أطوفI circle علىaround ذاتيmy essence بكاساتwith cups خمرتيmy wine
أطوف على ذاتي بكاسات خمرتي
وأستمعand I hear الألحانthe melodies فيin حانthe tavern حضرتيmy presence
وأستمع الألحان في حان حضرتي
I circle around my own essence with cups of my wine,
I wander about my essence with my cups of wine,
and hear melodies in the tavern of my presence.
And I listen to melodies in the places of my presence.
وأنفخand I blow مزماريmy flute وأصغيand I listen closely لصوتهto its sound
وأنفخ مزماري وأصغي لصوته
وأضربand I strike دفيmy tambourine حينwhen ترقصshe dances قينتيmy songstress
وأضرب دفي حين ترقص قينتي
I blow my flute and listen closely to its sound,
I blow my flute and listen to its voice,
and strike my tambourine as my songstress dances.
And I beat my tambourine when my beloved dances.
وأنشقand I inhale منfrom روضيmy garden نسيمthe breeze حقائقيmy realities
وأنشق من روضي نسيم حقائقي
ويسرحand wanders طرفيmy gaze فيin حدائقthe gardens نشأتيmy arising
ويسرح طرفي في حدائق نشأتي
I breathe from my garden the breeze of my realities,
I release from my garden the breeze of my truths,
and my gaze wanders through the gardens of my arising.
And my gaze roams in the gardens of my upbringing.
وعنديand within me إلىtoward رؤياbeholding جماليmy beauty تشوقlonging
وعندي إلى رؤيا جمالي تشوق
كثيرabundant وماand not عشقيmy love لغيرfor other than حقيقتيmy reality
كثير وما عشقي لغير حقيقتي
Within me is a longing to behold my beauty,
I have much longing to envision my beauty,
abundant longing; my love is for nothing but my reality.
And my passion is only for my own reality.
ويالهفand oh, the yearning أحشاءيmy inward parts علىfor حسنيmy beauty الذيwhich
ويالهف أحشاءي على حسني الذي
فؤاديmy heart بهwith it صبenamored وياand oh فرطthe intensity لوعتيmy anguish
فؤادي به صب ويا فرط لوعتي
Oh, my inmost yearning for my beauty, which
My inner self yearns for my beauty which
my heart passionately loves! Oh, my intense anguish!
My heart pours into, and how extreme is my agony!
أحنI yearn إلىfor ذاتيmy essence صباحاًin the morning وفيand in المساthe evening
أحن إلى ذاتي صباحاً وفي المسا
وغايةand the ultimate aim قصديmy intention فيin العوالمthe worlds رؤيتيseeing myself
وغاية قصدي في العوالم رؤيتي
I yearn for my own essence, morning and evening,
I yearn for my essence morning and evening,
and my ultimate aim throughout the worlds is to behold myself.
And my ultimate aim in the worlds is to see myself.
وقدand indeed وعدتنيpromised me اليومtoday نفسيmy self بوصلهاwith her union
وقد وعدتني اليوم نفسي بوصلها
غداًtomorrow فمتىso when منيfrom me تقومarises قيامتيmy resurrection
غداً فمتى مني تقوم قيامتي
Today my self has promised me union with her
Today my own self promised me its union
tomorrow—when will my resurrection arise from me?
Tomorrow, so when will my resurrection be?
وأرفعand I lift عنfrom وجهيmy face خماريmy veil مجرداًstripping off
وأرفع عن وجهي خماري مجرداً
ثيابيmy garments عنfrom ذاتيmy essence وأهتكand I tear away سترتيmy covering
ثيابي عن ذاتي وأهتك سترتي
I lift my veil from my face, stripping
I raise my veil from my face in humility,
my garments from my essence and tearing away my covering.
Baring my clothes from my essence and rending my cover.
أبىrefused الحبlove إلاexcept أنthat أكونI be مولهاًdistraught with love
أبى الحب إلا أن أكون مولهاً
بقلبwith a heart علىthroughout طولthe duration النوىseparation متفتتshattered
بقلب على طول النوى متفتت
Love insisted that I should be distraught,
Love insisted that I become its slave,
with a heart shattered by prolonged separation,
With a heart fragmented into pieces from passion,
وشوقand longing كثيرٌabundant واصطبارand patient endurance ممنعunattainable
وشوق كثيرٌ واصطبار ممنع
وسقمand sickness وأشجانand sorrows عليupon me شديدةsevere
وسقم وأشجان علي شديدة
with abundant longing and endurance beyond reach,
Much fervent longing and restrain,
with sickness and sorrows weighing heavily upon me.
And illness and intense sorrows upon me,
وإنيand I لأرجوsurely hope منfrom حقيقتيmy reality اللقاa meeting
وإني لأرجو من حقيقتي اللقا
وأطلبand I ask منهاfrom her أنthat أفوزI attain بنظرةa glance
وأطلب منها أن أفوز بنظرة
From my reality I surely hope for a meeting,
And I hope to meet my reality,
and ask her to grant me a glance.
And I ask it to grant me a glance.
فلاso no عجبwonder أنthat بحتI divulged بالسرthe secret للورىto creation
فلا عجب أن بحت بالسر للورى
وعربدتand I rioted فيin هذاthis الوجودexistence بسكرتيin my drunkenness
وعربدت في هذا الوجود بسكرتي
No wonder, then, that I divulged the secret to creation,
So it is no wonder I announced the secret to the world,
and rioted in this existence through my drunkenness,
And in this existence I clamored in my intoxication.
وتهتand I vaunted بمحبوبيmy beloved علىover كلevery ناسكascetic
وتهت بمحبوبي على كل ناسك
وغبتand I withdrew عنfrom الأكوانthe created worlds بلrather عنfrom هويتيmy identity
وغبت عن الأكوان بل عن هويتي
and vaunted my beloved over every ascetic,
I went astray with my beloved from all ascetics,
and withdrew from the worlds—indeed, from my own identity.
And I was absent from the cosmos, even from my identity.
وعنديand within me انتظارwaiting كلevery يومday وليلةand night
وعندي انتظار كل يوم وليلة
إلىtoward رؤيتيseeing myself بلrather كلevery وقتmoment وساعةand hour
إلى رؤيتي بل كل وقت وساعة
Within me is waiting every day and night
I await every day and night
to behold myself—indeed, every moment and hour.
To see myself, indeed, every moment and hour.
وماand not أناI إلاexcept منthe one whom أحبI love وإنand indeed منthe one whom
وما أنا إلا من أحب وإن من
أحبI love أناI منfrom غيرother than شكdoubt وشبهةand uncertainty
أحب أنا من غير شك وشبهة
I am none but the one I love; and the one
I am none but one who loved, and surely one who loved is I,
I love is I, without doubt or uncertainty.
Without doubt or ambiguity.
