هذاthis الوجودBeing الحقيقيْtrue الواحدthe One الأحدُthe Unique
هذا الوجود الحقيقيْ الواحد الأحدُ
يشفreveals عنهof Him لديناto us الروحthe spirit والجسدُand the body
يشف عنه لدينا الروح والجسدُ
This true Being, the One, the Unique,
is revealed to us by spirit and body.
أستغفرI seek forgiveness اللهGod لاno روحspirit يشفreveals لناto us
أستغفر الله لا روح يشف لنا
عنهof Him ولاnor جسدbody ماno للعديمfor the nonexistent يدhand
عنه ولا جسد ما للعديم يد
I seek God's forgiveness: no spirit reveals to us
anything of Him, nor any body; the nonexistent has no hand.
والكلand everything أجمعهall of it عنهof Him يشفreveals كذاthus
والكل أجمعه عنه يشف كذا
لاno والدfather خارجoutside عنهHim ولاnor ولدchild
لا والد خارج عنه ولا ولد
And everything, all of it, reveals Him thus;
no father is outside Him, nor any child.
أستغفرI seek forgiveness اللهGod عنهof Him لاnot يشفreveals لناto us
أستغفر الله عنه لا يشف لنا
شيءanything وغيرand other than وجودBeing اللهGod لاnot نجدwe find
شيء وغير وجود الله لا نجد
I seek God's forgiveness: He is not revealed to us
by anything; and we find nothing but God's Being.
أناI العديمthe nonexistent بهin Him كليall of me لأنيَbecause I قدalready
أنا العديم به كلي لأنيَ قد
ظهرتI appeared عنfrom علمهHis knowledge بيof me فيهin Him أتحدI become one
ظهرت عن علمه بي فيه أتحد
I am wholly nonexistent in Him, for I have already
appeared from His knowledge of me; in Him I become one.
والكائناتand the beings جميعاًall together فيهin Him فانيةannihilated
والكائنات جميعاً فيه فانية
معدومةnonexistent ليسis not منهاamong them دائماًenduring أحدa single one
معدومة ليس منها دائماً أحد
And all beings are annihilated in Him,
nonexistent—not one of them endures.
اللهGod أكبرgreatest ربLord الخلقthe creatures أجمعهمall of them
الله أكبر رب الخلق أجمعهم
هذاthis الوجودBeing الذيwhich فيهمwithin them لهfor Him مددsustaining flow
هذا الوجود الذي فيهم له مدد
God is greatest, Lord of all creatures—
this Being, whose sustaining flow is within them.
واللهand God خالقهمtheir Creator يعنيmeaning مقدرهمtheir Ordainer
والله خالقهم يعني مقدرهم
كماas لناto us جاءhas come فيin القرآنthe Quran يعتمدis relied upon
كما لنا جاء في القرآن يعتمد
And God is their Creator, meaning the One who ordains them,
as it has come to us in the Quran, which is relied upon.
وذاكand that فيin أزلbeginningless eternity الآزالthe eternities ليسthere is no لناfor us
وذاك في أزل الآزال ليس لنا
بدايةa beginning فيهin it فهوfor He is الخالقthe Creator الصمدthe Self-Sufficient One
بداية فيه فهو الخالق الصمد
And that is in the beginningless eternity of eternities; we have no
beginning in it, for He is the Creator, the Self-Sufficient One.
فاشهدهso behold Him فيكwithin you ولاand do not تشهدbear witness لنفسكfor yourself معalongside
فاشهده فيك ولا تشهد لنفسك مع
شهودهbeholding Him أنتyou معدومnonexistent ومفتقدand absent
شهوده أنت معدوم ومفتقد
So behold Him within you, and do not affirm your own being while
beholding Him: you are nonexistent and absent.
وكلناand all of us لمnot نزلwe cease to be فيin علمهHis knowledge أبداًever
وكلنا لم نزل في علمه أبداً
وعلمهand His knowledge ذاتهHis Essence بلnay علمهHis knowledge الأبدendless eternity
وعلمه ذاته بل علمه الأبد
And all of us have always remained in His knowledge,
and His knowledge is His Essence—nay, His knowledge is endless eternity.
هوHe الوجودBeing ومعلوماتهand the objects of His knowledge ظهرتhave appeared
هو الوجود ومعلوماته ظهرت
منfrom علمهHis knowledge فيهin Him لاnot يحصىcan be counted لهfor Him عددa number
من علمه فيه لا يحصى له عدد
He is Being, and the objects of His knowledge have appeared
from His knowledge, within Him; their number cannot be counted.
وإنهand indeed He الحقthe Real فردٌsingular واحدٌone وبهand through Him
وإنه الحق فردٌ واحدٌ وبه
كلall الخلائقcreatures منهfrom Him دائماًperpetually جددnew
كل الخلائق منه دائماً جدد
And indeed He is the Real, singular and One; and through Him
all creatures, from Him, are perpetually new.
فينظرونso they are seen سريعاًswiftly بالوجودin Being فهمfor they
فينظرون سريعاً بالوجود فهم
بأمرهby His command الحقtrue مثلlike البرقlightning يتقدflares
بأمره الحق مثل البرق يتقد
So they are seen fleetingly in Being; for they are,
by His true command, like lightning that flares.
وأمرهand His command واحدone وهوand it is الوجودBeing لهمfor them
وأمره واحد وهو الوجود لهم
ذاتan Essence هيit الغيبthe Unseen لمnot تولدbe begotten ولاand does not تلدbeget
ذات هي الغيب لم تولد ولا تلد
And His command is one, and it is Being for them—
an Essence that is the Unseen, neither begotten nor begetting.
Sol 6.1