لاno فرقdifference عنديto me بينbetween الوترthe Witr prayer والوترِand the string
لا فرق عندي بين الوتر والوترِ
وليلةand the night of القدرPower عنديto me ليلةthe night of القدرِdestiny
وليلة القدر عندي ليلة القدرِ
For me there is no difference between the Witr prayer and the string.
To me there is no difference between one guitar string and another
And the Night of Power, to me, is the night of destiny.
And Laylat al-Qadr to me is just another night
قدindeed قالhas said يفرقis distinguished فيهاin it قولthe word of خالقناour Creator
قد قال يفرق فيها قول خالقنا
منfrom كلevery أمرaffair حكيمwise حكمa decree of مقتدرthe All-Powerful
من كل أمر حكيم حكم مقتدر
Our Creator's word has said: in it is set apart
Our Creator has said there's a distinction made in it
From every wise affair a decree of the All-Powerful.
In every wise command and powerful decree
فانهضso rise بذوقكwith your inward taste للطنبورto the tanbur (lute) تسمعهyou hear it
فانهض بذوقك للطنبور تسمعه
والنايِand the ney (reed flute) فالخُبْرُfor experiential knowledge يُستوفَىمنis obtained in full from الخبرthe report
والنايِ فالخُبْرُ يُستوفَىمن الخبر
So rise with your inward taste to the tanbur and hear it,
So rise with your taste to listen to the tunbur
And the ney—for knowledge is drawn in full from the report.
And the nay, for insight is gained from insight
وإنهاand indeed they are حركاتmovements منfrom يدa hand وفمand a mouth
وإنها حركات من يد وفم
ومنand from يراعa reed ومنand from رقa tambourine ومنand from وترa string
ومن يراع ومن رق ومن وتر
And indeed these are movements from a hand and a mouth,
These are but motions of a hand, mouth
And from a reed, and from a tambourine, and from a string.
And breath, string and fret
وماand not المحركthe mover إلاexcept واحدOne هوHe فيin
وما المحرك إلا واحد هو في
غيبthe unseen of الغيوبthe unseen realms تعالىexalted is He مظهرthe manifester of الأثرthe effect
غيب الغيوب تعالى مظهر الأثر
And the mover is none but One, who is in
The Mover is only One, He who in
The unseen of all unseen realms—exalted is He, who manifests the effect.
The unseen of unseens Most High shows every trace
وأنتand you تعرفknow هذاthis لستyou are not تنكرهdenying it
وأنت تعرف هذا لست تنكره
لكنbut بفهمكby your understanding مفتونbeguiled وبالفكرand by thought
لكن بفهمك مفتون وبالفكر
And you know this; you do not deny it,
And you know this, you do not deny it
But you are beguiled by your understanding and by thought.
Though your mind is infatuated and distracted by thought
ليسis not المغنىthe singer وليسand is not الدفthe frame drum فيin يدهhis hand
ليس المغنى وليس الدف في يده
غيرother than المصورthe Fashioner فيناwithin us سائرall الصورthe forms
غير المصور فينا سائر الصور
Neither the singer nor the frame drum in his hand is
Not the singer nor the tambourine in his hand
Other than the Fashioner of all forms within us.
Other than the Shaper within us of every form
وكلهاand all of them عدمnothingness يبدوappears الوجودBeing بهاthrough them
وكلها عدم يبدو الوجود بها
ويختفيand is hidden عندin the view of مغرورa deluded person ومعتبرand one who reflects
ويختفي عند مغرور ومعتبر
And all of them are nothingness; Being appears through them,
And all are non-existence appearing by them
And is hidden from the deluded and the reflective.
Vanishing for the deluded and the wise
هيthey are التصاويرthe images شاءتهاwilled them الإرادةthe Will منof
هي التصاوير شاءتها الإرادة من
خيرgood وشرand evil ومنand of نفعbenefit منof ضررharm
خير وشر ومن نفع من ضرر
They are the images willed by the Will, consisting of
They are images, creations of the Will
Good and evil, benefit and harm.
Of good and evil, benefit and harm
فافطنso discern لهاthem واسمهاand their name الأشياءthe things عندكto you فيin
فافطن لها واسمها الأشياء عندك في
حكمthe judgment of الكتابthe Book كتابthe Book of اللهGod فاعتبرso take heed
حكم الكتاب كتاب الله فاعتبر
So discern them; to you their name is 'things,' in
So be aware and call them before you “things”
The judgment of the Book—God's Book—so take heed.
In the ruling of Scripture, God’s Book, and consider
وخذand take إشارةa hint إلاexcept وجههHis Face لتفزso that you may triumph
وخذ إشارة إلا وجهه لتفز
بماin what بهthrough it فازtriumphed أهلthe people of الجانبthe realm الخطرexalted
بما به فاز أهل الجانب الخطر
And take the hint in 'except His Face,' so you may win
And take a hint, nothing but His face, that you may win
What those of the exalted realm have won.
What people of the perilous side have won
Sol 6.1