أردتI desired ظهوريmy appearing ليto me وماand not كنتI was خافياًhidden
أردت ظهوري لي وما كنت خافياً
فطورتso I took form فيin الأطوارthe phases منof كلevery صورةshape
فطورت في الأطوار من كل صورة
I desired to appear to myself, though I was not hidden,
I wanted my appearance to myself, and I was not hidden,
so I took on forms through the phases, in every shape.
So I manifested in forms from every image.
وقدand indeed كنتI was قدماًlong ago فيin عمىa veiling cloud ليسthere was not فوقهabove it
وقد كنت قدماً في عمى ليس فوقه
ولاnor تحتهbelow it أيضاًeither هواءair بوحدةin oneness
ولا تحته أيضاً هواء بوحدة
Long ago I was in a veiling cloud, above which there was not,
I used to be a foot in blindness with nothing
nor below it either, any air, in oneness.
Above or below it, even air in isolation.
وللقلمand to the Pen الأعلىSupreme تنزلتI descended منfrom يديmy hand
وللقلم الأعلى تنزلت من يدي
وللوحand to the Tablet حتىeven للذواتto the essences الكثيرةmany
وللوح حتى للذوات الكثيرة
From my own hand I descended to the Supreme Pen,
To the Supreme Pen I descended from my hand,
and to the Tablet, down even to the many essences.
And to the Tablet, even to the many essences.
وقدand indeed كنتI was عرشيmy Throne واستويتand I established myself عليupon me منfrom
وقد كنت عرشي واستويت علي من
قديمthe antiquity زمانيmy time فيin الوجودexistence برحمتيthrough my mercy
قديم زماني في الوجود برحمتي
I was my own Throne and established myself upon myself from
I used to be my Throne, and I mounted upon it,
the antiquity of my time in existence, through my mercy.
In my ancient eternity in existence, in my mercy.
ومنهand from it إلىto الكرسيthe Footstool تنزلتI descended بلrather إلىto
ومنه إلى الكرسي تنزلت بل إلى
سمواتيmy heavens السبعseven الطباقlayered العليةlofty
سمواتي السبع الطباق العلية
From it I descended to the Footstool—indeed, to
From it to the Chair I descended, even to
my seven lofty heavens, tier upon tier.
My seven exalted celestial spheres.
وطورتand I fashioned أملاكيmy angels فليso to myself كنتI was عابداًworshipping
وطورت أملاكي فلي كنت عابداً
وطورتand I fashioned أفلاcelestial spheres (fragment) كيmy (word ending) فدارتso they revolved بقدرتيby my power
وطورت أفلا كي فدارت بقدرتي
I fashioned my angels, and was my own worshipper;
I manifested my kingdoms, so I was the worshipped one,
I fashioned my celestial spheres, which revolved by my power.
And I manifested, so the cycles turned by my power.
وعدتand I became نجوماstars مشرقاتshining علىover الورىcreation
وعدت نجوما مشرقات على الورى
أزيدI increase ضياءlight فيin ظلامthe darkness الدجنةdeep gloom
أزيد ضياء في ظلام الدجنة
I became shining stars over creation,
I returned as stars illuminating the world,
increasing the light amid the deepest gloom.
Increasing the glow in the darkness of night.
وطورتand I took form as شمساًa sun فيat طلوعthe dawning نهاركمyour day
وطورت شمساً في طلوع نهاركم
وماand not الليلnight إلاexcept منfrom نتائجthe consequences غيبتيmy absence
وما الليل إلا من نتائج غيبتي
I took form as a sun at the dawning of your day,
I manifested as a sun in the rise of your day,
and night is nothing but a consequence of my absence.
And the night is but a result of my absence.
وصرتand I became هلالاًa crescent تحسبونyou reckon الشهورthe months بيby me
وصرت هلالاً تحسبون الشهور بي
وأجلوand I unveil عليكمto you ضوءthe light شمسthe sun الظهيرةmidday
وأجلو عليكم ضوء شمس الظهيرة
I became a crescent by which you reckon the months,
I became a crescent by which you reckon months,
and unveil to you the light of the midday sun.
And I illuminate you with the light of the bright sun.
وقدand indeed صرتI became أياماًdays لكمfor you وليالياًand nights
وقد صرت أياماً لكم وليالياً
ودهراًand an age وساعاتand hours وكلand every دقيقةminute
ودهراً وساعات وكل دقيقة
I became days and nights for you,
I became days for you and nights,
and an age, and hours, and every minute.
An age, hours and every minute.
وطورتand I took on شكلthe form الجانthe jinn فيupon الأرضthe earth قبلكمbefore you
وطورت شكل الجان في الأرض قبلكم
وجئتand I came لهمto them رسلاًas messengers لإبلاغto convey حجتيmy proof
وجئت لهم رسلاً لإبلاغ حجتي
I took the form of jinn upon the earth before you,
I took the form of jinn on earth before you
and came to them as messengers to convey my proof.
And I came to them as messengers to deliver my argument.
وقدand indeed كنتI was تكذيباًa rejection لرسليof my messengers منهمfrom them
وقد كنت تكذيباً لرسلي منهم
فصرتso I became لهمfor them أوفىthe fullest هلاكdestruction ونقمةand retribution
فصرت لهم أوفى هلاك ونقمة
I was their rejection of my messengers,
I used to deny my messengers among them
so I became their fullest destruction and retribution.
So I became for them the most faithful calamity and wrath.
وفيand in كلevery أطوارform الشياطينthe devils بينكمamong you
وفي كل أطوار الشياطين بينكم
ظهرتI appeared بوسواسas whisperings لأصحابfor those possessing شقوةwretchedness
ظهرت بوسواس لأصحاب شقوة
In every form of the devils among you,
And in every form the devils take among you
I appeared as whisperings to the wretched.
I appeared with demonic whispering to the wretched.
وطورتand I took form فيin شكلthe shape العناصرthe elements ثمthen فيin
وطورت في شكل العناصر ثم في
مواليدهاtheir offspring فيupon الأرضthe earth تلكthose الثلاثةthree
مواليدها في الأرض تلك الثلاثة
I took form in the elements, then in
And I took form in the elements then in
their three offspring upon the earth.
Their offspring on earth - those three.
ففيso in معدنa mineral طوراًat one time وطوراًand at another ظهرتI appeared فيin
ففي معدن طوراً وطوراً ظهرت في
نباتplants وحيوانand animals لتتميمto complete حكمتيmy wisdom
نبات وحيوان لتتميم حكمتي
At times in minerals, and at times I appeared in
So in minerals I took a form and another, appearing in
plants and animals, to complete my wisdom.
Plants and animals to complete my wisdom.
وكنتand I was رياحاًwinds منfrom شمالthe north wind ومنand from صباthe east wind
وكنت رياحاً من شمال ومن صبا
أهبI blow فأروىso I recount عنof حديثthe tales الأحبةthe beloved ones
أهب فأروى عن حديث الأحبة
I was winds, from the north and from the east,
I used to be winds from north and east,
blowing and recounting tales of the beloved ones.
