لهبflame النارthe fire فيin الفتيلةthe wick كالروlike the spirit (word continues)
لهب النار في الفتيلة كالرو
حcompletion of 'spirit' لدىwith; within الجسمthe body والغذاand nourishment كالزيتlike the oil
ح لدى الجسم والغذا كالزيت
The flame of fire in the wick is like the spi—
The flame's blaze in the wick is like the soul
—rit in the body, and nourishment is like oil.
In the body, and food is like oil
والذيand that which يحرقburns الفتيلةthe wick منهاfrom it; of it
والذي يحرق الفتيلة منها
فيin لهيبa blaze كالنفسlike the self ذاتpossessing الصيتrenown
في لهيب كالنفس ذات الصيت
And that part of it which burns the wick
That which burns the wick from it
in a blaze is like the self endowed with renown.
In a blaze like the renowned soul
إنif أزالوهthey remove it أشرقshone النورthe light حساًperceptibly
إن أزالوه أشرق النور حساً
فأضاءتand so shone بهby it جهاتquarters; sides البيتthe house
فأضاءت به جهات البيت
If they remove it, the light shines visibly,
If they removed it, the light shone perceptibly
and the quarters of the house are illumined by it.
And with it the house's sides lit up
وإذاand if أهملوهthey neglect it زادincreased سواداًin blackness
وإذا أهملوه زاد سواداً
وعلاand rose above النورthe light ظلمةdarkness التفويتneglect; letting slip
وعلا النور ظلمة التفويت
And if they neglect it, it grows blacker,
And if they neglected it, the darkness increased
and the darkness of neglect overshadows the light.
And over the light rose the darkness of loss
فاعتبرso take heed أيهاO المريدthe seeker وصولاًreaching; attainment
فاعتبر أيها المريد وصولاً
لجنابto the presence of المحييthe Giver of life لناto us والمميتand the Bringer of death
لجناب المحيي لنا والمميت
So take heed, O seeker, that you may reach
So take heed, O disciple, of attaining
the presence of Him who gives us life and causes death.
The Presence of the One who gives and takes life
Sol 6.1