The remembrance [1] of the Beloved [2] is a light that illuminates the heart, and a…

The remembrance [1] of the Beloved [2] is a light that illuminates the heart, and a secret that purifies the soul.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them abundant peace. Praise be to Allah, who made the master of remembrances ¹ in numbers and established them as the station of spirits within bodies, and made the jewels of its words a means for the people of litanies ² and daily prayers, and a substance from whose divine support the people of righteousness and guidance extend, and a basil by whose fragrant breeze the great ascetics and worshippers revive, and a sun by whose light the hearts of the poles ³, the bells ⁴, and the pegs ⁵ are illuminated. And blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the substance of supply and the intercessor of servants, whom Allah made in every letter of his name a secret whose virtues are not limited by numbers nor whose rules are confined by pairs and singles, and made the Ha of his name from mercy, the Mim from dominion, and the Dal from everlastingness that does not end over the passage of ages and eternities. To proceed: When I delved deeply into the meanings of blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), I saw them as among the wonders of destinies in creation and placement, and among the marvels of secrets in root and branch, and among the results of remembrances in gift and benefit. And I examined their arranged numbers, odd and even, and their kinetic names ⁶ in separation and combination, and found their Ahmadian secret ⁷ increasing every moment, and their Muhammadan light ⁸ filling the horizon, the valleys, and the highlands, and their Chosen favor ⁹ encompassing lands and servants, and their great intercession benefiting the one who prays upon him in this world and the Hereafter, on the day when secrets are disclosed and witnesses arise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing whose benefit includes the resident and the nomad, the negligent and the earnest, and through it grant us the utmost desire and goal of Your pleasure and his pleasure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Pure and abundant blessings upon the letters of the alphabet ¹⁰, illuminating with their Muhammadan light the inner sights and intellects, and opening with their Ahmadian secret for its reader the doors of goodness and hope, and through it the one who prays upon him traverses the paths of guidance and the way of salvation, and it becomes for him in this world and the Hereafter a fortified fortress against what he fears, and a refuge and sanctuary. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that perfumes with its prophetic breeze the regions and corners, and our hearts are illuminated by its holy light in the darkness of the deep night of ignorance when it darkens, and through it whoever clings to his firm rope, which whoever holds fast to it, You make for him from every worry he faces a relief and a way out, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The letter Alif: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the rains fall by the blessing of his prayer, and the lights shine from his Chosen light, and souls are purified by his secret from the motives of desires and whims, and by the blessing of blessings upon him the hardships of distress and the greatest of calamities and pains are repelled. The letter Ba: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the intelligent and noble are devoted to gathering his Muhammadan qualities, and the knower and wise ascend in the meanings of the sciences of his Ahmadian realities, and the supplicant and penitent seek intercession through his rank with Allah. And his mercy encompasses the obedient and the disobedient, the distant and the near. The letter Ta: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a speaker speaks of his prophetic love, and a devotee and obedient one prays at night in the niche of his lordly gathering ¹¹, and the inclined and the steadfast move upon hearing his delightful praise, and every dry and growing thing becomes green from the remnant of his blessed ablution. The letter Tha: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sower and a plower seek blessing through his noble name, and a diligent and researcher investigates his Hanif religion ¹², and a successor and heir act according to his Muhammadan Sunnah, and a dweller stays in his illuminated lands and blessed places. The letter Jim: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a path is clarified by the rulings of his Sharia, and an antidote and cure benefit by the secret of his wisdom, and a poor and needy person becomes rich by the blessing of blessings upon him, and one who hopes and aspires for his favor attains happiness. The letter Ha: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as chants and praises are sweetened by his remembrance, and breaths and fragrances are perfumed by his scent, and the concealer and revealer throw off restraint in his love, and the one who goes and comes desires to reach his honored chambers. The letter Kha: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an author and a copyist write blessings upon him, and one with penetrating understanding in sciences and firm footing becomes skilled in the meanings of his hadiths, and one of high rank and lofty honor traces his lineage to his highness, and every possessor of high status and sublime nobility seeks refuge in his inviolable sanctuary. The letter Dal: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every speaker and silent thing affirms his message, and every obstinate and denier is unable to oppose him, and every bowing and prostrating one seeks intercession through his rank with Allah, and every visitor and seeker seizes the blessing of his pleasure. The letter Dhal: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a returning one fortifies himself with his name, and a seeker of refuge clings to his Hanif sanctuary, and every disobedient and reproacher stops at his command and prohibition, and his obeyed command and effective rule operate in spiritual souls. The letter Ra: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a rememberer mentions his mighty name at all times, and every praiser and thanker acknowledges the gifts of his favor, and every harsh and averse one is united by the goodness of his companionship, and every resident and traveler is protected by the blessing of his prayer. The letter Zay: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a winner wins by the virtue of blessings upon him, and a possessor attains the rank of honor and glory through perfect love of him, and the capable and incapable desire to visit his noble grave, and every forbidden and permissible is distinguished by the manifestation of his religion and the perfection of his Sharia. The letter Ta (ط): O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every striver and guardian devotes himself to serving his station, and every decisive and precise person is unable to grasp his realities, and an open hand extends for the flow of his abundant bounty, and by blessings upon him the worries of every distressed and despairing person are relieved. The letter Za (ظ): O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a speaker utters the jewels of his eloquent praises, and a memorizer trains in understanding the meanings of his wise hadiths, and a preacher suppresses with the deterrents of his beneficial exhortations, and a diligent one upholds his purified Sunnah, becoming eager to do good and constant and careful in following his example.

The Letter Kāf: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as every ecstatic ¹³ and wayfarer ¹⁴ acts according to His Book and Sunnah, and every pious and devout person observes His commands and prohibitions, and every servant and master is disposed to love him and strive for his pleasure, and whoever prays much upon him is protected from falling into the abysses of ruin and destruction. The Letter Lām: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as assemblies and gatherings are perfumed by his remembrance, and obligatory and supererogatory acts are known by the rulings of his Law, and the high and low are honored by affiliation to him, and the ignorant and heedless are awakened from the sleep of their error by the light that was sent down with him. The Letter Mīm: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as every pious person and scholar is honored by belonging to him, and every denier and oppressor is subdued by the proof of his argument, and every visitor and newcomer rejoices at seeing his landmarks, and every sinner and penitent is forgiven for the gray hairs preserved in his courtyards and repents to Allah from his sin. The Letter Nūn: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the outward and inward are purified by his elixir ¹⁵, and places and regions are inhabited by his remembrance, and mothers and nurses boast of his birth, and elements and minerals are honored by affiliation to him. The Letter Ṣād: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the common and elite submit to his obedience, and the people of speciality and distinction preach from their pulpits about him, and every sinner and disobedient seeks refuge in his Muṣṭafawī ¹⁶ rank, and every creature hopes for his great intercession on the day when realities become manifest and forelocks are seized. The Letter Ḍād: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the breasts of the people of expansion and contraction ¹⁷ are opened by his light, and those with chronic ailments and diseased hearts are healed by his antidote, and the minds of those with denial, rejection, and objection are dazzled by the flashes of his miracles, and the sea of his overflowing grace flows into the hearts of the knowers and overflows. The Letter ʿAyn: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as mouths and ears delight in his remembrance, and assemblies and gatherings are perfumed by his fragrance, and eyes shed tears upon hearing his praise, and abundant blessings and heavy rains pour down by the blessing of his supplication. The Letter Ghayn: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the dawn of his rising lordship shines in the sphere of prophethood, and he casts the complete armor of his care and the ample veil of his might over those who belong to his noble station, and every poet and genius extols his worth among the praisers, and the heart of every penetrating intellect and every heart empty of desires is filled with the secret of his wisdom. The Letter Fāʾ: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the doors of mercies and kindnesses are opened by the blessing of prayer upon him, and the masters of attractions and raptures ¹⁸ tremble with joy for longing for him, and the insights of the people of unveiling ¹⁹ of hidden things and disclosures are illuminated by the light of his love, and one who seeks intercession through his rank intercedes with Allah in the most sublime witnessing and noblest stations. The Letter Qāf: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as his fame spreads in the farthest West and East, and foreheads and partings bow in veneration of his lofty station, and his message encompasses the opponent and the ally, and his mercy extends to the distant and near, the former and the latter. The Letter Sīn: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the mounts travel by night to him in the darkness of the early night, and souls, hearts, and senses are expanded at the sight of his landmarks, and the greatest of the intelligent and clever wise are kindled from the light of his sciences, and he is given of miracles and wonders that cannot be counted or encompassed by measure. The Letter Shīn: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as his bride was raised in the lap of protection and grew up, and his fame spread in the gardens of holiness and became widespread, and every desirous one strives to reach him on heads and feet and walks, and the effect of his ecstasy influences the heart of every yearning one, so his love penetrates the core of the heart and the inmost parts. The Letter Hāʾ: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as the scout of thought grazes in the meadows of his radiant beauty, and every lover becomes one who proclaims his worth among the praisers and boasts, and every commander and prohibitor preaches in his noble name from the pulpits of proximity and nearness, and by his blessing the greatest of calamities and disasters are repelled from his community. The Letter Wāw: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as tongues are accustomed to his remembrance in secret and whispered counsel, and those whom Allah supports with piety and righteousness walk on his straight path, and every lover drinks from the sea of his abundant generosity and the flow of his strongest secret, and his praise suffices from mentioning Buthayna, al-ʿĀmiriyya, Zaynab, and ʿAlwā ²⁰. The Letter Lām-Alif: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as his rank rises above all prophets and messengers and is exalted, and his remembrance is sweet in the hearing of the yearning and loving ones and is delightful, and the weak and strong and the beasts in the desert cling to the hem of his forbearance, and by his blessing every worry, grief, and distress departs from his community and is dispelled. The Letter Hamza: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as his light shines in the face of every lover and gleams, and his rank rises above everyone who was honored, sent, and prophesied, and the sea of his secret flows into the heart of every knower until he is quenched from the flow of his grace and filled, and every affiliate to him attains his pleasure, thus gaining the highest station and noblest following in the highest paradises. The Letter Yāʾ: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, as long as a lover folds his innermost parts with love for him, and his most delightful remembrance spreads in every group, tribe, and clan, and his Muḥammadan mercy encompasses every doer of good and evil, dead and living, and his generosity surpasses the generosity of the sent winds and the generosity of Maʿn and Ḥātim Ṭayy ²¹, and the mounts of lovers crowd at his purest spring and sweet refreshing watering place, and the flashes of his exquisite beauties and the lights of his beautiful radiant face snatch the minds of the enraptured. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that guides us by it to his straight path and upright way, and quenches our hearts with the wine of his abundant secret and strong overflowing grace, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

The beautiful one of the Arabs, the daughter of the tribe, what prevents a visit? There is no flaw in my union, for I am a man from the lineage of Ka'b and Lu'ayy. The Pole ²² of this universe, a glorious master, all entered at my time into my hand. I am your slave; either you grant me favor, or my affair with you becomes like a son to me. You have granted me a promise long ago, and I implore you, by the right of union, what do you see in me? A despondent lover, whose innermost is filled with passion, what do you see? Draw near, O Salma, my union; draw near my longing, for passion has carried me into love. How often do I ask my Lord, saying, while my tears pour from my eye: I ask God by Him whom He has brought near, chosen for glory from my ancestor Qusayy, to grant me union with maidens who have no shelter but the shade of the bough in the meadow. She is my Su'da and my Layla, and she who has taken me in love away from everything. All this, and in her companionship, she did not incline toward me nor show compassion. How many a lover before me was infatuated with Su'ad, and Bu'd, and Manna? They did not resemble me, nor did they in love and yearning enter into my grasp. I have always witnessed my guidance in love, while my blamer says in passion it is error. I said: Leave me, for I am in a burning that has roasted my heart with longings. Passion has adorned me with love as a sickness, and love has folded me in affliction. How long do you blame a lover who does not comprehend? How long do you trouble yourself with blaming me and listen? Travel with us to the meadow of the sanctuary, where every gazelle and wild cow grazes. We behold the light of morning, just as we pluck the light of camomile from the meadow. The dew spreads upon their forelocks pearls that adorn every ornament. Amber-scented is her fragrance; since she shone, a white blaze smiles in her, my 'Irbadi. So that you may see the origin of my passion and what has cauterized my heart with longings. Then whoever follows me afterwards, or beware, I care not for you in vision or dream. He who dwells in the land of otherness is not like one high above the highest of the two Bears ²³. So listen to my melodious songs and travel, in the name of my Lord, heading to the noblest tribe. Then stop at Sulayma, mentioning some of what I endure in love, and greet. And then inhale gardens that have flourished, for their fragrance leaves the dead alive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the scholars and saints have sought blessing through his name, and the messengers and prophets have been illumined by the light of his countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sermons have been delivered on the pulpits of the noble and intelligent, and the righteous and pious have been honored by affiliation to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the gnostics and the elect have drunk from the oceans of his gifts, and the famous and hidden have been recognized by the flashes of his mark. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the beggars and the rich have clung to the hem of his forbearance, and the weak and the strong have sought the outpouring of his mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the great ones of the elite and the sinners have proclaimed his rank, and the leaders of the ignorant and the foolish have submitted to his obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing whose light shines upon the hearts of the pure and clean, and whose blessing encompasses the happy and the wretched, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O kings of beauty, I am a captive in your hands, and I have lost my loyalty. So have mercy on me for my long captivity, for from God the mercy of the merciful is confirmed. My bliss is in nearness to you, and in distance I suffice against the evil of separation. My cure is the sweetness of union, and from abandonment and longing is my disease. How often in your court have I wandered, my eye shedding tears, and in your love I have slept in my mill. People have hated me for you and said: How many ailments does this youth have? And I saw grief, and it said: Leave him, there is no cure for his ailment from my remedies. All this, and no tenderness nor affection, and my affliction in love is my calamity. My heart awaits your affection, and it is from me in elevation and ascent. O my masters, nearness is dear, and due to excessive aversion, my consolation is dear. Whenever I thought that he was in its repetition, he said: Gently, for I am at the beginning. So by the right of beauty, bestow favors, for there is no shame on you in mercy to the weak. By my hand, a lightning of union has appeared to me, and a gift, a grant, and a giving. By God, it is not a delusion, but I see it as my rain, my companions, and the saints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the mounts of the lovers head toward his chamber, and the hearts of the yearning ones are gardens for visiting his grave and kissing his soil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the limbs of the lovers rejoice at reaching his exalted station and seeing him, and the eyes of the enamored delight in his beautiful virtues and the beauty of his countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as souls are lost in his wondrous beauty and the splendor of his radiance, and minds are stunned by the grace of his balanced stature and the rose of his cheek. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as ears are adorned with his exquisite praise and hearing his sermon, and breasts are expanded by the gifts of his abundant generosity and ample bestowal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as mouths utter the jewels of his hadiths and the secret of his wisdom, and limbs are preserved by his lordly care and perfect infallibility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as gatherings are perfumed with his fragrance and the scents of his breeze, and the elements and bonds are honored by his magnificent lineage and high descent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the clouds of mercy pour down from the heaven of his generosity, and the oceans of his gifts overflow for the seekers of his bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sun of guidance rises from the horizon of his message, and the moons of perfection shine in the sky of his prophethood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the night of separation is dispelled by the dawn of his union, and the darkness of distance is illuminated by the light of his nearness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the hearts of the gnostics are enraptured by the wine of his love, and the souls of the lovers are intoxicated by the cup of his affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the birds of the gardens sing with the melodies of his praise, and the flowers of the meadows bloom with the fragrance of his mention. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the breezes of the morning carry the news of his beauty, and the winds of the evening spread the secrets of his perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the oceans of Your mercy surge, and the rivers of Your generosity flow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sun and moon revolve, and the night and day alternate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the heavens and earth endure, and the worlds remain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that fills the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, and what is beyond them, O Lord of the worlds. And grant us, O Allah, by his blessing, the best of this world and the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire, and admit us into Paradise with the righteous, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And the end of our prayer is that praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The universes rejoiced at his birth and the appearance of his origin, and religions were effaced by his Muhammadan religion ²⁴ and the existence of his mission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the heads of the great ones have bowed to the loftiness of his rank, and the tongues of the deniers and obstinate have become mute in awe of his immense majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as distress has been relieved from the anguished by the answering of his call, and the flanks of the apostates from religion have trembled in fear of his might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the religion of Islam has been perfected by his guidance to Allah and his call, and the needs of those who seek intercession through his rank ²⁵ with Allah and his favor have been fulfilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (23), as long as the sinners have sought refuge in his most secure sanctuary and the sanctity of his inviolability, and the criminals have clung to the hem of his most sublime forbearance and high aspiration. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You cause us to die upon his upright religion and his innate disposition ²⁶, and by which You gather us with his pure group and the people of his party and company, 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, as long as beliefs and intentions have been rectified by faith in what he brought, and fathers, forefathers, spouses, and offspring have been honored by affiliation to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the assemblies of his Muhammadan kingdom ²⁷ have been adorned with the best of greetings, and his Ahmadic ²⁸ character traits have been created upon commendable actions and good words. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (24), as long as the ranks of the masters of understanding and receptions have been elevated by his care, and the regions of the people of allusions and the unique ones ²⁹ who inform of the consciences of hearts and the secrets of hidden things have spoken eloquently through his sainthood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the meanings of the secrets of rational and transmitted sciences have been included in the gifts of his sciences, and the results of universal and particular knowledges have swum in the oceans of his understandings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his light has shone in the manifestations of the attributes of majesty and beauty ³⁰, and his secret has permeated the realities of sensory and spiritual things. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the reports of his noble deeds and miracles have been transmitted successively from the eminent and trustworthy upright ones, and the hadiths of his virtues and excellences have come from the great traditionists and famous narrators. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (25), as long as the landmarks of his laws have been clarified by those who guide to Allah and the callers, and the rulings of his commands and prohibitions have been made clear by the tongues of the acting scholars and the noble leaders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the banners of his religion have been made victorious by armies and warriors, and the angels have aided in his victory with swords, spears, and marked horses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the eminent and guides have proclaimed his worth, and the deniers and enemies have been suppressed by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as kings and rulers have submitted to his obedience, and tyrants and oppressors have humbled themselves in awe of his immense majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (26), as long as lovers and free men have sung in his praise, and the shod and barefoot have hastened to visit him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the weak and the needy have crowded at the door of his gate, and the common folk and the rough have agreed upon his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the rivers Jayhun, Sayhun, the Nile, and the Euphrates have been ashamed at the generosity of his right hand, and the hungry have been satiated by his blessing, the thirsty have been quenched from their thirst, and the naked have been clothed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his love has penetrated hearts, souls, and essences, and the great means and supplications have been answered by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (27), as long as his light has shone in all names and attributes, and decayed bodies and rotten bones have been revived by his call. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the living and the dead have benefited from his intercession, and times and sustenance have become pleasant for the lovers by the blessing of prayer upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as hands have been raised before him and voices have hushed, and the masters of means have supplicated to him with different tongues and all languages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as speaking beings and mute creatures have been shown mercy by his blessing, and the inhabitants of the surrounding spheres and the people of the earths and heavens have rejoiced at seeing him. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You save us from all terrors and afflictions, and by which You fulfill for us all needs, and by which You purify us (28) from all evil deeds, and by which You raise us to the highest ranks, and by which You make us reach the utmost goals of all good things in life and after death.

By Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the earth is adorned with vegetation and minds are distinguished by steadfastness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as bodies are revived with life and blessings follow in the evenings and mornings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as essences are characterized by attributes and faces are known by features. (29) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as neighbors show affection through prayer and times are filled with prayer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rewards are multiplied through gifts and those who reach Allah rejoice in crossing obstacles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as regions are surrounded by directions and boundaries flow with ambiguities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as children are born from mothers and kings boast of their grandeur. (30) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as winds play with the branches and slender forms sway with ecstatic movements. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as harms are repelled by desires and souls are delighted by the removal of worries, griefs, and the relief of hardships. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as words are adorned with embellishments and hearts are inclined by bribes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as judgments are made by decree and assemblies are honored by good appearances. (31) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rights are extracted by clear proofs and arguments are established against deniers with decisive evidences and manifest signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the gardens of lovers are fragrant with the breeze of blossoms and the successful attain the stations of proximity and enter the divine presences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the breaths of the yearning ones rise with sighs and the eyes of those who weep from fear of Allah overflow with successive tears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sinners seek forgiveness from falling into the abysses of stumbles and the negligent regret what they missed of the times of heedlessness and slackness. (32) So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You help us through the agonies of death and the suddenness of those overwhelming floods, and by which You save us from the trial of the grave, the severity of the standing, and the terror of those regrets, 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, as long as by his mention the articulate and the mute are shown mercy, and the inhabitants of the earths and heavens proclaim his rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fingers of writers move in blessing upon him with impulses of longing and pens of wills, and his Muhammadan lights shine upon their hearts 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, as long as the trades of those devoted to it grow with glad tidings of good and increase, (33) and their hearts are filled with love for it until it becomes for them the greatest of means and the noblest of acts of worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as poets excel in praising it with various odes and chants, and eloquent masters perfect the jewels of its expressions with structures of compositions and eulogies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the ranks of those infatuated with it rise in the world of the unseen and the witnessed, and they borrow from its light until landmarks and miraculous events become clear to them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the tongues of the knowers speak of its abundant virtues of supply and reinforcements, and the people of divine success and guidance occupy their times with its remembrance until their innermost beings are purified from the darkness of doubts and evil beliefs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (34) as long as the great ascetics become independent through it of eating, drinking, bedding, and cushions, and those of high aspirations cling to its rope until they are seated on the thrones of glory and leadership. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the monks of the mosques, desiring to obtain benefits and impart knowledge, harvest its fruits, and attain its greatest secret, thereby achieving the ultimate honor and glories. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You seal for us with perfect faith and the two testimonies, and by which You gather us with those whom You have favored among the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, and the great masters, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The transmissions from trustworthy sources have been successive * That You are, in splendor, unique in attributes. I recited for us a viewer of verses of beauty * By Your face, unable to bear steadfastness. Allah took charge of protecting You from a partner * In the description of Your radiant beauty that adorns all directions. The insights turned, yearning * For Your essence, apart from the lords of essences.