Blowing to water the talks of lovers.
وكنتand I was بحاراًseas زاخراتswelling علىacross المدىthe expanse
وكنت بحاراً زاخرات على المدى
تفيضthey overflow فتبديso they reveal موجةa wave بعدafter موجةa wave
تفيض فتبدي موجة بعد موجة
I was seas swelling across the expanse,
And I was seas extending endlessly,
overflowing and revealing wave after wave.
Where wave after wave emerges.
وطورتand I took form as أرضاearth ثمthen صرتI became جبالهاits mountains
وطورت أرضا ثم صرت جبالها
لإرسائهاto anchor it فوقabove البحارthe seas المحيطةsurrounding
لإرسائها فوق البحار المحيطة
I took form as earth, then became its mountains
And I became earth then its mountains
to anchor it above the surrounding seas.
To establish it above the surrounding seas.
وإنيand I علىin ماwhat كنتI was فيهin it ولمand not أزلI have ceased
وإني على ما كنت فيه ولم أزل
وليand mine رتبةthe station التنزيهtranscendence أرفعthe highest رتبةstation
ولي رتبة التنزيه أرفع رتبة
I remain as I was, and have ever been,
And I am as I was and never ceased to be,
and mine is the station of transcendence, the highest station.
In the position of transcendence, the highest position.
وماand not كثرةthe multitude الأطوارthe phases منيfrom me غيرتchanged
وما كثرة الأطوار مني غيرت
صفاتيmy attributes ولاnor ذاتيmy essence ولاnor قدرthe measure ذرةan atom
صفاتي ولا ذاتي ولا قدر ذرة
The multitude of forms proceeding from me has not changed
And the multitude of forms does not change
my attributes or my essence, not even an atom's worth.
My attributes, my essence, or even a particle.
وهلand have أنتyou فيin تخييلimagining ذاتكyour self باطناًinwardly
وهل أنت في تخييل ذاتك باطناً
تغيرتyou changed عماfrom what كنتyou were فيin كلevery مرةinstance
تغيرت عما كنت في كل مرة
And have you, while inwardly imagining yourself,
And are you, in imagining your inner self,
changed from what you were, each time?
Changed from what you were each time?
فيجلوso it reveals عليكto you الفكرthought ماwhat قدalready أردتyou desired منof
فيجلو عليك الفكر ما قد أردت من
زخارفembellishments أشباحphantom forms هناhere مستحيلةimpossible
زخارف أشباح هنا مستحيلة
Thought reveals to you whatever you desired of
Thought appears to you of fanciful imaginations
ornate phantom forms, impossible here.
Impossible here, while that is like this.
وذاكand that كهذاlike this غيرexcept أنthat الخيالimagination معwith
وذاك كهذا غير أن الخيال مع
تخيلهits imagining فيin الغيرotherness لاnot فيin الهويةidentity
تخيله في الغير لا في الهوية
That is like this, except that imagination, with
Except that imagination with
its imaginings, is in otherness, not in identity.
Its imagining is external, not in the essence.
وماand not هيit إلاexcept أنتyou لاno شيءthing ههناhere
وما هي إلا أنت لا شيء ههنا
سواكother than you فحققso realize سرthe secret تلكthat الحقيقةreality
سواك فحقق سر تلك الحقيقة
It is only you: there is nothing here
It is none but you, nothing here
but you; so realize the secret of that reality.
Other than you, so realize the secret of that reality.
وإياكand beware والتشبيهand likening فيin كلevery موضعplace
وإياك والتشبيه في كل موضع
توهمتyou imagined فيهin it الغيرanother وافطنand be alert للبسةto the confusion
توهمت فيه الغير وافطن للبسة
Beware of likening in every place
And beware of likening in every place
where you imagined another, and discern the confusion.
You imagined other, and be aware of confusion.
وخذand receive كلall ماthat ألقىis imparted عليكto you منزهاًfree of likeness
وخذ كل ما ألقى عليك منزهاً
ولاand do not تخشfear عاراًdisgrace إنif فهمتyou understood إشارتيmy allusion
ولا تخش عاراً إن فهمت إشارتي
Receive all that is imparted to you in the light of transcendence,
Take everything I present to you as transcendent,
and fear no disgrace if you understand my allusion.
And fear no shame if you understand my hint.
وهذاand this الذيwhich قدindeed قلتهI said it كلهall of it أناI
وهذا الذي قد قلته كله أنا
ظهرتI appeared بهthrough it ليto me قاصداًintending لنصيحتيto counsel myself
ظهرت به لي قاصداً لنصيحتي
All of this that I have said is myself;
All that I have told you in verse is I,
I appeared through it to myself, intending to counsel myself.
Appearing to myself intentionally for my advice.
ولماand when انقضتran their course أطوارthe phases ذاتيmy essence بمقتضىin accordance with
ولما انقضت أطوار ذاتي بمقتضى
صفاتيmy attributes وأسماءيand my names العظامmighty الجليلةaugust
صفاتي وأسماءي العظام الجليلة
When the phases of my essence had run their course according to
And when the forms of my essence ended as
my attributes and my mighty, august names,
Required by my attributes and great sublime names,
وتمand was complete التباسيmy envelopment بالذيin that which أناI مظهرmanifest
وتم التباسي بالذي أنا مظهر
لهof it منof شخوصindividual figures فصلتهاdifferentiated them إرادتيmy will
له من شخوص فصلتها إرادتي
and my envelopment was complete in what I manifest
And the merging with that which I am a manifestation of
of individual figures differentiated by my will,
From persons differentiated by my will was completed,
وسويتand I fashioned جسمthe body الكلthe whole بيthrough me فهوso it قابلreceptive
وسويت جسم الكل بي فهو قابل
لروحيto my spirit وتفصيليand my differentiation استعدbecame ready لجملتيfor my totality
لروحي وتفصيلي استعد لجملتي
I shaped the body of the whole through myself, making it receptive
And I leveled the whole's body through me, so it is receptive
to my spirit; my differentiation was ready for my wholeness.
To my spirit and details, prepare for my totality.
جمعتI gathered منfrom الأشياءthings طينةthe clay آدمAdam
جمعت من الأشياء طينة آدم
ومنهاand from it إلىto الكلthe whole الرقائقthe subtle threads مدتwere extended
ومنها إلى الكل الرقائق مدت
I gathered Adam's clay from things,
I gathered from things the clay of Adam
and from it subtle threads extended to the whole.
And from it to all creatures I extended the thinness.
وخمرتهاand I fermented it حتىuntil تناسقbecame harmonious نشؤهاits growth
وخمرتها حتى تناسق نشؤها
وسويتهاand I fashioned it حتىuntil لنفخيfor my breathing استعدتit became ready
وسويتها حتى لنفخي استعدت
I fermented it until its growth became harmonious,
And I fermented it until its creation aligned
and fashioned it until it was ready for my breathing.
