The one who remembers [1] is the one who is present with the Truth [2] at every moment…

The one who remembers [1] is the one who is present with the Truth [2] at every moment, and the one who is absent from himself [3] is the one who is present with the Truth.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions and grant them abundant peace. Praise be to Allah, who clothed His saints ¹ with garments of honor and pride, crowned them with the crown of awe, serenity, and dignity, seated them upon the thrones of mastery, and caused the decrees of destiny to flow at their hands. Praise be to Allah, who illuminated the eyes of their insight with the lights of divine unveilings ² and the flashes of discernment, gladdened their hearts with the coolness of seeking forgiveness and the sweetness of recitation and remembrances, and purified their innermost secrets from the filth of desires and the contamination of other-than-Him. Praise be to Allah, who disciplined them, refined them, guarded their hearts from the deviation of fluctuations and the causes of delusion, drew them to His presence, brought them near to Him in intimacy, unveiled to them the hidden secrets of consciences and passing thoughts, and made them stars by which guidance is sought in the darkness of ignorance, and by whose gaze great sins and burdens are erased. ¹ Praise be to Allah, who spread their fame in the enclosures of His holiness, populated with them the pavilions of His intimacy, watched them with the eye of His care, and gifted them with His magnificent gifts and abundant bestowals. Praise be to Allah, who supported them with the gifts of His succor, made them lamps among His servants and vicegerents on His earth and in His lands, and preserved through them all regions and territories. Praise be to Allah, who strengthened them with the secret of His wisdom, manifested upon them the evidences of His grace, and caused His abundant blessings to flow at their hands. Through them, mercies descend, hardships are removed, and rains pour down. Praise be to Allah, who guided them to the landmarks of verification ³, led them along the paths of right guidance and success, filled their innermost beings with the breezes of love and affirmation, and made them know Him with the most complete knowledge, so they abandoned personal plans and choices and remained still under the currents of destiny. Blessings and peace be upon our master and lord Muhammad, the master of the pious, the imam of the chosen elite, the leader of the caravan of prophets and messengers, and the bride of the paradises of gardens and the abode of permanence. To proceed: When I saw that many of the pure masters, the excellent scholars, had composed works on their praiseworthy attributes, their lofty and glorious merits, the results of their elegant and beneficial words, and the subtle, luminous, unique, and great in rank and status of their allusions, it occurred to me to organize their attributes in the string of this book, to adorn its chapters with their character and traits, embellished with subtle allusions that remove from hearts the darkness of doubts and uncertainties, and to intersperse that with prayers ⁴ that include the request to be characterized by their character, which heralds the attainment of ² divine pleasure and proximity to the Lord of lords. I ask Allah Almighty to guide us through their blessing to the path of truth and correctness, to lead us through their love to the stations of closeness and nearness, and to make us among those who are included in their ranks and affiliated with them. Amen, amen, amen, O Lord of the worlds. How excellent is the saying of the poet: I love the righteous, though I am not of them, And I hope to obtain through them intercession. I hate those whose trade is sins, Even if we are equal in trade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Alif of the opening of every speech, the Ba of the attainment of every goal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Ta of the bewilderment of every enraptured lover, the Tha of the constancy of every enduring state. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Jim of the essence of every publication and system, the Ha of the wisdom of every knower and imam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Kha of the treasury of every good and favor, the Dal of the guide of every wayfarer and aspirant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Dhal of the remembrance of every pious and devout worshiper, the Ra of the comfort of every desirous and ascetic faster. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Zay of the adornment of every dweller in Medina and the Sanctuary, the Ta of the obedience of every possessor of piety and respect. ³ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Za of the support of every possessor of veneration and glorification, the Kaf of the sufficiency of every lover whom ecstasy and passion have wasted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Lam of the desire of every wanderer in the valleys of longing and passion, the Mim of the knowledge of every saint whom Allah has raised to the highest ranks and loftiest station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Nun of the light of insight of every pious one by whom Allah guided Islam, the Sad of the path of every scholar by whom Allah repelled the obstacles of doubts and illusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Dad of the radiance of every luminous one to whom Allah granted the secret of opening and inspiration, the 'Ayn of the care of every aspirant who called creatures to the path of right guidance and the abode of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Ghayn of every lordly one by whom Allah established the foundations of laws and rulings, the Fa of the opening of every refining educator in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: the Qaf of the strength of every devout worshiper who shunned beds and abandoned sleep, the Sin of the conduct of every leader and noble imam.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁵ (4) and the shīn of the honor of every noble guide and leader of banners, and the hā’ of the guidance of every sincere seeker and wayfarer whose state with Allah is sound and upright. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, and the wāw of the affection of every one who seeks refuge in the vision of al-Baqī‘ ⁶ and the visitation of the Master of Mankind, and the lām of the thousand lām of every one who clings to the Sacred House, the Corner, and the Station ⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the yā’ of the blessedness of every successful one whose intercession is hoped for at the onslaught of calamities and the descent of death, and the hamza of every ecstatic ⁸ who has cast off restraint and unveiled the veil. Conclusion: O Allah, upon him and upon his noble and virtuous family and his Companions, the guardians of the religion and the helpers of Islam, a blessing by which You make firm for us our steps in Your obedience, and by which You heal for us the ailments and sicknesses of our outward and inward, and by which You gather us with those upon whom You have bestowed favor—the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous—in the plains of the Resurrection and the Abode of Peace, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A pure salutation with a beautiful face ❖ by which the clouds are sought for rain among the people Behold, for Allah a heart enraptured ❖ with it, due to excessive separation, is speech It increases longing and increases yearning ❖ when the dove coos in the mountain pass It yearns for the Beloved from excessive ecstasy ❖ and its tears upon the cheek are flowing (5) So O my eyelids, bid farewell to my sleep ❖ for that, due to sorrow, is forever forbidden Can the captive of love enjoy sleep ❖ when upon him in passion is the decree of love? When a lover tastes the flavor of love ❖ then no mention of drink nor food Sufficient for the lover is the sustenance of love forever ❖ for by love do the noble ones nourish themselves Sufficient for the lover is a glance from the Beloved ❖ for that is his life, in it is the goal O heart, do you have any arrival ❖ to al-Khayfā’ ⁹ when the tents appear? For that is a station of the beloved openly ❖ for the souls of lovers therein is a station Upon the Mighty Throne he ascended in pride ❖ with the Kursī ¹⁰, that station For the nature of full moons is constant waning ❖ but this moon’s nature is perfection The sun disappears time after time ❖ but for the sun of his countenance there is no eclipse It shines upon the low and the high ❖ and in the heart of the lover it is constant I will humble myself as long as I live for it and I will turn ❖ the reins of praise as long as bones remain And I send a thousand thousand salutations ❖ to the best of creation and peace And to his family and noble Companions ❖ from al-Halabī ¹¹ as long as the dove coos Spiritual souls that roam and return in the gardens of Majesty and Beauty, and luminous hearts that delight and take pleasure in the breeze of proximity and union, and Self-Subsistent stages that are nourished and revived by the remembrance of their Lord, the Great, the Exalted, (6) and holy forms that are established before their Lord; He feeds them and gives them drink in the presence of intimacy and endearment. Souls that Allah has led to His service and singled out for His mercy, and adorned with the jewels of His sciences and the secrets of His wisdom. They are a people whom the delusions of a deceptive world do not distract from their King Their beautiful faces illuminate the darkness of the night, so they are moons in the dark nights O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose remembrance is cherished by the attentive elite, and the most generous of those whose rope of love is clung to by the sincere and certain. He said: “Indeed, among the servants of Allah are people who are not prophets nor martyrs, but the prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Resurrection for their station with Allah Almighty.” A man asked: “Who are they, and what are their deeds?” He said: “A people who love one another through the spirit of Allah, without any kinship between them or wealth they exchange. By Allah, their faces are light, and they are upon pulpits of light. They do not fear when people fear, nor do they grieve when people grieve.” Then he recited: “Verily, the friends of Allah, no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.” ¹² O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of complete and perfect covenants, the locus of clear miracles and widespread wonders, who said: “Indeed, Allah has treasured ones ¹³ among His servants; He comforts them with His mercy and gives them life until His well-being; when He takes them, He takes them to His Paradise; (7) they are those upon whom trials pass like pieces of dark night, yet they are safe from them.” O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom You have brought near to Your carpet and with whom You are pleased, and the most honored of those whose rank You have raised before You and not humiliated, who said: “Indeed, in every group of my community there are disheveled, dusty ones who desire Me, seek Me, and uphold the Book of Allah. They are from me and I am from them.” * And Allah chooses whom He is pleased with and selects * For Allah in creation are secrets and lights * Do not despise a poor man if you pass by him ❖ for he may have a portion and a rank * And perhaps a disheveled one in two tattered garments, striving ❖ has, with Allah, fulfillment of oaths O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Sultan of the great kingdom of power and status, and the best of those whom Allah chose for prophethood and messengerhood and selected, who said: “Shall I inform you of the best among you? They said: Yes. He said: Those who, when seen, Allah is remembered.” O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your Beloved regarded with the eye of veneration, majesty, and respect, and Your Chosen One singled out for perfect care and lofty station, from whose virtues regarding the saints of his community is what has been narrated: When he, peace be upon him, was taken, the earth complained to its Lord, Exalted is He, saying: “There remains no prophet to walk upon my back.”

Until the Day of Resurrection." So Allah the Exalted revealed to her: "I will make from this community men like the prophets, or close to the prophets, for their hearts are like the hearts of the prophets, peace be upon them." I said to him: "How many are they?" He said: "Three hundred, and they are the awliya' ¹⁴; seventy, and they are the nujaba' ¹⁵; forty, and they are the awtad ¹⁶ of the earth; ten, and they are the nuqaba' ¹⁷; seven, and they are the 'urafa' ¹⁸; three, and they are the mukhtarun ¹⁹; and one, and he is the ghawth ²⁰. They choose one from the three, and he is placed in the position of the ghawth; one is chosen from the seven, and he is placed among the three; one is chosen from the ten, and he is joined to the seventy; one is chosen from the people of the world, and he is added to the three hundred. Thus it continues until the day the Trumpet is blown. Among them are those whose heart is like the heart of Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them, and among them are those whose heart is like the heart of Noah and Abraham, peace be upon them." I said: "Like the heart of Abraham?" out of veneration for him. He said: "Yes, and like the heart of Gabriel, David, and Solomon, peace be upon them. Have you not heard the saying of Allah the Exalted: 'We shall inform them of their deeds' ²¹? No prophet dies but there is a man upon his path who follows it until the Day of Resurrection. If the forty were to look upon the hearts of the ten, they would consider their killing and their blood lawful. Do you not see from my story with Moses, peace be upon him?" * By my soul, a people whose worth Allah has magnified * And honored them among creation with the secret * Kings upon the face of the earth, you have not seen * More beautiful than them in majesty and worth * They have a dominion in the worlds, and their light * Spreads like the course of the sun's horizon in every region * They are the folk; no one who loves them will be wretched * And whoever is among them fears no evil * They are the righteous awliya', imams * Treasures of mankind, the ghawth of seekers with victory ²² * When they are mentioned among people, the tears * Of eyes flow like embers upon the throat * Cleave to them and follow the path of their way * For you will attain gifts and triumph * Upon them be the peace of Allah as long as a lightning bolt flashes * And the dove of the thicket sings in the green branches Spirits that witnessed the Essence, and were characterized by the meanings of the Names and Attributes, and the caller of happiness and honor called out to them, and the influx of the Clement, Generous Lord awakened them: "Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful." So they read in the schools of instruction, and sat at the forefront in the assemblies of precedence, and drank deeply from the springs of Tasnim ²³, and ascended in the gardens of contentment and submission, and sat upon the thrones of lordship and exaltation, and heard the call from the All-Hearing, All-Knowing Lord: "Peace, a word from a Merciful Lord" To my beloved and the people of my affection * You will truly win My pleasure without denial You see the foremost, the foremost in stations * When the breezes of dawn flow in their secret So the one who preceded them has attained the pleasure of his Lord * And another is forgiven, and another is pardoned They say: This is the Night of Decree ²⁴ with us * But all nights with us are the Night of Decree O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole ²⁵ of the circle of the people of the Divine Presence, the light of the insight of the people of ocular unveilings, the subtle interpreter of the spiritual breaths of spiritual souls, the jewel of the reality of the human creation, the stage of the manifestations of the people of ²⁶ the gracious openings, the point of the secret of the divine effusions and the merciful gifts, the locus of the sciences of the people of the descending presential knowledge and the furqanic ²⁷ secrets, the influx of the ecstatic utterances of the people of the lordly states and the samadani ²⁸ breezes. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of beautiful and lofty character, and his Companions, people of good and pleasing states, with a blessing that gladdens our hearts with the subtle gifts of Your bestowed knowledge, and fills our innermost beings with the precious treasures of Your unseen sciences, and bestows upon us the gifts of Your ladunni ²⁹ gifts and Your malakuti ³⁰ secrets, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the awliya' and the elite of the chosen ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the pious and the model of the intimate ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of the pious and the title of the hidden ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of the rich and the refuge of the weak and the strong. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of the intelligent and the crown of the messengers and prophets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the nuqaba' and the imam of the nujaba'. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of the orators and the gift of the literati. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the chief of the poles and the support of the tribes and relatives. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the beacon of the watchmen and the exemplar of the widows and the strangers. ³¹ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the virtuous and the intelligence of the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the righteous and the interpreter of the eloquent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the nobles and the insight of the gnostics. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the monotheists and the path of the successors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the commanders and the prince of the great.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the support of the supporters ³² and the wealth of the poor ³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the generous ³⁴ and the elixir of the wise ³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the wise ³⁶ and the compassion of the merciful ³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the great ³⁸ and the imam of the learned ³⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the fortunate ⁴⁰ and the adornment of the martyrs ⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the trustworthy ⁴² and the wisdom of the intelligent ⁴³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of mankind ⁴⁴ and the pure of branches and kinds ⁴⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of reports ⁴⁶ and the sound of news ⁴⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the helpers ⁴⁸ and the builder of cities ⁴⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the free ⁵⁰ and the elite of the pure ⁵¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the righteous ⁵² and the progeny of the chosen ⁵³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of eyes ⁵⁴ and the mark of the ages ⁵⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the opening of remembrances ⁵⁶ and the result of thoughts ⁵⁷. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, possessors of might and pride, and his companions, people of care and victory, a blessing by which You purify us from the filth of follies ⁵⁸ and others ⁵⁹, and by which You save us from the evil of the evil and the plot of the wicked, and by which You repel from us the accidents of painful events and the onslaughts of sorrows, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad the Chosen is the crown of sublimity ⁶⁰ and the essence of noble glory and pride. And he for whom Allah raised, among all messengers, the highest beacon ⁶¹. Whoever compares his face to the full moon has erred, or says it is like the sun of the day. The moon is subject to eclipse, and the sun is seen with darkening ⁶². But from his radiance, those [moon and sun] have shone and displayed beauty that was hidden. By Allah, O breeze of the morning wind ⁶³, convey peace to the Living One ⁶⁴ with caution ⁶⁵. And describe to the tomb of the best of creation ⁶⁶ the state of a yearning one far from home. And say to him: O master whose bounty is abundant, who has acquired modesty and dignity, O refuge of the distressed, O succor of him who, fearful, seeks shelter and protection, And who comes to that door seeking rain for mercy, for which he is in need, Intercede for him who comes to you that he may gain forgiveness for every sin he has committed. May Allah, Lord of the Throne, bless you as long as the night raven ⁶⁷ soars with the day falcon ⁶⁸, And the family and companions, as long as a dove coos on the branch and a nightingale sings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the prophets and messengers, and the leader of the white-blazed ⁶⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the believers and the imam of the certain ⁷⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the humble ⁷¹ and the imam of the sincere ⁷². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those who reach ⁷³ and the imam of those who act ⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the worshippers and the imam of those who prostrate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the ascetics and the imam of the rightly guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those who fast and the imam of those who stand [in prayer]. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the desirous ⁷⁵ and the imam of the repentant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the fearful and the imam of the knowers ⁷⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the humble ⁷⁷ and the imam of the modest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the praisers and the imam of the glorious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the patient and the imam of the thankful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the righteous and the imam of the sincere advisors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the yearning ⁷⁸ and the imam of the tasting ⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the submissive and the imam of the content. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the preachers and the imam of the preservers ⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the doers of good and the imam of the successful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those granted success and the imam of the affirmers ⁸¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the honored and the imam of the inspired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the spenders and the imam of the charitable. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the seekers of forgiveness and the imam of the purified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the warners and the imam of the bearers of good news. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the obedient and the imam of those who bow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the inheritors and the imam of the devout ⁸².

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the first and the last, and the imam of those who perform night prayers and those who stay awake. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of all the children of Adam, and the imam of the angels brought near and the messengers of the Lord of the worlds. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, and his companions who are supported in the religion of Allah and are sincere, a blessing by which You set right for us this world and the religion, and by which You make us among Your servants who supplicate to You in the darkness of the night and remember You, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A master who caused to flow between his fingers * for his companions a clear, pure water The moons spoke to him in the cradle as a child * by their cooing to him in his early years ⁸³ The trees served him, hastening to him * with the haste of a mindful one in the posture of those who prostrate The trunk of the palm tree also yearned for him * after the sermon of the master of the God-fearing When he left it, it cried out loudly * with weeping, moaning, trembling, and longing So the best of creation came to it and embraced it * with love for the lovers, and it became calm Thus inanimate objects love obedience to Taha * and go mad with longing at his loss And by that, the people of love are more deserving * than the noble ones of the community of believers Rather, it is true that they die of passion * for the lovers are killed by desire There is no harm on the one who loves Ahmad * if he tastes death through passion It is forbidden for the lover to find solace * rather, he spends the night in sorrow from separation How can a heart rejoice that remains cast down * in the abysses of distance, humiliated and disgraced? From sins that have accumulated, he becomes cast down * complaining, weeping, among the sinners By my beautiful hope, I hope You will fulfill * and pay off for me, my Beloved, my debts For in Your presence, my hope in You is beautiful * rather, my hopes in You have become certainty And peace be upon you and all the family * and the great companions who preceded O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of intimacy and boldness, and the imam of the masters of spiritual states and conditions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁸⁴, the master of the people of majesty, and the imam of the people of special distinction and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of supplication and entreaty, and the imam of the people of obedience and compliance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of arrival and connection, and the imam of the people of virtues and qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of giving and bestowal, and the imam of the people of response and speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of ranks and high stations, and the imam of the people of nearness and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of glorification and veneration, and the imam of the people of spiritual opening and acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the prophets and messengers, and the imam of those who retreat in seclusions and mountain caves. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of goodness and favor, and his companions, the lions of battle and the noble heroes, a blessing by which You quench us from the sweet, pure fountain of his love, and honor us with his vision, which the lover wishes to attain by sacrificing soul, eye, and wealth, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ⁸⁵ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of piety and asceticism, and the imam of the people of praise and glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of love and affection, and the sultan of the people of authority and decision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of righteousness and guidance, and the opener of the people of litanies and daily recitations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of Tihama and Najd, and the flame of the people of passion and ecstasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of giving and provision, and the paradise of guests, visitors, and delegations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of determination and seriousness, and the jewel of beauties, transcendent above comparison and peer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of bewilderment and loss, and the pearl of glories and the unique gem of the necklace. ⁸⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of gratitude and praise, and the key to the doors of happiness, the bringer of glad tidings of attaining hopes and reaching the goal. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You purify our hearts from vanity, envy, and rancor, and give rest to our souls from fatigue, exhaustion, and toil, and elevate us thereby to the highest, radiant paradises and the Garden of Eternity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My passion for the one I love has exceeded all bounds * So what can I hide and what can I reveal? I am in a state that does not please my blamers * My passion is my debtor, and my patience is of no avail I lament over the ruins of my body, mourning * for a love that has inflamed me at night deliberately And here I am, that enamored, bewildered one * who bore the burdens of love while still in the cradle And grew up in love with you, O Salma, infatuated * with your remembrance, not turning to Ra'd or Hind Has not, O sun of beauty that appeared * adorned with its lights on the horizon of bliss, It reached you, sorrowful, reciting over you the Surah * of love, adhering to the Surah of longing and ecstasy? And this, and my heart has not turned away from love * nor has this diverted it from aversion in affection So go easy, my blamer, for my goal is dear * even if she torments me with delay and aversion

And I am pleased with the One whom You are pleased with in every state ⁸⁷, and my gratitude to Him is my gratitude, and my praise to Him is my praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those for whom the doors were opened and the means were facilitated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those for whom You removed the veil and whom You placed in the stations of the Aqtab ⁸⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whose rank You elevated and from whom You removed reproach. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those for whom You made the answer beautiful and guided them to what is correct. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You honored lineages and mentioned them in the Mother of the Book ⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You freed necks and lightened the reckoning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You illuminated minds and made difficulties easy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You honored the beloved and benefited the companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those for whom You multiplied reward and through whom You repelled punishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You manifested the noble and defeated the confederates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those through whom You made drink pleasant and fulfilled needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You addressed with the noblest address and placed in the stations of nearness and proximity. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family in essence and lineage, and his companions who are the most honorable tribe and the greatest companions, with a blessing that bestows upon us gifts of knowledge and good manners, honors us with conformity to the Sunnah and the Book, and makes us among those to whom You have granted nearness and a good return, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your Oneness and whose tongues You released in Your praise and glorification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your generosity and poured upon them abundant goodness and blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your love and made their limbs easy for Your obedience and service. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your knowledge and adorned them with the jewels of Your sciences and the secret of Your wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your beauty and clothed them with the awe of Your majesty and glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your lights and gifted them with Your gifts and subtle secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your remembrance and tore for them the covering of Your veils and screens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You immersed in the sea of Your vision and adorned them with the sash of Your worship and striving. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that seals for us with the seal of Your happiness, causes us to die upon the word of Your testimony, and makes us among those who submit to Your decrees and will, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has been disciplined with the manners of servitude and acknowledged the right of Lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those upon whom the lights of Divinity shone and for whom the treasures of merciful gifts were opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has been characterized with the character of the righteous and followed the paths of the knowing Imams ⁹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whose foot is firmly established in the presence of might and empowerment, and whose inner being shines with the lights of faith and certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has been crowned with the crown of prophethood and messengership, and with his sword overthrew the thrones of the people of disbelief and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has been adorned with the ornaments of might and majesty, and with the lights of his knowledge erased the traces of the people of oppression and ignorance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has been characterized with the character of the people of asceticism and contentment, and whose spirituality on the Day of the Covenant ⁹¹ responded with hearing and obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who followed the ways of the People of the Sunnah and the Community ⁹², and for whom the supreme distinction and acceptance of deeds and intercession were established.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has disappeared in the oceans of Majesty and Beauty ⁹³, and who has donned the cloak of loyalty and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has drawn from the oceans of grace and bounty, and who has sat on the carpet of the people of intimacy and boldness ⁹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (23), the master of everyone who has combined the Sacred Law and the Reality ⁹⁵, and who has mastered the sciences of etiquette and the Path ⁹⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has plucked the flowers of gnosis and elegant spiritual gifts ⁹⁷, and who has spoken of the secrets of the unseen and the subtle allusions ⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has drunk deeply from the basins of the secret and sainthood ⁹⁹, and whose special distinction has appeared in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has girded himself with the sword of victory and protection, and who has been called with the call of the people of proximity and care ¹⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whose rank has risen and who has become supreme, and who has called to the path of goodness, guidance, and rectitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has taken the lead in teaching the sciences and has benefited, and who has striven in reviving beautiful traditions and has excelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has performed the night vigil and stood in the darkness of the nights, and who has expended in the pleasure of his Lord his soul and the blackness of his eyes ¹⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has ascended the peaks of pulpits and minbars, and who has surpassed the eminent masters of the first and the last. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has prostrated and bowed, and who has proclaimed the manifestation of the word of truth and declared it openly. (24) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has humbled himself before his Lord and submitted, and who has risen to the summits of sovereignty and ascended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has sought forgiveness and repented, and who has clung to the traces of the Sunna and the Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of every penitent and oft-returning one, and who has been called to the presence of the elite and has responded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has drawn near through supererogatory acts and has striven, and who has relied in all his affairs on his Lord and has depended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has obeyed and worshipped, and who has spent wealth in the way of Allah and has been moderate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who is known for forbearance and chastity, and who has acted in legal rulings with justice and equity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who is characterized by the noblest attributes and qualities, and who has become a model for the glorious and the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone to whom generous acts and benefits are attributed, and through whose blessing secrets and benefits have multiplied. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (25), the master of everyone for whom signs have appeared and who has broken habits ¹⁰², and whose face's light has illuminated the mihrabs and mosques. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who is marked with goodness and righteousness, and through whose love spirits and bodies have revived. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has called from the minaret of guidance and success, and who has guided servants to the path of victory, righteousness, and salvation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone through whose companionship men have been interceded for, and through whose blessing hearts and states have been set right. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone from whom the individuals and the substitutes ¹⁰³ have sought support, and through whose supplications calamities and fears have been repelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone at whose hand springs of generosity and munificence have gushed forth, and through whose grace abundant favors and blessings have been bestowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone through whom the doors of the secret and inspiration have been opened, and through whose gaze the obstacles of doubts and illusions have been removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone through whose antidote diseases and ailments have been cured, and through whom the banners of the people of idols and images have been lowered. (26) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has roamed in the meadows of the kingdom and the dominion ¹⁰⁴, and who has seized its secrets from the treasuries of might and omnipotence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has supplicated in the station of humility and desire, and whose thought has roamed in the fields of submission and awe. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has wandered in the land of longing and bewilderment, and whose fame has spread in the enclosures of holiness and paradise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who has realized the realities of gifts and gnosis, and whose inner being has shone with the lights of contentment and divine pleasure.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who glorified in the seas of gnosis and divine graces ¹⁰⁵, and was preserved by him in places of bewilderment and fears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who bestowed gifts of treasures and subtleties, and adhered to the regular litanies and devotions ¹⁰⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who drank from the cups of longing and love, and quenched from the sources of purity and the sweet spring. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (27) the master of everyone who attained the rank of honor and uprightness, and won the bliss of the abode of joy and generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone from whom reproach and blame were lifted, and who sought shade under the shadow of the Throne of the All-Merciful on the day of regret and remorse. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who established himself on the throne of perfection and lordship, and attained the stations of virtue, command, and felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who was clothed in garments of honor and glory, and from whom were taken the impulses of sacred allusion and benefit ¹⁰⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who filled the mosques with groaning and weeping, and adorned the places of witness with yearning and supplication. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who girded himself with the belt of generosity, glory, and splendor, and adorned himself with the sash of praise and commendation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who hastened to Allah, and whose inner sight was purified by the light of Allah, and whose secret heart was purified and trusted in what is with Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whom "neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of Allah" ¹⁰⁸, and whom neither weariness nor shortcoming afflicts in the worship of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who revived the landmarks of the Sunna and the religion, and thereby attained the pleasure of the True King, the Manifest, (28) and whose words were weighed with the straight balance, and who disassociated from the causes of delusion and thus rectified their states, and who observed "He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal" ¹⁰⁹ to attain from the pleasure of the Truth their aims and hopes, so they received the address with a heedful ear, and recited "Then as for him whose scales are heavy, he will be in a pleasant life" ¹¹⁰—souls that bear heavy burdens in the worship of their Lord, and consider many deeds light in His obedience, and work for the Hereafter before the descent and arrival of the appointed terms, and strive their utmost to reach the ultimate goal from the pleasure of their Lord, and recite: "But as for him who feared the station of his Lord and forbade the soul from its desire, then indeed, Paradise is the refuge" ¹¹¹. And for the witnesses ¹¹² there are people whose rank's beginning showed in its glory the ends. Their pure wine was exquisite, delicate for its drinker; from its fragrance wafted breezes through the cosmos. By Allah, what they wrought and what they dyed, and for the assembly in this there are gaps. Their nightingales were enraptured, their nightingales sang, until it seemed that longing in the grove was like the ban trees ¹¹³. They donned ample robes of glory and brought forth from them no defects in me. How many a state passed for me and for them, settled and vacated, while the cup draws and the taverns are taverns. Time is generous, and the hands of care are stingy; intoxication soars, and pleasures are pleasures. The flowers are in joy, the birds are in joy, by it the statures sway in the meadow of expanse. (29) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who was guided by the light of the manifest victory ¹¹⁴, and became the imam of the eminent imams and the chosen pious ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whom his Lord called in the bygone ages of pre-eternity, and heard the address of the Truth with the tongue of generosity and munificence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whom the caller of grace and beneficence called, and whom He chose by the secret of particularity to the station of proximity and nearness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone to whom appeared from the meanings of love a beginning, and whom a driver drove in the court of union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone who witnessed the glory of beauty from the dawnings of pre-eternity, and beheld the might of perfection in the rising lights of the garments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whose inner sight ascended to contemplate the worlds of the unseen and the landmarks of divine unity, and whose secret heart became pure in the witnessing places of holiness and the ascents of seeking. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whose gaze was fixed on the inscriptions of victory in the trains of unveiling from the face of that court, and whose hearts reclined on the couches of boldness in the aims of intimacy among those domes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of everyone whose secrets sat on the carpet of expansion and witnessing, and whose soul was refreshed by the sweet basil of intimate prayer and spiritual striving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (30) the master of everyone whose silent one was silent for the witnessing of the truth of certainty, and whose speaking one spoke for the arrival of a certain command. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble leaders, and his companions, the guided guides, with a blessing...

Make us thereby among the people of righteousness and religion, and through it be among those who hold fast to the Prophetic Sunna ¹¹⁵ and the Clear Book ¹¹⁶, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ We intended their sanctuary, seeking them ❖ And found them hastening to us ❖ God forbid that we should waste, by God, hope ❖ They refused to let us be lost ❖ Whenever an enemy sought us with evil ❖ They repelled it from us with firm defense ❖ Their command is effective; whatever they will ❖ Among creation becomes an obeyed command ❖ Provision, support, refuge, shelter ❖ You see no seeker of refuge with them lost ❖ Whoever seeks them with sincerity sees ❖ That it is a connection that fears no severance ❖ They have tended to every faithful one, so for this ❖ He remains honored and protected by faithfulness ❖ And whoever is not guided to the path of their guidance ❖ Is found terrified by the vengeance of the All-Compeller ¹¹⁷ ❖ Sufficient for us is God, then they; God has increased us ❖ Through them, upon them, in gathering Holy, purified, good, blessed, illuminated spirits, possessing high aspirations and lofty stations, adorned by asceticism and chastity, honored by truth and fairness, so they cast aside personal interests and desires, and abandoned the arenas of frivolity and pleasures, and presented their deeds to the scale of the Law ¹¹⁸. (31) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station ¹¹⁹ whose signs are confirmed in the books, and whose rites have illuminated the hearts of the wayfarers ¹²⁰. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station whose circles are filled with the angels of mercy, and whose veils are drawn over those who seek and desire. So bless him, O God, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose innermost hearts are created for love of him, whose insights are opened by praising him, and whose minor and major sins are forgiven by his glance, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station in which praises and remembrances are sweet, and the generous one at whose right hand's generosity the clouds and seas become insignificant. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station to which the righteous and the pious come, and the beloved to whose homeland the noble and the excellent emigrate. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station in whose service the patrons and free men compete, and the chosen one through whose blessing needs and desires are fulfilled. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station by whose visitation villages and cities are honored, and the valiant one through whose rank worries, sorrows, crises, and troubles are repelled. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (32) the Imam of the Station to which journeys and loads are directed, and the beloved to whom mounts submit and whom visitors seek. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station whose soil, family, and neighbors are honored, and the noble one to the hem of whose forbearance wild beasts and desert animals cling. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station by whose light the highlands and lowlands are illuminated, and the saint ¹²¹ through whose prayer clouds of blessings and rains pour down. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station to whom the Emigrants ¹²² and Helpers ¹²³ take refuge, and the sanctuary through whose intercession sins, misdeeds, and burdens are forgiven. So bless him, O God, and his family, the pure leaders, and his companions, lofty in rank and status. A blessing more fragrant than the morning breeze and the scent of the arar ¹²⁴, and more delicate than the vibrations of strings and the cooing of birds, by which You raise our stations and elevate our ranks, and have mercy on us in this abode and in that abode, and grant us security from the terror of the standing ¹²⁵ and the punishment of the Fire, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the honored Station and the perfect Pillar, and the Black Stone ¹²⁶ and the owner of Safa and Marwa ¹²⁷ and the place of prayer and the banner. (33) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of Arafa ¹²⁸ and Quba ¹²⁹ and the Mosque of Namira ¹³⁰, pure in its precincts and place, and the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, clad in the robes of blessing and security. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station overflowing with blessings and gifts of generosity and beneficence, and the crown of prophethood preferred over angels, humans, and jinn. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station of ripe flowers and gardens, and the point of the overpowering secret ¹³¹ by whose resolve great kings and sultans are subdued. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station fragrant with breezes and scents, and the crescent of happy festivals, days, and seasons. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station clear in paths and landmarks, and the lion of battalions, aided by terror and the east wind at the meeting of armies in battles. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station marked by blessing, grace, and noble qualities, and the tongue of justice commanding the restoration of rights and the redress of wrongs.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station ¹³² magnified among Arabs and non-Arabs, and the Beloved of Allah, whose name is blessed in the chapters and translations ¹³³. (34) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Station, abundant in virtues and miracles, and the Prophet for whom You made the earth a mosque and a purification ¹³⁴, and permitted spoils of war. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the Praiseworthy Station ¹³⁵ in beginnings and endings, and the accepted intercessor for the people of sins and misdeeds. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that makes our times and foods pleasant, brightens our faces among all races and worlds, protects our souls, wealth, and sanctities, and makes us among those who fight for his Sunnah with spears, swords, and sharp blades, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. If I were given support from destinies, I would leave my home for the noble abode ¹³⁶, and settle in the best soil of Taybah ¹³⁷, as a neighbor to the one who commanded the protection of neighbors. Where the truth became clear to the eyes when the guardians of the shade of the Helpers ¹³⁸ shone. O visitors of the grave, the grave of Muhammad, glad tidings to you for precedence among visitors. You have traveled for salvation, how many times you have traveled? Your farewell is not from crushing burdens. Win by your precedence and proclaim what I have entrusted you with out of longing for the Chosen One ¹³⁹. Convey the greeting, may you be safe, and by its return I hope for permission from entering the Fire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of emulation, and the beacon of the people of guidance. (35) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of right guidance and selection, and the path of the people of guidance and spiritual poverty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of goodness and righteousness, and the blessing of the people of success and achievement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of fragrant gifts and blessings, and the ascension of elevation and high ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of affections and mercies, and the qibla ¹⁴⁰ of supplication and answer to prayers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of means and desires, and the locus of devotion, obedience, and acts of closeness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of glad tidings and joys, and the possessor of miracles and wonders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of gifts and reinforcements, and the object of high aspirations and wills. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of victory, blessing, and happiness, and the master of the people of the earths and heavens. (36) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of corporeal forms and spiritual souls, and the mine of clear secrets, shining lights, and gnostic realities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of lordly gifts and abundant blessings, and the source of unseen sciences, divine wisdom, and pure springs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the people of gifts, presents, and blessings, and the noble one in origins, character, and dispositions. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the nobles and the poles ¹⁴¹, and the gathering place of the friends of Allah and companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the bells and pegs ¹⁴², and the desire of the people of seclusion and solitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the substitutes and the unique ones ¹⁴³, and the arrival of the people of seriousness and effort. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the ascetics and worshippers, and the substance of the people of support and reinforcement. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of kings and sultans, and the wealth of the weak and the poor. ¹⁴⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who love each other for Allah and those who are affiliated, and the mark of those who turn to Allah and those who seek reward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the certain and the sincere, and the adornment of the patient and the diligent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who detach and those who cut off, and the means of the oft-returning and the submissive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the beloved and the lovers, and the intercessor for the disobedient and the sinful. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure and clean family, and his noble guided companions, a blessing by which we become among Your accepted and pleased servants, and Your beloved ones who are successful and secure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A beautiful one ¹⁴⁵ in hearts, with authority, and in him we are forever independent of others. We have ransomed him with our souls entirely, just as he ransomed us from the blaze of separation. We have tended his love in our consciences, so he brought us near to him, and he tended us. May my father and mother be ransomed for a beloved, by whom we are forever sufficed from other than him. He gave us refuge from the nights and from our destructions, protecting us for ages. He perfected us through every deficiency, so by his perfection we surpassed others. ¹⁴⁵ He honored us in every gathering; we have pride in him among the hands, he elevated us. He guided us to a straight religion; by him we surpassed the ancients when he guided us. He called us to Allah, both in word and deed; how sweet is the beloved when he called us. He purified us from all impurities, and the light of his qualities and traits clothed us. And from metamorphosis, from engulfment, and from hastening of punishment, by him we attained security. A gift from our Lord, the Guide, to us; our Master bestowed him upon us as a favor. Ever-merciful, kind to us, He will have mercy on us and admit us to gardens. Even if we are disobedient, He increases mercy; how splendid is the Guide's tenderness. We have no merciful one like Taha ¹⁴⁶ when the Subduer tries us. Our Lord becomes greatly angry, and every prophet has abandoned us. He says: I am for her the treasure of congratulations, the Messenger of Allah, who suffices us. So at distress, he saved us quickly, and at our illness, he healed us. And at hardship, he replaced it with ease through his supplication, when it had befallen us. He manifested our honor in every land; after our honor, we saw no humiliation. Upon him and his family be the purest peace, and upon companions by whom my Lord guided me. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your righteous saints and the crown of Your chosen servants. ¹⁴⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your pure saints and the best of Your pious servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your noble saints and the secret of Your select servants. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your believing saints and the insight of Your verifying servants. ¹⁴⁸

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam ¹⁴⁹ of Your saints who are in retreat ¹⁵⁰, and the mercy of Your servants who are deemed weak. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your chosen saints, and the intimacy of Your servants brought near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your saints who rely ¹⁵¹ on You, and the most pious of Your servants who are devoted ¹⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of Your saints who are refined ¹⁵³, and the most honored of Your servants who love. 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You attribute to them ¹⁶⁸ the glories, and you tighten the belts of love for them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam ¹⁶⁹ of those through whose hands miracles ¹⁷⁰ appear, and by whose dignity ¹⁷¹ forbidden things are protected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those whose fire ¹⁷² guests dine by, and to whose station ¹⁷³ hands are extended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those by whom the inner ¹⁷⁴ is illuminated, and by whom dwellings are inhabited. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those by whom the scales ¹⁷⁵ are balanced, and by whom fragrant plants ¹⁷⁶ spread their scent. 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The master of creation, and the one for whom He is the light of Allah in His universes. And He brought us a miraculous speech ¹⁷⁸ from the speech of our Lord, Mighty and Majestic. He singled him out and gave him a rank in virtue that has never been attained. He is the sea of the secret, a vast sea, and all the messengers are like a trickle. Everything they seek from their Lord occurs without doubt, fulfilled. O Messenger of Allah, O you whose praise is the sufficiency of the distressed in the great calamity. O Messenger of Allah, O you whose generosity is O Messenger of Allah, from every hope. He achieved the goal and completed my desire, and remove from it crookedness and deviation. Fill the heart with a pure secret, upright in state, knowledge and deed. Make my outward good, as long as the star begins at night or sets. Protect my side always, and on your family and the companions who are their fortune like the sun in the house of Aries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of benefits and wisdom, and the hand of the people of virtue, generosity, and nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of vigil and intimate prayer ¹⁷⁹, and the mine of devotion and worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of secrets and spiritual effusions ¹⁸⁰, and the arrival of the people of divine attraction ¹⁸¹ and ecstatic utterances ¹⁸². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of ranks and stations ¹⁸³, and the proof of the breaking of habits ¹⁸⁴ and miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of proximity and righteous deeds, and the secret of divine inspirations ¹⁸⁵ and good words. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of awakened natures from the sleep of amusement and heedlessness, and the light of hearts that turn away from the world and its embellishments of pleasures and desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of unveilings ¹⁸⁶ and contemplations ¹⁸⁷, and the path of striving in Allah's pleasure, obedience, and struggles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of truth and signs, and the book of revelation and the delivery of messages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of opening ¹⁸⁸ and perfection, and the support of the people of effusion ¹⁸⁹ and gift. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of intimacy and boldness ¹⁹⁰, and the gardens 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, the imam of the people of truth and loyalty, and the elite of the people of guidance and selection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of modesty and faith, and the desire of the people of virtue and excellence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the people of eloquence and clarity, and the honor of the people of sciences and gnosis ¹⁹¹.

