laugh, any lover is captivated Your creation is perfect, O Muṣṭafā ²⁹⁵ * By it the soul of a lover clings And the light of your beauty in a gathering * Almost speaks to them with the east wind O Allah, I ask You, O Sovereign, O Holy, O Peace, O Faithful, O Guardian, O Mighty, O Compeller, O Proud, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the center (79) of the necklace of order, the bride of the Abode of Peace, Your vicegerent over mankind, the most excellent of creatures in general and in detail, the most perfect of them completely, that You free my neck by the sanctity of his neck, which is greatly venerated and honored, adorned with the light of faith and Islam, surrounded by might, piety, and respect, which boasted of its splendor and beauty and manifested its hidden essential perfection and qualities. It said with the tongue of its state and the allusion of its speech: I am the carpet that heralds the attainment of the goal and the achievement of the aim. I am the blooming garden and the fragrant, fruitful orchard, the radiant, joyful delight, the illuminated, proud city. I am the highest, most exalted station. I am the garment of beauty for the beloved's lower compassion. I am one of the two sides of the noble smile and the adornment of the beautiful, handsome mouth. I am the manifestation of the most sublime secret and the sweetest fountain of arrival. I am the place where the jewels of his speech are scattered as they pass over me, resembling the flashes of his lightning. I am the outlet of the seas of gifts. I am the one who encompasses the sciences of realities and the principles of schools. I am the manifestation of the self-disclosures of gnostic lights. I am the mirror of the emergence of the Merciful secrets. I am the one who was singled out for intimate perfection when I moved in response to the divine address. I am the one who was turned by the beloved with utmost honor when he made me a support for the emergence of the jewels of his speech. I attained the ultimate veneration from his great worth, for I was the mover by his movement when he mentioned his Lord and thanked Him. How could I not attain the ultimate of his greatness, since I was created from his noble smile, from his flesh and blood? I am the noble chin-tuft ²⁹⁶; the world, through my understanding, understands from Allah every world. Do not ask about the arrangement of my hairs between the two sides of the chin ²⁹⁷; the Exalted Creator made them two partners for me in beauty. My hair submitted to the sultan of its radiant whiteness, so I am the night and they are the brilliant day. I borrowed from musk a beautiful blackness, and they borrowed from camphor a beautiful whiteness. Then (80) we combined fragrance and beauty in the beloved's chin-tuft, the mine of splendor and perfection. How excellent are perfection and beauty in the essence of the most bountiful beloved! And make, O Allah, my inner being filled with the secrets of unseen realities, and my outer being supported by the lights of bestowed sciences. Grant me understanding from You of what descends upon my heart from the heaven of holy spirits to the earth of the temples of human forms. Sail my ship with the fertilizing winds of divine love in the seas of realities and eternal gnoses. Sustain me with Your lordly reinforcements. Create me with the attributes of Your merciful perfections. Annihilate me in the witnessing of the beauty of Your solitary essence. Grant me success with the gifts of Your holy secrets. Teach me with the pen of will in the schools of instruction. Write me in the register of felicity with those who precede to the stations of care and advancement. Single me out in the station of benefaction with the secrets of intimate conversation and speech. Make me among those whose tongues are engaged in Your remembrance and whose hearts rejoice in Your lights. If they speak, it is from You; if they hear, it is from You. Admit me with an entrance of truth, reaching beyond other than You. Bring me out with an exit of truth, reaching through You away from other than You, and grant me success in attaining Your pleasure. Make me among those who

His expression became sweet in the ears, and his allusion became adorned in the mirror of hearts. And make the flashes of sweetness shine upon my speech, and the lights of grace cover my gathering and my station, and the secrets of recitation protect me from behind and before. Do not make my speech devoid of lights, nor my inner self veiled by the darkness of others. Purify my innermost from the impurities of troubles, and nurture me in the lap of Your protection, and feed me with the milk of Your knowledges and graces. Revive my soul with the breezes of Your love, and join me to the rank of the righteous. Gather me in the abode of Your honor with those upon whom You have bestowed favor, among the prophets, the truthful, and the chosen elite, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ⁸¹ A people occupied with their Beloved in their time, and in His love they sacrificed their souls. They tore through everything that perishes, and they cultivated what remains—how beautiful is what they did! Neither the adornment of the earth distracts them nor delights them, nor wings, nor horses, nor garments. They were lost to the cosmos from ecstasy and joy; no dwelling or ruin gave them stability. The caller of longing called them and disturbed them—how can they be still while the fire of longing blazes? The earth's expanse folds after them, and every distant one drew near until they connected through him. The robe of honor came to them, carried by the chambers of the breeze, from whose fragrance they bore. They are the beloved ones, the closest, because they were not heedless of serving the Eternal, the Self-Subsistent. O Allah, I ask You, O Living One when none is living in the perpetuity of His kingdom and His eternity, O Mighty One, tongues cannot utter all His bounties and praises, by the sanctity of Your beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the loftiness of his rank and ascension, and his gifts and openings, and by the right of his giving and his noble traits and miracles and the answering of his supplication, and by the sanctity of his knowledge of You and the perfection of his tawhid ²⁹⁸ and his transcendence and sanctification of Your exalted Essence and his glorification, and by his recitation of Your Mighty Book and his tajwid ²⁹⁹, and by his supplication to You in the prayers of his intimacy with You and his solitude, that You free my neck by the sanctity of his neck, which You adorned with unique gems of beauty and grace, and You caused the crescent of his festival to rise in the sphere of happiness, and You poured him into the mold of beauty, splendor, and perfection, and You made the master poets vie in praising him with long and extended poetry, and the states of the yearning ones are stirred upon hearing his praises and glorifications, by his blessing, the comprehensive love, the vast knowledge, the lofty aspiration, and the overwhelming proof, and that You support me in that with the conclusive proofs of Your secrets and the brilliant lights of Your shining lights, and bestow upon me nearness to You and arrival at the carpet of Your presence, and repel from me all obstacles and hindrances, and single me out with the hidden secrets and sublime wisdoms ⁸² and beneficial benefits, and favor me with the beginnings of good and its ends, and the comprehensive gentleness and its necessities, and adorn me with the adornment of the people of supplication and humble hearts. Honor me at the end of my affair with the happiness with which You concluded for Your saints, and illuminate with Your highest light the narrowness of my grave, and make the best of my days and the happiest of them the day of meeting You. Gather me in the company of Your beloved ones, Your chosen ones, and Your pious ones. Cool my resting place with the youthfulness of Your mercy, and deal with me with Your gentleness, pardon, and forgiveness. Cover my fault and do not disgrace me among Your servants and especially Your chosen saints, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the rising sun saw the beauty of your adorned neck, it would be eclipsed by its radiant beam and would leave no trace or eye. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the silver pitcher saw the luster of your splendid neck in its beauty and radiance, it would break in shame from the light of its splendor and brilliance. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the shining statue saw the glitter of your neck, abundant in shimmer and light, its beauty would vanish and it would not adorn the doors of domes and palaces with its ornament. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the luminous lamp saw the blaze of your radiant, glowing neck, its light would hide and it would not shine in the vessels of silver and glass lamps. May Allah bless you and your family as long as waves clash in the seas and pilgrims from every deep pass circumambulate the Ancient House, and grant abundant and exalted peace. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Glory be to Him who made the Beloved honored in creation and character, bewildering in perfection. ⁸³ * He made his face a shining moon, and his hair a night draped over it. * His teeth a dawn whose lights shone when he smiled with dignified beauty. * His cheek smooth like silver, and a forehead, but you see it rosy and sleek. * His eye black and wide, without kohl, yet always kohl-adorned. * His beard encompassed a garden of fragrant basil. * His eyebrows were long, without a gap, and his teeth were set, their moisture containing healing for a burning thirst and a sick one. * His stature was moderate, straight in height, the short one tall by his walk, and the tall one. * His neck erect, its light like the rays of the sun at morning and evening. * His two palms were like a garden of flowers, soft and fragrant, granting a comprehensive perfume. * More fragrant than aged musk is their scent, for Allah deposited in them the gift. * The door of Allah's grace is none but al-Mustafa ³⁰⁰, and without Taha ³⁰¹ it would not be entered. * His intercession surrounds the people of his love; I would ransom an intercessor who has become a hope. * May Allah bless him, Allah whose majesty is great, and the family and noble, pious companions. * As long as flowers in gardens trail their skirts, and the followers, their accepted guidance. So I ask You, O Allah, my Master, by the sanctity of the light of his moon-like face, the freshness of his radiant cheek, the splendor of his luminous neck, the grace of his most flourishing stature, and the purity of his most pure body, that You bestow upon me the gifts of his prophetic, most glorious secret, and extend to me his chosen, most abundant support, and perfume me with his Muhammadan fragrance and the scent of his most fragrant musk, and adorn me with the adornment of Your righteous saints, those into whose hearts You cast Your love until they knew You, and the lights of Your ascents shone in their innermost until they magnified You, and their states drew them by the secret of Your power until they turned to You and sought You, and You guided them to Your door and reminded them before they reminded You, and answered them before they answered You, ⁸⁴ and answered their request in what they asked, and fulfilled their hope in what they sought, out of generosity from You, grace, kindness, favor, and connection, not for a deed they did, nor for anything they sent forth. For You are the Harmful, the Beneficial without cause, and the Giver, the Withholder without means or request. In Your hand are the keys of hearts, and within Your grasp are the treasuries of the unseen. So grant us, O Allah, from the secrets what You granted to Your saints, and shine upon our hearts from the lights what You shone upon the hearts of Your chosen ones, and bestow upon us from the good things what You bestowed upon Your pious ones and beloved ones. Enrich us with other than You, and regard us with the eye of Your care. Pour upon us the gifts of Your generosity and goodness. Guide us by Your light to You, and lead us by You to You. Grant us fear and modesty before You, and proper conduct in Your presence. Crown us with the crown of Your love, and clothe us with the robe of Your intimacy. Open for us the doors of Your mercy, and close for us the doors of Your wrath. Make us among those who are patient in trials, grateful in blessings, and content with Your decree. And let us die in the state of faith and the sunna of Your Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Amen, O Lord of the worlds.

And [grant us] asceticism and contentment, and adorn us with the sash of honor and obedience, and cause us to die in a state of martyrdom and conformity to the Sunnah and the Community ³⁰². And grant us in both abodes success through Your pleasure and complete intercession. And plant in our hearts love for You, love for Your Prophet, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), love for those who love You, love for those who are affiliated with You, love for those who call to You, love for those who guide to You, love for the beloved ones among Your servants, love for the special ones among Your elect, love for the intimate ones among Your supports ³⁰³, love for the sincere ones who call to the path of Your guidance, love for the poles ³⁰⁴ who dispose in Your regions and lands, love for those who are attached to Your court, love for those who cling to Your means, love for the beggars standing at Your doors, love for the strivers who desire to attain Your reward. And join us, O Allah, with them, and gather us in their group, and do not cause us to deviate from their straight path and their way, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. He who clings to the thresholds ³⁰⁵ has not failed, nor has he been disappointed. (85) And woe to him who is absent from their door! And whoever stands at the thresholds of their presence With his heart, he will soon attain nearness and obtain [their gifts]. Opening through them the door of guidance forever, And call upon them for help if a calamity befalls. And seek their gifts with confidence, For their overflowing bounty has always been bestowing. [Seek] from none other than them, for they are the beloved—and how astonishing! Can anyone other than those whom the All-Merciful loves be beloved? Their overflowing generosity, its Kawthar ³⁰⁶, Has ever flowed into the hearts of the people of gnosis. And everyone who is called a servant—a servant of their door— Attains among people a high rank and noble lineage. They are your masters, so rejoice in their proximity, And make them for you a means ³⁰⁷ for [receiving] supplies. By Allah, whoever among the nations fears none other [than Allah] And sees no [harm] throughout all time or [suffers] no adversity— Indeed, they are a protection for him in every calamity; They have spread over him a canopy firmly pitched. Allah is greater! How exalted are their stations! They transcend our description, praise, and elaboration. And praise be to Allah, I have attained the goal through them, Until I have donned the garments of gnosis. And I have won the radiant, manifest favors, Whose wine cups circulate among the people. A reality that has gathered for me their noble qualities, Until I have surpassed [the ranks of] the nobles and the poles. O Allah, I ask You, O Beautiful of deeds, the Bestower of favor upon all His creation through His gentleness, O Giver of gifts, the One who favors whom He wills among His servants with His tenderness and affection, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the refuge and shelter of every lover, the intimate companion of every yearning one and his familiar, the breeze of every gray-haired one and his fragrance, and by the sanctity of his station with You, his proximity, his intense longing for You and his love, and by what You have deposited of secrets in the treasures of his Muhammadan supply and his drink, and by the honor of his noble family and his Companions, and the majesty of his pure group and the people of his love and his party, that You free my heart by the sanctity of his heart, in which You breathed the subtle mysteries of Your knowledge in his essence and the secrets of his unseen, and filled it with the light of wisdom and faith, and purified it from human follies, and removed from it the share of Satan, and treated those with inner and outer diseases (86) through the secret of his wisdom and the antidote of his goodness, and that You pour upon me from the oceans of his secrets a knowledge by which I understand Your commands and prohibitions, and a knowledge by which I know how to ask You and whisper to You, and a knowledge that guides me through You to You, and a knowledge that leads me through You to You, and a knowledge that directs me to the most upright of Your Law, and a knowledge that unveils to me the jewels of Your Oneness and the perfection of Your knowledge, and a knowledge that draws me to Your sublime presence, and a knowledge that teaches me the subtle sciences of Your bestowed knowledge, and a knowledge by which I have a proof where there is no evidence or demonstration, and a knowledge that makes me understand the branches of hadith and the secrets of the sciences of the Qur'an, and a knowledge by which I receive the gifts of the openings of the All-Merciful, and a knowledge that establishes me in the stations of justice and excellence, and a knowledge that adorns me with the garment of faith, and a knowledge that grants me forbearance, modesty, and security, and a knowledge that makes my heart detest disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience, and a knowledge that protects my secret from soulful thoughts, satanic whisperings, and defects, and a knowledge that opens for me the doors of contentment and pleasure, and a knowledge that supports my inner being and whose flashes shine upon me with the lights of guidance and gnosis, and a knowledge by which I distinguish between truth and falsehood, and a knowledge by which I differentiate between the learned and the ignorant, and a knowledge that teaches me the etiquettes of spiritual wayfaring and the path, and a knowledge that combines for me the Law and the Reality, and a knowledge that unveils to me the secret of the hidden divinity, and a knowledge that grants me the results of firm security, and a knowledge by which I pluck the flowers of Oneness, and a knowledge by which I perform night vigils in the seclusions of intimacy and solitude, and a knowledge by which I hear the glorification of the glorifying angels, and a knowledge by which I comprehend the discourse of the inspired elect, and a knowledge by which I understand what is in the Preserved Tablets of symbols and allusions, and a knowledge by which I comprehend what appears upon my heart in the sciences of the folk [of Sufism] of the flashes of secrets and the subtleties of expressions, and a knowledge by which I read in the tablets of constancy and the books of instruction. Allah bears witness that there is no god but He, and so do the angels and those of knowledge, standing in justice. There is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise. (87)

And to God belongs a heart that journeyed through His dominion ³⁰⁸, Save that the distant one drew near to Him. And it settled in a hidden realm ³⁰⁹ that none other can settle by raising it, And the knots ³¹⁰ sank into His hills. And if it descended until it became the unique one of its time, And its stations ³¹¹ became exalted above the ether ³¹², The Beloved's Essence ³¹³ appeared to it in Its near description, And the witnessed scenes ³¹⁴ became delightful in His heights. And shadows passed over it where there is no where ³¹⁵ absolutely, As tables ³¹⁶ passed before him. And from the hand of His holiness ³¹⁷ were hung around necks Jewels that shine, the necklaces ³¹⁸ from their radiance. So the Essence ³¹³ is His manifestation from the unseen of the attributes ³¹⁹, So that customs ³²⁰ may run through Him in differentiation ³²¹ as a command. And He has no abodes ³²² except the inward aspects ³²³, And from Him, through Him, are the places of covenant ³²⁴ at manifestation. So he realized at the beginning of beginning ³²⁵ the gnosis of His saying, The purposes of this discourse become clear to you. O Allah, I ask You, O Light of everything and its guidance, Treasure of every poor one and his riches, Refuge of every poor one and his sanctuary, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, of great rank and station, the best of those whose praise tongues delight in, and before whose might necks and foreheads bow, and by the sanctity of his pure fragrance and the scent of his musk, and the freshness of his pure body and the light of his radiance, that You free my chest by the sanctity of his chest, supreme in its beauty and splendor, which You filled with Your secrets and adorned with Your lights and expanded with forbearance, knowledge, and subtle insights of discernment and vigilance, and make me among those whom You created with compassion and mercy, chose for Yourself, clothed in the garments of Your greatest pleasure, purified their spirits in the sanctuaries of Your holiness, cleansed their innermost beings from the taint of otherness, guarded their hearts from the deviation of fluctuations and the accidents of troubles, protected their limbs from violating prohibitions and committing sins, veiled their brides in the seclusions of Your might, tore for them the dense veils and curtains, and made them treasures among Your servants, known only to the greatest of the near ones and the elite of the chosen righteous. They are the gnostics ³²⁶ of the saints, generous, pure, whose emblem is sincerity and certainty, whose garment is righteousness and religion, whose manners are yearning and groaning, whose garden is remembrance and recitation of Allah's clear Book. Trust is their mark, poverty their trait, love their gain. They are free from the bondage of otherness and desires, kings on thrones, whose states are not defiled by the embellishments of this world or the accidents of doubts. Ecstasy and rapture have hidden them from pleasures, and love and taste have made them wander in the seas of openings, inspirations, and divine teachings. Surrender has annihilated them from their own shares, so they abandoned planning and choice, and submitted the matter to their Lord in movements, stillness, and all actions. Thus they became before Him like a corpse in the hands of its washer, not seeking through their deeds the erasure of sins or the acquisition of good deeds, but seeking the attainment of their Lord's pleasure in life and after death. O Allah, just as You granted them Your pleasure, grant us; just as You chose them for Yourself, choose us; just as You drew them to Your presence, draw us; just as You gave them to drink from the cup of Your love, give us to drink; just as You adorned them with the lights of Your knowledge, adorn us; just as You clothed them in the garments of Your obedience, clothe us; just as You brightened their faces with Your mark, brighten us; just as You honored them with Your friendship, honor us; just as You advanced them with the reins of Your guidance, advance us; just as You crowned them with the crown of Your care, crown us; just as You regarded them with the eye of Your kindness, regard us; just as You made them wander in the beauty of Your Essence ³¹³, make us wander; just as You hid them in the descriptions of Your perfection, hide us; just as You annihilated them in Your vision, annihilate us; just as You enriched them with You, enrich us; just as You brought them near to You, bring us near; just as You made them know You, make us know; just as You honored them with You, honor us; just as You familiarized them with You, familiarize us; just as You singled them out for intimate conversation with You, single us out; just as You guided them to good, guide us; just as You inspired them to the path of Your right guidance, inspire us; just as You caused them to die upon the two words of testimony, cause us to die; just as You sealed for them with the best and more, seal for us and meet us with Your pardon and forgiveness, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless my beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O our beloved, if you are absent from our lands, You are ever present in the core of the heart. For you have appeared in all witnessed scenes ³¹⁴ As manifestations of your Lord in the beginning and the return ³²⁷. So by the eye, the secret of the eye is witnessed by one who Removed the veil of the eye with the guiding light. Thus from us we witnessed that through your witnessing We witnessed, and confusion vanished from the countenance of the manifest. And grant us from the side of the west your spirit, For neither musk nor aloeswood can imitate it. And bring down to us the sacred valley your light, That we may hear in the spirits the tidings of supply. Until the quadrature of your secret appeared at the spring, By the debasement of the root of position in the debasement of witnessing. And the mountains were crushed at your appearance, And how, when you appear, can mountains endure? So, O my masters, be generous and return, For your return's times are for me the seasons of feasts.

And your love has become the plain of desires, where the resident and the nomad alike dwell in its precincts. It does not harm us if it is true that we are your servants—an increase in litanies and a decrease in litanies. Nor do we fear the sin we have committed, for you are our return at the gathering of the appointed time. O Allah, I ask You, O Most Merciful of everything and its Compassionate One, O First of everything and its Last, O Succor of every vanquished one and its Helper, O Bringer of death to every living thing and its Resurrector, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the Imam of the two qiblas ³²⁸, the Bridegroom of the two presences ³²⁹, the Light of the blackness of the two eyes ³³⁰, the Possessor of the pure honor of the two lineages ³³¹, that You free his two blessed hands—the generous, pure, noble hands that are softer than silk, cooler than snow, more delicate than butter, more fragrant than musk, more aromatic than ambergris and clove, and more subtle than jasmine and roses plucked from the gardens of the two paradises—and by the sanctity of his radiant, luminous, blooming palm, which is nobler than every hand, the locus of mercy, grace, generosity, kindness, and ease, and by the secret You deposited in it, so that the pebbles glorified in it, the staff sprouted leaves from it at that very moment, and abundant water flowed from between his fingers ³³², quenching the vast multitude and the great army, healing the sick, the mad, and the blind by its touch, enriching the destitute, the wretched, and the poor through the overflow of its gift, and that I may inhale from the fragrance of its sweat what revives the deadness of my ailing heart, mends the state of my brokenness, and forgives me through its blessing what I have committed against myself and what I have plunged into of minor and major sin, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A hand whose fragrance resembles a garden of blooming flowers and basil. Whoever shakes his hand for a while, its fragrance remains in his hand. Like branches of pearls, it appears in beauty and length. Exalted is He Who placed in him such awe that eyes cannot fully perceive his face. Whoever beholds him is struck with such terror that he almost perishes from fear and dread. With perfect dignity, modesty, forbearance, and purity, he surpassed all distinction. So may our Lord bless him and his family and Companions, as long as the horizon flashes with lightning. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this noble Prophet, through which his love increased, his aspiration rose, his rank was elevated, and his wisdom benefited, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose supplication You answer, whose desire You accept, and whose intention is purified from the impurities of self-management and choices. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this clement Prophet, through kissing which his state and states became righteous, his deeds became pure, and his words became true, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose veins and joints are permeated with Your love, whose obedience and deeds You accept through blessings upon him, whose worries, griefs, and appointed terms vanish, whose affairs become easy, and whose aims and hopes are attained. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this merciful Prophet, through touching which his spoils became good, his glories became great, and his merits were praised, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose innermost secrets and consciences are wrapped in doing good, whose inward and outward are purified by the elixir of love, whose expressions and allusions are truthful in the sciences of realities, and whose proofs and glad tidings are clear to the people of the path ³³³. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this great Prophet, whoever shakes it attains high positions, pure doctrines, abundant miracles and virtues, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose affairs and needs are fulfilled, whose means and requests are accepted, whose tastes and drinks are pleasant for those who come, and whose follies and calamities are veiled with the garment of forbearance. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this wise Prophet, through wiping which on his chest his devils and whisperings depart, his thoughts and misgivings calm, and his limbs and garments are purified from filth, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose fears and scrolls rejoice at the recording of good deeds, whose gatherings and assemblies are perfumed by the fragrant breezes of blessings upon him, whose companion and associates attain eternal happiness, and whose battalions and horsemen hasten to do good and righteousness. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this intercessory Prophet, whoever visits it, his ranks become exalted, his lights shine, and his rains pour down with blessings and prosperity, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whose birds sing in the meadows of gnosis, whose flowers bloom with the secrets of realities, whose states are colored by the flashes of ecstatic utterances and attractions, and whose helpers and supporters are strengthened in God. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this obedient Prophet, whoever seeks blessing through it, his harms are healed, his troubles vanish, and his needs are fulfilled, that You make me, through its blessing, among those who intercede through him to You, so their sins are forgiven, their moons shine in the sphere of mastery, his words and remembrances are sweet in the ears, and his relatives and visitors benefit from his love. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this noble Prophet, whoever seeks mediation through it attains success and happiness, gains the jewels of wisdom and benefit, and receives from the inheritance more than he wished and more, that You make me, through its blessing, among the people of devotion, worship, piety, trust, and asceticism, and purify my innermost from the impurities of self-management, choice, and will, and make the best of my life its end, and seal it for me with the two words of testimony ³³⁴. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this chaste Prophet, whoever intercedes through its station attains contentment and pleasure, and the gardens of holiness and the gates of paradise are opened for him, faith grows in his heart, and his secret is illuminated by perfect sincerity and lofty gnosis, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whom You meet with pardon and forgiveness, upon whose hands You cause the gifts of favor and beneficence to flow, whom the angels of mercy receive with glad tidings of acceptance and the fragrant breezes of spirit and basil, and whom You give in Your abode of honor what expands the breasts and delights the eyes. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this majestic Prophet, whoever kisses it and seeks refuge in its sanctuary attains wealth in You, trust in You, affiliation to Your side, attachment to You, fulfillment of Your right, proper conduct with Your creation, humility, and endearment before You, that You make me, through its blessing, among those whom You have guided to You through You, brought near as beloved ones to You, drawn to Your presence, and treated with every good that is with You. My Master and Lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the hand of this chosen Prophet, whoever kisses it, clings to its side, and kisses it, his body is forbidden to the Fire. * Does what I have committed of sin frighten me, * And do the two angels ³³⁵ rebuke me where there is no escape? * And I fear at the scattering of the scrolls ³³⁶ that...

Far be it! And You have named me Muhammad, * And I am awed by the heaviness of my scale in sin. Sweet! And You have named me Muhammad, * And I die of thirst while Your pool overflows. Tomorrow! And You have named me Muhammad, * My Lord, establish my defect among the sons of mankind. Recited! And You have named me Muhammad, * I wish to fear tomorrow from the Fire. The Day! And You have named me Muhammad, * Far be it from Your glory to dishonor His namesake. Why not? And You have named me Muhammad, * For through him the names are rebellious, strutting proudly. In the spreading [of fragrance] when You named me Muhammad, * And I attain what I hope from them as a generosity. In the gathering [of Resurrection] when You named me Muhammad, * And I win the pleasure on the Day of Meeting. As a favor! And You have named me Muhammad, * And I win from the lofty chambers of Paradise. Why not? And You have named me Muhammad, * I have no pride except my naming. Manifest to me when You named me Muhammad, * For the giving from You is like something prepared forever. How far! When You named me Muhammad, * And pardon from You is perpetually removed. It pours when You named me Muhammad, * And grace is showered upon me—and how could it not? From everyone You have named Muhammad, * Upon him from us a thousand thousand greetings. And he is guided by the Guide, the Prophet Muhammad, * And whoever responds to him and obeys his command. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every adornment and the delight of every eye, whose beauty surpasses the light of the sun and moon, and whose fragrance is sweeter than the scent of roses and flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence ³³⁷ towards whose abodes hearts yearn, and from whose lanterns of lights sciences are kindled. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence ³⁴¹ that delegations attend, and the blessing of every station ³⁴² by which the sought-after is raised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence over which banners flutter, and the purity of every watering-place ³⁴³ by which those who come are sweetened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence of lofty station, and the honor of every rank of great reverence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence to which banners ³⁴⁴ resort, and the tongue of every law ³⁴⁵ by which judgments are established. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence to which feet travel, and the embroidery of every robe ³⁴⁶ by which Islam boasts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in which the noble gather, and the safest of every sanctuary ³⁴⁷ in which mankind seeks protection. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the lamps of darkness, and his Companions who stand in the night while people sleep, a blessing by which You convey us through Your pleasure and his pleasure to the ultimate goal and aspiration, and by which You lodge us in the Abode of Honor ³⁴⁸ in the highest degree and loftiest station, 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 (98), the adornment of every presence upon which the lights of acceptance shine, and to which the preceding spirits yearn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence at whose doors visitors stand, and the great intercessors enter under its tents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in whose vastness hopes alight, and needs are fulfilled by the blessing of its book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in whose domes the brides of lovers appear, and those in need cling to the handles of its means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in whose service the great compete, and benefits are derived from the secret of its wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence by whose affiliation ranks are raised, and sinners seek refuge in the sanctuary of its sanctity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence by whose invocation rains pour, and the righteous circumambulate its Kaaba ³⁴⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence by whose fragrance the worlds are perfumed, and the universes are illuminated by the light of its splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence at whose sight eyes are comforted, and faces become radiant with its freshness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (99), the adornment of every presence of whose might kings are not afraid, and necks bow to its awe. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence that scatters the jewels of revelation on its carpet, and the great ones brought near ³⁵⁰ retreat in its ribat ³⁵¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in whose mosques the lamps of lights are kindled, and the gifts of secrets descend in its witnessing places ³⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence at whose watering-places the yearning spirits drink, and the loving souls find rest in its abodes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in which forms dance with ecstasy, and tongues speak with praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence in whose people the cups of affection circulate, and the thoughts of minds vanish in the beauties of its form. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence from whose bounty the praiser seeks rewards, and the remembrancer ³⁵³ brings down the clouds of its downpour. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of every presence surrounded by blessing and felicity, and the cause of every mercy that has appeared to sight and witness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whose sleeves and cloaks are fragrant, and his Companions, the springs of generosity and munificence, a blessing by which You give us to drink from his delightful overflowing pool ³⁵⁴, and by which You convey us through Your pleasure and his pleasure to the utmost of hopes and intentions, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (100) O Allah, bless the Beloved. Your beauty is a garden for lovers, and Your face is a qibla ³⁵⁵ for those who yearn. Your love is a pasture for all spirits, and Your fragrance is musk for those who inhale. Your glance is most beautiful, a more lovely kohl ³⁵⁶, and Your neck is a delight for beholders. Your forehead is radiant, and the sun runs on Your forehead, which captivates eyes. Your stature is medium, exalted in balance, towering when You walk, equal to none. Your teeth are well-spaced, resembling chamomile, a string that shames precious pearls. By Your right, O Muhammad, we have not seen Your like among all the worlds. Of Your like, O Muhammad, we have not heard of a great one among the ancients. By Your love, O Muhammad, every heart is like none other in all the worlds. Your beauty, O Muhammad, has captivated me, and silenced all who blame me. Your beauty, O Muhammad, and Your qualities have tied the tongue of every describer. Meeting You, O Muhammad, and drawing near is a cure for the hearts of all believers. Your saliva, O Muhammad, is a healing for sickness and sustenance if You bestow it upon us. In Your hand, O Muhammad, is a sea of generosity that never exhausts through the ages of time.

And what is between the fingers in the deserts ³⁵⁷ is your fresh, sweet, flowing water. Your religion, O Muhammad, is the best of religions, and your rank is above all the messengers. Your party, O Muhammad, is the best of parties, and they were the best of people, the victorious. May Allah reward you with the best reward, a prophet intercessor for the sinners. O you whose station is a great station ³⁵⁸, by which the hope of the fearful is strengthened. Upon you and your family be peace, resembling the flowers of the hills and the jasmine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of righteousness and religion, and the form of light inscribed on the stations of the people of firmness and establishment ³⁵⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (101 times) the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of unveiling ³⁶⁰ and illumination, and the form of light inscribed on the ranks of the people of dignity and precedence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of the secret ³⁶¹ and sainthood, and the form of light inscribed on the assemblies of the people of knowledge and understanding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of might and care, and the form of light inscribed on the stations of the people of preservation and protection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of asceticism and contentment, and the form of light inscribed on the hearts of the people of the Sunna and the community ³⁶². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of devotion and piety, and the luster of light inscribed on the thoughts of the people of chastity and modesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of witnessing ³⁶³ and proximity, and the form of light inscribed on the hearts of the people of longing and love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of litanies ³⁶⁴ and remembrances, and the form of light inscribed on the consciences of the people of supplication and whispered prayer at dawn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of virtue and favor, and the form of light inscribed on the insights of the people of illuminations ³⁶⁵ and gnosis. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the people of security and safety, and the form of light inscribed on the innermost secrets of the people of contentment and divine pleasure. (102) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the luster of beauty shining on the faces of the saints ³⁶⁶ and the righteous, and the form of light inscribed on the cheeks of those who sleep little, standing in prayer to their Lord, the devout. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble and perfect family, and his companions, the firmly rooted pegs ³⁶⁷, with a blessing that will cause us to descend to the stations of the connecting poles ³⁶⁸, and clothe us with the garments of the solitary knowers ³⁶⁹ and the acting scholars, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A beauty like the one who created beauty lent the sun and the gazelle their beauty. You have put to shame the moons of the night with a radiant face more dazzling in brilliance. You have robbed the minds with a spear, a victorious one, swaying like a branch. O you whose captivating beauty shoots arrows when he frowns at his lover. You have gathered all noble traits and surpassed creation in form and balance. You have clothed yourself in robes of beauty and joy, so your light surpassed the sun and the crescent moon. My blamers in you have not been fair to me, so I did not heed their words. I said to them: Leave me, do not blame me; the fire of separation has increased my preoccupation. How many like me are sorrowful, wandering in passion, with tears flowing down his cheek? I spend the night with the stars, striving, hoping to attain a goal. I strive in praising love, even though it possesses gifts and perfection. His beautiful virtues cannot be counted; who can count stones and sand? A beloved came to us in spring with his birth, clothed in majesty. Through him, God bestowed upon us light, so the universe shone and blazed. His fragrance spread musk throughout the universe, and it was adorned and clothed in beauty. The valley of Mecca ³⁷⁰ was filled with musk, and the hills blossomed with beauty. He surpassed those of ranks and high stations, leaving them no room. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (103 times) the lightning of beauty shining on the forms of spiritual souls and luminous persons, and the line of light written by the pen of power on the templates of bodily forms and human creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty shining on the assemblies of the messengers and prophets, and the line of light written by the pen of secrets on the substances of the near ones ³⁷¹ and the chosen ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty shining on the ascents of the generous and the pious, and the line of light written by the pen of felicity on the foreheads of the successful and the sinners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty shining on the gatherings of the people of the circle ³⁷² and number, and the line of light written by the pen of benefit on the decree of the people of the secret and spiritual aid. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty shining on the sayings of the gnostics ³⁷³ and the sincere preachers, and the line of light written by the pen of closeness.

