Upon the head of the universe is the sandal of Muhammad ﷺ        

It has ascended and all creation falls under its shadow

At the mount of Tur, Musa was addressed, “Remove your sandal!” while Ahmad ﷺ

In Divine nearness during his ascension, was not commanded to remove his sandals

Its image narrates the story of the sandal of the noblest of Messengers ﷺ

The luminescent stars long to be the dust under it

Their fellow wives — the seven heavens in their entirety —

are envious; and the crowns of sovereigns are jealous

The image of the sandal of the Chosen One ﷺ has no equal

For my soul, it is solace; for my eye, antimony

How noble it is — this image of the blessed sandal!

For it, every head truly wishes to be a foot

When I observed that the trials of time wage war upon creation

I took for myself the Master of creation’s sandal as a citadel

I sought refuge and shelter in its wondrous image

And within its unassailable enclosure, I attained safety in its shade

I have served the image of the sandal of the Chosen One ﷺ

That I live in both worlds beneath its shade

ibn Mas‘ud found felicity in service of his sandal

And I find felicity in my service of its image