The hearts have covenanted to be drawn ³¹ to You, with a pure, near, and hopeful longing. (35) The branches sway in a garden of flowers, at Your remembrance, O Giver of blossoms. The wild beasts all seek Your friendship, and never flee from You to another. Exalted is Allah! He caused water to flow from You, abundant like lightning in the desert. The light of Your face adorned the darkness, so the night fled without turning back. Your majesty, my master, made eyes fear, when they looked at You, they wept unto death. The souls of creatures are watered from You, as gardens are watered by the Euphrates. The origin of good was rooted in You from ancient times, and Your good, past and future, narrates. Blessed is He Who granted You all good, and gave from You endless gifts. Blessings upon You forever, and upon Your Family and Companions, the lofty ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a rose diffuses its fragrant scent and sways, and a branch trembles with the breeze of love for him and bends. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (36) as long as a heedless one is reminded by the deterrents of his admonition and forgets, and a cupbearer ³² circulates among the attendees of his Muhammadan presence ³³ with a cup. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a mujtahid ³⁴ derives the meanings of the sciences of his hadiths ³⁵ and analogizes, and every soft and hard heart is delighted by hearing his remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the influxes of his love stir every withered and settled thing, and a visitor cuts through the deserts of journeying to him with his foot and treads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the breast of an arif ³⁶ expands, who excels in praising his noble traits by borrowing, and a writer beautifies his noble name and his generosity on paper. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (37) as long as the eye of a lover roams in the gardens of his radiant virtues, the orchards and plantations, and the limbs, hearts, and breaths are delighted by blessing him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble ones ³⁷ are guided by his light in the night of ignorance and the darkness of obscurity, and by his radiance, love for him removes from their hearts the veils of doubts and confusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his virtues transcend counting, limit, and comparison, and the great scholars, intellectuals, and wise ones proclaim his rank from their pulpits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the foundations of his Muhammadan religion are built upon the best path and the noblest basis, and the days and nights, through his mission, have all become festivals and weddings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (38) as long as a physician treats with his healing incantations and tends, and a cupbearer and drinker become intoxicated with the wine of his Muhammadan drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a benefactor succeeds in doing good for his community and sympathizes, and a naked one clothes himself with the cloak of his forbearance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a scholar acts according to his sunna ³⁸ and weighs his deeds with the balance, and calls his soul to account for the smallest things ³⁹ and for idle talk and wasted breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as Allah purifies hearts through his remembrance from the filth of sins and impurities, and repels through him from his community the afflictions of illnesses, harm, and distress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (39) as long as the branches, roots, and species are honored by their relation to him, and the tranquil souls are preserved through his blessing from the evil of the whispering, retreating whisperer ⁴⁰ who whispers in the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You suffice us against the evil of poverty, need, and bankruptcy, and protect us from the humiliation of begging, loss of face, and standing at people's doors. And preserve us through it from chronic illnesses, the evil eye, toothaches, and headaches, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ O fragrance of rose, jasmine, and myrtle, ❖ I am the sick one, so why are you not my healer? ❖ I am the one who remains faithful to the old covenant, and I do not ❖ forget You, but I see You today forgetting me. ❖ This, while You are the desire of my heart and its wish, ❖ And You are my remembrance when I speak to my companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a youth grows in service of his station, and ages, and time becomes pure and pleasant for those desiring to hear his praises. (40) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a follower clings to his sunna with a book, and one who complies with his commands and prohibitions attains reward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a camel-driver hums when he sees his noble shrine and those domes, and trembles and cries out when he beholds his essence with the eye of insight without veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his secret penetrates the innermost hearts of the intelligent and wise, and his light shines in the insights of the arifs ³⁶ and the great poles ⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover delights in mentioning his name in speech and reply, and a secluded devotee, a lover, conceals his love behind a veil. (41) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a virtuous one is honored by belonging and affiliation to him, and a worker acts, sacrificing himself for His pleasure with faith and seeking reward.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a ecstatic lover ⁴² is struck by rapture, casting off restraint in his love, tearing the veil, uncovering the face, and fearing not the words of the people of denial, rejection, and reproach. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker of refuge clings to his high station and noble rank, and a fearful one holds onto the hem of his forbearance, so he carries his measure and takes hold of the stirrup. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a poet extols his praise, then exaggeration and prolixity become sweet to him, and he refines his words and rhythms, purifying them from complexity, slowness, and verbosity. (42) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a remitter ⁴³ utters his noble name, epithets, and titles, and persists in sending blessings upon him for the duration of years, months, and ages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sick person rubs himself against his blessed tomb, its site and soil, and a patient seeks healing from his sweet-tasting saliva and drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rain falls by the blessing of his prayer and pours from clouds, and its continuous downpour upon Medina says: "O Allah, upon the white plains, the hills, and the rugged ground." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a free woman conceals herself in compliance with his command by wearing a jilbab ⁴⁴, and a beautiful woman who saw his radiant countenance unveils her face. (43) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the houris ⁴⁵ sing his praise in palaces and domes, and by the blessing of blessings upon him, a bride struts in gardens in garments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as he commanded the letting of the beard and dyeing ⁴⁶, and he spat into a salty well, so its water became sweeter than honey and the sipping of nectar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker of refuge seeks protection through his rank from punishment, and a fearful one is made secure by his intercession from the pressure of the grave and the terror of the reckoning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a visitor turns to visit him with modesty and etiquette, and one sitting before him speaks with truth, intention, and correctness. (44) Section: O Allah, bless him and his family, the noble leaders, and his companions, the venerable poles ⁴⁷, with a blessing that opens for us doors, facilitates for us means, frees us from bondage, protects us through its blessings in travel, stay, departure, and return, and gives us of good things what we hoped for and beyond what we hoped for, and brings us near to You in closeness and good end, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O You who shot my heart with the arrow of love, have you formed from my tears on my cheek bubbles? O You who burn my heart with the fire of passion, turn to a lover, even with reproach. O You who destroy my soul with your turning away, in that turning away is the unveiling of the veil. Torment my torment for You, O my desire, and how can torment not torment for You? O You who take my soul by the secret of love, in it there travels a phantom like a mirage. Be gentle with a lover who has no helper unless You help him by drawing near. O delight of the eyes, O my desire, the aim of a lover who has prolonged the seeking. O mercy of the Merciful, O Mustafa ⁴⁸, by Your favor, help me in the assemblies of grief. You are the one hoped for, and in You hope is realized in repelling the fall of punishment. (45) You are the one from the mother of his gates, he attains what he hopes for from the best of doors. May Allah bless you, along with your high ones, the chosen, the moons of darkness, and the companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the four winds blow with the breezes of his Muhammadan effusions, and the rulings of his law make clear the landmarks of the broadest religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the light of his most humble heart shines in the spiritual worlds of souls, and the flow of his abundant, most beneficial secret penetrates the innermost beings of the gnostics. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrance of his pure, most fragrant musk wafts in the bosoms of the lovers, and the clouds of his mercies pour upon the heart of every gnostic, so his tongue speaks with guidance and the most pure religion of truth. (46) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the necks of tyrants bow to the flash of his most brilliant sword's lightning, and every believer submits to the reins of success, hastening to serve his noble station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every visitor crowds to kiss the hem of his most exalted carpet, and every fearful one takes refuge in his fortress and his most impregnable, invincible sanctuary. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every wounded and amputated person is healed by the touch of his palm, and by his blessing the hair of every bald and scabby head grows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sultan of love submits to the beauty of his essence, becoming more obedient to the prince of his radiant beauty, and a desirous one hastens to visit his noble tomb, folding the distance of travel and resolving. Section: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing (47) by which we become among those who repent to You from their sins and desist from their disobediences, and respond to Your caller, and comply with what You commanded, becoming more attentive to Your address, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O unique in beauty, in You all beauty is gathered, and the mind is distracted by You.

O Imam of the sailors ⁴⁹, my heart is captive in Your hands; for Your command, time itself listens. Whenever I remember You, O Muhammad, my heart trembles in awe. Whenever the apparition of Your person appears in the heart of the lover, it splits from passion. Pure in essence, You are meaning and sense; from You, fragrance radiates over Medina. The repose of the Chosen One ⁵⁰ brought ease; how many a wounded one did its touch heal, even the leprous. For the son of the contented one ⁵¹, it shook a cluster that became a sword of Indian steel, cutting. He restored the eye of Qatada ⁵² after it had flowed down his cheek, and this restoration was most beneficial. For Khubayb ⁵³, He restored a half, and what a noble half, assembled. The miracle of the Chosen One is three thousand ⁵⁴, by which the darkness of unbelief was repelled. I did not intend to limit His description, but my heart pastures in the meadow of His meaning. Gratitude to Him is obligatory upon every servant whom the Chosen One has favored and expanded. Upon him and his Family be a thousand salutations, and upon the Companions and those who follow them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as water gushed from between his fingers and was withheld, and rain poured by the blessing of his supplication and was restrained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a star was abashed when it saw the luminous beauty of his face and retreated, and a gazelle witnessed his graceful stature and issued a fatwa ⁵⁵ in its place out of reverence for his awe and withdrew. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as an eye was dazzled upon seeing the beauty of his essence and snatched from the flash of its lightning and seized, and a lover swam in the oceans of his generosity and drank from the sources of his effusions and plunged. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a visitor came seeking his bounty from distant lands and rubbed his honored gray hair in his courtyards, seeking blessing and supplication, and kissed the side of the wall of his radiant Ka'ba ⁵⁶ and attained his desire, circumambulated it, and clung to its curtains and touched. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a worker planted his love in the hearts of the beloved ones, and it became firm and rooted, and a lover strove to attain union with him, but destiny hindered him from that and restrained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a scholar of the meanings of his hadiths innovated and borrowed, and clarified to those desiring to obtain their benefits what was obscure in understanding and ambiguous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a trace revived after it had faded and been effaced, and the lion of his call pounced upon those who did not believe in his prophethood and message, and devoured and preyed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as his bride ⁵⁷ strutted in the highest 'Illiyin ⁵⁸ and settled upon its musk-scented cushions and sat, and was devoted to the remembrance of his Lord in morning and evening and dawn and dusk. So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, a blessing by which You purify our hearts from the filth of sins and impurity, and by which You fulfill our hope in You, and do not make us among those whose hope in You is disappointed and reversed, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O You by whose hadith the soul is delighted, O You by whose light confusion vanishes. Your meaning has hidden me from all other than You; by Allah, I have no perception of other than You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as remembrances and litanies ⁵⁹ are opened with his Muhammadan name, and the masters of protections and subtleties ⁶⁰ seek intercession through his Ahmad ⁶¹ rank in their important matters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the veils of transparent and dense coverings were rent by the light of his insight, and the books of the people of the religions, both agreeing and disagreeing, and all sects, were abrogated by his Hanif ⁶² law. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the bellies of notebooks and pages were filled with his praiseworthy qualities, and for his sights in the highest paradises, elevated beds and fine carpets were spread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as distances, miles, and deserts were traversed in visiting his tomb, and a seeker of refuge and fearful one clung to the curtains of his noble Ka'ba. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a visitor and circumambulator circumambulated his illuminated chamber, and a sinful, evil-doing, and false one entered under his great intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the greatest of blessings and the highest of honors were attributed to his majestic rank, and kings, ministers, and caliphs bowed in reverence to his tremendous awe. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the great reports, monks, and voices from the unseen ⁶³ announced his right hand and his felicity, and the masters of openings, gifts, and unveilings ⁶⁴ were illuminated by his holy light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the masters of gnosis and knowledge ⁶⁵ borrowed from the gifts of his sciences, and the people of tenderness, compassion, and emotions were characterized by his great character. So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, a blessing by which You make our feet firm in the highest stations and the noblest positions, and by which You grant us security in places of hardship and locations of astonishment and fears, and by which You calm from us the accidents of temporal trials and the gusts of their stormy winds, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And to Allah belong people whom His witnessing has favored; He speaks to them in His presence and unveils. He manifested to them until the trace of their essence was effaced; so they stood by Him as a collectivity, and there is no diverting. He became determined through them where He hid them in Him, and ancient and new ⁶⁶ submitted to them in unveiling.

They circle the House ⁶⁷ in a unifying garb, and in their secret is a House ⁶⁸ around which the House ⁶⁷ circles. And when they hear of Her ⁶⁹, they purify themselves between me; to them, through them, in them occurs the mutual interpenetration ⁷⁰. They perform pilgrimage to this House from where its Lord is, and how many stations ⁷¹ of kings are in their sanctuary. Great and noble, all that surrounds their living space is the Supreme Sanctuary ⁷², and there is no fear there. Blessings ⁷³ of varied rhymes and numbers, abundant in secret, supply, and reinforcement, beneficial for the people of remembrances, litanies, and daily prayers, guaranteeing for its reciter the attainment of the goal and the achievement of the desired. The one who prays thereby ascends to the path of opening ⁷⁴, goodness, and right guidance, and reaches thereby the rank of the elite among the brought near ⁷⁵ and the great individuals ⁷⁶. Many who love in God, have beautiful thoughts of Him, and hold correct belief benefit from it. The one who has love for the Master of Masters ⁷⁷, the Intercessor of creatures on the Day of Gathering and Calling, our Master and Patron Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), sent as a mercy to humans ⁷⁸ and jinn and all servants, attains its Chosen ⁷⁹ secret. So bless him, O God, and his noble, valiant family, and his devout, ascetic, worshipful Companions, with a blessing whose fragrance spreads in every quarter and assembly, whose blessing encompasses all regions and all valleys and hills. The one who prays finds it a treasure and a provision benefiting on the Day when truths are realized and witnesses stand, 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 Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a longing one yearns to see his illuminated tomb ⁸⁰, and a driver urges the camels toward his noble station. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a taster delights in the wine of his Muhammadan love, and a desirous one longs to visit his blessed landmarks. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a poet praises him in his chants, poems, and exquisite verses, and a listener delights in the sweetness of his words and the eloquence of his miraculous, surpassing speech. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the guided are guided by his novel saying and his goodly, fitting deed, and the disobedient seek refuge in his most protective sanctuary, and his sought banner overshadows all creatures. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as papers and letters are adorned with his noble name, and servants seek intercession with God through his lofty rank and his great, penetrating status. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as his miracles dazzle the minds of the elite ⁸¹ who know the sciences of laws and realities, and the servants of the veils, canopies, and the seven heavens ⁸² rejoice at his Night Journey. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the flowers of hills, gardens, and all orchards are perfumed by his Chosen fragrance, and the roses of his gardens surpass clove, pomegranate blossom, and red anemones. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a longing one, prevented from visiting him by obstacles, hindrances, and calamities, weeps, and a lover, devoted to his service, abandons what distracts him from worldly matters and all attachments. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as books, letters, and documents are concluded with blessings upon him, and through the secret of his care, relief is granted to one who seeks his aid in the greatest of hardships and straits. So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing that illuminates our inner sight with the lights of his lordly knowledges and the subtle sciences of realities, and improves in us what is apparent and hidden, and purifies us through it from the impurities of egotistical follies and base natures and characters, 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 Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as his fame spreads in the farthest West and East, and at the hearing of his praises, the bodies and heads sway with joy. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the suns and shining moons are abashed by the light of his countenance, and clear signs and most of the miracles and wonders appear at his hands. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the predecessors and successors fall short of grasping his lofty ranks, and through his name, psychological obsessions and all night visitors are repelled from those who seek protection. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as through his prayer, the clouds of mercy and pouring rains descend, and both the disobedient and the obedient submit to his obedience and compliance with his command. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the banners of happiness and the flags of glory flutter over his head, and the companion, the truthful friend, the intimate friend, and the fellow traveler unite in love for him. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the non-Arabs and the articulate acknowledge his lordship and the universality of his message, and tongues, mouths, and regions delight in the sweetness of his remembrances. So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing through which we inhale the fragrant scent of his love, the sweet-smelling musk, and through which we seek the downpour of the mercy of our Generous, Creator Lord, and through whose blessing You return the straying and fleeing one among us to the path of Your guidance, 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 Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the prophets took covenants and pledges to believe in him, and the young, the old, the maidens, and the unmarried women were created with love for him. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, as long as for those immersed in his love, dwelling in the depths of valleys and the peaks of high mountains is pleasant, and they hold fast to his rope.

The Firm ⁸³ protects every worker according to his Sunnah ⁸⁴ from the trials of passion and the afflictions of its winds, the thunderbolts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a world has come to know the sound news of his intercession and his truthful promise, and an eloquent one has excelled in gathering his prophetic virtues and arranging the jewels of his exquisite and harmonious praise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You have mercy on the forerunner and the follower among us, and by whose fragrant breezes You open our blocked pores and our sniffing nostrils, 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, as long as a lovesick one yearns for his illuminated places and longs, and bears from the pain of separation when the mounts leave him behind what is bearable and what is unbearable. (61) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as my secret has excelled through his Muhammadan praise over all other lovers and surpassed, and the motives of his longings have stirred his states, so he set out his caravan to visit his tomb and drove it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover conceals the burning pangs of his longings and the fire of his heart in heat and conflagration, and the worlds of his secrets hasten to his pleasure, and the voices of his love call out: "Race, race!" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lovesick one, whose passion has taken possession of his servitude with a mastery of particularity and worthiness, groans, and his illness has prolonged, exhausting the physician and the exorcist. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover rejoices at seeing his face at the gathering with him and the meeting, and magnifies, proclaims "There is no god but Allah," and increases in kissing the hem of his carpet, and in sips and embraces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (62) as long as the heads of the great have bowed in awe of his majesty and stretched their necks, and a sinner has leaned his back against the walls of his honored chamber and clung to it with utmost adhesion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a captive who sought intercession through his rank to Allah has been released from shackles, and relief has come to a distressed one whose worries multiplied and the noose tightened around him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as he has pierced, through his Mawlawi ⁸⁵ aspiration, the surrounding spheres and the seven heavens, and the sun of his prophethood has shone, covering the highlands and lowlands and all horizons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the unique gems of his hadiths have gathered the great imams and the skilled scholars, and the letters of his name have been written on the pages of their hearts with the ink of love and the light of the black of their eyes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a scholar has cared to collect his praiseworthy traits and noble manners, (63) and his call has encompassed all worlds universally and absolutely. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as necks and collars have been adorned with the jewels of his praises, and the masters of ecstasies and longings have trembled upon hearing his remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the companion and cupbearer has swayed with the breeze of his Mustafawi ⁸⁶ wine, and an entranced one has danced upon understanding the meanings of his exquisite and harmonious wisdoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the companions of his Muhammadan presence have parted with taste, and a devout one has prayed at night with abundant blessings upon him in a portico. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a traveler has been guided in the darkness of ignorance by the light of his true and verified dawn, (64) and the worlds of higher and lower spirits have agreed that he is the master of all creation by consensus. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the souls of lovers and devotees have revived with the scent of his Muhammadan fragrance, and the masters of openings, tastes, and flavors have stirred with the breeze of his wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the mounts and companions have traveled by night in the darkness towards him, and have come hastening to his blessed places from the farthest East and West, and from Syria and Iraq. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the minds of the bewildered have been captivated by the brilliance of his dazzling beauty and the light of his radiant face, and the inhabitants of the highest heaven have sought blessing through his arrival when he was taken by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the presence of his Lord, the Creator King. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (65) as long as the proofs of his arguments have cut the backs of the people of deviation, error, and hypocrisy, and the hearts of the believers have turned to his love and become pure from the disease of ignorance, opposition, and discord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as lineages and roots have been honored by his birth, and the brightness of his face has, with its light, put to shame the light of dawn and the sun of forenoon at sunrise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the masters of eloquence and the skilled scholars have proclaimed his rank, and the pages of ancient books and collections have been filled with his dazzling miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the trees and leaves have turned green from the remnants of his ablution water, and they came prostrating to his call, moving towards him without feet on legs.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁶⁶ as the trunk yearned for him due to the intensity of the pain of separation, and a visitor wept when bidding farewell to his blessed landmarks from the hardship of longing and yearning. So bless him, O Allah, and his family who hasten to do good and are foremost, and his Companions who attained the perfection of honor in totality and absorption, a blessing by which You open for us what is closed, adorn us with precious morals, pour down upon us clouds of provisions, and suffice us against the evil of poverty, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. May Allah bless you, O banner of guidance, * as many as the pebbles, sand, and leaves. Is it a fever with no cure? * Or one afflicted by bearing longings? Or a glance that preceded him and made him ill * His excesses with ailing eyes? The mole-possessed one occupied him, and she is empty * When will she meet some of what he meets? Were it not for moons in the cheeks, hidden * No sorrowful one would be infatuated with a girded one. O cupbearer of lovers, cup of passion * Circulate passion and give me to drink, O cupbearer. And stop the mount when you pass by Dhu an-Naqa * Weeping over the ruins, even if for a moment. If you have not tasted love, then indeed * I am drunk with a cup of love overflowing ⁶⁷. I did not know passion and weeping * Were it not for the separation of a graceful, slender maiden. I bid her farewell while tears dripped between us * And thus is every longing one who bids farewell. Her right hand was busy drying tears * And her left hand was occupied with embracing. If Malik ⁸⁷ knew the atmosphere of love * And his station among the greatest lovers, Lovers would not be tormented except by love * Even if they sought help and he aided them with separation. And to a beloved, Muhammad, with the visitors * The necks of the camels became joyful. In the night, the light of his beauty guides them * Like the sun rising over the horizons. They alighted upon vast generosity with a glorious one * Whose breezes are like rain in buckets. Where is the succor, the sought-for help, the hope * The knowledge of prophethood, the choicest of morals. Possessor of beauty and beneficence, secret of Yemen * And faith, lofty in creation and character. Holder of all praises, perfect in both descriptions * In good and evil, opener of what is closed. We hope from You in this world for success of requests * And our hope for You on the Day when the shin is uncovered ⁸⁸. And upon you be Allah's blessings, O banner of guidance * As many as the pebbles, plants, and leaves. And upon your noble Companions and your family * The banners, as long as the drivers of she-camels travel ⁶⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a virtuous one adorns himself with the cloak of his Muhammadan forbearance and gifts, and the heart of a person is united in love and veneration of him and is harmonized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a turner-away turns away from obeying his commands and prohibitions and is disdainful, and a negligent one regrets what he missed of doing good and humbles himself before him and seeks compassion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a repentant repents upon hearing his exhortations, so his heart softens and is compassionate, and seeks forgiveness for his sin and returns to what his Lord has decreed for him of accepting the truth and is fair. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a gnostic suckles the breast of the realities of his divine ⁸⁹ sciences and sips, and the light of his birth appears to the eye of a saint's insight and is unveiled ⁶⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover drinks deeply from the seas of his lordly gifts, quaffs and scoops, and a believer affirms the universality of his message to all creatures and acknowledges. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a poet extols the mention of his beauties but fails to exhaust them and stops, and a lover remembers his blessed landmarks so his tears flow on the cheeks and drip. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a caravan travels to visit his station in the desert and traverses it, and a pilgrim performs Hajj and visits his noble grave and bids farewell to the testimony ⁹⁰ there and departs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, as long as a gatherer gathers the fruits of his knowledges and gifts and plucks, and the lightning of his beauty shines upon a passionate heart, so it draws his innermost and snatches it away. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁷⁰, as long as his Muhammadan fortress surrounds the hearts of the people of his love and encompasses them, and a diligent one agrees on the meanings of the sciences of his prophetic hadiths and differs. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You forgive the one who prays for what he has committed against himself of sins and offenses, and we become among those who restrain their tongues from delving into what does not concern them, and turn away from the path of error and corruption and deviate, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My success in praising Muhammad * I hoped thereby for gardens of Eden adorned. We boast over the foremost of every nation * And it is right for us to rise in pride and honor. For among them there is none like the Messenger we have * A Messenger upon the Throne and the Kursi ⁹¹ exalted. So go around, you will not find a likeness of Muhammad * Nor his equal among the prophets known. For who has the angels as a marked army * And Gabriel draws near with armies and advances? By him we conquered cities east and west * And he girded us with swords for which victory turns. No messenger has attained what Ahmad attained * So count what you will, Ahmad is most noble. Moses, Jesus, the Friend ⁹², Adam * Noah, and Idris ⁹³ are honored by him. The Messenger of Allah excelled every near one * So you are the one who follows behind the messengers ⁷¹. Your Lord has given you status over all people * In this world and on the Day of Return it increases. You will intercede for all creatures for the One * With whom you are gifted by intercession. There He will give you what you hope for * And please you concerning us when we are stopped for the Gathering. That is Allah's promise in Surah ad-Duha ⁹⁴ * And Allah's promise is not broken. So do not forget me, O best of those who tread the earth * When the Fire calls out to the sinner and shouts. For one like me commits sins, and one like you intercedes * By your status, O best of creation, I look forward. Between me and the Lord is a desolation of grief * So be for me when the earth quakes in its expanse.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a bird flies with the wing of longing towards him and circles, and a devotee intoxicated with his love roams in the land of Najd and Tihama and wanders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a worshipper worships, the lights of his guidance shine upon his heart, so his limbs become active for worship and he stands, and a lover who attains his goal rests, rejoicing in what he has obtained from his desire, and sleeps. ⁷² O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrance of his breeze spreads throughout the realms of dominion and the spiritual world, and the land of Egypt, Iraq, and Syria, and his spirituality possesses the hearts of the sons of Japheth, Shem, and Ham. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a persevering one perseveres in obedience to him at all times and continues, and a devotee retreats in service to him, restraining his hand and tongue from ornate speech and excessive talk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a striker strikes to establish his Sunnah with a sword, and a warrior shoots the army of his enemies with a spear and arrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the inhabitants of the highest heaven ⁹⁵ and the noble righteous ones ⁹⁶ offer their souls to him, and the leaders of the cherubim ⁹⁷ and the eminent guides crowd around his sweetest watering-place. ⁷³ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a delegation greets his illuminated shrine with peace, and an enemy who intends to violate his sanctity is struck with peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a wounded one is healed by his effective antidote of speech, and a lover seeks his pleasure with the best expression and the most gentle words. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as caravans travel to him in the early dawn and in the depths of darkness, and a seeker of intercession ⁹⁸ seeks his intercession with Allah in fulfilling his needs while people are asleep. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a divinely attracted one ⁹⁹ casts off restraint, intoxicated with the wine of his love, and dances and experiences ecstasy ¹⁰⁰ upon hearing his praises, swaying and crying out in passion. ⁷⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a drop of rain falls from a cloud by the blessing of his prayer, and a flower blossoms, perfuming the hills and mounds with its scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as doves coo in praise of him on their pulpits of branches, and the soul of a lover perishes upon hearing his remembrances and overflows with death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a heedless one is led to follow his Sunnah by a rein, and a diligent one girds himself in support of his religion with a belt. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the phantom of his image visits one hoping for his attainment in a dream, and a witness testifies that he is the master of mankind and the imam of the eminent leaders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ⁷⁵ as long as a praiser delights in mentioning his noble qualities in prose and verse, and a gnostic ¹⁰¹ follows the white path of his love and ascends in station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lion visits by the mention of his name in thickets, and a rebellious one whom love has enslaved returns to striving in his pleasure without a bridle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the religion of Islam was perfected by his Muhammadan mission, and the hearts of the virtuous, both the elite and the commoners, were created with love for him and faith in him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as papers and pens are adorned with the writing of his name, and the thoughts of people of intellect and understanding are lost in the oceans of his love. Conclusion: O Allah, bless him and his family, the full moons, and his companions, the stars of emulation, ⁷⁶ and the lamps of darkness, a blessing sealed with the fragrant musk of the seal, guaranteeing for its reader the attainment of the goal and the achievement of the desire, granting us thereby the rank of righteousness and honor, and elevating us thereby in the arenas of the Resurrection and the stations of the Abode of Peace ¹⁰², by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * A messenger sent to gather creation with truth * And He sent him to the worlds as peace * A prophet whose station rose above the two heavens ¹⁰³ * And from the Lord, speech was revealed to him * Generous, how often did rain pour from his right hand * And from his face, the lightning of modesty is seen * Beloved and noble, pure, adorning Medina * A physician, how often is illness cured by him * Noble, chaste, indeed kind and just * His greeting to Muslims is peace * From the farthest mosque ¹⁰⁴ he ascended, heading to heaven * And prayed with the angels, and he was the imam * He has miracles whose enumeration baffles people * And their counting intentionally is not possible * O mercy of the Merciful, O support of mankind * O you to whom both the elite and commoner cling * I have sought you, O sea of generosity, hoping for victory * Far be it that one who hopes from the generous is wronged * O object of hope and request, O ultimate goal * When the blaze of hellfire intensifies * Upon you from the Lord be a beautiful greeting * And a thousand blessings and peace forever ⁷⁷ Blessings with polished rhymes and assonances, elegant in structure, style, and composition, diverse in meanings, types, and kinds, of great benefit for those who wish to draw near to Allah and benefit through them. Mouths delight in them, hearts and ears find them sweet, breasts expand with them, temperaments and natures become familiar with them. The lover trembles upon hearing them, casts off restraint, uncovers the veil, and seeks intercession through the status of the praised one with Allah for covering faults on the day when secrets are disclosed and the scandals of the people of innovation and deceit appear. Conclusion: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which You unite our hearts upon his Muhammadan love.

