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Commentary on the Wird

The insignificant slave of Allah, Muhammad ibn al-Habib

says out of his fervent desire to give counsel:

O my companion! Live in joy and serenity

if among us you are one with conviction and intention
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And if you are sincere in the love which is, without doubt,
our firm support while traveling on the path of Allah,

And if you have a strong resolve in reciting the wird,

present, with an attentive heart, to grasp its meanings,

And if at all times you call to mind the meaning of the dhikr ,
you will find that you are quickly helped in your life.

The key of the wird is the prayer on the Prophet, the taking refuge,
the Bismillah, the 'no power' - and that is enough for every problem.

So you begin our wird by asking for forgiveness,

and by it you will obtain every good quality
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Its real meaning is Allah's veil over the error of His slave,
and it protects him from every terror and temptation,

No care can abide when you persevere in His dhikr ,

and no doubt can remain when your needs are amply met.

After you finish this, ask for blessing on the Prophet

with the prayer of a lover firmly rooted in love

Its true meaning is the compassion that befits his rank,

and his rank is above the rank of every creature.

Constantly visualise him in the mirror of your heart

and rely on him for attainment of the Presence.
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After the prayer on the Prophet, recite 'La ilaha illa'llah'

By it you will expel illusion from the inner eye.

And be swift to negate otherness for there is no doubt

that it is a screen for the people on the path of Allah

And witness a Lord whose attributes have been manifested

by the secrets of phenomena and the lights of the Garden,

And you will grasp a secret whose true value is only known
by a gnostic of Allah who possesses vision.

Glorify Him with Allah's glorification in His Book,

but take care not to perform tanzih with reason and thinking,
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And do so in the way that Allah has purified Himself -

entrust yourself to Him, and free Him of any temporality and shirk.

Give praise while you bear in mind your inability

to praise as it was reported by the Best of Creation

After finishing the wird say 'Hasbuna'llah'

and say it with firm intention seventy-three times.

The All-Majestic has promised the dhakir who recites it

that he will have what he needs, not limited to any state.

It extinguished the fire of the friend (Ibrahim) by its secret,

and from it the Beloved (Muhammad) was given every gift.
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In this time of ours, its dhikr and invocation

takes preference over hizbs of Qur'an or wazifas.

If you wish to hasten understanding of the Haqiqa,

then with himma persevere in repeating the Supreme Name.

Always mirror the letters of the Name in your heart,

and repeat it unconsciously at every moment.

Do not turn to otherness it is indeed a barrier.

Even when praiseworthy, it is still more suited to darkness.

To the People, His dhikr dispenses with what is other-than-Him.

If you possess himma there is no opposite to Allah.
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Fear Him in the dhikr and be annihilated to other-than-Him,

and there is no other except for the illusion of multiplicity.

Multiplicity is only oneness multiplied in accordance

with the names and the traces of Divine Power.

Its highest place of manifestation is the Messenger Muhammad,

may the blessings of Allah be upon him at every instant,

And on his family and Companions as long as there is a dhakir

who yearns to remember the God of the throne in every state.

Our path greatly surpasses all other paths

because we obtain the Goal we desire the first time!
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And it unites the two aspects without any doubt

the aspect of the Haqiqa and the aspect of the Shari'a.

I ask Allah, my Lord to grant a Divine opening

to each and every sincere murid on the Path,

And to always guide the brotherhood to stay together,

holding to what is pleasing to the God of creation.

I convey my greetings of peace to those of every sect

devoted to the dhikr of the best of creation.

So if you are a lover of our Lord, continue to be

and Allah will reward you with a glance from Him.
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The ode is complete and I seek forgiveness for any illusion

of other than the existence of the Truth in every glance.