( In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful )
(Chapter One) On Knowing the Spirit
From which I took the details of his origin, what I have written down in this book, and the secrets that were between me and him, from that I have organized.
I said during the circumambulation: How can I circumambulate *** when our secret is blind to you ?
An irrational boulder, my movements *** It was said, “You are the confused, twisted one”
Look at the house, its light shining *** For hearts that have been purified and exposed
His gaze on God without a veil *** so his secret, the Most High, the Most High, was revealed
And it was revealed to her from the horizon of my majesty *** The moon of truth has never been overshadowed by an eclipse
If I had seen the Guardian when he saw him *** I said about him Madla Malhouf
The secret is hidden in the darkness of my right *** Any secret, if it were known.
They knew him and stayed with him for a while *** but the Most Merciful, the Compassionate took care of them.
And they remained upright, and nothing has ever been seen in them. *** About circumambulation itself is a distortion.
Arise and give me good tidings near my house *** that there will be no fear.