Poem in Praise of Imam Shadhili By Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

A Poem in Praise of Imam Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili

By Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi.

The Qutb of all Qutbs throughout times is

Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili;

An Ocean of Secrets and an Imam of Guidance

For whom the soul is the least price.

He led to the Master and climbed

In virtue to highest peaks

And brought in this discipline what

Made it more august than all branches.

Knowing Allah is his End,

So follow him through this path

And the Messenger of Allah is his Means

So, stick to his Sunnas.

The foundation of his way is built

On the Purification of the Heart from all stains

So, journey with the Single Name O,

You, Sufi! And seek assistance from Allah.

Be absent, and annihilate from all beings, as

No one remains save he who is annihilated in Him;

And enter the doors of the Unseen and ask

Whatever you want, but guard the secrets

Drink the glass of Gnosis and taste

The Secret of Tawheed and be not

Make due the love for the men of Allah

And the love for the Imam of all of them Abul Hasan

Stick yourself to the pure thresholds

If you come to Humaithara, where is the home

And in ‘Aydhaab stop and sink your cheeks in the soil

And put your soul in the grave and a guarantee

Be thankful to Allah and pray on

Taha in secret and in public

And on Ahlul bayt all,

O friend and give salutations while you humble yourself

The son of al-Yaqoubi has come with

No claims, dressed only in the cloths of his coffin

So, turn to him O my master

And to all of us with your bounties.