Any gathering, and guide us through its blessing to the path of following his Ahmadine Sunnah ¹⁰⁵ and adherence, 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 ⁷⁸ as long as a reader opens with his name and closes, and a lover divulges his love and conceals it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a seeker of refuge seeks refuge in his rank and holds fast, and one who seeks protection seeks protection in his presence and honors it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as the unity of Islam is gathered through his blessing and organized, and a rank advances to fight his enemies and engages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a warrior girds himself with the sword of His care and prepares, and an army flees at the appearance of his green battalion and is defeated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a lover resolves to believe in what he brought and decides, and a believer undertakes to preserve his trust and commits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁷⁹ as long as a scholar disputes in upholding the rulings of his Sharia and argues, and a mujtahid ¹⁰⁶ prevails to establish his Muhammadan religion and takes revenge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as the body of a lover melts in the fire of his longing and is consumed, and a beloved finds comfort in the apparition of his image in sleep and dreams. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a striver strives to visit his illuminated shrine on foot, and an obedient one devotes himself to the latch of his blessed door and serves. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that raises for us thereby destinies and aspirations, and gives us thereby with You covenants and pledges, and quenches us thereby with the fullest cup from the sea of Your vast gifts of bounty and generosity, 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 ⁸⁰ as long as a writer writes his name with a pen, and a sick person seeks healing through his supplication from pain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a rememberer repeats his praise with a mouth, and a poet strings the jewels of his praises in the necklace of eloquence and composes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as the mouth of a compassionate one laughs joyfully at seeing his face and smiles, and the image of his essence is engraved on the pages of a lover's heart and is depicted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a visitor longs to see the 'Aqiq ¹⁰⁷, the Bān ¹⁰⁸, and the 'Alam ¹⁰⁹, and a caravan ascends through Kāẓimah ¹¹⁰, Iḍam ¹¹¹, and Dhī Salam ¹¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a circumambulator kisses the Most Fortunate Stone ¹¹³ and submits, and one fearful of his sin seeks refuge at the Ancient House ¹¹⁴ and honors it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁸¹ as long as pilgrims stand at 'Arafah and crowd, and a visitor gains happiness by visiting his Muhammadan shrine and seizes the opportunity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad as long as a supplicant prays at al-Ḥaṭīm ¹¹⁵, Zamzam ¹¹⁶, and al-Multazam ¹¹⁷, and persists in visiting his exalted station for the duration of his life and commits. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family in character and nature, and his Companions, the nobles of Arabs and non-Arabs, with a blessing that suffices us thereby against the evil of one who oppresses us, transgresses, and wrongs, and pursues our faults, investigates our affairs, slanders and insults, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. For who is like Ṭāhā ¹¹⁸, the Beloved, whom the Creator of the breeze chose from creation? The beacon of congratulations, lofty in highness, over Arabs and non-Arabs, he is the most excellent. The resort of angels throughout time, through him Allah sealed the prophets. Subtle in meanings, merciful of heart, generous in qualities, O beautiful of nature. O Chosen One, O succorer of mankind, O one hoped for what is important, bestow generously upon servants who call, for Your generosity, by Allah, is the healer of pain. If he is not deserving of it, otherwise who deserves generosity? ⁸² For it is the custom of Arabs to be good to people of faults and crimes. Peace be upon you, O Chosen One, and your family and Companions, people of covenants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a ṭarzamūsh ¹¹⁹ is embroidered and inscribed, and a fish glorifies and swallows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a judge records and judges, and clouds unveil and pile up. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a wave surges and crashes, and a group separates and reunites. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rain pours and flows, and a sick person treats himself and cups. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a command is executed and concluded, and a term ends and passes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a building is built and demolished, and a foot is firmly planted in the presence of might and establishment. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which one becomes among those who blame themselves upon hearing ⁸³ its praise and belittlement, and who endures harm and conceals his anger and suppresses it, 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, as long as a monk devotes himself in obedience to his Lord and performs rites, and as long as one who gives spends himself for His pleasure and turns away from idle talk and holds fast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a poet composes beautiful praises and weaves them, and as long as an eloquent strong one crafts the rhymes of his excellences and molds them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sultan of his Ahmadine love ¹²⁰ reigns in the hearts of lovers and holds sway, and as long as a spiritual being and an angel proclaim the loftiness of his rank in the worlds of dominion and sovereignty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker ¹²¹ treads upon his white path and follows it, and as long as a devout one in darkness draws near to Allah through blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sphere revolves around his Muhammadan pole ¹²², and as long as jinn, humans, and angels prostrate to his Ahmadine light in the loins of Adam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker ¹²³ contends and struggles for his presence in the heart of a lover, and as long as a lover and beloved make a covenant of brotherhood in his essence and share. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You protect us from mixing with every oppressor who dares to violate the sanctities of Allah and transgresses, and becomes entangled in the seas of his error and misguidance and is perplexed, 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, as long as the manifestations of existence are illuminated by the light of his Muhammadan countenance, and the treasuries of generosity and bounty are opened by his Ahmadine blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as caravans and delegations travel to his noble station, and the valleys and highlands are illuminated by his luminous lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the garments and robes are perfumed with the fragrance of his sweet scent, and the miles, leagues, and stages are traversed for his visitation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the horizons of blessing and felicity are honored by his Chosen ¹²⁴ mission, and the covenants are preserved by the secret of his care and the promises are fulfilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lovers are devoted to his remembrance in standing and sitting, and the masters of stations ¹²⁵ follow him in ascent and elevation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the rulings and limits are established by his law, and the pledges and covenants are fulfilled by the tongue of his speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as bodies and forms sway with the breeze of his repose, and cheeks and faces are veiled with the dust of his sandals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the worlds of the people of vigilance and witnessing ¹²⁶ are lost in the beauty of his essence, and the lights of his love shine upon the faces of those who bow and prostrate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his drinking places are sweet for the people of tastes ¹²⁷ in coming and going, and the people of his love drink the fullest cup from his delightful Kawthar ¹²⁸ and his promised pool. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, the fathers and forefathers, and his Companions who have attained the honor of his companionship in the abode of honor and eternity, a blessing by which You shade us with his extended shade, and by which You make us on the Day of Resurrection in his fortified fortress and under his knotted banner, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O for a beauty from which you have worn the most exquisite garments, and by majesty you have held its reins in existence, and by perfection you have ascended the thrones of elevation. Many are the nights of union despite the envious one's spite, for I have perished in passion, and illness is a kind of witness. Your knowledge of me suffices, so let your turning away be enough. How often have you promised, so why not fulfill the promises? And how often have you pledged union, while the pledge is a binding bond? O gazelles of the prayer place ¹²⁹, who will help me keep the covenants? O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as mouths delight in the sweetness of his remembrance, and the corners are fragrant with the scent of his fragrance and the perfume of his diffusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as tongues proclaim the perfection of his praise and gratitude, and bodies tremble with the substances of his effusions and the drink of his wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the worlds are illuminated by the radiance of his countenance and the light of his dawn, and hearts are filled with the ink of his love and the overflow of his secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as blessing encompasses his prophetic courtyards and the regions of his territory, and the dead hearts are revived by the outpourings of his mercies and the downpour of his rain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his ranks and the majesty of his status are magnified in the highest assembly, and his stations and lofty honors are elevated in the enclosures of holiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a follower emulates his prophetic conduct and beautiful patience, and a world speaks of his Chosen ¹²⁴ qualities and the subtleties of his experience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his front teeth and the dimples of his smile reveal pearls of praise, and the eyes of his insights and the thoughts of his mind dwell in the sovereignty of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the ages boast of the appearance of his birth and the felicity of his era, and the Emigrants and Helpers take pride in his allegiance and the might of his victory.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the limbs rejoice in visiting his most exalted station and seeing his grave, and the delegations draw from the abundance of his gift and the flood of his sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the saints ¹³⁰ have borrowed from the brilliance of his light and the radiance of his full moon, and the great scholars have followed his sayings and actions in secret and in public. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You grant us the gifts of his abundant goodness and piety, and protect us thereby from the plots of the accursed Satan and his evil, and make us thereby among those who seek shade under his shady shade and seek cover under the veil of his protection, 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, as long as the litanies ¹³¹ and remembrances begin with his Muhammadan mention, and the pages and lines rejoice in writing his Ahmadī ¹³² name. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as thoughts and reflections are lost in love for him, and odes and poems become pleasant by reciting his praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the suns and moons shine from the brilliance of his Beloved, and the clouds and seas diminish before the generosity of his right hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lights split from the rays of his Mustafawī ¹³³ light, and the secrets burst forth from the sea of his prophetic mystery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the righteous and pious show mercy at his delightful watering-place, and the noble and chosen draw from the sea of his Mawlawī ¹³⁴ generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the regions and climes are perfumed by the breeze of his fragrance, and You fulfill needs and desires through abundant blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the rains and showers pour down by the blessing of his prayer, and the gardens and flowers become fragrant with the sweetness of his scents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the leaves and trees turn green from the remnants of his ablution water, and the branches and fruits ripen by his watering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the Emigrants ¹³⁵ and Helpers ¹³⁶ are honored by his companionship, and the deserts, villages, and cities are blessed by his mission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the litters and camel saddles are fastened towards his noble grave, and the slaves, maids, and free people migrate to his lofty station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as wealth and lives are spent for his pleasure, and the noble and pure leaders devote themselves to his service. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the discerning chosen ones, and his Companions, who vanquished with their swords the armies of the disbelievers and the evil rebels, a blessing by which You reform among us the old and the young, and forgive us for what we have committed, and free our necks from the Fire, and make it for us a protective amulet and a fortified fortress with which we fortify ourselves in this abode and in that abode, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Bless, O Lord, and grant peace to him who brought us the shining lights. I have, in beauty, cast off my veil of restraint and made beautiful faces my orbit. A glance at a beautiful face I see is like a Hajj ¹³⁷ at 'Arafa ¹³⁸ and an 'Umra ¹³⁹. Perhaps a beautiful glance leaves me stunned in mind, devoid of feeling. If I could, I would not look at a beautiful face; indeed, seeing them is the torment of Hellfire. My heart was sound before beautiful faces, but then it became broken by their love. Whoever loves beautiful faces drowns in vast seas of passion. Do not blame me for my longing; I fell into it without choice. I used to deny the state of Majnun Layla ¹⁴⁰, but I have recanted that denial. May my father be sacrificed for a fawn ¹⁴¹ I looked at, whose cheek became like the pomegranate flower. If the monks of a monastery saw him, they would, after their asceticism, return to casting off restraint. How many nights I spent in his love, passing around cups of wine in our mutual giving. My life was wasted between a cheek and a wine-jug and listening to the twang of strings. In the folly of youth I played, caring not, but today my cheek has grayed. What excuse can I have after my gray hair? Gray hair cuts off all excuses. Perhaps praise of the Intercessor for all creatures will cause Allah to forgive my sins. Master of the two weighty ones ¹⁴², of humans and jinn, the elite of creation, the best of the chosen. Refuge of the two weighty ones on the Day of Gathering, and sanctuary of the disobedient and the pious. He guided people from misguidance, while they were before worshippers of stones. He brought them great miracles, no concealment in them, like the sun of day. O Messenger of God, O you who brought us sciences of immense magnitude. O Messenger of God, O you whose generosity puts to shame the pouring rains. O Messenger of God, cover me with my heart blackened by sins like pitch. O Messenger of God, cover me, for I hope in you that my stumbling may be forgiven. O Messenger of God, be for me a protector and helper from all distress. And upon you be blessings as long as lightning flashes and the nightingale sings in the trees. Upon your noble family and Companions, as long as the blossoms of flowers sway. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as hearts and states are rectified by the perfection of his care, and men and women vie in serving his exalted station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sayings and deeds are beautified by following his Sunna ¹⁴³, and souls and wealth are expended in love for him and his pleasure.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as by the keys of his prophetic secrets ¹⁴⁴ the locks of doors and bolts are opened, and through prayer upon him the greatest of trials, earthquakes, and terrors are relieved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as by his Hanifite ¹⁴⁵ law spoils and anfal ¹⁴⁶ are made lawful, and by his Ahmadite ¹⁴⁷ mission the stations of the prophets and messengers are perfected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as in his noble essence the praises of virtues and qualities are gathered, and by his blessing the lovers are showered with the maidens of grace, generosity, and gift. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (97) as long as by his victory the commanders, warriors, and champions are strengthened, and from the sea of his praise the nobles, poles ¹⁴⁸, bells ¹⁴⁹, and substitutes ¹⁵⁰ are scooped. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as by his mention the ranks of the people of proximity and union are elevated, and by his name in the sanctuaries of holiness the people of intimacy and boldness are addressed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as by his door the great sins and burdens are removed, and by visiting his tomb the middle-aged, the elderly, and the children are blessed. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we attain from Your pleasure the utmost of goals and hopes, and make it for us a treasure whose blessing we find at the descent into the grave and the arrival of the appointed times, 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, (98) as long as a giver gives himself to the service of his noble station, and every worshiper and giver follows his Muhammadan law. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a goer goes with longing to visit his honored grave, and by the sword of his care every thief and plunderer is subdued. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a desirer desires to reach his chambers, and a preacher preaches by him on the pulpits of guidance and right direction. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the mounts hasten to his honored garden from the farthest east and west, and at the sight of his blessed landmarks the people of spiritual states and ecstatic attraction ¹⁵¹ are moved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an attractor attracts to the carpet of his prophetic presence, (99) and the proofs of his miracles cut off the argument of every denier and liar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every drunkard and drinker revels with the wine of his love that is set in rows, and the people of ranks and positions bow in awe of his majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, and as long as every careless and wanderer submits to his obedience, and every fearful and fugitive takes refuge in his fortified fortress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as in his love the heir of a prescribed share and an agnate ¹⁵² inherits, and his call disperses the union of every deliberate and usurper. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as in compliance with his commands a duty is performed. (100) And his mercies encompassed the higher and lower worlds, and no gatekeeper or doorkeeper prevented them. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You make pleasant for us the tastes and drinks, and by which You have mercy on our families, fathers, neighbors, distant and close relatives, and by which You expiate for us the consequences and fulfill for us the affairs and needs, 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, as long as a lover, consumed by his Ahmadite longing, is comforted by a book, and the eye of one hoping to reach him is delighted by a response. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the soul of a lover is refreshed by hearing the address in the beauty of his essence, and the ears of a listener are adorned with the jewels of exaggeration in his praise and amplification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the states of an ecstatic ¹⁵³ who witnessed his essence in the pillar of unveiling ¹⁵⁴ at the lifting of the veil change, (101) and a beloved tears the garment of his heart upon hearing: 'My beloved has given me permission, for the doors have been opened to you, and I have guided you to the path of goodness and rightness.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one overcome is intoxicated with the pure wine of his love, taste and drink, and he sways, dances, and sings when the cupbearer ¹⁵⁵ circles and the cups flow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a visitor rejoices at seeing his landmarks when he beholds the 'Aqiq ¹⁵⁶ and the Bān ¹⁵⁷, and those domes appear to him, and he sees their joyful images and the light shining upon them from the presence of our Lord, the Bestower. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the longings of a passionate lover whose lands are near the lands of Ṭāhā ¹⁵⁸, pure in origin and lineage, are multiplied, and his breast is expanded by his inclusion in the ranks of the people of his love and the inscription of his name in the register of those who are close and near to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (102) as long as a protected yearning one rubs his gray hair in his illuminated courtyards, spacious and wide, and his caller calls him with the tongue of pardon and satisfaction: 'Raise your head, for there is no blame on you and no reproach.' Section: O Allah, bless him and his family, the noble commanders, and his eminent companions, the poles ¹⁴⁸, a blessing by which You remove from our hearts in his love the darkness of doubt and suspicion, and by which You save us from the trial of the grave, the severity of the reckoning, and the evil of punishment, and by which You grant us Your pleasure and his pleasure, and bring us near to You, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

