Harfuz Zaay · حرف الزاي

رَقِيتُ ذُرَى الْعِرْفَانِ جُبْتُ الْمَفَاوِزَا
إِلَى الْحَضْرَةِ الْعُلْيَا وَلِلْفَيْضِ حَائِزَا

Raqītu dhurā al-‘irfāni jubtu al-mafāwizā
Ila al-ḥaḍrati al-‘ulyā wa-lil-fayḍi ḥā’izā

I ascended the heights of gnosis and traversed the vast deserts to the Sublime Presence, attaining the Divine Overflow.

بِحُبِّ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ أَحْمَــــــدَ سَيِّـــــدِي
وَصِرْتُ إِلَى الْمَحْبُوبِ نِلْتُ الْجَوَائِزَا

Bi-ḥubbi Rasūli Allāhi Aḥmada sayyidī
Wa-ṣirtu ila al-maḥbūbi niltu al-jawā’izā

Through the love of the Messenger of Allah, Ahmad, my master, I reached the Beloved and received the rewards.

فَإِنْ دَهِشَ الْأَقْطَابُ فِي كُلِّ مَشْهَدٍ
بِمَشْهَدِ عَيْنِ الذَّاتِ حُزْتُ الْمَرَاكِزَا

Fa-in dahisha al-aqṭābu fī kulli mash-hadin
Bi-mash-hadi ‘ayni adh-dhāti ḥuztu al-marākizā

If the great "Poles" (spiritual leaders) were astonished at every sight, I have secured the central station at the sight of the Essence itself.

وَأَطْوِي لِمَنْ قَدْ حَبَّنِي كُلَّ مَهْمَــــهٍ
إِلَى الْحَضْرَةِ الْعُلْيَا وَلَوْ كُنْتُ رَامِزَا

Wa-aṭwī li-man qad ḥabbanī kulla mahmahin
Ila al-ḥaḍrati al-‘ulyā wa-law kuntu rāmizā

I fold the distances of every wasteland for whoever loves me, leading them to the Sublime Presence, even through a mere sign.

وَصَانَ إِلَـهِـي نَفْسِيَ الدَّهْرَ لاَ أُرَى
أَمِيلُ إِلَى مَا لَيْسَ فِي الشَّرْعِ جَائِزَا

Wa-ṣāna ilāhī nafsiya ad-dahra lā urā
Amīlu ilā mā laysa fī ash-shar‘i jā’izā

My God has protected my soul for all time, so I am never seen leaning toward what is not permissible in the Law (Sharia).

بِيُمْنِ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ حِبِّي وَمُرْشِـــدِي
بِسَرْدِي لَهُ الْأَمْدَاحَ قَدْ صِرْتُ فَائِزَا

Bi-yumni Rasūli Allāhi ḥibbī wa-murshidī
Bi-sardī lahu al-amdāḥa qad ṣirtu fā’izā

By the blessing of the Messenger of Allah, my beloved and guide, I have become a winner by reciting his praises.

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
بِهَا انْهَزَمَ الْأَعْدَا وَمَنْ سَا وَبَارَزَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihā inhazama al-a‘dā wa-man sā wa-bārazā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and His peace, through which enemies and those who showed evil or challenged me are defeated.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
تُصِيبُ بِهَا مَنْ ضَامَنِي وَالْمُبَــارِزَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Tuṣību bihā man ḍāmanī wal-mubārizā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and His peace, striking whoever oppressed me or came out to duel.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
بِهَا يُصْطَفَى مَنْ جَابَ نَحْوِي الْمَفَاوِزَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihā yuṣṭafā man jāba naḥwiya al-mafāwizā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and His peace, through which anyone who crosses the deserts to reach me is chosen.

عَلَيْـــــــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
مَعَ الْآلِ وَالْأَصْحَابِ مَا دُمْتُ عَاجِزَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ma‘a al-āli wal-aṣḥābi mā dumtu ‘ājizā

Upon him be the prayers of Allah and His peace, along with his family and companions, as long as I remain in a state of humble incapacity.