أناI am كلall الوجودexistence والكائناتِand beings
أنا كل الوجود والكائناتِ
أناI am كلall الأرواحthe spirits كلall الذواتِthe selves
أنا كل الأرواح كل الذواتِ
I am all existence and all beings.
I am all existence and beings
I am all spirits, all selves.
I am all souls, all identities
أناI am كلall العقولthe intellects بلindeed كلevery شيءthing
أنا كل العقول بل كل شيء
فيin جميعall الأزمانthe ages والأوقاتand times
في جميع الأزمان والأوقات
I am all intellects—indeed, everything
I am all minds, nay everything
In all ages and times.
In all times and occasions
ليسis not كلall الوجودexistence إلاexcept أساميnames
ليس كل الوجود إلا أسامي
والمسمىand what is named بكلby all ذلكthat ذاتيmy essence
والمسمى بكل ذلك ذاتي
All existence is nothing but names,
All existence is but my names
And what all those names designate is my essence.
And that which is named by them is my essence
والتباسيand my being obscure عليكto you حيثsince لباسيmy garb
والتباسي عليك حيث لباسي
كلevery شيءthing يلقيكcasts you فيinto الآفاتafflictions
كل شيء يلقيك في الآفات
And my being obscure to you, since my garb is
And my being manifests upon you wherever my attributes manifest
everything, casts you into afflictions.
Everything leads you to corruptions
ياO بنيsons of هذهthis العصابةfellowship إنيtruly I am
يا بني هذه العصابة إني
جاعلٌplacing حبكمlove for you مكانin place of حياتيmy life
جاعلٌ حبكم مكان حياتي
O sons of this fellowship, truly I am
O my son, this band, verily I
putting love for you in place of my life.
Make your love in place of my life
ليI have فؤادa heart يحنyearns شوقاًwith longing إليكمtoward you
لي فؤاد يحن شوقاً إليكم
كلevery حينmoment فيin سائرall الحالاتthe states
كل حين في سائر الحالات
I have a heart that aches with longing for you,
For me is a heart that yearns for you
At every moment, in every state.
Every state at all times
إنماonly نحنwe واحدone نتجارىwe flow together
إنما نحن واحد نتجارى
فيin بحارseas الوجودexistence كالموجاتlike the waves
في بحار الوجود كالموجات
We are but one, flowing together
We are but one, competing
In the seas of existence, like waves.
In the seas of existence like waves
لمحاتflashes تلوحgleam منfrom نورlight of أمرa command
لمحات تلوح من نور أمر
وبقاءand the subsistence of الجميعall فيin اللمحاتthe flashes
وبقاء الجميع في اللمحات
Flashes gleam from the light of a command,
Glimpses shine from the light of the Command
And the subsistence of all lies in those flashes.
And the existence of all in glimpses
ولعينand for the Essence of العيونthe essences فيin كلevery شأنaffair
ولعين العيون في كل شأن
صورforms تستقلstand independently عندin the view of عداتيmy foes
صور تستقل عند عداتي
And for the Essence of essences, in every affair,
And for the eye of eyes in every affair
There are forms my foes regard as independent.
Images detached with my instruments
والتجليand manifestation فيin كلevery نوعkind مفيدconveying
والتجلي في كل نوع مفيد
عكسthe opposite of ماwhat نحنwe فيهin it والحقand the Truth آتcoming
عكس ما نحن فيه والحق آت
And manifestation in every kind conveys
And manifestation in every useful type
the opposite of our state, and the Truth is coming.
Opposite to what we are in, and the truth comes
واقترابيand my nearness تباعديmy distance وعلوميand my knowledge
واقترابي تباعدي وعلومي
عينthe very essence of جهليmy ignorance والنفيand negation فيin إثباتيmy affirmation
عين جهلي والنفي في إثباتي
And my nearness is my distance, and my knowledge
And my approach, my distance, my knowledge
is my ignorance itself, and negation lies in my affirmation.