So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, the brides of the Gardens ¹⁹², and his Companions, the guardians of the religion and the bearers of the Qur'an, with a blessing by which the lights of sincerity and certainty shine in our hearts, and by which our inner visions ¹⁹³ are illuminated with the lights of unveilings ¹⁹⁴ and direct witnessing ¹⁹⁵, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders ¹⁹⁶ of those whose breasts You have expanded with the lights of Your guidance, and whom You have crowned with the crown of Your might and care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have placed in Your protection and safeguard, and whom You have watched with the eye of Your preservation and care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have honored by their compliance with Your command and obedience, and whom You have purified in the abode of Your triumph and generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have made trustees over the preservation of Your trust, and whom You have protected in the veils of Your concealment and safeguarding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whose faces You have brightened with Your mark, and whom You have honored with Your love and the perfection of Your regard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have qualified for Your service, and whom You have made the people of Your carpet and the companions of Your presence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those upon whose tongues You have caused the springs of Your wisdom to flow, and whom You have clothed with the light of Your beauty and the majesty of Your awe. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those through whom You have revived the landmarks of Your Sunnah, and whose hearts You have molded upon Your primordial nature ¹⁹⁷ and pure affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those upon whom You have poured abundant blessings, and upon whom You have manifested Your favor, and whom You have singled out with the honor of Your lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whose inner visions have shone with the suns of Your knowledge, and whom You have supported with Your success, and whose precincts You have preserved with the amulets of Your infallibility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whose innermost beings You have filled with fear of You, and whom You have veiled from the calamities of Your scheme and the harshness of Your severity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have placed in the sanctuary of Your sanctity, and whom You have made safe from fears, and for whom You have opened the doors of Your mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those through whom the proofs of Your argument have become clear, and through whom You have established the foundations of Your religion and the paths of Your clear way. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have mentioned in Your Book, and whom You have comforted with the delight of Your intimate conversation and address. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have made intercessors for Your servants, and whose hearts You have filled with Your love and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those through whose gaze You have healed hearts, and through love of whom You have forgiven errors and sins. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have clothed in the garments of Your good pleasure, and whom You have treated with beautiful pardon and beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those through whose breaths You have perfumed the enclosures of Your holiness, and through whose remembrances You have illuminated the destinations of Your intimacy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those through whom You have gladdened the regions of Your kingdom and dominion, and whom You have made aware of the treasures of Your mercy and omnipotence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whose tongues You have adorned with the subtleties of Your remembrances, and whom You have made vicegerents in Your lands and regions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whose hearts You have made treasuries of Your secrets, and whose bodies You have made the locus of Your self-disclosures and lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those whom You have seated upon the thrones of Your might, and through whose expressions You have opened the hidden meanings of Your allusions and symbols. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have become deeply versed in the sciences of sainthood ¹⁹⁸ and verification ¹⁹⁹, and who have been clothed with the garment of guidance and success. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have girded themselves with the belt of asceticism and chastity, and who have been characterized by the purest traits and beautiful attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have been illuminated by the light of the All-Merciful, and who have restrained their souls with the deterrents of the Sunnah and the exhortations of the Qur'an. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have received what they were commanded with acceptance and submission, and who feared their Lord and watched Him in both secret and open states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have traversed the paths of goodness and right guidance, and who have repelled the evil whisperings of satanic souls with the shooting stars of expulsion and banishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have abandoned beds and couches, and who have lined their eyes with the kohl of sleeplessness and the collyrium of tears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the leaders of those who have wandered in the deserts of wilderness and barren lands, and who have filled their times with the duties of litanies ²⁰⁰ and the subtleties of remembrances.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who cast off restraint ²⁰¹ and unveiled the cover ²⁰², and the witness of love ²⁰³ testified against them that they follow his sunna and comply with his obeyed command. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who abandoned comfort and sipped the wine of longing and infatuation ²⁰⁴, and wore the garment of supplication until they attained the goal and reached the aim. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the leading guides, and his noble and generous companions, a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with the lights of faith and Islam, and purify our inner beings from the insinuations of doubts and the impurities of the forbidden, and make it for us a treasure we store for the day of terror, horror, and crowding, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those whom Allah crowned with the crown of honor and nobility, and clothed them from the weave of His love with the best armor and reproach ²⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those whom Allah regarded with the eye of His kindness, and led them on the paths of security and safety, and brought them near as the beloved are brought near, and purified them in the highest paradises and the courtyards of the Resurrection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who established the foundations of the religion and clarified its lawful and unlawful, and strove for Allah with true striving, and were not overtaken by weariness or boredom in that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those whom Allah delighted with His mark ²⁰⁶, so that became for them a emblem and a sign, and He removed from their hearts the darkness of the veil, so they understood from Him what they intended and He made them hear His speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those whose hands Allah extended in His kingdom, so they raised their banner and spread His signs, and called His servants to Him, so they complied with His command and manifested His judgments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the religion, whom Allah disciplined with the etiquettes of servitude, so they abandoned everything that leads to regret and remorse, and He made them know the truth of lordship, so they stopped at what was prescribed for them, until each of them attained his goal and aim. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the religion, whom Allah sharpened with the sash of obedience and uprightness, and relieved them of the burden of planning and choice, and said to them: "Do as you wish, for blame has been lifted from you." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the religion, who raised the religion of Islam and built its tents, and removed the religion of disbelief and erased its darkness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the religion, who drowned in the sea of His love and drank its wine, and became infatuated with the beauty of His essence and found sweet His passion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the religion, whom Allah taught from the tablet of His meanings, so they understood what was in it and entrusted its conclusion, and granted them authority and advanced them in the processions of honor for leadership. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who chose his praise and perfected its order, and magnified him in their hearts and manifested his piety and respect, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. You traveled while my heart remains hostage in the lands, leaving it with burning and separation. You left me lamenting the abode after you, and my eyelids have not tasted the delight of sleep. I have not changed my covenant with you nor my longing, but my love in passion is my love. I did not think I would stay while you depart, and what my Lord decrees is subject to His will. After you, no sight has pleased me, nor have I been occupied with any joy away from you. My passion is my creditor, my restlessness is my companion, my sleeplessness is my cup-companion, and illness is my pillow. Among the ravines of the two mountains ²⁰⁷ is my hiding place, a descent at the guarded meadow ²⁰⁸ of the noble steeds. They have planted between me and their domes ²⁰⁹ their palm trees, and they have sold their swords for no reason. This did not frighten me nor turn my mind from abasement at the thresholds and wailing in the assembly. O our beloved, if I am absent from our lands, you are dwellers in the core of my heart. You are hidden and manifest, so all witnessed forms are your manifestations in the beginning and the return ²¹⁰. So by the eye, the secret of the eye is witnessed by the one who removed the veil of blindness with the guiding light. Thus we witnessed that through your witnessing we witnessed, and confusion vanished from the countenance of the manifest. And we descended into the holy valley ²¹¹ of your light to hear with spirits the tidings of reinforcements, until there appeared in the abode the quadrature ²¹² of your secret by the quintessence ²¹³ of the original placement in the unseen of witnessing. And I remembered the mountains ²¹⁴ at your appearance, and I am, when you appear, a remnant of mountains. So O my masters, come and return, for your return is for me moments of festive seasons. And your sanctuary, the courtyard of hopes, has become equal, with the resident and the nomad taking refuge in its sides. It does not harm us, if it is true that we are your servants, an increase of litanies or a decrease of litanies. Nor do we fear the sin we have committed, for you are our refuge at the gathering of the appointment. Spirits immersed in seas of light, and gained the pleasure of their Lord before creation and manifestation, so they beheld the Pen and the Tablet, and saw the angels and the Spirit ²¹⁵, and understood from Allah with understanding of verification, and looked into the tablet of their secret with a look of knowledge and precision, and concealed in their consciences pure belief and affirmation, and traversed in the ascents of their journey the paths of guidance and success. Men who obeyed Allah in secret and public, so they never beheld the Essence for any time. People upon whom Allah's mercy descended, so blessed are they with triumph in the gathering and resurrection, they watch the night star without sleeping, so they spent the night in constant night prayer and patience. The hearts of the people felt loneliness for creation, so the intimacy of the Majestic called them to remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, upon whom the fragrant breezes of Muhammadan blessings blew with their perfumed zephyr, and Allah favored with answering the prayer of those who seek intercession through them in fulfilling needs and desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, whose suns Allah made shine in all directions and regions, and raised their ranks and crowned them with the crown of care and pride.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has clothed with prophetic robes that dazzle minds and eyes, and whose many moons of radiance and lights have shone in the dawns of felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has disposed in the cosmos and through whom He protects the neighbor, and has clothed with the garment of humiliation whoever dishonors them or belittles their great and majestic station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who, when a distressed person seeks their aid, they succor him and protect him from the evil of the wicked and the scheming of the impious; or when a vanquished person seeks victory through them, they grant him victory and gird him with the sword of might and triumph. ²¹⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose emblem is weeping, yearning, humility, groaning, and supplication at dawn, and whose covering is remembrance and intimacy with their Lord in the watches of the night and at the ends of the day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has adorned with the robes of awe and dignity, and for whom the gates of heaven have opened for the acceptance of their supplications, and through whom the clouds of mercy and torrents of rain have poured down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are mindful of Allah in secret and in public, and who extend their hands to seek the downpour of merciful breezes and in hope of the pardon of their Forbearing, Forgiving Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have forsaken the world and exchanged its embellishments for patience, chastity, and faith, and have founded their edifice upon piety, without insolence on earth or arrogance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those through whose vision centuries and ages have been blessed, and through whose dwelling neighbors, lands, villages, and cities have been protected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who find solace in the recitation of the Quran and the subtle litanies ²¹⁷, and who worship Allah in deserts, plains, islands, and barren lands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who flee from creatures and befriend caves, deserts, and wastelands, and who subsist on lawful good things, the herbs of the earth, and the leaves of trees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who, with their aspirations, pierce the veils and curtains, and who receive knowledge from Allah without writing or lines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who contemplate Allah's creations with the eye of reflection and admonition, who entrust the affair to Him, and who gallop under the currents of destinies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who extend to their Lord the hands of poverty and necessity, and who turn to Him with incapacity, humility, and brokenness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who, when night falls, yearn for their Lord as birds yearn for their nests, and who regret what has passed of disobedience to His command and hasten to repentance and seeking forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ²¹⁸, the light of those who have moistened the earth with oceans of abundant tears, who have become engrossed in the remembrance of their Lord, and who have cast off the veil in His love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who fulfill covenants, protect neighbors, and spend their wealth in the way of Allah without extravagance or miserliness. So, O Allah, bless him and his pure noble family and his chosen righteous companions, a blessing by which You remove from our hearts the intrusions of planning and choice, and by which You repel from us all calamities and the onslaughts of enemies and troubles, and by which You sanctify our souls in the sanctuaries of holiness and the abode of settlement, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And for our master, the pious, devout father, the righteous saint, Abu Abdullah, my master Muhammad, known as al-Salih ²¹⁹. May Allah sanctify his secret and spread his mention in the highest assembly. ❖ O you who died around the House out of longing ❖ And you who wandered from excess of infatuation ❖ O people of Iraq and people of Najd ❖ And inhabitants of al-Baqi' along with the Maqam ❖ O people of the cave, O of Badr ❖ And people of Jerusalem, elder or youth ❖ And people of the time, O cave-dweller, O you who ❖ Devoted yourself to worship and fasting ❖ O pole of high stations, Abu Ubayd ❖ And son of the most pious, noble gnostic ²¹⁹ ❖ Answer quickly the call of the caller ❖ By the right of the Chosen One, the full moon of perfection ❖ And extend to your servant a strong support ❖ And kindness to me, O noble assembly ❖ I have wasted my life in disobedience ❖ And I have not been deprived of fear of sleep ❖ My heart remains hard, and my soul ❖ Has cast me into seas of darkness ❖ My stratagem is weak, but I will complain ❖ To you of what has appeared in me of ailments ❖ I hope, my masters, for security from you ❖ That will grant me safety tomorrow on the Day of Crowding ❖ Why should I not hope for this, while you are ❖ The perpetual waterers of the thirsty O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of praise and gratitude, and the imam of the people of recitation and remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of struggle and patience, and the banner of the people of might and victory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of glory and pride, and the secret of the people of unveiling and restoration.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the secret and the public, and the sword of the people of divine care and overwhelming power. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of prohibition and command, and the tongue of the people of admonition and deterrence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the tooth-stick and purity, and the refuge of the people of fear and terror. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of reward and recompense, and the care of the people of status and rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of reflection and thought, and the blessing of the people of fasting and breaking the fast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of concealment and covering, and the mark of the people of the odd and the even. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of obedience and piety, and the adornment of the people of joy and glad tidings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of wealth and poverty, and the capital of the people of profit and trade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of sainthood and the secret, and the open space of the people of land and sea. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of effacement and gratitude, and the treasury of the people of alchemy and stored wealth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of giving and abundance, and the ruby of the people of poetry and prose. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the light of the people of wealth and ease, and the expansion of the people of hardship and difficulty. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, fragrant in scent and aroma, and his companions, truthful in speech and report, a blessing by which You protect us from the motives of betrayal and deceit, and by which You save us from overwhelming terrors and the torment of the grave. By Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of righteousness and success, and the model of the people of goodness and achievement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of spoils and profits, and the season of the people of joy and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of struggle for the Sunnah and striving, and the support of those who fight for the religion with spears and lances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of eloquence and fluent tongues, and the foremost of the people of goodness and bright faces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who fly to Allah without wings, and who travel with the sun when it rises and lead it to the afternoon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of pardon and forgiveness, and the blessing of the people of conclusion and commencement. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful noble ones, and his companions, the people of guidance, goodness, and righteousness, a blessing by which You illuminate our souls and bodies, and by which You make us among those who tread upon his Ahmadine ²²⁰ path with tongue and weapon. By Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds; and for our pious, sincere father, my master Muhammad, called al-Salih ²²¹, may Allah prolong his life with pardon and forgiveness, and grant him the highest Paradise and spacious gardens. We are under the protection of the beautiful men, my masters, the righteous, people of success. My paradise is under the foot of every pious one among the women of the sash. Far be it that they should be safe without provision, or that I should see among people without weapons. In their protection I have placed myself and my family, and through them I have returned from transgression and spears. For them my soul extends, so may I attain bliss in the evening or the morning. And if I become poor, I find no friend like them in generosity and attainment of success. I have none but them; even if they were to close their eyes, I have no departure from their presence. Through them I ascend the ranks of high stations, and through them I guard against the clash of blades. Through them, everyone who transgresses against me returns humbled by the thrust of lances. Through them my provision flows and grows wherever I am, from all directions. No sorrow afflicts me but that a jealousy from them overtakes me, and then relief appears. I seek asceticism from them, and it is a path for them in the forbidden or the permissible. My guarding against slander, backbiting, reproach, obscenity, and immorality—all this I seek from my masters, and it is easy for the bright faces. I am nothing but their servant if they are pleased with me, and they are my provision and the feathers of my wing. To them is the release of my soul, and from them I hope to attain victory one day in open space. O ease, I asked for it; if it came to me, it would bring me solace from every shining thing. O men of Allah, you are my refuge from a time that terrifies the heart of a weary one. O men of Allah, east and west, I have been imprisoned, so hasten with release. May Allah have mercy on him who rescues a servant intoxicated with his love, not sober. It is his right to lament as long as he lives, for his life has passed without mourning. O men of Allah, it is a shame upon you that the horses should be changed in the midst of a paddock. I ask Allah to grant us your pleasure, for in it is all profit. I ask Allah to grant us your pleasure, for in it is all success. I ask Allah to grant me from you a thought, for in it is rectification. By the Chosen Prophet, the imam of creation, the mine of generosity, fidelity, and forgiveness. Upon him be blessings as long as a garden is green and a branch bends from the blowing of winds.

And upon him be blessings as long as rain pours and falls, * And the light appeared, opening in the valley of Batha ²²². And the air was perfumed with the scent of roses, * And the smile of every white lily blossomed. And a singer chanted, and a nightingale sang, * And a bird soared high in the sky with its wings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of guidance and success, and the insight of the people of inspiration and verification ²²³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of unveilings ²²⁴ and precision, and the elixir of the people of intention and precision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of love and truthfulness, and the path of the people of facilitation and gentleness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of guidance for creation, and the word of the people of victory and truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of eloquence and speech, and the presence ²²⁵ of the people of gathering and differentiation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of ecstasy and passionate love, and the supporter of the people of pardon and emancipation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (69) the light of the people of understanding and spiritual taste ²²⁶, and the burning passion of the people of longing and yearning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of success and happiness, and the delight of the people of sciences and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of devotion and worship, and the pride of the people of honor and glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of spiritual wayfaring ²²⁷ and will, and the blessed origin and birth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of proof and the breaking of norms ²²⁸, and the opening of the people of the beginning and the return. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the best and increase, and the key to the doors of good and the seal of the two words of testimony ²²⁹. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of piety and asceticism, and his companions, the possessors of pride, honor, and mastery, a blessing by which You grant us the subtle sciences and beneficial wisdoms, and make us among those whose request You have fulfilled in obedience to You, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of virtues and excellences, and the direction ²³⁰ of the people of supplications and means. (70) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of merits and characteristics, and the proof of the people of evidences and indications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of books and epistles, and the master of the later and earlier ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of insight and opening ²³¹, and the nature of the people of forbearance and forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of harmony and reconciliation, and the reminder of the people of right guidance and sincere counsel. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the beginning and the end, and the lamp of the people of understandings and knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, the light of the people of preservation and care, and the refuge of the people of protection and safeguarding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of contentment and sufficiency, and the master of the people of hadith and narration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of detachment and devotion, and the provision of the people of abstraction and trust. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (71), the light of the people of reflection and contemplation, and the mark of the people of humility and self-abasement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of supplication and seeking means ²³², and the robe of honor of the people of generosity and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of contentment and acceptance, and the master of every prophet and messenger. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of proximity and arrival, and the desire of the people of branches and roots. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of alertness and intellects, and the foundation of the people of the rational and transmitted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of fame and obscurity, and the imam of the brought near and the great masters. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whose garments and hems are fragrant, and his companions, the people of emaciation and leanness, a blessing by which You give us to drink from the nectar of his honeyed drink, and by which You make us attain from Your pleasure and his pleasure the utmost of wishes and requests, and make it for us a light at the time of descent into the grave and abiding, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of...

Of humility and submission, and the mihrab ²³³ of the people of prostration and bowing. (72) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of standing and sleeping, and the yearning of the people of weeping and tears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of repentance and return, and the opening of the people of beginning and commencement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of oath and gatherings, and the blessing of the people of covenants and returns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of love and passion, and the ecstatic utterance ²³⁴ of the people of blessings and dispositions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of obedience and hearing, and the barzakh ²³⁵ of the people of affection and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of attraction and repulsion, and the weapon of the people of guarding and prevention. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of benefit and advantage, and the aspiration of the people of lowering and raising. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of the Sunnah and the Sharia, and the guide of the people of certainty and decisiveness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You rectify in us the root and the branch, (73) and protect us thereby from the evil of biting, stinging, and lancing, and make it for us a treasure whose blessing we find in all times and at death and the throes of death, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of openings ²³⁶ and gifts, and the breath of the people of miracles and virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of high stations and dignities, and the continuous flow of the people of tastes and drinks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of understandings and expressions, and the wisdom of the people of meanings and allusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of marks and signs, and the ultimate end of the people of ranks and stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of receptions and inspirations, and the master of the people of the earths and the heavens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of secrets and breaths, and the arrival of the people of attraction and ecstatic utterances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of fasting and seclusion, and the Kaaba of the people of circumambulation and standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (74) the light of the people of mosques and rows, and the qibla of the people of supplications and seclusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of litanies and daily offices, and the result of the people of remembrances and subtle graces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of spiritual gifts and gnoses, and the model of the people of witnessing and standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of fear and vigilance, and the interpreter of the people of conversation and address. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of solitude and seclusion, and the substance of the people of support and supply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of determination and striving, and the desire of the people of love and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the ascetics and worshippers, and the pillar of the bells and pegs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the poles ²³⁷ and substitutes ²³⁸, and the mercy of the beggars and dependents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the prophets and messengers, and the orator of the presence of the people of veneration and glorification. (75) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the people of majesty and beauty, and the pole of the circle of the people of loyalty and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah made a mercy to His servants, and intercessors in all His regions and lands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah made learned imams by whom the ignorant learns, and noble sages by whom the heedless is reminded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah made pious righteous ones by whom the worker is supported, and pure leaders by whom the obscure is raised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah made trustworthy deputies by whom falsehood is raised, and generous intelligent ones by whom the empty is adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah made banners of the religion spread out, and paths for the guidance of creation well-known.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion ²³⁹. May Allah make them a victorious party upon the truth, and a group devoted to doing good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. May Allah make them imams ²⁴⁰ in the laws of the religion, by whom guidance is sought, and lamps by whose light one is guided from the darkness of ignorance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. May Allah grant them a good life, bring them out of the world in safety, establish them for the welfare of His creation, and make them intercessors in this world and on the Day of Resurrection. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whom You have made the support of Your upright religion as a banner and a sign, and his Companions, through whose hands You have caused extraordinary acts and manifest miracles ²⁴¹ to flow, a blessing by which You include us in the ranks of the people of guidance and uprightness, whose protection accompanies us in travel and residence, and which You make for us in hardships and crises the most impenetrable shield and armor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. They took, how many tears they sent forth, * though by Allah they are the length of tears. And how many times I asked about them, where is their place? * By Allah, they have not left, filling all places. And how many times I said, is there any news of them that gladdens me? * And all that they possess is in my ears. And how many times I committed a sin in their love, and I found * none but them to intercede for me in love. My beloved, others' love is forced, * but your love is one of my most beneficial natures. Through you, in you, I preserve affection, because you * have imprinted upon my love with the most secure natures. And how strange, how many a nursing mother ²⁴² in your devotion * for my heart, and here she has nursed every nursing child. And how many treasures of wisdom you have deposited in me, * and all that is in them are entirely my trusts. For I build nothing, and there is none but you, * and you have unified us without distinction and gathering. These are the brilliant wisdoms; I have realized their matter * with concise, comprehensive, and vast summaries. The heart of the call of truth from them hastens * with the attributes of a servant rushing to Allah. And it proceeds to the watering-place of knowledge, pure, * fresh, sweet, flowing from the streams. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has guided by His guidance and directed to the path of His secret and His sainthood ²⁴³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has crowned with the crown of His care and placed in His fortress and the refuge of His protection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has distinguished with the gifts of His bounty and generosity, and filled their hearts with the evidences of His righteousness and obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose faces Allah has brightened with the gleams of His mark, and informed them of the hidden of His unseen and the secret of His wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has protected from sins by the secret of His infallibility ²⁴⁴, and veiled them from human follies by His protection and manifest power. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has qualified for His service, and granted them gratitude for His favors and abundant blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has drawn to His proximity and the carpet of His presence, and honored them with witnessing Him and the perfection of His gaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose breasts Allah has expanded with various kinds of His knowledge and gnosis ²⁴⁵, and seated them on the chairs of mastery, and clothed them with garments woven from His love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has treated with His pardon and forgiveness, and disposed them in the treasuries of His unseen and the domain of His kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has immersed in the seas of His love, and made their thoughts absent in the witnessing of His Essence and the eye of His Oneness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. May Allah keep them alive upon His upright religion and His creed, and seal for them with the two words of testimony ²⁴⁶ and cause them to die upon His Sunnah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. May Allah bestow upon them His favor and grace, honor them with His pleasure, and give them repose in the meadows of His Paradise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we are gathered with his pure party and his progeny, and by which we become among those whom Allah has protected from temporal calamities by His succor and victory, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Muhammad, the best of all worlds, * and the first in virtue, and he is the last. ❖ O sign of Allah that has shone forth * upon His creation, the concealment of error is its manifestation. ❖ Upon you be the peace of Allah, O best of messengers, * to a nation that, without him, would have remained in delusion. ❖ Upon you be the peace of Allah, O best of intercessors, * when the fire embraces the disbelievers with its blaze. ❖ Upon you be the peace of Allah, O you to whom * the jinn submitted and whose affairs yielded. ❖ The feet were honored when they followed * their steps to you, and their path continued. ❖ And the mouths boasted of the light of our eyes * with dust, when their lips kissed it. ❖ Virtues that heads aimed for but fell short; * do you not see that their hair dragged in failure? ❖ If the praisers had fulfilled your praise properly, * it would have been carried on the eyelids. ❖ For you are the secret of Allah and the sign that * manifested, and its light dispelled the darkness of polytheism. ❖ A city of knowledge, and your cousin is its gate; * without that gate, its wall is not entered. ❖ And to you belong the best of the family and the progeny, * whose love is a blessing for a grateful heart. ❖ And your Companions, the best of companions and the brilliant ones, * by whom the frontiers of every land are secure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are crowned unto Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who arrive unto Allah.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are attached to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who turn to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who hold fast to the rope of Allah ²⁴⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are concealed by the veil of Allah ²⁴⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who stand firm at the boundaries of Allah ²⁴⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are immersed in the love of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who make i'tikaf ²⁵⁰ in the mosques of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who perform ribat ²⁵¹ in the path of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who strive in obedience to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who preserve the religion of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who love one another for the sake of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who gather for the remembrance of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who rejoice at the meeting with Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who trust in Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who rely on Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who stand at the door of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of Allah ²⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who seek means of nearness ²⁵³ to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who supplicate humbly to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who weep out of fear of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who seek victory through Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are patient with what Allah has given them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who praise Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are grateful for what Allah has bestowed upon them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who call to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who cut themselves off ²⁵⁴ for Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who sacrifice themselves for the pleasure of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are brought near to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who are absent ²⁵⁵ in the essence of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have taken refuge in Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have held fast to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have clung to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have spoken the secrets of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have fulfilled the covenant of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose livers have melted out of fear of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose faces have turned pale out of shyness before Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose eyes have shed tears out of awe of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose souls overflow upon hearing the remembrance of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose inner sight ²⁵⁶ has shone with the light of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose fragrance ²⁵⁷ has spread in the dominion of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose innermost secrets ²⁵⁸ are in constant remembrance of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah loves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has chosen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has selected.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has chosen ²⁵⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has purified ²⁶⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah has disciplined ²⁶¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have humbled themselves before Allah ²⁶². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have sought refuge in the sanctuary of Allah ²⁶³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who hope for the mercy of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who fear the punishment of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have turned to Allah. (83) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have turned to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have directed their aspirations towards Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have drawn from the sea of Allah's generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who have eaten from the tables of Allah's secret ²⁶⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion ²⁶⁵, they have drunk from the overflow of Allah's gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have wandered in the dominion of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have vied in the love of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have stood in the dark nights and striven in the worship of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have raised their needs to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have entrusted their affair to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have guarded their limbs from disobedience to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have left the transient and fled with their souls to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have lowered their gaze from what Allah has forbidden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have restrained their souls from what displeases Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, when they stand, they stand by Allah, and when they sit, they sit by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, and they have prepared their sides for the servants of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have witnessed Allah in everything, so they have stopped at the limits of Allah. (84) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, exhortations were recited to them, so they repented from their deeds and returned to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they have cast off the garments of frivolity and idleness and turned to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, Allah has veiled them in the curtains of His might, so no one has knowledge of them except Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, Allah has made them guides for His creation, so they called to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they dealt with Allah with sincerity and loyalty, and they acted by Allah's permission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they rolled up their sleeves in earnest, leaving everything that would divert them from Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, when an obstacle presented itself to them, they remembered the command of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they held fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they gave up worldly goods and occupied themselves with what would bring them near to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, when an affair befell them, they fled to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, they removed intermediaries and stood at the door of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, the doors were closed upon them, the spaces became narrow for them, and they had no intercessor besides You, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. I am in your protection and under your banner, O my master, O beloved of Allah. O Allah, make him intercede for us, O my Lord, by his rank with You, and seal for us with what You have sealed for Your saints: martyrdom and felicity, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their beginning is Allah. (85) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their end is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their remembrance is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their thought is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their occupation is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion, their sustenance is Allah.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose passion is Allah ²⁶⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose sobriety is Allah ²⁶⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose annihilation is Allah ²⁶⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose speech is Allah ²⁶⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose silence is Allah ²⁷⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose secret is Allah ²⁷¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose openness is Allah ²⁷². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose drink is Allah ²⁷³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose absence is Allah ²⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose presence is Allah ²⁷⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of religion, whose ecstasy is Allah ²⁷⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whom Allah kept awake ²⁷⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose yearning is Allah ²⁷⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose moaning is Allah ²⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose joy is Allah ²⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose delight is Allah ²⁸¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose expansion is Allah ²⁸². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose self is Allah ²⁸³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose bewilderment is Allah ²⁸⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose perplexity is Allah ²⁸⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose state is Allah ²⁸⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose possession is Allah ²⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose desire is Allah ²⁸⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose intention is Allah ²⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose longing is Allah ²⁹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose knowledge is Allah ²⁹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose understanding is Allah ²⁹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose hearing is Allah ²⁹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose sight is Allah ²⁹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose trust is Allah ²⁹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose support is Allah ²⁹⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose hope is Allah ²⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose migration is Allah ²⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose taking is Allah ²⁹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose gift is Allah ³⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose emblem is Allah ³⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose covering is Allah ³⁰². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose might is Allah ³⁰³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose protection is Allah ³⁰⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose treasure is Allah ³⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose triumph is Allah ³⁰⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose store is Allah ³⁰⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose pride is Allah ³⁰⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose trade is Allah ³⁰⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose profit is Allah ³¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose booty is Allah ³¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose fortress is Allah ³¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose security is Allah ³¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose refuge is Allah ³¹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose protection is Allah ³¹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose shelter is Allah ³¹⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those whose sufficiency is Allah ³¹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who attained the wisdom of Allah ³¹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who succeeded in the pleasure of Allah ³¹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of those who were singled out for the mercy of Allah ³²⁰.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion ³²¹. They brought near to the carpet of Allah ³²². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. They honored with the abundant favors of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of the religion. They glorified in the seas of the generosity of Allah. Section: O Allah, bless him and his family, the pious ones who strive in what pleases Allah, and his companions, the righteous ones who rely in all their affairs on Allah, a blessing by which You guide us with his guidance, and by which You make us among those who have won the prize of precedence in his love and attained His pleasure, and taken refuge in His mighty presence and sought protection in His sanctuary, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Between the people of hearts ³²³ and the Truth there is a state; it is a secret too subtle for speech. (89) No person has a way to their heights, nor is there any scope in the beginning of their radiance. Beware, beware of the people of hearts and submit to their affair; indeed they are the stallions of men. Do not deny even an atom with disapproval, for the swords of states ³²⁴ are whetted thereby. And a meteor that kindles the fire of vengeance, whose flame is not extinguished. Slender swords that burn with piety and cut; the young heroes of battle have drawn them. So when you see something objectionable, interpret it favorably so that denial and difficulty may cease. Do not restrict the breadth of speech by a state; many a state is too narrow for speech. If you saw the folk in darkness, drunk, and upon them the garment of the coarse cloak ³²⁵. Every expansion from their expansion is acquired; every inclination from their intoxication is inclining. They witnessed the Truth through the mirrors of souls; the sublime example is too exalted for its unveiling. The eye is but the reality, and the eye has manifested; there is no illusion there. Beneath the veils of might and majesty, all besides them is rags. O my people, from intoxication with wine, the mind of the cup-companion has no illusion of it. Bring it, bring it in every state, and give me to drink it, for no blame is upon you. Every sin of its drinkers is forgiven; live for its drinking, no blame. Do not heed the blamer in its love; he has not tasted it, so his heart is idle. So the left hand, and the cup therein is the right; and the right hand, if it is empty of it, is the left. (90) Spirits that witnessed the Truth by the Truth, and knew the Truth by the Truth, and looked at the Truth by the Truth, and established the Truth by the Truth, and called the creation with truthfulness to the Truth, and attained in the field of the people of might and honor the prizes of divine care and the prize of precedence, and read in their preserved tablet ³²⁶ from trials: "We will show them Our signs in the horizons and in themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the Truth" [Quran 41:53]. Far be it, far be it that a youth who clings to them should fail; far be it that the door of good should be closed to him. It is the right of a man who seeks refuge with them and traces his lineage to their presence to be provided with every virtue. By them I swear—sufficient is the oath by them—and I am the youth who, without the oath, is more truthful. Their followers on the Day of Resurrection before their Lord will not be terrified, will not fear, will not be burned. And when the heart of a man is pure in their love, and he revolves around them in affection, and he has erased his self and his existence, then their tongue speaks on their behalf. So Allah, in guarding the hearts for them, perhaps from their treasure in times of need He will spend. For their giving is abundant, great, and vast, and other than it is not found, but is scanty and narrow. O joy of their lover when this absolute beauty is unveiled to his sight! O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those for whom You have explained the verses and chapters, and in the light of whose beauty spirits and forms have disappeared. (91) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those to whom the creatures sought aid and followed, and under the banner of whose shade the sinner sought shelter and concealed himself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose mention the praiser has exalted and boasted, and for whose passion the lover has been burdened and infatuated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom Allah crowned with the crown of prophethood and messengership, and clothed with the lights of awe and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom Allah girded with the sword of might and honor, and bestowed upon him the robes of guidance and uprightness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom Allah healed hearts from the disease of oppression and ignorance, and through whom He saved souls from procrastination and idleness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were sealed with the seal of asceticism and contentment, and whose guidance was followed by the imams of the Sunna and the community. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were adorned with the jewels of knowledge and benefit, and who walked in the robes of devotion and worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were seated on the pulpit of proximity and sainthood, and who preached with the tongue of truthfulness in the presence of the secret and divine care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (92) the best of those over whom the banners of glory and sovereignty fluttered, and for whom the thrones of blessing and happiness were erected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who became skilled in the sciences of the laws and realities, and who followed the obscure meanings and subtle subtleties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were adorned with the sash of seriousness and effort, and who led his community along the paths of success and guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were nurtured in the cradle of purity and chastity, and whose essence was poured into pure loins and gracious wombs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those