Upon the paths of those who turn to Allah, the ever-remembering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty ³⁷⁴ that shines upon the portico of the people of states ³⁷⁵ and attractions ³⁷⁶, and the line of light written by the pen of Majesty ³⁷⁷ upon the mirror of the people of witnessing ³⁷⁸ and determinations ³⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the great and the chosen, and the line of light written by the pen of Definition ³⁸⁰ upon the corners of the solitary individuals ³⁸¹ who are obscure in villages and cities. (104) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the noble and the venerable pure ones, and the line of light written by the pen of Pardon ³⁸² upon the innermost secrets of the people of repentance and seeking forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the intelligent and the erudite scholars, and the line of light written by the pen of Understandings ³⁸³ upon the gnoses of the righteous and the pious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the Emigrants ³⁸⁴ and the Helpers ³⁸⁵, and the line of light written by the pen of Victory ³⁸⁶ upon the banner of the people of might and triumph. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the custodians of the House ³⁸⁷ and the sons of Abd al-Dar ³⁸⁸, and the line of light written by the pen of Honor ³⁸⁹ upon the necks of the inhabitants of Taybah ³⁹⁰ and the sons of al-Najjar ³⁹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lightning of beauty that shines upon the faces of the people of gifts ³⁹² and secrets ³⁹³, and the line of light written by the pen of Intercession ³⁹⁴ upon the tongue of the intercessors for the community in the forgiveness of sins and salvation from the Fire. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of glory and pride, and his Companions, crowned with the crown of awe and dignity, a blessing that clothes us thereby with the garments of the people of might and pride, and grants us thereby Your pleasure and the pleasure of Your Messenger in this abode and in that abode, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The prince of beauty, how sweet is his glance * Toward a lover, by which he dispelled his disarray. The comely one of the tribe, none resembles him * So single out, our Lord, in beauty His essence. In him is gathered all that is in the universe * So nothing of things has escaped him. Upon him is the most radiant garment of modesty * And no mountain standing firm can match his forbearance. (105) The speech of the Chosen One ³⁹⁵ is wisdom and light * And how radiant is his silence in his serenity. Our Lord swore by the life of Taha ³⁹⁶ * So how precious is his life to the Master. Indeed, the Beloved grew at the gate of perfection * So how sweet and how pure is his growth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the raising of the beauty let down upon the faces of the people of goodness and righteousness, and the bride of the kingdoms ³⁹⁷ that draws by his love the worlds of spirits and bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the raising of the adornment let down upon the faces of the people of modesty and faith, and the lamp of prophethood praised in the sacred hadiths ³⁹⁸ and the surahs of the Quran. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of splendor let down upon the faces of the people of seclusion and solitude, and the best of love whose secret permeates the innermost secrets of the people of yearning and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the raising of the beauty let down upon the faces of the people of ranks and stations ³⁹⁹, and the pole of lordship ⁴⁰⁰ clad in the robes of glory and miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the raising of the majesty let down upon the faces of the people of awe and dignity, and the full moon that outshines the farthest limits of the highlands and lowlands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the brocade of perfection let down upon the faces of the people of bowing and prostration, and the sultan of the kingdom fragrant with sleeves and garments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the brocade of might let down upon the faces of the people of asceticism and chastity (106), and the atom of beauties adorned 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, the brocade of care let down upon the faces of the people of supplication and entreaty, and the sea of generosity overflowing in the innermost secrets of the people of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the brocade of opening ⁴⁰¹ let down upon the faces of the people of proximity and selection, and the treasurer of the secret of Divinity ⁴⁰² adorned with the sash of guidance and following. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the brocade of the secret let down upon the faces of the people of subtleties ⁴⁰³ and allusions ⁴⁰⁴, and the core of sciences with refined expressions and phrases. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the brocade of grace let down upon the people of fame and definition, and the prayer of response ⁴⁰⁵ engraved upon the seals of the people of wisdom and disposal. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of high standing and honor, and his Companions who guard their times from the accidents of idleness and procrastination, a blessing that makes us secure in places of bewilderment and fear, and preserves our tongues from error and distortion, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty ⁴⁰⁶ upon the faces of the brides of the chambers and palaces, and the line of light inscribed upon the necks of the immortal youths ⁴⁰⁷ and the houris ⁴⁰⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the brides of the beds and curtained litters, and the line of light inscribed upon the veils of the most exalted station ⁴⁰⁹ and the Much-Frequented House ⁴¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the persons of the hermitages of radiance and light, and the line of light inscribed upon the edges of the veiled tents and the wreaths of the curtains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the people of obedience and piety, and the line of light inscribed upon the consciences of the people of absence ⁴¹¹ and presence ⁴¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the people of fame and manifestation, and the line of light inscribed upon the stations of the people of joy and delight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the people of processions and inspirations ⁴¹³, and the line of light inscribed upon the tablets of the people of spiritual influxes ⁴¹⁴ and inspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the servants of the veils and pavilions, and the line of light inscribed upon the robes of the masters of spiritual states ⁴¹⁵, ecstatic utterances ⁴¹⁶, and truthful sayings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the people of the frontiers ⁴¹⁷ and fortresses, and the line of light inscribed upon the demands of devotion, inscribed with the most successful desires and the most perfect acts of worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the veiled beauty upon the faces of the people of means and supplications, and the line of light inscribed upon the inner secrets of pure origins and purified essences. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining stars, and his Companions, the guiding imams, with a blessing by which You raise for us ranks, lead us along the paths of salvation, and purify us from its hidden defects ⁴¹⁸ and subtle desires, 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, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the faces of the people of the Names ⁴¹⁹ and letters, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of response upon the prayer niches of the people of fasting and seclusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the symbols of the people of spiritual knowledge ⁴²⁰ and allusions, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of verification upon the insights of the people of access to the unseen and unveilings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the self of the people of the secret ⁴²¹ and special intimacy, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of wisdom upon the utterances of the people of divine openings ⁴²² and the companions of the Divine Presence ⁴²³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the means of the people of litanies ⁴²⁴ and oral transmission, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of solicitude upon the title of the people of demolition ⁴²⁵ and coloring ⁴²⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the secrets of the people of miracles ⁴²⁷ and virtues, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of felicity upon the foreheads of the people of realities ⁴²⁸ and gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the raising of the radiant beauty upon the source of the people of sobriety ⁴²⁹ and annihilation ⁴³⁰, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of life upon the hearts of the people of glory and praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the veiling of the radiant beauty upon the veils of the people of seclusions and intimacy, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of majesty upon the meadows of the kingdom ⁴³¹ and the dominion ⁴³², and the birds of holiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, by the veiling of the radiant beauty upon the ranks of the near ones ⁴³³ and the rest of the noble angels, and the line of light inscribed with the pen of splendor upon the tables of grace and the domes of the Abode of Peace ⁴³⁴. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble leaders, and his Companions, the stars of guidance and the protectors of Islam, with a blessing by which You guard us with the eye of Your care that never sleeps, and make us thereby in Your strong fortress and the protection of Your safeguard that cannot be assailed, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. When the Beloved inclined, my heart inclined, ❖ And my heart opposes the gazelle ⁴³⁵. The sun of my Beloved's beauty shone, ❖ So I saw the mountains from the light. He turned my gaze back, humbled and weary, ❖ The light of a sun that shines on His face. The sun is only in the sky of Allah, ❖ So woe to the sun that shines on His face! Like Him in beauty to the sun and moon, ❖ So they sought to liken and compare. His perfection cannot be measured by perfection, ❖ Perfection does not resemble His perfection. His name is Ahmad, Muhammad, ❖ The Praised One in word, character, and deed. The most noble of the worlds in description and essence, ❖ And the greatest of them in radiance and beauty. If He smiles, a gap appears from His mouth, ❖ And over the two horizons, the shade of shadows. Perhaps the Beloved was raised above all ❖ The prophets in rank and union. He recommended him and all the family, ❖ And the Companions of excellent character. My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can the cosmos contain the light of your essence, which was created from the Breath of the All-Merciful ⁴³⁶, planted in the gardens of contentment and good pleasure, watered with the lights of the Most Beautiful Names and the jewels of revelation and the Qur'an, and derived from the secrets of the attributes of the Truth, and at the gates of the paradises.

Of the gardens ⁴³⁷ and the wide-eyed houris ⁴³⁸ and the holy precincts ⁴³⁹, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of this noble Prophet, and the majesty of his exalted rank, and by the sanctity of his noble Muhammadan name ⁴⁴⁰, which You placed upon the night and it darkened, and upon the day and it shone, and upon the heavens and they stood firm, and upon the earth and it settled, and upon the mountains and they became fixed, and upon the seas and valleys and they flowed, and upon the springs and they gushed forth, and upon the clouds and they rained, and upon the joints of the son of Adam and they became supple, and upon the places of his eyes and they were opened with lights, and upon the inward parts of his secret ⁴⁴¹ and they were filled with mysteries, and by the splendor of his countenance at which eyes are bewildered, and before the light of whose radiance the suns and moons are abashed, and by the existence of his right hand ⁴⁴² beside whose overflowing bounty the rains, clouds, and seas are diminished, that You bestow upon us the abundance of Your overflowing bounty, and bequeath to us the station of Your righteous beloved ones, and the ranks of Your chosen pure ones. O Allah, cause to flow upon our tongues the gushing springs of Your bestowed sciences ⁴⁴³ and the subtle wisdoms of Your unseen knowledge, and make our breasts a treasury for the gifts of Your holy angelic mysteries ⁴⁴⁴, and anoint our eyelids with the collyrium of Muhammadan lights ⁴⁴⁵, and pour upon our hearts the oceans of Ahmadan mysteries ⁴⁴⁶, and make our outward forms the locus of Your beautiful regard ⁴⁴⁷, and our inward beings the manifestation of Your majestic self-disclosures ⁴⁴⁸, and adorn us with the sash of the jewels of Your Furqanic revelation ⁴⁴⁹ and the realities of Your Samadani descents ⁴⁵⁰, and make us among those who have plucked from the cleft of the unseen the blossoms of its merciful subtleties and the delicate attachments of its majestic solitariness ⁴⁵¹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Muhammad the Chosen One from the best of Adnan ⁴⁵², ❖ Perfect in beauty, possessing goodness and beneficence, ❖ His face veiled with lights, served by ❖ Angels walking behind him like attendants, ❖ A face before which the Merciful manifested, radiant ❖ With holy light, in intimacy and good pleasure, ❖ Glory be to Him who split the dawns from his mouth ❖ At a beautiful, sublime, and spiritual smile, ❖ Glory be to Him who singled him out with beauty uniquely, ❖ So that in his beauty he was the greatest sovereign, ❖ Perfect in creation, his like has not been known, ❖ As if he were an angel in human form, ❖ The light of his inward is holiness, his outward ❖ Guides people to signs and certainty, ❖ And the light of his outward is from the light of his inward, ❖ Both are two seas for the Messenger of Allah, ❖ The title of his inward is the lights of his outward, ❖ The title of the inward of Taha ⁴⁵³—what a title! ❖ His like has never been among Arabs or non-Arabs, ❖ Nor have two eyes seen his like, by Allah, ❖ Muhammad the Chosen One, the Praised One, his witness, ❖ He has intercession for humans and jinn. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad with a pure blessing, as long as the breeze touches the crowns of basil, And the family and companions and followers all, As long as the east wind sways the sleeves of branches, Radiant, glorious, lofty lights, and brilliant, glorious manifestations of mysteries, and praise of the noble Muhammadan essence, And mention of pure, holy Ahmadan limbs, possessing the qualities of prophetic luminous morals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the learned who act, and the elite of the perfect chosen ones, for whom You gathered the morals of the prophets in three letters from Your clear Book, saying—and Your word is truth: "Take forgiveness, enjoin good, and turn away from the ignorant" ⁴⁵⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of piety and righteousness, the intimate companion of those who remember You in secret and in whispered prayer, whose limbs You named in Your wise Book and mentioned them limb by limb. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the abode of the souls of lovers and their dwelling, the desire of the souls of the yearning and their longed-for, whose noble form You created in the most beautiful and radiant image, and mentioned his illumined face in Your Book with Your words: "We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven, so We shall surely turn you to a qibla that pleases you" ⁴⁵⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those upon whom You poured the oceans of Your generosity and beneficence, and the most beautiful of those whom You adorned with the jewels of Your grace and favor, whose breast You filled with the lights of Your sciences and gnosis, and upon whom You bestowed the garments of Your acceptance and good pleasure, and mentioned his tongue in Your Book with Your words: "As for the favor of your Lord, proclaim it" ⁴⁵⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who stood with Your proof and manifested Your command, the greatest of those who praised You well and gave abundant thanks to You, whose breast and back You mentioned in Your Book with Your words: "Did We not expand for you your breast? And We removed from you your burden which weighed down your back? And We raised high for you your remembrance" ⁴⁵⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the supporter of Your truthful and humble friends, and the model of Your certain and sincere beloved ones, whose heart You mentioned in Your clear Book with Your words: "The Trustworthy Spirit descended with it upon your heart, that you may be among the warners" ⁴⁵⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those for whom You combined speech and vision, and the most majestic of those whom You granted the lofty station and the highest rank, whose noble eyes You mentioned in Your mighty Book with Your words: "Do not extend your eyes toward what We have given to some of them as enjoyment—the splendor of the life of this world" ⁴⁵⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, noble of family, offspring, and grandson, adornment of roots and branches, tribe and clan, whose hand and neck You mentioned in Your great Book with Your words: "Do not make your hand chained to your neck, nor extend it completely" ⁴⁶⁰. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You repel from us the accidents of affliction and wrath, and save us from the calamities of earthquakes, famine, and drought, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Taha ⁴⁵³ is the bride of holiness, the key to purity, * From the knowledge of the unseen he revealed an enigma, * The opening of hearts to comprehend the mysteries of guidance, * Until he made clear a lexicon of subtle realities, * Allah made his heart sovereign, and over His servants * He ruled by enlightening hearts, empowered, * He entrusted the eyes therein, constantly * Their lights, fearing no blindness thereafter, * Allah sent him to us as a mercy, so he ruled, * Allah praised him in His revelation, * And by His servant His mention swore, * He named his limbs in His words, * Glorified be His name, He granted him a magnificent creation.

She smiled with the brilliance of the two streaks of lightning ⁴⁶¹, a gentle smile. And upon him be blessings of Allah forever, as long as... O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the grasp of the subūḥī ⁴⁶² and lordly lights, the gathering of the realities of the human creation, the pole ⁴⁶³ of the circles of luminous persons and spiritual souls, whose noble essence You created from the springs of Your all-merciful mercy, and his forelock (114) pure from the majesty of Your eternal awe, and the crescent of his arched eyebrows from the beauty of Your unique love, and the halo of his moon-like face from the radiance of Your sublime luminous joy, and the rose of his red cheek from the fragrance of Your holy fragrant breath, and the jewel of his purest mouth from the secret of Your wondrous divine wisdom, and the sweetness of his most radiant tongue from the gratitude of Your pure beneficent grace, and the loftiness of his most renowned station from the perfection of Your everlasting enduring might, and the saliva of his rainiest teeth from the gifts of Your majestic-beautiful favor, and the adornment of his most manifest cheeks from the splendor of Your majestic-beautiful luminosity, and the hair of his glorious resplendent beard from Your wondrous craftsmanship and Your dazzling eternal sublime power, and the beauty of his most luminous neck from submission to obey Your commands and humility before Your great essential lordship, and the stature of his most pious back from devotion to His service and fulfillment of the duties of Your praiseworthy law and its Qur'anic rulings, and the breadth of his most glorious chest from the perfection of Your compassion and the sentiments of Your clemency and Your beautiful gracious mercy, and the purity of his purest belly from the lights of Your awe and the subtleties of Your pure and wholesome protection, and the generosity of his two generous hands from the generosity of Your bounty and the extension of Your favors in the many worlds of growing good, and the majesty of his two pure thighs from strength in obeying You and adorning oneself with the manners of servitude in secret and public, and the straightness of his two noble knees from night vigil in the prayer niches of cutting off to You and striving to acquire Your ladunī ⁴⁶⁴ sciences and the subtleties of Your gnostic wisdom, and the purity of his two pure feet from striving in Your pleasure and sincerity in delivering Your messages and fulfilling Your trust. Indeed, they testified for You of great lordship and perfect oneness, and the softness of his most radiant stature from clinging to Your rope and triumphing for Your religion and being supported by Your revelation and the secrets of Your (115) furqānī ⁴⁶⁵ verses, and the most luminous jewel of his heart from the light of Your essence and the breadth of Your forbearance and its preservation from soulful whisperings and satanic temptations. Thus he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the most perfect of people in form, the best of them in inner nature, the most noble of them in insight, and the most luminous of them in lineage. So there is no form like his Muhammadan form in beauty and loveliness, nor any appearance like his Ahmadī ⁴⁶⁶ appearance in splendor and perfection. And every perfect form among women and men, deemed beautiful by the people of veneration and exaltation, he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is more beautiful than all of that, and more lovely, more dazzling, higher, more majestic, more perfect, more radiant, greater, more noble, and purer. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You perfume us with the fragrance of his most fragrant musk, and give us to drink from the abundant strong support of his love, and grant us through it from his intercession the most complete and abundant portion, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of great station and rank, Your chosen intimate, the forbearing, the oft-sighing, whose head was created from guidance, his forelock from splendor, his eyebrows from light, his eyes from modesty, his ears from protection, and You placed him in the station near You in both abodes and honored his abode. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved without peer or likeness, Your chosen one whose conduct and guidance are followed, whose face was created from cheerfulness, his cheek from beauty, his nose from the ultimate, his mouth from truth, his tongue from honesty, his teeth from expansiveness, his beard from contentment, and You unfurled over the prophets and messengers the banner of his pride and his standard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (116), Your beloved obedient to You in his secret and his whisper, Your chosen one truthful in his indication and his call, whose neck was created from humility, his upper arm from strength, his chest from sincerity, his heart from contemplation, his two hands from chivalry, and You poured out over creation the sea of his generosity and his munificence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved protected by the greatness of his presence and his sanctuary, Your chosen one illuminated by his light and his radiance, whose back was created from obedience, his belly from contentment, his heart from fear, his intestines from asceticism, his two thighs from piety, his two knees from support, his two feet from uprightness, and his limbs from patience, and You aided him in what You commanded him, and You established upon the foundations of religion his beacon and his structure. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You honor us with Your vision and Your pleasure, and bestow upon us through it the vision of his blessed face and meeting him, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ The master of messengers, the intercessor of intercessors ❖ And the most eminent of messengers altogether in rank ❖ The most beautiful of people in radiant countenance ❖ From him a light trembled upon the wall ❖ His ear between locks of hair, if it appears ❖ To one through the strands of hair, resembles a star ❖ And when he walks gently, his stature ❖ Is a branch of a willow shaken by the east wind ❖ His white cheek is fresh, its rose ❖ Has a narcissus infused with rose ❖ His beard is like musk, in it a flowing stream ❖ Fills the breast with awe, bestowing ❖ A jewel, his teeth are well-arranged ❖ They have been gathered from honey of fresh cool saliva ❖ And a radiant forehead, a shining dawn ❖ Fills the eyes with wondrous light ❖ His aquiline nose, high, the source of light ❖ Possesses justice, a most singular attribute ❖ His luminous neck, in it a glow ❖ Like a pitcher when it stands upright. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (117), the element of noble mines and the repository of the jewels of subtle secrets, whose pure and clean essence You created from the light of Your majesty and the glory of Your subūḥī ⁴⁶², and You displayed His bride upon the throne of Your kingdom and Your dominion and the throne of Your mercy, and You opened for him the treasuries of Your omnipotence and acquainted him with the secret of Your divinity and directed him in the circle of Your kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of cosmic creations, the substance of beneficent effusions, the secret of the human creation and the embodied spirits, whose head You created from the gifts of gnostic secrets, his hair from auspiciousness and blessing and the fragrant breezes of lordly zephyrs, and You perfumed his locks with the clove of mutual purity and proximity, and crowned him with the crown of Your awe. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the center of the necklace of the family, the master of kings and free men and patrons, the noble one of companions, clan, and family.

And the comprehensive secret that gathers the scattered perfections and the noblest traits, whose forehead You created from surpassing beauty, splendor, and loveliness, and brought him near to the brilliant star ⁴⁶⁷, and he entered the gardens of intimacy and coquetry, and raised his station above the people of honor, care, proximity, and union, and concealed in the beauty of his essence the thoughts of those with illuminated insights and the reflections of the possessors of intellect, and clothed him in the garments of Your might and sovereignty. So know that he is the most radiant of creatures, Who has no equals ever. His forehead is like dawn or like the sun, And over it the night of calamities has spread. And like the full moon star ⁴⁶⁸ He has, when it shines among the small stars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹¹⁸, the bride of the kingdom, fragrant in scent and sleeves, praised in movement, extolled in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion ⁴⁶⁹, the locus of blessing and grace, lofty in aspiration, rank, and station, whose hearing You created from obedience, wondrous in craftsmanship and perfection, and whose nature You molded upon noble character traits, blended with clemency, mercy, and tenderness, and whose branch You raised in the heaven of high stations, peerless among angels, humans, and jinn, and through whose generous hands You caused the flow of Your bounty and the streams of Your mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of splendor and light, the pole ⁴⁷⁰ of lordship, the near one, the blessed, the known name in the world of existence and the station of fame and manifestation, whose eyebrows You created from joy and delight, and adorned them with magical amber, musk, and camphor, and defined their two nūns ⁴⁷¹ with the pen of Your power. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mercy for Your dependents and Your supplication, the seal of Your prophets and messengers, Your chosen one clothed in the light of Your awe and majesty, whose eyes You created from the light of Your ultimate end and beauty, and encircled them with the attributes of Your perfections and excellences, and guarded them with the awe of Your greatness and majesty, and filled their pupils with the secrets of Your gifts and gnoses, and lined them with the collyrium of Your gaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the means ⁴⁷² of the penitent servant, the tongue of the supplicant and the wondrous one, the mercy for the distant and the near, whose eyelids You created from the inventions of Your surpassing and near craftsmanship ¹¹⁹, and surrounded them with the wondrous and exquisite fabric of Your weaving, and in their holy gardens You caused every lover and beloved to delight, and made their heart point to Your oneness and the perfection of Your lordship, dark-eyed, with a tinge of redness, intensely white, with arched eyebrows, long and thick. ❖ Whoever sees him suddenly, while he is returning, ❖ His mind goes in every direction. ❖ At his sight, all intellects ❖ Fear, are repelled, and turned away. ❖ How can beauty be grasped by intellects, ❖ When it is veiled by majesty from beauty? O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the choicest of Your chosen ones and pious ones, the essence of Your beloved and friends, the model of Your generous and erring ones ⁴⁷³, whose radiant face You created from the light of Your radiance and splendor, and clothed him with the garment of Your beauty and modesty, and guarded him with the secrets of Your attributes and names, and made him journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque ⁴⁷⁴, and honored him with seeing You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crescent of blessing and good fortune, the garden of guests and visitors, the light of insight for the people of watchfulness and witnessing, whose two cheeks You created from the roses of the gardens of the holy enclosures and the Garden of Eternity, and watered them with the water of Your good pleasure and Your customary bounty, and fulfilled for those who love them and desire to look at them the promised reward, and through them You drew the souls of lovers to Your proximity and the carpet of Your presence. ❖ I would ransom a beloved who gathers all perfections, ❖ As gardens gather various kinds of the most excellent flowers. ❖ If you wish for roses, they are on his cheeks, ❖ Plucked by the eye of the most perfect countenance. ❖ Or if you wish for hidden pearls, ❖ His cheek from his two cheeks, when he is joyful, cascading. ❖ Or if you wish for molten gold, fashion it from ❖ The naked body of the most beautiful Ṭāhā ^{475 120}. ❖ Or if you wish for pure silver, ❖ From the best face, veiled with majesty. ❖ The lights of majesty cover him and shine, ❖ Like the sun rising then descending from on high. ❖ Or if you wish for shining rubies and gold, ❖ Then look at the radiance of his beaming face. The face of the suns of beauty in him changed color, A face of whiteness and redness never clear. A face from which darkness departs when it appears, More radiant than the bright, exalted full moon. A face, when its beauty's lines shine, Glows with light like a flowing cloak. In its light, threads enter with a needle For a clan in the depth of the night of night. The full moon in the night illuminates his face, At all times a light to behold. Blessed is the one who sees the light of Aḥmad's face, Like the daughter of al-Ṣiddīq ⁴⁷⁶, of high rank. Before the beloved guide, her forehead For Allah, a grace approaching and approaching. May Allah bless him, living, the life, A garden adorned with various kinds of the most excellent flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of exalted status and magnificent rank, the brilliant hidden secret, whose noble and honored nose You created from the gold of might, and made it high and aquiline, and curved its crescent so that it might be more upright in Your religion and more merciful to Your servants, and through it You inhale the fragrant breezes of Your mercy and favor. I would ransom a beloved of lofty aspiration, Above the Arabs and non-Arabs, the sole of his foot. For his nose, high and aquiline, and indeed By Allah, the spear and the loftiness. High, the light of his nose rose In a rising that shone in the darkness. And upon reflection, it is not high, but Rather, for the sake of its light, it was hidden. Yes, he is aquiline and high, having A rank exalted when the sanctities are violated. Mighty, his Lord protects his neighbor In this world and the next, and grants blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹²¹, the delight of thoughts and minds, the imam of the station of proximity and nearness, the guardian of the pegs ⁴⁷⁷, bells, and poles ⁴⁷⁸, whose mouth You created from the two mines of truth and correctness, and adorned his speech with the realities of the Sunna and the Book, and gave him the comprehensive words and decisive speech, and made his tongue speak with the gifts of Your sciences and the secret of Your wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of glorification and veneration, the crown of prophethood and messengership, the clear proofs and indications,

You created his two lips from the light of remembrance and recitation, and dyed them with the blossoms of sweetness and grace, and guided the people of ignorance and stupidity to good through their admonitions, and prepared them for your intimate conversation and answering your call. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the righteous masters, the adornment of the chosen messengers, the most noble of those over whom night has darkened and day has shone, whose honey-like saliva You created from the gifts of secrets and the radiant lights, and mixed it with the moisture of means and remembrances, and made it a beneficial antidote by which harms are cured, and whose secret permeates hearts as spirits permeate bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the excellent and noble, the full moon of perfection and attributes, the descendant of the chosen ones, selected from pure loins and elegant wombs, whose smiling mouth You created from pearls of beauty, whose goodness shames the clouds in their love, and from the jewels of attributes, and his comely voice from the subtle favors of compassion, mercy, affection, and seeking sympathy, and his noble soul from acceptance of truth, humility, and fairness, and You made his sweetest speech a provision for praise and gratitude, an interpreter of You, and a upholder of Your proof. And he smiled with the gleam of my beloved's lightning when he parts his lips like camomile, so I said to him: "My beloved, take my heart, for today you are the sultan of beauty." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of the station of intimacy, the white pearl, the best of those whose full moon has shone in the horizon of happiness and illuminated, the most noble of those who have passed in bygone centuries and gone, whose beard You created from the source of submission to truth, surrender, and contentment, and perfumed with its fragrance the gardens of dominion and the kingdom and the expanses of space, and made seeking intercession through it repel the onslaught of affliction and avert destiny, and You brightened its lofty appearance and washed it with the water of Your pardon and forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the spirit of spirits in essences, the adornment of names and attributes, the mercy of the weak, the poor, and the needy, whose radiant forelock You created from the light of miracles and wonders, and surrounded its hair with fragrant breezes of blessing and benediction, and made its blooming garden turn in the manifestations of majesty and beauty, and its splendid form rejoice with the lights of descents and receptions, and its beautiful source exudes the musk of Your holy fragrance and the perfumes of Your breath. Ask me about the hair of the Chosen One's essence, his essence is a garden, a beautified beauty. His essence is like flowers, blooming and radiant, with branches of joy, leafy. It was created as a full moon in his forelock, under the night of hair, shining brightly. O my passion for a unique beloved, the beauty of the beard, the splendid forelock. His flowing hair called out to him, a taste of a valley whose love has pierced. It is night, and the dawn has followed it with a light, how brilliant! The whiteness of pearls, a gray hair that appeared, and for it a speckled belt. Words sparkle from it like jewels, and it trembles with You, gazing. Secrets emerge from the treasure of wealth, the essence of the best of worlds, the adorned. The oyster of the sea from the light of guidance, at the speech of the beloved, the forelock. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the source of generosity and beneficence, the gift of grace and favor, the rain cloud of goodness and abundant kindness, whose neck You created of wonderful form and perfection from the light of humility and submission to obedience and compliance, and adorned his chest with necklaces of truthfulness, sincerity, and certainty, and dazzled minds with his surpassing beauty and captivating handsomeness, and made him an opener of the doors of Your generosity and a guide to the bliss of Your paradise. He surpassed all people, through him is radiance, for Ahmad the Chosen One in the most perfect order. Like the neck of a statue, this beautiful neck shone when it appeared erect, gleaming like the dawn. Like pure silver, its luster clear, imbued with gold, increasing for the eye. If you wish, say his neck is pure gold from silver, and pearls are molded from his sweat. It exudes a fragrance sweeter than musk, so by God, what a pearl and fragrance from his fragrant neck! Its scent surpasses musk and camphor, blessed is the one who kisses it and embraces it. A neck like that of a gazelle, exalted, moderate, not too long nor twisted from the cleft. From it, a silvered moon in its beauty, likewise a golden sun shining in the paths. By God, a neck that put the moon to shame and outshone the sun in beauty while it was on the horizon. All beauty and handsomeness are gathered in it, blessed be God, how splendid is this neck! O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mirror of witnessing and vision, the orator of the stations of proximity and nearness, the bride of the enclosures of holiness and the paradises of gardens, whose chest You created from forbearance, compassion, and tenderness, and filled his heart with the light of love, wisdom, and faith, and prepared it to receive the jewels of Your revelation, and removed from it the share of Satan, and made it the house of Your secrets, and stamped it with the seal of success, and protected it from desires with Your infallibility. By God, what Taha the Chosen Arab attained, he attained what no one of rank attained. Gabriel split open his chest as an honor, to distinguish between the non-Arabs and Arabs. He extracted the heart from him to purify it with Zamzam water, and the Chosen One did not fear. He poured light and faith into it, so by God, a heart that holds the most honorable of honors, love. The embodiment of light and faith as an honor for the Chosen One, this embodiment is not strange. They filled his washing for him so that he might properly enter the presence of the Merciful for nearness. A basin was brought, filled with guidance and purity, and purity suited the basin being of gold. For it does not rust nor wear out due to its strength, and it is gold throughout the ages. Likewise, the strength of the Chosen One's heart and its purity, and it did not wear out from any calamity or misfortune. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole of lordship, noble in qualities and traits, the locus of devotion and worship, the opener of the doors of good for the people of proximity and union, the means of acquired wisdoms, sound in chain and connection, whose radiant chest hair You created from the light of awe and majesty, and clothed its glossy hair with splendor and beauty, and invented its form in the best shape and noblest example, and made its luminous shaft flow over the pages of beauty and perfection, and the lights of Your gnoses and favors shone upon it, and You manifested in it the secrets of Your wisdom and the brilliance of Your power.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the noble one of right guidance and felicity, the essence of knowledge and benefit, the substance of divine effusions, and the object of desire of the people of spiritual will; whose belly You created from the two mines of contentment and asceticism, and his spleen, liver, lungs, and intestines from pure trust and perfect chastity, protection, and sovereignty; You filled his innards with piety, scrupulousness, and infallibility, and filled their corners with fear and awe of You. * A chain forged upon silver * Adorned with the beautiful forms of the Chosen One * From his throat to his navel * A lofty one, how noble is its station * Or a line of musk upon camphor * Fragrance upon fragrance, how sweet it is * Or a line of script standing in * A gilded, radiant tablet * For Allah is a line of softness in a belly from * Within the distance of two bows ⁴⁷⁹, revealing a lofty one * A line, but before a guiding model * Dazzling, showing to Taha ⁴⁸⁰ the gift * A line in a self whose rank is exalted * Its reports are good for its good one * Another pathway upon its diversion * A sister to it in weaning, delightful * So a navel of the back, its manifestation * This world and the next, what noble ones they are * And a navel of the belly, from its inwardness * A hidden secret, whose concealment is obligatory * Or a guardian, each of them from it * A heart that the Merciful has turned * The one of the belly before him is a protector * When he confronted in it, like a watchman O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (126 times), the pure of honor, the pure in origin, branch, and heart, the delight of the mind, rest of hearts, desire of the soul, joy of breasts and assemblies, and master of angels, jinn, and humans; whose upper arms You created from spiritual struggle and divine strength, and his armpits from fragrant scents, and through them You perfumed the space of the kingdom and the dominion and the aims of humans, and You cleared from the heart of whoever observes them the darkness of doubt, illusion, and confusion, and made them two swords of Your swords to defend Your upright religion and the paths of Your law. * In the noble armpit's lesson is grace * Blessed is he who prostrates his face in its dust * For Allah is an armpit, radiant, sweet-smelling * In which the purest sweat flows fragrantly And none perfumes except the perfumer, And none purifies except the purifier. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the opener of divine openings, the pole of the circles of the sovereign kingdom, the imam of the imams of the prayer niches of luminous persons; whose spiritual spirit You created from the purity of the lights of Your merciful essence, and poured upon it the seas of the secrets of the sciences of Your eternal divinity, and clothed it with the garments of Your majestic attributes of oneness, and honored it with Your vision and granted it the enjoyment of seeing You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of the divine presences, fragrant of sleeves and garments, the pool of sweet secrets of springs and arrivals, the element of noble honor of fathers and grandfathers; whose two noble palms You created from the mine of generosity and munificence, and through their fingers You quenched the thirst of armies and delegations, and spread them to bring down (127) the cause of Your mercies and Your accustomed goodness, and through their touch You healed every disease, and by their rank You repelled the adversities of Your trials and punishment. My soul be a ransom for a beloved, the coolness of whose palm Contains benefits beyond count for eternity. In it is salvation tomorrow from the heat of blazing fire; By its coolness the flame of kindled fire is extinguished. The knowers of the secret coolness of his hand Have attained tranquility through the One, the Unique. The drink of the Garden of Eden is the coolness of his palm For those who yearn through the taste of the secret and eternity. The one who shakes his hand tastes the cup of the secret from his hand, And expansiveness and intimacy at the prostration of the Eternal. How many a palm has brought coolness through his touch, And its coolness has permeated the spirit and body. His coolness continues to envelop the spirit Until the Resurrection, like a mother's embrace of her child. The secret of the Chosen One's coolness remains with it Until you see the face of your Lord without defect. This is a blessing like no other blessing, From the Beloved, through the secret of the coolness of his hand. If I have not seen him, O Lord, grant generously The coolness of a favor that extinguishes the flame of my liver. Through his light, extend my heart to behold him With the eye on the Day of Recompense, physically without distance. And make a sign of coolness from him, if attained, From his pool suffice, if every aid is sought. For his hand is also the pool; how often has he given drink To nations, from which coolness flows with the secret and aid. Would that I knew who can enumerate his praises, While some of them are beyond enumeration and count. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the element of pure place of two lineages, the sultan of regions, the pure of two origins, the joy of the worlds, the radiant of two gardens; whose noble fingers You created from the light shining upon the enclosures of holiness and the gardens of the two paradises, and through the light of their beauty You boasted to the inhabitants of the surrounding spheres and the brides of the two presences, and made them point to Your oneness and testify to Your unity and the might of Your eternity. With rods of pearl or rods of silver, The fingers of Taha have imitated in their splendor (128) Ivory pens, when erect, and beauty, When spread, like the sun in its brilliance. When they appear beneath his sleeve, they show The light of hidden pearl in its purity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mine of truth and loyalty, the antidote of treatment and healing, the beacon of guidance and following; whose back You created from the essence of purity and selection, and made it a witnessing place for Your noble angels in the world of manifestation and concealment, and straightened it with Your support in the mosques of obedience and proximity, and bent it for bowing and prostration, and aided him in that with Your success and strength. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of processions and witnessed scenes, the mercy of speaking and inanimate beings, the fulfiller of covenants and promises; whose thighs You created from fasting, seclusion, and devotion in mosques, and gathered in him what was scattered in others of beautiful attributes and praises, and supported him with dazzling miracles, and fulfilled for those who cling to his hem their hopes and objectives, and perfected through him the religion and manifested through him the abundant blessings of Your grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fortress of secure safety, the strong and firm pillar of religion, the established foot of glory; whose two legs You created from the light of guidance and uprightness, and clothed them from the weave of Your care with garments of honor and variegation, and honored their possessor with closeness to You, and seated him on the throne of lordship and designation, and supported him with clear signs, the seven oft-repeated verses ⁴⁸¹, and the manifest Quran, and singled him out (129)

