In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate. May God bless Muhammad and his family and grant them peace.
Indeed, loving affection is steadfastness
in a state that dispersal shakes.
A station brings us and Him together
when the marks appear upon the face,
in a valley with no companion, and a land
adorned by flowers and plants.
Its flowers are the sons, when you see them
upon his seat, and likewise the daughters.
When they fear, morning gives them security;
nothing frightens them but the night.
Its possessor is called the Servant of the Loving. God Most High said concerning the people of this Presence, “He loves them, and they love Him” [al-Maʾida 5:54], and He said, “Follow me: God will love you” [Al ʿImran 3:31]. In the authentic hadith, when God loves His servant, He is his hearing, sight, hand, and foot. His faculties remain established for him and do not cease, even if he is blind or dumb. The attribute exists behind the veil of blindness,
