His Beauty ﷺ Has Made Me a Poet

They ask me, “Tell me about your beloved?”
What can I say to you; his beautyﷺ has made me a poet
For by Allah, even describing himﷺ neutrally is itself a poem
His descriptionﷺ is akin to a garden of superlatives
And his attributesﷺ are the most beautiful of flowers
The hearts of his loversﷺ are nurtured by them like bees
And the honey they produce therefrom is a cure
What can I say to you; his beautyﷺ has made me a poet
Breathing in his lightﷺ, the hearts blossom in the garden of praise
Drinking this blessed waterﷺ, they shiver like thirsty stems revived
I have taken on the impossible, in walking this path of praise
Like trying to bring the Sun through the pen’s tip
O beloved questioner, listen here:
What can I say to you; his beautyﷺ has made me a poet
What can the thirsty man in the barren desert pray for
Except for even a sip of water to survive
This is the likeness of the lovers with Muhammadﷺ
For surely it is only water that does quench
What can I say to you; his beautyﷺ has made me a poet
I speak of his beautyﷺ, these words are flames, they speak of the Sun
Warm yourself in this beauty and open your eyes to the path
The flame illuminates the room and you see the door
Step outside to take in the embrace of the Sun
What can I say to you; his beautyﷺ has made me a poet

– Lounès

Quenched by the Light of His Faceﷺ

The Beloved Muhammadﷺ is like the full moon
But one that neither eclipses nor it does wane
And with a light brighter than the sun at high noon
Whose quenching touch is gentler than summer rain

My heart guards my eyes in a jealous embrace
They shed tears for no other than himﷺ and his Lord
And when dry, they are quenched by the Light of his faceﷺ
Invocations of blessings, the peace is restored

Were the scent of Ahmadﷺ to descend upon a place
Its dwellers would spin in a frantic search of wonder
Thinking they must have stumbled upon Heaven’s gates
So, seeker, clear is your path on your journey yonder

O Allah, as a prayer through which you remove every pain
Convey from us Your utmost peace and blessings upon
Muhammadﷺ, and ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hassan and Husayn
And multiply it till our every trace of heedlessness is gone

– Lounès

 

The Face of Ahmad ﷺ

The face of Ahmadﷺ
Like the full Moon enrobed in a pure silk cloth
Light flowing as though flooding from his blessed pores ﷺ
His blessed eyes ﷺ
Darkened as by Kohl, shadowed like the Moon’s crevices ﷺ
Those lips sweetened by the Divine Revelation ﷺ
His utterance of it a mellow articulation of sincerity ﷺ
Not artificial, not disguised
Plain and natural as the bee delivering its honey ﷺ
Melodious and pure, enrapturing who hears it ﷺ
Lustrating the heart of every listener ﷺ
Decorating it with deep tranquility and beauty ﷺ
O the generosity and care-taking of that Prophet ﷺ
Were the shame of a sinner and transgressor
From his Umma ﷺ to surface for all to see
He would shelter it under his own blessed cloak ﷺ
O the beauty of that Prophet and O the humility ﷺ
Were he to sit ﷺ amongst the destitute and outcast
You could not tell him apart due to his bashfulness ﷺ
O how we long for the Light of Ahmad to adorn us ﷺ
That we may reach our Lord with manners
That we may love through Allah and for Allah
That we may give only to please Him
O Allah – Your Generosity is unfathomable
And You have showered me with blessings over and over
What have I but You?
Convey Your peace and blessings upon
The Moon of our hearts ﷺ
The Light of our nights ﷺ
And upon his family and companions ﷺ
By the measure of Your Favors upon us

– Lounès

Nourished by His Light ﷺ

 

O stars,
Look upon Muhammadﷺ
And nourish yourselves
With this Light!

Come here, O Self, let me whisper into your ear:
“Muhammadﷺ”
No, do not thank me with vain flattery
Thank me instead by emulating him
And by singing to me his name
Openly in plain daylight
And in the throes of the night!

My heart has been captured
By a drink of rapture
Swinging between tears and laughter
O Soul, Muhammad is who we’re afterﷺ!

What sweet bliss, a nectar from the finest flowers
Has been churned in this heart to make an inebriating honey
Intoxicated at the the tongue’s touch of it
Yet I drank the whole of it in one go.

This love entered into my heart
And its world was flipped altogether
I saw the dunya below my feet
And I told it, stay there, for you are worth no more
I stamped my foot for good measure
Then I spun back to invocations upon Muhammadﷺ
For what cure have I except more drinking
O love, chain this lower world down
So we can keep sipping from this moon
I once heard it was the Sun that fed it light
And since then my lips never moved from the cup.

– Lounès

 

Muhammad’s Flag ﷺ

Upon affliction, I raise the flag of my Prophet ever higherﷺ
For he is the Way out of every trial and tribulationﷺ
You are not doing any favor to your Religion by raising their flags
You are, in your limited comprehension of his Oceans of Mercyﷺ
Failing to represent him and the message he was sent withﷺ
And instead making public your faulty understanding of this Religion
We are with Muhammadﷺ and he is with the Truthﷺ
And heﷺ is with the oppressed, and tireless against injustice
So tell me, what other flag do we need? What other flag do we need?
O true colors, o true colors, how you never fail to rise
How you never fail to rise, not less than the Sun nor the Moon
The acumen of light cannot fathom putting out fire with fire
No, we put out the fires of falsehood with those sweet waters
The waters of Divine Revelation and Celestial Mercy
That came to us from the Lord of the Heavens and Earth
Through the Pure Vessel of Resplendant Illuminationﷺ
Our Way is Islam and we are pleased with it
Whether it tires the disbelievers and the imposters
Our Way is that of Muhammadﷺ regardless of the ignorant
Despite their attempts to taint this beautiful Divine Message
Nay, darkness merely disappears in the presence of Light
So when they plot their plots, we turn to Muhammadﷺ
And by the Everlasting Mercy that he came with
We join hands, join hearts and join Souls
And we, together, raise HIS flag ever higherﷺ
And we, together, raise HIS flag ever higherﷺ
And we, together, raise HIS flag ever higherﷺ

– Lounès

His Light Upon My Brow ﷺ

Were the gaze of Muhammad ﷺ to reach me
I would, with the light upon my brow,
Boast before the brightest stars in the skies
“O Stars, make way, be not shameless!”
For his sake and not for the receiver
For no cheek is met by this mercy
But it is crowned as a manifest king
In the Heavens and in the lands
Amongst Mankind and Jinn
Amongst the animals and plants
Amongst the mountains and seas
Worldly kings are compelled
To lower their necks in reverence
Before he who is cradled in the sphere
Of Muhammad’s Gazeﷺ
In reality, no one is truly praised
Except for Muhammadﷺ
For he is the Spring of Praiseworthy Traits
And the Light in every good deed and word
The Guiding Light, in this very moment amongst us!
Like Waters of Alchemy
Your portion is proportionate to your aspiration
Drink, then drink some more!
More, O lover, this River dries not!
O Muhammadan Lightsﷺ–
Do keep gushing to our hearts
And do keep transforming our lives
And do keep bringing us love of Allah
And do keep opening the way to the Heavens
O Allah – convey your peace and blessings
Upon Your Most Beloved Prophetﷺ
A prayer that opens our destiny
To the reception of his merciful Gazeﷺ

-Lounès

Your Smile Is My Paradise ﷺ

O Muhammadﷺ – your smile is my paradise
For it I would trade this world and what is in it
By your merciful gaze the Souls are raised
Up to the Presence of the Lord Almighty

O Muhammad ﷺ – your smile is my paradise
By Allah were your smile to manifest upon me
I would proclaim to the world victory
In this life and the Next, O my heart’s light

O Muhammad ﷺ – your smile is my paradise
Were my being to be engulfed in that aura
Of healing lights pouring from your heart
Transforming every crevice of my Soul

O Muhammadﷺ – your smile is my paradise
Deprive me not from an answer to my plea
O my merciful master, may Allah’s copious blessings
Be upon you, your companions and your sanctified family

-Lounès

A Divinely Ordained Crown

When a lady appears before me in her Hijab
I am reminded of my beloved Muhammadﷺ
Not only due to her will being aligned with hisﷺ
But for the courage that manifests upon her
Especially in the times of ignorance that we live in
A Divinely Ordained Crown that she weighs upon her lower desires
Verily it is the humility that springs from his heartﷺ
That flows as a beautiful covering for every believer
Thus the Hijab is an internal reality made manifest
And so it is that we are fashioned by the Muhammadan Lightsﷺ
The King of Kings gave us of His Beauty
As the King does offer a gift to His beloved servant
And ordered us, as He did, to guard this treasure
Lest we be dispossessed of it by darkness
And so I am reminded of this trust
And so I am reminded of this gift
And so I am reminded of its sanctity
﴾Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam﴿ (17:70)
O Hijab – you appear as a piece of cloth
But to the believing heart you are Remembrance
A Dhikr for the lovers, a vehicle of Divine Aspiration
O Hijab, you appear as a headdress
Yet you are like the page of a love-note
From the Beloved Almighty Allah
Delivered by Muhammadﷺ
O Allah – dress the believing men and women
With the inner Hijab of modesty
And guard the whole with Your Protection
O Allah – preserve the honor of Muhammad’s Ummahﷺ
And keep them safe from ill intentions and oppression
O Allah – and lastly, grant the women of this Nation –
For their following Your Pleasure –
That which no eye has seen, nor ear has heard
Nor has occurred to a human heart

– Lounès

O Husayn! Have They Overlooked Your Victory?