By the means and the virtue, and You made it the rope of Your connection and Your union. He cast into the heart of Suraqa the ember of yearning * a burning coal of the beautiful, graceful leg. And Abu Juhaifa was intoxicated by a beauty * in his radiance, and the longings increased. Wonder at a cupbearer who poured the wine of love * to the people of love—what a cupbearer! And by Jabir flowed the lightning of her gentleness * and her passion like the glittering pearl. O Suraqa, a leg stole your heart * to which the great lovers were led. And I excuse you, O Suraqa, when your eyes wept * tears of blood that poured forth. Like Abu Juhaifa when he saw what he was destined to see * and the great sins in love and longings. The resurrection of their patience arose when they witnessed * what they witnessed at the unveiling of the leg. And Abu Juhaifa, in prayer behind him, * is stirred like a yearning, longing madman. On the ground he kicked the little goat—would that it were * my heart, for that is a herald of meeting. Will you not kiss, O Abu Juhaifa, a spot * that was spread for the leg of the Chosen One, the noble? A leg to which all beauty was led * that attained its delight above all precious things. In the world of majesty, the driver of its beauty— * who can match its beauty in context? The trains of its beauty and perfections flowed * in the market of His Presence over the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the manifestation of Your beauties and perfections... and Your messages, the keeper of Your covenants and trusts, whose feet You created for striving with them on the carpet of Your intimacy and nearness, and honored them by standing before You in the stations of Your conversation and whispered prayer, and honored them by ascending in the ranks of Your proximity and the highest of Your stations, and made them a means for attaining Your pleasure and love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the point of the Greatest Secret ⁴⁸², the sea of the most abundant generosity, the moon of the most radiant sphere of sovereignty, whose prophetic seal You created from the light of Your most luminous Essence, and adorned it with the coral of divine love and its red ruby studs, and perfumed it with the essence of the rose of Your beauty and the jasmine of Your majesty, and sealed it with the musk of Your prophethood and most fragrant message, and poured it into the mold of beauty and splendor, and inscribed upon it with the silver water of Your love: 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' and made its beautiful dome a witnessing place for the people of Your care, loyalty, and the elite of the near ones from Your chosen ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the moist palm tree, the possessor of the exalted station and the spacious court, the light of sight and insight, and the near victory, whose Muhammadan vein You created from the purest perfume and blended it with the essence of the clove of Your divine love and the sweet-smelling jasmine of Your exquisite intimacy, and hid its vial in the forms of Your most holy light and the secret of Your wondrous divinity, and hid its vial in the forms of Your most holy light and the secret of Your strange divinity, and made his chosen vein the spirit of spirits and the substance of life for every lover and beloved, and surrounded it with the gifts of Your good pleasure and chose him for Yourself, the Lord of Your grace and the protected one of Your infallibility. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which our spirits are purified in the splendor of his beauty and the fertile garden of his virtues, and by which You grant us the fullest share of Your pleasure and his pleasure, and by which You make us among those who attain the vision of You and enjoy in the highest paradises the perfection of Your gaze, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Unique in rank is Abu al-Qasim ⁴⁸³ * in virtue transcendent beyond division. In his hand are the treasures of the Lord of the Most High * manifested beyond giving to the asker. And the treasures have been sealed * with the stamp of holiness, lofty, by which he stands. And when the treasure is sealed from His Essence * it guides us to the seal by the Sealer ⁴⁸⁴. And he was the seal of the prophets * and there is none like Ahmad among sealers. My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can faces resemble your handsome face? And how can pearls resemble your smiling teeth? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can roses resemble the rose of your blessed cheek? And how can the bān tree ⁴⁸⁵ resemble the straight branch of your stature? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can the morning resemble the radiant whiteness of your forehead? And how can the seas resemble the abundant generosity of your right hand? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can eyes resemble your kohl-lined, wide-eyed glance? And how can eyebrows resemble your beautiful, arched eyebrow? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can the purity of silver resemble the shining luster of your neck? And how can marble resemble the cleanliness of your pure, spotless chest? My master, O Messenger of Allah, how can the jasmine resemble the freshness of your luminous, pure self? And how can foam and silk resemble the softness of your blessed, noble palm? So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You gather us under Your majestic, shady shades, and by which we cling to the branches of Your lofty, exalted tree, and grant abundant, precious peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Lord of lords, crown of prophets, Seal of messengers, intercessor of intercessors. The pure, unlettered Prophet, Who amazed people with the meanings of his speech, The most beautiful of people, with a radiant face, May my father and mother be sacrificed for him, white [in complexion], And when he walked gently, there appeared His white cheek, fresh, its rose His beard like musk, in it a flowing stream, His teeth were arranged jewels, His mouth was dawn, but truthful, And a forehead—ah! a radiant morning, His aquiline, high-bridged nose, the source of light, His shining neck, in it shone His hand like a garden in its flowers, The eye of the eyes of existence, the chosen one, And the most eminent of all people in rank, He incapacitated creation by what he expressed, Whether in his speech, ambiguous or clear, From him a light in the darkness moved and trembled, Fair-skinned, pleasant, with a ruddy tint, A branch of the bān tree shaken by the east wind, In it jasmine infused with rose, Filling the chest with radiance and awe, Gathered from the honey of sweet saliva, Not like dawn if it rises falsely, Filling the eyes with wondrous light, He attained justice, a most wondrous attribute, Like pure gold when it stands, And its fragrance—how beloved like the Messiah! O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornments.

He whose exquisite beauty and the comeliness of his essence, when seen by the beholder, cause his love to become firmly rooted in the core of his heart, and he wishes never to part from him in his life or after his death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose beautiful forehead and the lock of his brow, when seen by the beholder, cause guidance to come to his heart and he repents to Allah from that moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose intensely black eye and the radiance of his eyebrows, when seen by the beholder, cause him to spend all he has in love of him and to sacrifice himself, his family, his tribe, and his parents for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose fresh face and the lines of his forehead, when seen by the beholder, cause him to dispense with food and drink through remembrance of him, and to make blessings upon him the sustenance of his soul and the support of his constitution. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (133), the ornament of ornaments, he whose radiant cheeks and rosy complexion, when seen by the beholder, cause him to cast off restraint in love of him and to immerse his hours in praises of him and in seeking the wafts of his mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose beautiful nose and lovely mouth, when seen by the beholder, cause his mind to be bewildered by his splendor, and light is realized in his sweetest speech and the essence of his smile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose white cheeks and black beard hair, when seen by the beholder, cause him to be dazzled by his beauty and to submit in reverence to his radiant forehead and his great majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose pearl-like tuft of hair ⁴⁸⁶ and the beauty of his generosity, when seen by the beholder, cause his thought to be stupefied and amazed, and he says: This is a divine secret that Allah has specially given to this noble prophet, to the exclusion of all His other beloved ones and the elite of His servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose hollow of the throat ⁴⁸⁷ and breadth of chest, when seen by the beholder, cause his secret to penetrate the unseen of his identity, and he leaves everything that distracts him from him and casts it behind his back. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose beautiful belly and delicate line of hair ⁴⁸⁸, when seen by the beholder, cause him to say: By Allah, this is a line of musk flowing over silver pages, and he delights his sight in gazing upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose beautiful thighs and radiant shanks, when seen by the beholder, cause him to increase in passion and love, and he says: By Allah, this is the beauty that captivates minds with its brilliance and longings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (134), the ornament of ornaments, he whose beautiful feet and the places where his sandals tread, when seen by the beholder, cause him to stand in ecstasy for him, and he says: By Allah, this is the secret that is to be followed in his conduct and deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose slender stature and figure, when seen by the beholder, cause him to proclaim his worth and make his praise his constant refrain in travel and residence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, he whose clean body and the luster of his outward and inward, when seen by the beholder, cause him to say: By Allah, this is the dazzling beauty and the unique jewel in his comeliness and virtues. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we may be among those who have drunk from the purest of his delightful springs and watering places, and have rubbed their honored gray hair in his illuminated lands and places, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Pray, O lovers, for the Chosen One, the Arab, the most glorious, the sea of purity. His color is radiant, more luminous, captivating the lovers. His saliva is witnessed as sugar, healing those who taste it. The night of his hair prevails, his face is the dawn, or he is the sun of the forenoon, reciting when he draws near and shines. Clear, bright, gilded, majestic, a pearl that shines with glorious light. A cheek, a lamp, smooth and beautiful, in it the redness of apples and the ancient fragrance. His slender neck is a pearl, youthful with radiance, in it his light is a sea, gleaming like the day. His eye is black and white, intensely black, kohl-lined, in his glance is perfect, beautiful languor. From him a smile that blooms like a radiant garden (135), and a mouth with lights like a shining dawn. The sun of his freshest cheek is like a delicate flower, his fragrance when spread is like pure musk. His chest is spacious, resembling the qualities of paradise, the line of his hair is musky, fine and flowing. His nose is aquiline, upon it is splendor, he smelled with it the highest of his light that blossomed. His back is luminous, fashioned of silver, its most apparent line extends in beauty and adornment. My blessings upon Muhammad and the purest peace, and upon his most glorious family and noble companions. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the moon saw the radiant forehead of your peerless, handsome face, its light would be eclipsed and it would enter into the darkness of its blackest night. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the moon saw the forelock of your radiant, majestic face, it would fall prostrate to your beauty and say: By Allah, this is the sovereign of the kingdom and the bride of the Garden of Bliss. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the moon saw the illumination of your radiant, magnificent face, it would glorify and sanctify and say: By Allah, this is the surpassing beauty and the temple created from the light of the Eternal Essence.

My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the radiant and noble countenance of your face, it would have magnified [Allah] and proclaimed His oneness, and said: 'Far be it from Allah! This is no human; this is none other than a noble angel.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the luminous and desired aspect of your face, it would have welcomed and made way, and said: 'By Allah, this is the imam of the saints ⁴⁸⁹ and the people of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁴⁹⁰.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the freshness of your pure and beautiful face, it would have glorified and venerated, and said: 'By Allah, this is a rose from which the sun of morning and evening has shone forth.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the purity of your clean and noble face, it would have said 'Hasbunallah ⁴⁹¹' and 'Hawqala ⁴⁹²', and said: 'By Allah, this is more beautiful than mirrors, the brilliant star, and the polished sword.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the beauty of your face, which has no likeness or peer, it would have hidden itself in its veil, and its luminous crescent would not have entered the horizon. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon had seen the comeliness of your handsome and majestic face, it would have washed its redness with the water of shame out of modesty, and said: 'By Allah, this is more beautiful than every master and more comely than every beautiful one.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the red coral had seen the luster of your cheeks, its necklace would not have shone on bosoms, and the anemone would have been abashed by the awe of their beauty and entered under their hidden secret. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the rose had seen the redness of your cheeks, it would have entered under its branches and hidden among the gardens, or the red dye would not have cared for its color and would not have reached with its extract the crowns of flowers and brides of basil. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the blossom had seen the light of your radiant and brilliant face, it would have cast its veil onto its face and hidden itself for fear of disgrace and exposure. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the lightning's flash had seen the joy of your face at the opening of the fragrant breezes of Gabriel when he descends upon you with revelation from the presence of the Noble, the Opener ⁴⁹³, it would have been bewildered and terrified, and would not have watered with its whip the great thunders and the storms of winds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the zafraf ⁴⁹⁴ had seen the lights of your face's joy between the temples, it would have said: 'By Allah, this is the adornment whose like has not been seen in the enclosures of holiness and the station of Qaba Qawsayn ⁴⁹⁵.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the black musk had seen the beauty of your eyebrows, which are lined with perfume and the most fragrant musk, it would have borrowed its blackness from them, from the lashes of your eyelids and your glance... My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the red grape had seen the splendor of your lips, which are clothed with the lights of recitation and sacred hadiths, its color would have faded, and nothing would have remained of the luster of its sensory and spiritual parts. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the chamomile had seen the brilliance of your smiling and radiant teeth, it would have torn the petals of its flower and sold the bloom of its withered gardens for the cheapest price. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the hidden jewel had seen the jewel of your teeth, which are sprinkled with the water of nectar and breeze, it would have thrown its stone into its mine and said: 'The thing has returned to its origin. By Allah, this is coolness that came out of the treasuries of the unseen and the heaven of majesty and glorification.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if honey had seen the sweetness of your saliva, which resembles hearts from darkness, it would have cast its honey in the open and come to sip the sweetness from your delicious saliva and seek affiliation and belonging to you. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the night raven had seen the blackness of your beard's hair, it would have folded its wing; and if the lamp of day had seen its light, it would have hidden its light under its rays and extinguished its lamp. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the luminous dawn had seen the hair of your beard, it would have folded its banners; or the bright morning, its light would have walked and no trace of it would have remained. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the shining moon had seen the beauty of your beard's hair, it would not have uncovered its veil; or the fragrant flower, it would have hidden in its gardens and not opened its buds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the most fragrant musk had smelled the scent of your beard, it would have cast its reins; or the ambergris, it would have returned to the depths of the seas and submitted to its commands. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the black musk had inhaled the fragrance of your beard, it would have hidden its smell and blackness; or the Indian aloe, its fragrance would not have spread and it would not have left its land and country. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the clove had sniffed the scent of your beard, it would have spread its beds and sticks for it; or the Jawi perfume, it would have cast its vapor and ashes into the corners of neglect. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the fragrant garden had seen the delight of your beard, it would have gifted it its flowers and scents; the refined musk strung in gold threads would have bestowed upon it its treasures and gifts. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the white pearl had seen the forelock of your temples, it would have cast its necklaces and pendants; or the hidden pearl, it would have been amazed at its beauty and not mentioned its precious and unique ones. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the brilliant star had seen the beauty and splendor of your chin tuft, it would have submitted to its beauty and said: 'By Allah, this is a flower that came out of the gardens of Paradise and its desired courtyards.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the splendid rose-colored silk had seen the adornment and radiance of your chin tuft, it would have wished that its weave were a cushion for its dark hair and a protection for its cover. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the most beautiful of borders had seen your chin tuft, the scattered pearls and white camphor, it would have humbled itself before its surpassing beauty and stood up in reverence of its awe. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the ban tree ⁴⁹⁶ had seen the swaying of your stature's branch among the people of goodness and righteousness, it would have bowed its head and said: 'By Allah, this is a silver rod dipped in gold water, whose beauty surpasses the ancient branches and the flowers of the valleys.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the Pleiades had seen the radiance of your neck among your companions, the noble and bright-faced ones, it would have cast its necklace into the depths of valleys and ravines and hastened to set and depart. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the encircling ocean had seen what is in your noble hands of generosity and munificence, it would have considered its surging waves insignificant and come to scoop what flowed from the sea of your generosity and spread.

My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the lightning were to see your body clothed with the lights of awe and majesty, it would flash and call out, saying: 'By Allah, this is the surpassing beauty and the adornment for which there is no likeness or example in the worlds.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the silver ⁴⁹⁷ were to see the straps of your sandals, woven with the paths of righteousness and pure deeds, it would kiss their dust and say: 'By Allah, this is the shrine whose kissing is blessed by the greatest of those brought near ⁴⁹⁸ and the people of intimacy and boldness ⁴⁹⁹.' My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the full moon were to see the light of your feet, with which you ascended to the carpet of the Possessor of Might and Majesty, it would spread its halo for them to walk upon and say: 'By Allah, this is a secret by which one draws near to the stations of proximity and union.' So, O Allah, bless him and his family, the crowns of glories and the necklaces of pearls, and his Companions, the lions of battle and the noble heroes, with a blessing that adorns us with the noblest qualities and most perfect traits, and makes us among those whom You have treated with every kindness in state and wealth, whom You have gifted with eternal happiness, so that they win Your pleasure on the Day of Gathering, Resurrection, Presentation, and Questioning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The heart of the lover, O father of none but You, and it does not find purity until it sees You. All its desire is You, and all its aim—do You see in its coquetry Your pleasure? You are the spirit of the spirit and the spirit of my heart, and You are the life from whose mouth is Your love. If You are life, how can a life of separation be sweet for a lover whose love is You? In the valley of al-‘Aqīq ⁵⁰⁰, the carnelian of my tears flowed when we drew near to your sanctuary. From You, the lovers are annihilated and absent, and they have become enraptured and have smelled your dust. To You their hearts beat with awe, whose majesty the Majestic One has clothed you with. You have possessed hearts and their Owner disposes in their forelocks Your sublimity. To You the worlds of the two abodes yearn and seek gifts from Your generosity. The mercy of the Merciful is the treasure of the world; the creation hopes from it for your hospitality. Allah raised you to the Throne by night for His visitation, and He called you alone. So the Majestic One saved you without a voice; you heard His sweetest speech there. The Generous One honored you with every favor, as He is beyond others, and said: 'Take this.' From His presences He brought you near alone, and from His greatest signs He showed you. You were supported in sight and heart, so your two eyes did not stop at anything. The lightening ⁵⁰¹ destroyed the hopes of your community who followed your guidance. The sweetest Kawthar ⁵⁰² abode, generous, and the light of glad tidings and good news upon you. By the nearest of gardens and what the Generous One has prepared therein for the one shown mercy who followed you. We were protected over the worlds as a sea of generosity, and the sea is but a trickle from your bounty. The specific qualities of proximity ended with you alone, and the greatest have not said some of that. Beauty has encompassed your cheek, and no one has imitated your beauty. So you, on the Night of the Ascension ⁵⁰³, truly clothed the Throne with light and angels. And the maidens of Paradise ⁵⁰⁴ blossomed with joy and perfumed the Paradises with your fragrance. Your face, my master, is a shining full moon, and like the pitch-black night are your two locks. On your two cheeks is a slant, in them the fresh rose has bloomed for whoever tends you. Your thick beard is a garden of myrtle, and like basil are your two temples. Your neck, exalted, upright and straight, like pure gold from which your radiance is seen. A radiant, shining light, beautiful, and your two eyebrows are not hidden by hair. Your teeth are like jewels and camomile; they have a cleft that adorns your mouth. Your saliva is Kawthar, musk-scented, and in it is what is hoped for from your meeting. Your body is delicate, like a fresh flower, and your perspiration is a jewel, and musk is that. Your fingers, my master, are branches of pearls, and like blossoming flowers are your two palms. You were singled out with two robes of creation and character, and your two robes were not created for other than you. You were perfected in your two origins, beginning and end, and your two origins refuse to be matched. You sealed them and attained the most noble seal, and your decree was unique in their matters. Beloved of Allah, you are the most noble guide; your dust has reached the utmost in love. Your beautiful traits are radiant, like flowers or like flowers that have permeated you. Upon you and your family be blessings repeatedly, and upon your Companions and those who followed your guidance. O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, O High, O Great, O Forbearing, O Generous, O Possessor of Bounty and Grace, O Living, O Self-Subsisting, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the light of the lights of knowledge, the lamp of understandings, the rising place of the suns of gnosis, the lamp of darkness, the treasure of the secrets of subtle graces ⁵⁰⁵, the crown of the noble messengers, the opener of the masters of remembrances and litanies, the imam of the eminent imams, the mirror of the insights of those who witness and unveil, the bride of the Abode of Peace ⁵⁰⁶, the Ḥā’ of mercy, the Mīm of sovereignty, the Dāl of eternity, the sultan of the kingdom, the brick of completion, the musk of the seal, the fountain of sciences and lordly gifts, the center of the necklace of order, and by the sanctity of the light with which You distinguished his noble essence, and the secret by which his pure, clean, outward limbs rejoiced, that You free my essence by the sanctity of his holy, infallible, chaste essence, and my limbs by the sanctity of his goodly, majestic, lofty limbs, and admit me in this world under their beautiful, shady shades, and within the shelter of their luminous, dense veils, and make me among those whose tastes and drinks are mixed with the saliva of divine love, and whose states and acquisitions are preserved from egoistic sayings, and whose moons and stars shine in the sky of high stations, and whose foundations and pillars are established on the building of piety, and whose mounts and caravans travel in the seas of salvation, and whose affairs and goals are facilitated for good, and whose heights and ranks rise in the doing of righteousness. And make me, O Allah, among those whom the winds of passion do not agitate, nor the lightning flashes of false claims deceive, nor the whisperings of secret counsel play with, nor the obstacles of trial lock in, nor the claims of complaint disturb, nor the arrivals of piety and righteousness cease from them. And grant me, O Allah, strength in religion, determination in gentleness, faith in certainty, knowledge in knowledge, humility in understanding, sagacity in kindness, fairness in truth, sincerity in honesty, moderation in hardship, patience in wealth, adornment in poverty, forgiveness in power, obscurity in fame, support in victory, happiness in victory, endurance in severity, and continuity in affection. And bestow upon me, O Allah, the lights of the gnostics, the secrets of the rememberers, the tears of the humble, the humility of the submissive, the passion of the ecstatics, the absence of the bewildered, the wisdom of the silent, the etiquette of the speakers, the intention of the truthful, the rank of the attainers, the station of the perfect, the dignity of the workers, the care of the firmly rooted, the step of the devotees, the desire of the wayfarers, the aspiration of the devotees, the tears of the fearful, the reverence of the prostrators, the struggle of the worshippers, the repentance of the regretful, the mark of the righteous, the gain of the vigilant, the station of the successful, the reward of the patient, the insight of the verifiers, the intelligence of the successful, the means of those who seek means, the longing of the supplicants, and the word of...

of those who act freely ⁵⁰⁷, and the sainthood of the intimate ⁵⁰⁸, and the discernment of the sincere ⁵⁰⁹, and the work of the reliant ⁵¹⁰, and the turning in repentance of the certain ⁵¹¹, and the purity of those who bear the traits ⁵¹², and the integrity of the beneficent ⁵¹³, and the ecstatic utterance of the enraptured ⁵¹⁴, and the shock of the overwhelmed ⁵¹⁵, and the adornment of the variegated ⁵¹⁶, and the might of the beloved ⁵¹⁷, and the orientation of those who guide to God, those who turn to Him ⁵¹⁸, and the presence of those who love the Messenger of God, the praisers ⁵¹⁹, and the generosity of those who sacrifice themselves for God's good pleasure, the bestowers ⁵²⁰. And bring me near, O God, to You with the nearness of the beloved, so that I may be among those for whom You have lifted the veil and made smooth the path, and occupied them with You, not with other than You, so that denial and giving, poverty and wealth, health and affliction, praise and blame, honor and humiliation, constriction and ecstasy, nearness and distance become equal to them. Thus the factors of the contingent world do not affect them, nor do the vicissitudes of temporal things change them, due to their absence in the beauty of the Essence ⁵²¹ and their annihilation in the meanings of the Names and Attributes ⁵²². And as You have praised them in Your Book by Your saying: "Men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of God" ⁵²³. By God, O seeker, never turn aside except to your Lord, and listen and seek right guidance. Purify the heart from its other-than-God, and persist in remembrance with earnestness, you will meet success and increase. Purify the soul, leave not its adornment as much as you can, and be secure from the soul when it praises. It is ever commanding to evil; whoever it rules, his conduct is from the presence of the felicitous. Whoever is ever occupied with God and prefers matters relying on the Merciful, he will attain all his hopes with confidence, and the Truth will grant him a goodly and abundant life. By God, turn away from the world and its adornment. Whatever comes to you from the world without toil, witness it from Him and for Him; none who witnesses has failed. Let not a people deceive you who appear with it from severity; they have witnessed their Beloved ever. These, even if it shines upon their form, their lot is praised beyond the hopes of its people. The brides of the secrets of beauty have been unveiled to them by their character, and He manifested and appeared to them. So arise to God and exit from other than Him, and associate none with God in what you seek. Make your greatest means to Him through Him, then through those whom He has favored with increase among creation, those who reach the most overwhelming of His presence, and who have extension for the stations of witnessing ⁵²⁴. O God, I ask You, O One, O Unique, O Single, O Eternal, O Who begets not nor is begotten, and none is like unto Him, Holy, Pure, High, Overwhelming, Protecting and Helper, Who is sanctified from likeness and similitude, and none shares in His dominion. By the sanctity of our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the food of the spirit, the spirit of the body, the substance of life, the source of supply, and by the secret with which You confided in him on the night of the journey ⁵²⁵ in the privacy of his self, and by what was between You and him of conversation in the state of his nearness and the carpet of his intimacy, and by what You specially granted him of secrets and gifts, and preferred him over his people and his kind, and by the fragrant blessings that descend upon his pure spirit morning and evening, that You free my head by the sanctity of his head, which You made a locus for the descent of Your ladunni sciences ⁵²⁶, a preserved tablet for the gifts of the secrets of the receptions of Your malakutic ⁵²⁷ holy secrets, a manifestation of the shining lights of Your jabrutic ⁵²⁸ sublime self-disclosures, a comprehensive barzakh ⁵²⁹ from which the spirits of the spiritual luminous worlds and the human creation derive supply, and that You realize me with his prophetic gnostic realities, and gift me with the gifts of his Muhammadan ⁵³⁰ merciful bestowals, and make me among the people of his love and the servants of his just and lordly presence, and supply me with the subtle effusions of his excellent Muhammadan supplies, and give me to drink from the cups of his sweet and delicious aspirations, and crown me with the crown of triumph, security, and congratulations, and seat me on the carpet of Your presence upon the thrones of might, nearness, and proximity, and unveil to me the faces of lordly realities and the bright lights of meanings, and renew through blessing upon him my pure love for You and my faith, and purify with his Muhammadan lights my heart and innermost being, and fill with his Ahmadan ⁵³¹ secrets the corners of my interior and my register, and strengthen with his clear proofs my evidence and argument, and make the remembrance of his pure qualities my spirit and my fragrance, and the vision of his radiant essence the light of my eye and the life of my body, and perfume with his magnificent praises my time and my hours, and honor with the writing of his noble names my comfort and my fingers, and make his religious affiliation my outward and my title, and the service of his noble station my might and my authority, and the care of his great rank my helpers and supporters, and the protection of his high aspiration the wall of my city and my place, and the vision of his most holy beauty the stimulus of my ecstasy and my rapture, and the drink of the wine of the souls the sweetness of my heart and my tongue. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which You establish upon piety my structure, and perfume with its fragrant scents my garments and my sleeves, and have mercy through it on my family, my relatives, and my brothers, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

He is the beautiful one whose beauty surpasses all beauty; in describing him, all are bewildered. The prophets are stars, and he is their sun; from him they acquired light, and by his light they are occupied. On his face is a moon, in his hand a flower, in his glance pride, in his walk a slight sway. In his neck is radiance, in his teeth a cleft, in his eyes blackness, in his eyelids a twist. In his essence is a sphere, which an angel has inhabited; in his hair is blackness, like night let down. In his laughter is sunrise, in his speech harmony, in his mouth a dawn, in his saliva honey. In his stature is a branch, like the ban tree, straight; in his neck is a surface, in his voice a partridge. Do you not see the Chosen One ⁵³²—when the poor come to him, like me when they are in need, they alight at his door? The Throne, the Footstool, the Pen, and the earth and the mountain—his generosity has encompassed them all. I have hoped from the One hoped for at times of calamity—the prophets, the angels, and the messengers. When He fulfills the greatest needs for the great, then one like me, the anxious traveler, aspires to it. Upon him and his family be peace and mercy from the All-Dominator, as long as camels are designated for him. O Allah, I ask You, O Mighty, O Forgiving, O Loving, O Appreciative, O Manifest, O Hidden, O Living, O Guide, O Patient, by the right of Your Name the Light, Your Majesty the Light, Your Beauty the Light, Your Essence the Light, Your Attributes the Light, and by the sanctity of the manifestation of Your Muhammadan Light ⁵³³ and the appearance of Your attributes and names in the sphere of his Ahmadine moon ⁵³⁴, and by the penetration of Your secret in the depth of his secret, and Your regard for his illuminated heart, and Your goodly gaze upon his gaze, and by the effusions of the sun of Your care upon the worlds of his sense and the witnessing of his manifestation—that You free my poetry by the sanctity of his poetry, which the noble Companions and great kings blessed, and which the leading scholars and masters of spiritual states and attractions and ways stored in their treasuries; and that You heal by its blessing those with apparent and hidden diseases from intractable calamities and the disease of rancor, envy, illusions, and doubts; and look upon me with the eye of satisfaction and good pleasure, and create me with his beautiful and goodly character, and make me, through prayer upon him, sound of heart, pure of conscience, firm of foot in love for him, abundant in sincerity, faith, compassion, mercy, tenderness, sympathy, spirit, and fragrance, and a bearer of glad tidings of success, happiness, attainment of pardon, forgiveness, and remission. And improve, O Allah, my end in all matters, and make me among Your servants upon whom You have poured forth from the gifts of Your gnosis, who have understood the gentleness of secrets, and upon whose hearts have shone from the flashes of Your holy lights suns and moons, and whose minds have been preserved by the gleams of witnessing. They are my masters, my goal, my support; their glory ever rises and is honored. Kings of beauty—may Allah perpetuate their victory and make might and veneration their kingdom. From their beauty the moons are abashed when they rise, and from their abundant generosity the rains are abashed. He has merits that the mind cannot grasp, and a resolve that aspirations fall short of attaining. Their qualities are refined, their virtues excellent; from them morals and dispositions have become pure. Their glory suffices as an oath in praise of them; truly I am their servant and slave. And I have never ceased—whether they are absent or present—to love them and love those who love them. How could I not, when they are known for excellence, and glory, forbearance, and generosity are attributed to them? O Allah, and I ask You, O Judge, O Mighty in kingdom and sovereignty, O Lofty in rank and station, O He whom no affair distracts from another, by the sanctity of the Eye of the Eminent Ones ⁵³⁵ and the Lamp of the Universes and the Elite of the sons of Ma'add and 'Adnan, our master and lord Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent with clear proof and evidence, praised in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion, whose wonderful form You created with perfection and precision from the purity of Your light, sanctified from the mark of originated things and defects of deficiency, and immersed it in the seas of Your majesty and beauty, and preferred it over all forms, and manifested its beauty apparent to the people of witnessing and vision—that You free my face by the sanctity of his face, which You adorned with beauty and veiled with majesty and brightened with loveliness and perfection, and made unique in its beauty and excellences until it has no equal in existence and effects; and by the sanctity of the secret that You deposited in him, so that by it rain was sought and clouds of grace and favor poured down; by the sanctity of the light that You caused to shine from the brilliance of his countenance, whereby the veils of the darkness of unbelief, immorality, and disobedience were dispelled; and that You pour upon me, by his blessing, a light by which I may illuminate myself from the darkness of my ignorance, a light by which I may guard my tongue from error and the essence of my intellect, a light by which I may be threaded into the string of the intelligent and sagacious, a light by which I may fortify myself from the assault of oppressors and the evil of all peoples and races, a light by which I may watch You in movements and stillness and seek help in guarding breaths and all senses, a light by which I may comport myself with adab before You, a light that eases for me the path of arrival to You, a light that guides me by You to You, a light by which I may seek Your mercy and ask for every good that is with You, a light that causes me to vanish in the beauty of the Muhammadan essence of Your Prophet, and a light that honors me with the vision of his Ahmadine countenance. He is the full moon, except that the sun of the Chosen One's face never sets. And when the crown from him smiles, light encompasses heaven and earth. The flowers laugh on their branches when the Guide's smile flows. His face is the descent of lights of purity, ever facing adornment. His life is intimacy from the Most High; every moment his face descends. His stature is medium—how beautiful it is!—from the branches of the ban tree, a more beautiful sway. His chin is basil, but his cheek contains a rose that never withers. His neck is pure gold in its radiance, like a pitcher that becomes balanced. He has a cleft in his teeth like a moon; his saliva is remedy and nourishment for people. He is more splendid, more beautiful, more radiant; his eyes are black and white, his eyelids have a twist. The beauty of his voice is pearls, his speech intoxicates ears with its melody. His forehead has emulated the forenoon sun; hair like night is let down above it. Exalted is He who created him uniquely; no one equals him in perfection. The jewel of the universe is ordered through him; the necklace of existence is connected in him. And to us he sent Taha ⁵³⁶ as a mercy; there is no messenger like Taha. Upon him be the blessings of Allah as long as a breeze moves the branches of flowers, and upon his family and companions whenever fragrance wafts in the sanctuary or from a coquette. My God, how often has this beloved Prophet abashed a beholder and his radiant stature shamed an observer! My God, how often has the beauty of his luminous face captivated a lover, and the breeze of his fragrant scent revived a sniffer! My God, how often has his kohl-lined eye healed a lovesick one, and his smooth cheek consoled a sorrowful one! My God, how often has his Muhammadan praise stirred a spiritual one, and his Ahmadine love enamored a divine one!

