The remembrance of God [1] is the greatest.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions and grant them peace. Praise be to Allah, who illuminated the insights of the gnostics ¹ with the lights of His knowledge and the perfection of His oneness, and made their hearts the loci of His manifestations, the places of His descents, and the realities of His singling out. He made their tongues speak with the subtle graces of His remembrances and the jewels of His praise and glorification. Praise be to Allah, who inspired them to attain the gifts of good things and to expose themselves to the breezes of blessing and benedictions, and honored them with the bestowals of His grace and the succession of His increase. Praise be to Allah, who made the Qur'an for them a garden in which they roam and pluck flowers befitting the perfection of His divinity, and guided them to that through His success and direction. Praise be to Allah, who adorned the meadows of the celestial jewels ² and studded the garden of heaven with the pearls of shooting stars, and blackened the whiteness of the river with the hairs of the darkness of night, making them successive for whoever wishes to remember or wishes to be grateful among the people of His knowledge and the elite of His servants. Then, when the darkness of night remained veiled over all directions of the earth, He lit in the lighthouse of the horizon the candle of the sun and kindled on the minaret of the sky the lamps of the stars, and hung in the monastery of heaven the lantern of the moon to be used as a guide for knowing the time and its determination. Then the pen of will engraved on the cheek of the darkness of night and made it a sign for the day, seeing, and spread on its cheeks the leaves of the rose of light, and the torches of light ignited before it, and the waters of lights flowed in the rivers of the day. The preacher of the wisdoms of eternity recited on the pulpits of the perfection of craftsmanship: 'And We made the day for livelihood' ³, and thereby the secret of the wisdom of the Truth became manifest according to the ways of the Law and the foundation of its establishment. Blessings and peace be upon our master and lord Muhammad, the interpreter of the tongue of legal wisdoms and the intermediary of their execution. To proceed: When I came across in my reading some of the Qur'anic praises that include the mention of night and day and the oath by them concerning the verification of most worldly and otherworldly matters, especially the descent of revelation from the holy lordly presence ⁴ through the Gabrielic spirit ⁵ upon the heart of the Muhammadan lordship ⁶ supported by opening and illumination, and the glorification of the station of the Ahmadian ⁷ prophetic mission, the chosen one, sent with glad tidings and warning, gentleness and facilitation, the motive of lordly longing and the influx of eternal love moved me to engage in praising night and day and mentioning those superior considerations of exquisite expressions and meanings. I interwove them with prayers ⁸ of elegant style and structure, because I saw their continuous permanence with the permanence of the human world and the spiritual spirit and the luminous temple. I will interpret some of those considerations with what Allah has opened to me of the precious treasures of divine knowledge ⁹ and the refined expressions and words supported by luminous aid and gnostic secret. I will arrange in that thread what the purpose requires of mentioning the honor of night and praising its people and what Allah has granted them of the gifts of His goodness and the bestowals of His grace. Some of the lovers, when night fell, would say: 'Welcome to the herald of the union of the Beloved of spirits and the garden of delight.' And when dawn broke, they would say: 'Welcome to the season of joy and happiness, the remover of worries and sorrows.' Indeed, night is the garden of the gnostics, and in it gifts are obtained for the servants and the devoted individuals, and the tables of secrets descend upon those who bow and prostrate in worship. Therefore, I have elaborated in its mention and engaged in this book to highlight its worth and explain its honor and glory. I ask Allah to benefit thereby the reader and the listener, the one who seeks intercession and the one who supplicates, the one who girds himself with the sword of His care and the one who covers himself, the writer of these words and the one who strives to attain them, the one who initiates them and the one who invents them, the one who seeks refuge in their most protected sanctuary and the one who intercedes. Amen, universally amen. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. A wisdom that dazzled the eyes of intellects, a care that incapacitated the greatest scholars, fragrant breezes of prayers that opened the doors of glad tidings and acceptance, flashes of attractions that moved branches and roots, precious melodies that delighted listeners and drew them to the station of proximity and arrival, brides of passages that trailed the trains of pride in the assemblies of the intelligent, strings of pearls scattered in the laps of the people of humility, submission, emaciation, and withering, fragrant blossoms that diffused in the presences of the people of Allah, whether famous or obscure, compassionate mercies that gave glad tidings to the lovers of reaching the goal and attaining wishes and desires. Rather, they are created things that indicate the permanence of the Eternal, lamps of suns that revealed the face of the perfection of craftsmanship and the wonders of wisdom, witnesses of oneness that affirmed that He is a wise disposer, who clears the blackness of night with the light of dawn and repels evils and calamities. 'He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a specified term' ¹⁰. The disposer of affairs, the appointer of times, the creator of souls. Glory be to Him who made night the intimacy of the wakeful lovers and day the delight of the contemplative gnostics, and manifested in the garment of night the lights of His love for the spirits of the lovers, and brought forth in the mirror of day the secrets of His manifestations for the hearts of the firmly established poles ¹¹. He made the moon a light that shines in the loci of the arriving poles and the acting scholars, and made the sun a lamp by which the greatest of those journeying to their Lord ¹², the seekers, are illuminated. And all in a sphere of the sciences of the Essence and the meanings of the Names and Attributes swim. So day is the time for considering the presence of hearts, and night is the time for the masters of union to whisper to the Knower of the unseen. What a night it is! When its knocker knocks at the eye of every living being, its caller calls out to the inhabitants of deserts and seas, villages and cities, chambers and palaces: 'O dead among the living, this is the last of the darkness, and deeds therein are stored for the Day of Resurrection and Rising. Arise to avail yourselves of its blessing, for it is the place of reward and wages, the descent of mercies, the abode of joy and happiness, the herald of the union of the Beloved, and the recreation of the frequenters of mosques and the people of obedience and piety. A king that takes possession of all beings by permission of Him in whose hand is the execution of decrees and the disposal of affairs. Incline therein to the abode of Layla ¹³ that you may live in its inhabited dwelling, with remembrances, recitation, and seeking forgiveness from the Clement, Forgiving Lord. A night in which gifts are obtained for the people of seclusions and manifestations, ranks rise for the people of supplication, praise, humility, and answered prayers, and the drinking places become pure for the people of weeping, moaning, and inhaling the breezes of mercies. A night whose servants are sincere, whose lovers are successful, whose sleepers are prosperous, and whose guardians are righteous. They have therein its noble stations: delight, comforts, glad tidings, openings, means, desires, ecstasies, attractions, intoxication, and joy.

And wine and love, and intoxication and striking, and acts of obedience and nearness, and might and status and vigilance and attentiveness, and opening ¹⁴ and victory, and elevation and rank, and care and pride and absence ¹⁵ and presence ¹⁶ and bliss and joy, and delight and happiness and expansion and relief, and trades and profits, and equipment and weapons and success and achievement, and wisdoms and benefits and blessings and tables ¹⁷ and gnoses ¹⁸ and sciences, and gifts ¹⁹ and understandings and flashes ²⁰ and gleams ²¹, and secrets and fragrant breezes, and precious gifts and bestowals, and flowers and fragrances, and remembrances and openings ²² and gifts and reinforcements, and affections and felicities, and unveilings ²³ and inspirations and witnesses and signs, and noble deeds, and miracles ²⁴, and beauties and perfections and ascents ²⁵ through which they ascend from state to state, and stations ²⁶ through which they move from perfection to perfection, and ranks through which they rise from intimacy to boldness ²⁷, and from nearness to union, and thereby they attain the triumph of contemplation ²⁸ and the goal of unveiling ²⁹, and they stroll in the gardens of holiness and the meadows of intimacy, hearing the speech of their Beloved and delighting in His nearness and union, and enjoying the perfection of His attributes and His beauty. How could it not be so, when our Master has praised him in His Book, saying: "And He it is Who made the night and day to alternate for him who desires to remember or desires gratitude" ³⁰? A night—blessed is its night—and a noble gathering, more crowded, and abundant good, pouring down, and universal grace, more comprehensive, and eternal might, more perfect, and a splendid sight, more beautiful. In it shine the lamps of the stars, and in it descend the secrets of the sciences, and in it open the insights of understandings, and in it are concealed the landmarks of traces ³¹, and in it rest the frames of bodies, and in it the One, the Self-Subsistent holds intimate conversation, and it suffices as honor and pride, what occurred in it of the Ascension ³² and the Night Journey ³³ of our Master and Lord Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), the owner of the victorious army and the green banner, and what God bestowed upon him in it of clear signs and the Great Intercession ³⁴, and what He honored him with in it of rising joys and gleams of blessing and good tidings, and what He granted him in it of high station and lofty rank, in this world and the next, and showed him in it the secrets of His kingdom and the treasuries of His omnipotence, and singled him out with the most honorable greetings, conversation, and speech, and honored him in it with seeing Him and gazing upon His noble Face, and made him witness in it His beauty without any veil, and placed him in it at the station of "two bows' length" ³⁵, the highest of stations, and bestowed upon him in it of His favors upon his merciful community a train ³⁶. And this is supported by the mention of our Master in His Book, saying: "Glory be to Him Who took His servant by night" ³⁷. And our Master the Father (may God sanctify his dust and make his abode and resting place in the highest paradises) praised the night vigil and its people, and blamed those who sleep much and are heedless in it, not caring for what they miss of its gifts and grace: "Wake up, O idle one like me, and drive sleep from your eyes. For there is no good in sleeping all night, so hold the reins against its knocker. For he who spends the nights bowing is not like him who cannot stand in them. The people of the night are truly the people of God, and the people of sleep have been deprived of the goal. Do you sleep in bed and not care, while the fire of the Gathering blazes fiercely? Do you not fear punishment and blame for wasting half of your life? For the night is truly half of life—does it have no claim that you observe? O idle one, will you not cease from that which has made your heart wander and caused you misery? For other than God, O deluded one, is ill-omened, so do not hope for safety in its company. Call upon death in the depths of the nights to rout what has attacked you from it. Then from it he returned, and it is good that I repeat it always: upon the people of the beds, if they waste a pleasant time that drives away illness—a time in which mercies pour down and in which blessing flows continuously." And his saying (may God bless him and grant him peace): "The honor of the believer is in night prayer." And His saying (exalted is He) to His Beloved (may God bless him and grant him peace): "And from the night, pray extra ³⁸ for yourself; perhaps your Lord will raise you to a praised station" ³⁹. And what a day! The horses of its armies have charged in all horizons, and the authority of its light has taken possession of all regions with radiance and illumination, and it has dispelled with the glow of its splendor the loneliness of hearts and widened the range of eyes. In it the eyes of sight have looked upon all created things, and they have realized that in every existent there are lessons and ends, and signs and witnesses and clear proofs, and judgments and dispositions. So wake up, O heedless one! He did not create you to sleep at night and make it a place for rest and pleasures, and to spend the day in play and jest and amusement and indulgence in desires. Rather, He has appointed for you in each of them functions and litanies ⁴⁰ and means of acquiring good things, and ways and causes, and service by which you draw near to the King, the Bestower, and by which you fulfill what He has imposed upon you of obligatory rights according to the Sunna and the Book. Arise, O sleeper, from the slumber of non-existence, and stand in the stations of generosity and munificence, and intercede with your Lord through the rank of him who was preceded by divine care and creation in the darkness of non-existence—our Master and Lord Muhammad (upon him be the best of prayers and the purest of peace). And send many blessings upon him, that you may attain the goal and win the desire, for it is related that whoever sends many blessings upon him in the nights and days, a light will shine for him on the Bridge ⁴¹ for a distance of five hundred years. So bless him, O God, and bless his noble chiefs ⁴² and his illustrious Companions, the leading Imams, with a blessing by which I may be among those who persist in his remembrance while sitting and standing, and who worship by sending blessings upon him in the darkness of night while people sleep, and who make it their constant habit and custom over the passage of months and years, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Lord, bless the chosen Prophet, as long as the cooing dove sings in the meadows. O Lord, bless the Prophet and his family, as long as the tamarisks sway with the breath of the east wind. O Lord, bless the Prophet and his family, as long as lightning flashes in the valleys or fades. O Lord, bless the Prophet and his family, as long as a star in the sky meets another star. O Lord, bless him whom You brought near to the station of two bows' length, the nearest presence. By God, O you who delight in his remembrance, bless him as is right and obligatory. Bless the Chosen One, for he is your intercessor on the day when every child with a mark is raised. Bless him through whose rank you enter the Abode of Peace and attain the sought goal. Bless him and greet him and ask for mercy, that you may drink from the pool of honor. May the Lord of Majesty bless and greet you, O highest of creation in honor and most noble in station. May the Lord of Majesty bless and greet you, O you from whose radiant countenance the darkness is cleft. May the Lord of Majesty bless and greet you, O most pure and most fragrant among the noble messengers. O God, bless and greet our Master and Lord Muhammad and the family of our Master Muhammad, with the night.

When He erects His silken dome over all horizons, and with the dawn when it brightens and its light increases in radiance and splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁴³ with the night when it dyes the garment of the sky with the blackness of its darkness, and with the dawn when it illuminates the face of the earth with the whiteness of its blaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when the ropes of its tent pass over the regions, and with the dawn when it smiles, laughing, and awakens the sleepers to respond to its call. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it lets down its curtains over the cosmos and perfumes it with the musk of its breeze, and with the dawn when it lifts the veil of its bride and captivates minds with the brilliance of its beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it draws its cloak over the horizons right and left, and with the dawn when it spreads the mantle of its robe over the day, thereby increasing in splendor and beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it dots the face of the sky with its piercing shooting stars, and with the dawn when it kindles its lamp in the farthest east and west. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its rising stars and mansions depart, and with the dawn when its armies and battalions advance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its Mars appears like a lovesick, intoxicated, enraptured one, and with the dawn when its Jupiter comes swaying like a bewildered, passionate lover. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it retreats and its Pleiades change color like an emaciated lover from the effects of separation, and with the dawn when it brightens and its flower comes, rubbing its cheeks before it and placing its foot on head and eye. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it retreats and its passion settles in the heart of the severed, yearning one and his kingdom, and with the dawn when it brightens and guides its companion to the path of good and makes him traverse it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its caller calls: "Is there any repentant? Is there any seeker of forgiveness?" So raise his supplication, and with the dawn when it brightens and fulfills for its witness his request and desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it retreats and enters its darkness, and with the dawn when it brightens and opens its garden for the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it pitches its pavilion over the stars and the stars shine, and with the dawn when it draws its sword and tears apart the thick veils of darkness and clouds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it retreats and its raging, overpowering winds calm, and with the dawn when it brightens and the rays of the dazzling planets ⁴⁴ are eclipsed by the beauty of its splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it retreats after the stillness of wakeful eyes, and with the dawn when it brightens and the armies of shining stars are defeated by the force of its delight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its reign ends and it resolves to travel and depart, and with the dawn when it brightens and its brides are presented, trailing in robes of splendor and beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it is determined in its journey and the moon moves through the constellations of happiness and perfection, and with the dawn when it brightens and the sun rises in the midst of the sky and inclines toward decline. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the knots of the family ⁴⁵, and his perfect companions in virtues and qualities, a blessing by which You save us from tremors, earthquakes, and terrors, and by which You place us in Your ample shade on the day when the sun is wound up and the mountains are set in motion, and nursing mothers forget what they nursed, and children turn gray, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O night, how many a youth is in you who has become accustomed to returning and standing, serving his master with diligence, with no rest or sleep. He says, as the night passes, "Sleep is forbidden to my eye. O letter lam ⁴⁶ in dislike of you, when his heart contains blame. By Allah, I will not taste the taste of sleep while fear has entered the bones. The best thing my eye has seen is a dark-eyed maiden ⁴⁷ married to a youth." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the sky when it is split asunder, and with the stars when they are scattered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the sun when it is wound up, and with the stars when they fall. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the mountains when they are set in motion, and with the pregnant camels when they are neglected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the wild beasts when they are gathered, and with the seas when they are set ablaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the souls when they are paired, and with the buried infant girl when she is asked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the scrolls when they are spread, and with the sky when it is stripped away.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Hellfire when it is kindled, and with Paradise when it is brought near. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become ⁴⁸ among those whose limbs flee from Your disobedience, whose soul disdains and perishes in Your love, and is consumed 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, with the Sun of Gnoses ⁴⁹ when it is folded up in the hearts of the Poles ⁵⁰ who have attained through the manifestation of the Self-disclosure, and with the Stars of Unveilings ⁵¹ when they are scattered among the rest of the inspired individuals ⁵² by the lights of the Names and Attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Mountains of the Firmly Grounded ⁵³ when they are set in motion in the worlds of spirits by the heavy loads of incoming attractions ⁵⁴ and ecstatic utterances ⁴⁸, and with the Ten Pregnant Camels ⁵⁵ of the wayfarers ⁵⁶ when they are left untended in the deserts of the journey by what has shone upon them from the lightning flashes of miracles ⁵⁷, preventing them from ascending in the stations and the highest degrees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Wild Beasts of Humans ⁵⁸ when they are gathered by hearing the address in the enclosures of those near and close, and with the Seas of Effusions ⁵⁹ when they are filled with the subtle intricacies of the sciences of divine unity in the breasts of the masters of receptions and inspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Souls of the Lovers when they are wedded in the fields of proximity by what has been unveiled to them of the secrets of watchfulness and witnessing, and with the Scrolls of Openings ⁶⁰ when they are unfolded by sincerity of certainty, righteousness of intentions, and truthfulness of dealings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Heaven of Hearts when it is stripped of the dense veils by the lights of witnessing and the gleams of self-disclosures, and with the Earth of Bodies when it is adorned with the subtleties of gifts and the secrets of intellectual and transmitted sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Hellfire of Love when it is kindled by the rising of the sighs of the breaths of those yearning for the vision of the Lord of the earths and heavens, and with the Paradise of Victory when it is brought near by the glad tidings of acceptance, contentment, and various perfections. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which our tongues speak with the jewels of good words and the best of sayings, and by which You make us among those who guide Your servants to You and lead them to You with conclusive proofs and clearest evidences, 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, with the Stars of the Intellects of the Gnostics ⁶¹ when they are extinguished by the manifestation of the Majesty of the Truth from the eyes of the preceding, eternal pre-eternity, and with the Planets of the Insights of the Unveilers ⁶² when they are swept away by the lights of the ray of the Might of Eternity that negates non-existence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night of Opening ⁶³ when it approaches with the glad tidings of receptions at the emergence of the lights of Divinity encompassing the sciences of the perceptions of aspirations, and with the Dawn of Attainment when it breathes with the breezes of secrets arriving from the Presence of the Possessor of Generosity and Bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches, and with the Dawn when it breathes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches ⁵⁵ and comforts, with the phantom of its image, the loneliness of the companion and the intimate friend, and with the Dawn when it breathes and delights, with the rising of its lights, the gatherings of the people of knowledge and teaching. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and conceals, with its darkness, the intrigues of the people of doubts and obfuscation, and with the Dawn when it breathes and exposes, with its evidences, the faults of the people of deceit and fraud. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and keeps awake the eyelids of the people of intense longing and deep-rooted love, and with the Dawn when it breathes and snatches away the minds of the bewildered with the radiance of its splendid form and precious essence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and gives to the attendees of its presence cups of yearning and aged wine, and with the Dawn when it breathes and its caller calls out: O inhabitants of the mosques, the army and the battalion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and preserves the states of those who stand in it from turning back on their heels and being reversed, and with the Dawn when it breathes and admonishes, with its signs, the people of ugly speech and base action. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and lets down its curtains over the monk and the priest, and with the Dawn when it breathes and gives rest, with its breeze, to the souls of those who pray at night from the heat of separation and the blaze of the furnace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and hides its secret from the watcher and the intimate friend, and with the Dawn when it breathes and adorns, with its brightness, the places of the people of glorification and sanctification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the Night when it approaches and covers, with its veil, the places of rest and halting, and with the Dawn when it breathes and fulfills the needs of the earnest ones before the yellowing of the afternoon and the darkness of the early night. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that adorns, with its novel meanings, the words of rhymes and paronomasia, and renders incapable, with its eloquence, the masters of tripling and quintupling, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and to our master the father, the pious, the devout, the radiant, the saintly, the Sufi, the worshiper—may Allah illuminate his tomb and grant him a spacious abode in the gardens—in praise of the vigil of the night and the manner of supplication therein. ❖ The night approaches, so wake up, O you who are playing ❖ How can you sleep while Allah seeks you? ❖ And over you is an agent recording your deeds ❖ If you have been heedless, know that faults have not disgraced you ❖ And the light of guidance, its full moon has set from you, departing ❖ Can slumber delight you while a beautiful woman is at your side? ❖ And ahead of you is a standing where everyone fears ❖ And a reckoning, its length, and pains and perils ❖ And in your grave is solitude with no companion ❖ And it will embrace you with an embrace of one who overcomes ⁵⁶

So reflect upon His descent ⁶⁴; there are wonders there, and an intensified, perpetual punishment for the evildoers. Now put on what the repentant one puts on, and let your palms be darkened ⁶⁵ and tears flowing. And speak with humility what befits the station: with continuous sighing that attracts gifts. Do not increase me, for I desire pardon from You. O Most Merciful to His servants, O Generous and Bestower! So accept my supplication; from You come gifts. Grant, O my God and Master, for I am false in repentance. No, nor does a doorkeeper repel a knocker standing at the door. My Lord, Your door is wide; no seeker has failed at it. So answer me for the sake of him whom the swift mounts carried ⁶⁶, and a refuge for the fearful when calamities befall. And blessings upon him as long as any fault-finder finds fault with God, and peace upon him as long as a rider heads for the House ⁶⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and perfume the gatherings of the rememberers with the musk of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and illuminate the insights of the knowers with the light of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and perfume the processions of the lovers with the ambergris of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and open the nostrils of the sniffers with the scent of clove of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and scent the scenes of the tasters with the rose of the garden of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and revive the dead hearts of the yearners with the breeze of the breaths of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and move the mountains of the firmly rooted with the influx of attractions of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and perfume the dwellings of the devout with the fragrance of jasmine of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and stir the states of the ecstatic ones with the melodies of the saying 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and illuminate the lamps of the learned who act with the lamp of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and fulfill the hopes of the seekers through the blessing of the remembrance of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and pour out the seas of generosity upon the desirous from the return of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and illuminate the faces of the night-vigilant with the luster of the beauty of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and gladden the foreheads of the seekers of forgiveness at dawn with the joy of the splendor of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and quench the hearts of the thirsty with the Salsabil ⁶⁸ of the Kawthar ⁶⁹ of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and clarify the cups of the drinkers with the pure wine of the aspiration of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and cool the breasts of the unique ones who are absorbed in contemplation with the coolness of the secret of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and calm the terror of the devout strivers with the gifts of the affections of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and make clear the scenes of the sincere ones with the costly perfume of the declaration of unity of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and strengthen the faith of the certain ones with the proofs of the message of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and delight the ears of the listeners with the hearing of the subtleties of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and cause the spirits of the annihilated ones to disappear in the beauty of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and intoxicate the minds of the perfect elite with the drink of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and manifest the excellence of the obscure chosen ones with the flashes of the love of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and awaken the hearts of the heedless by plucking the fruits of the tree of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and raise the aspirations of the righteous to serve the carpet of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and dye the states of the variegated ones with the saffron dye of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and fill the hearts of the praisers with the precious qualities of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and relieve the worries of the despairing by acquiring the jewels of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and pierce the innermost secrets of the humble ones with the elixir of the alchemy of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and enclose the creeds of the unitarians in the fold of the grasp of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and clarify the paths of those who guide to Allah by following the biography of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and scatter in the cavities of the bowing and prostrating ones the light of the flowers of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and open the locks of the treasures of the needs of the seekers with the keys of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and kindle the lamps of its stars in the retreats of those infatuated with the remembrance of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and remove the veils of rust from the hearts of those who hold fast to the Sunnah of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and complete the honor of the verifiers through knowledge of the meanings of 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and fulfill the desires of those who trust in the intercession of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and perfect the intention of its people with the word 'there is no god but Allah', and with the dawn when it breathes, and reveal the states of the truthful ones who follow the sayings of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it darkens, and loosen the tongues of the rememberers with 'Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah'.

And Allah is the Greatest, and I seek forgiveness from Allah, and there is no power nor strength except by Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. And with the dawn when it breathes and reveals the character of those who seek forgiveness in praise of His chosen, noble Prophet, our master Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah: "Sad. By the Qur'an, full of Reminder." ⁷⁰ "Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an." ⁷¹ "Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe." ⁷² "Ha Mim. 'Ayn Sin Qaf. Thus does He reveal to you and to those before you, Allah, the Almighty, the Wise." ⁷³ So glorified is He who strengthens the bodies of those who stay awake at night when it darkens ⁷⁴ in service of the station of 'there is no god but Allah', and nourishes the souls of those who remember at dawn when it breathes with the secrets of love for our master Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, and refreshes the spirits of those who yearn at night when it darkens with the breeze of the spirit of 'there is no god but Allah', and inebriates the minds of those who taste at dawn when it breathes with the aspiration of the return of our master Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. And He made them two signs among His signs, and a place for the descent of the flow of His mercies and the gifts of the secrets of His manifestations. And He revealed in them His Wise Book and swore by them concerning that, as He informed by His saying: "So I swear by the retreating stars, that run and hide, and by the night when it darkens, and by the dawn when it breathes, indeed it is the word of a noble messenger." ⁷⁵ — the verse. By the retreating stars, i.e., those whose lights have retreated from the majesty of My Essence, the running, hiding ones, i.e., those whose stars have swept away from the awe of the radiance of the attributes of My perfections. And by the night when it darkens with the appearance of the moons of My manifestations. And by the dawn when it breathes with the flashes of the secrets of My descents. Indeed it is the word of a noble messenger whom I adorned with bearing My trust and girded with the sash of My message, possessed of strength, in whom I manifested the brilliance of My power, and deposited the secret of My wisdom, and bestowed upon him the robes of My might. With the Owner of the Throne ⁷⁶ — He, exalted, added him to Himself to show his distinction and to magnify his lofty station, because He called him the Trustworthy Spirit ⁷⁷ and supported him with the clear truth. Well-established, i.e., of great station and magnificent rank, and lofty, immense status. Obeyed, then, in his disposal in the worlds of His earth and heaven, and his submission to His majesty and the awe of His greatness and pride. Trustworthy, because He entrusted him with the secret of His revelation and the treasures of His unseen and the delivery of what He commanded to His beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. And your companion ⁷⁸ — i.e., Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is not possessed by jinn, that obsessions might strike him or the rebellious jinn, devils, satans, and whisperings touch him, because his Muhammadan heaven is protected from eavesdropping and his Ahmadine court is guarded from obstacles of severance. So how could the devil settle in his courtyard or scale his great station? And he indeed saw him ⁷⁹ — i.e., Muhammad saw Gabriel, peace be upon them, on the clear horizon — a veil from Allah so that the eyes of the transgressors might not see him, nor the states of the aggressors gaze at him, nor the understandings of the renegade deniers reach him, nor the fancies of the foolish envious perceive him. And he ⁸⁰ — i.e., Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is not, concerning the unseen ⁸¹ — i.e., what he was entrusted with of the revelation of heaven — a miser, i.e., stingy, withholding it for payment as the soothsayer withholds his divinations and handiwork. And it ⁸² — i.e., what was cast into his heart or revealed to him — is not the word of an accursed devil, by which he might deceive the deniers, or sway the hearts of the praisers, or soften the character of the envious, or strengthen the arguments of the falsifiers, or teach it to the great hypocrites and the leaders of those fleeing from religion, the renegades, to refute the truth and argue with the great scholars who act. So where are you going? ⁸³ — i.e., departing from what is established for you in My Book, or what My most beloved, Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, informed you of. It ⁸⁴ — i.e., the Qur'an brought by Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is nothing but a reminder to the worlds, i.e., an admonition for whoever among you wishes to be upright, i.e., to enter Islam and realize the realities of the eminent Imams. And if you wish, you may say: So I swear by the retreating stars, i.e., by the light of the retreating ones which I illuminated with the light of My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the running, hiding ones, i.e., those that are shy of the beauty of the radiance of My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. And by the night when it darkens with what You manifested in it for My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when You took him by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque to the station of two bow-lengths or nearer. And by the dawn when it breathes with the light of My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when You returned him to his place which You honored with the tread of his feet and made it a guidance for people and clear proofs. And if you wish, you may say: So I swear by the retreating stars, i.e., retreating in fear of My severity, the running, hiding ones, i.e., those that sweep away in shame from the majesty of My awe. And by the night when it darkens, i.e., when it departs with the tears of the people of My love. And by the dawn when it breathes, i.e., reveals the secrets of My saints and the companions of My presence. Or you may say: So I swear by the retreating stars, i.e., the ones that hide in the towers of their orbits, the running, hiding ones, i.e., those that swim in the seas of the darkness of their orbits. And by the night when it darkens with the glorification of humans, jinn, and My angels. And by the dawn when it breathes and overcomes with the appearance of its brilliant lights from the veils of the essence of My reality and My perception. Indeed it ⁸⁵ — i.e., the Qur'an — is the word, i.e., the revelation of a noble messenger to Allah, and he is Gabriel, possessed of strength, with the Owner of the Throne, i.e., of rank and station, well-established, obeyed, then, in the heavens, the angels obey him, trustworthy concerning the revelation. And your companion ⁸⁶ — i.e., Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is not mad, as you claimed. And he indeed saw him ⁸⁷ — i.e., Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw Gabriel on the clear horizon, i.e., the highest from the direction of the east, where the sun rises and day comes, as reported by Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Gabriel: 'I would like to see you in your form that you have in heaven.' He said: 'You cannot bear that.' He said: 'Yes, I can.' He said: 'Where do you wish me to appear to you?' He said: 'In al-Abtah.' He said: 'It cannot contain me.' He said: 'In Mina.' He said: 'It cannot contain me.' He said: 'In 'Arafat.' He said: 'You have three others that can contain me.' So he promised him, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out at the appointed time, and behold, he had descended from the mountains of 'Arafat with a massive chest and collarbone, filling what is between the east and the west, his head in the sky and his feet on the earth. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw him, he fell down in a faint. Then Gabriel changed to his form and embraced him to his chest and said: 'O Muhammad, be at ease. If you saw Israfil, his head beneath the Throne and his feet in the depths ⁸⁸ of the seventh lowest earth, and the Throne is upon his shoulder, and he sometimes shrinks from fear of Allah Almighty until he becomes like a sparrow, so that nothing carries the Throne of your Lord except His greatness.' And he ⁸⁹ — i.e., Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is not, concerning the unseen, i.e., the revelation and news of heaven, a miser, i.e., stingy. And it ⁹⁰ — i.e., the Qur'an — is not the word of an accursed devil. So where are you going? ⁹¹ — i.e., turning away from My Book and My obedience. It ⁹² — i.e., the Book revealed to Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace — is nothing but a reminder, i.e., an admonition to the worlds, the creation, for whoever among you wishes to be upright, i.e., to follow the truth and remain steadfast. Then He informed them that they cannot do that except by the will of Allah Almighty and His success, by His saying: 'And you do not will except that Allah wills, the Lord of the worlds.' ⁹³