And I leveled it until it was ready for my blowing.
ولماand when استتمwas finished الأمرthe work واستكملand was completed الذيthat which
ولما استتم الأمر واستكمل الذي
أردتI desired منof الأجمالtotality فيin البشريةhumanity
أردت من الأجمال في البشرية
When the work was finished and there was completed what
And when the matter was perfected and what
I desired of totality within humanity,
I wanted of beauty in humanity was complete,
ففيso into تلكthat منof روحيmy spirit نفختI breathed وقدand indeed سرتflowed
ففي تلك من روحي نفخت وقد سرت
نسائمthe breezes أمريmy command فيin رياضthe gardens الطبيعةnature
نسائم أمري في رياض الطبيعة
into that I breathed of my spirit, and there flowed
Then into that I blew from my spirit, and the breezes
the breezes of my command through nature's gardens.
Of my command blew in the gardens of nature.
فقمتso I arose سميعاًhearing باصراًseeing متكلماًspeaking
فقمت سميعاً باصراً متكلماً
مريداًwilling عليماًknowing ذاpossessed of حياةlife وقدرةand power
مريداً عليماً ذا حياة وقدرة
Then I arose, hearing, seeing, speaking,
So I stood hearing, seeing, speaking,
willing, knowing, possessed of life and power.
Willing, knowing, alive and potent.
فلمso not يبدappeared منيfrom me غيرother than ماwhat هوit كائنexistent
فلم يبد مني غير ما هو كائن
لديwith me وبيand through me منيfrom me علىunder حكومتيmy governance
لدي وبي مني على حكومتي
Nothing appeared from me except what existed
And nothing appeared from me but what already
with me, through me, from me, under my governance.
Existed with me and from me in my dominion.
فكنتso I was كماءlike water لونهits color منfrom إنائهits vessel
فكنت كماء لونه من إنائه
وكالشمسand like the sun تبديdisplays خضرةgreenness بالزجاجةthrough the glass
وكالشمس تبدي خضرة بالزجاجة
I was like water whose color comes from its vessel,
Thus I was like water whose color is from its vessel,
and like the sun displaying greenness through glass.
And like the sun showing green through glass.
وأسجدتand I made bow أملاكيmy angels بأمريby my command لمظهريto my manifestation
وأسجدت أملاكي بأمري لمظهري
فكانso was سجوديmy prostration ليto me وآدمand Adam قبلتيmy prayer-direction
فكان سجودي لي وآدم قبلتي
I made my angels bow at my command to my manifestation,
And my angels prostrated by my order to my manifestation,
so my bowing was to myself, and Adam was my prayer-direction.
So it was my prostration to myself, and Adam my bowing.
ولماand when أبىrefused إبليسIblis عنaway تكبراًout of arrogance
ولما أبى إبليس عن تكبراً
ولمand not يأتhe came ليto me منfrom بعدafter أمريmy command بسجدةwith a prostration
ولم يأت لي من بعد أمري بسجدة
When Iblis refused, turning away in arrogance,
And when Satan refused out of arrogance
and did not come to me with a prostration after my command,
And did not come to me after my order with a prostration,
عنfrom الملاthe assembly الأعلىhighest لهhim كنتI was مخرجاًexpelling
عن الملا الأعلى له كنت مخرجاً
وآبand he returned بخسرانwith loss وطردand expulsion ولعنةand a curse
وآب بخسران وطرد ولعنة
I expelled him from the highest assembly,
From the Most High angel I became his exit
and he returned with loss, expulsion, and a curse.
And he came to loss, banishment, and curse.
وأسكنتهand I settled him فيupon الأرضthe earth أظهرI reveal كامناًwhat lay hidden
وأسكنته في الأرض أظهر كامناً
بهthrough him منof شقاwretchedness أصحابthe people قبضةthe grasp يسرتيmy left hand
به من شقا أصحاب قبضة يسرتي
I settled him upon the earth, revealing what lay hidden
And I settled him on earth, manifesting the adversity
through him of the wretchedness of those in my left-hand grasp.
Hidden in him, by my easy grasping hand.
وأظهرتand I revealed فيin ذاكthat الملاassembly فضلthe merit آدمAdam
وأظهرت في ذاك الملا فضل آدم
وأنزلتهand I lodged him أعلىthe highest مقامstation بجنتيin my garden
وأنزلته أعلى مقام بجنتي
In that assembly I revealed Adam's merit,
And I showed in that angel Adam's favor
and lodged him in the highest station in my garden.
And made him the highest position in my Paradise.
وأخرجتand I brought forth حواEve منهfrom him فهيso she لهto him كماjust as
وأخرجت حوا منه فهي له كما
هوhe الآنnow ليto me منfrom حيثthe standpoint وصفيmy attribute وصورتيand my form
هو الآن لي من حيث وصفي وصورتي
I brought Eve forth from him; to him she is as
And I brought out Eve from him, so she is to him as
he now is to me, in respect of my attribute and my form.
He now is to me in description and form.
وعنand from بعضcertain أشجارtrees هناكthere نهيتهI forbade him
وعن بعض أشجار هناك نهيته
وليand to me كانwas منيfrom me النهيthe prohibition عنيconcerning me لحكمتيthrough my wisdom
ولي كان مني النهي عني لحكمتي
I forbade him certain trees there;
And from some trees there I forbade him,
to me, from me, was the prohibition concerning me, through my wisdom.
And my forbiddance was from me for my wisdom.
ولماand when اقتضىrequired فعليmy doing لماof what كنتI had عنهfrom it قدalready
ولما اقتضى فعلي لما كنت عنه قد
نهيتI forbidden كمالthe perfection الصورةthe form الآدميةAdamic
نهيت كمال الصورة الآدمية
When my doing what I had already
And when my action necessitated what
forbidden was required by the Adamic form's perfection,
I had forbidden - the perfection of the human form -
أتيتI came بأقسامwith oaths إليto me موسوساًwhispering
أتيت بأقسام إلي موسوساً
وأوقعتand I cast نفسيmyself فيinto غرورdelusion وغفلةand heedlessness
وأوقعت نفسي في غرور وغفلة
I came to myself with oaths, whispering,
I came to him incited with kinds
and cast myself into delusion and heedlessness.
And cast myself into pride and heedlessness.
وذقتand I tasted كماas ذاقtasted العدوthe enemy تباعديmy estrangement
وذقت كما ذاق العدو تباعدي
وماand not الأكلeating إلاexcept الفرقseparation والجمعand union توبتيmy repentance
وما الأكل إلا الفرق والجمع توبتي
I tasted my estrangement, as the enemy had tasted it;
And I tasted, as the enemy tasted, my separation
eating was nothing but separation, and union was my repentance.
And eating is nothing but separation and union - my repentance.