My God, how many times has His dazzling beauty drawn from my luminous being, and His radiant moon enraptured my spiritual essence. My God, how many times has His prophetic wine intoxicated my lordly self, and His chosen remembrance stirred my solitary core. My God, how many times has His most sublime sight treated the ailing, and His sweetest speech healed the envious. My God, how many times has His lofty longing gladdened the noble, and His delightful discourse delighted the friend. My God, how many times has His Mawlawi ecstasy kept the noble awake, and His prophetic union revived the slain. My God, how many times has His melodious audition moved the steadfast, and His wondrous secret made the silent speak. My God, how many times has His surpassing aid elevated the seeker, and His excellent knowledge enlightened the dull. My God, thoughts and intellects have failed concerning this noble Prophet, and the great and mighty have been unable to describe his essence, and no praiser has anything left to say after Your praise of his beautiful character. So, O God, bring near to us the opening and the arrival, and open for us through his blessing the door of Your satisfaction and acceptance, and grant us the attainment of our aim and the fulfillment of our hope, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

And knowledge bears witness that the origin of its origins ⁵³⁷, And glory bears witness that your sea is overflowing, And the full moon bears witness that your face is its light, And the branch bears witness that your stature is tall, And the sword bears witness that you are a cutter, And the eye bears witness that it is longing, And the watering-place of al-‘Abbas ⁵³⁸ bears witness, and al-Safa ⁵³⁹, And the radiant Ka‘ba ⁵⁴⁰ bears witness that it is, And the Corner ⁵⁴¹ bears witness, and all the sacred sites, O Master, praised for his virtue by, O my resource in every calamitous event, My master, treat me with your bounty and suffice me, And have mercy, by your bounty, on a heart that has become, And its neighborhood testified that you are perfect, And bestow upon me a visit by which is healed, And intercede for us, for my parents, and for our family, And for all those present, so intercede for them, May God bless you as long as the rain revives, As long as the turtledove warbles on the branch of the sand-dune, Were it not for you, O my master, it would not be rooted, Above the seas, and that your hand is a watering-place, Surpassing the full moons, and that your face is more perfect, Above the branches, and that your stature is more balanced, The head of the tyrants, and in the armies he kills, And tears upon the cheek are sent down from it, And Mina ⁵⁴² and Nu‘man ⁵⁴³ bear witness that you are a messenger, Were it not for you, no one would face it, And the two Marwas ⁵⁴⁴ bear witness that your word is accepted, The Lord of the high heavens, the Bountiful, You are the succor and you are the best refuge, The evil of time and every bewildering calamity, A homeland for love of you, and an eye that weeps, And the most majestic and beautiful of what God created, My heart, and its prolonged sorrow departs, O He from whom intercession is accepted, O best of those through whom one seeks means, A garden, so it became adorned with flowers, At dawn, and when the nightingale warbles. O God, I ask You, O Gentle, O All-Aware, O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing, O High, O Great, by the sanctity of Our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his family and companions. The renowned Pole of the worlds ⁵⁴⁵, Possessor of majestic rank and tremendous station, And his nature, and the purity of his noble origin, And the lamp of the luminous sphere of prophethood, And by the right of his great creation, And his branch, and by the perfection of his upright religion, And his law, that You free my hearing by the sanctity of his hearing which You preserved from anything that detracts from His virtues and his manifest work, and his infallibility in all that he comprehends of Your address and is cast into his heart, And remove from my heart the darkness of ignorance, doubt, and illusion, and illuminate it with the light of unveiling and knowledge, and strengthen it In its discrimination and its union, and clarify for me the difficulties of what is obscure to me of the symbols of realities and the subtleties Of fine points, and realize me with the realities of the people of gifts, secrets, radiances, and lights, so that my heart may be at peace With Your vision and my mind may rest from its terror. Grant me, O God, a light by which I rejoice in The gardens of sovereignty and dominion, and a light by which I perceive the treasuries of mercy and omnipotence, and a light By which I overcome the devils of jinn and humans above the earth and beneath the depths, and a light by which the veils and canopies are rent for me, and a light ⁵⁴⁶ By which spirits and beings are subjugated to me, and a light By which the necks of tyrants and oppressors are humbled to me, and a light that purifies the horizons and refines morals And raises ranks, and a light that purifies tastes and stirs yearnings and draws spirits to The stations of obedience and closeness, and a light by which I stand at Your great door, and a light by which You guide me to Your straight path, and a light by which You pour upon me from the rivers of Your generosity and Your abundant goodness, and a light That accompanies me in the grave, at the Bridge, the Balance, and the terror of the great standing, and a light by which You grant me Success, salvation, and dwelling with those upon whom You have bestowed favor in the Abode of Honor and the Garden of Bliss. O God, O Most Merciful, O Compassionate, O Bestower, O Generous, O Noble, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord Of the worlds. * To You belongs the supreme favor for guiding us * And our religion, a pure and upright faith * And You bequeathed to us after ignorance wisdom * And a manifest light illuminating hearts * So glory be to You, O God, Possessor of majesty and exaltation * Blessed is my Lord, how great and mighty He is * How many a noble grace have You clothed us with * Covering thereby a flaw, so it was concealed * And how many a distress have You relieved, and a great calamity * You have repelled from the servant who slipped and slandered * We have done evil and sinned much, yet You have not ceased * Being merciful to us, near to us and seeing us * For if there were no wrongdoer or sinner among us * You would bring a people who sin so that You may forgive * So O Lord, grant repentance to all of us * And remove our sins by a forgiveness that is decreed * And bless, O my God, and grant peace upon him who * Came to us as a messenger, caller, and bringer of good tidings * With his family and companions, the purest greeting * That wafts through the days like musk and ambergris. O God, I ask You, O Patron, O Praiseworthy, O Originator, O Restorer, O Compassionate, O Loving, O Possessor of the Throne, O Glorious, O All-Powerful, O Doer of what He wills, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may God bless him And grant him peace, the unique jewel of beauty, the auspicious omens of felicity, the mercy to near and far, And by the right of the light of his prophethood and his message, the extended shade of his care, his vast generosity, his beneficial knowledge, and his unique Goodness, and by the sanctity of his longing for You, his yearning, his weeping out of fear of You in the darkness Of the night, his groaning, the firmness of his foot in Your love, and his establishment... and my forehead by the sanctity of his forehead Whose dawn shone with his appearance... which, when seen by the beholder, he would devote himself to Your pleasure with his right hand... And that You grant me, O God, by his blessing, a light that opens hearts, a light that unveils hidden things, a light that erases Sins, and conceals faults, a light that attains the sought-after, a light that perfects the desired, a light that elevates Aspirations to the highest ranks and bequeaths the secrets of bestowed knowledge, a light that brings me near to You in closeness And draws me to the presence of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, the brought-near, the beloved, and a light that connects me to What no deed of deeds can connect me to, and guides me to what no wayfarer or attracted one can guide me to. And increase me, O God, in light upon light, and make it my companion in this world and the Hereafter, on the Day Of Resurrection and the Day of Rising, O Light of light before times and ages, You in whose hand are the keys of hope, And to You in important matters is the refuge and shelter. And make me, O my Master, among those whom You have regarded with the eye of Your gentleness in both abodes, so that he rode the ship of safety and was saved. And fulfill my aims and do not disappoint My hope or expectation in You, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A morning whose forehead its radiance rose high * As if its light were the polished sword The most eminent of messengers in rank and worth * And the greatest of those with a discerning heart The tongue of God, Ahmad ⁵⁴⁷, among creation * Upon the meaning, the evidence has indicated The trustee of God, our remembrance, his guidance * From admonition, there is no deviation for him May God reward him with the best reward * A brother of light by whom the burning thirst is healed And he surpassed the prophets in form and character * For the shade of his banner, by His might, he sustains Upon him and his family be peace from me * And companions to whom my heart inclines You are the one whose light appeared to the spirits of lovers, so they were attracted; Your majesty manifested to the hearts of the yearning, so they were agitated; Your beauty appeared to the states of the passionate, so they changed color; Your secret permeated the bodies of the rememberers, so they vibrated in the station of witnessing and became distinct; Your love settled in the hearts of the knowers.

Then it became illuminated, and the elixir of Your fear pierced the innermost depths of the sincere ones, so they became manifest. You are the One who drew the spirits and extended the phantoms. So draw, O Allah, my spirit to Your sublime presence, and extend me with the secret of Your bestowal-like, lordly effusions ⁵⁴⁸, and realize me with the realities of the people of the secret and speciality ⁵⁴⁹, and create me with the beautiful Muhammadan character traits, and purify my limbs from the impurities of human follies, and make me sound of heart, righteous of intention, turning to You with totality and universality, and grant me in all of that the etiquette of servitude, the elevation of status, and the might of eternity. For Yours is the honor whose perpetuity never perishes, and the dominion whose order never falters. You are the First of everything and its Last, the Subduer of every tyrant and its Vanquisher, the Honorer of every lowly one and its Helper. Support me with Your love and remembrance, and loose my tongue with Your praise and gratitude, and gird me with the sword of Your protection and victory, and grant me security from Your punishment, Your chastisement, and Your stratagem. For there is no power or strength for us except through You, no reliance or support except upon You, and no refuge or escape from You except to You, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Great in subtlety, be for me a refuge; You are for the distressed the best refuge. How can the fire of my love for You be extinguished, when the beacon of love from You appears? Your love precedes my love in pre-eternity; every good originates from You. Everything in the cosmos is an effect from You; it cares not for other than Your measure. To You is due praise over all creation, its completion and its beginning obligatory. Every servant stands at Your door, hoping for none other when thirsty. Rather, the servant hopes for a powerful Lord, filling heaven and earth with bounty. Perpetual in beneficence and grace, which He does not delay from those He favors. Glorious is the Possessor of the Throne in attributes and exalted; the intellect has no foothold in their heights. He is the Manifest in all creation; everything proclaims His sublimity. He is the Self-Subsisting in all creation, and for them He is a guardian against every evil. He is the Truth, eternally self-sufficient and majestic; none dares approach His sanctuary. He is the Subduer of all the mighty; at His manifestation they are subdued in humiliation. He is the Healer of sickness and ailment; other than Him, some ailments are never cured. O Allah, I ask You, O Mighty, O Bestower, O Benign, O Relenting, O Lord of lords, O Originator of clouds, O Opener of doors, O Emancipator of necks, O Savior of those who seek refuge in Him from the terror of the Reckoning and the severity of chastisement, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the lofty in rank and station, the noble of tribe, family, and companions, the exemplar of the Abdal ⁵⁵⁰, the Aqras ⁵⁵¹, and the Aqtab ⁵⁵², the ultimate desire of the yearning and the beloved, and by the sanctity of his sciences, his gifts, the perfection of his miracles, his wonders, his virtues, and the sublimity of his most exalted station and the might of his side, that You emancipate my eyebrow by the sanctity of his surpassing eyebrow, whose crescent is superior, and the full moon in its curve and the delicacy of its sides, and by the right of the light of his beauty that belittles the flash of lightning in its radiance, brilliance, and splendor, and the beauty of his countenance which, when seen by the beholder, he wanders in the valleys of his love and ecstasy, and finds solace in him from his family, his beloved, and his brethren, and wishes, from the excess of longing, to sketch him with gold water in the core of his heart and the blackness of his innermost being, and that You have mercy, O Allah, on my proofs with the lights of his evidence, and support my states with the witnesses of his criterion ⁵⁵³, and place me in his fortified fortress and the sanctuary of his security, and write me in the circle of his special elite and the people of his register, and gather me, when I die, in his blessed precinct with the inhabitants of al-Baqi' ⁵⁵⁴ and his neighbors, and grant me therein a love that circumstances do not change, a union that distractions do not sever, a proximity that the obstacles of time and the blame of blamers do not break, a longing that suffers no languor or diminution due to the distance of the shrine and the remoteness of the abodes, an influx that no obstacle repels and that the sight of a lover or the union of a connector does not divert, and a passion that the water of eyes and the downpour of rainclouds do not extinguish the blaze of its fire, and a lordly support that the vibration of the Mathani ⁵⁵⁵ and the sound of nightingales do not stir, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My masters, you are the hope for meaning; Your proximity is the capital of my spirit and heart. My life is nothing but you, O people of my love; Indeed, I am a lover, and you are the beauties. Existence has not shone except as beauty; That is the light of the Beloved, the sun of congratulations. He who came to creation as mercy and security; How can the full moons describe his face? And the sun in his face vanishes; I have none but you when he wishes. For other than you, the people of purity are not at ease; Through you I have lived, in sense and meaning. I have loved your beauty and comeliness; He built for existence the most beautiful structure. He shone, captivating mankind, jinn and humans; He who came to creation as mercy and security. And the full moons set from him and perish; Rather, than the sun, his face is more excellent and richer.

He of the flowing eyebrows, with a clear space between them, and a high, noble, and aquiline nose. His name is Ahmad, Muhammad, and he is honored with the kunya of Abu al-Qasim. He is the Opener, the Seal, the Effacer of sins, the Gatherer, the Resurrector—how exalted is our beauty! What harm befalls you if you seek his sanctuary, wipe your cheek and eyelid there, place your forehead and cheek upon the wall, hoping for security and safety? And if you prolong your standing at the door of Taha, there the flower of gifts is gathered. Upon him be blessings from God, as long as winds sway branches in the meadow. O Allah, I ask You, O Merciful to every distressed and afflicted one, O Helper of every vanquished and overcome one, O Protector of every pious and noble one, O Remedy for every healthy and sick one, and by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the treasury of gifted knowledge and the alchemy of the sought-after secret treasure, that You free my eyelashes by the sanctity of his protected eyelashes from defects of deficiency and deprivation, which are surrounded by dazzling beauty and perfect, desirable loveliness, and which with their lights pierce the closure of the seven heavens and the valleys of the hidden essence. They said in the tongue of their state: 'I am the highest elevation, and I protected with the wings of the Beloved's sight, and adorned with my exquisite weaving his eyelids perfumed with the fragrance of precious musk and the scents of collars. I raised in the highest part a celestial pavilion and spread beneath his carpet a magnificent carpet that captivates minds with its surpassing beauty and seizes hearts completely. No celestial pavilion is like mine, nor any height like my height, and none is swifter than me in repelling hardships and great calamities. I am the one that grows on the noble eyelids and on the most honored, lofty limbs; I grew on the noblest of bodies, on the noblest of his branches, and was honored with happiness without appointment. That is a matter decreed by His eternal judgment and decree. If my splendor were to appear to all worlds, it would overshadow them. Do I have any share in beauty? I am the Gate of God, the treasury of the light of the Most Holy Sight, and the closure of the treasure of the most precious Muhammadan radiance. I have no partner in guarding that station, nor any rival. I am the guardian of the garden of the eye of the eye of the essences; I am the keeper of the meadow of the pupil of the chosen one of the All-Merciful. I am the one who feathers my arrows against the eyes of the beholders; I am the one who strikes with my sword the throats of the apostates from religion, the envious, so that they may not achieve true vision of the established Beloved, nor gaze with their eyes upon the essence of the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of the Messengers. I am the passage of lights flowing from the seas of Mercy and Omnipotence; I am the path of the noble radiance to the sanctuaries of holiness and the highest dominion. From me the radiance goes forth upon the illuminated carpet and returns with lights from a presence whose brilliance shines before me and appears. I am the shore of the sea of lights; I am the guardian of the meadow of secrets. From the two eyes of the Chosen Beloved, which delight in witnessing the Omnipotent King, especially on the Night of Ascension and Night Journey, I attained the utmost bliss and glad tidings, and was favored with the vision of the Truth without extension of rays, but with a light of His support I saw Him as was heard. So I witnessed from Him, exalted, His dazzling beauty and beheld what I beheld of His majesty. I was the neighbor of the seeing eye when it was seeing the Truth. The neighbor is known by his neighbor—my neighbor! Especially since the known is the assistance of the beauty of the Creator. So glory be to Him who adorned the eyelashes of this noble Prophet with the attributes of Majesty and Beauty, and gathered in his radiant essence the diverse excellences and attributes of perfection, and adorned him with the most complete virtues and noblest qualities, and magnified his rank and preferred him over all other prophets and all messengers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with oceans of generosity and gifts, and his Companions, the springs of bounty and excellence, a blessing that carries us on the shoulder of veneration and reverence, and descends us to the stations of the Poles and the Substitutes, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A peer of the Reviver of the Chosen One and his beauty—so what have the beholders seen among other nations? The All-Merciful created no one like Muhammad, beautiful and majestic in excellences and traits. A Beloved in whom the perfection of beauty is depicted, and in his form the realities are inscribed. His inward is the secret of God and His unseen; his outward is the authority of the Lord of the Throne and blessings. Blessed is He who praised him by Himself, and that is in the Revelation in "Nun and the Pen." O Allah, I ask You by his rank to illuminate my sight with the lights of obedience and closeness, to adorn me with the most complete excellences and the most beautiful attributes, to brighten my face with the fairest features, to grant me the highest ranks and the loftiest stations, to strengthen my heart with the greatest merits and the mightiest honors, to clarify my path with the noblest proofs and clearest signs, to fortify me with subtle gifts and all kinds of good things, to raise me to the highest abodes and the most exalted degrees, to draw me to Your carpet with the lights of purity and proximity, to give me according to Your perfection, not according to my request, to bestow upon me abundant gifts and rewards, and to grant me a light by which I may draw down the clouds of mercy.

And a light by which I draw forth the gifts of secrets and spiritual effusions, and a light that accompanies me in life and after death, and a light by which my soul finds tranquility, and a light in which I become absent from my senses, and a light that shines upon me in the presence of Majesty ⁵⁵⁶, and a light that envelops me on the carpet of Beauty ⁵⁵⁷, and a light that overflows upon me from the oceans of Perfection, and a light that accompanies me in motion and stillness, and a light that unveils for me the intricacies of the hidden secret, and a light that expands my breast so that I speak with the jewels of wisdom and various arts, and a light that elevates me in the presence of Your Prophet to the highest stations, and a light by which I observe his radiant moon among the stars, and a light by which I inhale his fragrant scents from the farthest East and West, and a light by which I behold his prophetic countenance in the forefront of scenes and processions, and a light by which I hear the jewels of his sublime invocations in the interiors of mosques and schools, and a light by which I sway among the distinguished wayfarers and ecstatics ⁵⁵⁸, and a light by which I attain the rank of excellence among the elite of the near ones and the possessors of virtues, and a light by which I boast over the praisers and assault the distant and the near, and a light by which I bring down the gifts of generosity and kindness and ascend to the peaks of high stations and the highest ranks, and a light in which I strut in the robes of contentment and good pleasure, and by which I obtain all affairs and needs, and a light by which I shield myself from the dazzle of the disposers and the assault of the lofty, deceptive free ones, and a light by which I fortify myself against the piercing arrows and the thrust of spears and the strike of swords, and a light by which I seek refuge from the depth of misery, evil decree, disappointment of hope, and demands, and a light by which I hold fast against the vicissitudes of time, the tyranny of enemies, and the occurrence of perils and disasters, and a light by which I seek protection from the accidents of deviation and fluctuations, and evil outcome and consequences, and a light by which I guard myself against the injustice of the unjust, the transgression of the transgressors, the calamities of time, and the greatest misfortunes, and a light by which I ask You for deliverance, O my Master, from all terrors, afflictions, and trials, outward and inward, and the descent of calamities; and accompany me in all that with gentleness and safety, and make Your love and the love of Your Prophet the best shield and armor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And when time brings a dark wing And the roar of fire from it in blaze Let him who is struck by calamity say: Is there Any helper and healer for souls? The torrent has reached the peak, O my masters, And the sword has reached the edge of the jugular vein May the Merciful have mercy on him who has mercy on us We are in grief, worry, and distress So extend the hand, for it is He who brings relief A trial that has encompassed people, and from it comes relief So rise with the rising of a protector of the sanctuary The night has lingered, and no dawn appears O Allah, protect me with the protection of the people of succor, and realize for me among them the connection and inheritance, and make them for me a support in every hardship and a provision in every calamity. By Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You, O Forbearing, O Generous, O Bountiful, without obligation and nothing like Him, O Reviver of souls and bodies, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent as a mercy to servants, and the guide to the path of goodness and right guidance, and the savior by his intercession of creatures on the Day of Gathering and Calling, that You free my eyes by the sanctity of his two beloved, noble, kohl-lined eyes ⁵⁵⁹, lined with the collyrium of wakefulness and sleeplessness, encircled with the lights of love, longing, and affection, wakeful in the depths of devotion, worship, seriousness, and striving, and make me by their blessing before You, melting in spirit and soul, often absent in You, in love and intimacy, and preserved by the lights of Your infallibility from the darkness of doubts and confusion, and perfect in faith in You in the unseen of Ipseity ⁵⁶⁰ and the world of witnessing and sense, and may the lights of my intellect be snatched by the lights of Your attractions coming from the presence of nearness with the spirit of purity, and immerse me in the oceans of Your love and the beauty of Your Essence until I see not, hear not, find not, nor sense except the gifts of Your secrets and the sciences of Your teachings, and I accept not nor pass the night except in the gardens of Your remembrances and the pavilions of Your mercies, and I rejoice not nor expand except by hearing Your address and the glad tidings of Your openings, and I dance not nor delight except in the fields of Your favors and the heights of Your stations, and I settle not nor rest except by the manifestation of Your self-disclosures and the flashes of Your signs, and I point not nor speak except with the jewels of Your judgments and the subtleties of Your intimate conversations, and I take repose not nor am I expanded except by Your union, Your nearness, and the affections of Your friendship and proximity, and make me in all that among those regarded with the eye of might and care, and those guarded by the amulet of protection and guardianship, those enveloped with the gifts of the secret and sainthood, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By the vision of the beauty of the Truth and from the face of His House Our times become sweet and pleasant And we live by breaths that waft with His fragrance So we become intoxicated with delight and become absent O Sa'dan ⁵⁶¹, you passed by the sanctuary, go and its ruins So he called: Perhaps Layla there will answer

And if by my remembrance where you hear a glory ⁵⁶², * He fills it with union that twists and then you repent. And say: a lovesick one weeping when his night darkens * With a sad voice, over which sobbing rises. And he sends tears like blood, their springs * Pouring over the course of his cheeks. And he swore by you sickness, witness, and sorrow * And opposed those who revile love and blame. So by God, deliver what I mentioned quickly * And fear no watcher among the ruins. And my dominant thought is that she longs for me * Both of us are lovers in passion and beloved. O Allah, I ask You, O Giver, O Withholder, O He to Whom belongs creation and success, O Harmful, O Beneficial, O He for Whom the difficult is easy, O Just, O Gatherer, O He in Whose hand is the dominion of all things, and He is over all things competent, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master and Patron Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the bringer of good news, the warner, the illuminating lamp, possessor of the renowned station and the great kingdom, the strong, the mighty, and by what You have gifted him of support, victory, and the formidable rank, that You free my cheek by the sanctity of his two cheeks, which You clothed with awe, majesty, and veneration, and upon which You shone the flashes of beauty, splendor, and illumination, and that You grant me through his blessing the tongue of the sciences of allusions and interpretation, and the benefits of the wisdoms of exhortations and reminders, and open for me the obscure meanings of the secrets of hadith and exegesis, and seat me upon the chairs of knowledge in the assemblies of teaching and leadership, and establish me in the station of the unique ones ⁵⁶³ marked by the secret and speciality in the gatherings of the people of seriousness and exertion, and grant me, O Allah, a secret from Your great hidden secrets, and a lordly opening from the gifts of Your holy, angelic descents, and the secret of "Be, and it is" ⁵⁶⁴, and the secret of the implementation of the divine command in the treasuries of the hidden knowledge, and a secret that unveils for me the cover and makes me understand the sciences of realities, gnoses, and spiritual endowments, and all the arts, and the secret of piety, and the secret of obedience, and the secret of asceticism, chastity, and contentment, and the secret of gnosis, and the secret of good manners, and the secret of watchfulness, and the secret of proximity, and the secret of ascent, and the secret of descent, and the secret of adornment, and the secret of purification, and the secret of righteousness and sainthood, and the secret of intimate conversation, and the secret of care, and a secret that brings me near to You, and a secret that draws me through You to You, and a secret that connects me to the presence of Your Prophet and Beloved, the greatest of creation in rank with You, our Master and Patron Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and blow into my temple the spirit of Your love and his love, and run through my veins and joints the nectar of his love, and stir my branches with the gentle breezes of his pure spirits and the emotions of his fragrance, and shine upon my heart the rays of his prophetic moons and the suns of his gnosis, and gladden my face among the praisers by the sanctity of his Muhammadan station and the honor of his lineage, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The prince of beauty in my heart has entered * With Your love, and passion therein rages. You have taken control of my times, so my occupation * Is Your discourse, and time has no business with it. So the mention of Your beautiful attributes is a success * And the mention of other than You, O my hope, is superfluous. Your beauty has hidden the lover in intoxication * So his intellect has no grasp of it. He yearns for You with a heart melted by longing * As the young camel yearns for the lam ⁵⁶⁵. He sacrifices himself in passion and love * For Your sake; indeed, he is an excellent slain one. And if You cross my mind one day * Then my tears on the cheeks flow. The hearts of lovers have wandered and shone * And other than You has no substitute ever. And how can my heart find sweetness in other than one * Who among the prophets has a sublime rank? The Messenger of Allah, the most noble of those who came * From the Lord, to whom Gabriel revealed. As if in his black eye there is a cup * Circulated to the beholder, a wine. His teeth are jewels and jasmines * Pressed together, and his saliva is Salsabil ⁵⁶⁶. In his hand are fragrances from gardens * From which ginger flows for the companions. And his slender figure is a branch of the ban tree ⁵⁶⁷ * But it does not bend as it bends. A morning is his forehead, its radiance exalted * As if its light is a polished sword. And on his cheeks roses bloom * Their color intermingled with the smooth cheek. And his neck is abundant in silver * So what boasts of his neck does not vanish. Upon him and his family be peace from me * And companions to whom my heart inclines. O Allah, I ask You, O Judge of servants, every people humbled before His awe and desire, You are He Whom intellects are guided to describe His majesty and greatness, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, possessor of the most magnificent station, the most enduring lofty glory, the purest upright religion, the most abundant mighty support, the most comprehensive universal good, and by the sanctity of his great, most magnificent name, and his elevated, venerated station, that You free my nose by the sanctity of his nose, aquiline and high-bridged, clothed with surpassing beauty and complete light, which used to inhale the breezes of lordly openings from the presence of the Generous, Most Generous Lord, and gain strength for noble morals and praiseworthy traits, and make me through his blessing under his fortified fortress and his most secure refuge, and grant me through him perfect love whose newness never wears out nor breaks, and complete gnosis from which whoever clings to it is not cured nor deprived, and exalted care whose veil is not torn for whoever enters under the banner of its glory nor is he wronged, and awaken me and rouse me to what He has called me to of fulfilling Your commands and obedience, by which whoever acts is honored and respected, and make his greatest veil a barrier between me and Your disobedience, by avoiding which one's rank rises in eyes and becomes great. And I ask You, O Allah, in the paths of guidance and gentleness, and fill my heart with the lights of love and truth, and support me in my words and deeds with proofs of success and evidences of truth, and protect me in my movements and stillness from the deviation of changes and the accidents of magic and truth, and discipline me with the manners of servitude, and protect me from the evils of greed in eating, drinking, and speech, and intervene between me and the causes that prevent reaching the rank of the unique ones who stand for You in performing duties and elevating the word of truth, and honor me with the honor of special sainthood, and look upon me with the eye of Your care in the states of union and separation, and enrich me with Your bounty and generosity from my knowledge, my action, my strength, and my power, and spare me the worry of provision and fear of creation, and establish my building on the foundations of knowledge and piety, and protect my tongue from the accidents of distress and pretension, and guard me with Your complete protection in the states of secrecy and whispered prayer, and repel from me the obsessions of afflictions and accidents of trial, and grant me from Your pleasure and the pleasure of Your Messenger, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the lofty rank and the ultimate goal, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By You for every [illegible] * What we fear, so hasten with relief. Reach, reach, for we are in [illegible] * [illegible] distress. So return the heart with the realization of wishes * [illegible] O Messenger of Allah, O succor of mortals * [illegible] Paths, wherever we travel, all of them * [illegible] O Messenger of Allah, cease not from [illegible] * [illegible] Your vast bounty, a swelling sea * [illegible] How can we fear after the fires of enemies [illegible] * [illegible]