And if you wish, you may say: Indeed, he saw him ⁹⁴—that is, Muhammad ⁹⁵ observed Gabriel ⁹⁶, peace be upon them, in the clear horizon ⁹⁷, i.e., in the lights of the splendors of Majesty ⁹⁸ and the unveilings of the flashes of Beauty ⁹⁹, and the manifestations of Theophanies ¹⁰⁰ and Perfection, adorned with the wings of proximity and union, wrapped in the garments of intimacy and boldness, crowned with the crown of obedience and compliance, inscribed upon the title of a backer ¹⁰¹ of what He sent down to His Beloved ¹⁰², and he is not with the unseen a miser ¹⁰³, i.e., a concealer of the secret of what he was commanded to convey to you, O people of deviation and misguidance. And it ¹⁰⁴ is not, i.e., what was revealed to him, the word of an accursed devil ¹⁰⁵, i.e., it is not the word of some of those who eavesdrop on heaven ¹⁰⁶, inspiring it to their allies among the soothsayers and people of disputation and argument. So where are you going away from the path of right guidance and righteous deeds, and occupying yourselves with corrupt opinions and schemes of deceit, while the arena has become too narrow for you, and the chains of disgrace and calamity have bound you, and you have been punished by the cutting off of hope and the disappointment of aspirations? Indeed, the difficulty has been removed, the truth has become clear, and falsehood and impossibility have vanished. And he who believes in Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and affirms what was revealed to him, has succeeded, with the pleasure of the Great and Exalted Lord, and has been given of blessings and gifts what no mind can conceive, nor can be measured by enumeration or likeness. It ¹⁰⁷ is not, i.e., the Qur'an ¹⁰⁸ which the Trustworthy Spirit ¹⁰⁹ brought down upon the heart of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the Seal of the Prophets ¹¹⁰ and the Master of Messengers ¹¹¹, except a reminder for the worlds ¹¹², i.e., a reminder in all sayings and deeds, for whoever among you wishes to be upright in all times and states, and to turn with his heart and body to the Presence of his Lord, Possessor of Might and Majesty. "And you do not will except that God wills, the Lord of the worlds" ¹¹³, i.e., you do not desire except by His will, and you do not act except by His decree and will. So you do not obey except by His grace, and you do not disobey except by His abandonment. Thus, you have no choice in what you boast of among your deeds and words, in the present and the future. And if you wish, you may say: Indeed, he saw him, i.e., Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, observed Gabriel, the Spirit of spirits ¹¹⁴ and the Chief of the Sovereign Kingdom ¹¹⁵, sitting on a throne of light that filled existence with its essence, having six hundred wings, each wing filling the horizon with its form and radiant attributes. And if it were said to him, "Turn the earth with all who are in it," he would suffice for it as one of you suffices for his vessel, without any fatigue or hardship affecting him in all his actions. So glorified is He who granted him the power for that and extended His hand ¹¹⁶ in His earth and heavens. And he is not with the unseen a miser, i.e., negligent of what he was entrusted with. And our Master has mentioned that in His Book, saying: "And if you do not do it, then you have not conveyed His message" ¹¹⁷. "And it is not the word of an accursed devil" ¹¹⁸, whom the angels of the heavens and the earth curse, and God has despaired of His mercies. So where are you going?—i.e., away from the truth and from hearing and obeying God and His Messenger, and departing from His command and will? It is not except a reminder for the worlds, for jinn and humans and all His creatures, for whoever among you wishes to be upright, i.e., to follow the paths of the people of goodness and righteousness, and to tread the ways of the people of right guidance and success in obeying His commands and preserving His trusts. And you do not will except that God wills, the Lord of the worlds, because you are under the rule of His will and among His creations and the wonders of His handiwork. And concerning our master, the humble father who entrusts his affair to his One Lord, in this meaning: "Lord, whatever You will, as You will it, / It is sweet or salty. / Do not hold me accountable for my sin; indeed, / My name is righteous, but my deed is corrupt." And if you wish, you may say: Indeed, he observed him in the clear horizon, i.e., he observed him in the manifestation of the subtle treasures of the hidden secret, and the manifestations of the Theophanies of the great King of Divinity ¹¹⁹, so that the breezes of Merciful ¹²⁰ mercy might burst forth from him, and he might acquire the jewels of the Ladunni sciences ¹²¹ and the Sacred Hadiths ¹²². Or you may say: He observed him in the horizon, i.e., in the shadow of the clouds of the lights of Transcendence ¹²³, and the vistas of the unveilings of the worlds of spiritual spirits, so that he might ascend in the degrees of the Greatness of Might ¹²⁴, and breathe in the breeze of the affections of the Merciful gifts. Or you may say: He observed him in a station where the perceptions of the minds of human creatures dissolve, and the foreheads of acquired and gifted knowledges ¹²⁵ stagger, and the masters of ecstatic states and Mawlawi ¹²⁶ expansions become still, and the intellects of those with unseen thoughts and heart-inspired notions are bewildered, so that he might realize that he is the bearer of the mantle of his Muhammadan ¹²⁷ glories and the executor of His commands in the encompassing cycles and the structures of the higher and lower worlds, and the giver of the drink of his desire to the people of intimacy and nearness and the companions of the Divine Presence. Or you may say: He observed him in the eastern horizon and the ascents of rising and elevation, so that the suns of Oneness ¹²⁸ and Unicity ¹²⁹ might shine upon him, and he might hear the screeching of the pens writing what God has prepared for him of high ranks and eternal happiness, and there might appear to him

The glad tidings of the Meccan openings ¹³⁰, and he receives the benefits of the Furqanic ¹³¹ surahs and the meanings of the majestic and lofty Names ¹³². Or you say: He guarded him with the clear horizon ¹³³ as a training for the reports of the revelation of heaven and a discipline for the unveilings of the sciences of the Attributes and Names, and so that he might know that He is his companion and intimate in the stations of the secret and particularity, and the veil of His secret, his intimate, and his establisher in what descends upon him of the jewels of revelation and the sciences of the Qayyumic ¹³⁴ Names, and the head of his prophetic state, and the treasurer of the secrets of his Ladunni ¹³⁵ sciences, the Mustafawic ¹³⁶. Or you say: He guarded him with the clear horizon so that his angelic attributes might unite with the attributes of his Ahmadic ¹³⁷ prophetic perfections, and his spiritual secrets with his sensory and spiritual secrets, and so that He might make him hear what the pens of eternal power have traced in the publication of the unseen tablets and the mirrors of the witnessed individuations ¹³⁸, which are translated by His saying: "By the star when it falls, your companion has not strayed, nor has he erred, nor does he speak from desire; it is but a revelation revealed, taught to him by one mighty in power, possessed of strength; then he stood upright while he was on the highest horizon; then he drew near and came down, and was at a distance of two bow-lengths or nearer; and he revealed to His servant what he revealed; the heart did not lie about what it saw; will you then dispute with him about what he sees? And he certainly saw him in another descent at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, near which is the Garden of Refuge, when there covered the Lote Tree what covered it; his sight did not swerve, nor did it transgress; he certainly saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord." ¹³⁹ Or you say: He guarded him with the clear horizon, meaning: above the stages of the perceptions of intellects, and the lote trees of the utmost limit of attainment, and the throne of the stations of reaching desires and requests, and the veil of 'This is my station, I do not go beyond it, and from God I seek satisfaction and acceptance.' For the distinction of Muhammadan ¹⁴⁰ lordship has appeared, and the glories of Ahmadic ¹³⁷ majesty. And how could it not be, when Gabriel, peace be upon him, said to him on the Night of the Ascension: 'There is none of us but has a known station, a prescribed limit, and a designated carpet; if I were to advance the breadth of a needle, I would be burned by the lights of Majesty and the Might of the One, the Qayyum ¹³⁴.' Or you say: He guarded him with the clear horizon, meaning: he saw the Light of the Light, the Secret of the Secret, the Spirit of the Spirit, the Eye of the Eye; so the veil was torn, the matter became clear, and there remained no doubt nor falsehood, no loneliness nor separation. And 'he is not, concerning the unseen, a withholder' ¹⁴¹ meaning: Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is not stingy with the revelation; and 'it is not the word of an accursed Satan' ¹⁴² whom the stars of distance and expulsion have burned, and the arrows of weariness and toil have struck, and the hooks of disgrace and calamity have snatched and cast into the darkness of abandonment and rejection. So where are you going from what Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has brought, when the suns of your intellects have been eclipsed in the flashes of his signs, and the moons of your insights have been eclipsed in the brilliant lights of his miracles, and your understandings have become insignificant in the face of his challenges and extraordinary miracles? Or you say: So where are you going from that, when revelation testifies to his message, and the revealed books inform of his truthfulness and preservation of his trust, and Gabriel carries the banner of his might and the standard of his majesty? Your eyes have been blinded by the darkness of obstinacy and ignorance, your innermost secrets have been afflicted with the disease of envy and miserliness, your dreams have strayed from the path of right guidance and justice, and you have denied what the messengers reported and what reason and tradition testified to. Or you say: So where are you going, when the witness of truth stands among you, and the light of prophethood and message belies your illusions and fantasies, contradicts your words and deeds, and cuts off your arguments and judgments in all your states? The results of your sophistical ¹⁴³ cases have vanished in the brilliance of his extraordinary portents, your intuitive foundations and rational syllogisms have been severed by the proofs of his evidences, the premises of your partial and universal forms have been annihilated in the lights of his discernment and the flashes of his sainthood, and your categorical and hypothetical compositions have been scattered. But God refuses except to perfect His light, though the polytheists dislike it. 'It is but the Quran that Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, brought, a reminder to the worlds' ¹⁴⁴, meaning: a light by which the guided are guided and the inspired, successful in goodness, follow its path. 'Is he who is upon a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him recites it, and before it the Book of Moses as an imam and a mercy? Those believe in it; and whoever disbelieves in it from among the factions, the Fire is his promised meeting place' ¹⁴⁵ for whoever among you wills to be upright ¹⁴⁶, meaning: to follow the ways of the Muhammadan ¹⁴⁰ Sharia, to practice the religion of the tolerant Hanifiyya ¹⁴⁷ and the pure, clean creed, to stand on the foot of uprightness, to fulfill the duty of the right of Lordship, to bear witness to God Almighty of Oneness, and to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, of the universal message and the perfection of particularity. O God, grant us beautiful uprightness, lead us on the paths of security and safety, be our intimate in travels and stays, bestow upon us gifts of grace and generosity, make love of You and love of him our emblem or garment and sign, a treasure and provision whose blessing we find at the arrival of the term and the Day of Regret and Remorse, and gladden us with his proximity and companionship, and honor our abode with him.

In the abode of eternity and the plains of the Resurrection, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad, the Chosen, the Guide, the Messenger to all laws, religions, and sects, Whom Allah distinguished with beautiful remembrance and who Encompassed all creatures with abundant generosity. The purest of creation in word and deed, And the best of people in form and character. Trust the narrators of the hadith of generosity from Mudar ¹⁴⁸, From Jabir ¹⁴⁹, from him, and hold fast to it with trust. And raise to Gabriel ¹⁵⁰ in his Night Journey ¹⁵¹ a report That traces back in the highest assembly to the horizon ¹⁵². Perish the hands of any envier against him, for there have been revealed In his praise Surah al-Ikhlas ¹⁵³ and al-Falaq ¹⁵⁴. O possessor of supreme succor and the most generous of those Who, through gentleness, enriched the faces of the living without need of companions. And who bestowed upon all factions of Islam His Criterion ¹⁵⁵ as security from fear and division. Be my protector when the blaze of Hellfire rages, And people are between the blessed and the wretched. And save me, O my intercessor on the Day of Return, when People are bridled in a sea of sweat. How many arguments have you cut off for the people of deviation With the sword of the Law, descending upon enemies, Sharp as a flame of fire, with sparks adorning it; Whoever draws near it in battle is consumed. And your nation, the noble ones, have firmly grasped the handles of Islam, And they have sold [their souls] with a united bond not to be parted. Upon you be the purest blessings and peace, The Merciful's [blessings] that drip with fragrant musk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the breaths of the saints ¹⁵⁶ and the righteous, and with the moon when it becomes full with the secrets of the firmly established Pegs ¹⁵⁷ and the connected Poles ¹⁵⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the tears of the repentant and the humble individuals, and with the moon when it becomes full with the groaning of those who are solitary in worship of their Lord, the detached ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the supplication of the sleepers who stand at dawn in supplication, and with the moon when it becomes full with the lights of the remembrances of those awakened from the sleep of heedlessness, the vigilant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the striving of the devout worshippers and the noble patient ones, and with the moon when it becomes full with the gnoses of the scholars who act upon the rulings of the Sharia, the skilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the ecstatic utterances ¹⁵⁹ of the enraptured ¹⁶⁰ and the bewildered, and with the moon when it becomes full with the effusions of those who pray at night in the depths of darkness, the standing ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the intimate conversations of those hoping for their Lord's pardon, the desirous, and with the moon when it becomes full with the unveilings of those who speak of the secrets of the unseen, the speakers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the wisdoms of the sincere advisers to Allah's servants, the benefactors, and with the moon when it becomes full with the answering of the prayers of the accepted ones, the intercessors with their Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the gifts of devotion of the prostrating and bowing ones, and with the moon when it becomes full with the rewards of those who comply with their Lord's commands, the obedient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the openings ¹⁶¹ of those who recite Allah's Book, the rememberers, and with the moon when it becomes full with the fragrant breezes of those who praise their Lord, the thankful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the gifts of those who strive earnestly in obedience to their Lord, the truthful, and with the moon when it becomes full with the aspirations of those content with what their Lord has, the trusting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the inspirations ¹⁶² of the perfect ones ¹⁶³ who are adorned with subtle miracles ¹⁶⁴, the discerning, and with the moon when it becomes full with the granting of those who hasten to do good deeds, the foremost. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the ecstasies ¹⁶⁵ of the beloved lovers, and with the moon when it becomes full with the precious breaths of those who turn towards their Lord, the yearning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night And what it has gathered of the portion of those who are disciplined with the etiquette of servitude, the obscure, and with the moon when it becomes full with the pride of those who seek forgiveness in love of their Lord, the connected ones. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the pious Poles ¹⁵⁸ and ascetics, with a blessing that makes us thereby among Your servants who guide to good, the rightly guided, And Your chosen ones who draw from the sea of Your generosity, the arriving ones, 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, with the night And what it has gathered, and with the moon when it becomes full. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night When it darkens, and with the dawn when it is arranged. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the flash Of the sword when it gleams, and with the light of dawn when it shines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the witness Of truth when he speaks, and with the arrival of sincerity when it comes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rage Of the oppressed when he is enraged, and with the nobility of the youth when he becomes skilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the joy Of the one performing Umrah ¹⁶⁶ when he shaves [his head], and with the wisdom of the Creator when He creates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the branch

When love puts forth leaves, and with the cupbearer when he pours. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the forbearance of the forbearing when he fears, and with the joy of the debtor when he spends. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the repulsion of falsehood when it vanishes, and with the return of the servant when he flees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gushing of water when it flows, and with the flash of lightning when it flickers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the glance of the sleepless when he lies awake, and with the relief of the sick when he sweats. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the look of the traitor when he steals, and with the flame of ecstasy when it burns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the firmness of the mountain of gnosis ¹⁶⁷ when it is cleft, and with the secret of the grace of the gnostic ¹⁶⁸ when he mends. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the voice of the reciter when he is gentle, and with the light of the insight of the unveiler ¹⁶⁹ when he realizes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the beautification of the scribe's script when he writes, and with the perfection of the intention of the desirous when he is truthful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the scent of fragrant breezes when they diffuse, and with the herald of happiness when it precedes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rose of the openings ¹⁷⁰ when it splits, and with the apple of nearness ¹⁷¹ when it cleaves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the elixir of love when it rends, and with the humility of the submissive when he fears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the heart of the lover when it throbs, and with the arrow of passion when it pierces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the burning of the enamored when he gazes, and with the weeping of the distressed when he sobs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the downpour of rain when it pours, and with the branch of generosity when it grows tall. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the news of the lover when it is true, and with the regret of the liar when he goes astray. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the solace of the forsaken when he arranges, and with the infatuation of the passionate when he loves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the agitation of the distressed when he is anxious, and with the remorse of the repentant when he slips. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the choking of the overcome when he is suffocated, and with the cry for help of the afflicted when he drowns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the ecstatic utterance ¹⁷² of the enraptured ¹⁷³ when he is thunderstruck, and with the veil of the veiled ¹⁷⁴ when he splits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the journey of the wayfarer ¹⁷⁵ when he hastens, and with the generosity of the master when he emancipates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the liver of the yearning one when it burns, and with the stoning of the stoned when he is pelted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the lightning of arrival when it flashes, and with the rope of friendship when it clings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the steed of longing when it gallops, and with the breeze of the lover when he inhales. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we may be among those who are kind to Allah's servants and fear, and who sacrifice themselves and their wealth in the way of Allah and spend, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Your highest door ¹⁷⁶ has servants who have knocked; his spirit, Your love has stolen with longing. In You he has become one of passion and sickness, and moaning, weeping, and sleeplessness. From Your meanings I have traversed a shock; how can any part of him remain unburned? In You the sea of love he has crossed in ecstasy, after crossing, his swimming is the door of drowning. To You my soul was created obedient; to You has subdued it He who created. Love from love from You was planted in it; the love of the Provider ¹⁷⁷ has provided my soul. The provision of happiness is the lover of the Chosen One ¹⁷⁸; and in the field of high stations he has preceded. How can a passionate one not love his beauty, when all beauty in him has shone? His form was created unique, in beauty, majesty, and harmony. All the forms of the world are servants to his radiance when it manifests and shines. In his countenance the suns of beauty have risen, and the full moon from him has gleamed. His forehead is a radiant morning, above it jet-black hair like dusk. A master, after the letting down of hair, Gabriel came to him with the lightning and split. His cheek is the dawn in splendor, meeting in his two cheeks with dusk. Or with jasmine in its whiteness, and in his Muhammadan ¹⁷⁹ a rose on a plate. Bright of color, pleasant of taste; no gold of his feast has shone like a nugget. His black-lined eye has a form; with arrows of love this heart of mine it has pierced. His fragrant hand resembles a garden of blooming flowers in scent and basil. Glorified is He who placed in him awe that eyes have not realized in his countenance. If he says no, he does not say after yes; and when he says yes, immediately he is truthful. His character is the Criterion ¹⁸⁰; how great it is! He mended secrets for which the Lord split.

He led the truth with a sword when he struck, and with good words when he was gentle. Do not say a sea is like the generosity of the Chosen One ¹⁸¹; his generosity is a flood that poured over people. Upon him be God's blessings and peace, and upon his family and companions, as long as the horizon flashes with lightning. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its darkness covers those who devote themselves to the worship of their Lord and flee in astonishment, and with the day when its light shines for those who say 'My Lord' in obedience to God and arise. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its blackness covers those who tread upon the earth and walk, and with the day when its light shines upon all creatures and spreads. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it covers, and with the day when it manifests. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its obligatory and supererogatory acts are completed, and with the dawn when its sleepers and heedless ones awaken. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its storms and earthquakes subside, and with the dawn when its caravans set out and its camels groan. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its drinking places and watering holes are pleasant, and with the day when its litters and howdahs rejoice. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its rains and downpours drip, and with the day when its caravans and convoys arrive. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its worries and distractions cease, and with the day when its rulings and precedents are established. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its seas and shores surge, and with the day when its rivers and streams flow. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its guards and blamers desist, and with the day when its assemblies and gatherings are illuminated. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its doves and nightingales warble, and with the day when its mounts and riding beasts set out. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its ends and beginnings are blessed, and with the day when its evidences and proofs become clear. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its supplications and means are accepted, and with the day when its commands and messages are clarified. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its snares and traps are set, and with the day when its excellences and virtues appear. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when its plots and calamities are safe, and with the day when its needs and requests are facilitated. So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing by which, through love of him, one's character and qualities become good, and by whose blessing the rhymes of his praises and verses are accepted, and by the blessing of prayer upon him his sacred and lawful matters are preserved, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it covers the horizon with the shimmer of its brocade's gleam, and with the day when its light manifests and advances strutting in the garment of its wide beauty. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it conceals and with its veil covers the enmity of the envious and hateful, and with the day when it manifests and with the light of its smile removes the disease of the sick and ill. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it covers and its virtues are recited on the tongues of the people of prose and poetry, and with the day when it manifests and its evidences shine on the faces of the people of trust and delegation. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it conceals and its authority prevails over the battalions of red and white, and with the day when it manifests and its treasuries flow with all kinds of goodness and overflow. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it conceals and enters the gardens of its fragrant meadow, and with the day when it manifests and weeps with its radiance over the opposite and contrary. So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing by which You return us from the grip of the people of denial, rejection, and insinuation, and by which You protect us from the slander of the people of hatred, enmity, and incitement, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its flood attacks and covers the hills, mounds, and valleys, and with the day when it tightens its waistcloth and comes seeking with it combat and struggle. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it advances raging with the flash of lightning and the storms of winds, and with the day when it begins to boast with its light over the moons of the sky and the bright faces of the dawn. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it sinks its talons into the falcon of dawn and dyes its wings with the blood of wounds, and with the day when it tears the cloaks of its veils and says: 'Come to prayer, come to success.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it darkens and its punishment seeks forgiveness, pardon, and clemency, and with the day when its light spreads over all regions and directions and shines. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night

When he dons his armor and silences the words of the slanderer and the envier, and with the day when he lights his lamp and perfumes its corners with his fragrant musk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its wing darkens and it informs of the states of the people of corruption and success, and with the day when it manifests and reveals the treasures of wealth and profits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it lowers its veils and says: 'There is no blame on the people of passionate love,' and with the day when it uncovers its face and begins to narrate the tales of love and write the sound affections. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its stars shine and it conceals the secrets of the ecstatic ones ¹⁸² for fear of blame and exposure, and with the day when it smiles and its mouth parts like the flash of lightning and the blossom of the chamomile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its blazing stars set and go, and with the day when it brightens and speaks the secrets of the masters of spiritual states ¹⁸³ and divulges them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it wears its black garment and adorns itself with the finest sash, and with the dawn when it puts on its white shirt and raises the banner of joy and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it approaches and its auspicious bird sings and laments, and with the day when it manifests and its lover sways, casts off restraint, and cries out. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it approaches and casts down the banner and weapons, and with the day when it manifests and fills with its light the sanctuaries of holiness and the open plain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it approaches and its guards abandon the paths of amusement and jest, and with the day when it manifests and the people of good never cease from adhering to their litanies ¹⁸⁴ nor find rest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it darkens and the heart of its night-watchers is at ease, and with the day when it manifests and the companions of His Presence say: 'We have no departure from the door of our master.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its birds return with melodies of rhymes and improvisations, and with the day when it brightens and stirs the longings of lovers, so souls tremble and forms sway. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble and beautiful ones, and his Companions, the doors of good and the means of opening, with a blessing ¹⁸⁵ that perfumes with its fragrance the gatherings of the people of virtue and righteousness, and revives with its dew the hearts of those who fervently praise him, among the eloquent and the fluent, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ If the beloved ones ¹⁸⁶ turn kindly, it is success, and their kindness to their lover is success. ❖ And if they turn away, how sweet is their turning away, for in it lies success. ❖ And if they reproach, that reproach is honey to my heart, bringing repose and comfort. ❖ And if they are harsh to the lover, that is union, for after harshness comes only forgiveness. ❖ And if they are haughty—and that is no coquetry—it is a feast by which I hope for union when they turn away. ❖ And if they decree my death, it is just; they see me as their slave, so they deem my blood lawful. ❖ And if they resolve, I persist in humility before them; and if they are mighty, my lowliness is not removed. ❖ And if they cut off, I extend to them a side, for I do not cut off, even if they permit my cutting off. ❖ For their cutting off returns with all good; after the drizzle comes the downpour. ❖ And if they trample, I spread my cheeks as soil for the masters to be trodden. ❖ And if they frown, I smile; and if they turn away, the lowly slave has leave to depart. ❖ And if they are perfect, then imperfection is my attribute; I am the ugly slave, and they are beautiful. For I am mute, and they are eloquent; and if they speak, I fall silent out of modesty. And if they look at me, I melt in awe, and my mind is swept away. No one can bear to see the Beloved, like the sun when it appears, exposing all. I saw the lovers of him drunk; when they mention the Beloved, they weep and lament. And if the Beloved is described to them, they abandon the world and divulge secrets. Their Beloved is truly the Beloved of Allah; so excuse them if they sing mournfully and cry out. When they cast off restraint, do not blame them, for some blame is sin and injury. To strengthen the love of the passionate lovers, with hearts in which a fire has been kindled. The hearts of the lovers have responded to him, and in them are wounds of longing. O Mustafa ¹⁸⁷, O sustenance of my heart, O you in whom the heart finds rectification! Upon you and your family be my greetings, and their radiant mornings are bright. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹⁸⁸ with the night when it covers, and with the day when it manifests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its sides darken, and with the dawn when its gleams appear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its singing birds warble, and with the dawn when its fragrances diffuse. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its gifts abound, and with the dawn when its spears are seized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its lamps are lit, and with the dawn when its benefits appear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its keys are prepared, and with the dawn when its breezes blow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night

When its beginnings are paired, and with the dawn when its times and lamps are pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its sparks are turned away, and with the dawn when its fertilizing winds blow. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which one becomes among those whose exhortations and counsels are accepted, and whose states and limbs are united in doing good deeds, 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 with the night when its raven croaks, and with the morning when its address is heard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its book is folded, and with the morning when its causes follow one another. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its youth departs, and with the morning when it uncovers its veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its clouds pile up, and with the morning when its approach draws near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its tent ropes are stretched, and with the morning when its domes rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its beloved ones stay awake, and with the morning when its seekers multiply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its veils awaken, and with the morning when its doors open. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it lets down its garments, and with the morning when its parties are paired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its evening drink and beverage are pleasant, and with the morning when its going and coming follow one another. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which one becomes among those whose speech and answer are good at the time of questioning, whose reckoning is light on the Day of Resurrection, and whose punishment is removed, 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 with the night when it covers, and with the day when it manifests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it draws near, and with the dawn when it breathes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it is still, and with the heart of the believer when it hopes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it is dark, and with the joy of the distressed when he is saved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it grows dark, and with the day when it ends. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it attacks, and with the dawn when it smiles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its darkness deepens, and with the day when its light shines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its curtains are let down, and with the day when its appearance becomes clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its full moons shine, and with the day when its affairs become easy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its seas surge, and with the day when its flowers bloom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its pitch blackness darkens, and with the day when its lighthouse is traveled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its resting place takes possession, and with the day when its orbit draws near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its raven swoops down, and with the day when its veil is removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its darkness piles up, and with the day when its dove calls out clearly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it closes its locks, and with the day when it populates its markets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it tightens its belt, and with the day when its attachments become few. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it closes its eyes, and with the day when it opens its collars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it casts its canopy, and with the day when it illuminates its horizons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it pitches its tents, and with the day when it uncovers its face-veil.

When He conceals His people, and with the day when He spreads His banners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it awakens its sleepers, and with the day when it guards its fasters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it lets down its curtains, and with the day when it dons its loincloth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it lowers its veils ¹⁸⁹, and with the day when it drags its trains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it rouses its guards, and with the day when it lights its lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it lets down its tresses, and with the day when it sends forth its battalions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it lowers its eyelashes, and with the day when it opens its doors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it hoists its sail, and with the day when it removes its veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it fills its valleys, and with the day when it illuminates its regions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it closes its eyelids, and with the day when it adorns its register. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it slackens its reins, and with the day when it clarifies its exposition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it comforts its monks, and with the day when its proof appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it wears its sleeves, and with the day when it drives away its devil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it builds its structure, and with the day when it writes its title. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which I become among those whose strength in the side of love and faith is increased, and You grant him in both abodes his intercession and good pleasure, and through him have mercy on his loved ones, his relatives, and his neighbors, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Welcome, O darkness, and upon you be peace from my Lord. How often have I spent you in prostration, bowing, and standing. How often in you, for the enamored heart, from passion there is sickness. My eyes have witnessed in you great stations. How often have I spent you awake, and for the sake of Allah I forsook sleep. Thus does the lover of his Lord, out of fear and longing, not sleep. Perhaps I may attain the mercy of my Master before death. My love for other than Him is forbidden until death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its hours and times, and with the dawn when it covers the horizon with its light from all directions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day by its erasure and darkness, and with the dawn when it abrogates its rule with the brightness of its lightning and its smile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its mouth and jaws, and with the dawn when it unties the knot of every distressed one and frees him from his bonds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its eyelids and pupils, and with the dawn when it encompasses the regions with its light and radiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it devours the day and clothes it with its cloak, and with the day when it illuminates the cosmos and fills it with its rays and brilliance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its rising signs and indications, and with the dawn when it delights the world of dominion with its whiteness and the radiance of its beginnings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it gulps down the day with its greenness and the color of its sky, and with the dawn when it opens its portico and brings the flower of the stars under its banner and standard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its blackness and the darkness of its deserts, and with the dawn when it ascends with the mounts of the lovers and delights them in its towers and the stations of its deserts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day with its awe and the majesty of its glorification, and with the dawn when it informs the inhabitants of the mosques and makes them witness the abundant favors and blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it swallows the day and brings it under its authority and judgments, and with the dawn when it abrogates its changes and says: "The night has gone with its darkness." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it attacks the day with its polished sword and the darkness of its gloom, and with the dawn when it defeats its armies and boasts over it with its beauty and joy. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who tread his straight path and way, and enter the sanctuary of his family, companions, offspring, and spouses, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad, the Chosen, the Praised, his witness on the Day of Intercession among humans and jinn.