He performed tahannuth ³²⁷ in the mosques and mihrabs ³²⁸, and those of verification ³²⁹ and experience rejoiced at his fortune. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who wept and supplicated in the darkness of the glooms, and endured what befell him in ease and hardship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who advanced in the battlefields and processions, and whose fame spread in the East and West. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who clarified the paths and explained the ways, and whose light shone in the sanctuaries of holiness and all horizons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who established the religion, fulfilled the rights, commanded the joining of kinship ties, and forbade disobedience. (93) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who rode the backs of glories and high stations, and attained complete excellence and lofty honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who harvested the fruits of knowledge and good manners from their branches, and filled all beings with his generosity and beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who adorned himself with the garment of fear and piety, and whose spirituality was safe from the obscurities of doubt and false claims. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who feared the station of his Lord and restrained the soul from desire, and turned his reins away from everything that does not benefit and twisted away. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who fulfilled the trust, and forbade lying and betrayal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who were entrusted with the unseen, and whose limbs were protected from every defect and flaw. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who prayed, struggled, and fasted, and whose side shunned the bed and the sweet sleep. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who suckled the breast of fear and sipped, and adorned himself with noble character traits and was characterized by them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (94), the best of those who believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord and rejoiced in the intimate conversation with his Master and His nearness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those at whom the earth and the heavens rejoiced, and whose message was affirmed by the speaking and the mute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whose call You revived the dead, and through whose appearance the hidden miracles appeared. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who mounted the back of al-Buraq ³³⁰ and ascended, and through whom the gardens of existence became fragrant and rejoiced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom worry departed and was relieved, and through whom the dawn of truth appeared and shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose love nested in the heart of his lover and wove, and the lover flew on the wing of longing towards him and departed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whose remembrance every sorrowful one was comforted and expanded, and through whom every locked thing was made easy and opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those in whose religion every striver desired and advised, and every poet extolled his lofty rank and praised. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, as long as the bird of his love warbles in the cages of consciences and sings, and the agent of his longing affects the core of hearts and wounds, (95) by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. From the drink of love in my heart a wound from you, and the fire in my heart a wound. O beloved of the tribe, may Allah greet the one from you who has wounded my heart with love. His sultan has taken possession of my soul, and in the field of my heart he has pranced. He knew that I am entirely inclined, so he roamed in the garden of my secret and grazed. A servant visited a master in his secret, so he obtained from him the spirit and the phantom. Allah knows, when he visits me, what joy and happiness are in my heart. How many times did he grant me a union that expanded my breast, which was not expanded by other than him. None expanded my breast except the one whom Allah singled out with the greatest gifts. The master of the two worlds, the crown of the prophets, through whom the heart expands towards Allah. The light of lights of hearts, the chosen one, through whom Allah opened for people. He whose intellect outweighs the intellect of the prophets and all the intellects of creation. He who, when he passes by a good gathering, for a while bestows upon the people. And when I glimpse his chosen face, I say: a full moon in the darkness has appeared. And when he glances with a graceful gait, I say: a branch or a gazelle has appeared. And when his cheek blooms with beauty, I say: a rose in gardens has opened. And when his mouth utters a word, I say: a hidden, opened ruby. (96) And when he extends his hand with bounty, I say: a sea overflowing with gifts. And when a deceitful ignorant person shuns him, he inclines towards forgiveness and pardon. Whenever an evildoer increases in aversion, he increases in forgiveness and overlooks his aversion. Soft of body, so you see his touch like a flower on branches that has been pollinated. A reformer, and Allah purified him, a guide; how many a heart whose desire came to him and was set aright. How many a constricted heart did his love expand with knowledge and forbearance. O Messenger of Allah, be an intercessor for me; the face of the one for whom you intercede will not frown. And upon you be Allah's blessings, and upon your family and companions, as long as a bird sings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those...

Every rank is exalted and elevated through him, and every visitor is blessed and benefits through him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom every terror is dispelled and repelled, and every truthful one agrees upon his love and gathers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom every tyrant is destroyed and subdued, and every heedless person is admonished and desists. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who prostrated to Allah and bowed, and camped in the stations of love and reveled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (97), the best of those who bid farewell and entrusted, and the sinner sought refuge at his side and intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those for whom the veils were rent asunder, and the scriptures gave glad tidings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the chain of transmission is sound, and through whom the supply is good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the angels rejoiced, and through whom the horizons shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those of whom the monks were given glad tidings, and through whom the worlds were illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom lineages were honored, and through whose blessing ailments were cured. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the Companions boasted, and the beloved ones took refuge at his side. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those upon whom men crowded, and requests clung to his hem. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who called the servants to their Lord, and devoted himself in His love and pleasure. (98) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who instituted the laws, and blocked the loopholes of pretexts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom the pens recorded, and the wombs carried. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom ears delighted, and natures were created upon his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those towards whom the mounts inclined, and the beloved ones kissed his dust. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those at whose door the sinner took refuge, and laid down burdens in his vast courtyard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those upon whose grave the showers of mercy poured, and through whose blessings hardships and crises were relieved. So bless him, O Allah, and his purified family, the essences, and his Companions, the shining stars, a blessing that leads us through it to the paths of salvation, and raises us through it to the highest ranks, and conveys us through it to the utmost goals of all good things, in life and after death, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (99), the best of those whose religion shone and appeared, and whose star shone and blossomed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose eye slept and stayed awake, and whose secret spread and became public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who praised and thanked, and concealed and declared. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who declared and was patient, and pardoned and forgave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who forbade and commanded, and admonished and deterred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who performed Hajj and Umrah, and garlanded and marked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who shaved and shortened, and said Labbayk and Allahu Akbar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who slaughtered and sacrificed, and ran and kissed the Black Stone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the days were blessed, and through whom the unity of Islam was gathered. (100) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those towards whom the feet hastened, and through whom the noble souls were delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who walked on earth and stood for supererogatory and obligatory prayers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who stood at the boundaries, and through whom delegations were blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who preserved the prayers, and through whose remembrance seclusions were inhabited. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those in whose love intellects were bewildered, and from the supply of whose secret the great ones were quenched. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those upon whom the sun rose, and through whom the soul was tranquil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose word the birds spoke, and through whose blessing the rains poured. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the seas became still, and the people of the wilderness and deserts rejoiced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (101), the best of those who enjoined good, and through whom the rows were established. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom the palms wrote, and through whom the letters were adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the armies sought victory, and the wild beasts clung to his hem. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those to whom needs were raised, and through whose law the paths were clarified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those upon whose love hearts were resolved, and through whose visitation sins were forgiven. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the desired was perfected, and through whom the sought was attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those

The trusts ³³¹ relied on him, and the nations ³³² sought his intercession. So, O Allah, bless him and his family, possessors of glory and generosity, and his Companions, pure and noble in character, with a blessing that saves us from the onslaught of calamities and punishments, and pours down upon us abundant goodness and blessings, and places us in Your mighty, invincible sanctuary, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (102) * O final one at the seal of the prophets ³³³ by him, * And first of the messengers in precedence before Allah. * O crescent that illuminated the secret of Taha ³³⁴, * And a pearl adorned in Nun and the Pen ³³⁵. * Your life among people was a rain * That watered their soil with a downpour of continuous showers. * This is Your gift, so immerse us in its fountain, * For we have stretched out the hands of poverty and need. * And if sins throw us into a place of destruction, * You are a refuge for all of Allah's creation. * Sufficient for me is Your great intercession when my hands are empty * Or my feet slip into error. * For forgiveness is Your great trait, well-known, * Even if the worst destructive sins are my habit. * May the God of the Throne bless you as long as the veins of praise carry the traditions of nations to you. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You brought near to You, chose, and made worthy of the supreme lordship, and selected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You favored over all Your creation, chose, named with Your mighty names, and approved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You strengthened for obedience, supported, facilitated for the path of good, and guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You mentioned in Your Book, praised, fed from the tables of Your secret, and granted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (103) the best servant whose breast You illuminated with knowledge, expanded, whose tongue You released with the jewels of wisdom, and adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whose desire is toward You, his love, and his intoxication in the sea of Your dazzling beauty, and his absence ³³⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You perfumed with the breezes of Your love, purified, made his right obligatory upon Your servants, and decreed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You gifted with the gifts of Your bestowals, singled out, extended his hand in the domain of Your kingdom, and directed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You crowned with the crown of Your glory, honored, girded with the sword of Your victory, and supported. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You adorned with the ornaments of Your care, beautified, brightened his face with Your mark and radiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You entered into the gardens of Your dominion, purified, gave glad tidings of Your greatest pleasure and joy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You drew to Your carpet, brought near, honored with the delight of intimate conversation with You and companionship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You took by night to Your presence, raised, and made renowned in the enclosures of Your holiness and majesty. (104) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You awakened to sublime matters, alerted, turned his heart toward You, and directed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You advanced in assemblies, gave precedence, made his religion manifest over all other religions, and made famous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You purified from the filth of the world, cleansed, and disliked his flourishing in its transient embellishments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You disciplined with the manners of servitude, refined, prepared his limbs for what pleases You, and granted success. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You created with beautiful attributes, perfected, purified his noble heart from the stains of ambiguities, and cleansed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whose essence You created from the purity of Your light, his form, and chose his substance from the best of luminous mines, and selected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whose assembly You adorned with the jewels of knowledge and wisdom, studded, protected his side from human follies, and sanctified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whom You commanded to convey the message, made secure, confirmed in what he informed me from You of the secrets of revelation, and protected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (105) the best servant whom You watched with the eye of Your kindness, guarded, gave refuge in Your mighty sanctuary, and sponsored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant whose banner You raised over all Your creation, spread, granted safety to whoever sought refuge in his supreme protection, and preserved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best servant through whom You released whoever sought his help from overwhelming calamities, delivered, and through him showed mercy to the great sinners and wrongdoers, and in all nations, You granted his intercession.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of servants whom You delighted with Your meeting, made happy, forgave his past and future sins, and had mercy upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of servants whom You settled in the abode of Your honor and bounty, gave him what no eye has seen nor ear has heard, and honored him in the chambers of Paradise ³³⁷. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whose building You founded upon piety and strengthened, and whose rank You raised among the praisers, and whom You distinguished with the mark of the people of goodness and righteousness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * O stranger of the tribe from the tribe of Hima ³³⁸, you are my feast and you are my wedding. * If my love for you departs after you have settled, no, by the life of souls, * Who will excuse me for what I have offered? From you my heart is afflicted with the most intense sorrow. * A full moon ³³⁹ whose eye sent an arrow of a glance, and my heart was wounded. * If he forgets or changes his state, a branch of the willow ³⁴⁰ above which is a sun at forenoon, * The sun rises in the evening after his image manifests in the assembly, * So you see the night has passed defeated, and you see the dawn shining in the darkness. * O life of the soul, pray after separation, and for her a passion intense and longing, * Sickness has worn him down until in love he almost perishes. * Alas for the memory of a beloved at Liwa ³⁴¹ and a time of wishes that did not help. * I hoped the phantom ³⁴² would come in a dream, returning, O soul, from this, despair. * Will the phantom return to a passionate lover, sleepless, whose eyelids have not closed? * I wandered among the ruins of Layla ³⁴³, and I have no manners among the ruins. * My desire is not Ramah ³⁴⁴ nor the bend, nor Layla nor Su'da ³⁴⁵ is my quest. * My request, my aim, and my wishes are only the master of the non-Arabs and the crown of the Arabs, * The Seal of the Messengers ³⁴⁶, the noble, the pure of origin, the virtuous soul, * The best of those who came to him in generosity, with the speech of Allah, the Holy Spirit ³⁴⁷, * Ahmad ³⁴⁸, the guide, the Messenger, the chosen one, the tree of glory and the spring of honor. The noble of origin, both mother and father, And gifts, traits, and ancestors. He is among sons the highest in lineage, And among prophets the purest successor. Son of Abdullah ³⁴⁹, descendant of the generous, Clothed in glory, the loftiest garment. They are suns and moons in the sky, And mankind are their stars in the darkness. And if all creation were weighed against him, He would outweigh them in sublimity and radiance. None can approach the height of his station, Whoever has grown from every region or drawn near. He is on earth a guidance from his Lord, And on the Day of Presentation ³⁵⁰, he is not absent. How many a sign has he that is manifest, Which none denies but a foolish mute. They have appeared and become clear, As the light of a firebrand appears in the night. Like the return of the sun when he prayed For Ali ³⁵¹, and the splitting of the moon ³⁵², And the speech of the lizard until it was heard, And the camel, and the coming of the tree ³⁵³, And likewise the flowing water that gushed forth, And he gave drink from his hand to the people. Miracles beyond count, indeed, Mentioning this is a blessing for the follower. How can the stars in the horizon of the sky be counted, Or the sand be numbered for the seeker? O Messenger of Allah, O sea of loyalty, O intercessor for the transgressor and the guided, Though I am a sinful servant, And my sins are without number, Yet my hand has not been empty of you, and enough For my hand is its holding to Ahmad ³⁵⁴. Be my protector, do not hold me accountable for what I have plunged into of foul impurity. For the generous Arabs protect, by generosity, Their seeker of refuge, obedient or sinful. Here it is from me, a bride ³⁵⁵ who has no, O Prophet of Allah, in beauty, hidden. If it has rivaled those before it, It has surpassed in praise of the Mustafa ³⁵⁶. Spiritual spouses, and lights of transcendence, and hidden gifts, and bestowed favors, and throne-like blessings, and holy secrets, and attractive breezes, and Isa-like ³⁵⁷ prayers, and Musa-like ³⁵⁸ confidences, and Khidr-like ³⁵⁹ stations, and prophetic characteristics, and Mustafa-like ³⁶⁰ miracles, and Ahmad-like ³⁶¹ receptions, and Muhammadan ³⁶² miracles, and Mawlawi ³⁶³ inspirations, and divine sciences, and kingdom-like gifts, Those who believe and are righteous, for them is good news in the life of this world and in the Hereafter, There is no change in the words of Allah, and that is the great success. Strange of the tribe, your dwelling is my heart, And your dwelling is in a valley, the best of valleys. From my heart you have descended into its core, And from my eye you have descended into the blackness. My love has shone, a heart for you in love, I am the one preceded by you in love. I knew your love as a child and as an elder, So in both times your love is my refuge. Kings of beauty, you and none other, To lovers you have extended hands of favor. All landmarks of the worlds are a dwelling, And you are its inhabitants without number. You have raised banners of victory Over lovers, both settled and nomadic. Before you necks are stretched, And at your doors the caller has stopped. In your kindness lies the hope of clients, And the clouds of your hands are ever-flowing. Is your Tihamah ³⁶⁴ a spirit or a land That has encompassed with lights of old? You have settled with lights, are they moons, Or are the lights from you in flame? Rather, the lights are from the face of Taha ³⁶⁵, the Mustafa, the pole of guidance, The Imam of the messengers, for the sake of a guide, Calling to the Merciful with rectitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the most noble blessing that every servant has blessed him with in the enclosures of holiness and the chambers of light, and a friend whom Allah has crowned with the crown of honor in the abode 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 most beneficial blessing that every servant has blessed him with around the Throne and the Footstool and beneath the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ³⁶⁶, and a beloved whose insight Allah has illuminated with the light of opening and whose bride He has honored in the gardens of desired might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the greatest blessing that every servant has blessed him with in the pavilions of intimacy and the flashes of radiance and light, and a bearer of Allah's gift, the degree of chosenness and His favor over the great ones of the near and the elite of the pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad with the most generous

A prayer that every servant entrusted with the preservation of souls and the sending down of rains, and every truthful one who whispers to his Lord in the darkness of the night and at the time of dawn, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most enduring prayer that every servant in the veils and pavilions ³⁶⁷ prays upon him, and every noble one who calls upon Allah for this Muhammadan community for protection from all terrors and afflictions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most complete prayer that every servant in the Frequented House ³⁶⁸ and on the shores of the restrained sea prays upon him, and every gnostic ³⁶⁹ through whom sciences come alive and rows are established. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most comprehensive prayer that every servant bowing and prostrating prays upon him, and every lover whose strength is recitation in the depths of sanctuaries and mosques. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most mighty prayer that every servant journeying through the regions of the earth and heavens prays upon him, and every beloved whom Allah has chosen for His Presence and honored by raising ranks and highest stations. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the sweetest prayer that every servant hidden in the rags of asceticism and chastity prays upon him, and every noble one whom Allah regards with the eye of His kindness and secures from what he fears and dreads. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most exalted prayer that every servant who writes from the overflow of the Divine secret with the inkwell of union ³⁷⁰ prays upon him, and every perfect one who guards his breaths and weighs his deeds with the scale of the Law. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most brilliant prayer that every servant of good conduct and inner state prays upon him, and every chaste one whom Allah protects with piety from every sin and offense. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most fulfilling prayer that every servant of gentle character, noble nature and company prays upon him, and every unveiler ³⁷¹ who is informed of the unseen of secrets, penetrating in discernment and insight. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the purest prayer that every servant of truthful speech, sound in tastes and ways, prays upon him, and every devotee by whose light illumination is sought in the Easts and Wests. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most flourishing prayer that every gnostic servant who draws from the seas of secrets and gifts prays upon him, and every lordly wayfarer who ascends with his aspiration to the highest stations and loftiest ranks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the sweetest prayer that every servant of the Eternal ³⁷² who draws from the seas of the Law and Reality prays upon him, and every spiritual attainer who speaks in the sciences of the folk and the principles of the Path. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most desirable prayer that every servant of the All-Merciful who draws from the seas of generosity and kindness, and the supererogatory gifts of the Unique ³⁷³ who launches with the subtleties of meanings and the jewels of wisdom, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most radiant prayer that every luminous servant who draws from the seas of spiritual gifts and gnoses prays upon him, and every beneficent worker who acquires the gifts of remembrances and the secrets of subtleties. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most fragrant prayer that every servant of the Criterion ³⁷⁴ who draws from the seas of revelation and inspiration prays upon him, and every accomplished Yemeni ³⁷⁵ who, with the light of his insight, harvests the fruits of sciences and the blossoms of rulings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most pure prayer that every Yemeni servant who draws from the seas of symbols and allusions prays upon him, and every corporeal scholar who expresses the bright issues with concise words and subtle expressions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most sublime prayer that every one of lofty rank and station, and every lover who persists in the remembrance of Allah in secret and public, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most pleasing prayer that every servant of clear proof and evidence, and every obedient one who, with his aspiration, repels the whisperings of souls and the causes of misery and abandonment, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the strongest prayer that every servant of intense longing and bewilderment, and the joy of Allah has illuminated his face with the light of modesty and faith, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the highest prayer that every servant generous in soul and spirit, and every yearning one who sways upon hearing his remembrance like the swaying of a well-watered branch, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most manifest prayer that every servant swimming in the seas of Majesty and Beauty, and every intimate one whom Allah has made among the people of intimacy and boldness, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most precious prayer that every servant whom Allah has crowned with the crown of might and perfection, and every refined one who draws from the seas of grace and bounty, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the noblest prayer that every servant whose fragrance wafts and spreads in the gardens of the Kingdom, and every celestial one who receives his secrets from the sciences of the Pen and the Tablet ³⁷⁶, prays upon him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, with the most blessed prayer that every servant in whose eye the sun of realities rises and sets, and my mercy inclines and leans towards the contemplation of the Essential Lights, prays upon him.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most abundant blessing that every servant upon whom Allah has placed the mark of the righteous has invoked upon him, and every seeker ³⁷⁷ whom Allah has made among the people of His sainthood ³⁷⁸ and the elite of His successful servants. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most complete blessing that every servant and scholar whose worlds Allah has immersed in love for him has invoked upon him, and every master whose rank Allah has honored through his affiliation ³⁷⁹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the closest blessing that every pious servant whose breast Allah has filled with wisdom has invoked upon him, and every noble one whose station Allah has raised in His presence ³⁸⁰. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the purest blessing that every righteous servant to whom Allah has given the reins of His creation has invoked upon him, and every sincere imam over whose kingdom Allah has extended His hand. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most successful blessing that every servant who treats the diseases of hearts with his gaze has invoked upon him, and every determined one through whose supplication states are rectified. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most preponderant blessing that every spiritual being ³⁸¹ through whose resolve veils are rent has invoked upon him, and every magnified one from whose severity kings fear. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most beautiful blessing that every luminous servant whose fortune dazzles the minds of angels has invoked upon him, and every intelligent one at whose pride the eyes of the cherubim ³⁸² marvel. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most precious blessing that every self-sufficient servant ³⁸³ around whose Ka'ba ³⁸⁴ spirits circumambulate has invoked upon him, and every majestic one in whose service the free compete. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most delicate blessing that every unique servant ³⁸⁵ at whose threshold caravans alight has invoked upon him, and every intercessor through whose desire distresses are relieved and necks are freed. So bless him, O Allah, and his household, his wives, his progeny, and his kin, with a blessing by which we may be among the followers of his sunna ³⁸⁶, those who sacrifice themselves in establishing his religion and supporting him, those who are enrolled in the ranks of his party and the people of his love, and grant him abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, O Living, O Self-Subsisting ³⁸⁷, by Your Name, the One, the Unique, the Single, the Eternal ³⁸⁸, the Majestic, the Most Majestic, the Mighty, the Most Mighty, the High, the Most High, the Great, the Most Great, the Generous, the Most Generous, the Pure, the Most Pure, the Great, the Greater, by whose light's radiance the celestial spheres ³⁸⁹ are illuminated, by whose decree's power the orbits ³⁹⁰ revolve, before whose sovereignty's might the necks of tyrants and angels bow, and by whose praise and the sanctification of whose name the chiefs of the near ones ³⁹¹ and the great angels glorify; and by the sanctity of what Your knowledge encompasses and Your kingdom contains; and by Your Most Beautiful Names, Your Most High Attributes, Your countless favors, the inexhaustible treasures of Your kingdom; and by the care of the prophets, the closeness of the chosen ones, the speciality of the saints ³⁹², the ranks of the pious, the stations of the truthful, the nobility of the intelligent; and by the speciality of every near angel, the sainthood of every disciplined wayfarer ³⁹³, the degree of every devoted lover; and by every servant whom You have favored with knowledge and action, every servant through whom You have fulfilled goals and hopes, every servant whom You have honored with the light of guidance and verification ³⁹⁴, every servant whom You have led to You with the reins of right guidance and success, every servant whose inner being You have purified with the elixir of intention and affirmation, every servant whom You have watered from the spring of love and purity, every servant upon whom You have bestowed the robes of perfection and fidelity, every servant whom You have adorned with the ornaments of guidance and uprightness, every servant whose excellence You have manifested through the flashes of proofs and miracles ³⁹⁵, every servant whom You have distinguished with the highest stations and ranks, every servant whom You have honored with the preservation of principles and schools ³⁹⁶, every servant through whom You have rectified the inward and outward, every servant in whom You have hidden thoughts and passing fancies, every servant with whom You have adorned pulpits and chairs, every servant through whom You have revived the traces of merits and glories, every servant through whom You have reformed lands and servants, every servant through whom You have suppressed the people of deviation and corruption, every servant through whom You have sent down rains, every servant through whom You have preserved regions, every servant through whom You have healed harms, every servant through whom You have removed others ³⁹⁷, every servant through whom You have populated cities, every servant through whom You have delighted eras, every servant to whom You have confided secrets, every servant through whom You have negated persistence [in sin], every servant through whom You have fulfilled desires, every servant through whom You have lightened burdens, every servant who has drunk from the spring of life, every servant who takes knowledge from the meanings of Names and Attributes, every servant by whom the guides are guided, every servant whom the nobles follow, every servant through whom You have supported the leading guides, every servant through whom You have made known the noble scribes ³⁹⁸, every servant through whom You have granted victory to Islam, every servant through whom You have guided mankind, every servant whom You have veiled from eyes, every servant whom You have granted the secret of 'Be, and it is' ³⁹⁹, every servant in whom You have deposited Your guarded secret, every servant whom You have taught from Your treasured knowledge, every servant whom You have distinguished with Your supreme veracity ⁴⁰⁰, every servant whom You have drawn to the presence of Your highest carpet ⁴⁰¹, every servant whom You have made renowned in earth and heaven, every servant through whom You have opened the doors of good and growth, every servant who waters the servants with his gaze, every servant in whose presence lights shine, every servant who trains the seeker through his spiritual resolve ⁴⁰², every servant who heals hearts with the secret of his wisdom, every servant through whose kindness states are rectified, every servant through whose compassion breasts are expanded, every servant through whose support terrors are vanquished, every servant through whose supplication distresses are relieved, every servant through whom the seeker knows the faults of his soul, every servant before whom the states of his companions are presented morning and evening, every servant who watches over the seeker in his absence and presence, every servant who teaches him the etiquette of the path ⁴⁰³ in his obscurity and prominence, every servant who imparts the specific litanies ⁴⁰⁴, every servant whom the notables of the elite follow, every servant whose companion is not wretched, every servant whose strength and intimate companion is Your remembrance, every servant who guides creatures to You, every servant who makes souls yearn for You, every servant who purifies souls from human follies, every servant who follows the traces of the prophetic sunna, every servant who runs between Safa and Marwa ⁴⁰⁵, every servant sincere in request, whose supplication is answered, every servant of great standing and favor, every servant who has been granted flight and the step ⁴⁰⁶, every servant residing in Medina and the Sacred Precinct ⁴⁰⁷, every servant who worships You between the Corner and the Station ⁴⁰⁸, every servant who remembers You in travels and stays, every servant who rubs his cheeks in the dust of Your Prophet's grave, peace be upon him, every servant seeking refuge at the Black Stone and the Multazam ⁴⁰⁹, every servant frequenting between the Hatim ⁴¹⁰ and Zamzam ⁴¹¹, every servant who fills the cosmos at the shock of the incoming state ⁴¹², every servant whose worlds vanish at the vision of the light of Majesty, every servant who becomes small at hearing the address of

By the Truth, and by every servant whose sainthood has manifested proofs of sincerity. And by every servant whom You have inherited the secret of particularity, and by every servant whom You have granted the station of belovedness. And by every servant who roams in Your kingdom, and by every servant whom You have informed of the treasures of Your mercy, and by every servant who acts in the enclosures of Your omnipotence, and by every servant whose heart You have filled with the awe of Your dread. And by every servant who walks in the robes of contentment and good pleasure, and by every servant from whose tongue springs forth fountains of gnosis, and by every servant at whose intention's direction the essences are transformed, and by every servant at whose intention's direction the essences are transformed, and by every servant through whose hand You have caused the gifts of bounty and favor to flow. And by every servant who speaks concerning consciences, and by every servant who unveils the disclosure of secrets. And by every servant whom You have singled out with Your words: 'Do as you wish, for I have granted you safety,' and by every servant whom You have addressed with a heart: 'Do as you wish, for We have removed blame from you.' And by every servant who takes knowledge from his Lord, and by every servant whose heart is thronged with the arrivals of encounter. And by every servant for whom habits are broken, and by every servant whom the agents of wills assist. And by every servant who is inspired and divinely guided, and by every servant who is addressed and spoken to ⁴¹³, and by every servant whom the spirits of responses serve, and by every servant for whom all kinds of inanimate objects are subjugated. And by every servant who is disturbed by the arrival of longing and passion, and by every servant whom the winds of ecstasy and love carry, and by every servant before whom the lamps of inspiration are kindled, and by every servant for whom the secluded ones of the pavilions are prepared, and by every servant whom the kings of hearts visit, and by every servant for whom the secrets of the unseen are unveiled. And by every servant who prays at night in the mosques of gnoses, and by every servant who stands in devotion in the prayer niches of the knowers. And by every servant who recites with the verse of divine success, and by every servant who desires with the tongue of affirmation. And by every servant who prostrates on the carpet of fear and contentment, and by every servant who sits in the station of might on the white hillock. And by every servant who is on the right of the Pole ⁴¹⁴, displaying his glories, and by every servant who is on his left, executing his commands. And by every servant whom the heralds of acceptance give glad tidings, and by every servant for whom the processions of arrival proceed. And by every servant whom the angels greet. And by every servant whose excellences and the perfection of his attributes exhaust tongues. And by every servant who feared the station of his Lord and forbade the soul from passion, and by every servant who mastered his states and disowned pretension. And by every servant who calls to the way of his Lord with wisdom and good exhortation, and by every servant who mends hearts with the subtleties of his commendable acts. And by every servant when the beholder sees him, his awe is calmed, and by every servant when the visitor visits him, his rank is magnified. And by every servant from whose proximity the glad tidings of good shine forth, and by every servant through whom the servant draws near to his Lord. And by every servant who writes on the pages of hearts with his pen from the density of the dark body. And by every servant the luminous, and by every servant who delivers spirits from the density of the dark body, and by every servant who ascends to the highest stations, and by every servant who consoles the disciple by divulging miracles ⁴¹⁵. And by every servant whom amorous poetry and hymns excite, and by every servant who strives on the foot of trust and detachment, and by every servant whose companion is knowledge and divine unity, and by every servant whose constant practice is seclusion and solitude, and by every servant whose rest is devotion and worship, and by every servant who bestows the jewels of sciences and benefit, and by every servant with whom beasts and wild animals are familiar, and by every servant to whom kings and armies submit, and by every servant who is for You in the plains and the peaks of mountains, and by every servant who is for You in the chambers of supplication and entreaty, and by every servant who is for You in the deserts and wastelands, and by every servant who is for You in the villages and cities, and by every servant who is for You in inhabited places and retreats, and by every servant who is for You in the valleys and deserts, and by every servant who is for You in the streets and pillars, and by every servant who is for You in the inns and hospitals, and by every servant who is for You in the gardens and valleys, and by every servant who is for You in the tribes and assemblies, and by every servant who is for You in the hills and highlands, and by every servant who is for You in the coasts and ravines, and by every servant who is for You in the mosques and schools, and by every servant who is for You in the gatherings and councils, and by every servant who is for You in the fortresses and frontiers, and by every servant who is for You in the hermitages and houses, and by every servant who is for You in the shrines and pilgrimage sites, and by every servant who is for You in the empty places and buildings, and by every servant who is for You in the deserts and wildernesses, and by every servant who is for You in the dwellings and watering places, and by every servant who is for You in the caves and grottoes, and by every servant who is for You in the prayer niches and minarets, and by every servant who is for You in the easts and wests, and by every servant who is for You in the presences and processions, and by every servant who is for You in Radwa and Lebanon, and by every servant who is for You in Damascus and Nu'man ⁴¹⁶, and by every servant who is for You in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq, and by every servant who is for You in Sindh, India, and all horizons, and by every servant who is perpetually in bewilderment and thought, and by every servant who is perpetually in ecstasy and perplexity, and by every servant who is perpetually in absence and immersion, and by every servant who is perpetually in love and longing, and by every servant who is perpetually in yearning and groaning, and by every servant who is perpetually in patience and certainty, and by every servant who is perpetually in effacement and annihilation, and by every servant who is perpetually in glory and praise, and by every servant who is perpetually in sobriety and passion, and by every servant who is perpetually in weeping and infatuation, and by every servant who is perpetually awake, despising sleep, and by every servant who is perpetually in prostration and bowing, and by every servant whom You have guided with Your light to Yourself, and by every servant