May Allah increase you in elevation in the highest stations ⁵⁶⁸, and may His blessings and peace be upon him ⁵⁶⁹ as long as the highest ranks are below his lowest station. He is the hope of all hopes, the diffuser of relief. O Allah, I ask You, O Forbearing One, Possessor of Sublimity, so that nothing of His creation can resist Him ⁵⁷⁰, and O Pure of character, the Holy One free from every blemish, by Your sanctity, by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, the best of those You chose for the message and preferred over all his kind, the most honored whom You veiled in the beauty of Your Essence from the world of his perception and senses, and by the right of his most sublime secret, the abundance of his knowledge, the sweetness of his most delightful speech, the excellence of his understanding, the blessing of his most fruitful progeny, the purity of his body, the care of his most protective presence, his great striving in Your path, his firm resolve, the perfection of his form and character, his abundant compassion, mercy, and forbearance, the goodness of his noble lineage and fragrant breath, that You free my mouth by the sanctity of his mouth, which when it smiled, the moon and precious pearls were put to shame by the radiance of his smile, and when he spoke, minds were bewildered and understandings diminished before the comprehensive nature of his words and the jewels of his wisdom; and that You place me in his impregnable fortress, the sanctuary of his security and sacred precinct; and that You heal my heart from its apparent and hidden ailments and all its pain. O Allah, take me by the forelock to goodness, and make me among those whom the guide of certainty led to You, and the arrival of happiness, truth, and love to You; who witnessed Your secrets and sought every good that is with You; who sacrificed themselves for Your pleasure and cast aside the staff of forgetfulness before You, finding easy in Your obedience what the luxurious found difficult, and abandoning for Your pleasure what the foolish ignorant relied upon in idleness and procrastination; from whom the friends and righteous fled from disobeying You, and who acted according to what the chosen and near ones draw near to You through; who rejoiced in the happiness of the secure blessed ones; who delighted in what the knowers who have reached attained through Your worship; who enjoyed what the pious rememberers enjoy in their intimate conversation with You; who achieved what the sincere elite's alchemy achieved; who avoided what the intelligent ascetics avoided of Your prohibitions; who wept from fear of Your punishment, the clever and compassionate ⁵⁷¹; who were characterized by what the merciful successful ones were characterized by of Your mercy; who girded themselves with what the diligent experts girded themselves with in Your service; who wrapped themselves in what the devoted worshippers wrapped themselves in of Your worship; who trod the path of Your guidance as the virtuous wayfarers trod; who adorned themselves with what the exemplary devotees adorned themselves with of Your fear; who boasted of what the firmly rooted poles ⁵⁷² boasted of in their proximity to You; who delighted in what the unique workers delighted in of Your love; who imitated what the noble affiliates imitated of Your distinguishing mark; who were distinguished by what the eminent reckoners were distinguished by of Your attribution; who donned the garment of Your piety as the successful guides donned; who prepared for meeting You as the fearful ascetics prepared; who were purified by Your vigilance as the noble veracious ones were purified; who held fast to Your Sunnah as the diligent imams held fast; who resolved upon Your pure love as the chosen beloved ones resolved; who became absent in Your beauty as the noble lovers became absent; who reveled in Your wine as the longing substitutes ⁵⁷³ reveled; who became intoxicated with the nectar of Your drink as the free bewildered ones became intoxicated; who clung to Your remembrance as the trusting beloved ones clung; who borrowed from Your light as the elite knowers borrowed; who witnessed Your majesty as the trustworthy humble ones witnessed; who melted from Your awe as the pious submissive ones melted; who walked proudly in the robes of Your pleasure, the prostrators and bowers; who were refreshed by Your breeze as the wakeful night-prayers were refreshed; who roamed among the wonders of Your creations, the people of understanding who reflect; who contemplated the secret of Your power, the inspired essences ⁵⁷⁴; who trusted in Your forbearance, the disobedient sinners; who relied on Your pardon, the weak and negligent; who were ashamed before Your fear, those who transgressed against themselves, the sinners; who arose from their shortcomings in Your obedience, the idle and heedless; who strove for what they hoped for from the gifts of Your bounty, the desirous and intent; who followed the example of Your guided and rightly guided servants; who grazed in the meadows of Your knowledge, the generous who have reached; who concealed themselves in the garments of Your gentleness, the hidden and obscure; who drew near to You through what the knowledgeable workers drew near; who made themselves known to You through what those who guide to You, the perfect ones, made themselves known; who were disciplined before You as the praisers and thankful were disciplined; who stood in witnessing You as the striving patient ones stood; who inclined in Your mosques as the devoted humble ones inclined; who clung to the hem of Your forbearance as the erring obedient ones clung; who interceded with You as the beloved intercessors interceded. Guide us, O Allah, by their guidance, realize us through the reality of their sainthood, crown us with the crown of their care, protect us with the secret of their protection, admit us into their impregnable fortress under their guardianship, and make us happy with their happiness, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

A people you see intoxicated with ecstasy for their Beloved, bewildered and drunk without drinking wine. They have subtle truths that are inaccessible to ordinary beings; their station is among the lightning flashes of miraculous thoughts. A breeze blew upon them, and they inhaled from its fragrance the scent of love, and from it they breathe in the reports. And when it came and circled, they became unique and stripped of existence, turning away from all others. Their hearts are filled with love of their Lord, so in the outward, garments of denial do not harm them. They have attained what they have acquired of noble qualities and intellect; they have achieved, through divine care, the ultimate goals. They have reached the divine presence through their proximity to the King, and He has singled them out for intimate converse in the seclusion of the dawn hours. O you who has given me to drink from the pure wine of love and said, "Do not sing, lest you tear the veils" ⁵⁷⁵. And if He gave me but a single drop of what He gave me to a mountain, it would sing and cry out, and become dust among the mountains. When the cup of divine pleasure circulated among them, all creatures became drunk without wine. From it, Junayd ⁵⁷⁶ drank his fill, and Bishr ⁵⁷⁷ gave glad tidings of relief; from its radiance, al-Shibli ⁵⁷⁸ saw lights manifest. And how much did Ibn Adham ⁵⁷⁹ conceal his state, and the Fish ⁵⁸⁰ hid, becoming among the companions known by fame. A people who called and responded, their secrets became manifest, and they were sincere in love for the Lord of secrets. They are the men of reality, the kings of the hereafter, the masters of the path; they possess exalted rank. O blessed is he who follows their path and is guided by their guidance, or follows the traces of their deeds. Through them, all calamities and trials are repelled from creation; were it not for their radiance, the regions would be destroyed. They are the embroidery of the world, the suns of guidance; through them the earth grows and rains descend. Tomorrow you will see them and his companions, when the meeting comes, like shining stars around the Chosen Prophet. May the Lord of the highest heavens bless him, as long as the nightingale sings on the branches in the wilderness. O Allah, I ask You, O Generous One of pardon, the Possessor of justice, whose justice fills everything, and O Beautiful in forbearance, the Possessor of bounty, whose generosity and bounty encompass everything, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master and Patron Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the best of those whose lineage and distinction are noble, the most honorable of those whose transmission and narration are authentic, and by the sanctity of his eloquence and clarity, the subtleties of his knowledge and gnosis, and the indication of his exposition, that You free my tongue by the sanctity of his tongue, which You protected from betrayal in conveying what You entrusted him with of the jewels of revelation and its concealment, and preserved from obscenity and idle speech, and made it an interpreter of what You deposited of secrets in his inner being and the pages of his heart, that You grant me from the divine sciences ⁵⁸¹ that which I may attract the benefits of Your pleasure, expose myself to the breezes of Your grace and favor, and draw down the clouds of Your kindness and beneficence. And grant me thereby gratitude for the blessing and the remedy of service, and clothe me with the attributes of perfection and high aspiration, and make me among Your saints with abundant fortune and portion, observed with the eye of care and sanctity, and preserved with the light of guidance and infallibility. For You are the Bestower of the secret and wisdom, the Fulfiller of covenant and pledge, the Repeller of evils and vengeance, the Extender of hands with giving and mercy, by Your grace and generosity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your tongue, my master, is moist and eloquent, speaking with knowledge and clarity. It informs of the unseen without doubt, and the decisive Qur'an suffices in it. It has rendered eloquent Arabs incapable with its eloquence, and silenced them with its rhetoric and clarity. My God, how many an eloquent person has this noble Prophet rendered incapable, and how many a wounded one has he healed with his speech. My God, how many letters has the speech of this beloved Prophet enriched, and how many means has it elevated. My God, how many letters has the speech of this beloved Prophet adorned, and how many problems has it resolved. My God, how many virtues has the speech of this beautiful Prophet attained, and how many excellences has it bestowed. My God, how many purposes has the speech of this majestic Prophet fulfilled, and how many diseases has it treated. My God, how many scattered things has the speech of this clement Prophet gathered, and how many dead things has it revived. My God, how many drowning ones has the speech of this merciful Prophet saved, and how many groups has it united. My God, how many groups has the speech of this compassionate Prophet clarified, and how many friends has it endeared. My God, how many companions has the speech of this compassionate Prophet comforted, and how many friends has it endeared. My God, how many lowly ones has the speech of this saintly Prophet raised, and how many infants has it nourished. My God, how many ailing ones has the speech of this chosen Prophet healed, and how many prostrate ones has it revived. My God, how many sick ones has the speech of this pure Prophet treated, and how many few has it multiplied. My God, how many sorrowful ones has the speech of this upright Prophet consoled, and how many rugged paths has it smoothed. My God, how many griefs has the speech of this pious Prophet relieved, and how many imprisoned ones has it freed. My God, how many hidden things has the speech of this pure Prophet uncovered, and how many sciences has it taught. My God, how many broken ones has the speech of this purified Prophet mended, and how many victorious ones has it supported. My God, how many ambiguous things has the speech of this good Prophet explained, and how many decisive things has it clarified. My God, how many strangulations has the speech of this fragrant Prophet relieved, and how many bonds has it loosened. My God, how many eloquent ones has the speech of this eloquent Prophet silenced, and how many snake-bitten ones has it healed. My God, how many sciences has the speech of this righteous Prophet bequeathed, and how many understandings has it opened. My God, how many hearts has the speech of this sincere Prophet purified, and how many desires has it fulfilled. My God, how many unseen things has the speech of this perfect Prophet opened, and how many beloved ones has it brought near. My God, how many enraptured ones has the speech of this arriving Prophet bewildered, and how many veiled ones has it connected. My God, how many drinks has the speech of this intimate Prophet sweetened, and how many mixtures has it purified. My God, how many wayfarers has the speech of this excellent Prophet elevated, and how many devotees has it nurtured. My God, how many seekers has the speech of this active Prophet refined, and how many fortunate ones has it attracted. So I ask You, O Allah, by the sanctity of his holy and infallible tongue, and his delightful and ordained speech, and what it contains of revelation and unique sciences, and by his sight and what he witnessed on the Night of Ascension of the gifts of the hidden secret, and his heart and what coursed through it of the sciences of the Essence and the subtleties of understanding, and his hearing and what it comprehended of the discourse of our Lord, the One, the Self-Subsistent, that You grant me a secret by which my soul is drawn to Your sublime presence, and a secret that the worlds of my innermost being receive from the treasuries of Your unseen gifts, and a secret with which I fill the cosmos at the manifestation of Your self-disclosures, and a secret by which I tear the veil of concealment when the winds blow.

I seek the wafts of Your breezes, and a secret by which I dance at the witnessing of Your mutual purity and nearness, and a secret by which I understand the meanings of the symbols of Your words, and a secret that strengthens my body at the assault of Your inspirations and the bearing of Your trusts, and a secret that my spirit beholds when receiving Your mysteries and the gleams of Your signs, and a secret that rectifies the world and religion, and a secret that strengthens sincerity and certainty, and a secret by which the eye is comforted, and a secret that makes me disappear in the witnessing of the beauty of Your Essence until there is no 'between' nor 'where', and a secret by which I increase in love and faith, and a secret that crushes falsehood and shows me the truth manifestly, and a secret by which habits are rent asunder, and a secret by which I obtain benefits, and a secret by which I inhale the fragrance of proximity from the Throne of the Mercy of the Essence, and a secret by which I drink the lightning of arrival from the gleams of the mysteries of the Names and Attributes, and a secret by which I drink from the springs of bounty and ascend thereby to the highest degrees and the loftiest stations, and a secret by which I am saved from the sources of ignorance and by which I unify the Lord of the earths and heavens, and a secret by which I fortify myself against obstacles and hindrances and by which I act in the world of spirits and all existent things, and a secret by which I am guided in the world of spiritual wayfaring and by which I hear the call of Truth from all directions, and a secret that repels from me the impediments of pleasures and interposes between me and the accidents of passions, and a secret that purifies my hidden impurities from the obscurities of ambiguities and by which I bring down the downpour of the clouds of mercies, and a secret by which I seek help in abandoning self-management and choices and by which I entrust the affair to the Originator of wonders and the Creator of creations, and a secret by which I seek intercession in the relief of worries and distresses and the repulsion of overwhelming calamities, and a secret that grants me success in righteous deeds and eases for me the path of journeying to the stations of closeness and nearness, and a secret by which I run between Safa of the people of speciality and Marwa of the obedient servants, and a secret by which I stand on the Mount of Arafat of unveiling and the House of Might sealed, and a secret by which I seek the gifts of bounty and the grants of the hidden secret, and a secret whose evidences shine upon me at the kissing of the Black Stone of specific sainthood and the corner of religion that is touched, and a secret by which I trace the image of our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, on the tablet of my intellect with the ink of his noble praise, not with the ink of ink and pen. So bless him, O God, and his family, the seas of knowledge and wisdom, and his Companions, whose morals and character are outward, with a blessing by which You magnify for us the sanctuary and preserve for us the covenants and pledges, and by which You raise for us the ranks and aspirations, and by which You repel from us the disease of chronic illnesses and the accidents of sickness, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Master of the messengers, lofty in station, Possessor of a side kind to orphans, From his forbearance, merciful to creatures, And to orphans and the drowning orphans. And make him firm, O God, with the firm word in this abode and in that abode, and join him to the rank of the truthful and the noble masters, that You make me, by their blessing, among those whom You have crowned with the crown of awe and dignity, and clothed in obedience to You with the garments of might and pride, and girded with the sword of care, victory, and triumph, and whose faces You have looked upon with Your holy light, and made them among Your chosen, excellent servants. My master and lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the palm of Your beloved, the good, the joyful, and the deliverance, from whose kissing and wiping his forehead the masters and free men served him, and the pious and the noble pure ones vied in love for him, and the eminent and the expert scholars crowded at the door of his sanctuary, that You make me among those whom You have honored with the gifts of sciences and mysteries, and whose faces You have delighted with the gleams of shining lights, and by whose appearance You have blessed the centuries and ages, and by the secret of whose care You have protected the towns and cities. My master and lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the palm of Your beloved, the master of the Emigrants and Helpers, from whose kissing and wiping his chest the worries and sorrows departed from him, and the griefs and troubles left him, and the evil of the wicked and the plot of the immoral were warded off, that You make me among those whose aspirations and ranks You have raised, whose insights and eyes You have illumined with their vision, for whom You have rent the veils and curtains, whom You have established as vicegerents in Your kingdom, and through whose hands You have caused the dispositions of destinies to flow. My master and lord, I ask You by the sanctity of the palm of Your beloved, the fragrant kiss, from whose kissing and smelling its fragrance You opened for him the doors of mercy, and successive abundant blessings came upon him, and You repelled from him the accidents of evils and vengeance, that You make me among those whose limbs You have prepared for obedience and service, whose tongues You have made to speak with the mysteries of benefits and wisdom, whose inner selves You have supported with all kinds of success and infallibility, whom You have protected from every affliction and blemish, and whom You have regarded with the eye of Your kindness in every hardship and crisis, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our father, the learned, the most learned, the narrator, the insightful, the pious, the Sufi, the righteous, Abu Abdullah, my master Muhammad, called al-Salih, may God sanctify his dust and make his abode and dwelling in the highest paradises, in praise of this noble palm and entering under its most protective protection and its shady shade. I passed a palm that glorified God, in which the pebbles And watered the army with pure water, Over my livelihood and my afterlife and over My offspring and my inner and outer, And my country, my brothers, my neighbors, And my companions, absent and present, And my honor by it—and how great it is— From the treachery of every treacherous and deceitful one. A sublime palm, whose secret traveled, No like it is a mender of a breaking breaker. It has restrained every describer in describing it, And every praiser, poet and prose writer. A palm by which severity is restrained; how many times has it restrained From a prosperous one with a downpour of present generosity? Softer than the touch of silk is its touch, Nay, it is more beautiful in the eyes of the beholder. A palm whose bounty has never ceased flowing Upon people, both pious and impious. A palm from which generosity flows beyond What every overflowing sea flows. A generous palm, to its Creator, It quenches people, both coming and going. The measure, when it touches it with its palm, Becomes sufficient for a thousand of an army. A majestic palm, no palm equals it, Nor any nearness in its lofty excellence. A palm by whose great station I hope For my dwelling in the abode of eternity with my clans, And a pleasing, pure life Free from the unlawful, the sustenance of every loser, And repentance from all that I have committed Of minor and major sins. How many a captive of destruction has been freed by raising it, And how many a grieving one has been comforted by it, and a frowning one. God has honored it and exalted its rank Among palms, so it has no denier. How many a chronic illness has vanished by it, a remedy Whose treatment baffles the skilled physician. And how many a distressed one has God protected by it From the terror of the heart and the impatient. And how many a disbeliever has it vanquished, So he became like yesterday that has passed. By it I have sought refuge and cried for help; I have no Helper, if a foe attacks, other than it. My palm in the palm of the Chosen One is a protection And a shield from every harmful calamity. O what a palm, and how blessed it is! No like it has been extended for the visitor to kiss.

Would that I could kiss her with my lips, for she is the cure and the desire of my heart. She is my means, through which I ask for what I need from the overflowing bounty of my Lord. O Lord, by her rank, answer what I seek, and grant me beauty in my inner and outer being. And bless, O Lord, the possessor of her, as long as the fragrance of a blooming garden shines, and clouds pour down, and one mentions His name with his mouth in the depths of the nights, and a traveler returns to his homeland, and the soul delights in a fragrant scent, and a preacher ascends the pulpit, separating the listener from the present, and a reciter chants the remembrance in the darkness, and a bird wails upon a blossoming branch. My master, O Messenger of Allah, you are the one through whose noble hand's virtues—upon its Creator and the blessing of what He deposited in it of the Mawlawi secret ⁵⁸² and physical and spiritual healing—that Fudala ibn Umayr al-Laythi, when he intended to assassinate you while you were circumambulating the Kaaba in the Year of Conquest, and he drew near to you, you said to him: "O Fudala?" He said: "Yes, Fudala, O Messenger of Allah." You said to him: "What were you telling yourself?" He said: "Nothing, I was remembering Allah." Then you laughed and said to him: "Ask forgiveness of Allah." Then you placed your noble hand on his chest, and his heart calmed. Fudala used to say: "By Allah, he did not lift his hand from my chest until there was nothing created by Allah more beloved to me than him." Similarly, the story of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, at his conversion ⁵⁸³—when he placed it on his chest, that was the cause of his guidance and honor. All of this is from the perfection of your mercy, the greatness of your favor, and the abundance of your compassion for your community. May Allah bless you and grant you peace, and your family, wives, and descendants. And I ask you, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, and I seek your compassion through what Allah has deposited in it of the dazzling secret, the radiant beauty, the abundant generosity, and through its merits, glories, noble deeds, miracles, and legacies, that you bestow it upon my bewildered, perplexed heart, so that it may be a cause for the healing of my inner and outer affliction, the facilitation of my affairs, the elevation of my rank, the sanctification of my secret, the purification of my thoughts from soulful whisperings and passing thoughts, and the fulfillment of my worldly and otherworldly needs, so that I miss nothing of the types of sensory and spiritual goods and the bestowed secrets, both transitive and intransitive. For you are the most generous of those who bestow and give, the most noble of those who are mighty and supreme, and the most generous of those who lead his community to good and guide them on the path of rectitude. So guide us as you guided the elite of your beloved ones, the solitary ones ⁵⁸⁴, and grant us of the secret what you granted to the distinguished among those who praised you, the people of longing and love. And do not forget us of your special and general intercession on the Day of Gathering and Calling, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. O Allah, and I ask You, O my Master, by the hand of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which You made a source of generosity and bounty, a garden for guests and visitors, and in which You gathered for Your beloved ones both inner and outer wealth, and all kinds of good things, until it became the cause of wealth for every existent being, that You pour upon me from the flow of its gifts and the flood of its extended favor, and gather for me between touching it, shaking it, and seeing his blessed, auspicious face, and quench my thirst with his glance and water my heart from his Kawthar ⁵⁸⁵ and abundant pool, and make it for me a fortress and protection from the evil of every oppressor, aggressor, schemer, and envier, and enter into my heart through its blessing the light of beauty and majesty, the light of vigilance and witnessing, the light of joy and happiness, the light of delight and bliss, the light of uprightness and obedience to the Worshipped King, the light of opening and proximity, the light of longing and love, the light of ecstatic utterances and attraction ⁵⁸⁶, the light of ascent and elevation, the light of unveiling and gentleness, the light of tenderness and affection, the light of awe and fear, the light of fulfilling covenants and standing at the limits, the light of Muhammadan glad tidings, the light of Ahmadan signs ⁵⁸⁷, the light of malakutic secrets ⁵⁸⁸, the light of rahmutic gifts ⁵⁸⁹, the light of holy treasures, the light of sensory and spiritual knowledges, the light of contentment and satisfaction, and the attainment of bliss and the abode of eternity, and a light that shines upon me from the eye of certainty, and a light that steadies the feet in the station of might and empowerment, and a light that flows in the innermost beings of the seekers at the time of instruction, and a light that supplies the templates with the support of divine aid and clear victory, and a light that polishes the mirror of insights, and a light that unveils the hidden things of consciences, and a light that removes the darkness of loneliness and separation, and a light that shows me the truth clearly without falsehood, and a light that bestows praiseworthy states, and a light that erases the insinuations of human follies, and a light that repels soulful obsessions and bequeaths lofty morals, and a light that ascends to the highest glories and sublime ranks, and a light that fills the innermost and the heart, and a light that guides to the path of truth and rectitude, and a light that grants the secret of specialness and bequeaths the station of the solitary ones, and a light that gives the aspiration of the bells and pegs ⁵⁹⁰, and a light by which my face rejoices among the ascetics and worshippers, and a light by which I become deeply enamored of You, ever longing and loving. And empower, O Allah, the agents of attraction over my worlds, then snatch me with the lights of proximity to You, and clarify between

Make me, O my God, a signpost for the lovers ⁵⁹¹, and erase me from the tablet of annihilation ⁵⁹², and establish me in the tablet of the annihilation of annihilation ⁵⁹³, and make me disappear in the eye of the eye ⁵⁹⁴, and consume me in You until no trace or eye ⁵⁹⁵ remains of me, and make me forget myself through You, not through other than You, and remove from me the obstacles and hindrances, and drown me in the eye of the sea of Oneness ⁵⁹⁶ until there is no 'between' and no 'where', and show me the stations of the people of the secret ⁵⁹⁷ and special intimacy, and write me in the register of the brought near ⁵⁹⁸, and the companions of the Divine Presence of Proximity ⁵⁹⁹, and gather me in the neighborhood of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), with those upon whom You have bestowed favor from among the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ There are people whom He has favored—they witnessed Him ❖ He speaks to them face to face in His light and unveils Himself ❖ He manifested to them until the trace of their essence was effaced ❖ So they stood through Him as a collectivity, and there is no separator ❖ He is specified from where He made them disappear in Him ❖ And for them, both ancient and new unveiling revolved ❖ They circumambulate the House ⁶⁰⁰ in the guise of the humble ❖ And in their secret is a House around which the House circumambulates ❖ And if my House appears when they hear of her ❖ To them, through them, in them, occurs the mutual containment ⁶⁰¹ ❖ They perform pilgrimage to this House from the perspective of its Lord ❖ And how many stations of kings are in their sanctuary ❖ Great and noble ones—everything around their precinct is the highest sanctuary, so there is no fear. O God, I ask You, O the One who is supremely great over everything, so justice is His command and truth is His promise, and O He who is exalted in the majesty of His glory and grandeur, so His praise and glory are without end, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master and Patron Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), the best of those whose love and affection are firmly rooted in hearts, and by the sanctity of his magnificent virtues, his radiance, his beauty, the elegance of his most radiant stature, the freshness of his branch, his vast station, the sanctuary of his safety and security, that You free my belly by the sanctity of his belly, which You filled with piety, illuminated with knowledge, adorned with asceticism, protected with scrupulousness ⁶⁰²—which is the foundation of religion and the pillar of its support—and You purified it from desires, guarded it from ambiguities, protected it from the afflictions of food, drink, and types of pleasures, and sanctified it from everything that would disgrace its states or impair its standing; and that You grant me refuge through its blessing from every sin that darkens the heart, angers the Lord, constricts the spacious, manifests wonder, strengthens terror, brings distress, accumulates drink, indicates gain, introduces loss, bequeaths suspicion of people, and diminishes love; and that You fortify me through it from every sin that strips faith, lightens the scale, hardens the heart, extinguishes the tongue, increases confusion, pleases Satan, angers the All-Merciful, extinguishes the light of insight and gnosis, closes the doors of contentment and good pleasure, opens the layers of fires, blocks the doors of gardens; and that You protect me from every sin that diminishes religion, weakens certainty, turns away from what You have revealed in Your clear Book; and that You preserve me from every sin that praises the intellect, adorns ugly deeds, falsifies correct statements, inclines from truth, prevents acceptance of advice, blackens the face on the day when faces are blackened and disgrace appears; and that You guard me from every sin that bequeaths rancor and envy, whose harm spreads like the spreading of the soul itself, from love of wealth, family, and children; and that You protect me from every sin that bequeaths falling into the honor of the righteous, slandering the states of the knowers ⁶⁰³, diminishing the words of the mujtahids ⁶⁰⁴, objecting to the affiliates, criticizing the aspirants, seeking out the secrets of the obscure, spying on the faults of Muslims; and that You save me from every sin that changes states, multiplies terrors, corrupts deeds, disappoints hopes; and that You forgive me every sin that stirs desires, beautifies pleasures, veils supplications, reduces good deeds, increases evil deeds, and prevents Your pleasure, O Lord of the earths and heavens; and that You grant me repentance from minor sins, envy, rancor, enmity toward anyone, nullifying my own deed, arrogance toward those above or below me, silence regarding familiar evil, failure to hasten to enjoin good, committing disobedience, neglecting rights, raising voices against fathers and mothers, withholding and demanding, and numerous liabilities in life and after death, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, if my deed is small in relation to Your obedience, my hope is great in relation to Your mercy. How can I return from You deprived, when my expectation was that You would turn me back saved and shown mercy? My God, if sins have caused me to fall in Your sight, forgive them to me because of my good opinion of You and my trust in You. My God, if heedlessness has kept me from preparing for meeting You, knowledge has awakened me to Your immense pardon and beautiful blessings. My God, if the painful punishment of Your chastisement calls me to the Fire, Your generous pardon and abundant reward call me to the Garden. My God, You are the Forgiver of sins and the Concealer of faults. How can one who has no escape from You turn away from You? And how can one whose every affair is in Your hands and under Your command not rely on You? My God, my sins have an end, but Your forgiveness has no limit or end. I have obeyed You and left the greatest acts of obedience—faith in You and neediness toward You—and I have left the greatest sins—associating partners with You and acknowledging servitude to other than You. My God, if You had wanted to humiliate me, You would not have guided me; if You had wanted to disgrace me, You would not have concealed me. So I seek intercession with You through the most beloved of intercessors to You and the most honorable in station before You, our Master and Patron Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), that You forgive me all my sins, great and small, minor and major, few and many—for they are all small in comparison to Your pardon, kindness, generosity, tenderness, and compassion. O God, Satan is an enemy to us and an enemy to You, and nothing enrages him more painfully than Your forgiveness of our sins and Your overlooking our misdeeds. So forgive us by Your pardon and generosity, and do not gladden him with our punishment, nor let him attain what he desires from our reckoning and chastisement, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. He is the Possessor of Majesty, and I have none but Him He is the knowledge of how to praise He is the Remembrancer of those who remember Him, and the Praiser His knowledge encompasses everything He is the Forgiver of the great sin for His servant He is the Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment He is the Preserver of faith from its afflictions He makes happy the happy and miserable the miserable He protects us in our death and our life He makes heavy the scale of our deeds

He, by the right hand, grants us books for us; He alone gave us this gift. He is according to the expectation of His servants in His bounty; no expectation of theirs is good except Him. He does not disappoint the one who hopes for His beneficence; He alone heals the heart of the supplicant. He is the one who bestowed His bounty upon the people of disobedience; He alone gives to the people of wrongdoing. He is the Concealer, He is the Restorer, He is the Helper for them; and there is none for their weakness except Him. He is the Giver of all their aims to the brethren and the Muslims; and what they hoped for is only Him. He is the Possessor of blessings upon the Prophet and his Family and Companions; there was none for them except Him. O Allah, I ask You, O Mighty, the Preventer, the Dominant over His affair, so nothing is opposed to Him; and O One, the Holy in His omnipotence, so nothing of His creation resembles Him, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whom You singled out in his beauty and excellences, so no one of Your creation equals or resembles him; and You filled his heart with fear of You, so it never leaves him nor departs from him. ¹⁸⁵ O Allah, bless this beloved Prophet and grant him peace, by the sanctity of his great station, the honor of his mention, the majesty of his sublime rank, the loftiness of his degree, the might of his noble presence, and the perfection of his glory; that You free my back by the sanctity of his back, which is infallible and guided to obedience in public and private, upright and obedient to his Lord in his movements and stillness and compliance with His command, whom You made a qibla ⁶⁰⁵ for the great angels and noble messengers, and honored them by following him and gaining his blessing and reward; that You make me among those who follow his guidance and way, and are blessed by his vision and perfect gaze; and burn the attachments of my desires with the light of his love; and drive away the whispers of my lapses with the secret of his sciences and the lights of his knowledge; and protect my limbs from error with the amulets of his success and the perfection of his infallibility; and bestow upon me the vision of his face and realize me with the realities of his affiliation; and make my temple a locus for the rising of his lights, my head a throne for the settling of his mercies and the outcomes of his thoughts, my eye a guard for the rising places of his Muhammadan ⁶⁰⁶ gnostic suns and moons, my ears spies for hearing his noble hadiths ⁶⁰⁷ and reports, my tongue an instrument for spreading the jewels of his Ahmadine ⁶⁰⁸ praises and the subtleties of his remembrances, my chest a treasury for the gifts of his divine sciences and secrets, my heart a garden for his Muhammadan inspirations and the fragrant breezes of his flowers, my belly a land for the blowing of his merciful breaths and the outpouring of his rains, my hand a servant for the service of his noble station and attached to his curtains, my foot obedient for delivering his messages to his illuminated lands and regions; and cool, O Allah, the heat of my longing with the sight of his face and the rising of his crescent; and mend my states by hearing his hadith and the sweetness of his speech; and transfer me from the desolation of separation and the heat of aversion to the gardens of his intimacy and his shades; and brighten my face among the lovers with the gleams of his glad tidings and the light of his beauty; and make my outer and inner senses disappear in the beauties of his essence and the attributes of his perfection; and adorn my neck with the rubies of his knowledge and the pearls of his veneration and exaltation; and flow, O Allah, in the corners of my heart the streams of his secret and the flood of his gift, as You made water flow in the branches of leaves; and water my heart from the supplies of his love and the treasures of his flow; ¹⁸⁶ and bring forth by his prophetic rain the fruits of my faith; and revive by his merciful generosity the gardens of my soul and the orchards of my garden; and unveil to me by the light of his knowledge the faces of joy and congratulations; and disclose to me by the secret of His care the subtleties of meanings and the foundations of structures; and make his Muhammadan light a lamp that I never lose in my conduct and my journey, and his Chosen ⁶⁰⁹ secret a key to every good I seek in my religion and my world. O Allah, do not veil his light from me for the blink of an eye, nor less than that, and make him accompany me in my movements and stillness, and protect me from the pitfalls of ruin and all perils. O Allah, from us is the supplication and from You is the response with beneficence; from us is the entreaty and from You are the rewards, bounty, abundance, and favor. So deal with us with Your pleasure and admit us to Paradise by Your mercy, by Allah, O Compassionate, O Benefactor, O Bestower, O Granter of blessings, O He in Whose hand is pardon and forgiveness, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O kings of beauty, we are captives; and captives, as you know, are bewildered. Have mercy on us with your union, that you may restore us; hasten to that, then hasten. You have filled my innermost with sweet love; that has become in my innermost a fire. I tried to conceal passion, out of care for you; but the fire refused to be a secret. So it divulged my passion and longing for you, and decreed for me that publicity. No blame on me if I die of love, and I have cast off the veil of shame in love for my beloved. The Master of the Messengers, the sea of gifts, put the seas to shame by his hands. The elite of all beings, the sun of congratulations, by him the universe, the Possessor of Majesty, was illuminated. O blessed is he who saw him and befriended him, by believing in him and becoming a neighbor. The vision of the Chosen One ⁶¹⁰, even in a dream, expands the breast with hopes and gladness. A Master whose face, when it manifests, the sun and moons gaze into it. His light precedes his face when he walks, appearing from him and covering the wall. Inward and outward, all is light for him; indeed, his parts have acquired lights. That light never ceases to appear from him, making the darkness of the Hijaz ⁶¹¹ turn into radiance. ¹⁸⁷ The fragrance of his handshake envelops, so you see his hand perfumed thereby. From freshness, its touch and scent seek out flowers in their touch. How great is the handshake of a beloved who accepts the seeker of refuge and protects the ruined. A Master who made pride laugh, and a smile when it appears from his mouth and shines. From him, light ascends to the Throne, and the Throne seeks refuge in the light of Taha's ⁶¹² beauty. Every delight from the Throne borrowed from the beauty of the Beloved. The source of bounty and beauty is the Messenger of Allah; how abundant is his flowing bounty. The neighbor of Ahmad ⁶¹³ is not wronged, even if he comes with the world full of sins and wrongdoing. Do not ask, if you come to him on the Day of Gathering, and to him all creatures are in need. And you will see him at his Pond ⁶¹⁴, smiling, when the thirsty are given to drink, intensifying the visitation. The generous ones tread in the bounty of Taha when they fear our Lord, the Subduer. All of them seek intercession through the Messenger of Allah, seeing their burdens. Never has the Beloved disappointed a lover who came to his doors and increased in brokenness. Indeed, long standing brings about closeness, attainment, union, and restoration. And blessings upon the Prophet and his Family and Companions, who established the measure. O Allah, I ask You, O Subduer, Possessor of severe might, You Whose vengeance cannot be withstood; and O Great in forgiveness, Possessor of extended generosity, Whose bounty and favor cannot be counted, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the model of every lover and his imam, the desire of every passionate one and his goal, the intoxication of every yearning one and his wine, the granter of every supplication and its seal; and by the sanctity of his noble lineage, and by every favor You have specially given him, and every secret You have entrusted to him, and by what You have granted him of gifts and honors, and made to flow at his hands; that You free my thighs by the sanctity of his pure and clean thighs, which You established in the prayer niches of devotion and worship, and honored by affiliation.