The light of his inward is sanctity; his outward * guides mankind to awakening and certainty. And the light of his outward is from the light of his inward; * both are a balance for the Messenger of God. The title of his inward is the lights of his outward; * the title of the inward of Taha ¹⁹⁰—what a title! His likeness has never been, Arab nor non-Arab, * nor have two eyes seen his like, by God. Were it not for intercession, his excellence would not be known * before God, a passion among peers. O master of the messengers, O secret of existence, O * treasure of congratulations for us, O essence of essences ¹⁹¹! O most perfect of creation in form and character, * O highest of people in rank and status! I am the servant who praises you, yet * the noble deeds of masters never fulfill the right of servants. If I have fallen short, yet beneficence is your nature, * and the custom of the Arabs is to forgive the offender. Upon you be the purest blessings of God, fragrant, * as long as the breeze touches the crowns of basil. And upon the Family, the Companions, and all followers, * as long as the garden breeze sways the sleeves of branches. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and glides into the sea of its long darkness, and with the dawn when it brightens and comforts the lonely stranger and the wayfarer with its first lights. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and wraps itself in its black kohl-colored garment, and with the dawn when it brightens and heals the garment of the sorrowful and the ill with its smile. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and resolves its course in its encompassing, crowded sphere, and with the dawn when it brightens and manifests, through His care, the victory of the lowly and the abased. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and unites, through its companionship, the companion and the friend, and with the dawn when it brightens and clothes the face of the virgin and the noble with its saffron-colored mantle. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and leaves its stations through transition and departure, and with the dawn when it brightens and illuminates with its lamp the insight of the intelligent and the noble. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and sends upon the worlds the rain of its moist bounty, and with the dawn when it brightens and its light shines upon the newcomer and the guest. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and hastens in its course as if it were trotting in the belly of a stream, and with the dawn when it brightens and its breeze vies with the breeze of rose, clove, costus, and jasmine. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and lowers its languid eye in modesty, and with the dawn when it brightens and its signs appear on the walls and the tips of palm trees. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and drags its trains over the ruins and the desolate encampment, and with the dawn when it brightens and its guide leads to rectitude and the straight path. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and stirs the hearts of lovers with weeping and wailing, and with the dawn when it brightens and says: "Is there no way to reach the Beloved?" So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing through which the sea of Your immense generosity overflows upon us, and through which You give us to drink from the sweet, delicious nectar of his Kawthar ¹⁹², by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and conceals its path and way in the blackness of dense darkness, and with the dawn when it brightens—so relieve the heart of the lover from its sigh and burning. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and swallows its saliva and spittle, and with the dawn when it brightens and gives the assemblies of lovers their desire and nectar. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and abandons its beloved and companion, and with the dawn when it brightens and diffuses its fragrance and perfume in the assemblies of those who remember. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and bids farewell to its beloved and friend, and with the dawn when it brightens and passes around its cup and flagon to the drinking companions of lovers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and ransoms its captive and companion, and with the dawn when it brightens and clothes the faces of the righteous with its radiance and brilliance. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and spreads its musk and powder in the seclusions of those who stay awake, and with the dawn when it brightens and adorns the necks of worshippers with its jewel and carnelian. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and grants the desirous ones its support and success, and with the dawn when it brightens and reveals the states of the ascetics and bestows upon them its rose and anemone. So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing through which we become among those whom You have granted love for him and belief in him, and whom You have clothed with the new and old garments of his affection, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its rising and shining star departs, and with the dawn when its brow and lightning appear. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night

When its scout and night-visitor depart, and with the dawn when its false and true become clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its forerunner and follower depart, and with the dawn when its lover and inhaler awaken. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its weaver and darkener depart, and with the dawn when its silent and speaking move. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its leader and driver depart, and with the dawn when its beauty and splendor rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its watcher and observer depart and rejoice, and with the dawn when it brightens and its gleam and flutter shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its distractions and attachments depart and cease, and with the dawn when it brightens and its traces and realities become clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its calamities and obstacles depart and turn away, and with the dawn when it brightens and its proofs and paths become evident. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its resting places and embraces of separation depart and arrive, and with the dawn when it brightens and its companion and comrade rejoice in attaining the desired. So bless him, O Allah, and his family ³⁰ with a blessing by which we become among those from whom You have warded off, through his blessings, the calamities and disasters of time, and through blessing him You have relieved their distress and hardships, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. People have busied themselves with this world and thus became veiled from the door, denied nearness. But the people of piety—their hearts rejoice toward a goal by which they attained the sweet drink. So they attained, by the light of knowledge in the garden of piety, by which the souls of the righteous have been filled with love. O you who see a people, when night covers them, they whisper to One whom they know as no other Lord. They have cut off this world through fear and His threat, so their remembrance of death has bequeathed them distress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the raven of the night when it departs and twists its head under its wing and hide, and with the falcon of dawn when it wrestles with it and repels it, turning it back on its heels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and conceals itself under its black cover and veils itself with its cloak, and with the dawn when it brightens from its white face and uncovers its veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and turns away fleeing, complaining of its sorrows and pains, and with the dawn when it overthrows and draws its white thread in the darkness of its mirage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and hides under its curtains and canopies of its veil, and with the dawn when it attacks it and devours it with its claws and fangs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and kindles the black smoke of its musk in its courtyard and spacious areas, and with the dawn when it extinguishes its flame with its brilliance and the whiteness of its saliva. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and disappears with its darkness and cloud cover, and with the dawn when it manifests and erases its trace from its program and the lines of its book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the star Suha ¹⁹³ carries its measurer and enters under its stirrup, and with the dawn when its fire-stick rejoices and shows the face of morning with the brightness of its light and the flash of its meteor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and flees with its armies, troops, and factions, and with the dawn when it drives it away with its light and expels it from its mosque and prayer niche. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and walks trailing its garments, and with the dawn when it bids it farewell and withholds from it the tongue of blame and reproach. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You guide us to the path of truth and correctness, and make us among those who seek refuge in his Muhammadan sanctuary and cling to its fringes, by Your grace ³¹ 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 with the night when it departs and the sky drags over it the green of its splendid brocade, and with the morning when it brightens and the stars marvel at its surpassing beauty and look at it from a hidden glance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the planets follow its trace and celebrate its lofty and exalted station, and with the morning when it brightens from its gilded embroidery and pure silver. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the spheres move it with their swift, strong rotation, and with the morning when it brightens and the day raises the banner of its splendid, radiant pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the spirits of lovers throng at its sweet, delicious watering-place, and with the morning when it brightens and the essences of the near ones seek rain from the clouds of his mercies and the growths of the blessings of his pleasant life. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the tongues of the supplicants narrate the traditions of his secrets and the chains of his lofty virtue, and with the morning when it brightens and its breeze wafts over the assemblies of the humble with magical ambergris and pure musk.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when it departs and the exertions of the learned scholars who strive to seize the blessing of his blessed time and the gifts of his manifest secret, and with the dawn when it brightens and clothes the carpet of the perfect ones who have attained with the whiteness of the day and the evening breeze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and the dawn is awake, watching for the farewell of its blue form and its blackened structure, and with the dawn when it brightens from the faces of the pious and the fragrance of their gatherings with the light of His love and the fresh flowers of His gardens. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those who have trodden his straight and sound path and served his noble station with love and longing, and thus are protected from the calamities of the soul and the plots of the rebellious devil, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Ahmad ¹⁹⁴, the guide, the chosen messenger ❖ The mercy of the Compassionate from the high lineage of Qusayy ¹⁹⁵ The best of those sent with the best of remembrance from ❖ The best of those attributed to Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy ¹⁹⁶ How often He guided us to piety after blindness ❖ And called us to guidance after error Through him, He spread the religion and its banners ❖ And His favors surpassed Hatim of Tayy ¹⁹⁷ His signs dazzled all of creation ❖ And His beneficence spread in every tribe Devoutly grateful to Allah, he never ceased ❖ In prayer and perpetual peace O Messenger of Allah, O you whose remembrance ❖ Revives the soul and quenches the heart's thirst ¹⁹⁸ O intercessor of creation, be for me when ❖ No one, not even my parents, avails me And succor me on the day when nothing profits me ❖ Except what you have placed before me I have taken praise of you as a close friendship ❖ Among people, by which I am enriched beyond all things And sufficient for me as honor is that I have always ❖ Been known through you in every tribe I have attained virtue, pride, and loftiness ❖ From the family of the Creator of all things And Allah has granted you a favor from Him ❖ Of perpetual prayer and peace As long as a caravan travels and a pilgrim cries "Labbayk" ❖ And a caller calls with hearing and the twisting ¹⁹⁹ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and clothes the devout servants with its garment and attire, and with the dawn when it brightens and shines in the sky of the solitary wayfarers with its spheres and suns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and passes around to the lovers its desires and cups, and with the dawn when it brightens and adorns with various wisdoms its registers and scrolls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and makes easy for the people of struggle its hardship and difficulties, and with the dawn when it brightens and averts from the people of righteousness and goodness its ill omen and misfortune. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and sends to the yearning ones its veil and its secret law, and with the dawn when it brightens and removes from the lovers its obsession and spy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and lifts from the heedless one his sleep and nightmare, and with the dawn when it brightens and awakens for remembrance its moon-like birds and peacocks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and unveils from the throne of proximity for the knowers its bride, and with the dawn when it brightens and opens for the great ones among the brought near its gardens and plantings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and manifests to the elite of the beloved ones its hidden and sensed, and with the dawn when it brightens and makes laugh in the faces of the lovers its teeth and frown. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night When it departs and conceals in the towers of happiness its treasures and treasures, and with the dawn when it brightens and releases from the prison of distress its imprisoned and confined. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose pillars of piety You have strengthened and established, and whose dead religion and its lessons You have revived with the sciences of the divine laws, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ²⁰⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and with the dawn when it brightens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its darkness deepens and intensifies, and with the dawn when it brightens from its light and spreads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its shadows and conceals itself, and with the dawn when it brightens and its light shines upon the worlds and becomes famous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its armies and troops, and with the dawn when it brightens from the rising places of its blessing and felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, trailing its celestial robes and garments, and with the dawn when it brightens from the gifts of its giving and the watering places of its arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its lightning and thunder, and with the dawn when it brightens from the landmarks of its valleys and heights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and goes away with its traces and boundaries, and with the dawn when it brightens and uncovers its forehead and the redness of its cheeks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its stars and planets, and with the dawn when it brightens from its litters and mounts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its rising and setting stars, and with the dawn when it brightens from its witnessing places and processions.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its affairs and needs, and with the dawn when it reveals its states and demands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its ships and sails, and with the dawn when it reveals the straps of its swords and armor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its towers and the stations of its rising, and with the dawn when it reveals its traces and the places of its abodes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the crashing of its waves and seas, and with the dawn when it reveals its paths and the veils of its coverings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its darkness and its pre-dawn hours, and with the dawn when it reveals the treasures of its gifts and secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its duties and litanies, and with the dawn when it reveals the faces of the people of His love and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs informing about the stations of its servants and individuals, and with the dawn when it reveals the states of the people of His transaction and struggle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs boasting of the vigil of the people of His love and testimony, and with the dawn when it reveals the character of the people of His support and reinforcement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs striving to achieve the goal of its delegations and provisions, and with the dawn when it reveals the granting of its visitors and the gifts of its seekers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You make us among those whose bodies are buried in his illuminated lands and regions, and by which You gather us with his pure group, his offspring, his wives, and his children, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Their sides forsake the bed of slumber * All of them between a fearful seeker of refuge and a hopeful one * They left the pleasure of sleep for the wakeful eyes * And they watched the stars of darkness, rising one after another * If you saw them when they attend with their fingers * And when they engage in whispered prayer with their prostrating cheeks * And they call out: O our King, O Beautiful of natures * Forgive us our sins through the pouring of tears * So answer with an answer that has not reached ears * What you do, O friends, is not in merchandise * Trade with Me through obedience, you will profit in merchandise * And expend yourselves for Me, for they are in trust O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with its twilight and darkness, and with the dawn when it shines and splits its gloom with its spear and sword. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and goes with its curtains and tents, and with the dawn when it shines and greets the flower of the stars with its pure greetings and peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and bids farewell to its flock and the servants of its station, and with the dawn when it shines and fills the assemblies of the rememberers with its camphor and the musk of its seal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs while its sleeper has not awakened from his heedlessness and confused dreams, and with the dawn when it shines and defeats him with its rising signs and manifest banners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and stirs the souls of the yearning ones with its ecstasy and passion, and with the dawn when it shines and illuminates the hearts of the lovers with its light and the radiance of its smile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs while the eyes of the wakeful watch it from behind and before, and with the dawn when it shines and revives the traces of the knowers with the shining of its opening and inspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad with the night when it departs and restrains its tongue from conversing with the dawn and blaming it, and with the dawn when it reveals the gap of its smiles and removes its veil. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who persevere in his Muhammadan praise in all their times and days, and who make the service of his noble station their fortress and refuge of 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 with the night when it departs and its counsels and admonitions are complete, and with the dawn when it shines and its amulets and protections become apparent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its flowing streams and glances drip with goodness, and with the dawn when it shines and its indications and promises of attaining hope become clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its guardian and protector awaken, and with the dawn when it shines and its opponent and enraged one are defeated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its joints and contradictions become still, and with the dawn when it shines and its obstacles and impediments are removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and You have fulfilled its supererogatory and obligatory acts, and with the dawn when it shines and its seeker and plunger move. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its attachments and graspings go away, and with the dawn when it shines and its hidden and obscure things appear.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its forerunners and those who hasten to good rush forth, and with the dawn when it brightens and its mounts and conveyances hasten to travel. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its stations and resting places are filled with blessing, and with the dawn when it brightens and its rulings and abrogations are established. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose active and passive faculties are governed by the will of Allah, and whose lightning flashes and gleams shine with the rising lights of divine care, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and spreads its yearnings, and with the dawn when it brightens and uncovers its leg. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and keeps its lovers awake, and with the dawn when it brightens and unties its girdle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and leaves its traces, and with the dawn when it brightens and opens its eyes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and closes its layers, and with the dawn when it brightens and continues its radiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and bids farewell to its companions, and with the dawn when it brightens and increases its provisions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and enters its depths, and with the dawn when it brightens and awakens its eyes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and tightens its bond, and with the dawn when it brightens and releases its choke. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose character You have refined through blessing him, and whose cure and antidote You have made through its blessing, and whose lineage and roots You have purified from vices through its favor, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * This is the Beloved, and in the heart are his yearnings * This is the Beloved, and in my heart he has dwelt * This is the Beloved, and his beauty captivates the intellect * This is the Beloved, and in him I reap a burning passion * This is the Beloved, and his love is the fire of the heart * This is the Beloved, and in him my patience is gone * This is the Beloved, and his nearness is the essence of wealth * This is the Beloved, and in longing for his nearness * This is the Beloved, and I have not turned from his love * This is the Beloved, and his face is the sun of the forenoon * This is the Beloved, when you see him walking * This is the Beloved, he has encompassed all creation * This is the Beloved, Allah has not seen his like * This is the one upon whom our God sent blessings * This is the Beloved, and union with him is its antidote * How can my heart bear separation after that? * By Allah, his lovers are excused in passion * The eye has ulcerated its trust with weeping * The burning of him does not cease from my soul * No patience remains for the one who yearns for him * For the heart, in this wealth, are its provisions * His collars have torn from his passionate lover * But my heart, in distance, is restless * But his radiance endures with Taybah ²⁰¹ * Alone, so the angels of heaven are his companions * World and Hereafter, his character is eternal * In beauty, his beauty has singled out his creation * And the family, as long as yearnings stir in the heart O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the relief of the souls of the truthful ones ²⁰² who are engrossed in the remembrance of their Lord morning and evening, and with the dawn when it brightens with the lights of the attributes and names upon the faces of the people of speciality and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the departure of the estrangement of those who turn to their Lord with joy and acceptance, and with the dawn when it brightens from the portico of the goals of the people of intimacy and endearment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the gleaming yearnings of the people of arrival and connection, and with the dawn when it brightens from the rising places of the suns of the people of beauty and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the relief of the worries of the masters of attractions ²⁰³ and states, and with the dawn when it brightens from the perceptions of the mighty ones and the morals of the perfect ones among men. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the tears of the solitary ones ²⁰⁴ who weep out of fear of the Possessor of might and majesty, and with the dawn when it brightens from the virtues of the people of manifest miracles and qualities and traits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the cutting off of the attachments of desires from the hearts of the solitary ones who are secluded in the depths of valleys and mountain peaks, and with the dawn when it brightens from the noble qualities of the people of praiseworthy deeds and goodly offspring, pure in words and deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the means of the people of supplication and entreaty, and with the dawn when it brightens from the unveilings of the people of inspirations and divine teachings, truthful in speech and utterance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the intimate conversations of the owners of desires, intercessions, and requests, and with the dawn when it brightens from the essence of the realities of the people of generosity, kindness, and giving. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the knots of the sublime, and his noble companions, the chiefs, the substitutes ²⁰⁵, with a blessing by which You save us from the afflictions of deviation and misguidance, and remove from us the obstacles of disgrace and punishment, and make it for us a treasure with You, the blessing of which we will find on the Day of Presentation and Questioning, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the precious breaths of the loving devotees, and with the dawn when it brightens from the character of the sincere strivers.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the tears of the humble and reverent rememberers, and with the dawn when it reveals the secrets of the firmly rooted awtad ²⁰⁶ and the abstemious zuhad ²⁰⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the means of the desirous seekers, and with the dawn when it reveals the unveilings of the inspired arifin ²⁰⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the humility of the acting ulama ²⁰⁹, and with the dawn when it reveals the ranks of the awliya ²¹⁰ and the righteous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad (38) and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the deeds of those who bow and prostrate, and with the dawn when it reveals the states of those who are absent in the Essence of Allah, the Bestower. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the intimate prayers of the supplicants and petitioners, and with the dawn when it reveals the sighs of the remorseful who return to Allah in repentance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs with the night vigil of the devout worshippers and the perfect agras ²¹¹, and with the dawn when it reveals the struggle of the obedient awliya and the connected aqtab ²¹². Section: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which we become among Your thankful and grateful servants and Your chosen ones who stand firm at Your limits, the patient, 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 with the night when it departs and offers its musk to the presences of those who glorify and declare His oneness, and with the dawn when it brightens and opens its narcissus mouth to the breaths of those who seek forgiveness for their sins and who seek intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and carries its fragrance to the markets of the guided guides, and with the dawn when it brightens and spreads its jasmine on the carpet of those who are granted success in doing good, the guides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and bestows its clove to the agras who stand in the darkness of those who pray at night, and with the dawn when it brightens and perfumes its scent for those who rejoice at meeting their Lord, the joyful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and lights its lamps in the assemblies of the elite, the loving and beloved, and with the dawn when it brightens and opens its bond for the humble and certain awliya. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and places its ambergris in the witnessing places of the afrad ²¹³, and with the dawn when it brightens and spreads its camphor in the mosques of the realized arifin. Section: O Allah, bless him and his pure family and his companions, the diligent imams, with a blessing by which we become among Your servants who are content with what You have and who trust, and by which You make us among those who have attained Your greatest pleasure, thus becoming among the trustworthy, the successful, and the foremost, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ And be for your Lord one who loves, so that you may serve Him, ❖ Indeed, the lovers of the Presence are servants. ❖ A people who spend the night in fear and anxiety, ❖ And out of love for Him, they stand in prayer at night. ❖ They have spent the night forever in His love, ❖ You see none of them sleeping at night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its first and last go, and with the dawn when it brightens and the witnessing of its absent and present. O Allah, bless and grant peace (39) to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its standing one and wakeful one sleep, and with the dawn when it brightens and its veil and cover disappear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its fleeing one and emigrating one arrive, and with the dawn when it brightens and its traveler and merchant come. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its preventer and restrainer cease, and with the dawn when it brightens and its seer and beholder attain good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its stormy and overpowering become still, and with the dawn when it brightens and its withered and fresh ripen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its lazy and sluggish rise for obedience, and with the dawn when it brightens and its luminous and radiant shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its phantom and visitor come, and with the dawn when it brightens and its treasures and stores appear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its cloud and rain pour down, and with the dawn when it brightens and its guide and bird give glad tidings of blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its beginnings and endings are praised, and with the dawn when it brightens and its reports and glad tidings prove true. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose innermost secrets and insights are illuminated by the light of spiritual opening, whose inner and outer aspects are purified by the elixir of love for him, and whose families and clans are blessed by the blessing of invoking blessings upon him, 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 with the night when it departs and its edge and armor go, and with the dawn when it brightens and its rose and lily spread fragrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and prepares its portico and window for entry, and with the dawn when it brightens and its incoming and its dandan ²¹⁴ stir.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its time and season are blessed, and with the dawn when it brightens and its secret and manifest appear in the horizon. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its sleep and slumber become sweet, and with the dawn when it brightens and its drink and old age become sweet. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its rein and halter are cut off, and with the dawn when it brightens and its beauty and radiance approach. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its dwelling and homeland are watched, and with the dawn when it brightens and its meadows and branches are adorned. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its watering place and resting place are pleasant, and with the dawn when it brightens and its distress and sorrow are relieved. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its places and habits benefit from standing in prayer, and with the dawn when it brightens and its wrongdoer and benefactor return to Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and its incidents and trials go away, and with the dawn when it brightens and its good things and favors approach. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we become among those for whom You have relieved, through the blessing of sending blessings upon him, their worries and trials, and protected from disobedience to Allah their senses and bodies, 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 with the night when its market and court are filled, and with the dawn when its flower and garden ripen. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its waves and creeks are agitated, and with the dawn when its paper and title gleam in the horizon. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its load, bull, and twins depart, and with the dawn when its linen and gold nuggets shine upon existence. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its lion, goat, and crab depart, and with the dawn when its saffron, clove, and chamomile are fragrant. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its scorpion, bow, and scale depart, and with the dawn when its joy, happiness, and festival approach. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its fish, forgiveness, and two fish depart, and with the dawn when its agate, emerald, and coral rejoice. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its time and season end, and with the dawn when its kingdom and authority prevail and shine upon the flowers of the stars. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose love and faith are strengthened, and whose longing, ecstasy, and passion are placed in sending blessings upon him, 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 with the night when its much and little depart, and with the dawn when its witness and guide stand. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its nightingale and cooing warble, and with the dawn when its lemon verbena and majestic one ripen. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its short and long pass, and with the dawn when its path and way become clear. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its journey and departure drag, and with the dawn when its morning and evening become colored. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its qualities and moisture depart, and with the dawn when its overnight stay and midday rest are watched. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its herd and young one turn away, and with the dawn when its likeness and substitute alternate. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its lightning and polish flash, and with the dawn when its crown and diadem appear. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its army and troop race, and with the dawn when its sick and ill are healed. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its obedient and misguided slumber, and with the dawn when its light and heavy seek pasture. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its downpour and spring water flow, and with the dawn when its light and lamp shine. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its visitor and guest arrive, and with the dawn when its majestic and beautiful appear. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its lazy and miserly wake up, and with the dawn when its glorious and noble awaken. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its darkness and curtain accumulate, and with the dawn when its horseman and foot soldier hasten to good. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its brave and bold hide, and with the dawn when its small speck and thin thread appear. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose clan and tribe are blessed through love of him, and whose heart and thirst are healed by the sight of his illuminated shrine, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

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, with the night when its waves and surges clash, and with the dawn when its coolness and snow descend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its odd and even ²¹⁵ depart, and with the dawn when its trace and path become clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its star and constellation rise, and with the dawn when its brocade and weave are adorned with beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its sphere and orbit move, and with the dawn when its pulpit and aspects are set up in the cycles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its intermingling and blending increase, and with the dawn when its fragrance and meadow spread in the regions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its clamor and pouring increase, and with the dawn when its path and cleft widen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its kohl and coquetry are traced in the eyes, and with the dawn when its turmoil and commotion are illuminated and calm. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose poverty and face are elevated through the blessing of blessing him, and whose relatives, family, and spouse attain happiness through his intercession, 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, with the night when its darkness departs and flickers, and with the dawn when its light shines and brightens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its sea is disturbed and waves, and with the dawn when its lightning flashes and gleams. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when the longing of its vigilant one ignites and blazes, and with the dawn when the face of its fasting one shimmers and glows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when its cumulus clouds burst and rejoice, and with the dawn when it is adorned with its cheek and rejoices. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when the fragrance of its musk diffuses and perfumes, and with the dawn when the light of its dawn appears and adorns itself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night when it puts on its black armor and crowns itself, and with the dawn when its shining crescent bends and curves. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who are perfumed with the amber of his fragrant musk and dyed red, and who belong to his lofty presence and advance step by step, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. You have presented before the intercession of the best of those whom the daughters of the she-camel ²¹⁶ once carried, the caller of mankind to guidance, the eraser of the darkness of disbelief, the rejoicer, the clarifier of the clear path. By him and upon him the blessing of our Lord was completed, with His pleasure in the straight and joyful religion. He whom the Lord singled out with what no one else was given, a great one with a pool ²¹⁷ for the thirsty, a relief. The light of guidance, the sun of existence, the guide of those for whom the best ²¹⁸ preceded to the most upright path. May blessings and peace from the Lord of mankind never cease to encompass his sanctuary and surround it. My request to You is by his rank and the rank of him who wrapped the cloak ²¹⁹ from the blazing full moons, the family of the purest Prophet, the possessors of highness, and the Imams ²²⁰ of the religion, the guided guides. O Lord, O He from whom no other is hoped for a day to remove the entering worries, O He who answers the distressed by His grace, grant me healing from the intractable and constricting illness. Then blessings upon the Chosen Messenger, as long as a mouth smiles from a bright morning, and upon his noble family and companions, as long as a flowing stream of pure water glides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of love when its crescent appears, and with the dawn of victory when its deeds are praised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of fragrant breezes when its bounty overflows, and with the dawn of gifts when its perfection appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of longing when its phantom visits, and with the dawn of taste when its shades return. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of care when its state is perfected, and with the dawn of sainthood when its veneration is magnified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of guidance when its corruption departs, and with the dawn of knowledge when its beauty appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of separation when its union draws near, and with the dawn of victory when its gazelle appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of kindness when its pure water is sweet, and with the dawn of pardon when its punishment is lifted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of desires when its measure is fulfilled, and with the dawn of ecstatic states when its conditions are controlled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of contentment when its actions are opened, and with the dawn of sincerity when its deeds are accepted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of hope when its burdens are cast off, and with the dawn of salvation when its request is answered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of congratulations when its garment is worn, and with the dawn of aspirations when its hopes are attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of ecstasy when its speech is divulged, and with the dawn of passion when its cup is drunk.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the night of tenderness when its words are beautiful, and with the dawn of gentleness when its men are vigilant. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which one's supplication and request are answered, and one's outcomes and terms are sealed with happiness, and one's household and family enter into his fortress and sanctuary of safety, 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 ²²¹ with the night of ecstasy when its rising and setting sun appears, and with the dawn of joy when its light and brow shine forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of obscurity when its hidden and passing one conceals itself, and with the dawn of attraction when its cupbearer and drinker become intoxicated with the wine of ecstasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of humility when its one who rises and its one who sits lie on the bed of fear, and with the dawn of submission when its blamer and reproacher vanish with the gleam of humility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of realities when its rising and writing one traverses the heaven of gnosis, and with the dawn of subtleties when its slave and freedman inscribe on the parchment of happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of struggle when its worshipper and ascetic sleep with the spirit of intimacy, and with the dawn of witnessing when its seer and observer rejoice at the unveiling of the veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of night prayer when its one who comes and its one who repents work for the abode of permanence, and with the dawn of bliss when its friend and companion delight in the meeting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of affirmation when its one who hopes and its one who desires attain the attainment of verification, and with the dawn of success when the mention of its companion and its side becomes great in the highest assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of opening when its rains and clouds pour down with good things, and with the dawn of proximity when the glad tidings of blessing accept its vanguards and battalions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of chivalry when its almsgiver and giver bestow generously of soul and wealth, and with the dawn of manliness when the state of one who fears his Lord and watches Him therein becomes good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of prostration and bowing when the stumblings of its one who stays awake and its one who strives increase, and with the dawn of awakening from heedlessness when the transaction of one who sleeps therein from good and avoids it loses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of supplication and whispered prayers when its wonders and marvels increase, and with the dawn of intimacy and knowledge of Allah when its calamities and misfortunes vanish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of reflection when its breezes and gifts blow, and with the dawn of brokenness when its mounts and riding beasts incline to seek forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night of gifts when its spouts and torrents pour forth with good and blessing, and with the dawn of openings when its assemblies and processions are perfumed with the breaths of the rememberers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose limbs and collarbones are created upon love of him, and whose needs and desires are fulfilled through the blessing of blessing upon him ²²², and whose paths and ways are illuminated by the lights of his Chosen Law, 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 with the night when its moon, abundant in light and brilliance, spreads, and with the dawn when the dawn of His care, wondrous in form and creation, rises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when its cargo settles in the ark of salvation, vast in sides and sail, and with the dawn when it augurs well with the blessed forgiveness and its star, fortunate in companions and followers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it ties its bull with the bonds of return to Allah and abandons following desire and avarice obeyed, and with the dawn when it unveils its face to the people of friendships and proximities and removes the veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it bids farewell to its twins and warns against suckling the milk of desires that alter temperaments and natures, and with the dawn when it adorns itself with the necklace of the Pleiades, brightening the faces of the saints with its splendor and illuminating mountains, plains, and valleys. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it turns its crab to swallow the garments of transparency that lead to humiliation and loss, and with the dawn when it leads those who guard their prayers along the paths of martyrs, for whom Paradise is attested without dispute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it sets its lion upon the people of sleep and heedlessness who are excessive in eating, drinking, and intercourse, and with the dawn when it performs 'Umra on the emptiness of the one who is advanced, to empty for him the places of good deeds and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it leaves the authority of its ear of grain in the horizon and distant regions and all places, and with the dawn when it adorns itself, the witness of teaching testifies that its like has not been found in the odd and even. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it sets up its balance for those who act according to the Book, the Sunna, and consensus, and with the dawn when it sends the guide of the Criterion as an intercessor for those who remember Allah therein until the sun rises and takes its measure of elevation.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it commands its scorpion to sting every disbeliever in Muhammad and to pour upon him the heat of its abundant venom, harm, and pains; and with the dawn when it seeks forgiveness for the community of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and urges it to preserve the Sunna and to follow it abundantly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it shoots the arrows of its bow at the people of deceit and innovation; and with the dawn when it crowns itself with the crown of its diadem and reveals its secret to the people of insight and vision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it confines its kid ²²³ in the company of asceticism for the people of trust, contentment, despair of what is in people's hands, and ambitions; and with the dawn when it prepares the house of its fortune for the people of seclusion, devotion, and detachment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it lowers its bucket to draw water for the people of fasting and night prayer, who are wrapped in thirst and hungry individuals; and with the dawn when it sends its buyer to gather what has been scattered of the subtle remembrances and precious wares. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it casts its fish into the seas of detachment from the world and manifestation away from it and abandonment; and with the dawn when it extends the arm of its voice, and the stars of guidance submit to its penetrating judgment and obeyed command. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, a blessing that perfumes mouths, delights ears, and saves its rememberer from falling into idle talk, excessive disputes, and quarrels, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our father, the learned, practicing, saintly, pure, perfect, diligent in worship of his Lord, the sincere advisor, Abu 'Abd Allah, my master Muhammad, called al-Salih ²²⁴, in urging night prayer and praising its people, these verses: Light your lamp at night And keep your eyelid awake in it, For the night is a noble time That has no equal. A time when the heart contemplates Away from every unpleasant matter. And desires' needs become sweet, How beautiful is its Prophet! So abandon the bed and leave it And whoever lies with you in it, And cut it off with remembrance and thought, You will attain what you hope for. Do not waste it in sleep, That is the act of the foolish. Choose your standing in it Over everything you desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Unarmed Fish ²²⁵ takes hold of his right hand, and the Flying Eagle ²²⁶ wipes with its wing the forelock of his face and the lock of his brow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and Mercury ²²⁷ seeks comfort in his weeping and yearning, and Aldebaran ²²⁸ fears the assault of his authority and dreads the placing of his sword on his shoulder and his aorta. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Passing Sirius ²²⁹ weeps like a bereaved mother who has lost him and remembers the beauty of his conduct and gentleness, and the Crown ²³⁰ spreads for him its most splendid blanket and seeks blessing from his successful opinion and his writing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Scorpion's Claws ²³¹ marvel at the majesty of his rank and the strength of his establishment, and the Heart ²³² turns over in the presence of his witnessing and the station of his specification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Arm ²³³ extends its arm from his left and right, and the Forehead ²³⁴ rubs its forehead in his brocade garments and colored robes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Pleiades ²³⁵ delights its gaze in his celestial wonders and subtle beautifications, and the Ostriches ²³⁶ coo to his radiant moon and draw from his holy lights and marvelous formations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Eyes ²³⁷ accompany him in his movement and stillness, and the Red Star ²³⁸ leads by his reins to save him from the assault of his enemy and his companion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Moon moves through the houses of its months and the days of its years, and Saturn ²³⁹ rises on the peaks of its horizon and the mount of its years. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and Venus ²⁴⁰ boasts of accompanying him and remembers the flashes of his secrets and the gleams of his adornment, and the Crab ²⁴¹ says, "I will not leave his company," and swears by his right hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and the Pleiades ²⁴² light its lamps to bid him farewell and regret the passing of his time and hour, and the Luck of Lucks ²⁴³ drinks from the seas of his grace and his flowing Kawthar ²⁴⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs, and Gemini ²⁴⁵ and Leo ²⁴⁶ serve his station and are guided by his guidance and religion, and the Fish ²⁴⁷ and the Archer ²⁴⁸ glorify in his orbit and follow the paths of his fame and clarification. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose sincerity of intention and certainty are perfected in his Muhammadan aspect, and which manifests upon us the blessing of service to his Ahmad ²⁴⁹ station from its time and hour, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our master, the gnostic, sincere advisor, saintly, pious, righteous father, Abu 'Abd Allah, my master Muhammad, called al-Salih, may Allah sanctify his soul and grant him a spacious abode in the gardens, in praise of the night and those who stand in it: I marvel at one who hopes for long sleep When he comes to the bed and cushions, And slumbers, caring not for what he has earned By day, when he seeks the pillow, As if he had not committed a sin, and what Of Allah's disobediences has he not gained? If he sought pardon in the depth of night, Allah would forgive his slip and be generous. For the night is the place of all good, And best is when the Lord is called therein.