Love for the sake of Allah is measured not by passion
For even the wicked can mimic zeal
No, this love is a silent storm that churns in the chest
And its waves are the emulation of the Pious
O Husayn! They grieve, but have they overlooked your victory?
They grieve your death
But have they overlooked your life?
﴾Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah
and Religion is professed only for Allah﴿ (2:193)
The transgressors willed to kill Husayn
﴾They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths,
but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it﴿ (61:8)
But Husayn was the Light that chased injustice out of the darkness
And was made plain to see!
The transgressors willed to kill Husain
﴾And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead;
Nay, (they are) alive, but you do not perceive﴿ (2:154)
Verily, only those blinded to this manifest victory believe he is dead
Like those who professed:
﴾We have killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of Allah
they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them﴿ (4:157)
But Husayn is not dead to the lovers of Allah
How can it be so?
Justice belongs to Allah, and Allah is the Eternally-Living
﴾but the righteous works provide an eternal recompense from your Lord,
and a far better hope.﴿ (18:46)
O brother, do not be like the one who shuts his eyes before the Sun
Alive through his sacrifice, through his deeds and progeny
Alive through his righteousness before corruption
Alive through his Sword of Truth
﴾and fitnah is worse than killing﴿
There is no space for Shi’a nor Sunni in the hearts of true lovers
The lover sees naught but the Light and that is his guide
O lovers of Muhammad and his Sanctified Progenyﷺ
Unite under his Praised Banner, and do not be divided!
Time is short and distractions are many
Surely, we can agree on our love for Muhammadﷺ!
And that is the least we can for his plea to be united!
Verily, the hearts of Muhammad’s true loversﷺ tremble in love
Even when his name reaches them from upon the tongue of the enemy
So give up not that priceless love for an unfair trade
Verily, love for him and love for his lovers are coexistant
So seperate not the two unjustly!
O Allah – upon Muhammad convey your utmost peace and blessings
And upon his brother in Allah, ‘Ali, convey your utmost peace and blessings
And upon his precious daughter, Fatima, convey your utmost peace and blessings
O Allah – convey your utmost peace and blessings upon Hassan and Husayn
And deliver us from the oppressors, within and without, on this day
As You delivered Musa from Fir’awn
And You delivered Adam from his sin
As You delivered Nuh from the Sea of ignorance
As You delivered Ibrahim from Nimrod
As You delivered ‘Isa from the Devils wanting to crucify him
As You delivered Your Beloved, Muhammad, from the Quraysh
O Allah – bless them with a prayer of peace
And grant us benefit and Mercy through their mention!

– Lounès

Our Key ﷺ

If you are looking for Madina
Follow the tears of his loversﷺ
And if you find yourself
Already amongst them
Then seek no further
Certainly not its bricks and carpets
But its very Soul mingles with theirs
Do you not perceive
O internally blind one
Muhammad is amongst usﷺ
Do you not perceive
O heretical literalist
It is only through his Lightﷺ
That you may enter Paradise
His love is our Keyﷺ
To the gates of the Divine Court
O Allah – convey your utmost blessings
Upon the Resplendent Guiding Lightﷺ
With a prayer that joins our souls
With his, here and Hereafterﷺ

• Lounès

Our Shaykh ﷺ

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

Few are the Shaykhs today
Most who carry the title do not deserve it
And who is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh is Muhammad ﷺ.
And those amongst his nation
Who truly hold that title before Allah
Are those who have dissolved themselves
Into the essence of Muhammad ﷺ
A similitude of this relationship
Is that of the Sun reflecting upon the water
You approach the lake to see your reflection
But in the absence of the Sun there is but darkness
If the Shaykh is not in the presence of Muhammad ﷺ
Then he is no Shaykh at all
And reflecting to you but darkness
But the true Shaykh is a mirror for your Soul
O Money-grabbing fraud
Have you no shame to call yourself Shaykh?
Have you forgotten Allah is the All-seeing, All-hearing?
O you, who poses in the garb of the Ascetics
And in the back-room of the Majlis
You slip the dirhams into your pocket
To feed the desires you claim to have vanquished
Few are the Shaykhs today
O Allah – forgive us
And have Mercy on this Ummah
O Allah – keep us amongst the sincere
And let the hypocrites be kept far from us
O Allah – those who claim to seek Your Pleasure
And yet seek nothing but a portion of this wretched abode
O Allah – safeguard us from their evil
Protect us from their scheming
And they schemed, and Allah schemed,
and Allah is the best of schemers.¹

Lounès
¹ Qur’an (3:54)

The Sun of this Light ﷺ

Bimillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

I do not write poems
I write my love for himﷺ
And they appear as poems
But the poems
Are but the shell of this love
And only those who have matured
And grown the teeth necessary
To get past the outer shell
May taste the hidden fruit
And only those who have developed
Through their seeking
A sense of smell
To detect that sweet scent
May know what is to be found
Beyond this shell
O words – how many you have distracted
From the purpose of your presence
How many you have entangled
In the sensory
But what a solace you have been
To the yearning hearts
Who may rest for a at least a moment
Upon sharing a taste
Of what you point to
So carry on relaying
What they will to share
That is hidden in those chests
And may Allah have Mercy on us
And convey His peace and blessings
Upon the Sun of this light you carryﷺ

– Lounès

Possessor of Beauty and Perfection ﷺ

Muḥammad, possessor of beauty and perfectionﷺ
Possessor of guidance and intercessionﷺ
Muḥammad, our hope on the Day of Resurrectionﷺ
Whose remembrance brings reform to our intentionﷺ

Muḥammad, possessor of the directionﷺ
To the Lord, under whose Might we seek protection
Muḥammad, possessor of the connectionﷺ
To the Lord, through whose Subtlety we seek correction

Muḥammad, the bringer of Recollectionﷺ
Our relief from every harm and every tensionﷺ
Muḥammad, peace descends upon his mentionﷺ
He whom our turning to answers every questionﷺ

Muḥammad, the bringer of justice and serenityﷺ
Our protection from every devil and every enemyﷺ
Muḥammad, the guiding light who was sent to freeﷺ
Every Soul, the mercy to every entityﷺ

Muḥammad, possessor of generosityﷺ
Dispelling every bringer of animosityﷺ
Muḥammad, possessor of pure modestyﷺ
The Pristine Light sent by Allāh to speakﷺ

Muḥammad, the Prophet every guided Soul does seekﷺ
The trusty shelter to the oppressed and weakﷺ
Muḥammad, possessor of the station most uniqueﷺ
Allāh bless him, for every tear on his lovers’ cheeksﷺ

– Lounès

I Remember Muḥammadﷺ

I Remember Muḥammadﷺ

Were I to share the stillness of this moment
Beneath the star-spangled sky
Embraced by the soft desert breeze
Then I remember Muḥammadﷺ
And so I wonder…

Were I to share this silence in my chest
How the turbulent seas have calmed
The tides have turned, sails may rest
So I remember Muḥammadﷺ
And I wonder…

Were I to share the pouring floods of meanings
That quench the deep recesses of my heart
During intimate exchange with Allah’s Elect Ones
I then remember Muḥammadﷺ
And so I wonder…

Were I to share the subtle manifestations
Of Allah’s activities that surround me
That He allows my heart glimpses of
I remember Muḥammadﷺ
And so I wonder…

Were I to share the communion of Souls
Displayed upon the meeting of His lovers
Whereupon secrets are transmitted like shooting stars
But I remember Muḥammadﷺ
And so I wonder…

Were I to share the moments of reflection
Upon the mercy of that Chosen Oneﷺ
And his endless oceans of compassionﷺ
I always remember Muḥammadﷺ
I wonder no more…

For I may share for endless suns and moons
What I see and what I feel
But what is the use
If you may board that ship
And direct yourself to himﷺ
My Soul
Like the darkened moon
Turned towards the sun
That weary Soul
Heavy-laden with sins
Turned in totality to Muḥammadﷺ
The rest are but details…
And so I wonder no more…

