عينan eye حقTruth إنسانهاits pupil الإنسانُthe human being
عين حق إنسانها الإنسانُ
وهيand it is نارfire عنهاfrom it سواهاall other than it دخانُsmoke
وهي نار عنها سواها دخانُ
An eye of Truth, whose pupil is the human being,
And it is fire; all else is smoke from it.
ماnot لهاto it صورةa form سوىexcept كلevery شيءthing
ما لها صورة سوى كل شيء
أمرهاits nature لابسٌclothed لناto us عريانnaked
أمرها لابسٌ لنا عريان
It has no form but that of everything;
Its nature is clothed, yet naked to us.
إنif بدتit appears أفنتit annihilates الجميعall بوجهwith a face
إن بدت أفنت الجميع بوجه
مشرقradiant زانadorned حسنهits beauty الإحسانbeneficence
مشرق زان حسنه الإحسان
If it appears, it annihilates all with a face
Radiant, whose beauty beneficence adorns.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle اختفتit hid أعارتit lent سناهاits radiance
وإذا ما اختفت أعارت سناها
كلevery شيءthing فلاحتand so became visible الأعيانthe beings
كل شيء فلاحت الأعيان
And when it hides, it lends its radiance
To everything, and beings appear.
بنتa daughter عقلreason أهلthe people of السوىother-than-God عبدوهاthey worshipped her
بنت عقل أهل السوى عبدوها
ليتif only لوif كانthere were عندهمamong them إذعانsubmission
ليت لو كان عندهم إذعان
The people of otherness worshipped a daughter of reason;
If only there were submission in them!
يحسبونthey think الذيwhat يرونthey see كمالاًperfection
يحسبون الذي يرون كمالاً
وهوand it is لوif يعقلونهthey understood it نقصانimperfection
وهو لو يعقلونه نقصان
They think what they see is perfection,
Yet it is imperfection, were they to understand it.
ويظنونand they think أنهمthat they فيin حصولattainment
ويظنون أنهم في حصول
والذيand what حصلواthey attained هوis الحرمانdeprivation
والذي حصلوا هو الحرمان
And they think they have attained,
Yet what they have attained is deprivation.
ينصرونthey champion الهوىdesire علىover الشرعthe sacred law عمداًdeliberately
ينصرون الهوى على الشرع عمداً
وعليهand over it يستحوذgains mastery الشيطانSatan
وعليه يستحوذ الشيطان
They deliberately champion desire over sacred law,
And over it Satan gains mastery.
بعدتbecame distant درةthe pearl of الوجودexistence عليهمto them
بعدت درة الوجود عليهم
فبأصدافهاso in its shells لهمfor them لَوَذانtaking refuge
فبأصدافها لهم لَوَذان
The pearl of existence has become remote to them,
So they take refuge in its shells.
علمهمtheir knowledge قشرُthe husk of علمِناour knowledge ولبوبٌand kernels
علمهم قشرُ علمِنا ولبوبٌ
بقشورٍby husks عنfrom الدوابthe beasts تصانare protected
بقشورٍ عن الدواب تصان
Their knowledge is the husk of ours, and kernels
Are guarded by husks against beasts.
عندهمwith them منfrom عقولهمtheir minds حشراتٌvermin
عندهم من عقولهم حشراتٌ
ولهمand for them منfrom نفوسهمtheir selves ثعبانa serpent
ولهم من نفوسهم ثعبان
They have vermin from their minds,
And from their selves they have a serpent.
ربناour Lord اللهGod لاnot سواهother than Him وأماand as for
ربنا الله لا سواه وأما
ربهمtheir lord فهوthen it is عسجدٌgold وجمانand pearls
ربهم فهو عسجدٌ وجمان
Our Lord is God, none but Him; and as for
Their lord, it is gold and pearls.
تعسواmay they be wretched أينwhere همthey وأينand where هواناour love
تعسوا أين هم وأين هوانا
هوit فيناin us عزhonor وفيهمand in them هوانhumiliation
هو فينا عز وفيهم هوان
Wretched are they! Where are they, and where is our love?
In us it is honor; in them, humiliation.
فهواناso our love يزدادgrows باللهthrough God طيباًin fragrance
فهوانا يزداد بالله طيباً
وهواهمand their desire بخبثهمwith their foulness يزدانis adorned
وهواهم بخبثهم يزدان
So our love grows more fragrant through God,
And their desire is adorned by their foulness.
أمحلتgrew barren أرضهمtheir land وغيثُand a rain of علومٍbranches of knowledge
أمحلت أرضهم وغيثُ علومٍ
هوit فيin كلall أرضناour land هتّانpouring steadily
هو في كل أرضنا هتّان
Their land has grown barren, while a rain of knowledge
Pours steadily over all our land.
