انظرlook إلىat الكونthe universe وهوwhile it is فيin عدمٍnonexistence
انظر إلى الكون وهو في عدمٍ
واطلبand seek لهfor it الخالقthe Creator الذيwho خلقهcreated it
واطلب له الخالق الذي خلقه
Look at the universe while it is in nonexistence,
And seek for it the Creator who created it.
تجدyou will find هناكthere الوجودexistence منفرداًexclusive
تجد هناك الوجود منفرداً
بهto Him تعالىexalted is He مقالthe saying of أهلpeople of ثقهtrustworthiness
به تعالى مقال أهل ثقه
There you will find existence belonging solely
To Him, exalted is He—so say the trustworthy.
وتعرفand you will know الكلall beings لاno وجودexistence لهمfor them
وتعرف الكل لا وجود لهم
إلاexcept بهthrough Him والعقولand the intellects متفقهin agreement
إلا به والعقول متفقه
And you will know that none of them has existence
Except through Him; and the intellects agree.
فإنfor indeed معنىthe meaning of بهthrough Him الظهورmanifestation لهHe has
فإن معنى به الظهور له
بهمthrough them شئونٌaffairs تلوحappear مفترقهdistinct
بهم شئونٌ تلوح مفترقه
For “through Him” means manifestation; He has
Through them affairs that appear distinct.
وكلand every يومday أيthat is لمحةinstant هوHe فيin
وكل يوم أي لمحة هو في
شأنan affair عليهto it الشئونthe affairs منطبقهconforming
شأن عليه الشئون منطبقه
And every day—that is, each instant—He is engaged in
An affair to which all affairs conform.
واحذرand beware تراهمyou see them وذاand this الوجودexistence لهمtheirs
واحذر تراهم وذا الوجود لهم
وهمwhile they are بهthrough Him والفهومand understandings مستبقهracing ahead
وهم به والفهوم مستبقه
And beware of seeing them and taking this existence as theirs—
Though they exist through Him, while minds race ahead—
وبعدand after هذاthis ترومyou seek خالقهمtheir Creator
وبعد هذا تروم خالقهم
تطلبهyou seek Him إنif تجدهyou find Him ياO نبقهjujube berry
تطلبه إن تجده يا نبقه
And afterward seeking their Creator,
Searching for Him: if you find Him, O jujube berry,
تكنyou will be جهولاًdeeply ignorant بهof Him تُخَيِّلُهُyou imagine Him
تكن جهولاً به تُخَيِّلُهُ
كماjust as تخيلتهمyou imagined them لتسترقهto enslave Him
كما تخيلتهم لتسترقه
You will be ignorant of Him, imagining Him
As you imagined them, to enslave Him.
هيهاتfar from it هيهاتfar from it أنthat تفوزyou attain بهHim
هيهات هيهات أن تفوز به
وأنتwhile you are واهfeeble ولمand have not تزلceased to be علقهa clot
وأنت واه ولم تزل علقه
Far, far from it, that you should attain Him,
While you are feeble and still a clot.
تستأهلyou deserve القرعa beating بالعصيِّwith rods علىfor
تستأهل القرع بالعصيِّ على
ترككyour neglect of تعظيمهrevering Him وبالفلقهand by bastinado
تركك تعظيمه وبالفلقه
You deserve a beating with rods for
Neglecting to revere Him—and a beating on the soles.
Sol 6.1