I share not the foam at the shore
I share but the Sea
That is Muḥammadﷺ

– Lounès

His Lustrous Lightsﷺ

Nights are made timeless in remembrance

Lights are made shineless in his presenceﷺ

Names are made nameless in the Heavens

When blazing ‘pon their faces is his essenceﷺ

Those hearts, when they impart this luminescenceﷺ

Their Souls, travel the road of convalescence

The stars, annihilated in his reverenceﷺ

The Sun burning in true love with incessance

We travel these roads, we travel our intentions

Every road leads to the Master of Intercessionﷺ

With every whisper of “Muḥammadﷺ” our Soul freshens

We lay before him our hearts and our possessions

These words are rays of our subtle, Souls’ expressions

A Sun above our good deeds and transgressions

One kept ablaze by Merciful, Lordly Interventions

Support is poured to guide our ascension

O Allāh – bless and send peace to The Blessingﷺ

Who is the apex of Your Eternal Addressingﷺ

He in whose pleasure Felicity is destinedﷺ

The Priceless Treasure, the shelter to every nestlingﷺ

One that we run to, O Allāh, for times are pressingﷺ

Our hearts, clear, whichever language we express in

His wondrous name, we pray that we forever rest inﷺ

His lustrous lights, we pray that we’re forever dressed inﷺ

– Lounès

O Land of Allah’s Elect Ones ﷺ

What an exquisite body of land the Lord has spread
O Land of Allah’s Elect Ones
What can be said
About a land
That was granted as a refuge
To the Great Grandson of the Pole of Creationﷺ himself
What can be said
About a land
Whose Earth holds in its womb
The bodies of the Greatest of the Awliya’
A land where the seekers
Are intoxicated by the fragrant breeze of Madina
O Maghrib
Blessed you are
And blessed are your people
May we be welcomed into your arms
And may the land be folded
Such that there is no distance
Between us and His Lovers and Friends
Such that not a single step is taken by us
Except by their side
O Allah – protect us in our journeys
And protect the family we leave behind us
Enter us into the sphere of Your Safety and Mercy
Enter us into the sphere of Your Peace and Wisdom
Enter us into the sphere of Your Light and Guidance
O Allah – make this a journey of Holy Openings
May our hearts receive those Secrets that join us with Your Belovedﷺ
May they be breathed into our hearts, O Generous One
May our every step be guided and may our glance be protected
May our minds be at peace and may our hearts be tranquil
May our Witnessing of You be untainted
May our Love for You and our reaching to You be sincere and fruitful
And never do You turn one away from Your Door
So, O Lord of my soul and of every created being
Grant me through this journey
Knowledge that benefits
Knowledge that grants me Your Proximity
Knowledge that leads to Your Pleasure and Eternal Acceptance
O Allah – join my soul and that of Your Prophetﷺ
In this life, the barzakh and Hereafter
Keep us close to Your Elect Ones
Keep us close to Your Lovers
Give us a portion of their states
Give us a portion of their knowledge
Give us a portion of their love
And accept this journey as one purely for Your Sake
Seeking Your Bountiful Countenance
Seeking Your Pleasure and Proximity
O Shakur, O Karim – open our visions
To the countenance of Your Beloved Oneﷺ
And keep us in his midstﷺ
Under his gazeﷺ
Under his bannerﷺ
O Most Merciful One
Cleanse our hearts
And let this journey not end
But that You have effaced our every sin
Elevated our station closer to Your Beloved Prophetﷺ
And given us the best of destiny and protected us from its worst
O Allah – guide our hearts
Guide our limbs
Guide our tongues
Guide our silence
O Allah – put patience into my limbs
Wisdom and light into my words
Life and vision into my heart
O Allah – give us that which the Prophetﷺ wants for us
And bless him and give him peace
By the amount of odd and even numbers
From the Day of Creation to the Day of Reckoning
Every day a thousand times

– Lounès

Surely Aḥmad Is Near ﷺ

O Light upon my eye
What magnificence surrounds us
The celestial meadows are calling
Surely Aḥmad is near ﷺ

O Light upon my eye
I hear the lovers chanting
Through the crevice of my heartscape
Surely Aḥmad is near ﷺ

O Light upon my eye
The longing of the yearners is palpable
I feel the entrancing pull of their Souls
Surely Aḥmad is near ﷺ

O Light upon my eye
How you ceaselessly mesmerise me
What captivation your Source produces
Surely Aḥmad is near ﷺ

O Light upon my eye
Leave us not, and tells us once more
With your sweet, delicate rhapsodies
How Aḥmad is near ﷺ

– Lounès

Give Your Form up to the Formless

Would you still sit at the feet of your Shaykh
If he knew no fame?
If Allah had not granted him notoriety as a provision
Would you still seek his company?
If that Soul you call your guide
Lived but on crumbs and was hidden from this world
Would you, were you taken to him, clasp his hand?
What is it in this man that you see?
Is it a magnificent Soul whose gaze uplifts you
Whose presence and words direct you
Whose state rectifies your heart?
Or is it a well-groomed man
With an eloquent tongue
And a far-reaching reputation?
If Allah had not dressed him
In this outer attractive power
Would his inner himma
Grasp your attention?
O follower – the image of this man
Is but the foam of the ocean
And if you were to taste the majesty of its breadth
You would be too bewildered
To preoccupy your self with his outer image
So return to him with a heart empty of images
See not his outer form
And give your form up to the formless
For were you to do that
A journey of a thousand years
Would be scaled down
To but a fraction
This life is short
The images are many
The goal is single
Give your form up
To the formless

– Lounès

Our Proof ﷺ

O seeker of proofs –
leave us and seek on your proofs
with the muftis and grammarians
our proof is a secret in our heart
were you to silence your self sufficiently
you would taste that which nurtures the soul
rather than that which fuels the tongue
O seeker of proofs –
be still, be silent
In the company of Muhammad’s lovers ﷺ
and the proofs themselves
will seek you

– Lounès

He Through Whom We Return to You ﷺ

O Allah – to You do we belong and certain is our return to You
So turn to us, till we turn to You and our singular concern is You
Turn to us till our every sin is burned in You
Turn to us till our every limb yearns for You
Amend our hearts until our hearts return to You
And our hearts return to You
Amend our eyes and tongues, until our eyes and tongues return to You
And our eyes and tongues return to You
Amend our intellects and hearing, until our intellects and hearing return to You
And our intellects and hearing return to You
Amend our words and deeds until our words and deeds return to You
And our words and deeds return to You
O Allah – by heﷺ whom was sent as a reminder to return to You
Bless heﷺ who we pray we are united with upon our return to You
On that Day when Mankind and Jinns return to You
On that Day when the stars and celestial spheres return to You
On that Day when the mountains and valleys return to You
On that Day when the oceans, lakes and rivers return to You
On that Day when the trees, flowers and earth return to You
On that Day when clay and fire return to You
O Allah – heﷺ who is our only means in this life for our return to You
Confer Your peace and blessings upon himﷺ as we turn to You
In this moment, and make every moment be our return to You
Heﷺ through whom we heard Word from the True
Messenger of the Unseen and the Unheardﷺ from He who Knows and Knew
Who is now as He was and He Knows now as He Always Knew
The Infinite, True, showering our hearts like morning dew
On dry blades of grass, coloring the hearts with a thousand hues
We turn to Him, through Muhammadﷺ, with whose arrival dawn broke through
Nay, he IS the dawnﷺ, he is the shining Sun from which true belief grewﷺ
He is the presence into which every Saint withdrewﷺ
And returned to say, “through Muhammadﷺ, O Allah, I have returned to You”
O Allah – by he upon who the loftiest rights are dueﷺ
Convey Your utmost blessings and peace from us, by You
In You is our trust and our everlasting return is to You
So wash our hearts with the waters of acceptance as we turn to You
And turn not Your Pleasure away from us until we return to You

– Lounès

The Breaking of the Fast

Curious at first glance seems the affair of His lovers
That they should both mourn and celebrate
But such is the Generosity of Allāh that He coincides
The departure of this Holy Month with a night so great
That supplications to Him are not rejected
The month came with sure and imminent departure
With it came a secret to cure sinning of the heart
A pure healing from Allāh; the Lord of Ramadan
O Allāh – how You have blessed us with this gift
So through Your Grace bless us still now that it is gone
O Allāh – strengthen us through the certainty in:
“It is only the devil who would make (men) fear his partisans.
Fear them not; fear Me, if ye are true believers.” ¹
O Allāh – grant a taste of Your Mercy through Your Prophetﷺ
Who is ever a Solace to the grieversﷺ
Surely, this month has passed, but the Favor of Allāh
Never diminished; and we seek it in this night
Through Your Most Beloved Prophet, Muḥammadﷺ
O Allāh – fill our innermost secrets with his Lightﷺ
O Allāh – upon the sanctuary of our Soulsﷺ
He who when You created himﷺ, You granted him
The most beautiful character and countenanceﷺ
And a Light so vast, in which every Gnostic swimsﷺ
O Allāh – upon that purifying ocean You named Muḥammadﷺ
Wash away any and all impurities from our hearts
O Allāh – upon him and his familyﷺ convey Your blessings
And peace, by the number of all dew drops and stars

– Lounès

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¹ 3:175

The Walking Qurʾān ﷺ

If the Sun could speak, it would tell us how Aḥmad taught it to shineﷺ
If the Sun could speak, it would tell us of the shadow of its separation from himﷺ
If the Sun could speak, it would tell us how cold and subdued its heart has become
If the Sun could speak, it would tell us how, before himﷺ, its rays are unequivocally dim
“O shame on me,” it would say, “the people have come to believe I am the brightest,
If they would but set eyes upon he who has tread the Earth as Muḥammadﷺ, O how!
How they would come to realise, there is no creature with a mightier Lightﷺ,
And even then, are you not aware that it is his Light shining upon my browﷺ?
This Universe is a monument of Love, and the object of Love is Aḥmadﷺ
O you people who tread upon the Earth, do not believe you will do so eternally
Hurry back to Allāh, through his Resplendent Messengerﷺ, and prepare for this meeting
And “Worship your Lord until you achieve the ultimate certainty”¹
No man could ever produce words that would do justice to the grandeur
Of the Master of Prophetsﷺ, for he is the walking Qurʾānﷺ, O sisters and brothers:
“Say: If mankind and Jinns should combine together to bring the like of this Qurʾān,
They could not produce the like thereof , even if they helped one another” ²
What about my light? It is destined to be put out like the wick of an old candle
But the Lord of Muḥammadﷺ will never allow for Aḥmad’s Lightﷺ to perish
So take that Rope firmly – O listener – and do not be deluded by temporality
Let your heart bathe in this Light So Cherishedﷺ that your Soul may be replenished.”
O Allāh – upon the Sun of our Souls, convey from us Your uttermost blessings
Bring to life the soil of our hearts with the fruits of the Unseen Treasures
Brought about by the nourishing rays of Divine Proximity, that is Muḥammadﷺ
And upon his sanctified familyﷺand grant them a peace transcendent beyond measure.