You have granted him every good that is with You, and by every servant to whom You have given the keys of the unseen ⁴¹⁷, and by every servant whose innocence from doubt and defect ⁴¹⁸ You have granted, and by every servant whom You have clothed in the robes of variegation ⁴¹⁹, and by every servant to whom You have given the station of establishment ⁴²⁰, and by every servant who raises the banner of instruction ⁴²¹, and by every servant whose heart You have illumined with the light of clear victory ⁴²². And by every servant of penetrating insight, and by every servant of pure innermost secret ⁴²³. And by every servant skilled in the sciences of subtle truths ⁴²⁴, and by every servant deeply versed in the secrets of subtle truths, and by every servant who captivates minds with his speech, and by every servant who softens rocks with his preaching. And by every servant of lowered gaze, and by every servant of perfect description, and by every servant of sound heart, and by every servant of exalted rank, and by every servant of lofty pride, and by every servant of constant remembrance, (122) and by every servant of swift victory, and by every servant of penetrating command, and by every servant of abundant reward, and by every servant who smells the fragrance of dawn, and by every servant through whose blessings the events of time are manifested, and by every servant through whom the storms of wrath are calmed, and by every servant who fears You in secret and in public, and by every servant who receives destinies with contentment and patience, and by every servant of brilliant signs, and by every servant of renowned wonders ⁴²⁵, and by every servant of clear indications, and by every servant of lofty stations, and by every servant of abundant blessings, and by every servant of high degrees, and by every servant whose prayers are answered, and by every servant who abandons desires, and by every servant of flowing tears, and by every servant of successive sighs, and by every servant who is the orator of the divine presences ⁴²⁶, and by every servant protected from passing thoughts, and by every servant of great sanctity, and by every servant of abundant portion, and by every servant of noble covenant, and by every servant who bestows wisdom, and by every servant of heavenly aspiration, and by every servant who bestows wisdom, and by every servant specially favored with mercy, and by every servant regarded with grace, and by every servant true to his promise, and by every servant pure in love, and by every servant sound in intention, and by every servant faithful to the covenant, and by every servant perfect in guidance, and by every servant blessed in arrival, (123) and by every servant of spiritual spirit, and by every servant of the tablet of knowledge, and by every servant of bestowed benefits, and by every servant of miraculous habits, and by every servant of throne-like station, and by every servant of footstool-like station, and by every servant of beauty of essence, and by every servant of majesty of attributes, and by every servant of Mosaic love, and by every servant of Abrahamic heart, and by every servant of Christ-like rank, and by every servant of Adamic repentance, and by every servant of Solomonic kingdom, and by every servant of Ishmaelite dominion, and by every servant of Jacobite sorrow, and by every servant of Josephite beauty, and by every servant of Jonah-like response, and by every servant of Davidic return, and by every servant of Luqmanic wisdom, and by every servant of Muhammadan mercy, and by every servant who has secluded himself in the corners of concealment, and by every servant whom You have brought to the sources of purity, and by every servant who has retreated in the prayer niches of reliance upon You, and by every servant who has fasted from the world and desired what is with You, and by every servant who has adorned himself with the crown of felicity and bliss, and by every servant upon whom You have bestowed the garments of generosity and munificence, and by every servant who has become absent in Your beauty, and by every servant who fears the awe of Your majesty, and by every servant humble and submissive to You, and by every servant glorifying You and bowing, and by every servant praising You and thanking, and by every servant standing for You and remembering, and by every servant pious and God-fearing, and by every servant pure and clean, (124) and by every servant sincere and intimate friend, and by every servant magnified and majestic, and by every servant supplicating to You in the blackness of night, and by every servant protected from the calamities of desires and inclination, and by every servant whom You have established as a mercy for Your servants, and by every servant whom You have made a vicegerent in Your lands, and by every servant by whom souls are affected, and by every servant through whom You remove harm and misery, and by every servant whom the lightning flashes of attraction ⁴²⁷ snatch away, and by every servant whom the breezes of proximity ⁴²⁸ stir, and by every servant whom the serpent of longing stings, and by every servant whom the wafts of taste ⁴²⁹ revive, and by every servant who casts off restraint, and by every servant who tears the veils, and by every servant who cries out and shouts, and by every servant who is constricted by the vast state when it descends, and by every servant who heals the wounded with his words, and by every servant whose indication suffices without explicit statement, and by every servant whom You have hidden under the cloak of protection, and by every servant who spends from the treasuries of existence, and by every servant who conceals the burning pangs of love, and by every servant who warms himself with the fire of passion, and by every servant who watches You in secret and whispered counsel, and by every servant who prepared for intimate conversation with You and removed his sandals in the holy valley of Tuwa ⁴³⁰, and by every heavenly one whom the light of attraction snatches, and by every earthly one whom the wind of love moves, and by every spiritual one whom the breeze of drinking ⁴³¹ intoxicates, and by every luminous one whom the ray of proximity annihilates, and by every eternal one ⁴³² who witnesses the Essence, and by every spiritual one who manifests through the meanings of the attributes, and by every intimate one who sits behind the veil, and by every divine one ⁴³³ who understands the meanings of discourse, and by every lordly one ⁴³⁴ whom the lights of self-disclosures ⁴³⁵ cover, and by every solitary one ⁴³⁶ around whom the throne-like spirits circle, (125) and by every beloved who assaults in the station of the highest might, and by every attracted one ⁴³⁷ who struts in the gardens of the widest care, and by every lover upon whom the lights of awe shine, and by every taster who sips the wine of proximity, and by every passionate lover who casts off restraint, and by every overcome one who tears the veils, and by every bewildered one whom love-sickness disturbs, and by every enraptured one whom ecstasy refreshes, and by every one who is struck by lightning ⁴³⁸ who demolishes the houses of the Law, and by every variegated one ⁴³⁹ who disciplines the obedient spirits, and by every wanderer who frequents the deserts, and by every noble one who disappears from sight, and by every worshiper who yearns for the dawn hours, and by every rememberer who delights in the gardens of intimate discourse, and by every one who is annihilated from his own attributes, and by every one who is established in the divine attributes, and by every one who is annihilated from the world and its people, and by every one who is established in the presence of the King, the All-Merciful, and by every one who is annihilated from the perception of creation, and by every one who is established in the contemplation of the Truth, and by every one who is annihilated from the lower self and its desires, and by every one who is established in the spirit and its lights, and by every one who is annihilated from the heart and its secrets, and by every one who is established in the secret and its realities, and by every one who is annihilated from the secret of the secret and its mysteries, and by every one who is established in the Essence and its attributes.

By every rememberer ⁴⁴⁰, and by every knower who discerns in the scepter of phantoms ⁴⁴¹, and by every scholar who gazes into the lines of tablets ⁴⁴², and by every inspired one who comprehends the glorification of the winds, and by every speaker whom expansion and joy cause to speak, and by every overflowing one who pours forth upon the worlds of spirits, and by every nurturer who guides to the path of right guidance and success, and by every speaker who speaks upon the thoughts ⁴⁴³, and by every obscure one who conceals himself under the forms of outward appearances, and by every saint who walks in the robes of might and honor, and by every pious one firm of foot in the station of uprightness, and by every noble one for whom divine solicitude has preceded, and by every fortunate one whom transgression does not harm, and by every intimate companion who sits with the Divine Presence ⁴⁴⁴, and by every chosen friend for whom the sciences of divine inspiration ⁴⁴⁵ have been opened, and by every cupbearer who hands round the cups, and by every succor ⁴⁴⁶ who protects souls, and by every worshiper who proclaims the oneness of God in secret and in public, and by every ascetic who purifies himself from the passing world, and by every thing that knows the paths, and by every one who has attained who protects the disciple on his way from perils, (126) and by every watchful one who calls the soul to account for every breath, and by every pure one who weighs thoughts with the balance, and by every guide who guides servants to God, and by every counselor who loves servants for God, and by every perfect one who counsels servants in the essence of God, and by every guide who directs servants to God, and by every solitary one ⁴⁴⁷ who acts in the hidden realms of consciences, and by every substitute ⁴⁴⁸ who opens the eyes of insight, and by every wise one who controls his states, and by every infallible one who guards his words, and by every noble one who refines character, and by every teacher who adorns with precious traits of character, and by every excellent one who brings breezes of joy into hearts, and by every physician who repels harmful accidents from souls, and by every penitent who subdues his soul from caprice, and by every truthful one who disavows the accidents of pretension, and by every preacher who commands people to piety and God-consciousness, and by every scrupulous one patient in trial and affliction, and by every chanter who makes souls yearn for the highest world, and by every chosen one pregnant with his bride in the station of two bows' length or nearer ⁴⁴⁹, and by every throne-like one ⁴⁵⁰ upon whose heart the flashes of majestic lights descend successively, and by every spiritual one who vanishes from the manifestation of divine majesty, and by every Azrael-like one ⁴⁵¹ who seizes the souls of humans, and by every Israfil-like one ⁴⁵² who blows into the forms of destiny, and by every Jibril-like one ⁴⁵³ who sends down the jewels of verses, and by every Mika'il-like one ⁴⁵⁴ who measures the clouds of blessings, and by every Adam-like one ⁴⁵⁵ who knows the names of named things, and by every Abraham-like one ⁴⁵⁶ who extinguishes the fire of adversities by the secret of his aspiration, and by every Joseph-like one ⁴⁵⁷ who attracts souls by his beautiful attributes, and by every Jacob-like one ⁴⁵⁸ upon whom successive waves of sorrows multiply, and by every Idris-like one ⁴⁵⁹ who ascends by raising stations, and by every Aaron-like one ⁴⁶⁰ who adorns himself with attributes of perfections, and by every Noah-like one ⁴⁶¹ who steers the ark of salvation, and by every Ishmael-like one ⁴⁶² truthful of promise, beautiful of attributes, (127) and by every Moses-like one ⁴⁶³ spoken to on the Mount of intimate conversations, and by every Jesus-like one ⁴⁶⁴ who revives the dead and heals those with infirmities, and by every David-like one ⁴⁶⁵ who softens hard hearts with his preaching, and by every Solomon-like one ⁴⁶⁶ to whom animals and scattering winds are subjugated, and by every Khidr-like one ⁴⁶⁷ who drinks from the spring of life, and by every Elijah-like one ⁴⁶⁸ from whose breaths waft fragrant breezes of good things, and by every Muhammad-like one ⁴⁶⁹ who pours forth oceans of divine sciences and raises degrees, and by everyone who follows his path among those of transcendence, openings, and receptions, and by every Siddiq-like one ⁴⁷⁰ from whom various kinds of miracles are related, and by every Faruq-like one ⁴⁷¹ spoken to with secrets of inspirations, and by every Uthman-like one ⁴⁷² at whose hand flow streams of beneficence and consolation, and by every Alawi-like one ⁴⁷³ supported by the manifestation of signs and miraculous events, and by every Hasani-like one ⁴⁷⁴ from whose lamp of lights the poles are kindled, and by every Imam who prays in the niche of union with the elite of the beloved ones. And by the greatest pole ⁴⁷⁵ of their circle, and the most noble lamp of their assemblies, and the most magnificent crown of their solicitude, our master, our prophet, and our lord Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and honor and generosity, and upon his family, his companions, his wives, and his descendants, and whoever takes refuge in his exalted presence, that You grant me the station of guiding envoys, the abodes of the great chiefs, the rank of the majestic, noble commanders, the degree of the loving and beloved elite ministers, and the solicitude of those who have attained and been brought near, the protectors and helpers, whom You have made pillars of religion, pegs of the earth, individuals for succor, shields for the fearful, provision for the work of the hereafter, and a foundation for gifts of grace and generosity. So You bequeathed to them the marvels of secrets, and settled them in the abodes of the righteous, and crowned them with the crowns of the free, and granted them (128) the subtleties of remembrance, and created them with the character of the good, and through them You unveiled the canopy of others, and poured upon them the seas of lights, and placed in their hands the dispositions of destinies, and unveiled for them the realities of things, and fashioned them for intimate friendship and election, and made them stars of guidance and following, and brought them to the sources of purity, and seated them on the chairs of vicegerents, and clothed them in garments of truth and fidelity, and established them in the station of the truthful knowers, and increased them in proximity with special intimacy and nearness, and fixed them in the assemblies of whispered conversation, and raised them to the ultimate goal, and adorned them with the robes of piety and God-consciousness, and ascended their spirits to the longed-for spectacle, and seated them on the peaks of the white pearl, so there covered them of Your light what covered the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and through them You looked down from the highest summit upon the degree of the pious righteous, and upon the abodes of the elite of the chosen ones.

And the station of the elect knowers ⁴⁷⁶, the saints ⁴⁷⁷; their spirits soared in the gardens of gnoses ⁴⁷⁸, plucking from their branches the flowers of gifts and the fruits of spiritual favors ⁴⁷⁹. Their spirits roamed in the meadows of the highest dominion ⁴⁸⁰, and You manifested to them through the light of Your most sublime beauty. O Allah, cast into my heart what You cast into their hearts of illumination ⁴⁸¹, and create me with what You created them with of mercy and noble character traits ⁴⁸²; and distinguish me with what You distinguished them with of election and selection on the day of the covenant ⁴⁸³; and make me a comprehensive succor ⁴⁸⁴ encompassing their sublime perfections, their high stations, and their manifest wonders ⁴⁸⁵, so that the entire cosmos may be ordered in my grasp, and I may encompass and control it through empowerment ⁴⁸⁶, be knowledgeable and aware of its inhabitants, rule it with strength and authority, stand guiding the seekers ⁴⁸⁷ who desire You, and my state ⁴⁸⁸ may perpetually return upon them with benefits, gifts, and advantages. And make me, O Allah, understand Your purpose in Your creation, adhere to what You appointed the imams ⁴⁸⁹ for of guardianship for You, be kind and merciful to Your weak and poor servants, swim and float in the seas of gifts and gnoses ⁴⁹⁰; and make me of the highest rank among those who call upon You, the greatest in command in the station of Your might, the best in gratitude in the meadows of Your bounty, the most frequent in remembrance on the carpet of Your intimacy, the loftiest in pride in the enclosures of Your holiness, the most beautiful in patience in the station of Your judgment, the most radiant dawn in the sphere of felicity, the swiftest in relief and victory for the distressed, and the most abundant in reward and recompense in the Hereafter, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The pleasure of life is only the company of the poor ⁴⁹¹, So accompany them and be courteous in their gatherings. * And adhere to silence unless asked, and say, And observe the thing in its states, perhaps * And know that the path of the folk ⁴⁹² is study, And seize the time and be ever present with them. * And if a sin comes from you, confess and establish And say: Your servants are more deserving of your pardon. * They are more deserving of favor, and it is their nature. * They are the sultans, the masters, and the commanders. And leave your share behind whatever they leave you. * I have no knowledge, and be concealed by silence. He sees upon you from his approval a trace. * And the state of one who claims it today—how do you see? And know that contentment is specific to those who are present. * The face of your apology for what is from you has occurred. So forgive and apologize with pardon, O poor ones. * So fear not from them attainment nor harm. (130) And with reception ⁴⁹³ for the brethren, strive forever * in sense and meaning, and lower the gaze if one stumbles. And see no fault except in yourself, believing * that it is between, even if not apparent. And lower your head and seek forgiveness without cause * and stand on the foot of equity, apologizing. When will I see them, and how can I see them? * Or hear permission from them, news of them? Who for me, and how can someone like me vie with them * at sources that have never known turbidity? A people of noble character, wherever they sit * you see the place fragrant with their traces. Sufism ⁴⁹⁴ guides from their morals a portion * the beauty of conduct in them captivated my sight. How many breaths have I inhaled from their breaths * more fragrant than musk when diffused. I love them, and I conciliate them, and prefer them * with my soul, especially a few of them. They are the people of my love and my beloved, who * by them I trail the trains of glory, boasting. May my union with them in God ever be gathered * the face of solicitude abundant and forgiving. By the rank of our Master, the Chosen One ⁴⁹⁵, may God bless him * a truthful one who fulfilled what he vowed. And when the author mentioned their attributes and signs, their varying states and ranks, their tastes and ways of drinking ⁴⁹⁶, his soul yearned to compose a circle ⁴⁹⁷ containing the manner of seeking intercession through their rank and calling upon them for help, for by mentioning them mercies descend, clouds of blessings rain, and breezes of good blow from the Lord of the earths and heavens, since they are the keys to the doors of His mercy and the treasuries of the secrets of His wisdom. He saw that what is appropriate for that and comprehensive of what he knew there is the circle of the Pole ⁴⁹⁸, the gnostic ⁴⁹⁹, the Eternal ⁵⁰⁰, and the Lordly Imam ⁵⁰¹, Abu Bakr, my Master Muhammad ibn al-Arabi al-Hatimi ⁵⁰², in his book "Bara'at al-Ma'ani fi al-Alam al-Insani" ⁵⁰³. He said, may God have mercy on him: "Indeed, the Men of the Unseen ⁵⁰⁴ and the sanctified spirits, every day of the month, turn towards one of the eight directions. So if you wish to travel or have a need, know their place in the following circle, then turn with your heart and body towards them, then recite the Fatiha ⁵⁰⁵, and dedicate its reward to them, and say: 'Peace be upon you, O Men of the Unseen, O sanctified spirits, O Nuqaba ⁵⁰⁶, O Nujaba ⁵⁰⁷, O Abdal ⁵⁰⁸, O Awtad ⁵⁰⁹, help us with a help, by the sanctity of our Master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.' Then you will return having attained your goals and fulfilled your needs." And this is its description: In bodies emaciated by fear, humbled by service, clothed with modesty, gathered by proximity, silenced by dignity, spoken by caution, made familiar by solitude, their conversation is reflection, their emblem is remembrance. Their occupation with God is continuous, and with other than Him is disconnected. They do not welcome a newcomer, nor are they satisfied with a traveler. Their nourishment is hunger and thirst, their rest is trust ⁵¹⁰, their treasure is confidence in God, their tool is reliance on God, their medicine is patience, and their offering is contentment. Souls that have advanced to fulfill rights, ascended to the precious hidden knowledge, and been spared the reception of trials. "The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them: 'This is your day which you were promised.'" (Quran 21:103) And by the noble Muhammadan soul ⁵¹¹ upon you, the Ahmadic ⁵¹² beloved soul to You, the soul of our Master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, which is the most noble and purest of souls, and the most beloved to You and the most luminous, that You bless him and his pure and purified family, and make our souls souls whose strength is love, whose medicine is proximity, whose cure is drinking, whose rest is attraction ⁵¹³; they have eaten leaves from the tree of annihilation ⁵¹⁴, and roamed on the carpet of love and contentment with eyes, and breathed from the spirit of passion yearnings, and unveiled what is returned to them of unveilings and inspirations, a canopy. (133) Souls that spend the night with their Lord, He feeds them and gives them drink, nourishes them from the gifts of His bounty and suffices them, settles them on the carpet of His might and brings them near, purifies them from the follies of humanity and refines them, and draws them to the presence of His holiness and elects them. Souls that You have praised with Your great praise, and mentioned in Your wise Book with Your words: "O soul at peace, return to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing. Enter among My servants, and enter My Paradise." (Quran 89:27-30) And You honored their people with Your words: "Indeed, the friends of God ⁵¹⁵—no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve. Those who believe and are righteous—for them are glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter. There is no change in the words of God. That is the great attainment." (Quran 10:62-64)

The stages of our intellects from the snares of desires and the machinations of the accursed Satan, and we have advanced in the processions of the people of majesty and glorification, and we have been clothed with the robes of sainthood ⁵¹⁶ in the chambers of honor and veneration, by Your grace and generosity, O Allah, O Loving, O Generous, O Most Merciful, O Most Compassionate, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. To You is my sign, and You are the one I love; * You are my discourse among the people of insight, narrated. You are the desire of all lovers; * Blessed is the heart that melts in You from affliction. By Your love they wandered in passion and became distraught; * Every person inclines toward what he loves. (136) When we arrived at the water of Madyan to draw, * Thirsty from us for the watering place of whispered prayer, We alighted upon a generous people whose houses * Are sanctified, with neither Hind nor 'Alwa ⁵¹⁷ therein. And a fire appeared to us from afar, kindled; * We found by it the One we love and desire. He gave us to drink, greeted us, revived our souls, * And intoxicated us with the wine of His majesty, so we fell. A wine that is by covenant that I cannot swallow * Except a sincere one in love, free from pretension. We understood and wandered in the deserts of our ecstasy, * And we began to drag our trains in our intoxication, proudly. We became drunk and divulged, so our blood was made lawful; * Is a divulger killed for the secret of the One he loves? And the secret among the free is but a trust; * But when the drink is pure, who can resist? O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by the secret of these luminous presences, and by the care of their bride, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the setting of the jewels of gnostic gifts ⁵¹⁸ and the fountain of benevolent virtues, and the embroidery of the garment of faith-based morals, that You immerse me in the seas of Your lordly lights, crown me with the crown of Your Quranic sciences, bestow upon me the subtleties of Your merciful secrets, and enroll me in the line of Your treasured ones among Your creation, those to whom You entrusted Your protected secret, and unveiled to them the great shame of Your stored knowledge, so they are guardians of what You entrusted them, and knowers of the great rank of what You made them trustees over; when they speak, they speak from You; when they are silent, they are silent with the dignity of knowledge; when they judge, they judge by Your commands. And make me, O Allah, among those whom You favored with knowledge and empowered (137) with gnosis, and singled out for proximity to You, station, and elevation; You led them by their forelocks to goodness and employed them in the most complete acts of obedience; You gathered for them the good of this world and the Hereafter; and adorned them with beautiful traits in all states, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, those who love You have journeyed, and with Your longing they have flown, and with the lamp of Your gnoses they have illuminated bewildered hearts, and with every art of the sciences of Your realities they have pointed the way for seekers. Protect us from every obstacle that cuts us off from Your door, and interpose between us and every hindrance that turns us away from standing at Your thresholds, and prevent by Your might and subjugation every preventer that impedes us from reaching the station of Your poles ⁵¹⁹; and give us to drink from the cup of Your love from the nectar of Your drink; crown us with what You crowned the people of special intimacy among Your beloved; ease for us the path of journeying to You; perfume our deeds with the fragrance of acceptance upon arriving before You; discipline us with the manners of servitude in the station of fame and manifestation; make us laugh and give us glad tidings with what You gave glad tidings to the secure ones among the people of expansion and joy; guard our secrets from the people of deviation and temptation; and make us among those who conceal what has shone upon them of the secret of witnessing and vision, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My God, You are the One invoked by every tongue, and the Intended in every time, and You are the One who said: "Call upon Me, I will respond to you" ⁵²⁰. So here we are, turning to You with our entirety, so do not reject us, and respond to us as You promised us, and do not disappoint our hopes and expectations in You, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by the splendor of Your noble Face, and by the light of Your ancient Might, (138) and by the majesty of Your strong and great Kingdom, and by Your great and greatest Name, which when You are called by it You answer, and when asked by it You give; and by Your Name written on the throne of Your prophet Solomon; and by Your Name written on the leaves of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁵²¹ and the canopy of the Throne, and the doors of the Garden of Pleasure and Good Pleasure; and by the care of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his great rank and station; and by the secret with which You singled him out, honoring him over all other beings, that You send blessings upon him and upon his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the stars of guidance and lamps of Quranic sciences; and that You bestow upon me, O Allah, the miracles ⁵²² of the truthful lovers; illuminate my inner sight with the lights of the unveilings of the realized saints; adorn me with the adornment of the fearful and God-conscious; guide me to You with the light of the inspired and divinely guided; purify my inner being with the sincerity of the certain and believing; crown me with the crown of the brought-near and obedient; endow me with the character of the pure and humble chiefs; grant me beautiful concealment with protection, truthful speech with piety, fulfillment of covenants with trustworthiness; protect me from the afflictions of lying, falsehood, and betrayal; admit me into Your fortified fortress; and place me, along with my family, my children, my brothers, and those who love me, in Your most protective shelter and secure sanctuary, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * By the attribution of the highest honor to you, O perfect ones, * And by your attributes, the description of high qualities is exalted. * And by beauty, the love of beautiful ones is sweet, * But by your face, all beauty is sweet. * What is the glory of glory except that it is attributed to you? * O you through whom every perfect description is a virtue. (139) * You have become the beloved of the people of intellects because * Of the love I have for you among every company. * O masters who, by loyalty, gave their lover * Traits whose gentleness has encompassed virtue. * Strip your witnessing and face their manifestations; * They will clothe you with their light, that beauty, beauty. * They are the beloved, my masters; whoever sees * My face with his eyes will protect their lights and unveil. * Whoever is their servant, his mastery becomes supreme * Through the beloved among them, O virtuous one. Souls that ate a leaf from the tree of fear, and wept out of compassion for fear of their Owner, and gave themselves and their wealth seeking His pleasure as charity, so they were clothed from His lights with lordly garments and robes, adorned with the precious gems of realities and gnoses. They began to contend with destinies through their aspiration, repel calamities through their care, heal harms through their gaze, and tear through the dense veils and curtains through their love. Their comfort is whispered prayers at dawn, and their desire is mosques and remembrances. They yearned in the hours of the night and at the ends of the day, and they repeated in the prayer niche of their night vigil: "But those who fear their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, a hospitality from Allah. And that which is with Allah is best for the righteous." ⁵²³ * Connect me to their living ones and leave me * In any state, I do not care. * My death is my life, my annihilation is my stability, * My humiliation is my honor, my poverty is my perfection. * All is for me gardens of eternity, * As long as I am in the presence of the Master.

So My chastisement is none other than My veil ⁵²⁴, and My bliss is none other than My union ⁵²⁵. The people of fidelity ⁵²⁶ are my masters and suffice me; I began from them, and they are my wealth. By Allah, by Allah, they are my desire in every state and every concern. They are my speech and my hearing; they are my answer and my question. If they distance me or draw me near, the slave is a slave in every state. They have connected my lineage ⁵²⁷; far be it that another should hope for my separation. They have bestowed me, and they are generous; they have not entrusted me to my own devices. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, created from the light of the Essence ⁵²⁸, Your chosen one of clear signs, Your noble one singled out for the greatest degrees and most honorable stations, Your friend praised in the earths and heavens, Your prophet challenged with dazzling miracles and the strongest wonders, Your holy one who encompasses the meanings of Names and Attributes and all kinds of perfections, a blessing by which we become among those upon whom You have bestowed garments of might and care, crowned them with the crown of honor and seated them on the throne of righteousness and sainthood ⁵²⁹, and watched them with the eye of protection in the beginning and the end, and led them along the paths of the people of guidance, success, and direction, thus delivering them from the bondage of desires, and purifying them from the filth of errors and misdeeds, so that cups of love circulate among them, and states of drinking vary for them, and ranks of nearness draw close to them, and they are moved by flashes of attraction, chanting the songs of the Beloved in the gardens of intimacy ⁵³⁰, and resting in the breezes of the Desired in the fields of selection and closeness, not veiled by the lights of Attributes from witnessing the Essence, nor by the lights of inspirations from the jewels of receptions, nor by the lights of unveilings from the flashes of manifestations despite the crowding of destinies; they avoid prohibitions and fulfill commands, so they are guided by the stars of sciences and the moon of Oneness, and by the suns of gnosis and the lights of spiritual knowledge they seek illumination and follow. Those are the party of Allah; indeed, the party of Allah are the successful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole ⁵³¹ of sovereignty, lofty in rank and degree, the mountain of argumentation, fragrant in breeze and scent, the path of benefit, clear in proofs and evidences, the object of will, cutting with his sword the emergence of the people of opposition and leniency, a blessing by which we become among those who expended wealth and lives in Your obedience, and disciplined their souls to do good and persist in remembrance and utterance, and refined them, trained them, and protected them from deviation from truth and crookedness, and turned to You with sincerity of intention, so their caravan journeyed through the deserts of Your pleasure and night travel, and they abandoned for Your sake places of evil, gatherings of amusement and heedlessness, and mixing with the rabble and the base, and called upon You with submissive tongues, humble hearts, and anxious souls, so You delivered them from the crises of distress, the pits of ruin, and constriction. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You bestow upon us the attainment of hopes and the achievement of joy, and suffice us thereby from the evil of every oppressor who attacks with his sword (142) upon the jugular vein and the carotid artery, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The lover embarked from the Beloved a ship * sailing amidst waves of thoughts * In the secret of secrets it set sail * in the depth of a pitch-black night * And it has from extended truth anchors * in which the hopeful is certain and reassured * In it are people whose secrets are purified * and a beloved Lord without night travel * Their hearts gazed upon their Master * while fire is held without a lamp * And they were given from the pure flowing wine * without cup or mixture * Far away, where are you from them, O possessor of fidelity? * The rich is not like the needy O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the beloved of hearts, the reliever of distress, the alchemy of the treasure of gifts and the sought secret, a blessing by which we become among those whom You purified from the filth of impurity and faults, and illuminated their insights with the lights of opening and inspiration, and acquainted them with the essence of the hidden secret, and drew them to Your presence and opened for them the doors of response and the treasuries of the secrets of the unseen, and purified their innermost beings from the subtleties of ambiguities and defects, and protected them from the accidents of deficiency and deprivation, and by them the horizons shone and by their breeze You perfumed the gardens of the kingdom and the dominion, and the east wind and the south wind, and by them You preserved regions and through their blessings You repelled the greatest calamities and misfortunes, and brought them near to Your carpet like the nearness of the beloved, so they attained from Your pleasure (143) the utmost desire and obtained the sought. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which our garments and collars are perfumed, and our lamps shine with the oils of wisdom and the precious gifts of bestowed knowledge, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your prophet whose assemblies and witnessing places You adorned with lights, and whose sources and resources You perfumed with fragrant secrets, and whose dwellings and monuments You surrounded with blessing and prosperity, a blessing by which we become among those whose dormant mountains of souls You stirred with the wind of Your love, and whose dormant faculties of intellect You awakened from the sleep of heedlessness, and whose corrupt states You rectified with Your beautiful kindness, and whose straying breaths You restrained with the commands of Your obedience, and from the spring of Your fear You caused the stagnant waters of their hearts to gush forth, and in the market of Your beloved You made profitable their stagnant trade, and by the perfection of Your grace You revived the penetrating arrows of their supplications. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You beautify for the lover in his praise his motives and sources, and elevate thereby in the highest paradises his chambers and domes, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of blessed days and centuries, Your chosen one of flourishing gardens and branches, a blessing by which we become among those (144) whom You acquainted with the treasuries of Your hidden secret, and veiled their brides in the curtains of Your preserved might, and by Your care for them You protected regions and fortresses, and with their love You populated hearts and innermost beings, and You deployed them in Your kingdom by the secret of the word "Be, and it is," and You concealed them out of jealousy for them, so no wretched or tempted one sees them. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You improve our thoughts, and fulfill for us our affairs, and ease for us our sorrows, and make every difficulty easy for us, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of those whom You refined and disciplined, whose limbs You led to Your service and whose station You honored in the eyes

And You magnified them, and awakened them from the slumber of heedlessness and negligence, and alerted them to Your obedience, and filled their hearts with the secrets of Your wisdom and illuminated them, and purified them from the stains of filth and defects, and created them upon their primordial nature ⁵³², and made them among those who, if they swore by You, You would fulfill their oath. [Send] a blessing that makes us among those who fled to You and You accepted them, and turned to You and You loved them, and sought refuge with You and You granted them refuge, and cried for help to You and You aided them, and clung to You and You protected them, and cried for help to You and You granted them victory, and knocked at Your door and You answered them, and ascribed themselves to You and You adorned them among Your servants with their splendor, and flattered themselves before You and You bestowed upon them Your favor and mercy, and fled to You and You saved them from fears and gave them security. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which we become among those whom You guided to goodness and resolve, and led along the paths of peace, and marked with the mark of Your righteous saints, by Your favor 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, Your beloved who stands at Your boundaries, Your chosen one who fulfills Your covenants and accomplishes Your promises, a blessing by which we become among those whose hearts You made a locus for the descent of Your generosity and bounty, and whose eyelids You anointed with the lights of Your beauty and the perfection of witnessing You, and whom You made cheerful for Your guests and visitors, and raised to the highest presences ⁵³³ and made the dawns of Your felicity shine upon them, and chose them for Yourself before You brought them into existence, so they became described by Your attributes, and marked with Your names and qualities, and known for Your obedience and devotion to Your service, and recognized in the mosques and witnessing places of Your seasons, and blessed by witnessing Your majesty and the vision of Your beauty, and honored and venerated in Your sanctuaries of holiness and places of intimacy. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He made us, through their blessings, guided guides, firmly established in love for them, followers of their sunna and path, by Your favor 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, the object of will ⁵³⁴, the source of goodness and increase, the lofty mountain and glory, a blessing by which we become among those whom You seated on the pulpits of honor and sovereignty, and distinguished with the jewels of knowledge and benefit, and guided by Your light to You, and led along the path of success and happiness, and spread over them the wing of Your mercy and companionship, and promised them kindness from You in the beginning and the return, so they abandoned everything and turned not to anyone besides You, O Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, O Most Generous of the generous, 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, the master of the pious and the adornment of the chosen messengers, and honor him upon whom the night darkens and the day dawns, a blessing by which we become among Your servants whose hearts are purified from the subtleties of doubt and polytheism and the accidents of trial, and whose innermost beings are cleansed from the stains of desires and ambiguities and all otherness, and whose station You raised on the carpet of honor and crowned with the crown of awe and dignity, and whom You informed of the hidden of Your unseen and tore for them the veils and curtains, and gave them a drink from the cups of Your wine, so they sang and cried out, wept and lamented, and cast off restraint. They are a people whose companion is not wretched nor whose intimate is deprived. Through them rains pour down, by seeing them harms are healed, by knowing them the treasures of secrets are opened, by their dwelling regions and quarters are protected, by joining their ranks burdens fall away and sins are erased, by holding fast to their hem distresses vanish, by their intimate conversations thoughts flourish and minds are refreshed, by the fragrances of their breaths remembrances become sweet and dawns give birth, and at their mention mercies descend and needs are fulfilled. They are the water of life and the spirits of essences, the ambassadors of the Merciful and the lamps of the Quran. Their Master made them happy through obedience to Him, watched them with the eye of His care, protected them with the might of His protection, and took charge of them with His guardianship and good governance. So their mount to Him is desire, their driver to Him is fear, their inciter is longing, and their path is tasting ⁵³⁵. So they are fasting, standing, worshipping, ascetic, humble, submissive. ﴿And when His verses are recited to them, they increase in faith and upon their Lord they rely﴾ ⁵³⁶. No languor overtakes them in intention, no weakness in resolve, no feebleness in determination, no interpretation for a concession, no inclination toward fame. Their concerns are in seriousness and seeking, their rest in supplication and desire. They consider much of their deeds as little, and consider little of Allah's blessings upon them as much. If He bestows upon them, they thank; if they are denied, they are patient; if they do wrong, they seek forgiveness; if they make a covenant, they fulfill; if they beautify, they return; if they speak, they do good. ﴿And when the ignorant address them, they say, 'Peace'﴾ ⁵³⁷. * For Allah are a people, they are the pillars of creation, * And they are the refuge of creatures on the day of crowding. * Imams of gnosis, people of guidance, * The manifestation of light and the secret of clouds. * Allah spoke, for whom He willed, * Through His revelation, from them is the most sublime speech. * They emptied themselves for Allah from other than Him, * So they became full and said the goal. * Drowned in the state of the unseen in a witnessing, * Sanctified by the Truth, lofty in station. * They took the bow of highness, strung, * And stood in existence, from it the arrows. * Either arrows sent with wishes, * Their feathers are kindness, or vengeance. * The world was perfumed by their mention, * Not the scent of rose or the fragrance of lavender. * Not the musk scent or ambergris, * Nor what is light, so the covering is avoided. * The bird of intimacy sang, chanting of them, * Melodiously surpassing the cooing of doves. * May Allah preserve them for us as a refuge, * They care for us with an ancient covenant. * And when we departed in the protection of their resolve, * With security and blessing without cessation, * As long as the handle is held and they are followed, * And it is the firmest handhold that never breaks. Souls that feared, from plunging into sins and violating prohibitions, evil endings; and from claiming honors, the breaking of resolutions; and from love of leadership, the calamities of degradation; and from holding ranks, evil consequences; and from pride in lineages, the arrival of disasters; and from high positions, the deprivation of tastes and drinks. So they sought forgiveness from their Master, and asked Him to overlook what they had plunged into of sins in their secret and private counsel. So He dealt with them with His pardon and forgiveness, and made Paradise their abode and dwelling. ﴿Faces that Day will be radiant, with their effort well-pleased, in a lofty Garden, wherein they hear no idle speech, wherein is a flowing spring, wherein are couches raised high, and cups set forth, and cushions arrayed, and carpets spread﴾ ⁵³⁸. * O my masters and my support, * And the best of my treasure and provision.

