أناI النورthe light المبينُmanifest
أنا النور المبينُ
أناI الحقthe truth اليقينُcertain
أنا الحق اليقينُ
I am the manifest light.
I am the clear light
I am the certain truth.
I am the certain truth
أناI القرآنthe Qur'an أتلىI am recited
أنا القرآن أتلى
أناI الحبلthe cord المتينُfirm
أنا الحبل المتينُ
I am the Qur'an, recited.
I am the Quran recited
I am the firm cord.
I am the strong rope
أناI عرشthe throne التجليmanifestation
أنا عرش التجلي
أناI الروحthe Spirit الأمينtrustworthy
أنا الروح الأمين
I am the throne of manifestation.
I am the throne of manifestation
I am the trustworthy Spirit.
I am the honest spirit
أناI الكرسيthe Seat منيfrom me
أنا الكرسي مني
بداappeared السرthe secret الكمينhidden
بدا السر الكمين
I am the Seat; from me
I am the hidden secret
the hidden secret appeared.
That started from me
أناI المحفوظpreserved لوحيmy tablet
أنا المحفوظ لوحي
أناI الحصنthe fortress الحصينimpregnable
أنا الحصن الحصين
I am the one whose tablet is preserved.
I am the protected tablet
I am the impregnable fortress.
I am the firm fortress
وماand not عنديwith me ترابdust
وما عندي تراب
ولاnor ماءwater مهينlowly
ولا ماء مهين
And I have no dust,
And I have no speck of dust
nor any lowly water,
Nor degrading water
سوىonly الأسرارthe mysteries عنهاfrom them
سوى الأسرار عنها
أضاءshone ليfor me الجبينthe brow
أضاء لي الجبين
only mysteries; through them
Except the mysteries about me
my brow shone bright.
That enlightened my forehead
وقلبيand my heart مستنيرillumined
وقلبي مستنير
وحقيand my truth مستبينmanifest
وحقي مستبين
And my heart is illumined,
And my heart is illuminated
and my truth is manifest.
And my truth is evident
فحوِّلso turn away عنfrom طريقيmy path
فحوِّل عن طريقي
وأمريand my affairs ياO لعينaccursed one
وأمري يا لعين
So turn away from my path
So turn away from my path
and my affairs, O accursed one.
And my matter, O sinful eye
وإنand if أنكرتyou denied حاليmy state
وإن أنكرت حالي
وكنتand you were ليtoward me تشينyou disparage
وكنت لي تشين
And if you deny my state
And if you deny my state
and have been disparaging me,
And dishonor me
فإنكthen you فيin غرورdelusion
فإنك في غرور
وفيand in جهلignorance يهينthat debases
وفي جهل يهين
then you are in delusion
Then you are in delusion
and in degrading ignorance.
And in abasing ignorance
وتعبدand you worship كلevery وقتmoment
وتعبد كل وقت
هواكyour desire وتستعينand you seek help
هواك وتستعين
And at every moment you worship
And you worship at every moment
your desire, and seek help.
Your desires and seek help through them
لكfor you الدينارthe dinar ربa lord
لك الدينار رب
ومعبودand an object of worship معينa helper
ومعبود معين
For you, the dinar is a lord
The gold coins are your lord
and a deity that gives aid.
And you have a specific idol
وبالأغيارand with others تلهوyou amuse yourself
وبالأغيار تلهو
ويطغيكand drives you to transgress القرينthe companion
ويطغيك القرين
And you amuse yourself with others,
And you play with strangers
and the companion drives you to transgress.
And your companion makes you transgress
ولاand no عتبreproach علىupon منone who
ولا عتب على من
لهfor him دنياهhis worldly life دينa religion
له دنياه دين
And there is no reproach for one
There is no blame upon one
whose worldly life is his religion
Who has made the world his religion
وفيand in الشهواتdesires أضحىhas become
وفي الشهوات أضحى
لهfor him قلبa heart رهينheld captive
له قلب رهين
and who, amid desires, has come to have
And in lusts he became
a heart held captive.
One whose heart is hostage
ولاand not يدريknows شمالa left hand
ولا يدري شمال
بماof what حوتhas held اليمينthe right hand
بما حوت اليمين
And the left hand does not know
And he does not know what
what the right hand holds.
The right hand contains
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