You have nearness ¹⁵⁹ and a goodly return ¹⁶⁰, 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, as long as a serpent ¹⁶¹ has stung its love into the core of the heart and bitten, and a yearning one has been moved to ecstasy at hearing his mention and danced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker has researched the rulings of his law and examined, (103) and a worker has found in acting according to his Muhammadan sunna ¹⁶² and been eager. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an enamored one has set the net of his ecstasy for his blessed bird and caught, and a lover has raised his eyes to see his radiant face and stared. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as he has let down the locks of his forelock over the edge of his brow, making it abundant and curled, and a tree has let down its tresses over him to shield him from the heat of midday, and its shade stood over him and contracted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his miracles have dazzled the mind of a denier, so he turned back on his heels and retreated, and he delivered what he was entrusted with of the secret of revelation, neither adding nor diminishing. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You return us from madness, leprosy, and vitiligo, and by whose blessing You repel from us the disease of hemorrhoids, stomachache, dysentery, and colic, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (104) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a mustache has grown green in his service and a cheek has sprouted, and a cloud of his compassionate mercies has piled up and a raincloud has poured. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his prophetic hadiths ¹⁶³ have been presented in the assemblies of those who remember, a passing cloud, and a denier and opponent have been unable to oppose his Muhammadan miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, as long as his love, which is obligatory ¹⁶⁴, has been imposed on the people of ecstasy and infatuation, and one has submitted to enter under his sovereign authority, approaching and turning away. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the thunder of his love has rumbled in the hearts of the yearning ones and the lightning of his passion has flashed, and the door of his unveilings and the treasure of his hidden secret have opened for those with sight and insight. (105) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one has risen to visit his station and reach his illuminated tomb, hastening and striving in journeying to him and seeking blessing by seeing his sights, walking and running. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, as long as one has rejoiced in the profit of his trade with him and with his Lord, a worker and a partner, and has turned to them with his whole being, with no barrier or obstacle between him and them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, as long as one has rejected love of other than him from his heart, a rejecter, and has clenched his molars on his love, with no languor afflicting him and no breaker breaking it. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You help us against the disease of tuberculosis, colic, and shaking fever, and by which You suffice us the heat of its burning fire and the movement of its pulsating veins, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (106) The light of suns or full moons in Tayba ¹⁶⁵? Or the light from his face, the intercessor on the Day of Presentation? We went astray, so guide us by the light of Muhammad, and we were in obscurity, so we awoke from slumber. The forenoon of his face—for whom the Sura of al-Duha ¹⁶⁶ is recited—like a sun; does the sun hide when it clothes the earth? Strikes with the sword of Allah, manifesting His religion, and Gabriel with the angels goes in his support. Smiling, but when religion is established; frowning, but when religion is in grasp. Kind to us, lest we earn sin and error, and the obligatory duty is counted for us in rejection. A conscience for all people, concealing good, and with truth among creation, a judge and a magistrate. I guarantee you: creation cannot encompass his praise, nor a part of it, no, nor a part of a part. Blazing fires or did his light radiate? It appeared to us on earth in length and breadth. We struck contracts sealed by the love of Ahmad ¹⁶⁷; a seal for ages that will not be broken. I see turning away from him as error, so hasten; indeed, arise, you will meet Allah's pleasure in rising. The tomb of the Beloved of Allah—or are you secure from the punishment of blazing fire one day, with its torment overflowing? Weak, tomorrow you will come with sin, and with you, so he will intercede for you, and the Deity will be pleased with him. A guarantee upon him to raise our rank when the balance is set for raising and lowering. Place me at the door of the Intercessor, for I have broken covenants, so be for Allah a breaking upon breaking. A companion of sins, the tearing of honor—their presentation—so be a concealer of honor, O my master, my honor. (107) I laughed while my heart wept from my crimes; grant me refuge, for Allah executes what is decreed. I gathered sins, then came to you fleeing; you secure my fear—my deed is not pleasing. My life has passed in loss, so be for me when I, with what my soul has earned, go to my Creator. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one has come to his Muhammadan presence, a visitor, and benefited from visiting his blessed station, a seeker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one has been honored by his blessed companionship, noble and glorious, and has sought intercession through his rank with Allah, bowing and prostrating. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one has been devoted to his remembrance in mornings and evenings, standing and sitting, and has sacrificed himself for His pleasure, patient and striving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (108) as long as one has testified to his guidance to Allah, a witness, and has trodden his straight path, pious and ascetic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as by his accepted call, a ruined and worthless thing has been restored, and by his blessed glance, an ignorant and corrupt person has been set right.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, as long as one awakens from the sleep of heedlessness ¹⁶⁸ by remembering him, whether forgetful or asleep, and finds solace in his remembrance in solitude, whether feeling lonely or arriving. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, as long as one acknowledges his Ahmadian prophethood ¹⁶⁹, whether speaking or inanimate, and is moved upon hearing his noble praises, whether still or lifeless. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (109), as long as one binds his little finger ¹⁷⁰ to his preferred love, and the eye of every envious critic is blinded by the lights of his surpassing miracles. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a visitor arrives at his illuminated sites and perishes in praising his beautiful attributes, every perishing and vanishing thing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one praises Allah for following his example, and sins are forgiven through blessings upon him for every mistaken and intentional wrongdoer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a straying one is bound by the restraints of his Sharia's rulings, and every denying rejecter and rebellious devil is stoned with the meteors of the lights of his countenance. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (110), as long as every guided and rightly directed one is guided by his Mustafawi guidance ¹⁷¹, and every praiser and singer gathers the beauties of his fine attributes. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every comer and goer drinks from the vast sea of his generosity, and every hot and cold is sweetened by the delicious saliva of his blessed spittle. So send blessings upon him and his family, O Allah, a blessing by which You guide every deviant and straying one among us to the path of good, and by which You pour upon us the sea of Your abundant bounty and increasing goodness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his love is planted in the hearts of believers, and his side is guarded from vices and blameworthy deeds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad (111), as long as a knight strives for the victory of his Muhammadan religion, and every faded shade and obliterated trace revives through his mission. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one kindles from the meanings of his esoteric sciences ¹⁷², and every moist and dry becomes green through his bestowed blessing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one restrains himself in service to his prophetic station, and a frowning face smiles at the sight of his radiant face. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a hopeful and expectant one rejoices in attaining his pleasure, and every distressed and wretched one becomes rich through abundant blessings upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (112), as long as one sways joyfully with the wine of his love, and a heedless and drowsy one awakens joyfully at the apparition of his image. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as assemblies and gatherings boast of his mention, and the rich and the bankrupt rejoice in the profit of his trade. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the children of schools and madrasas seek blessing through his name, and the gardens of farms and nurseries thrive through his call. So send blessings upon him and his family, O Allah, a blessing by which You clothe us with the noblest garments of Your pleasure and his pleasure, and by which You remove from our hearts the thoughts of selfish whims and the promptings of whisperings, and by which You grant us such kinds of good things that minds cannot comprehend nor measures define, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A wounded gazelle, those drowsy eyes; a spear-struck one, those intimate cauldrons. The love of Lubna ¹⁷³ increases me, and my secret becomes Qays ¹⁷⁴, a laughingstock in assemblies (113). He saw, and passion afflicts a youth with every trial, suns that manifested in the portico of darkness. My blood preserved by the might of majesty, adorned with robes of beauty from the noblest garments. A sublime one from the majestic might, a station; they sat therein above the highest peaks. My heart was enraptured; would that it were beneficial, the speech of a youth who sheltered at weddings. If every soul of mine and every precious thing I gave, yet my soul here and my precious things are not enough. Nor is there a uniter between me and a love-struck one, and then the conjectures of measures missed me. I entered the tavern of my passion's monastery, and he gave me with the wine jar all the insolent ones. When I saw the wine, I said, 'Aged,' and it intoxicated from my utterance all the priests. And I inclined to their bell-tower, the inclination of a bewildered one, and all the envious ones became enamored with me. My beardless cheeks stole the intellect from every lover, and entrusted me with the greatest guardian of unity. And the divine nature ¹⁷⁵ clothed me with the robe of His holiness, and His human nature ¹⁷⁶ manifested me in assemblies. O, I did not seek, and other than me I did not reject; my cup-companion is from me in passion and my intimate. And I arose, and the abode of my witness was ruined, calling upon the ruins of decaying houses. While my existence was in the courtyards of their traces, suddenly I was cast from the abyss of my assemblies. I said, 'In poverty I see you,' and he said, 'Hush, the vast deserts are a pasture for the gazelles' (114). O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one seeks blessing through his name and begins, and a passerby stops his garments, moving his nature and knocking. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his star shines in the horizon of lordship and gleams, and his dawn rises in the sky of high stations and ascends. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the agent of his ecstasy stings in the core of the innermost heart and bites, and the eye of a lover, whose mounts prevent him from visiting him, flows and weeps. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a yearning one hastens to his purified lands and resolves, and undertakes every difficult and easy thing in his love, traversing deserts and crossing (115). O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one shows good manners upon seeing his landmarks, and humbles himself, placing the burdens of his hope before him and setting them down.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a knower prostrates his secret in the mihrab of union ¹⁷⁷ and bows, and his bird preaches from the pulpits of guidance and proclaims the truth openly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the water of auspiciousness and blessing gushed from between his fingers and flowed, and the rain of clouds poured down by the blessing of his supplication and streamed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a seeker of his spirituality scooped from the oceans of divine care ¹⁷⁸ and drank, and sucked the milk of revelation from the breast of the sciences of divine realities ¹⁷⁹ and nursed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an agent of his ecstasy wrote with the pen of love upon the hearts of the yearning ones and stamped, and released the bird of his happiness in the gardens of the righteous and grazed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a pioneer of his guidance plowed righteous deeds in the abodes of the people of good and sowed, and extended the hand of his beneficence in kindness to the weak and poor and made. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the bearer of glad tidings of his happiness rejoiced for his community over the great sorrows that befell them and repelled, and removed from them the crises of distress and hardships that descended and lifted. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who praised him with sincerity of intention and perfection of love and benefited, and attained his pleasure, so that his station rises above every praiser, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Upon me, high above the heights, seeking the heights, so he became by Allah's revelation a secret enjoyed. A dear one traveled my secret seeking the dear, so the earth was folded for him and the ascents were laid down. We knew that Allah elevated Muhammad to a place where there is no place for intimacy. He ascended the Throne, holding it with His right hand, and from his Lord he receives speech and hears. According to the saying of a people who saw Allah openly, Ibn Abbas affirms and decides this. Great, generous, noble, majestic, upon his face a light from Allah shines. Kind, compassionate, benevolent, forgiving, clement, merciful, majestic, exalted. Devoted to goodness, virtue, and piety, and is he not the gathering place of virtues? Pure, innocent of touching the world, for him asceticism is provision and scrupulousness is a watering place. His wonders in miracles are amazing; the trunk yearns for him and the lizard submits. Visibly his companions saw him, and his right hand's fingers from which water gushes. He rose and his light shone on the night of his birth, and by him Kisra ¹⁸⁰ was shaken. The reins of mounts, O men, hasten to a master who intercedes for truth among creation. I entrusted to you a trust with you: the delivery of a greeting to the beloved that spreads. May Allah forgive me, how many a traveler I have sent to him, yet I have no farewell for the beloved. I know what has come between me and him: sins by which the life of the sorrowful is wasted. The storms of my disobedience and the shackle of my crimes have prevented me from him, and the likes of me are prevented. I have disobeyed, so say: how shall I meet Muhammad while my face is patched with garments of sins? May I lose you, my heart, how do you seek his proximity while you, as I know, hasten to sin? Perhaps Allah, for the sake of the beloved and his praise, will overtake me with forgiveness, for generosity is vast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a connector reaches Allah through his mediation, and a decider decides by the firmness of his Muhammadan law ¹⁸¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a worker acts according to the requirement of his Ahmadine sunna ¹⁸², and a ruler rules in governance by what he commanded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a bearer carries the burdens of his trust, and a carrier becomes famous for adhering to the service of his noble station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a traveler returns to visit his illuminated tomb, and a guarantor guarantees what was entrusted of the gifts of his secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a downpour falls by the blessing of his supplication, and dry and withered things turn green from the remnants of his ablution water. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a perfect one becomes perfect by affiliation to him, and a hopeful and worker attains what he desires from his bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an unadorned one adorns himself with the jewels of his praises, and falsehood perishes with the appearance of his Hanafi religion ¹⁸³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a transmitter transmits the benefits of his Mustafawi hadiths ¹⁸⁴, and an intelligent person deduces the meanings of his prophetic wisdoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a bewildered one becomes bewildered at the sight of his radiant landmarks, and learned and ignorant rejoice at visiting his noble places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rider and pedestrian hasten to stand at his door, and one who hurries and one who is quick rush to reach his chamber. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a glorious and virtuous one intends his blessed abodes, and a struggler strives to obey his commands and avoid his prohibitions. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that grants us the best of attainments, and thereby protects our side from abominations, ambiguities, and vices, and makes it for us a provision that we find before You among the greatest treasures and the noblest means, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Messenger of Allah, O source of guidance, O mine of generosity that has no equal, O sea of Allah's bounty, O one at whose door the entrant reaches the garden of goodness, O dweller of the highest paradises all, and in whose palace blessed is the one who relies, O first entrant into the presence of the Throne, and who like the Messenger of Allah reaches that, O one who has excellence over every excellent one, and whose bounties overflow in the worlds, O mender of the broken on the day of regret, when the Fire looms over creation.

O You who will tomorrow extinguish the blaze of the light of His face, and the command He utters will be obeyed. Let me be lost in both worlds for the sake of victory and exaltation, for never has one failed who sought refuge in Your hands, be he rebellious or ignorant. Be for me, my children, my family, and my brothers an intercessor, and satisfy the adversary when he attacks. Upon you be the blessings of God and all the Family, and your Companions, whose virtues have been transmitted successively. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the common folk and the elite submit to the authority of his command, and the greatest of those brought near and the elite of the elite crowd at his sweetest fountain. ¹²² O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the birds of the unseen warble in praise of him upon the trellises of branches and cages, and the greatest of the Pegs ¹⁸⁵ and the people of special intimacy and distinction dance upon hearing his remembrances. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the spiritual souls and the forms of persons vie in serving him, and he establishes with the sword of victory the supports of the Muhammadan Law and scrutinizes it to the utmost. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as every far and near one is led by the reins of his guidance, and every obedient and disobedient one is reformed by the secret of his care. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as his thought dives into the lexicon of the divine sciences ¹⁸⁶ and plunges, and the sea of his secret overflows into the gardens of the hearts of lovers, with blooming meadows and courtyards. ¹²³ O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the proofs of miracles and the precedents of prophethood ¹⁸⁷ indicate his prophethood, and the trusts he was entrusted with are delivered from the accidents of increase and decrease. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as he commanded the fulfillment of rights and judged concerning blood with retaliation and retribution, and acted according to the Book and the Sunnah, and said concerning that: "O Anas, the Book of God is retribution." So bless him, O God, and his Family, a blessing by which You make us traverse the paths of prosperity, deliverance, and salvation, and by which You free our necks from the Fire on the day when forelocks are seized and there is no escape, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * O Owner of the heart and forelocks, is there any deliverance for lovers? * You have killed with love every patient one, so there is no retaliation for love. * How many a lover You have killed with longing, how many a near and far one has died. * You have cast my heart into a sea of passion, and it has no escape from it. * In the sea of Your meaning my thought dives, and in You ends the diver. * You have captured hearts, O my Master, by God, capture me. ¹²⁴ * I am the sorrowful, loyal servant, upon You I have always relied. * You have lingered at Your door, and above me You have done well in my standing, O You who capture. * You are the most precious of people in station to souls eager for You. * O most beautiful of people in appearance when You manifest with the locks. * O You whose cheek has roses more fragrant than the rose in the courtyards. * O You whose stature is a tender branch, captivating the near and the far. * O You who walk with a gentle gait, the patience of the lover is rebellious against You. * I look to Ahmad the Clement, who delights the heart with acts of disobedience. * O You who have rank and high qualities over the prophets by special distinction. * Upon You be peace from me, as long as men travel from the deserts. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a bird flies with the wing of longing to visit him, and every traveler to God and wayfarer is guided by his guidance. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, ¹²⁵ as long as the people of eyesight and insight are illuminated by his light, and the identities of consciences and secrets are purified by the elixir of his love. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the brightness of his forehead shines among the locks and tresses, and the hearts of beloved ones and clans are created upon the pure love of him. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a perplexed and wandering thought oscillates in understanding the meanings of his reality, and every just and unjust one stops at what is prescribed for him of compliance with commands. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a diver dives in seeking his pleasure and the victory of his religion, and by the blessing of his prayer, what is stagnant and barren becomes profitable. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, ¹²⁶ as long as a merchant hoards from the treasures of his stores, and the compassionate mercies of his encompass every pious and impious one. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a preacher preaches with his beneficial exhortations, and a lover and emigrant emigrates to his pure tomb. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a rememberer remembers his Muhammadan virtues, and a thankful one praises him for the beauties of his beautiful attributes. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a thought roams in the seas of his prophetic perfections, and a fragrant one diffuses the breeze of his pure scent. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, ¹²⁷ as long as a vigilant one stays awake in collecting his lofty characteristics, and a skilled one trains in understanding the meanings of his sacred hadiths. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as the hidden and manifest become clear from the benefits of his sciences, and the pure and clean are purified with the water of his proximity. O God, bless and grant peace to our Master and Lord Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, as long as a cautious one is cautious of the causes of His wrath, and an excuser excuses what destiny has brought about of opposition to him.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one who is capable follows his example in emulation, and every deceiver and traitor deviates from his path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (128) as long as every poet and prose writer extols his lofty rank, and every pardoner and one who returns lives by the blessing of prayer upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as every forbidding and commanding one speaks with the tongue of his law, and every oppressive aggressor and overpowering enemy is repelled by the sword of His care. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, the roots and bonds, and his perfect companions in honor and glories, a blessing by which You have mercy on our elders and youngsters, and whose blessing encompasses our first and last, and by which You quench our hearts from the oceans of the gifts of Your overflowing secrets, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Letters of meanings or necklaces of jewels ❖ Resemble the shining lamps of stars ❖ And refined gold of poetry, whose rhymes opened ❖ Brightly from the gardens of notebooks ❖ Their beauty comes with the spirits of praises ❖ And rises thereby in the pleasant gatherings of glories ❖ Those, whether far or near in lands ❖ Are close in covenant with the beloved emigrant ❖ Brides who marry none but the refined ❖ And noble, and love none but the daring (129) ❖ When thought guides them, they are guided to the possessor of religion ❖ Qualities more delightful than the perfumes of breezes ❖ They radiate from the light of meanings, a care ❖ By which examples are struck among tribes ❖ And they are strung from the prose of the Mathani ¹⁸⁸ as necklaces ❖ Adorning the neck of cheeks from every proud one ❖ When they cover them with a veil, beauties sway ❖ Appearing from behind the curtains ❖ I have chosen them for the Hashimite Muhammad ❖ Praiseworthy in endeavors, best of dweller and nomad ❖ Lofty in the structures of glory and generosity, who ❖ Rose high above any likeness or peer ❖ So bless him, O Allah, as long as thunder moans ❖ And lightning shines in the darkness of nights ❖ A blessing whose light and loftiness the sun cannot rival ❖ And which surpasses the fragrance of perfumes A garden abundant in fruits and plants, fragrant in breezes and breaths, reviving with the scent of its breeze the dead of the living and the buried in graves, and by seeing its flowers it removes distress and dispels worries, griefs, and impurities, varied in its exquisite rhymes of badi' ¹⁸⁹ and jinas ¹⁹⁰, in praise of the good, pure in branches and kinds, our master and lord Muhammad (130), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the messenger sent to all, black and red, and all people. So bless him, O Allah, and his intelligent, clever family, and his companions, the discerning scholars, the mountains firm as peaks, a blessing by which You purify our hearts from the filth of sins and the veils of impurities, and by which You protect us from the whisperings of the slinking whisperer ¹⁹¹, who whispers in the breasts of people, from jinn and mankind, 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, as long as souls and breaths are perfumed by the fragrance of his scent, and the flowers of hills, gardens, and plants are fragrant with his aroma. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as branches, roots, and kinds are honored by belonging to him, and veins, joints, and senses are calmed by seeing his landmarks. (131) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble ones are guided by his light in the darkness of ignorance and the depths of error, and the pegs ¹⁹², poles ¹⁹³, and bells ¹⁹⁴ circle his Kaaba. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his fragrant scents surpass the breeze of rose, jasmine, and myrtle, and his antidote suffices over the treatment of the exorcist, physician, and healer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his hand heals a lover through kissing, touching, and seeking, and his proofs cut off the pretensions of the people of deceit, denial, and theft. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the incursions of doubt and confusion are removed from the hearts of his lovers concerning him, and He molds for them in understanding the meanings of his sciences the aspects of reception and derivation. (132) So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You immerse us in the oceans of his Chosen love, a complete immersion, and by which You cure us from chronic diseases and headache and toothache, and by whose blessing You remove from us what troubles life and weakens the body of worries, griefs, harm, and despair, and by whose bounty You give us of the kinds of good things that are not limited by measure nor bounded by comparison, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * O drivers of the camels, you have made my heart ill * With your journey to the people of love * Stop so that a lover may bid you farewell * Whose heart is true to the beloved * He yearns for the face of the Beloved * And is passionately in love with him in every gathering * And he has composed his praise as gold and pearls * And rubies that shine upon the distant ones * By mentioning the Chosen One, hearts are healed * And ears from the recurring disease * The Messenger of Allah, the most noble who walked * Upon the earth, whether settled or nomadic * The Messenger of Allah, how exalted is your rank! * Especially tomorrow on the Day of Return * The Messenger of Allah, how pure is your love! * And how faithful you are on the Day of Summoning * The Messenger of Allah, how well you keep the covenant! * Your covenants with gifts are like promises * The Messenger of Allah, how generous is your hand! * Upon the noble messengers, to you belong the favors (133) * The Messenger of Allah, O sea of gifts! * And O treasure of guidance and right direction! * The Messenger of Allah, O refuge of virtues! * And O source of care and rectitude! * The Messenger of Allah, O my intimacy and my fragrance! * And O my succor, my help, and my support! * The Messenger of Allah, O my hope and my treasure! * And O he whose love is my obligatory provision! * The Messenger of Allah, O my remembrance and my litany! * And my aim in prohibitions and beginnings! * The Messenger of Allah, O my honor and my might! * And my victory if I am wronged by enemies! * The Messenger of Allah, your servant is a stranger * Humble, do not abandon him to adversaries! * The Messenger of Allah, do not consent to my loss * Nor my humiliation among the people of obstinacy! * The Messenger of Allah, do not neglect a lover * Who roams in your remembrance in every valley!

To You I joined the palm trunk with kindness and benevolence towards it without excess. So it is more fitting that You join to You a servant at Your door, ever begging and imploring, hoping for Your favor granted exclusively, and by Your right, Your favor is never exhausted. Upon You be pure blessings, O You whose mention delights the people of love. Upon You be radiant blessings in succession, and upon You and the rightly guided Companions ¹³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a praiser praises his excellent and beautiful traits, and his form that outshines the golden branches and the slender boughs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a passionate lover weeps seeking the sight of his face illuminated by the light of modesty and faith, and his form created from the light of might and the gifts of grace and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the spiritual souls frolic in his diverse gardens of flowers and colors, and the eyes delight in the beauties of his countenance, at which minds and intellects are bewildered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the shining lights of Transcendence ¹⁹⁵ shone upon his Muhammadan essence before the creation of existents and their manifestation to sight, and the secrets of prophethood and messengerhood descended upon his heart ¹³⁵ filled with the jewels of revelation and the sciences of the Qur'an. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrant breezes of his Mustafawi ¹⁹⁶ breaths blow from the enclosures of proximity and nearness, and the masters of ecstatic states ¹⁹⁷ and attractions ¹⁹⁸ dance upon hearing his remembrances, on heads and fingertips. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the inhabitants of the Supreme Tablet ¹⁹⁹ preach his praise in their exquisite and well-crafted palaces, and the servants of the veils and pavilions and the brides of the paradises of gardens show mercy to his sweetest watering-place. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the companions of the Divine Presence ²⁰⁰ in secret and public seek intercession through his greatest rank, and gain his Ahmad ²⁰¹ blessing and ask him for prosperity and security. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the longings of a visitor multiply when he sees his beloved city of people and homelands, and kisses his shrine that revives with its glance the dead of the living and the buried in shrouds. ¹³⁶ So bless him, O Allah, and his noble eminent family and his Companions, lions of the earth and brave lions, a blessing by which You quench my thirsty, yearning heart with love for him, and illuminate my insight with the lights of the gifts of knowledge and gnosis, and purify my innermost being from the evil thoughts of base souls and the whisperings of Satan, and write for us among Your beloved ones the decree of salvation from the heat of blazing fire and the torment of hellfire, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your radiant countenance, O countenance of the full moon, O delight of the world, O adornment of time, O forerunner in the arena of glory, mounting naught but the saddle of highness, might, and victory, O qibla ²⁰² of hopes, O ultimate goal of desires, O one who trails the train of sovereignty and pride. You are the one my heart and mind tend to, and You are the one I love in secret and in public. You are the one whose abode is in the house of my heart, and the dweller of this house knows the claimant. So any man who befriends You is in might and contentment, and any man who opposes You is in humiliation and subjugation. The unruly affair is led to You submissively, and comes by Allah's will in the grip of compulsion. And these are the salutations of my soul upon You, as long as the fragrant breezes blow from the garden of flowers, and the downpour of rain moistens the branches of a garden whose boughs echo the melody of the turtledove. ¹³⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the doves coo with his mention in their thickets, and the hovering birds circle around his illuminated shrine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the wild beasts and animals affirm his message, and the amulets and talismans benefit by writing his name. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the forms of the masters of crowns and turbans sway upon hearing his praise, and the wakeful and the sleeping rest in the shade of his Muhammadan love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the rains and clouds pour down by the blessing of his supplication, ¹³⁸ and the tables and bounties come successively to the gatherings of those who frequently send blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the spoils and booty are made lawful by his Hanif ²⁰³ law, and the miracles and wonders appear with the appearance of his mission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sins and crimes are forgiven through his intercession, and wealth and women are protected by the dominion of his kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the nonsense of the people of soothsaying and determination ²⁰⁴ is nullified by the light of his prophethood, and fears and defeats occur at the appearance of his green banners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the foundations and pillars are established upon the bases of his Muhammadan Sunna, ^{205 139} and the muzzles are tightened by the secret of His care upon the people of innovation and those who deviate from the religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the overwhelming distresses and calamities are dispelled by seeking help through his rank, and the causes of betrayal, doubts, and supports are erased by the victory of his religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the estranged hearts and the leaders are inclined by the mention of his hadith, ²⁰⁶ and the verses of his Book declare the prohibition of the bahira, sa'iba, and sawa'im. ²⁰⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the