O people of idleness, you have perished! Will you not return to guidance if you turn back? And if you recover what you have lost of what you squandered before coming to the final return ²⁵⁰? Do you not know that death is true? Have you then prepared any provision for death? The fear of God is the best provision as a store; so restrain the heart from its obstacles. For one who sleeps in the darkness of nights is not like one who stands and chooses vigilance ²⁵¹, and spends the night on a mat in a state of purity ²⁵², whispering to his Lord, the Generous King. And one who builds up the world, raising its structures, adorning and erecting them, is not like one who stands in the Hereafter, turning away from it, driving sleep from his eyes. Do you not fear a grim day when mountains will crumble utterly, a station that turns children gray, and in which the Fire blazes fiercely? The people of seriousness will meet no evil on that day, for they have followed the right path; while the people of frivolity will meet only calamity, grief, and blackening of faces. The people of the night are truly the people of God; through them He gives life to the earth and lands. Were it not for those who stand in prayer, we would perish; and how many terrors, by God, have been dispelled through them! The envied one in this world is only he who obeys God, not he who turns away from Him. And the cheated and deprived one is only the wrongdoer who persists in his wrongdoing. O He whose command prevails over creation—far be it that He should be opposed in what He wills—bestow favor, my Master, and grant pardon when we come to You in the Hereafter alone. Revive every one exhausted by sin, and grant each of us what we desire from You. And grant intercession to the Master of Messengers ²⁵³ for us—he who surpassed all of humanity and became the leader. May God, our Creator, bless him and grant him peace as long as a branch blooms and sways. What a night! How gentle is its breeze for the knowers ²⁵⁴, how sweet is its Tasnim ²⁵⁵ for the yearning ones, how pleasant is its greeting for the lovers, how precious is its authority for the patient, how majestic is its veneration in the hearts of the humble, how delightful is its exaltation for those who have attained union, how sweet is its bliss for the rememberers, how delicious are its whispered prayers and speech for the supplicants! In it, for the masters of prayers, there is a pleasant mount; for the people of supplication, an eloquent tongue; for the people of devotional acts, a true promise; for the people of whispered prayers, a spacious station; for the people of ecstatic utterances ²⁵⁶ and attractions ²⁵⁷, a sincere influx; for the people of sciences and allusions ²⁵⁸, a clear taste. In it, for those who stand in prayer, ranks and degrees are elevated; in it, for the monks of mosques, remembrances and whispered prayers become pleasant; in it, for the people of supplication and entreaty ²⁵⁹, needs and desires are fulfilled; for the people of mutual purification and closeness, virtues and miracles appear; for the people of night prayer and wakefulness, habits are broken and blessings descend; for the people of devotion and detachment, doors are opened and prayers are answered. So, my master, by the sanctity of this night which You have made a manifestation of the self-disclosure of Your attributes and names, a place for the breezes of Your gusts, mercies, and favors, a noble abode for Your friends and chosen ones, a blooming garden for Your companions and beloved, a swift mount for Your knowers and pious, a presence for the people of Your obedience and Your hidden ones, a carpet for Your vicegerents and Your elect, a time for the ascension of Your messengers and prophets—and You unveiled to them therein the secrets of the kingdom and the dominion, and You shone upon them the lights of might and majesty, so their spiritual souls, their luminous worlds, and their pure corporeal forms moved in strange shapes, wondrous movements, exquisite and subtle whispered prayers, great and lofty ecstatic states, abundant and noble tears, pure and clean breaths, and virtuous and chaste manners. Sometimes they rub their faces in the dust, sometimes they place them on the thresholds, sometimes they wash them with tears, sometimes they spread them on the beds of humility, sometimes they dry them with the garments of repentance and return, sometimes they brighten them with the lights of standing and lying down, sometimes they apply kohl to their eyes with the fruit of weeping and submission, sometimes they let them roam in the gardens of intimacy, sometimes they purify them in the enclosures of holiness. Their day is the day of the living, and their night is the night of the dead; they have buried themselves in the graves of fear and awe, and laid them in the tombs with the stones of supplication and desire, crying out: 'O living ones of the dead, help the dead of the living!'—that You may bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, and make me among those who spend the night prostrating and standing for You, and who spend it in Your service out of love, longing, ecstasy, piety, and reverence, and who sacrifice themselves therein seeking Your pleasure, obeying Your commands, and magnifying and honoring You. Sometimes they expose their cheeks beneath Your majesty and the awe of Your splendor; sometimes they are thrown down by the assault of the lights of Your attributes and the manifestation of the majesty of Your essence; sometimes they become bewildered in standing with the attribute of awe and perplexity; sometimes they wander in bowing with the vision of grandeur and greatness; sometimes they vanish in prostration with the witnessing of nearness and proximity; sometimes they are perplexed by taste; sometimes they become lost in the desert of annihilation; sometimes they find intimacy with the spirit of subsistence, wandering in Your presence, maddened by the perfection of Your gaze. They have spent their times in magnification and reverence, and their bodies in obedience and service, delighting in whispered prayers to You in the dawn hours, seeking Your pleasure, O Forbearing, O Forgiver. My day is the day of people until the night appears; the beds have shaken me towards You. I spend my day in talk and wishes, and at night the secret gathers me together ²⁶⁰. And grant me, O God, what You have granted them of perfect contentment and good pleasure, and make me follow the paths of blessedness and security that You made them follow, and honor me with what You honored them with of stations of nearness and closeness, for You are affectionate, kind, tender, bountiful, generous, forbearing, known for generosity and beneficence, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Forgiving, O Merciful, O Compassionate, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The most fortunate person in his world is a servant who has devotion and no stability; he has a portion of prayer at night and of fasting when day comes; his sustenance comes in sufficiency, and he has patience for that; he has chastity and obscurity, not pointed at with fingers; few weep for him when he fulfills his vow and has no wealth. That one has been saved from all evil, and on the Day of Resurrection, fire will not touch him. O God, I ask You by Your name which You placed upon the night so it grew dark, upon the day so it shone, upon bodies so they moved, upon mountains so they trembled, upon winds so they blew violently, upon lightning so it flashed, upon hearts so they inclined, upon inspirations so they called out, upon angels so they prostrated, upon heavens so they rose high, upon springs so they gushed forth, upon the earth so it was spread out, upon necks so they bowed; and by the sanctity of this night which You have made a garment for the elite of the near ones among Your servants, a garden for the people of Your love and affection, a place where You long for the whispered prayers of Your beloved, our master Muhammad (God bless him and grant him peace), the lamp of Your regions and lands, the support of Your poles and solitaries ²⁶¹, the imam of the people of Your highest carpet and Your ways.

Your guidance, and in it the lights of the majesty of Your attributes shone upon the hearts of those who pray, and in it the beauty of Your Essence was unveiled to the knowers who are lovers. Then their tears flow, and their sighs ascend in longing for You, and in it they witness You through You, not through their own vigil, and that stirs them to the stations of intimacy and the sanctuaries of holiness. When they arrived there, they forgot themselves and supplicated before You, wept for You, and asked You for Your all-encompassing, sufficient mercy, and Your complete, perfect forgiveness, as it is reported that You smile in the faces of those who pray in its depth, and those who stand in its third and its half. And how could it not be so, when You commanded Your beloved, our master and lord Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, to stand and to perform the night vigil in it, in Your words: "O you who are wrapped in garments, stand the night except for a little" ²⁶², and in Your words: "And from the night, perform the night vigil as an extra act of devotion for you; perhaps your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station" ²⁶³. That You bless him and his family, and make me among Your servants who were commanded to stand this night and complied, and acted upon what You charged them with of performing Your obedience, so they accepted, and sought arrival to You, so they arrived, and attained their desire, and called upon You, and You answered them, and they were sincere in Your service in word and deed, and strove for Your pleasure, so they hastened to Your commands, obligatory and supererogatory, and sought Your meeting, so You loved their meeting and granted them closeness and union, and they died upon Your religion and the Sunna of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, so You said to them: "Welcome and ease." What a people they are! They spent their night in weeping and wailing, their voices raised to their Lord in glorification, magnification, and declaration of His oneness, their hearts melted from the heat of longing and the burning of thirst, their livers were cut from fear of their Lord, the Majestic King, and they purified themselves from the vanities of the passing world, and provisioned themselves for the Day of Return and Departure. So their Lord met them with pardon and forgiveness for their beautiful deed, and settled them in the palaces of His Garden, and gave them repose in the courtyards of its shady shade, and gave them to drink of its sealed nectar and its abundant, flowing stream. He manifested to them secretly, so He annihilated their existence, and no joint remained of their bodies at all. And they became intoxicated from the aims of their love, and their spirits soared to the highest assembly. They agreed upon the religion of passion, so they became slain by the sword of desire in the love of their Beloved. He gave them to drink pure cups of love, and how excellent are the cups of the union of affection, whose mention fills. And He called them while the night had touched its veil, and brought them to the sweetest watering-place from His bounty. And He showed them the lights of the beauty of His loveliness, and settled them, from His bounty, in closeness and union. So they became enraptured by Him when they saw passion, and they lost, in His love, their minds and intellects. And He said: "Rejoice, then look and enjoy, for this is My beauty, which has appeared to you, sweet." So, O company of lovers, congratulations on the meeting! Your fortune has come and your sorrow has departed. So, O Lord, by the Guide, the Bringer of Good News, Muhammad, a pure Prophet, branch as the root was pure, save us from the Fire and forgive our sins, for we have come to You seeking the rain of bounty. Upon him be the peace of God as long as the east wind blows, and as long as a light from his beautiful traits shines sweetly. Through their remembrance, mercies descend, and through them, hardships are removed, and through them, fragrant breezes are inhaled, and from their bounty, clouds of blessings pour down. Were it not for Your veiling of them in this night, their states with You would become public, and their secrets would be disclosed to Your creation. When they are in a state of wakefulness, their states are overwhelming, and their secrets are attractions. And when they become forgetful through the light of Your beauty and the might of Your majesty, sleep overtakes them and cuts them off from the night vigil and the expanse of ecstasy, so they rest in the spirit of intimacy and the repose of holiness. Perhaps they see in their sleep the intended and hoped-for, and attain from their Lord the desired and sought-after, as occurred for some of the knowers and the unique ones who have arrived: that one of them did not sleep for thirty years. It happened that he slept one night and saw the Truth, exalted is He, in his dream. After that, he would take a pillow with him and lie down wherever he was. He was asked about that, and he began to say: "I saw the joy of my heart in my dream, so I loved breathing and sleep." So glory be to Him who made the night a time of stillness for some of His beloved, and a time of agitation for others, and made it obscure for them in the time of trial—the night of the veil and the slumber of heedlessness. When they sleep in the night of separation, He takes them by the hand through the unveiling of union, and elevates them to the station of closeness and connection, and after that, He causes the suns of care to rise upon them from the east of sufficiency. So He makes their sleep a cause of nearness, and their slumber a repose of proximity. The people of heedlessness rest in their night, while the beloved ones stay awake. If they are in the spirit of union, sleep does not overtake them due to the perfection of their intimacy; and if they are in the pain of separation, sleep does not overtake them due to the perfection of their reaching, through wakefulness, the attribute of the beloved—either due to the perfection of joy or the onslaught of worries. "Is it over sleep that you feel regret? Then forsake your bed—that is not remorse." And our father also, may God sanctify his soul and cool his grave and settle him in the highest expanses of Paradise, said in this meaning: "Leave sleep; there is no good in sleep. How excellent is the night, how sweet its standing! Spread your hand, call upon your Lord in it, for intimate conversations in darkness are a grace. Thus my Lord will choose you and be pleased with you in this world and on the Day of Resurrection." It is said that sleep was made for some of the beloved as a time of manifestation, showing them in it what cannot be attained in wakefulness. When He wants to annihilate them in sleep, they prefer sleep over wakefulness, as it was said: "Were it not for my hope of union, I would not live an hour; and were it not for the place of the phantom, I would not sleep." This is the state of the people of the end, and the station of the people of special favor and care. May God make us among those who hold fast to their coattails, who are characterized by their states, who follow their words and deeds, and who attain the stations of their closeness and the ranks of their union. Amen, amen. And praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. People are in the witnessing of beauty, and a people in the witnessing of majesty, and a people who combine every meaning of gnosis in the ranks of perfection. Neither the sun of beauty sets for them, nor does the shade of majesty depart. Through them, holy lights have appeared, having in the gathering various kinds of connection. The union of the Truth keeps them far from what creation imagines of separation. The light of the Unseen shone in them, from them, and raised them to the witnessing of the high things. The march of their steeds stripped the Bedouins—souls that race in the field. And He strengthened them against illusions with glory, to whose might the peaks of mountains bow. They saw a meaning that is sanctified beyond others, and their intimate companion remained with them in every state.

O Allah, O He who made the night and day a succession ²⁶⁴ for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude, and made standing in prayer ²⁶⁵ during it for His saints an act of obedience, closeness, and righteousness, and clothed their faces with abundant supplication in it with radiance, splendor, and light, and made their supplication in it a fortified fortress and a concealed veil for the community. I ask You, O my Master, by the rank of our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whom You commanded to perform the night vigil ²⁶⁶ in it and made that for Your beloved ones a clear path and a well-known way, an accepted deed, a pure action, and a praiseworthy endeavor, that You make me among those who gain, through standing in prayer for You during it, from Your abundant gifts, magnificent treasures and rewards, and among those who remember and supplicate humbly to You in it at nightfall, dawn, evening, and morning. And protect me, O Allah, during it with the eye of Your care, guardianship, protection, and preservation from Your wrath, Your punishment, the evil of Your servants, and from the evil of the calamities of nights and days. And encompass me in Your fortress, Your neighborhood, Your refuge, Your security, and Your inviolable protection that cannot be reached or assailed, and from the evil of all those in this world among Your creation whom You have created and whose knowledge encompasses, whether known or unknown, from all existent things and all beings, and from the evil of every evil-doer and the envy of every envier, the slander of every slanderer, and the transgression of every transgressor, among those who show cheerfulness and speak softly, and from all evils, afflictions, calamities, illnesses, the onslaught of souls... and tyrannical oppressors, rebellious factions, and great disasters. And guide us along the paths of right guidance, righteousness, success, and inspiration, and gather us, when You cause us to die, with those upon whom You have bestowed favor—the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous—in the meadows of bliss and the abode of peace, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our father, the Imam, the gnostic ²⁶⁷, the noble, may Allah sanctify his secret ²⁶⁸ and spread his mention in the highest assembly, and perpetuate among the saints and the acting scholars his glory and honor in seeking the aid of the righteous of the West ²⁶⁹ for his protection when he heard of the Christians' emergence in Ceuta ²⁷⁰, and he repelled what afflicted his people from the famine that occurred in the year 1134 ²⁷¹, after he, may Allah be pleased with him, said: when he heard the aforementioned news, 'The Christians will not emerge in the West while I am in it,' and he said with a loud voice: 'Go away, O this famine, from our West,' so Allah removed the famine and repelled the Christians, humiliated, by his blessing and the blessing of these saints (54) who are sought for help. The night has darkened, so arise, my masters, for protection and guard the West; attend to its land every hour, and spread for its integration into the path of safety, and for the fortification of its frontiers, banner after banner in your protection. You have made it, so it is under the arrow; so extend every hand in the darkness for supplication, and drive away from it what afflicted its people of famine, and break the waves of high prices with ease in the shops, for by you grief departs when complaints are voiced. O fathers of dust, they have not worn above my head, and towering mountains that incline for protection, and caves whose shade brings every comfort, and seas whose stillness brings every generosity, and rains whose bounty is ever increasing, and stars that our Lord has prepared for guidance, and full moons rising in the constellations of happiness, and faces whose beauty surpasses every limit, and mornings whose concerns have turned to travel, and healers whose medicine removes every affliction, and nobles whose state has enriched in the lineage, so a secret has passed unseen by them, of the benefit of the likes of Idris and his son and Yalnur, my masters, and Ibn Ja'far, my master, support and my awe, and al-Jazuli ²⁷² and those who belong to him of kinship, and Iyad ²⁷³, who healed with healing every affliction and the cure of the stray from the perplexities of misguidance, and the bestowers of delegations who came for increase. O for the heroes of Dar'a ²⁷⁴ and Sijilmasa ²⁷⁵, my masters, and for Zah ²⁷⁶, whose seat is the lofty peaks of the fixed stars, and warriors whose abode is the land of Sus ²⁷⁷ and Hajja ²⁷⁸, and men of Batadil ²⁷⁹, the best of people and leaders. The torrent has reached the zenith, so hasten to aid and rise with your hosts, my masters, for my response, by the Prophet Muhammad, the best reciter of a verse; upon him, his family, and all the Companions be prayers that are aimed every moment and hour, and peace that is fragrant, without end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the openings of the chapters ²⁸⁰ when they are explained, and with the secrets of the Quran when they are granted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the collections of books when they are opened, and with the benefits of the subtle points when they are praised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the mother sciences ²⁸¹ when they are verified, and with the foundations of the schools ²⁸² when they are preferred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the doors when they are opened, and with the mosques when they are frequented. O Allah, bless (55) and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the odes when they are adorned, and with the spoken word when it flows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the legal opinions ²⁸³ when they are clarified, and with the clear proofs when they are preferred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the questions when they are posed, and with the widows when they rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the garments when they are sprinkled, and with the splints when they are wiped. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sacrifices when they are slaughtered, and with the burdens when they are cast off. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the earth when it is spread out, and with the spouses when they are married. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the wells when they are drained, and with the chairs when they are moved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the merchants when they profit, and with the hearts when they rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the judgments when they are criticized, and with the souls when they are given rest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the hardships when they are removed, and with the gifts when they are granted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the trees when they are pollinated, and with the fruits when they succeed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the eyes when they gaze, and with the lightning when it flashes.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the fragrant breezes ²⁸⁴ when they blow, and with the scorching winds ²⁸⁵ when they blast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the beasts when they graze, and with the birds when they sing clearly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the vessels ²⁸⁶ when they sweat, and with the mounts ²⁸⁷ when they incline. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the limbs ²⁸⁸ when they toil, and with the preachers when they advise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose spirits have disappeared into the oceans of the beauty of the Essence ²⁸⁹ and swam, and gave generously what they had in the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger, and were generous, and their scales became heavy and outweighed, 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, along with the suns when they rise, and with the lights when they shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the eyes when they sleep, and with the birds when they warble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the voices when they become humble, and with the necks when they bow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the waters when they gush forth, and with the events when they occur. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the pregnant ones when they give birth, and with the infants when they suckle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the servants when they bow, and with the beasts when they graze freely. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the rains when they pour, and with the amulets when they benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the lightning when it flashes, and with the thunder when it crashes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the roots when they branch out, and with the sciences when they diversify. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the thoughts when they are inspired, and with the ideas when they are distributed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the hearts when they are cut, and with the hearts when they are shattered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the intellects when they expand, and with the limbs when they volunteer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the sides ²⁹⁰ when they humble themselves, and with the tongues when they supplicate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the great ones when they are pious, and with the noble ones when they give freely. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the heroes when they are veiled ²⁹¹, and with the battalions when they become courageous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the virtuous ones when they intercede, and with the qualities when they gather. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the winds when they blow gently, and with the fragrant plants when they spread their scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the bodies when they wrap themselves, and with the warriors when they don armor. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose limbs have fled from Your disobedience, and whose eye is comforted by gazing upon Your noble face, and whose worlds have enjoyed and been quenched from the oceans of Your hidden gnosis ²⁹² and have been saturated, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O heart, glad tidings to you! The days of contentment have returned, and this abode and the beloved have been gathered. Do you not see the breezes of intimacy have blown, their breaths, and the lightning of proximity has flashed? So live happily in an unbroken union with the One you love, for the veils of separation have been lifted. And behold the beauty of Him for whose vision the hearts of the guided have fallen in love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the branches when they sway, and with the youths when they grow up. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the pillars when they shake, and with the mountains when they tremble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the partners when they draw lots, and with the things when they are created. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the voices when they are raised, and with the riding beasts when they set out. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the visitors when they benefit, and with the mounts when they gather. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the enemies when they are subdued, and with the distresses when they are repelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the swords when they clash, and with the armies when they fight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the steeds when they race, and with the good deeds when they follow one another. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the caravan when it returns, and with the companions when they bid farewell. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the workers when they dispute, and with the calamities when they are elevated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the persons when they trade, and with the souls when they humble themselves. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose souls have raced to good deeds and hastened, and who have fulfilled rights and maintained kinship ties when they were severed, 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, along with the hadiths ²⁹³ when they are heard, and with the words when they are gathered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the aspirations when they are raised, and with the great matters when they are repelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the melodies when they are repeated, and with the stories when they are swallowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the forms when they are invented, and with the crafts when they are innovated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the grains

When they are sown, and with the ears of grain when they are cut. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sunan ²⁹⁴ when they are enacted, and with the disputants when they are removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the testimony when it is deposited, and with the secrets when they are pledged allegiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the treasures when they are hidden, and with the jewels when they are set. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, as long as those in need seek refuge in him in hardships and flee [to him], and the pure ones desire and covet the reception of his bounty, and tongues become devoted to the mention of his hadith ²⁹⁵ and become enamored, and grant him abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Our hearts have become enamored with passion, never ceasing from it nor turning back. Muhammad is the master of mankind, and the necks of his enemies have bowed to him. His countenance shames the moons when it appears to the eyes and shines. His stature shames the branches when they look at his stature and bow. Every beautiful one has performed pilgrimage to him, for the comprehensive qualities of beauty have been gathered in him. Mercy came to us through his birth, and it was extended through him and never ceased. Rain and relief descend through him, and from his radiance the lightning flashes. O master of the messengers, take my hand, for my tears have flowed from my transgressions. And intercede for us on the Day of Return, O my hope, when the blazing fire scorches. May Allah bless you as long as an eye stays awake and as long as one sleeps in slumber, and upon your pure family and companions, and upon those who follow him from the community. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the surahs ²⁹⁶ when they are detailed, and with the sciences when they are attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the inscriptions when they are recorded, and with the days when they are deferred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the good deeds when they are hastened, and with the excellent ones when they are abundant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the forms when they are represented, and with the imaginations when they are imagined. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the natures when they are created, and with the questions when they are unknown. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the wealth when it is spent, and with the howdahs when they are carried. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the states when they are transferred, and with the spears when they are held. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the fortunes when they are neglected, and with the benefits when they are overlooked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the commands when they are obeyed, and with the burdens when they are deemed heavy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the difficulties when they are made easy, and with the perplexing matters when they are resolved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the vessels when they are used, and with the affairs when they are facilitated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rains when they are brought down, and with the nights when they are shortened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the states when they are faced, and with the conditions when they are fulfilled. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those whose heart's earth trembles from fear of its Lord and is shaken, and the jewels of unveiling ²⁹⁷ are scattered upon the inner secret and are sent down, and grant him abundant peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The prophet of guidance, the most worthy of creation to be praised, with us we have built us and do not bend. Your bliss is in praising the Prophet and mentioning him, and far be it from any suspicion that is doubtful or diseased. A warner to people from their Lord and a bringer of good tidings, and they have appeared like flowers on the tender branch. A sincere advisor to Allah's creation in every word, by mentioning the Messenger of Allah, yearning for Eden. I have strung radiant necklaces with his name, the breeze of its morning, whenever its fragrance blows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the recitations when they are embellished, and with the mosques when they are built. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the visions when they are interpreted, and with the forms when they are depicted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the affairs when they are managed, and with the verses when they are repeated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gatherings when they are chaired, and with the hadiths when they are explained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the forms when they are established, and with the notebooks when they are lined. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the inner realities when they appear, and with the outer aspects when they are illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the secrets when you test, and with the sources when you consider. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the hours when you wait, and with the persons when you attend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the lengthy things when you abbreviate, and with the armies when you triumph. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gifts when you press, and with the steps when you limit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the tails when you tuck up, and with the measures when you determine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the unseen things when you conceal, and with the crimes when you forgive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the goods when you restrict, and with the animals when you subjugate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sacrificial body when you slaughter, and with the offerings when you mark. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the necks when you free, and with the cognitions when you mention. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the valleys when you cross, and with the closeness when you vow. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those whose worlds are filled with the aspiration of His love and are intoxicated, and whose rank among the praisers is elevated and made famous, 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, with covenants when fulfilled, and with wealth when amassed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with jewels when treasured, and with robes when embroidered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with perfections when completed, and with aspirations when excelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with beloved ones when united, and with great ones when vying. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with numbers when interwoven, and with opposites when confronted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with cattle when multiplied, and with attributes when similar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with days when alternated, and with companions when optimistic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with buildings when towering, and with branches when swaying. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with trustees when dealing, and with partners when bearing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with clear proofs when balanced, and with opponents when reconciled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with waves when crashing, and with clouds when accumulating. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with creatures when showing mercy, and with mounts when crowding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with ages when consorting, and with trials when colliding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with armies when interlocked, and with hardships when magnified. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing ²⁹⁸ by which we become among those whose hearts have devoted themselves to his love and adhered, and whose cases have been raised to his carpet and arbitrated, 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, with obligations when stipulated, and with prayers when bound. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with expressions when spread, and with laws when regulated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with limbs when activated, and with states when envied. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sky when it is stripped, and with the earth when it is barren. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with letters when dotted, and with dependencies when dropped. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with valleys when flooded, and with foods when swallowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with deeds when mixed, and with persons when pressed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with trees when beaten, and with souls when despairing. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You save us from calamities of time when unleashed, and protect us from the evil of the wicked and the evil of deeds when nullified, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And whoever came to us truly with the greatest law, Muhammad the protector, who [eliminated] polytheism with guidance, and honored him with the most noble mission, and for whose sake Allah brought existence into being, so he quenched the thirst of those parched hearts, and from whose hand gushed forth sweet water, the destroyer of enemies, the protector from destruction, the possessor of chivalry, the imam of guidance, the master of generosity, the hearer of the call, of majesty, open-handed, easy in giving, noble of countenance, abundant in cheerfulness, clear, a shining lamp, dispeller of every distress, a bringer of glad tidings, a warner, an intercessor whose intercession is accepted. And his community has brought forth the best community, and his religion has perfected the best religion, and the mission of the best of creation encompassed all people, while every prophet was sent specifically to his own people. So I have come complaining of many sins. O Messenger of Allah, be an intercessor for me, and You are my refuge in the Hereafter and my provision. You are the desire of my soul and the ultimate goal, the safeguard of my monotheism and the foundation of my creed ²⁹⁹. Your love is my religion, my belief, and my school; I hope thereby for forgiveness of my sin and my slip. Before my whispered prayer, I have presented your praise; my request is by Your favor, so accept my gift. So be generous, bestow, pardon, forgive, and give me, and clothe me with the most honorable garment of your praise. When you raise the rank of your attributes among people, upon me, and my lineage to your highness is confirmed, then how could I fear the vicissitudes of time if it oppresses? I whiten my page with noble praise, and if sins blacken my face, how can I not? Whisper to you, so seize the description of the best of creation. May my heart be pleased that the descriptions of his beauty come clearly in every verse and chapter. What can the praisers say when his praise is clear? And what about the camel-driver at dawn in Mecca? Upon him be the blessings of Allah as long as a lightning flashes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with blankets when spread, and with virgins when guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with sayings when directed, and with deeds when supported. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with odes when recited, and with traditions when attributed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with remembrances when repeated, and with virtues when immortalized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with thoughts when repelled, and with brotherhood when contracted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with books when recited, and with outcomes when praised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with benefits when intended, and with ascendants when observed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with blessings when bound, and with gifts when adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with talents when renewed, and with needs when emphasized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with agents when stripped, and with judgments when intensified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with recitations when beautified, and with terms when determined.

