علتrose بيwith me كعبةKaaba الذاتthe Essence البديعَهْthe wondrous
علت بي كعبة الذات البديعَهْ
لأسماءto Names نزيهاتpure رفيعهْexalted
لأسماء نزيهات رفيعهْ
With me rose the wondrous Kaaba of the Essence,
The wondrous Kaaba of the Essence lifted me
for Names pure and exalted.
to pure and exalted Names.
وقدand indeed ملئwas filled الإناءthe vessel منwith العطاياthe gifts
وقد ملئ الإناء من العطايا
وفُرِّغand was emptied فيinto النفوسthe souls المستطيعهcapable
وفُرِّغ في النفوس المستطيعه
And the vessel was filled with gifts,
And the vessel was indeed filled with gifts,
then emptied into receptive souls.
and emptied into souls able to receive.
لناfor us عجزincapacity ومقدرةand ability وعلمand knowledge
لنا عجز ومقدرة وعلم
وجهلand ignorance فالحصونthus the fortresses لناfor us المنيعهthe impregnable
وجهل فالحصون لنا المنيعه
Ours are helplessness, power, and knowledge,
Ours are incapacity, ability, and knowledge,
and ignorance—thus ours are the impregnable fortresses.
and ignorance; thus ours are the impregnable fortresses.
ومنand from علمknowledge الحقيقةthe Reality قدindeed شربناwe have drunk
ومن علم الحقيقة قد شربنا
وكانand was الأكلeating منfrom علمknowledge الشريعهthe Sacred Law
وكان الأكل من علم الشريعه
Of the knowledge of Reality we have drunk,
And we have drunk of the knowledge of Reality,
and our food came from knowledge of the Sacred Law.
and our food came from knowledge of the Sacred Law.
ومنand whoever يشريbuys منfrom الرحمنthe All-Merciful نفساًa soul
ومن يشري من الرحمن نفساً
لهfor him الأولىthe better course ببخسfor a paltry price أنto يبيعهhe sells it
له الأولى ببخس أن يبيعه
And whoever buys a soul from the All-Merciful—
And whoever buys a soul from the All-Merciful—
it is more fitting that he sell it for a pittance.
it is better for him to sell it for a paltry price.
Sol 6.1