Guidance this deviant from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy character; so illustrious and defined,
Vigour this lifeless from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy face; so radiant and loved,
Beauty this repulsive from, you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy walk; so gentle and humbled,
Courtesy this haughty, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy talk; so balanced and measured,
Refinement this insolent, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy deeds; so virtuous and grand,
Value this destitute from, you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy humility; so elegant and graced,
Modesty this egoistic, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy knowledge; so pertinent and complete,
Learning this ignorant, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy acclaim; so far and wide,
Approval this rejected, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy company; so godly and dignified,
Friendship this shameful, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy name; so popular and renowned,
Memory this ostricised, from you seeks to find,
Success this ill-fortuned, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy ancestory; so prophetic and adored,
Association this redundant, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy supplications; so righteous and blessed,
Mediation this errant, from you seeks to find,
O Shaykh! Thy belief; so authentic and true,