O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with the noble qualities (al-karā'im) when they are enumerated, and along with the distinctive attributes (al-khaṣā'iṣ) when they are acknowledged. So bestow blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we may be among those whose faces are delighted (63) by love for him, and are blessed, and whose limbs acknowledge service to him and bear witness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with acts of obedience (al-ṭā'āt) when they are made beloved, and along with character traits (al-akhlāq) when they are refined. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with the elements (al-'anāṣir) when they are composed, and along with the souls (al-nufūs) when they are disciplined. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with difficulties (al-ṣi'āb) when they are brought near, and along with recurring benefits (al-'awā'id) when they are tested. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with litanies (al-awrād) when they are arranged, and along with writing (al-kitābah) when it is inscribed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with openings (al-futūḥāt) when they are granted, and along with spirits (al-arwāḥ) when they are drawn. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with registers (al-dafātir) when they are written, and along with scales (al-mawāzīn) when they are set up. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with good things (al-khayrāt) when they are brought, and along with glories (al-mafākhir) when they are attributed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with parables (al-amthāl) when they are coined, and along with lost things (al-ḍawāll) when they are sought. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with wealth (al-amwāl) when it is stripped away, and along with tears (al-dumū') when they are shed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with increases (al-mazā'id) when they are poured forth, and along with remedies (al-adwiyah) when they are drunk. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with sins (al-ma'āṣī) when they are shunned, and along with prohibitions (al-manāhī) when they are avoided. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with expressions (al-alfāẓ) when they are chosen, and along with waters (al-miyāh) when they are sought as sweet. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with great matters (al-'aẓā'im) when they are undertaken, and along with secrets (al-asrār) when they are concealed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with cattle (al-mawāshī) when they are acquired, and along with rewards (al-ujūr) when they are accounted. So bestow blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we may be among those whose soul has striven in obedience to Allah and desired, and has been pleased for the pleasure of Allah and angered, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with copies of the Quran (al-maṣāḥif) when they are recited, and along with tablets (al-alwāḥ) when they are begun. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with shades (al-ẓilāl) when they are cast, and along with structures (al-hayākil) when they are erected. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with carpets (al-furush) when they are trodden, and along with mounts (al-marākib) when they are prepared. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, (64) along with legal punishments (al-ḥudūd) when they are averted, and along with containers (al-ẓurūf) when they are filled. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with obligations (al-dhimam) when they are discharged, and along with crises (al-azamāt) when they occur suddenly. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with secrets (al-asrār) when they become corrupt, and along with persons (al-ashkhāṣ) when they grow. So bestow blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we may be among those whose limbs You have protected from sins, and whose souls You have crowned and sanctified in the highest paradises and established, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with mountains (al-jibāl) when they are scattered, and along with suns (al-shumūs) when they are eclipsed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with inner secrets (al-sarā'ir) when they are disclosed, and along with gaps (al-thughūr) when they are sealed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with burdens (al-athqāl) when they are lightened. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with obligations (al-takālīf) when they are imposed, and along with bodies (al-ajsām) when they are purified. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with ears (al-ādhān) when they are adorned, and along with positions (al-manāṣib) when they are honored. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with strings (al-awtār) when they are arranged, and along with armies (al-juyūsh) when they are arrayed. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with numbers (al-a'dād) when they are multiplied, and along with measures (al-makāyīl) when they are diminished. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with expressions (al-alfāẓ) when they are miswritten, and along with sayings (al-aqwāl) when they are falsified. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with houses (al-buyūt) when they are roofed, and along with roots (al-uṣūl) when they are refined. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with the wounded (al-jarḥā) when they are finished off, and along with documents (al-wathā'iq) when they are folded. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with swords (al-suyūf) when they are sharpened, and along with rhymes (al-qawāfī) when they are appended. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with stirrups (al-rukāb) when they are urged on, and along with hearts (al-af'idah) when they are agitated. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with things (al-ashyā') when they are stopped, and along with books (al-kutub) when they are classified. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with mounts (al-rakā'ib) when they are brought near, and along with souls (al-nufūs) when they are united. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with flowers (al-azāhir) when they are plucked, and along with intellects (al-'uqūl) when they are snatched away. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with registers (al-dawāwīn) when they are compiled, and along with days (al-ayyām) when they are postponed. (65) O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with places (al-amākin) when they are described, and along with sights (al-abṣār) when they are turned away. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with hearts (al-af'idah) when they are passionately enamored, and along with crops (al-zurū') when they are blasted. O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, along with questions (al-masā'il)

When it is known, and with the visitors when they are gifted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the additions when they are omitted, and with the words when they are joined. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gardens when they are adorned, and with the paradises when they are brought near. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose soul overflowed in love for him and perished, and whose tears flowed with longing for his honored lands and dripped, 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, with the sciences when they are acquired, and with the supplications when they are sought. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rains when they are withheld, and with the lifespans when they are snatched away. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the names when they are sanctified, and with the structures when they are founded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gardens when they are planted, and with the goods when they are guarded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the heads when they are bowed, and with the benefits when they are withheld. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the traces when they are effaced, and with the tongues when they are silenced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the hearts when they become dry, and with the grains when they become dry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the limbs when they touch, and with the stars when they are extinguished. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the dead when they are buried, and with the animals when they are immersed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the lineages when they are attributed, and with the garments when they are worn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the physicians when they sweep, and with the neighbors when they retreat. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the eyes when they become drowsy, and with the waters when they gush forth. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, as long as poets exalt in praising him and compete, and the scholars ³⁰⁰ discuss the meanings of the sciences of his hadith and study them, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (66) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rights when they become clear, and with the conditions when they are specified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the states ³⁰¹ when they become established, and with the influxes ³⁰² when they change color. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the storms when they calm, and with the souls when they are refreshed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the matters when they come into being, and with the faces when they are adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the trees when they take root, and with the reports when they are confirmed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the secrets when they are concealed, and with the pleasures when they are savored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the names when they are shown mercy, and with the letters when they are pronounced emphatically. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sanctuary ³⁰³ when it is magnified, and with the questions when they are forbidden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the guests when they are honored, and with the crafts when they are perfected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the delegations when they are fed, and with the intellects when they are inspired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the indications when they are understood, and with the symbols when they are made ambiguous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the results when they are presented, and with the buildings when they are straightened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the shares when they are divided, and with the forms when they are drawn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the armies when they are defeated, and with the poor when they are wronged. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the letters when they are made non-Arabic ³⁰⁴, and with the devils when they are stoned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rulings when they are confirmed, and with the rights when they are undertaken. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the jewels when they are strung, and with the books when they are sealed. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose souls refrained from desires and weaned, and whose limbs were protected from outward and inward sins and preserved, 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, with the favors when they follow one another, and with the good deeds when they are multiplied. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the bodies when they recognize one another, (67) and with the opinions when they differ. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the veils when they are lifted, and with the wombs when they show affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the spirits when they visit one another, and with the houses when they adjoin. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the natures when they repel one another, and with the armies when they support one another. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the reports when they are transmitted successively, and with the pearls when they are scattered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the tears when they drip, and with the good things when they multiply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the tongues when they converse, and with the scholars when they debate.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the most excellent ³⁰⁵ when they boast, and with the armies when they support one another. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the persons when they conflict, and with the strangers when they intermarry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the understandings when they fall short, and with the great ones when they remember. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the lamps when they are lit, and with the worries when they are relieved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the paths when they are followed, and with the garments when they are woven. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the ailments when they are treated, and with the valleys when they are mixed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the spirits when they ascend, and with the mounts when they travel by night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the gardens when they are fragrant, and with the maidens when they adorn themselves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the fires of longing when they blaze, and with the beautiful ones when they rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the seas when they surge, and with the ships when they hesitate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the dawns when they break, and with the limbs when they twitch. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the souls of lovers when they are disturbed, and with the crisis of straits when they are relieved. So may Allah bless him and his family as long as the mounts travel to his noble station and ascend, and fly with the wings of longing to his illuminated lands and ascend, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. (68) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the verses when they are recited, and with the hadiths ³⁰⁶ when they are narrated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the stories when they are told, and with the secrets when they are unveiled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the necklaces when they are adorned, and with the wrists when they are embroidered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the names when they are called, and with the glorious ones when they are harmed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the spirits when they are invoked, and with the dead when they are mourned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the burden when it is sufficed, and with the needs when they are fulfilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the essences when they are named, and with the provisions when they are increased. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the fruits when they are gathered, and with the gifts when they are collected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the foundations when You build, and with the consciences when You intend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the traces when You bestow, and with the ascents when You lower. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the covenants when You fulfill, and with the names when You surname. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the necks when You ransom, and with the wealth when You take as spoils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the illnesses when You heal, and with the bodies when they are restored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the gifts when You give, and with the subtleties when You cancel. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the souls when You nurture, and with the intellects when You console. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the bodies when You nourish, and with the dead when You revive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the wells when You fold, and with the lands when You water. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the wisdoms when You are given, and with the ranks when You are appointed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the clear proofs when You purify, and with the animals when You slaughter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the obligations when You fulfill, and with the commands when You execute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the pebbles when You throw, and with the evil deeds when You (69) erase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the times when You pray, and with the sanctuary when You protect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the springs when You cause to flow, and with the gardens when You water. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose soul has been sold in Your pleasure and You have purchased, and whose spirit lives on his love and You have taken, 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 with the bridal chambers when You let down, and with the coverings when You send. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the veils when You let hang, and with the tables when You send down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the claims when You grant respite, and with the rights when You neglect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the consciences when You occupy, and with the gifts when You ask. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the realities when You ignore, and with the scattered ones when You comprehend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the blessings when You bestow, and with the times when You change.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the nurses when they foster, and with the tribes when they differ. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with difficulties when they become easy, and with objectives when they are perfected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the stars when they set, and with mercies when they encompass. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with bodies when they waste away, and with hands when they work. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with conditions when they are applied, and with meanings when they are realized. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which one's rank is elevated through service and excellence, and his attributes are beautified by blessing him and perfected, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A branch in the garden bent and dictated to us the tale of the exalted stature, the noble lady of that clan of Banu Hashim, upon her like the breaths of the breeze is my greeting. The doves convey to her from me, cooing, tales of longing, lamentation, and moaning, and news of sorrows whose griefs have reached a rank in love, the greatest rank. So, may God protect her, does she incline to a lover whom the eyes of the beautiful have shot and silenced? The secret of his soul transcended the description of other than Him, and he came to the witnessed in every form ³⁰⁷, and he concealed the essence of witnessing by His description, and manifested it as unveiling through the effusion of the Sharia ³⁰⁸. The secret of self-disclosure addressed him, dominating over his state among the high manifestations. He continued until the secret of His Beloved appeared, and Ahmad the Chosen One ³⁰⁹ praised him in every trait. So he stood by him, gathering all their affairs, dragging the trains of glory above the Milky Way. His guiding light led the attributes of his existence to Him, through Him, on a straight path of the way. And he returned by him from him intentionally to His Essence, His Most Beautiful Names, and a purified soul. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the arrival of love when it arrives, and with the sleep of the lover when it flees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the yearning of the visitor when he intends, and with the scrutiny of the observer when he watches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the arrival of the beloved when he promises, and with the regret of the laggard when he sits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the time of the fortunate when it is happy, and with the lightning of the enraptured when it thunders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the rest of the night vigilante when he sleeps, and with the weeping of the humble when he loses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the ecstasy of the lovelorn when he finds, and with the submission of the worshiper when he prostrates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the joy of the barren when she gives birth, and with the stay of the resident when he abides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the eloquence of the reciter when he chants, and with the quench of the thirsty when he arrives. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the repentance of the penitent when he is guided, and with the need of the seeker when he calls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the flame of longing when it blazes, and with the insight of the gnostic when he examines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the stillness of the preventer when it freezes, and with the concealment of love when it subsides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the perfection of the maker when he weaves, and with the sale of the merchant when it stagnates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the repelling of the harm of the envier when he envies, and with the rectification of a person's state when it corrupts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the standing of the devout when he worships, and with the fairness of the obstinate when he persists. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the tawhid ³¹⁰ of the believer when he declares oneness, and with the faith of the ignorant when he imitates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the struggle of the denier when he deviates, and with the stubbornness of the obstinate when he denies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the ecstasy of the lovelorn when he finds, and with the humility of the worshiper when he prostrates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the reliance of the seller when he contracts, and with the acceptance of the buyer when he pays. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the joy of the beloved when he arrives, and with the wealth of the rich when he is self-sufficient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sighs of the distressed when he is afflicted, and with the groaning of the stricken when he is pained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the life of the obedient when it is abundant, and with the provision of the traveler when it is exhausted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the performance

The witness when he testifies, and with the praise of the Benefactor upon him when he praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the fasting of the faster when he fasts perpetually, and with the intoxication of the drunkard when he revels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the accuracy of the scholar when he exerts himself ³¹¹, and with the striving of the worshiper when he secludes himself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the faith of the believer when he believes, and with the sincerity of the disciple ³¹² when he relies. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You guide us to the path of goodness and right guidance, and by which You remove from us grief, worry, and misfortune, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Bless, O Lord, the Chosen One, whose ❖ light in the heart is ease and in the body. ❖ In the path of Allah, my heart found ❖ the ecstasy of love, passion forever. ❖ Ah, what I have tasted of intense separation! ❖ O the heat in my ribs that has kindled! ❖ Love has cauterized my heart until it ended ❖ in my annihilation after it annihilated the body. ❖ As for one who mixes tears with blood, ❖ no one has endured what I encounter. ❖ And he sees the casting off of restraint ³¹³ due to passion ❖ as a doctrine in the love of Taha ³¹⁴ he believes. ❖ Master of the two worlds ³¹⁵, ornament of the two heavy ones ³¹⁶, ❖ the Beloved, the Chosen, the sea of right guidance. ❖ He whose character was praised by the One who ❖ singled him out with selection, the Lord, the Eternal. ❖ And He cared for him, drew near to him, and ❖ he repeated speech before Him and strove. ❖ For him the houris ³¹⁷ unveiled in Paradise, ❖ and he saw what the Lord prepared of good. ❖ And for him the cosmos manifested and shone ❖ with a beauty that excelled in comeliness and blazed. ❖ O Messenger of Allah, be an intercessor for me; ❖ you are the most faithful of those who promised with generosity. ❖ Here I have stretched out my hand, hoping for a gift; ❖ suffice me from you with it, eye and hand. ❖ And upon you be Allah's blessings, and upon the ❖ family and companions, and forever. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the spirits of the lovers when they disappear in the lights of Majesty and Beauty, and with the breaths of the rememberers when they are refreshed by the breeze of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the states of the yearning ones when they are snatched away by the flashes of splendor and perfection, and with the ecstatic utterances ³¹⁸ of the tasters when they are given glad tidings of reaching the goal and attaining hopes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the mountains of the firmly rooted ones when they are moved by the motives of joy and acceptance, and with the aspirations of the wayfarers when they swim in the seas of magnification and veneration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the tongues of the desirous ones when they release various forms of supplication and entreaty, and with the secrets of the concealers when they divulge the love of the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of Messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the pride of the ecstatic ones when they become drunk with the desire of intimacy and coquetry, and with the ranks of the acting scholars when they erase with the lights of their knowledge the traces of the people of deviation and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the care of the perfect individuals ³¹⁹ when they adhere to the outward aspects of the Sunnah in words and deeds, and with the agitation of the motives of the humble poles ³²⁰ when they remember Allah in the morning and evening. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the perceptions of the aspirations of the righteous when they tear the cloaks of majesty and grandeur, and with the unveilings of the knowers ³²¹ when they declare the essence of their Lord transcendent above indwelling, union, illusion, and imagination. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the gifts of the hidden ones who are humble before their Lord in station and travel, and with the stations of the sinners who are bound by the bonds of fear and the chains of commands and compliance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the good fortune of the strong ones who draw from the seas of effusion and bestowal, and with the closeness of the saints who enter under the canopies of intimacy and coquetry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the loyalty of the elite ones who are freed from adherence to a school of thought ³²² by their school from the captivity of obstinacy and harshness, and with the friendship of the intelligent ones described with the noblest praises and the most perfect qualities. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble substitutes ³²³, and his companions, the lions of battle and the knights of heroes, a blessing by which You save us from afflictions, earthquakes, and terrors, and by which You protect us from the ambush of deceit, trickery, and fraud, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ How great are the praises of the Prophet of guidance, ❖ the rope of attachment and the cure of illness! ❖ The best of creation, whether past or present, ❖ the most generous of them, whether barefoot or shod. ❖ A manifest light, truthful, distinguishing, ❖ a bringer of glad tidings, a guide, the seal of perfection. ❖ White, by whose name rain is sought, ❖ the refuge of the destitute, a shelter for orphans. ❖ The mercy bestowed, included in care, ❖ and the grace conferred, accompanied by celebration. ❖ How many a goal did he clarify for us or recite, ❖ or a goal he clarified without a follower? ❖ The Lord of the Throne exalted his rank, so his name ❖ is coupled with the name of Majesty on the Throne. ❖ And his mention is raised in His remembrance, ❖ as praise, so that every reciter may recite his praise. ❖ O Master of the two worlds, by virtue of which ❖ he excelled in this world and on the Day of Return. ❖ O Foremost of the messengers in selection, and O ❖ their Seal, combining the meaning of perfection. ❖ O Refuge of creation and their salvation, ❖ when the expanse of space became narrow for them. ❖ O He through whom the lover attained contentment, ❖ and O Intercessor for heavy sins. ❖ Your mercy upon us, O Prophet of guidance, ❖ for your mercy has never ceased to pour. ❖ Your mercy upon our homelands, guard them ❖ with your protective glance, with an eye of care. ❖ Your mercy upon our ruler and his family, ❖ with your most pleasing victory in the land of loyalties.

Your mercy in our estrangement, be for it an intimacy ³²⁴, for intimacy by covenant has long endured. Your mercy in our distress, relieve it from You by a secret ³²⁵, for it is a prisoner in confinement. Your mercy in our poverty, enrich it; I am, in Your provision, entirely dependent ³²⁶. Your mercy in our scarcity, purify it with a multiplication of honor and wealth. The enemies have assaulted us with hosts; can one who hopes for Your succor be assaulted? It has lasted, along with reckoning, together; and that sanctuary ³²⁷ cannot be overreached. They thought we have no helper—far be it from the Helper of creation to be as they imagine. And they exulted in wealth, but we have no exultation except in what contains Your sufficiency. For You are, for creation, the refuge of mortals, and the most secure shelter with the Lord of Majesty. May Allah bless You, O light of guidance, with the purest blessing joined with perpetuity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the eyes of insights ³²⁸ when they are adorned with the most fruitful gifts and gnosis ³²⁹, and with the orifices of consciences ³³⁰ when they are illuminated by the lights of divine favors ³³¹ and the evidences of certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the unseen of secrets ³³² when they manifest through pure tawhid ³³³ and the shining lights of faith, and with the worlds of spirits when they are stirred by the motives of ecstasy ³³⁴ and the departures of rapture ³³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the brides of bodies ³³⁶ when they are clothed in the garments of contentment and divine pleasure, and with the nightingales of branches ³³⁷ when they warble with the varieties of sacred traditions ³³⁸ 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, with the spirits of the beautiful forms ³³⁹ when they ascend to the stations of joy and felicity, and with the forerunners of the people of goodness and righteousness when they hasten to serve their Master, the Sovereign, the Judge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the means of blessing and opening ³⁴⁰ when they bring down the gifts of generosity and the grants of bounty and beneficence, and with the insights of the people of success and triumph when they rise to witness the secrets of the Essence through unveilings and direct vision ³⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the motives of joy and happiness when they are given glad tidings of attaining pardon and forgiveness, and with the treasures of spoils and profits when they are opened to receive the sciences of revelation and hear the address of the All-Merciful. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful noble ones, and his Companions, the lion-like brave ones, a blessing by which You remove from our hearts the share of Satan, and make disbelief, immorality, and disobedience hateful to us, and thereby free our necks from the heat of the blazing fire and the torment of the flames, 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, with the garden of fragrant breezes ³⁴² when it is perfumed with the flowers of wisdom and the sciences of derivation, and with the rose of openings ³⁴³ when it blossoms with the subtleties of pausing at limits ³⁴⁴ and self-accounting of breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the jasmine of gnoses ³⁴⁵ when it illuminates hearts with the lights of tawhid and removes from them the darkness of doubts and confusion, and with the carnation of acts of closeness ³⁴⁶ when it ascends with the spirits of lovers to the carpet of intimacy and shows them a light that shines in the cup. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the narcissus of longing ³⁴⁷ when it manifests the excellence of the obscure individuals ³⁴⁸ and bequeaths them the rank of the pegs ³⁴⁹ and the bells ³⁵⁰, and with the basil of obedience and etiquette ³⁵¹ when it purifies the innermost secrets of the elite who guide to Allah and protects them from the impurities of foolishness and filth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the lily of mutual affection ³⁵² when it draws spirits to the presence of closeness and guards them from the plots of Satan and the whisperings of insinuation, and with the lavender of ecstatic utterances ³⁵³ and attractions when it snatches minds with its fragrant breeze and moves the firm mountains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the sweet basil of nearness and mutual affection ³⁵⁴ when it strengthens, by its fragrant scent, the faith of the humble, the submissive, and those who restrain anger and pardon people, and with the clover of states ³⁵⁵ when it dyes the bodies of the variegated ones ³⁵⁶ with its fragrance and enriches them from the treatment of the healer and the physician. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the violet of miracles ³⁵⁷ when it spreads in the assemblies of the rememberers ³⁵⁸ and perfumes them with its breezes that remove from insights the veils of arbitrary judgments ³⁵⁹ and the darkness of errors, and with the saffron of receptions ³⁶⁰ and inspirations when it is cast into the heart of the perfect knowers ³⁶¹ and delights them in the gardens of radiant realities, the orchards and plantations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the myrtle of right guidance and success ³⁶² when it is carried in the pockets of those journeying to Allah, thus shielding their states from the accidents of stripping and deficiency and protecting them from every harm and adversity, and with the generosity of mercies when it pours down upon the gardens of the brought-nigh ³⁶³, honoring them with asceticism, piety, trust, and enriching them from what is in people's hands. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the pure ones of branches and kinds, and his Companions, the noble, the generous, the clever, a blessing by which You purify us from vices and impurities, and give us thereby of good things what no limit encompasses nor analogy suffices, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Manifest One, whose manifestation has stripped minds ³⁶⁴, And Hidden One, whose hiddenness has attracted spirits. And O Abiding One, what is in my heart finds no rest without Him; No loving heart has failed whose indweller You are. Turn with compassion to a lovesick one whose vital spirit has melted From what he suffers or from what he witnesses. Burning with passion, bewildered with grief, Raptured, his patience has left his dwellings empty. And whenever You are mentioned, he complains and weeps, And his tears pour from his eyes. This is the tale of his love, which he has disclosed and revealed; To people, from his disclosure, his hidden love appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, with the brides of lovers when they recline on the couches of grace and favor, and with the birds of the brought-nigh when they warble in praise of the lamp of the worlds and the delight of the universes.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the foremost of the cherubim ³⁶⁵ when they boast of knowing the master of humans and jinn, and along with the elite of the inspired ones ³⁶⁶ when they praise him with heart, limbs, and tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the great ones of the dominators ³⁶⁷ when they preach about him on the pulpits of proximity and nearness, and along with the leaders of the sincere ones when they mention him in the tashahhud ³⁶⁸ and the adhan ³⁶⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the great ones of the mujtahids ³⁷⁰ when they seek intercession through his rank in secret and in public, and along with the knowers of the verifiers ³⁷¹ when they extol his worth in the presence of witnessing and vision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the nobles of the divinely aided ones ³⁷² when they derive from his light the jewels of revelation and the surahs of the Furqan ³⁷³, and along with the faith of the siddiqs ³⁷⁴ when they plant the tree of his love in the core of the heart and the pages of the innermost soul. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the longing of the yearners when they write his name with pure gold and the light of eyelids, and along with the shock of the overwhelmed when they cast off restraint in his love and make him the nourishment of souls and bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the yearning of the enraptured when they migrate to him and leave wealth, family, and homelands, and along with the burning of the beloved when they inhale from his illuminated tomb the fragrance of Paradise and the breezes of the All-Merciful. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful full moons, and his companions, the pearls of necklaces and strings of gems, a blessing that removes from our hearts the share of Satan, and seals for us thereby with the best word and the seals of faith, 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, along with the driver of the camels ³⁷⁵ when he chants, and along with the light of love when it shines brightly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the agent of ecstasy when it stings, and along with the eye of the longing one when it sheds tears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the secret of prophethood when it flashes, and along with the moon of the message when it rises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the caravan of hell when it ascends, and along with the arrival of the visitor when he returns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the humility of the worshiper when he bows, and along with the lowliness of the ascetic when he submits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the recitation of the reader when he begins, and along with the intercession of the intercessor when he intercedes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the gushing of water when it springs forth, and along with the rain cloud when it pours. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the warbling of the bird when it sings, and along with the joy of the thirsty when he drinks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the scout of thought when it roams, and along with the rest of the one standing when he sleeps. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the praise of the rich when he expands, and along with the voice of the rememberer when it rises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the joy of the repentant when he desists, and along with the reminder of the preacher when he makes hear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the wisdom of the wise when he invents, and along with the perfection of the maker when he originates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the traveler when it ends, and along with the dawn of the reciter when it splits. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which I become among those who urged travel to his illuminated lands and resolved, and hastened to visit his noble station and hurried, 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, along with the night of the ecstatic one when it adorns itself with precious remembrances and veils, and along with the morning of the strivers when its fragrance spreads in the assemblies of the rememberers and diffuses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the lovers when its influx descends upon the hearts of the devotees and diversifies, and along with the morning of the unveilers when its light shines in the insights of the firmly rooted pegs ³⁷⁶ and is anticipated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the solitary fearful ones when their vigilant one weeps in the depths of mosques and supplicates, and along with the morning of the elite detached ones when their repentant one abstains from desires and is scrupulous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the devout monks when the company of the one standing in it splits and is awed, and along with the morning of the acting scholars when the heart of the mujtahid expands with the light of opening and broadens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the reaching poles ³⁷⁷ when their standing one wraps himself in garments of humility and cloaks, and along with the morning of the perfect ascetics when their fasting one adorns himself with the sash of contentment and covers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, along with the night of the traveling knowers when their night vigilante girds himself with the belt of fear and humbles, and along with the morning of the traveling guided ones when their worker girds himself with the sword of success and arms himself.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those who have sought intercession through his rank ³⁷⁸ with You for the fulfillment of their needs, and have sought mediation, and have fortified themselves with his most secure sanctuary ³⁷⁹ from temporal calamities and have been protected, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O unique in beauty, in You is gathered ❖ all beauty, and the intellect is bewildered in You. How can I be patient when passion is my adversary? ❖ My heart is obedient to You in its longing. O leader of the beautiful, my heart is captive ❖ in Your hands; time obeys Your command. Whenever I remember You, O Muhammad, ❖ my heart trembles in awe. Whenever the phantom of Your person appears ❖ in the lover's heart, it is torn by anguish. O light of lives, if I do not place ❖ in explaining Your meaning with varied praise, O pure in essence, You are meaning and sense; ❖ from You a fragrance spreads over Medina. In Your grave, the light of the Lord of the Throne abides, ❖ on the Day of Resurrection it will shine in Medina. The garden of holiness between the grave and the pulpit ³⁸⁰ ❖ contains the full moon of Your face rising. O blessed is he who comes to it, dismounting ❖ by You, bidding farewell to all else. He lowers his head in awe of You ❖ and majesty, lest he be rejected and humiliated. O blessed is Jabir ³⁸¹ when he kissed ❖ a ring from You, never satisfied. His musk-scented mouth ❖ after kissing it, he supplicated for a time. Your perspiration was collected by Umm Sulaym ³⁸² ❖ as the finest perfume she gathered. He who brought forth perfume from You truly ❖ brought forth water for the thirsty and it gushed. And in Your heart He established the sciences of the unseen, ❖ from You they flow in every assembly. The jealousy of the veils of God, in beauty, ❖ veiled You from the eyes of mankind. How great You are when You journeyed alone ³⁸³ ❖ while al-Buraq ³⁸⁴ stepped like lightning and faster. And the callers from all directions ❖ drew near You, hoping for Your closeness. And You, like angels kissing ❖ from You, we were at Your presence supplicating. Through You they hoped for aims from the Generous, ❖ and by Your rank they interceded with Him. And upon You and the family a thousand salutations, ❖ and the Companions and those who followed in devotion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it wraps itself in its darkness and the green of its veil, and with the dawn when it uncovers its leg and the whiteness of its cheek. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it approaches and abrogates the rule of its day, and with the dawn when it rises and reveals the edge of its garment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and lowers the curtains of its veils, and with the dawn when it raises its banner and lights the lamp of its beacon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it adorns the sky with its winds and pouring rains, and with the dawn when it breathes and perfumes the universe with the fragrance of its scent and the breezes of its flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it dyes the color of day with its ink and black pitch, and with the dawn when it erases its end with its light and returns it to its resting place. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it clothes the face of morning with its evening and the cloak of its yellowness, and with the dawn when it awakens sleepers to witness its grace and the descents of its secrets. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those who have sought refuge in his sanctuary and entered the enclosure of his precincts, and whose soul was taken in his blessed spot and buried in his vicinity, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and tucks up its extended skirt for departure, and with the dawn when it shines and carries for the sleeping worshippers its tied banner. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and bestows upon the rememberers its promised secret, and with the dawn when it shines and grants to those who guard the prayers the gifts of its existing goodness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and hastens to the souls the observed star of its rising, and with the dawn when it shines and gathers with the radiance of its splendor the company of the present and the absent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and removes its curtain from the faces of those who bow and prostrate, and with the dawn when it shines and its light radiates upon the people of lowlands, valleys, and highlands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and awakens the heedless to acquire the virtues of its praised time, and with the dawn when it shines and opens for the rememberers the locks of its closed door. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and unfastens for the devout worshippers the buttons of its tightened garment, and prepares for the obedient and righteous the precious gems of its witnessed time. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the night when it departs and gives glad tidings to those who persevere in its vigil of blessing and felicity, and with the dawn when it shines and heals with its light the eye of the blind and the diseased. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the imams ³⁸⁵ who stand firm on the limits, and his Companions who fulfilled promises and kept covenants, a blessing by which You give us to drink from his sweet, abundant pool ³⁸⁶, and by which You delight us with the vision of his noble face in the highest paradises and the garden of eternity, and by which You make our supplication accepted before You, not rejected, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The master, the guide, the chosen messenger, * perfect in character, the majestic, the unique. * Protector of the fortress of invincible glory, his veil * returns to the peaks of sublime honor, the highest. * Righteous, compassionate, pure and purifying, * kind, merciful, intercessor and accepted intercessor. * And most glorious, bright-browed, on his face * forever the lines of prophethood shine.