وقدand indeed لاحbecame apparent عصيانيmy disobedience عليto me ومذand when بدتit appeared
وقد لاح عصياني علي ومذ بدت
طفقتI began بأوراقwith leaves أخصفI stitch together سوءتيmy nakedness
طفقت بأوراق أخصف سوءتي
My disobedience became apparent to me; and when it showed,
And my disobedience to myself appeared to me, and when
I began stitching leaves together over my nakedness.
It manifested I began shedding my evil leaves.
ومنand from بعدafter ذاthis أهبطتI sent down للأرضto the earth هيكليmy bodily form
ومن بعد ذا أهبطت للأرض هيكلي
وكنتand I was بهاupon it فيin العالمينthe worlds خليفتيmy vicegerent
وكنت بها في العالمين خليفتي
After that I sent my bodily form down to earth,
And after that I sent down to earth my body
and there, among the worlds, I was my own vicegerent.
And through it in the two worlds I was my successor.
وسخرتand I subjected ليto me كلall الوجودexistence تفضلاًas a favor
وسخرت لي كل الوجود تفضلاً
علىupon صورتيmy form منيfrom me وأتممتand I completed منتيmy bounty
على صورتي مني وأتممت منتي
I subjected all existence to myself, as a favor
And I subjugated to me all existence favorably
from me to my own form, and completed my bounty.
Upon my image from me, and I completed my blessing.
وعرفتand I recognized ماwhat بينيbetween me وبينيand me كلاهماboth of them
وعرفت ما بيني وبيني كلاهما
علىat عرفاتArafat بعدafter طولthe duration التشتتdispersal
على عرفات بعد طول التشتت
I recognized what lay between me and me—both of us—
And I knew what was between me and me, both of them,
at Arafat, after prolonged dispersal.
At Arafat after long separation.
فكانso was نكاحthe marriage الأمرcommand فيwithin الخلقcreation ظاهراًmanifest
فكان نكاح الأمر في الخلق ظاهراً
بناthrough us فيin كلاboth الشخصينpersons قبلbefore النتيجةthe outcome
بنا في كلا الشخصين قبل النتيجة
The marriage of command within creation was manifest
So the marriage of the matter in creation appeared
through us, in both persons, before the outcome.
Openly through us in both persons before the result.
وأظهرتand I brought forth منfrom صلبيmy loins جميعall مظاهريmy manifestations
وأظهرت من صلبي جميع مظاهري
بصورةin the form ذرmotes للعهودfor the covenants الوثيقةbinding
بصورة ذر للعهود الوثيقة
From my loins I brought forth all my manifestations
And I manifested from my loins all my manifestations
in the form of motes, for binding covenants.
In the form of particles for the solemn covenants.
وأشهدتهمand I made them testify عنيconcerning me ألستam I not بربكمyour Lord
وأشهدتهم عني ألست بربكم
فقالواso they said بلىyes طراًall بنفسwith a soul مطيعةobedient
فقالوا بلى طراً بنفس مطيعة
I made them testify concerning me: 'Am I not your Lord?'
And I called upon them about me, "Am I not your Lord?"
They all said, 'Yes,' with an obedient soul.
They said, "Yes, obediently, with a willing soul."
وأوهمتهمand I made them imagine غيراًanother فأنكرso denied بعضهمsome of them
وأوهمتهم غيراً فأنكر بعضهم
وأوفيand fulfilled بعهديmy covenant بعضهمsome of them معwith لبسةconfusion
وأوفي بعهدي بعضهم مع لبسة
I made them imagine another, so some denied,
And I made them confused about other, so some of them denied
and some fulfilled my covenant, though with confusion.
While some of them were loyal to my covenant, with confusion.
وأولand the first أطواريmy forms الكاومنlatent أننيthat I
وأول أطواري الكاومن أنني
لآدمfor Adam شيئاًsomething كنتI was وهوand it عطيتيmy gift
لآدم شيئاً كنت وهو عطيتي
The first of my latent forms was that I
The first of my forms is that I
was something for Adam, and it was my gift.
Was something to Adam, and he was my gift.
وطورتand I took form as نوحاًNoah جاءhe came ينذرwarning قومهhis people
وطورت نوحاً جاء ينذر قومه
وكنتand I was لهof him التكذيبthe rejection منهمfrom them ببعثتيat my sending
وكنت له التكذيب منهم ببعثتي
I took form as Noah, who came to warn his people,
And I formed Noah, who came warning his people,
and was their rejection of him when I sent him.
And I was their disbelief in him through my mission.
وألفاًand a thousand سوىless خمسينfifty عاماًyears لبثتI remained فيin
وألفاً سوى خمسين عاماً لبثت في
جماعتهمtheir company أبغيI seek لهمfor them نشرthe spreading دعوتيmy call
جماعتهم أبغي لهم نشر دعوتي
A thousand years less fifty I remained in
A thousand minus fifty years I remained among
their company, seeking to spread my call among them.
Their groups, seeking to spread my call.
وهمand they يعبدونworship الغيرanother بلrather يعبدوننيworship me
وهم يعبدون الغير بل يعبدونني
ولاand no غيرother لكنbut وهمهمtheir delusion هوis سترتيmy covering
ولا غير لكن وهمهم هو سترتي
They worship another—rather, they worship me;
But they worshipped other, rather they worshipped me,
there is no other, but their delusion is my covering.
Yet their delusion was my veil.
ولماand when أبوthey refused واستكبرواand grew arrogant كافرينdisbelieving بيin me
ولما أبو واستكبروا كافرين بي
دعوتI prayed عليهمagainst them واستجبتand I answered لدعوتيmy prayer
دعوت عليهم واستجبت لدعوتي
When they refused and grew arrogant, disbelieving in me,
And when they refused and disbelieved me arrogantly,
I prayed against them and answered my own prayer.
I invoked upon them and responded to my invocation.
وأرسلتand I sent طوفاناًa flood عليهمupon them فأغرقواso they were drowned
وأرسلت طوفاناً عليهم فأغرقوا
ولمand not ينجsurvived إلاexcept منwhoever معيwith me فيin سفينتيmy ship
ولم ينج إلا من معي في سفينتي
I sent a flood upon them, and they were drowned;
And I sent a flood upon them, so they drowned,
none survived but those with me in my ship.
And none survived but those with me in my ship.
وطورتand I took form as إدريساًIdris وليand for myself كنتI was رافعاًraising
وطورت إدريساً ولي كنت رافعاً
مكاناًa place عليّاًlofty فيin أجلthe most august مكانةstation
مكاناً عليّاً في أجل مكانة
I took form as Idris, and raised myself
And I formed Enoch, and I was elevating him
to a lofty place, in the most august station.
To a most high position in his lifetime.