By his noble birth, seasons, feasts, and banquets [are established], and by the deterrents of his admonitions, the slanderers, the backbiters, and the blamers are restrained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the cloud ²⁰⁸ shades from the heat of the midday suns and scorching winds, (140) and the flowers of the valleys and the buds are perfumed with his fragrant scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrant east winds ²⁰⁹ blow with the scent of his fragrance, and the mouths and smiles laugh at the sight of his landmarks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the places of witness and the seasons rejoice in praising his noble qualities, and the sanctuaries and rituals are revived by his blessed remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the paths and landmarks become clear for the wayfarers through his conduct, and the different races and all worlds are created with love for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the obligations and shares are equalized by his justice in judgments, (141) and the locks of difficulties and talismans ²¹⁰ are opened for the seekers by the secret of his wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his secret appears in the letters of the opening verses of the Hawamim ²¹¹ and the Tawasim ²¹², and the snakes, elephants, and lions submit to his obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the distinction of the people of pride and generosity is magnified by affiliation to him, and blood and sacred things are protected by his Muhammadan religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the regions and climes are preserved by the blessing of his hadith, and in some hadiths, indeed, the blessing upon him is a restraint upon its possessor, not given in injustices. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whose remembrance is blessed in the openings and conclusions, and his Companions, who struggled for his Sunnah with lances and sharp swords, a blessing by which our garments, drinks, and foods become pleasant for us, and by which You make us (142) among those who constantly mention him in the morning, evening, sunrise, and sunset, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Indeed, say to the ladies of the hills and landmarks, the chaste women of that tribe of the family of Hashim: Upon you, from the noble offspring, be a greeting whose fragrance surpasses the scent of the fragrant breezes. And convey, may Allah protect you, my state with passion and its humiliation of a valiant, strong-willed man. A young man whose rein is held by the kohl-eyed gazelle, and it is wondrous that gazelles rule over lions. And this, my pride is that I am called her victim, and my grandfather, and I do not fear the words of the blamers. O serpent of passion that stings my heart, may I be your ransom, how sweet are the poisons of snakes! I swayed my side with intoxication, and perhaps I cooed to him in gratitude like the cooing of doves. O inhabitants of the bend of my temples, your love is my amulet in passion and my talismans. Through you, the son of determination attains aspirations, by which the highness shakes the white swords. And my openings do not begin except with you, and my conclusions do not end except with you. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the celestial spheres revolve around his Muhammadan pole ²¹³, and the moral characters are illuminated by the light of his Ahmadine beauty ²¹⁴. (143) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lights of his prophethood and message erase the darkness of ignorance and polytheism, and the chiefs of kings and angels preach from their pulpits through him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the ascents of his Muhammadan sovereignty are far from attainment and comprehension, and the jewels of his Ahmadine praises are set in the necklaces of exquisite eloquence in craftsmanship and strings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the great ascetics, worshippers, and devotees follow his Mustafawian conduct ²¹⁵, and the elite individuals, who are disciplined with the etiquette of servitude in taking, giving, spending, and withholding, are characterized by his pleasing morals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the tyrants of Arabs, non-Arabs, and Turks tremble in fear of the majesty of his awe, (144) and the Truth extended his hand in his kingdom until Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said to him: 'Indeed, your Lord hastens to fulfill your desire.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the creatures of the seas and fish acknowledge his honor in their depths, and the fresh branches of the aloe and the arák tree ²¹⁶ are honored by sipping his saliva. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an eloquent weaver weaves a eulogy on the looms of eloquence, and tongues are silenced from enumerating what his Lord bestowed upon him of beauties that are unparalleled and admit no partnership. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a scholar excels in collecting his wonderful qualities of craftsmanship and interweaving, and his secret penetrates the innermost hearts of the lovers as the soul penetrates the body, intertwining with them to the utmost degree. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (145) as long as his Lord praised him in Surah ad-Duha ²¹⁷ with His words: 'Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He hated you.' And a passionate lover disappeared in his love, offering himself to him, saying: 'I have made my soul your ransom.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the world of his secret ascended on the Night of the Ascension ²¹⁸ through the stages of Your might and exaltation, and he journeyed piercing the seven heavens until he heard: 'Draw near to Me, My beloved,' and he responded to Your call and answered Your summons. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that protects us from falling into the abysses of perdition.

and destruction, and protect us through it from the incitements of caprice ²¹⁹ that lead to plunging into the seas of lusts and indulgence, and grant us through it from the gifts of good things what we have asked of You, and beyond what we have asked of You, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ The pleasure of a hint from the word raised you high ❖ And precious is the rank of one whom Your names have taught ❖ And blessed is the time in which You made me sing forms ❖ That recount the beauties of what Your face revealed ❖ You brought me near, then distanced the visitation—did You not ❖ Promise that You would not veil after meeting You? ❖ How excellent! I delighted in a pasture, and You shone therein, while ❖ In existence there is no pasture devoid of the flood of Your grace ❖ I seek forgiveness from Allah—You have fulfilled Your covenant with me, ❖ And the heart has fulfilled its covenant with You in yearnings ❖ It never sought, for a day, to forget Your love, nor ❖ Did any hour become sweet for it except through Your remembrance ❖ Its sorrows for You precede all people, ❖ Nay, before He created the trees, it loved You (146) ❖ By Allah, if one who loved You died, and then you passed by ❖ His grave at a time, he would surely call out to you ❖ So by Him who gave him his passion for You, ❖ And by Him who made the lovers envy You and turned them to You, ❖ Have mercy on a lovesick one whose vital spirit has melted ❖ In longing for You, yet he has not attained seeing You The author—may Allah forgive his sins, accept his deeds, conceal his faults, and perfect his intention in what he desired of devotion and hoped for—said: When I came across this prayer ²²⁰ attributed to the author of Dalā'il al-Khayrāt ²²¹, my master Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Jazūlī ²²² (may Allah have mercy on him), which is his saying: O Allah, bless our master Muḥammad and the family of our master Muḥammad as long as the dawns shine, the winds blow, the shadows creep, morning and evening alternate, swords are girded, spears are grasped, and bodies and souls are sound. And I was pleased with what its exquisite composition contained in terms of abundance of numbers, and what its superior wording comprised of eloquence of structure and beauty of conciseness that aids the one who prays with it in attaining the goal and achieving the desired. I appended to it a wondrous completion that delights the ears of the people of longing and affection, and with which the opening becomes pleasant for the people of remembrances (147) and litanies and daily prayers, and whose secret flows into the hearts of lovers like the flow of water in branches and souls in bodies. My intention in that is to seek the blessing of its author and to obtain its merit, so that faith may increase in the heart of the one who remembers thereby. So I say—and from Allah I hope to attain the goal and achieve the request, through him and his blessing and opening, and secret and expansion, and comfort and joy, and exquisite blessings by which the hearts of the people of righteousness and success become pleasant, and at hearing whose praises the souls and shadows dance and spread, and whose scrolls are laid before the Sultan of Beauty, the Bride of processions, witnesses, and joys, our master and lord Muḥammad, the brightest of radiant faces, the treasure of the secret, wealth, and profits. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that bestows the fragrant breezes (148) of its breaths upon his illuminated grave in the evening and morning, and returns to us the growing blessings of it with pardon, forgiveness, and forbearance, and becomes for us in this world and the Hereafter a means to attain the goal and achieve success, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And this is the manner of the aforementioned prayer: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad as long as the dawn shines, the winds blow, the shadows creep, morning and evening alternate, swords are girded, spears are grasped, and bodies and souls are sound. And the text of its appendix: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad as long as the breezes of the winds blow with the fragrance of his Muḥammadan scent (149) and the bodies and shadows creep to the places of visiting his noble sites, and the compassionate mercies of his blessings continue upon the lovers near him and the beloved near him in morning and evening. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad as long as swords are girded to elevate his lordly word, and spears are grasped to manifest his pure law, and bodies and souls are made sound by the antidote of his beneficial remedy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad (150) as long as the dawn of faith shone with his mission and gleamed, and the night of unbelief retreated with the appearance of his hanīfī ²²³ religion and departed, and the fragrance of his prophetic musk diffused in the assemblies of lovers and spread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad as long as a passionate lover wanders in the seas of his Muṣṭafawī ²²⁴ beauty and roams, and a lover conceals his love in the unseen of his ipseity ²²⁵, but the witness of tears reveals what is in his conscience and divulges, and an overwhelmed one swoons, his liver split from the heat of his longing, tearing the veils and rending his garments and crying out. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad as long as a just reproacher blames the lovers in his love and appears, and one possessed of ecstasy pours out his complaint to him and finds relief from what he endures of the pain of his passion and rests, and a captivated one casts off restraint, consumed by his love, his sighs ascending and he sways like a drunkard and falls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad (151) as long as a yearning lover weeps with longing to see his illuminated landmarks and laments, and the heart of an ardent lover flies to visit his purified chamber without wings, and a lover sheds the blood of his life in reaching him, so You remove from him sin, hardship, and blame. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the lions of battle and knights of combat, and his noble, excellent companions and the radiant chieftains, with a blessing that aids us through it in performing the obligatory, recommended, and permissible, and saves us through it from mixing with the vile, the foolish, and those of ugly, repugnant deeds, and grants us success through it in following the path of the people of goodness, guidance, righteousness, and success, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Yes, my heart has been possessed by the beautiful one, * And in my heart are wounds from affliction I am the passionate lover who has filled the regions * With lamentation—will lamenting console me? I marvel at my soul mixed with fire, * And that fire continues to be kindled As if I am seated in the fire of my longing, * And the bird of passion has had its wing clipped I have taken illness as a pillow out of ardent love and ecstasy, * So will the heart find relief in union? Will the beloved look at me with a glance of kindness? * For that is the pollination of the flower of my intimacy (152) My nature is delicacy from my spinning, so my spinning * Is fine-woven, loved by the breezes I am the slave who refuses to be freed * From the servitude in which lies rectification I see myself as worthless if he does not reach me, * For the master of servitude is the one who sets things right

To the Master ²²⁶ the servant returns his fault, * So selling a faulty item from Him is not permitted. Then I am truly His servant, and how many * At the door of the Chosen One ²²⁷ do I have a standing praise? When the Beloved ²²⁸ conceals the faults of a servant, * Then there is no harm upon him, nor any sin. I am the faulty servant at the door of Taha ²²⁹, * And I stood, and it is not like earnest jest. I hoped, from the hope of the messengers, for succor, * And under the shade of the banner ²³⁰ they found rest. Upon him and his family be the purest peace, * And the clearest door of his excellences is the radiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the dawn shines, the winds blow, the shadows creep, morning and evening alternate, the blades are adorned, the spears are held, and bodies and souls are sound. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the flowers of the hills, mounds, and valleys are perfumed with the scent of his fragrance. (153) And his shining, bright star rose in the sky of high stations, and the flow of his overflowing secret and the rain of his abundant gift poured upon the free and the masters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrance of his pure, sweet scent spread in the gardens of the kingdom and the dominion, and his fame spread in the treasuries of mercy and might before the creation of contingent things and the creation of spirits and bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as from the light of his essence burst forth the lights whose radiance suffices without the light of dawn and lamp, and from the flashes of his secret split the secrets coursing through the substances of the prophets and messengers, and the subtleties of the sciences of the people of sainthood and righteousness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the openings of victory and commencement are adorned with the mention of his name, and through prayer upon him the important matters of questions and answers to proposals are facilitated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (154) as long as the treasures of gifts, grace, and profits are opened with the keys of his secret, and his excellence in high stations became so great that the spiritual souls and luminous bodies envied him for what he attained from the gifts of his Master, the King, the Opener. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the people of litanies, remembrances, and authentic transmitted traditions opened with his answered supplications, and his care attracted the people of spiritual states and the ecstatics wandering in the regions, lands, heavens, and all directions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as faith grew in the hearts of those who hear his praise with melodious tunes and the beating of wings, and his pure lineage was purified from the deeds of ignorance and the people of transgression and fornication. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the inhabitants of the heavens rejoiced at his arrival on the Night of Ascension ²³¹ and expanded their assemblies for him with great expansion, and the worlds of spirits and bodies submitted to his obedience, and they came flying to him from the farthest east (155) and west without wings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his presences are surrounded with generosity, kindness, forgiveness, and pardon, and his places are filled with the recitation of remembrances and abundant prayers upon him in the evening and morning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his speech, reviving with its exhortations the dead hearts and souls, is sweet in the ears of listeners, and what his Master gifted him of the gifts of good deeds at the time of coming to Him and returning is delightful for the obedient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the branches of the gardens of his realities hang over the knowers with the rose of love and longing, sweet in fruit and pollination, and the fragrant breaths of his scent surpass the scent of basil, lily, clove, jasmine, and chamomile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a person of ecstasy stays awake watching the phantom of his image, and the fire-stick of his passion is in heat, flame, and spark, and a knower of his secret asks Allah Almighty to delight his sight in the beauty of his essence and to realize (156) that for him with true vision, not with a glance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sick person is cured by his healing antidote from apparent and hidden diseases and the pains of wounds, and an ecstatic delights in the wine of his chosen secret, which suffices without sipping the pure wine and the drink of evening and morning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the times of those affiliated with him are sweetened with joy, congratulations, and happiness, and the souls of those who deviate from his religion are troubled with worries, sorrows, and grief. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the regions, directions, and areas are perfumed with the fragrance of his scent, and the desire of a yearning one seeking his gift is fulfilled, and he flatters before him with much supplication, prayer, and insistence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (157) as long as the souls of those who sing of his perfections are delighted with beautiful praise and eulogy, and a praiser offers the robes of his praises to his Sultan, whose rank is exalted above all prophets and messengers and the inhabitants of the surrounding spheres and the clear ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the religion of Islam rose with his appearance and became utterly clear, and the religion of disbelief was humiliated by his mission and became in lowliness, degradation, and rejection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his virtues filled the pages of books and tablets, and the birds of the unseen and the nightingales of the branches sang his praise in their seclusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as

By his measure, the eloquence of poets and the greatest panegyrists is measured, and the leading exegetes and commentators have agreed upon his superiority and the honor of his lordship in their collections ²³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a prisoner, prevented by fate from visiting him, rejoices in release, and by seeing him, the worries of one confined, prevented from reaching him, are relieved, so that estrangement has long afflicted him and space has become narrow for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a striver speaks with the belt of determination in his service and adorns himself with a sash, and devotes himself to striving for his pleasure with seriousness and effort, abandoning the paths of frivolity and jest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his noble qualities are mentioned in al-Tirmidhi ²³³, al-Shifa ²³⁴, and the authentic books ²³⁵, and the meanings of the languages of his hadiths are refined in al-Zabidi ²³⁶, al-Misbah ²³⁷, al-Qamus ²³⁸, and al-Sihah ²³⁹. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, send a blessing by which You protect our souls from falling into the abysses of ruin and destruction, and by which You forgive us for the types of offense and injury we have committed, and purify our inner and outer selves with the pure, sweet, and clear water of that blessing, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Pure blessings of Allah be upon * By the appearance of his face, the dawn broke * The gazelles of the tribe, if they turn, they shine * So their turning to their lover is success * And if they turn away, how sweet is their turning away * For in its implications lies success * And if they reproach, that reproach is honey * Upon my heart, by it is repose and rest * And if they speak, be silent out of modesty * For I am mute, and they are eloquent * And if they look at me, I melt in awe * And my mind is overcome with bewilderment * So no one can bear the proximity of a beloved * Like the sun when it appears, shameful * To it they returned, and it had set and disappeared * Until its release adorned it * I saw the lovers of him intoxicated * When they mention the beloved, they weep and lament * And if the beloved describes them, they abandon * The world and reveal secrets Their beloved is truly the Beloved of Allah So excuse them if they drive sorrowfully and cry out And if they throw off restraint, do not blame them For some blame is sin and injury Delicious is the love of the Guide, the Loving In whose hearts a burning desire has ignited Beautiful is the night from his locks And beneath the night is the forehead of dawn The hearts of the lovers have responded to him And in them are wounds of passion From his mouth appeared a radiant light Alternating between closure and opening Whenever he smiles, you see lights shine And the fields and valleys smile His fragrance perfumes the horizons So the breeze of him has spread throughout the Hijaz By him, the branches of the willow have drunk fragrance So both evening and morning drink have become pleasant for them He came with the truth, guiding creation to right guidance So he led the righteous to righteousness And he profited the friends of Allah in their striving And rightful for them is profit from Allah He came to us on Monday, the Loving So joy and relief came to us Over the nations we have boasted and risen And from our bodies the wing has been lifted So we flew in the sky of glory in rank And from our enemies the wing has been clipped We have surpassed the worlds in every good To us belongs preference and the clear religion So the Messenger continued to see an enemy Wars in which weapons were broken So for swords there is raising and lowering And for necks on the ground there is casting You see for the white swords, bodies Of enemies, which the lances pluck And Allah bequeathed to him the entire earth And his community for them in it has a request He revived the dead of religion in it And the reviver of a thing is its owner O Mustafa ²⁴⁰, O ruby of my heart O you in whom is the heart's rectification Upon you and to you is my submission And his companions, the radiant, bright ones O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fragrance of his Muhammadan scent spreads and diffuses in gatherings, and a poet diversifies in praising his Mustafan ²⁴¹ qualities and varies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a mind strolls in the gardens of his delightful beauties and enjoys, and a scholar becomes skilled in the meanings of his luminous truths and expands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a heart softens at the mention of his sacred hadiths and humbles itself, and lowers itself in veneration of the greatness of his Mustafan awe and submits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a gnostic drinks from the seas of his Mawlawi ²⁴² secrets and quenches from their springs and saturates, and his sight aspires to understand the hidden aspects of his unseen sciences, so he unveils their meanings and looks forward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the wondrous beauty in his luminous essence is perfected and gathered, and the lover's mind is dazzled by what it sees of the beauty of his countenance and is distracted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover's heart breaks from the pain of his longing and shatters, and his liver bursts from the heat of his ecstasy and is severed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one far away, prevented by fate from visiting him, regrets and grieves, and laments what he has missed of seeing his noble landmarks and is sorrowful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover is enraptured by hearing his praises and becomes infatuated, and extols his rank among the praisers, so he adorns himself with the sash of his care and covers himself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a giver offers himself in service to his noble station and volunteers, and his exalted secret penetrates the hidden depths of his innermost secrets and branches out. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one walks proudly

something in the garments of his lordly love ²⁴³ and wrapped, and thereby he was honored over his fellow men and boasted and exalted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a poet strings the rhymes of his praises in the necklace of eloquence and rhymes, and gathers his Ahmadine ²⁴⁴ characteristics, thus controlling the straying of the jewels of its expressions and pursuing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (165) as long as a yearning lover weeps, the mounts leaving him behind, his mind bewildered and terrified, and his sleep flees from the intensity of what he suffers from the pangs of separation and he swallows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sinner weeps before his Lord in the darkness of the night and supplicates, and seeks intercession through his rank ²⁴⁵ for the forgiveness of his sins and intercedes. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who don the sword of his protection and wear armor, and seek refuge in his invincible sanctuary, thus safe from what is feared of evil temporal events (166) and fortified, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Bless, O our Lord, and grant peace to him whose ❖ face is the full moon, and Medina is the rising place. ❖ O unique in beauty, in you is gathered ❖ all beauty, and the intellect is distributed in you. ❖ How can I be patient, when passion is my creditor, ❖ and my heart is obedient to me for longing for you? ❖ O leader of the beautiful, my heart is captive ❖ in your hands; for your command, time listens. ❖ I never remember you, O Muhammad, except ❖ that the heart trembles in awe. ❖ Whenever the phantom of your person appears in ❖ the lover's heart, it is torn apart by passion. ❖ O light of lives, if I do not spend in ❖ explaining your meaning with varied praise, ❖ You are pure in essence, in form and meaning; ❖ from you a fragrance spreads over Medina. ❖ In your grave, the light of the Lord of the Throne dwells, ❖ shining in Medina until the Resurrection. ❖ The garden of holiness between your grave and the pulpit ❖ contains the rising place of your full-moon face. ❖ O happiness of one who comes to it, dismounting ❖ by you, bidding farewell to all else in it. And he lowers his head in awe and majesty before you, lest he be repelled and humiliated. O blessed is Jabir ²⁴⁶ when he kissed a seal ²⁴⁷ from you, which he could not get enough of. His musk-like mouth emitted fragrance from it for a time after kissing it, spreading scent. (167) Your sweat, which Umm Sulaym ²⁴⁸ extracted, the best of perfumes, she gathered. He who truly brought forth perfume from you brought forth water for the thirsty and quenched. And in your heart He established the sciences of the unseen, bubbling forth from you in every assembly. Out of jealousy, Allah veiled a beauty from you from the eyes of creatures and covered it. How great you were when you traveled alone, and the Buraq ²⁴⁹ stepped like lightning and faster. And the callers from all directions, near you, have hope in your proximity. When you reached the Mosque of Jerusalem, the prophets and angels prayed behind you, bowing. And you ascended, and in the air you stepped purely, with none but your essence ascending. And angels came to you for sins from you, a palm offering fragrance to you. Through you they hope for aims from the Generous, and through your rank they intercede with Him. The comfort of the Mustafa ²⁵⁰ by which a spirit rested; how many a wounded one did its touch heal and cure. For Ibn Muhsin al-Rida ²⁵¹, he shook a palm branch that became a sword of Indian steel, cutting. He restored the eye of Qatada ²⁵² after it had flowed on his cheek, and this restoration was most beneficial. For a beloved, he restored a half that had inclined, and it became the most noble half, gathered. The miracles of the Mustafa are three thousand, by which the darkness of disbelief was repelled. And upon him and his family be a thousand salutations, and upon the Companions and those who follow them. (168) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his Muhammadan dawn shone in the horizon of lordship and rose, and the effect of his Ahmadine face worked in the hearts of lovers, stinging and biting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his prophetic light shone upon the roses of the cheeks of lovers, embodied in them and dyed, and a poet extolled his Mustafan praise, elaborating and innovating, embellishing and excelling. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a rememberer magnified his tongue with the sweetness of blessing him, chewing its honey in his mouth and masticating, and perfumed his limbs with the musk-like fragrance of its scent, so that his body was colored with the light of its dye and tanned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a scholar cut off the heads of the people of deviation and misguidance with the swords of his Sunnah, and crushed and smashed, and uprooted the necks of the people of denial and obstinacy with the spear of his care, annihilating and destroying. (169) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his rank rose above all ranks, so that no one reached his height in the stages of sciences and gifts, even if he attained what he attained, and an eloquent speaker excelled in the compositions of his praises but failed to grasp their realities and fell short. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the flow of his bounty bestows abundance on whoever serves him, whether much or little, and his blessings continue upon him, so his life expands and he is elevated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his signs dazzled the armies of the people of disbelief and hypocrisy, so falsehood perished from their light and became foul, and a denier of his opposition went away, his tongue silenced when speaking of that, and he stammered. So, O Allah, bless him and his family, a blessing by which one becomes among those who turn entirely to the service of his noble station, thus stripping away worldly distractions and emptying himself, and his blessings continue upon him, so his abundant good overflows and spreads, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (170) If the rose of the cheek excelled in dye, and snakes surrounded it hanging from the temple, and the arrows of fortune increased beyond plucking it, and the mark of the temple appeared on whoever sought it, then in plucking the rose of praise, the praise of Muhammad—upon him be the peace of Allah—is safety from the sting. Continue plucking it, and you will overcome every envier and attain the highest of what you desire and seek. For in plucking it is the plucking of wishes without difficulty, and the bending of branches of piety from the tree of elevation. So rub in it, from the heat of praise, fabrics embroidered with brilliant dye. And say, and admit helplessness in it, a poem, even if you are among the people of excellence and genius.