To Him, and You have magnified them ⁶¹⁵ in the places of obedience and piety, and You have singled out their possessor for eternal happiness, and You have manifested Your favor upon him. And that You repel from me, through their blessing, every great calamity and terrifying matter, and bring us to the utmost of our wishes and desires from Your pleasure and his pleasure, and protect us from the evil of this pestilential wind ⁶¹⁶ and remove from us its harm, both present and recurring, and connected. For it has made its camels kneel in our courtyards, and shot its piercing arrow at our lands, our homes, our brothers, and our beloved, and pitched its tent in our land and prolonged its stay and descent. So raise it, O Allah, from us, and grant us refuge from its torment, its filth, its ill omen, and its misfortune, and cut off its root from our land with the drawn sword of Your overwhelming power, O You who receives His servant's prayer with acceptance and approval, O most noble Answerer and most generous One asked, O Allah, O Most Merciful, O Most Compassionate, O Living, O Self-Subsisting, O Most High, O Most Great, O Forbearing, O All-Knowing, O Tender, O Bestower, O Wise, O He whose kingdom does not change nor pass away, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ O Mustafa ⁶¹⁷, I have praised you, hoping ❖ that through my praise, my ease may endure forever. ❖ O Mustafa, hasten my reward now, ❖ and why not, when I have the condition of your praises? ❖ O Mustafa, I hope you grant me contentment ❖ despite my evil deeds, so that wrath may dissipate. ❖ O Mustafa, protect my side, for I have ❖ enemies who trample my pasture. ❖ O Mustafa, this plague I fear, ❖ for the plague is God's whip in His land. ❖ O Mustafa, protect me, for whomever you protect, ❖ the plague, due to your protection, does not assault. ❖ O Mustafa, the enemies shoot at me, ❖ and your praise is for me both armor and cloak. ❖ O Mustafa, my intercessor to you is ❖ 'Ali, with al-Zahra' ⁶¹⁸, and the two grandsons ⁶¹⁹. My God, calm the terror of our distressed hearts, and grant us security and protect us from terrifying events, crushing earthquakes, obstacles that come between us and You, and cutting calamities. And pardon us and forgive us, and immerse the bones of our sins in the vast oceans of Your mercy, and take charge of us with Your hidden kindness, and protect us from the evil of what we fear and dread through the amulets of Your protection and the comprehensive secret of Your words. And do not disappoint, O Allah, through Your favor, our hopes, and rectify through Your generosity our conditions, and let Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, intercede for us, and do not destroy us for what we have done, and populate our homes through us, for he is our greatest refuge, the greatest fortress of our protection, and our means to You in a matter that has become important and whose terror has intensified upon us, and whose calamity has descended upon us and come near. Through Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O most noble of the generous in grace and bounty, * I seek no favor from other than You. How could You make me need others? No, * I have not withheld my hand from giving. Your Ahmadic ⁶²⁰ door has opened eternally, * How could I fear deprivation, O Mustafa? I said: Be for me and my family in this world and the next, * Other than Your grace, my master, does not suffice me. And upon You and Your family be the purest blessings, * And upon the Companions who attained high knowledge. O Allah, O Creator of those in the heavens and the earth, all return to Him, O Eternal, none remains but His Face, and none endures but His kingdom, and nothing occurs but His will. By the sanctity of Your Beloved, our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, the spirit of life of every lover and his substance and supply, the support of every seeker of aid and his pillar and reliance, the ecstasy of every praiser and his spinning and chanting, the desire of every rememberer and his party and litanies, the path of every traveler and his guidance and rectitude, and by the sanctity of his love for You and his yearnings and his pure drinks from the spring of Your ink and his tastes, his exalted states and noble character, and by the purity of his lofty tree and the nobility of his lineage, that You free my leg ⁶²¹ by the sanctity of his leg ⁶²² with which he performed retreat in every noble station and bent in its corridor and strove in every important matter, so that through its blessing the opening of its locks may be facilitated, and by what You clothed it with of the light of Your beauty until every lover disappeared in its love and blackened the black of his eyes with its light, and by the splendor of its radiance in which every ardent lover vies to kiss it and place it between his collars, and that You make, through its blessing, my dirhams ⁶²³ from the minting of his Ahmadic coinage and profitable in his Muhammadan witnessing and all his markets, and the world of my secret swimming in the seas of his Mustafan beauty and the flashes of its radiance, and that You relieve, O Allah, through the secret of its care, my worry and grief, and free my neck from the magic of soulful desires and the bonds of sin and its fetters, for the illness of my heart, outwardly and inwardly, has prolonged, so treat me, my Master, with its beneficial remedy and the secret of its antidote, and make me, through its favor, firm of foot in the presence of the secret and sainthood, raising the banner of sanctification in the processions of might and care, accompanied by the support of guidance and knowledge on the path of rectitude and guidance, observed with the eye of perfection in the beginning and the end, a sea unrivaled in the sciences of the folk ⁶²⁴ and the arts of knowledge, and grant me of openings and inspirations and the noblest gifts and stations what is beyond enumeration and without end, through Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ....... And I have been given the wine of love to drink * O people of love, what a cupbearer! And for Jabir ⁶²⁵, the lightning of her kindness mended * And her attributes are like the brilliant pearl. A radiance that stole your heart, a cupbearer from * Whom the great lovers were given to drink. As if I were Jahifa ⁶²⁶ when he saw what he saw * And like Jabir, the one of love and yearning. The resurrection of their patience arose when they witnessed * What they witnessed at the uncovering of the leg ⁶²⁷. A leg to which all beauty was led * That was favored with its radiance over all locks. My God, I ask You by the sanctity of the leg of Your Beloved, our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, abundant in flashes and radiance, preferred in beauty, loveliness, splendor, and perfection over every leg, which whoever sees its radiance, its bonds cut his limbs with flashes of love and yearning, and his soul melts with the heat of passion and penetration, that You bestow upon me the vision of his face, which is the comfort of lovers and the desire of the people of longing and yearning, and make it a means for me to attain intercession for myself, my family, and my beloved on the Day of Gathering and Meeting, through Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if my deviation from the path and crookedness prevent me from seeing your face, then my good opinion of you will bring me to you, O treasure of the rich and the needy. My master, O Messenger of Allah, If my failure to observe the limits and uprightness prevent me from seeing your face, then my praise of your Muhammadan qualities completes my desire in you, O bearer of the banner and the turban. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the burden of sins and offenses prevent me from seeing your face, then your vast generosity refuses to cloud my hope in you, O ultimate goal and object of desire. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if love of women and passions prevent me from seeing your face, then my faith in what you brought grants me your pleasure, O locus of generosity, blessing, and benedictions. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if my neglect of deeds veils me from seeing your face,

of the righteous and all acts of devotion, my seeking intercession through you fulfills my hopes in you, O best of those by whom hands are raised and supplications are answered. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if my failure to comply with commands and avoid prohibitions deprives me of seeing your face, my hope in you does not make me despair of your intercession, even if I am engrossed in pleasures and committing sins. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if my negligence in observing fasts and prayers hinders me from seeing your face, my turning to your side makes me happy with your gaze and elevates me to the highest ranks and degrees. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the sins I have committed in private and public prevent me from seeing your face, then my being raised by your station causes clouds of goodness and showers of mercy to pour upon me. My master, O Messenger of Allah ¹⁹², if disobedience to parents prevents me from seeing your face, my clinging to your rope brings me the noble qualities of your character, with which you used to forgive the rabble, the riffraff, and the rude. My master, O Messenger of Allah, if the harmful deeds I have committed against souls, family, and children stand between me and seeing your face, then my seeking refuge in your rank and my hope in your bounty deliver me from the depths of misery and disappointment of hope in you, O master of masters. My master, O Messenger of Allah. O Allah, grant him intercession for me, O my Lord, by his rank with You, and make me constant in desire, longing, and love for him, and honor me with seeing his face, and delight my sight in the beauty of his essence, which is the Kaaba ⁶²⁸ of circumambulation for the awtad ⁶²⁹, aqtab ⁶³⁰, and ajras ⁶³¹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our father, the Sufi ⁶³² righteous one who loves the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, our master Abu Muhammad Salih, may Allah Almighty have mercy on him, are these verses: O Messenger of Allah, O best of servants * Seen in remembrance, standing in the darkness Show me your luminous face, for I * My master, my master, have need of it If I am deprived of hopes by my burden and sin * And my inclination to obscenity and crookedness Then my intercessor to you is every lover * In you I turn with the greatest crown And upon you be blessings from God * As long as the light of the lamp shines and gleams And peace that wafts like musk in fragrance * From a wrongdoer who comes to you hoping for relief My God, whoever is preceded by Your care, sin does not harm him; and whoever has Your guidance settle in his heart, obtains sainthood. My God, whoever You are pleased with and accept, succeeds; and whoever You distance from Your presence falls into the abysses of destruction and perishes. My God, the fortunate one—how often You have drawn him to Your presence; and the accepted one—how You have prepared him for Your service; and the pleased one—whom You have met with Your pardon and forgiveness and looked upon with the eye of Your mercy; ¹⁹³ and the deprived one—whom You have deprived of the pleasure of Your worship and the sweetness of Your intimate conversation, and whom You commanded but he did not obey, and whom You forbade but he did not desist from disobedience. So make us, O our Master, among those who act according to Your Sunnah ⁶³³, who hold fast to the rope of Your upright religion and law, and among those who succeed to You, protected from what leads to Your wrath, anger, and vengeance, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, we have stood at Your door asking, relying on Your generosity, desiring to see the face of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, longing for the breezes of his mercy, and seeking intercession through his rank with You. So show us, O Allah, his face in state and wealth, and do not turn us back disappointed, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Perhaps a breeze from the slope of Najd ⁶³⁴ will blow to me * With the scent of lavender and glad tidings Indeed, by Him whom those who proclaim "Labbayk" ⁶³⁵ performed Hajj to His House * On foot and riding on every lean camel And who circumambulated in veneration and hastened supplicating * And repeated the rites of Safa ⁶³⁶ and the sacred sites I will surely seek to obtain union from you despite distance * With the burning of a heart or the tear of an eye For the sick winds have not ceased to betray * An ancient passion in hidden consciences And a day like the length of a spear, I left its length behind I watch for lightning from the clouds of Tihama ⁶³⁷ And my eye beholds the light of a sun whose majesty Is a radiance emanating from the tomb of Muhammad He is the mercy sent to creation, how excellent So may Allah bless him as long as the east wind blows A blessing that, when specific to him, encompasses with its light Behind me, and I faced a sleepless night And another in Najd ⁶³⁴ set up those clouds A qibal ⁶³⁸—O how it dispels the darkness of darknesses From him shone forth the rising glad tidings Noble of character, best of dwellers and travelers And as long as thunder moans in the vast rainclouds Remnant of companions and lofty great ones O Allah, I ask You, O Restorer of what You have annihilated, when creatures emerge for His call from opposition to Him, O Holy One in His great Lordship, and everything is subject to His might and majesty, ¹⁹⁴ by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, truthful in his speech and guidance, infallible in delivering his trust and message, and by the secret of his sciences, gifts, and jewels of wisdom, and by the perfection of his generosity, munificence, and overflowing kindness, and by the brilliant lights of his miracles, signs, and fragrant breaths, that You free my foot by the sanctity of his foot, before which rocks softened, seas split by its blessing, the servants of veils and curtains covered themselves with the dust of its sandals, the angels of the Throne and the Footstool and the keepers of the Much-Frequented House ⁶³⁹ were honored by kissing its fingers, and it obeyed its owner and became among his followers and servants—that You, O Allah, by its blessing, open my heart with the keys of light, purify my innermost being with the overflowing light, illuminate my temple with the lamps of light, extend my spirit with the supply of light, teach me in the Preserved Tablet ⁶⁴⁰ with the pen of light, discipline me in my journey to You with the secret of light, guide me in my return to You with the etiquette of reality and the understanding of light, and grant me from the divine sciences ⁶⁴¹ and luminous secrets and eternal lights and gnostic gifts that which brings tranquility to hearts and expands breasts, and bestow upon me from good deeds, elevation of ranks, and righteous works whose blessing we find in places of bewilderment, fears, and the loneliness of graves, and cover my shame, secure my terror, accept my apology, forgive my slip when what is in the graves is scattered and what is in the breasts is obtained, and take my hand at the burden of deeds, the setting up of the Bridge ⁶⁴², and crossing over its edge and passing, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Most Gracious, O Most Merciful, O Forbearing, O Generous, O High, O Great, O Appreciative, O Forgiving, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

The Prophet's foot has qualities that have soared high; nothing like it exists with the All-Dominator ⁶⁴³ among feet. A foot that inscribed honor for the sky, so the angels of the sky became its servants. A foot that ascended the highest layers ⁶⁴⁴ and kept ascending until it attained the most complete honor. A foot to whose sandal Gabriel clung, and by whose prestige Michael showed reverence to the Lord. A foot before which rocks soften when it walks, and by whose secret the encompassing sea split. A foot from whose blessings goodness overflows, like the overflowing of swelling seas upon nations. A foot whose sandal was honored and blessed by its likeness, the noble Arabs and non-Arabs. A foot whose beauty is exalted beyond likeness, and by it and its tread the Sacred House ⁶⁴⁵ was elevated. A foot by which I hope for mercy and pardon for the sins and minor faults I have committed. A foot under whose shade I and all my loved ones, and all family and servants, will be. Oh, how beautiful it is! Beauty is complete in it; from its light, exquisite beauty is perfected. Would that I were the dust for its sandal—the delight of wishes and the cure from ailment. How many illnesses its blessings have healed, astounding the brilliant physicians of wisdom. Oh, my delight, I have come under its banner; there is no injustice or harm in this precinct. So by the prestige of its exalted owner, I hope for my dwelling in the abode of honor and blessings. My God, I ask You by the sanctity of Your Prophet's foot, preserved in the sanctuary of might and steadfastness, established in the station of virtue and honor, delivering from the torment of the grave and the terror of the Day of Regret and Remorse before seeing it, that You make me among those who attain Your pleasure, who are protected by Your protection, whom You accompanied with safety on the journey to You, and from whom You removed blame when standing before You, and whom You clothed with the best armor and chainmail from the garments of Your care. My God, I ask You by the sanctity of Your Prophet's noble, generous, majestic, and magnificent foot, and by what it obtained on the Night of the Ascension ⁶⁴⁶ of fortune and great status, and by the divine care and merciful glad tidings and immense gifts with which it was distinguished, so that whoever kisses it and places it on the crown of his head attains proximity, success, reward, and gain, and it becomes for him a protection, amulet, and safeguard against temporal afflictions and worldly calamities, that You seat me by its blessing on the carpet of Your presence on the throne of proximity and nearness, and address me with the tongue of Your discourse as You addressed those for whom You opened the divine opening, illuminated their insights with the lights of Your knowledge, and acquainted them with the treasures of Your secret until they achieved the goal and attained wishes, and You bestowed upon them the robes of Your might and seated them on the chairs of joy and congratulations, honored them with piety and righteousness, disciplined them in secret and private counsel, and taught them the path of arrival to You, so they stood before You in the station of perfection of excellence and majestic glory, and You removed the intermediaries between You and them, and transferred them from the human world to the spiritual, luminous world, and acquainted them with the names of the named, the secrets of letters, and the principles of structures, and made them vicegerents on Your earth, ruling by the law of Your Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and by what You revealed to him in Your Furqanic Book ⁶⁴⁷. My God, I ask You by the sanctity of Your Prophet's noble foot, of majestic rank, lofty, pure from every defect, clean, to whose stirrup Gabriel and Israfil clung, and by which every near one was blessed and clung to its means, that You make me by its blessing among those who entered houses through their doors, threw the pebbles of Muhammadan love with its pebbles, took the jewels of divine wisdom from its masters, and unveiled for them the veiled mysteries of knowledge and gnosis, and gave them to drink the cups of Ahmadine ⁶⁴⁸ affection, sweet and pure, and the nectar of its drink, so they became intoxicated with its wine and reveled with the tongue of the state of its address and response, combining the law of prophetic love and the knowledge of the Lord, so they delight in the gardens of spirit and basil, strut in the garments of contentment and pleasure, gaze upon the face of their Lord morning and evening, and occupy themselves with His remembrance at night and day. Their sustenance is "God is One" ⁶⁴⁹, their drink is "God, the Eternal Refuge" ⁶⁵⁰, and their thought is "He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent" ⁶⁵¹. They delight in His oneness and sanctification, and are guided by the stars of His guidance. Upon them are blessings from their Lord and mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones. So guide us, O God, by their guidance, brighten our faces with their mark, honor us by their affiliation, and cause us to die upon their straight path and their way, and do not deviate us from their path and law, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, instill Your awe in our hearts so that turning to You becomes our greatest goal, and make us taste the sweetness of intimate conversation with You and humility before You so that being absorbed in You becomes our utmost desire, and love for You the sweetest of our drinks, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your love has left in us no remainder for other than You. O masters of people, we are the youths of the door of your loyalty. You are the kings of high stations; my Lord has granted you that. You are the greatest masters; never has a servant who came to you been disappointed. You are the suns of assemblies; God has manifested you in them. O God, and I ask You, O Exalted, O Mighty, O Forbearing, O All-Knowing, O He who is the First before everything without beginning, and the Last after everything without end, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the pole of prophethood, messengership, and sainthood, the crown of glory, might, honor, and care, the path of blessing, happiness, right guidance, and guidance, and by the right of the light of Your Throne and his sublime countenance and beautiful radiance, and by the might of his handsome face, the loftiness of his rank and station, the generosity of his right hand, his munificence and giving, his beautiful form, character, and modesty, and by the sanctity of his covenant, the truth of his pledge, and his faithfulness, that You free my limbs by the sanctity of his limbs, by which every near one drew near on the night of his Ascension and Night Journey, and with which You wiped every afflicted person so that he was healed by its virtue from his chronic illness and disease, and which every lover accepted and found the secret of its care at the beginning and end of his affair, and by the sanctity of his noble form, his attributes, and his names, and by the station of the elite of his beloved and chosen ones before You, that You gather me by its blessing in the company of his household, his supporters, and his ministers, and make me on the Day of Resurrection among his companions and neighbors, entering under his inviolable protection and beneath his banner, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Glorious in creation, the One, Taha ⁶⁵², who was the best of all people in character. He beautified the world with complete beauty; none preceded him in it. If the lover suddenly appears from him, his light remains ever covering. The light of the full moon and the brightness of the sun were combined in his face, distinct. For a forehead—its light is radiant, beneath the night of hair, resembling the dawn. Like an unsheathed sword, his forehead traces lights at the moment of meeting. A holy garden is his beard; every fragrance of its scent has diffused.

I thought it was for the soul and basil from his cheek, with his two temples, a layer. How majestic is the Chosen One ⁶⁵³, smiling at the meeting place of his countenance in the encounter. By Allah, the mouth of the Chosen One is a garden; its opening emits light layered. The Garden of Refuge ⁶⁵⁴ resembles it, opened, and the vessel of pearls also closed. His saliva is honey, a cure and remedy; every ailment is truly healed when he spits. In it is sustenance, drink, healing, and a cure for illness if he spits. His sparkling mouth resembled a seal; the jewel of his teeth were aligned in it. His stature is a branch, but his delicacy became more slender than the branches of the ban tree ⁶⁵⁵. His complexion is ruddy but radiant, white, pure, beautiful, and bright. His eyes are intensely black, Taha ⁶⁵⁶ has a gap between his front teeth, his eyebrows are long but thin. His hair is jet-black, double-stranded, flowing, sometimes curled and sometimes parted. His innate fragrance—how great it is!—the perfume of the earth and the most fragrant of horizons. His palms are soft, his hands are spacious; the precious gifts from them will never be separated. His feet and the millstone ⁶⁵⁷ complained of his standing in prayer, by which he ascended to nearness. Like the winds sent forth ⁶⁵⁸, his bounty—how often did he pour forth generosity upon those who were impoverished. And upon him be the blessings of Allah, and upon his family and the Companions, the people of piety. O Allah, I am Your humble, weak servant, and You are the Patron, the Forbearing, the Kind, and this is Your beloved, the noble Chosen One. How can the weak fear between the Kind and the Noble, when You have made him for us in this world a protective fortress and in the Hereafter an accepted intercessor? And You said—and Your word is truth: "And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful" ⁶⁵⁹. My God, I have wronged myself and come to You seeking forgiveness for my sin, fleeing from my ugly deeds and evil earnings, seeking intercession through him to You, and seeking means through his great station with You. So accept his intercession for me by the ocean of Your generosity towards him, and bestow upon me Your pardon and forgiveness, and do not turn me back disappointed from Your bounty, nor deprive me of the vastness of Your forbearance, generosity, and kindness, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, You have given Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sanctity and protection, so free me by his sanctity and protection. You have given him might, station, and elevation, so free me by the sanctity of his might, station, and elevation. You have given him love and intimacy, so free me by the sanctity of his love and intimacy. You have given him compassion and mercy, so free me by the sanctity of his compassion and mercy. My God, You have given Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) tenderness and affection, so free me by the sanctity of his tenderness and affection. You have given him fortune and rank, so free me by the sanctity of his fortune and rank. You have given him dignity and majesty, so free me by the sanctity of his dignity and majesty. You have given him miracles and honor, so free me by the sanctity of his miracles and honor. My God, You have given Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) aspiration and authority, so free me by the sanctity of his aspiration and awe. You have given him station and sanctity, so free me by the sanctity of his station and sanctity. You have given him protection and infallibility, so free me by the sanctity of his protection and infallibility. You have given him fragrance and breath, so free me by the sanctity of his fragrance and breath. You have given him knowledge and wisdom, so free me by the sanctity of his knowledge and wisdom. You have given him obedience and service, so free me by the sanctity of his obedience and service. You have given him expansion and blessing, so free me by the sanctity of his expansion and blessing. My God, You have given Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) dominion and sovereignty, so free me by the sanctity of his dominion and sovereignty. You have given him leadership and prosperity, so free me by the sanctity of his leadership and prosperity. You have given him kinship and mercy, so free me by the sanctity of his kinship and mercy. You have given him wives and progeny, so free me by the sanctity of his wives and progeny. You have given him nobility and lineage, so free me by the sanctity of his nobility and lineage. My God, You have given Your Prophet, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), family and companions, so free me by the sanctity of his family and companions. You have given him in-laws, supporters, and beloved ones, so free me by the sanctity of his in-laws, supporters, and beloved ones. You have given him armies and parties, so free me by the sanctity of his armies and parties. My God, You have given Your Prophet, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), strength and authority, so heal me by the sanctity of his strength and authority. You have given him refuge and protection, so free me by the sanctity of his refuge and protection. You have given him paradise and safeguard, so free me by the sanctity of his paradise and safeguard. You have given him pride and care, so free me by the sanctity of his pride and care. You have given him guidance and direction, so free me by the sanctity of his guidance and direction. My God, You have given Your Prophet, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), pardon and tolerance, so free me by the sanctity of his pardon and tolerance. You have given him beauty and grace, so free me by the sanctity of his beauty and grace. You have given him righteousness and obedience, so free me by the sanctity of his righteousness and obedience. You have given him asceticism and contentment, so free me by the sanctity of his asceticism and contentment. You have given him acceptance and intercession, so free me by the sanctity of his acceptance and intercession. My God, I have asked You for freedom by the sanctity of Your Prophet's noble qualities, so free me. I have asked You for forgiveness through his station, so forgive me. Do not deprive me when I have sought You, do not prevent me when I have asked You, do not disappoint my hopes when I have hoped in You, and answer my supplication regarding what I have hoped for from You of all kinds of good and what I have called upon You for. Bestow upon me Your pardon and generosity, and grant me Your beneficence and forbearance.

And by Your bounty, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, I ask You by the sanctity of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, that You do not torment my soul which professes Your Oneness in pre-eternity ⁶⁶⁰, and that You do not torment my heart which loves You and hopes from You the ultimate goal and aspiration; and by the sanctity of his body, that You do not torment my body which has been ashamed out of modesty before You for lack of knowledge and deeds; and by the sanctity of his self, that You do not torment my self which hopes for Your mercy on the day when scandals appear and the rope is cut; and by the sanctity of his face, that You do not torment my face which has prostrated to You in the darkness of night and has rubbed its gray hair in abasement and supplication to You; and by the sanctity of his tongue, that You do not torment my tongue which has affirmed Your Oneness and declared You transcendent above incarnation ⁶⁶¹, anthropomorphism ⁶⁶², and likeness; and by the sanctity of his sight, that You do not torment my sight which has looked upon Your creations with the eye of reflection and saw that all things are subject to passing away; and by the sanctity of his hearing, that You do not torment my hearing which heeded Your address on the day of "Am I not your Lord?" ⁶⁶³ and received it with obedience and compliance; and by the sanctity of his mouth, that You do not torment my mouth which has worshipped You by reciting Your Book and sought Your pleasure throughout days and nights; and by the sanctity of his heart, that You do not torment my heart which You have filled with knowledge of You, so it ascribed to You what befits You of exaltation and attributes of perfection; and by the sanctity of his mind, that You do not torment my mind which has pondered the realities of Your Oneness and, with its conclusive proofs, invalidated the arguments of the people of disputation and contention; and by the sanctity of his form, that You do not torment my form which You have proportioned by Your power, so it acknowledged Your servitude and submitted when it witnessed Your majesty and glory; and by the sanctity of his inner being, that You do not torment my inner being which turned to You with its entirety and strove in what pleases You with heart, body, veins, and joints; and by the sanctity of his limbs, that You do not torment my limbs which You have prepared for Your obedience, guided to good, and saved from the abysses of error and misguidance. Deal with me, O God, with Your pardon and forgiveness, and look upon me with the eye of Your kindness in movements, stillness, and all states. Establish me in true servitude before You, and do not turn me away from Your door, O Possessor of might and majesty. Bestow upon me Your nearness and contemplation, and grace me with Your service and striving. Support me by You for You, and unite me with You in the station of proximity and connection ⁶⁶⁴. My God, my Master, and my Lord, I burn with fire—a face that was praying to You, a tongue that was remembering and whispering to You, a heart that was affirming Your Oneness and hoping in You, a body that was worshipping and supplicating to You. No, by Him who guided us to You and made us desire what is with You, and commanded us to humble ourselves and submit before You—Your beloved and Prophet, our master and lord Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the Seal of Your Prophets and the Master of Your Chosen Ones—nothing stopped us at the door of Your perfection except the abundance of Your generosity and favor, and nothing made us hope for Your pardon and forbearance except the vastness of Your kindness and the flow of Your bounty, and nothing drove us to extend our hands in supplication to You except Your great forgiveness toward us and the might of Your majesty. Were it not for Your guidance and success, we would not have attained that. Had we not desired to obtain what we hope and seek from the flow of Your bounty, You would not have taught us to ask. We have sought Your intercession through Your beloved, sent with Your facilitation and gentleness, who is the most knowledgeable of people ⁶⁶⁵ of the perfection of Your right, and whose station with You is the noblest of the stations of Your creation: that You not blacken our faces with painful punishment, nor disfigure our forms with the fire of Your torment. Grant us refuge, O God, from the severity of Your vengeance and the length of Your reckoning. Honor us with Your abundant grace and ample reward, and do not distance us, by Your mercy, from Your mighty presence. Make us among those who call upon You and stand at Your door. Purify our states, word and deed, and free us from Your fire with a complete emancipation. Make for us an easy path to the paradises of Your garden, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O my God, my Master, my Refuge, and my Shelter, under whom I seek shade. If You call to account, You are just in judgment; if You show leniency, You are worthy of grace. Nothing but contentment with what You decree, and opposition to Your decree is ignorance. Yet contentment and my hope inform me that meeting You is easy. Far be it, O my Master, that You disappoint my hope and expectations; all Your affairs are grace. You conceal faults, forgive sins, give, withhold—all Your judgment is just. You mend brokenness, change hardship to ease, remove harm—all that is generosity. You have always been benevolent, self-sufficient, generous; You are the Creator, the Exalter, the Abaser. Your favor truly encompasses all creation; the one granted success is occupied with gratitude. Poor and rich stand at the door, in humility and abasement. Especially one who intercedes through an intercessor who is worthy of good and guidance. So it is fitting that he attain his aim and request; how blessed is he whose request is God's pleasure. By the right of the intercessor, and he is an intercessor, and whom You have chosen for that on the day of trial. Master of intercessors, Taha ⁶⁶⁶, upon him. You have accustomed me to favor from Your bounties. The flow of Your generosity encompasses all creatures. You are my fortress, my refuge, and my succor. You are uniquely possessed of all perfections. To You, O Benign One, belongs every beautiful attribute. Lord, grant us gifts of good and forgive. Pardon me, grant me well-being from what destroys. Conceal fault and sin with a covering. Of garments of mercy that he hopes for. I hope for none other than You to forgive a sin. Pardon a sinner with many offenses. Who clarified the landmarks until. Master of messengers, most noble guide. Through whom the fragrant Medina became pure. The light of the sun of guidance—upon him be blessings. The purest blessings, as long as rain pours and dew. It does not diminish nor does giving exhaust You. No bounty can be compared to the flow of Your bounty. You are the Bestower of noble, immense grace. And You are exalted above having any likeness. No intellect can encompass the essence of Your description. What Your weak, abased servant has committed. And by it the feet of the mighty slip. Comprehensive of the sin of every erring servant. Of gray-haired, young, and child. And covers the ugly if the deed is evil. And the people of the path of guidance, the one who does wrong goes astray. It became clear to the worlds, obligation and supererogation. Best of guides, by whom the guides are led. And that station rose high in glory. As long as the shade hovers over the garden's robe. My God, my evil deeds are many and abundant, my good deeds are few and insignificant, my slips are great and terrifying, and my deeds in my opinion are neither beneficial nor accepted, and I have no excuse to offer—this is a station where only truthfulness avails. My God, we are the poor, even if we have no great deeds, nor modesty before You, nor shame—yet our love for You and for Your Messenger, we hope thereby for forgiveness for the sins and slips we have committed. My God, when I remember that You see me while I am disobeying You, my mind almost goes astray. By Your might, none persists in disobeying You except a wicked person, and none feels secure from Your scheme except a loser. My God, when I remember the greatness of my crime and the abundance of Your kindness, I wish that You had not created me, out of shame before You.

My God, I did not disobey You out of ignorance of Your punishment, nor out of defiance of Your vengeance and chastisement, but my soul tempted me, my desire overcame me, Your concealment of me deceived me, and Your kindness and bestowal of blessings upon me made me hope for Your pardon. So now, who will save me, and to whose rope shall I cling if You cut off Your rope ⁶⁶⁷ from me? And how shameful will it be for me tomorrow when I stand before You; woe to my disgrace when I present my ugly deeds to You. My God, Your argument against me stands firm, and Your right over me is established. I have struggled in defense of myself like one who is vanquished and overpowered, and I have apologized to You with the apology of a lying wrongdoer. Yet You are a forbearing Lord, true, generous, and noble, forgiving sins, concealing faults, relieving anxieties, and dispelling distress. So forgive us, O our Master, our sins, conceal our faults, relieve us of our anxieties and distress, have mercy on us through Your generosity, do not make us despair of Your mercy, meet us with Your pardon, and do not deprive us of the abundant flow of Your blessings. My God, if I have disobeyed You out of my ignorance, I have indeed called upon You with my heart, hoped in You with my mind, and become certain of deliverance when I knew that I have a Lord who forgives sins, however many they may be, and does not care. My God, my sins have silenced me from speech, and my shortcomings have shamed me from asking. So if You conceal my shame, overlook my slip, remove my embarrassment, calm my terror, bestow favor upon me, make me eager in seeking, and accept my supplication and fear, then I ask You, O my Master, for Your pleasure and Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from Your wrath and the Fire. O Allah, O Generous, O Bestower, O Mighty, O Forgiver, my Lord, forgive me and my parents, and have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small, and forgive all believing men and women, and Muslim men and women, the living among them and the dead. My God, You commanded me to be dutiful to my parents, made their right obligatory upon me, required me to thank them along with thanking You, and made dutifulness to them incumbent upon me along with dutifulness to You. Yet in this I have been among the negligent and have fallen short of my duty. My God, bestow upon my parents a special pardon and forgiveness from You, greet them with tranquility and fragrance, mercy and good pleasure, cool their resting places, illuminate their graves, clothe them in the garments of Your pardon and beneficence, and when they rise from their graves for the reckoning, let down upon them the veil of mercy, save them from punishment and humiliation, gather me and them together in the abode of Your mercy, and overwhelm me and them with the abundant flow of Your blessings. Honor their station in the abode of Your holiness and generosity, increase their share of nearness to You and the bliss of Your Garden, and make me and them among the people of Your special favor. And O Allah, encompass all believing men and women with Your kindness and mercy, be for them a protector, guardian, and sufficient one. Have mercy on the drying of their pens ⁶⁶⁸ and the standing of their deeds ⁶⁶⁹, and on what has befallen them of trials. As for the living among them, accept the repentance of the wrongdoer, accept their repentance, overlook the one who is on the verge ⁶⁷⁰, help the oppressed among them, heal the sick among them, and grant us and them a sincere repentance ⁶⁷¹ that pleases You from us and them, for You are the Generous One capable of that. And O Allah, be for the mujahidin ⁶⁷² among them a protector, guardian, and helper, grant them a mighty victory, and give them from Yourself a supporting authority. Turn the evil circle ⁶⁷³ upon Your enemies and our enemies, the disbelievers. O Allah, shed their blood, obliterate their sanctuary, and make them spoils and booty in the hands of our believing brothers. And O Allah, reform the ruler and the ruled, and everyone whom You have placed in charge of any of the affairs of the Muslims, and reform them with a lasting, enduring reform in their circumstances and themselves. Reform those whom You have set over them, and grant them compassion, kindness, and mercy toward them, and perpetuate that for us in them and for them in themselves. O Allah, unite us in word, spare bloodshed, remove tribulation from us, ward off vengeance from us, and grant us refuge from all affliction. Undertake that for us through Your favor, from where You know best and are most able. O Allah, do not show us among the people of Islam two conflicting swords, do not create discord among them, but place among them love, kindness, and harmony, and unite them in obedience to You and in what draws them near to You in word and deed. Grant them submission and acceptance of truth and fairness, for You are the Guardian of that and its worthy one, and the Generous One whose bounty and favor encompass all servants. O Allah, we ask You to honor us and not humiliate us, to raise us and not lower us, to be for us and not against us, and to gather for us the good of all matters, both small and great: the matters of this world, which are a means for us to attain obedience to You and knowledge of how to comply with You, and the matters of the Hereafter, which are our greatest desire, our reliance, and our destination. For that cannot be completed for us except through You, nor can it be right for us except through accompanying You and Your protection. O Allah, grant us awe of You, reverence for You, magnification of You, and watchfulness of You, and what You have granted Your elect from Your purity: true knowledge and recognition of You. Bestow upon us what You have graciously given them of Your signs and honor, and make that perpetual for us. O He to whom belongs the dominion of all things, and He is over all things powerful. O Allah, grant us complete pardon and well-being in all circumstances, and in all our family, brothers, offspring, relatives, and wealth. And encompass all believing men and women with that. And decree for us from Your rulings what is most pleasing to You, most beloved to You, and most helpful for every act of speech and deed that brings us near to You in all situations. O Hearer of the dead, O Knower of hidden things, O Answerer of supplications, O Compeller of the earths and heavens. And O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, the master of masters, the best of those who have passed and those who are to come. And do with us the good that You are worthy of, for You are Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, Generous, Noble, Kind, Forbearing. O Most Merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * My Master, my Master, we are weak servants, * And upon Your great bounty we have relied. * My Master, my Master, we have committed matters * So overwhelming, and with them before You we have confessed. * My Master, my Master, with the greatest brokenness * At the door of hope in You we have stood. * My Master, my Master, to You we have sought refuge, * My Master, my Master, help us, help us! * My Master, my Master, overlook and pardon, * And be kind with the success of what we have asked. * Far be it from Allah that we should be disappointed while You are * The Vast in bounty and forgiveness toward us. * By Your Greatest Name ⁶⁷⁴ that encompasses all, we have called upon You, * And here we are, my Master, we have answered. * O you who look at the script with your eye, seeing it, * Do not forget its writer; remember him with goodness. * And pray to Allah with a sincere prayer, * Perhaps it will benefit him in the vicissitudes of time. * O you who look at the script with your eye, seeing it, * Do not forget its writer; remember him with goodness. * And pray to Allah with a sincere prayer, * Perhaps it will benefit him in the vicissitudes of time. O Wise, O Wise. * O writer of the script with your eye, seeing it, * Do not forget its writer; remember him with goodness. * And pray to Allah with a sincere prayer, * Perhaps it will benefit him in the vicissitudes of time. Praise be to Allah alone. * Masters, my masters, and in you is your protection, * At the door of hope, through you we have desired. * Masters, my masters, we are weak servants, * At the door of forgiveness, we are alighting.