– Lounès

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¹ 15:99

² 17:88

The Bringer of the Night of Powerﷺ

What are you seeking?
You search the lands and the skies
Even as far as the stars and celestial spheres
Looking for beauty, something new
Always looking for something more beautiful
O seeker, all of the beauty in creation
Is summed up in Aḥmadﷺ
Seek Muḥammad ﷺ
Behold al-Muṣṭafāﷺ
And you will have beheld all of creation’s beauty
O Night Worth a Thousand Months
O Best of Nights
Upon your encounter and within our union
We seek the Prophet worth a thousand Prophetsﷺ
The Dome of Creationﷺ, Master of the Messengersﷺ
O Most Beautiful of Nights
We seek through the blessings
That your Lord bestowed upon you
The Most Beautiful of Prophetsﷺ
O Night of Power
We seek the Beloved of the Lord of Powerﷺ
Take our hands that we may visit him togetherﷺ
How much more beautiful would you then be?
O Allāh – on the Night of Decree
We ask you to join our Souls
With the Soul of Your Greatest Prophetﷺ
Cleanse our hearts with the waters of his Presenceﷺ
Dress us in the Lights of his Beautyﷺ
Adorn our inner secrets with Aḥmad’s Fragranceﷺ
O Allāh – we seek to behold Your Prophetﷺ
For what has he to worry about
He who has been given such a colossal gift?
To behold the Beloved of Allāhﷺ
In all his splendorﷺ
Our means to Your Mercy and Forgiveness
And a sign of Your love for us
So grant us Your Love, O Most Generous One
O Loving One
O Allāh – by ‘Alī, Fāṭima, Ḥassan and Ḥusayn
Grant us the love of Your Prophetﷺ
And of his sanctified Familyﷺ
A love that expands with no decrease
O Allāh – have Mercy upon our deceased
Open our hearts to Your Mercy
Cover us with Your Beautiful Veil
Forgive every sin we have ever committed
And those we are prone to commit
I am at your door, O Muḥammad ﷺ
Ask our Lord that He grants us
All that which you find to be best for us
O Muḥammadﷺ, ask Him for us
All that which you have asked for yourselfﷺ
All that which you have asked for your loved onesﷺ
O Muḥammadﷺ, ask that our hearts be filled
With Divine Secrets, Knowledge of the Gnostics
Proximity of the Favored, Foremost, Elect
That our hearts be split asunder by the Light of Allāh
Opened to your love and that of your close onesﷺ
Opened to the openings of the great Knowers of Allāh
Opened to the reception of Manifestions of the Divine Names
Split asunder by His Gaze
Split asunder by His Love
Split asunder by His Graceful Generosity
Ask our Lord, O Muḥammadﷺ
That we receive glad tidings from your blessed tongueﷺ
That we receive knowledge poured directly from your holy heart ﷺ
That we receive love poured directly from your impeccable Soulﷺ
O Muḥammadﷺ, ask Allāh
That we be kept in your presenceﷺ
Until we are taken into our grave by your very handsﷺ
And that our graves are Gardens of Paradise
And that we remain in your presence through the Reckoningﷺ
Up until, with youﷺ, we step in complete security into the Eternal Abode
And that we keep your blessed company, O Muḥammadﷺ
And that we are not kept away from you for even the blinking of an eyeﷺ
O Most Beautiful Creationﷺ, O Guide to Our Desireﷺ
O Lamp in our Nightﷺ, O Aḥmadﷺ
Lift us from the burden of our sickness and sinfulness
With your blessed handsﷺ
O Muḥammadﷺ, in these final days of this blessed month of Ramadan
Visit us in our dreams, so that not a single night are we away from youﷺ
Do not leave us to ourselves
O Allāh – by the Greatest Prophetﷺ
By the greatness of his Messageﷺ
By the greatness of his Familyﷺ
By the greatness of his Companionsﷺ
Especially Abu Bakr, ʿ Umar, ʿUthmān and ʿAlī
O Allāh – by them
Grant us victory over our selves
And free us from the burden of Dunyā
Until our gaze is set solely on You
O Lord of Your Creation
O One, O Only, O Allāh
Drown us in Your Essence
Till we are in Your Safekeeping Eternally
By the honor and rank of Muḥammadﷺ
Our Masterﷺ, our Belovedﷺ, our Guideﷺ
O Allāh – bless him and his holy familyﷺ
From the Day of Creation till the Last Day
Every day as many times as Your Name has been mentioned
Every day as many times as Your Name has been praised
Every day as many times as Your creations have prostrated to You
By the extent of Muḥammad’s Beautyﷺ
O what Beautyﷺ!
O Allāh – bless him and give him peaceﷺ
And Forgive us for his sakeﷺ
And have Mercy on us for his sakeﷺ
O Lord of Muḥammad ﷺ
It is through his intercessionﷺ
That You have given us the Night of Powerﷺ
So bless him by the greatness of this blessed nightﷺ
This Chosen Prophetﷺ, through himﷺ, we have received blessings
Greater than any blessings You have bestowed on any other nation
So Allāh accept our gratitude
And Allāh – through Your Generosity
Grant us his visionﷺ
Grant us his proximityﷺ
And dress us in his characterﷺ
And make us firm in the following of his deedsﷺ
His commandsﷺ, his wordsﷺ, and his mercyﷺ
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Sender of the Mercy to the Worldsﷺ
O Essence of All Mercy, Merciful One
Grant us Your Eternal Mercy
Āmīn.

-Lounès

The Heavenly Supportﷺ

O Allāh – allow us to know Your belovedﷺ
With a knowledge that ascertains Your Mercy
In this life and the Next, and dresses us
In the Lights of Muḥammadﷺ, till we’re thirst-free

By al-Kawthar, with the Cup-holderﷺ
O Muḥammadﷺ, pour that sweet drink
Between our parched lips, and etch into
Our hearts the Noble Word with Eternity’s ink

By the permission of Allāh, may we receive
Your close companionshipﷺ, I am at your door
At your door, O Muḥammadﷺ, I am here
May your name be chiseled into my coreﷺ

Muḥammad, you are my Guideﷺ
Your are the Guiding Light that I seekﷺ
For what other means have I, O Muḥammadﷺ
To reach the Lord that permits me to speak?

Permits me to reach out to His Most Treasured Secretﷺ
Permits me to taste the sweet name of Muḥammadﷺ
Permits me to sit amongst his lovers and grandchildrenﷺ
Permits me to be warmed by the love of Muḥammad ﷺ

By Allāh – a tear shed for Muḥammadﷺ
Could extinguish the Fire of the lowest Hellﷺ
What to say then of the heart that for Muḥammadﷺ
Sheds torrents, and in love and longing does swell

O Allāh – upon Muḥammad, our Belovedﷺ
The Heavenly Support, sent as a Perfect Favorﷺ
Deliver a Most Beautiful Peace and copious blessings
By which his Presence we can for Eternity savourﷺ

– Lounès

Under the Gaze of Prophetic Graceﷺ

The green in the rose’s stem is proof of life in it
Just as proof of life in the lover shines on his blessed face
Like the red in the rose’s cheeks, the heart of Muḥammad’s lover
Burns red with love and this is life’s blatant trace
Allāh’s Grace shimmers from their every word and deed
Those lovers; living proofs of: “give glad tidings to the patient.” ¹
There are more than a hundred thousand ways to respond to
“Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation” ²
O Allāh – count us amongst them; our destinies flow from Your Pen
Let not this night end but You have given us the secret of his loveﷺ
Let not this night end but You have bewildered us with his countenanceﷺ
Let not this night end but our Souls are by his Presence engulfedﷺ
O Allāh – may our station be, permanently, at the feet of Muḥammadﷺ
How I long to press my cheek against the coldish Golden Gates
And to brush upon my palm the crimson rugs of Holy Medina
To breathe into my lungs the breezes of blessings in his cityﷺ
Love; I follow the orders of the Master of this arenaﷺ
Muḥammad, the Elect, the Chosenﷺ, may we forever spend our days
In praise of the first and last to manifest as bursting Celestial Raysﷺ
Dressing the horizons and setting the lovers’ precious hearts ablazeﷺ
By his name we’re raised, our hearts glazed in a thousand waysﷺ
With every phrase, we utter, O Lord, bring us close, with our sins erased
Place us, this day till the End of Days under the gaze of Prophetic graceﷺ
Leave no space between us and the Master of the Jinns and the Human raceﷺ
Efface every trace of heedlessness till we’re cloaked in his close embraceﷺ

– Lounès

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¹ (2:155)
² (33:56)

The Quenching Elixir ﷺ

Loving the Prophet of Allāh is my maḍhabﷺ
From which every other maḍhab I attach myself to springs
This love is a blessing, a priceless one
One I would not trade for all the treasures of worldly kings