The essence of my ignorance, and affirmation in my negation
حبذاhow delightful ضجةclamor السماعmusical listening سحيراًshortly before dawn
حبذا ضجة السماع سحيراً
إنif تكنit is بالدفوفwith frame drums والناياتand reed flutes
إن تكن بالدفوف والنايات
How delightful the clamor of music before dawn,
How wonderful the clamor of hearing enchantingly
If it is with frame drums and reed flutes;
If it be with drums and flutes
وصريرand the twang of الطنبورthe tanbur (lute) والجنكand the chang (harp) لماwhen
وصرير الطنبور والجنك لما
شاكلتهmatched it رقيقةdelicate النغماتthe melodies
شاكلته رقيقة النغمات
And the twang of the tanbur and chang, when
And the whimper of tambourine and syncopation when
delicate melodies matched it;
It resembles delicate melodies
وصياحand the cry of السنطيرthe santur (dulcimer) للهوto merriment يدعوcalls
وصياح السنطير للهو يدعو
وكؤوسand cups of الطلاwine بأيديin the hands of السقاةthe cupbearers
وكؤوس الطلا بأيدي السقاة
And the cry of the santur calls to merriment,
And the shrieking of horns calling to joy
And cups of wine are in the cupbearers' hands.
And cups of wine in the hands of cupbearers
مجلسa gathering فيهin it موسمa season للأمانيfor wishes
مجلس فيه موسم للأماني
وهوand it بالأنسwith convivial joy حفwas surrounded واللذاتand delights
وهو بالأنس حف واللذات
A gathering where wishes have their season,
A gathering in it a season for wishes
And it is surrounded by convivial joy and delights,
And it is intimate, protected and pleasures
سيماespecially والملاحwhile the beauties تخطرwalk with a swaying gait فيهin it
سيما والملاح تخطر فيه
بوجوهwith faces محمرةreddened الوجناتthe cheeks
بوجوه محمرة الوجنات
Especially when beauties sway through it,
Especially when the flirt glances in it
With faces whose cheeks are flushed.
With blushing faces like pomegranates
هذهthese هذهthese المظاهرthe manifestations لاحتshone forth
هذه هذه المظاهر لاحت
لاnot خصوصthe particularity of الشخوصthe persons والهيآتand outward forms
لا خصوص الشخوص والهيآت
These—these manifestations have shone forth,
These, these appearances have shone
Not the particular persons and outward forms.
Not specifically faces and forms
صرخcried out النايthe reed flute فاستمعso listen ياO نديميmy boon companion
صرخ الناي فاستمع يا نديمي
وتنصتand listen intently لهذهto these النفخاتthe breaths
وتنصت لهذه النفخات
The reed flute cried out, so listen, my boon companion,
The flute cried out, so listen my friend
And listen intently to these breaths.
And eavesdrop on these breathings
وتأملand ponder ماwhat فيin سماعكyour hearing منهfrom it
وتأمل ما في سماعك منه
وخذand take الأمرthe matter منfrom يدthe hand of الأصواتthe sounds
وخذ الأمر من يد الأصوات
And ponder what lies in your hearing of it,
And contemplate what in your hearing from it
And take the matter from the hand of sounds.
And take the matter from the hands of sounds
صورforms تلكthose فيin السماعmusical listening تجلتmanifested themselves
صور تلك في السماع تجلت
ثمthen ولتpassed away وماand not لهاfor them منany ثباتpermanence
ثم ولت وما لها من ثبات
Those forms manifested themselves in music,
Images manifested in hearing then turned
Then passed away, and have no permanence.
Having no permanence
واضطرابand the trembling of الجسومthe bodies بالوجدin ecstasy يحكيmirrors
واضطراب الجسوم بالوجد يحكي
دورانthe turning of الأفلاكthe celestial spheres بالحركاتthrough movements
دوران الأفلاك بالحركات
And the trembling of bodies in ecstasy mirrors
And the disturbance of bodies from fervor relates
The turning of celestial spheres in motion.
The revolution of spheres with movements
عارفone who knows اللهGod عارفone who knows كلevery شيءthing
عارف الله عارف كل شيء
وسواهand anyone other than him منamong جملةthe totality of الأمواتthe dead
وسواه من جملة الأموات
One who knows God knows everything,
The knower of God, knower of all things
And anyone else is among the dead.
