The Exouisite Pear! Hee OU WN (Ea ete caleba h ene etd e Hele soa Ot ee en Es eee a Pelee slg Palen SHAYKH ‘ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-SA‘DISHAYKH ‘ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-SA‘DI (d.1376H/1956CE) al-durrat al-fakhirah THE EXQUISITE PEARL TRANSLATION: ABU AALIYAH SURKHEEL SHARIF THE JAWZIYYAH PRESS© THE JAWZIYYAH INSTITUTE All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any forms or means; electronical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publishing Data A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 0 9542166 0 1 TITLE: The Exquisite Pearl AUTHOR: ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sa‘di FIRST EDITION: afr 1423H/ April 2002CE PUBLISHED BY: The Jawziyyah Press P.O.Box 38704 London E.11 3WH United Kingdom e-mail: sales@jawziyyah.com Website: www.jawziyyah.com PRINTED BY: Impeks Publishing Ist Floor Suite 197 Cranbrook Road Ilford, Essex 1G1 4TA Tel: 020 8518 3433 United Kingdom TABLE of CONTENTS Translator’s Preface About the Book Arabic Text of the Poem Translation of the Poem Introduction The Awakening The Aspiration The Station of Sincerity The Station of Fear and Hope The Station of Love The Station of Remembrance Seeking Nearness to Allah Self-Inspection The Station of Patience The Station of Contentment The Station of Gratitude The Station of Reliance The Station of Excellence The Station of Good Character The Station of Attentive Care The Station of Renunciation The Fellowship Translator’s Bibliography General Index 35 36