For if my heart was pulled to this lower world
Love for Muḥammad is its binded wingsﷺ
What a lonely place my heart’s dreamscape would be
Were it not for that name it every day and night singsﷺ

Praising Muḥammad is my very reason for livingﷺ
I know no other deed I would rather die fulfilling
His praise is the sweet water that quenches my Soulﷺ
And my heart is the cup from which this water is spilling

His name is the sweet nectar which attracts all loversﷺ
Like bees pulled towards a unique and boundless flower
From which pours a thousand flavors and a thousand aromas
Muḥammad’s name is the Quenching Elixir through Lordly Powerﷺ

They whose hearts praise Muḥammad are cherished by meﷺ
They whose tongues extol his virtues are beloveds of mineﷺ
They whose limbs mirror his deeds are my companionsﷺ
Who upon his mention their faces shine as an outward signﷺ

O Allāh – upon the Musk of our Souls, our Master, Muḥammadﷺ
Convey Your utmost peace and most perfect blessings by which
Our hearts are cleansed from all that You dislike for us
And replaced with that by which are Souls are made rich

– Lounès

The Bringer of Ramaḍānﷺ

Immeasurable blessings cascading
Heavens gates flung open, a Mercy all-pervading
Rushing to the hearts of lovers, scintillating
Lights, raining upon believers, unabating

No forsaking in this Holy Month, by His Richness
The Lord of the Heavens bestows His Forgiveness
The Most Generous, to His Oneness we bear witness
His Gaze is the cure to our every sickness

Muḥammad, our Master, the bringer of Ramaḍānﷺ
The bringer of glad tidings and the Holy Qurʾānﷺ
The coolness of the eyes of every monotheist withdrawnﷺ
Raised through his merciful presenceﷺ; a new dawn

Upon an immense character, our Prophet, the Radiant Oneﷺ
One dressed in Celestial Essence, the Fragrant Oneﷺ
The Arabian Messenger, the Patient Oneﷺ
The Pearl of Creation, The Most Praised Station’s Sunﷺ

O Allāh – upon Āminah’s son, Muḥammad, our Guideﷺ
Shower with peace and utmost blessings from Your Light
Keep us, in this life and the Next, by his Holy sideﷺ
Keep our hearts warm with his remembrance day and nightﷺ

– Lounès

Muḥammad Is Forever The Victorﷺ

When the pagan approached you
As you rested under the shadeﷺ
And he wielded your sword
That hung right by youﷺ
He asked you if you feared him
You repliedﷺ, “No,”
He asked you, “Who will save you from me now?”
You repliedﷺ, “Allāh,”
And as the Sanctified Name
Departed from your blessed lipsﷺ
Soaring as a whiff from the Celestial Realms
As the fragrance from a thousand flowers would
The abyss of darkness that is the pagan’s heart
Met the Light of your Pure Speechﷺ
Casting fear into his Soul
Just as the night-bird would recoil
Before the flashing of light beams
Yes – the Aḥmadan Lightﷺ burst before him
And his knees were made to shake
His limbs were made paralyzed
And his intellect was left frozen
“Allāh,” you saidﷺ
And his heart tasted your Sublime Presenceﷺ
It tasted the Muḥammadan Realityﷺ
And the sword dropped in a thud
From his numbed fingers
Helpless before that Majestic beingﷺ
Muḥammad, the Carrier of the Divine Trustﷺ
Yes – those hands were crippled
No longer capable of edging any closer
Towards the Safeguarded Oneﷺ
When the Pure Name, “Allāh”
Catapulted from the Pure Heartﷺ
That heart – doubt itself fears approaching itﷺ
That heart – darkness flees from itﷺ
That heart – white as snow, clear as a polished mirror
“Allāh”
And Muḥammad is forever the victorﷺ.

– Lounès

We Seek Muḥammadﷺ

My turning to him is my trusty penﷺ
His Light is my inexhaustible inkﷺ
My hand is my love for himﷺ
My strokes are its fire
My heart is my book
I set aflame its pages for himﷺ
For sincerity is in the burning
The blaze is our proof
We seek Muḥammadﷺ
Our praise of him is but a mirrorﷺ
Reflecting the Ocean of his Lightﷺ
We are not adding anything to himﷺ
Just as the cup of seawater
Does not add to the sea when returned
We are but mirrors; that is our duty
And a blessing of a duty it is
O Muḥammadﷺ – polish with your pure hand
These dusty mirrors of our hearts
For we seek in fervent hope
That they may reflect your beautiful countenanceﷺ
O Muḥammadﷺ – come into our hearts
That our souls be quenched in your Lightﷺ
And remain drenched in your Presence forevermoreﷺ
And which man can claim to know you whollyﷺ
Once we have found you, still we seek youﷺ
For who can claim to know the ocean and its treasures
After having only just entered it from the shore
O Allāh – upon the possessor of the hand
That we seek on our journey to Your Majesty
Convey the choicest peace and blessings
And upon his Family and Companions
– Lounès

What Then Can I Claim As Mine?

His Mercy burns these stubborn fetters
Revealing what has always shined
What need has the Light for shelter
What then can I claim as mine
He dressed my path in His Beautiful Mercy
I watched my aspiration rise
He raised it whilst His Kindness nursed me,
What then can I claim as mine
He brought me to His Noble Word
Instilled my tongue with a taste of its Light
At times, he winged my heart like a bird,
What then can I claim as mine
He brought me to many magnificent gardens
Whose dwellers sing a tune so fine
Whose fervent love for Him is sweet and ardent
What then can I claim as mine
He opened my heart to His Blessed Remembrance
What then can I claim as mine
In essence He Willed that I seek His Presence
What then can I claim as mine
He clothed my faults with a Beautiful Mercy
Brought me to those who attained His prize
Despite this mountain of sins that burdens me
What then can I claim as mine
He sowed a seed of Mercy and Love:
Invocations upon the Chosen Prophet of Lightﷺ
With the musk of his name in a heart so rough
What then can I claim as mine
Choicest Peace and Blessings upon
The Pearl of Creation of Lofty Heightsﷺ
For as long as his lovers sing praises in songﷺ
And by the Strength and Power of Lordly Light

– Lounès

The Gaze of Muhammadﷺ

Take from this cup
A drink to quench
These words are water
From the spring
Of invocations
Upon Muḥammadﷺ
Amongst the blessings
Of these invocations
Is the producing of
A fervent gushing
Of sweet drink
That quenches
And grants
Temporary solace
So drink copiously
I have no skill
I have but love
These words are his Lightﷺ

O Moon – tonight when I looked upon you
I noticed that there is a joy about your radiance
There is a shyness about your disposition
There is a beauty that is unique to you
I have finally put my finger on it
Your are silent in speech
But your state reveals your secret
And I will reveal your secret
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh gazed upon youﷺ
May Allāh’s blessings be upon heﷺ
Who when he pointed towards you
Your heart and very being split asunder in awe
Aquiver before his majestyﷺ
O Moon – O you drunken lover
May Allāh make you a celestial sphere in Paradise
Your light spills from your heart
Lighting the way for the travelers
And inspiring every lover

O seeker – take from this moon of my heart
Drink from the light that floods to these pages
O lover – invoke peace and blessings upon Muḥammadﷺ
The light of our hearts spills to our fingers
O Allāh – bless Muḥammad and shower him with peaceﷺ
And upon his beautiful progeny and companionsﷺ

– Lounès

Your Sublime Countenanceﷺ

O Messenger of Allāhﷺ – I seek your news
Were I to bask in the Light of your Presenceﷺ
That my sins be washed from my heart
For they would flee swiftly in their reverence
Were I to kiss your velvety handﷺ
And pull in the musk in all its pleasanceﷺ
From your blessed pores to my thirsty lungsﷺ
O that my heart be consumed in your Essenceﷺ
O Muḥammad – dress me in the garb of your Lightsﷺ
Ennoble my Soul with your eternal acceptanceﷺ
O Prophet of Allāhﷺ – how I long to behold
Your sublime countenance and holy attendanceﷺ
O Light of my heartﷺ, visit me in my dream
Glance upon me and pray for my accepted repentanceﷺ
O Messenger of Allāhﷺ – pray for Mercy upon me
And that my company be adorned by your descendantsﷺ
That my Soul be dressed in your beautiful characterﷺ
That my heart be ornamented with your resplendenceﷺ
Pray for our Souls, and that our hearts embrace your Presenceﷺ
O Prophet of Allahﷺ – Pray for our Shuyūkh and for our Parents
Pray for our loved ones, our families and our dependents
O Allāh – Unite us with Your Beloved Prophet in the Heavensﷺ
O Allāh – From Your creation grant us complete independence
O Allāh – On this night shower us with Your Celestial Presents
O Allāh – Grant us a Light from You that increases and never lessens
Send Your peace and blessings upon the Master of the Worldsﷺ
Master of all Creatures, Prophets, Messengers and Dimensionsﷺ
With a prayer that joins our Souls with him like drops with the Seaﷺ
And multiply it by the amount that his name receives Divine Mentionsﷺ
A prayer that purifies our words, deeds, thoughts and intentionsﷺ
A prayer that expels all doubts and answers all our questionsﷺ
A prayer that annihilates all our difficulties and tensionsﷺ
A prayer that brings to life our Souls, hearts and sensesﷺ
A prayer that brings Muḥammad through our dreamscape’s entrancesﷺ

