ما الغير إلا بابه المغلقُ

ما الغير إلا بابه المغلقُ

وكلنا مفعوله المطلقُ

وكلنا مفعوله المطلقُ

All that is other is but His closed door.

The other is nothing but its closed door

And all of us are His absolute object.

And we are all its absolute object

وليس مفعولاً به عندنا

وليس مفعولاً به عندنا

لأننا للفعل لا نسبق

لأننا للفعل لا نسبق

Nor are we a direct object, in our view,

And for us there is no object with it

Because we do not precede the act.

Because we do not precede the action for it

وإننا المعنى الذي فعله

وإننا المعنى الذي فعله

جاء به لما لنا يخلق

جاء به لما لنا يخلق

And we are indeed the meaning that His act

And we are the meaning that did it

Brings forth when He creates us.

It came with it when it creates for us

وليس مفعول به ظاهراً

وليس مفعول به ظاهراً

بالفعل والسبق له حققوا

بالفعل والسبق له حققوا

And a direct object is not made manifest

And the apparent object with it

By the act; they have established its precedence.

With the action and precedence is its right

وقولهم ذا ليس شرطاً له

وقولهم ذا ليس شرطاً له

يرده بالصدر من يصدق

يرده بالصدر من يصدق

And their claim, 'This is not a condition for it'—

And their saying this is not a condition for it

Whoever speaks truth repels it with his breast.

It is refuted by the sincerity of the chest

بل كل مفعول به سابق

بل كل مفعول به سابق

للفعل قطعاً عند من يفرق

للفعل قطعاً عند من يفرق

Rather, every direct object is prior

Rather, every object with it preceded

To the act, certainly, for one who distinguishes.

The action completely with the one who distinguishes

وكل من يجحد قولوا له

وكل من يجحد قولوا له

هات مثالاً عندنا يطبق

هات مثالاً عندنا يطبق

And to anyone who denies this, say:

And whoever denies, say to them

'Bring an example that holds in our view—

Give us an example with us that applies

يكون مفعولاً به ماله

يكون مفعولاً به ماله

سبق على الفعل الذي يلحق

سبق على الفعل الذي يلحق

One that is a direct object with no

That is an object with it that

Precedence over the act that follows.'

Preceded the action that attaches

فإن يكن حاول في لفظة

فإن يكن حاول في لفظة

جاء بها في النطق إذ ينطق

جاء بها في النطق إذ ينطق

Then, if he has attempted this with a word

So if he tries with an utterance

That he brings into speech as he speaks,

That comes with it when it utters

فأخبروه ليس مقصودنا

فأخبروه ليس مقصودنا

لفظ لنا يأتي به المنطق

لفظ لنا يأتي به المنطق

Tell him: 'What we intend is not

Inform him our intention is not

A word that speech brings us;

An utterance that speech brings

وإنما المعنى مراد الذي

وإنما المعنى مراد الذي

يقول والحق به مشرق

يقول والحق به مشرق

Rather, the meaning is what is intended by the one

Rather the meaning intended that

Who speaks, and through it the Truth shines.'

Says and the truth is radiant with it