Indeed, the intelligent and wise one has clearly expressed his praise of him ²⁵³, and your praise from him is in reality like the soul ²⁵⁴. But blessings and peace be upon him ²⁵⁵ as long as his remembrance is sweet, bestowing abundant favors upon the needy ²⁵⁶. Be humble in addressing His majesty, for He listens to those who extol His glory. If he has hearing, it is a hearing that conveys; otherwise, it is a hearing that cannot be attributed to conveyance ²⁵⁷. By your standing with God, O origin of his origin ²⁵⁸, for Adam, without you, would not have attained excellence ²⁵⁹. And by the right of Abu Bakr ²⁶⁰ with you, and his daughter ²⁶¹, and your pure virgin ²⁶², may He suffice you against all that is chewed ²⁶³. Protect me and my family from your enemies, and give us to drink from a bucket of beneficence of wide capacity ²⁶⁴. Have mercy on us, lead us to happiness, and guide us; may our hope be your ransom and our quest be that ²⁶⁵. We have encountered from the world and the fangs of its misery what the brittle ²⁶⁶ meets from chewing ²⁶⁷. So rescue us from our lowliness, for it has distressed us as a youth is distressed by a swelling in the armpit ²⁶⁸. Upon you be the blessings of God, O Messenger to all mankind, as long as the inciter's whisper ²⁶⁹ persists. And as long as falsehood has not obliterated the light of your guidance, and as long as guidance has cast down the head of misguidance with a gush ²⁷⁰. And as long as the wise Remembrance ²⁷¹ has extolled your praise, and as long as the embellishment of papers with gum ²⁷² has been delightful. And as long as the favor of our Lord has been attained through your movements, and as long as the bright moon has ascended upon a height ²⁷³. Likewise, the Family, moons of guidance, and the Companions, who annihilated the enemies of religion with striking and stabbing ²⁷⁴. They clothed them in garments of blood after their might, so they wove sheepskins tanned ²⁷⁵. They bestowed them upon all beasts as an honor, so they annihilated them, hardly having chewed the meat ²⁷⁶. And dye the white-stockinged ²⁷⁷ horses with their blood, so you would think it rubies arranged on the pastern ²⁷⁸. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the garden of his flowers has opened and the paradise of his fruits has been plucked. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sphere of his cycles has moved and the star of his lights has shone brightly. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the morning has revealed its brightness and the evening has clarified its emptiness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the day has spread its garment and the binder has tightened its buttons. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the night has let down its curtains and the narrator has spread his reports. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the enraptured one ²⁷⁹ has cast off his cloak and the yearning one has sipped his wine. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the wise one has concealed his secrets and the sick one has treated his ailments. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the bird has left its nest and the traveler has fulfilled his homelands. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the brave one has guarded his regions and the cloud has sent its rains. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the writer has embellished his lines and the faster has hastened his breakfast. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the visited one ²⁸⁰ has benefited his visitors and the devotee ²⁸¹ has adhered to his place. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the seeker has headed for his shrine and the repentant one has erased his sins. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the fire-stick ²⁸² has sparked its fire and longing has kindled its fire in the entrails. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the building of his lighthouse has been erected and the successful one has left his choice. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the worshiper has arranged his remembrances and the pious one has guarded his thoughts. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble one has raised his lineage and the man of status has shown his pride. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the benefactor has honored his neighbor and the generous one has protected his honor. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the archer has strung his bowstrings and the possessor of blessings has moved his strings. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the singer has beautified his poems and the traveler has tightened his packs. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the pilgrim has thrown his pebbles and the bride has unveiled her veil. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the adorned one has removed his bracelet and the wearer has taken off his clothes. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the goldsmith has fashioned his gold and the seller has sold his property. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the needy one has complained of his distress and the stumbling knower ²⁸³ has endured patiently. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble one has rejoiced in his times and the distressed one has sought his helpers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the caravan has headed for his lands and the lover has kissed his wall. So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing by which You forgive the sin of the one who prays and accept his apology, and by which You conceal his faults when standing before You, and accept his excuse, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O master of the messengers, my back is burdened, so perhaps by your standing ²⁸⁴ its loads may be lightened. Does he who seeks the Generous One fail, while good hope is his emblem and garment? Is a stumbling seeker of pardon directed to your door, only to be turned away from you without his stumble being forgiven? Far be it, no, that hopes should be disappointed, so that his journeys return empty and futile. The servant is apologetic, humble, submissive, and negligent, whose excuses have been prolonged. He is a supplicant, whose sins have drowned him; he is a penitent, whose fire has burned him. He comes to you seeking intercession and hope, leading him, and his thoughts are his supporters. So bestow, forgive, pardon, overlook, and absolve, for You are the effacer of sins, the Forgiver. May God bless you as long as the rain cloud revives the meadow of the hills and the birds warble. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the dawn has uncovered its veil and the morning has driven away its darkness.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover abandons his sleep and a passionate one conceals his longing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an eloquent speaker refines his speech and a poet embellishes his composition ¹⁷⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an archer nocks his arrows and a brave warrior draws his sword. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as rain sends down its clouds and a rose opens its buds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the full moon completes its perfection and the dawn spreads its banners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a just person refrains from blame and an afflicted one treats his ailments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a smile reveals teeth and a flower displays its blossoming. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a circumambulator ²⁸⁵ performs the kissing ²⁸⁶ and a youth hastens to his maturity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a follower follows his imam and one who turns his face looks ahead. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a teacher disciplines his pupil and a noble person fulfills his covenant ¹⁷⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as one who submits surrenders his reins and a Muslim entrusts his affairs to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an eye sheds its tears and a keeper of secrets divulges his secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an absent one heads for his tents and one in ecstasy reveals his passion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a night vigil performer prolongs his standing and a devotee conceals his fasting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a branch sways its stature and a thirsty one quenches his thirst. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a giver bestows his favor and a generous one pours out his honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a warrior tightens his belt and a traveler reaches his goal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a verifier dispels his illusions and a scholar realizes his understandings ¹⁷⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a mujtahid ²⁸⁷ derives his rulings and a gnostic ²⁸⁸ relies on his inspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a sinner complains of his sins and a sick person treats his pains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a fearful one spends his days in obedience and a heedless one wastes his years in idleness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a yearning one endures his passion and a drinking companion sips his wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover venerates his station and a longing one shows his devotion and respect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a visitor prolongs embracing his tomb and clinging to it, and a protected one rubs his gray hair in its courtyards and displays veneration and glorification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an ardent lover wipes his feet of longing on the soil that encloses his bones, and stands at his Arafat ²⁸⁹ and multiplies 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, ¹⁷⁹ as long as a delegation intends his visit and is honored by seeing his chamber with their feet, and a writer delights in praising his noble qualities with his scrolls and pens. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family, singled out for the gifts of the secret and generosity, and his Companions, supported by perfect obedience, success, and uprightness, a blessing by which You sanctify our souls with him in the abode of eternity and permanence, and by which You purify us in the highest paradises and the courtyards of the Resurrection, and by which You make us among those who attain Your pleasure and his pleasure on the Day of Regret and Remorse, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Master of the messengers, east and west, intercessor of sinners on the Day of Resurrection, owner of the crown, the banner, and Buraq ²⁹⁰ on the Day of Gathering when the messengers walk before him, seal of the prophets, noble messenger, Allah honored his sending and his seal. How can the people of misguidance deny him, while he among the messengers encompasses all signs? He led the messengers and angels together, the gatherer of pride, a qibla ²⁹¹ for leadership, when he was taken by night to the Holy Presence, he attained from his Generous Lord his desire. The pure one of Allah, pure from his fragrance, and how often have they inhaled the scent of his lavender? He said what he desired from the Generous God, and He bestowed upon him His favor and generosity ¹⁸⁰. His face shone like a full moon with justice, and his radiance erased the darkness of oppression. Allah created among the angels a being to convey blessings and peace upon him. Allah praised his character before creation, and He honored the high ground and Tihama ²⁹². So upon him be the blessings of his Lord continuously, as long as the caravan travels to Hijaz and aims for it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as night folds its carpet and day pitches its tent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a warrior populates his outpost and a well-dressed person beautifies his attire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a writer adorns his lines and a worker gathers his mixtures.

۞ And the striver completed his rounds ²⁹³ ۞ When the observer ²⁹⁴ showed its signs ۞ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ۞ And the partner received his full share ۞ When the discipliner prepared his whips ۞ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (181) ۞ And the manager left his excess ۞ When the father sent his firstborn ²⁹⁵ ۞ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ۞ And the desirer attained his envy ۞ When the worshiper showed his activity ۞ So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose love fills their veins, limbs, and sinews, and removes from their heart the garment of doubt and suspicion and casts it away, and populates from the jewels of his Muhammadan praises their belt and tablecloth ²⁹⁶, 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, as long as necks are adorned with necklaces and eyes with pupils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as bodies sway with tastes and branches with leaves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as hearts are cut by yearnings and pained by separation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as nobles boast of lineages and the generous of beautiful morals. (182) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as suns shine in horizons and tears flow in eyelids. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as translations delight in pages and swords bear precious things. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as profits are watched in markets and blessings grow through spending. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as souls are tranquil in meeting and lovers rejoice in embrace. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family who have attained the perfection of honor absolutely, and his Companions who are distinguished by preference comprehensively and inclusively, a blessing that opens for us locked doors, relieves us from distress, suffices us through its blessing from creatures, and bestows upon us gifts of provisions, and makes us through it among Your beloved ones who win Your pleasure, hastening to do good deeds, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Prayer then peace upon him whom the Creator chose from His creation. The love of the Beloved carries what cannot be borne ❖ For a love that yearnings do not annihilate. Can passion be endured by one who does not perish ❖ Then perishes while his heart is pounding? His heart is a bird flying to the full moon of Sal' ²⁹⁷ ❖ His breaths take over the markets (183). The lover finds no rest in one ❖ Whose beauty has separated the horizons. Upon him minds constantly yearn ❖ And to him souls have become drawn. He who manifested in the Unseen in the heart of a lover ❖ So we have taken him for the Chosen One in absorption. He whom hearts secretly call ❖ And lovers call at his door. They bowed at his mention, then stretched ❖ In hidden realms, necks for praise. Whoever saw him trembled in fear ❖ And his soul nearly expired. The awe of the Chosen One melts mountains ❖ How could caravans not vanish? You see the Companions when they sat ❖ Before him, they remained silent. His hands were filled with gifts ❖ And his knowledge overflows tastes. For all beings before existence ❖ The locks were opened by his answer. Would that I knew who will grant me a gentle acceptance ❖ So that the burning in my heart may cease. You are the protector of the sanctuary and the succor of the bewildered ❖ And the savior of sinners who are driven. And blessings upon you and all the family ❖ And the Companions, as long as she-camels groan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as deeds are corrected by intentions and words by goodly speech. (184) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as gatherings are elevated by greetings and ranks by ascents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as appearances are beautified by manifestations and paths by indications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sciences delight in receptions and books in subtle rational and transmitted matters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the earth is adorned with plants and minds with steadfastness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as essences are described by attributes and rewards are multiplied by gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as neighbors show affection through reconciliation and relatives show mercy through reciprocation and good dealings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as reports are verified by trustworthy narrators and hadiths are embellished by transmitters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as landmarks are clarified by guides and rulings are made clear by judges. (185) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sayings are adorned by informers and hearts are inclined by guides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as armies are victorious by warriors and camels speed in travel by camel-drivers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the virtuous and nobles are honored by his love, and those who belong to Allah and the callers follow his example. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the weak and beggars believe in his door, and the rabble and rough ones gather around faith in him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as sinners and disobedient are saved by his intercession, and the hungry and naked are satiated by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the living and dead benefit from his call, and foods and times are made good by his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad,

Kings and governors have submitted to His obedience, hands have been raised before Him, and hearts and voices have humbled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as speaking beings and mute creatures have been shown mercy through mention of him, and the inhabitants of the earths and heavens have proclaimed his rank. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You save us from all terrors and afflictions, and write for us through it the support of security and pardon among the great saints ²⁹⁸ and the most excellent masters ²⁹⁹, 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, as long as limbs are active for worship and tongues utter the testimony ³⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as minds rejoice in benefit and merchants in increase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble are adorned with leadership and the excellent with glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the eminent are distinguished by happiness and the saints by miracles and the breaking of norms ³⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the chosen ones benefit from the glad tidings of victory in the beginning and the return ³⁰², and the sinners from resting under the currents of destinies and the decree of the will. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose thoughts and beliefs about You are good, and whose desires are fulfilled in what they sought from You and intended, 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, as long as scribes boast of writing and the intelligent of excellence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as eloquent speakers delight in oratory and caliphs in deputyship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the mujtahids ³⁰³ are aided by correctness and the weak by the band ³⁰⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the supplicants rejoice in the acceptance of prayer and response, and the repentant in returning to Allah and turning back. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You save us from deceit, trickery, and seduction, and make us through it among those who speak the truth and know its answer, 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, as long as towers are honored by bearing ³⁰⁵ and women by work. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as eyes delight in kohl and lips in kisses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as figures are adorned with hips and voices with hoarseness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as seas are beautified by sand and armies by heroes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as lovers find comfort in ruins and poets in love poetry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as descriptions are perfected by proverbs and details by summaries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the caravan rests at ease and the water-seekers after quenching. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You protect us from shortcomings in obedience, incapacity, and laziness, and purify our deeds from hypocrisy, show-off, and all kinds of insincerity, and convey us through it to the utmost goal and attainment of hope from Your pleasure and the pleasure of Your Messenger, 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, as long as eyes are adorned with black-and-white contrast ³⁰⁶, figures with hair, foreheads with forelocks, faces with freshness, necks with pearls, horses with white blazes, celestial spheres with the moon, earths with greenery, courtyards with trees, gardens with flowers, buildings with pearls, times with dawn, reports with traces, hadiths with biographies, worlds with forms, opening chapters with surahs, minds with thoughts, hope with victory, worshippers with night vigil, and drinking companions with night talk. So bless him, O Allah, and his family as long as thoughts are refreshed by news and the needy rejoice in attaining their desires, and grant abundant peace forever, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as something flows, becomes fine, and pours, and a trace fades and is obliterated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as Islam spreads and becomes widespread, and a saint ³⁰⁷ becomes prominent and famous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a comer comes and departs, and a traveler cuts through and crosses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a questioner asks and tests, and a scholar answers and boasts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an oppressed person seeks aid and is victorious, and a wise person takes heed and learns a lesson. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a repentant repents and seeks forgiveness, and an obedient person rejoices and is gladdened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an author composes and innovates, and a commentator expounds and abridges. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a night darkens and becomes intense, and a merchant acquires and hoards. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as an obscure person hides and conceals himself, and a rebel is indignant and becomes arrogant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lion attacks and roars, and a brave warrior charges and endures.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a rememberer persists in love and becomes infatuated, and a fearful one softens for what he has committed and apologizes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a secret is unveiled and appears, and a rational one contemplates matters and observes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as dawn breaks and bursts forth, and a wrongdoer is suppressed and deterred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a preacher preaches and admonishes, and a repentant one leaves evil gatherings and abandons them. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, as long as a scattered group is united and mended, and a caravan prepares for travel, and a visitor rejoices at reaching the goal and attaining the desire, and grant abundant peace forever, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. (192) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as eyes are connected with sight, and the earths are adorned with rain, and a pilgrim performs Hajj and Umrah, and says Labbayk, shaves, sacrifices, and circumambulates the Ancient House and kisses the Black Stone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, equal to the good deeds of the lovers of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali Haydar, and equal to what decree flows with and judgment passes with and destiny executes. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You protect us in residence and travel, and by which You save us from every chronic disease, misery, and harm, 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, as long as eyes are adorned with blackness, mouths with smiles, hair with braids, palaces with coquetry, mornings with brightness, seas with waves, blessings with delight, gardens with fragrance, curtains with openings, chambers with degrees (193), tongues with utterance, bodies with souls, cotton with plucking, proofs with arguments, ages with pilgrimages, essences with joy, worship with path, lights with glow, navels with night travel, and crises with relief. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You straighten our crookedness, and by which You repel from us times of distress and hardship, and by which You save us from headache, blindness, and lameness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. To You we have sought refuge, O Messenger of Allah, from * everything we fear, so hasten relief. Help, help, for we are in distress * and we have hoped in You to remove distress. Cool the heart by fulfilling wishes * for it is, due to its intense sorrow, in a blaze. O Messenger of Allah, O succor of creation * calamity has come, so hasten brightness. Our paths, wherever we travel, all of them * towards Your doors, there is no crookedness in them. O Messenger of Allah, do not cease * those doors until souls perish. Your abundant grace is a vast sea * so we have become, through it, above the waves. How can we fear, after the fires of enemies * have been extinguished, by Allah, and the heart rejoiced? May Allah increase you in elevation in highness * below whose lowest are the lofty degrees. And blessings and peace from Him, as long as * the fragrance of relief spreads through the corners. (194) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as gatherings and assemblies are sweetened by his remembrance, and chests and crowds are honored by his lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as mounts and caravans travel to him, and spoils and supererogatory acts are made lawful by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the noble and the eminent proclaim his worth, and the great and the virtuous devote themselves to his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as obligatory and supererogatory acts are established by his law, and the high and the low submit to his might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as necklaces and pendants are adorned with his pearl, and virtues and excellences multiply through his appearance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as proofs and evidences are established by his call, and the later and earlier ones are blessed by his countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as peoples and tribes boast of his lineage, and relatives and in-laws attain leadership through his leadership. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (195) as long as litanies and means are opened with his remembrance, and books and epistles rejoice in his names. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as morals and traits are embroidered with his beauties, and rulings and issues are supported by his hadith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as merits and qualities are attained through serving him, and ailments and chronic diseases are cured by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as desires and calamities are suppressed by following his Sunnah, and follies and vices are removed by his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as drinks and watering places are sweetened by praising him, and homelands and dwellings are illuminated by his arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as palms and fingers are honored by writing his name, and abrogating and acting verses are renewed in his praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as orphans and widows seek shade under his shadow, and women in childbirth and pregnant women seek help through his intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as she-camels and strong camels yearn for his station, and needs and calamities are raised to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (196) as long as blamers and opponents are silenced in his love, and obstacles and distractions are cut off by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as nightingales and bulbuls sing of his remembrance on their pulpits, and continuous rains and heavy downpours pour down his virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as deserts and wildernesses are traversed for his visitation, and dry and withered lands become green with his ablution. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as litters and camel-borne palanquins travel to him, and packsaddles and mounts are fastened for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad,

By his care ³⁰⁸ rivers and streams flow, and by his secret ³⁰⁹ talismans and channels benefit. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that renews upon his illuminated shrine ³¹⁰ at dawn and dusk, and perfumes for us thereby the collars, sleeves, and garments, and repels from us every terrible calamity and dreadful matter, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your beauty, by Him who created beauty, lent the sun and the gazelle their comeliness. You have put to shame the moons of darkness with a radiant face more dazzling. You have captivated the minds with a spear that is a slender, swaying branch. You have gathered all noble traits and harmonized creation in form and proportion. O you whose enchanting glance shoots arrows at his lover when he looks. You have clothed in robes of beauty and joy, surpassing the sun in light and the crescent moon. My blamers have not done me justice, so I heed not their words. How many like me are sorrowful, consumed with passion, with tears flowing down their cheeks? I stay awake with the stars, striving, hoping to attain some goal. I sing in praise of love with all my might, though he possesses gifts and perfection. His sublime virtues cannot be counted—who can count stones and sand? A Prophet who spoke to stones aloud, and in the desert guaranteed the gazelle. A Prophet whose religion is Islam, truly, who brought us guidance and eradicated error. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as kings boast of armies and warriors of jihad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as horsemen adorn themselves with steeds and beauties with necks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as nobles honor their ancestors and masters their lords. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as poets delight in chanting and nobles in glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as saints are honored by litanies ³¹¹ and righteous ones by spiritual reinforcements ³¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as guides rejoice in guidance and scholars in exertion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as retreats are filled with worshippers and regions with unique individuals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as hermitages are illuminated by ascetics and mosques by spiritual pillars ³¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as watering places are guarded by visitors and lands by mountains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as valleys are adorned with highlands and seasons with festivals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as eyes delight in blackness and sleepers in witnessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as lovers are enamored with burning passion and affection, and ascetics care for seclusion, solitude, and isolation. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that honors us with good opinion and beautiful belief, protects us from the persistence of the envious, the oppressive, and the critical, and places us under his Muhammadan banner in this worldly life and on the Day of Testimony, 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, as long as the trees of love, with their fragrant blossoms and saplings, flourish by His watering, and people sacrifice families, wealth, and souls to visit his grave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the jewels of his praises are inscribed in the pages of books and scrolls, and the tongues of those who remember him utter blessings upon him while standing and sitting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the traces of religious laws were revived by his mission after extinction and obsolescence, and the inhabitants of the highest heaven and the companions of the presence of the Holy King preached from its pulpits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the caravans of lovers hasten to his station on fingertips and heads, and the cup of his wine circulates among lovers, which establishes time and revives the buried. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the leader and the led bow in awe of his majesty, and the stars, moons, and suns are abashed by his Muhammadan light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the unruly and the suns are led by the reins of longing for him, and by his radiant countenance, the misfortune, troubles, and ill omens of time vanish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the hidden and the sensed world testify to his virtue, and the fettered, imprisoned, and captive are freed by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his Ahmadine secret ³¹⁴ permeates buildings, foundations, and bases, and he prayed for Anas ibn Malik ³¹⁵ for wealth, so that when he died, his wealth was divided with axes. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that saves us from false oaths and the oath of perjury, and repels from us evils, calamities, harm, and misery, and places us in Your fortified fortress and Your mighty sanctuary, observed by the eye of kindness and guarded care, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. We are seated in the presence of God, and cups of effusion ³¹⁶ have been passed around to us. What a presence, whose fragrance is sweet, its scent aromatic to souls. God has brought forth its light in the heaven of glory as a full moon in which suns are hidden. It has been unveiled in the witnessing of intimacy, with robes of beauty, a bride. By the manifestation of its beauty, the star of fortune has risen, and the ill omens of time have vanished. The mind of the prudent is bewildered by it—how not?—and its beauty is revealed by the Holy One. In it, gardens of nearness have blossomed, and saplings of hopes have flourished. May we never cease to be in its quarter, and may every grace be guarded by its generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the agent of ecstasy repeats in hearts and becomes pure, and a visitor goes to his noble grave every year and returns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sun rises and sets, and the moon appears and wanes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the nightingale coos and the pigeon moans, and the lightning flashes and the clouds pour. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the breeze blows and the garden blooms, and the river flows and the branch sways. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lover is distressed and the heart is troubled, and the eye weeps and the secret is revealed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the seeker strives and the wayfarer travels, and the knower ³¹⁷ is annihilated and the lover is consumed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the morning dawns and the evening darkens, and the stars shine and the moon eclipses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the earth is adorned with trees and the sky with clouds, and the sea with waves and the desert with mirages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the birds sing and the beasts roar, and the fish swim and the insects crawl. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the angels glorify and the spirits praise, and the jinn submit and the devils flee. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the Qur'an is recited and the hadith is narrated, and the law is established and the truth is manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the universe exists and the ages pass, and the world remains and the hereafter comes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sun rises and sets, and the moon appears and wanes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the nightingale coos and the pigeon moans, and the lightning flashes and the clouds pour. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the breeze blows and the garden blooms, and the river flows and the branch sways. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lover is distressed and the heart is troubled, and the eye weeps and the secret is revealed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the seeker strives and the wayfarer travels, and the knower is annihilated and the lover is consumed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the morning dawns and the evening darkens, and the stars shine and the moon eclipses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the earth is adorned with trees and the sky with clouds, and the sea with waves and the desert with mirages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the birds sing and the beasts roar, and the fish swim and the insects crawl. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the angels glorify and the spirits praise, and the jinn submit and the devils flee. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the Qur'an is recited and the hadith is narrated, and the law is established and the truth is manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the universe exists and the ages pass, and the world remains and the hereafter comes.

