The word “Refuge” (Aman!)
is the same
as your noble name!
So the lover’s way
of remembering
is to say
“Refuge! (Aman!)
O Messenger of God”!
Aman lafzı senin ism-i şerifinle müsavidir
Anınçün aşığın zikri amandır ya Resulallah
Ottoman calligraphy by Emin El-Eyyûbi
I’m drowning
in the sea
of rebelliousness!
I take refuge
in you,
O messenger of God.
in the sea
of rebelliousness!
I take refuge
in you,
O messenger of God.
غريق بحر عصيانم
دخيلك يا رسول الله
Garik-i bahri isyanım
Dahilek Ya Resulullah
Calligraphed by Müşerref, 1388/1972
Signed, eser-i kelk-i Mehmed Sami (the work of the pen of Mehmed Sami), 1309
I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.