كلناall of us بالتخصيصby particularization والتعميمِand by generalization
كلنا بالتخصيص والتعميمِ
نفخa breathing روحof spirit منfrom أمرthe command ربof a Lord قديمِeternal
نفخ روح من أمر رب قديمِ
All of us, individually and collectively,
We are all, through generalization and specification
are a breathing of spirit from the command of an eternal Lord.
The breath of a spirit by the command of the Ancient Lord
منهfrom it يبدوappears بناthrough us الوجودexistence ويخفىand is hidden
منه يبدو بنا الوجود ويخفى
لمعa flash برقٍof lightning كلمحlike the blink طرفof an eye قويمsound
لمع برقٍ كلمح طرف قويم
From it, existence appears through us and is hidden,
From it our existence appears and disappears
a flash of lightning, like the blink of a sound eye.
Like the flash of lightning in the blink of an eye
مدةthe duration العمرof life هكذاthus نحنwe قومa people
مدة العمر هكذا نحن قوم
لمnot نزلwe have ceased فيin الخلقcreation الجديدthe new العديمthe nonexistent
لم نزل في الخلق الجديد العديم
Throughout life's span, thus are we a people
Such is our lifetime, we are a people
ever in creation, new yet nonexistent.
Who have not ceased to be in the new, boundless creation
نحنwe جسمa body وذلكand that النفخthe breathing فيهwithin it
نحن جسم وذلك النفخ فيه
فعلthe act ربof a Lord بناtoward us رؤوفcompassionate رحيمmerciful
فعل رب بنا رؤوف رحيم
We are a body, and that breath within it
We are a body and that breath within
is the act of a Lord compassionate and merciful toward us.
An act of the Lord upon us, kind and merciful
فإذاand when الجسمthe body زالpasses away بالموتthrough death يبقىremains
فإذا الجسم زال بالموت يبقى
ذلكthat النفخthe breathing دونwithout جسمa body رميمcrumbling
ذلك النفخ دون جسم رميم
And when the body passes away through death, there remains
So when the body passes away in death, that breath remains
that breath, without a crumbling body.
Without a frail body, it stays
ولهand it has منهfrom it صورةa form تتجلىmanifests itself
وله منه صورة تتجلى
أشبهتهit resembled it فيin شكلthe shape ذاكthat الأديمthe skin
أشبهته في شكل ذاك الأديم
And from the body it has a form that manifests,
And from it appears a form that manifests
resembling it in the shape of that skin.
Resembling its shape, that supple leather
ثمthen إنif قامتcomes to pass القيامةthe Resurrection قامتarise
ثم إن قامت القيامة قامت
نشئاتُnew formations الجسومof bodies بالتقويمthrough proper shaping
نشئاتُ الجسوم بالتقويم
Then, if the Resurrection comes, there arise
Then if the Resurrection occurs, the bodies rise up
new formations of bodies, shaped aright,
In a new creation, by the Divine decree
لنعيمfor bliss مؤبدeverlasting ليسnot يفنىit perishes
لنعيم مؤبد ليس يفنى
أوor عذابtorment مسرمدperpetual فيin الحميمboiling water
أو عذاب مسرمد في الحميم
for everlasting bliss that never perishes,
To an eternal bliss that never ends
or perpetual torment in boiling water.
Or a searing torment, relentlessly severe
نحنwe قومٌa people ياO ابنIbn (son of) الفوارسal-Fawaris صعبdifficult
نحن قومٌ يا ابن الفوارس صعب
أمرناour condition بينbetween مقعدone who makes us sit ومقيمand one who makes us stand
أمرنا بين مقعد ومقيم
We are a people, O Ibn al-Fawaris; difficult
We are a tough people, O son of knights
is our condition, between one who makes us sit and one who makes us stand.
Our state wavering between sitting and standing
نعشقُwe passionately love الأوجهَthe faces الحسانَthe beautiful فنفنىand so we vanish
نعشقُ الأوجهَ الحسانَ فنفنى
فيin تجلِّيthe manifestation جمالof beauty كلof every وسيمfair one
في تجلِّي جمال كل وسيم
We passionately love beautiful faces, and so vanish
We love the beautiful faces, so we perish
in the manifestation of every fair one's beauty.
Lost in the splendor of each handsome one
قذفتناassailed us نواظرthe eyes العشقof love لماwhen
قذفتنا نواظر العشق لما
أنthat رأوناthey saw us أسرىcaptives لواحظsidelong glances ريمa white gazelle
أن رأونا أسرى لواحظ ريم
The eyes of love assailed us when
The gazes of passion cast us away
they saw us captive to a white gazelle's sidelong glances.
When they saw us enslaved by an enchanting glance
أمor رأواthey saw قبلناbefore us الملبيthe pilgrimage-response reciter بحجon Hajj
أم رأوا قبلنا الملبي بحج
طافhe circumambulated بالبيتaround the House منfrom وراءbeyond الحطيمal-Hatim
طاف بالبيت من وراء الحطيم
Or did they see before us the pilgrim chanting the Hajj response,
Or did they see us before, answering the call
who circled the House from beyond al-Hatim?
Circling the House from behind the rubble
كلماwhenever رؤيةseeing الحبيبthe Beloved أردناwe desired
كلما رؤية الحبيب أردنا
جاءناcame upon us الصعقthe swoon مثلlike موسىMoses الكليمthe one God addressed
جاءنا الصعق مثل موسى الكليم
Whenever we desired to see the Beloved,
Whenever we wanted to see the Beloved
swooning overtook us, as it did Moses, whom God addressed.
Ecstasy came upon us like Moses the Speaker
فعسىso perhaps أنthat يعيرناHe lends us منهfrom Him عيناan eye
فعسى أن يعيرنا منه عينا
لنراهso we may see Him بهاwith it علىby way of التكريمbestowing honor
لنراه بها على التكريم
So may He lend us an eye of His own,
Perhaps His eye will lend us one
that we may see Him with it, as a mark of honor.
So we can see Him with it, honored
فيكونand so will be الرائيthe seer الذيthe one who هوhe مرئيseen
فيكون الرائي الذي هو مرئي
ياO عظيماًGreat One يُرجىlooked to with hope لكلfor every عظيمgreat matter
يا عظيماً يُرجى لكل عظيم
And so the seer will be the one who is seen.
And the seer becomes the seen
O Great One, looked to for every great matter!
O Most Great, hoped for by every great one
Sol 6.1