And other than Him among the dead
كثرgrew plentiful القولtalk منfrom ذويthose with الجهلignorance فيناabout us
كثر القول من ذوي الجهل فينا
فالصوابso the right course السكوتsilence بالأخباتwith humble submission
فالصواب السكوت بالأخبات
Much has been said about us by the ignorant,
Too much talk from the ignorant about us
So the right course is silence in humble submission.
So silence is best with stillness
قولهمtheir words صادقtrue عليهمof them لأنbecause الthe
قولهم صادق عليهم لأن ال
حكمjudgment فرعan offshoot عنfrom التصورconception آتarising
حكم فرع عن التصور آت
Their words are true of them, because the
Their words are true about themselves because
judgment is an offshoot arising from conception.
Judgment is a branch of conceived understanding
والذيand what نحنwe فيهin it همthey فيin سواهother than it
والذي نحن فيه هم في سواه
أينwhere نورlight of الهدىguidance منfrom الظلماتthe darkness
أين نور الهدى من الظلمات
And the state we inhabit—they inhabit another.
And that we are in, they are in other
How far the light of guidance is from darkness!
Where is the light of guidance from darknesses?
لوif يحوزونthey possess ذرةa speck منof صوابsound judgment
لو يحوزون ذرة من صواب
تركوناthey would leave us وهذهand these الآياتthe signs
تركونا وهذه الآيات
If they possessed a speck of sound judgment,
If they possessed an atom of truth
They would leave us and these signs alone.
They would leave us and these signs
ياO أخيmy brother العينthe essence لوif ترىyou see بكin you ماwhat بيin me
يا أخي العين لو ترى بك ما بي
كنتyou would be مثليlike me تفوهyou utter بالشطحاتin ecstatic sayings
كنت مثلي تفوه بالشطحات
O my brother in essence, if you saw in yourself what is in me,
O brother, if you could see through me what is in me
You would be like me, uttering ecstatic sayings.
You would be like me, uttering ecstasies
أناI am صبa lovesick lover أهيمI wander in rapture فيin كلevery شيءthing
أنا صب أهيم في كل شيء
حيثsince ألغيتI have set aside جملةall of الكائناتthe beings
حيث ألغيت جملة الكائنات
I am a lovesick lover, wandering in rapture through all things,
I overflow heedlessly into everything
Since I have set aside all beings,
When I negated the sum of creatures
وتجلتand she revealed herself عليupon me ذاتa woman with خمارa veil
وتجلت علي ذات خمار
نورهاher light لاحshone forth منfrom جميعall جهاتيmy directions
نورها لاح من جميع جهاتي
And a veiled one revealed herself to me;
And the essence of a vine manifested upon me
Her light shone forth from every direction around me.
Its light shone from all my sides
وأناand I am حافظupholding قضيةthe matter of حكميmy ruling
وأنا حافظ قضية حكمي
والحدودand the bounds التيwhich بهنthrough them نجاتيmy salvation
والحدود التي بهن نجاتي
And I uphold the requirements of my ruling,
And I keep the case of my judgment
And the bounds through which I find salvation.
And the limits by which is my salvation
فلهذاso, for this reason أحبI love كلevery لذيذdelightful thing
فلهذا أحب كل لذيذ
وفؤاديand my heart يدومabides فيin الشهواتthe desires
وفؤادي يدوم في الشهوات
Therefore I love everything delightful,
So for this I love all sweetness
And my heart abides amid desires.
And my heart persists in desires
وأناand I am مغرمenamored بكلof every مليحbeautiful one
وأنا مغرم بكل مليح
فيin حياتيmy life هناhere وبعدand after مماتيmy death
في حياتي هنا وبعد مماتي
And I am enamored of every beautiful one,
And I am enamored with all beauty
In my life here and after my death.
In my life, here and after death
وإذاand when لامنيreproaches me الجهولthe ignorant one أناديI cry out
وإذا لامني الجهول أنادي
حسبكenough for you الجهلignorance عنof أتمthe most perfect of صفاتيmy attributes
حسبك الجهل عن أتم صفاتي
And when the ignorant one reproaches me, I cry out:
And when the ignorant blame me, I call
Ignorance of my most perfect attributes is enough for you.
Suffice is ignorance from my perfect attributes
Sol 6.1