No seeker has drawn near to Him through abundant blessings upon him and shown affection, and his fame spread in the higher and lower worlds and he intended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a saint has attained mastery, his secret penetrated into the unseen of his identity and he became eminent, and a praiser attained what he hoped for from his abundant grace and generosity and became accustomed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (203) as long as a gatherer plucked the fruits of his bestowed sciences ³¹⁸ and ate from them and took provision, and a scholar cut with the sword of his law the back of every one who became Christian or Jewish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the lamp of his light shone in the hearts of the knowers ³¹⁹ and blazed, and people remembered what they had neglected of obeying his commands and examined. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a transgressor acted harshly against one who denied the universality of his prophethood and message and perished, and every difficulty became easy through the blessing of his supplication after it was twisted and complicated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as a lover strutted in the robes of his love and became rosy, and a devotee ³²⁰ devoted himself to his service and became famous among the praisers and unique. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (204) as long as one who bathed bathed in the water of his proximity and cooled himself, and an ascetic followed his abandonment of the vanities of the world, so he removed its dinars from his waist and stripped himself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as my secret wrapped itself with the sword of his prophetic care ³²¹ and girded itself, and a knower became bewildered in grasping the meanings of his Mustafawi ³²² realities and became dull. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his love grew in the gardens of the hearts of the knowers and was generated, and a yearning one expended his soul in seeking His pleasure, so he endured what befell him in attaining His satisfaction and became steadfast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his passion varied in the innermost secrets of the lovers, so its color dyed their essences and became embodied, and a poor one spread the garment of his love in witnessing his beauty, so he covered himself with it in his grave and used it as a pillow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad (205) and to the family of our master Muhammad, and make it perpetual by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Bless, O Lord, the Chosen One from * whose light penetrates the heart and the body, The master of the two worlds ³²³ and the two weighty ones ³²⁴, * the beloved, the chosen, the sea of guidance, Through whom the cosmos appeared and shone * with a beauty that adorned goodness and blazed, He whose character was praised by the One who * singled him out with election, the Lord, the Eternal, He is the one who surpassed the prophets in loftiness * and to him belongs the Kawthar ³²⁵ that heals those who come, Whose high station on the Day of Gathering, if he comes * interceding for creation, they fear error, Praising the Lord beneath the Throne, when * he came to Him with humility and prostration, The Lord says: 'Raise your head, fear not, * today ask and you will be given supply, You are My beloved among creation, My chosen one, * and My beloved is the best of My creation, not rejected.' O Messenger of Allah, be an intercessor for me, * you are the most faithful of those who promised with generosity, Here I extend my hand hoping for gifts, * so suffice me from you with an eye and a hand, The sea and rain would be exhausted in generosity, * and likewise your generosity towards us never ends, And may Allah bless you and * the family and companions and followers forever. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (206) as long as praises embroidered with the mention of his Muhammadan traits ³²⁶, and the endings and beginnings became good through the veneration of his name, and his Ahmadi ³²⁷ lineage became noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the subtle meanings adorned with the jewels of his beneficial holy wisdoms, and the necks of constructions were decorated with the rubies of his beneficial lofty expressions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the gatherings were perfumed with the fragrant breaths of his pure and wholesome breath, and the corners were scented with the breezes of his Medinan and Meccan effusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (207) as long as the horizons rejoiced in the lofty pearls of his stars, and the origins were honored by the element of his noble tree, branches and progeny. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the seas of generosity overflowed with the materials of his abundant strong outpourings, and the eminent ones borrowed from the lamps of his magnificent bestowed lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the sciences were derived from the gifts of his practical and theoretical wisdoms, and the intellects were bewildered in grasping his sensory and spiritual realities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the spirits yearned for the station of his lordly prophetic presence ³²⁸, (208) and the souls longed for the vision of his noble Mustafawi landmarks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the torrents of mercies poured upon his pure and holy sites, and the tables of blessings descended upon the servants of his illuminated and radiant garden ³²⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the roots of the laws branched from his Hashimite prophetic law, and the trusts were preserved by the secret of his mighty lordly wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the gates of heaven were opened for the answer to his supplications of desire and mercy, and the servants of the veils and pavilions submitted to the greatness of his dazzling awe-inspiring signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (209) as long as the openings of the surahs ³³⁰ were adorned with his angelic and malakutic ³³¹ names, and the forms of images were ashamed at the sight of his human-divine essence ³³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the eyes of insight were opened by the lights of his holy jabarutic ³³³ words, and the suns of understanding were eclipsed in the meanings of his perfect holy attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as in his luminous essence were gathered the sciences of wahidiyya ³³⁴ and ahadityya ³³⁵, and the lights of his glories snatched the intellects of the masters of states ³³⁶ who speak, and the Muhammadan ecstatic utterances ³³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as his caller summoned the spirits of the lovers to witness his essence surrounded by the shining lights of subuhiyya ³³⁸, and the influx of his secret alerted the aspirations of those who have reached to ascend in his holy stations and high ranks.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ²¹⁰ as long as the birds of the lovers drink from the pools of His sweet and delicious tastes, and the minds of the enraptured become intoxicated by sipping the wine of His Kawthar-like ³³⁹ honeyed effusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the risings of His auspicious and felicitous moons shine upon the faces of the rememberers, and the breasts of the yearning ones expand with the blowing of the breezes of His Tihami-Najdi ³⁴⁰ breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the brides of the lovers are escorted to His pure and clean lands, and the mounts of the near ones hasten to visit His sites, which are distinguished by complete blessing and special gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ²¹¹ as long as the great ones among the knowers ³⁴¹ rub their cheeks in His amber-scented, musk-scented soil, and the elite of the beloved ones spread their hands for the overflow of His gift and the generosity of His munificent hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the pens of His love write the form of His Muhammadan image on the pages of the hearts of the people of the secret ³⁴², speciality, truthfulness, and intention, and the noble traits of His character refine the states of the people of etiquette with Allah, modesty, closeness, and belovedness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, as long as the innermost beings of the people of sincerity and good, pleasing conduct are purified by the elixir of His secret, and the stations of the people of glory, honor, and noble lineage ²¹² are elevated by affiliation to Him. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of verified insights and unseen unveilings, and his Companions, possessors of praiseworthy traits and pure-hearted deeds, a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with the lights of transmitted and rational sciences, and by which You purify our limbs from ugly words and blameworthy, vile actions, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My two friends, leave off blaming and reproaching me, for I answer the call of passion from whoever calls me. And if you insist on blaming me, then by Allah, when you blame me, my passion only increases. The remembrance of my Beloved sways me, as if I were, from longing, a branch shaken by the north wind. I go about bewildered, not knowing what is with me, my right hand in passion from my left hand. My heart, from my ecstasy, flutters, and my tears pour blood like pouring clouds. And how could it be otherwise, when I have the ecstasy of one whose heart has fallen in love with Him, and my ecstasy has emaciated me and drawn me near? There remains in my secret no place for other than Him, and whoever sees me knows my truthfulness in passion. Even if I do not attain my desire from Him, and my passion gains nothing but being called a lover, that suffices me. And if He does not speak about me, then my knowledge that He knows my state is my quest and my desire. I am not one who falsely claims love; how could I, when I have what validates my claims? ²¹³ My sickness, my wailing, my sleeplessness, and my sigh are witnesses that do not inform people of what is with me. And I hope that my Emigrant ³⁴³ will visit me and bring my visitation near, after He has prolonged my distance. So, O my joy, endure; O my sorrow, vanish; O illness of my separation, your remedy has long come. And O you who ask about one who is unique in his passion, go slowly, for the army of love is under my banner. If you wish to meet all the lovers, it suffices you, among all people, to see me. I have drunk the cups of the knowers entirely, and I have left no remainder for the lovers. And if the wind of gnosis ³⁴⁴ flutters among them, it is from a breeze that blew to them from my side. I have attained the One I love despite the envier, and my gardens have become flourishing with union. I have become the refuge of the inheritors ³⁴⁵ and their crown, and my spirit flows among them with gnoses. If one person has been secretly delighted by his Beloved, I have been openly delighted by the One I love. O Allah, O You who chose Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and preferred him over all Your creation, and singled him out for election and closeness, and made him the most noble caller to the path of right guidance, and the most excellent fulfiller of Your right, I ask You to bless him and his family with Your blessing which You bestowed upon him in Your pre-eternity, and commanded Your believing servants ²¹⁴ to do in Your Wise Book, and made it a proof of the universality of his prophethood and message and the perfection of his truthfulness; and to fill, by its blessing, the heart of the one who blesses him with complete faith in him, love for him, and longing for him; and to protect him, by the secret of its care, from every harm that reaches him from his right, left, front, back, below, and above; and to make it for him a light by which he walks among people, and a freedom from the Fire, and a means for the release of his neck from the Fire and the fulfillment of his emancipation. And make, O Allah, these numerous blessings in quantity and number, great in reward, blessing, and supply, whose secret permeates hearts as the spirit permeates the body, and light and understanding permeate the eternal abode; and make their exquisite remembrances and their sublime, superior praises a relief for the distress of his blessed, mercy-receiving community, renowned among nations for good and marked with it; and a removal of their successive, accumulated griefs and worries; and a repulsion of their harms and a preservation of their health; and a deliverance for them from horrific terrors, heinous words, and vile, blameworthy actions. And make them, O Allah, a means for the fulfillment of their needs, a drawing of their benefits, an attainment of their results, a ladder for their ascent to the highest ranks and most elevated stations, a support and success for their righteous deeds ²¹⁵, an illumination of their paths of guidance and ways. And by them, O Allah, expiate the major part of their sins and offenses, conceal their vile actions and ugly faults, and make them for them a cause for reaching their goals and hopes, a blessing in their families, wealth, and dependents, a security for them from their trial in the grave and their questioning, a treasure they find as provision for the rectitude of their state and wealth, a happiness whose good and benefit return to them in their movements, stillness, words, and deeds. And make them, O Allah, for them in hardships an effective means, in earthquakes and horrific terrors a repelling amulet, in overwhelming griefs, perplexing calamities, and terrifying matters, protective fortresses; for the manifestation of the people of transgression, injustice, and tyranny, cutting swords; and for the attraction of pardon and forgiveness for the people of sins and disobedience in this world and the Hereafter, accepted intercessors. And rectify, O Allah, by them their affairs, perpetuate by them their joy and happiness, make happy by them their days and times, multiply with You their reward and recompense, and raise by them in the highest 'Illiyin ³⁴⁶ their chambers and palaces. Indeed, You are Generous, Kind, Compassionate, Merciful, Affectionate, Forbearing; You do whatever You will as You will, and You give whatever You will to whom You will. Nothing incapacitates You, nothing seems great to You, nothing opposes Your command, and Your generosity and kindness are not withheld by anything. For all ²¹⁶ things have their forelocks in Your hand, are folded within Your grasp, and are subsumed under Your judgment, will, and decree. So have mercy on us, O Allah, with Your mercy, and accept us with Your pardon.

And Your generosity and forgiveness, O Most Generous of the generous, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, extricate me from the mires of sins, and expiate for me the consequences for which I am held accountable, and purify my heart from rancor, envy, and the intrigues of the filth of faults, and illuminate my innermost being with the lights of gifted knowledge, and unveil for me the alchemy of the sought-after secret, and acquaint me with the loves of consciences and the subtleties of the unseen, and drown all my worlds in the sea of the love of Your beloved, our master and lord Muhammad, the physician of hearts, and the ultimate goal and the utmost desire. Section: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that purifies for us the drink, and protects us from the accidents of deficiency and deprivation, and makes us thereby among those whom You have met with Your pardon and forgiveness, and whose names You have inscribed and written in the register of felicity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Welcome and ease to the beloved of hearts * And the ultimate desire, the secret of the unseen His fragrance wafted upon us in the morning breeze * And perfumed the senses like the south wind He came to us after a long absence * So every heart is jubilant with the meeting ³⁴⁷ I swear by Allah, indeed it has relieved * By His vast grace, our distresses And I fear not, after His kindness * Whatever sins I have committed Nor do I fear disgrace after the meeting * For his light is the veil for all faults O thousand welcomes, then O welcome * O welcome, O goodness of this breeze My entire time has become joy * And peace is secure after those wars And the rain of my joys has appeared as dew * Pouring down with every expansion and delight This is our gift, whose reports fill * The East and West of all peoples The era of separation came until * The time of my union arrived, ruling as obligatory And my soul rejoiced in its beloveds * And after them, it repents from every distance Ended, and praise be to Allah without end, and may Allah bless our master Muhammad, the pole of splendor and the imam of the people of insight and those of intellect, with a blessing that has no term and no cessation, and no limit and no end, and grant him abundant and exalted peace, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. ³⁴⁸