وطورتand I took form as إبراهيمAbraham يدعوcalling إليَّto me بيthrough me
وطورت إبراهيم يدعو إليَّ بي
علىagainst قومهhis people آتيتهI gave him أيwhat a حجةproof
على قومه آتيته أي حجة
I took form as Abraham, calling to me through me;
And I formed Abraham calling to me
against his people—what a proof I bestowed on him!
Against his people - what argument I brought!
ومذand when قالhe said ذاthis ربيmy Lord لهto him كنتI was كوكباًa star
ومذ قال ذا ربي له كنت كوكباً
كذاlikewise قمراًa moon أيضاًalso وشمساًand a sun بوجهةin one aspect
كذا قمراً أيضاً وشمساً بوجهة
When he said, 'This is my Lord,' I was a star to him,
And when he said, “This is my Lord,” I was a star,
likewise a moon, and also a sun, in one aspect.
And similarly a moon, and a sun in orientation.
ولاand no فرقdifference إلاexcept بالأفولin setting ألمwas not تكنit was
ولا فرق إلا بالأفول ألم تكن
إذاthen لاnot أحبI love الآفلينthose that set مقالتيmy saying
إذا لا أحب الآفلين مقالتي
There was no difference save in setting; was not
There is no difference but setting, did I not say
'I do not love those that set' then my own saying?
I do not love setters? Such was my saying.
كماas قلتI said سموهمname them لقومto people تعلقواwho clung
كما قلت سموهم لقوم تعلقوا
بماto what قيَّدlimited الإمكانpossibility منof مطلقيتيmy absoluteness
بما قيَّد الإمكان من مطلقيتي
As I said, 'Name them,' to people who clung
I named them for a people attached
to what possibility had limited of my absoluteness.
To what limits the contingent of my absoluteness.
وجئتand I came إلىto النمرودNimrod أدعوهI call him للهدىto guidance
وجئت إلى النمرود أدعوه للهدى
فلمso not يمتثلhe complied حتىuntil ثوىhe perished بالبعوضةthrough the mosquito
فلم يمتثل حتى ثوى بالبعوضة
I came to Nimrod, calling him to guidance,
And I came to Nimrod calling him to guidance
but he did not comply, until he perished through a mosquito.
But he did not obey until he perished from the mosquito.
وأضرمand he kindled ليfor me ناراًa fire وأرسلنيand cast me بهاinto it
وأضرم لي ناراً وأرسلني بها
فعادتso it became بأمريby my command ليfor me عليupon me كجنةlike a garden
فعادت بأمري لي علي كجنة
He kindled a fire for me and cast me into it,
And he kindled for me a fire and cast me in it,
and by my command it became, for me and upon me, like a garden.
But it returned by my order to me as a garden.
وقدand indeed كنتI was منيfrom me طالباًasking أننيthat I أرىmight see
وقد كنت مني طالباً أنني أرى
لحقfor the truth يقينيmy certainty كيفhow إحياءreviving ميتةa dead creature
لحق يقيني كيف إحياء ميتة
I was asking myself that I might see,
And I had been seeking from myself to see
for the truth of my certainty, how a dead creature is revived.
The certainty of my reality - how reviving the dead!
فجاءso came جوابيmy answer ليto me بأربعةwith four فخذso take
فجاء جوابي لي بأربعة فخذ
منof الطيرthe birds واجعلand place فيupon العلاthe heights كلeach قطعةpiece
من الطير واجعل في العلا كل قطعة
My answer came to me: 'Take four
So my answer came to me with four birds, take
birds, and place each piece upon the heights.
Parts from them and put each piece in the high.
وناديهمُand call them يأتينthey will come سعياًswiftly وبعدand after ذاthis
وناديهمُ يأتين سعياً وبعد ذا
فكنso be عالماًknowing لاno شيءthing إلاexcept بقدرتيthrough my power
فكن عالماً لا شيء إلا بقدرتي
Call them: they will come swiftly; and after that,
And call them, they will come rushing, and after that,
know that nothing is except through my power.'
“Know that nothing is but by my power.”
وطورتand I took form as إسماعيلIshmael لماwhen بلغتI reached معwith
وطورت إسماعيل لما بلغت مع
أبيmy father السعيstriving ذبحيmy slaughter قدalready رأيتI saw بنومةin a dream
أبي السعي ذبحي قد رأيت بنومة
I took form as Ishmael; when, with
And I formed Ishmael when, with
my father, I reached the age of striving, I had seen my slaughter in a dream.
His father exerting, my slaughter appeared in a dream.
وناديتand I called لماwhen أسلماboth submitted حينwhen تلَّهhe laid him down
وناديت لما أسلما حين تلَّه
أصدّقتhave you fulfilled حتىuntil كانwas بالكبشwith the ram فديتيmy ransom
أصدّقت حتى كان بالكبش فديتي
I called, when both had submitted, as he laid him down,
And I called when they submitted as he tilted him,
'Have you fulfilled it?'—until I was ransomed with the ram.
I was truthful until the ram was my redemption.
وطورتand I took form as إسحقIsaac الغيورthe jealous one ولمand not تكنwas
وطورت إسحق الغيور ولم تكن
علىover غيرother than تحريمthe forbidding الفواحشindecencies غيرتيmy jealousy
على غير تحريم الفواحش غيرتي
I took form as Isaac, the jealous one, and there was no
And I formed Isaac the jealous, and my jealousy
jealousy in me except over the forbidding of indecencies.
Was not but forbidding atrocities.
وطورتand I took form as يعقوباًJacob بليتI was tried بيوسفthrough Joseph
وطورت يعقوباً بليت بيوسف
وأسلمنيand delivered me حبيmy love لهfor him كلevery محنةordeal
وأسلمني حبي له كل محنة
I took form as Jacob, tried through Joseph,
And I formed Jacob, whom I tested with Joseph,
and my love for him delivered me to every ordeal.
And my love for him made me bear every tribulation.
وفرقتand I separated ماwhat بينيbetween me زماناًfor a time وبينهand him
وفرقت ما بيني زماناً وبينه
وواأسفىand alas, my sorrow ناديتI cried منfrom طولthe duration فرقتيmy separation
وواأسفى ناديت من طول فرقتي
I separated myself from him for a time,
And I separated what was between me and him for a time,
and cried, 'Alas, my sorrow!' at my prolonged separation.
And I lamented, I called from longing separation,
وعينايand my two eyes منfrom حزنgrief قدindeed ابيضّتاturned white وقدand indeed
وعيناي من حزن قد ابيضّتا وقد
مننتI bestowed grace بجمعwith gathering الشملthe scattered company بعدafter التشتتdispersal
مننت بجمع الشمل بعد التشتت
My eyes had turned white from grief, and I
My eyes whitened from sorrow, and I bestowed
bestowed reunion after dispersal.
Reunion after separation with grace.
