and one who travels to You has a short distance to cross...

and one who travels to You has a short distance to cross; You do not conceal Yourself from Your creation except when their own hopes shield them from You’ or, in some copies, ‘... except when their own wrongdoings shield them from You .’ So, O my Brother who is seeking nearness to Allah, desiring such a lofty status! Listen to my advice which is derived from the lantern of (‘a) because whoever seeks a way other than theirs, his way shall lead him to hell.

This advice is as follows: You have come to know that a servant of Allah is required to adorn himself with good manners…