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1. sayyid al-adhkar : The master of remembrances; refers to the supreme form of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), often identified with the phrase 'La ilaha illa Allah' or the prayer upon the Prophet.
2. waza'if : Litanies or fixed devotional practices, often consisting of specific prayers or Quranic verses recited at certain times.
3. aqtab : Poles; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authorities, considered the axis of the spiritual world.
4. ajras : Bells; a term in Sufi hierarchy referring to certain spiritual ranks, possibly those who 'ring' with divine knowledge.
5. awtad : Pegs; in Sufism, spiritual beings who stabilize the world, often four in number, corresponding to the four cardinal directions.
6. asma' al-harakiya : Kinetic names; refers to the dynamic or active names of the Prophet, perhaps those derived from the letters of his name or attributes that imply movement and action.
7. sirr al-Ahmadi : The Ahmadian secret; refers to the esoteric reality of the Prophet Muhammad associated with his name Ahmad, which signifies 'most praiseworthy' and is linked to his pre-eternal spiritual essence.
8. nur al-Muhammadi : The Muhammadan light; the primordial light of the Prophet Muhammad, from which all creation was made, according to Sufi cosmology.
9. fadl al-Mustafawi : The Chosen favor; the grace and virtue specific to the Prophet Muhammad as the chosen one (al-Mustafa).
10. huruf al-hija : Letters of the alphabet; here, the Arabic alphabet, each letter of which is used to begin a section of this prayer, symbolizing the comprehensive nature of the blessings.
11. jam' al-mawlawi : Lordly gathering; a Sufi term for the spiritual state of union or concentration on the divine, often associated with the master (mawla).
12. din al-hanifi : The Hanif religion; the primordial monotheistic faith of Abraham, which Islam revives and perfects.
13. majdhūb : One who is spiritually attracted or drawn to God, often in a state of ecstasy.
14. sālik : A spiritual wayfarer or traveler on the Sufi path.
15. iksīr : Elixir; a spiritual substance that transforms or purifies.
16. Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
17. ahl al-basṭ wa al-inqibāḍ : People of expansion and contraction; Sufi terms for states of spiritual openness and constriction.
18. jadhbāt : Spiritual attractions or ecstatic states that draw one toward God.
19. ahl al-iṭṭilāʿ : People of unveiling; those who have spiritual insight into hidden realities.
20. Buthayna, al-ʿĀmiriyya, Zaynab, ʿAlwā : Names of beloved women in classical Arabic poetry; the Prophet's praise surpasses all worldly love poetry.
21. Maʿn and Ḥātim Ṭayy : Pre-Islamic Arab figures renowned for their legendary generosity.
22. Quṭb : In Sufism, the 'Pole' or 'Axis' is the highest spiritual authority and the intermediary between God and creation.
23. al-Farqadayn : The two stars of the Little Bear constellation, used metaphorically for the highest celestial points.
24. al-muhammadiyy : Pertaining to the Prophet Muhammad; his religion and teachings.
25. jāh : Rank, status, or intercessory power of the Prophet Muhammad before Allah.
26. fiṭra : The primordial, innate disposition or natural state of belief in one God, as created by Allah.
27. mamlaka muḥammadiyya : The spiritual kingdom or dominion of the Prophet Muhammad, encompassing his followers and his influence.
28. aḥmadiyya : Derived from Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad; refers to his praiseworthy character traits.
29. afrād : Unique or solitary saints in Sufism who have reached a high spiritual station, often receiving direct divine knowledge.
30. jalāliyyāt wa jamāliyyāt : The attributes of Majesty (jalāl) and Beauty (jamāl) of Allah, manifested in creation.
31. انجذاب : Spiritual attraction or drawing towards God or the Prophet.
32. نديم : Cupbearer or intimate companion, often in a spiritual context.
33. حضرة محمدية : Muhammadan presence; the spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad.
34. مجتهد : A scholar who performs ijtihad, independent legal reasoning.
35. حديث : A saying or action of the Prophet Muhammad.
36. عارف : A gnostic; one who has direct knowledge of God through spiritual experience.
37. سراة : Noble or eminent people.
38. سنة : The prophetic tradition; the practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
39. النقير والقطمير : Minute things; the speck on a date stone and the membrane covering it, used metaphorically for the smallest of deeds.
40. الوسواس الخناس : The whispering, retreating whisperer; refers to Satan who whispers and then withdraws.
41. أقطاب : Spiritual poles or saints; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
42. majdhūb : A person overwhelmed by divine attraction, often acting outside social norms due to spiritual ecstasy.
43. dhākir : One who performs dhikr, the remembrance of God or the Prophet, often through repetitive phrases.
44. jilbāb : A loose outer garment covering the body, as prescribed for Muslim women.
45. ḥūr : Celestial maidens in Paradise, described as pure and beautiful companions for the righteous.
46. ikhtiḍāb : The practice of dyeing hair or beard with henna or other substances, following Prophetic tradition.
47. aqṭāb : Spiritual poles or saints in Sufism, considered the highest ranking saints of their time.
48. Muṣṭafā : An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
49. imām al-malāḥ : Imam of the sailors: a title for Prophet Muhammad, referring to his guidance of humanity like a captain guides a ship.
50. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One: a title for Prophet Muhammad.
51. ibn Maḥṣan al-riḍā : Son of the contented one: possibly referring to a companion or a figure associated with a miracle of the Prophet.
52. Qatāda : Qatada ibn al-Nu'man: a companion whose eye was restored by the Prophet after being injured.
53. Khubayb : Khubayb ibn 'Adiy: a companion who was martyred; the Prophet restored his body.
54. thalāthatu ālāf : Three thousand: refers to the number of miracles attributed to the Prophet.
55. fatwā : A legal opinion or ruling in Islamic law.
56. Ka'ba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer for Muslims.
57. 'arūsuhu : His bride: metaphor for the Prophet's soul or his station in Paradise.
58. 'Illiyīn : The highest levels of Paradise.
59. al-adhkār wa al-waẓā'if : Remembrances and litanies: specific prayers and devotional practices.
60. arbāb al-ḥafā'iẓ wa al-laṭā'if : Masters of protections and subtleties: spiritual adepts or saints.
61. al-aḥmadī : Ahmad: another name of the Prophet, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
62. al-ḥanīfiyya : Hanif: the pure monotheistic religion of Abraham, here referring to Islam.
63. al-hawātif : Voices from the unseen: supernatural communications or inspirations.
64. arbāb al-futūḥāt wa al-mawāhib wa al-kawāshif : Masters of openings, gifts, and unveilings: Sufi saints who experience divine revelations.
65. arbāb al-'awārif wa al-ma'ārif : Masters of gnosis and knowledge: those with deep spiritual insight.
66. talīd wa ṭārif : Ancient and new: referring to all things, old and new, submitting to the saints.
67. al-Bayt : The Kaaba in Mecca, the sacred House of God.
68. Bayt : A spiritual or inner House, referring to the heart or the divine presence.
69. Ha : Pronoun referring to the Kaaba or the divine presence; often interpreted as the spiritual reality of the House.
70. al-Tadāyuf : Mutual interpenetration or reciprocal containment, a Sufi term for the intimate relationship between the seeker and the divine.
71. Mawāqif : Stations or standing places, often used in Sufism for spiritual stations.
72. al-Ḥaram al-Aʿlā : The Supreme Sanctuary, referring to the spiritual realm of the divine presence.
73. Ṣalawāt : Blessings or prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad, often in a specific formula.
74. al-Fatḥ : Opening or spiritual unveiling, a Sufi term for divine illumination.
75. al-Muqarrabūn : Those brought near to God, a high rank of saints.
76. al-Afrād : The individuals or solitary saints, a rank in the Sufi hierarchy.
77. Sayyid al-Asyād : Master of Masters, a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
78. al-Ins : Humans, as opposed to jinn.
79. al-Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to the Chosen One (al-Muṣṭafā), i.e., the Prophet Muhammad.
80. Ḍarīḥ : The tomb or shrine of the Prophet in Medina.
81. al-Aʿrāf : The elite or those on the heights, a term for advanced spiritual knowers.
82. al-Sabʿ al-Ṭarāʾiq : The seven heavens or the seven paths, referring to the celestial spheres.
83. al-Matīn : One of the names of Allah, meaning 'The Firm' or 'The Strong'.
84. Sunnah : The practices, teachings, and way of life of the Prophet Muhammad.
85. Mawlawī : Relating to spiritual aspiration or the path of a spiritual master; derived from 'mawlā' (master).
86. Muṣṭafawī : Relating to al-Muṣṭafā, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
87. Malik : Malik ibn Anas, founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, or possibly the angel Malik, keeper of Hell.
88. Day when the shin is uncovered : A reference to Quran 68:42, a metaphor for a day of great severity and divine manifestation.
89. divine sciences : Ladunni sciences, esoteric knowledge granted directly by God to His saints.
90. testimony : The Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, often recited at the Prophet's grave.
91. Kursi : The Footstool of God, mentioned in Quran 2:255, a symbol of divine sovereignty.
92. the Friend : Prophet Abraham, known as Khalilullah (the Friend of God).
93. Idris : Prophet Enoch, mentioned in the Quran as a prophet and righteous man.
94. Surah ad-Duha : Quranic chapter 93, which includes promises of divine favor and contentment for the Prophet.
95. al-ṣafīḥ al-aʿlā : The highest heaven, referring to the celestial realm of the angels.
96. al-barara al-kirām : The noble righteous ones, referring to the pious and devout angels or saints.
97. al-karūbiyyīn : Cherubim, a high rank of angels in Islamic cosmology.
98. mutawassil : One who seeks intercession (tawassul) through the Prophet's status.
99. majdhūb : A divinely attracted person, often a Sufi term for one overwhelmed by divine love.
100. tawājada : To experience ecstasy (wajd), a Sufi state of spiritual rapture.
101. ʿārif : A gnostic, one who has direct knowledge of God through spiritual experience.
102. dār al-salām : The Abode of Peace, a name for Paradise in the Quran.
103. al-samākayn : The two heavens, possibly referring to the two celestial spheres or the two stars (Spica and Arcturus) used as symbols of height.
104. al-jāmiʿ al-aqṣā : The Farthest Mosque, referring to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the site of the Prophet's Night Journey (Isra').
105. Aḥmadī Sunnah : The Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, referred to by his name Aḥmad, meaning 'the praised one'.
106. mujtahid : A scholar who performs ijtihād, independent legal reasoning to derive rulings from Islamic sources.
107. al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its red soil and mentioned in poetry.
108. al-Bān : A type of tree (Moringa peregrina) often mentioned in Arabic poetry for its slender branches.
109. al-‘Alam : A mountain or landmark near Mecca.
110. Kāẓimah : A place name, possibly a valley or well near Mecca.
111. Iḍam : A mountain or valley in the region of Najd.
112. Dhī Salam : A place name, possibly a mountain or valley near Mecca.
113. al-Ḥajar al-As‘ad : The Black Stone (al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) in the Kaaba, called 'most fortunate' here.
114. al-Bayt al-‘Atīq : The Kaaba, referred to as the 'Ancient House' in the Quran.
115. al-Ḥaṭīm : A semicircular area adjacent to the Kaaba, considered part of the original structure.
116. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca, believed to have sprung for Hagar and Ishmael.
117. al-Multazam : The area between the Black Stone and the Kaaba door where pilgrims press their bodies in supplication.
118. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Quranic chapter Ṭāhā.
119. ṭarzamūsh : A type of embroidered cap or headgear, possibly of Persian origin.
120. Ahmadine love : Love associated with the name Ahmad, one of the Prophet's names, indicating his spiritual essence.
121. seeker : A spiritual aspirant (murid) on the Sufi path.
122. Muhammadan pole : The spiritual axis (qutb) centered on the Prophet Muhammad, a key concept in Sufism.
123. seeker : A spiritual aspirant (murid) on the Sufi path.
124. Chosen : Al-Mustafa, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
125. masters of stations : Sufi adepts who have attained various spiritual stations (maqamat).
126. people of vigilance and witnessing : Sufis who practice constant awareness of God (muraqaba) and spiritual witnessing (shuhud).
127. people of tastes : Sufis who experience spiritual tastes (adwaq) or direct experiential knowledge of the divine.
128. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, also a chapter of the Quran.
129. gazelles of the prayer place : A poetic metaphor for beloved ones, possibly referring to the Prophet or spiritual guides, associated with the place of prayer (musalla).
130. awliyā' : Saints; friends of God, often referring to spiritually advanced individuals.
131. waẓā'if : Litanies; specific prayers or formulas recited regularly in Sufi practice.
132. Aḥmadī : Referring to the name Ahmad, one of the Prophet Muhammad's names, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
133. Muṣṭafawī : Derived from al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One', an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
134. Mawlawī : Relating to the master (mawlā); here referring to the Prophet's generosity.
135. Muhājirūn : The Emigrants; early Muslims who migrated from Mecca to Medina with the Prophet.
136. Anṣār : The Helpers; residents of Medina who supported the Prophet and the Emigrants.
137. Ḥajj : The major pilgrimage to Mecca, obligatory for Muslims who are able.
138. 'Arafa : The plain of 'Arafat, a key site during the Hajj where pilgrims stand in prayer.
139. 'Umra : The lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, which can be performed at any time.
140. Majnūn Laylā : A legendary figure in Arabic literature, known for his mad love for Layla.
141. shādin : A young gazelle; metaphorically used for a beautiful beloved.
142. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones; refers to humans and jinn, or sometimes the Quran and the Prophet's family.
143. Sunna : The prophetic tradition; the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
144. asrār : Secrets; in Sufism, refers to the hidden spiritual realities and mysteries of the Prophet.
145. ḥanīfiyya : The primordial monotheistic religion of Abraham; here referring to the Islamic law as the pure, upright path.
146. anfāl : Spoils of war; also the title of Sura 8 in the Quran, which deals with the distribution of war booty.
147. aḥmadiyya : Derived from Ahmad, one of the Prophet's names; refers to his prophetic mission characterized by praise and excellence.
148. aqṭāb : Poles; in Sufism, the highest ranking saints who are the spiritual axis of the universe.
149. ajrās : Bells; a term for certain Sufi saints who are like bells that call to God.
150. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints who are the 'substitutes' or 'alternates' in the spiritual hierarchy.
151. majādhīb : Ecstatics; those who are spiritually attracted and overwhelmed by divine love.
152. ʿāṣib : Agnate; a male relative on the father's side who inherits in Islamic law.
153. majdhūb : Ecstatic; one who is spiritually attracted and absorbed in divine love.
154. ʿamūd al-kashf : Pillar of unveiling; a Sufi term for the state of direct spiritual vision and revelation.
155. sāqī : Cupbearer; in Sufi poetry, symbolizes the spiritual guide or God who pours the wine of divine love.
156. ʿaqīq : A type of precious stone; also a place name near Medina associated with the Prophet.
157. bān : A fragrant tree; often mentioned in Arabic poetry as a symbol of beauty and grace.
158. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the letters Ṭā and Hā at the beginning of Sura 20.
159. zulfā : Nearness or closeness to God, often used in Sufi contexts to denote spiritual proximity.
160. ḥusn ma’āb : A goodly return or final abode, referring to Paradise or a favorable outcome in the afterlife.
161. ṣill : A serpent or snake, symbolizing intense love that pierces the heart.
162. sunna : The prophetic tradition or way of the Prophet Muhammad, including his sayings, actions, and approvals.
163. ḥadīth : A report of the sayings, actions, or approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
164. farḍ : An obligatory duty in Islam, here referring to the love of the Prophet as a religious obligation.
165. Ṭayba : A name for Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
166. Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā : Chapter 93 of the Quran, 'The Morning Hours,' often associated with light and divine favor.
167. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy.'
168. ghaflāt : Spiritual heedlessness or forgetfulness of God.
169. Aḥmadīyah : Referring to the prophethood of Muhammad, whose name Ahmad means 'most praiseworthy'.
170. khiṇṣir : The little finger; a metaphor for a firm pledge or covenant.
171. Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One', an epithet of Prophet Muhammad.
172. ʿulūm ladunniyyah : Divinely inspired esoteric knowledge, often associated with Sufism.
173. Lubnā : Beloved of the famous Arab poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwiḥ (Majnūn).
174. Qays : Qays ibn al-Mulawwiḥ, known as Majnūn Laylā, a symbol of passionate love.
175. Lāhūt : The divine nature or essence in Sufi terminology.
176. Nāsūt : The human nature or realm in Sufi terminology.
177. mihrab al-jam‘ : The niche of union; a Sufi term referring to the spiritual station of gathering or union with the Divine.
178. buhur al-‘inaya : Oceans of divine care; a metaphor for the vastness of God's special attention and grace.
179. ‘ulum al-haqa’iq al-rabbaniyya : Sciences of divine realities; esoteric knowledge of the Divine truths.
180. Kisra : Title of the Sassanid Persian emperor; here referring to the shaking of his palace at the Prophet's birth.
181. shari‘atihi al-muhammadiyya : His Muhammadan law; the Islamic law as revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
182. sunnatihi al-ahmadiyya : His Ahmadine sunna; the prophetic tradition, with 'Ahmadi' emphasizing the Prophet's name Ahmad.
183. dinihi al-hanafi : His Hanafi religion; referring to the pure monotheistic religion of Islam, named after the Prophet's inclination (hanif) to the truth.
184. ahadithihi al-mustafawiyya : His Mustafawi hadiths; the prophetic traditions, with 'Mustafawi' derived from al-Mustafa, 'the Chosen One', a title of the Prophet.
185. al-awtād : Literally 'the Pegs'; in Sufism, a rank of saints who are the spiritual supports of the world, often considered four in number.
186. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric sciences granted directly by God to the saints and prophets, without intermediary.
187. sawābiq al-irhāṣ : Precedents of prophethood; events or signs that precede the formal declaration of prophethood, indicating its coming.
188. al-Mathani : A term for the Quran or its verses, often referring to the seven oft-repeated verses (Surah al-Fatiha) or the Quran as a whole.
189. badi' : A rhetorical device in Arabic poetry involving stylistic embellishments such as paronomasia, antithesis, etc.
190. jinas : A rhetorical device similar to paronomasia, using words with similar sounds but different meanings.
191. al-khannas : The slinking whisperer, referring to Satan who withdraws when Allah is mentioned, as in Quran 114:4.
192. awtad : Spiritual 'pegs' or pillars in Sufi hierarchy, often referring to saints who maintain the spiritual order.
193. aqtab : Spiritual 'poles' or axis in Sufi hierarchy, the highest rank of saints.
194. ajras : Spiritual 'bells' or lesser saints in Sufi terminology, possibly referring to those who announce spiritual truths.
195. subuhiyya : Transcendence; a divine attribute indicating God's absolute transcendence beyond all created attributes.
196. Mustafawi : Relating to al-Mustafa, 'the Chosen One,' a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
197. arbab al-shatahat : Masters of ecstatic utterances; Sufi term for those who experience spiritual intoxication and utter paradoxical sayings.
198. jadhabat : Spiritual attractions; divine pulls that draw the seeker towards God.
199. al-safih al-a'la : The Supreme Tablet; the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz) in Islamic cosmology.
200. al-hadra al-'indiyya : The Divine Presence; a Sufi term for the immediate presence of God.
201. Ahmadiyya : Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy.'
202. qibla : The direction of prayer towards Mecca; metaphorically, the focal point of one's aspirations.
203. Hanifiyya : The pure monotheistic religion of Abraham; here referring to the Islamic law.
204. ahl al-kahana wa al-'aza'im : People of soothsaying and determination; refers to pre-Islamic diviners and those who practice incantations.
205. Sunna : The prophetic tradition; the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad.
206. hadith : A report of the sayings, actions, or approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
207. bahira, sa'iba, sawa'im : Types of pre-Islamic pagan practices involving the dedication of animals to idols; prohibited in Islam.
208. ghamāmah : A cloud that shaded the Prophet Muhammad during his childhood, according to tradition.
209. ṣabā : A gentle east wind, often associated with fragrance and good tidings in Arabic poetry.
210. ṭalāsim : Talismans or mysterious symbols; here metaphorically for difficult problems.
211. Ḥawāmīm : Surahs in the Quran that begin with the letters Ḥā Mīm (e.g., Surahs 40-46).
212. Ṭawāsīm : Surahs in the Quran that begin with the letters Ṭā Sīn Mīm (e.g., Surahs 26, 28) or Ṭā Sīn (Surah 27).
213. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the spiritual axis of the universe, often identified with the Prophet Muhammad.
214. Aḥmadī : Referring to the name Ahmad, one of the Prophet's names, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
215. Muṣṭafawī : Derived from al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One', a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
216. arāk : A tree (Salvadora persica) whose twigs are used as a toothbrush (miswak).
217. Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā : Surah 93 of the Quran, revealed to console the Prophet after a period of silence.
218. Laylat al-Isrā' : The Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension to heaven.
219. al-hawā : Caprice or base desire, often contrasted with spiritual love; here referring to lower passions that lead one astray.
220. ṣalāh : A prayer of blessing upon the Prophet Muhammad, often referred to as 'ṣalāh ʿalā al-nabī'.
221. Dalā'il al-Khayrāt : A famous collection of prayers and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad by al-Jazūlī.
222. Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Jazūlī : A 15th-century Moroccan Sufi saint and author of Dalā'il al-Khayrāt.
223. ḥanīfī : Relating to the primordial monotheism of Abraham; here describing the pure, original religion of Islam.
224. Muṣṭafawī : Derived from al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One', an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
225. huwiyyah : Ipseity or selfhood; in Sufi terminology, the innermost essence of God's identity.
226. al-Mawlā : The Master; a title for God or the spiritual master.
227. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One; a title for Prophet Muhammad.
228. al-Ḥabīb : The Beloved; a title for Prophet Muhammad.
229. Ṭāhā : A name of Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Ṭā Hā.
230. al-Liwā' : The Banner; refers to the Banner of Praise (liwā' al-ḥamd) held by the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection.
231. Laylat al-Isrā' : The Night of Ascension; the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascension to heaven.
232. dawawin : Plural of diwan, meaning collections of poetry or works.
233. al-Tirmidhi : Refers to Jami' al-Tirmidhi, one of the six canonical hadith collections, compiled by Imam al-Tirmidhi.
234. al-Shifa : Refers to 'Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa' by Qadi Iyad, a famous work on the Prophet's virtues.
235. al-kutub al-sihah : The authentic books of hadith, primarily the six canonical collections (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, etc.).
236. al-Zabidi : Refers to Murtada al-Zabidi, author of 'Taj al-Arus' and 'Ithaf al-Sada al-Muttaqin', commentaries on hadith language.
237. al-Misbah : Refers to 'Al-Misbah al-Munir' by al-Fayyumi, a dictionary of Arabic language used in hadith.
238. al-Qamus : Refers to 'Al-Qamus al-Muhit' by al-Firuzabadi, a comprehensive Arabic dictionary.
239. al-Sihah : Refers to 'Al-Sihah' by al-Jawhari, a famous Arabic dictionary.
240. Mustafa : An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
241. Mustafan : Adjective derived from Mustafa, referring to qualities of the Prophet Muhammad.
242. Mawlawi : Relating to Mawlana (our master), a title of the Prophet Muhammad; also associated with Sufi orders like the Mevlevi.
243. al-mahabba al-rabbāniyya : Divine love; a Sufi term for the love that originates from God and is directed towards Him.
244. al-ahmadiyya : Ahmadine; attributes or characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from his name Ahmad.
245. jāh : Rank, status, or intercessory power; often used in Sufi contexts to refer to the Prophet's high station with God.
246. Jābir : Jabir ibn Abdullah, a Companion of the Prophet known for narrating many hadiths.
247. khātam : Seal; refers to the seal of prophethood, a physical mark on the Prophet's back, or metaphorically to his finality.
248. Umm Sulaym : Umm Sulaym bint Milhan, a female Companion known for her piety; she collected the Prophet's sweat as perfume.
249. al-Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj).
250. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
251. Ibn Muḥsin al-Riḍā : Possibly a reference to a person or a poetic figure; unclear context.
252. Qatāda : Qatada ibn al-Nu'man, a Companion whose eye was restored by the Prophet after being injured.
253. al-dhakī al-ḥakīm : The intelligent and wise one; refers to the Prophet Muhammad.
254. al-nashgh : The soul or spirit; metaphor for the essence of praise.
255. ṣallā al-ilāhu ʿalayhi : May God bless him; standard formula of blessing upon the Prophet.
256. al-washgh : A needy person; one who is in want.
257. balgh : Conveyance; reaching the goal.
258. aṣl aṣlihi : The origin of his origin; refers to the Prophet as the source of all creation.
259. al-nabgh : Excellence; superiority.
260. Abī Bakr : Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph and father-in-law of the Prophet.
261. bintihi : His daughter; refers to Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr and wife of the Prophet.
262. al-zahrā : The luminous; epithet of Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.
263. māḍgh : That which is chewed; metaphor for worldly troubles.
264. sijl : A bucket; metaphor for abundant outpouring.
265. nabghī : We seek; from the same root as nabgh (excellence).
266. al-hashīsh : The brittle; metaphor for a weak or fragile person.
267. al-maḍgh : Chewing; metaphor for enduring hardship.
268. waram al-rafgh : Swelling in the armpit; metaphor for severe distress.
269. shāfat al-nazgh : The inciter's whisper; refers to Satanic temptation.
270. al-fargh : A gush; metaphor for a sudden outpouring.
271. al-dhikr al-ḥakīm : The wise Remembrance; refers to the Quran.
272. al-ṣamgh : Gum; used in papermaking; metaphor for embellishment.
273. fargh : Height; a high place.
274. al-nadgh : Stabbing; a form of attack.
275. al-dabgh : Tanning; process of treating animal skins.
276. al-mashgh : Chewing; eating.
277. taḥjīl : White-stockinged; a horse with white markings on legs.
278. al-rasgh : Pastern; part of a horse's leg.
279. majdhūb : Enraptured; a Sufi term for one drawn to God.
280. mazūr : Visited one; refers to a saint or holy person.
281. muʿtakif : Devotee; one in spiritual retreat.
282. zand : Fire-stick; used to produce fire by friction.
283. ʿārif : Knower; a Sufi term for one with spiritual knowledge.
284. jāh : Standing; rank or intercessory power.
285. ṭāʾif : One who performs the circumambulation (ṭawāf) around the Kaaba.
286. istilām : The act of kissing or touching the Black Stone (al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) during pilgrimage.
287. mujtahid : A scholar who exerts independent reasoning (ijtihād) to derive legal rulings from Islamic sources.
288. ʿārif : A gnostic; one who has direct experiential knowledge of God (maʿrifa) in Sufism.
289. ʿArafāt : The plain near Mecca where pilgrims stand on the 9th of Dhul-Hijja; here used metaphorically for the Prophet's tomb.
290. Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isrāʾ).
291. qibla : The direction of prayer towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
292. Tihāma : The coastal region of western Arabia, including Mecca and the surrounding lowlands.
293. sāʿin : The striver: one who exerts effort in the spiritual path.
294. muḥtasib : Observer: one who oversees or reckons, here possibly referring to a spiritual supervisor or the recording angel.
295. afrāṭ : Firstborn: literally 'premature ones' or 'predecessors', here referring to children who die before their parents, considered a means of intercession.
296. qimāṭahu wa simāṭahu : His belt and tablecloth: metaphorical for adornment and provision, indicating being surrounded by the Prophet's praises.
297. Salʿ : A mountain near Medina, associated with the Prophet's migration and battles.
298. awliyā' : Saints; friends of God, often referring to pious individuals with spiritual rank.
299. sādāt : Masters; plural of sayyid, a title of respect for descendants of the Prophet or spiritual leaders.
300. shahādah : The Islamic declaration of faith: 'There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
301. kharq al-'ādah : Breaking of norms; refers to miracles performed by saints, which are considered supernatural acts.
302. al-bad' wa al-i'ādah : The beginning and the return; refers to the first creation and the resurrection.
303. mujtahids : Scholars who perform ijtihad, independent legal reasoning to derive rulings from Islamic sources.
304. al-'iṣābah : The band; possibly referring to a group or support, or a bandage for the weak.
305. al-ḥaml : Bearing; could refer to pregnancy or carrying loads, but here metaphorically for towers.
306. al-ḥawar : Black-and-white contrast; refers to the beauty of eyes with intense black and white.
307. walī : Saint; a friend of God, often a pious person with spiritual authority.
308. ʿināya : Divine care or providence, often referring to God's special attention and grace.
309. sirr : Secret; in Sufi terminology, the innermost spiritual mystery or divine secret.
310. ḍarīḥ : The tomb or shrine of a saint or prophet, often illuminated as a sign of honor.
311. awrād : Plural of wird; litanies or regular devotional prayers recited by Sufis.
312. imdād : Spiritual reinforcements or divine assistance granted to saints.
313. awtād : Literally 'pegs'; in Sufism, the spiritual poles or pillars who uphold the world.
314. sirr al-aḥmadī : The Ahmadine secret; refers to the spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad, often associated with his pre-existence as light.
315. Anas ibn Mālik : A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his long service and numerous hadith narrations.
316. fayḍ : Effusion or emanation; in Sufism, the divine overflow of grace and knowledge.
317. ʿārif : A gnostic or knower of God; one who has attained spiritual knowledge through direct experience.
318. al-ʿulūm al-wahbiyya : Divinely bestowed sciences, knowledge granted directly by God to the saints and prophets.
319. al-ʿārifīn : Gnostics or knowers of God, those who have attained spiritual knowledge and intimacy with the Divine.
320. muʿtakif : One who performs spiritual retreat (iʿtikāf), often in a mosque, devoted to worship and service.
321. ʿināyatihi al-nabawiyya : Prophetic care or attention, the special divine care manifested through the Prophet Muhammad.
322. al-Muṣṭafawiyya : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā (the Chosen One), a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
323. al-kawnayn : The two worlds: the physical world and the spiritual world, or this world and the Hereafter.
324. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones: humans and jinn, or the two major creations.
325. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, also the name of a surah in the Quran.
326. shamāʾiluhu al-Muḥammadiyya : The Muhammadan traits or characteristics, referring to the physical and moral attributes of the Prophet.
327. al-Aḥmadiyya : Pertaining to Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
328. al-ḥaḍra al-mawlawiyya al-marsūliyya : The lordly prophetic presence, referring to the spiritual station of the Prophet as a messenger.
329. rawḍatihi al-munawwara : His illuminated garden, referring to the Prophet's tomb in Medina, often called al-Rawḍa al-Sharīfa.
330. fawātiḥ al-suwar : The openings of the surahs, i.e., the initial verses or letters at the beginning of Quranic chapters.
331. malakūtiyya : Pertaining to Malakūt, the angelic or celestial realm of dominion.
332. al-nāsūtiyya al-lāhūtiyya : The human-divine essence, referring to the dual nature of the Prophet as both human (nāsūt) and divine manifestation (lāhūt) in Sufi thought.
333. jabarūtiyya : Pertaining to Jabarūt, the realm of divine power and might, above the angelic realm.
334. al-wāḥidiyya : The science of the One (al-Wāḥid), referring to the divine attribute of Oneness in multiplicity.
335. al-aḥadiyya : The science of the Unique (al-Aḥad), referring to the divine essence in its absolute unity.
336. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of spiritual states, Sufis who have attained various stations and states of divine presence.
337. al-shaṭaḥāt al-Muḥammadiyya : Muhammadan ecstatic utterances, inspired sayings or expressions of spiritual intoxication attributed to the Prophet.
338. al-subūḥiyya : Pertaining to Subūḥ, a divine attribute meaning 'All-Glorious' or 'Transcendent'.
339. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad; also a Quranic chapter (108).
340. Tihami-Najdi : Referring to the regions of Tihama and Najd in the Arabian Peninsula, associated with the Prophet's life and journeys.
341. knowers : Arifin: those who possess spiritual gnosis (ma'rifa) of Allah.
342. secret : Sirr: the innermost spiritual faculty or divine secret in Sufi terminology.
343. Emigrant : Muhajir: referring to the Prophet Muhammad, who emigrated from Mecca to Medina.
344. gnosis : Ma'arif: spiritual knowledge or divine sciences.
345. inheritors : Warithun: those who inherit the spiritual knowledge and states of the prophets, especially the Prophet Muhammad.
346. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (83:18-19).
347. ṭarūb : Jubilant, excited, or filled with joy; often used in poetic contexts to describe a heart that is thrilled or ecstatic.
348. qutb al-bahā : The pole of splendor; a Sufi term referring to the highest spiritual axis or saint, often associated with the Prophet Muhammad as the central spiritual figure.