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1. al-Mu'ti : Title meaning 'the Giver', referring to the author Muhammad al-Mu'ti.
2. ahsan taqwim : Qur'anic phrase (95:4) meaning 'the best stature' or 'the most upright form'.
3. al-dhat al-Muhammadiyya : The Muhammadan essence or self, referring to the spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad.
4. sirri : My secret; in Sufi terminology, the innermost spiritual faculty or the secret heart.
5. al-aqtab al-wasilun : The arrived poles; in Sufism, the highest spiritual masters (qutbs) who have attained union with God.
6. al-kummal al-'arifun : The perfect knowers; Sufi saints who have reached the highest levels of spiritual knowledge.
7. lisan al-hal : The tongue of the state; a spiritual intuition or inspiration that speaks through one's condition.
8. Qur'an 39:53 : Qur'anic verse: 'Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah...'
9. tawassalu bi-jahi : A hadith: 'Seek intercession through my rank, for my rank with Allah is great.' Though widely cited, its chain is considered weak.
10. huruf ismihi : The letters of his name; a reference to the spiritual significance of the letters of the Prophet's name Muhammad.
11. Jibril : The angel Gabriel, who announces God's love for a person to the angels.
12. al-Isra' : The Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem, mentioned in Qur'an 17:1.
13. lam yulaff : Literally 'not wrapped'; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad being unlike other humans in his spiritual reality.
14. ṣūratuhu : Form or image; here referring to the Prophet's spiritual form, not his physical appearance.
15. maṭwiyyat al-athar : Folded up, leaving no trace; a Sufi term indicating that the Prophet's reality is hidden and beyond ordinary perception.
16. min azal : From eternity; referring to the pre-eternal existence of the Prophet's light.
17. fayḍan ghayr munḥaṣir : An unconfined flood; a Sufi concept of divine effusion or emanation.
18. Lawḥ al-Nubuwwa : The Tablet of Prophecy; a reference to the preserved tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) in Islamic cosmology, here associated with the Prophet.
19. makhṭūmihā : Its seal; possibly referring to the Seal of the Prophets or the seal on the preserved tablet.
20. ṭāliʿuhā : Its ascendant; an astrological term used metaphorically for the Prophet's exalted station.
21. ijbāriyyatihā : Its determinism; a theological term referring to divine predestination.
22. al-āyāt wa al-suwar : The signs and the surahs; i.e., the verses and chapters of the Quran.
23. Idhā jā'a naṣru llāhi wa al-fatḥ : Quran 110:1, 'When the help of God and the victory come.'
24. Khātam al-Nubuwwa : The Seal of Prophecy; a physical mark on the Prophet's back believed to be a sign of his prophethood.
25. waḍa‘a yadayhi ‘alā ‘aynayhi : Literally 'placed his hands over his eyes,' a playful gesture of hiding the eyes, indicating a game of blindfolding.
26. Jibrīl : The angel Gabriel, the messenger angel who brings revelation to prophets.
27. sunnatihi al-qawīmah wa minhāj dīnihi : His upright path and the way of his religion; referring to the prophetic tradition (Sunnah) and the methodology of Islam.
28. خَنْصَر : The little finger; a reference to a hadith about intercession where the little finger is lost (i.e., forgotten) among the multitude.
29. حَوْض : The Basin (Hawd) of the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment, from which the faithful will drink.
30. أَهْلِ الْمَشَاهِد : People of the witnessed realms; refers to those who witness divine manifestations or the spiritual elite.
31. الرُّسُوخِ وَالتَّمْكِين : Firmness and establishment; spiritual states of deep rootedness and divine empowerment.
32. نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِين : A light and a clear Book; Quran 5:15, interpreted by some as referring to the Prophet Muhammad as a light.
33. كَوْثَر : Kawthar; a river in Paradise given to the Prophet Muhammad, also the name of a Quranic chapter.
34. مَا هَذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيم : This is no human; this is none other than a noble angel; Quran 12:31, said by the women about Joseph.
35. كَالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْر : Like the moon on the night of the full moon; a hadith describing the beauty of Joseph.
36. دِحْيَة : Dihya al-Kalbi, a companion of the Prophet known for his handsomeness; the angel Gabriel sometimes appeared in his form.
37. حُسْنَ وَجْهِكَ : The beauty of your face; referring to the Prophet Muhammad's face being clothed from the light of the Throne.
38. الصُّورَةُ الْأَحْمَدِيَّة : The Ahmadic form; the spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad, named Ahmad.
39. وَدَعْ تَعَالِي النَّصَارَى فِي نَبِيِّهِمْ : Leave aside the exaltation of the Christians over their prophet; a reference to Christian beliefs about Jesus, implying Muhammad is greater.
40. al-jawāhir al-sunniyya : Literally 'sun-like jewels'; a term used in Sufi cosmology to describe the luminous, subtle substances of the Prophet's body, analogous to precious stones that reflect light.
41. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric sciences; knowledge granted directly by God to the saints and prophets, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
42. al-saḥāb al-mūsima : Rain-laden clouds; a metaphor for abundant generosity, as clouds bring life-giving rain.
43. shaqā'iq al-nu'mān : Anemones, a type of red flower.
44. al-ghawālī : Ambergris, a fragrant substance from whales.
45. al-'anbar al-shajarī : Aloeswood, a fragrant resinous wood.
46. misk Dāwīn : Musk from Dawin, a region known for its musk.
47. al-'aqīq : Carnelian, a red gemstone.
48. al-nadd : A compound perfume made of musk, ambergris, and other ingredients.
49. al-khuzāmā : Lavender, a fragrant plant.
50. al-sarāt : Leaders or nobles, referring to the family of the Prophet.
51. al-jahābidhah : Distinguished or expert companions, literally 'treasurers' or 'experts'.
52. al-fatḥ : Unveiling or spiritual opening, a Sufi term for divine illumination.
53. al-masjid al-aqṣā : The Farthest Mosque in Jerusalem.
54. al-bayt al-ma'mūr : The Frequented House, a celestial Kaaba in heaven.
55. al-'arsh : The Throne of God.
56. al-kursī : The Footstool of God.
57. al-lawḥ : The Preserved Tablet.
58. al-qalam : The Pen, used to write destiny.
59. sidrat al-muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree in the seventh heaven.
60. al-zabarjad : Chrysolite, a green gemstone.
61. al-sundus : Silk brocade, a fine fabric.
62. al-istabraq : Satin or thick silk brocade.
63. al-kibrīt al-aḥmar : Red sulfur, a legendary substance in alchemy.
64. al-salsabīl : A spring in Paradise.
65. al-rahīq al-makhtūm : Sealed nectar, a drink in Paradise.
66. al-wasmī : Spring rain that falls in the season of wasm.
67. al-ṣabā : The east wind, often associated with gentleness.
68. al-suhā : A faint star in the constellation Ursa Major.
69. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, often symbolizing abundant spiritual blessings.
70. Ahmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
71. Muhammadan : Pertaining to the Prophet Muhammad, often used to describe his spiritual qualities.
72. Mustafawi : Derived from Mustafa, 'the Chosen One', a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
73. Sayhun : The Syr Darya river, often mentioned in Islamic tradition as one of the four rivers of Paradise.
74. Jayhun : The Amu Darya river, also considered one of the four rivers of Paradise.
75. Qamar al-ma'arif : The moon of gnosis; a Sufi term for the spiritual knowledge of God.
76. Bahr al-'awarif : The sea of divine gifts; a Sufi term for the abundance of spiritual graces.
77. Qamar al-futuhat : The moon of illuminations; referring to spiritual openings and unveilings.
78. Bahr al-lata'if : The sea of subtle graces; a Sufi term for the subtle spiritual favors.
79. Qamar al-multaqayat : The moon of encounters; referring to spiritual meetings with the Divine.
80. Bahr al-sirr : The sea of the secret; a Sufi term for the innermost spiritual mystery.
81. Qamar al-tajalliyat : The moon of theophanies; referring to divine manifestations.
82. Mihrab : A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer; here used metaphorically for a place of worship or spiritual focus.
83. Qamar al-kushufat : The moon of unveilings; referring to spiritual revelations.
84. Laylat al-Qadr : The Night of Decree, a blessed night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed.
85. Rabi' al-Awwal : The third month of the Islamic calendar, the month of the Prophet's birth.
86. Eid al-Fitr : The festival of breaking the fast, celebrated at the end of Ramadan.
87. Eid al-Adha : The festival of sacrifice, celebrated during the Hajj pilgrimage.
88. Barq al-wisal : The lightning of union; a Sufi term for the sudden experience of divine union.
89. Hadratay al-jam' wa al-farq : The two presences of gathering and separation; Sufi terms for states of unity with God and distinction from Him.
90. Barq al-fath : The lightning of opening; a Sufi term for sudden spiritual insight or victory.
91. Al-Qalam wa al-Lawh : The Pen and the Tablet; in Islamic cosmology, the divine instruments of writing destiny.
92. Barzakh : The intermediate state between death and resurrection.
93. al-julūs : Sitting; a Sufi term referring to a spiritual state or station of sitting in the presence of God.
94. al-mawlawiyya : Lordly; pertaining to the Lord (Mawlā), often used in Sufi contexts to denote divine attributes.
95. al-ladunniyya : Esoteric; knowledge directly from God, without intermediary, as in 'ilm ladunni (divine knowledge).
96. al-‘ishq : Love; intense, passionate love for God or the Prophet, a key concept in Sufism.
97. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical sayings uttered by Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
98. al-fanā’ : Annihilation; the Sufi concept of passing away of the self in the divine presence.
99. jadhabāt : Attractions; divine attractions or pulls that draw the seeker toward God.
100. al-ṣamadāniyya : Eternal; pertaining to al-Ṣamad (the Eternal, a name of God), indicating divine eternity.
101. ma‘ārif : Gnoses; spiritual knowledge or insights into divine realities.
102. dīwān : Court; the assembly or registry of the Prophet's followers, or a collection of poems.
103. al-‘ināya : Divine care; God's special attention and providence.
104. al-wajd : Ecstasy; a state of intense spiritual emotion in Sufism.
105. al-ijāba : Response; divine answer to prayers or spiritual call.
106. nafaḥāt : Wafts; spiritual breaths or emanations of divine mercy.
107. al-ghuyūb : The unseen; the realm of spiritual realities beyond sensory perception.
108. ahl al-wajd wa al-ilhām : People of ecstatic spiritual experience and divine inspiration.
109. ahl al-īmān wa al-islām : People of faith and submission to God.
110. munājāh : Intimate, whispered prayer to God.
111. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances or paradoxical sayings of Sufis.
112. ahl al-sharā’i‘ wa al-aḥkām : People of divine laws and legal rulings.
113. al-qānitīn : The devout, those who stand in prayer.
114. walah : Distraction or bewildered love for God.
115. tawājud : Ecstatic agitation or simulated ecstasy in Sufi practice.
116. ahl al-mawāhib : People of spiritual gifts or endowments.
117. wilāyah : Sainthood, friendship with God.
118. ma‘ārif : Gnoses, spiritual knowledge.
119. mushāhadah : Spiritual witnessing or direct vision of God.
120. taṣrīf khāṣṣ : Special disposal or authority to act in the world.
121. ajrās wa awtād : Bells and pegs; possibly symbolic of cosmic order or spiritual stations.
122. qabḍ wa madd : Contraction and expansion; spiritual states of constriction and openness.
123. kalimatay al-shahādah : The two testimonies of faith: 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God.'
124. bawāriq al-karāmāt : Dazzling miracles or wonders performed by saints.
125. lawā’iḥ al-kawāshif : Flashes of unveilings; spiritual disclosures.
126. mu‘āmalāt : Spiritual dealings or practices.
127. murīd : Disciple or seeker on the Sufi path.
128. imdādāt : Spiritual effusions or reinforcements.
129. nafaḥāt : Spiritual breaths or inspirations.
130. jadhbāt : Spiritual attractions or divine pulls.
131. raqā’iq : Subtle discourses or delicate spiritual teachings.
132. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine sciences or knowledge granted directly by God to the saints, without intermediary.
133. maqāmāt al-mushāhada : Stations of witnessing or spiritual vision of divine realities.
134. basāṭ al-mukālama : The carpet or expanse of intimate conversation with God.
135. jannat al-qurb : The garden of proximity to God, a spiritual state of nearness.
136. laṭāʾif al-talaqqiyāt : Subtleties of receptions or spiritual influxes from God.
137. maẓāhir al-tajalliyāt : Manifestations of divine theophanies or self-disclosures.
138. lawāʾiḥ al-futūḥāt : Gleams of spiritual openings or illuminations.
139. raqāʾiq al-ʿawārif : Delicacies of gnostic gifts or spiritual knowledge.
140. rumūz al-ishārāt : Symbols of allusions, subtle spiritual indications.
141. asrār al-asmāʾ wa-l-ḥurūf : Secrets of the divine Names and the mystical letters of the alphabet.
142. ahl al-dhikr : People of remembrance, those who constantly invoke God.
143. al-ṣiyām wa-l-ʿukūf : Fasting and spiritual retreat or seclusion in a mosque.
144. ʿarāʾis al-khudūr al-qudsiyya : Brides of the holy pavilions, a metaphor for sublime spiritual realities.
145. khuzāmā al-dhawq : Lavender of taste, a metaphor for the fragrance of spiritual experience.
146. gharāʾir al-maḥabba : Maidens of love, personifications of divine love.
147. munājāt al-saḥar : Dawn supplication, intimate prayer at daybreak.
148. baraka : Spiritual blessing or beneficent force.
149. malakūtiyya : Pertaining to the angelic realm (malakūt).
150. raḥmūtiyya : Pertaining to the divine attribute of mercy (raḥma).
151. zayn al-zayn : Ornament of ornaments, a superlative praise of beauty.
152. qibla : Direction of prayer, here used metaphorically as spiritual orientation.
153. sanāhu al-aḥmadī : Ahmadine radiance, referring to the Prophet's name Ahmad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
154. mīm, ḥāʾ, dāl : The Arabic letters that spell the name Muhammad (M-H-D).
155. zayn al-zayn : Literally 'ornament of ornaments', a superlative epithet for the Prophet Muhammad.
156. kabbara : To say 'Allahu Akbar' (God is the Greatest).
157. hallala : To say 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but God).
158. Su'da : A female proper name, often used in classical Arabic poetry as a beloved.
159. Buthayna : A female proper name, also a beloved in classical Arabic poetry.
160. al-'Azib : A place name, possibly a valley or region in Arabia.
161. Bariq : A place name, a mountain or region in Arabia.
162. al-Munhana : A place name, a valley or area in Arabia.
163. Ahmadine : Attributed to Ahmad, one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad.
164. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also a sura of the Quran.
165. qurrat al-'ayn : Literally 'coolness of the eye', meaning delight or comfort.
166. Zayn al-Zayn : The ornament of ornaments; a superlative expression indicating the Prophet Muhammad is the most adorned of all beings.
167. Qurrat al-'Ayn : Delight of the eye; a phrase meaning something that brings joy and comfort to the eye, often used for a beloved person.
168. Jadd al-Hasan wa al-Husayn : The grandfather of Hasan and Husayn; referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the grandfather of his grandsons.
169. Sirira : Inner state or secret; refers to the hidden spiritual state or inner reality of the Prophet.
170. Ma'arif wa 'Awarif : Spiritual knowledge and gifts; 'ma'arif' are gnostic insights, 'awarif' are divine bestowals.
171. Saffih al-A'la : The highest heaven; the uppermost celestial realm.
172. 'Arus al-Mashahid : Bride of spiritual stations; a metaphorical term for the Prophet as the most exalted in witnessing divine realities.
173. Muqarrabun : The near ones; angels or saints brought close to God.
174. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; also a sura of the Quran, symbolizing abundant good.
175. Jalala : Majesty; a divine attribute, here referring to God's majestic response.
176. Sin : The Arabic letter 'S'; refers to the Quranic chapter Ya Sin, often associated with the Prophet.
177. Ta Ha : The Arabic letters 'Ta' and 'Ha'; opening of Surah Ta Ha, a name for the Prophet.
178. Tali' al-Sa'di : Auspicious ascendant; an astrological term indicating a favorable star or moment.
179. Tihami : Of Tihama; the coastal region of Arabia including Mecca.
180. Najdi : Of Najd; the central plateau of Arabia, including Medina.
181. Madani : Of Medina; referring to the Prophet's Medinan period.
182. Makki : Of Mecca; referring to the Prophet's Meccan period.
183. Safi : The chosen one; a title for Prophet Muhammad.
184. Khalil : The friend; a title for Prophet Abraham.
185. Ba' Tawil : Long reach; metaphor for extensive influence or generosity.
186. 'Ulum Ladunniyya : Esoteric sciences; knowledge directly from God, without intermediary.
187. Ahmadi : Of Ahmad; another name for Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praised'.
188. al-nūrāniyya : The luminous or spiritual nature, often referring to the primordial light of the Prophet Muhammad.
189. iʿtakafa : To seclude oneself for worship, especially in a mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan.
190. maʿrifatihi wa fahmihi : His knowledge and understanding, often referring to spiritual gnosis.
191. al-futūḥāt : Divine openings or illuminations granted to the saints.
192. hijjīrāhu : His constant habit or mantra, often a regular devotional practice.
193. al-ʿarf al-aḥmadī : The fragrance of Ahmad, referring to the Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
194. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric sciences directly imparted by God.
195. al-minaḥ : Gifts or favors, especially divine bestowals.
196. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
197. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Taha.
198. al-ḥaḍra al-tāmma : The perfect presence, a Sufi term for the comprehensive spiritual station of the Prophet.
199. al-janāb al-aḥmā : The inviolable sanctuary, referring to the Prophet's exalted rank.
200. al-tanaḥḥut : Devotion or asceticism, often involving self-mortification.
201. al-ʿukūf : Seclusion for worship, similar to iʿtikāf.
202. al-ḥaḍarāt : Divine presences or spiritual stations.
203. al-makhārib : Caves or places of retreat, often used for spiritual seclusion.
204. al-tawassul : Seeking means or intercession through a holy person.
205. arbāb al-aḥwāl : People of spiritual states, Sufis who experience divine moods.
206. al-ishāra : Allusion, a Sufi term for symbolic or esoteric interpretation.
207. al-munājāt : Intimate prayer or whispered conversation with God.
208. al-munāziʿ : Contestation or striving, possibly in a spiritual sense.
209. al-talqiyāt : Receptions or inspirations, often divine teachings.
210. al-tajalliyāt : Theophanies or divine self-disclosures.
211. al-karāmāt : Wonders or miracles performed by saints.
212. The text ends abruptly; the final line is incomplete.
213. al-Dhāt : The Divine Essence, a term in Islamic theology referring to God's essential nature, distinct from His attributes.
214. Sunni : Referring to the mainstream tradition of Islam, following the Sunnah (practice) of the Prophet Muhammad.
215. al-Ghayb : The Unseen, the realm of the divine mysteries and the hidden, known only to God.
216. Wilāyah : Sainthood or spiritual authority, often associated with closeness to God and the ability to perform miracles.
217. Qadam al-Ṣidq : The 'Foot of Truth' or 'Station of Truth', a Qur'anic phrase (10:2) referring to a high spiritual station of the righteous.
218. Nafaḥāt : Divine breaths or spiritual effusions, a Sufi term for the emanations of divine grace.
219. al-Ḥawḍ : The Basin (of Kawthar) in Paradise, from which the Prophet Muhammad will give water to his followers on the Day of Judgment.
220. Najd and Tihāmah : Regions in the Arabian Peninsula; Najd is the central plateau, Tihamah is the coastal plain along the Red Sea.
221. Quṭb : Pole or axis, a term in Sufism for the highest-ranking saint who serves as the spiritual center of the universe.
222. zayn al-zayn : Literally 'ornament of ornaments', a superlative epithet for the Prophet Muhammad.
223. arūs : Literally 'bride', a Sufi term for the spiritual reality or essence of the Prophet, often depicted as a bride being unveiled.
224. Sidrat al-Muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree in the seventh heaven marking the end of angelic knowledge, mentioned in the Quran (53:14).
225. Qāba qawsayn aw adnā : A Quranic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj, meaning 'two bow-lengths or nearer'.
226. al-Lawḥ al-Aʿẓam : The Supreme Tablet, a cosmic tablet upon which God's decrees are written, often identified with the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).
227. malakūtī : Relating to Malakūt, the angelic or spiritual realm of dominion, one of the cosmic levels in Sufi cosmology.
228. jabarūtī : Relating to Jabarūt, the realm of divine power and might, above Malakūt in Sufi cosmology.
229. raḥmūtī : Relating to Raḥmūt, a term for the realm of divine mercy, derived from raḥma (mercy).
230. dhālika faḍlu llāhi yuʾtīhi man yashāʾ : Quranic verse (57:21) meaning 'That is the bounty of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills'.
231. wati : Vicegerent or representative of God on earth, often referring to the Prophet Muhammad or a saint.
232. Imam : Leader, here referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the spiritual and temporal leader.
233. Mount : Reference to Mount Sinai, where God spoke to Moses, or a symbol of divine revelation.
234. Light : Reference to Surah An-Nur (The Light) in the Quran, or the light of prophethood.
235. Criterion : Reference to Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion), which distinguishes truth from falsehood.
236. Poets : Reference to Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) in the Quran.
237. H : The letter H, possibly referring to the Prophet's name Muhammad (Mīm, Ḥā, Dāl) or a mystical abbreviation.
238. Nun and the Pen : Reference to Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), which begins with the letter Nun.
239. So He revealed to His servant what He revealed : Quranic verse 53:10, referring to the revelation given to Prophet Muhammad during the Mi'raj.
240. D : The letter D, part of the Prophet's name Muhammad (Mīm, Ḥā, Dāl).
241. Ahmadī : Relating to Ahmad, another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
242. Kawtharī : Relating to the River Kawthar in Paradise, a gift to the Prophet Muhammad.
243. Mīm and Dāl : The letters Mīm (م) and Dāl (د) are the first and last letters of the name Muhammad (محمد). In Sufi symbolism, they represent the beginning and end of prophethood or the spiritual states of the Prophet.
244. Aqṭāb : Plural of Quṭb (pole), the highest rank in the Sufi hierarchy of saints, considered the spiritual axis of the universe.
245. Awtād : Literally 'pegs' or 'tent pegs'; in Sufism, a rank of saints who are the 'pillars' supporting the spiritual world, often four in number.
246. Ajras : Plural of Jaras (bell); in Sufi terminology, a rank of saints who are like 'bells' that announce spiritual truths or warn of dangers.
247. Abdāl : Plural of Badal (substitute); a rank of saints who are 'substitutes' or 'alternates' in the spiritual hierarchy, often forty in number.
248. malakut : The spiritual or angelic realm, the invisible world of divine sovereignty.
249. ahl al-irādāt : People of spiritual wills; those who have resolved to seek God through the spiritual path.
250. muljam : Silenced, i.e., unable to speak due to awe or inadequacy.
251. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muḥammad, derived from the letters Ṭā' and Hā' at the beginning of Surah Ṭāhā.
252. aqṭāb : Poles; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authorities, often considered the 'axis' of the spiritual hierarchy.
253. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in the Sufi hierarchy, believed to be the 'substitutes' who maintain the world's spiritual order.
254. durrat al-ṣadafa : The pearl of the oyster; a metaphor for the Prophet Muhammad as the hidden pearl within the shell of creation.
255. zayn al-zayn : The adornment of adornment; a superlative expression of beauty and grace.
256. milḥat al-ṭarf : The delight of the eye; a phrase indicating something pleasing to behold.
257. sawād al-ʿayn : The black of the eye; i.e., the pupil, a metaphor for something most precious.
258. nukhbat al-salaf : The choicest of the predecessors; referring to the Prophet as the best of the early generations.
259. istawā : Established Himself; a reference to the divine attribute of istiwā' (establishing) over the Throne, here applied to the Prophet's night journey.
260. qāba qawsayn : Two bow-lengths; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the proximity of Gabriel to the Prophet during the Ascension.
261. barakat al-khalq : The blessing of creation; the Prophet as the source of blessing for all creatures.
262. aʿlā al-malakūt : The highest dominion; the spiritual realm of sovereignty.
263. sanā al-jabarūt : The brilliance of omnipotence; the divine attribute of power and majesty.
264. ʿarūs al-quṣūr wa al-ghurar : The bride of palaces and bright faces; a poetic description of the Prophet's beauty and honor.
265. al-ṭāhir al-furūʿ wa al-uṣūl : Pure in branches and roots; meaning pure in lineage and descendants.
266. qurrat al-ʿayn : The delight of the eye; a phrase for something that brings joy and comfort.
267. wāsiṭatuhu al-ʿuẓmā : His supreme mediation; the Prophet's role as the intermediary between God and creation.
268. sirāj al-kawnayn : The lamp of the two worlds; the Prophet as a light for this world and the hereafter.
269. al-ʿāṭir al-ardān wa al-duyūl : Fragrant in sleeves and trains; a metaphor for the Prophet's pervasive fragrance and grace.
270. sayyid al-thaqalayn : The master of the two weighty ones; i.e., humans and jinn.
271. jadd al-Ḥasan wa al-Ḥusayn : The grandfather of Hasan and Husayn; referring to the Prophet's grandsons.
272. ʿarūs al-amlāk : The bride of the realms; a poetic title for the Prophet.
273. al-bayt al-maʿmūr : The Frequented House; the celestial Kaaba in the seventh heaven.
274. sidrat al-muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary; a tree in the seventh heaven marking the end of angelic knowledge.
275. عرف : Fragrant scent; here referring to the Prophet's blessed fragrance.
276. عروس الأملاك : Bride of the angels; a metaphorical title for the Prophet Muhammad, indicating his beauty and exalted status.
277. السر الأبهر : The most radiant secret; a Sufi term for the innermost divine mystery.
278. خرق العوائد : Breaking of norms; referring to miracles that contravene natural laws.
279. الفتوحات : Openings; Sufi term for spiritual unveilings and divine illuminations.
280. المدد المحمدي : Muhammadan support; spiritual assistance flowing from the Prophet's essence.
281. السرات الأطهار : Pure veils; a reference to the Prophet's family as veils of divine secrets.
282. الجهابذة الأخيار : Excellent scholars; literally 'the excellent ones who are expert examiners'.
283. عليين : The highest station in Paradise; literally 'the lofty ones'.
284. Wadi al-'Aqiq : A valley near Medina, often mentioned in Arabic poetry as a place of beauty and nostalgia.
285. Ridwan : The angel keeper of Paradise.
286. Tuba : A tree in Paradise mentioned in the Quran, symbolizing bliss and abundance.
287. Kursi : The Footstool of God, mentioned in the Quran (2:255), signifying His sovereignty and power.
288. zayn al-ism : Literally 'ornament of the name'; a title referring to the Prophet Muhammad's name as the most beautiful and honored name.
289. al-dhikr al-ḥakīm : The Wise Remembrance; a reference to the Qur'an, which is often called 'al-Dhikr' (the Reminder) and is described as wise.
290. Abū Yaʿqūb al-Ṣayyād : A narrator of this tradition; 'al-Ṣayyād' means 'the fisherman'.
291. kitāb : Book; likely referring to a divine decree or a written record, possibly the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).
292. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ṭā and Hā, often interpreted as 'O Man' or as a name of the Prophet.
293. Muṣṭafawī : Relating to al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One,' a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
294. sunna : The established practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, considered a model for Muslims.
295. Muṣṭafā : Meaning 'the Chosen One,' a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
296. chin-tuft : Refers to the tuft of hair on the chin (beard) of the Prophet Muhammad, considered a mark of beauty and sanctity.
297. two sides of the chin : Refers to the two sides of the chin or the area around the chin, often associated with the beard's shape.
298. tawhid : The Islamic concept of the oneness and uniqueness of God.
299. tajwid : The art of proper pronunciation and recitation of the Quran.
300. al-Mustafa : An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
301. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
302. ahl al-sunna wa l-jamāʿa : The Sunni community, those who adhere to the prophetic tradition and the consensus of the early Muslim community.
303. awtād : Literally 'pegs' or 'supports'; in Sufism, refers to a category of saints who are considered spiritual pillars of the world.
304. aqṭāb : Plural of quṭb, meaning 'pole' or 'axis'; in Sufism, the highest ranking saint in a given time, considered the spiritual axis of the universe.
305. aʿtāb : Literally 'thresholds'; metaphorically refers to the doorways or courts of saints, indicating humble attendance upon them.
306. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; here used metaphorically for abundant spiritual blessings.
307. asbāb : Means or causes; in Sufi terminology, saints are considered spiritual intermediaries or means through which divine grace flows.
308. malakūt : The spiritual or angelic realm, the dominion of God's sovereignty.
309. ghayb : The unseen, the hidden realm of divine mysteries.
310. maʿāqid : Knots or ties, possibly referring to spiritual attachments or contracts.
311. maqāʿid : Stations or seats of spiritual realization.
312. athīr : The ether, the highest celestial sphere in medieval cosmology.
313. dhāt : The Essence of God, the divine Self.
314. mashāhid : Witnessed scenes or spiritual visions.
315. ḥaythu lā ḥaythu : A Sufi term for a state beyond spatial location, 'where there is no where'.
316. mawāʾid : Tables, possibly referring to spiritual sustenance or divine banquets.
317. quds : Holiness, sanctity; often refers to the divine attribute of holiness.
318. qalāʾid : Necklaces, symbolizing spiritual adornments or honors.
319. ṣifāt : The attributes of God.
320. ʿawāʾid : Customs or habits, possibly referring to divine norms or spiritual practices.
321. farq : Differentiation, the state of distinction between Creator and creation.
322. mawāṭin : Abodes or stations of spiritual realization.
323. buṭūn : Inward aspects, the hidden dimensions of divine manifestation.
324. maʿāhid : Places of covenant, where the primordial covenant with God is renewed.
325. badʾ al-badʾ : The beginning of beginning, the primordial origin of creation.
326. ʿurafāʾ : Gnostics, those who have direct knowledge of God.
327. mabdaʾ wa maʿād : The beginning and the return, the origin and the final destination.
328. Imam al-Qiblatayn : The Imam of the two qiblas, referring to the Prophet Muhammad, who prayed towards both Jerusalem and Mecca.
329. Arous al-Hadratayn : The Bridegroom of the two presences, a Sufi term referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the beloved in both the earthly and heavenly realms.
330. Nur Sawad al-Muqlatayn : The Light of the blackness of the two eyes, a poetic description of the Prophet Muhammad as the light that illuminates the darkness.
331. al-Sharaf al-Tahir al-Nasabatayn : The pure honor of the two lineages, referring to the Prophet's noble lineage from both his father and mother.
332. al-Ma' al-Namir : Abundant water, referring to the miracle of water flowing from the Prophet's fingers.
333. Ahl al-Tariqa : People of the path, a term for Sufis or those following the spiritual path.
334. Kalimatay al-Shahada : The two words of testimony, i.e., the Shahada: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
335. al-Malakan : The two angels, referring to the recording angels (Kiraman Katibin) who record deeds.
336. Tatayur al-Suhuf : The scattering of the scrolls, referring to the Day of Judgment when the records of deeds are distributed.
337. ḥaḍra : A spiritual presence or station, often used in Sufi contexts to denote a divine or prophetic presence.
338. Rahbūtī : A term derived from 'rahba' (awe), referring to a station of awe or majesty in Sufi cosmology.
339. Jalālī : Pertaining to Jalāl (Majesty), one of the divine attributes, often contrasted with Jamāl (Beauty).
340. Quṭb : The 'Pole' or spiritual axis, a central figure in Sufi hierarchy, often the highest saint of an era.
341. ḥaḍra : A spiritual presence or gathering, often referring to the Prophet's station or a Sufi assembly.
342. maqām : A spiritual station or rank in the Sufi path.