A radiant full moon, veiled in modesty, a luminous moon, masked with light. He came, and the night of polytheism was black and dark, so he departed, and the dawn of truth was pure white. He arrived when the battle was raging with a law that protects its reality, the long spears. O master of the messengers, for whose sake faces hasten and rush to his sanctuary. O best of those whose virtue the Book has spoken of, and the greatness of whose station none can raise. Be an intercessor for me on the day when no soul will avail me, nor anyone there benefit me. For at the door of your grace I have stood, and I have not ceased to implore by your great rank among people. Perhaps I may gain from God a repentance, and sail in the ships of salvation and set sail. So accept the gift of a praiser who has come, seeking your hospitality and hoping for your bounty. Upon you be from the Lord of heaven a greeting that is recited and flows in every place. O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, O Benign, O Merciful, O Generous, O Forbearing, O Noble, O Kind, O Compassionate, O Hearing, O Seeing, O High, O Great, by the sanctity of these noble night prayers, and the shining of their sublime and holy secrets, and the radiance of their sensory and spiritual lights, and by the sanctity of the one praised therein ³⁸⁷, Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the bridegroom of the prophetic presences, and the lamp of the chosen kingdom, and by Your secrets at night to the station of the secret and special intimacy, and by what You revealed to him therein of divine receptions, inspirations, and bestowed openings, and by Your command to him to revive it through night vigil, recitation, and remembrance in all its beloved and pleasing times, that You revive my heart with the secrets of intimate conversations therein and supplication to You with what pleases You from me, O Knower of the secret and hidden, and make me among those who fear You as You should be feared and dread You with sincerity of deeds and truth of intention, and grant me, O Allah, Your pleasure and Paradise, and include me in the ranks of the lovers and beloved who stand for You in obligatory and supererogatory acts, and bestow upon me nearness to You and manifest upon me signs of grace and favor, for You are Generous and Noble, and the Noble, when asked, gives, and when He pardons, He bestows forgiveness and overlooks the one who did evil and erred. My Master and Lord, were it not for Your generosity encompassing me, I would be among the despairing; were it not for Your forbearance encouraging me, I would be among the wretched; were it not for Your kindness covering me, I would be among the hopeless; were it not for Your clemency veiling me, I would be among the perished; were it not for Your pardon securing me, I would be among the losers; were it not for Your grace covering me, I would be among the sinners; were it not for Your knowledge guiding me to You, I would be among the ignorant; were it not for Your guidance directing me, I would be among the astray; were it not for Your beneficence bringing me near, I would be among the far-off; were it not for Your blessing nurturing me, I would be among the summoned. So bestow upon me, O my Master, Your pardon and beneficence, and meet me with Your forgiveness, grace, and pardon, and clothe me in the garments of Your might, acceptance, and pleasure, and do not take me to task for the evil I have earned, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My Master and Lord, there is no night whose darkness mingles and whose decrees are established in the register of deeds, except that it calls out with a call of grace and generosity, and extends the hand of favor, beneficence, and blessings, and says: Who is more magnificent than me in bounty, more excellent than me in generosity and munificence, more vast than me in forbearance and giving? The creatures disobey me, and I am their witness and watcher; to Me they return, and I am their reckoner and punisher. Yet I do not hasten to punish them, nor do I close the doors of bounty and generosity in their faces. Rather, I guard them in their beds as if they had not disobeyed Me, and I take charge of protecting them as if they had not committed any sin or openly committed abominations against Me. I bestow grace upon the wrongdoer and the disobedient among them, and I show favor to the near and the far among them. Who is it that called upon Me and I did not answer his call? Who is it that asked Me and I did not fulfill his desire? Who is it that hoped and was disappointed? Or who is it that set down his saddle at My door and I disappointed him? I am the Bestower, and from Me is grace; I am the Generous, and from Me is generosity and giving. It is from My generosity that I forgive the disobedient and the sinful, pardon the evildoers, accept the repentance of the repentant, and give the servant what he asks and what he does not ask, and forgive the repentant ³⁸⁸ as if he had never disobeyed Me. So where do the creatures flee from My door? And to whom do they turn for refuge other than Me in hardships and straits? I ask You, O my Master, by Your abundant grace and beautiful pardon, to grant me what You have described Yourself with of magnificent generosity, and to bestow upon me what You have mentioned of Your perfect goodness and abundant beneficence, and to write me in the register of those whom You have met with Your pardon and beneficence, and upon whom You have manifested signs of Your grace and favor, and for whom You have appointed in the abode of Your honor the best of resting places and the finest of halting places, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My Master and Lord, if You deny me the rank of the righteous, do not deprive me of the reward of the afflicted for his affliction; and if You deny me the rank of those who have attained union, do not deprive me of the reward of the lover for his love; and if You deny me the rank of the doers, do not deprive me of the reward of the striver for his service; and if You deny me the rank of the knowers, do not deprive me of the reward of the worker for the sincerity of his intention; and if You deny me the rank of the sincere and certain, do not deprive me of the reward of the desirous for his desire; and if You deny me the rank of the humble and repentant, do not deprive me of the reward of the wrongdoer for seeking forgiveness from his sin; and if You deny me the rank of those who have attained success through the pleasure of their Lord and are victorious, do not deprive me of the reward of those who rejoice in meeting their Lord and are gladdened by His forgiveness; and if You deny me the rank of the pious and ascetic, do not deprive me of the reward of the poor for his poverty; and if You deny me the rank of the loving and beloved, do not deprive me of the reward of the cut-off for his loneliness; and if You deny me the rank of the thankful and patient, do not deprive me of the reward of the afflicted for his illness; and if You deny me the rank of the saints brought near, do not deprive me of the reward of the broken-hearted for his slip; and if You deny me the rank of the learned who act, do not deprive me of the reward of the regretful for his quest; and if You deny me the rank of the supplicants and implorers, do not deprive me of the reward of the asker for his standing. So here I am, O my Master, standing at Your noble door, seeking intercession through the rank of Your great Prophet. So look upon me with Your mercy and do not deprive me of the gifts of Your immense goodness and the overflowing abundance of Your all-encompassing generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My Master and Lord, how long have I deluded myself and deceived myself with hopes, while my state is not hidden from You, and You are the Knower of my secret and my open? How long have I frolicked in the field of frivolity and heedlessness while You see me, and plunged into what does not concern me and filled my register with falsehoods? How long have I wasted my life in idleness and kept my heart and eyelids awake in the night of sins? And I have met You with what You dislike, yet You have not taken me to task for my lies, slander, and falsehood. My Master and Lord, how long have I disobeyed You, yet You have not exposed my secret between my family and neighbors? And Your caller called me to repentance, but I did not answer him out of my misery and deprivation. How long have I delayed repentance from morning to night and from night to morning, while You tolerated me until my defect and deficiency became apparent? And I expose myself to Your wrath, yet You treat me with Your pardon despite my abundant ignorance and disobedience. And I conceal myself in the darkness of night and hide in the light of ³⁸⁹ day, yet You have not exposed me among my fellow humans and peers. My Master and Lord, how often have I approached places of destruction and ruin, and You awakened me with Your forbearance from the stupor of my heedlessness and forgetfulness? And You forbade me, but I did not desist; You admonished me, but I did not take heed; and I persisted in

My Master and Lord, how many enormities of my wrongdoing and transgression, and how many gifts of good things You have bestowed upon me, and You have drawn over me the garment of Your concealment, and sufficed me against the evil of those who oppressed and opposed me, and clothed me in the robes of Your well-being and gentleness. Yet I have fallen short in gratitude to You, and You have not withdrawn what You have graciously given me, nor my loved ones, my children, and my brothers. My Master and Lord, ever since I reached the age of discernment ³⁹⁰, I have been in neglect and procrastination, and I have not turned back from that nor reined in my reins. And ever since I understood the means of drawing near ³⁹¹, I have been openly opposing You with what is not befitting Your lofty station and Your divine, lordly presence. Time and again I have rebelled against Your obedience and disobeyed You, while the eye of Your gentleness guards and watches over me. I have been remiss in Your due, while You treat me with abundant blessings that cannot be counted nor can my tongue suffice to thank them. My Master and Lord, shame has made me blush before You, so what excuse will benefit me, and what argument will my tongue uphold? And when the scrolls are unfolded ³⁹² and the scales are set up ³⁹³, what deed will carry me across the bridge ³⁹⁴ and make my scale heavy? My means have been cut off, and my burdens have become great, and I have found no intercessor to present before me except love for Your noble Prophet and my trust in You and my faith. My Master and Lord, when it is said to those with light loads, 'Pass,' and to those with heavy loads, 'Stop,' would that I knew whether I will halt with the heavy-laden or pass with the light-laden. Would that I knew whether I will return with the wicked or triumph with the righteous. So treat me, O Bestower, with Your pardon and forgiveness at the time of coming to You, and make me firm with the firm word ³⁹⁵ at the departure of my soul from my body. My Master and Lord, whenever my life is prolonged, my burdens and sins increase; whenever my age grows, my faults and defects multiply. Whenever I tie a knot with You, desires undo it; whenever I build a structure, lapses demolish it; whenever I do a deed, sins shatter it; whenever I conceal a secret, faults reveal it. How can I inhale a fragrance while this is my state? How can I enjoy the coolness of contentment while I am entrenched in my slip? How can I aspire to the rank of the righteous while I am engrossed in my passions and bound by the chains of my pleasures? My Master and Lord, how can I inhale the fragrant breezes of divine mercies while I am veiled by the dense veils of the soul? How can I be honored with the robes of sovereign gifts while I am imprisoned in the cages of dark vanities? How can I behold the lights of the Self-Subsistent Essence while I am submerged in the seas of human lapses? So cover me, O my Lord, with Your mercy, and immerse me in the abundant flow of Your bounty and favor, and spread over me the cloak of Your forbearance, pardon, and forgiveness, and make me among those upon whom You have bestowed Your greatest pleasure and to whom You have granted a lofty station in the paradises of Your Garden, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I have examined the outcome of my affair and walked to the virtuous among those I trust, and I found no guide to You except from You. So if You pardon me, I will be among the successful; if You punish me, I will be among the losers. I seek refuge in You from Your severe seizure and painful punishment, for You are worthy of piety and worthy of forgiveness. My God, do You think You will punish me while Your oneness is in my heart? I do not think You will do that. And if You do, You will gather us with a people whom we have long hated for Your sake. So by the kings among Your names and by what the veils conceal of Your splendor, forgive this anxious soul and this fearful heart, which cannot bear the heat of Your sun, so how can it bear Your fire? O Exalted, O Generous. My God, how can I rejoice when I have disobeyed You, and how can I grieve when I have known You? How can I call upon You while I am disobedient, and how can I not call upon You while You are Generous? My God, if I am not deserving of Your kindness, You are worthy of bestowing favor and generosity upon me, and the generous does not bestow all his kindness only upon those who deserve it. My God, my soul stands before You, and it is overshadowed by the beauty of trust in You. O He from whom nothing hidden is concealed, forgive me what is hidden from people of my sin. My God, You have concealed my sins in this world, so I am more in need of their concealment in the Hereafter. My God, do not expose my sin to a group of creatures, and do not disgrace me by it before the heads of the worlds. My God, by Your generosity my hope is extended, and by Your gratitude before my deed, so give me glad tidings of meeting You at the approach of my term, and make death, O Allah, the best awaited guest, and the grave the best house we inhabit, and make what comes after better for us than it. My God, my eyes have overflowed with tears out of fear of You, so overlook the stumble, forgive the slip, and return Your forbearance upon the ignorance of one who hopes for none but You and trusts in none besides You. My God, my soul makes me hope that You will forgive it, and how can my soul be pleased that You will punish me while You undertake my reckoning with Your gentleness? My God, when faith bears witness to Your oneness, my tongue speaks Your glorification, the Quran guides me to the excellences of Your generosity, and Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the best of Your servants, intercedes for me, how can my hope not rejoice in the beauty of Your promise? My God, we love Your obedience even if we fall short in it, and we hate Your disobedience even if we commit it. So bestow upon us Paradise even if we are not of its people, and save us from the Fire even if we have deserved it, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, there is none among Your creatures but You have placed in him a desire for something, so make our desire for what endures and remains, and make us renounce what does not endure and passes away. And apportion for us from this world what will protect us from its trial and suffice us from its people, and place in our hearts such detachment from it, hatred of it, renunciation of it, and insight into its defects as You have placed in the heart of those who have left it and renounced it out of desire for what is beyond it. O Allah, help us against this world through contentment, and against the Hereafter through preservation, and enrich us through neediness for You, and do not impoverish us through independence from You. O Allah, You, by what You are worthy of—pardon—are more entitled than I, by what I am worthy of—punishment. O Allah, deliver me from the afflictions of this world and its treacheries, and seal my end with good, and save me in the Hereafter from its terrors, and grant me security from its earthquakes, and rescue me from the Fire and its disgrace and fetters, and make me among the people of the Gardens and its inhabitants, and among those to whom the angels give greetings of peace and enter upon them from its gates, with those upon whom You have bestowed favor—the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous—by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our father, the erudite scholar, the gnostic, the saint, the chosen, the unveiler, the pious, the sincere advisor, Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad, known as al-Salih, may Allah cool his resting place ³⁹⁶.

Completed with the praise of God, His good assistance, and His beautiful grace, this blessed and magnificent journey of the Shaykh, the Imam, the Proof of Islam, the knower of God with the most complete knowledge, the one who has attained all types of sainthood ³⁹⁷ in the most perfect description and the most beautiful attribute, Shaykh al-Muʿṭā ibn al-Ṣāliḥ—may God benefit us through their blessings, Amen. On the forenoon of Tuesday, the tenth of Muḥarram, the beginning of the year one thousand three hundred and twenty-four ³⁹⁸ of the Hijra of him whom God created in the most beautiful form—may God grant us his goodness and protect us from his evil and harm, Amen—by the hand of its writer for himself and for whom God wills after him, a hanger-on ³⁹⁹ of the people of God and the dust of the sandals of the Muslims, al-Ḥasan ibn Dāwūd ibn al-ʿArabī ibn al-Muʿṭā ibn al-Ṣāliḥ. May God make his foot firm on the day when feet tremble ⁴⁰⁰, and establish him and grant him, upon the two testimonies at the drinking of the cup of death, and gather him and them in the company of His beloved, our master Muḥammad (87)—upon him be the best prayer and the purest peace—and suffice him the concern of this world and the Hereafter, and forgive him, his parents, and all Muslim men and women, the living among them and the dead, and fulfill his worldly and otherworldly needs. O God, I ask You, O my Master, by the rank of Your greatest beloved and Your most noble chosen one, our master Muḥammad—may God bless him and grant him peace—and by the rank of the prophets whom You have honored on this noble day, and by the rank of everyone who loves You and whom You love, that You answer my prayer. Indeed, You are the Hearer of prayer and the Answerer of the call, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And may God bless the best of His creation, our master Muḥammad, and his family and companions, and grant them abundant peace. There is no power nor strength except through God, the Most High, the Almighty. Peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds. He is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs, the best Master, and the best Helper. (88) In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may God bless our master and lord Muḥammad, and his family and companions, and grant them peace. And for the righteous saint, the succor ⁴⁰¹, the sincere advisor, our master and lord al-Ṣāliḥ—may God Almighty have mercy on him—this is the exquisite, sweet, and delightful reminder: * Praise be to God for the blessings * Of the blessing of faith and Islam * We praise Him with abundant, perpetual praise * Then His blessing accompanies peace * Upon the Prophet, the master of mankind * The clarifier of the lawful and unlawful * Muḥammad, the radiant full moon, the chosen one * And the family and companions, the mine of piety * As long as a dove stirs longing with its cooing * And musk spreads when it wafts and diffuses * And souls tremble with yearning for the meeting * And tears flow, shedding in separation * Glory be to Him who commanded us to remind * Glory be to our Master, the Great, the Forgiving * Glory be to Him who brought forth from the spring of purity * A people who shunned the sources of harshness * Glory be to Him who singled them out for His service * Glory be to Him who distinguished them from His presence * Glory be to Him who made them of His party * Glory be to Him who comforted them with His nearness * So they left homelands and countries * And parted from families and brothers * And preferred the Hereafter and did not care * For this world until they attained * And they struggled against the soul and strove in seeking * And reached the utmost in performing acts of devotion * Now know, O poor one ⁴⁰², * That the path is a shining star * Among them the masters ⁴⁰³ for the ignorant * For fear of the disastrous deception of terrors * So it is a standard for every brayer ⁴⁰⁴ * And its people have a test by it * And love for the engraved and the embossed ⁴⁰⁵ * Reveals the faults of the fraudulent pretender * The root of loss of religion is loss of repentance * So religion, without it, is in exile * O my regret, my grief—where are the people? * If they are, by my description of them, half-humans ⁴⁰⁶ * If asked, "What is wrong with us?" say, "We are copper ⁴⁰⁷" * We do not go forth; the foundation has betrayed us By God, if we walked in the way of those who have passed, nothing would appear from us but a pleasing way. So the conduct of the Guide ⁴⁰⁸ is a mirror for us; let us tend to it with what we spend. (89) There is no sustenance for souls, know, like it; the seeker cannot afford to be ignorant of it. Ah! And by my right, I say: Ah! From what the trustworthy have spoken. God is greatest! The carpet of poverty ⁴⁰⁹ is folded over us; it has no unfolding. When people introduced into this path a great act, by agreement, that is not fitting, Until today every bankrupt claims it, and the shame of the act has become the forefront of the gathering. And the jewelry has become confused with jewelry, and the lowly has become confused with the high. And the poverty of the time has become overcome by weakness in the seeker and the sought. So if a beneficial saying is indicated to some, what suffices and benefits the disciple, By sincere advice is required for the nation of the Prophet, so hear it from a sinful, guilty servant. And admonition from other than me, due to my ugliness, benefits, and now for the poor one it is more appropriate. I seek forgiveness from God, the Most High, the Most Exalted, for I am not worthy of that. Death, O poor one, truly comes; what have you provided of good deeds? And you have preferred your world over your Hereafter, and you have not feared, O companion, my Master. You acquire no lawful sustenance; you eat whatever you wish and do not care. You do not observe the time when it comes; by God, you are not guided to the path of the virtuous. You rush to the markets with coming, eager to gather the perishable rubble. You rejoice in what you have gained from it, and you do not want to turn away from it. And you abandon the mosque, not visiting it; woe to you, what is this hesitation from it? You sit, not caring about the call to prayer, for selling and buying in the shop. You appear as if you are among the people of religion, but you are not among them with certainty. You anger your Lord and please your wife; perdition and wrath—how base is your ambition! You are not content with destinies when they come to you; rather, you console yourself if they are far from you. You oppose the Law and seek to rise; far-fetched! This is a mistake and an illusion. Where are the missed prayers? You have no immediate intention to perform them. Where is emaciation and pallor on the lips? Where is the mark of prostration on the foreheads? (90)

Where is the wailing in the darkness of the night? * Where is the seclusion in the time of virtue? Where is contentment and where is asceticism? * Where is night prayer and where is earnestness? Where is humility and where is forbearance? * There is no mark of righteousness in you. Where is deference to the people of knowledge? * Where is flight from the abode of sin? Know and realize, O long-sleeper, * That you are far from the path of the folk ⁴¹⁰. The path of the folk has become effaced from the likes of us * O Lord, where is their state compared to ours? The people of God ⁴¹¹ are truly not hidden * Far apart are the counterfeit and the pure. Far apart are the one who follows his command and the one who is ruled by his desire. Far apart are the one who dislikes ease * And the one whom hardship distresses. Far apart are the obedient and the disobedient * And between the near, the approaching, and the distant. Turn away from pretension, for it is ugly * By agreement, it is a disgrace. And pay off debts, for paying them is obligatory * Delaying payment by the wealthy is oppression in the hadith ⁴¹². And remind yourself of what has passed * And become bones turned to dust. And embitter life with the remembrance of death * And what you will encounter at that time. You will know sleep on the bed * One day we will be like the bed. You turned away from the expiation of faith ⁴¹³ * Fearing loss in this world. You did not trust the promise of the Creator * Glorified be He, the Guarantor of provisions. The poor one ⁴¹⁴ is not like this, O heedless one * Indeed, the poor one's head is with God. Indeed, the poor one is he who goes astray while fasting * And who spends the night standing, not sleeping. And who, when hardship touches him, is patient * And praises God for what He has decreed. Indeed, the poor one's self is like dung * He sees no merit in himself. Not he who adopts the trait of pride * For pride is a burden, what a burden! Reflect on death and leave laziness * And seize life and be earnest in deeds. Regret what has passed of times * That you wasted in play and pleasures. Tear your heart away from other-than-Him ⁴¹⁵ * For the tranquil flight is not in the abode. And God does not look at outward appearances * As has come to us in the radiant hadith. And be silent, for in silence is success and triumph * And withdraw from people except the righteous. Do not eat excessively when you eat * Nor drink excessively, friend, when you drink. And strive for sincerity in deeds * And turn to Him with utmost turning. And think well, for good opinion * Is a grace from God, the Great, the Bestower. And do not seek protection from other than the people of the Sunnah ⁴¹⁶ * Take them as your model and guide. They are the men who inherited the path * You will find no realization with others. And they are the most deserving of people to guide * To God; others are false. Beware of self-admiration, for self-admiration * Clothes your heart with ugly veils. Do not backbite people and leave envy * Bury slander without doubt. Do not boast of what you have done * For boasting of deeds is ill-omened and a slip. And bear [burdens] and beware of being famous * Indeed, fame cuts off [spiritual] support. The guides of the ways of religion are blessed * The guides of the ways, by following them, you are praised. These are the foundations, and through them is arrival [to God] * As the great scholars have indicated. This is the path; where are we from it? * No doubt we have deviated from it. O Lord, You have reminded us with this reminder * So forgive and pardon, O Great in forgiveness. And grant me a repentance that guides my sin * And earns my heart much fear. O Lord, what have You mentioned about me, and more * O Lord, no one among people is farther from You than me. O Lord, no one is in a worse state than me * So conceal my faults and overlook me. O Lord, make me firm in faith * At the moment of the soul's departure from my body. O Lord, do not disgrace me on the Day of Presentation ⁴¹⁷ * And do not deny me the arrival at the Basin ⁴¹⁸. O Lord, O Possessor of Generosity and Benevolence * O Unique, O He who has no second. Indeed, we seek intercession through the right of the Chosen One ⁴¹⁹ * And the Family and the Companions, the radiant nobles. Purify our hearts from impurities * And grant us annihilation from sensation ⁴²⁰ In this abode that deceives * And through which the trial passes us by. And make us love the Hereafter, O Eternal * And make death for us with longing. And bless, O Lord, the Bearer of Glad Tidings * The dispeller of darkness, the luminous moon, Muhammad, and the Family and the Companions * The people of guidance, truth, and correctness, As long as the winds blow at dawn * And the doves warble on the trees. Ended with the praise of God, His beautiful assistance, and His gracious success, this noble, blessed, and magnificent reminder. May God grant us success to what He loves and is pleased with, make us among those who follow the path of His guidance, seal for us happiness and goodness, forgive us, our parents, and all Muslims, through the rank of our master and lord Muhammad, the best of all creation. Amen. And praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. He is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs, the best Protector, and the best Helper. With Your beautiful names I call upon You, my Master * And I come with them, O my Creator, seeking intercession And imploring You, my Lord, through their virtue * Hoping for all my desires and conveying them. Accept, O God, with satisfaction from You, and suffice me * The vicissitudes of time, much and little. And grant, forgive, have mercy, suffice, grant victory over enemies * And relent, guide, and rectify everything that is disordered. And bless, O God, morning and evening * The Chosen One, as long as thunder roars and rumbles, And his Family, the Companions, and all the Messengers * And after, with praise of God, at the end and the beginning. Ended what I found in the handwriting of my master Salih, may God benefit us with his blessings and return to us from his righteous supplications, Amen. And I found in the handwriting of the Greatest Shaykh, the most famous Ghawth ⁴²¹, our master and lord Salih ibn Muhammad al-Mu'ti, may God grant us success through their blessings for righteous deeds, on the back of the first page of his prayers of forgiveness, the following text: Praise be to God, true praise. And may God bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad, His Prophet and servant. Praise be to God who revealed in His protected Book, "And God would not punish them while they seek forgiveness" ⁴²², and said: "Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers and give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers" ⁴²³. And blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, chosen from the most noble loins, blessings and peace that alternate upon him as long as days and years alternate. To proceed: These are prayers of forgiveness composed by the poor servant of his Most High, Great Lord, Muhammad Salih, may his Generous Lord treat him with beautiful kindness and purify him from the filth of his attributes. I composed them for myself and for whomever God wills to seek intercession through them from among my fellow humans. What impelled me to this, though I am of meager skill in the craft of poetry, is joining the ranks of those who composed such works among the masters of lofty character.

Emulating the noble ones is success, and following them is righteousness and triumph. Allah is the One asked to forgive us a forgiveness that encompasses all sins and purifies our souls from evils and faults, by the rank of the master of the first and the last, the leader of the radiant ones ⁴²⁴, upon him be the purest blessings and peace from the Lord of the worlds. Amen, amen until the Day of Judgment, amen, amen, amen—I am not content with one until I add a thousand amens. (93) In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and may Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad the Chosen, the Generous, and his family and companions. These istighfars ⁴²⁵ are composed by the poor servant hoping for the mercy of his Lord, the Most High, the Great, Muhammad Salih, may Allah pardon him. Praise be to Allah, and He is the One, the Creator, who is transcendent beyond perception of eyes. Then blessings and peace, as long as the clouds of heaven pour down and they become heavy with rain, upon the Prophet, without whom neither sun would have been created nor gardens adorned with flowers: Muhammad, the master of all messengers, and his family and companions, followers and supporters. I seek forgiveness from Allah and the Chosen One from Mudar ⁴²⁶, my means and intercessor from bearing burdens. I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Originator and our Existence-Giver, Lord of the gardens, the eternal abode, and the Fire. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of those who utter His remembrance; I seek forgiveness from Allah for the arrogance of the wicked. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as a ringdove coos out of intense longing on the branches of trees. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the builder sings and as long as fragrance spreads or a bird sings in the regions. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the cloud pours and moistens the meadows with its abundant rain. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my longing and my anxiety, and I seek protection from the burning of my heart due to the deceit of the Deceiver. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which the surroundings and dwellings are protected from the night-visitor of evil. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from being afflicted with ailments and treachery. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my sleep and my slumber, my wakefulness, and my plunging into sin and disgrace. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from the evil of my soul and my inclination toward the wicked. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my remembrance of remembrance and for my complaint about what has terrified me from the calamity of poverty. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of parasangs ⁴²⁷ of land and the number of miles and handspans. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the pilgrims cry out and those who respond to the call say Labbayk ⁴²⁸ and are distinguished by secrets. And as long as whoever seeks refuge clings to His Kaaba and attains security when he takes shelter by its curtains. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that restrains me from the unlawful, the path of sin and disgrace. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from my neighbors being punished in the monastery because of me. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from my faith being shaken by a standard. (94) I seek forgiveness from Allah along with those who seek His forgiveness, and every person who commands good deeds. I seek forgiveness from Allah—I cannot count His praise; I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of cups and disgrace. I seek forgiveness from Allah for myself, my parents, and those who passed before them, my grandfather, abundantly. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I protect myself, my family, my neighbors, and my dwellings. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my words and my deeds, just as I seek refuge in Him from every tyrant. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from becoming useless without benefit while traveling. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my rancor and my envy, and for my persistence in sin and insistence. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I surpass in profit-gathering whatever merchants achieve. I seek forgiveness from Allah for an eye that has been filled with forbidden things and has not wept in the pre-dawn hours. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain growth beyond what I desire for storehouses. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that fortifies me against the loss of piety and the domination of the wicked. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from every vein that flows with corruption. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which the clouds of heaven glorify when we are constrained by siege. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of eyes and what surrounds them from the lashes of eyelids. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of prayers upon the righteous of the nights, both even and odd. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from listening to melodies and strings. I seek forgiveness from Allah for a display in which I indulged, for Allah is the most generous of those asked and the Concealer. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from fastening my buttons for disobedience. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from dullness or shallow understanding. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge, and from other than Him, from the leap of the harmful one. I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Deliverer of the one who seeks His help in every calamity of harmful misfortune. I seek forgiveness from Allah for a break that has penetrated me; I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Merciful and Compeller. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from every slanderer who butchers honor. I seek forgiveness from Allah for presenting my request to other than Him, while He knows secrets. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of those who race when they run their horses in a racecourse. (95) I seek forgiveness from Allah for ignorance with which I have been afflicted; I seek forgiveness from Allah for prohibition and denial. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain what the people of piety attained from every builder. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain what every faster and night-vigilant attained. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from slips in my loss of awareness. I seek forgiveness from Allah for what I intended to do, but Allah prevented me from committing it. I seek forgiveness from Allah for using my limbs in other than worship, rather forgetting burdens. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from every raider who harms people. I seek forgiveness from Allah for neglecting what the hadiths conveyed or the content of reports. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain pride over every possessor of pride with a qintar ⁴²⁹. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my hunger and my fullness, my poverty, my wealth, my lack of altruism. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from the effect of a sorcerer's magic. I seek forgiveness from Allah; O Lord, grant me a station that You have bestowed upon the people of excellence for the neighbor. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain what thoughts cannot encompass in time. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the night-traveling perfumer spreads and the soul is refreshed by a perfumer's fragrance. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of cattle and the count of their wool and fur. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as calculation encompasses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and zeros. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of all verses and those who recite them at dawn and daybreak. I seek forgiveness from Allah; O Lord, grant me forgiveness and cover my sins with it, O best of Concealers. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of those entering the market of trade, whether rich or poor. I seek forgiveness from Allah; O Lord, grant me ease during residence and spread it during travels. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain what does not frighten me from the Keeper of the Fire. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I seek refuge from a mocker who does not fear Allah, a scoffer. I seek forgiveness from Allah, O Possessor of might, without delay, destroy my enemy and take vengeance for me from him. I seek forgiveness from Allah as many times as the number of date pits and what is in the hand and on its back from the split of a date-stone. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I protect those who love me from the deceit of the Deceiver. (96)