– Lounès

The Sanctuary From Dunyā to all Soulsﷺ

When the self is praised, the lovers remember Muḥammadﷺ
For the self is but darkness, and its praise is but poison
Whilst Muḥammad is Light, and his praise is the antidoteﷺ
So counter the spread of that poison accordingly

Seek for your name to be paired with hisﷺ
Have you not been informed – O seeker
On the Majestic Throne, there are two names
That of the Lord of the Throne, and that of His Belovedﷺ

Muḥammad is the effacer of every sorrowﷺ
His name is a cure for our heartsﷺ
Our safety from dunyā is Muḥammadﷺ
It flees like darkness does from the sunlit room

“If you really love me, then be prepared for poverty,
for extreme hardship rushes towards a person who loves me,
more rapidly than a flood flows towards its goal”
Said the Sanctuary from Dunyā to all Soulsﷺ

The heart who loves the Beloved of the Belovedﷺ
Is beloved, and sheltered from this lower world jealously
Such that it never finds any one or thing to rely upon but its Lord
And that is love, and that is protection, and that is the Path

O Allāh – Upon the Beloved You have sent to guide to Your Loveﷺ
Send Your Infinite love, blessings and peace for every star in the sky
For ever grain of sand in the lands, for every drop in the seas
And upon his noble family and spirited companionsﷺ

– Lounès

Muḥammad’s Nameﷺ

Muḥammad, the name softens our eyes and sweetens our lips
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad, his name: the flower from which the Divine nectar drips
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the adornment of every song the lovers sing
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: His fountain from which all of His blessings spring
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the key found in the door of every open heart
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the Light shining through the cracks of every broken heart
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
The name Muḥammad: the Elixir by which heart’s are wakened
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
The name Muḥammad: the ship that leaves no Soul forsaken
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the call to prayer is incomplete without it
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the prayer is invalid without it sounded
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the Angels roam the lands to hear it
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: Mercy saturates all those near it
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: brings ripe men to tears
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the heart that wears it, what has it to fear?
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: without it, the Testimony of Faith is incomplete
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the Sanctuary of Allāh’s Elite
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: the perfume lover’s hearts secrete
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him
Muḥammad’s name: who knew a tongue could turn so sweet
O Allāh – send Your peace and blessings upon him

– Lounès

The Orphan Prophet Raised in Allāh’s Courtﷺ

The Nafs is inclined to extremist tendencies by nature
Islam came to subdue those extremist tendencies
The one who uses the outer shell of Islam
To feed the whims and desires of his Nafs
Is bereft of its expansive inner dimensions
Subjected and enslaved to literalism and forms
Bereft of its mercy and metamorphic properties
Deprived from the Lights bursting through Proximity
The Soul is an orphan
Distanced from the Presence of its Lord
That cheating one is starving his Soul
To feed his capricious lower-self
Like the one who takes food from the table of the orphan
To feed the merciless tyrant
Do not abandon the one in need
Allāh is with the oppressed
With the weak and helpless
“But you do not honor the orphan
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.” ¹
No one was more compassionate towards the needy
Than Muḥammadﷺ
No one was more present for the orphans
Than Muḥammadﷺ
No one was more tender with the weak
Than Muḥammadﷺ
The Orphan Prophetﷺ, the son of ʿAbdullāh,
Was taken into the care of Allāh, the Lord of ʿAbdullāh
Muḥammadﷺ, the Mercy to Mankindﷺ, was raised at the Lord’s House
Raised in Allāh’s Courtﷺ
O Allāh – send abundant peace and blessings upon himﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ, the Most Worthy of the title ‘Servant of Allāh’ﷺ
And bless his Noble Family and Companionsﷺ – O Loving One

– Lounès

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¹ 89:17-18

Sayyidunā Wa Mawlānā ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib عليه السلام

I come to speak to you not as a scholar, nor as a learned man, nor as a historian. I come to you as a man with no titles. I come as a lover. And what is there not to love about the man I have come to speak of. For he is the beloved of the Beloved of Allāhﷺ. He is the son of the Prophet’s uncleﷺ. He is the Dweller of the City of Knowledge, nay, he is its very Gate. I come to speak to you of the one whose single strike before the enemies of Allāh is worth more than the worship of all of Mankind and Jinns. What is there not to love. I have come to speak of the one whose Noble Countenance is so full of Light and Remembrance of Allāh, resplendent with the Love of the Prophetﷺ, that beholding it is itself an act of worshiping Allāh.

We look to him as our spiritual father, he who was born in the Kaʿaba Sharifa itself. We look to him as the quencher of our thirst on the Path to Allāh for he is the Spring of the Sufic Sciences, the Over-pouring Vessel of Divine Secrets and Lights. We look to him as our Guiding Shaykh and Instructor of Etiquette for he is the Exemplar of Chivalry. He is the Spouse of the Best of Creation’s daughterﷺ, the Father of the Ḥassanain, the Martyr, the Lion of Allāh, the Wielder of the Sword of Truth, the Keyholder of the Path, the Possessor of a Prodigious Station, the Lifelong Companion of the Beloved Prophetﷺ, and his Companion in the Next Lifeﷺ, Our Master, Our Star of Guidance, Our Teacher, Sayyidunā Wa Mawlānā ʿAlī ibn Abi Tālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf ibn Quṣayy ibn Kilāb ibn Murra ibn Kaʿb ibn Luʾayy ibn Ghālib ibn Fahr ibn Mālik ibn an-Naḍr ibn Kinānah ibn Khuzaymah ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyās ibn Muḍar ibn Nizār ibn Maʿād ibn ʿAdnān.

ʿAlī, the intimate companion of Muḥammadﷺ. Contemplation of his virtues illuminates our intellects and hearts. Remembrance of his qualities heightens our aspirations. Love for him and his Sanctified Family opens our chest and attracts the gaze of the Most Merciful One. Adopting his attributes grants us proximity to him and thus causes Celestial Torrents of Mercy to rush towards us. He is the Elect of Allāh, the Friend of Allāh, and those endowed with radiant intellects and understanding without a doubt seek to befriend the friend of the Friend.

O Allāh – by the rank of Your Lion in spirit and in flesh, our Master ʿAlī , enlighten and ennoble his Resplendent Countenance and grant us a portion of the Baraka and Knowledge from the Oceans of Baraka and Knowledge that You have bestowed upon him. Bless him with a blessing reserved to those who have attained Your Eternal Pleasure and Mercy, and us with him. Raise him perpetually in stations until the Day of Reckoning, and raise us with him. Have Mercy on his Noble Descendants and Forgive them, and have Mercy and Forgive us with them, and keep us in their circle until the day our Souls are called to You. Dress us in the Lights and qualities of ʿAlī and adorn us with his beautiful states. Grant us a drink of his unrelenting courage in proclaiming Truth. Embellish us – O Allāh – with his majesty before falsehood and his Mercy before the believers. Ornament our hearts with his love and love of his Family and grant us to cross the Veil with that love firmly rooted in our hearts, by the rank of Lā Ilāha Illā Allāh, and may the utterance of the latter be our last words and state. O Allāh – Do not take our Souls but that You have written us amongst his sincere lovers and followers, by the rank and honor of the Pole of Creation, our Master and Guide to the Unseen, Muḥammad, may Your peace and blessings shower upon him and his Sanctified Family eternally, O Most Merciful of those who are merciful.

– Lounès

The Calling to Allāh of Muḥammadﷺ

O you whose practice of religion produces coarseness
Where, I ask myself, along the way to this religion
Have you amazingly neglected acquainting yourself with Muḥammadﷺ
Has word not reached you yet that Allāh is Beautiful and He loves Beauty?
Faith produces naught else than Mercy, Grace and Beauty
Therefore where, I ask myself, did your practice originate from?
What is the source of this crudeness and what is its motivation?
You count yourself as one of those who have embraced Submission
But Submission is Muḥammad’s trade, the Mercy to All the Worldsﷺ
Why then is that perfume of Mercy untraceable in your speech
Why is that nectar of Kindness no where to be tasted in your actions
Do you not fear that your depraved state be falsely associate with himﷺ
Do you not fear that your actions witness you to be against his religionﷺ
Allāh has sent us Muḥammadﷺ so we can ask ourselves
Where are we, and where is Muḥammadﷺ?
He is the Epitome of Mercyﷺ, Possessor of the Most Praised Stationﷺ
He is the Exemplar to all Soulsﷺ, and diverting a single step from his pathﷺ is our loss
He is the Most Beloved of Allāhﷺ and his Calling to Allāh is Loveﷺ
His Calling to Allāh is Mercy, Kindness and Leniencyﷺ
His Calling to Allāh is Grace, Generosity and Tendernessﷺ
This is the Calling to Allāh of Muḥammadﷺ
Therefore I must ask myself again
Where did you bring this religion you profess?
You can keep it
We do not want it
We testify that Muḥammad is His Messengerﷺ
And that all religiosity bereft of Mercy is but falsehood
And Muḥammadﷺ is pure from your pretension
And we wash our hands from all that comes from other than Muḥammadﷺ
May the blessings of Allāh and His All-pervading peace reach himﷺ
From the Day of Creation to the Day of Rising
Every day by the amount of Muḥammad’s Oceans of Mercy and Love towards his Ummahﷺ

