In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

Dervish is the one who desires for himself nothing, has no egotism, and is meed and lowly, and willing to accept all things as coming from Allah. The gains of a dervish are seclusion and retirement, refraining from the utterance of all profane language, reflection, contentment, patience, silence, and resignation, and to watch and obey the will of Allah; to keep the commands of the Murshid (Sheikh); to war with his own wild passions; to chance his evil feelings for those which are good, and to be faithful to his Order, according to Koran, xxix.69: "We lead in our paths all those who are jealous in propagating our faith, and God is with those who do good. We make the lesser war (of this world), and also the greater (upon our own wild passions), and this is the true world of God)"

Strong dervish is the one who have the power over his/her nafs (ego). A dervish should have some habits such as: not to claim to have knowledge, otherwise his/her nafs draws him/her to destruction; to be patient and not hoping something from people but Allah; to keep secret and not to complain; to do what he/she does for the sake of Allah. Dervish should be steady, not inconstant and weak.