Harfush Sheen · حرف الشين

شُهُودِي لِعَيْنِ الذَّاتِ طَيَّبَ لِي الْعَيْشَا
قَدِيمًا أَتَانِي نُـــورُهُ حَيْثُمَــــا رُشَّــــا

Shuhūdī li-‘ayni adh-dhāti ṭayyaba lī al-‘ayshā
Qadīman atānī nūruhu ḥaythumā rushshā

My witnessing of the Essence of the Source has made my life sweet; his light reached me long ago, wherever it was sprinkled.

أَتَانِي هَوَاهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْـهَــــوَى
فَإِنِّي مُحِبُّ الْمُصْطَفَى الدَّهْرَ مَا غَشَّا

Atānī hawāhu qabla an a‘rifa al-hawā
Fa-innī muḥibbu al-Muṣṭafā ad-dahra mā ghashshā

Passion for him came to me before I even knew what passion was; indeed, I am a lover of the Chosen One for as long as time endures.

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ رَبِّهِ حَــــــقَّ قَــــدْرِهِ
بِهَا حَيْثُـمَا أَلْـقَى الْأَمِينَ الْعَلِي بَشَّا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu rabbihi ḥaqqa qadrihi
Bihā ḥaythumā alqā al-amīna al-‘alī bashshā

Upon him be the prayer of his Lord as is his true due, through which—wherever I meet the Trustworthy, Exalted One—he smiles.

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ رَبِّــهِ حَـــــــقَّ قَــــدْرِهِ
مَدَى الدَّهْرِ مِنْ عَبْدٍ خَدِيمٍ لَهُ هِشَّا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu rabbihi ḥaqqa qadrihi
Madā ad-dahri min ‘abdin khadīmin lahu hisshā

Upon him be the prayer of his Lord as is his true due, for all eternity, from a servant and helper who is joyful for him.

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ
صَلاَةً تَزِينُ الْعَبْدَ وَالطِّرْسَ وَالنَّقْشَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Ṣalātan tazīnu al-‘abda wal-ṭirsa wan-naqshā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, a prayer that beautifies the servant, the parchment, and the calligraphy.

فَمَنْ عَاشَ يَوْمًا بِاحْتِرَافٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ
فَإِنِّي بِذِكْرٍ لِلْحَبِيـــبِ أَرَى الْعَيْشَـا

Fa-man ‘āsha yawman bi-ḥtirāfin wa-ḥikmatin
Fa-innī bi-dhikrin lil-ḥabībi arā al-‘ayshā

While some live their days through craft and worldly wisdom, I find the true meaning of life in the remembrance of the Beloved.

عَلَيْهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ
بِهِ الدَّهْرَ لاَ أَلْقَى الَّذِي يُورِثُ الطَّيْشَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu
Bihi ad-dahra lā alqā alladhī yūrithu al-ṭayshā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; through him, I never encounter across time that which causes recklessness or folly.

عَلَى الدُّرَّةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ أَزْكَى صَلاَتِـــهِ
صَلاَةً وَتَسْلِيمًا تُضِيءُ لَنَا الْغَطْشَا

‘Alā al-durrati al-bayḍā’i azkā ṣalātihi
Ṣalātan wa-taslīman tuḍī’u lanā al-ghaṭshā

Upon the "White Pearl" be His purest prayers—a prayer and salutation that illuminates the darkness for us.

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ فِي كُــــلِّ طَرْفَــــةٍ
بِهَا يَلْتَقِي الْأَعْدَاءُ مِنْ حَضْرَتِي بَطْشَا

‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi fī kulli ṭarfatin
Bihā yaltaqī al-a‘dā’u min ḥaḍratī baṭshā

Upon him be the prayer of Allah in every blinking of an eye, through which enemies encounter a forceful strike from my presence.

عَلَيْهِ مَــــعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِهِ
صَلاَةٌ مِنَ الْمَوْلَى تُرَشُّ بِهَا رَشَّا

‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi
Ṣalātun mina al-mawlā turashshu bihā rashshā

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions, be a prayer from the Lord that is showered down in abundance.