Your remembrance is a fragrant perfume ⁵³⁹, and my delight is in my return ⁵⁴⁰. In my solitude and seclusion, whether in the city or the desert, His longing is in my heart. So meet with affection, from the calamities of misfortunes, from the severing of enemies. My provision and my reliance, so hasten to the desired goal, guidance to attain right guidance. How delightful is the camel-driver's song! Your union is the sustenance of my soul, O my cry in my life. I have no companion but you, and all who are from you—their love is my capital. I am drowning in your abandonment, so you are my succor, and your fortress is my impregnable refuge. O my masters and my protectors, I am poor without your fragrance ⁵⁴¹. By the right of the best of prophets, upon whom God sends blessings. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a mercy through which the distant and the near are blessed, and the light by which illumination is sought in the East and the West, and the bride of the kingdom, the foremost in assemblies and processions, a blessing that makes us among those whose flesh and blood the Quran has permeated ⁵⁴², separating them from spouses, awakening them from the sleep of heedlessness, stirring them to travel by night, clarifying the paths for them, and forbidding them from deviating from the path of truth and crookedness. So they placed it upon their hearts and found rest, pressed it to their breasts and were expanded, wrote it upon their inner sight and it opened, and their aspirations were spurred by it to strive. They made it a lamp for their darkness, a bed for their sleep, a path for their way, and a victory for their proof. People rejoice and grieve, sleep and stay awake, break fast and fast, feel secure and fear. But they are fearful, cautious, trembling, apprehensive, and persistent, hastening to avoid loss and preparing for death. The enormity of that seems small to them because of the magnitude of what they fear of punishment and the gravity of what they are promised of reward. They traversed the laws of the Quran and purified themselves through pure offerings, and were illuminated by the light of the All-Merciful. Soon the Quran gave them abundant promises, fulfilled its covenants, granted them its happiness, and protected them from its threat. Through it they attained desires, embraced the stars, were safe from calamities, praised the outcomes, reached stations, obtained gifts, inhabited places of worship, established schools of thought, granted objectives, and their tastes and drinks became sweet. What excellent masters! May God benefit through their mention the listener, the reader, and the writer, and through their blessing fulfill the hope of the lover, the seeker, and the desirer. Amen, amen, amen. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. They died, consumed, but their virtues did not die, and they exchanged the lowly earth for homelands. In the presence of God their eyes are cooled; He has chosen them as family and neighbors. They have been given the best of eternal bliss; they see their Lord secretly and openly. They attained contentment and were pleased to be forever, by God's grace, friends and brothers. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the guide of Your successful saints, the tongue of Your chosen preachers, the sincere advisors to Your servants, a blessing by which we become among Your beloved ones who are isolated for Your worship, those whose yearnings for You have multiplied, whose leaves have yellowed from love of You, whose characters have been sweetened by Your remembrance, whose natures have been adorned by Your obedience, whose lineages have been honored by Your knowledge, whose markets have been filled by Your breezes, whose tastes have been sweetened by the supplies of Your secret, whose necks have been perfumed with Your divine musk, and whose trade and expenditure have grown in the carpet of Your presences. The wind of attraction moves the roots of their firmly established trees, and love pollinates the branches of their growing gardens. They are constantly between movement and stillness, weeping and groaning, longing and yearning. Ecstasy and concealment expand them, while rejection and aversion disturb them. Ecstasy, absorption, and absence in witnessing their Master, the King, the Creator, delight them. Their habit is solitude and seclusion; their emblem is seriousness and effort. They have abandoned beds and resting places, left behind desires and ambitions. They have written upon their perishing selves and their empty worldly houses that they have divorced them thrice and looked upon their splendor with a disapproving eye, and turned to the Hereafter, looking upon it with a contented eye, buying the eternal with the transient. "Men whom neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of God" ⁵⁴³. What excellent trade they conducted! How wonderful is that by which they boasted! They profited in both abodes, gathered both goods, completed both virtues, and reached the most honorable stations through patience for a few days. They attained the most perfect virtues by abandoning luxury and lawful pleasures. "Those are the ones whom God has guided, so follow their guidance" ⁵⁴⁴. O God, the righteous—You made them righteous, provided for them, and they worked in obedience to You, so You were pleased with them. O God, just as You made them righteous, provided for them, and were pleased with them, so grant us, O God, to work in obedience to You and be pleased with us, and make us, by Your grace, among the righteous, by Your success among the guided, by Your mercy among the happy, and by Your generosity among the beloved and near ones. Amen, O Lord of the worlds. Thirst and hunger have gone in their days, and bliss remains eternal for the gathering. It is as if they never wore their rags when they met the green embroidered one ⁵⁴⁵. How beautiful they are in a dwelling of pearl, looking down from on high at the Kawthar ⁵⁴⁶. Joy has settled in their hearts, as if they knew nothing but the greatest bliss. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of Your companionship, the bride of Your kingdom, the imam of Your presence, the path of Your love, a blessing by which we become among those upon whom You have bestowed the robes of Your love, granted them Your nearness and perfect regard, raised for them the banners of guidance in Your creation, established them in the station of heroes for Your will and the decree of Your desire, made them a means for Your connection and a path to Your knowledge, granted them patience against disobeying You, their inner selves emerged from the filth of ambiguities, You honored them with Your lineage, seated them on the pulpits of nearness to You, made them worthy of conversing and speaking with You, manifested upon them the evidences of Your grace and favor, honored them in this world and the Hereafter with Your pleasure, and looked upon them with the eye of Your happiness and mercy. So descriptions fall short of their attributes, and allusions fail to mention their states. Through them, evils and darkness are lifted; by their existence, hardships and crises are removed; through their blessings, tables of grace and mercy descend; and at their mention, clouds of goodness and blessings pour down. Upon them be the most complete pleasure and purest greetings from God, and the breezes of opening, acceptance, spirit, and fragrance blow upon them from the Lord of the heavens and the earths and the Creator of all creatures. Amen, amen. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the fountain of the common and the elite, the felicity of the chiefs and the select individuals, with a blessing by which we may be among those who, when night draws its veils, yearn for You as birds yearn for their nests; and when dawn opens its canopy, they prepare for intimate conversation with You and rejoice in it as yearning spirits rejoice in their visitors; and when day uncovers its leg, they hasten to worship You as delegations hasten to their destinations, and they expose themselves to Your breezes as beggars expose themselves to their sources and the fulfillment of their needs; and they find solace in Your remembrances as minds find solace in the discourse of their beloved and hearing their news. Thus they became, through Your remembrance, bewildered and enraptured, and through Your longing, solitary wanderers. Love burned their livers, and passion wasted their bodies, so they vanished in the beauty of the Essence and annihilated in the perfection of the Attributes. They abandoned beds and resting places, and lined their eyes with the kohl of sleeplessness and tears. They are the sweetest of people in speech and taste, the most faithful in covenant and pledge. They looked to the reward of Allah with yearning souls, preceding states, truthful deeds, and harmonious words. They were the foremost among people in offering excuses, the most forgiving in pardon, the most generous in giving, the noblest in character and disposition. They made the world a mount for their journeys and cut from it the mountains of their hopes. The fear of their Lord left them no new or old wealth, no stored or ready treasure. They did not desire the treasures of wealth, nor the softest of furs, nor the finest of mounts, nor the lofty palaces, nor the glorious thrones. They are the lamps of darkness, the springs of guidance and wisdom. They were singled out for hidden distinction, purified from affectation through sincerity, and they watched their Lord on the day when forelocks are seized and there is no escape. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. May He preserve us through their blessings from false speech, turning away from truth, and backsliding. Amen, amen, amen. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. * A full moon when the world darkens, they shine forth, * And if it becomes barren one day, through their hands comes rain. * O gloating over death, do not gloat over them, * Their life is glory and their death is remembrance. * Their life was blindness to their enemies, * And their death is glory for those who boast of them. * They dwelt on the earth's surface, so its branch turned green, * And they went into the earth's belly, so time became desolate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the prophet of mercy, the patron of grace, the lofty of aspiration, the protector of covenant, the remover of distress, the dispeller of darkness, the bride of the kingdom, fragrant in sleeves and breath, with a blessing by which we may be among those whose breasts You expanded with the lights of faith, whose tongues You made speak with the jewels of wisdom, whom You adorned with the sash of sincerity and certainty, and whom You made the pillars of the community, the servants of service, and the houses of sanctity. Thus they became the lamps of servants, the prosperity of lands, the paths of guidance, guiding creation to their Lord, taking them by their forelocks to the ways of goodness and rectitude. They are the keys to the doors of generosity, the helpers of the religion, the protectors of the sanctuary, the lamps of knowledge, and the leaders of nations. Allah chose them for sovereignty in ancient times and granted them the rank of honor and glory over every being, because they are the ones who hasten to truth without delay, fulfill covenants without fraud, are renowned in the worlds without introduction, are steadfast in obedience without distortion, and give from Allah's bounty without restriction or modality. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. May He make us, through their blessings, among those who do not deviate from the path of truth nor act unjustly, and may He grant us safety, through their favor, from perils in places of bewilderment and fear. Amen, amen. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. ❖ Men who obeyed Allah in secret and public ❖ They never experienced pleasures for any time. ❖ People upon whom Allah's mercy descended ❖ Blessed are they with success in the gathering and resurrection. ❖ They watch the night star, never sleeping, ❖ So they come with constant night prayer and patience. ❖ The heart of the folk has a wildness for creation, ❖ So the intimacy of the Majestic called them to remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the feast of joys and delights, the repeller of evils, calamities, and harms, the imam of the people of righteousness, expansion, and joys, with a blessing by which we may be among those who hasten to acts of obedience and good deeds, and who take advantage of the time of respite for fear of obstacles, hindrances, and sudden afflictions, occupied with what concerns them in all hours and all times. They have avoided forbidden things, stood by the limits, complied with commands, and cut themselves off from everything that leads them to commit sins and prohibitions. They have spent their lives in remembrance, worship, and all acts of obedience, and did not waste their time in amusement, play, and the embellishments of pleasures. They did not occupy themselves with excess of food, drink, and various delights. Rather, they plunged into the seas of hardships, feared the falls of regrets, and Allah made easy for them...

Their strength is exhaustion, and their colors are toil. They mentioned a fire with flames, so their livers shattered from the intensity of fear and terror. They called out in the darkness of the night with the tongue of supplication and request: 'O He who accepts repentance from His servants, pardons them, forgives them, and saves them from perils and destruction.' ⁵⁴⁷ So blessed are they, a people who spent their days in ease, fearing a frowning, harsh day. They are silent yet eloquent, preachers and advisors, ascetics and righteous. Through them hearts are reformed, sins are forgiven, and crises and calamities are dispelled. When the night darkens, they endure it, and it clears away while they are bowing. Fear has driven away their sleep, so they rise while the people of the earth are asleep. In the darkness, while bowing, they have a groan from which ribs split apart. They are silent by day due to prolonged stillness, and upon them is humility from their serenity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of the worlds, the bride of the paradises of gardens, the master of angels, humans, and jinn, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You have clothed with the robes of pleasure and contentment, spread for them the carpets of happiness and the cushions of prosperity and security, placed upon their heads the crowns of love, care, success, and favor, extended for them the appendages of safety, pardon, and forgiveness, refreshed them with the fans of gentleness, spirit, and fragrance, fed them from the tables of generosity and bounty, gave them to drink from the water of munificence and beneficence, elevated them in the highest paradises, married them to maidens of the pavilions and beautiful houris, and said to them—and Your word is truth: 'But for him who fears the standing before his Lord are two gardens. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? Having branches. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? In both of them are two springs flowing. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is near. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? In them are maidens restraining their glances, untouched before them by man or jinn. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? As if they were rubies and coral. So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? Is the reward for good anything but good?' A people whose state is beautiful, as if they were drunk, yet there is no intoxication in them. They abandoned worldly shares and in obscurity are their desires, and they became wild in the deserts of empty lands. They found intimacy with their Beloved and delighted in worship of the Merciful in the early dawns. They were honored by His address and chanted the recitation of the Qur'an and remembrances. They sacrificed their souls willingly for Him, so He rewarded them with the attainment of hopes and noble aspirations. He clothed them in the garments of virtues and piety and elevated them in honor above others. He granted them entry into a Presence upon which the brides of lights have manifested. He gave them to drink the cup of purity, and by His favor, He specially bestowed upon them the gifts of secrets. He rewarded them with the Abode of Peace, and indeed they are the kings and the elite of the righteous. They delight in houris and boys in the chambers of gardens with blooming flowers. How beautiful they will be on the Day of Increase when they see the Face of the Majestic, the Forgiving King, with crowns of diadems upon their heads, and their faces more radiant than moons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of Your kingdom, the orator of Your presence, the object of Your gaze among Your creation, the key to the doors of Your garden, the establisher of the rulings of Your law and the supporter of Your religion, the imam of those who guide to You, the path of the people of Your lineage, a blessing by which You make us among those whose hearts You have filled with Your affection and love, seated them on the chairs of leadership among Your elite chosen ones and people of Your knowledge, addressed them with the tongue of Your revelation and the secret of Your wisdom, made them vicegerents in Your earth and Your heaven, and appointed them over Your kingdom. Then You said to him: 'If a sick one from My poverty comes to you, cure him; or a patient from My separation, treat him; or one fearful of My punishment, give him security; or one secure from My deception, warn him; or one desiring My communion, give him hope; or one journeying towards Me, provide for him; or one cowardly in My trade, encourage him; or one seeking from My bounty, promise him; or one returning to My beneficence, give him glad tidings; or one who thinks well of Me, be open with him; or one who loves Me, maintain connection with him; or one who magnifies My rank, magnify him; or one who humbles himself towards Me, guide him; or one who does evil after My beneficence, reproach him. And whoever connects with you, connect with him; whoever is absent from you, seek him out; whoever commits an offense against you, bear with him; whoever falls short in the duty of My right, leave him; whoever commits a sin, advise him; whoever among My saints is sick, visit him; whoever is sad, give him glad tidings; and if a distressed person seeks refuge with you, grant him refuge. O My saints, for you I have reproached, and in Me I have desired you, and from you I have sought loyalty, and for you I have chosen and selected, and for you I have employed and specified, for I do not love the use of tyrants, nor the association of the arrogant, nor the proximity of the deceitful, nor the closeness of the self-admiring, ¹⁶⁰ nor the company of the idle, nor the friendship of the greedy. O My saints, My reward for you is the best reward, My giving to you is the best giving, My favor upon you is the most abundant favor, My dealing with you is the most faithful dealing, and My demand from you is the most severe demand. I am the Chooser of hearts, I am the Knower of the unseen, I am the Watcher of movements, I am the Observer of stillnesses, I am the Overseer of thoughts, I am the Knower of the hidden and the apparent. So be callers to Me, and stand with the truth before Me. Let no one with authority other than Me frighten you, and let no one with power and strength other than My good prevent you. For whoever opposes you, I oppose him; whoever befriends you, I befriend him; whoever harms you, I destroy him; whoever does good to you, I bring him near; whoever abandons you, I despise him.' The men of God have prospered and triumphed, and they have attained the favor of His mercy and won. Men who utterly abandoned the world, and if return were possible, they would not deem it permissible. The knowledge of salvation appeared in them, moving them with a wind and a departure. Some of them radiate lights, and some of them illuminate the way of salvation. Every worldly person is distinguished by worldliness, but they are distinguished by their religion. They do not pride themselves on any created being, but their pride is in the One, the Unique. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of Your angels, jinn, and humans, the most noble of the noble whom You chose for Your prophethood and message and selected for Yourself, a blessing by which You make us among those whom You have drawn with the lights of Your holiness to the presence of Your intimacy, with the lights of Your love to the presence of Your nearness, with the lights of Your care to the presence of Your sainthood, with the lights of Your guidance to the presence of Your happiness, with the lights of Your dealing to the presence of Your conversation, with the lights of Your favor to the presence of Your union, with the lights of Your generosity to the presence of Your witnessing. Then You addressed them while the rope of friendship was connected, the veil of acceptance was lowered, and the carpet of conversation with the tongue of inspiration was preserved and perfected. So the spirits fluttered and were drawn, and they prepared to receive what was bestowed upon them, rejoiced and trembled. The breezes of opening blew upon them from the direction of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and the glad tidings of good appeared to them when they settled in the desired scene. So the spiritual spirits witnessed their particularity, and the human creation secluded themselves.

upon her service. Then I said to them: O My saints ⁵⁴⁸, you are the foundations of My edifice, the keys to My good pleasure, the brides of My gardens, the flowers of My orchard, the springs of My beneficence, the guardians of My register, the gifts of My bounty and grace; you are the suns of My guidance, the lamps of My sainthood, the crowns of My care, the masters of My transmission. Through you the night traveler finds his way in the depths of darkness, and through you the distressed seek succor in the onslaught of calamities. How many a sinner have I saved through you, how many a distant one have I brought near through you, how many forelocks have I placed under your authority, how many deserts, towns, villages, and fortresses have I populated through you. O My saints, if a frightened one comes to you, calm his terror; if one is constricted, comfort his loneliness; if one is distressed, grant him your support; if one is distinguished, manifest his excellence; if one is obscure, raise his rank; if one is in a spiritual state, answer his call; if one is truthful in speech, preserve his wisdom; if one is turning to Me, gather his resolve; if one is sincere, accept his counsel and respect his sanctity; if one is helpless, convey his complaint and fulfill his desire; if one is drowning in the sea of My love, watch over him with the eye of your care and perfume his breath; if one is a seeker ⁵⁴⁹ desiring to reach Me, grant him your secret and fulfill his aspiration. For you are the brides of My seclusion, the lamps of My light, the builders of My palaces, the glories of My ages, the streams of My oceans, the trustees of the secret of My unseen and the manifestations of My appearance. Asceticism is your emblem, piety your conduct, silence your wisdom, patience your mount, obscurity your blessing, purity your infallibility, forgiveness your nature, remembrance your aspiration, fasting your shield, obedience your service, generosity your disposition, truth your call. You are the treasured treasure, the esteemed glory. You were raised in the lap of My protection, suckled at the breast of My faithfulness, and entrusted with the preservation of My trust. Whoever harms you has harmed Me, whoever opposes you has opposed Me, whoever befriends you has befriended Me, whoever loves you has loved Me, whoever hates you has hated Me, whoever shuns you has shunned Me, whoever disobeys you has disobeyed Me, whoever returns to you has returned to Me, whoever insults you has insulted Me, whoever honors you has honored Me, whoever knows you has known Me, whoever is ignorant of your worth is ignorant of My worth, whoever contradicts your command has contradicted My command, whoever neglects your remembrance has neglected My remembrance, whoever clashes with you has exposed himself to the sword of My wrath. Indeed, your flesh is poisoned, and My custom regarding those who tear your veils is well known. O My saints, you are the lions of My solitude, the birds of My wilderness, the hand of My determinations, the fortresses of My sanctities, the manifestations of My miracles. Through you are assemblies adorned, through you falsehoods are repelled, upon you the excellent are gathered, for you the eminent serve. You are the law, the gifts of the path, the oceans of My supply, the exemplars of My elect, the merciful among My servants. Through you the strong and the weak seek refuge, and to you the lowly and the noble flee. The people of piety have excellence over all people, so be among them if you seek virtues. Their signs in every state are evidence that they were worthy of their traces. For they stood while the eye slept, and they fasted without distinguishing drink from food. You are the youth if repentance aids you, leading you ultimately to the highest honor. For your sake, O poor one, are fire and paradise, so roll up your sleeves, for seriousness does not resemble jest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the path of Your guidance, the bearer of the banner of Your might, the lamp of Your sainthood, the alchemy of Your treasure, the imam of Your presence, the degree of Your triumph, a blessing by which You make us among those whom You have shown the treasures of Your unseen, the meanings of Your names and attributes, and the intricacies of Your symbol; whom You have protected from the calamities of carnal desires and admitted into the fortress of Your security and protection; whom You have taught the languages of the birds of the people of allusions and made them understand the realities of the subtleties of gnosis and the delicacies of expressions; whom You have made hear the screeching of the pens of the decrees of destiny and the execution of wills; whom You have made read the inscriptions of the Preserved Tablet and the results of beneficial sciences; whom You have unveiled the realities of its abrogation and confirmation and the benefits of its clear verses; whom You have clarified the wonders of its difficulties and the rarities of its ambiguities; whom You have preserved the eyes of their insights from distortion and alteration; whom You have placed in their hands the keys of affairs and the execution of wisdom and disposal; whom You have clothed with the robes of fame and taught the etiquettes of definition; whom You have granted from Yourself a knowledge from the divine presence ⁵⁵⁰ by which they understand the governance of the spiritual world and the treatment of the physical temple; whom You have called while creation was in the darkness of blindness, where there is no hunger nor thirst, no seed nor growth, no earth nor sky. Then You said to them: O My saints, I have chosen you for My sainthood, watched you with the eye of My might and care, led you on the path of My rectitude and guidance, singled you out for My mercy, inspired you with the secret of My wisdom, illuminated your hearts with the light of My knowledge, clothed you with the garment of My fame, boasted of you to the companions of My presence, made you the object of My gaze, chosen you and freed you from distractions for My service. O My saints, I am the One who has perfected My favor upon you, repelled My wrath through you, calmed My anger and severity through you, and planted in your hearts

My clemency and compassion, so recognize my worth, obey my command, spread my remembrance, and persist in praising and thanking me, that you may attain my favor and the perfection of my reward. I am the one who made the difficult easy for you, shortened the journey for you, raised the lowly for you, healed the blind for you, and made the young and the old beloved among you. Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds, the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection. I stood at your doors complaining of estrangement, lamenting a union that had faded. They said, 'Who is the weeper?' I said, 'A love-stricken one who comes and goes on the brink of your rejection, sorrowful and grief-stricken, wasted by illness, who has alighted at your doors hoping for healing.' They said, 'What does he mean?' I said, 'Perhaps he may obtain from you mercy and compassion.' They said, 'You have ruined what was between us long ago and troubled the pure friendship.' I said, 'Grant me as a transgressor and estranged one—do you have no excuse for one who has slipped?' They said, 'The path of truth is difficult to tread for you, and the lamp of hearts has been extinguished.' I said, 'I have a good opinion of its mention—alas if my opinion fails and disappoints.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who looked with the eye of reflection at Your dominion and took heed, the most generous of those who sought honor through Your might in both worlds and boasted, the noblest of those who became known through Your love among the elite of the chosen and became famous, with a blessing that makes us among those who were harmed in Your path and were patient, praised You for the good You granted them and were grateful, sought refuge in Your protection in grave matters and were victorious, entered under the shelter of Your impregnable fortress and concealed themselves, fled to You with their religion and emigrated, hastened to Your obedience with all their limbs and vied, provisioned themselves for meeting You in the Hereafter and traveled, repented to You from their sins and sought forgiveness, flattered themselves before You and apologized, were devoted to Your remembrance at all times and were engrossed, restrained their souls from disobeying You and forbade, proclaimed Your love openly, stopped at what You set for them and limited themselves, and strove in Your path until they attained the desired and triumphed. They are the lamps of light, the fragrant breezes of joy, the gardens of flowers, the abodes of piety, the guardians of the frontiers, the foremost of the ages, the seasons of months, the brides of seclusion, the necklaces of necks, and the heads of seas. Allah has made them His vicegerents among His creation and His deputies standing for His truth, guiding the astray to the clearest path and teaching the disciple the etiquette of conduct and the path. A noble people, leading banners, fasting and standing in prayer, great kings, who cast off the garments of frivolity and heedlessness, stood on their feet and tightened their waistbands, and rose at night while people slept: 'They used to sleep but little of the night, and in the dawn they would ask forgiveness.' In their praise, prose and poetry are fitting; through them, speech and words become pleasant; from them, narrations and rulings are taken; in them, love is sweetened and ecstasy and passion are born; by their blessing, ailments and sicknesses are healed, and the calamities of time and the blackness of days are lifted. How excellent are these noble ones who love each other by the spirit of Allah without wealth they exchange or kinship. Their Lord addressed them: 'O My saints and beloved ones, by the houses of My glory and the stars of My heaven, you are the fulfillers of covenants, the observers of limits, the bearers of glad tidings of attaining happiness, the winners of My pleasure in the abode of honor and eternity. Your structures have been founded on the bases of verification, your insights illuminated with the lights of divine guidance, the landmarks of the Sunnah and the path made clear through you, and your side preserved from the flashes of false claims and embellishment. O My saints, by you I have guarded the regions, by you the landmarks have become clear. You are the spirits of essences, the manifestations of names and attributes. To you the spirits are subjugated, by you the bodies are moved, by your glance wounds are healed, by your resolve sorrows are repelled, and by your address joy and happiness enter hearts. O My saints, if a kinsman ⁵⁵¹ of My love comes to you, make him beloved; if one distant from My presence, bring him near; if one desiring My communion, refine him; if one seeking Me, encourage him; if one heading to My carpet, discipline him; if one journeying to Me, make him yearn; if one resembling Me, affirm him; if one doubting My knowledge, verify him; if one devoid of the ornaments of My obedience, adorn him; if one suffocated by the poison of My breaths, revive him; if one imprisoned in his passion, free him; if one silent out of fear of Me, make him speak; if one with a trace of foolishness, emancipate him; if one asleep in thought, awaken him; if one exceeding the limit, magnify him; if one seeking honor through Me, watch over him; if one humble before Me, raise him; if one disdainful of My worship, restrain him; if one traveling towards Me, accompany him; if one seeking refuge in My presence, intercede for him; if one astray from My path, guide him; if one traversing the stages of My knowledge, assist him; if one seeking the bounty of My generosity, have mercy on him; if one fulfilling the duty of My right, honor him; if one desolate from losing Me, comfort him; if one weak in the foundations of My religion, establish him.'

Or one who yearns for Me—then convey him to Me; or one who turns to My worship—then guard him from distractions and free him [for it]; or one who preserves My Sunnah—then magnify him; or one who is eager to acquire My sciences—then teach him; or one who is ignorant of the principles of My path—then make him understand; or one who is a deputy in My kingdom—then honor him; or one who falls short in a work of My works—then complete it for him; or one who is constricted by the awe of My majesty—then expand him; or one who is expanded by the light of My beauty—then treat him gently; or one who flees from Me—then find him; or one who despairs of My mercy—then give him glad tidings; or one who feels secure from My stratagem—then warn him; or one who is stained with sins—then purify him; or one who yearns for the Bestower of My secret—then grant him long life; or one who is permitted to dispose [affairs]—then command him; or one who seeks My aid—then help him; or one who is negligent of My commands— then rebuke him; or one who acknowledges My blessing—then thank him; or one who is absent (168) in My love—then remember him; or one who is afflicted by the vicissitudes of My decrees—then make him patient; or one who forgets the bonds of My covenants—then remind him; or one who seeks the bounty of what is with Me—then grant him success; or one who denies—then make him know; or one who makes known—then honor him; or one who is perplexed—then calm him; or one whose foot is not firm—then establish him; or one who loves—then greet him; or one who praises Me—then reward him; or one who strays from Me— then bind him; or one who is driven away from My door—then admit him; for you are the keys to My doors, the paths of My right guidance, the outcomes of My causes, the means of My beloved ones, the cups of My drink, the witnesses of My address, the guardians of My Book, the chosen ones of My poles. For you I have smoothed the ground, and removed the cover, and in your hands I have placed taking and giving. So do as you will, for you have become safety; and say as you will, for I have lifted from you blame, and purified you in the abode of eternity and permanence. Whoever contends with you, I will break him; whoever wars against you, I will forsake him; whoever opposes you, I will remove him; whoever dares against you, I will drive him away and distance him; whoever disputes with you, I will rebuke and subdue him; whoever departs from your hands, I will drop him from My register and erase him. Excellent are the men—the men of God, our Creator—the sincere ones for Him in truth and faith, who turn away from the world and its adornment, when they see it, they lower their eyelids. They have no occupation other than the Hereafter; they know none but the Worshipped, our Master. Their Lord is pleased with them as His servants, so He rewards them in the bliss of eternity as neighbors. A people who stand when their night darkens, a people who fast when their day appears. By that, by God, they have spent their time—how beautiful they are!—and they have prayed and fasted and [sought] good pleasure. A people for whom the veils of the unseen have been lifted, so they have beheld certainty and the light of truth as a clear exposition. (169) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the key to the doors of nearness and attainment, the essence of manifest honor in branches and roots, the best of those through whom the doors of response are opened and through whom hopes and requests are fulfilled, a blessing that makes us among those who washed their bodies with the water of emaciation and withering, buried themselves in the land of obscurity and lowliness, taught them the etiquettes of conduct and entry, reminded them of the trials of death, the grave, and settlement, taught them the litanies of travel for coming to God and returning, and refined them so that they might attain the gifts of happiness, contentment, and acceptance. Thus they became fearful of God’s punishment, weeping blood from fear of God, melting from the awe of God’s majesty, rejoicing in winning God’s good pleasure. They are guides by God’s light, callers to God. When they turn [to Him], they triumph by God; when they make covenants, they fulfill God’s covenant; when they forbid, they comply with God’s command; when they are addressed, they hasten to obey God; when they judge, they rule by what God has revealed; when they pause, they watch God; when they are adjured, they present God’s Book; when they conclude, they conclude with blessings upon God’s Messenger. They stand firm on God’s limits, complying with God’s commands. When they stand, they stand by God; when they sit, they sit by God. “Neither trade nor sale diverts them from the remembrance of God” (Quran 24:37). Imams, happy ones, witnesses, noble ones, leaders, pegs, poles. When they relate the remembrance of God, their Master addresses them with His words: “O My saints, through you I have manifested righteousness, through you I have lowered the wing [of mercy], from you I have raised the wing [of protection], you I have served the ships [of guidance], and through your hands I have caused profits to flow. You are the elite of My unique ones (170) and the strings of My numbers, the paths of My guidance. So say what you will, for your speech is My desire; do what you will, for your action is My desire; and do not ask Me, for I dislike seeing the humiliation of asking on your faces. So bring near whom you love, grant to whom you choose, advance whom you direct, assist whom you appoint, support whom you appoint as guardians, and proclaim what you have concealed. For My door is unlocked for you, My bounty is bestowed upon you, the rope of My affection is connected to you, the wing of My cover is lowered over you, and your lover is with Me approved and accepted: “Say, ‘Indeed, the bounty is in the hand of God; He gives it to whom He wills. And God is the possessor of great bounty’” (Quran 3:73). O My saints, I am the One who granted you knowledge, bestowed upon you understanding, manifested through you the written [scripture], made the deprived happy through you, aided the oppressed through you, broke the oppressor through you, and subdued the unjust through you. O My saints, I am the One who brought into being all beings, managed all created things, invented all existents, spread out the earth and established the heavens, and said to them: “‘Come willingly or unwillingly.’ They said, ‘We come willingly’” (Quran 41:11). My earth and My heavens did not contain Me, but the heart of My believing servant contained Me. O Lord, let love of the Chosen One be my means at Your door, O You whose bounty is the most encompassing of speech, to join me with the righteous, blessed, and to arrange for me a form among their forms. By Your bounty, reach me, even if I am below them; perhaps I may set down my saddle among their doors. And do not cut off from their caravan my mount, so that we may gather in that bliss with them. Blessed are we if I am among their multitudes, and the good things address me: “Welcome, welcome to you!” O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (171), the Messenger of truth, the witness, the model of the devout and ascetic, the mihrab of the one who bows and prostrates, the comfort of the resident and the visitor, a blessing that makes us among those by whom processions and gatherings are adorned, by whose call regions and places of worship come alive, by whose blessings sources and resources rejoice, by whose remembrances prayer niches and mosques are illuminated, by whose service the speaking and the inanimate are subjugated, by whose knowledge merits and praises are acquired, and by whose love goals and objectives are achieved. Their Master has clothed them with the garment of honor and piety, treated them with every kindness, protected them in secret and in private counsel, purified their innermost beings from the filth of ambiguities, and cleared them from the impurities of human follies and pretensions. Through them the neighborhood is protected, stumbles are overlooked, worries, sorrows, and troubles are repelled, tyrants, aggressors, and evildoers are suppressed, sins, offenses, and burdens are forgiven, regions, villages, and cities are made secure, and forgiveness, salvation, and freedom from the Fire are sought. They are monks by night, lions by day, devoted to performing acts of obedience, seeking forgiveness at dawn, pure in their garments and conduct, helpers and supporters of the truth. “You see them bowing and prostrating, seeking bounty from God and [His] good pleasure” (Quran 48:29), rejecting dwelling in palaces and homes.