I seek forgiveness from Allah ⁴³⁰ as long as the sky weeps ⁴³¹ the stars of the earth when they dim and their tidings. I seek forgiveness from Allah for what I have memorized and what my right hand has written of prose and poetry. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of wild beasts and what appears on the plains and in the valleys from them. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the breeze blows and the twig has leafed from the outpouring of rains. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that spares me the path of destruction in my coming and going. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the cloud pours and the meadows are adorned with the fragrance of flowers. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that whitens for me what occupies the heart from the masters of free women. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from being like one struck down by a ruler's decree. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by whose abundance I may obtain ease from my Lord for prices. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I may repel a harm that confronts me from the hand of an envier. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that whitens my face when the faces of the people are like fire. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of letters and what is in every line when from them in books. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that erases the worry of debts so that I do not complain of poverty. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from being replaced by bitterness in my affairs. I seek forgiveness from Allah, far be it that He should disappoint me, for He is the Guarantor of my hopes and desires. I seek forgiveness from Allah for this which the mind has allowed, likening it to reports. I seek forgiveness from Allah for the omission I intended to obscure the wording from others and to conceal. I seek forgiveness from Allah, all that seeks refuge in Him, a forgiveness that cannot be counted by measure. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the grammarians mention Zayd repeatedly like Amr. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of the successful ones with Him, and the worshippers, the illiterate, and the reciter. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of those who arrive at the Pool ⁴³² of the Hoped-for on the day of scorching by fire. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of those who succeed in what is in the Garden of Eternity of houris and virgins. I seek forgiveness from Allah, hoping that He will hide me from being seen in my coming and going. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from being a brother of folly and vanity. I seek forgiveness from Allah, hoping that He will bring me near to Him, as He brings near beloved and righteous ones. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I become among those who meet a covenant-keeper with righteousness. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that purifies me from the filth of amusement with stringed instruments and impurities. I seek forgiveness from Allah, hoping that we may hasten what is now difficult of my provision by outpouring. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which the sorrow and ruggedness in the paths become easy. I seek forgiveness from Allah, hoping that He will grant me security as long as I live and in my burial and graves. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which my speech becomes concise, not attributed to repetition. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from seeing myself without shame of disgrace. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of markets and the crashing of waves in sea and rivers. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain such gentleness as befits a bee. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of the knowers of Him and the count of what has passed of generations and ages. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of mountains and what is on the earth of sand and stones. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of the ascetics, for when they renounce this world, they are moons in rags. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from seeing myself in obscenity as a companion of night-talkers. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from every harsh, rough-hearted, arrogant person. I seek forgiveness from Allah for what in poetry is a cause or a string of weakness, chest, and hemistiches. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I become, by Allah's grace, thankful and acknowledging. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from joining in war with wicked ones. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from deviation from religion or oppression by the Almighty. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of all jinn and humans, from dwellers of deserts and cities. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from what every rememberer and thankers attains. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of those who remember when the heedless sleep, openly and secretly. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from being seen as not described with victory. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of fortresses and what surrounds them of high walls. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from being a great talker and a babbler. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that subdues for me the arrogant people, from the rebellious and the visitor. I seek forgiveness from Allah for what I have decreed that was not sincere, and for what I have shown of excuses. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as His mercy encompasses what none other than the Forgiver of evils does. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain a fortress and security in my travels to regions. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of those who journey to the best of prophets, from delegations and visitors. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of those who regret leaving the afternoon prayer for him due to evil burdens. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from blindness, the worst thing that delights the eyes. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which He increases my offspring, wealth, litanies, and remembrances. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from a great army advancing with evil, dragging. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from an envier if he looks toward me to harm. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that bestows what the heart hopes for from the fulfillment of destinies. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I am with the beloved in security with helpers. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that surrounds me in hardships when they blow like a hurricane. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that crowns me with a crown more glorious in brilliance than the crown of a tyrant. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the bright dawn rises and leaves the night defeated with journeys. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the nightingale sings and the birds of the desert go at night to their nests. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the fragrant plant blooms and the air is perfumed with the breaths of flowers. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which the garden of hopes becomes surrounded with fruits. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness that counteracts what befalls me, my companions, and my in-laws. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the pious one stands in the dark, shedding tears over the waste of lifetimes. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain abundant reward without deficiency or loss. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as the sorrowful one, when overcome, is like one struck down by rivals. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from the trials of death at the time of intoxication. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness with which I seek refuge from false claims and from secrets. I seek forgiveness from Allah for selling my religion for my worldly life, which has filled hearts and led them to the Fire. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as rivalry increases, after which the people are at the passing, fleeting event. I seek forgiveness from Allah as long as their enlightened thoughts remain unsullied by turbidity. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of the stars in the horizon of the sky, fixed and moving. I seek forgiveness from Allah by the count of the date palms with what they bear at the time of ripening. I seek forgiveness from Allah, a forgiveness by which I attain success that accompanies my times and states. I seek forgiveness from Allah, and the Prophet, the thirsty one, is my means, the best of those surrounded by lights. Muhammad, the best of those by whom Mudar ⁴³³ excelled over others, without doubt or denial.

Muhammad is the best of those praised and envied, and the one who brought us glad tidings and warnings. Muhammad is the best of those who journeyed by night to his Creator, and thus won a special distinction of secrets. Muhammad is the Chosen One, the luminous full moon, and without him the world would not have been built with construction. Muhammad is the master of the two worlds, an eye of guidance, the most radiant of creation, indeed the blazing of lights. Muhammad has dark, wide eyes, from my reliance, the eye of bliss, the trustworthy of the One, the Creator. Muhammad is the one who became glad tidings for his community; there is none like him, past or future, in any age. Muhammad, whose secrets spread and became manifest; to God belongs the secret of the Prophet, the pure one, from the one who travels. Muhammad is the pure of lineage, his origin; and the most praiseworthy of people in public and private. Muhammad is the best of those whose intercession is hoped for; Muhammad is the best of those who remember and give thanks. Muhammad is the one who became my treasure, my honor, and my hope for attaining my desires. Muhammad is the source of all good things; how great he is as a master who advised concerning the neighbor. Muhammad is the master of all messengers, the annihilator of enemies with a sharp sword from him. Muhammad is the possessor of the beautiful face, and without him the sinner would not emerge from the Fire. Muhammad is the possessor of the kohl-rimmed eye, and without him the world would not shine with moons. Muhammad is the possessor of the smooth cheek, and without him no heart would be admonished by sinners. Muhammad is the seal, the protector, who moved, and without him no one complaining of harm would be cured. The sea of generosity, the praiser of their needs, the pole of fidelity; how often has he sufficed a complainer of poverty. Everyone, every eloquent person, falls short of his eloquence in what is hoped for of prose and poetry. Muhammad is the highest master, the compassionate, and without him no garden would rejoice in its regions. Muhammad is the possessor of the noble name, and kissing his name is befitting for the reciter and reader. Muhammad is the Chosen One; who can be like him? How noble is the chosen one from the progeny of the pure. Muhammad is the best of those delighted by seeing him; Muhammad is the best of those praised in journeys. Muhammad is the best of those who ascended the seven heavens, and without him no eye would be defiled by stones. Muhammad is the Arab, the Meccan, the Tihami, and without him nothing would exist in this abode. Muhammad, through him the clouds of the sky, when we are in straits, pour down rain for us. Muhammad is the best of those whose bed we vacate, and the highest of remembrance when he prayed at dawn. Muhammad is the best of those whose palms passed in darkness; Muhammad is the highest goal for visitors. Muhammad is the best of those envied for his companionship; Muhammad is the best of helpers and supporters. Muhammad is the mercy of God that appeared, and encompassed people, both slave and free. Muhammad is from the rectifiers of error, and from him comes victory over every tyrant and oppressor. The purest blessings upon him whenever the buds of flowers open in a garden of virgins. The purest blessings upon him as long as eternity continues after the repetition of the glad tidings of a bringer of good news. The purest blessings upon him whenever a moon appears over the plains and light shines for the traveler. The purest blessings upon him whenever a caravan heads towards him, and whenever a populated place is faulted with secrets. The purest blessings upon him whenever the sun rises and breezes blow at dawn. The purest blessings upon him whenever the buds of flowers open from the branches of trees. The purest blessings upon him whenever darkness clears and light appears to the eyes from radiance. The purest blessings upon him whenever the earth puts on its garments from the pouring of rains. The purest blessings upon him whenever the fish glide in sea and rivers. The purest blessings upon him whenever his reports are recited among the good and the bad. The purest blessings upon him whenever his praises are recited in assemblies, in desert and cities. The purest blessings upon him whenever the dove of the thicket coos with longing for its nests. The purest blessings upon him, as countless as the souls created from a breath and spread from the parting of dust. The purest blessings upon him whenever the stars of the horizon shine from head and neighbor. Then the fragrant musk-scented peace accompanies them perpetually at evening and dawn. Then may God be pleased with Abu Bakr, along with his companions, his unique companion when he was in the cave. And with Umar, the master, the Furqan, from whom the devils fled in plain and rugged terrain. And with Ali, whose swords quenched the thirst of every disbeliever in God. Then the martyr, the son of Affan, whose virtue was witnessed by every good and righteous person. And the rest of his ten companions, by their sanctity, and by Ibn Yasir, the truthful, Ammar. Let me not be distracted from You, O You who have no equal, O Owner of sovereignty, O my intimacy and remembrance. It is finished. Praise and gratitude belong to God. May God bless our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them peace, as long as the pen writes and the ink flows. And I ask Him, glorified be He, from His great bounty and immense generosity, by the rank of His greatest beloved and most noble attendant, and by the rank of the poet and his likes, to free my neck from the Fire, and to forgive me, my parents, and all Muslims, and to seal for me and them with goodness and happiness, and to gather us in the company of His beloved, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace. Amen. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. He is sufficient for us, and an excellent trustee. On the night of Thursday, the twenty-fourth of Safar al-Khair, in the year one thousand three hundred and twenty-four. May God grant us its good and protect us from its evil and harm. Amen, amen. I am not satisfied with one 'amen' until I add a thousand 'amens' to it. Indeed, He is powerful over whatever He wills. And for our father, the learned, the most learned, the perceptive, the insightful, the pious, the Sufi, the righteous, Abu Abdullah, called al-Salih, may God sanctify his dust, and make his abode in the highest paradises, in praise of this noble hand, and entering under its most protective protection and its shady shade. I passed a hand in which pebbles swam and watered the army with pure water, over my livelihood and my afterlife, and over my offspring, my inner and outer, my country, my brothers, my neighbors, my companions, absent and present, and my preparedness for what and how great it is, against the treachery of every treacherous and deceitful one. A sublime hand, whose secret traveled; there is no like it for mending a broken bone. Every describer has failed in describing it, and every praiser, whether comprehensive or deficient. A hand by which violence is restrained; how often has it restrained groups with a dazzling outpouring of generosity. Its touch is softer than the touch of silk; rather, it is more beautiful in the eyes of the beholder. A hand whose bounty has never ceased flowing upon people, both virtuous and wicked. A hand from which generosity flows beyond what every overflowing sea flows. A generous hand, which, by its Creator, quenches people, both those who come and those who go. When the sa' ⁴³⁴ touched its palm, it became sufficient for a thousand of the army. A majestic hand, with no equal, and no one near to its lofty, splendid height. By its great rank, I hope for my dwelling in the abode of eternity with my clans, and a life pleasing and pure from the forbidden, the sustenance of every loser, and repentance from all that I have committed, from minor and major sins. How many times has it freed from the secrets of death by its raising, and it has treated a difficult case and a soothsayer. God has honored it and exalted its rank among hands; there is no denier of this. How many ailments have vanished by it, whose treatment baffled the skilled physician.

How many a distressed one has God protected through it, with a terrified heart and lacking patience. And how many a disbeliever has striven through it, only to become like yesterday that has passed. Through it I sought succor and refuge, having no other helper when it departs from me. Sufficient is the hand of the Chosen One ⁴³⁵ as a protection and shield against every harmful calamity. O what a blessed hand! None like it has been extended to the visitor of the Perfect ⁴³⁶. Would that I could kiss it with my lips, for it is the cure and the desire of my heart. It is my means, through which I ask from the Gushing Torrent ⁴³⁷, my Lord. O Lord, by its rank, answer what I have intended, and grant me goodness in my inner and outer being. And bless, O Lord, its owner, as long as the fragrance of a blooming garden spreads, and clouds pour down, and a man's mouth utters his name in the depths of nights, and a traveler returns from pilgrimage to his homeland, and the soul delights in a fragrant scent, and a preacher ascends the pulpit, parting from those who hear him present, and he recites while remembrance follows in the darkness, and a bird wails atop a blossoming branch. (103) Ended, by the praise of God Almighty and His good assistance, the journey of the Muhammadan essence, by the seal of the lovers and the interpreter of the gnostics, Shaykh al-Muʿṭī ibn Ṣāliḥ—may God grant us drink from their overflowing sea and bestow upon us their blessings, amen, by the rank of the possessor of this noble hand, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his family, companions, wives, and descendants, and those of his exquisite composition in wording and meaning, strange in style and structure, during his aforementioned illness indicating the success of the praised fortunate one, alluding to some of his ailments that befell him during his days, seeking intercession through the best of mankind and his noble companions—upon him and them be the best prayers and purest peace—this blessed poem: O mercy to the worlds, and the best to whom one complains of distressing pains, have mercy on one whose strength has waned, whose frailty is apparent, whose appearance and body have changed, a wasted one whose afflictions have driven away sleep, and the agents of sicknesses have contended over him. Chronic illnesses have gathered in his body, more grievous and piercing than the arrows of an archer: tension and contraction after weakening reason, followed by a double-metered fever ⁴³⁸. The feet of calamities have trampled him with a force that was never before trodden by feet. I turn my face to You, O best of creation, O essence of goodness and generosity, with the protection of Abu Bakr and al-Faruq ⁴³⁹, and of Uthman, the sea of overflowing virtues, and the protection of Ali, Your son-in-law, the lion of battle, the sea of generosity, the joy of the valiant, and by his wife, the mother of al-Husayn, and his brother, and the family, then your eminent companions. A soul choked, tormented in its ailment, and its cure is a burning one of understanding. Intercede with the Master, for You are the intercessor, since there is no intercessor in the scorching noon. By Your right, I have no recourse but to Your court; how could I turn away from Your lofty protection? Far be it from Your sanctuary and the sea of Your generosity that the distressed should return without attaining his desire. And may God bless You as long as the rain connects with a fragrant, smiling garden. And from his eloquent and superior speech, and his brilliant and exquisite poetry, a poem of his about the divinely inspired saint, the devout, radiant gnostic, my master Ali ibn Ibrahim—may God benefit us through him—which he composed during his illness, seeking his intercession with God to remove his pain, and it is this: Your eyes have become tears that do not cease, except for the flowers of stars shining on the horizon. And you spend the night with no companion but the flowers of stars shining on the horizon, prostrate on the face of the earth, cast down. And you become, when you hear the caravan song of camels, and you reveal what you had concealed, which was subtle. And if death's fragrance stirs your sorrow, and the earth has become narrow for you, constricted. Why are you thus, with pallid complexion, and your heart fluttering from that, beating? And what is the matter with the lands, night increasing, and you have glimpsed from the directions of a shaykh, far-famed in the regions like lightning? So he stirred my passion, and I wished that I could fly, if I could, yearning for him. And that is my master, my master Ali, and the son of the master al-Faruq ⁴⁴⁰ truly, and the cupbearer of the people from the cup of nearness, and the clother of the gnostic with his Lord's love. An imam who continues to ascend and give drink, and whoever meets him attains what he desires. A sea that has overflowed with gifts, and poured upon the needy, surpassing the rain. An eye from the eyes of God that flowed, encompassing those who dwelt in west and east. How many a fugitive has he forcibly returned, and driven his heart to God, driving. By the right of your father Ibrahim, if you do not give me to taste from the wine of love a taste, and remove my illness, and grant ease, and treat my illness and obliterate it completely. My hope is that if I pour out my grief to you, you will unravel its ropes and reveal it, crushing it. And I become no longer turning to any treatment, and in the ascent of safety from it I rise. And my ailment has prolonged the fever ⁴⁴¹; so is there for my heart a cure, and it has hindered rising and obstructed a vein? And my affair, O you who are drowsy, has defeated me, and frightens me so that I swoon from it, swooning. My hope is that when I praise you, my harm, by your rank with your Lord, will not remain. O sultan of beauty, you have captured my heart; are you content that I be a slave to you? And the soul has yearned intensely for you, and the glory of union is from harm and hardship. So is there a glance that heals and gives drink, and a soothing antidote that eases gently? O judge, O my refuge and treasure, I ask you to bestow upon me provision, lawful and abundant, with no admixture, and blessing wherever I head, on the horizon. And I have a heart hardened by my evil deeds; so adorn its neck with the necklace of fear. And my state is dark; a barrier has been placed between me and my interests; so enrich me, O Most High. And if I call out in distress, come to my aid, for how often have You aided those who called upon You when drowning? And join my rope with Your rope, and answer me, for here I am knocking at the door, knocking. And accept with pleasure my words and praise, for by Your grace, I could not have uttered speech. And make me travel the journey of those who traveled and became, surpassing the truth, not committing sin. And if the bridge ⁴⁴² is set up, I fear what I have earned when I pass over it, perishing. So grant me security from that terror, and intercede, for one like me fears that he may be wretched. And I have sent before me an intercessor to you, the Chosen One of the Merciful, truly, and the one who split the moon ⁴⁴³ in the darkness when challenged, and his claim of prophethood split it asunder. Upon him from the Dominant ⁴⁴⁴ at all times be blessings that put the flowers to shame in fragrance. Ended by the praise of God and His good assistance and beautiful success on the 4th of Rabiʿ al-Nabawi al-Anwar, year 1324. May God grant us its goodness and the goodness of what follows, and avert from us its evil and the evil of what follows, by the rank of our master Muhammad and his pure family and his noble companions, amen. And he also—may God cool his grave and grant him a spacious place in the gardens, and benefit us through his blessings, and return to us from his righteous supplications—[wrote] this.

The delightful verses: I was asked, "How are you?" I replied, "How is one whose life has been wasted in disobedience? What good can there be in him, when a gloomy day lies ahead, and beyond it the Day of Reckoning? The criminals will be seized on that day by a clear text from our Lord, Who holds them by their forelocks ⁴⁴⁵. Ah! Woe! By the rank of Ahmad ⁴⁴⁶, draw near to one who tomorrow will be far from your sanctuary and distant. Answer me with a sincere repentance, for I am in need of it and of singular distinction. Divert my life from the Fire and have mercy, O Generous One, when there is no escape." Ended, by the praise of Allah, from the journey of the seven obstacles ⁴⁴⁷ for his son, the interpreter of the lovers, the gifted Shaykh. May Allah give us to drink from his sea. (106) An-Nawawi: Chapter on what one who has a headache, fever, or other pains should say. We have related in the book of Ibn as-Sunni ⁴⁴⁸ from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach them, for pains and fever, to say: "In the name of Allah, the Great. I seek refuge in Allah, the Almighty, from the evil of a gushing vein ⁴⁴⁹ and from the evil of the heat of the Fire." And he should recite over himself al-Fatiha ⁴⁵⁰, Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad ⁴⁵¹, and al-Mu'awwidhatayn ⁴⁵², and blow into his hands. Shaykh Abu Zayd ath-Tha'alibi said from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach them, for pains and for one who has a fever, to say: "In the name of Allah, the Great. We seek refuge in Allah, the Almighty, from the evil of a gushing vein and from the evil of the heat of the Fire." Al-Hakim related it in al-Mustadrak ⁴⁵³ and authenticated it. He said in al-'Ubab ⁴⁵⁴: "Na'ra al-'irq, yan'aru" (with fatha on both) meaning it gushed with blood. Al-Fa' ⁴⁵⁵ said with kasra, and similar is in the transmission of the author of at-Tahdhib ⁴⁵⁶. At-Tirmidhi related from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach them for fever and all pains: "In the name of Allah, the Great. I seek refuge in Allah, the Almighty, from the evil of every gushing vein and from the heat of the Fire." Abu 'Isa said: This is gharib ⁴⁵⁷; we do not know it except from the hadith of Ibrahim ibn Isma'il ibn Abi Habiba, and Ibrahim is considered weak in hadith due to his memory. It is also related as "'irq na'ar" ⁴⁵⁸. Ibn Majah also related it, and in it: "from the evil of a gushing vein." Then he said: Abu 'Amir said: I differ in this; I say "yu'ar" ⁴⁵⁹. Then he mentioned it with another chain, and in it: "na'ar" ⁴⁶⁰. End of the first with nun and 'ayn, and the second with ya' under it with nun and ghayn. In al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyya ⁴⁶¹: Al-Himyari related in at-Tibb ⁴⁶² from Yunus ibn Ya'qub ibn 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from headache: "In the name of Allah, the Great. I seek refuge in Allah, the Almighty, from the evil of every gushing [vein] and from the evil of the heat of the Fire." Ibn as-Sunni related it from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas. End. From the handwriting of Shaykh Sayyidi Salih—may Allah shower upon us from the sea of his sainthood. Amin, Amin. (107)

