Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib · Page 169 of the complete edition
I had a deep illusion.
When it was put to flight
My heart looked out, ennobled,
On pre-eternal light.
It rode the mount of longing,
And up and up it flew.
It drew near its Beloved
Till they were one, not two.
It saw created beings
As fading images.
The grid of all existence
Went blank and disappeared.
It came back into being,
Confirmed and going on,
Uniting with creation
From which it had been gone.
In witnessing His presence
The opposites combined,
It unified Allah and
Yet acted unconfined.
It gained a lasting secret,
A level path, and true,
And the people of perfection
To taste it are but few.
Our Lord pour down Your blessings
Upon the shining light.
Every slave to reach him
Obtains his heart's delight.
Be pleased with his whole family,
Of understanding, all,
And also his companions,
The Qutb and the Badal.
Translated by Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley and Hajja Aisha Bewley; text from aishabewley.org.