And with Him is a great reward. O kings of hearts, we are captives, And captives, as you know, are bewildered. They have been hidden by the intoxication of your love's wine, So excuse us if we return drunk. Whoever tastes a cup of longing Finds for the intellect a remedy. The balanced temperament of the cup of feigned love But in love it bestows dignity. So have mercy on us with your union, you restore us, Hasten to that, then hasten. You have filled my innermost with sweet love, That has become in my innermost a fire. I tried to conceal passion out of care for you, But the fire refused to be hidden. So it spread my passion and ecstasy for you, And decreed for me that proclamation. No blame on me if I die of love, And I have cast off [restraint] in love of the chaste ones. If I am adorned, my love is a bracelet, How can I cast off the bracelet from my heart? I have jealousy for you, and indeed I send guardians for your sanctuary and secrets. If you imprison my body, my secret goes to you, Departing, absent, yet close to the visitation. In reality, you have not veiled a lover, But you have lifted the veils from his heart. How can a lover be veiled from the Beloved, In whom he spends his breaths and lifetimes? O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sustenance of the rich and the poor, the pole of the circle of masters of stations and states, the pouring rain of goodness and mercy to widows, orphans, and families, a blessing by which You make us among those upon whom You have poured forth their maidens with secret and gift, and You have manifested their excellence among the near ones and adorned them with the noblest qualities and traits, and placed upon their heads crowns of honor and established them in the station of the people of speciality and perfection, and chose them for election and proximity and made them among the people of intimacy and boldness, and girded them with the sword of Your care and through them subdued the armies of the people of deviation and error, and purified them from obscenity and indecency, and preserved their Sunnah from gossip and rumor, and permitted them to act and placed in their hands the keys of hearts and locks, and taught them the etiquette of conduct and illuminated their insights with the gifts of gnosis and the benefits of wisdom and the results of deeds, and entrusted them with the preservation of regions and through their blessing repelled the onslaught of earthquakes and terrors, and through them protected religions, honors, sanctities, and wealth. You made them spiritual spirits that roam and return in the gardens of Majesty and Beauty, and luminous hearts that revive and delight in the breeze of proximity and union, and tranquil souls that remember their Lord at morning and evening, at dawn and dusk. How excellent are these masters who bear hardships and burdens in the pleasure of their Lord, and do deeds they find as a treasure at the descent to the grave and the arrival of the appointed times. Their rest is in supplication and entreaty, and their desire is in seeing the face of their Lord, Possessor of Might and Majesty. Their Lord addressed them saying: "O My saints, I am the One who has favored you with the dawns, I am the One who grants you gifts and secrets, I am the One who shines upon your hearts with flashes and lights, I am the One who protects you by night and day, I am the One who causes you to roam in My kingdom and executes through your hands the dispositions of destinies." * A people you see devoted to guidance, * And from humility, their chins are bowed. * They recite remembrances constantly, their habit, * They do not cease, like the angels of the Merciful. * A people who saw their world as diversion, so how many * Are ascetic in it, and how many are disdainful? * A people who refused except fasting and its continuity, * How many among them are hungry and thirsty? * A people who refused except prayer, so their night * And their day is in standing or bowing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of piety, veneration, and glorification, the festival of joy, delight, and acceptance, the imam of the angels brought near and the seal of the prophets and messengers, a blessing by which You make us among those whose days and nights rejoice at their appearance, and kings, freemen, and masters are honored by serving them, and through love of them attain high stations and lofty ranks, and at their mention mercies descend and hearts are reformed in the present and the future. How excellent are these masters from whose tongues flow springs of wisdom, and the elite of men boast of their lineage, and the world is blessed by the appearance of their countenance. Their love flows through hearts like the flow of spirits in bodies, and servants benefit from their glance as eyes benefit from the pupil. They are the desire of souls and their goal, their honor and their bliss, their antidote and their cure. In their hands are binding and loosing, and their station is joy and expansion. They bestow gifts, deal with petitioners, fill gaps, guide the ignorant, speak well, release the shackled, and transport the troubled mind to the core, and connect men to union. The presence of the Great and Exalted, so they intended their actions according to the Law and Reality, and became skilled in the sciences of structures and the principles of the Path, and excelled over people through asceticism, chastity, and firm covenants. They love to conceal miracles and seek perfection in uprightness. They have dived into the depths of the seas of gnosis and ridden the waves in pursuit of high goals, and established proofs and evidences for the results of their secrets. Whoever follows their guidance and walks in their way is safe from perils and saved. Allah made their hearts mines of His secrets, their breasts channels of His lights, and their tongues interpreters of His remembrances. He purified them from the follies of human impurities and gifted them with the gifts of holy secrets, and adorned them with the garments of sincerity, truthfulness, and intention. The spring of their hearts is the Qur'an, their quest is the gifts of divine pleasure, and their desire is for what brings them near to Allah in proximity and saves them from misery and abandonment. The Subduer is angered by their anger, and the Merciful is pleased by their pleasure. So they are Allah's elite, a sign they... And those who remember Allah at the times of evening, And the devout, the humble before their Lord, And those who speak with the truest words, And those who abandon their shares and themselves, And those who prefer others with pure wealth. What concern have they with their own affairs? No claim, They act without aim or dispute. They acted as they acted, and they gave generously what they found, They did not withhold from the abundance of their gift. They walk among people gently, whenever The ignorant rages, they respond with courtesy. And when night appears, you hear their groaning And their yearning in supplication and petition. And their eyes flow with a flood of tears Like the downpour of a heavy rain. They vary in their proximity and love Like the variation of workers in deeds. At night they are monks serving their Lord, And you would think them in generosity like heroes. They have surpassed all kings, and indeed They are the most important of kings in the honor of acceptance. And often a disheveled one, despised by his shabbiness, Is with the King the dear and precious. On their faces is the mark of prostration to their Lord, And on them are the rays of His radiant light. Their bellies are hollow from hunger, Their heads are disheveled from the awe of terrors. No land is devoid of them; they have ruled Its right and left sides. They look not to any but their Beloved, Occupied with Him to the exclusion of all other occupations.

O Allah, O He who manifests the beautiful and veils the ugly, O He who does not take to task for the offense nor tears the veil, O Great in forgiveness, O Excellent in overlooking, O Vast in pardon, O Extender of the hands with mercy, O Hearer of every secret counsel, O Ultimate end of every complaint, O Generous in forbearance, O Great in beneficence, O Initiator of blessings before they are deserved, O our Lord, our Master, and our Patron, O Goal of our desire, in Your hand are the keys of hearts and the treasuries of the unseen. I ask You by the sanctity of those whom, when You look upon them, Your anger subsides, Your mercy overflows, Your forbearance spreads, Your generosity and kindness encompass, and Your blessings follow in succession, that You send blessings upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, and that You unveil to the secret of my inner being the secret of Your dominion ⁵⁵² with which You grace my heart with a bliss that no bliss resembles, so that it may seek refuge only in You, and rely only on You, and that You comfort my soul with intimate conversation with You ⁵⁵³ as You comforted the souls of the yearning ones before You, and that You make clear to me the highway of proximity to You, and inspire me with the etiquette of servitude ⁵⁵⁴ specific to being before You, and make easy for me what I intend in the path of spiritual wayfaring ⁵⁵⁵ to You. Indeed, You are Bountiful, Generous, Kind, Merciful, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The realities of might have become exalted through them in ranks ❖ A precedent for them, and he took from their embers a lineage * The people of fidelity—you see wonders in their fulfillments ❖ The souls of the possessors of intellects have soared with them in joy * When a light shone from their quarter without concealment ❖ So a lover has been cast toward them, yearning * And a desirous one, in their love, flew, committing ❖ And a precedent for them, gone from his self * And a truthful one—they drew him, so he was drawn ❖ And a follower, prostrating at their door in reverence * And a harmonious one—they granted him success beyond what he sought ❖ And a sniffer of their fragrance in the fold of every report * So he lived from their spirit truly, by what they bestowed ❖ And look at them, you will see the intended and the cause * And a gazer at them has torn the veils ❖ And a taster of the pure draught from what they drank * They are the sought object, after which there is no need ❖ For a knower who seeks from the highest heights a need * They are the heart's desire and the meaning before which prostrate ❖ The intellects, and to the secrets of minds they captivate * They are the beauty through which existence stands ❖ So its spirit unified the non-Arab and the Arab * They are my masters—whenever the realities of might become exalted through them in ranks ❖ The realities of might have become exalted through them in ranks Souls that God led to His obedience and guided, and chose for His honored presence and selected, and made them mines of His holy secrets and His approval, and purchased from them their selves and their wealth with the triumph ⁵⁵⁶ of Paradise and mentioned them for that in His Wise Book and named them, saying: "Indeed, God has purchased from the believers their selves and their wealth in exchange for Paradise; they fight in the way of God, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise upon Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. And who is more faithful to his covenant than God? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And that is the great triumph." My masters, my masters, and the possession of my heart * In you my attributes have been annihilated So when I speak, I conceal my speech * And when I am silent, you conceal my silence And when I erase my erasure, you are * And when I am established, you are my establishment You are my center and you are my striving * And through you, in love, my heights have soared Every house in which you dwell, but * By God, you dwell only in my houses My gathering in you is sweet upon you, as * My dispersion in your love is sweet to my heart I fast from other than you and spend the night, but * My spending the night was before my origination Wondrous for me—I found you in me, until * Necessarily for me, I remained like one bewildered O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of openings ⁵⁵⁷ and gifts, and make me thereby among Your servants distinguished by the noblest stations and the highest ranks. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of faith and submission ⁵⁵⁸, and make me thereby among Your servants who act with divine support and the light of victory and inspiration. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of sciences and divine unity, and make me thereby among Your servants who strive in Your obedience upon the foot of trust and detachment ⁵⁵⁹. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of awe and majesty, and make me thereby among Your servants regarded with the eye of care and perfection. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of particularity and exclusivity, and make me thereby among Your chosen servants, the elite. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of patience and spiritual struggle, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have honored with watchfulness and witnessing ⁵⁶⁰. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of wisdoms and benefits, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have supported with clear signs and the breaking of habits ⁵⁶¹. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of unveilings and the secrets of the unseen, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have informed of the hidden things of consciences and the essence of the veiled secret. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of intimate discourse and direct speech, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have made to taste the sweetness of contentment and the coolness of submission. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of joy in You and intimacy, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have lodged in the pavilions of gardens and the enclosures of holiness. O God, send blessings and peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of annihilation in You and passing away, and make me thereby among Your servants whose souls You have revived with glad tidings of joy and praise.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of sincerity and certainty ⁵⁶², and make me thereby among Your chosen, God-fearing servants. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of righteousness and religion, and make me thereby among Your guided servants. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of the secret ⁵⁶³ and the clear victory ⁵⁶⁴, and make me thereby among Your servants supported by the light of the manifest Book. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of sainthood ⁵⁶⁵ and empowerment ⁵⁶⁶, and make me thereby among Your servants who stand firm in Your command and strive diligently. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of remembrances ⁵⁶⁷ and spiritual instruction ⁵⁶⁸, and make me thereby among Your servants who are adorned with the robes of spiritual states ⁵⁶⁹ and variegation ⁵⁷⁰. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of gnoses ⁵⁷¹ and spiritual gifts ⁵⁷², and make me thereby among Your servants for whom You have unveiled the intricacies of meanings and the subtleties of delicate truths. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of guidances ⁵⁷³ and subtle graces ⁵⁷⁴, and make me thereby among Your servants upon whose tongues You have made to flow springs of sciences and secrets of realities. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of seclusion ⁵⁷⁵ and solitude, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have guided to obedience and led to the path of success and right guidance. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of witnessing ⁵⁷⁶ and proximity ⁵⁷⁷, and make me thereby among Your servants whose branches sway with the breeze of longing and love. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of modesty and faith, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have supported with Your piety in both secret and open states. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of preserving the times ⁵⁷⁸, and make me thereby among Your servants who are devoted to Your remembrance in solitude and in gatherings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of fear and standing at the limits ⁵⁷⁹, and make me thereby among Your servants who fulfill rights and keep covenants. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of knowledge and action, and make me thereby among Your servants who have devoted themselves to Your pleasure until they have attained from Your proximity the utmost goal and hope. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of veneration and piety, and make me thereby among Your servants who are successful in gaining Your pleasure on the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of respect and good manners, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have led along the paths of salvation and raised from the abysses of ruin and destruction. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of affection and love for Your righteous servants, and make me thereby among Your servants who are absent [in contemplation] in the beauty of Your Essence, the enraptured, the bewildered. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of right guidance and direction, and make me thereby among Your servants crowned with the crown of Your care from beginning to end. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of success and prosperity, and make me thereby among Your servants marked with the mark of pardon and forgiveness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of pure morals and pleasing states, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have purified from human follies and evil deeds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of humility and submission, and make me thereby among Your servants who are humble before You in prostration and bowing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of compassion and tenderness, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have protected from sins and kept away from falsehood and betrayal. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of divine guidance and steadfastness, and make me thereby among Your hidden servants who do not incline to fame or love of miracles. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of repentance and return to Allah in secret and open, and make me thereby among Your servants specially favored with holy gifts and lordly secrets. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of abasement, supplication, and turning in repentance, and make me thereby among Your servants whom You have honored with the bestowals of secrets and answered prayers.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of truthfulness and affirmation ⁵⁸⁰, and by which You make me among Your servants whose inner sight You have illuminated with manifest unveilings ⁵⁸¹ and sciences of verification ⁵⁸². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of obscurity ⁵⁸³ and disavowal of pretension, and by which You make me among Your servants who enjoin good and forget evil, and who respond to Your caller in secret and whispered prayer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of asceticism ⁵⁸⁴ and chastity, and by which You make me among Your sincere servants who uphold justice and equity for You. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of contentment ⁵⁸⁵ and cutting off consideration of what is in people's hands, and by which You make me among Your servants who are knowers ⁵⁸⁶ of the treatment of souls, the intelligent and sagacious. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of acknowledging servitude and gratitude for blessings, and by which You make me among Your servants who are sincere to You in truth of intention and duties of service. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of reverence, etiquette, and preservation of sanctity, and by which You make me among Your servants whom You have adorned with jewels of benefits and subtleties of wisdom. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of submission to accepting truth and succor, and by which You make me among Your servants whom You have created with noble character and beautiful attributes. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of compliance to the commands of those who surrender, and by which You make me among Your servants for whom You have sealed with felicity and whom You have honored in the Abode of Peace ⁵⁸⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You cast into my heart the lights of rising to truth and striving toward the arenas of good deeds, and by which You make me among Your servants whom You have guided to good and opened before them the doors of acceptance and joys. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the shining stars, and his Companions, the suns of guidance and the bright full moons, a blessing by which You enable us for righteous deeds, guide us to the path of good, rectitude, and successful actions, and honor us with miraculous events ⁵⁸⁸ and manifest favors, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O you who blame me for love, take it easy! Far be it from me to be consoled away from his love. How can I be consoled when my passion has increased, and I have exchanged my honor for humiliation? Before my bones decay, I said: my bones will decay in my grave, but your love will never decay. Your love I have drunk into my heart in ancient times, when I was a child. O Allah, O He who has clothed the hearts of the elect among His servants with the garments of gnosis ⁵⁸⁹, and distinguished them among His saints with the special qualities of gifts and beneficence, so that their consciences became filled with the gifts of His intimacy, the mirrors of their inner sight polished with the lights of His holiness, and the corners of their innermost secrets filled with the secrets of His knowledge. I ask You, O Allah, by their rank with You and by their honor before You, to send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad, Your greatest veil ⁵⁹⁰ standing before You, and Your most magnificent light whose secret flows from You to him and from him to You, and to make me among Your servants who delight in Your service in the darkness of the nights, and take pleasure in their supplication before You in whispered prayer, and find solace in blessings instead of desires, and exchange the sweetness of recitation for pleasures, and abandon the bed of the stars to inhale from Your carpet the breezes of mercy, and hear the address of Truth from those presences ⁵⁹¹, and to prevent the eye of my heart from roaming in Your dominion ⁵⁹², and to make my aspiration connected to the length of Your gentleness in the beauty of Your mercy ⁵⁹³, and prepare me, O Allah, among the paths of the bewildered by the majesty of Your splendor. And make me, in all states, a servant and seeker for You, and be for me, O Illuminator of my heart, the ultimate goal of my intention, agreeing and accompanying, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Where are those who avoided occupations, sacrificed their souls and spent their wealth? * They left women as if they were widows before death, and orphaned children. * They hungered, thirsted, and became emaciated, seeking the race and lightening their burdens. * They became strangers and detached from their families, fearing loss and breaking their shackles. * They weaned their souls from this world, which long had been proudly strutting in bliss. * They wore coarse garments, rolled up their sleeves with determination, seeking salvation and enduring terrors. * Until when wasting had worn their bodies, and they met sorrows in the world and fatigue, * They arrived at the court of their King, and He granted them ranks surpassing the two stars ⁵⁹⁴ in attainment. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the pole ⁵⁹⁵ of majesty, lofty in rank and station, the crown of prophethood and messengership, without peer or likeness, a blessing by which You grant us Your greatest pleasure and his pleasure, and bring us under his most protective shelter and high station, and make us thereby among those who are inscribed with the light of speciality in the proclamation: "They love them as they love Allah; but those who believe are more intense in love for Allah" ⁵⁹⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the fortress of security and safety, the key to the doors of contentment and satisfaction, a blessing by which You illuminate our inner sights with the lights of sciences and gnosis, and realize us with the realities of sincerity and certainty, and make us thereby among: "Those who repent, mend, hold fast, and purify their religion for Allah" ⁵⁹⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of devout imams and the ultimate degree of the unique ones among the wayfarers ⁵⁹⁸, a blessing by which You honor us with the miracles of Your righteous servants, and cause us to ascend the stations of Your successful saints, and make us thereby among Your guided servants: "Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah" ⁵⁹⁹.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the choicest of Your honored chosen ones, and the master of Your near angels, with a blessing that guides us thereby to the paths of Your generous, God-fearing ones, and bestows upon us thereby what You bestowed upon Your sincere servants, and makes us thereby among: ﴿those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and guard the limits of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the cave of protection and refuge of those who seek shelter, the sun of sainthood and refuge of the striving ones, with a blessing by which You honor my affiliation among the affiliated, and raise my rank among the reckoners, and make me thereby a pure spring and a fountain from which the servants of Allah drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of Your guarded secret, the keeper of Your stored knowledge, with a blessing by which You watch over me with the eye of Your care in motion and stillness, and clothe me thereby with the robe of: ﴿Say, 'Indeed, the bounty is in the hand of Allah'﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the full moon of perfect and complete beauties, the clearest and most upright path of religion, with a blessing by which You repel from us the onslaughts of calamities that have befallen, and remove from us the greatest of sorrows that have distressed, and make us thereby among: ﴿those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins—and who can forgive sins except Allah?﴾ (191) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the gardens of gifts and effusions, the pole of the sphere of shining full moons and luminous stars, with a blessing by which You bring upon us glad tidings of congratulations and flashes of joys, and repel from us the accidents of afflictions and the onslaughts of harms, and make us thereby among: ﴿those who said, 'Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.' So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them, and they pursued the pleasure of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of insight of the knowers among the saints, the imam of the acting scholars and the God-fearing who are in awe, with a blessing by which You settle us in the stations of the perfect solitaries, and grant us thereby the rank of the firmly established pegs and the connecting poles, and make us thereby among: ﴿those for whom is good news in the life of this world and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the words of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mine of honor, might, and glory, the element of noble qualities, pure in branch and lineage, with a blessing by which You make us among Your chosen, excellent servants, and gather us thereby in the company of Your righteous saints and Your pure chosen ones, and we become thereby among those who strove in Your way, about whom You said: ﴿Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah﴾. (192) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the foremost of the age and time, the source of generosity, munificence, and beneficence, with a blessing by which You protect us from the calamities of the self and Satan, and preserve us thereby from the calls of error, misery, and abandonment, and guard us thereby with a guardianship: ﴿For him are successive [angels] before him and behind him, who protect him by the command of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who turn to Allah, the firm handle of those who hold fast to the rope of Allah, with a blessing by which You guard us from disobedience to Allah, and preserve thereby our tongues from falling into the honor of those affiliated to Allah, and make us thereby among those whom Allah treated with His gentleness and pardoned with His forgiveness, and addressed with His words: ﴿Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah'﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of those who seek means of access, the desirous ones, the ultimate hope of those who aim and seek, with a blessing by which we become among the best of Your humble servants, and the elite of Your submissive God-fearing ones, and make us thereby among: ﴿those who fear their Lord, then their skins and their hearts soften at the remembrance of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sun of prophethood, brilliant in miracles and grace, the treasure of secrets, clear in indication and sign, with a blessing by which You grant us the reality of piety and uprightness, and settle us thereby in the paradises of gardens and the plains of the Resurrection, and make us thereby among: ﴿those (193) who said, 'Our Lord is Allah,' and then remained upright—the angels descend upon them, [saying], 'Fear not, nor grieve, but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised. We are your allies in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. And therein you will have whatever your souls desire, and therein you will have whatever you call for, as hospitality from a Forgiving, Merciful One.' And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole of the worlds, perfect in character and etiquette, the element of noble qualities, noble in rank and lineage, with a blessing by which You raise us to the highest ranks with You, and protect us thereby from all afflictions, evils, and ruin, and make us thereby among the people of humility and modesty: ﴿those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah﴾. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sultan of the kingdom, to whose might necks and foreheads have submitted, the blessed movement, by whose sight and meeting the worlds have hastened, with a blessing by which You admit us into his impregnable fortress and sanctuary, and we become thereby among the successful on the day of the greatest terror, through Your pleasure and his pleasure, and make us thereby among those who act according to Your words: ﴿Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah﴾.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your Prophet, by whose guidance You guided the creatures, and Your saint, who befriends those who befriend him and opposes those who oppose him, a blessing by which You honor his abode, ennoble his final state, and through which on the Day of Resurrection You fulfill his aspiration and pleasure, and by which You make us among those whose rank is honored by Your saying: "Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, they are only pledging allegiance to Allah" ⁶⁰⁰. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, who are praised in the Book of Allah, and his Companions, who supported the religion of Allah, a blessing through which You pour upon us the oceans of His generosity and munificence, and through which You shade us under His shady shade and banner, and we become among those about whom You said: "Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, their Lord will guide them through their faith; beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure. Their call therein will be, 'Exalted are You, O Allah,' and their greeting therein will be 'Peace.' And the last of their call will be, 'Praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds'" ⁶⁰¹. * Allah suffices me; I desire none but Him. * Is there in existence any truth but Allah? * The Essence of God ⁶⁰² is that by which our essences subsist; * Could anything else exist without Him? * O He to whom perfection is necessary by His Essence, * And the ultimate goal of all is the vision of Him ⁶⁰³. * You are the One whose majesty is so exalted * That the steps of intellects fall short of His sanctuary. * You are the One whose praise fills existence * When it became full of His blessings. * You are the One who created all existence * From its highest to its lowest. * You are the One whose lights, if they did not shine, * Opposites and similars would not be known. * You are the One who singled us out by our existence, * You are the One who taught us its meaning. * I have not divulged what You entrusted to me, for * The secret of the Truth ⁶⁰⁴ is lost by whoever divulges it. * Glory be to Him who created the veil for His servant * And guided him to the path of his intention so that he sees Him. * Glory be to Him who filled existence with proofs * So that what He concealed might be manifest by what He revealed. * Glory be to Him who made reflection a ladder * By which the intelligent ascends to His station ⁶⁰⁵. * Glory be to Him who illumined the hearts of His servants * With flashes from the flood of the light of His radiance. * So the wayfarers ⁶⁰⁶ are witnesses to His handiwork, * Absorbed in their remembrance of Him. ۞ O absent one, while the Truth is manifest in him, ۞ Can you be absent from Him when you have witnessed none but Him? ۞ Whoever does not witness His Essence with inner sight ⁶⁰⁷ ۞ Is indeed enveloped by the veil of his blindness. ۞ Whoever swims in the sea of Reality ⁶⁰⁸ ۞ Complains not of thirst for his Lord. ۞ Whoever dies to his desires, opening ۞ The door of guidance, his death is his life. ۞ Whoever beholds the clear Truth has no ۞ Grief over what he missed of his worldly life. ۞ Is there, after knowledge of Allah, any increase ۞ Except the continuation of what perpetuates His pleasure? ۞ My Lord, Your generosity left me no request ۞ Except that You fulfilled it to its utmost. ۞ No one turned to You in love ۞ Without finding his end praiseworthy. ۞ Whoever knows that You are the Truth that ۞ Dazzles minds, he is sufficed and satisfied. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose souls are attached to the love of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most majestic of Allah's creation, a blessing by which we become among those whose spirits are annihilated ⁶⁰⁹ in the Essence of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most beautiful of Allah's creation, a blessing by which we become among those whose inner sight ⁶⁰⁷ shines with the light of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most perfect of Allah's creation, a blessing by which we become among those whose oceans overflow with the succor of Allah. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the noblest of Allah's creation, a blessing by which we become among those who were illumined by the light of divine success and called the servants to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most exalted of Allah's creation, a blessing by which we become among those who adorned themselves with the ornament of truthfulness and devoted their religion to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which You gift us with Your pleasure and his pleasure, and quench us from the flood of Your Muhammadan generosity and munificence, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose light of knowledge is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose mirror of witnessing is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose life of hearts is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose spirit of existence is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose treasury of generosity is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose flood of gifts is Allah.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose path of ways is Allah ⁶¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose honor of stations is Allah ⁶¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose glory of processions is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose generosity of virtues is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose spring of drinks is Allah. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose presence of holiness is Allah ⁶¹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose beauty Allah witnessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose guide of their kind is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose symbol of their indication is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose result of their expression is Allah. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose light of their insights is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose light of their innermost secrets is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose delight of their consciences is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose alchemy of their treasures is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose joy of their enclosures is Allah. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁶¹⁷ a blessing by which we may be among those whose litanies ⁶¹⁸ Allah has mentioned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose perfection of belief ⁶¹⁹ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose pillar of reliance ⁶²⁰ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose ultimate goal ⁶²¹ is Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family who are absorbed ⁶²² in the remembrance of Allah, and his Companions who hold fast to the rope ⁶²³ of Allah, a blessing that makes us, through it, among those regarded with Allah's care, and enrolls us, through it, in the ranks of Allah's saints ⁶²⁴, who guide by their words and deeds to Allah, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * I have forsaken people in love for Him who bestows blessings, * And I have shunned sleep out of longing for Him, so I did not sleep. * And I have disguised my mention ⁶²⁵ with the eyelids before the enemies, * To conceal what I have of love for you, but it was not concealed. * When I saw that love and longing had become manifest, * I removed my veil and then said, "Yes, yes." * If it is said, "He is mad," then love has maddened me, * If it is said, "He is upright," then I have no illness. * By the right of love and affection and the covenant between us, * And the sanctity of the spirit of intimacy in the pitch-black darkness, * The slanderers ⁶²⁶ blamed me concerning you out of ignorance, * So I said to my eye, "Make the excuse clear," and it became subdued ⁶²⁷. * So my eye reproached them without speaking, * And informed them that love begets deafness. * So with forbearance, O Bestower of favors, do not drive me away, * And bring my visitation near to You, O Creator of souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose intimacy ⁶²⁸ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose gentleness ⁶²⁹ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose favor ⁶³⁰ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose compassion ⁶³¹ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose sufficiency ⁶³² is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose guidance ⁶³³ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose blessedness ⁶³⁴ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose resolve ⁶³⁵ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose path ⁶³⁶ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose protection ⁶³⁷ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose return ⁶³⁸ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose care ⁶³⁹ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose secret ⁶⁴⁰ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whom Allah has brought near ⁶⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose obedience ⁶⁴² is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose aspiration ⁶⁴³ is Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those whose victory ⁶⁴⁴ is Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family a blessing that forgives us, through it, the sins we have dared to commit and have earned, and gives us, through it, of good things beyond what we have hoped and asked for, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Were it not for your covenant with us, our masters, we would have died ❖ So your covenant from you is a life by which we live. ❖ Were it not for you, you would have wished upon us and done good ❖ By whom your eye is you, we would have no meaning. ❖ You have appeared to us in the universe with the face of satisfaction and help ❖ So we are the highest by you, wherever we are. ❖ Your countenance revives, through you, all the living ❖ So how excellent is the life-giving countenance, your most exalted countenance. ❖ By your description, the All-Merciful has magnified you over the worlds ❖ So in the Chapter of Man ⁶⁴⁵, you are the mercy of the best. ❖ And your foremost friend, you have dyed with virtue ❖ From the highest world to the lowest world. ❖ Muhammad, the Praised One, with the attribute of wealth and generosity ❖ We have found through him the sought object, a existence that has enriched us. ❖ Through him, lights have traveled in spirits and secrets ❖ And he has possessed the free with ecstasies ⁶⁴⁶ that do not perish. ❖ O ultimate goal to the veiled witness ❖ Your beloved beauty has manifested to us from ourselves. ❖ You have been determined for us by a secret for which you were preserved ❖ And you are the people of fidelity, so do not veil yourselves from us. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad a blessing by which we may be among those who kept their eyes awake in Your obedience, leaving behind family and beds, and deprived themselves of pleasant sleep, yes, by Allah.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those who devoted themselves to Your service, fasting by day and standing in prayer by night while people slept, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You annihilated in Your love, so they cast aside other than You and were enriched by You beyond all creatures, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You concealed in the beauty of the Divine Essence ⁶⁴⁷, so they wandered in deserts and wildernesses, and their sustenance became yearning and passion, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You honored with Your gaze, so they cast off restraint and removed the veil of modesty and bashfulness, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You clothed with the majesty of Your awe, so they attained the rank of veneration, piety, and respect, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You drew to the carpet of Your Presence ⁶⁴⁸, so You singled them out for conversation and speech, and favored them with the best of greetings and the purest of salutations, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose hearts agreed upon Your love, whose souls affirmed Your Oneness, and who recognized one another in the loins of Adam, peace be upon him, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You honored with the perfection of Your relationship, so they attained proximity to You and obtained from Your pleasure the utmost desires and the ultimate goal, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose innermost beings You filled with the secrets of Your wisdom, so they shook off the hand of the heart from this world and had no occupation or concern with it, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose inner sight You illumined with the lights of Your knowledge, so they distinguished between truth and falsehood and recognized the lawful from the unlawful, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You protected with the amulets of Your infallibility, so they subdued their souls against desires and did not turn to the pleasures of drink and food, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You created with the character of Your Lordship, so their honor was perfected through You, and You carried them on the shoulders of exaltation and veneration, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those who fulfilled the right of Your servitude, so they struggled against their souls with the swords of compulsion and employed them in what pleases You throughout the nights and days, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those upon whom You bestowed abundant favors, so they praised and thanked You for what You granted them of lofty gifts and great virtues, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You met with Your pardon and forgiveness, so You overlooked them and forgave them for the grave sins and offenses they committed, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You regarded with the vastness of Your forbearance and mercy, so You opened before them the doors of acceptance and said to them: "Enter My Garden in peace," yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whom You delighted in the courtyards of the Gardens, and gave them what no eye has seen nor ear has heard of truth and eternal youth in the highest paradises and the Abode of Peace, yes, by Allah. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, who are illumined by his Ahmadine light and radiance, and upon his Companions, who are honored by his Muhammadan honor and sublimity, a blessing by which You honor his abode, and by which You make us among those who are immersed in the overflowing generosity of his Chosen One's bounty and grace, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Whom You are the master of, far be it * That a servant devoted to You should perish By Allah, O soul of my heart * He who lives by You never dies A people for whom You are the cupbearer * They will never return thirsty A swift fate hoped for us * Your faithfulness has guided it For You, bliss is everlasting * For whom You grant revival And whoever is strengthened by Your power * Time will never weaken him, far be it A servant has honor through You * So how could he not be cautious? Far be it that Your faithfulness should cast away * Whom You are the master of, far be it O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose souls were perfumed by the fragrance of his breaths, and whose bodies were moved by the flashes of his attractions and the breeze of his ecstatic utterances ⁶⁴⁹, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose states were purified by the vision of his essence, and whose intellects were lost in the contemplation of his beauty and the attributes of his perfections, yes, by Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we may be among those whose worlds were purified by witnessing his lights, and whose fragrant plants spread the scent of his discourses and the sweetness of his remembrances, yes, by Allah.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose thoughts are purified by the gifts of his secrets ⁶⁵⁰, and whose ranks are honored by love of his presence and visiting his regions ⁶⁵¹—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose seasons ⁶⁵² are sweetened by praise of his lordship, and whose landmarks are clarified by following his guidance and attaining his happiness—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose thoughts are sweetened by the secret of conversing with him ⁶⁵³, and whose ears are adorned with the delight of his speech and the beauty of his discourse—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose innermost beings ⁶⁵⁴ are sweetened by the benefits of his teachings, and whose insights are illuminated by the flashes of his unveilings ⁶⁵⁵ and the lights of his manifestations ⁶⁵⁶—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose gatherings are sweetened by the fragrance of blessings upon him, and whose eyes are comforted by receiving his secrets and the answering of his supplications—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose times are sweetened by the remembrance of his miracles ⁶⁵⁷, and whose aspirations are elevated by submission to the honor of his station and the loftiness of his ranks—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose nights are sweetened by the sweetness of intimate prayer to him ⁶⁵⁸, and whose deeds are purified by perfect obedience to him and preservation of his trust—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose elements ⁶⁵⁹ are sweetened by the pride of his generosity, and whose bonds are honored by his origin and the manifestation of his birth—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose words are sweetened by his subtle indication ⁶⁶⁰, and whose deeds are purified by the requirement of his Book and its clear expression—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose lineage is sweetened by affiliation to his presence, and whose faces are delighted by devotion to his service and the door of his gate—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose mouths are sweetened by recitation of his Book, and whose visitors are blessed by rubbing cheeks on his station ⁶⁶¹ and kissing his dust—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose tastes ⁶⁶² are sweetened by the delight of his drink, and whose breasts are expanded by witnessing him and hearing his speech—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose characters are sweetened by knowledge of his etiquette, and whose sainthood ⁶⁶³ is realized by the removal of his veil and joining the ranks of his beloved—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose ways ⁶⁶⁴ are sweetened by following his traces, and whose virtues are renowned by adhering to his conduct and preserving his reports—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose sources ⁶⁶⁵ are sweetened by the overflowing of his spring, and whose witnessing places are illuminated by his countenance and the brightness of his forehead—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose praises are sweetened by extolling his noble qualities, and whose mosques are filled with the spread of his miracles and the mention of his virtues—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose assemblies are sweetened by the secret of his sainthood, and whose stations are elevated by the loftiness of his rank and the honor of his care—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose legacies ⁶⁶⁶ are sweetened by transmitting his narration, and whose glories are magnified by the flashes of his knowledge and the light of his guidance—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose duties ⁶⁶⁷ are sweetened by beginning with his remembrance, and whose outcomes are sound by the honor of loving him and magnifying his rank—yes, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which we become among those whose foundations ⁶⁶⁸ are sweetened by the sciences of his knowledge, and whose hearts are reassured by his intercession and entering his protection—yes, by Allah. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family send a blessing that guides us by his guidance, and make it a treasure for us that we find on the day when secrets are tested and a person looks at what his hands have sent forth, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A people whose concerns are attached to Allah, so they have no aspiration that soars toward anyone else. Their quest is their Master and Lord—how beautiful is their quest for the One, the Eternal. Neither this world nor any honor of foods, pleasures, or children contends with them. They have no splendid, elegant garment, nor any joy of soul settled in a land. They are hostages of streams and valleys, and on the peaks you find them among the guides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that enriches us with Your pleasure and his pleasure. How could my hope in You be disappointed while Your door is open to those who ask? No, by Allah.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek to draw down Your mercy and his mercy—and how could my slips not be erased by it, while You are the Most Merciful of the merciful? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek Your guidance and his guidance—and how could my deed not be purified ⁶⁶⁹ by it, while You are the Purifier of all the sincere? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek refuge in Your protection and his protection—and how could my fear not depart by it, while You are the Refuge of the fearful? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I inhale Your fragrance and his fragrance—and how could my affiliation not be sweetened by it, while You are the Perfumer of the breaths of the righteous? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek to deserve Your riches and his riches—and how could my poverty not be lifted by it, while You are the Enricher of the needy? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I return among the praisers to praise You and him—and how could my state not be set right by it, while You are the Most Generous of the generous? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I hold fast to Your rope and his rope—and how could my covenant not be preserved by it, while You are the Fortress of those who seek refuge? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek illumination from the light of Your radiance and his radiance—and how could my darkness not be dispelled by it, while You are the Lamp of the guided? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I exalt Your sublimity and his sublimity—and how could my desire for You not be fulfilled, while You are the Goal of the knowers ⁶⁷⁰? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I immerse myself in Your love and his love—and how could my soul not be revived by it, while You are the Spirit of the lovers? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I begin my supplication to You and to him—and how could my prayer not be answered by it, while You are the Answerer of the supplication of those who ask? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I desire Your healing and his healing—and how could my ailment not be cured by it, while You are the Lord of those who treat? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I seek to bring down Your call and his call—and how could my gift among the praisers not be abundant by it, while You are the Fulfiller of the hopes of those who seek? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I hear Your call and his call—and how could my resolve not rise to answer Your caller by it, while You are the Awakener of the intentions of the heedless? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I prepare for meeting You and meeting him—and how could my sin not be forgiven by it, while You are the Best of forgivers? No, by Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which I attain what I seek of the bliss of the Gardens and what I desire—and how could I not achieve my wish by it, while You are the Granter of the wish of those who yearn? No, by Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the guided ones obedient to Allah, and his Companions, the noble ones loving each other for Allah, a blessing by which You honor his abode and ennoble his final state, and by which You lodge us in the spacious and highest part of the Garden of Paradise ⁶⁷¹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Allah, may Allah my Lord be exalted, says: I am the Generous, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am the Existing, so seek Me and you will find Me; if you seek other than Me, you will not find Me. You will find Me wherever you seek Me, My servants; relieve yourself, so seek Me and you will find Me. You will find Me in the darkness of the night, My servant, near to you, so seek Me and you will find Me. You will find Me Merciful, Kind, Compassionate, Great in forgiveness, so seek Me and you will find Me. You will find Me Glorious, Eternal, Generous, Abundant in goodness, so seek Me and you will find Me. You will find Me the One sought for help, the Helper; I am the Tender, so seek Me and you will find Me. When the distressed one calls Me sorrowfully, I say 'Here I am,' so seek Me and you will find Me. When the compelled one says, 'Do You not see me?' I look at him, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am more merciful to a person than his brother and his parents, so seek Me and you will find Me. When My servant disobeys Me, he does not find Me quick to punish, so seek Me and you will find Me. If he repents, I turn to him; I am the Oft-Returning, so seek Me and you will find Me. How often have you openly confronted Me with sin, and I did not disgrace you, so seek Me and you will find Me. Did I not draw the curtain of My veil over you and not humiliate you, so seek Me and you will find Me. And what slip of yours did I not overlook? I am the Concealer, so seek Me and you will find Me. How often has an enemy sought to harm you, and I did not forsake you, so seek Me and you will find Me. Come, for you seek none but Me; I am the Bestower, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am the Lord whose punishment all creation fears, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am the Eternal, nothing is like Me; I am the Forgiver, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am the Reviver of the decayed bones of a people who died, so seek Me and you will find Me. I am Allah, from above My Throne I answer your prayer, so seek Me and you will find Me. Who is like Me, and where can My like be found? You will not see it, so seek Me and you will find Me. I will honor whom I will without stinginess; I am the Merciful, so seek Me and you will find Me. I reward those of My servants who come to Me with good opinion, so seek Me and you will find Me. Nothing saves you, My servant, except Me from the Fire, so seek Me and you will find Me. None but Me admits you to Paradise, I am the Bestower, so seek Me and you will find Me. None but Me gives you the maidens of Paradise in the Abode of Eternity, so seek Me and you will find Me.

