Among the ignorant U will find every dumb and blind person Those who cannot survive without a dog to guide them. Clinging to the Earth, unable to stand Devoid of Consciousness, deaf, like an inanimate object. And despite his incapacities and blindness, such a person denies The vision of he who sees, the hearing of he who hear, the direction of he who guides How strange is the criticism of this blind man for the holy person! How can those who are asleep challenge those who are awake? Is the sight of the afflicted the same as the sight of the liberated one? Surely, the afflicted one is strained by perpetual chains. So they have denied out of ignorance Things whose rules are clear for the people of principle So the blind man denies the sun in a broad day light Only because of his blindness, just as the sick man knows Not the taste of a cream By my soul! How distance are the veiled ones, those full of lust, From those excellent, distinguished beings. The one who gets wet by the seaside- Then claimed to be the ocean He is nothing but a Laughingstock. An example of idiocy paraded in the villages and towns So they conceive of knowledge as the state they find themselves in; For all eternity, how great a lie is their illusion! Knowledge for them is boasting and slander, stubborn arguing What sort of Knowledge is this! Woe to your knowledge! Leading naught but to slander of the saintly poles(aqtab) and cardinal supports(award) Knowledge is not simply literature or rhetoric(ilm al-lisan) Knowledge is having fear of Allah in the Heart. Indeed, the knowledge of Rhetoric contribute nothing To its possessors on the Day we shall stand witness(b4 Allah) A parable is of a Donkey carrying books No benefit do they bring, only suffering If it is really knowledge U are seeking, Come to our spiritual Masters(ashyakh), like shining starts they are In them U will find numerous oceans , Each filled , Undulating with precious gems Such Masters have left aside beautiful virgins to seek knowledge. They have left behind carpets and pillows So they have returned with profound knowledge Flabbergasting their critics Rich meadows of knowledge have they traversed Untouched by the greatest researchers. At first, they took knowledge from fellow servants Then directly from Allah, Lord of all servants They have come to witness the Real openly, with their eyes. So they are elevated with every passing moments, Whenever they desire, they expand on any science at Hand With continuous overflowing bounty and spiritual supports Such expansion cannot be contained by the servants continents Measured out, nor can it be contained in the seven heavens. Each of their Night is like the Night of power . And their days are like festivals of celebration for Allah Where they to walk with their full presence on the earth Whole lands would have been destroyed, mountain crushed And against such people some dare to mount criticism? What a delinquent ignoramuses! Surely the lord of such saints has promised to wage war against their enemies And this is sufficient as a defense against the arrows of any enemy Therefore, beware of critizing others as long as U live Except for the disbelievers , since you will face them with strong proofs O My LORD! Surely I am innocent from what has come from people Importing from other religions the evil of criticism When the misguided mount their criticisms ( against the shaykhs) Witness that my own heart is filled with reverence! And when the miserable ones cast doubt on them. Surely our love for the sufi people has remained pure Indeed! They are my family, and the carrier of my strength. My refuge against dismay on the Day of Reconing. SAYYID MUHAMMAD B.AL-SAYYID AL-ALLAMA B. AL-ALAWI(R.A).
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