منwhoever كانwas بالعشقin love مفقودْlost
من كان بالعشق مفقودْ
فذاكthen that one بالحقin the Real (God) موجودْexistent
فذاك بالحق موجودْ
Whoever is lost in love,
He who is lost in love
that one exists in the Real.
Is truly found in truth
وذاكand that one ميتdead وحيand alive
وذاك ميت وحي
وشاهدand a witness وهوwhile he is مشهودwitnessed
وشاهد وهو مشهود
And that one is dead and alive,
He is dead, yet alive
and a witness, while he is witnessed.
A witness, yet witnessed
وكلand every بابdoor إلىto اللAllah (God; first part)
وكل باب إلى الل
هAllah (final letter) غيرother than ذاكthat one فمسدودthen barred
ه غير ذاك فمسدود
And every door to God,
Every door to God
other than that one, is barred.
Except this one is barred
واسمعand hear حديثاًa report صحيحاًauthentic
واسمع حديثاً صحيحاً
كالدرlike pearls وافاكit reached you معقودstrung together
كالدر وافاك معقود
And hear an authentic report,
Hear these genuine words
which has reached you like strung pearls.
Like threaded pearls they're conveyed
فيin مسندa Musnad (hadith collection) قدalready رواهtransmitted it
في مسند قد رواه
للديلميof al-Daylami السادةthe masters القودthe leaders
للديلمي السادة القود
In a Musnad it was transmitted—
In a tome narrated
al-Daylami's—by the leading masters.
By the eminent Al-Daylami
يقولsays خيرthe best البراياthe creatures
يقول خير البرايا
بحرan ocean العطياتthe gifts والجودand generosity
بحر العطيات والجود
The best of creatures says,
Says the best of creation
the ocean of gifts and generosity:
The sea of gifts and generosity
عليكموyou all should seek بالوجوهto the faces الthe
عليكمو بالوجوه ال
ملاحfair والحدقand the pupils السودblack
ملاح والحدق السود
"Seek the faces that are
Upon you be the radiant faces
fair, and the dark eyes."
And the dark, intense eyes
Sol 6.1