Do you know any forgiver of sin other than Me? * I am the All-Forgiving, so seek Me and you will find Me. Do you know any provider for creation other than Me? * I am the All-Providing, so seek Me and you will find Me. Do you know any guide to right guidance other than Me? * I am your Guide, so seek Me and you will find Me. And none can do that except Me * I am the All-Subduer, so seek Me and you will find Me. The tyrants and oppressors become humble before Me * I am the All-Compeller, so seek Me and you will find Me. I give dominion to whom I love, out of bounty * Who other than Me? So seek Me and you will find Me. And I take it away whenever I wish, in justice * My decree is therein, so seek Me and you will find Me. I will forgive the servants and I care not * On the Day of Gathering, so seek Me and you will find Me. O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his noble station with You, and by the right of his purified body and his honored face, and by the right of his perfections and the purity of his illuminated heart ⁶⁷² and his humility and his etiquette before You, and by his nearness on the Night of Ascension from You and his proximity to You, and by the right of all Your prophets, Your chosen ones, Your beloved ones, Your saints, Your knowers ⁶⁷³, and Your pious ones, and by their station with You and their love for You, for they did not love You except by Your grace, and they did not love You until You loved them, so by Your love for them they attained Your love, and we will not attain their love for You except through our portion from You, that You bless our Master Muhammad, whom You praised in Your Book, and You comforted him with the delight of Your address, and You sheltered him in the noble station, and You gave him to drink the most delicious of Your drink, and You honored him in the abode of Your generosity and reward, and You made him the light of Your Greatest Veil ⁶⁷⁴ and the key to Your gates, and that You make me, O Allah, among the elite of Your saints, and gather me in the company of Your chosen ones, and fill our hearts with pure love for them, and clothe us with the garment of their aspiration and the majesty of their awe, and make us among their companions and the elite of the people of their presence, and cause us to die in love for them, and do not let us deviate from their straight path and their way, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the special sainthood ⁶⁷⁵ and its ranks, its stations, its honor, and its positions, not for the sake of any selfish gains, so do not increase our sorrows, and do not veil our hearts from its secrets, and do not deprive us while You are our sought, and do not disappoint us while You are our goal and our desire, O He who is the All-Encompassing, the All-Containing, O He whom no obstacle prevents from giving. O Allah, open for us the locks of this treasure, and unveil for us the realities of this symbol, and be ⁶⁷⁶ You our direction and our orientation, and veil us with Your vision from our own vision, and erase by the manifestation of Your self-disclosure all our attributes, so that we have no direction except towards You, and no gaze falls from us except upon You, and look upon us with the eye of mercy and care, and kindness, protection, and guardianship, and the secret, and special favor, and sainthood in everything, so that nothing may veil us from seeing You, and we may be gazing at You by what You have supplied us with of Your gaze upon us in everything, and make us submissive to Your self-disclosure, worthy of Your special favor and Your patronage, and the locus of Your gaze among Your creation, pouring forth upon them from Your giving, Your bounty, and Your provision, O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Visiting the people of piety is a healing ointment that cures * And the key to the doors of guidance and goodness * And it creates in the empty heart a desire * And it expands a chest that was constricted by the burden of sin * And it helps the oppressed and raises the lowly * And it enriches the poor and mends the broken * And it restrains the extravagant and expands the weeping * And it returns with abundant giving and reward * Adhere to it, for the people have disclosed its secret * And they advised it, O companion, in secret and in public * How many a sinner has it rescued from the deep sea of sin * And cast him onto the shore of repentance and righteousness * And how many a distant one has it brought near by a divine attraction ⁶⁷⁷ * So that the clear victory from righteousness suddenly came to him * And how many a seeker ⁶⁷⁸ has it guided by a guide * Wise, knowing of affliction and what cures * So he cast upon him a Yemeni robe * Embroidered with blessing, victory, and triumph * So visit and observe etiquette after rectifying your intention * With the etiquette of a slave with the free King ⁶⁷⁹ * And there is no difference in its rulings between a wayfarer ⁶⁸⁰ * Who is being trained and one who is attracted ⁶⁸¹, and the living and the dead * And the ascetic and the worshipper—all are blessed * But the sun is not like the moon * And visiting the Messenger of Allah is the best of visits * And they are degrees in station and rank * For Ahmad ⁶⁸² is the best of the worlds and the best of those * To whom the seekers turn in hardship and ease * And his community, his Companions, the noble, the best of them * And the most excellent of the Prophet's Companions is Abu Bakr * Followed by Faruq ⁶⁸³, Abu Hafs ⁶⁸⁴, the one with whom Allah is pleased * According to the opinion of the Ahl al-Sunna ⁶⁸⁵, the brilliant stars * And they said, stopping at the lion ⁶⁸⁶, the brother of highness, * Ali, and Uthman the martyr, Abu 'Amr ⁶⁸⁷ * And they said their merit is according to the order of the caliphate * And my poem has been completed concerning the visited and the visitor Upon the prophets of Allah, from [illegible] and His messengers, and their seal, the purest peace from time, And his close ones, and the noble Companions, and those who follow * them in piety, righteousness, patience, and gratitude. This blessed book has been completed from the Treasure of the Needy in praise of the Owner of the Banner and the Crown, by the praise of Allah Most High and His help.