وهيand it تعلوrises عنهمbeyond them وتدنوand draws near إليناto us
وهي تعلو عنهم وتدنو إلينا
وهيand it is فيهمin them خوفfear وفيناand in us أمانsecurity
وهي فيهم خوف وفينا أمان
And it rises above them and draws near to us,
And in them it is fear; in us, security.
إنindeed للهbelonging to God فيin الوجودexistence رجالاًmen
إن لله في الوجود رجالاً
كلevery حينmoment بدينto the faith of أحمدAhmad دانواthey adhered
كل حين بدين أحمد دانوا
Indeed, God has men in existence,
Who at every moment have adhered to Ahmad's faith.
أسلمواthey embraced Islam ثمthen آمنواthey believed بأمورin matters
أسلموا ثم آمنوا بأمور
تمreached completion فيهاin them الإسلامIslam والإيمانand faith
تم فيها الإسلام والإيمان
They embraced Islam, then believed in matters
In which Islam and faith reached completion.
همthey علىin الجهلignorance فطرةby nature ليسnot يدروthey know (continued)
هم على الجهل فطرة ليس يدرو
نindicative verb ending وماand not العلمknowledge غيرother than ماthat which فيهin it كانواthey were
ن وما العلم غير ما فيه كانوا
They are by nature in ignorance, not knowing,
And knowledge is nothing but that in which they were.
همthey أولواpossessors of العلمknowledge لاnot سواهمothers besides them وفيهand in it
هم أولوا العلم لا سواهم وفيه
لمnot يزالواthey ceased لماsince عليهfor it تفانواthey effaced themselves
لم يزالوا لما عليه تفانوا
They possess knowledge, none besides them; and in it
They have remained, since they effaced themselves for it.
قطعواthey affirmed أنهمthat they لهbelong to Him بيقينwith certainty
قطعوا أنهم له بيقين
فاستراحواso they found rest وزالتand vanished الأوثانthe idols
فاستراحوا وزالت الأوثان
They affirmed with certainty that they belong to Him,
So they found rest, and the idols vanished.
ورمواand they cast بالسوىall besides God علىthrough الكشفunveiling منهمfrom them
ورموا بالسوى على الكشف منهم
فيinto بحارthe seas of الفناannihilation فبانand so became manifest البيانclarity
في بحار الفنا فبان البيان
And through their unveiling they cast all else
Into the seas of annihilation, and clarity became manifest.
أمةthe community of المهيمنthe Guardian الحقthe Truth قامتarose
أمة المهيمن الحق قامت
وعلىand upon عرشهاits throne استوىestablished Himself الرحمنthe All-Merciful
وعلى عرشها استوى الرحمن
The community of the Guardian, the Truth, arose,
And the All-Merciful established Himself upon its throne.
دخلتit entered فيinto غيبthe unseen of الغيوبunseen realms فعنهاso from it
دخلت في غيب الغيوب فعنها
قدalready تولىdeparted مكانهاits place والزمانand time
قد تولى مكانها والزمان
It entered the unseen of the unseen; so from it
Its place and time have departed.
ذهبdeparted الجسمthe body وانطوىand was folded away الروحthe spirit عنهمfrom them
ذهب الجسم وانطوى الروح عنهم
ومضىand passed away الخمرthe wine واستقلand departed الدنانthe wine-jars
ومضى الخمر واستقل الدنان
The body departed, and the spirit was folded away from them,
And the wine passed away, and the wine-jars departed.
همthey علىin حالهمtheir state بهthrough Him منsince قديمlong ago
هم على حالهم به من قديم
وكذاand likewise عندهمin their view بهthrough Him الأكوانthe worlds
وكذا عندهم به الأكوان
They have remained in their state through Him since long ago,
And likewise, in their view, the worlds abide through Him.
وهوand He أيضاًalso علىin الذيthat which هوHe فيهin it
وهو أيضاً على الذي هو فيه
ماnot عليهconcerning Him بناbecause of us تغيَّرَchanged شانany condition
ما عليه بنا تغيَّرَ شان
And He too remains in the state He is in;
Nothing about Him has changed because of us.
حلةa robe أهلthe people of دينناour faith لبسوهاthey donned it
حلة أهل ديننا لبسوها
ماno بهمin them بدعةreligious innovation ولاnor طغيانtransgression
ما بهم بدعة ولا طغيان
They have donned the robe of the people of our faith;
In them is neither religious innovation nor transgression.
Sol 6.1