"O Hidden One, [yet] Manifest among the people whom we seek;

He who seeks Him shall never find Him missing.

Regarding You, all of mankind together have doubted, and all of them

Are incapable and weary [of grasping] even a portion of Your truth.

If, my Master, my sin veils me from You,

You, my Master, are never veiled from Your creation.

The 'Veils' are Your Most Beautiful Names, and You are to them

The 'Meaning' (Ma‘nā); and by the Veils, the 'Lord of the Veils' is called."

"The poem is long, but we have mentioned only that which is appropriate for this chapter. It contains profound issues (masā'il) with deep roots (aṣā'il). We cannot explain his intent throughout the rest of the poem, lest we deviate from the specific path and purpose of this chapter.

Likewise [among the scholars] is the noble master, the Gnostic scholar, the Chosen and Approved, Muwaffaq al-Dīn al-Sābirī, may Allah be pleased with him.