علىfor كشفlifting الغطاthe veil كلall الولوعِardent longing
على كشف الغطا كل الولوعِ
وذلكand that فيin الأصولthe roots وفيand in الفروعِthe branches
وذلك في الأصول وفي الفروعِ
All ardent longing is for the lifting of the veil,
And that is in the roots and in the branches.
علمتyou knew فكنتso you were فيin الإقبالdrawing near أوor لمdid not
علمت فكنت في الإقبال أو لم
تكنbe تعلمknow فإنكthen indeed you فيin رجوعretreat
تكن تعلم فإنك في رجوع
You knew, and so were drawing near; or, if you did not
Know, then you are turning back.
عفتbecame effaced دارthe dwelling of المحبthe lover وذابand he melted شوقاًwith longing
عفت دار المحب وذاب شوقاً
إلىtoward محبوبهhis beloved ذاكthat المنوعthe ever-withholding one
إلى محبوبه ذاك المنوع
The lover's dwelling was effaced, and he melted with longing
For his beloved, that ever-withholding one.
علاHe is exalted ولقدand indeed رضعناwe suckled الغيبthe unseen منهfrom Him
علا ولقد رضعنا الغيب منه
وأنواعand the kinds of الكوائنexisting things كالضروعlike udders
وأنواع الكوائن كالضروع
Exalted is He, and indeed we have suckled the unseen from Him,
And the kinds of existing things are like udders.
علامةthe sign of وصلهunion with Him فقدانloss of كليmy whole self
علامة وصله فقدان كلي
بهthrough Him فيهin Him ووجدانand finding الخشوعhumble awe
به فيه ووجدان الخشوع
The sign of union with Him is losing my whole self
Through Him, in Him, and finding humble awe.
عبيدservants of اللهGod باللهthrough God استقلواthey set forth
عبيد الله بالله استقلوا
إليهtoward Him فيat الغروبsunset وفيand at الطلوعsunrise
إليه في الغروب وفي الطلوع
God's servants, through God, have set forth
Toward Him, at sunset and at sunrise.
عزائمهمtheir resolves بهthrough Him فيهin Him وأماand as for
عزائمهم به فيه وأما
عبيدslaves to هوىthe desire of النفوسthe souls فللزروعthen for the crops
عبيد هوى النفوس فللزروع
Their resolves are through Him, in Him; and as for
Slaves to the souls' desires, their resolves are for crops.
عماهمtheir blindness صدهمbarred them عنهfrom Him فهامواso they became enamored
عماهم صدهم عنه فهاموا
بدنياهمwith their world وبالعرضand with transient goods الخدوعdeceitful
بدنياهم وبالعرض الخدوع
Their blindness barred them from Him, so they became enamored
Of their world and of deceitful, transient goods.
عسىmay عنهfrom Him يماطbe lifted away حجابthe veil of وجهa face
عسى عنه يماط حجاب وجه
لهمfor them همthey themselves ذاكthat ساعاتhours of الخضوعsubmission
لهم هم ذاك ساعات الخضوع
May a face's veil be lifted from Him
For them—they themselves are that veil—in hours of submission.
عفيفchaste الذيلthe hem لاdo not تطمعyou hope بوصلfor union
عفيف الذيل لا تطمع بوصل
إذاif لمdo not تفنyou vanish فيin البرقthe lightning اللموعflashing
إذا لم تفن في البرق اللموع
He is chaste of hem; do not hope for union
If you do not vanish in the flashing lightning.
Sol 6.1