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1. awliyā' : Saints or friends of God; those who are close to Allah through piety and spiritual devotion.
2. kushūfāt ilāhiyya : Divine unveilings; spiritual disclosures or revelations granted to the saints.
3. taḥqīq : Verification or realization; the spiritual state of attaining certainty and direct knowledge of divine truths.
4. ṣalawāt : Blessings or prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad; here used in a broader sense of supplications for spiritual attainment.
5. Āl : Family or household, often including descendants and close followers.
6. al-Baqī‘ : The cemetery in Medina where many Companions and family members of the Prophet are buried.
7. al-Rukn wa al-Maqām : The Corner (of the Kaaba containing the Black Stone) and the Station of Abraham.
8. majdhūb : One who is spiritually attracted or drawn by divine love, often in a state of ecstasy.
9. al-Khayfā’ : A place in Mina near Mecca, associated with the Prophet's mosque.
10. al-Kursī : The Footstool of Allah, mentioned in the Throne Verse (Quran 2:255).
11. al-Halabī : Referring to the author or a person from Aleppo, possibly a poet.
12. Quran 10:62 : The verse about the friends of Allah having no fear or grief.
13. ḍanā’in : Treasured ones; special servants of Allah whom He keeps hidden and protects.
14. awliya' : Plural of wali, meaning 'friends of God' or saints in Islamic mysticism.
15. nujaba' : Plural of najib, meaning 'noble ones' or 'distinguished ones', a rank in the Sufi hierarchy.
16. awtad : Plural of watad, meaning 'pegs' or 'pillars', referring to spiritual poles that uphold the world.
17. nuqaba' : Plural of naqib, meaning 'leaders' or 'chiefs', a rank in the Sufi hierarchy.
18. 'urafa' : Plural of 'arif, meaning 'gnostics' or 'knowers of God'.
19. mukhtarun : Plural of mukhtar, meaning 'chosen ones'.
20. ghawth : Meaning 'succor' or 'helper', the highest rank in the Sufi hierarchy, also known as the Qutb.
21. We shall inform them of their deeds : Reference to Quran 19:78, though the exact wording differs; likely a paraphrase.
22. ghawth : See note 7.
23. Tasnim : A spring in Paradise mentioned in Quran 83:27, symbolizing the highest spiritual drink.
24. Night of Decree : Laylat al-Qadr, the night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed, considered better than a thousand months.
25. pole : Arabic qutb, the highest spiritual authority in Sufism.
26. people of : The text has 'ahl' which is part of a longer phrase; the note is for the term 'ahl' in context.
27. furqanic : Related to al-Furqan, a name for the Quran meaning 'the Criterion'.
28. samadani : Derived from al-Samad, 'the Eternal', one of God's names; meaning 'related to the Eternal'.
29. ladunni : Meaning 'from Our presence', referring to divine knowledge granted directly by God.
30. malakuti : Related to malakut, the spiritual or angelic realm.
31. strangers : The text has 'ghuraba'', meaning 'strangers' or 'foreigners', often used in Sufi context for those who are spiritually alienated from the world.
32. nuṣrat al-nuṣarā' : The support of the supporters; a superlative expression meaning the ultimate helper.
33. tharwat al-fuqarā' : The wealth of the poor; meaning the one who enriches the spiritually poor.
34. sayyid al-kurumā' : Master of the generous; the chief of those who are noble and giving.
35. iksīr al-ḥukamā' : Elixir of the wise; the philosopher's stone of the sages, a metaphor for transformative wisdom.
36. sayyid al-ḥukamā' : Master of the wise; the chief of the philosophers or sages.
37. ra'fat al-ruḥamā' : Compassion of the merciful; the essence of mercy among the merciful.
38. sayyid al-'uẓamā' : Master of the great; the chief of the magnanimous.
39. imām al-'ulamā' : Imam of the learned; the leader of the scholars.
40. sayyid al-su'adā' : Master of the fortunate; the chief of the blessed.
41. ḥilyat al-shuhadā' : Adornment of the martyrs; the ornament or beauty of those who die in God's path.
42. sayyid al-umanā' : Master of the trustworthy; the chief of those who are faithful and reliable.
43. ḥikmat al-fuṭanā' : Wisdom of the intelligent; the epitome of sagacity.
44. sayyid al-nās : Master of mankind; a title of Prophet Muhammad.
45. ṭayyib al-furū' wa al-ajnās : Pure of branches and kinds; meaning noble in lineage and type.
46. sayyid al-akhbār : Master of reports; the one who has the best news or traditions.
47. ṣaḥīḥ al-akhbār : Sound of news; the authentic source of reports.
48. sayyid al-anṣār : Master of the helpers; referring to the Ansar of Medina who supported the Prophet.
49. ‘imārat al-amṣār : Builder of cities; one who establishes and populates urban centers.
50. sayyid al-aḥrār : Master of the free; the chief of those who are spiritually free.
51. nukhbat al-aṭhār : Elite of the pure; the choicest of the purified.
52. sayyid al-abrār : Master of the righteous; the chief of the pious.
53. sulālat al-akhyār : Progeny of the chosen; the descendant of the elect.
54. qurrat al-abṣār : Delight of eyes; a comfort and joy to behold.
55. ghurrat al-a‘ṣār : Mark of the ages; the distinguished one of the times.
56. fātiḥat al-adhkār : Opening of remembrances; the initiator of all forms of dhikr.
57. natījat al-afkār : Result of thoughts; the ultimate outcome of contemplation.
58. ru‘ūnāt : Follies; foolishness or vain whims.
59. aghyār : Others; that which is other than God, or impurities.
60. tāj al-‘alā : Crown of sublimity; the highest honor.
61. a‘lā manār : Highest beacon; the most elevated lighthouse or guiding light.
62. i‘tikār : Darkening; a state of being obscured or eclipsed.
63. rīḥ al-ṣabā : Morning wind; a gentle east wind, often used poetically.
64. al-ḥayy : The Living One; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad as eternally alive in his grave.
65. dhāt al-ḥidhār : With caution; meaning with reverence and care.
66. khayr al-warā : Best of creation; a title of Prophet Muhammad.
67. ghurāb al-layl : Night raven; a metaphor for darkness or night.
68. bāz al-nahār : Day falcon; a metaphor for daylight.
69. al-ghurr al-muḥajjalīn : White-blazed; refers to the Prophet's companions who will have bright faces on Judgment Day.
70. imām al-mūqinīn : Imam of the certain; the leader of those who have certainty in faith.
71. sayyid al-mukhbitīn : Master of the humble; the chief of those who are submissive to God.
72. imām al-mukhliṣīn : Imam of the sincere; the leader of those who are pure in intention.
73. sayyid al-wāṣilīn : Master of those who reach; the chief of those who attain spiritual union.
74. imām al-‘āmilīn : Imam of those who act; the leader of those who practice good deeds.
75. sayyid al-rāghibīn : Master of the desirous; the chief of those who yearn for God.
76. imām al-‘ārifīn : Imam of the knowers; the leader of the gnostic or spiritually aware.
77. sayyid al-khāshi‘īn : Master of the humble; the chief of those who are reverent.
78. sayyid al-shā’iqīn : Master of the yearning; the chief of those who long for God.
79. imām al-dhā’iqīn : Imam of the tasting; the leader of those who experience spiritual states.
80. imām al-ḥāfiẓīn : Imam of the preservers; the leader of those who memorize or guard knowledge.
81. imām al-muṣaddiqīn : Imam of the affirmers; the leader of those who believe and confirm the truth.
82. imām al-qānitīn : Imam of the devout; the leader of those who are obedient and constant in worship.
83. sinnīnā : Literally 'in his years'; refers to the early years of the Prophet's childhood.
84. Āl : Family or household; here refers to the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
85. ṣalāh : Blessing or salutation; a prayer for peace and blessings upon the Prophet.
86. yatīmat al-ʿiqd : Literally 'the unique pearl of the necklace'; a metaphor for something or someone incomparably precious.
87. kulli ḥālah : In every state or condition, referring to complete submission to divine will.
88. Aqṭāb : Plural of Quṭb, meaning 'pole' or 'axis' in Sufism, referring to the highest-ranking saints who are the spiritual poles of the universe.
89. Umm al-Kitāb : The Mother of the Book, a term for the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) or the essence of the Qur'an.
90. al-Ārifīn : The knowers or gnostics, those who have deep spiritual knowledge of God.
91. Yawm al-Mīthāq : The Day of the Covenant, referring to the primordial covenant when God asked all souls, 'Am I not your Lord?' and they replied 'Yes.'
92. Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah : The People of the Sunnah and the Community, the mainstream Sunni Muslims who follow the prophetic tradition and the consensus of the community.
93. al-Jalāl wa al-Jamāl : Divine attributes of Majesty (Jalāl) and Beauty (Jamāl), referring to God's awe-inspiring power and graceful beauty.
94. ahl al-uns wa al-idlāl : People of intimacy and boldness; Sufi term for those who have achieved close proximity to God and feel confident in His love.
95. al-Sharī‘a wa al-Ḥaqīqa : The Sacred Law (exoteric dimension of Islam) and the Reality (esoteric truth).
96. al-Ādāb wa al-Ṭarīqa : Sciences of etiquette (spiritual comportment) and the Path (Sufi order).
97. al-Ma‘ārif wa al-‘Awārif : Gnoses (spiritual knowledge) and spiritual gifts (divine graces).
98. al-ishārāt al-daqīqa : Subtle allusions; esoteric interpretations of scripture.
99. al-sirr wa al-wilāya : The secret (inner mystery) and sainthood (friendship with God).
100. ahl al-qurb wa al-‘ināya : People of proximity and care; those close to God and under His special attention.
101. sawād al-maḥājir : Blackness of the eyes; metaphor for sleepless nights spent in worship.
102. kharaqa al-‘awā’id : Broke habits; refers to miracles (karāmāt) that break the natural order.
103. al-afrād wa al-abdāl : The individuals and the substitutes; ranks of saints in Sufi hierarchy.
104. al-mulk wa al-malakūt : The kingdom (physical world) and the dominion (spiritual realm).
105. al-maʿārif wa al-ʿawārif : Gnosis and divine graces; spiritual knowledge and gifts bestowed by God.
106. al-adhkār wa al-waẓāʾif : Regular litanies and devotions; specific prayers and practices prescribed in Sufi orders.
107. al-ishāra al-qudsiyya : Sacred allusion; a term in Sufism referring to subtle spiritual indications or inspirations.
108. Qur'an 24:37 : Reference to the verse: 'Men whom neither trade nor sale diverts from the remembrance of Allah.'
109. Qur'an 40:19 : Reference to the verse: 'He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal.'
110. Qur'an 101:6-7 : Reference to the verse: 'Then as for him whose scales are heavy, he will be in a pleasant life.'
111. Qur'an 79:40-41 : Reference to the verse: 'But as for him who feared the station of his Lord and forbade the soul from its desire, then indeed, Paradise is the refuge.'
112. al-shuhūd : The witnesses; a term in Sufism for those who have attained spiritual witnessing or contemplation of divine realities.
113. al-bānāt : Ban trees; a type of tree with fragrant flowers, often used in Arabic poetry as a symbol of beauty and longing.
114. al-fatḥ al-mubīn : The manifest victory; a Qur'anic term (48:1) often interpreted as spiritual opening or illumination.
115. Sunna : The prophetic tradition; the sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
116. Clear Book : The Qur'an, described as clear and manifest.
117. All-Compeller : Al-Qahhar, one of God's names meaning the Subduer, the Overpowering.
118. Law : Shari'a, the divine law of Islam.
119. Imam of the Station : A title for the Prophet Muhammad, referring to his high spiritual station.
120. wayfarers : Spiritual seekers on the path to God (salikun).
121. saint : Wali, a friend of God, often a saintly figure.
122. Emigrants : Muhajirun, those who migrated with the Prophet from Mecca to Medina.
123. Helpers : Ansar, the residents of Medina who supported the Prophet and the Emigrants.
124. arar : A fragrant tree, possibly juniper or sandarac.
125. standing : The standing before God on the Day of Judgment.
126. Black Stone : The sacred black stone set in the Kaaba.
127. Safa and Marwa : Two hills near the Kaaba, part of the Hajj rituals.
128. Arafa : The plain of Arafat, a key site during Hajj.
129. Quba : The mosque near Medina, the first mosque built by the Prophet.
130. Mosque of Namira : A mosque at Arafat where the Prophet delivered his farewell sermon.
131. overpowering secret : A reference to the spiritual power or secret of the Prophet.
132. al-maqām : The Station; refers to the Prophet's high spiritual station or the Station of Intercession on the Day of Judgment.
133. al-fuṣūl wa al-tarājim : Chapters and translations; possibly referring to sections of books or the Qur'an and its interpretations.
134. masjidan wa ṭahūran : A mosque and a purification; a reference to a hadith that the earth was made a place of prayer and a means of purification for the Prophet's community.
135. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station; a rank granted to the Prophet on the Day of Judgment, where he will intercede for humanity.
136. al-dār al-karīmah : The noble abode; refers to Medina, the city of the Prophet.
137. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
138. al-Anṣār : The Helpers; the residents of Medina who supported the Prophet after his migration.
139. al-Mukhtār : The Chosen One; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
140. qiblah : The direction of prayer; here used metaphorically as the focal point of supplication.
141. al-aqṭāb : The poles; in Sufism, the highest-ranking saints who are the spiritual axis of the universe.
142. al-ajrās wa al-awtād : Bells and pegs; metaphorical terms for spiritual guides or saints who 'ring' or 'anchor' the spiritual world.
143. al-abdāl wa al-afrād : The substitutes and the unique ones; ranks of saints in Sufi hierarchy, the abdāl are 'substitutes' who replace one another, and the afrād are 'unique' saints.
144. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ : A formula of blessing and peace upon the Prophet Muhammad, commonly used in Islamic prayers.
145. مَلِيحٌ : Literally 'beautiful' or 'graceful'; here referring to the Prophet Muhammad as a beautiful figure.
146. طَهَ : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Quranic chapter 'Ta-Ha'.
147. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ : Repeated formula of blessing and peace upon the Prophet Muhammad.
148. الْمُحَقِّقِينَ : Those who realize or verify the truth; often used in Sufi contexts for those who attain spiritual realization.
149. imam : A leader, especially in prayer or spiritual guidance; here used as a title for the Prophet Muhammad as the foremost leader of the saints.
150. mu'takifin : Those who perform spiritual retreat (i'tikaf), secluding themselves in a mosque for worship and devotion.
151. mutawakkilin : Those who rely completely on God (tawakkul), trusting in His providence.
152. mutabattilin : Those who are utterly devoted to God, cutting themselves off from worldly distractions.
153. muhadhdhabin : Those who are refined or purified in character and spirituality.
154. musabbihin : Those who glorify God, often through the formula 'Subhanallah' (Glory be to God).
155. muflihin : Those who attain success and felicity, especially in the afterlife.
156. sa'irin : Those who journey on the spiritual path towards God.
157. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage; here used metaphorically as a center of spiritual orientation.
158. mushahada : Spiritual witnessing or direct vision of divine realities, a high state in Sufism.
159. Tayba : A name for Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
160. Haram : The Sacred Sanctuary in Mecca, including the Kaaba and the surrounding area.
161. mala' a'la : The highest assembly of angels and spirits in the divine presence.
162. hijab anwar : The luminous veil or barrier between the divine and creation; a concept in Sufi cosmology.
163. hadra saniyya : The exalted divine presence or court.
164. ahwal mardiyya : Approved spiritual states, such as love, fear, hope, etc., that are pleasing to God.
165. sirr : The secret or innermost aspect of the soul, where divine mysteries are unveiled.
166. gnostics : Those who possess direct knowledge (ma'rifa) of God through spiritual experience.
167. bridge : The Sirat, the bridge over Hell that all must cross on Judgment Day.
168. al-mafākhir : Glories or honors; often referring to spiritual or noble attributes.
169. imām : Leader or model; here referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the foremost guide.
170. al-karā’im : Miracles or extraordinary acts performed by saints or prophets.
171. jāh : Dignity, status, or intercessory power.
172. nār : Fire; metaphorically, the spiritual light or hospitality of the saints.
173. maqām : Station or spiritual rank.
174. al-bawāṭin : The inner realms or hearts.
175. al-mawāzīn : Scales of divine justice or spiritual balance.
176. al-rayāḥīn : Fragrant plants; metaphor for spiritual fragrances or virtues.
177. al-wasā’il : Means of approach to God; often referring to prayers or intercession.
178. kalām mu‘jiz : Miraculous speech; referring to the Quran.
179. al-munājāh : Intimate prayer or whispered supplication.
180. al-nafaḥāt : Spiritual effusions or breaths of divine grace.
181. al-jadhabāt : Divine attraction; a state of being drawn towards God.
182. al-shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical sayings of Sufis.
183. al-maqāmāt : Spiritual stations on the path to God.
184. kharq al-‘awā’id : Breaking of habits; miraculous events that defy natural laws.
185. al-talqiyāt : Divine inspirations or teachings received directly.
186. al-kushūfāt : Unveilings; spiritual revelations.
187. al-mushāhadāt : Contemplations or direct witnessing of divine realities.
188. al-fatḥ : Opening; spiritual enlightenment or victory.
189. al-fayḍ : Effusion; divine overflowing grace.
190. al-idlāl : Boldness or familiarity in approaching God.
191. al-‘irfān : Gnosis; direct knowledge of God.
192. ʿarāʾis al-jinān : Literally 'brides of the gardens,' a metaphorical expression for the pure and noble souls of the Prophet's Family in Paradise.
193. baṣāʾir : Inner visions or spiritual insights; the faculty of spiritual perception.
194. kushūfāt : Unveilings; spiritual disclosures or revelations granted to the saints.
195. ʿiyān : Direct witnessing or vision of spiritual realities, as opposed to mere knowledge.
196. imām : Leader; here used in the sense of exemplary guides or spiritual leaders.
197. fiṭra : Primordial nature; the innate disposition created by God, inclined to truth and monotheism.
198. wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to God.
199. taḥqīq : Verification; the direct experiential realization of spiritual truths.
200. aḥzāb : Litanies; fixed formulas of prayer and remembrance recited regularly.
201. خَلَعُوا الْعِذَارَ : Lit. 'they cast off the rein'; a Sufi term for abandoning self-restraint and worldly concerns in the path of divine love.
202. كَشَفُوا الْقِنَاعَ : Lit. 'they removed the veil'; refers to unveiling spiritual realities or the divine secrets.
203. شَاهِدُ الْحُبِّ : The witness of love; a Sufi concept where love itself testifies to the truth of the lover's state.
204. عُقَارَ الشَّوْقِ وَالْهَيَامِ : The wine of longing and infatuation; metaphorical for the intoxicating experience of divine love.
205. دِرْعٍ وَلَامَةٍ : Armor and reproach; a paradoxical phrase indicating that divine love both protects and criticizes.
206. سِيمَتِهِ : His mark or distinguishing feature; refers to a divine attribute or sign bestowed upon the elect.
207. الْأَخْشَبَيْنِ : The two mountains; likely a reference to the mountains of Mecca, Safa and Marwa, or symbolic of spiritual stations.
208. وَرْدَ الْحِمَى : The guarded meadow; a poetic term for the sacred precincts of the beloved.
209. قِبَابِهِمْ : Their domes; metaphor for the dwellings or spiritual presence of the beloved.
210. مَبْدَإٍ وَمَعَادٍ : The beginning and the return; a theological term for the origin and final destination of creation.
211. الْوَادِي الْمُقَدَّسَ : The holy valley; allusion to the valley of Tuwa where Moses spoke to God, symbolizing a place of divine revelation.
212. تَرْبِيعُ سِرِّكُمْ : Quadrature of your secret; a mystical term for the manifestation of divine secrets in fourfold patterns.
213. تَخْمِيسِ أَصْلِ الْوَضْعِ : Quintessence of the original placement; refers to the fivefold nature of the original divine decree.
214. الْأَطْوَادَ : The mountains; symbol of steadfastness or spiritual heights.
215. الرُّوحَ : The Spirit; refers to the archangel Gabriel or the divine spirit in Sufi cosmology.
216. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ نُورِ الَّذِينَ : A formula of blessing and peace upon the Prophet Muhammad and his family, repeated as a refrain throughout the text. 'Nur al-ladhina' means 'the light of those who...'
217. لَطَائِفِ الْأَذْكَارِ : Subtle or delicate forms of remembrance (dhikr), referring to spiritual practices of invoking God's names or phrases.
218. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ : Another instance of the blessing formula, with a slight variation in wording.
219. أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، سَيِّدِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدْعُوِّ بِالصَّالِحِ : Abu Abdullah, my master Muhammad, called al-Salih (the Righteous). A reference to a saintly figure, possibly a spiritual guide or ancestor.
220. Ahmadine : Relating to the Prophet Muhammad, whose name Ahmad is a variant; 'Ahmadine path' refers to his way (Sharia).
221. al-Salih : An epithet meaning 'the righteous'; here it is a name or title of the author's father.
222. al-Batḥā’ : The valley of Mecca, where the Kaaba is located.
223. taḥqīq : Verification; in Sufism, the direct experiential realization of spiritual truths.
224. kushūfāt : Unveilings; spiritual disclosures or illuminations granted to the mystic.
225. ḥaḍrah : Presence; a spiritual station or the divine presence.
226. dhawq : Spiritual taste; direct experiential knowledge of divine realities.
227. sulūk : Spiritual wayfaring; the path of spiritual discipline and journeying towards God.
228. kharq al-‘ādah : Breaking of norms; miracles or extraordinary acts performed by saints.
229. kalimatay al-shahādah : The two words of testimony: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
230. qiblah : Direction of prayer; metaphorically, the focal point or spiritual orientation.
231. fatḥ : Opening; spiritual illumination or conquest of the soul.
232. tawassul : Seeking means; supplicating through an intermediary, such as a prophet or saint.
233. mihrab : A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer; also a symbol of spiritual station.
234. shaṭḥa : An ecstatic utterance or theopathic expression, often used in Sufism to describe a state of spiritual intoxication.
235. barzakh : An intermediate realm or isthmus between the physical and spiritual worlds; also a barrier between two things.
236. futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or illuminations granted by God to the seeker.
237. aqṭāb : Poles or spiritual axes; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
238. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints who are believed to replace one another in the spiritual hierarchy.
239. nūr al-dīn : Light of the religion; a title often used for spiritual guides or saints.
240. a'imma : Imams; leaders or exemplars in religious matters.
241. khawāriq al-‘ādāt wa bawāhir al-karāma : Extraordinary acts and manifest miracles; supernatural events granted to saints.
242. murḍi‘ : Nursing mother; a metaphor for a source of spiritual nourishment.
243. wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to God.
244. ‘iṣma : Infallibility; divine protection from sin.
245. ma‘rifa : Gnosis; direct experiential knowledge of God.
246. kalimatay al-shahāda : The two words of testimony: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
247. ḥabl Allāh : The rope of Allah, a Qur'anic metaphor for the covenant or the Quran (Surah Al Imran 3:103).
248. sitr Allāh : The veil or protection of Allah, referring to divine concealment of faults.
249. ḥudūd Allāh : The boundaries set by Allah, i.e., His commandments and prohibitions.
250. iʿtikāf : Spiritual retreat in a mosque, especially during the last ten days of Ramadan.
251. ribāṭ : Guarding the frontiers of Islam, both physically and spiritually.
252. lā tulhīhim tijāratun wa lā bayʿun ʿan dhikri llāh : Qur'anic phrase from Surah An-Nur 24:37, describing those not distracted from remembrance of Allah.
253. tawassul : Seeking means of nearness to Allah, often through prophets or saints.
254. inqiṭāʿ : Cutting oneself off from worldly distractions to devote entirely to Allah.
255. ghāʾibūn : Those who are absent from themselves, absorbed in contemplation of Allah.
256. baṣāʾir : Inner spiritual insight or discernment.
257. rayāḥīn : Fragrant plants, metaphor for spiritual sweetness or virtues.
258. sarāʾir : Innermost secrets or hidden aspects of the soul.
259. ijtabāhumu llāhu : Allah has chosen them, referring to the elect or chosen ones.
260. haddhabahumu llāhu : Allah has purified them, indicating spiritual refinement.
261. addabahumu llāhu : Allah has disciplined them, meaning He has taught them good manners and spiritual etiquette.
262. tamallaqū bayna yadayi llāhi : They have humbled themselves before Allah, showing profound humility and supplication.
263. iḥtamaw bi-ḥimā llāhi : They have sought refuge in the sanctuary of Allah, a protected spiritual domain.
264. mawā'idi sirri llāhi : The tables of Allah's secret, a metaphor for spiritual nourishment from divine mysteries.
265. nūru d-dīni : The light of the religion, a title for the Prophet Muhammad or the illuminated ones.
266. gharāmuhum Allāh : Their passionate love is Allah; a Sufi term indicating that the lover's entire being is consumed by divine love.
267. ṣaḥwuhum Allāh : Their sobriety is Allah; a state of spiritual wakefulness and clarity after intoxication with divine love.
268. maḥwuhum Allāh : Their annihilation is Allah; fanā', the obliteration of the ego in the divine presence.
269. nuṭquhum Allāh : Their speech is Allah; the idea that the saint's words are inspired by God.
270. ṣamtuhum Allāh : Their silence is Allah; contemplative silence filled with divine awareness.
271. sirruhum Allāh : Their secret is Allah; the innermost spiritual mystery known only to God.
272. jahruhum Allāh : Their openness is Allah; the outward manifestation of divine attributes.
273. sharābuhum Allāh : Their drink is Allah; the spiritual wine of divine love.
274. ghaybatuhum Allāh : Their absence is Allah; spiritual absorption in God, oblivious to creation.
275. ḥuḍūruhum Allāh : Their presence is Allah; constant awareness of the divine.
276. wajduhum Allāh : Their ecstasy is Allah; intense spiritual emotion experienced in God's presence.
277. sahharahum Allāh : Whom Allah kept awake; those who stay awake in night vigil for God.
278. ḥanīnuhum Allāh : Their yearning is Allah; deep longing for the divine.
279. anīnuhum Allāh : Their moaning is Allah; sighs of love and longing for God.
280. faraḥuhum Allāh : Their joy is Allah; spiritual joy in God.
281. surūruhum Allāh : Their delight is Allah; inner happiness from divine closeness.
282. basṭuhum Allāh : Their expansion is Allah; spiritual openness and relief from divine grace.
283. nafsuhum Allāh : Their self is Allah; the soul's identity submerged in God.
284. walahum Allāh : Their bewilderment is Allah; loving confusion in the face of divine majesty.
285. ḥayratuhum Allāh : Their perplexity is Allah; awe and wonder at God's mysteries.
286. ḥāluhum Allāh : Their state is Allah; a spiritual state granted by God.
287. māluhum Allāh : Their possession is Allah; they own nothing but God.
288. murāduhum Allāh : Their desire is Allah; their sole object of will.
289. qaṣduhum Allāh : Their intention is Allah; their aim and purpose.
290. raghbatuhum Allāh : Their longing is Allah; their aspiration.
291. ʿilmuhum Allāh : Their knowledge is Allah; divine knowledge.
292. fahmuhum Allāh : Their understanding is Allah; spiritual comprehension.
293. samʿuhum Allāh : Their hearing is Allah; they hear through God.
294. baṣaruhum Allāh : Their sight is Allah; they see through God.
295. thiqatuhum Allāh : Their trust is Allah; complete reliance on God.
296. ʿumdatuhum Allāh : Their support is Allah; their mainstay.
297. rajā'uhum Allāh : Their hope is Allah; their expectation of divine mercy.
298. hijratuhum Allāh : Their migration is Allah; spiritual journey towards God.
299. akhadhahum Allāh : Their taking is Allah; they are seized by divine attraction.
300. ʿaṭā'uhum Allāh : Their gift is Allah; divine bestowal.
301. shiʿāruhum Allāh : Their emblem is Allah; their distinguishing mark.
302. dithāruhum Allāh : Their covering is Allah; their inner garment.
303. ʿizzuhum Allāh : Their might is Allah; their honor and strength.
304. ḥirzuhum Allāh : Their protection is Allah; their safeguard.
305. kanzuhum Allāh : Their treasure is Allah; their precious possession.
306. fawzuhum Allāh : Their triumph is Allah; their ultimate success.
307. dhukhruhum Allāh : Their store is Allah; their stored-up reward.
308. fakhruhum Allāh : Their pride is Allah; their boast and glory.
309. tijāratuhum Allāh : Their trade is Allah; their spiritual commerce.
310. rabiḥahum Allāh : Their profit is Allah; their gain from divine trade.
311. ghanīmatuhum Allāh : Their booty is Allah; their spiritual spoils.
312. ḥiṣnuhum Allāh : Their fortress is Allah; their stronghold.
313. amānuhum Allāh : Their security is Allah; their safety.
314. kahfuhum Allāh : Their refuge is Allah; their cave of shelter.
315. ḥimāyatuhum Allāh : Their protection is Allah; divine guardianship.
316. malādhuhum Allāh : Their shelter is Allah; their place of refuge.
317. kifāyatuhum Allāh : Their sufficiency is Allah; God suffices them.
318. ẓafirū bi-ḥikmat Allāh : They attained the wisdom of Allah; divine wisdom.
319. fāzū bi-riḍwān Allāh : They succeeded in the pleasure of Allah; divine approval.
320. khussū bi-raḥmat Allāh : They were singled out for the mercy of Allah; special divine mercy.
321. nūr al-dīn : Light of the religion; a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
322. bisāṭ Allāh : Carpet of Allah; a Sufi term for the divine presence or the station of nearness to God.
323. ahl al-qulūb : People of hearts; a Sufi term for spiritual adepts who have attained inner knowledge.
324. aḥwāl : States; spiritual states (pl. of ḥāl) in Sufism, transient divine gifts.
325. adīm al-rat al-jizyāl : Coarse cloak; possibly a reference to a garment of heedlessness or worldly attire.
326. lawḥ maḥfūẓ : Preserved tablet; the heavenly tablet on which all destinies are inscribed.
327. tahannuth : A practice of seclusion and devotion in a place of worship, often associated with the Prophet Muhammad's retreats in the Cave of Hira before revelation.
328. mihrab : A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer (qibla); also used metaphorically for a place of worship or devotion.
329. tahqiq : Spiritual verification or realization; a term in Sufism for direct experiential knowledge of divine truths.
330. al-Buraq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj) from Mecca to Jerusalem and through the heavens.
331. dhimmam : Trusts or covenants; here referring to the collective responsibilities or agreements that were fulfilled through the Prophet.
332. umam : Nations; communities of people, often used in Islamic context to refer to various peoples or religious communities.
333. khatm al-anbiya' : Seal of the prophets; a title for Prophet Muhammad, indicating he is the final prophet.
334. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
335. Nun wa al-Qalam : Nun and the Pen; reference to Surah 68 (Al-Qalam) which begins with the letter Nun and the oath by the pen, symbolizing divine knowledge and revelation.
336. ghaybatihi : His absence; a Sufi term referring to the state of spiritual absorption or ecstasy where the self is absent from awareness of creation.
337. الفردوس : Al-Firdaws: The highest level of Paradise, often referred to as the Garden of Paradise.
338. حي الحمى : Hayy al-Hima: A reference to a specific tribe or region, often used in classical Arabic poetry to denote a beloved's tribe.
339. بدر : Badr: Full moon, a common metaphor for beauty in Arabic poetry.
340. غصن البان : Ghusn al-Ban: A branch of the willow tree, symbolizing a slender, graceful figure.
341. اللوى : Al-Liwa: A place name, often mentioned in pre-Islamic poetry as a location of a beloved's encampment.
342. الطيف : Al-Tayf: The phantom or apparition of the beloved that appears in dreams.
343. ليلى : Layla: A common female name in Arabic poetry, often representing the beloved.
344. رامة : Ramah: A place name, often associated with a beloved's dwelling.
345. سعدى : Su'da: Another female name used in classical poetry.
346. خاتم الرسل : Khatam al-Rusul: The Seal of the Messengers, a title of Prophet Muhammad.
347. روح القدس : Ruh al-Qudus: The Holy Spirit, often identified with the Angel Gabriel in Islamic tradition.
348. أحمد : Ahmad: Another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
349. عبد الله : Abdullah: The father of Prophet Muhammad.
350. يوم العرض : Yawm al-'Ard: The Day of Presentation, a term for the Day of Judgment when deeds are presented.
351. رد الشمس لعلي : Radd al-Shams li 'Ali: The miracle of the sun's return for Ali, a tradition where the sun was held back for Ali's prayer.
352. انشقاق القمر : Inshiqaq al-Qamar: The splitting of the moon, a miracle attributed to Prophet Muhammad.
353. مجيء الشجر : Maji' al-Shajar: The coming of the tree, a miracle where a tree moved to obey the Prophet.
354. أحمد : Ahmad: Another name of Prophet Muhammad.
355. عروس : 'Arus: Bride, here metaphorically referring to a poem or praise.
356. المصطفى : Al-Mustafa: The Chosen One, a title of Prophet Muhammad.
357. عيسوية : 'Isawiyya: Pertaining to Prophet Jesus (Isa), indicating a type of prayer or station.
358. موسوية : Musawiyya: Pertaining to Prophet Moses (Musa).
359. خضرية : Khidriyya: Pertaining to al-Khidr, a figure in Islamic tradition known for esoteric knowledge.
360. مصطفوية : Mustafawiyya: Pertaining to al-Mustafa (Prophet Muhammad).
361. أحمدية : Ahmadiyya: Pertaining to Ahmad (Prophet Muhammad).
362. محمدية : Muhammadiyya: Pertaining to Muhammad.
363. مولوية : Mawlawiyya: Pertaining to a spiritual master (mawla), possibly referring to a Sufi order.
364. تهامة : Tihamah: A region in the Arabian Peninsula, often associated with Mecca.
365. طه : Taha: One of the names of Prophet Muhammad, also the title of a chapter in the Quran.
366. سدرة المنتهى : Sidrat al-Muntaha: The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree in the highest heaven mentioned in the Quran.
367. al-ḥujub wa al-surādiqāt : The veils and pavilions refer to the spiritual realms or divine veils that separate creation from the Divine Essence, often mentioned in Sufi cosmology.
368. al-bayt al-maʿmūr : The Frequented House is a celestial counterpart of the Kaaba in the seventh heaven, where angels perform circumambulation.
369. ʿārif : A gnostic, one who possesses direct knowledge of God through spiritual unveiling.
370. mabbarat al-jamʿ : The inkwell of union refers to the state of spiritual concentration or the point where all divine secrets are gathered.
371. mukāshif : One who experiences unveiling (kashf), a direct spiritual disclosure of hidden realities.
372. ṣamadānī : Pertaining to al-Ṣamad (the Eternal), a divine attribute; here it describes a servant focused on the Eternal.
373. fardānī : Pertaining to al-Fard (the Unique), a divine attribute; here it describes a servant who manifests divine uniqueness.
374. furqānī : Pertaining to al-Furqān (the Criterion), a name for the Quran; here it describes a servant who distinguishes truth from falsehood.
375. yamānī : Yemeni; in Sufi tradition, Yemen is associated with wisdom and spiritual insight.
376. al-qalam wa al-lawḥ : The Pen and the Tablet are primordial cosmic realities through which God writes destinies and knowledge.
377. murīd : A seeker or disciple in Sufism, one who desires spiritual progress under a guide.
378. wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
379. nisba : Spiritual affiliation or lineage, often referring to connection to the Prophet or a saint.
380. ḥaḍra : The Divine Presence; a spiritual station of proximity to God.
381. rūḥānī : A spiritual being, often an angel or a purified soul.
382. karūbiyyūn : Cherubim; a high rank of angels in Islamic cosmology.
383. ṣamadānī : One who is self-sufficient or absorbed in the Eternal (al-Ṣamad); a spiritual state of reliance on God alone.
384. Ka'ba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer for Muslims.
385. fardānī : A unique or solitary servant; one who has attained spiritual singularity.
386. sunna : The prophetic tradition; the teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad.
387. al-Ḥayy al-Qayyūm : The Living, the Self-Subsisting; two of the 99 Names of God.
388. al-Ṣamad : The Eternal, the Self-Sufficient; a Name of God meaning the one to whom all turn.
389. aflāk : Celestial spheres or heavens in medieval Islamic cosmology.
390. aflāk : Orbits or celestial spheres; the same term used for the heavens.
391. muqarrabūn : The 'near ones' or those brought near to God; a high rank of angels or saints.
392. awliyā' : Saints or friends of God; plural of walī.
393. sālik : A spiritual wayfarer on the Sufi path.
394. taḥqīq : Verification or realization of spiritual truths.
395. karāma : A miracle or grace bestowed by God upon a saint.
396. madhāhib : Schools of Islamic jurisprudence.
397. aghyaar : Others or alien elements; often refers to distractions or obstacles in the spiritual path.
398. safara kirām : Noble scribes; often referring to angels who record deeds.
399. kun fayakūn : 'Be, and it is'; a Qur'anic phrase denoting God's creative power.
400. ṣiddīqiyya : The state of being a ṣiddīq, a truthful or veracious one; a high spiritual rank.
401. bisāṭ : Carpet or spread; metaphorically, the court or presence of God.
402. himma : Spiritual resolve or aspiration; a key concept in Sufism.
403. ṭarīq : The spiritual path in Sufism.
404. awrād : Litanies or regular devotional recitations.
405. Ṣafā and Marwa : Two hills in Mecca between which pilgrims run during Hajj and Umra.
406. ṭayarān wa khuṭwa : Spiritual flight and the 'step' (khuṭwa), referring to miraculous travel or spiritual transport.
407. Ṭayba and al-Ḥaram : Medina (Ṭayba) and the Sacred Mosque in Mecca.
408. al-Rukn and al-Maqām : The Corner (where the Black Stone is) and the Station of Abraham in the Ka'ba.
409. al-Multazam : The area between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka'ba where supplications are made.
410. al-Ḥaṭīm : A semicircular wall opposite the Ka'ba; part of the original Ka'ba.
411. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
412. wārid al-ḥāl : An incoming spiritual state; a sudden divine influx in Sufism.
413. mukallam : One who is spoken to by God, a rank of prophetic or saintly communication.
414. al-quṭb : The spiritual pole or axis, the highest-ranking saint in the Sufi hierarchy.
415. karāmāt : Miracles or extraordinary acts performed by saints as a sign of divine favor.
416. Nuʿmān : A place name, possibly referring to a region in Syria or elsewhere.
417. mafātīḥ al-ghayb : Keys of the unseen: refers to the knowledge of hidden realities known only to God, sometimes granted to saints.
418. barā'atuhu min al-shakk wa al-'ayb : Innocence from doubt and defect: a state of spiritual purity and certainty.
419. ḥulal al-talwīn : Robes of variegation: garments of spiritual states that change, indicating the diversity of divine manifestations.
420. tamkīn : Establishment: a stable spiritual station of firmness and authority.
421. rāfi' rāyat al-talqīn : Raising the banner of instruction: a metaphor for being a spiritual guide.
422. al-fatḥ al-mubīn : Clear victory: a Qur'anic term (Sūrat al-Fatḥ) often interpreted as spiritual illumination or divine opening.
423. sirīra : Innermost secret: the hidden core of the soul.
424. raqā'iq : Subtle truths: delicate spiritual sciences or inner meanings.
425. karāmāt : Wonders: miraculous acts performed by saints as a sign of divine favor.
426. khaṭīb al-ḥaḍarāt : Orator of the divine presences: one who speaks on behalf of the spiritual realms.
427. jawdhab : Attraction: a spiritual force that draws the seeker toward God.
428. qurb : Proximity: nearness to God.
429. dhawq : Taste: direct spiritual experience or intuition.
430. al-wād al-muqaddas Ṭuwā : The holy valley of Tuwa: the place where God spoke to Moses (Qur'an 20:12).
431. shurb : Drinking: a metaphor for spiritual intoxication or absorption in divine love.
432. ṣamadānī : Eternal one: one who is absorbed in the contemplation of the Self-Sufficient (al-Ṣamad).
433. lāhūtī : Divine one: one who has attained the level of the divine nature.
434. rabbānī : Lordly one: a saint deeply connected to the Lord.
435. tajalliyāt : Self-disclosures: manifestations of divine attributes.
436. fardānī : Solitary one: one who has reached the station of uniqueness in God.
437. majdhūb : Attracted one: a person overwhelmed by divine attraction.
438. mutalammit : One struck by lightning: a metaphor for sudden spiritual transformation.
439. mutalawwin : Variegated one: one who experiences changing spiritual states.
440. al-idhkār : Remembrance or invocation of God, often through specific formulas.
441. ṣawlaj al-ashbāḥ : Scepter of phantoms; a metaphorical expression for discerning spiritual realities behind physical forms.
442. sutūr al-alwāḥ : Lines of tablets; refers to the inscribed tablets of divine knowledge or destiny.
443. al-khawāṭir : Thoughts or inspirations that come to the heart, often considered as divine or satanic suggestions.
444. al-ḥaḍrat al-ʿindiyya : The Divine Presence; a station of intimate proximity to God.
445. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine sciences or knowledge granted directly by God without intermediary.
446. al-ghawth : A high-ranking saint in Sufi hierarchy, considered a spiritual succor or helper.
447. al-fard : The solitary one; a rank in the Sufi hierarchy, often a unique saint.
448. al-badīl : The substitute; a saint who can take the place of another in the spiritual hierarchy.
449. qāba qawsayn aw adnā : Two bows' length or nearer; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj.
450. ʿarshī : Throne-like; a saint whose spiritual station is associated with the divine Throne.
451. ʿizrāʾīlī : Azrael-like; referring to the angel of death, symbolizing a saint who oversees death.
452. isrāfīlī : Israfil-like; referring to the angel who blows the trumpet, symbolizing a saint who announces divine decrees.
453. jibrāʾīlī : Jibril-like; referring to the angel Gabriel, symbolizing a saint who conveys divine knowledge.
454. mīkāʾīlī : Mika'il-like; referring to the angel Michael, symbolizing a saint who distributes blessings.
455. ādamī : Adam-like; a saint who embodies the knowledge of the names (Qur'an 2:31).
456. ibrāhīmī : Abraham-like; a saint who extinguishes trials through spiritual aspiration.
457. yūsufī : Joseph-like; a saint who attracts souls through beauty and virtue.
458. yaʿqūbī : Jacob-like; a saint who endures sorrows with patience.
459. idrīsī : Idris-like; a saint who ascends in spiritual stations.
460. hārūnī : Aaron-like; a saint who embodies perfect attributes.
461. nūḥī : Noah-like; a saint who guides others to salvation.
462. ismāʿīlī : Ishmael-like; a saint known for truthfulness and beautiful character.
463. mūsawī : Moses-like; a saint who converses with God intimately.
464. ʿīsawī : Jesus-like; a saint who performs miracles of healing and revival.
465. dāwūdī : David-like; a saint whose preaching softens hearts.
466. sulaymānī : Solomon-like; a saint with authority over creation.
467. khaḍirī : Khidr-like; a saint who drinks from the spring of eternal life.
468. ilyāsī : Elijah-like; a saint whose breath brings goodness.
469. muḥammadī : Muhammad-like; a saint who inherits the Prophet's knowledge and station.
470. ṣiddīqī : Siddiq-like; a saint of utmost truthfulness, like Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
471. fārūqī : Faruq-like; a saint who distinguishes truth from falsehood, like Umar ibn al-Khattab.
472. ʿuthmānī : Uthman-like; a saint of generosity and compassion, like Uthman ibn Affan.
473. ʿalawī : Alawi-like; a saint supported by miracles, like Ali ibn Abi Talib.
474. ḥasanī : Hasani-like; a saint from whom spiritual poles derive light, like Hasan ibn Ali.
475. quṭb : Pole; the highest ranking saint in the Sufi hierarchy, the spiritual axis of his time.
476. ʿārifūn : Gnostic knowers of God; those who have direct experiential knowledge of the Divine.
477. awliyāʾ : Saints or friends of God; those who are under His special protection and guidance.
478. maʿārif : Gnoses; spiritual knowledge of divine realities.
479. ʿawārif : Spiritual favors or gifts from God.
480. malakūt : The celestial or angelic realm; the world of divine sovereignty.
481. ishrāq : Illumination; the light of divine knowledge that dawns upon the heart.
482. makārim al-akhlāq : Noble character traits; the highest moral virtues.
483. mīthāq : The primordial covenant between God and humanity, when souls testified to His Lordship.
484. ghawth : A supreme spiritual helper or succor; often refers to the highest-ranking saint.
485. karāmāt : Miraculous wonders or graces granted to saints.
486. tamkīn : Spiritual empowerment; a state of firm establishment in divine knowledge and authority.
487. murīdūn : Disciples or seekers on the spiritual path.
488. ḥāl : A spiritual state or condition that descends upon the heart.
489. aʾimma : Spiritual leaders or guides; in Sufism, often refers to the great saints.
490. maʿārif : Gnoses; spiritual knowledge.
491. fuqarāʾ : The poor; in Sufi context, spiritual mendicants or those who are poor in self before God.
492. al-qawm : The folk; a term for the spiritual elite or Sufi masters.
493. talqī : Reception; the act of receiving spiritual teachings or states.
494. taṣawwuf : Sufism; Islamic mysticism.
495. al-Mukhtār : The Chosen One; a title of Prophet Muhammad.
496. mashārib : Ways of drinking; spiritual tastes or modes of experiencing divine realities.
497. dāʾira : A circle; a diagram used for spiritual invocation or orientation.
498. quṭb : The Pole; the highest-ranking saint in the spiritual hierarchy.
499. ʿārif : Gnostic; one who has direct knowledge of God.
500. ṣamadānī : Eternal; one who is absorbed in the contemplation of the Eternal.
501. rabbānī : Lordly; a saint who is divinely guided and possesses spiritual authority.
502. Muḥammad ibn al-ʿArabī al-Ḥātimī : Ibn Arabi (1165-1240), the great Sufi master and philosopher.
503. Barāʾat al-Maʿānī fī al-ʿĀlam al-Insānī : A work by Ibn Arabi on the spiritual meanings in the human world.
504. rijāl al-ghayb : Men of the Unseen; a hierarchy of hidden saints who govern the world.
505. al-Fātiḥa : The opening chapter of the Quran.
506. nuqabāʾ : Leaders or overseers; a rank in the spiritual hierarchy.
507. nujabāʾ : Nobles; another rank of saints.
508. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints who replace one another.
509. awtād : Pegs; saints who are spiritual supports of the world.
510. tawakkul : Trust in God; complete reliance on Him.
511. al-nafs al-muḥammadiyya : The Muhammadan soul; the spiritual reality of Prophet Muhammad.
512. aḥmadiyya : Ahmadic; relating to Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad.
513. jadhb : Spiritual attraction; being drawn towards God.
514. fanāʾ : Annihilation of the self in God.
515. awliyāʾ Allāh : Friends of God; saints.
516. wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority, often referring to the state of being a saint (walī) in Sufism.
517. Hind wa 'Alwā : Names of two women, often used in Arabic poetry to refer to worldly or distracting loves.
518. al-mawāhib al-'irfāniyya : Gnostic gifts or spiritual bestowals related to mystical knowledge (ma'rifa).
519. aqṭāb : Poles or spiritual axis in Sufi hierarchy, the highest ranking saints.
520. Qur'an 40:60 : Verse: 'Call upon Me, I will respond to you.'
521. Sidrat al-Muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree in Islamic cosmology marking the end of the seventh heaven.
522. karāmāt : Miracles or extraordinary acts performed by saints (awliyā') as a sign of divine favor.
523. Qur'an 3:198 : Verse: 'But those who fear their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow...'
524. ḥijāb : Veil; in Sufi terminology, the divine veil that separates the seeker from direct vision of God, often considered the greatest punishment.
525. wiṣāl : Union; spiritual union with the Divine, the ultimate bliss in Sufi thought.
526. ahl al-wafā : People of fidelity; those who are faithful to their covenant with God, often referring to saints or spiritual masters.
527. nisba : Lineage or spiritual affiliation; here, the connection to the spiritual chain of masters.
528. nūr al-dhāt : Light of the Essence; a Sufi concept referring to the primordial light of God's essence from which Prophet Muhammad was created.
529. wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to God.
530. muṣāfāt : Intimacy; a state of spiritual closeness and friendship with God.
531. quṭb : Pole or axis; the highest spiritual authority in Sufi hierarchy, often considered the 'pole' of the universe.
532. fiṭrah : Primordial nature; the innate disposition with which humans are created, inclined towards tawḥīd (monotheism) and goodness.
533. ḥaḍarāt : Divine presences or stations; spiritual levels of proximity to God.
534. murād al-irādah : The object of will; a Sufi term referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the ultimate purpose and goal of divine will.
535. dhawq : Spiritual taste or direct experiential knowledge of divine realities.
536. Quran 8:2 : Reference to the Quranic verse: 'The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble, and when His verses are recited to them, they increase them in faith, and upon their Lord they rely.'
537. Quran 25:63 : Reference to the Quranic verse describing the servants of the Merciful: 'And when the ignorant address them, they say, 'Peace.'
538. Quran 88:8-16 : Reference to the Quranic description of the bliss of the righteous in Paradise.
539. عطر ناد : A rare or precious perfume, symbolizing the sweetness of divine remembrance.
540. معاد : Return or final destination, often referring to the afterlife or return to God.
541. رند : A fragrant plant, here symbolizing the spiritual fragrance of the saints or the Prophet.
542. خالط القرآن لحومهم ودماءهم : A metaphor for the Quran deeply penetrating their beings, influencing every aspect of their lives.
543. رجال لا تلهيهم تجارة ولا بيع عن ذكر الله : Quranic verse (24:37) describing men whom neither trade nor sale distracts from the remembrance of God.
544. أولئك الذين هدى الله فبهداهم اقتده : Quranic verse (6:90) instructing to follow the guidance of those whom God has guided.
545. العبقري الأخضر : The green embroidered one, a reference to Paradise or its inhabitants, symbolizing beauty and honor.
546. الكوثر : A river in Paradise, also a name for abundant good, often associated with the Prophet Muhammad.
547. فَلِلَّهِ دِرُّهُمْ : An Arabic expression of praise and admiration, literally 'For God is their milk,' meaning 'How excellent they are!' or 'Blessed are they!'
548. awliya' : Plural of wali, meaning 'saint' or 'friend of God'; in Sufism, a person who has attained closeness to God through spiritual discipline.
549. murid : A seeker or disciple in Sufism, one who desires to reach God under the guidance of a spiritual master.
550. ‘ilm ladunni : Divinely inspired knowledge, often associated with direct spiritual insight granted by God to His saints.
551. khāl : A maternal uncle; here used metaphorically to denote a spiritual relative or a person connected through love.
552. malakūt : The realm of divine sovereignty or dominion, often referring to the spiritual or angelic world.
553. munājāt : Intimate, whispered conversation with God, a form of private prayer.
554. adab al-ʿubūdiyya : The etiquette or proper conduct of servitude to God, encompassing humility and reverence.
555. ṭarīq al-sulūk : The path of spiritual wayfaring or journeying toward God, often in Sufi terminology.
556. fawz : Triumph or success, especially the ultimate success of attaining Paradise.
557. futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or illuminations, often referring to divine revelations or insights.
558. īmān wa islām : Faith and submission; īmān is inner belief, islām is outward surrender to God.
559. tawakkul wa tajrīd : Trust in God and detachment from worldly concerns; tajrīd is a state of being stripped of all but God.
560. murāqaba wa mushāhada : Watchfulness (awareness of God's presence) and witnessing (direct spiritual vision of divine realities).
561. kharq al-ʿawāʾid : The breaking of natural habits or laws, i.e., miracles or extraordinary events.
562. al-ikhlāṣ wa al-yaqīn : Sincerity (ikhlāṣ) is purifying one's intention solely for Allah; certainty (yaqīn) is firm faith without doubt.
563. al-sirr : The secret; in Sufism, the innermost spiritual faculty or the hidden dimension of divine knowledge.
564. al-fatḥ al-mubīn : The clear victory; a Qur'anic term (Sūrat al-Fatḥ, 48:1) often interpreted as spiritual opening or illumination.
565. al-wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of Allah (walī).
566. al-tamkīn : Empowerment; a spiritual station of firmness and authority granted by Allah.
567. al-adhkār : Remembrances; formulas of dhikr (invocation of Allah).
568. al-talqīn : Spiritual instruction; the imparting of divine knowledge or dhikr by a teacher.
569. al-aḥwāl : Spiritual states; transient moods or conditions granted by Allah to the seeker.
570. al-talwīn : Variegation; the changing of spiritual states, as opposed to tamkīn (stability).
571. al-maʿārif : Gnoses; direct experiential knowledge of divine realities.
572. al-ʿawārif : Spiritual gifts; divine favors or insights bestowed upon the seeker.
573. al-irshādāt : Guidances; divine or spiritual directions.
574. al-raqāʾiq : Subtle graces; delicate spiritual favors or insights.
575. al-ʿuzla : Seclusion; spiritual retreat for contemplation and worship.
576. al-shuhūd : Witnessing; spiritual vision or contemplation of divine realities.
577. al-qurb : Proximity; nearness to Allah, a high spiritual station.
578. al-awqāt : The times; specific times for prayer and dhikr, or the spiritual moments.
579. al-ḥudūd : The limits; the boundaries of divine law (Sharīʿa) or spiritual stations.
580. al-ṣidq wa al-taṣdīq : Truthfulness and affirmation; spiritual states of sincerity and inner certainty.
581. al-kashfiyyāt al-ʿiyāniyya : Manifest unveilings; direct spiritual disclosures or visions of divine realities.
582. ʿulūm al-taḥqīq : Sciences of verification; esoteric knowledge attained through spiritual realization.
583. al-khumūl : Obscurity; spiritual anonymity and humility, avoiding fame.
584. al-zuhd : Asceticism; detachment from worldly pleasures.
585. al-qanāʿa : Contentment; satisfaction with what one has.
586. al-ʿārifīn : Knowers; those possessing maʿrifa (gnosis of God).
587. dār al-salām : Abode of Peace; a name for Paradise.
588. khawāriq al-ʿādāt : Miraculous events; supernatural occurrences breaking natural laws.
589. al-ʿirfān : Gnosis; direct experiential knowledge of God.
590. ḥijābuka al-aʿẓam : Your greatest veil; a Sufi term for the Prophet Muhammad as the supreme manifestation of divine attributes.
591. al-ḥaḍarāt : Presences; spiritual stations or divine courts.
592. jabarūt : Dominion; the realm of divine power and might.
593. raḥmūt : Mercy; a term for the divine attribute of mercy.
594. al-farqadayn : The two stars; refers to the stars al-Farqadān (Beta and Gamma Ursae Minoris), used as a metaphor for high rank.
595. quṭb : Pole; the highest spiritual authority in Sufi hierarchy.
596. Qur'an 2:165 : Qur'anic verse: 'They love them as they love Allah; but those who believe are more intense in love for Allah.'
597. Qur'an 4:146 : Qur'anic verse: 'Those who repent, mend, hold fast, and purify their religion for Allah.'
598. al-afrād al-sālikīn : Unique ones among the wayfarers; advanced Sufi saints on the spiritual path.
599. Qur'an 13:28 : Qur'anic verse: 'Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah.'
600. Allah : The Arabic word for God, the Supreme Being in Islam.
601. Qur'an 10:9-10 : A verse from the Qur'an describing the reward of believers in Paradise.
602. Dhāt al-Ilāh : The Essence of God, referring to His intrinsic nature beyond attributes.
603. Luqyāhu : The vision of God, a concept in Sufism referring to the ultimate spiritual goal of seeing God in the afterlife.
604. Sirr al-Ḥaqq : The secret of the Truth, a Sufi term for the innermost divine mystery.
605. Marqāhu : His station, referring to a high spiritual rank or station near God.
606. al-Sālikūn : The wayfarers, spiritual seekers on the path (ṭarīqa) towards God.
607. al-Baṣīra : Inner sight or spiritual insight, as opposed to physical sight.
608. al-Ḥaqīqa : Reality, often used in Sufism to denote the ultimate divine Reality.
609. Ghābat arwāḥuhum : Their spirits became absent/annihilated, a state of fanā' (annihilation) in Sufism.
610. al-Akwān : Contingent beings or created things, as opposed to the Necessary Being (God).
611. al-Taḥqīq : Verification or realization, a Sufi term for direct experiential knowledge of divine truths.
612. minhāj madhāhibihim : The path or methodology of their schools of thought; here referring to the spiritual way of the Sufis.
613. sharaf manāṣibihim : The honor of their stations; in Sufism, stations (maqāmāt) are spiritual stages attained through effort.
614. shaṭḥat majādhībihim : The ecstatic utterance of the enraptured ones; a Sufi term for ecstatic expressions (shaṭḥ) of those drawn to God (majdhūb).
615. ḥaḍrat qudsihim : The presence of their holiness; a Sufi term for the divine presence or the state of sanctity.
616. quṭb dawā'irihim : The pole of their circles; in Sufism, the quṭb is the spiritual axis or highest saint of the age.
617. Āl : Family or household of the Prophet Muhammad, including his descendants and close relatives.
618. Awrād : Plural of wird; litanies or regular devotional recitations.
619. Kamāl iʿtiqād : Perfection of belief or faith.
620. Rukn iʿtimād : Pillar of reliance; the foundation of trust in Allah.
621. Ghāyat murād : Ultimate goal or desired end.
622. Wālīhīn : Those who are absorbed or enraptured in love and remembrance of Allah.
623. Ḥabl Allāh : Rope of Allah; metaphor for the covenant or the Qur'an.
624. Awliyā' Allāh : Saints or friends of Allah; righteous servants close to Him.
625. Dhikr : Remembrance or mention of Allah; also a Sufi practice.
626. Wāshūn : Slanderers or backbiters who criticize the lover.
627. Ikhtashama : Became subdued or humbled; here, the eye lowered itself.
628. Uns : Intimacy or familiarity with Allah.
629. Luṭf : Gentleness or kindness; a divine attribute.
630. Mann : Favor or grace; also a letter in the Arabic alphabet.
631. Ra'fa : Compassion or tenderness.
632. Kifāya : Sufficiency; Allah's being enough for His servant.
633. Hidāya : Guidance from Allah.
634. Yumn : Blessedness or prosperity.
635. ʿAzm : Resolve or determination.
636. Ṣirāṭ : Path or way; often refers to the straight path.
637. Ḥifẓ : Protection or preservation.
638. Maradd : Return or final destination.
639. ʿInāya : Care or divine attention.
640. Sirr : Secret; in Sufism, the innermost spiritual mystery.
641. Qarraba : Brought near; refers to those drawn close to Allah.
642. Ṭāʿa : Obedience to Allah.
643. Himma : Aspiration or spiritual resolve.
644. Naṣr : Victory or divine help.
645. Sūrat al-Insān : Chapter 76 of the Qur'an, titled 'Man' or 'Time'.
646. Mawājid : Plural of wajd; spiritual ecstasies or states of divine love.
647. al-wahiyya : The Divine Essence; a Sufi term referring to the absolute, undifferentiated essence of God.
648. bisāṭ al-ḥaḍra : The carpet of the Divine Presence; a Sufi metaphor for the spiritual station of intimate proximity to God.
649. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical or seemingly blasphemous sayings uttered by Sufis in a state of spiritual intoxication.
650. asrār : Secrets; in Sufism, refers to divine mysteries or spiritual realities granted to the Prophet.
651. aqṭār : Regions; here, likely referring to the Prophet's physical or spiritual domains.
652. mawāsim : Seasons; could refer to spiritual seasons or occasions for blessings.
653. sirr mukālamatih : The secret of conversing with him; a Sufi concept of intimate spiritual communication with the Prophet.
654. sarā'ir : Innermost beings; the hidden depths of the soul.
655. kushūfāt : Unveilings; spiritual revelations or disclosures.
656. tajalliyāt : Manifestations; divine self-disclosures or theophanies.
657. karāmāt : Miracles; here, the extraordinary acts or graces associated with the Prophet.
658. munājāt : Intimate prayer; a whispered, confidential conversation with God or the Prophet.
659. ʿanāṣir : Elements; could refer to the physical or spiritual components of a person.
660. ishāra : Subtle indication; a Sufi term for symbolic or allusive communication.
661. maqām : Station; here, the Prophet's tomb or spiritual rank.
662. adhwāq : Tastes; in Sufism, spiritual experiences or intuitive perceptions.
663. wilāya : Sainthood; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
664. madhāhib : Ways; could refer to schools of thought or spiritual paths.
665. mawārid : Sources; spiritual influxes or inspirations.
666. ma'āthir : Legacies; noble deeds or traditions handed down.
667. waẓā'if : Duties; litanies or regular devotional practices.
668. ma'ākhidh : Foundations; sources of knowledge or spiritual principles.
669. yakhluṣu : Literally 'be purified' or 'be sincere'; here it means the act of devotion is rendered pure and accepted by Allah.
670. al-ʿārifīn : The knowers or gnostics; those who have deep spiritual knowledge of Allah.
671. Firdaws al-jinān : The highest level of Paradise, often referred to as the Garden of Paradise.
672. qalbihi al-munawwar : His illuminated heart; refers to the Prophet Muhammad's heart, which is divinely illuminated.
673. ‘urafā’ika : Your knowers; those who have intimate knowledge (ma‘rifa) of God, often used for Sufi gnostics.
674. ḥijābika al-a‘ẓam : Your Greatest Veil; a Sufi term for the highest veil of divine majesty that separates creation from the Essence.
675. al-wilāya al-khāṣṣa : Special sainthood; a high spiritual station of closeness to God, distinct from general sainthood.
676. kun : Be; a reference to the divine command 'Be!' (kun) from the Quran, indicating God's creative power.
677. jadhaba : Divine attraction; a spiritual pull from God that draws a seeker toward Him without effort.
678. murīd : Seeker; a disciple in Sufism who seeks spiritual guidance from a master.
679. al-malik al-ḥurr : The free King; a title for God, emphasizing His absolute sovereignty and freedom.
680. sālik : Wayfarer; a spiritual traveler on the Sufi path.
681. majdhūb : One who is attracted; a person drawn directly to God by divine attraction, often bypassing formal spiritual training.
682. Aḥmad : Another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
683. Fārūq : Title of Umar ibn al-Khattab, meaning 'the distinguisher between truth and falsehood'.
684. Abū Ḥafṣ : Kunya (patronymic) of Umar ibn al-Khattab.
685. Ahl al-Sunna : People of the Sunna; orthodox Sunni Muslims who follow the prophetic tradition.
686. al-hazbar : The lion; a title for Ali ibn Abi Talib, known for his bravery.
687. Abū ‘Amr : Kunya of Uthman ibn Affan, meaning 'father of Amr'.