The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers
My God, who can have tasted the sweetness of Your love,
then wanted another in place of You?
Who can have become intimate with Your nearness,
then sought removal from You?
My God, place us with him whom You have chosen for Your nearness and Your friendship,
purified through Your affection and Your love,
given yearning for the meeting with You,
made pleased with Your decree,
granted gazing upon Your face,
shown the favour of Your good pleasure,
given refuge from separation from You and Your loathing,
settled in a sure sitting place in Your neighbourhood,
singled out for true knowledge of You,
made worthy for worship of You,
whose heart You have captivated with Your will,
whom You have picked for contemplating You,
whose look You have made empty for You,
whose breast You have freed for Your love,
whom You have made desirous of what is with You,
inspired with Your remembrance,
allotted thanksgiving to You,
occupied with obeying You,
turned into one of Your righteous creatures,
chosen for whispered prayer to You,
and from whom You have cut off all things which cut him off from You!
O God, place us among those whose habit is rejoicing in You and yearning for You,
whose time is spent in sighing and moaning!
Their foreheads are bowed down before Your mightiness,
their eyes wakeful in Your service,
their tears flowing in dread of You,
their hearts fixed upon Your love,
their cores shaken with awe of You.
O He the lights of whose holiness induce wonder in the eyes of His lovers,
the glories of whose face arouse the longing of the hearts of His knowers!
O Furthest Wish of the hearts of the yearners!
O Utmost Limit of the hopes of the lovers!
I ask from You love for You, love for those who love You,
love for every work which will join me to Your nearness,
and that You make Yourself more beloved to me than anything other than You
and make my love for You lead to Your good pleasure,
and my yearning for You protect against disobeying You!
Oblige me by allowing me to gaze upon You,
gaze upon me with the eye of affection and tenderness,
turn not Your face away from me,
and make me one of the people of happiness with You and favoured position!
O Responder,
O Most Merciful of the merciful!