343. manhal : A watering-place, metaphorically a source of spiritual knowledge or grace.
344. aʿlām : Banners or standards, symbolizing authority or guidance.
345. sharīʿa : Islamic law.
346. ḥulla : A fine garment or robe, often used metaphorically for honor or status.
347. ḥaram : A sanctuary or sacred precinct, such as the Haram in Mecca.
348. dār al-karāma : The Abode of Honor, a term for Paradise.
349. kaʿba : The Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam, used here metaphorically.
350. muqarrabūn : Those brought near to God, a high rank of angels or saints.
351. ribāṭ : A spiritual retreat or fortress, often a Sufi lodge.
352. mashāhid : Places of witnessing, where spiritual visions or revelations occur.
353. dhākir : One who performs dhikr, the remembrance of God.
354. ḥawḍ : The Prophet's Pool (al-Kawthar) in Paradise, from which believers drink.
355. qibla : The direction of prayer, facing Mecca.
356. kuḥl : Antimony or kohl, used as eyeliner; metaphorically, a beautiful eye.
357. al-fayāfī : Deserts or wildernesses; a reference to the vastness of God's mercy.
358. jāhuhu jāhun ʿaẓīm : His station is a great station; refers to the Prophet Muhammad's high rank and intercessory power.
359. ahl al-rusūkh wa al-tamkīn : People of firmness and establishment; Sufi term for those deeply rooted in spiritual knowledge and divine confirmation.
360. ahl al-fatḥ : People of unveiling; Sufi term for those who have attained spiritual openings and divine revelations.
361. ahl al-sirr : People of the secret; Sufi term for those who possess inner spiritual knowledge.
362. ahl al-sunna wa al-jamāʿa : People of the Sunna and the community; orthodox Sunni Muslims.
363. ahl al-mushāhada : People of witnessing; Sufi term for those who have direct vision of divine realities.
364. ahl al-waẓāʾif : People of litanies; those who regularly recite specific devotional prayers.
365. ahl al-shawāriq : People of illuminations; Sufi term for those who experience spiritual radiance.
366. al-awliyāʾ : Saints; friends of God, those with spiritual authority.
367. al-awtād : Pegs; in Sufism, the highest ranking saints who uphold the spiritual world.
368. al-aqṭāb : Poles; the highest spiritual authorities in the Sufi hierarchy.
369. al-afrād : Solitary ones; Sufi term for unique saints who are not under any other saint's authority.
370. al-baṭḥāʾ : The valley of Mecca; a reference to the sacred city.
371. al-muqarrabūn : The near ones; those brought close to God, often referring to angels or high-ranking saints.
372. ahl al-dāʾira : People of the circle; possibly a reference to a specific Sufi order or group.
373. al-ʿārifūn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of God.
374. barq al-ḥusn : Lightning of beauty: a metaphor for the Prophet Muhammad's radiant beauty that flashes like lightning.
375. arbāb al-aḥwāl : People of states: Sufi term for those who experience spiritual states (aḥwāl) granted by God.
376. al-jadhabāt : Attractions: spiritual attractions or ecstatic pulls towards God.
377. qalam al-jalālah : Pen of Majesty: a divine attribute, the pen that writes with majesty.
378. arbāb al-shuhūd : People of witnessing: Sufis who have achieved direct vision or contemplation of divine realities.
379. al-taʿayyunāt : Determinations: in Sufi metaphysics, the specific manifestations or individuations of the divine essence.
380. qalam al-taʿrīf : Pen of Definition: a divine pen that defines or distinguishes.
381. al-afrād : Solitary individuals: a rank of saints who are spiritually isolated and unique.
382. qalam al-ʿafw : Pen of Pardon: the divine attribute of forgiveness.
383. qalam al-fuhūm : Pen of Understandings: the divine pen that grants understanding.
384. al-muhājirūn : Emigrants: the early Muslims who emigrated from Mecca to Medina.
385. al-anṣār : Helpers: the Medinan Muslims who supported the Emigrants.
386. qalam al-fatḥ : Pen of Victory: the divine pen that brings victory.
387. sadanat al-bayt : Custodians of the House: the guardians of the Kaaba in Mecca.
388. banī ʿabd al-dār : Sons of Abd al-Dar: a clan of Quraysh who were custodians of the Kaaba.
389. qalam al-tashrīf : Pen of Honor: the divine pen that bestows honor.
390. ṭaybah : Taybah: a name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
391. banī al-najjār : Sons of al-Najjar: a tribe in Medina, the clan of the Prophet's maternal grandfather.
392. ahl al-mawāhib : People of gifts: those endowed with spiritual gifts or graces.
393. al-asrār : Secrets: esoteric spiritual mysteries.
394. qalam al-shafāʿah : Pen of Intercession: the divine pen that grants intercession.
395. al-muṣṭafā : The Chosen One: a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
396. ṭāhā : Taha: one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
397. ʿarūs al-amlāk : Bride of the kingdoms: a metaphorical description of the Prophet's spiritual sovereignty.
398. al-aḥādīth al-qudsiyyah : Sacred hadiths: sayings of the Prophet where he conveys divine words not part of the Quran.
399. al-marātib wa al-maqāmāt : Ranks and stations: spiritual levels and stages in the Sufi path.
400. quṭb al-siyādah : Pole of lordship: the highest spiritual authority, the 'pole' or axis of the spiritual hierarchy.
401. al-fatḥ : Opening: spiritual illumination or victory, often referring to the 'opening' of divine knowledge.
402. sirr al-lāhūtiyyah : Secret of Divinity: the esoteric mystery of the divine nature.
403. al-laṭāʾif : Subtleties: the subtle spiritual centers or faculties in the human being.
404. al-ishārāt : Allusions: symbolic or indirect references to spiritual truths.
405. duʿāʾ al-ijābah : Prayer of response: a prayer that is guaranteed to be answered.
406. al-ḥusn al-masdūl : The veiled beauty; a Sufi term referring to the hidden divine beauty that is gradually unveiled to the seeker.
407. wil'dān : Immortal youths; in Islamic cosmology, young servants in Paradise who serve the blessed.
408. ḥūr : Houris; beautiful, pure companions in Paradise.
409. al-maqām al-arfaʿ : The most exalted station; a high spiritual rank, often referring to the station of the Prophet Muhammad.
410. al-bayt al-maʿmūr : The Much-Frequented House; a celestial Kaaba in the heavens, visited by angels.
411. al-ghayba : Absence; a Sufi state where the seeker is absorbed in contemplation of God, oblivious to creation.
412. al-ḥuḍūr : Presence; the state of being fully aware of God's presence.
413. khaṭarāt : Inspirations; sudden spiritual thoughts or intuitions that come to the heart.
414. wāridāt : Spiritual influxes; divine inspirations or illuminations that descend upon the heart.
415. aḥwāl : Spiritual states; transient moods or conditions granted by God to the seeker.
416. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical sayings uttered by Sufis in a state of spiritual intoxication.
417. thughūr : Frontiers; border outposts, often used metaphorically for spiritual struggle.
418. ʿallāt : Hidden defects; subtle spiritual ailments that affect the soul.
419. al-asmā' : The Names; the divine names of God, often contemplated in Sufi practice.
420. maʿārif : Spiritual knowledge; gnosis or direct knowledge of God.
421. al-sirr : The secret; the innermost part of the heart where divine mysteries are revealed.
422. futūḥāt : Divine openings; spiritual illuminations or revelations granted by God.
423. al-ḥaḍra al-ʿindiyya : The Divine Presence; the immediate presence of God.
424. awrād : Litanies; regular devotional recitations practiced by Sufis.
425. takhrīb : Demolition; the spiritual process of destroying the ego and worldly attachments.
426. talwīn : Coloring; the state of being influenced by various spiritual states.
427. karāmāt : Miracles; extraordinary acts performed by saints as a sign of divine favor.
428. ḥaqā'iq : Realities; the ultimate truths of existence as perceived by the enlightened.
429. ṣaḥw : Sobriety; a state of spiritual stability after intoxication.
430. fanā' : Annihilation; the Sufi concept of losing oneself in God.
431. al-mulk : The kingdom; the physical world.
432. al-malakūt : The dominion; the spiritual or angelic realm.
433. al-muqarrabūn : The near ones; the highest-ranking angels and saints close to God.
434. dār al-salām : The Abode of Peace; Paradise.
435. al-ghazāl : The gazelle; a metaphor for the beloved, often used in Sufi poetry.
436. nafas al-raḥmān : The Breath of the All-Merciful; a Sufi concept referring to the divine creative breath that sustains existence.
437. jinan : Gardens of Paradise.
438. hur al-'in : Wide-eyed maidens of Paradise.
439. hada'ir qudsiyya : Holy precincts or gardens of sanctity.
440. al-ism al-muhammadi : The Muhammadan name, considered a divine name with creative power.
441. sirr : The innermost secret or mystery of the heart.
442. yamin : Right hand, symbolizing power and generosity.
443. al-'ulum al-wahbiyya : Sciences bestowed directly by God, not acquired.
444. asrar malakutiyya qudsiyya : Holy angelic mysteries pertaining to the Malakut (angelic realm).
445. anwar muhammadiyya : Muhammadan lights, the spiritual lights of the Prophet.
446. asrar ahmadiyya : Ahmadan mysteries, referring to the Prophet's name Ahmad.
447. nazara jamaliyya : The beautiful regard of God, focusing on His attributes of beauty.
448. tajalliyat jalaliyya : Majestic self-disclosures of God, focusing on His attributes of majesty.
449. wahy furqani : Furqanic revelation, i.e., the Qur'an as the Criterion.
450. tanzulat samadaniyya : Samadani descents, referring to God's attribute al-Samad (the Eternal, Self-Sufficient).
451. fardaniyya : Solitariness, a divine attribute of uniqueness.
452. Adnan : Ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, representing the noble lineage.
453. Taha : One of the Prophet's names, from the Qur'anic chapter Taha.
454. Qur'an 7:199 : Verse commanding forgiveness, good, and turning from ignorance.
455. Qur'an 2:144 : Verse about the change of qibla.
456. Qur'an 93:11 : Verse about proclaiming God's favor.
457. Qur'an 94:1-4 : Verses about expanding the Prophet's breast and raising his remembrance.
458. Qur'an 26:193-194 : Verses about the Spirit descending on the Prophet's heart.
459. Qur'an 20:131 : Verse advising not to covet worldly pleasures.
460. Qur'an 17:29 : Verse about moderation in spending.
461. al-abraqayn : Two streaks of lightning or two luminous clouds; a poetic image for a radiant smile.
462. subūḥī : Derived from subbūḥ (glorified), referring to the divine attribute of absolute transcendence; here describing lights emanating from God's glorification.
463. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority and intermediary between God and creation.
464. ladunī : Divine or direct knowledge granted by God without intermediary means; from 'ladun' meaning 'from Us'.
465. furqānī : Related to al-Furqān (the Criterion), a name for the Qur'an; here meaning verses that distinguish truth from falsehood.
466. Aḥmadī : Pertaining to Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'; emphasizing his praiseworthy attributes.
467. al-kawkab al-durrī : The brilliant star; a metaphor for the Prophet Muhammad's luminous essence.
468. al-kawkab al-badrī : The full moon star; a metaphor for the Prophet's radiant beauty.
469. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Qur'an.
470. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority of an age.
471. nūnayhi : Dual of nūn; refers to the two curved lines of the eyebrows, resembling the Arabic letter nūn.
472. wasīla : Means or intermediary; a title of the Prophet Muhammad as the means of approach to God.
473. akhtiyā'ika : Your erring ones; a term of endearment for sinners who repent.
474. al-Masjid al-Aqṣā : The Farthest Mosque; the site of the Prophet's Night Journey in Jerusalem.
475. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Qur'anic chapter Ṭāhā.
476. ibnat al-Ṣiddīq : Daughter of al-Ṣiddīq; refers to ʿĀ'isha, the wife of the Prophet, daughter of Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq.
477. awtād : Pegs; in Sufi cosmology, spiritual beings who uphold the world.
478. aqṭāb : Poles; plural of quṭb, the highest spiritual authorities.
479. qāba qawsayn : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) meaning 'within two bow-lengths,' referring to the Prophet's proximity to Allah during the Ascension.
480. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ṭā' and Hā', often interpreted as 'O pure one' or 'O guide.'
481. al-sabʿ al-mathānī : The seven oft-repeated verses, a reference to Surah Al-Fatiha, which is recited repeatedly in prayers.
482. al-sirr al-akbar : The Greatest Secret: a Sufi term referring to the innermost divine mystery or the highest spiritual reality.
483. Abu al-Qasim : A kunya (patronymic) of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'father of Qasim,' after his son Qasim.
484. al-Khatim : The Sealer: a title of the Prophet Muhammad as the final seal of the prophets.
485. bān : A type of tree (Moringa peregrina) with a slender, straight trunk, often used in classical Arabic poetry to describe a graceful figure.
486. ʿanfaqah : The tuft of hair between the lower lip and the chin, often described as a beauty spot of the Prophet Muhammad.
487. lubbat naḥrihi : The hollow or pit at the base of the throat, considered a point of beauty.
488. masrabah : The line of hair running from the chest to the navel, often described as a fine line of musk.
489. qiddīsīn : Saints; holy ones, often referring to the prophets and righteous servants of God.
490. Sidrat al-Muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary; a celestial tree in the seventh heaven marking the end of angelic knowledge, mentioned in the Quran (53:14).
491. Hasbunallah : An Arabic phrase meaning 'Allah is sufficient for us,' often used in times of distress.
492. Hawqala : The phrase 'Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh' (There is no power nor strength except with Allah).
493. al-Fattāḥ : The Opener; one of the names of Allah, meaning He who opens doors of mercy and judgment.
494. zafraf : A type of bird or possibly a mythical creature; context suggests a beautiful bird.
495. Qāba Qawsayn : The distance of two bow-lengths; a reference to the Prophet's proximity to Allah during the Mi'raj (Ascension), mentioned in Quran (53:9).
496. bān : A type of tree (Moringa peregrina) known for its slender, swaying branches, often used in Arabic poetry to describe a graceful figure.
497. lujayn : Silver; a metaphor for something pure and precious.
498. muqarrabīn : Those brought near to God; a high rank of saints and angels.
499. uns wa idlāl : Intimacy and boldness; spiritual states of closeness to God.
500. al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, often mentioned in love poetry for the Prophet.
501. takhfīf : Lightening; refers to the reduction of prayers from fifty to five during the Mi‘rāj.
502. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; also a sura of the Quran.
503. Laylat al-Mi‘rāj : The Night of the Ascension, when the Prophet ascended to heaven.
504. ḥūr al-‘ayn : Maidens of Paradise with wide, beautiful eyes.
505. laṭā’if : Subtle spiritual faculties or graces.
506. Dār al-Salām : The Abode of Peace; a name for Paradise.
507. al-mutaṣarrifīn : Those who act freely in the spiritual state, often referring to saints who have attained a high degree of spiritual authority and can act independently under divine guidance.
508. al-muqarrabīn : The intimate ones, those brought near to God, a high rank of sainthood.
509. al-mukhliṣīn : The sincere ones, those who have purified their intention solely for God.
510. al-mutawakkilīn : Those who rely completely on God, trusting in His provision and decree.
511. al-mūqinīn : Those who have certainty (yaqīn) in the truths of faith.
512. al-mutasammīn : Those who bear the traits (of the prophets or saints), possibly referring to those who are characterized by spiritual virtues.
513. al-muḥsinīn : The beneficent, those who do good with excellence (iḥsān).
514. al-majdhūbīn : The enraptured, those drawn to God by divine attraction, often experiencing ecstatic states.
515. al-maghlūbīn : The overwhelmed, those overcome by divine love or presence.
516. al-mutalawwinīn : The variegated, those who experience changing spiritual states (talawwun).
517. al-maḥbūbīn : The beloved, those whom God loves.
518. al-dāllīn ʿalā Allāh al-muqbilīn : Those who guide to God, those who turn to Him, referring to spiritual guides.
519. al-mādiḥīn : The praisers, those who praise the Prophet Muhammad.
520. al-bādhiḏīn anfusahum fī marḍāt Allāh al-māniḥīn : Those who sacrifice themselves for God's good pleasure, the bestowers.
521. jamāl al-dhāt : The beauty of the Essence, referring to God's essential beauty beyond attributes.
522. al-asmāʾ wa al-ṣifāt : The Names and Attributes of God.
523. Qurʾān 24:37 : Sūrat al-Nūr, verse 37.
524. maqāmāt al-shuhūd : Stations of witnessing, spiritual stages of direct vision of divine realities.
525. laylat al-isrār : The night of the journey, referring to the Prophet's Night Journey (Isrāʾ).
526. ʿulūm ladunniyya : Divine sciences imparted directly by God, without intermediary.
527. malakūtiyya : Pertaining to the malakūt, the angelic or spiritual realm.
528. jabarūtiyya : Pertaining to the jabarūt, the realm of divine power and might.
529. barzakh : An intermediate realm or isthmus between two worlds, here referring to the Prophet as a comprehensive intermediary.
530. muḥammadiyya : Pertaining to the Prophet Muhammad, often used for spiritual gifts associated with him.
531. aḥmadiyya : Pertaining to the name Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet, often indicating a higher spiritual station.
532. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of Prophet Muhammad.
533. al-nūr al-Muḥammadī : The Muhammadan Light, a concept in Sufism referring to the primordial light of Prophet Muhammad.
534. qamaruhu al-Aḥmadī : His Ahmadine moon, a reference to the spiritual station of Prophet Muhammad associated with his name Ahmad.
535. ʿayn al-aʿyān : The Eye of the Eminent Ones, a Sufi term for the highest spiritual realities or the Prophet himself.
536. Ṭāhā : One of the names of Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Taha.
537. aṣl uṣūlihī : The origin of its origins; refers to the foundational principle of knowledge, often identified with the Prophet Muhammad or divine knowledge.
538. siqāyat al-‘Abbās : The watering-place of al-‘Abbās; a reference to the well of Zamzam or the office of providing water to pilgrims, associated with al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib, the Prophet's uncle.
539. al-Ṣafā : A hill near the Ka‘ba in Mecca, part of the Sa‘y ritual during Hajj and Umrah.
540. al-Ka‘ba al-Gharrā’ : The radiant Ka‘ba; the sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the qibla of Muslims.
541. al-Rukn : The Corner; refers to the Black Stone corner of the Ka‘ba (al-Rukn al-Aswad) or the Yemeni Corner.
542. Mīnā : A valley near Mecca where pilgrims perform rituals during Hajj, including the stoning of the pillars.
543. Nu‘mān : A place name; possibly referring to a valley or a location near Mecca, sometimes associated with the Prophet's journey.
544. al-Marwatān : The two Marwas; two small hills (al-Ṣafā and al-Marwa) between which pilgrims walk during the Sa‘y ritual.
545. Quṭb al-‘Awālim : The Pole of the worlds; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual authority, often identified with the Prophet Muhammad or a saint.
546. nūran : Light; a recurring term in Sufi cosmology symbolizing divine illumination, spiritual insight, and guidance.
547. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
548. al-wahbiyya al-ladunniyya : Divine bestowals that are direct and unmediated, often associated with esoteric knowledge granted by God.
549. ahl al-sirr wa al-khususiyya : People of the secret and speciality; those endowed with inner spiritual knowledge and a special closeness to God.
550. Abdal : Spiritual substitutes or saints who uphold the world; a rank in the Sufi hierarchy.
551. Aqras : A term for certain saints; possibly a variant or misspelling of 'Aqtab' or a specific group.
552. Aqtab : Poles or spiritual axes; the highest rank of saints in Sufism.
553. furqan : Criterion; often refers to the Quran as the distinguishing standard between truth and falsehood.
554. al-Baqi' : The cemetery in Medina where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
555. Mathani : Often refers to the seven oft-repeated verses (Surah al-Fatiha) or the Quranic verses; here possibly a poetic reference.
556. ḥaḍrat al-jalāl : The Presence of Majesty, a Sufi term referring to the divine attribute of awe-inspiring majesty and power.
557. bisāṭ al-jamāl : The Carpet of Beauty, a Sufi term referring to the divine attribute of beauty and grace, often contrasted with majesty.
558. sālikīn wa majādhīb : Wayfarers (sālikīn) are those on the spiritual path; ecstatics (majādhīb) are those drawn by divine attraction, often experiencing spiritual intoxication.
559. ʿaynayhi al-ḥabībatayn al-karīmatayn al-makḥūlatayn : His two beloved, noble, kohl-lined eyes: a reference to the Prophet Muhammad's eyes, described as naturally kohl-lined and beautiful.
560. ghayb al-huwiyya : The Unseen of Ipseity, a Sufi term for the hidden, transcendent aspect of God's essence beyond all attributes and names.
561. Saʿdān : A proper name, possibly referring to a person or a poetic figure; context suggests a lover or seeker.
562. ʿizza : Glory, might, or honor; here possibly referring to the divine glory or the beloved's honor.
563. afrād : Unique ones; in Sufism, a rank of saints who are solitary in their spiritual station.
564. kun fayakūn : The divine command 'Be, and it is' from the Quran (36:82), symbolizing instantaneous creation.
565. lām : The Arabic letter 'lām'; here a poetic reference to the longing of a young camel for its mother, as the letter lām resembles a bent neck.
566. Salsabīl : A spring in Paradise mentioned in the Quran (76:18), known for its pleasant taste.
567. bān : A type of tree with a slender, flexible branch, often used in Arabic poetry to describe a graceful figure.
568. ʿulā : Highest stations or degrees of spiritual proximity to God.
569. ṣalātan wa-salāman : Blessings and peace, standard formula invoking God's blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad.
570. lā yuʿādu lahu shayʾun min khalqihi : Nothing from His creation can resist or oppose Him.
571. al-akyās al-mushfiqūn : The clever and compassionate ones, those who are intelligent and deeply concerned about their spiritual state.
572. al-aqṭāb al-rāsikhūn : The firmly rooted poles, highest-ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
573. al-abdāl al-shāʾiqūn : The longing substitutes, a rank of saints who are replacements for each other, characterized by intense longing for God.
574. al-aʿyān al-mulhamūn : The inspired essences, those who receive direct divine inspiration.
575. astār : Veils; here referring to the veils of divine secrets that should not be disclosed.
576. al-Junayd : Junayd al-Baghdadi (d. 910), a famous early Sufi master.
577. Bishr : Bishr al-Hafi (d. 841), a renowned ascetic and early Sufi.
578. al-Shiblī : Abu Bakr al-Shibli (d. 946), a prominent Sufi of Baghdad.
579. Ibn Adham : Ibrahim ibn Adham (d. 782), a legendary early Sufi and ascetic.
580. al-Nūn : Dhul-Nun al-Misri (d. 859), an early Egyptian Sufi known for his esoteric knowledge.
581. al-‘ulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or inspired knowledge granted directly by God, without intermediary.
582. al-sirr al-mawlawi : The secret related to Mawlana (our Master), a term of endearment for the Prophet Muhammad, indicating a special spiritual mystery.
583. qissat 'Umar ibn al-Khattab radiya Allahu 'anhu 'inda islamihi : The story of Umar ibn al-Khattab's conversion to Islam, where the Prophet placed his hand on Umar's chest, leading to his guidance.
584. al-afrad : The solitary ones; a term in Sufism for saints who have reached a high spiritual station, often alone in their rank.
585. al-kawthar : A river in Paradise given to the Prophet Muhammad; also the name of a sura in the Quran.
586. al-shatahat wa al-jadhb : Ecstatic utterances (shatahat) and spiritual attraction (jadhb); Sufi terms for states of divine intoxication and being drawn towards God.
587. al-asha'ir al-ahmadiyya : Ahmad is another name of the Prophet Muhammad; these are signs or indications related to him.
588. al-malakutiyya : Relating to Malakut, the angelic or spiritual realm in Islamic cosmology.
589. al-rahmutiyya : Relating to Rahma (mercy); divine gifts stemming from God's mercy.
590. al-ajras wa al-awtad : Bells and pegs; Sufi terms for spiritual poles or anchors, often referring to saints who uphold the spiritual world.
591. muḥibbīn : Lovers; those who love God intensely in the Sufi tradition.
592. fanā : Annihilation; the Sufi concept of the dissolution of the ego and self in the Divine.
593. fanā al-fanā : Annihilation of annihilation; a higher state where even the awareness of annihilation is annihilated.
594. ʿayn al-ʿayn : The eye of the eye; the innermost essence of divine vision.
595. rasm wa lā ʿayn : Trace and eye; terms for the vestiges and essence of individual existence.
596. baḥr al-waḥda : Sea of Oneness; the ocean of divine unity.
597. ahl al-sirr : People of the secret; those who possess esoteric knowledge of divine mysteries.
598. muqarrabīn : The brought near; those granted intimate proximity to God.
599. al-ḥaḍra al-ʿindiyya : The Divine Presence of Proximity; the station of being in God's immediate presence.
600. al-bayt : The House; refers to the Kaaba in Mecca, symbolizing the divine center.
601. taḍāyuf : Mutual containment; a paradoxical relationship where the container and contained are interchanged.
602. waraʿ : Scrupulousness; meticulous avoidance of anything unlawful or doubtful.
603. ʿārifīn : Knowers; those who possess gnosis (maʿrifa) of God.
604. mujtahidīn : Those who exert independent legal reasoning (ijtihād) in Islamic jurisprudence.
605. qibla : Direction of prayer towards Mecca.
606. Muhammadan : Relating to the Prophet Muhammad.
607. hadiths : Sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.
608. Ahmadine : Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
609. Chosen : Al-Mustafa, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
610. Chosen One : Al-Mustafa, referring to the Prophet Muhammad.
611. Hijaz : Region in western Arabia containing Mecca and Medina.
612. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from Quran 20:1.
613. Ahmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
614. Pond : Al-Kawthar, a river or pond in Paradise from which the Prophet will give water to his followers.
615. عَظَّمْتَهُمَا : You have magnified them: referring to the two parents or two revered figures mentioned earlier.
616. الرِّيحِ الْوَبَائِيِّ : The pestilential wind: a plague or epidemic disease.
617. مُصْطَفَى : Mustafa: 'The Chosen One,' a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
618. الزَّهْرَاءِ : al-Zahra': 'The Radiant,' a title of Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.
619. السِّبْطِ وَالسِّبْطِ : The two grandsons: Hasan and Husayn, the Prophet's grandsons.
620. الْأَحْمَدِيُّ : Ahmadic: relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
621. سَاقِي : My leg: here used metaphorically for the supplicant's own state or standing.
622. سَاقِهِ : His leg: referring to the Prophet's leg, a symbol of his steadfastness and spiritual station.
623. دَرَاهِمِي : My dirhams: silver coins, metaphor for one's deeds or spiritual currency.
624. الْقَوْمِ : The folk: referring to the Sufi masters or people of spiritual knowledge.
625. جَابِرٍ : Jabir: a reference to Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, a Companion known for his love and devotion.
626. جَحِيفَةٌ : Jahifa: possibly a name of a lover or a reference to a specific figure in Sufi poetry.
627. كَشْفِ السَّاقِ : Uncovering of the leg: a Quranic phrase (Q 68:42) symbolizing a moment of intense divine manifestation or judgment.
628. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the direction of prayer for Muslims.
629. awtad : Spiritual 'pegs' or pillars; in Sufism, saints who uphold the spiritual world.
630. aqtab : Spiritual 'poles' or axes; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
631. ajras : Spiritual 'bells' or 'rings'; lesser saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
632. Sufi : A practitioner of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam.
633. Sunnah : The practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
634. Najd : A region in central Arabia, often associated with the homeland of the Prophet.
635. Labbayk : The talbiyah, a phrase recited by pilgrims during Hajj meaning 'Here I am, O God'.
636. Safa : A hill in Mecca, part of the Sa'i ritual during Hajj and Umrah.
637. Tihama : A coastal region of Arabia along the Red Sea, including Mecca.
638. qibal : A type of cloud or perhaps a reference to a direction; contextually unclear.
639. Much-Frequented House : Al-Bayt al-Ma'mur, a celestial counterpart of the Kaaba in heaven, visited by angels.
640. Preserved Tablet : Al-Lawh al-Mahfuz, the heavenly tablet on which God's decrees are written.
641. divine sciences : Al-‘ulum al-ladunniyya, knowledge granted directly by God to saints.
642. Bridge : As-Sirat, the bridge over Hell that all must cross on Judgment Day.
643. al-muhaymin : The All-Dominator, one of the names of God, meaning the Guardian, the Witness, the One who oversees all.
644. al-ṭibāq : The layers or heavens; refers to the seven heavens or the highest celestial spheres.
645. al-bayt al-ḥaram : The Sacred House, i.e., the Kaaba in Mecca.
646. laylat al-isrā' : The Night of the Ascension, referring to the Prophet Muhammad's night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension to heaven.
647. al-furqānī : Related to al-Furqan, a name for the Quran meaning 'the Criterion' (between right and wrong).
648. aḥmadī : Pertaining to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
649. Allāhu aḥad : Quranic verse (112:1) meaning 'God is One'.
650. Allāhu al-ṣamad : Quranic verse (112:2) meaning 'God, the Eternal Refuge'.
651. lam yalid wa lam yūlad wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad : Quranic verses (112:3-4) meaning 'He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent'.
652. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
653. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
654. Jannat al-Ma'wā : The Garden of Refuge, a name for Paradise mentioned in the Quran (53:15).
655. bān : A type of tree (Moringa peregrina) with slender, flexible branches, often used in classical Arabic poetry as a simile for a graceful figure.
656. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
657. raḥā : Literally 'millstone'; here it refers to the Prophet's feet, which were swollen from long standing in prayer, as if they complained like a millstone.
658. al-mursalāt : Reference to Surah 77 of the Quran, 'The Winds Sent Forth,' symbolizing the Prophet's abundant generosity.
659. Quran 4:64 : The verse cited: 'And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful.'
660. sābiq al-azal : Pre-eternity; the timeless state before creation, often referring to the primordial covenant (Alast) when souls acknowledged God's lordship.
661. ḥulūl : Incarnationism; the belief that God indwells or incarnates in creation, rejected in Islamic theology.
662. tashbīh : Anthropomorphism; attributing human-like qualities to God, considered a deviation from tawhid.
663. yawm alastu : The Day of 'Am I not your Lord?'; refers to the primordial covenant (Qur'an 7:172) when all souls testified to God's lordship.
664. maqām al-dunūw wa al-ittiṣāl : Station of proximity and connection; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual state of nearness to God.
665. aʿlam al-nās : The most knowledgeable of people; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad's supreme knowledge of God.
666. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ṭā and Hā, opening the Qur'anic chapter 20.
667. ḥabl : Literally 'rope'; metaphorically refers to the covenant or connection with God, often understood as the 'rope of God' (ḥabl Allāh) mentioned in the Quran (3:103), symbolizing divine guidance and protection.
668. jufūf aqlāmihim : Literally 'the drying of their pens'; a metaphor for the cessation of their deeds or the end of their lives, as pens dry up when ink runs out.
669. wuqūf aʿmālihim : Literally 'the standing of their deeds'; refers to the presentation of one's deeds before God on the Day of Judgment, where deeds are 'stood up' for reckoning.
670. al-mushrif : Literally 'the one who is on the verge'; refers to a person who is near death or on the brink of committing a sin.
671. tawbatan naṣūḥan : A 'sincere repentance' or 'penitent repentance'; a term from the Quran (66:8) meaning a repentance that is pure, complete, and free from any intention to return to sin.
672. mujāhidīn : Those who strive or struggle in the way of God; often refers to those engaged in spiritual struggle (jihād al-nafs) or physical struggle in defense of the faith.
673. dāʾirat al-sūʾ : Literally 'the circle of evil'; a phrase meaning the turning of misfortune or calamity upon someone, often used in supplications against enemies.
674. al-ism al-aʿẓam : The 'Greatest Name' of God, believed to be a hidden name that, when invoked, ensures the fulfillment of supplications. Its exact identity is unknown, but it is often associated with names like 'Allah' or 'al-Ḥayy al-Qayyūm'.