ويوسفand Joseph قدindeed طورتI took form as زادincreased ملاحةbeauty
ويوسف قد طورت زاد ملاحة
بوجهwith a face سبىcaptivated كلevery الوجوهface المليحةlovely
بوجه سبى كل الوجوه المليحة
I took form as Joseph, whose beauty increased
And Joseph I formed an increase in brilliance
in a face that captivated every lovely face.
Of face captivating all the beautiful faces.
وبالثمنand for the price البخسpaltry اشترانيbought me مشترa buyer
وبالثمن البخس اشتراني مشتر
وفيand into الجبthe well ألقتنيcast me منout of الكيدguile إخوتيmy brothers
وفي الجب ألقتني من الكيد إخوتي
A buyer bought me for a paltry price,
And at a paltry price I was bought by a buyer,
and my brothers, through their guile, cast me into the well.
And into the well my brethren threw me from spite.
وقدand indeed عشقتfell in love with حسنىmy beauty زليخاءZulaykha والهوىand passion
وقد عشقت حسنى زليخاء والهوى
أضرharmed بهاher حتىuntil هممتI desired وهمتand she desired
أضر بها حتى هممت وهمت
Zulaykha fell in love with my beauty, and passion
And I loved my beauty Zulaikha, and passion
harmed her, until I desired and she desired.
Harmed her until she thought and imagined.
وطورتand I took form as هوداًHud كانhe was يشهدcalling to witness قومهhis people
وطورت هوداً كان يشهد قومه
علىto أنهthat he منof شركهمtheir polytheism ذوpossessed of براءةinnocence
على أنه من شركهم ذو براءة
I took form as Hud, who called his people to witness
And I formed Hud who testified against his people
that he was innocent of their polytheism.
That he was innocent of their polytheism.
ولوطاًand Lot لقدindeed طورتI took form as أيضاًalso وصالحاًand Salih
ولوطاً لقد طورت أيضاً وصالحاً
أتيتI came إلىto قوميmy people لإبلاغto convey دعوتيmy call
أتيت إلى قومي لإبلاغ دعوتي
I also took form as Lot and Salih;
And Lot - I also formed him and Salih -
I came to my people to convey my call.
I came to my peoples delivering my call.
فزاغواso they deviated وعنand from أمريmy command عتواthey rebelled وتكبرواand grew arrogant
فزاغوا وعن أمري عتوا وتكبروا
وقدand indeed عقرواthey hamstrung لماwhen عصونيthey disobeyed me ناقتيmy she-camel
وقد عقروا لما عصوني ناقتي
They deviated, defied my command, and grew arrogant,
But they deviated and rebelled against my order, and they
and when they disobeyed me, they hamstrung my she-camel.
Hamstrung when they disobeyed me, my she-camel.
وطورتand I took form as موسىMoses ضاربstriking البحرthe sea بالعصاwith the staff
وطورت موسى ضارب البحر بالعصا
وقدand indeed شقwas split حتىso that قومهhis people فيهthrough it مرّتpassed
وقد شق حتى قومه فيه مرّت
I took form as Moses, striking the sea with the staff;
And I formed Moses striking the sea with his staff,
it was split so that his people passed through it.
And it split so his people crossed it.
وآنسand he perceived ناراًa fire منfrom جوانبthe sides طورهhis Mount
وآنس ناراً من جوانب طوره
فرامso he sought ليأتيto bring الأهلthe family منهاfrom it بجذوةa firebrand
فرام ليأتي الأهل منها بجذوة
He perceived a fire beside his Mount,
And he noticed a fire from the side of his Mount
and sought to bring his family a firebrand from it.
So he set out to get a flame from it for his family.
فنالso he obtained الهدىguidance فيin شكلthe form مقصدهhis aim وقدand indeed
فنال الهدى في شكل مقصده وقد
تجلىwas revealed لهto him منfrom مظهرa manifestation الأحديةoneness
تجلى له من مظهر الأحدية
He found guidance in the form of what he sought, and
Thus he attained guidance in the form of his pursuit, and
revelation came to him through a manifestation of oneness.
My oneness was revealed to him from the appearance.
وقدand indeed حازhe obtained منهfrom him رؤيةa vision بسؤالهthrough his asking
وقد حاز منه رؤية بسؤاله
ولكنهاbut they الأطوادthe mountains بالصعقby the thunderous shock دكتwere crushed
ولكنها الأطواد بالصعق دكت
Through his asking he obtained a vision from him,
And he gained from it a vision by his request,
but the mountains were crushed by the thunderous shock.
But it was the periods with unconsciousness that subdued him.
وعيسىand Jesus لقدindeed طورتI took form as يبرئhe heals أكمهاًone born blind
وعيسى لقد طورت يبرئ أكمهاً
وأبرصand a leper والأمواتand the dead يحييhe revives بدعوةwith a prayer
وأبرص والأموات يحيي بدعوة
I took form as Jesus, healing one born blind
And Jesus - I formed him curing the blind
and a leper, and reviving the dead with a prayer.
And the lepers, and bringing the dead to life by prayer.
وأرسلتand I sent روحيmy spirit طبقaccording to ماwhat هوis عادتيmy custom
وأرسلت روحي طبق ما هو عادتي
إلىto الأمthe mother حتىuntil كانhe was مظهرthe manifestation نفختيmy breath
إلى الأم حتى كان مظهر نفختي
I sent my spirit according to my customary way
And I sent my spirit, as is my custom,
to the mother, until he became the manifestation of my breath.
To the mother until he was the appearance of my blowing.
وأظهرتand I revealed ماwhat قدalready كانwas فيin الأبthe father مضمراًconcealed
وأظهرت ما قد كان في الأب مضمراً
وبينتand I made clear للأقوامto peoples سرthe secret الأمومةmotherhood
وبينت للأقوام سر الأمومة
I revealed what had been concealed in the father,
And I showed what had been latent in the father
and made clear to peoples the secret of motherhood.
And explained to the people the secret of motherhood.
فضلواso they strayed وزاغواand deviated عنfrom مثالa likeness ضربتهI presented it
فضلوا وزاغوا عن مثال ضربته
لفهمto understand علومsciences فيin الوجودexistence دقيقةsubtle
لفهم علوم في الوجود دقيقة
They strayed and departed from a likeness I had presented
But they went astray from the example I cited
for understanding subtle sciences of existence.
To understand subtle sciences in existence.
وقالواand they said بأنيthat I قدindeed غدوتI became لهto him أباًa father
وقالوا بأني قد غدوت له أباً
وقدand indeed خصwas singled out منfrom دونapart from الورىcreation ببنوتيwith sonship to me
وقد خص من دون الورى ببنوتي
They said that I had become his father,
And they said I had become his father
and that he alone, apart from creation, had sonship to me.
And he was specially chosen with sonship to me.
وأينand where الوجودانthe two existences اللذانwhich تبايناbecame distinct
وأين الوجودان اللذان تباينا
وماand not عزُّthe might خلاقthe Creator كذلِّlike the abasement خليقةa creature
وما عزُّ خلاق كذلِّ خليقة
And where are the two existences that have become distinct?