– Lounès

Our Hopeﷺ, Our Prideﷺ, Our Masterﷺ

Honor the Prophetﷺ while you still roam the lands
And hope that the Prophetﷺ will honor you
After you lay underneath the land

Raise the blessed Banner of the Prophetﷺ on this day
And hope that the Prophetﷺ will call you
To stand beneath his Banner on that Dayﷺ

Raise the name of the Prophet’s Familyﷺ
And hope that the Prophetﷺ will bring you
And your family into his safekeepingﷺ

Intercede for the needs of his Ummahﷺ
And hope that the Prophetﷺwill intercede for you
On that Day where he will be first to intercedeﷺ

Honor the guests who enter into your life
And hope that the Prophetﷺ, the Beloved of Allāhﷺ
Will accept you as his guestﷺ; and what a Hostﷺ

Hold high the blessed Sunnah of this Prophetﷺ
And hope that heﷺ will bring you into the circle
Of those who are written as his Spiritual Familyﷺ

Turn your gaze away from this world
And hope that this generous Prophetﷺ
Will turn his gaze upon your heartﷺ

Let the scent of his remembrance drench your homeﷺ
And hope that you will be granted a home
Right next to his in the Eternal Abodeﷺ

Fill to the brim your heart with the Noble Word he came withﷺ
And hope that your ears and your heart
Will receive a taste of his sweet melodious voiceﷺ

Restrain your hand from eating the impermissible
And hope that your flesh will be granted the gift
Of receiving the touch of his musk-scented handﷺ

Open your heart to his all-pervading loveﷺ
And hope that he will place his blessed hand
On your chest and pour secrets into your heartﷺ

O Allāh – send blessings and peace upon this Prophetﷺ
Our Hopeﷺ, our Prideﷺ, our Masterﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ, and upon his blessed family and noble companionsﷺ

– Lounès

I Have But Love of the Prophet That I Wish to Share ﷺ

I have not much knowledge to share with you
Nor many stories of my journeys do I wish to narrate
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

Love, like fire, consumes what it touches
And gives of itself without losing anything
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

A good word is charity, I have one to share
The best of words is the mention of the Lord’s belovedﷺ
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

My heart is bought – by the One who created it
It found its way by writing Muḥammad’s name on itselfﷺ
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

My heart has been brought back to life from death
Through invocations upon the Best of Creationﷺ
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

Take what you will, leave what you will
My heart spills these words for the one that it lovesﷺ
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

I have not many possessions nor money to help you with
Nor do I have much of a place or status in this world
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

So hold out the wick of your heart if you wish to receive
From this flame of love for he who was sent as a Mercyﷺ
I have but love of the Prophet that I wish to shareﷺ

– Lounès

Verily Countless Sins Burden Me, But Praising Muḥammadﷺ Is Not One

O you who relentlessly diverts hearts from Muḥammadﷺ
You who claims to be offering fruits of his treeﷺ
And yet the seed of his loveﷺ has never crossed your heart
It is you who is calling to your self, do you not see

You who has not so much smelled that Presenceﷺ
You – O liar – who speaks in the name of Muḥammadﷺ
Yet your cold, blaming heart has been bereft of that Mercyﷺ
And your state and tongue leads away from Muḥammadﷺ

You look down upon those whose hearts yearn to behold himﷺ
You would rather they listen to your council instead
You would rather they listen to your wise words, yes
O fool – these hearts cannot by any other hand be fedﷺ

Your abuse of those praising the Prophet of Allāhﷺ is futile
For those hearts are praising the Most Belovedﷺ, the Chosen Oneﷺ
Therefore your offense is clear and their praising is unaffected
Verily I have countless sins, but praising Muḥammadﷺ is not one

There is never a limit to the praise of this Prophetﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ, the Beloved of the Lord of the Throneﷺ
O seekers – be notorious in your praise of himﷺ
Stones have praised him, do not be less that a stoneﷺ

There is never any blame in praising his attributesﷺ
For his beauty is like an endless sea with treasuresﷺ
His states are the most perfect and most beautifulﷺ
Moisten your tongue with his name and seek his pleasureﷺ

O lovers – rejoice, for praising this Prophet is your rewardﷺ
Those who cannot bring that name on their tonguesﷺ
That is enough of a tribulation and disgrace
O seeker of Allāh, by that love be stung, be stung

So let the hypocrites talk and look down upon you
What does it matter, if you are echoing the Angels
This world is upside down, if its people look down on you
Then very possibly the Heavenly Dwellers look up at you

O Allāh – do not allow our hearts and tongues to be deprived
Attach us to that Most Beautiful One, Muḥammadﷺ
Send Your peace and blessings – O Allāh – upon himﷺ
And upon the sanctified Family of Muḥammadﷺ

– Lounès

Allāhu Akbar

O Allāh – Truly, were all the Scholars to unite
To guide one You have decreed to be misled
They would fail
O Allāh – Truly, were all the fools to unite
To mislead one You have decreed to be guided
They would fail
And upon this we say
Allāhu Akbar
O Allāh – By the oneﷺ You have sent with
Allāhu Akbar
The Embodiment of Perfect Servitudeﷺ and of
Allāhu Akbar
Manifest upon our hearts the Realities of
Allāhu Akbar
We place our intellects upon the ground, seeking
Allāhu Akbar
O Allāh – Compel our hearts into prostration in
Allāhu Akbar
Instill our intentions with the Spirit of
Allāhu Akbar
Guide our words by the Secrets of
Allāhu Akbar
Put into motion our deeds through the Essence of
Allāhu Akbar
Spin our Souls to the centre of
Allāhu Akbar
Flood our Inner Secrets with the Truth of
Allāhu Akbar
Safeguard us from he who was veiled from
Allāhu Akbar
Who failed to prostrate when asked to act out
Allāhu Akbar
O Allāh – Upon every oppressive tyrant, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon every calamity that befalls us, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon every blessing you have provided us with, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon the knowledge and wisdom you revealed to our hearts
Allāhu Akbar
We say, upon every state you have manifested upon us
Allāhu Akbar
Upon our lower-selves, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon all illusions and fantasies, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon all that distracts from Your Remembrance, we say
Allāhu Akbar
Upon our possessions
Allāhu Akbar
Upon our bodies
Allāhu Akbar
Upon our family
Allāhu Akbar
Upon all that You have given us
Allāhu Akbar
Subḥānullāh Wa l-Ḥamdulillāhi Wa Lā Ilāha Illa Allāhu Wa
Allāhu Akbar
O Allāh – Send Your peace and blessings upon
Our Master Muḥammadﷺ, the bringer of
Allāhu Akbar
By the Strength of
Allāhu Akbar
And upon his Holy Familyﷺ, the propagators of
Allāhu Akbar
And upon his Companionsﷺ, who surrendered their Souls through
Allāhu Akbar
Enter us into the Sanctuary of
Allāhu Akbar
O Lord of
Allāhu Akbar

– Lounès

The Most Excellent Caller to Allāh ﷺ

ʿIzrāʾīl, the Angel of Death
Is certainly an excellent caller to Allāh
For none escapes his grasp
When the time to cross the veil visits
But let me tell you of one
Who is the Most Excellent Caller to Allāh
Who calls you to Him even before the grave calls
Long before your shroud is made your trusty garment
Long before the soil becomes your intimate companion
Let me tell you of Muḥammadﷺ
O you –
Do not let the pangs of death
Be the means to your first meeting with Him
Let the pangs of yearning
Be the sacred drink
To carry you back to the Day of Alast
“Am I not Your Lord?”
“Indeed, we bear witness”
O Muḥammadﷺ
Do not let the servant of Allāh, ʿIzrāʾīl
May the peace of Allāh be upon him
Reach us before you have grasped
The forelock of our souls
In your blessed scented handﷺ.

– Lounès

Seek The Soughtﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, every virtue will seek you
You seek patience, adab and humility
These are but riches resting in his treasure chestﷺ
Every fortune for the soul is with Muḥammadﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, every blessing will seek you
You seek provision, a pious spouse and children
These are but a string of mercies from Allāh
Coming through the one sent as a mercy, Muḥammadﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, serenity will seek you
You seek ease, comfort and tranquility
“Verily in the remembrance of Allāh do hearts find rest”
And what is our master Muḥammadﷺ but His Remembrance?

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, safety will seek you
You seek security, salvation and refuge
Muḥammad is the Shelter for the Believersﷺ
The Sanctuary to all the Worldsﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, spiritual states will seek you
You seek Gnosis, Manifestations and Tasting
Go to the one who holds the cup at al-Kawtharﷺ
He keeps the Drink after which no thirst followsﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, light will seek you
You seek inspirations, secrets and knowledge
Go to the one who is the Walking Noble Wordﷺ
Muḥammad; the Infallible Seal of Prophethoodﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, Paradise will seek you
You seek Palaces, Ḥūris and Eternal Fruits
Go to the Keyholder of those Sacred Gatesﷺ
Aḥmadﷺ; the first one to enter and abide eternally thereinﷺ

Seek Muḥammadﷺ, Allāh, Exalted is He, will seek you
By Allāh, he is His Most Beloved and Precious Creationﷺ
Therefore is it not only sensible to seek the King
Through His Most Cherished Servantﷺ?