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1. al-ʿārifīn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of God.
2. al-jawzahar al-kawākib : The celestial jewels; a poetic reference to stars or planets.
3. Qur'an 78:11 : Reference to the Qur'anic verse: 'And We made the day for livelihood.'
4. al-ḥaḍra al-mawlawiyya al-qudsiyya : The holy lordly presence; the divine presence.
5. al-rūḥ al-jibrīliyya : The Gabrielic spirit; the angel Gabriel.
6. al-siyāda al-muḥammadiyya : The Muhammadan lordship; the spiritual station of Prophet Muhammad.
7. al-risāla al-aḥmadiyya : The Ahmadian mission; referring to Prophet Muhammad, also known as Ahmad.
8. ṣalawāt : Blessings or prayers upon the Prophet.
9. al-ʿilm al-ladunnī : Divine knowledge; knowledge granted directly by God without intermediary.
10. Qur'an 39:5 : Reference to the Qur'anic verse: 'He wraps the night over the day...'
11. al-awtād : Poles or spiritual supports; a term in Sufism for high-ranking saints.
12. al-sāʾirīn ilā mawlāhum : Those journeying to their Lord; spiritual wayfarers.
13. Laylā : A symbolic beloved in Arabic poetry, often representing the divine Beloved.
14. fatḥ : Spiritual opening or illumination granted by God.
15. ghayba : Spiritual absence or ecstatic absorption in God.
16. ḥuḍūr : Spiritual presence or awareness of God.
17. mawā'id : Spiritual banquets or tables of divine bounty.
18. ma'ārif : Gnoses or direct experiential knowledge of God.
19. 'awārif : Divine gifts or spiritual bestowals.
20. lawāmi' : Flashes of divine light or inspiration.
21. lawā'ih : Gleams or manifestations of divine truth.
22. fawātiḥ : Openings or introductory chapters of spiritual knowledge.
23. kawāshif : Unveilings or disclosures of hidden realities.
24. karāmāt : Miracles or extraordinary favors granted to saints.
25. ma'ārij : Ascents or spiritual elevations.
26. maqāmāt : Stations or stages on the spiritual path.
27. idlāl : Boldness or loving familiarity with God.
28. mushāhada : Contemplation or direct vision of God.
29. mukāshafa : Unveiling or disclosure of divine mysteries.
30. Qur'an 25:62 : Reference to the alternation of night and day.
31. rusūm : Traces or outward forms of spiritual realities.
32. 'urūj : Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven.
33. isrā' : Night Journey of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem.
34. shafā'a al-kubrā : The Great Intercession of the Prophet on Judgment Day.
35. qāba qawsayn : Two bows' length; a station of nearness to God (Qur'an 53:9).
36. dhayl : A train or flowing garment; metaphor for abundant favors.
37. Qur'an 17:1 : Reference to the Night Journey.
38. nāfila : Supererogatory or voluntary prayer.
39. Qur'an 17:79 : Verse encouraging night prayer.
40. aḥzāb : Litanies or regular devotional recitations.
41. ṣirāṭ : The bridge over hell that all must cross on Judgment Day.
42. sārāt : Chiefs or noble ones; here referring to the Prophet's family.
43. Āl : Family or household; here refers to the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
44. Jawārī : Planets; literally 'running ones,' often referring to the celestial bodies.
45. Āl : Family; here 'the knots of the family' is a poetic expression for the Prophet's family.
46. Lām : The Arabic letter 'l'; here used in a poetic play on words, possibly referring to blame (lawm).
47. Ḥawrā' : A dark-eyed maiden of Paradise; a term for a beautiful woman with intense black and white eyes.
48. Shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances: paradoxical or seemingly blasphemous sayings uttered by Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
49. Shams al-Ma‘ārif : The Sun of Gnoses: a reference to the highest spiritual knowledge or the Prophet Muhammad as the source of gnosis.
50. Aqṭāb : Poles: the highest-ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy, considered the spiritual axis of the universe.
51. Kawāshif : Unveilings: spiritual disclosures or illuminations that reveal hidden truths.
52. Afrād : Individuals: a rank of saints below the Pole, who are solitary in their spiritual station.
53. Rāsikhūn : Firmly Grounded: those deeply rooted in knowledge, often referring to scholars or saints with unshakable faith.
54. Jadhabāt : Attractions: spiritual pulls or ecstatic attractions drawing the soul toward God.
55. ‘Ishār : Ten pregnant camels: a metaphor for the ten stations or stages of the spiritual journey, or the ten faculties of the soul.
56. Sālikūn : Wayfarers: those traveling the spiritual path toward God.
57. Karāmāt : Miracles: supernatural acts performed by saints as a sign of divine favor.
58. Wuḥūsh al-Ins : Wild Beasts of Humans: a metaphor for people who are spiritually wild or untamed, yet human.
59. Imdādāt : Effusions: spiritual outpourings or emanations of divine grace and knowledge.
60. Futūḥāt : Openings: spiritual illuminations or revelations, often associated with Ibn ‘Arabi's work 'al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya'.
61. ‘Ārifūn : Gnostics: those who have direct experiential knowledge of God.
62. Mukāshifūn : Unveilers: those who have attained spiritual unveiling and see hidden realities.
63. Fatḥ : Opening: a spiritual breakthrough or conquest, often referring to the opening of the heart to divine grace.
64. ḥulūl : Descent; in Sufi terminology, it can refer to the indwelling or manifestation of divine attributes in the human soul, but here it likely refers to the descent of divine mercy or the Prophet's spiritual presence.
65. amrid al-kaffayn : Literally 'make the two palms dark'; a metaphor for intense weeping or supplication, as if the palms are darkened by tears.
66. al-najā'ib : Swift mounts; a reference to the Buraq, the steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj).
67. al-bayt : The House; refers to the Kaaba in Mecca.
68. Salsabīl : A spring in Paradise mentioned in the Quran (76:18), known for its delicious water.
69. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, mentioned in Surah Al-Kawthar (108:1).
70. ص : The letter Sad, one of the disconnected letters (huruf muqatta'at) at the beginning of Surah Sad (38).
71. ق : The letter Qaf, one of the disconnected letters at the beginning of Surah Qaf (50).
72. ن : The letter Nun, one of the disconnected letters at the beginning of Surah al-Qalam (68).
73. حم عسق : The disconnected letters Ha Mim, 'Ayn Sin Qaf at the beginning of Surah al-Shura (42).
74. عَسْعَسَ : Literally 'when it darkens' or 'when it approaches', referring to the night. In Sufi terminology, it can signify a time of spiritual intensity.
75. فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ : Qur'an 81:15-19, with a variant reading or interpretation. The standard text is 'So I swear by the retreating stars, that run and hide, and by the night when it departs, and by the dawn when it breathes, indeed it is the word of a noble messenger.'
76. ذِي الْعَرْشِ : The Owner of the Throne, a title of Allah, referring to His sovereignty.
77. الرُّوحِ الْأَمِينِ : The Trustworthy Spirit, a title of the angel Gabriel (Jibril).
78. صَاحِبُكُمْ : Your companion, referring to the Prophet Muhammad, as in Qur'an 81:22.
79. وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ : And he indeed saw him, referring to the Prophet Muhammad seeing Gabriel in his true form, as in Qur'an 81:23.
80. مَا هُوَ : He is not, referring to the Prophet Muhammad, as in Qur'an 81:24.
81. الْغَيْبِ : The unseen, here referring to revelation from heaven.
82. وَمَا هُوَ : And it is not, referring to the Qur'an, as in Qur'an 81:25.
83. فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ : So where are you going? Qur'an 81:26.
84. إِنْ هُوَ : It is nothing but, referring to the Qur'an, as in Qur'an 81:27.
85. إِنَّهُ : Indeed it, referring to the Qur'an, as in Qur'an 81:19.
86. صَاحِبُكُمْ : Your companion, referring to the Prophet Muhammad, as in Qur'an 81:22.
87. وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ : And he indeed saw him, referring to the Prophet Muhammad seeing Gabriel, as in Qur'an 81:23.
88. تُخُومِ : Depths or foundations, referring to the lowest part of the earth.
89. وَمَا هُوَ : And he is not, referring to the Prophet Muhammad, as in Qur'an 81:24.
90. وَمَا هُوَ : And it is not, referring to the Qur'an, as in Qur'an 81:25.
91. فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ : So where are you going? Qur'an 81:26.
92. إِنْ هُوَ : It is nothing but, referring to the Qur'an, as in Qur'an 81:27.
93. وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ : Qur'an 81:29: 'And you do not will except that Allah wills, the Lord of the worlds.'
94. رآه : He saw him; refers to the Prophet Muhammad seeing the angel Gabriel in his true form.
95. محمد : Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.
96. جبرائيل : Gabriel, the archangel who delivered revelation to the prophets.
97. الأفق المبين : The clear horizon; a reference to the location where Gabriel appeared to Muhammad.
98. سبحات الجلال : Splendors of Majesty; divine attributes of grandeur.
99. لوامع الجمال : Flashes of Beauty; divine attributes of beauty.
100. التجليات : Theophanies; manifestations of divine attributes.
101. ظهير : Backer or supporter; here referring to the Qur'an as a support.
102. حبيبه : His Beloved; refers to Prophet Muhammad.
103. ضنين : Miser or stingy; here meaning concealing or withholding.
104. هو : It; refers to the Qur'an.
105. شيطان رجيم : Accursed devil; Satan.
106. المسترقين للسمع : Those who eavesdrop on heaven; jinn or devils who try to overhear divine decrees.
107. إن هو : It is not; referring to the Qur'an.
108. القرآن : The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam.
109. الروح الأمين : The Trustworthy Spirit; a title for the angel Gabriel.
110. خاتم الأنبياء : Seal of the Prophets; the final prophet in Islam.
111. سيد الإرسال : Master of Messengers; a title for Prophet Muhammad.
112. ذكر للعالمين : A reminder for the worlds; the Qur'an as guidance for all creation.
113. وما تشاؤون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين : Qur'anic verse (81:29) emphasizing divine will.
114. روح الأرواح : Spirit of spirits; a high rank of Gabriel.
115. المملكة السلطانية : Sovereign Kingdom; the celestial realm.
116. بسط يده : Extended His hand; metaphor for divine power.
117. وإن لم تفعل فما بلغت رسالته : Qur'anic verse (5:67) about conveying the message.
118. وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم : Qur'anic verse (81:25) denying satanic origin.
119. اللاهوتية : Divinity; the realm of divine essence.
120. الرحموتية : Merciful; attribute of divine mercy.
121. العلوم اللدنية : Ladunni sciences; divine knowledge granted directly by God.
122. الأحاديث القدسية : Sacred Hadiths; sayings of God narrated by the Prophet.
123. السبوح : Transcendence; divine attribute of being above all.
124. العظموتية : Might; divine attribute of greatness.
125. المعارف والعوارف الوهبية : Acquired and gifted knowledges; spiritual insights.
126. المولوية : Mawlawi; referring to the Sufi order of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
127. المحمدية : Muhammadan; pertaining to Prophet Muhammad.
128. الأحدية : Oneness; divine attribute of absolute unity.
129. الواحدية : Unicity; divine attribute of being one.
130. al-futūḥāt al-makkiyya : The Meccan Openings, a major work by Ibn Arabi on Sufi metaphysics.
131. furqāniyya : Pertaining to al-Furqan (the Criterion), a name for the Quran.
132. al-asmā' al-jalīla al-saniyya : The majestic and lofty Names of God.
133. al-ufuq al-mubīn : The clear horizon, a Quranic term (Q. 53:7) referring to the highest horizon where Gabriel appeared.
134. al-qayyūmiyya : Pertaining to al-Qayyum (the Self-Subsisting), one of God's names.
135. al-ladunniyya : Divine or gnostic knowledge directly from God, as in 'ilm ladunni.
136. al-muṣṭafawiyya : Pertaining to al-Mustafa (the Chosen One), a title of Prophet Muhammad.
137. al-aḥmadiyya : Pertaining to Ahmad, another name of Prophet Muhammad.
138. al-taʿayyunāt al-shuhūdiyya : The witnessed individuations or determinations of divine manifestation.
139. Quran 53:1-18 : Verses describing the Prophet's ascension and vision of Gabriel.
140. al-muḥammadiyya : Pertaining to Muhammad, the Prophet.
141. Quran 81:24 : And he is not, concerning the unseen, a withholder.
142. Quran 81:25 : Nor is it the word of an accursed Satan.
143. shafshaṭiyya : Sophistical or overly subtle arguments.
144. Quran 68:52 : But it is a reminder to the worlds.
145. Quran 11:17 : Is he who is upon a clear proof from his Lord... the Fire is his promised meeting place.
146. Quran 81:28 : For whoever among you wills to be upright.
147. al-ḥanīfiyya : The monotheistic religion of Abraham, often identified with Islam.
148. Muḍar : A prominent Arab tribe, often used to refer to the Quraysh, the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad.
149. Jābir : Jabir ibn Abd Allah al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet known for narrating many hadiths.
150. Jibrīl : The archangel Gabriel, who conveyed divine revelation to the prophets.
151. Isrā’ : The Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem, and his ascension to heaven.
152. al-ufuq : The horizon; refers to the highest horizon mentioned in the Quran (Surah an-Najm), where Gabriel appeared in his true form.
153. Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ : Chapter 112 of the Quran, emphasizing the oneness of God.
154. Sūrat al-Falaq : Chapter 113 of the Quran, seeking refuge from evil.
155. Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran, distinguishing truth from falsehood.
156. awliyā’ : Saints or friends of God; spiritually advanced individuals.
157. awtād : Pegs; in Sufism, a rank of spiritual beings who uphold the world.
158. aqṭāb : Poles; the highest rank in the Sufi hierarchy of saints.
159. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical sayings of Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
160. majdhūbīn : Enraptured ones; those drawn to God by divine attraction, often in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
161. futūḥāt : Openings; spiritual illuminations or divine gifts.
162. wāridāt : Inspirations; spiritual influxes or divine communications.
163. kummal : Perfect ones; spiritually accomplished individuals.
164. karāmāt : Miracles or wonders performed by saints, as a sign of divine favor.
165. mawājid : Ecstasies; spiritual states of intense love and longing for God.
166. mu‘tamir : One performing Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage to Mecca.
167. jabal al-ma'ārif : Mountain of gnosis: a metaphor for the lofty station of divine knowledge (ma'rifa).
168. al-'ārif : The gnostic: one who possesses direct experiential knowledge of God (ma'rifa).
169. al-mukāshif : The unveiler: a mystic who experiences unveiling (kashf) of spiritual realities.
170. al-futūḥāt : The openings: spiritual illuminations or divine openings granted to the seeker.
171. al-qurbāt : Nearness: states of proximity to God.
172. shaṭḥa : Ecstatic utterance: paradoxical or shocking sayings uttered by mystics in states of spiritual intoxication.
173. al-majdhūb : The enraptured: one who is spiritually attracted (jadhb) and drawn by God.
174. al-maḥjūb : The veiled: one who is veiled from divine reality.
175. al-sālik : The wayfarer: a spiritual seeker on the path (sulūk) to God.
176. bābuka al-a'lā : Your highest door: a reference to the Prophet Muhammad as the highest means of access to God.
177. al-Razzāq : The Provider: one of God's names, meaning the All-Provider.
178. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One: a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
179. Muḥammadiyyihi : His Muhammadan: referring to the Prophet's essential nature or spiritual reality.
180. al-Furqān : The Criterion: a name for the Quran, meaning the distinction between truth and falsehood.
181. al-Mustafa : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
182. mutawājidīn : Those experiencing spiritual ecstasy or intense longing in Sufi practice.
183. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of spiritual states, referring to advanced Sufis who experience divine states (aḥwāl).
184. awrād : Litanies or regular devotional prayers recited by Sufis.
185. ṣalāh : Blessing; here referring to a specific formula of invoking blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad.
186. al-ḥayy : Literally 'the living ones'; in Sufi poetry, often refers to the beloved or spiritual masters.
187. Muṣṭafā : An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
188. ‘āl : Family or household; here referring to the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
189. sudūl : Plural of sidl, meaning veils or curtains; here metaphorically referring to the darkness of night.
190. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ṭā and Hā, often interpreted as 'O pure one' or 'O guide'.
191. essence of essences : Translation of 'ʿayn aʿyān', a Sufi term referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the supreme manifestation or the quintessence of all realities.
192. Kawthar : A river in Paradise promised to the Prophet Muhammad, also the name of Sura 108 in the Quran, symbolizing abundant goodness.
193. Suha : A faint star in the constellation Ursa Major, often used in Arabic poetry to symbolize something hidden or difficult to see.
194. Ahmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
195. Qusayy : An ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, a prominent figure in Quraysh.
196. Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy : An ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quraysh tribe.
197. Hatim of Tayy : A pre-Islamic Arab known for his extreme generosity.
198. riyy : Means 'quenching of thirst' in Arabic.
199. al-lawi : Refers to the twisting of the tongue or the sound of a caller; possibly a poetic expression.
200. durusahu : Means 'its lessons' or 'its studies' in Arabic.
201. Taybah : Another name for Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
202. Siddiqin : Truthful ones; a high rank of saints who are characterized by complete truthfulness and sincerity.
203. Jadhbat : Spiritual attractions or divine pulls that draw a seeker towards God.
204. Afrad : Solitary ones; a term in Sufism for saints who are unique in their spiritual station and often isolated from others.
205. Abdal : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism believed to be the pillars of the world, whose number remains constant.
206. awtad : Literally 'pegs'; in Sufism, a rank of saints who are the spiritual 'pillars' of the world, often four in number.
207. zuhad : Ascetics; those who practice zuhd (abstinence from worldly pleasures).
208. arifin : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge (ma'rifa) of God.
209. ulama : Scholars; those learned in Islamic religious sciences.
210. awliya : Friends of God; saints who are close to God.
211. agras : Literally 'bells'; in Sufi terminology, a rank of saints who are like bells calling to God.
212. aqtab : Poles; the highest rank of saints, the spiritual axis of the universe.
213. afrad : Singular ones; a rank of saints who are unique and isolated in their spiritual station.
214. dandan : A term possibly meaning 'humming' or 'buzzing'; in context, it may refer to the sound of dhikr or prayer.
215. witr wa zawj : Odd and even; refers to the alternating parts of the night, possibly alluding to the Quranic oath 'by the even and the odd' (Surah al-Fajr 89:3).
216. banāt al-'awhaj : Daughters of the she-camel; a poetic reference to the camels that carried the Prophet during his journeys.
217. ḥawḍ : The celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad (al-Kawthar) from which the faithful will drink on the Day of Judgment.
218. al-ḥusnā : The best; refers to divine favor or paradise promised to the righteous.
219. man ḍamma al-'abā' : He who wrapped the cloak; refers to the event of the Cloak (Hadith al-Kisa') where the Prophet covered himself, Fatima, Ali, Hasan, and Husayn.
220. A'imma : Imams; spiritual leaders, here referring to the Twelve Imams in Shia Islam.
221. 44 : The number 44 is likely a reference to a specific count of blessings or a textual marker; it may indicate a repetition or a numerical symbolism in the litany.
222. 45 : The number 45 similarly appears as a textual marker, possibly indicating a section or a count in the prayer.
223. jady : Capricorn, a zodiac sign; here used metaphorically for a celestial entity or spiritual station.
224. al-Salih : The Righteous; a title for the saintly figure mentioned, likely a Sufi master.
225. al-Samak al-A'zal : The Unarmed Fish; a name for the constellation Pisces in Arabic astronomy.
226. al-Nasr al-Ta'ir : The Flying Eagle; the constellation Aquila.
227. Utarid : Mercury; the planet.
228. al-Dabaran : Aldebaran; the brightest star in Taurus.
229. al-Shi'ra al-'Abur : The Passing Sirius; Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
230. al-Iklil : The Crown; the constellation Corona Borealis.
231. al-Zuban : The Scorpion's Claws; part of the constellation Libra, formerly part of Scorpius.
232. al-Qalb : The Heart; likely referring to the star Regulus (Heart of the Lion) in Leo.
233. al-Dhira' : The Arm; a lunar mansion (manzil) in Arabic astronomy, part of Gemini.
234. al-Jabhah : The Forehead; a lunar mansion in Leo.
235. al-Ghafr : The Pleiades; a star cluster, also a lunar mansion.
236. al-Na'aim : The Ostriches; a lunar mansion in Sagittarius.
237. al-'Uyun : The Eyes; a lunar mansion in Scorpius.
238. al-Najm al-Ahmar : The Red Star; possibly Antares or Mars.
239. Zuhal : Saturn; the planet.
240. al-Zuhrah : Venus; the planet.
241. al-Saratan : The Crab; the constellation Cancer.
242. al-Thurayya : The Pleiades; a star cluster.
243. Sa'd al-Su'ud : The Luck of Lucks; a lunar mansion in Aquarius.
244. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; also a sura in the Quran.
245. al-Jawza' : Gemini; the constellation.
246. al-Asad : Leo; the constellation.
247. al-Hut : The Fish; the constellation Pisces.
248. al-Qaws : The Archer; the constellation Sagittarius.
249. Ahmadi : Pertaining to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, indicating a high spiritual station.
250. al-maʿād : The final return; refers to the Day of Resurrection and the return to God.
251. shahād : Vigilance; staying awake at night for worship, often associated with spiritual vigilance.
252. wuḍūʾ : Ritual ablution performed before prayer.
253. sayyid al-irsāl : Master of Messengers; a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
254. ʿārifīn : Knowers; those who have experiential knowledge of God (gnostics).
255. tasnīm : A fountain in Paradise; also a term for a spiritual drink for the yearning ones.
256. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical sayings uttered by Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
257. jadhabāt : Attractions; divine attractions that pull the seeker towards God.
258. ishārāt : Allusions; subtle spiritual indications or symbolic references in Sufi discourse.
259. ibtihāl : Earnest supplication; fervent prayer with humility.
260. al-musarr : The secret; refers to the innermost spiritual secret or the hidden divine mystery.
261. aqṭāb wa afrād : Poles and solitaries; ranks in the Sufi hierarchy: the 'pole' (quṭb) is the highest spiritual authority, and 'solitaries' (afrād) are saints who are unique in their station.
262. al-muzzammil : The one wrapped in garments; a title of the Prophet Muhammad from Quran 73:1.
263. tahajjud : The night vigil prayer, an extra act of devotion performed after sleep.
264. khilqah : Succession or alternation; refers to the alternating cycle of night and day.
265. qiyam : Standing in prayer, especially night prayer (tahajjud).
266. tahajjud : The supererogatory night prayer performed after sleep.
267. al-‘arif : A gnostic; one who has direct knowledge of God through spiritual experience.
268. sirr : Secret; in Sufism, the innermost spiritual center or mystery of a saint.
269. al-Gharb : The West; here refers to the Maghreb (Northwest Africa).
270. Sabtah : Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the north coast of Africa.
271. sanat arba‘ wa thalathin wa mi’ah ba‘d al-alf : Year 1134 AH (approximately 1722 CE).
272. al-Jazuli : Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d. 1465), a famous Moroccan Sufi saint and author of the Dala’il al-Khayrat.
273. ‘Iyad : Qadi ‘Iyad (d. 1149), a Maliki scholar and saint from Ceuta, known for his work al-Shifa’.
274. Dar‘a : A region in southeastern Morocco, known for its saints.
275. Sijilmasa : A historical city in Morocco, now in ruins, known for its saints.
276. Zah : Possibly a place name or a saint; unclear.
277. Sus : A region in southern Morocco.
278. Hajja : Possibly a place name; unclear.
279. Batadil : Possibly a place name or tribe; unclear.
280. suwar : Chapters of the Quran.
281. ummahat al-‘ulum : Mother sciences; the foundational Islamic sciences.
282. madhahib : Schools of Islamic jurisprudence.
283. fatawa : Legal opinions issued by a qualified jurist.
284. an-nawāsim : Fragrant breezes; gentle winds carrying pleasant scents.
285. as-samā'im : Scorching winds; hot, harmful winds.
286. al-awānī : Vessels; containers, often referring to water skins or jars that sweat due to moisture.
287. ar-rakā'ib : Mounts; riding animals such as camels.
288. al-jawāriḥ : Limbs; bodily organs or parts, often used for animals of prey, but here metaphorically for limbs that toil.
289. jamāl adh-dhāt : Beauty of the Essence; a Sufi term referring to the divine beauty of God's essence.
290. al-jawāniḥ : Sides; flanks or ribs, metaphorically referring to the inner self or heart.
291. taqanna'at : Became veiled; here meaning they covered themselves, possibly with helmets or armor, or metaphorically with humility.
292. ma'ārif : Gnosis; spiritual knowledge or divine mysteries.
293. al-aḥādīth : Hadiths; sayings or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad.
294. sunan : Plural of sunna, referring to the prophetic traditions or practices of the Prophet Muhammad.
295. hadith : The sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
296. surahs : Chapters of the Quran.
297. unveiling : Spiritual unveiling or disclosure of divine mysteries, often associated with Sufi mystical experience.
298. ṣalāh : A blessing or prayer for mercy and exaltation, often translated as 'blessing' or 'salutation' upon the Prophet Muhammad.
299. ʿaqīdah : Creed or doctrine, the set of beliefs in Islamic theology.
300. a‘lām : Literally 'flags' or 'landmarks', here referring to prominent scholars or authorities in Islamic sciences.
301. aḥwāl : Spiritual states or conditions in Sufi terminology, often transient experiences granted by God.
302. wāridāt : Spiritual influxes or inspirations that come to the heart from God, often in Sufi context.
303. ḥaram : The sacred sanctuary, particularly the Haram of Mecca or Medina.
304. a‘jimat : Made non-Arabic or provided with diacritical points to distinguish letters; here possibly referring to the process of adding dots to Arabic script.
305. al-afāḍil : The most excellent ones; refers to the elite or distinguished individuals.
306. aḥādīth : Plural of hadith; sayings, actions, or approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
307. al-mashhūd : The witnessed; in Sufi terminology, refers to the divine presence or the object of spiritual vision.
308. al-sharīʿa : Islamic law; here, the outward religious law as opposed to inner spiritual reality.
309. Aḥmad al-Mukhtār : Ahmad the Chosen One; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad, whose name Ahmad is mentioned in the Quran.
310. tawḥīd : The Islamic concept of monotheism, declaring the oneness of God.
311. ijtihād : Exertion of independent legal reasoning by a qualified scholar to derive rulings from Islamic sources.
312. murīd : A disciple or seeker in Sufism, one who submits to a spiritual guide.
313. khalʿ ʿidhār : Literally 'removing the veil of modesty'; a Sufi term for abandoning self-restraint in the ecstasy of divine love.
314. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Ṭā Hā.
315. al-kawnayn : The two worlds: this world and the Hereafter.
316. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty things: humans and jinn.
317. ḥūr : Beautiful, pure companions in Paradise promised to the righteous.
318. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances or paradoxical sayings of Sufis, often expressing profound spiritual states.
319. afrād : Singular ones; a rank of saints in Sufism who are unique and independent.
320. aqṭāb : Poles; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
321. ʿārifūn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of God.
322. tamadhhab : Adherence to a particular school of Islamic jurisprudence.
323. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism who are believed to replace one another.
324. uns : Intimacy, companionship; a spiritual comfort and closeness to God.
325. sirr : Secret; a divine mystery or hidden spiritual reality.
326. iyāl : Dependents; those reliant on someone for sustenance.
327. ḥimā : Sanctuary; a protected, sacred precinct.
328. ʿuyūn al-baṣāʾir : Eyes of insights; spiritual vision or inner sight.
329. ʿirfān : Gnosis; direct, experiential knowledge of God.
330. mashākī al-ḍamāʾir : Orifices of consciences; the openings of the inner selves.
331. ʿawārif : Divine favors; spiritual gifts from God.
332. ghayb al-sarāʾir : Unseen of secrets; the hidden, esoteric dimension.
333. tawḥīd : The oneness of God; the core Islamic doctrine of monotheism.
334. wajd : Ecstasy; a state of spiritual rapture.
335. haymān : Rapture; intense, overwhelming love for God.
336. ʿarāʾis al-ashbāḥ : Brides of bodies; the physical forms adorned with spiritual qualities.
337. balābil al-adwāḥ : Nightingales of branches; metaphor for souls singing divine praises.
338. aḥādīth qudsiyya : Sacred traditions; sayings of God narrated by the Prophet, not part of the Qur'an.
339. surāt milāḥ : Beautiful forms; noble spiritual beings or souls.
340. wasāʾil al-baraka wa-l-iftitāḥ : Means of blessing and opening; spiritual channels for divine grace.
341. kushūfāt wa-l-ʿiyān : Unveilings and direct vision; spiritual revelations and direct witnessing.
342. rawḍ al-nawāfiḥ : Garden of fragrant breezes; a spiritual garden of divine scents.
343. ward al-futūḥāt : Rose of openings; spiritual illuminations and unveilings.
344. wuqūf ʿalā al-ḥudūd : Pausing at limits; spiritual discipline of observing boundaries.
345. yāsamīn al-maʿārif : Jasmine of gnoses; spiritual knowledge and insights.
346. qaranful al-qurbāt : Carnation of acts of closeness; deeds that bring one near to God.
347. narjis al-shawq : Narcissus of longing; intense spiritual yearning.
348. afrād khāmilīn : Obscure individuals; hidden saints or spiritual elites.
349. awtād : Pegs; a rank of saints who are spiritual supports of the world.
350. ajrās : Bells; metaphor for spiritual guides who call others to God.
351. ḥabaq al-ṭāʿāt wa-l-adab : Basil of obedience and etiquette; spiritual discipline and good manners.
352. sawsan al-muṣāfāt : Lily of mutual affection; spiritual love and friendship.
353. khuzāmā al-shaṭaḥāt wa-l-jadhabāt : Lavender of ecstatic utterances and attractions; spiritual states of rapture.
354. rayḥān al-mudānāt wa-l-muṣāfāt : Sweet basil of nearness and mutual affection; spiritual closeness and love.
355. khābūr al-aḥwāl : Clover of states; spiritual conditions and experiences.
356. mutalawwinīn : Variegated ones; those who experience changing spiritual states.
357. banafsaj al-karāmāt : Violet of miracles; spiritual wonders and graces.
358. dhākirīn : Rememberers; those who engage in dhikr (remembrance of God).
359. taḥakkumāt : Arbitrary judgments; subjective or capricious rulings.
360. bahār al-talqiyāt : Saffron of receptions; spiritual inspirations and divine teachings.
361. kummal ʿārifīn : Perfect knowers; spiritually accomplished gnostics.
362. idhfir al-rushd wa-l-tawfīq : Myrtle of right guidance and success; divine guidance and facilitation.
363. muqarrabīn : Brought-nigh; those close to God, a high spiritual rank.
364. salaba al-albāb : Stripped minds; overwhelmed or captivated intellects.
365. al-karūbiyyīn : Cherubim; the highest order of angels, those nearest to God.
366. al-mulhamīn : The inspired ones; those who receive divine inspiration (ilham) from God.
367. al-muhayminīn : The dominators or guardians; a term for angels or spiritual beings that oversee and protect.
368. al-tashahhud : The testimony of faith recited during the Muslim prayer (salat).
369. al-adhān : The Islamic call to prayer.
370. al-mujtahidīn : Those who perform ijtihad; independent legal reasoning in Islamic jurisprudence.
371. al-muḥaqqiqīn : The verifiers; those who have attained certainty and verification of spiritual truths.
372. al-muwaffaqīn : The divinely aided ones; those granted success (tawfiq) by God.
373. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran, distinguishing truth from falsehood.
374. al-ṣiddīqīn : The truthful ones; a high rank of saints, often referring to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
375. al-‘īs : Camels; here metaphorically referring to the caravan of travelers or the driver of camels.
376. al-awtād : The pegs; a term in Sufism for the highest spiritual saints who are the 'pegs' of the earth.
377. al-aqṭāb : The poles; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy, the spiritual axis of the universe.
378. jāh : Rank or station; here refers to the Prophet Muhammad's high spiritual station before God.
379. ḥimā al-aḥmā : The most secure sanctuary; a metaphor for the Prophet's protection.
380. rawḍah : The Garden; a specific area between the Prophet's grave and his pulpit in Medina, considered a blessed place.
381. Jābir : Jabir ibn Abdullah, a Companion known for his devotion to the Prophet.
382. Umm Sulaym : Umm Sulaym bint Milhan, a female Companion known for collecting the Prophet's sweat as perfume.
383. journeyed alone : Refers to the Isra' and Mi'raj, the Prophet's night journey and ascension.
384. al-Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the night journey.
385. imams : Here refers to the Prophet's family, particularly the twelve Imams in Shia tradition, or the righteous leaders.
386. ḥawḍ : The Prophet's pool (al-Kawthar) in Paradise from which believers will drink on the Day of Judgment.
387. al-mamdūḥ bihā : The one praised by these prayers, referring to the Prophet Muhammad.
388. al-tā'ib : The repentant one, who turns back to God in repentance.
389. ḍaw' al-nahār : The light of day, symbolizing openness and visibility.
390. ḥulm : The age of legal responsibility, typically puberty, when one becomes accountable for religious duties.
391. qurba : Means of drawing near to God through acts of worship and devotion.
392. ṣuḥuf : The scrolls of deeds that will be unfolded on the Day of Judgment.
393. mawāzīn : The scales of justice on the Day of Judgment to weigh deeds.
394. ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hellfire that all must cross on the Day of Judgment.
395. al-qawl al-thābit : The firm word of faith (the testimony of faith) that grants steadfastness at the moment of death.
396. barrada Allāhu ḍarīḥahu : A supplication meaning 'may Allah cool his resting place,' i.e., grant him peace and mercy in the grave.
397. wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to God.
398. sanat 1324 : Islamic calendar year 1324 AH, corresponding to 1906-1907 CE.
399. ṭufaylī : A hanger-on or uninvited guest; here used humbly by the scribe.
400. yawm tanazzul al-aqdām : The Day of Judgment when feet tremble.
401. al-ghawth : A spiritual succor or helper; a high-ranking saint.
402. al-faqīr : The poor one; a term for a spiritual seeker or disciple.
403. al-sādāt : Masters; spiritual guides or saints.
404. nāʿiq : A brayer; one who makes noise without understanding.
405. al-manqūsh wa al-kunbūsh : Engraved and embossed; metaphor for outward appearance vs. inner reality.
406. ninsās : Half-human; a mythical creature, used here to denote deficiency.
407. nuḥās : Copper; base metal, symbolizing low quality.
408. al-hādī : The Guide; refers to the Prophet Muhammad.
409. bisāṭ al-faqr : The carpet of poverty; a Sufi concept of spiritual poverty.
410. al-qawm : The folk: refers to the spiritual elite, the people of the path (Sufis).
411. ahl Allah : People of God: those who are close to God, the saints and sincere worshippers.
412. al-hadith : Hadith: a saying of the Prophet Muhammad. The reference is to a hadith: 'Procrastination by the wealthy is injustice.'
413. kaffarat al-iman : Expiation of faith: possibly referring to charity or good deeds that expiate sins, or a specific practice.
414. al-faqir : The poor one: in Sufi terminology, the spiritual pauper who is completely dependent on God.
415. al-aghyaar : Other-than-Him: everything besides God, worldly attachments.
416. ahl al-sunnah : People of the Sunnah: those who follow the prophetic tradition, orthodox Muslims.
417. yawm al-'ard : Day of Presentation: the Day of Judgment when deeds are presented.
418. al-hawd : The Basin: the Prophet's basin (Hawd al-Kawthar) from which the faithful will drink on Judgment Day.
419. al-Mustafa : The Chosen One: a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
420. al-fana' 'an al-ihsas : Annihilation from sensation: a Sufi concept of passing away from sensory perception and self-awareness to be absorbed in God.
421. al-Ghawth : Ghawth: a high-ranking saint in Sufism, considered a spiritual helper or succor.
422. Qur'an 8:33 : Qur'anic verse: 'And God would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.'
423. Qur'an 71:10-12 : Qur'anic verses: 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord... He will send rain... and give you increase...'
424. al-ghurr al-muḥajjalīn : A description of the Prophet's companions, meaning those with bright faces and white limbs from ablution, symbolizing honor and purity.
425. istighfārāt : Plural of istighfar, meaning acts of seeking forgiveness from Allah.
426. Mudar : A prominent Arab tribe, here referring to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who belonged to the Quraysh, a sub-tribe of Mudar.
427. parasangs : An ancient Persian unit of distance, used here metaphorically to express vast numbers.
428. Labbayk : The talbiyah phrase recited by pilgrims during Hajj, meaning 'Here I am, O Allah, here I am.'
429. qinṭār : A large unit of weight, used metaphorically to denote immense value or quantity.
430. Allah : The Arabic word for God, used in Islam.
431. the sky weeps : A poetic metaphor for rain.
432. the Pool : Al-Kawthar, the celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad in Paradise.
433. Mudar : A prominent Arab tribe, often used to refer to the Quraysh, the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad.
434. ṣāʿ : A unit of dry measure used in Islamic law, approximately 2.5-3 kg.
435. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
436. al-Tamm : The Perfect, referring to the Prophet Muhammad.
437. al-Sayyib al-Hāmir : The Gushing Torrent, a metaphor for God's abundant generosity.
438. al-Zuḥāf al-Nāmī : A double-metered fever, a type of recurring fever.
439. al-Fārūq : The Distinguisher, a title of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab.
440. al-Fārūq : Here referring to Umar ibn al-Khattab, indicating Ali ibn Ibrahim's lineage.
441. al-Zuḥāf : Fever, specifically a recurring or intermittent fever.
442. al-Ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hell in Islamic eschatology.
443. shaqqa al-qamar : The splitting of the moon, a miracle attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.
444. al-Muhaymin : The Dominant, one of the names of God.
445. an-nawāṣī : Literally 'forelocks'; a Qur'anic reference to Allah's control over all creation (Qur'an 11:56).
446. Aḥmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the most praiseworthy'.
447. al-ʿaqabāt as-sabʿ : The seven obstacles or stages of spiritual purification in Sufi tradition.
448. Ibn as-Sunnī : A hadith scholar, author of 'Amal al-Yawm wa al-Layla' (Deeds of Day and Night).
449. ʿirq naʿʿār : A vein that gushes or throbs with blood, often associated with fever or pain.
450. al-Fātiḥa : The opening chapter of the Qur'an.
451. Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad : Surah al-Ikhlas (112), meaning 'Say: He is Allah, the One'.
452. al-Muʿawwidhatān : The two chapters of refuge: Surah al-Falaq (113) and Surah an-Nas (114).
453. al-Mustadrak : A hadith collection by al-Hakim al-Nishapuri, supplementing the two Sahihs.
454. al-ʿUbāb : A lexicon by al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Saghani.
455. al-Fāʾ : Likely referring to a scholar or commentator; possibly al-Fayyumi or similar.
456. at-Tahdhīb : A work on hadith narrators by al-Mizzi or a linguistic work by al-Azhari.
457. gharīb : A hadith term meaning 'strange' or 'uncommon' in its chain or text.
458. ʿirq naʿār : Variant reading of 'gushing vein' with different vowelization.
459. yuʿār : Alternative reading meaning 'it is treated' or 'it is cured'.
460. naʿār : Another variant of the word for 'gushing'.
461. al-Mawāhib al-Ladunniyya : A work by al-Qastallani on the Prophet's miracles and spiritual gifts.
462. aṭ-Ṭibb : A book on prophetic medicine, possibly by al-Himyari.