But where are the two separate existences
The Creator's might is not like a creature's abasement.
When the Mighty Creator is not like the created!
ومنand from بعدafter هذاthis جئتI came فيin طورthe form كلevery ماone who
ومن بعد هذا جئت في طور كل ما
مضىpassed منof رسولa messenger أونبيٍّor a prophet لأمةto a community
مضى من رسول أونبيٍّ لأمة
After this I came in the form of every one who
And I am not believed with incarnation and union
had passed as a messenger or prophet to a community.
In my life, though the worst nation holds them as creed.
وأصبحتand I became فيin شكلthe form النبيthe Prophet محمدMuhammad
وأصبحت في شكل النبي محمد
إلىto اللهGod أدعوI call الناسthe people فيin أرضthe land مكةMecca
إلى الله أدعو الناس في أرض مكة
I appeared in the form of the Prophet Muhammad,
All that I have shown you arranging in verse
calling people to God in the land of Mecca.
Is from above the forms of sound minds.
فآذتنيso harmed me الأقوامthe peoples بغياًunjustly وحاولواand they tried
فآذتني الأقوام بغياً وحاولوا
بأفواههمwith their mouths إطفاءextinguishing نورthe light النبوةprophethood
بأفواههم إطفاء نور النبوة
The peoples harmed me unjustly and tried
So if you are of the people of inner knowledge, do not blame me
with their mouths to extinguish the light of prophethood.
Because you receive it with a purified soul.
وأظهرتand I revealed دينthe religion الحقtruth بعدafter خفائهits concealment
وأظهرت دين الحق بعد خفائه
فأصبحتso became الكفارthe unbelievers فيin سوءbadness حالةa state
فأصبحت الكفار في سوء حالة
I revealed the religion of truth after its concealment,
But if your insight is sealed, stagnant
and the unbelievers came into a sorry state.
On what you see of form after form,
ونكستand I overturned أصنامthe idols الضلالerror وفيand among الورىcreation
ونكست أصنام الضلال وفي الورى
أزلتI removed ظلامthe darkness الظلمinjustice منthrough فرطthe intensity سطوتيmy might
أزلت ظلام الظلم من فرط سطوتي
I overturned the idols of error, and among creation
Then you are excused by lacking understanding of what
removed the darkness of injustice through my overwhelming might.
I say due to weakness in your feeble powers.
وطورتand I fashioned أصحاباًcompanions ومنand whoever هوis تابعa follower
وطورت أصحاباً ومن هو تابع
لهمof them بالهدىin guidance مثلlike الكرامthe noble الأئمةimams
لهم بالهدى مثل الكرام الأئمة
I fashioned companions, and those who follow
So insist on transcendence and persevere in it, do not be
them in guidance, like the noble imams.
Of those people who stray with embodiment.
ومنand from بعدafter ذاthis ماnot زلتI have ceased أظهرI appear دائماًalways
ومن بعد ذا ما زلت أظهر دائماً
علىthroughout أمدthe span الأزمانtimes فيin كلevery هيئةform
على أمد الأزمان في كل هيئة
After that I have never ceased appearing,
Leave behind embodiment and do not remain ignorant
throughout the span of time, in every form.
Of attributes of the One who originated you in every state.
وطورتand I fashioned أهوالthe terrors القيامةresurrection والذيand what
وطورت أهوال القيامة والذي
يكونwill be غداًtomorrow فيon يومthe day عرضthe presentation الخليقةcreation
يكون غداً في يوم عرض الخليقة
I fashioned the terrors of resurrection, and what
will be tomorrow on the day creation is presented.
وإياكand beware منfrom قوليmy words بأنthat تفهمyou understand الذيwhat
وإياك من قولي بأن تفهم الذي
تدينprofess بهit الكفارthe unbelievers بينamong البريةhumankind
تدين به الكفار بين البرية
Beware of understanding from my words that which
the unbelievers profess among humankind.
فإنيfor I بريءinnocent منof حلولٍindwelling رمتadvanced بهit
فإني بريء من حلولٍ رمت به
عقولminds تغذتwere nourished بالظنونon conjectures الخبيثةcorrupt
عقول تغذت بالظنون الخبيثة
For I disavow indwelling, a claim advanced by
minds nourished on corrupt conjectures.
وماand not بانحلالdissolution واتحادand union أدينI profess فيin
وما بانحلال واتحاد أدين في
حياتيmy life وإنeven if دانتهماprofessed both شرُّthe worst أمةcommunity
حياتي وإن دانتهما شرُّ أمة
Nor do I profess dissolution or union in
my life, though the worst community professes both.
وكلand all الذيthat which أبديتهI disclosed it لكto you ناظماًcomposing verse
وكل الذي أبديته لك ناظماً
فَمِنْso from فوقbeyond أطوارthe states العقولminds السليمةsound
فَمِنْ فوق أطوار العقول السليمة
Everything I have disclosed to you in verse
comes from beyond the states of sound minds.
فإنso if كنتyou are منof أهلthe people المعارفspiritual knowledge لمnot تلمyou blame
فإن كنت من أهل المعارف لم تلم
لأنكbecause you تلقاهreceive it بنفسwith a soul تزكتpurified itself
لأنك تلقاه بنفس تزكت
If you are among the people of spiritual knowledge, you will not blame me,
because you receive it with a purified soul.
وإنand if كنتyou are مطموسeffaced البصيرةinner sight جامداًfixed
وإن كنت مطموس البصيرة جامداً
علىupon ماwhat ترىyou see منof صورةa form بعدafter صورةa form
على ما ترى من صورة بعد صورة
But if your inner sight is effaced, and you are fixed
upon what you see, one form after another,
فإنكthen you معذورexcused بقلةfor the paucity فهمunderstanding ماwhat
فإنك معذور بقلة فهم ما
أقولI say لضعفbecause of weakness فيin قواكyour faculties الكليلةdulled
أقول لضعف في قواك الكليلة
you are excused for understanding little of what
I say, because of weakness in your dulled faculties.
فواظبso persevere علىin التنزيهtranscendence وادأبand strive عليهat it لاdo not
فواظب على التنزيه وادأب عليه لا
تكنbe منamong أناسpeople بالتشبهthrough resemblance ضلتwent astray
تكن من أناس بالتشبه ضلت
So persevere in transcendence, and labor at it; do not
be among people led astray by imagining likenesses.
ودعand leave عنكaway from you تجسيماًcorporealism ولاand do not تَكُbe جاهلاًignorant
ودع عنك تجسيماً ولا تَكُ جاهلاً
بأوصافof the attributes منthe one who أبداكbrought you forth فيin كلevery حالةstate
بأوصاف من أبداك في كل حالة
Forsake corporealism, and do not be ignorant
of the attributes of the one who brought you forth in every state.
Partial English translation: 230 of 250 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1