قَدْ أَحْيَا عَقْلَهُ،
He (the believer) kept his mind alive
وَأَمَاتَ نَفْسَهُ،
and killed (the desires of) his heart
حَتَّى دَقَّ جَلِيلُهُ،
till his body became thin,
وَلَطُفَ غَلِيظُهُ،
his bulk turned light
وَبَرَقَ لَهُ لاَمِعٌ كَثِيرُ الْبَرْقِ،
and an effulgence of extreme brightness shone for him.
فَأَبَانَ لَهُ الطَّرِيقَ،
It lighted the way for him
وَسَلَكَ بِهِ السَّبِيلَ،
and took him on the (right) path.
وَتَدَافَعَتْهُ الاَبْوَابُ إِلَى بَابِ السَّلاَمَةِ،
Different doors led him to the door of safety
وَدَارِ الاْقَامَةِ،
and the place of (his permanent) stay.
وَثَبَتَتْ رِجْلاَهُ بِطُمَأْنِينَةِ بَدَنِهِ فِي قَرَارِ الاْمْنِ وَالرَّاحَةِ،
His feet, balancing his body became fixed in the position of safety and comfort,
بِمَا اسْتَعْمَلَ قَلْبَهُ،
because he kept his heart (in good acts)
وَأَرْضَى رَبَّهُ.
and pleased his Allah.
Alternative Sources for Sermon 219: Al-'Amidi, Ghurar, 233.