O Allāh – Shower this Blessing of a Prophetﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ; our Guide to You and Your Pleasureﷺ
With Your peace and blessings eternally, O Lord
A prayer through which we become by every gift sought

– Lounès

Muhammad Is Here ﷺ

The heart deprived of love for himﷺ
Accompanies a tongue full of questions
Yet the heart basking in that light
Has but an answer
And its answer is Muḥammadﷺ
Tight-lipped due to that yearning
The cure for the longing of the lover
Is more longing
Muḥammad is hereﷺ
Why stumble in the darkness
The Celestial Beacon has been sentﷺ
Emitting the musk of Paradise
Inebriating all those ready to taste
The trace of that aroma is our guide
Emanating from his lovers
Raise your hands O lover
And invoke blessings upon this belovedﷺ
His name is the fragrance of your essenceﷺ
Follow that trail and never wander lost again
Muḥammad is hereﷺ
His presence is palatableﷺ
In the aura of those who pour that drink
Drench your soul in that name
Muḥammad is hereﷺ
Inundate your heart with this brew
Cascading from the Realm of Eternity
Taste the rapture from that land of milk and honey
Verily, the Sultan of that Kingdom is hereﷺ
The Bearer of the Banner of Praiseﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ
O Allāh – Send Your perfect peace and blessings
Upon the Breeze of Merciesﷺ
The Grail of Gracesﷺ
The Treasure of the Messengersﷺ
The Glory of the Prophetsﷺ
The Splendor of the Heavens and the Earthﷺ

– Lounès

In Our Midst ﷺ

How curious
That the patient should despair
In the presence of its doctor
“The Prophet is closer to the believers
Than their own selves” ¹
Have you not been informed that
Despair is a trade of the cursed one
Be a merchant of glad tidings
This Name: Muhammadﷺ
Is itself Light
And the utterance of invocations
Upon its bearerﷺ
Calls a shower of mercy and peace
By which
Countless doors of ease
Are flung open
From every direction
And darkness is expelled
Before the Sun
That is the name: Muhammadﷺ
“And Allah would not punish them while you are in their midst,
and Allah will not punish them while they seek forgiveness.” ²

– Lounès

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¹ (33:6)

² (8:33)

I Seek Refuge

I seek refuge with Allāh
From a heart dry to the bone
Blind to the light of Kindness
I seek refuge with Allāh
From a heart bereft of mildness
From one estranged to uprightness
I seek refuge with Allāh
From a heart lifeless
From a heart sightless
From a heart estranged to silence
I seek refuge with Allāh
From a character without shyness
From a disposition spineless
From one destitute of politeness
I seek refuge from the mindless
By the Highness of a Mercy Timelessﷺ
And by the Epitome of the Righteousﷺ
The Finest Jewelﷺ, our Treasure Pricelessﷺ
The Epicenter of the Sufic Scienceﷺ
Our Shelter in every crisisﷺ
The Sight to hearts eyelessﷺ
The Sun of Colossal Brightnessﷺ
The God-given Guidanceﷺ
The Heart where Paradise livesﷺ
The Mercy our Source of Light givesﷺ
The Trusty Abode where we always find Blissﷺ
Muḥammadﷺ
The Celestial Wings to the needy flightlessﷺ
The Beautiful One with no likenessﷺ

– Lounès

Invocation (Du’a) For The Month Of Sha’ban

Alhamdulillah. As we enter into the Month of the Beloved of Allahﷺ, the Blessed Month directly preceding the Holy Month of Ramadhan, the Month of Invocations upon the Seal of Prophetsﷺ, the Month of Lailat al Bara’a, the Month of Sha’ban, may Allah grant us of its gifts and treasures, may it be for us a Sea of Spiritual Openings, may it be a means to Proximity to the Beloved of the Lord of the Heavens and the Earthﷺ, may Allah make it our intimate companion by which His blessings are bestowed upon us. O Allah – Do not let us leave Rajab but that our sins are forgiven, large and small, inner and outer, hidden and manifested, for You are the Most Merciful and You are our only means to Forgiveness. O Allah – Fill our Souls and our hearts with the subtle blessings of this Month and do not let us leave it but that our eyes have been beautified by the vision of Your Most Beautiful Oneﷺ. O Allah – in this Blessed Month, keep us close to Your Awliya’ and give us intimate access to their blessings and secrets. O Allah – Accept our offerings of deeds and prayers in this blessed month and accept those of the previous and those that are to come, and do not take our Souls but that we are witnesses to Your Oneness and to the Prophethood of the Seal of Messengershipﷺ, but that we are written amongst the Sincere, the Truthful, the Foremost and the Lovers of the Best of Creationﷺ and his sanctified familyﷺ and noble companions. O Allah – By the rank of this Month and by the rank of Your Prophetﷺ and by the ranks of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali, and by the ranks of Fatimah, Hasan and Huseyn, grant us Your Forgiveness, grant us Your Mercy and grant us Acceptance to Your Divine Court, O Allah. O Allah – May we enter in this Month with hearts as white as new-borns and with intellects as bright as the brightest stars, illuminated by the light of Your Most Beloved Oneﷺ. Grant us in this Blessed Month and in the months to follow, through Your Mercy and Generosity and Grace a Miraculous Increase of Invocations upon Muhammadﷺ and his familyﷺ. And write us amongst his Loversﷺ in this life and the next, O Most Generous One. May Allah accept our works and grant us the purest of intentions and may he purify our hearts and minds and raise us amongst the Sincere. Ameen.

The Mercy of Allah ﷺ

How many civilizations have perished through disobedience to Allah
How many tyrants have been consumed oppressing the Messengers of Allah
How many heedless ones have turned away from the Mercy of Allah
And thus deprived their own Souls from the Eternal Mercy of Allah

Hell means complete veiling from the Mercy of Allah
In this Era, know that the reason we are preserved from the Wrath of Allah
And that His Mercy envelops even the enemies of Allah
Is because Dunya’s soil is being graced by the Noble Body of RasulAllahﷺ

– Lounès, In Praise of the Prophet ﷺ

( Lights of Yearning: In Praise of the Most Praised ﷺ )

Our Secret of Alchemy

We delight in the Chosen, who showed us the Lightﷺ
The Rose in our Desert, bestowed in our nightﷺ
The Ocean of Secrets that flows through the Soulsﷺ
The Abode of the Gnostics, that every Saint knowsﷺ

O Allāh – By this Mighty Prophetﷺ invite me
To the circle of lovers that shine in this Bright Seaﷺ
Dress my inner secret with those waters and feed it
With the love to succeed, with the speed that is needed

O Allāh – Send Your peace and your Infinite blessings
Without cease upon he whose lights our hearts dress inﷺ
And upon the centrality of safety, his familyﷺ
The pillars of sanctity, our secret of alchemy

O Allāh – Purify our hearts and our eyes
And unveil the visage of the Best of Creationﷺ
Till the luminescence of this sacred vision
Is our everlasting celestial station

– Lounès

The Night Journey

That Night You manifested the honor of Your Prophetﷺ
And the Heavens were privileged by al-Muṣṭafā’s visitﷺ
O Perfumed Oneﷺ, how the Prophets were graced
How your brothers were ennobled by a vision exquisiteﷺ

O Imam of the Prophetsﷺ, be our Imam now and forever
Sweetness for al-Burāq by the raising of your foot upon itﷺ
The Angels gathered in throes to catch a glimpse
Of al-Hāshimī, from whom the Divine Secrets emitﷺ

Verily, you were not visiting the Heavens raised above
But the Heavens raised above, O Muḥammad, were visiting youﷺ
The Celestial Kaʿba, brimming with 70,000 Angels
Entering it daily, was raised through the Beloved of The Trueﷺ

Verily, Mūsā was ordered to remove his sandals when addressed
But the Lord of the Heavens did not say so to his Belovedﷺ
“All compliments, all prayer and worship are for Allāh”
“Allāh’s Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon you, O Prophetﷺ”

This is the conversation between Allāh and His Most Belovedﷺ
And this dazzling result of Eternal Divine Love
Is repeated daily by the Submitted Ones in prayer
That we may taste of this rapture and take blessing thereof

O Throne of Allāh, tell us of the beauty of Aḥmadﷺ
Then tell us again, and again. Tell us of that Lightﷺ
O Allāh, on this blessed evening grant us his visionﷺ
Grant us his companyﷺ for Eternity by this sacred night

O Muḥammadﷺ, in His Presence you did not forget us
Do not leave us then, for even the blinking of an eye
That Night on which you received the gift of Prayer
Verily, of the most beloved deeds to the Most High

Our means to reach Him, through the highest means, Muḥammadﷺ
He was blessed by the gift of His Visionﷺ, that which no other
No other may receive until entering His Paradise, naturally
For verily, Paradise is but a Light from the Ocean of this Loverﷺ

O Jerusalem – You, beautified by the most Beautiful Created Beingﷺ
May Allāh grant those of this Ummah an inner victory over their Nūfūs
That they may be given the victory by those Sacred Gates
Through the blessing of Muḥammad’s Resplendent Light therein diffusedﷺ

O Allāh – By the Eminent Journey you honored al-Muṣṭafā withﷺ
Bless and shower with peace your Most Honored Creationﷺ
By it, grant us on this Night all that he has asked for himselfﷺ
And grant us its treasures reserved for the Foremost of his Nationﷺ

– Lounès