افتحopen عيونكyour eyes فيin الآياتthe verses والسورِand the surahs
افتح عيونك في الآيات والسورِ
واحذرand beware غروركyour delusion بالأشباحby phantoms والصورِand forms
واحذر غرورك بالأشباح والصورِ
Open your eyes to the verses and the surahs.
Open your eyes to the signs and the chapters,
And beware of being deceived by phantoms and forms.
And beware your pride in phantoms and images.
واعلمand know بأنthat جميعall الكونthe cosmos مغلطةa deception
واعلم بأن جميع الكون مغلطة
واقبلand turn علىtoward العينthe essence لاdo not تقبلturn علىtoward الأثرthe trace
واقبل على العين لا تقبل على الأثر
And know that the whole cosmos is a deception.
Know that the whole universe is an illusion,
And turn toward the essence; do not turn toward the trace.
And turn to the Essence, do not turn to the trace.
إنindeed التقلبturning للقلبto the heart الذيwhich هوit is ماthat which
إن التقلب للقلب الذي هو ما
بينbetween الأصابعthe fingers فيماin what صحproved authentic فيin الأثرthe transmitted tradition
بين الأصابع فيما صح في الأثر
Indeed, turning belongs to the heart, which lies
For the heart that lies between the fingers,
Between the fingers, as the authentic tradition relates.
Truly undergoes cycles as mentioned in accounts.
فتارةthen at times هوit فيin غيبٍيحارthe unseen; it is bewildered بهby it
فتارة هو في غيبٍيحار به
وتارةand at times فيin شهودwitnessing غيرnot مستترconcealed
وتارة في شهود غير مستتر
At times it is in the unseen, bewildered by it,
Sometimes bewildered in the Unseen,
And at times in witnessing, unconcealed.
Other times witnessing the Manifest.
ومنهand from it ليto me نفسthe breath الرحمنof the All-Merciful منهبطdescending
ومنه لي نفس الرحمن منهبط
لمdid not يبقleave منof جملتيmy whole being شيئاًanything ولمand did not يذرspare
لم يبق من جملتي شيئاً ولم يذر
And from it the breath of the All-Merciful descends to me;
From it my soul descended, the All-Merciful's breath,
It left nothing of my whole being, nor spared anything.
Nothing remains of my being, no trace left.
وزادand increased جسميmy body المسوَّىwell-fashioned نفخُهHis breathing طرباًrapture
وزاد جسمي المسوَّى نفخُه طرباً
حتىuntil تعشقتI fell deeply in love with صوتthe sound النايthe reed flute والوترand the string
حتى تعشقت صوت الناي والوتر
And His breathing heightened my well-fashioned body's rapture,
His blowing increased my ecstasy and joy,
Until I fell in love with the sound of the reed flute and the string.
Until I fell in love with the sound of flute and string.
وقدand indeed سمعتI heard ومنand of بعضpart النداءthe call أناI
وقد سمعت ومن بعض النداء أنا
صوتthe voice المناديthe caller بإيمانwith faith علىto البشرhumankind
صوت المنادي بإيمان على البشر
And I have heard—and I am part of the call—
I heard a call, I became its echo, reverberating
The voice of the caller proclaiming faith to humankind.
The voice of the Herald bringing faith to mankind.
هوHe الوجودBeing لهfor Him منهfrom Him الرسولthe Messenger أتىcame
هو الوجود له منه الرسول أتى
مبشراًa bearer of glad tidings ونذيراًand a warner صادقtruthful الخبرthe report
مبشراً ونذيراً صادق الخبر
He is Being; for Him and from Him the Messenger came,
Existence itself, its Messenger came
A bearer of glad tidings and a warner, truthful in his report.
A bearer of good news and a warner, truthful in word.
Sol 6.1